Magic!

Chapter 5 5. Subway

Russell's eyes briefly scanned the students in the auditorium, trying to find candidates who might become his allies in the future.

Those new students who lacked distinctive appearance and unrecognizable temperament were all regarded as passerby NPCs by Russell.

Based on his many years of experience as a "player", the recognition of important characters who can intersect with the fate of the protagonist (Russell) in the future must be higher than average.

Soon, Russell's eyes stopped on a boy in the auditorium.

He has a Chinese face, he looks cheerful and familiar, with a fox-like cunning frown on his eyebrows, and he is talking to another blond candidate passing by in the back row:

"Brother, your native language is English, right? Let me ask you a question. Do you like medium-rare steak, medium-rare steak, six-rare steak, or medium-rare steak?"

“Squeak, squeak, wrong, squeak, squeak.”

The academy's spell translation barrier was temporarily stuck.

Steak doneness is not a number, but several different English words, usually translated as, one done, three done, five done, seven done and well done. What Subway said was obviously not easy to translate and caused serious trouble for the translation barrier.

Yes, this classmate is very academic... Russell secretly praised him.

Russell immediately sat in the empty seat next to the boy who asked the question. He felt that this classmate had a good temperament and a promising future.

Has the potential to become a funny character!

"Hello friends, what do you call me? My name is Russell." Russell took the initiative to greet the boy in front of him.

"Subway." The boy blurted out.

The name is very recognizable, he must be an important character... Russell nodded, not caring whether it was his real name.

Because names have a certain mystical effect, many students will deliberately use pseudonyms when enrolling to avoid some curses and spells based on their names.

But Russell didn't care about this. Anyway, the pseudonym will have a mystical connection with the ontology, and the difference from the real name is very small.

…

Russell and Subway had a nice chat for a while.

From the conversation, Russell learned that Subway was slightly older than him and was also Chinese. He came from the Sai family, a family of alchemists along the southeastern coast.

Subway knows a lot more about the Academy than Russell does. He also mentioned that an old friend of his was studying in the first year of the college, majoring in the "Psychic and Illusion Department".

In comparison, Russell's family background is much more ordinary——

He comes from an ordinary family that has nothing to do with the supernatural world, and has no support from any magical family or secret society.

After learning about Russell’s family background, Subway did not mean any discrimination and reminded him earnestly:

"Russell, if a candidate like you from an ordinary family can successfully enter the school, you must pay more attention.

"In the college, there are many people who form gangs and associations - with various names, such as so-and-so fraternity/sorority, so-and-so society, so-and-so club, so-and-so association.

"After enrolling in school, don't mess with those forces. Most of them claim to be social elites and are very vengeful!

“If you come from an ordinary family, it’s best to find a gang to join and gain protection.

"My old friend was bullied many times by a gang called the 'White Wolf Club' because he did not join any force."

After hearing this, Russell frowned: "Why does the academy tolerate the existence of these forces?"

Subway was slightly suspicious and seemed surprised that Russell would ask such a question.

Just as he was about to explain, he heard a layer of majestic sound ringing in the air, as if coming from infinite heights.

"The exam will start in 10 minutes. All candidates are asked to find a partner and form a team of two. Candidates who have not formed a team when the exam officially starts will be automatically assigned a partner."

Will this year's admissions exam be passed in a two-person team? Russell seemed to understand something.

——The college’s entrance exams are conducted in different ways every year and are completely confidential.

"Do you still need to form a team in this year's exam?" Subway was a little surprised and turned to Russell, "Uh, Russell, how about the two of us working together?"

As soon as Subway finished speaking, before Russell could agree, he felt someone tap his shoulder from behind and quickly turned his head.

The candidate in the back is a young man with white hair, exuding an evil and unruly temperament.

The white-haired teenager smiled evilly:

"Hey, Subway in front of you, I just heard you introduce yourself. You are from the Sai family, right? I think you are quite interesting.

"It just so happens that my little brother doesn't know where to sit. How about giving you a chance to team up with me during the exam later?"

Subway had agreed to team up with Russell. When he heard someone inviting him, he suddenly turned his head and said without hesitation:

"Okay, okay, I'll team up with you.

"Sorry, Russell, please find another teammate."

Russell had no problem with that.

He comes from an ordinary family and has not been exposed to the extraordinary world for a long time. On the surface, he is definitely not a good teammate.

Russell can basically guess the direction of the next plot development:

It's probably a standard plot of quitting the team. When he comes back with a slap in the face within 5 chapters, Subway will regret not forming a team with him.

The next second, he heard the white-haired young man say to Subway with a smile:

"Oh, by the way, I'm afraid you don't know who I am.

"Have you ever heard of Arctic Wolf, the boss of the White Wolf Club? He is my brother!

"Just call me Bai. Follow me and I'll make sure you can pass the level easily.

"After you enroll, I will take you to meet the seniors of our White Wolf Club. If you behave well, you might be honored to become a member of our White Wolf Club."

After hearing what the other party said, Subway's expression changed slightly, his attitude changed 180 degrees, and he smiled and rejected the candidate whose pseudonym was "Bai":

"Oh, forget it, thank you for your kindness."

He turned to Russell again and said:

"Russell, let's team up."

This campus gang called "White Wolf Club" and his brother have a bad reputation. Well, the one who bullied his old friend at Subway! He tried to woo Subway, but was rejected?

Russell's thoughts were rising and falling, and he probably understood what happened.

"Subway. What the hell do you mean?" Bai looked angrily, staring at Subway who suddenly changed his attitude.

Subway smiled apologetically:

"No, no, you can find someone else. I just remembered that I had promised to form a team with the classmate Russell next to me, and it would not be good to suddenly go back on it... Russell, don't you think so?"

Subway winked desperately at Russell.

"Yes." Russell also nodded.

"So that's it..." Bai smiled.

Then, Bai's expression suddenly changed, he stood up suddenly, and picked up Subway's collar:

"Do you think I'm a fool? Your attitude changed when you heard my brother's name.

"What the hell do you mean? Look down on my brother, look down on our White Wolf Club?"

Just when Russell was hesitating whether to help, he heard Bai pointing at himself and saying:

"Team up with this guy? Don't think I didn't hear what you were chatting about just now. He comes from a guy's family and has been exposed to the extraordinary world for less than a year."

Ba Lao is a scornful term for ordinary people without supernatural powers. Sometimes it is also used to refer to extraordinary people who were born into ordinary families. It’s a word Russell just learned during his conversation with Subway.

It was this familiar plot routine again, my abnormal physique took effect... Russell covered his face.

He turned around and corrected the white-haired candidate:

"Wrong, it's less than a month, specifically 29 days."

The corners of Bai's mouth twitched, as if he was provoked, and he stared at Russell fiercely for a few seconds.

Immediately afterwards, Bai realized that carrying the Subway like this would easily attract the attention of people around him, so he put the Subway down again and sat back in his seat.

Returning to his seat, Bai couldn't help but reflect on why he had become so impulsive just now, as if he was desperately trying to create conflicts.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he said in a harsh tone:

"Subway, you don't really think that any bullshit can pass the college's admissions exam, do you?

"And even if you pass, if your grades are poor, you won't get a few college coins. I don't need to say how important college coins are to future college life!

"Just to make me feel disgusted, you would team up with a random guy who definitely has no future?"

Hearing Bai insulting him, Russell didn't even look back and replied:

"Isn't there really any amoeba that thinks it's any difficult for a guy like me to pass the admissions exam with high scores?"

Who is afraid of whom!

At worst, I'll find Professor Black Amber and use the back door myself!

Russell added in his mind.

Suddenly, a large number of profane words and various kind calls for relatives came from behind the seat.

Russell didn't refute, just listened quietly.

After the yelling and cursing behind the seats subsided, Subway apologized to Russell and said:

"I'm sorry, Russell, for causing you to suffer his hostility. I didn't expect this Bai to have such a bad temper."

"It doesn't matter. It's not your fault, I provoked him too." Russell said calmly.

"Why are you doing this?" Subway couldn't understand.

"In order for him to taunt me more. According to common story routines, the more he taunts, the stronger the tension of the plot breaking expectations, the greater the probability that we can pass the admissions exam with good grades." Russell based on his own logic explained.

Russell has experienced too many similar things over the years.

"Huh?" Subway obviously couldn't understand Russell's brain circuit.

At this time, the magnificent voice, which seemed to come from infinite heights, sounded in the auditorium again:

"Please get ready, students, the exam has officially begun!"

Russell and Subway followed the voice prompts and each held one hand together to represent that they were part of a team.

The next moment, a thick gray fog filled the auditorium, and all the candidates felt in a trance. The surrounding scene is like an abstract oil painting, with various colors distorted and layered, becoming increasingly blurry and turning into pitch black.

All the candidates fell asleep and fell into a dream.

The independent admissions examination for the International Unified School of Magic and Supernatural was conducted in an illusory dreamland.