Herag arrived a bit early today; there were very few people in the Witch Array Master Association.

"Hello, I'm Herag, here to participate in today's examination." He walked to the counter and spoke.

"Oh, let me check. Mr. Herag..." The staff's finger slid over a form, searching for Herag's name, "Your examination starts at ten o'clock, please prepare in advance; the examination time is six hours."

Herag nodded, then sat down on a long bench in the hall, waiting for the examination to begin.

The examination time for a Witch Array Master is relatively long, Herag had already learned about it in advance.

Because the Witch Array Master's examination requires designing and setting up a witch array on the spot, six hours is actually quite tight.

Many witch array masters, when given enough time, can basically complete the requirements of the task.

But when required to complete within six hours, many can't do it, which tests the witch array master's skill even more.

Ten minutes until ten o'clock, a staff member wearing high heels, legs wrapped in black silk, walked over with a click.

"Mr. Herag, your examination is about to begin, please follow me."

Herag followed the staff into a small room on the side, and upon entering, he saw a middle-aged man with a big beard.

He glanced back at Herag and spoke: "I am Israel, the evaluator for your Witch Array Master level examination. If you're ready, we can start."

Herag nodded: "I have no issues, I can start the examination at any time."

The staff respectfully bowed and then quietly retreated, closing the door behind.

Israel walked to the middle of the room, where there was a table with a dry branch on it.

"This is the Shadow Branch, serving as the carrier for your witch array this time. Of course, the premise is that your design can pass my examination, then you can use this Shadow Branch to set up the witch array." Israel explained.

The Witch Array Master's examination is divided into two steps. The first step is to design a witch array diagram according to the task, essentially deciding which runes you use to form the witch array.

After the design diagram is crafted, the evaluator reviews it, and if it's deemed without major issues, you'll be allowed to proceed with the setup.

Otherwise, if there's a problem with your design and then you proceed to set up the witch array, it would waste materials.

The materials capable of bearing a Level 1 witch array are not cheap, and although the Witch Array Master Association is wealthy, they do not squander resources.

"Understood." Herag nodded; he had already learned about the examination process and rules in advance.

Israel took out several pieces of parchment and said: "Design a Level 1 witch array that can repel water, required to cover a one-hundred-square-meter house. Write the design on the parchment; submit it for my review once completed. Begin now."

Upon hearing the task, Herag was stunned—this was the same task published by someone who blocked him a couple days ago.

How did the Witch Array Master Association make this the examination task? Could it be they intend to directly take it to complete the task once he passes?

Herag knew the task was random, with an application scenario, but didn't expect such coincidence.

He recalled seeing that Baron at the Witch Array Master Association hall a couple days ago, guessing he might have commissioned the association to complete a witch array.

The association probably wanted convenience, directly using it as the examination task.

They just need to provide some materials while letting the examinee do the work.

Herag picked up the parchment, showing a thoughtful expression.

Israel directly sat in a chair behind the table, leisurely reading a book.

Anyway, the witch array examination is not something done quickly; he had already prepared a book for leisure to pass these six hours.

Israel wielded the power of a Level 2 Wizard; as the evaluator, he ensures Herag has absolutely no cheating.

With him on guard, virtually any cheating is prevented.

But Herag was different; he seemed to be thinking but was actually giving directives to Shenlan.

"Shenlan, construct a Level 1 witch array that can repel water, required to cover a one-hundred-square-meter house."

"Task recorded and currently being analyzed and sorted, estimated completion in ten minutes."

Shenlan, after inputting the witch array data, could accomplish such a task easily.

Though witch arrays contain myriad runes, choosing suitable rune combinations to solve target problems isn't an easy task.

This requires a high level of rune mastery and proficiency from the witch array master.

Normally, commencing in witch array studies, it's hard to directly pass the Witch Array Master level examination.

It's often through long practice and learning, gaining rich experience, that one can solve such temporary actual problems given in the examination.

With Shenlan, Herag does not need to worry about these issues.

Shenlan has powerful data storage and analysis capabilities; having input enough related witch array knowledge, Shenlan can do many things based on these existing data.

Normally, for a Witch Array Master participating in the examination, merely planning and designing the witch array takes at least three to four hours.

After all, this step is crucial; only when this step is error-free can the final setup process begin.

But Shenlan only needs ten minutes.

During these ten minutes, Herag showed a thinking expression.

In fact, he was indeed thinking, contemplating how to complete this witch array based on his understanding.

Herag planned to compare his ideas with Shenlan's results once they emerged, to see where the differences lie.

He intended to summarize his deficiencies from these differences.

This also serves as an excellent learning opportunity.

Israel glanced at Herag but wasn't bothered, picked up the nearby tea, sipped, and continued reading.

In his view, there's still a long time ahead; Herag would need at least two to three hours before completing the witch array design.

Ten minutes later.

"Based on the primary requirements, construct a Level 1 witch array as follows, possessing water-repellent function, and capable of covering a one-hundred-twenty-square-meter house."

Shenlan presented the design plan.

Herag immediately began examining it, a concise and clearly structured witch array design diagram emerged before him.

Just one glance and he knew the design definitely fulfilled the task requirements, and the coverage area was even larger than required.

Reviewing it again, Herag couldn't help but smile bitterly inside.

Shenlan's computational power was too strong; this witch array design has reached its limits with no possible optimizations.

The structure was extremely concise, no rune was redundant, nor any function superfluous.

Shenlan completed the witch array design diagram with the least runes, the simplest and most optimized structure.

Herag initially wanted to compare his ideas for learning purposes, but now realized there was absolutely no learning value.

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