Chapter 18 Awareness
In the simulated world, there were already several “format base plates” with discarded paintings piled up in the corner of the table in front of Brand.
Although Brand didn’t think it was a big problem when he first saw the content of the test questions.
But after all, he is not a drawing major, and he does not have the ability to draw circles and squares at will.
After actually operating it, he found that it was a little more difficult to draw than he thought.
Of course, this is within the scope of what he can solve.
The base plate of this magic circle drawn does not require deep painting skills.
As long as the straight lines are not too curved, and the curves are as smooth as possible without obvious sharp corners.
The main difficulty is that there are too many lines that need to be drawn and they are too complicated.
It is easy for lines to cross if you are not careful.
Also, dipping the brush into the "paint" is troublesome, and the ink always breaks when drawing long lines.
As a novice who had never used a paintbrush, Brand felt very uncomfortable.
After drawing many "answer sheets", Brand reluctantly drew the large frame of the magic circle base.
Thinking about sprinkling some of the lines with various "magic powders" that change the speed of magic flow in the future, the blank circles still lack the corresponding runes No. 1 to No. 3, Bran De couldn't help but feel a headache.
“It’s still early anyway, how about I eat something first?”
Perhaps practicing drawing the base of the magic circle consumed a lot of energy. Although Brand had eaten a lot of food in the grand banquet hall, he still felt a little hungry at this time.
……
Royal Mage Academy, Grand Banquet Hall.
The atmosphere on Professor Morian's side was a bit solemn.
After detailed questioning of Anna, Professor Morian and a group of tutors unanimously concluded that a "mysterious man" had secretly taken Brand away.
They have already made some guesses about its purpose.
Because the entire grand banquet hall is in the elemental domain of the dean.
The behavior of the "mysterious man" in this large banquet hall cannot be hidden from the dean's perception.
Unless he has far greater strength than the academy principal.
——But that is something that is almost impossible to happen!
You know, the academy president of the Kaya Empire is not an ordinary mage. He is a great mage at the top of the mage hierarchy.
Let’s not talk about what kind of person can far surpass the dean in strength. Even if there is such a person, what is his purpose of taking Brand away?
Brand is just the second son of a viscount and a reserve mage apprentice. How can he be worthy of such a super big shot?
Even if he is a little more handsome...
"You don't think someone took Brand away out of jealousy because he was too handsome, right?"
"Impossible! If someone is jealous of Brand, why not just kill him? Why take him away? I think someone is attracted by Brand's beauty, so they are going to kidnap him back and imprison him!"
"It makes sense! In fact, I have thought about it that way."
"Damn it! I should have done it earlier, but now it's too late!"
"Yes! If I had known better, I would have waited for Brand to ambush outside the banquet hall and take him away directly when he came to attend the banquet!”
Listening to the increasingly strange topics the female mentors were talking about, Mo Mo couldn’t help but wait for him to come to the banquet. Professor Li An couldn't help but helplessly hold his forehead.
He really couldn't understand what kind of pornographic waste these "superficial" female mages had in their heads.
Brand’s life or death is still uncertain! Can't you be more serious at times like this?
Fortunately, in addition to the large number of female tutors from various professions present, there were also two reliable male rune formation instructors.
They put forward more reasonable speculations about Brand being taken away by the "mysterious man".
“Don’t consider that a mysterious person has hid the elemental domain from the dean. It is a very low probability. I think the dean must have known about Brand being taken away, or even secretly Acquiesce.”
"You are right, I completely agree with your point of view.
In addition, the purpose of the mysterious man is actually easy to guess. We are gathered here to accept Brand as an apprentice. In Brand kidnapped him when he was about to meet us. Isn't that just to prevent this from happening? "
"So there is no doubt that the mysterious man wants to steal it? Accept Brand as your apprentice before us!"
The two reliable male mentors deduced the truth of the matter in just a few words.
Their inference was immediately recognized and supported by many ladies.
Then, all the tutors were filled with indignation at the dean’s partial behavior!
“It’s fair competition to recruit apprentices! Everyone depends on their ability! The dean has gone too far this time!”
“Let’s go! Let’s go to the dean and ask for an explanation! Let’s see which fox is it? You are so unruly!"
So, at the instigation of some bolder instructors, a group of instructors walked aggressively in the direction of the college leaders.
At the same time, by the Moon Lake, the dean of the college, Andrew, suddenly changed his expression and said to the purple-haired lady named Celine next to him:
"Little Celine, they are coming towards me. It is inevitable that they will be found by following the traces." Come here, I will take back this clone first.”
After finishing speaking, the principal’s figure quickly twisted and disappeared.
When the dean left, Celine looked at Brand on the other side, who was still looking thoughtful and motionless, and she frowned unconsciously.
“Why hasn’t this little guy started yet? Isn’t he dissatisfied with my arrangement and preparing to hand in a blank paper?”
Celine felt a little uneasy.
But now that the method of assessing Brand has been determined, she is not prepared to show up to ask.
Even if Brand decides to hand in a blank, she will respect his choice, wait quietly until the time is up, and then make adequate compensation.
In the simulated world, Brand still didn’t give himself extra food in the end.
The main reason is that you will need to drink a refreshing potion to restore your mental strength when you draw the runes later, so it is not advisable to overeat now.
After many attempts, Brand actually succeeded in drawing the base of the rune array several times.
However, because the probability of success is relatively low, the lines on the base of the array are also a little crooked and difficult to see.
Brand, who always likes to pursue refinement and luxury, cannot accept that he has made such a "defective" work.
So he practiced many more times.
After he improved the success rate to a certain level and the base of the magic circle he drew was barely visible, Brand was finally ready to start answering the questions.
Moon Lakeside.
Brand woke up from meditation.
First he looked at the corner of the table, behind the hourglass with about half of the sand left.
He just picked up the paintbrush and slowly began to draw the base of the magic circle.
——There is still plenty of time, and Brand feels very peaceful.
On the other side of the lake, Celine, who was a little irritated by waiting, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Brand starting to answer questions.
Limited by the dean's threat of "reducing resources", Celine has actually secretly decided:
As long as Brand's performance is not too ugly, she will consider taking Brand into her post. disciple.
But if Brand refuses to cooperate and answer the questions.
Then things will not be so easy to proceed.
The twisted melon is not sweet, and there are a group of hungry instructors outside who are eyeing her.
What if you really miss Brand, a rune drawing "genius" that is said to be rare in a thousand years?
She really doesn't have much confidence in training a rune magician who can pass the test within two years.
(End of this chapter)