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After quite a while, one student finally raised his hand.
Professor Sylph glanced at her and called out her name directly: "Emma Metis, you answer this."
Emma Metis is a little girl with brown hair, a round and somewhat immature face. She looks like she's developing a bit slower than her peers, but she's taller than Diana.
She stood up a little nervously, even biting her tongue slightly. But she managed to answer fairly smoothly: "The easiest way to earn credits is to attend classes diligently; you get 10 credits for each class. If you answer the professor's questions correctly, or if you impress the professor, you can get extra credits. In addition, final exam scores can also be converted into credits, and... um, there's also magic duels!"
"Excellent! Metiska, 5 points!"
Professor Sylph clapped her hands, gesturing for her to sit down, and then added, "Answering questions correctly in class earns extra points, but if you don't pay attention, the professor..."
They also have the right to deduct corresponding credits. Furthermore, magic dueling tournaments are highly valued at St. Marian Academy; they can bring a large number of credits to each academy! As for how to participate in dueling tournaments, your dueling instructors will tell you. Now, let's begin class. Open your *Elementary Summoning Guide*.
……
"Miss Know-It-All?"
Dark glanced at Emma's back again and realized that she must be the last member of the main trio.
However, Emma's fluffy brown hair and the lingering plumpness on her face failed to arouse his interest.
Dak neither wanted to have any contact with them nor felt the need to deliberately avoid them.
In particular, the female lead's appearance didn't appeal to him.
Next, Professor Sylph began to teach the most basic summoning spells.
Summoning is a technique based on magic cards that can summon various things such as spirits, items, and potions sealed within magic cards.
It is said that there are even deeper levels of summoning techniques, such as sacrificial summoning, fusion summoning, ritual summoning, and reverse summoning.
Some magic cards even come with special summoning spells!
The level of proficiency in summoning spells determines how many magic cards a duelist can use within the same amount of time.
In short, if it takes you 5 seconds to cast a summoning spell, and your opponent only needs 3 seconds, he can act 2 seconds earlier than you.
If your summoning spell has a 30-second cooldown, you won't even be able to cast a third magic card within a minute.
The famous dueling master Lu Xun of Switzerland once said: "Summoning magic can determine the upper and lower limits of a duelist."
The learning task for this lesson is to use summoning magic to summon the familiars sealed in the Sorting Card.
Professor Sylph spent half an hour explaining the school rules, another half an hour teaching the basic theory of summoning magic, and finally left half an hour for the students to conduct experiments.
After confirming that the "greed" indicator had not increased, Dark attempted to summon the creature following the steps in the textbook.
Because he had previewed the material in the common room that morning, he was progressing faster than almost all the other freshmen.
Furthermore, since Sorting Cards are designed for beginners, their activation process is easier than that of regular Magic Cards.
So at around 9:00, Dark successfully summoned the familiar from the Sorting Card!
The Sorting Card is a composite magic card, very special, with extremely powerful functions.
Because the final step of creating the Sorting Card is completed by the student themselves, each student summons a different familiar using their Sorting Card.
"In the name of Dark Demon, summon the familiar!"
Sorting Cards use a special summoning spell to reduce the difficulty of summoning.
As Dark recited the incantation correctly, the magic power within him flowed into the Sorting Card through his fingertips.
The branch card thus shone brightly, attracting countless eyes.
Emma, who had also done her preparation but failed to summon the creature several times, couldn't help but look over.
Bathed in white light, Dark's fair face, handsome features, and peaceful eyes left a deep impression on Emma.
She gritted her teeth, and without even looking at what Dark had summoned, she quickly flipped through the textbook, looking for mistakes and omissions, and tried to summon again!
His competitive spirit was on full display.
……
But Dark was not at ease at this time.
He suddenly realized that the magic was flowing out faster and faster, as if the Sorting Card was actively absorbing his magic!
The magical power that had increased due to the awakening of the demon god's bloodline was almost completely depleted.
At that moment, a six-pointed star magic circle suddenly appeared on the Sorting Card!
"This is……"
It was a little devil that looked like a bat.
Moreover, not just any little devil!
Chapter 8 Darkdimon was a master of balancing work and rest.
"Is it a demon species?"
Professor Sylph had somehow appeared beside Dark, and the distinctive fragrance of the elves wafted into his nostrils, making him feel a little itchy.
Dark took a slight breath and asked in confusion, "Professor, isn't the era of the demon race over? Why can I still summon a demon?"
Professor Sylph explained in an extremely calm tone, “The familiars in the Sorting Cards are simply a type of magical spirit, strictly speaking, alchemical creations. Like golems, they are not real life forms. The so-called 'demon species' is merely a classification of magical spirits, not that they are demons. As a mage, you must learn to discern reality, explore the truth, and not be deceived by appearances. As for why you summoned a demon species, that's related to your magical power, knowledge, and personality. Furthermore, the technology of magical spirits is actually not perfect; many things are still inexplicable.”
The freshmen around him nodded as if they understood, but were not quite clear on the matter.
Only Dark asked very seriously, "Professor, what is the name of my familiar?"
Professor Sylph said sternly, "This will be your homework. Before the next summoning class begins, successfully summon your own familiar, find out their type, name, and characteristics, and write a report of about 300 words for me. Okay, Dimon gets 5 points!"
Professor Sylph then walked over to another student.
As Dak watched her retreating figure, he wondered if she didn't even know the name of this demon species.
After all, this thing is a little devilmon!
"Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy" is truly an ultimate Frankenstein's monster; it even borrowed (copied) from "Digimon"!
Even though I knew this game was a hodgepodge, I can't just copy it like this, right?
Dak felt a headache coming on.
It seems that Devimon can evolve into Myotismon?
There are too many and too complicated evolutionary branches for Digimon, and he can't remember some of them very clearly.
However, the familiars of the Sorting Card should be lower-level magical spirits. Their main function is to help their master deliver messages or send and receive letters, replacing the role of "owl".
According to the mage, the familiar's intelligence level is 2.5, slightly lower than that of a normal wild beast, and it is harmless.
Dark teased the little Devimon's head and found that its reaction was still a bit slow, perhaps because it had just been born.
The little devil has a round body, bat-like wings, three-fingered claws, and a white skull on its forehead. After looking at it for a while, it's kind of ugly-cute.
The key is that it has wings and can fly, making it a type that is quite suitable to be a familiar!
Dark quickly accepted the fact that he had summoned Impmon. After all, aren't the familiars of the Demon God imps?
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Next, Darke started glancing around erratically.
To put it nicely, it's called observing the students' progress, but in reality, it's just "daydreaming"!
Before I knew it, I had been in class for more than an hour. If I didn't take a short break to relax, I would be in trouble.
An idea gradually formed in Dak's mind.
Then it dawned on me!
Being too engrossed in studying can trigger the "greed" indicator. So, wouldn't it be the perfect solution to take breaks from studying and achieve a "work-rest balance"?
Bingo!
Dak managed to suppress his pride in time, preventing it from turning into arrogance.
Perhaps it's because of his example
There, the new students became more proactive in learning summoning magic.
Finally, Miss Know-It-All became the second to complete the familiar summoning!
……
The moment Emma successfully summoned her familiar, she didn't bother to check what kind of creature it was. Instead, she instinctively glanced back at the corner of the classroom.
Her eyes clearly showed a competitive glint, as if to say, "Look, I succeeded too!"
However, Dark's gaze only briefly touched hers before passing by, seemingly not caring about her at all.
Emma turned around, looking somewhat unhappy.
But the little familiar perched on her table quickly brought a smile back to her face.
It was a small otter with snow-white fur.
Whether it's her tiny eyes, her short limbs, or her timid posture as she rubs her cheeks and whimpers, everything about her deeply touches the little girl's heart!
……
"So it really is an otter?"
Dac had anticipated this.
The otter is sharp-witted, alert, and highly curious; it is also the guardian angel of the all-knowing Miss in the original story.
Nature is the most likely option.
"So Robert's familiar should be a hound, and Witt's familiar should be a stag?"
Dak glanced over there and saw that Robert and Witt were both scratching their heads in worry, their progress was obviously not going well.
In fact, freshmen from the Noble Academy generally summon familiars faster than freshmen from the Knight Academy.
This is the advantage of preschool education.
"Wow!"
The overly excited cry caught Dark's attention.
He discovered that Diana had also successfully summoned her familiar before get out of class ended!
That was a round-headed, iron-eating beast!
A panda, only the size of a plush toy, lay on the table, its eyes still half-closed, looking adorably silly.
"What a perfect match for her familiar..."
Dak covered his eyes.
How could the Gretbil family, the mighty Bear family of the Kingdom, produce such a fool?
Ok.
Pandas are bears too!
Diana, however, was clearly very pleased with her familiar, even lifting it above her head and spinning it around. She only stopped after being glared at by Professor Sylph.
Rose, the only one who hadn't summoned a familiar, couldn't help but become anxious.
……
The second period in the morning is on Magic Theory.
If we consider summoning spells as a method of using magic cards...
Therefore, the theory of magic is the foundational theory for the creation of magic cards.
The corresponding dueling lessons are practical combat!
Students were forbidden from summoning familiars in the academy corridors. However, some still disobeyed the rules and ran around with their familiars.
Dark ignored those people and went ahead to the magic theory classroom.
The break between classes lasts a full half hour. Lazy people waste time, while diligent people start preparing for class.
To avoid being labeled "lazy," Dark took out his textbook on magic theory, "Basic Magic Theory 1," and began to read it rather casually.
Therefore, when Emma Metis hurriedly entered the classroom, she saw someone sitting diligently and attentively in the last row by the window.
This is really not something someone from the House of Lords would do.