Chapter 385: Rules of the Metamorphosis Trial
“Woo woo—”
The sound of steam jetting echoed continuously in the air, and the steel train, enveloped by steam spirits, swiftly moved on the tracks like it was traversing through clouds.
At this moment, nine hours had passed since Jia Na boarded the magic steam train. In these nine hours, the train had already left the vast, snow-covered frozen tundra of the Turin Wizard Gathering Place and entered a long, narrow tunnel through the mountains.
Thump, thump, thump—
“Hello, your meals have arrived.”
“Please come in.”
As the carriage door was pushed open, a train attendant pushing a dining cart placed two meal boxes on the small table inside the carriage.
“Enjoy your meal, and goodbye.”
It wasn’t until the carriage door was closed again that Jia Na, half-reclining on the soft berth, took off her Wizard hood.
“Hmph, being a public figure is truly exhausting.”
Watching Jia Na’s smooth and practiced movements to conceal herself, Gavin-Tuer, who had been observing the entire time, couldn’t help but praise her.
“You get used to it.”
Because the train had entered the mountain tunnel, even with the overhead light on, the environment inside the carriage was still a bit dim.
“This tunnel is about fifty kilometers long. I heard that the longest tunnel in the Wizard World currently is the deep-sea tunnel leading to Atlantis, which is thousands of kilometers long.”
While Gavin-Tuer sighed at the pitch-black tunnel outside the window, she didn’t forget to cast a Shining Spell with her wand to make it easier for them to eat.
“The deep-sea tunnel was, after all, jointly built by Atlantis and Sky City over several years. The research and development costs alone were countless. Today’s train meal looks good.”
“It is good, but a bit salty.”
Jia Na and Gavin-Tuer had both ordered creamy tomato-flavored bolognese, and apart from being a bit too salty, the taste was quite good.
“Oh, right, when you went to the restroom just now, Professor McGonagall’s messenger came to deliver a message, telling us to go to her carriage at eight o’clock tonight.”
“Does that include me?”
Hearing Jia Na’s words, Gavin-Tuer, who wasn’t very familiar with Lilith-Meg, couldn’t help but feel a bit flattered.
“The messenger didn’t specify, so I assumed it meant for us to go together.”
“Alright.”
As the magic steam train continued its journey, it wasn’t long before it successfully passed through the mountain tunnel and entered a rocky landscape interwoven with strong winds and heavy rain. Looking at the purple lightning flashing outside the window, Jia Na, who had been eating her bolognese, couldn’t help but stop.
“This world is truly dangerous—”
The apocalyptic rain scene outside the window had already ended an hour ago. At this moment, outside the train window, apart from the night sky covered by dark clouds, there were countless rocks standing on both sides of the track.
“Thump, thump, thump—”
At exactly eight o’clock in the evening, Jia Na and Gavin-Tuer promptly knocked on the door of Lilith-Meg’s carriage room.
“Come in.”
After receiving permission from the room’s occupant, Jia Na pushed open the door.
“Professor, you sent for us.”
“Yes, find a place to sit.”
Because it was night, and the lights in the carriage room were all orange-toned, even with the lights on, Lilith-Meg’s room didn’t look very bright.
“There’s only milk in the room. If you’re thirsty, you can get it from the refrigerator yourself.”
“Thank you, Professor.”
Since the two entered the room, Lilith-Meg had not once looked up, remaining seated at her desk, continuously copying something onto a parchment with a quill.
After a moment, Lilith-Meg finally stopped writing, raising her head to look at Jia Na and Gavin-Tuer, who were already seated on the sofa.
“My purpose in calling you here this time is nothing else; I merely wish to inform you of some trial-related information in advance.”
With that, the parchment in front of Lilith-Meg directly split into two, flying towards Jia Na and Gavin-Tuer respectively.
“The papers contain some assessment rules and information about past years’ trials for the Metamorphosis Trial and Wizard Invention. You can take a look first.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Na took the parchment in front of her and began to read.
“So many words—”
The moment Jia Na picked up the parchment, the dense text on it made her frown, but she quickly and skillfully cast Reading Magic on the parchment, directly speed-reading the content with her mental power.
And Gavin-Tuer, who was beside her, naturally followed suit, also casting Reading Magic.
“This is—”
As Jia Na’s reading progressed past the halfway point, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.
Because, on this parchment, in addition to the rules of the Metamorphosis Trial and related content from previous years’ trials, there was actually some personal information about certain “Wizard Apprentices.” “Are these people all apprentices participating in this year’s Metamorphosis Trial?”
Lilith-Meg seemed to have heard Jia Na’s thoughts, and before the two could finish reading the content on the parchment, she added a remark midway.
“Oh, and Jia Na, the document you have also contains information about new apprentices who have recently emerged in the field of Metamorphosis in recent years. You can pay special attention to them.”
Hearing Lilith-Meg’s words, Jia Na nodded.
“So it’s the personal information of ‘star participating apprentices’—”
As the saying goes, know yourself and your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles.
From the descriptions of these “star participating apprentices” on the parchment, Jia Na learned that these individuals all came from large Wizard Gathering Places and were Wizard Apprentices who frequently appeared in various “Metamorphosis competitions.”
Especially several Wizard Apprentices who were highlighted, in addition to their excellent Metamorphosis Talent, also possessed outstanding Wizard Talent.
It could be said that if these individuals also participate in the Metamorphosis Trial this year, Jia Na’s competitive pressure will be exceptionally high.
“Alright, you should have finished reading the content above. Before we get to the main topic, I need to understand your true skill level in advance… especially yours, Jia Na.”
After all, the Metamorphosis Trial is different from Wizard Invention. Metamorphosis not only tests your personal Metamorphosis ability but also additionally tests your ability to cope with different scenarios when entering a Metamorphosis state—”
From the rules of the Andrew-Gamp Metamorphosis Trial described on the parchment, as well as the descriptions of various assessment models from previous years, Jia Na understood that the trial examiners had many dimensions for scoring participating apprentices.
In addition to the Wizard Apprentice’s personal mastery of Metamorphosis details, there was also the Wizard Apprentice’s survival, and even combat ability, in various harsh scenarios when entering a Metamorphosis state.
