Chapter 5

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Andrew walked in the direction of Magical Apprentice Hall peacefully. Perhaps young people would feel a little proud and complacent when their talents had grown so much. But he, who was already a hundred years old, knew that staying calm in all circumstances was the most essential quality.

When he reached Magical Apprentice Hall, he coincidentally met an acquaintance, the director of Magical Apprentice Hall, Lucas Henderson. 

Lucas was holding the hand of a child, and it seemed that he was heading to Seminary.

He was polite when he saw Andrew, “Andrew, are you here to test your power? Alas, you did suffer in this accidental misfortune.” He shook his head as he said.

Andrew was not in the mood to exchange pleasantries at the moment. He just nodded his head and walked into Magical Apprentice Hall.

The child beside Lucas tilted his head. Those who were in contact with the authorities all knew that Andrew was degraded to a magic apprentice.

“Didn’t Grandpa Andrew…” The boy was confused.

Lucas was also a little puzzled.

‘Yes, Andrew’s magical power and spiritual strength are still escaping.’

‘In a few days, he won’t even be able to maintain his magical apprentice status. Why did he still come here?’

Lucas pondered.

He decided to send his grandson to school first and then went to see what Andrew would do.

On the other side, Andrew checked in with his golden card. Then he walked into the training grounds of Magical Apprentice Hall.

The furnishings of the equipment was somewhat similar to the game hall in his previous world. There were many machines equipped with LCD screens, and beside each machine was a helmet-like device that looked like VR equipment.

Andrew casually walked to a machine, pulled out a chair, and sat on it. He put on the helmet, and instantly, a projected image appeared in front of him.

“Please choose the test item.”

Although the voice asked him to make a choice, in fact, Andrew only had one option—Spiritual Structure Resistance Test.

The principle of the test was quite simple and crude. Different sources of spiritual power would counteract each other. When the spiritual structure was broken, one could calculate the value of his spiritual power through the intensity of the spiritual impact.

The spiritual power applied in the test of Magical Apprentice Hall was specially processed. And even if broken in the test, one’s spiritual structure could recover quickly.

It was still early. At this time, there was no one else in the hall, and the hall seemed a little empty.

‘My diamond spiritual structure should be a little stronger than the ordinary spiritual structure.’

‘I’ll adjust it to its maximum power.’

A hint of determination flashed across Andrew’s eyes.

He quietly set the spiritual impact strength test to the maximum—2999 paz.

Paz was the name of a supreme mage about seven hundred years ago. He invented the elemental conversion law and accurately measured the spiritual strength of the different levels of mages’.

Hence, the unit of spiritual strength was named after him. 2999 paz was the upper limit of spiritual strength that an intermediate mage could reach when using the pentagram spiritual structure which was the most widely used.

‘I don’t know if I can bear it,’ Andrew thought nervously.

The next second, he felt a force from the helmet rushing into his consciousness.

The power was mediocre. His diamond-structured solid spiritual energy did not even budge an inch.

‘Is this the beginning?’

Andrew thought, then gritted his teeth and prepared to endure the stronger impact.

“Hmm…hmm??”

After waiting for a long time, he didn’t feel anything. He looked at the screen and saw the words—The test ended. He was a little confused.

‘Maybe…there’s something wrong with this machine.’

Andrew thought hesitantly, so he tried on more than ten machines in succession.

Then, he came to an unbelievable conclusion.

“This diamond spiritual structure of mine is so solid that even an intermediate mage’s full-force impact can’t destroy it.”

‘What a surprise.’

Andrew was lost in thought.

He was already so strong just by establishing his spiritual structure. It was estimated that he would be more powerful after he grasped more magic in the future!

He was ecstatic and even looked much younger.

Then Andrew rushed out of Apprentice Hall. After confirming that there was no problem with his spiritual structure, he could not wait to begin his cultivation.

…

In the evening, Lucas sent away the last batch of magical apprentices who came for the cultivation test. When he was about to close the door, he suddenly remembered what happened in the morning.

“What did Andrew come here for?” he murmured.

Lucas held a porcelain cup filled with wolfberry tea in his hand. After thinking about it for a while, he could not hold back his curiosity and went back to the Apprentice Hall and retrieved the usage records of the machines Andrew used.

‘He tested on more than ten machines. What did he do on earth?’

Lucas was clueless. He went straight to one of the machines and retrieved the usage record.

‘What the hell is this?!’

Lucas looked at the screen in disbelief and almost fell to the ground.

‘Name: Andrew; Spiritual impact: 2999 paz’

‘Did this machine break down?’

Lucas was smart. He immediately opened the other machines and checked them one by one nervously.

‘Name: Andrew; Spiritual impact: 2999 paz’

‘Name: Andrew; Spiritual impact: 2999 paz’

…

The next moment, the sound of a porcelain cup falling on the ground was heard.

The splashing hot water even burned Lucas’s ankle. However, he still stood there in a daze.

One machine might have broken down, but it was impossible that the machines broke down at the same time!

The only possibility was that these records were all true!

‘Andrew… No, Mr. Smith must have experienced something miraculous!’

Lucas’ eyes were filled with shock.

‘These records were ridiculous! A magical apprentice’s spiritual structure was comparable to that of an intermediate mage? That was news that could shock the whole country.’

Lucas had worked in Magical Apprentice Hall of the Moore Republic for decades.

He knew very well that few people on the planet could have such talent.

The last person to withstand the spiritual impact of 2,999 paz was the current president of Domestic Mage Council, Mr. Azna. He became a legendary mage half a year ago.

“Am I dreaming?” Lucas murmured.

He was completely dumbfounded.

Even 2,998 paz and 2,999 paz had different meanings. The former meant that one could only withstand a spiritual impact of up to 2,998 paz, while the latter meant that the strength of one’s spiritual power was very likely to exceed the upper limit.

Lucas didn’t expect that Andrew had made a breakthrough again.

This was because only pure spiritual power would be recorded in Magic Apprentice Hall. Once a trace of magical power was found, one would be deemed as cheating. Therefore, Andrew must have done all of this as a magical apprentice!

‘It seems that another star will rise.’

Lucas gasped. He had no idea how powerful Andrew was!

…

Andrew did not know that his test result during the day almost scared his old friend to madness.

After dinner, he calmly put down the cutlery and said to Tim and Mary, “Enjoy yourselves. I’m going back to cultivate.”

Tim and Mary were used to it. They didn’t know why their father had changed so much over the past few days.

His enthusiasm for cultivation was unprecedented.

Tim just nodded. Mary smiled sweetly and said, “Alright, Dad. Go ahead. We’ll do the dishes.”

Andrew nodded slightly, then walked into the study and sat down.

He decided to start absorbing magical power from this night and try to become a beginner mage again.

As for the type of magical power he would absorb, he still chose his previous magic—Fire..