Chapter 48: The “Arrogant” Candidate

A surge of anger quietly emerged. The “practical operation” part of the professional certification tested how well each Magic Apprentice mastered magic. Although common knowledge suggested that the more skeletons summoned by “Skeleton Summon,” the better, in reality, the “practical operation” had little to do with the number of skeletons summoned. Ordinary people did not understand this, but there was no reason for a certification examiner like the one before him not to know… He did not seem to be the kind of old fossil who obsessed over every detail, so only one explanation remained.

Watching Abraham quietly, Luo Yan had a strange expression on his face. He said indifferently, “Mr. Examiner, do you feel that the communication between me and my summon is not coordinated enough?”

It had to be said that Luo Yan’s calm expression made Abraham feel inexplicably chilled, but before he could express himself, Luo Yan smiled slightly.

He gently patted the thigh bone of the skeleton beside him and said loudly, “Alright, A Dai~~ come and say hello to the assessor!”

A sharp wind suddenly erupted, and exclamations immediately rang out around them. Even the people far away in the seating area felt a stinging pain on their faces, as if steel knives had sliced across them. The skeleton suddenly shifted from complete stillness to extreme motion. Abraham only felt a blur before his eyes, and then he saw the skeleton swing a heavy “blade” right toward him!!

“Ah~~~”

With a scream, Abraham’s face instantly turned pale. Flustered and helpless, he fell back into his seat. The fierce aura rushing toward him felt as if it bound his internal organs. At this moment, he had no time to react and could only tilt his head and obediently close his eyes to await death.

With a soft thud, Abraham grimaced. Hmm~~ why didn’t it hurt? After two more seconds, he realized what had happened and slowly opened his eyes. He hurriedly checked his body and found that he had not been injured at all.

Right at that moment, Luo Yan’s indifferent voice sounded from the side: “Mr. Examiner, do you think the coordination between me and my summon is okay now? Actually, I don’t think I have any problems regarding my mastery of magic!”

Abraham was speechless. Only then did he see that the “bone blade” in the skeleton’s hand had not hit him, but was hovering motionless exactly one inch above the tabletop. What left him more speechless was that this was not a “bone blade” at all, but clearly a low-quality bone bow!

A fire of shame and anger erupted. From the moment he saw Luo Yan, the assessor’s face had transitioned from deep red to pale, then to iron blue, earthy yellow, and now it began to turn purple. To see so many color changes in such a short time showed how violent his emotions were.

This was not only because Luo Yan, a candidate, dared to provoke him as the examiner, but more importantly, because the boy had made him look so foolish! And it happened in front of everyone.

The surrounding candidates were all stunned!! One by one, they gaped with their mouths wide open.

This was simply the most magical and absurd scene they had ever seen. Someone actually dared to be so reckless?

Suddenly, the entire certification hall became so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping. There was not a single sound. Everyone remained frozen, staring blankly at the tiny figure in the examination seat, completely unsure of what to think.

What did a five-year-old Level 1 Magic Apprentice matter? Someone here actually dared to directly “attack” an examiner!! Well~~ it wasn’t exactly an attack, but it was more “interesting” than an attack… This kid actually dared to “tease” an examiner in public. Such a thing had probably never happened not just in Lons Pompey City, but in the entire Mages Guild.

Actually, Luo Yan also found it very interesting. Everyone except Abraham would find it interesting, but the assessor’s face had now turned deep black…

“You little animal!!” With a roar, Abraham stood up abruptly. The fire of anger burned fiercely in his heart. He almost attacked and used a Great Fireball to blast this damn little animal into ash!

After being made to look so foolish in public, who cared about the examination? This grudge would not end until one of them died.

Unfortunately, he was still just a bit too late…

Because at that moment, a figure suddenly reappeared before him!

“Bastard~~ get out of my way!!” The furious assessor didn’t even notice who had appeared in front of him and shouted directly. But immediately, all his anger turned into cold sweat, and he shrank back like a little lamb.

“…Ah, Branch President? I, uh…”

A short, chubby old man with a large beard, looking like Santa Claus, appeared before him. Three flashing gold stars on his body proved his identity—a Level 8 Archmage, only one step away from becoming a high-level Wizard of the ninth rank. This man was the Branch President of the Lons Pompey City branch of the Mages Guild, and the powerhouse Wes Anseld, who was most highly regarded in the Mages Guild as someone who could break through to Level 9 within ten years.

Why had he come?

This question flashed through almost everyone’s mind. The most terrified was the assessor, Abraham. However, besides leaving the assessor flustered, this sudden change also left another person extremely surprised!!

…From the assessor’s words, this person seemed to be the Branch President of the Lons Pompey City branch of the Mages Guild? Holy crap, I just wanted to “low-key” do a most ordinary junior professional certification, how did I attract this big shot? (囧)

Without realizing that because of his actions, this “ordinary” junior certification was no longer ordinary at all, and that his behavior had nothing to do with being “low-key,” Luo Yan only thought hard about how this suddenly appearing “big person” would affect him. After thinking it over, he unexpectedly found that this matter seemed to bring him only benefits and no harm.

Taking a soft breath, Luo Yan turned around abruptly. The coldness and dominance from before were completely gone from his face, replaced by an “innocent” smile. First, he signaled A Dai to give a very funny and weird military salute, and then he said sweetly, “Grandpa, you are the Branch President, right? Grandpa Branch President, do you think my practical operation ability is okay? If I passed, could you tell the assessor to move to the next test quickly? I have urgent business later and need to leave!”

Speechless~~ completely speechless. Another silence fell over the certification hall, but this time the silence had turned into a bizarre feeling. Even the part-time assessor Abraham, who was currently flustered because he had said the wrong thing, widened his eyes. He looked at Luo Yan in disbelief, his mouth open wide enough to fit three eggs.

Who did this brat think he was talking to? This was… this was… this was the Branch President of the Mages Guild!!

Anything like anger had now become like drifting clouds. Abraham had fallen into a state of complete stupor and could not recover for a long time. Meanwhile, Luo Yan continued to maintain his strange innocent state—just kidding, if he didn’t want to die too miserably, it was better to honestly act like a “child” in front of this person!

As for the other people in the certification hall, oh~~ we can temporarily forget about them…

—Do you think my practical operation ability passed?

That was exactly what Luo Yan was thinking. Since he had already offended the assessor in front of him, the worst possible result was failing the certification. In that case, he would have to find another way for his father’s political achievements. But as long as the Branch President was a bit open-minded and not too rigid, he might pass the test… As for his own skills, Luo Yan did not doubt them. Anyone with a bit of vision knew how well he mastered magic. Even the assessor who had intentionally targeted him probably had no doubt about that.

If he could cast magic without chanting, and that wasn’t considered proficient, what would be?

However, to Luo Yan’s surprise, this strange silence lasted for a few minutes before the Santa Claus figure suddenly laughed: “What an interesting little fellow.” As he spoke, he nodded and suddenly said seriously, “…However, I feel that there is no need to test your theoretical knowledge!”

“What?!” Hearing this, Luo Yan immediately looked as if he had lost his parents. He looked at Santa Claus in shock and said in disbelief, “What? Grandpa Branch President, do you also think my practical operation failed?”

This old man didn’t seem like a rigid person, so why? Could it be… was he punishing me for provoking the examiner?

Anger filled his heart, but before Luo Yan could speak, the Santa Claus man smiled kindly and said, “Of course not. I feel that your practical operation is truly perfect. With this level of practice, your theoretical knowledge should have no problems… Little one, you have a good teacher.”

Luo Yan broke into a cold sweat instantly. Well~~ in a sense, Old Strom was indeed a good teacher… a treasure pot, ha~~ confused face

Ignoring the hidden meaning in the Santa Claus man’s words, Luo Yan immediately cheered “fittingly” for his identity. Clapping his hands, he said, “Brother Isaiah, Grandpa Branch President agreed that I passed! I am a Level 1 Magic Apprentice now!!”

As he spoke, Luo Yan rushed to the Santa Claus man’s side, pulled his hand, and hopped around saying, “Quickly~~ Grandpa Branch President, tell someone to give me my professional badge now. I have things to do later, and my dad is waiting for me across the street!”

Santa Claus was clearly dizzy from being pulled around. He could only say a series of “yes” and then turned to Abraham with a smile: “Sanders, this child’s examination result is rated as excellent, Level 1 Magic Apprentice. Go hand his application form to the logistics group for filing, and have the front desk prepare the full set of subsidy materials for a new Magic Apprentice. I will take our little friend to get them in a moment.”

How could Abraham dare to object now? He immediately agreed, as if he had completely forgotten his anger from before. He quickly wrote down the evaluation, then stood up to deliver it. A moment later, he returned and stated that everything was arranged. Although he did these things very reluctantly—in his view, this brat should have been kicked out and killed—he dared not play tricks in front of the Branch President.

—Don’t be fooled by the Branch President’s usual appearance as a harmless nice guy. In Lons Pompey City, whenever people mentioned “Ghost Red Hair” Archmage Wes Anseld, who didn’t immediately break into a cold sweat?

As for the other candidates in the certification hall who were still in a petrified state, well, let’s continue to ignore them!

A five-year-old genius; a lunatic who provoked an examiner; the “terrifying” kindness of the Branch President; too many things happened today. All of this was enough to keep them petrified for several more Magic Hours!

【One can fully imagine how much of a commotion it would cause when these things actually spread…】