Chapter 452 Crushing
The differences between the academic school and the practical school exist in any world and in any field.
The only difference is that, depending on the field, the practical school may have various names, such as the practical school in the mage field, the folk school in the music field, etc.
However, the name "academic school" remains unchanged. No matter what time and space it is in, it carries a set of rigorous and systematic value standards.
The biggest characteristic of the academic school is that it is based on systematic theory and "high-end" or "standard" education, attaches great importance to academic inheritance and school orthodoxy, and tends to innovate based on previous experience.
This makes academic schools often have better professionalism and authority in various fields. The disadvantage is that they tend to adhere too closely to tradition, do not know how to adapt, and are reduced to talking on paper.
The practical school is closer to practical needs and emphasizes flexibility.
Their skills come from blood and sweat. Although they lack rigorous theoretical support, they can always burst out with amazing creativity.
The ideological differences between the two are natural, so it is normal for them to dislike each other.
·Practicalists believe that academics are all "showy" and look good but not useful, while academicians think that practicalists are all "unruly".
Gaode can look at the advantages and disadvantages of the two factions more objectively and impartially.
But a large part of the reason is that although he is now a sea sentinel mage, he is a practical fighter in the eyes of everyone.
But he also had the experience of studying at Seris Magic Academy before and was an academic for a period of time.
More importantly, in his previous life, he completely followed the academic path, and his roots were already established.
Hence, there is no prejudice against the academic mage Gothe that the practical mage often has.
He has no prejudice, but unfortunately Theodore does.
But it’s normal. Young people are very energetic and others say that I am not as good as you. Naturally, I feel dissatisfied.
If you don’t accept it, then compare it with the previous one. If you accept it after the comparison, it’s fair and aboveboard, and it’s not a big deal.
As for the Magic Arena, for high-level mages, it is actually second only to the practice room.
With Lieutenant Colonel Grayling's status and such a large mansion, it is reasonable to have a French arena.
Seeing Gothe accept the challenge, Lieutenant Colonel Grayling took him and Theodore to the French arena in the mansion.
Mrs. Emily and Captain Merrick also stood up and followed.
They must be interested in this excitement.
Mrs. Emily needless to say, that is her son.
Merick is more interested in Gothe.
Gaode has made many outstanding achievements in less than a year since he joined the Hai Sentinel.
From the records in his military merit book, it is not difficult to see that Gaode has extremely strong combat power and is a typical powerful battle mage. However, few people know what kind of powerful magic he is.
Now that he can see the "tip of the iceberg", he is naturally very interested.
The fighting arena is set up in the basement of the mansion. Along the spiral staircase, the air becomes more solemn.
The magic crystal lamps emitting light on both walls made the underground floor not appear dark and scary.
The stairs reached the end, an iron door was opened, and a circular venue suddenly appeared in front of us.
Although the magic arena is not like a training room, it is a universal need for mages.
However, because different mages have similar design conditions for the arena, there are also many chambers of commerce that undertake the construction business of the arena and provide complete and mature solutions.
Lieutenant Colonel Grayling's French arena was built by a specialized chamber of commerce and consists of a three-story structure.
The scene including the floor, surrounding wall panels and ceiling is composed of a three-layer structure. The outermost layer is a protective layer made of extraordinary magic-conducting materials.
The real protective effect is the rune array drawn on this protective layer, which is where the bulk of the construction cost of the entire arena lies.
The middle layer is a force-relieving buffer layer, and the innermost layer is a support layer made of ordinary materials.
In the center of the spell arena, there are several classic spell-testing puppets.
Of course, the level is definitely not comparable to the spell-testing puppets in Sires Academy. It is a high-level puppet that is enough for Lieutenant Colonel Grayling to test the strength of spells.
Such a trial puppet costs a lot to make.
Lieutenant Colonel Grayling quietly used [Switch Technique] to activate the switch on the side of the magic arena.
A rectangular groove suddenly appeared on the floor where the method-testing puppet was, and the method-testing puppet was taken in, and then returned to the original state.
It can also be seen from this that the design of the entire French arena is extremely sophisticated.
This can also be regarded as demand determines the market.
As we all know, after a mage reaches the fourth level, he can start to build his own mage tower.
But the establishment of a mage tower is a big project, requiring resources and money that even a fourth-ring mage cannot afford. Therefore, most fourth-ring mage do not have their own mage tower, and even at the level of a fifth-ring mage, it is impossible for everyone to have a mage tower.
Because in addition to resources and money, building a mage tower also requires extremely high-end knowledge and technology.
For example, in the North, because there is no knowledge and technology related to the construction of mage towers, Sunaifa, as the war mother of a clan, is invincible in the fourth ring and has no shortage of resources, but he has not been able to have a mage tower of his own.
A complete mage tower, including many functions and crafts.
Core technology and high-end technology need to be mastered by the mage and used to design his own mage tower.
But for those marginal crafts and technologies, many mages will not study, learn and master them, but will choose to "outsource", that is, entrust the corresponding chamber of commerce to help with construction.
The French Arena is one of them.
High-level mages often have a high budget for the construction of mage towers.
Hence this kind of business is very profitable, so many chambers of commerce have gradually spawned that specialize in building related crafts for mages. According to Gaode's understanding, they are somewhat similar to the "decoration companies" in previous lives.
Without the spell-testing puppet, the spell arena becomes empty.
"My magic arena is designed as a third-level magic arena. Under normal circumstances, it can withstand the impact of five third-level spells in a short period of time without being destroyed."
“So in the upcoming French battle, Warrant Officer Gothe can feel free to take action without worrying about the venue.” This is Theodore’s home, and he must be very familiar with the conditions of his own French battle arena, so Lieutenant Colonel Grayling specially introduced it to Gothe.
Gaode slightly raised his head to indicate that he understood.
"Father, it's time to start!" Theodore couldn't wait.
His father was a Lieutenant Colonel Mage of the Sea Sentinels, but he chose to study at the Vanzolen Academy of Magic, although Lieutenant Colonel Grayling was very open-minded and didn't say anything.
But when we get along with him, he will occasionally express that it would be better if he could take the path of Sea Sentinel Mage.
The essence is that Lieutenant Colonel Grayling, who is a sea sentinel mage, also somewhat looks down on the academic mage.
This is determined by the butt.
Theodore has never directly refuted his father, but the dissatisfaction in his heart has always been praising him.
Now is the opportunity to prove himself. He wants to defeat Gothe and prove to his father that the combat strength of the mages from the academy is definitely not weaker than that of the Sea Sentinel mages!
The "students" who are still in the ivory tower are very passionate and confident.
"Okay, let's get started. As agreed in advance, we'll stop there." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling nodded and agreed.
The two quickly stood at the designated ring position on the French arena.
Hundred feet apart.
This is the standard distance for magic fights for mages below the third level.
Of course, in actual combat, we will not be so rigid. Fighting can occur from any distance.
From this perspective, Theodore still has a certain advantage.
Because as an academic mage, the usual actual combat training is carried out according to this standard.
Hence, he is very familiar with this "standard" method of fighting, and has a set of ideas specifically for fighting in such situations.
As for Gothe, as a practical mage, he can react the fastest and give his own ideas when fighting starts from any distance, but compared to Theodore, who has gone through countless "simulation questions", he is definitely still a little inferior.
This is a theoretical distinction between advantages and disadvantages.
However, these theories are only based on the premise that there is not much difference in strength.
As soon as Theodore was in position, he immediately cast [Shield] as quickly as possible.
The fluctuation of magic power disappeared in a flash, and the [Shield Technique] came into action, and a looming transparent shield had already blessed him.
It is very standard for an academic mage to take action, using protection spells first. This is never a wrong choice when one does not know the specific methods and strength of the opponent.
Although there are some formulas, they are formulas that cannot be faulted.
Gothe's actions are completely different from Theodore's.
While he was rushing forward like an arrow from a string, at the same time, he waved his right hand lightly, and four phosphorescent flashing darts had already shot out from his fingertips, accurately locking onto Theodore's body.
The most classic one-ring evocation spell, [Magic Missile].
The original [Magic Missile] only has three missiles. After the second-level mage upgrades to cast spells, the number of missiles increases to four.
【Magic Missile】This spell is a must-have for every battle mage.
Theodore, as an outstanding student of the Vanzolen Academy of Magic, has naturally mastered this spell and has a full understanding of the effects and power of magic missiles.
Spells of the same level, under normal circumstances, the defensive ability of protection spells is inherently greater than the power of attack spells.
It is a protective spell, which usually requires two or more attack spells of the same level to break it.
This is why in the "formula" of the college's practical class, it is said that learning protection spells first is never a wrong choice.
If Gothe casts an attack spell that is unfamiliar to him and has never been seen before, Theodore will still be a little unsure, wondering whether his [Shield Spell] can withstand it.
But when he saw it was a magic missile, Theodore almost stopped laughing.
Without it, [Shield] perfectly restrains [Magic Missile].
"An invisible mana shield emerges around you to protect you. At the same time, this spell will completely protect you from the damage caused by magic missiles.‖
This is the description of the spell effect of [Shield].
The most typical restraint relationship among first-level spells is to let yourself encounter it.
Theodore was overjoyed.
Restraint is not a panacea, just like water can extinguish fire, but when the fire reaches a certain level, it can boil the water dry.
But this kind of problem definitely does not exist now. They are all second-level mages, and they all cast spells at the next level. That is absolute restraint!
When encountering this kind of thing, it can only be said that Gaode is unlucky and his so-called practical experience does not seem to be as prominent as imagined.
It is true that the first spells cast by the two people during the legal battle were basically at the same time, and Gothe was even slightly faster.
What spells each person would cast was a bit like opening a blind box.
However, people with rich experience in actual combat will avoid [Magic Missile] with their first spell.
The reason is also very simple. [Shield] is one of the most classic starting spells. If you choose [Magic Missile] to start, if you encounter [Shield], wouldn’t it explode?
This kind of low-level mistake, none of the mages in the Vanzolen Academy of Magic would make, but it would actually appear in the mage in front of me, who was recommended by his father and is known as the youngest warrant officer in the history of the Sea Sentinel.
Is this a name in vain?
Or maybe I am used to fighting water beasts, and I don’t know how to fight a mage when I don’t know what to do?
Various thoughts flashed through Theodore's mind, but his actions at hand did not stop at all.
Because of the absolute restraint, he chose to stay put, ignore these four [Magic Missiles], and directly cast the next spell.
In this way, he is equivalent to being one spell slot ahead.
In magic fighting, the advantage is that one spell slot slowly accumulates one spell slot after another, until it finally turns into a victory.
Thinking like this, Theodore was already mobilizing the magic power in the magic crystal at an extremely fast speed to activate another spell model in the spell sea.
What he chose was a one-ring evocation spell, [Colorful Ball].
Because he has only been promoted to the second-level mage for three months, Theodore has not yet mastered the second-level attack spells.
Everyone is like this.
He has not yet mastered the second-level spells, and Goude, who has only been promoted for a month, must be even more so. That's why Lieutenant Colonel Grayling said that the two are evenly matched in terms of wizard level.
Abundant magic power flashed from the spell model, turning into powerful spell power, pouring out from the sea of spell stars and rushing towards Theodore's palm.
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At this time, four flash darts, magic missiles, had already hit Theodore.
That invisible transparent shield, just as Theodore expected, swallowed up all the energy in the magic missile.
But something unexpected happened to Theodore.
Suddenly, an inexplicable shock wave was generated around his body. The shock wave carried an astonishing kinetic energy, pushing him hard and pushing his whole body backward.
Under this powerful push, Theodore stepped back continuously, kneeling on his feet, and finally managed to stabilize his balance without falling to the ground.
Affected by this, the [Colorful Ball] cast halfway will naturally end in vain.
In this gap, Gaode's next spell has already been shot.
The sound of water filled the air.
Water waves appeared out of thin air around Theodore's figure, and in an instant they intertwined into a light blue network of water.
The fine water chains wrapped around Theodore's limbs and neck like a living thing, and they were suddenly pulled inward, "tying up" Theodore.
【Tidal net】.
[Shield] can resist spell attacks, but [Tidal Net] is not an attack spell, but a control spell, so it cannot have any protective effect.
Theodore, who was tightly restrained, could not move for a while and struggled out of instinct.
And in Gothe's hand, a blue energy spear entwined with fragmented magic power and electric arc appeared.
【Witchcraft Arrow】 which is a lightning attack.
But Gothe did not shoot the witchcraft arrow at Theodore, but threw it casually on the floor of the magic arena.
The blue lightning exploded instantly, crackled and was instantly swallowed up by the rune array in the magic arena.
Gothe stopped moving and stopped casting spells.
"Theodore, you lose." Mrs. Emily's calm voice came.
Theodore, who was still struggling, stiffened when he heard his mother's voice. He finally gave up the struggle and hung his proud head feebly.
He was entangled in the water net just now. If the lightning attack [Witchcraft Arrow] was aimed at him, under the conductive effect of the water, its power would reach its extreme, which cannot be resisted by [Shield]...
He was also a second-level mage, and he had even been promoted to the second level two months earlier. As a result, Gothe only cast three spells in total, and he was defeated?
From the beginning of the legal battle to the end of the legal battle, there is not even five seconds!