196 – [3] Ice School Magic
#196
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After the period of preparing for the exam, the period of truly taking the exam has begun.
Because the academy is similar to a similar university, it was conducted differently from middle and high schools where there were no meals on days when there were no exams.
It was not a matter of taking a lot at once, but taking the test according to the professor’s will.
No one knew whether they would hit 1 or 4 a day.
Naturally, there were mixed feelings about this.
If someone took one test a day, it meant that someone else took the test all day long.
＜[Title] How can there be 4 exams in one day hahahaha＞
(Photo of test schedule)
Ah hahahaha
(Anonymous 1) [This is academy life hahahaha]
(Anonymous 2) [As a cadet, why would you waste your time dating someone? LOL]
┗ (Anonymous 4) [ㅇㅈ]
(Anonymous 3) [LOL]
(Anonymous 3) [I have 5 lol]
┗ (Author) [Ah]
＜[Title] Professor Khun…… ! That kind of thing doesn’t enter my head…… !!!＞
(Screaming cat meme)
f*ck you, I’m really not going in!!!
(Anonymous 1) [Ogogok]
(Anonymous 2) [I know because I tried it, but it gets easier after a while.]
┗ (Author) [Asshole]
(Anonymous 3) [You can’t solve this either? Trash& Scruffy& Idiot&]
＜[Title] Remarks) Academy professors are newly appointed as idiots＞
(A meme of a green frog being scolded)
If you don’t do that, there’s no way you can only teach this to me every time.
(Anonymous 1) [LOL]
(Anonymous 2) [Where is there an excellent student like me?]
┗ (Anonymous 3) [Excellent ㅇㅈㄹㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
(Anonymous 4) [Oops hahahahaha]
＜[Title] f*ck, I came here to learn how to fight＞
(Magic Calculations Quaternary Table)
I didn’t come here to learn how magic stones and semiconductors work together.
Why are you asking the spearman of Mchang to do this?
(Anonymous 1) [Ah hahahahaha just learn hahahaha]
(Anonymous 2) [In the second semester of my third year, I had a hard time learning base 20.]
┗ (Author) [Committed suicide ㅅㄱ]
＜[Title] Breaking News) In the fight with the knights yesterday, Practical Strategy and Tactics professor Nguyen Ngoc Huu (the exam was so difficult) was injured…….＞
(Photo of dog smiling brightly)
Exams suspended due to unavoidable circumstances such as a professor’s injury…….
Final exams will be replaced by assignments…….
(Anonymous 1) [What about the assignment? Wow hahahaha]
(Anonymous 2) [I’m jealous of you, ㅆㅂ]
(Anonymous 3) [Is it you again, JOAT.]
┗ (Anonymous 3) [Still, I will call you GOAT today as exams are eliminated.]
(Anonymous 4) [Honestly, making a plan with the formation with only 30 seconds of preparation time and telling them to stop the test golem is crossing the line.]
＜[Title] What? This exam period is easier than expected???＞
(Meme of a green frog cheering)
I am glad to say that I am a malicious user from a conglomerate who threw away my test scores!
Let’s all do well from now on! ! !
(Anonymous 1) [Hunkiyaaak]
(Anonymous 2) [hahahahaha]
(Anonymous 3) [Welcome back, b*tch]
(Anonymous 4) [When will this psychotic bastard be caught?]
(Anonymous 5) [Yes~ Now I am immune to whatever I see~]
┗ (Author) [ㄱㄷ]
┗ (Anonymous 6) [Gasp]
(Anonymous 7) [This is a real horror hahahahaha]
(Anonymous 8) [Armband!!!!!]
The life of unstoppable cadets at the academy.
Of course, it was the same not only for the cadets but also for the academy itself.
It was like that even in the previous competitions I participated in.
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Because it is difficult to judge the game submissions, the presentation date is scheduled for the second semester. I wonder if this is nonsense.
Of course, it wasn’t that important at the moment.
The truly important thing to me now was the final exam.
Honestly, I had pride as a possessor, but if I was stuck in the lower ranks, I should have committed seppuku.
To avoid this, I proceeded with the written exam one by one as I had prepared thoroughly.
Starting from subjects where all you have to do is memorize or write down what you know.
Even subjects where you can freely state your opinions.
– ‘This is something I memorized…… I knew this…… Also, I knew this… ….’
– ‘Well, if I do it this way, there won’t be any problem.’
– ‘Suah noona really gave the answer. If this happens, there will be fewer people than you think who will get good grades.’
Actually, all written exams were easy.
This was because there was little use of the body, and there was almost nothing left to chance.
Rather, the problem was the practical subject.
This was especially true for Su-ah’s magic and cooking classes.
For the latter, you could get a good score just by using good ingredients and following a standard recipe.
However, the former could not be given a high score because the screening itself was automated.
“Next entry!”
That’s why I had to put all my effort and attention into it.
I take into account things that I didn’t even think about when writing.
I entered as soon as I heard a mechanical voice.
The white space on all sides was long and wide.
The left and right widths are small, but the front and back are long like a bowling alley.
And at the end of the long branch was something that looked like a target.
Here, you can see the monitor that appears to have been attached for convenience and the black glass on one side, so in many ways it looks similar to a shooting range.
I acted as instructed by the metal golem on one side of the test room.
“Hello. This is Ahab, the golem who is in charge of the practical final exam for the Ice School basics. “First of all, let’s check your belongings before putting it into practice.”
I put down all my belongings and headed to where he was leading.
Because there were footprints on the floor, there was no problem of not being able to find the location.
“We plan to measure a total of three things in the practical exam. “The speed of magic implementation, the amount of magic, and the power of magic.”
“Huh… ….”
“Let’s first look at the speed of implementation. “Please make an ice ball with a radius of at least 20 inches.”
A beeping sound came from the golem’s mouth.
Then the timer on the monitor in the corner started running.
0 Seconds to 1 second, 1 second to 2 seconds.
I tried to cast the spell right away, but I had no idea how big 20 inches was.
“Oh sir…… This damn unit system…….”
If I thought about it here, I would be wasting my time.
I raised a large amount of magical power at once.
“Ice ball.”
A word spoken with the palm spread forward.
Soon, a chunk of transparent ice began to form in front of my palm.
It might have been slow as the target size was large, but we had already completed a lot of practice.
Without even the need to twist the body or challenge the limits of one’s mental power, an ice sphere with a radius of about 1m was created.
I don’t know exactly how much it was, but 1 meter was probably bigger than 20 inches.
Monitors around 24 inches alone do not exceed half the height of an adult male.
It was then that the timer stopped.
The golem looked around at the ice ball I made and nodded his head.
“Excellent. “It looks neater and bigger than the people who took the test first.”
If the total amount of mana had not increased, this speed and size would have been impossible.
I breathed a sigh of relief that I had been lucky enough to increase the total amount of magical power.
The golem pointed at the ice ball as if it was done.
The magic was lifted immediately.
“Here is the magic quantity. Please create as many Ice Bolts as possible. Of course, we would appreciate it if you could wait for a while and not fire right away.”
Not the size, but the sheer amount of magic.
It seems easier than the first, but that was only when I tried to do the middle part.
It is safe to say that if you are aiming for the top rank, there is no requirement more difficult than this.
I calmly distributed the magical power I had drawn up evenly.
“As much as possible, Ice Bolt.”
Things like small icicles or ice bolts appeared above my head.
The number was not just one or two, but dozens.
“That’s quite a lot. “The size is also much larger than average.”
If someone else had been here, they wouldn’t have been able to create even half of this.
This was because there were limitations to basic mana and limitations unique to basic subjects.
“Have you received any additional training on how to simultaneously implement magic?”
A sudden question.
I wondered why they would ask such a question, but I didn’t think rejecting it would have a positive effect on the evaluation.
“Education…… “It may be a bit difficult to say, but I learned how to implement concurrent implementation efficiently on my own.”
“Aha.”
Actually, it was not self-taught, but Su-ah’s older sister taught me.
To be precise, every time I went to the lab after a lecture, I received various teachings.
Since I am not very good at using magic, I was given a prescription for extreme medicine in order to somehow follow through.
However, thanks to Sister Su-a’s consideration, I was able to learn more than just prescription drugs and reinforce what I had learned in the lecture.
The creation of large quantities of ice bolts was also an application of the simultaneous implementation method learned in this way.
Of course, it was created with the purpose of receiving points forever, so even though it was large, the power itself was not that great.
If you shoot a person, it’s at the level of a horse that will only cause a small wound.
If it hits a hard surface, it will just crumble.
I wonder if even golems don’t know this.
He informed me that the confirmation was complete and to disable the magic.
Passus─
Countless pieces of ice turned into powder and disappeared.
Now there is only one measurement field left.
“The last thing is power. Please use powerful ice school magic to attack the target in front of you. Please note that the type of magic or the form of the attack itself does not matter.”
It doesn’t matter what magic or method it is.
You just have to hit the target forever.
If this was the case, the story was easy.
There was no need to increase the power in a difficult way.
“Ice Spear.”
A spear made of ice appeared in his hand.
It seemed like you could expect good power, but it was like glass and seemed like it would break right away.
“Tsk, if only I had more time to train.”
This was because the quality of magic had deteriorated significantly due to low proficiency and understanding.
The reason it was able to be used was because it was able to forcibly control its magic power and survive on efficiency alone.
In other words, it was a magic that could not be used at all in actual combat.
If you fight with something like this, your weapon will break in one hit.
Also, it is not something you can hold in your hand like this.
It was clear that even the injection method would not produce the proper power.
Therefore, it could have been thrown away or dismantled, but it was not done at all.
Rather, he jumped over the shooting range barricade while holding an ice short spear.
“It won’t be a big deal if I go over and attack like this, right?”
“It doesn’t matter. Anyway, all you have to do is use magic to hit the target hard.”
No matter what ice magic you used or what unusual method you used, all you had to do was cause a big hit to the target.
And I had one suitable method.
Magic power was infused into the short spear.
Then, blue particles began to fly from the blade of the short spear.
The blade, which was blunt due to my lack of skill, was wrapped in magical power and became sharp.
A powerful weapon was created that could only be used once.
After spinning the javelin once, he stood in front of the target.
Then, he took the stance of stabbing the target with a javelin.
“Sseu-eup, it would be good if the short spear held up.”
With a little hope, I roughly thrust it in.
With a crack, the wooden target broke before being penetrated.
A target that falls into several pieces.
The single spear was also destroyed.
The target is broken, the weapon is broken.
I looked at the golem as if this was the end.
“…… The power is quite outstanding. mana control is also very precise.”
“I’ve always been interested in this field rather than pure magic.”
“According to my analysis as an academy assistant, I think turning into a wizard would not be a bad choice.”
“Is that so? hahahaha, thank you for your positive evaluation.”
Wow, I already have so much accumulated, but I can’t believe I’m switching.
Please don’t say such horrible things.
As I walked out, the golem handed me a note.
I was surprised for a moment that such a large body could write such a small memo.
“This is the ice school basics practice score.”
I was once again surprised that the score was notified immediately.
I immediately checked the yellow note.
– 60 Points.
I was impressed.
No, you did this much and still got 60 points?
“For your information, the score is 60 out of 60.”
Oh, no.
I was immediately impressed when I heard that I got a perfect score.
“Cadet Kang Xian, congratulations. “It’s a given that you’ll be ranked at the top of the Ice School’s basic lectures.”
It seemed like he was worried for no reason.
The golem lightly patted my head and kindly opened the exit.
It seemed like they were treating me kindly because I strangely got a perfect score, but there was no actual evidence, so I just passed it off.
After saying hello, I walked towards the waiting room outside the door with lighter steps.
“Next, Christopher Ander—”
It was truly an unremarkable practical exercise.
Afterwards, when I crossed the threshold, the people who had taken the test first were staring at me blankly.
For reference, the atmosphere was very gloomy.
It was as if my grades had been bombed.
