Monster Hunting High School

Transfiguration can be said to be the most widely cross-cutting magic among all subjects.

It can be cross-cut with potions (such as self-transfiguring transfiguration potions, or compound potions that can be directional transfiguration); it can also be cross-cut with herbal medicine (such as eating Zhongnanxing that can grow wings, or the more common scapula and sandberry that can partially transform wizards); it can also be cross-cut with curses and shaman magic (forced transfiguration in black magic); cross-cut with talismans (paper cranes, bluebirds, etc.); cross-cut with alchemy (gargoyles); cross-cut with divination (avoiding being calculated by fortune-tellers through transfiguration), etc.

It even involves some more basic subjects, such as a sub-field in alchemy that specializes in the study of metal properties, and the related magic used is a variant of transfiguration.

Specifically, the registered transfiguration wizard exam that Zheng Qing participated in today is the human body transfiguration class, one of the three major branches of transfiguration. Depending on the different ways of transfiguration, the focus of the assessment is also different.

For example, the test paper for Transfiguration, which is learned through Druid magic, will focus on the wizard's "Celtic Scriptures", Celtic sacrificial procedures, tree shepherd rules, tree man training methods, etc.

Classical Transfiguration focuses more on the details of the wizard's casting posture, materials, spells, etc.

Zheng Qing didn't know any of these.

At the beginning, he just thought that his Transfiguration was very good, and he thought that he could easily turn into a cat and pass the test for registered Transfiguration wizards, so he signed up.

After getting the test paper, he was dumbfounded.

There were a total of 40 questions on the test paper, both subjective and objective. After Zheng Qing quickly browsed through the questions, he felt that at least half of the questions were incomprehensible, and the remaining half were only half-understood.

Simple, for example, there is a multiple-choice question to answer the biggest difference between traditional Europa Ansa magic Transfiguration (Animagus) and modern Transfiguration. The options given are: A, clothes and accessories; B, spells; C, casting materials; D, name.

Zheng Qing easily ruled out A and chose BCD.

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“——Wrong! Very wrong!”

Before the class meeting in the evening, in the corner of the classroom, Dr. Xiao shook his head in disappointment after listening to Zheng Qing’s description of the test questions: “When using Animagus Transfiguration, the clothes will be integrated into the body of the shapeshifter, including some close-fitting accessories, such as glasses. If you turn into a cat, the glasses will form a black frame around your eyes; on the contrary, in modern Transfiguration, the clothes and the shapeshifter are separated. Don’t you have to get out of the robe every time you transform?”

The young teaching assistant was stunned.

"How should I know that!"

He flipped through the reference book in front of him randomly, complaining: "I have never learned any damn Animagus, how can I know the difference between it and modern Transfiguration!"

"Didn't you answer one question correctly just now?" Fatty Xin's voice was a little confused: "That's what kind of Transfiguration spell is 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus'..."

"Yes, I did answer 'Traditional Europa Ansa Transfiguration'."

Zheng Qing sighed heavily, his face full of sorrow: "But that was simply because I saw this term in the question stem at the back, and I thought it was very similar to that spell, so I took it for granted..."

As soon as this was said, several companions were speechless.

"Just like my brother said, you don't need to know the answer during the exam, but you must not leave any questions blank... If you do it, there is a small chance of scoring, but if you don't do it, you will definitely get zero points!" Zhang Jixin sighed.

"He is really lucky." The fat wizard commented.

"Yeah, I've forgotten how many times I've heard this today." Zheng Qing turned his head to look out the window. Although it wasn't dark yet, the moon had come out, hanging under the eaves, casting a faint melancholy.

"Don't be dazed, there's still one last question!" Xiao Xiao pushed Zheng Qing's arm, then adjusted his glasses and urged, "What's the last question?"

"It's not your exam, why are you so active?" The fat wizard asked curiously.

"The joy of learning lies in exploring the unknown, which has nothing to do with being active." Dr. Xiao rolled his eyes and pushed Zheng Qing's arm again.

The boy recalled weakly and finally repeated it: "--Well, Yi Yun, a great man changes into a tiger, a gentleman changes into a leopard, and a villain changes his face. Try to discuss the three realms of transformation magic expressed in this sentence."

"What did you answer?"

"Powerful wizards can transform into powerful creatures, such as great wizards who can transform into tigers; medium-level wizards can transform into ordinary creatures, such as registered wizards who can transform into leopards; weak wizards cannot completely transform, so they can only put a mask on their faces and pretend that they have successfully transformed..."

"Are you serious?" Even Zhang Jixin knew that this was nonsense.

"Try it when you sit in the exam room!"

Zheng Qing slammed his head on the desk, angry: "There are three rows of invigilators sitting in front of you, dozens of eyes staring at you, and the paper in front of you is full of things you can't understand... To be honest! I think it's amazing that I could come up with such a logical answer at that time!"

"It's not completely nonsense." Xiao Xiao gave an evaluation that surprised others: "- At least, you described some of the essence of different realms of Transfiguration. If this question is three points, the examiner should be able to give you one point."

"What's the real answer?" The fat wizard suddenly became interested.

Zheng Qing also pricked up his ears quietly.

Xiao Xiao took out the feather pen calmly and drew three lines on the paper.

"Since the topic requires discussing the three realms of Transfiguration, it naturally cannot be translated literally." He first drew a tiger head next to the top line: "The highest level of Transfiguration should be 'Big Man Transforms into Tiger', which means that big people are full of majesty and power like tigers, and people in high positions are unpredictable in their actions - this is a transformation from the inside out, from appearance to spirit, there will be changes. Emphasis is placed on the change of the 'spiritual level'.

Secondly, 'Gentleman Transforms into Leopard', a medium level of Transfiguration, wizards will gradually become more proficient in Transfiguration as they become more proficient in Transfiguration, and any transformation is natural. The focus of this stage is on the 'gorgeousness and brightness of the appearance', and the changes are superficial.

The lowest level of 'Villain Transfiguration', as Zha Ge'er said, is to cover with a mask and pretend to be transformed, but it is fundamentally different from the real Transfiguration. There is a quick way to transform in the Druid Transfiguration. For example, if you want to turn into a wolf, you can find a piece of wolf skin and put this skin on your body every time you transform. This is a good example of this low-level Transfiguration."