Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy

933 Common Mystical Artifacts ( 3 )

The Mana Harmonizer Crystal had truly caught everyone's attention with such an introduction from the Professor.

Then, she explained how holding the crystal during meditation or casting helped align one's internal energy with the ambient Arcane Energy around them.

"For those of you who feel fatigued after casting spells, this will be your best friend. However, this is only effective for those with 30 or fewer Spirit Strands. The higher Spirit Strands you have, the weaker effect it would have.

Mira leaned forward as she was fascinated with this item. It was probably another new artifact since the current era was just like that. There were a lot of new things appearing in their current generations. Whether it was Philosopher's Elixir, androids, new Spells, and even rediscovering of the lost Arcane Arts, this current era was definitely a great age of Arcanists…

"Professor, can it amplify spells too?" Mira asked.

Calveris nodded slightly at this question. "To an extent, yes. But it's not a shortcut for poor technique. You still have to use it wisely."

Once again, the items were passed around, so they could all inspect for a bit and familiarize themselves with Mystical Artifact.

Of course, the class would last for four hours, so their lesson hadn't ended just yet.

After a few minutes, Professor Calveris clapped her hands to get everyone's attention.

"Alright, class, it's time for a little hands-on activity!" she announced with a playful grin.

"We've covered quite a few mystical artifacts today, and now it's time to see how well you can put them to use."

The students perked up, their eyes lighting with excitement.

Armin, sitting near the front, adjusted his notebook and pen, ready to tackle whatever challenge the professor had in store.

The other top students were also paying attention as they liked such activities.

"Here's the deal," Professor Calveris continued, holding up a small wooden box. "I've prepared a set of mystical artifacts for each group. Your task is to work together to solve a series of tests using these artifacts. The first group to complete all the tests wins a special prize—a rare talisman from my personal collection!"

The class erupted into murmurs of excitement. And soon, the Professor decided to make a team. Well, she seemed quite lazy and just told them to group with those near their seats.

In the end, Armin for a team with the people beside and behind him.

He then glanced at his teammates—Celeste, Mira, and Aide...

In his mind, they were definitely quite an incredible team.

"Let's show them what we've got," he said quietly.

After everyone had been divided into small groups, she handed out the artifacts. Each group received a Spirit Veil Charm, an Emberstone Ring, a Hexbane Bracelet, a Mirage Band, and a Mana Harmonizer Crystal.

Before the start of the activity, she first reminded them and gave them a clue about what they should do.s

"Remember…" Professor Calveris said, "These artifacts are tools, not shortcuts. You'll need to think creatively and work together to solve the puzzles."

After this, she explained the first activity…

The first puzzle involved the Spirit Veil Charm that she had just shown to them…

Each group was tasked with sneaking past a "malevolent spirit"—actually a magical sensor set up by the professor—without being detected.

The students were, of course, confused for a bit about this but the Professor slowly explained it to them again. They just have to basically use the veil and walk through the sensor she had arranged. Furthermore, the group has to do this at the same time.

Anyway, they only had a minute to prepare, so the Professor just pointed at the group in front to start with it.

It was Armin's group as they were seated at the very front.

Realizing that no one wanted to take the leader, Armin decided to just take charge of the group… The others didn't mind it at all since he was performing really well in other classes.

"We'll probably need to move slowly and ensure not to emit any form of energy…" he said as he picked up the Spirit Veil Charm and draped it over the group.

The thread on it was like silk and it even smelled really good…

After taking a deep breath, Armin decided to continue giving his suggestions. "Celeste, you're the lightest, so you go first. Mira, you follow, and Aiden, you bring up the rear. Let's all keep the charm steady."

No voiced a disagreement as they felt that this was very simple and easy.

Soon, under the watching gaze of the professor and the other students, Armin's group moved cautiously, as they approached the sensor.

However, to their dismay, the sensor let out a loud beep, signaling their detection. The group froze after hearing it, their faces showed confusion and frustration.

"What happened?" Aiden whispered. "Did the charm break?"

Armin frowned, examining the Spirit Veil Charm. It looked perfectly fine, but the sensor had clearly detected them. "I don't think so… Maybe we moved too fast?"

However, none of them could answer it. The professor also just smiled and called for the next group to try, and sure enough, they too failed to pass the sensor.

One by one, each group attempted the test, only to be thwarted by the sensor's detection.

The students began to murmur among themselves, convinced that the Spirit Veil Charm wasn't working correctly for some reason.

"Maybe the charm is defective," one student suggested.

"Or maybe the sensor is broken," another added.

Professor Calveris watched the chaos with a knowing smile.

Once again, she reminded. "Remember, class," she said, her voice calm and reassuring. "The Spirit Veil Charm is a tool, not a guarantee. You'll need to think creatively and work together to solve the puzzle."

Armin's group then huddled together as they tried to figure out what they were missing. After all, they knew that their professor was giving them a clue and they just have to figure it out!