Selena understood that if it weren't for a magician named Wilbert who suddenly came to her door, gave her a magic talent test, and found that her talent reached the level of "excellent" that is unique among ten thousand, then this picture
The thin marriage contract will become an invisible shackles, firmly binding her future life.
That was undoubtedly what she was extremely afraid of.
But now, she finally has a chance to escape her fate.
Magic is her only option.
If she can successfully learn magic, improve her level, and grow into a powerful person who can be equal to her father, then from now on, no one will be able to control her destiny.
She silently took a step forward.
The engagement contract turned into thousands of fragments, flying and falling like snowflakes, forming a beautiful landscape in the white clouds and mist.
The illusion disappears and the shackles are broken.
The long stairs appeared in front of her again.
She moved forward happily with light steps.
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Wizard Tower.
During the period when the talent test began, "Father of Steam" Walder had been obsessed with magic research and could not extricate himself.
However, at this moment, he suddenly raised his head and stared at the picture in the light curtain for a long time.
Then he sighed silently: "The students in this class seem to be pretty good."
The flask in his hand fell to the ground with a "pinging, banging, banging" sound, but he didn't even notice it.
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The road ahead is almost clear.
After a thousand steps, Allen was finally able to walk in front of everyone, heading towards the finish line.
Merlins sat in the office of the Mage Tower, quietly looking at the figure on the light screen, with some expectation and some relief.
Beside him, the Toucan couldn't help but yelled: "Hey, Merlins, have you set any levels on the steps behind?"
"What do you think?" Merlins teased.
"Huh, you're just trying to be mysterious!" the toucan said angrily.
Of course, although the Toucan looks tough on the surface, he is very vain in his heart. Looking at Allen's figure far ahead, and thinking of his miserable life as a bird who will be unable to speak for a month, the Toucan only feels extremely melancholy, and unknowingly
His head was buried in his wings.
At this moment, Merlins chuckled and added something more embellished: "Okay, I did set up a level, but it shouldn't be difficult for my student. In short, Big Mouth, you
You can give up. Just give me some peace and quiet next month!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a toucan's heart-rending wail erupted from the office.
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A few minutes later, Allen climbed the two thousandth step.
What appeared in front of him was a thick and gorgeous bronze door. The door was engraved with complex patterns, which looked simple and elegant.
At this time, the door was closed tightly, as if telling him "this road is blocked".
Allen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Obviously, this is another level set by Merlins.
So, how should he open this door?
"Open sesame!" He smiled and said jokingly.
As he expected, the bronze door showed no response.
He shook his head mockingly, took a step forward, and began to carefully study the secrets hidden in this door.
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"Sir Merlins said that this door is called the 'Gate of Wisdom', and it tests the students' understanding. In the field of magic, if you want to become a great magician, understanding is no less important than
Spirituality itself.”
In the auditorium of Cambridge University, Magician Les Rose talked to the assistant beside her.
"Can a door also test wisdom?" The assistant obviously found it difficult to understand.
"As Lord Merlins is a legendary mage, his methods cannot be guessed by us," Les said. "However, if I guess correctly, he should ask the students to try to write a spell that can open the door."
.”
"Writing spells? Even formal magicians may not be able to do this, right?"
"It is naturally impossible to write a spell out of thin air. But Lord Merlins will definitely give them a little hint on the gate. Of course, even with the hint, this is still a difficult task. I think... the fastest among them
It will take at least half an hour to clear the level!"
"But my idol, Alan York, hasn't he already developed a spell? This should be easy for him!"
"Did you hear what he just said?"
"Open sesame? This is definitely not the final answer!"
"Of course not," Les shook her head. "Even if it were my teacher Mr. Merlins, it would take at least ten minutes to write a spell. Think about it, Alan York, as a beginner, would definitely be faster.
It’s not as fast as Lord Merlins.”
"But……"
"But what?"
"But did you see it? Allen...he, he has already passed through this door! He...he only took two minutes!"
The assistant suddenly showed a dumbfounded expression and pointed at the light curtain where Allen was, obviously in disbelief.
"What did you say?" Les thought she heard wrongly.
"I said...it only took Allen two minutes to pass the 'Gate of Wisdom'." The assistant repeated it again with a trembling voice.
Laisi stopped talking.
She thought that Mr. Merlins had a "genius" level of magic talent that only happened once in 500 years, but now it seems... that boy named Alan York seems to be even stronger. Could it be that he is a "genius"?
Is there any distinction between strength and weakness among "geniuses"? In other words, is there an unknown level of talent above "genius"?
Thinking of the "good" talents she was once proud of, Lais suddenly felt a deep sense of inferiority in her heart.
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As described by Les, Allen quickly found the hint hidden on the bronze door.
There are many complex magic symbols carved on the door knocker. They are in the wrong order and look messy, but Alan has experience in writing spells and naturally knows that if they are arranged in the correct order, the bronze door will open.
Spell.
This requires candidate students to find the hidden patterns in this string of symbols and connect them with relevant mathematical models.
Of course, students can also choose to use the exhaustive method to brute force and try all possible arrangements.
However, if they are unlucky, it may take them several hours to find the correct answer. By then, the competitors may have all arrived at their destination.
But as Les's assistant said, this matter was easy for Allen.
He just glanced at these symbols, thought for a moment, and the correct spell appeared in his mind.
He chanted a mantra softly.
The bronze door suddenly opened.
He walked straight through the door and continued forward.
At this moment, there is no obstacle that can block his way forward.
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ps: I coded a chapter on the plane. Fortunately, I landed before twelve o'clock and didn't stop me from updating. Sorry for keeping everyone waiting. In addition, thank you to the book friends for the 500 points reward!
ps2: I received a temporary notice from the internship company today, asking me to go for a physical examination tomorrow morning. I won’t have time to update it at noon tomorrow, so I will post the two chapters together in the evening.