A Level 3 Mage who has mastered Rule Power possesses an overwhelming advantage when facing Level 2 and Level 1 mages.
It’s often said that Level 2 Elental Mages are notoriously difficult to kill, but in front of a Level 3 Mage, just one glance from the opponent and the Level 2 Elental Mage has nowhere to escape.
Duke was well aware of this, which is why he went to great lengths to gather the six attributes to advance to Level 2 Mage.
At least this way, he wouldn’t be easily targeted.
However, at this mont, as he personally experienced the Rule Power demonstrated by Aislyn, he felt a trace of fear within.
Duke clearly felt the sensation of Water Elental Energy Particles being completely immobilized, with no possibility of using them whatsoever.
In such a situation, for a mage of the Water Elent, it’s practically hopeless, with no chance of victory.
"Rule Power is the first great barrier on the mage’s path. Those who cross it can claim the title of High-tier Mage. Those who can’t, even if they live a thousand years, are just a slightly stronger ant."
Aislyn withdrew her gaze.
"However, that’s not the subject of today’s lesson."
She raised her hand, and the image on the screen changed again.
This ti, a list appeared, densely packed with text, arranged neatly.
"This course is called Introduction to Elent Control, and since it’s an introduction, there are introductory rules."
Aislyn turned around, her gaze sweeping across the audience.
"Four weeks later, the course will conclude. At that ti, everyone will take the assessnt."
So people in the audience slightly straightened their bodies.
"The assessnt is very simple: in a specific environnt, demonstrate your elent control ability."
She paused.
"However, the assessnt criteria are divided into two categories."
She raised a finger.
"The first category, Elental Mage."
Her gaze swept over Vera, Leon, those few students from Star Tower, and Duke.
"Within the stipulated ti, you must extract the specified type and quantity of Elental Particles from the environnt and construct a magic model below Level 2 while maintaining extraction."
"The quantity extracted determines your score’s lower limit. The completion of the magic model determines your score’s upper limit."
"The second category, Non-elental Mage."
Aislyn’s gaze swept over Morris and several young mages from the Seville Empire.
"You don’t need to extract Elental Particles. Instead, you must sense and describe the trajectory, intensity, and flow patterns of particles extracted by Elental Mages."
"The accuracy of your sensing determines your score."
For Non-elental Mages, being able to clearly sense the flow, trajectory, etc., of Elental Particles would be extrely useful in actual combat.
However, generally, Non-elental Mages don’t have very high Elental Affinity, so achieving this isn’t easy.
This course clearly aims to conduct specific training in order to master such capabilities.
"Assessnt passing basic reward: 100 contribution points."
"Regardless of whether you are an Elental Mage or a Non-elental Mage, passing the assessnt guarantees you 100 points."
The second line lit up.
"Outstanding assessnt additional reward: 50-200 contribution points."
"Outstanding standard —" She paused, "Elental Mage, it depends on how many Elental Particles you can extract from the environnt and the completion of the magic model. Extracting more than 50% of the average quantity, completing the magic model without any errors, is outstanding."
"Non-elental Mage, it depends on your sensing precision. Accurately describing the trajectory and patterns of particles extracted by over three Elental Mages, is outstanding."
The third line lit up.
"Single breakthrough reward: additional 50 contribution points."
"This reward is only for one type of person— Elental Mages who achieve 80% or more of the environnt’s extraction limit; or Non-elental Mages who can precisely predict the next extraction direction of Elental Mages."
Duke quickly calculated in his mind.
Passing the assessnt guarantees 100 points, with an outstanding additional 50-200 points, and a single breakthrough adding 50 points.
This ans the highest possible reward is 350 points.
He had previously spent 35 points enrolling in this course; if he gets the highest reward, he nets 315 points.
With a target of a thousand points a year, this course alone could complete nearly a third.
From this perspective, the requirent of at least a thousand contribution points a year is actually quite low; the majority of people should be able to achieve this, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For example, if soone enrolled in a course but failed the assessnt, then the contribution points spent on enrollnt would be wasted, along with ti.
If one fails multiple course assessnts, it could very likely result in insufficient contribution points to enroll in any courses or even to take on so tasks.
This would lead directly to a deadlock, leaving only the hope of finding a breakthrough in assessnt tasks.
Duke was also aware that achieving the highest reward isn’t easy.
Especially the single breakthrough of extracting 80% or more of the environnt’s limit, which Aislyn ntioned earlier, that Level 2 Elental Mages cannot completely utilize specific Elental Particles from the environnt.
80% of the limit value ans his control ability greatly surpasses that of his peers.
...
When the first class of Introduction to Elent Control ended, the sunlight outside the window had shifted by about one hourglass.
Aislyn put away the complex Elental Distribution diagram, her gaze sweeping the room one last ti.
"Next lesson, I will explain the interaction and transformation between Elental Particles."
She didn’t announce the end of the class, nor did anyone move.
Until she turned and left the classroom, the door silently closing behind her, the sound of exhaled breaths filled the room.
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