Chapter 435
Choosing the Spell Title Page
Chapter 435 Choosing the Spell Title Page
In December, with the Silver Bell Festival approaching and the end-of-term exams about to begin, the teachers gathered together to chat about the recent new students.
"This year's freshmen are very hardworking. I feel they are more enthusiastic and dedicated than previous years," commented one teacher.
"It's probably because of Hedra."
"Because of her arrival, the new students were clearly divided into two factions, 'Gammosh' and 'Milne,' which was not the case in previous top groups."
"Students from the Milne district believe that their background and education should be the best, and it is only natural that they rank high in the grades. However, because of the existence of Hedra, the students from the Gemosh district have been strengthened to a certain extent, making it difficult to clearly distinguish between them in terms of grades and strength."
"This gave the students from the Milne district a boost and also gave the students from the Gemosh district hope, so both sides were very motivated."
"I must say, the professor's idea at the time was really brilliant. He made Hedra the chief and chose a student from a prestigious family in Milne as his opponent."
“Healthy competition is beneficial.”
After discussing the freshmen's grades, the conversation turned to Hedra.
"How did she manage to emerge unscathed from Spencer's 'Declaration of Black,' and even retaliate by stunning him?"
"I don't know, but the professor later commented that Hedra had a strong mental fortitude and a very strong will, which Spencer lacked," one teacher guessed.
"However, it is unknown how strong she must be to make Spencer faint from that collision. Perhaps she also possesses some means to temporarily enhance mental will."
With the end of the semester approaching, many students are preparing for exams. To encourage freshmen, the college has generously listed rewards, with top-ranking students receiving resources far exceeding those of their peers. This is very attractive to freshmen.
During lunch, the freshmen sat together and discussed this matter.
"Wow, this semester has gone by so fast!" someone remarked, noting that three months had flown by in the blink of an eye.
"I wonder who will be the top student in the grade this time?"
"It should be Chief Hedra, but Spencer is also very strong. The two have not fought since their match at the opening ceremony. I wonder if he has caught up."
"If you get first place in the final exam, you can represent the new students at the Silver Bell Festival, and that honor is not to be underestimated."
"Not only our school, but many important figures from other schools of the Mage Alliance will come to witness the ceremony. After all, the Silver Bell Festival originated from us and is the annual grand event of the Mage Alliance."
"Spencer will probably do everything he can to get this honor. His family, the Pende, has high expectations for him. If he performs well, his family will also receive attention and gain prestige within the Mage Alliance." Although the Pende family is a prestigious family, it is still quite different from the top tier of the Mage Alliance.
Spencer overheard the students' conversation, and his expression during the meal became even more silent.
The scenario they were discussing was indeed true. A few days ago, the family sent someone to tell him that they expected him to get first place and then appear as a representative of the new students. They also told him that he could ask the family for anything he lacked during this period.
Who wouldn't want this honor, especially in the top academy of the Mage Alliance? Spencer was also eager for it, but in the past month, his open and covert contests with Hedra had not gained the upper hand. Instead, it made him realize the gap between them even more.
Before meeting this girl, he had no doubt that he was a genius, because this confidence was genuine, born from repeated competition and comparison with his peers. He was proud of this and had developed a calm and composed attitude towards everything. But this calmness and composure quickly dissipated after entering the Tethys Academy.
An unprecedentedly strong competitor emerged, and the opponent defeated him with overwhelming force.
Over the next three months, he tried to appear wiser, smarter, and better than Hedra in all his courses, but the results were not ideal.
Initially, he might have an advantage because he was familiar with certain courses, but after a while, as his learning and courses deepened, the girl would gradually surpass him in the depth of her understanding and application of knowledge. However, she didn't seem to have much motivation to show off these advantages, which gave people the illusion that the two were not that different.
Should he just give up and watch Hedra take first place? He was still unwilling to accept it. This unwillingness stemmed from his pride; he didn't want to admit that he was inferior to others.
On the other hand, he had always been the object of everyone's expectations and praise since childhood, but this time he was unable to maintain that image and showed his incompetence and vulnerability. He could hardly imagine what the result would be, and he almost instinctively avoided that scenario.
Taking a deep breath, Spencer put down his cutlery, glanced at the table in front of him, and then looked up at the girl sitting quietly in a corner of the restaurant, also having a meal.
What is the other person feeling right now? Are they smug, or do they want to see me make a fool of myself?
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At this moment, Hiltiya wasn't concerned about the final exams; she was thinking about other things.
The more she learned at the Tethys Academy, the more she realized how shallow her grasp of many things was. For example, she was seeing many of the combat techniques and abilities used by the new students for the first time.
'Redstone Orb', 'Construction Spell', 'Salt Blessing', 'Spellbook', 'Law Spell', etc., each of these represents a system, and within each system, there are numerous skills and secret arts.
She wasn't particularly interested in money and power, but she had a great interest in these unfamiliar and new knowledge systems. How wonderful it would be if she could collect, learn, and understand them all.
Unfortunately, she has limited time and energy and cannot attend to so many things at the moment.
"It seems we need to speed things up," she suddenly glanced at the clock hanging in the restaurant and made a decision.
This month, just before the Silver Bell Festival, she will advance to the third tier of mage. With the core ability of 'Spell Pages', she will be able to easily use and experiment with various spells without having to hide them.
Moreover, having surpassed her classmates' pace, she could use her spare time to learn other things that interested her. What others found obscure and difficult to understand were, in her eyes, shining mines filled with novel and unfamiliar gems waiting to be discovered, and each time she entered one, she always made a new discovery.
Although her mission is to improve the future situation of the Mage Alliance and avoid the outbreak of conflict and war, her current task is simply to study hard and accumulate strength for future activities. During this period, her thirst for new knowledge has surpassed everything else.
We need to ask the professor which 'core secret technique' she chose to advance. Core abilities like 'spell pages' are further subdivided within each school of thought, and each school has its own unique core secret techniques.
For example, the "Curse Page" of the "Phantom School" can use engraved runes as curses to inflict on enemies, while the "Golem Page" can easily imprint rune patterns on golems, allowing golems to easily gain buffs, and so on.
The advanced core arcane arts of the 'Mithril Clock' school also have different branches and tendencies.
(End of this chapter)