Chapter 10: The Start of 3rd Perspective
The continent [Status]. Similar to Pangea, all of the continents were on one piece of land. The territories are divided into four pillars. At the center of these four pillars lies a small territory that acts as a neutral territory.
In the neutral territory lies a city ruled by one academy. Under the control of Sekaikoa Academy, the city was nicknamed "Academy City" and it wasn't long before it became an official name.
Academy City took up a huge amount of space, and had more than a million citizens living within the area. In the entire continent, it could be considered one of the top populated cities.
Around noon, the carriage from White Paw Village.
"Wow!"
"Amazing!"
"Awesome!"
From the walls that surrounded Academy City to the filled streets of the city, it was incredible to people who lived in a tiny village.
Of course, because of Soula's time on Earth, he was already used to a scene like this, so only he was unaffected.
"Hurry." Soula quickly gestured the others to where the testing grounds would be. The others snapped out of their daze and followed along.
Normally, people who travelled to take the tests would wait in an inn. However the four children lived in a village that was quite far, so it was a very rushed ride. In fact, they just arrived one hour before the test started.
The testing grounds were in a building void of windows and glamour. It was a plain and ugly building, but to the observers it was the place that would decide if they would be accepted.
After a while, three robed official stepped forth from the building doors. Stopping in front of the crowd, the one at the middle smiled and said in a loud voice, “The assessment ceremony is about to commence. Everyone who is here for the magical branch test, please follow me into the main hall.”
The man to the left said, "Those who choose the warrior branch follow me to the training grounds around the building. Those who wish to enter the crafting branch follow Ken over to the side hall."
Rudy and Ruka left with the warrior instructor, Runa left with the magic instructor, and Soula left with the crafter instructor. Why did they pick these. Setting aside Rudy and Ruka, Runa used ki very similarly to how one casts spells. Also she had a high affinity in arcane.
Destruction, which is related to ki, and arcane, related to mana, are ranked as the following:
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None
Low 1-20%
Average 21-40%
Good 41-60%
High 61-80%
Exceptional 81-99%
Mastered 100%
With the above reason, Runa went to the magic branch. But why did Soula pick crafting. It was because of the fact that he already has more knowledge in warrior and magic training, but not so much on the world's current technology.
Following the official named Ken, all of the crafting entrees moved to the side hall, where there were many empty chairs.
The official named ken turned around. "Alright. Everyone, we are going to take a seat, but let me say something first," the man suddenly turned serious. "We do not allow people to purchase their materials from outside sources. All of the items you create must be hunted down by themselves or with the help of other students. Here at school, there is a merit system based on accomplishments. It is used as the currency on school grounds. There are shops where you can buy material, but do not spend till you run out. Those who cannot pay will not be able to support their living conditions."
The man suddenly released a murderous aura. "So for all of you people who think this is some easy branch, I recommend you leave right now. You still have to fight, so those who cannot fight or team up with others to fight should leave."
Silence filled the air, then about a third of the group started to leave. After the last of the deserters left, the man named Ken started to laugh. "Ahahahah, did you guys see the look on their faces. If they can't stand that amount of aura, then they won't amount to much."
Looking to us he spoke; "Well congratulations, you all passed the first test. Now the second one will be a bit harder. Crafters in our school come with many different inventions and specialties. So there is no test where we require you to make something. RELEASE THEM!!!""
A signal for the next test.
Out of the side doors, an incredible amount of straw animals appear. There were too many to differentiate what monster they were.
"All of our crafters need to know how to fight. They also need to know what material is the best in an enemy. The second test is to defeat 10 straw animals and find the most valuable item on it. You have five minutes. GO!"