Chapter 303: A preliminary test before formal learning
Three days later, Mo Cheng came to Principal Muzel's office.
"Coming?"
Principal Muzel didn't even look up from his office. He scribbled and crossed out the report in his hand, saying, "Wait a moment. I'll send back all the funding applications I have and then take you to class. Alien space shock oscillator? Why don't they go and grab it? Don't they know the market price of this thing?"
Wizards are always short of money, and as far as Mo Cheng knows, the finances of Winterhold Magic Academy are not very good. Oftentimes, if professors want to form experimental teams, they either take their products to surrounding countries to sell them, or go looking for angel investors to solicit sponsorship.
Of course, Mo Cheng had no intention of knowing the details of the wizard's experimental expenses, because he knew that the combined working capital of all his industries might not be enough to carry out a medium-sized experiment.
The mage's transcendent status and combat power that surpasses his peers are all built up with a large amount of money.
In fact, in the eyes of some mages, no matter what the level of the mage himself is, only after leading a mage group experiment to overcome difficulties, can he be regarded as a real mage.
It didn't take Principal Muzel long to reject the application report. He quickly finished the work at hand. When he looked up, he was a little stunned. "Why are you wearing all that?"
What Mo Cheng was wearing at this moment was not the priest's uniform that he usually wore, but the [Mage Magnus] suit, which was the clothing that the [Prayer] wore when practicing the element of thunder. When Mo Cheng put it on, he could clearly feel that the spells involving the element of thunder were enhanced to a certain extent.
"Winterhold School of Magic. I'm here in my clerical uniform. Do you want me to learn or to pick a fight?"
Mo Cheng is quite self-aware. He came to Winterhold Magic Academy to study, not to take over the entire school.
In fact, before there were skills specifically targeting mages such as [Anti-Mage] and [Silencer], Mo Cheng knew the limits of what he could handle.
Principal Muzer nodded. Before that, he was still worried about how to persuade Mo Cheng to change his clothes. After all, the other party's official identity was a priest, and the priest's clothes were specially attached with very high-level repair technology, so he guessed that the identity of a priest should have special meaning to Mo Cheng.
Now that Mo Cheng has changed into magician's clothes by himself, it is undoubtedly a good thing for Principal Muzel. At least he does not need to deal with some troublesome things like [students being beaten by glorious priests]. At most, he needs to inquire about the possible situation of [a freshman beating down all the classmates and even teachers].
The former is a diplomatic incident, while the latter is at most an internal conflict between teachers and students in the school.
and……
Principal Muzel carefully observed Mo Cheng's [Mage Magnus] suit and could see that the fabric and craftsmanship were both top-notch. The materials used were definitely not ordinary things, and it also had a very powerful enchantment.
Generally, the directors of departments do not have such good equipment, but a complete set, which is much more valuable than individual parts.
Principal Muzer thought about it and waved his hand. In an instant, Mo Cheng felt the surroundings suddenly brighten, and the two of them had arrived at an open-air arena.
Mo Cheng's pupils shrank slightly at the extremely advanced space transfer technology. This kind of precise space operation was much more terrifying to him than the great magic that covered an entire city.
"Let's try your magic first."
Principal Muzel stroked his beard and said, "This is a preliminary test before admission. Use everything you know to attack me, including combat skills, holy light, magic, etc."
As he spoke, a transparent protective layer rose up around the ring, blocking out all sight.
"Don't worry about your little secret being known to others. Now no one except me can see what you used."
Having said that, Mo Cheng did not refuse. After all, he also wanted to know what level his own strength had reached.
Moreover, it is a rare opportunity to be with a mage, especially a mage who has reached the eighth level of [Legend].
The number of high-level magicians is much smaller than that of combatants.
"Shall we start now?"
“You can start anytime you are ready.”
As soon as Principal Muzel said the word "prepare", Mo Cheng's figure disappeared in an instant and arrived in front of the mage before the sound. His right hand moved from left to right, like a beheading sword, trying to cut the mage in half from the waist.
When dealing with a mage, close combat is a good choice most of the time.
The staff in the old wizard's hand inserted from top to bottom at a strange angle, and at the same time as another greatsword blocked the beheading greatsword, the staff took advantage of the recoil force to swing away, and then the old wizard used the recoil force to swing the staff in a circle, and smashed it down from top to bottom again.
Mo Cheng acted decisively and crossed his hands to block the staff. Although he was not sure how hard the staff was in the old wizard's hand, judging from the opponent's skillful physical skills, if he didn't block it, the top of his head would probably be dented a lot.
Gla!
That was the sound of bones being dislocated. The power from the staff not only blasted Mo Cheng dozens of meters away, but also left bruises on both of his hands. The place where his arm collided with the staff was not only swollen, but the internal bones were also damaged.
"The Aundair royal staff spell?"
The old wizard nodded with a smile, "When I was young, I learned some close combat skills, and I was pretty good at it. Since I entered the [Hero] level, no one dares to get close to me."
Staff techniques are a technique in which a mage uses the staff in his hand to resist the enemy when he needs to face the enemy in close combat. In fact, to put it simply, it is to use the staff in his hand as a stick and swing it directly at the person's face.
Of course, there are many versions of staff techniques. Generally, those with the royal prefix will focus on posture, etiquette and other aspects.
To some extent, this thing was used by nobles when they fought each other in a decent manner.
There was nothing special about the staff technique. What really made Mo Cheng feel paralyzed was the power of the previous attack.
The dragon pupils appeared, and through them Mo Cheng could see that the old wizard had at least ten status magic spells stationed on him for a long time, and they were all advanced versions.
"Don't look at me like that. Mages are never afraid of close combat. At least after I stabilized the [Power of the Titan], no one wants to fight me in close combat. I kind of miss the feeling of close combat. Do you want to continue?"
continue?
Mo Cheng curled his lips imperceptibly. If it was a normal eighth-tier mage, even a [Legendary] mage who had also stabilized [Power of the Titans], Mo Cheng's chances of winning would be more than 50%.
But what Mo Cheng felt just now was more than that. At least he figured out one thing.
Principal Muzer's true level is at the top of the eighth step, and is infinitely close to the ninth step.
This old guy is suppressing his own level!
