Chapter 111

(I wrote it before. Recently, everyone has been saying that I'm lame … Well, I accept the criticism. I've deleted the last tens of thousands of words and condensed the daily plot into one chapter. This chapter is a transitional chapter, so it's a little stiff … The next chapter begins the war trial plot.)

Tim Page's cold gaze seemed to penetrate Dean Barbara and landed directly on Adam. The anger in his eyes made Adam shudder, but he knew that he was safe now, so he simply floated silently behind the dean.

Tim Page also revealed his Elemental True Body, but he did not do anything in the end. He just pulled Monica out from the ground and flew out of the tower without leaving any harsh words.

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"Actually, you don't have to worry. Tim Page definitely won't dare to kill you." After the dust of the duel settled, Tim Page directly left Moldova College with the only surviving apprentice, Monica, while Adam followed Dean Barbara back to her office.

"Because of the rules of the Mage Council?"

Dean Barbara nodded. "That's right. The Council has very few rules, but the more it's like this, the more no mage dares to violate the existing rules. Even his first spell was just a bluff. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had the chance to escape."

Adam recalled the situation just now and knew that what the dean said was right. The feeling of being locked on from the front was too terrifying. Adam suddenly thought of Anti-Mage, "Will he …"

"No." Dean Barbara said firmly. Then she looked at the puzzled Adam and explained, "First, the reason why he's angry is not because he cares about the apprentice's life or death, but because he lost face. Second, the war trial will begin soon. The trial will be watched by Grand Necromancers. As long as you pass the trial and become a mage, your soul will be uploaded to the Magic Net. No mage will risk angering all the Grand Necromancers to ambush a war mage. "

Dean Barbara personally handed Adam a drink and gestured for Adam to try it.

Adam looked at the bubbling hot drink in the cup and hesitated. After taking a sip, he found that this strange drink actually tasted good, and the liquid quickly replenished his mental strength. Adam's eyes lit up, and he drank the drink in one gulp.

Adam expressed his gratitude to Dean Barbara and asked, "Excuse me, when will the war trial begin?"

Dean Barbara pointed at the seal on his chest and said, "Don't worry. It's good for you to stop when the time is right. Although knowledge represents power, knowing how to use power requires a process of training. I saw your magic, and its power is not bad. But I think you can do better, can't you?"

Adam admitted that what the dean said made sense, but it did not apply to him. To him, the threads in his mind were constantly being optimized. The new magic he used on a whim had been modified many times in the short time they were talking. If the duel happened again, he was sure that none of the apprentices of Monte Carlo would be able to leave alive.

However, he soon got the information he wanted. Dean Barbara smiled and said to him, "Wait for another two years. Two years later, all the apprentices in The Fifth Element Holy Tower who have the qualifications to participate in the trial under the arrangement of the Holy Tower."

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After getting the good news from the dean, Adam went to the academic department to submit his thesis and some relatively rough magic runes. When he walked out of the tower, he saw a group of people waiting outside.

In addition to the assistants and Eliot in the laboratory, William and Frank, whom he had not seen for a long time, were also there.

"Let's go." After saying these two words, Adam flew out of the academy with everyone behind him.

There was no funeral or graveyard. Most of the dead apprentices were directly cremated with magic, and James was no exception. Under everyone's gaze, Adam took out James' body from his portable space and suspended it in the air.

Adam waved his hand lightly, and a raging flame ignited on the corpse. Accompanied by a gust of wind that came out of nowhere, the grayish-white bone ashes scattered into the air.

Everyone bowed slightly, as a farewell to this old friend.

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Everyone went their separate ways in the academy. The assistants went to enjoy their vacation, while Adam and Frank returned to the academy together.

"Are you in good condition now?" Adam asked curiously.

In front of Adam, Frank had nothing to hide. He directly took off the cloak covering his body, revealing his entire body that had been mechanically modified except for his head. He opened his mouth and said in a strange voice, "Indeed, Master Kino's research has encountered some problems. I was going to ask for your help, but I didn't expect to hear the news of James' death."

James was already dead, and the two of them would not waste any time to express any remembrance of him. Adam sensed the weak feeling coming from Frank's body, which was like flesh and blood, and said, "Lack of motivation?"

"Yes, that's the problem. The battery you made can no longer provide enough power. I have to change the battery three times a day to maintain the most basic energy consumption."

"What did Master Kino say?"

Frank took out a few batteries from his cloak, opened the battery and changed it. He said, "The mage has thought of changing part of the power source into magic power, but it's not compatible with this mechanical body that is built entirely on electricity. He heard that you have new progress in your research, so he asked me to ask about it."

Adam finally understood why Frank came at such a good time. It seemed that the communication between mages was very fast. "This problem is not difficult to solve. You can go back and wait. I'll let you know if there's a result."

Since the two had signed a contract before, Adam was not stingy with his investment in Frank. If Frank really used the new power source to become a mage, he would benefit even more than Frank himself.

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The next two years were uneventful. Adam did not accept new assistants, and the old batch of assistants did not renew their contracts after the expiration. Adam became more low-key than before. Every day, he only perfected the original set of spell runes and created new spells in the laboratory. He rarely walked out of the laboratory.

One day, when the two years were about to end, a person he had not seen for a long time came to his laboratory.

"It's nice to see you again, Lord Victor The Mage."

The person who came was Victor The Mage's clone. He was fighting in another plane, and the connection between their souls made him murderous.

He stepped forward and patted Adam's shoulder. "Don't call me Lord. You're already a mage. From now on, you only need to call me Victor The Mage."

Adam obeyed.

"Are you ready? Your war trial is about to begin. "

"Of course, I can't wait."