Durin was quite looking forward to the practical spell training class. He heard that the Magic Academy held small dueling competitions initiated by the academy from time to time.
Although not many people participated in this competition, it was still quite valuable. Because it was initiated by the academy, approved by the Council, and then a random location was chosen for live broadcast.
Of course, the main venues were in the city's suburbs, and occasionally forests or mountains outside the city would be chosen.
What truly caught Durin's attention was the prize money for these dueling competitions. The grand prize was 5 gold cogwheels, which was equivalent to a semester's tuition.
Therefore, most of the participants were Mage Apprentices with talent in magic, who had at least mastered one spell.
Some mages even participated in such competitions regardless of their reputation, to compete for these 5 gold cogwheels. Of course, this situation was relatively rare and not allowed.
When Durin arrived at the training base, he saw that about forty people had already gathered there, of all ages, including Fire, Water, and Light attribute Mage Apprentices, and so on.
"Since everyone is here, please sit down! Don't be too formal, everyone." A thin, short man, about 1.5 meters tall with a goatee, stood on a table by stepping on a wooden ramp.
He was wearing a blue mage robe. Perhaps due to his height, he behaved in such an undignified manner.
When the short man spoke, everyone's gaze naturally fell upon this man, who was about 1.5 meters tall.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Instructor Flitwick for your practical spell training class, and also the main planner of the Magic Dueling Tournament held by the academy."
Then, the short man also sat down on the cushion on the table.
Durin found a nearby seat and listened carefully to Instructor Flitwick's words.
"Today is a practical spell training class. I'll briefly explain the specific content of the class. Here, I will personally teach you some professional dueling techniques, such as quick casting, quick drawing, training your accuracy in blind-firing spells, and many advanced techniques that are not easily learned from books."
A polite round of applause broke out, and Instructor Flitwick, who had paused briefly, continued, "Of course, if any of you can participate in the Magic Academy's spell dueling championship, that would be for the best. If you can even win the championship, it will be of great help to you after graduation! Every single one..."
"Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to learn about wonderful magic from all over the world, which can greatly broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge. As students of the Magic Academy, I hope you can better discover your talents and not bury your potential."
"That's enough lecturing. All Mage Apprentice who are not new students, please proceed to the training room for the new semester's practical assessment. I hope you haven't neglected your practice during the holidays. Afterwards, I will formulate new training schedules based on each of your situations. Let's begin, children, hard work is as important as talent." The old members got up and left one after another. They were already familiar with this and knew what they needed to do.
Only about twenty people remained, all of whom were new students.
"The remaining new students, come with me. I need to conduct some basic tests on you."
Saying that, Instructor Flitwick jumped from the table to the ground, and then Durin and the other new students entered a spacious large room.
"Next, the tests I need to conduct on you are for your casting accuracy, casting speed, and magical element sensitivity. These three abilities can be improved through repeated practice, but Mages have always relied on talent, so you need to find your respective Specialties areas and dig deep into your potential, rather than wasting energy on useless areas."
"So come on, let's start the test, one after another," Instructor Flitwick said.
Durin stood at the back of the line, watching everyone go up for the basic test items. The so-called accuracy test was nothing more than target practice, which was basically the same in principle as firearms shooting.
From static targets that required aiming to dynamic targets, then rapid-fire static and dynamic targets that relied purely on intuition without time to aim spells, and even targets hidden behind cover with only a corner exposed were within the scope of the test.
As for what spells these Mage Apprentice used for shooting, there were no mandatory requirements, unless, as a Mage Apprentice, you hadn't learned any shooting spells, in which case you could just stand there and watch!
Watching from behind, Durin quickly discovered that these Mage Apprentice basically had no concept of shooting; they just wildly shot based on pure intuition. But there were indeed a few lucky ones who scored almost full marks.
Even with dynamic targets, they achieved an excellent score of twenty-eight hits out of thirty shots. This unscientific but very magical 'go with the flow' shooting made Durin only sigh that being a Mage truly depends on talent!
When it was Durin's turn, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had maintained his shooting feel from the Purple Rose firing range. His left fingertips quickly sketched and outlined the spell rune model for the trick—Fire Tongue, and then an apple-sized, flame-infused orb of light shot out.
Ten targets were cleared quickly in less than twenty seconds. Durin turned and left coolly without looking back. This project was almost tailor-made for him, with no possibility of comparison.
After completing these basic tests, Instructor Flitwick compiled customized training plans for each new student present and then began unified instruction.
Unconsciously, the practical spell training class also ended.
A morning passed just like that. After Durin had lunch in the cafeteria, he immediately rushed to the Illyx Library to study the Mage Armor spell.
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