Selected Together!

"Linley!"

At this moment, the bald man responsible for recording finally called out Linley's name.

"Relax, you are a formal magus now."

Doering Cowart chuckled casually from the side.

"Linley, good luck!"

Moke and Hillman both cheered Linley on.

"Mm!"

Linley nodded, placing the little Shadowmouse Bebe, who had been in his arms, into Moke's embrace.

He then walked straight ahead and placed his hand upon the crystal ball.

Linley should have super-grade elemental affinity for earth and wind, and medium-grade for fire, Moke muttered to himself while watching Linley step forward.

Sure enough.

As Linley placed his hand on the crystal ball, it suddenly erupted with dazzling earthy-yellow and cyan light, illuminating almost the entire hall.

Within the earthy-yellow and cyan radiance, there were also faint traces of red light mixed in.

This scene immediately shocked the nobles present.

Even the teachers from the various magic academies, who had maintained their composure until now, cast their gazes over.

"Earth and wind elemental affinity: super-grade! Fire elemental affinity: medium-grade!"

The bald man responsible for recording shouted excitedly, his voice cracking for the first time.

Super-grade elemental affinity—this was the first one today!

It might even be the only one in this entire batch!

Linley was also taken aback.

He hadn't known before that his wind affinity was also super-grade.

Doering Cowart, standing beside him, had reminded him to hold on a bit longer in the magic formation, as he didn't know much about wind-style magic.

"Super-grade elemental affinity! Moke, your brother Linley has super-grade elemental affinity!"

Beside Moke, Hillman grabbed his arm and shook it in excitement.

"Uncle Hillman, I saw it." Moke smiled helplessly.

"Quiet!"

The bald man let out another low shout, causing the hall to fall silent once more.

Following this, Linley entered the light-style magic formation to test his spiritual energy.

Just as in the original story, his spiritual energy was eighteen times that of his peers!

"Hiss!"

"A genius! A peerless genius!"

The bald old man was stunned, and even the priest walked over.

The teacher from the Ernst Institute presented an invitation letter under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

At this moment, Linley became the focus of the entire venue.

Consequently, Moke and Hillman were also frequently scrutinized by the crowd.

"Good heavens, am I dreaming? Linley was accepted by the Ernst Institute?"

Hillman held the admission letter, his eyes wide with shock.

He was trembling with excitement.

"Brother, it's your turn. Good luck!" Linley was much calmer, as he already had an idea of what to expect.

He took Bebe back from Moke's arms and gave Moke a small, encouraging fist pump.

"Right, right, right! Moke, you do your best too!"

Hillman snapped out of it and laughed loudly, "Moke, you had better join the Ernst Institute as well, so you two brothers can attend school together!"

He was so excited he was almost incoherent.

"They are brothers? Both entering the Ernst Institute?"

The bald man chuckled.

The probability of that was lower than finding a Saint-level magical beast's core on the side of the road.

However, perhaps because Linley had been accepted by the Ernst Institute, the bald man remained quite amiable and did not scold Hillman for his loud outburst.

"Alright, place your hand on the crystal ball," the bald man said with a smile.

Moke nodded and placed his hand upon it.

"That brat, his younger brother was admitted to the Ernst Institute, so he's probably used up all the family's luck. He likely has no chance of becoming a mage!"

"Right, he definitely doesn't have a chance to become a mage!" some nobles in the distance whispered to each other.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, the crystal ball, which had been dim and lusterless, suddenly erupted with a brilliant radiance so intense it made people struggle to keep their eyes open.

Furthermore, that brilliant radiance was actually composed of several different colors.

"Good heavens!"

The priest who had been sitting in the main seat subconsciously stood up and walked down.

His face was full of shock, his hands trembling slightly, as he announced in astonishment: "Earth, water, fire, wind, light, darkness, thunder!"

"All... all-element magic affinity at the super grade?!"

"My Holy Union has actually produced a peerless genius with super-grade affinity for all magic elements?"

The priest looked at Moke in shock, while the youth still wore a puzzled expression, seemingly unaware of just how astonishing this occurrence was.

"All-element magic affinity at the super grade?"

Not far away, Hillman, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation, let out a startled cry.

"That's great, as expected of my brother!" Linley also clenched his fists in excitement.

"This kid..." Beside Linley, Doering Cowart, appearing in his soul state, was also too shocked to speak.

For the moment, he could only stare blankly at Moke.

In his thousands of years of life, he had never seen anyone with super-grade affinity for all elements!

"Good, very good!"

The priest was excited: "Moke, please enter the magic circle to undergo the spiritual energy test."

He said kindly: "Your affinity talent is very high; as long as your spiritual energy meets the standard, you will be qualified to enter the Ernst Institute to study."

"Alright!"

Moke nodded and stepped into the magic circle.

Although he didn't want this situation to happen, he knew he couldn't hide it.

After all, Moke did not know any methods to conceal magic element affinity.

Since the affinity cannot be hidden... Moke entered the magic circle.

Under the expectant and nervous gazes of the crowd, his legs soon went weak and he collapsed.

"Sigh!"

The priest, who had been watching Moke closely, couldn't help but let out a sigh: "Your spiritual energy is only eight times that of your peers."

"Only eight times?"

Linley and Hillman both blinked, feeling a bit nervous.

"Only eight times? That can't be right, can it?" A wise light flickered in Doering Cowart's eyes.

Although spiritual energy was hidden within the body, even he, a Saint-level expert, could not see through it.

But having been in contact with Moke for so long, he understood him quite well.

This youth's spiritual energy was definitely more than eight times that of his peers!

He is hiding his true strength. Why is he hiding it? Doering Cowart immediately became deeply interested.

"Eight times?"

"Super-grade affinity for all magic elements, yet spiritual energy only eight times that of his peers?"

The admissions teacher from the Ernst Institute, who had been full of anticipation, was also somewhat disappointed.

He had thought he might recruit the most outstanding student of the year.

However, super-grade affinity for all magic elements was still enough to join their Ernst Institute.

"Moke, I, the Ernst Institute, sincerely invite you to become one of us."

The teacher smiled and comforted him: "Although your spiritual energy is not high, your affinity is very high, meaning the time you spend refining magic power will be much shorter than others.

As long as you are willing to work hard, you will have the opportunity to become a high-level mage in the future."

"Thank you, teacher, I am willing to join!" Moke took the invitation letter, his face showing a hint of disappointment, as if he hadn't expected such a large discrepancy.

Done!

He smiled inwardly; everything was going according to plan.

"Yes, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is still a chance to become a high-level mage."

The priest also smiled and offered comfort; he had certainly seen something new today.

Although the youth's spiritual energy was not high, his super-grade affinity for all magic elements was worth reporting; perhaps the higher-ups would make an exception and recruit him into the Radiant Church.

"Many thanks, Priest." Moke also thanked the priest.

Afterward, he walked over to the side of Hillman and Linley.

Linley's face flushed red with excitement, even happier than if he had been the one admitted to the Ernst Institute: "This is great, brother! We can go to school together!"

"Moke, Linley, you have both become students of the Ernst Institute!"

Hillman said excitedly: "I think Lord Hogg will be absolutely thrilled!"

"Right, let's hurry back and tell Father!" Linley's eyes lit up as well.

"Yes, let's go home!"

Moke also chuckled.