You call this the mastermind?

Changes were sudden. The banquet hall, which was still noisy before, suddenly became less noisy as Mellen took out the magic wand.

"What's going on?" Someone was surprised by this.

"Did a fight start?"

"what happened?"

Not all onlookers can clearly see the specific situation in the venue.

As the innermost group of people suddenly became silent, the young wizards who were joining in the fun on the outside stretched their necks and looked inside, full of curiosity.

Then, some of them saw clearly the wand in Mellen's hand, and their eyes widened, while others were still confused and hurriedly asked others.

"His wand...it doesn't seem like it can be used by wizard apprentices?"

Kevin on the second floor didn't believe it, or didn't want to believe his eyes, so he looked at his friend next to him hesitantly.

"You obviously know what's going on better than I do." Jim replied subconsciously.

The two looked at each other in silence, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Normally, wizards' wands iterate very quickly, especially in the early stages of wizard practice.

Because it is difficult for high-level wizards to use low-level wands to exert their strongest abilities.

Correspondingly, it is of course impossible for low-level wizards to leapfrog and use high-level wands.

Because it is completely "unusable".

Just like a small child cannot lift a carriage with both hands.

However, now, a wizard apprentice carries a wand of a level that only a formal wizard can "use"...

What can it mean?

Is the bastard bluffing?

Only a fool would think that!

The magic wand is the most important tool for a wizard in the early and middle stages of practice, just like the firearms in the hands of soldiers on the battlefield.

No one is going to do anything bluffing about this.

Because this is usually related to whether the wizard can perform magic and whether there is a way to counterattack when encountering an accident.

In other words, now that the bastard has taken out the magic wand, he fully intends to use it to deal with the next challenge.

But……

What's the point of challenging this?

Being able to use an official wizard's wand to perform magic during the apprenticeship period proves that the apprentice's talent must be amazing, and basically represents the top wizard's talent.

Kevin himself belongs to this type of person. After inserting his third hand into the wand used by an official wizard, he can barely control it. Although he cannot exert the full efficiency of the wand, it is enough to crush other apprentices.

Therefore, he clearly knew his own worth, which is why he had the attitude of not paying much attention to the short man who was good at duels when his friends praised him.

The two sides are not on the same level at all. No matter how much you praise him, I will not look him in the eye.

It was precisely based on this mentality that when he found out that his "half-brother" also had top wizard talents, he irrationally took a chance and was unwilling to believe it.

However, the truth cannot be escaped by luck...

"Are you sure he is really your mother's illegitimate son?"

Looking at the short wizard who was frozen in place in the hall below, not knowing whether to continue challenging Melen, Jim asked with a suspicious expression:

"How can a mixed-race illegitimate child have top-notch talents?"

"I……"

Kevin was also confused at this time and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

So finally, he choked out a sentence.

"But if he is not my mother's illegitimate son, how could my mother write to him every now and then?"

This question is really elusive.

The two couldn't help but look at each other again, both feeling confused.

However, it did not confuse them for long. As the bastard below suddenly walked up to the short wizard and whispered something, the duel between the two actually began to continue again.

"What's going on?"

Seeing this, Kevin looked at his friend in surprise, "Things seem a little wrong?"

…

On the other side, hiding in the utility room where Jim had hidden before, the waiter who was watching the scene with a crystal ball and looking forward to Mellon's humiliation, was also in disbelief——

He was not originally worried about accidents, because Jim from the Ernest family was very thorough in his work.

And Martha, who seems to be on Jim's side, but is actually one of them, is even more cautious.

So as long as there is a little push in the dark, things will eventually deteriorate enough for them to appear.

The beginning was indeed as he expected. Jim was very smart and sent a girl who was weak in appearance and able to attract sympathy to start this matter.

During this period, their people took action to knock off the mask on the unfortunate mixed-race face, and they did so very smoothly, making it difficult to find any flaws.

This approach is naturally to pave the way for someone to "recognize" that the unlucky guy is actually a mixed race.

According to the expectations of the "waiter", this scene will appear when the unlucky guy fails for the first time, and will attract a lot of ostracism, laying the groundwork for his next humiliation.

However, just as he was using special communication means to order his subordinates to prepare, things took a 180-degree turn——

That mixed-blood actually possesses the top wizard talent!

The waiter had a gloomy look on his face.

So what's the point of this duel?

In other words, the whole thing can no longer continue!

Because even if the bastard's dueling ability is poorly practiced, even if his mixed-race identity is exposed, no one would be stupid enough to humiliate a wizard apprentice with top talents——

Purebloods do exclude half-bloods, but half-bloods and half-bloods are not the same thing.

Ordinary mixed-bloods are looked down upon with contempt, while those with certain potential will be suppressed.

But when a mixed-blood with top talent appears, the pure-blood families will rush to win over him!

Because wizards with top talents are not the same "species" as ordinary wizards at all!

This can be seen from the situation at the scene at this moment.

Among the onlookers, those who despised the half-blood's barbaric behavior all shut their mouths, and those who stood on the half-blood's side to defend him also stopped talking.

The girl in the blue skirt who was crying before now turned pale and hid herself behind the crowd.

And her group of flower protectors had long since disappeared!

"A bunch of trash!"

The waiter couldn't help but cursed, "I haven't even figured out the most basic information. What kind of strategy is this!?"

He casually covered the crystal ball with a rag, turned around and took a few hurried steps, before instantly turning into a ball of distorted light and shadow and disappearing into the utility room.

When he reappeared, he had arrived at the scene hall.

"Things are getting more and more wrong."

Seeing the "waiter" appear, someone came closer and whispered: "Those two guys have officially started dueling now, but..."

Without reporting it to his subordinates, the waiter had discovered the current situation in the venue——

The two young wizards stood in the open space in the center of the crowd, about ten meters apart, raising their wands at the same time to mark the boundary.

As a result, a translucent protective shield began to appear out of thin air in the air, taking the shape of a circle and slowly spreading around as the wand passed across it.

In this way, one person is responsible for half, and there is no sound of any spell, which silently reveals that these two have reached a very advanced level in the practice of "Basic Wizard Duel Technique".

In the end, a huge protective barrier was born.

Then I saw the two guys standing on both sides of the "dueling arena", holding their wands in front of their chests, assuming a standard wizard duel posture. The main point of the duel is very simple, attack the enemy with the flying spell, and avoid the enemy's flying spell at the same time.

Therefore, when the wizards are in a duel, they either remain motionless or move as fast as lightning. The winner will basically be determined instantly.

What matters is reaction speed.

Everyone knows about the short boy named Mike who is good at dueling.

And since he has top talent, Melen will definitely not be easy to play against him.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the next two people to decide the winner.

Five minutes passed in this wait.

However, this kind of thing is actually normal in duel situations, so no one urged it.

In other words, unlike the casual pointing before, as Mellen revealed his talent, the attitude of the onlookers has become very formal.

"We have been planning for so long. If the plan cannot even be implemented, we cannot explain it to the nuns."

The waiter in the dark watched coldly for a while, then whispered to the men beside him: "Instruct us to go down. If the short man is defeated next, we will attack by force."

"storm?"

The subordinates were shocked when they heard this, "But in this case, wouldn't we be directly exposed?"

"A strong attack is the backup plan."

The waiter sneered and said, "Don't forget, according to the standards customized by those pure-blood executives, we are also mixed-bloods."

"After this incident was exposed, I don't believe that purebloods can be so generous as to continue to maintain their so-called friendly attitude towards Graham's half-blood!"

While talking, both sides of the venue suddenly started to move.

All parties are looking forward to it, waiting for the birth of the winner.

However, what shocked them was that the duel that was supposed to determine the outcome instantly turned into... a tug-of-war!

The short wizard over there shook his wand and cast a flying curse. He made a wrong step and avoided the translucent "missiles" fired by the enemy very keenly.

And here, while dodging the missile sideways, Meren also held the wand in his hand and struck the opponent in the air.

The two of them were dodging and attacking back and forth, their footsteps slowly moving around the edge of the duel field, and the wands in their hands were moving very fast.

The translucent missiles rushed towards the enemy across the duel field one after another, hitting the outer protective shield and sending out ripples.

As the battle continued, the number of missiles flying back and forth in the field also changed from the initial three or two to five or six, and then more and more.

Finally, there is even a sense of denseness, which is dizzying.

"What a rare duel."

Among the young wizards who were watching the excitement, some were amazed by this.

"I thought that no matter how talented he was, that person would be unlikely to be able to compete with Mike. After all, Mike studied under the Chief Duel Master and has rich practical experience. But now it seems..."

He didn't say any more, he just sighed.

There are actually many people who hold the same idea.

There are specialties in the art industry, and good talent and physical fitness must be strong, but acquired skills and practical experience are equally important.

So after Melen revealed his talent just now, no one thought that the short wizard named Mike would definitely fail.

But now he didn't win either. Instead, he had a stalemate with that genius, which was surprising.

…

Merlen himself didn't think this was surprising, because it was entirely the result of his "control of the situation" -

Although he had never practiced dueling before, the physical fitness brought by the master-level breathing method actually allowed him to crush the group of young wizards of the same level as him.

It can be said that the opponent's speed seemed as fast as lightning to others, but in his eyes, it was as slow as a snail.

In this case, except for the initial preparations for a while because he was not familiar with this fighting method, he was completely "out of shape" for the rest of the time.

In other words, most of his attention was focused on the suspicious figures in the crowd around him.

"This method can't last too long..."

While observing those people, Mellen pondered secretly.

"And I'm showing my talent now, which will certainly surprise the guy who's protecting me secretly, but it's hard for him to pass on the news on the spot, and the possibility of him noticing that things have changed is even smaller..."

"On the other hand, if I really destroy the conspiracy of the unknown enemies by myself, won't they target me later?"

It's okay to save people, but it's not something that people like Mellen can do to save people and get themselves into big trouble.

So he was nimbly dodging a missile that came out of nowhere, and his footsteps slowed down, and another missile hit his chest instantly.

It was like a car crashing into him, knocking Mellen out instantly!

Then he fell into the crowd of onlookers.

The winner was decided, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time-

Although the previous battle had nothing to do with them, the fast pace made everyone feel tense.

"This duel will definitely be in the newspaper."

Some people began to discuss in a low voice.

"I just don't know how many newspapers will follow up on the report."

"At least the Wizard Education Newspaper will not miss it."

"Which school do you think he will go to?"

"Which other school can it be besides Fort Saint Grant?"

"I think the Imperial Royal Academy is not bad either..."

Although Mellen lost, everyone's attention and curiosity were still on him.

After all, compared to the short wizard who won, this newly emerged genius is really mysterious enough -

Basically no one knows him.

Therefore, when Mellen, who was helped up by several kind people, tidied up his slightly messy clothes, and walked back to the duel field with his hands raised and pressed down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

The young wizards around him all gave face and kept quiet.

Then, a sentence that caught everyone off guard suddenly rang out.

"First of all, I need to state that I am a half-blood."

This made the banquet hall suddenly become pin drop audible, and everyone looked at each other, and they really did not expect this.

But before they could think carefully about what this meant, Mellen revealed something even more "shocking".

"Secondly, I came to this banquet this time entirely because of Kevin Felix's invitation."

"His purpose is to cause trouble for me!"

After this was said, the faces of people from all sides changed.