Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 21 End of term reward

Time flies, and soon it is time for the annual magic assessment.

As a high school student, assessments are inevitable. In the final exams of ordinary high schools, even if your grades are at the bottom, at most you will be scolded and given more homework, which is not a big deal.

The magic test at Tianlan Magic High School is different. If your test scores are too poor, you will really be expelled!

Being expelled from magic high school basically means the end of one's career in magic. In this world where magic is respected, not being able to become a magician is almost synonymous with a bleak future.

Furthermore, passing the assessment is only the minimum requirement. The original intention of establishing a magic school is to train powerful magicians. After all, a group of sheep cannot beat a tiger. This also means that the school's relevant resources will be tilted towards top students.

Good grades mean good food, bad grades mean bad food!
The cruelty of the magical world began to emerge in the ivory tower of high school.

Therefore, all students, from the top students to the last-placed ones, take this assessment very seriously, fearing that they will be sent away or lose the resources that belong to them if they fail to perform well.

Li Yu was not worried about his poor performance. He was now worried about another thing.

"Li Yu! The school leaders are all here this time, you must perform well, otherwise how can you live up to the expectations of the Zhankong Army Command!"

Xue Musheng tried his best to persuade Li Yu. What should he say to his student?

The evaluations of all the teachers, including Xue Musheng himself, were surprisingly consistent - it was good in every way, except that it was a bit boring.

They greet teachers proactively when they see them, listen attentively in class, and have a positive attitude towards learning. If all students were like Li Yu, their teachers would have to worry less.

On the other hand, Li Yu’s personality is not taciturn, but he likes to be alone and is isolated from the class.

The most important thing is that this kid learned bad habits from somewhere, and he hides his progress in cultivation, and only reveals the tip of the iceberg every time.

The secret was hidden so deeply that it almost fooled all the teachers. If it weren't for Teacher Tang Yue's meticulous mind, he, the head teacher, would probably still be kept in the dark!

"The teacher doesn't ask much of you. All you have to do is successfully cast magic in the test."

You call this not demanding?

Are there ten people in the whole grade who can cast magic now?
Xue Musheng understood this from Li Yu's strange eyes and coughed awkwardly. The school would reward teachers with better teaching results. It was not easy to catch an invisible top student, so he should give him more encouragement.

What's more, in Xue Musheng's opinion, this magic test is indeed very important, and the results can directly affect the student's future. With a responsible attitude, he needs to tell the student the importance of the magic test.

"Teacher, I understand."

"Understand what?"

You already understand what I'm saying?

"I will do my best in the magic exam."

At this point, even though Li Yu's attitude still seemed perfunctory, Xue Musheng didn't say much. He couldn't force the student to take the exam, right?

After seeing off the difficult head teacher, Li Yu felt a little regretful for taking the initiative to expose part of his wind-related skills. He still underestimated the appeal of a student who could cast magic.

"Dingling bell~"

The phone rang, Li Yu glanced at the note and answered it.
"What's up, Boss Zhankong? What do you want me to do?"

He didn’t think that Zhan Kong contacted him because he was interested in such a trivial matter as the magic assessment.

"There's a reward. Do you want to accept it?"

"Reward?"

Li Yu straightened up. The reward was much more interesting than the magic test.
“Time, place, specific requirements, and price?”

"You know about the Orange Alert three days ago, right?"

"I know! Wasn't it you, Boss Zhankong, who led the others to defeat them?"

He still remembered the news report about the military wizard lifting the orange alert in Bo City with zero losses. He even called to inquire about the situation. Zhan Kong's understated response at the time sounded quite handsome.

"The Hunter Alliance and the military have teamed up to organize a group of experts to go to the mountainous area to investigate the cause of the orange alert. They need a mid-level mage to lead the team, and it will take about 20 days."

"going or not?"

"Is it my turn to do this?"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment. This kind of things are usually led by military mages. The latter are very experienced in doing such things deep behind enemy lines, even better than those old hunters.

"It's not you who's in charge. I'm just asking you to be a bodyguard."

"The top leaders of Bo City attach great importance to the Orange Alert this time, and have directly raised the salary of a mid-level mage to two million. Do you want to go?"

No matter what, Li Yu is still a fledgling student, and his relevant experience is definitely not as good as that of a military magician, but that does not stop Zhan Kong from putting Li Yu into the investigation team.

Li Yu is now equivalent to a mid-level wizard with the strongest thunder spirit. In terms of destructive power alone, he is the best among all the mid-level wizards in Bo City. Two months ago, he head-on killed a three-eyed demon wolf that had just been promoted under the witness of Zhan Kong.

At a time when the strongest military mages in Bo City are unable to take action, Li Yu is undoubtedly the best safety guarantee.

"Be a bodyguard..."

"No problem." Li Yu agreed. He was not capable of commanding such things. It was just a fight with monsters. That was what he wanted!

It’s definitely not because of the two million.

"Okay, I'll add your name to the list."

"Oh, no."

Zhan Kong changed the subject on the phone, his tone slightly amusing.

"It seems that you don't need to follow our military's path."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Li Yu was confused.

"Means nothing."

Zhankong once again became a riddler.

"By the way, are you going to hold a magic exam? When?"

"Just today."

Zhan Kong asked casually, and Li Yu answered just as casually.
“It’s quite a big scene.”

"I heard that Mu Ningxue, who was specially recruited by the Imperial Capital Academy, will also be there."

"Mu Ningxue? The one who was born with a spiritual seed and was specially recruited by the academy?"

Thanks to the Mu family's promotion, the fame of the genius Mu Ningxue spread throughout the city, and even Zhan Kong had heard of it.

"Yes."

"Then shouldn't you perform well and let others open their eyes?"

"Open your eyes?"

Li Yu's tone was resentful.
"Boss, if you want to send me away, just tell me."

"Hahaha! I wish you good results!"

Zhan Kong laughed and hung up the phone. Li Yu held the phone and shook his head helplessly.

On the other side, Zhan Kong quickly prepared the list.

The top leaders of the Hunter Alliance received the list presented by the military. Deng Kai was having a headache about the candidates for the Hunter Alliance. There was no other way. Most of the mid-level hunter mages in the Bo City Hunter Alliance were in high positions and had lost the courage and bloodiness to fight against monsters. Few people were willing to go, so he only selected two mid-level mages.

If he was able to leave and his strength had declined, he would have been ready to take up his sword and go into battle himself.

Finally, in desperation, Deng Kai called the Yuchen Hunter.
"Hello, who is it?"

"Hello, Yuchen Hunter, I am Deng Kai from the Bo City Hunter Alliance."

Facing a powerful wizard who could kill the war demon, Deng Kai's tone was still quite polite.

"Hello. What can I do?"

"Is such that……"

After Deng Kai sorted out his thoughts, he said:
"The Hunter Alliance and the military will hold a joint operation to investigate the situation of the One-eyed Wolf Tribe around Bo City. We need a mid-level mage to lead the team for 20 days. The reward is 2 million. I wonder if Yuchen Hunter is willing to join?"

"..."

Li Yu on the other end of the phone fell into a brief silence. He finally understood the reason behind Zhan Kong's nonsensical words.

"Feather Dust Hunter?"

Deng Kai asked a little nervously from the other end of the phone.
"Do you have any concerns?"

"Do not."

Li Yu didn't have the bad habit of deliberately keeping people in suspense.
"Just a few questions."

ten minutes later.

After hanging up the phone, Deng Kai leaned back in the large and comfortable chair, and his tense mood finally relaxed. After all, the military and the Hunter Alliance were taking joint action, and the Hunter Alliance would be laughed at if they could not come up with a candidate.

"The high-end combat capability has been resolved."

"We also need to add a few experienced beginner mages."

The joint team consists of about 20 to 30 people, but there are only five or six mid-level wizards, and the majority are still beginner wizards. This is a helpless move, otherwise, the financial expenditure alone would be enough to cause a huge gap in the city's municipal funds.

(End of this chapter)