Little Friend

"Quiet!"

The appearance of Genao calmed the candidates' discussion. He looked calmly at all the candidates present and began to explain the rules of the First-Class Mage Examination.

"Those of you who have come here are naturally the cream of the crop in the magical world. Some of you are veterans who have been here several times, while others are newcomers taking the exam for the first time. I won't go into too much detail. To become First-Class Mage, you must pass three exams. Those who fail will be disqualified from taking the exam."

"The first test is a team battle. You will be assigned to random teams of three. The team that completes the task will advance to the next round of the test."

As Genao finished speaking, countless silver bracelets with markings appeared before the candidates. These bracelets were engraved with numbers, and candidates with bracelets bearing the same number would be grouped together.

Li Yan glanced at her bracelet, which clearly displayed the number one.

"Godfather, I've been assigned to the same group as Frieren."

Fern moved closer to Li Yan and whispered something. The number on her card was clearly number two. Frieren blinked. With Fern by her side, it seemed the first round shouldn't be too difficult. With her there, Fern could pass the round too.

"Who else is number two?" a girl with a hairstyle similar to Aura shouted in a mature tone. Dressed in a white dress and black stockings, she was exceptionally experienced, even more so than the thousand-year-old Elf Frieren.

"Here!"

Frieren and Fern waved, and the girl narrowed her eyes slightly as she walked over. "Hello, my name is Edel, a level two mage."

"Frieren, this is Fern, we came together."

Frieren gave a nonchalant introduction, and Fern nodded.

Seeing that Fern and Frieren were together, Li Yan felt relieved and began to follow the bracelet's guidance to find her teammates.

"Squad One, huh?"

Where are the members of Squad One?

Two beautiful young girls made a megaphone shape with their hands and shouted. When Li Yan saw the two girls, he was a little incredulous. According to the original plot, the two best friends should have been in a group with Frieren. He didn't expect that he would be in a group with them instead.

"Here!"

Li Yan her hand, indicating that she was going to take the First-Class Mage exam with two recent graduates. It did seem quite challenging. Zanze's connections were indeed quite effective.

"Oh, what a cute little child! Call her 'sister'!"

"I never imagined that a child could participate in the First-Class Mage exam. That's amazing!"

The two girls circled Li Yan again and again. One of them, a girl with short orange hair, reached out and gently touched Li Yan's head, clearly unable to control her restless little hand.

"My name Li Yan. Also, I'm not a child. I'm just suffering from the backlash of magic. I'm older than both of you little brats combined, so please stop touching my head."

Li Yan indifferently patted the hand of the girl with short orange hair.

"My name is Kanne, and I'm skilled in water magic. Little Li Yan, you can call me Sister Kanne. I can protect you during exams."

The girl with short orange hair was talking with a grin when she was gently patted on the head by the Noble -looking girl next to her.

"Alright, they've already said it's because of magic, so stop treating them like a child. My name is Lawine, a classmate of Kanne's, and I'm skilled in water-freezing magic and Ice Magic."

Lawine's Noble appearance instantly won Li Yan's favor. Compared to Kanne, that overly familiar and enthusiastic fool, Lawine, this rational Noble girl, seemed very opinionated.

After some self-introductions, everyone became somewhat familiar with each other. Once the groups were formed, examiner Genao officially led everyone to the competition venue.

Located in the Groß Basin of the northern great forest, this is a paradise for Monsters and a place where adventurers are wary. Now, it has become the first examination venue for the First-Class Mage exam.

At the first examination venue, Genao began announcing the details of the first test. "This forest is inhabited by a Monsters bird called the Stille. They are as fast as lightning, and your test is to capture it and imprison it in a cage. This will not only test your teamwork skills, but also your luck and strength."

"Of course, the time is set before sunset tomorrow, and all members of the team must arrive. Your area of activity will be within the Barrier Magic."

After the rules of the Genao were explained, everyone stepped forward to receive a cage to capture the Stille.

As the exam began, Li Yan used Levitation Magic to manipulate the birdcage. His first thought was to fly through the air and probe for Mana, but clearly, even after a thorough Li Yan, he found nothing.

"Li Yan, the Stille's own Mana fluctuations are very weak and difficult to detect with Mana Detection Magic. It is a kind of Monsters that is very sensitive to Mana fluctuations. Its body is as hard as steel and its speed is as fast as lightning. Therefore, it is useless to use Detection Magic to cover the entire area in the air."

Lawine, a top student, stood below the forest and called out softly. She knew all about the habits of the Stille, so Li Yan's method of searching for the Stille was wrong and ineffective.

No wonder.

Li Yan frowned as she returned to the ground, where Kanne cheerfully hugged her. "Little one, let your big sister help you pass the test."