Bang——
"I hit it too!"
Jia Na had just landed, and Vivian, who followed closely behind, also drove her wooden horse prop and shattered the second hummingbird puppet with an Ice Cone Technique.
"What a pity, I was almost first."
Relying on the wooden horse's swift flight speed and the advantage of continuous casting with the Ice Crystal Wand, Vivian possessed overwhelming ability when facing an apprentice-level puppet.
"Now you can praise me."
Seeing Vivian's smug expression as she landed beside her, Jia Na couldn't help but laugh while retracting the butterfly wings behind her.
"You are indeed very impressive, congratulations."
"Haha, what do you want to eat later? I'll treat you."
Hearing Jia Na's rare praise, Vivian happily linked arms with Jia Na.
"That's not necessary, I have something to do later, you go eat by yourself."
"How disappointing."
Hearing Jia Na habitually refuse her treat, Vivian pouted, but her arms didn't let go and remained linked with Jia Na.
"But next time I can accompany you to Oak House, and I'll treat you to slug mochi."
"Okay, but forget the slug mochi, I tried it last time, the taste was very ordinary..."
...
Bang bang bang bang——
As time passed little by little, the remaining hummingbird puppets were quickly shot down one by one by the apprentices who had grasped the key points.
After all, the number of people who had already advanced to First-Level Apprentice was not small, and many people had already mastered Eagle Eye Technique and Magic Missile in advance.
If Jia Na hadn't had the system cheat that added proficiency points, she wouldn't have been able to take the lead.
"Alright, time is almost up."
The blood-colored barrier quickly shrank. As the last hummingbird puppet was shot down, Grace-Eva, who had been observing from outside the barrier, also flew back in front of the group of apprentices.
"You performed very well, exceeding my expectations."
Although this set of combined Witchcraft was not difficult, hitting the not-slow hummingbird puppets with this set of Witchcraft when first learning it was not simple for a First-Level Apprentice.
However, with the cooperation of flying Witchcraft and flying props, the difficulty of this assessment would indeed be greatly reduced.
Especially that little witch...
Thinking of this, Grace-Eva's gaze couldn't help but fall on Jia Na, who was surrounded by the crowd in the center.
Grace-Eva's initial impression of Jia Na was only that she "looks good."
After all, there are many Wizards who look good, but among humans, there are not many who are beautiful enough to show signs of breaking through to Extraordinary Charm.
However, beauty is not equal to strength. Having only a beautiful shell without equivalent strength is a very dangerous thing for an apprentice.
Especially those commoner apprentices without any background, their situation will only become more difficult in the early stages without a large amount of resources to nurture them.
"Anyone who shot down a hummingbird puppet today, I will answer one question for you free of charge. However, the questioning time should preferably be during weekdays, not weekends... Alright, class dismissed."
"Goodbye, Professor Eva——"
As soon as she finished speaking, Grace-Eva cast a spell silently, transforming into a small, Blood Red bat, flapping her wings, and quickly flew past everyone's line of sight, disappearing.
"Vivian, I need to go to the Magic Tower, so I'll leave first."
"Okay, remember to treat me to dessert at Oak House next time."
"No problem."
After saying goodbye to Vivian, Jia Na directly chanted the incantation, transformed into her butterfly wing form again, and quickly flew away under everyone's gaze, flapping her wings.
"Indeed, having transformation Witchcraft is great."
Looking at Jia Na's retreating figure, Vivian couldn't help but feel envious.
Except for special circumstances like today, the academy does not allow apprentices below the Third-Level Wizard rank to use flying props on campus. However, there are no such restrictions for flying Witchcraft.
"Perhaps, I should also learn a flying Witchcraft..."
...
"System, open the quest panel."
【Today's Quest: Shoot down at least one puppet hummingbird;
Quest Reward: 100 Talent Experience Points, 500 Skill Experience Points, Spirit +0.1】
"This time the reward is Spirit, not bad."
After adding the Talent Experience Points to the 【Soul Projection】 talent, Jia Na also closed the quest interface.
"Tomorrow is the day we depart for the Mist Forest. Although we will be covered by Third-Level Apprentices on this trip, the necessary preparations should be made in advance."
Richard-Eva and Solo-Flame, although their attitude towards Jia Na was polite during their usual interactions, their politeness was only based on their good upbringing. In terms of strength, top apprentices at their level would have no interaction with lower-grade apprentices in normal times.
Especially within an academy dominated by Black Wizards, this kind of strength hierarchy is particularly severe. In some circumstances, apprentices from Black Wizard academies can completely kill for shallow interests.
While there are also individual cases of this in White Coral Academy, the differences in values resulting from the teaching philosophy and school rules cause apprentices from White Wizard academies to be more inclined towards order and academic style in their behavior patterns compared to apprentices from Black Wizard academies.
Unless it's a collision of core interests, the White Wizard group still has a good reputation for cooperation in various group impression concepts.
Of course, it cannot be denied that the long-term free-range teaching and the survival of the fittest, where the strongest prevails, have given Black Wizard Apprentices strength qualities far exceeding those of White Wizard Apprentices in terms of individual combat skills and combat experience.
"We're here."
Her toes gently landed on the white stone steps of the Magic Tower's main entrance. After retracting the butterfly wings behind her, Jia Na took out a cylindrical silver fish can from inside her wizard robe and walked towards the first-floor hall of the Magic Tower.
"Good afternoon, Miss Bei'er."
"Oh, it's you."
At this time, because class had just ended not long ago, there were more people in the first-floor hall of the Magic Tower. Even around the magic crystal wall, there were many apprentices selecting quests.
"I bought this silver fish can a few days ago when I was wandering in Turin. It tastes pretty good, and the texture is a bit chewier than the dried silver fish I bought last time."
"Is that so?"
Because she had to deal with other apprentices from time to time, Black Cat Belle was no longer able to sleep in. A black tail wagged impatiently, and it wasn't until she heard that Jia Na had bought dried silver fish that a hint of interest appeared on her cat face.
"I personally think so, so I brought a can of silver fish this time and wanted to ask Miss Bei'er to try it."
"Hmm... I did say that you don't actually need to specially bring me dried silver fish... After all, if others see it, it won't look too good..."