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The competition of the 19th activity week
Students from the Department of Magic demonstrated their ability to contract magical beasts and their dazzling magical combinations. The Department of Martial Arts set up an arena to perform hand-to-hand combat. The various demonstrations, mostly related to combat, were all magnificent and dazzling. Even the Alchemy Department, apart from the Weapon Forging Class, produced mostly combat-related items, such as magic shields and burning potions.
In the first two days of the event, citizens flocked to Kane to participate in this grand occasion. Some were even commoners who had traveled from far away, as this was the most prestigious Kane Royal Magic Academy on the continent.
Perhaps the students they once gave roses to, the children they once talked to, will become the most famous magicians, swordsmen, and alchemists on the continent in the future!
At first, people flocked to the Ministry of Magic and the Martial Arts Department. The magic demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic were amazing, especially the sparks created by the magic class using light magic, which were incredibly beautiful (Gods above, in some people's eyes, using magic to create beauty is noble, while only using magic to do low-level things like cooking is vulgar).
The martial arts demonstration was exhilarating, and gradually, people began to move towards the alchemy department.
Hmm, what happened in the Alchemy Department?
"My goodness, the kids in the weapon-refining class are amazing!"
The rich, fragrant aroma of food filled the air, and the bottom of the magic pot made a "popping" sound, perfectly matching the dancing pieces of meat. The stewed, tender monster meat tempted the people who came to participate in the event.
The Ministry of Magic will naturally showcase magic, and the Martial Arts Department will naturally showcase weapons. However, alchemically crafted combat items, no matter how powerful, are mostly auxiliary items. So, which better showcases piano skill: a piano accompaniment or a piano solo?
The Alchemy Department's strength lies in innovation. For example, the students in the Weapon Forging Class created an automatic cooking magic pot.
The bottom of the magic pot is engraved with a fire magic circle on the outside, relying on a fire magic core or fire magic crystal for energy, while the bottom inside is engraved with an automatic stirring array.
The pot is engraved with measurements, and the handle of the magic pot has different buttons to control different foods: meat, grains, and vegetables.
On the other side of the pot, there is a box-like object for holding seasonings. The seasonings are placed into the box, and when you press the button, the magic pot will automatically add seasonings from the box to the pot according to the different foods you are cooking and the amount of food. Once the food is cooked, the magic pot will automatically stop cooking.
Gods above, this simple and easy-to-use magic pot is simply a kitchen killer, an essential item for cooking novices, and a must-have for home and travel!
The magic pot from the weapon-refining class completely surprised everyone. Coupled with Annie's little secret for adding seasonings, the food cooked in the magic pot was perfect in color, aroma, and taste. This was truly a sensation. On the first and second days, the students in the weapon-refining class were practically surrounded by a sea of red roses, and were extremely busy.
But Annie had no idea about any of this. While her classmates were busy serving food to the visiting commoners, Annie went back to her dormitory to sleep. Heaven knows she had been working on the magic pot for several days straight without sleep!
"Wow, this is truly a masterpiece of God!"
"Oh, my dear children, how did you come up with such a clever idea!"
"Oh, if we had a pot like this, Old Green could cook for himself when I'm not home, but when he is."
The common people praised the invention highly, and some even asked to buy the recipe for the magic pot.
Gods above, this invention already had an exclusive operating right held by someone—Joyce's family.
Although the pot was the result of everyone's hard work, it wouldn't have been possible to make it successfully without Joyce pouring in large quantities of materials. The scrap room of the weapon-refining class was piled high with failed magic pots.
The two key contributors to the creation of the magic pot were Joyce and Annie. When Annie looked at the piles of ingredients being thrown away with a heavy heart, she couldn't bear to ask Joyce for a cut of her recipe.
Neither the students in the weapon-refining class nor Annie anticipated that this magic pot would later become such a bestseller on the continent; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have agreed so easily. But that's another story.
On the third day, it was the White Rose expert team's turn to visit the campus. Unlike the first and second days, the situation was quite different. The experts had some complaints about the magical beast smell lingering in the air.
"Children, you are very clever. However, I think you should invent more alchemical tools to aid in combat, so that you can make a greater contribution to this country." These were the words of a plump noblewoman.
"Yes, it was through fighting that the great Queen Catherine won peace for Kane."
Most nobles agreed, while only a few sighed inwardly.
It seems that everyone has forgotten that Queen Catherine not only brought peace to the country, but also led the alchemists to create many convenient alchemical devices for the home, such as magic fans. However, as time goes by, people remember the queen's magical talent more, and only remember that she was once the most dazzling Rose Queen on the continent of Gerson.
The weapon-refining class only obtained a small number of white roses.
When Annie woke up refreshed from her nap, the results were already out: the weapon crafting class won the Red Rose Team title, and the magic class won the White Rose Team title.
The class cheered and hugged each other. Looking at her excited classmates and thinking about how her hard work had been recognized, Annie couldn't help but feel excited too. For the first time, she felt like she belonged in this group.
If the students in the weapon-forging class were as strong as those in the martial arts department, they would have been unable to resist tossing Annie and Joyce into the air. The students hugged them with all their might, and by the gods, Annie was almost suffocated.
Finally, someone accidentally tossed Abag into the air, and as if they had discovered something fun, everyone took turns tossing him up, the poor Abag being tossed up repeatedly to express their joy.
Abag was so dizzy and nauseous from being thrown around that it kept calling for help from Annie. Annie squeezed through the crowd trying to snatch the poor Abag back, but the other students took her actions as a celebration and joined in the jostling, wrinkling their school uniforms and messing up their hair, but the laughter continued.
The weapon-refining class's extravagant celebration drew the scorn of some students.
"It's nothing more than receiving the title of Red Rose from a commoner, what's so special about that!" Lily said haughtily.
"That's right, that's right, humph, our Light Magic class has earned the White Rose title, and we didn't yell and shout like this. They have no manners at all."
It's no wonder others think that way. The students in the weapon-refining class were howling like wolves and howling like ghosts, completely lacking any semblance of decorum. Gods above, this is the culmination of the weapon-refining class's hard work.
As a department with a large number of students, the Alchemy Department has often been suppressed by the Magic Department and the Martial Arts Department. It is normal for the students of the Weapon Forging Class to be happy after finally winning the Rose title. Even the head of the Weapon Forging Department, Luca, tacitly approved of the class's celebration.
Basically, the Alchemy Department rarely participates in the Rose Warriors competition. Most Alchemy Department students treat today as the end of the event. However, some students who signed up quickly calmed down after their initial excitement and prepared for tomorrow's battle. Joyce was one of them.
Since Joyce received Anne's advice, he hasn't really shown up except for throwing out materials for everyone to make magic pots. Like Anne, he only appeared today.
Joyce, a nobleman and quite wealthy man, had his own alchemy laboratory in Kane, where he hid and tinkered with some unknown things.
Along the way, Joyce came to ask Anne questions several times. Anne was so confused by the magic pot that she didn't know what kind of crazy ideas she had given Joyce. She guessed they weren't normal suggestions. Gods above, if Joyce did anything crazy, it was definitely not her fault!
The battle for the Rose Warriors has finally begun. Our protagonist, Annie, didn't participate because she thought her strength was only that of a novice mage.
A level one magic skill is pure; according to the magic level classification on the continent, it's roughly equivalent to the second stage of beginner magic.
In the continent of Gerson, magician ranks are divided into apprentice magician, junior magician, senior magician, archmage, and holy archmage. Junior magicians are further divided into three levels, and intermediate magicians are also divided into three levels.
In other words, Annie's strength is still quite low, which is why she doesn't want to be cannon fodder on the field. Besides, what kind of meaning would it be for someone from the Alchemy Department to participate in the competition using magic? Alchemy tools are available, and by the gods, this kind of thing should be left to a spendthrift like Joyce!
The preliminary rounds were rather boring, as they were held simultaneously in many small venues. Around the small competition venues, there were only a few groups of relatives and friends who came to cheer on the contestants.
Since Joyce was the only student from the weapon-refining class to participate, the entire class turned out to cheer him on. This was also thanks to his popularity in the class. As a result, the entire venue was packed with students from the class. From a distance, the scene was quite impressive, making people wonder if the competition was really that exciting.
As it turned out, Joyce deserved the immense attention.
Joyce's first opponent was a burly level 3 swordsman, who was also a newcomer.
According to the ranking system of the Gerson Continent, swordsmen are ranked as follows: Apprentice Swordsman, Level 1 Swordsman, Level 2 Swordsman, Level 3 Swordsman, Level 4 Swordsman, Iron Swordsman, Bronze Swordsman, Silver Swordsman, Gold Swordsman, and Sword Saint.
Among them, level four swordsmen begin to develop battle aura, silver warriors fully form battle aura armor, gold swordsmen can materialize their battle aura, and knights are similar.
The dividing line between mages is the high-level mage, while the dividing line between swordsmen and knights is the silver swordsman.
So, Joyce's opponent wasn't too strong, but he wasn't too weak either. So, with the gods above, could the frail Joyce win against the burly warrior?
May the gods bless him!