St Chaos Healer

Ch 28 - The Three Trials

The next candidate jumped in the puddle as soon as her name was called out.
The girl was tense like any other candidate as dozens of eyes stared at her with anticipation.

I was one of those studying what, exactly, that sword and its corrosion were.
And what is up with that rusty crown?

Just when I was in the middle of contemplating what was going on...

"Candidates who just arrived here and missed my lecture. Please gather around so that I can explain about this trial a bit." announced the loli supervisor.

As soon as the announcement was made many candidates followed her.
There were about 10-15 candidates who also wanted an explanation about this trial like myself.

The loli supervisor then led us away from the puddle into an empty field.
There was nothing but a grassy lawn and a big wooden crate lying there.
The loli supervisor quickly leaped on top of that crate as the candidates gathered around her. Meanwhile, the loli supervisor stood on the crate with her arms on her hips and looked at us with a condescending gaze.

There was a pin drop silence as the candidates all circled around her.

"Alright, let me introduce myself. I am Urza Leneizel, one of the nurses in charge of keeping you brats alive. The man you met before wearing the ugly sunglasses is Canith Hol, the one overseeing this test. He is a very skilled mage no doubt but lacks any sense of human traits like kindness or sympathy for that matter. I have to wonder if he is human or not sometimes. Never mind that, let's get to the point,"

She continued,
"Right now you would be wondering where the hell are we? and what is this place? To answer that question in a short and simple manner, we are still inside the ceremony train. This realm right now where we are standing is a place inside the carriage made by an expert spatial mage. It might look like we are in the outside world but this land only stretches about 7 kilometers in diameter. After that, you will meet an invisible wall."

The candidates were filled with awes and gasps hearing such a statement.
Many of the candidates coming from commoners' backgrounds would find this amusing.

"Now about the trial, you already have a good idea what you guys have to do, right?"

"Yes, ma'am." everyone shouted in sync.

"Good, good." she nodded her head with a satisfied smile.

"Alright now that you've passed the 1st trial, which was certainly simple and easy. This trial is a bit more complicated than you've already seen. The trial of cleansing or also known as the coronation ceremony is the second test that you must overcome to become the title of the mage."

The supervisor then suddenly stretched out her hand and a yellow light ball appeared on her palm. She then dropped the ball of light which fell on the ground and disappeared.

She then just waited and we watched silently.
After just 10 seconds of silence, a sprout appeared on the ground. Which quickly started growing from a plant and kept on growing. The plant transformed into a shrub and then into a tree. Then buds appeared which turned into a flower and later it withered and died. In its place, a small bulge appeared which quickly grew and became a juicy red apple.

The tree was covered with lots of such juicy red apples that even the air had a sweet taste.

The awes of the candidate who just saw this were all enamored and many candidates' saw Miss Urza in a new light.

Meanwhile, the supervisor actually had a smirk feeling a bit proud.
She then stretched her hand and suddenly the branch of the tree bent towards her hand. From the branch, an apple fell down right on top of her hand.