Chapter 210: Gradually Rising Evaluations
Aaron watched Abbe fly around the room happily, and his mood relaxed a lot.
He shrugged, took out his black wand, and began to draw in mid-air.
Soon, a red magic circle appeared, and a ball of flame generated from the center of the formation, shooting towards the wall.
However, a magic circle on the wall released a emeraldgreen light, and the flame hit it, instantly turning into ashes.
"A defensive magic circle? I didn't expect it could still be activated!"
"Of course it can be activated, as long as there is magicpower supplied, these magic circles can keep running."
"Let's not talk about this for now." Aaron showed a fawning smile, "Ancestor, how was my performance just now?"
"Not good at all. It takes you some time even for a mere basic magic circle. This is a big difference from what I expected!" Wehert patted Aaron's shoulder and said with a meaningful smile, "Or are you saying you think this level is enough to fool me?"
"You saw through it!" Aaron showed no embarrassment and slowly extended his right hand towards the wall.
It was the same magic circle, but this time it was instant, and the power of the flame was a few times greater than before.
"How about this?"
"Barely acceptable!" Wehert smacked his lips, "Your talent in magic circles is quite excellent. If you can't even instantly cast a basic magic circle in a year, then I'd be too disappointed."
Aaron's mouth twitched. He didn't expect his teacher's demands to be so high.
"Um... I still have classes, exams, and homework at Hogwarts, especially since a major incident happened at the school this year. Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk was released by his heir, causing widespread panic.
So... it's not that I'm not working hard. It's already very difficult to achieve this much in such an environment."
"Do you think I didn't take these into account?
Besides, you are the current heir of Gaius." Wehert said disdainfully, angry at his lack of ambition, "A mere descendant of Salazar Slytherin is not worth you wasting so much energy on."
"Ancestor, you may not understand, but in reality, that heir is particularly tricky.
It's natural for you to look down on him, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability to threaten me." Aaron recalled what happened in the Chamber of Secrets with lingering fear, "His descendant is sixteen, and I'm only thirteen. It's already luck that I survived."
"Alas!" Wehert sighed, "You didn't understand what I meant. I'm just annoyed that you're meddling in things you shouldn't."
"I didn't want to either!" Aaron said with a wry smile, "The problem is... those teammates were just too terrifying. Everything could have been resolved easily."
Hearing the depressed in Aaron's voice, Wehert smiled and shook his head, "That's your business, excellent junior.
Continue! Your demonstration isn't over yet, is it?"
Aaron nodded and gently waved his wand, drawing a more complex green magic circle.
A fierce gust of wind blew towards the wall, but there was still no accident, it was blocked by the defensive magic circle within.
"Tolerable." Wehert crossed his arms and gave an objective and fair evaluation, "However, being able to draw an intermediate magic circle within ten seconds proves that you haven't been lazy this year. You can barely pass."
"Only pass!" Aaron said unhappily, feeling as if his efforts had been devalued.
"Otherwise! In today's magic world, spells are the mainstream.
Ten seconds to draw a magic circle is enough time for your enemy to kill you several times.
Even if you can cast it instantly, an intermediate magic circle won't help you much, at most it will just give you some advantage in fighting above your level."
Aaron rolled his eyes, his heart full of speechlessness.
"Ancestor, don't say it so easily!
I'm confident I can crush Wizards my age, but it's already very difficult to fight to a draw against a higher level. If I want to win, I'll probably have to pay some price."
Upon hearing this, Wehert frowned, "Isn't that basic operation?
When I was alive, I liked to challenge those stronger than me. Hitting them hard with the magic circles they looked down on was my greatest pleasure before adulthood. I disdained bullying those of the same level."
Aaron:...Sorry, your descendants have disgraced you.
After a long silence, Aaron, feeling defeated, squatted on the ground and drew circles.
Abbe flew over very self-consciously, first glaring at Wehert, then jumping in front of Aaron, trying his best to comfort his master's injured heart.
Although Wehert was a bit confused, he could feel the negative energy surrounding Aaron.
"Cough cough! Cheer up and don't overthink things.
My talent is almost entirely focused on magic circles. In terms of combat power, I'm a tiny bit stronger than those of the same level.
But in other aspects, there's no comparison. You should understand what I mean, right?"
Aaron's eyes lit up again upon hearing this.
It seemed to make sense. He, a well-rounded individual, didn't need to compare himself to someone who was severely lopsided.
Using his weaknesses to attack the other's strengths, it was normal not to be able to compare, right?
Seeing this, Wehert breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Even within the Gaius family, not many could inherit the magic circles, and even fewer could reach Aaron's level within a year. He didn't want to see a good prospect give up so foolishly.
"Ancestor, actually, I've also practiced a bit of advanced magic circles," Aaron suddenly said.
"Oh!" Wehert was a little surprised, "Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought you were still working on instant casting of intermediate magic circles! I didn't expect you to have invested in advanced magic circles as well."
Aaron shrugged and drew a purple magic circle in mid-air, with dense purple lightning frequently flashing around the formation.
The moment the magic circle was completed, a lightning storm erupted, illuminating the entire Chamber of Secrets.
Boom!
A white defensive magic circle appeared on the wall, blocking the violent lightning, and it lasted for several seconds before annihilating this power.
"Good, very good, excellent." Wehert laughed loudly, "To be able to achieve this in half a minute, worthy of being my descendant."
"This time it's not just a pass?" Aaron pouted.
"If it's a hundred points, you can get eighty." Wehert said with emotion, "Don't think this evaluation is low. Among the people I know, you can rank in the top ten."
"Only top ten?" Aaron was a little unconvinced, "Who's first?"
"Of course it's me." Wehert said as a matter of course, "I'm not exaggerating, up until now, I've always been at the forefront of the path of magic circles."
"Uh... I guess so." Aaron thought that these ancestors in the Chamber of Secrets probably ranked at least in the top three in their respective fields of expertise.
"Do you have anything else you haven't used?
Don't hide anything from me. Only by truly understanding your progress can I give you professional guidance."
Aaron was silent for a while, then nodded gently.
Wehert also understood his meaning, his face full of relief, "I take back what I just said. To be able to draw an ultimate magic circle at the age of thirteen, you can rank second, only below me.
"Don't just stand there." Wehert quickly made a gesture of invitation, "I'm really looking forward to your performance!"
"But Ancestor, the power of the ultimate magic circle is too great. This Chamber of Secrets... may not be able to withstand it," Aaron said with some concern.
He had spent a lot of energy drawing an ultimate magiccircle during his battle with Tom Riddle, and he had a deep understanding of that destructive power, like a natural disaster.
"Don't worry, the defense of this Chamber of Secrets is even higher than the defense array of Gaius Castle. It can even withstand the destruction of forbidden and even abyssal magic. An ultimate magic circle can barely make it tremble.
Furthermore, only Grand Magus above can truly unleash the power of the ultimate magic circle. You are currently only an intermediate Magus, so even if you draw an ultimate magic circle, its power will be greatly reduced."
Aaron frowned slightly, "Does it have to be a Grand Magus to unleash the power of the ultimate magic circle? Can't a Magus do it?"
"Of course not, unless their magic reserves are close to a Grand Magus.
Let me give you the simplest example: if a Wizard's apprentice draws a forbidden magic circle or even an abyssal magic circle, do you think he can unleash one-tenth of its power?"
"One-tenth would still be amazing."
"What are you thinking?" Wehert flicked Aaron's head, "That idea is very dangerous. Wizards of different levels consume different amounts of magic when drawing magic circles.
A Wizard's apprentice wanting to activate these two magiccircles, which can only be used by Archmages and above, with their own power, would probably be drained of all magic and pass out right at the start."
"Is it that serious?"
"It's that serious. Last year, I originally wanted to remind you to progress gradually before you started school, but you ran away." Wehert said with an amused smile, "I bet Gienes' face must have been so dark it could drip water. Why didn't I think of skipping class before!"
"Uh... maybe you weren't pushed to my extent," Aaron said.
"No, no, no, I was about the same as you back then, also surrounded by various courses.
Perhaps, maybe, it's just that I'm a more honest person."
Aaron:...There might be honest people in the Gaius family, but their number is definitely pitifully small, and it definitely doesn't include this one.
"No more talk, let's get started."
"Then be prepared to be amazed!" Aaron's lips curled up slightly, and he directly raised his wand, concentrating fully on drawing a crimson elemental magic circle in mid-air.
About seven minutes later, the magic circle was about to take shape, and fire elements rapidly gathered, forming high-temperature flames around the magic circle.
A fierce and incomparable Dragon suddenly pounced forward, crashing heavily into the defensive magic circle.
Rumble!
The Dragon knew no fear and kept pushing forward.
The coverage of the flames also kept increasing, but more magic circles also activated, resisting and wearing down these flames. For a moment, the Chamber of Secrets was colorful.
Soon, everything returned to normal.
The defense was a complete victory, and only the smell of scorching in the air proved that a fierce collision had just occurred here.
Aaron gasped slightly, somewhat disbelieving that his full-power attack had only caused a few sparks.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"Not bad." Wehert clapped, "How does it feel?"
"I feel like you didn't lie to me." Aaron silently compared the scene of his battle with Riddle at the time. There was indeed some gap between the power of an ultimate magic circle drawn by a Magus and that by a Grand Magus. "Using an ultimate magic circle with my current magic energy is a bit of a stretch."
"Good to know. What you need to do this holiday is very simple.
Just honestly practice your intermediate and advanced magic circles, and that's enough."