Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 36: The Trials!
five days later, the test was conducted! I was on a horse-drawn carriage sliding towards the academy.The location of this academy was actually quite far away.maybe about ten kilometers from the capital. yes, if you use a motorbike or car, it may be up in 15-20 minutes, but hey! the most luxurious transportation in the world is only a horse carriage, even though the road conditions are tragic!
so it could be more than three hours drive from the capital. exhausting. Hopefully the research and development team of La-Sa guild has found a solution to this.or their salary will I lower!
after approximately three hours of travel, I finally arrived at the academy.it was already evening.so I gave 60 silver coins to the coachman to rent an inn and eat outside the academy. well he looks happy.to rent a standard inn usually only need at most 15 copper.with that much money he can rent a rather luxurious inn for a few days.
the coachman thanked me and helped bring down my belongings.well the amount of my goods is not much anyway.just one medium size bag only.the contents are clothes for two days and a notebook.
true as well, the real test will start tomorrow, but the dormitory for the prospective students has been opened since three days ago.naturally, this is because the people who will take the test are coming from all over the kingdom. so many people have come to wait for the exam to begin.
of course we will be charged a fairly expensive fee if staying in the dormitory.usually prospective students from the lower class rent lodging around the academy with a fairly cheap price.
should I describe what the academy looks like?
simply put, the Academy stands on a fairly large land, perhaps equivalent in area to the Commoner district of the capital. it is surrounded by a seven-meter-high wall made of natural stone that is quite strong and coated by ancient cement.
if in the palace capital stands as the center, then in this city, Stanford Academy becomes the center of this city.around the academy is a city that contains lodging, restaurants, weapon shops, blacksmiths, and others, markets, and other service providers that help sustain the needs of the academy.
for the academy itself, is a vast arena.it would be hard for me to describe it. Clearly, there are ten separate dormitory buildings between nobles and commoners and ten grade buildings. one library with a very large size may be able to accommodate all students of the academy.plus there is a match arena and several wide fields used for practice.
maybe the explanation of the academy is not satisfactory, but you already have a shadow about the academy in the style of isekai right? it's probable.
I walked towards the dormitory of prospective students.it was a bit far from the academy gate but close enough to the classroom building.according to the academy attendant, this was what would become the dormitory for first-year students. so are the classes near the dorm building.
hehhh, I'm getting impatient.well, I'll go to the prospective student dormitory and get some rest.I think tomorrow will be a nice day.
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in the morning, Issac had woken up earlier than anyone. This was a habit that even remained carried away after he was reincarnated.In the previous world he always woke up when the sun had not yet risen. it was his routine even before getting into military service.
after refreshing himself by washing his face, Issac opened a portal towards his spatial space.
of course for training.this is a routine that he never leaves any busy activities.although the duration of his training often changes.usually he spent five hours in the room, he spent five hours, which means five minutes in the real world, but since today he's going to run the test, three hours is enough.
after he finished, he came out of the room and began to prepare for the test.he did not have to worry about the spatial room. but as a precaution he put up a barrier so strong that his activity in the room was not legible to anyone. he was not naive enough to leave his room unattended.
after taking a shower and breakfast he looked at the clock.it was now six in the morning while the exam was about to start at eight in the morning.There was still two hours to wander around the academy which would be the first year area. the streets are still quiet.at least only the cleaner who swept away the fallen leaves.
finally he got to the exam area.This is a place commonly used for practice lessons.this place has been conjured for the exam.well, Issac decided to stay here.
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"HEAR ALL OF THEM!!" a man who looks to be in his 30s yells using magic that functions similarly as Toa. Noisy hey!
"FIFTEEN MINUTES TO GO THE EXAM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!! WE WILL SEPARATE THE TEST BETWEEN NOBLES AND ORDINARY PEOPLE. TO THE EXAMINEES FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE PLEASE FOLLOW THE PERSON WHO IS NEXT TO ME. WHILE THE NOBLES PLEASE FOLLOW ME!!"
Oi aren't you too noisy!!
let it be. I along with the other nobles followed the man earlier to the classroom. it turns out that the classroom building that will be occupied is quite large and magnificent.hmm this is how a prestigious royal academy should be!
I finally arrived at my class, along with forty other prospective students. It seemed like the exam was written first.we immediately sat in our respective seats and the exam questions were shared.
the number of a hundred questions. everything is easy so I have no trouble solving the problem at all. Even so somehow other examinees look difficult. Come on this is an easy matter. can't you not learn this before?
100 Minutes finally passed. The other examinees left with their heads bowed lethargic. while I? well because it's easy so there's nothing to worry about, right?
Finally we go into the final phase of the exam, which is the practice of magic! well because the nobles have great mana capacity so they are quite confident in their magic ability.
shortly before the exam began, the participants measured first which capacity they used a crystal. if the crystals show a green color then their mana capacity is below average.if red means average.Last if the crystals are golden in color means their capacity is above average. it seems like my two sisters are golden in color.
and well as you may have guessed, the majority of the examinees had a red color in their crystal.
while me? well I'm not sure what color it will be. My capacity is unlimited so I think there will be colors outside the indicator.
whatever it was I didn't really care. Finally it was my turn. I put my hand on the crystal and. it seems like this is only the first time in the history of the academy.duh I'm too flashy!
but it looks like the examiners still let me take the practice exam....
I finally entered the magic practice exam arena. It seems like a new target was set up by the examiners while we were conducting the writing exam.okay, I just have to wait for my turn now.
while waiting, I watched with magic engrossed the nobles.Some use the magic of fire, wind, water, the essence of magic that has the best affinity to themselves is appreciable. at least they can win if against 10 commoners.well as I said, they are not as strong as they think.
well, it's finally my turn. In front there are several options distance.close, medium, and far.the further the target you target will be the better your value.of course I choose the furthest. hmm like his fire magic would be better.
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Issac began to compile his magic encryption.it was a simple magic.a fire the size of a tennis ball appeared above his palm. Issac precisionfully threw the fireball and it was on target.That's what Issac imagined.but his hopes missed.not only on target but also blew up that target.
the examiners were astonished.as well as the other prospective disciples. hey, it was even thicker than the target attached at Duke Balzaac's training arena!
there was a stir in the training arena.the testers immediately calmed the prospective students and Issac was immediately pulled by the testers directly pulled Issac to a special room.well now, now, You must explain the mess made by your own comrade!