Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The tester did not lose consciousness for too long. Part of the reason for his earlier arrogance was his relatively good magical power. He was just one step away from breaking through to become a beginner mage. When he regained consciousness again, he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

“How … how is this possible?” he said with a trembling voice.

He knew that the sign used to test a beginner mage used a special substance called the magic absorption jade. This mineral had a limit to the amount of magic it could absorb depending on its quality.

As the Magic Association was distributed all over the country, the quality of the magic absorption jade that was used to test a beginner mage could not be too good. However, it could at least withstand spells that were equivalent to intermediate mages with power below level 80.

In the end, it was destroyed by this old man who claimed to be here to restore his identity as a beginner mage with a casual fireball!

“You…”

The tester walked to Andrew’s side with some trepidation. In his eyes, this old man was now simply unfathomable. He did not even dare to say another word, afraid that his previous attitude would provoke this person to kill him.

That spell just now could be considered to be one of the most powerful spells even among intermediate spells!

Yet, the tester had just offended him like that. Now, he was already feeling very sorry for having taunted this powerful man earlier. He wished he could travel back in time to slap himself in the face.

When Andrew saw this scene from the side, he knew what the tester was thinking. He could not be bothered with the other party’s attitude of wanting to curry favor but not daring to. He said coldly, “How is it? I’ve passed, right?”

“Of course … you … passed!”

The tester trembled as he pressed his handprint. Then, he took out a badge from the box that popped up and handed it to Andrew.

“This is your proof of being a beginner mage,” the tester said timidly.

Meanwhile, Andrew nodded his head calmly. The badge on his palm outlined a shape similar to a flame, representing the fire element. At the same time, there was a tiny diamond inlaid at the bottom, proving the identity of a beginner mage.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Andrew said this calmly, frightening the tester. Then, he left the room without looking back.

Although he had already become a beginner mage, it would still take a day or two to enter the information. At this time, he could not immediately borrow books from the Association, so Andrew decided to go home to rest.

Seeing that Andrew had left, the tester sat there for a long time before he came back to his senses with cold sweat.

“I can’t believe that he didn’t do anything to me…”

He was in disbelief. Then, as if he had just woken up from a dream, he quickly walked to the equipment in the testing room and took out a photo of the magic crystals being used.

He jogged to another Mage Tower and went up to an office on the top floor, where the vice president of the Magic Association was located.

…

“What’s the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?”

Lanza was holding a cup of coffee in his hand. He leisurely used a quill to write and draw on the table, preparing to complete a related thesis on the special application of water elements after purification.

At this moment, he realized that his nephew was running over in a panic.

“Didn’t I tell you to think twice before doing anything? Don’t get too excited,” Lanza criticized unhappily.

As for his nephew, who was also Andrew’s previous tester, he cried out in fear.

“Uncle, we have an extremely terrifying beginner mage!”

“What?”

Lanza was stunned. He took the photographic crystal from the tester’s hand and injected magic power into it. A scene instantly appeared in front of his eyes.

It was Andrew who snapped his fingers casually. Then, a dazzling fireball appeared and smashed fiercely at the target. Below it was an explosion. The target and everything around it were destroyed!

“This is…”

Lanza’s eyes widened, and then he looked at his nephew in disbelief.

“You call this a beginner mage! This is an intermediate mage, okay? Are you out of your mind?”

Lanza could tell at a glance that the speed and power of the fireball were inconceivable!

That seemingly weathered old man had been cultivating in the intermediate mage realm for many years! Only then could he possess such a level of power.

“An ordinary intermediate mage would not be able to cause such damage and destruction so easily!”

“Then…then what should we do? I seem to have offended him a little earlier.”

The tester was scared out of his wits when he heard that.

He did not make any sense and recounted the process of how he had offended him earlier.

Lanza, on the other hand, only frowned. He pondered and then comforted him.

“It’s alright. That old man doesn’t seem to be someone who holds grudges.”

“Don’t worry, go back and rest first.”

The vice president of the Magic Association coaxed his nephew away with a few words, but he had other thoughts in mind.

“This mage is so powerful! I wish I could have his friendship, even at the expense of my nephew!”

He pondered, then thought for a while and took the call. He contacted the President of the Magic Association who was out, he also sent the video content to him using the video transmission machine.

To Lanza’s surprise, the call did not go through.

Instead, there was a response from the transmission machine first. It was the president himself.

“Try to win that old man over at all costs!”

“Does the president think so highly of him?”

Lanza was stunned. He left his office and went to the testing site to search for information. He found a resume of Andrew.

He looked at Andrew’s experience and fell into deep thought.

“He broke through to become a beginner mage at the age of 40. Then, he was seriously injured in the war.”

“Recently, he fell back to the realm of a magic apprentice. He’s 100 years old.”

Lanza was stunned. He was a little confused.

According to his deduction, this old man had broken through to the realm of an intermediate mage many years ago. However, he did not know why his resume did not match at all!

“For what reason has this person been hiding his strength?”

The vice president pondered, but he could not come up with an answer.

…

On the other side, after Andrew finished his dinner and was about to return to the study to cultivate, he suddenly received an unexpected phone call.

“You want me to become a Fellow of the Magic Association?”

He asked over the phone.

The other party was the vice president, Lanza, and his tone was very respectful.

“I know that you’ve been hiding your strength. You have your reasons, so we would never bother you unless our Magic Association was in trouble. What do you think?”

He offered a rather tempting condition.

“Moreover, compared to the other Fellows, your treatment will not be any less,” Lanza said.

Subconsciously, Andrew wanted to reject him. In his life in the army, he had been oppressed by the relationship between superiors and subordinates, so he had no intention of joining the official organization. However, he did not reject him.

‘I always wanted to borrow the books in the Magic Association. If I became a Fellow, I would be able to find more information than an ordinary beginner mage.’

‘Moreover, although my cultivation speed is already unbelievably fast, the magic power in the air is ultimately limited. If I join the Association, I might be able to obtain more resources.’

‘In addition, only need to lend a helping hand when the Association is in danger. It’s very likely that I’ll be able to enjoy the benefits for free, and won’t have to pay anything. From the looks of it, it seems that I’ll earn quite a bit.’

Andrew analyzed it carefully and felt that the best way was to agree.

Thus, he spoke quietly, “Since the Magic Association is so sincere, how can I not agree?”

“That’s great.”

When Lanza was about to speak, Andrew interrupted him again.

“Let’s talk about the benefits and remuneration first..”