Colin turned his head to look around.
Pale red, silver, gold—three colors shone brilliantly inside the room.
Mostly pale red dominated the scene, with just a few silver and precisely two golden hues.
Colin looked toward the two wizards representing the gold colors.
One male and one female were there.
The male had a calm complexion, standing with a natural dignity—it seemed he came from a notable background. Colin only wondered what might have led him to this situation.
The female seemed quite ordinary, perhaps only her dark skin and exotic features, which suggested she might be mixed-race, were of note.
Withdrawing his gaze, Colin silently noted these two.
The theoretical test was passed, and next was the practical application—it was his strong suit.
If there were no surprises, joining the Tin Saint School was a done deal.
And while joining the school came with many benefits, it naturally had its downsides too—for him, perhaps the biggest downside—
was handling these social niceties, or rather, factional skirmishes.
Recalling the conversation he had eavesdropped on between Allyn and Becky earlier, the internal environment of the Tin Saint School might be much more complicated than he had imagined.
But this was normal.
Where there were people, there would be factions; where there were interests, there would be conflict.
Even back in the Lap School, a small school on a remote island, it was no different. Now, in the Tin Saint School, with more people and more at stake, naturally, there were more factions and fiercer conflicts.
Colin gently exhaled.
If it weren't for his future, for the advancement to becoming an Official Wizard... he would have never wanted to step into this whirlpool.
But there was no choice, since he was here, he would have to stay—at least he had Golden Paper to rely on.
Perhaps it was working, Becky's earlier intimidation and Allyn's move to make an example of someone.
The apprentices present, although looking dispirited and even some collapsing on the spot, didn't raise any objections, and gradually, they all left.
In the end, only those who passed remained.
At a rough count, there were less than ten, only nine.
Four of them were below Advanced Apprentices, currently registering at the front. It's worth mentioning that both of the apprentices tested in gold were Advanced Wizard Apprentices.
The assessment criteria for Wizard Apprentices below Advanced were different from theirs, involving only a basic knowledge test.
They also had a basic knowledge test, but it seemed not to account for much of their total score, and the content was also less.
After a while, Allyn finally finished registering, and those who passed the test as Intermediate Wizard Apprentices switched to a feather badge.
The badge was completely white, with a total of seven feathers on either side. The foremost two feathers on the Intermediate Apprentices were silver, and the rest were white.
It was also because they needed to bind these school badges that Allyn had to register for so long.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the training ground... Intermediate Apprentices, follow along too, wait until they finish testing, and we'll assign you places," Allyn rose and led the way out.
Under his guidance, a group of them passed through the corridor and arrived at an indoor training ground of roughly four to five hundred square meters.
At this time, many Wizard Apprentices were already present on the training ground.
Colin, who was keenly observant, noticed that these Wizard Apprentices were just like the ones they had been queuing up outside with, from the smaller schools.
At a rough glance, there were at least two hundred.
The passing rate... was probably at least seventy-five percent.
Colin silently marveled; these wandering wizards with tokens were indeed just extras.
Allyn led them to a testing area in the corner.
Clad wooden targets for testing defenses, standardized Crossbow Arrows, etc., as well as a space for testing other witchcraft techniques—it was a very standard testing area.
Though it was in a corner, due to the number of testing wizards, there was still a long queue.
As they arrived, many smaller school wizards turned back to look, but upon seeing a group of Wandering Wizards, they lost interest and turned back.
The advanced Wizard Apprentice from a smaller school in front was undergoing testing, his face full of freckles quite serious at the time.
Beside him, an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice from the same school, who did not need to test, watched intently.
"Based on your theoretical exam, perform at least two kinds of witchcraft that correspond," a silver-feathered grey-robed Wizard instructed.
"Alright, sir," nodded the freckled apprentice.
He exhaled softly and raised his arm.
Swoosh!
A beam of orange-yellow light shot from his fingertips, hitting the clad wooden target not far ahead.
A burnt hole approximately the thickness of a thumb and about two or three centimeters deep appeared on the surface of the clad wooden target.
"Zeroth Rank Upper Witchcraft—Searing Ray," Colin thought grimly.
He had seen the same witchcraft performed by Berkeley when he was still a Basic Level Wizard Apprentice on Blackstone Island.
But the power... Colin frowned.
Evidently, the iron-clad wooden target used for the test was no ordinary one.
"Qualified," said the silver-feather gray-robed wizard after careful observation.
Following that, the freckled wizard demonstrated two more witchcrafts, one qualified and one excellent, successfully passing the assessment.
Seeing this, Colin grew more confident.
The practical application assessment wasn't difficult; as long as the witchcraft displayed could show the advanced knowledge assessed in the written test and the effects reached a certain standard, it would pass.
After all the small school wizard apprentices had completed their assessments, it was their turn.
Allyn stepped forward, signaling for them to begin the assessment.
A noble-looking male apprentice stepped forward first.
Perhaps it was his unusual demeanor, the surrounding small school wizards who hadn't left yet seemed to be interested, stopping to watch.
The male apprentice began his test, and quickly, unsurprisingly, passed.
However... the results were only qualified, employing three witchcrafts— one qualified, one good, and the other not qualified.
A light laugh echoed from the small school wizards.
Colin exhaled softly, no longer hesitating nor caring about the small school wizards watching on the side.
He began his assessment next.
He chose the advanced Fireball Technique and Steel Defense Field.
Boom!
The Fireball Technique, augmented by Limit Breaking for the second time, ferociously flew towards the iron-clad wooden target!
Heat spread in all directions, its momentum stunning.
Colin didn't use his full power, holding back slightly, but not too much.
This strike had already reached 90% of his full power without using the Foolishness Scepter!
Bang!
The fireball slammed into the iron-clad wooden target, creating a huge impact; even Allyn, the wizard in charge of the assessment, couldn't help but change his expression.
Such power, although not the strongest among the advanced apprentices he had seen, could at least rank in the upper tier!
The surrounding small school wizards issued a burst of exclamations; among the more than two hundred wizards who passed the written test, those who could wield such powerful witchcraft... were probably countable on two hands.
People's gazes were drawn towards him, but Colin's expression remained unchanged.
The results of the current test not only pertained to subsequent assignments but also related to the first impression he gave to everyone...
Displaying strength as much as possible while keeping some necessary trump cards and remaining reasonable had no downside.
Following that, he continued with his next witchcraft, Limit Breaking the golden Steel Armor.
Since his own Defensive Witchcraft had now upgraded to Steel Temperature Resistance Field... the golden Steel Armor was just a previous version, so he didn't hold back as much as he did with the Fireball Technique but went all out.
This naturally shocked the surrounding people again.
From the perspective of physical defense alone, the Steel Armor Colin used could possibly rank in their top five.
"Sir, I have completed my demonstrations," Colin said to Allyn after completing the Steel Armor.
The practical application assessment only required at least two witchcrafts to be demonstrated, and having achieved its purpose of showcasing his strength, he didn't plan to employ a third one.
The surrounding small school apprentices breathed a sigh of relief at this, and murmuring conversations followed.
"This wandering wizard is strong!"
"Was that the Fireball Technique? The power was indeed astonishing..."
"Glad he didn't use any other witchcraft... it would have been too exaggerated."
"Maybe he only knows these two witchcrafts, which is why he is so powerful..."
"That makes sense..."
Colin listened to the whispers around him, his face unchanged.
Allyn first looked for Colin's name on the list.
Then he raised his head and said to Colin, "Colin, congratulations, your witchcraft application assessment result is extremely excellent."
He smiled warmly, his tone gentle, a stark contrast to how he had treated the previous male apprentice, hardly even bothering to call by name.
"Thank you," Colin smiled and then walked over to the side to wait quietly.
The first male wizard who had passed the assessment was also standing quietly nearby; seeing Colin approaching, his expression was cold, giving off a highly standoffish air.
Seeing his demeanor, Colin also extinguished any desire for conversation.