Chapter 196: The Third Level
"Dear candidates, as of now, a total of 120 candidates have passed the second round of the exam."
As the dean of Demisool Magic Academy, Conas's every move is of great significance, but the moment she opens her mouth, she says something shocking.
More than 400 people took the exam, and 120 passed. Obviously, among these people, in addition to the winners of the four-person exam, there are also those who had enough strength and talent but failed to defeat their opponents.
"There are still so many people. I wonder how the third round will be selected?"
"After all, this is the last level. It should be difficult right?"
Listening to the children's conversation, Conas leaned close to the microphone, and her cold voice spread throughout the examination room: "In order to ensure the fairness of the entrance examination, the third round is not only the third test for these 120 people, but also the resurrection match for the more than 300 people who failed today!"
This news made the examination room, which had just been quiet, noisy again.
"Resurrection match?"
"Does that mean we still have a chance?"
Conas was very satisfied with this reaction and continued, "Tomorrow morning, the 120 people who pass the second level will each receive a magic stone randomly distributed by the academy teacher. The magic stones are black and white, and each is engraved with a unique number from 1 to 60. In other words, each stone is different."
After hearing this, Kira roughly knew the content of the third level, which was nothing more than the children collecting magic stones.
“The rules for the third level are as follows:
We need to reach Demisool College before the sun sets tomorrow. It is located in the valley on the west side of Hams City. There is only one passage there. If you keep walking after entering the valley, you will reach your destination - the registration point of Demisool College.
The 120 candidates who passed the second exam must bring their own magic stones to be considered passed. When the magic stones are distributed tomorrow, the teachers of the academy will record the style and number of the magic stones you have received;
For those who didn't pass the test today, you need to grab a black magic stone and a white magic stone from these 1 to 20 candidates. There is no number limit.
All candidates are not allowed to use any means of transportation or seek help from non-exam personnel, otherwise they will be disqualified from registration. Whether you seek help will be determined by the accompanying college teacher;
During the exam, you cannot kill other candidates, or cause serious injuries to others, or leave indelible hidden dangers, etc. The accompanying teachers will also supervise this.
Only the first 50 candidates who meet the above conditions and arrive at the college will be admitted to the college.”
The rules of the third level soon caused an uproar, and every candidate frowned, thinking about how to deal with tomorrow's exam.
Conas sat down, smiled sweetly, and asked, "What do you think of the rules of the third exam?"
Kira and the other two were silent, analyzing the pros and cons of this set of rules, as well as the loopholes in their minds. Undoubtedly, compared with today's exam, this third round will require much more technical content, but it is also limited.
First, the rule is limited to before sunset in order to create time pressure;
The Philosopher's Stone was not distributed until tomorrow in order to delay the departure of 120 candidates, but no restrictions were imposed on other candidates, which undoubtedly meant that they were intended to set off first and ambush them on the road, thus increasing the difficulty of the exam.
Today, the losing group needs to collect two kinds of magic stones, but the winning group does not need to actively collect them. It seems that the latter has an advantage, but the rules say that you need to have your own magic stone to pass. Once the magic stone is taken away, it will be difficult to get it back. It is extremely passive.
It is normal that you cannot use transportation, but you cannot seek help from non-exam personnel. In other words, candidates can help each other.
Winning groups can team up with each other, losing groups can team up with each other, and even winning and losing groups can team up with each other, which undoubtedly makes the exam more unpredictable.
Finally, the 50-person limit was clearly destroying the unity among the winning group.
Gulan nodded approvingly: "Interesting rules!"
Haiberian echoed, "It should be very lively tomorrow!"
Kira also felt that this rule was already difficult for this group of candidates. However, if he were to set the questions himself, at least the difficulty would be something like "the winning group gets both black and white magic stones, and the losing group gets double." It seems that Conas is much kinder in this way.
"Dean Conas, is this Philosopher's Stone easy to forge?"
"Don't worry! Each one is made by the teachers of the academy, and magic is cast on it as a mark. The counterfeit Philosopher's Stone cannot be hidden from the academy's detection."
"I see," Kira nodded and said, "Dean Conas is amazing and thoughtful!"
Conas seemed to believe Kira's false praise and felt a little flattered for a moment: "Thank you so much..."
When Kira returned to the hotel, the three children were waiting for him.
The three of them lay on the table, looking gloomy and depressed.
"You guys," Kira walked over and tapped three heads gently, "Why are you in such a low mood?"
"Hey, Kira-sama..."
"What's wrong?"
Ika looked at him gloomily: "If we pass the third level tomorrow, do we have to wait until we graduate to see each other?"
"I can't see Sister Kana anymore..."
"I've been out for the past few days, and I've missed everyone in the orphanage, including the director..."
So it was because of this... After all, he is just an eleven or twelve year old kid, it's normal for him to miss home when he's away from home.
"Isn't it too early to think about this now?" Kira consoled him, "Maybe you will be eliminated tomorrow?"
Kira didn't tell them that as one of the three invited guests representing the Magic Guild of the Kingdom of Fiore, the academy had given him a guaranteed place.
I learned about this during a conversation with Conas and others. I heard that this had happened before, but Markov had always rejected it. What he meant was, "I can teach my child myself." Because of his attitude, the academy did not write words like "can be recommended to Demisol" in the invitation letter to avoid offending others.
Although it is believed that the guests would not do such a thing as "sending a loser from the magic world into Demisol College", the people they brought still have to take the exam, and they will be recruited regardless of whether they pass the exam or not - with the exception of the losers.
It was for this reason that Kira was not worried about whether they could enter the academy, and could even joke about it.
Ika was immediately dissatisfied: "I will definitely pass the test!"
"That's right. When I came out, I promised the dean and Sister Kana that I would definitely enter the college!" Little Red Riding Hood also cheered herself up.
"Don't worry, Teacher Kira. No matter what crisis we encounter tomorrow, we will persevere!"
"Then I'll wait and see!"
Kira smiled and patted the heads of these three little guys in turn. These three little guys, or rather the children in the orphanage, were all grown up under his care. From small things like common sense in life to big things like the use of magic, they all have his shadow.
At first, he taught them just because he was bored and wanted to be kind. Later, he thought of letting them become the next generation of Fairy Tail, so that if Tianlang Island itself was sealed, the guild would still have successors. As for now, even he himself couldn't explain it clearly. Maybe he really regarded them as family members like his guild partners.
He has been a member of Fairy Tail for 10 years, and it took him a long time to transform his companions in the guild from virtual characters in his impression into real people. Even now, it sometimes feels a bit unreal; but for these characters that did not appear in the comics, he treated them as real people from the beginning.
"You guys are my students. Whether my reputation as a 'sage' can be further enhanced depends on your performance!"
Ika laughed confidently, "Oh! Leave it to me, Boss Kira!"
Akas complained faintly: "The look on your face almost made me think you were going to say 'leave it to me to destroy it'."
"That's fine, Little Red Riding Hood!" Kira said with a smile, "Now you have learned how to complain, teacher, I am very pleased!"
"Hehehe...it's all thanks to Teacher Kira's good teaching!"
