The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

Expert Dak from the Radiant Holy See, somewhat impatiently took the magic schematic from An Su. He glanced over it casually, and upon seeing there was only one magic circuit, he helplessly sighed.

He really did not want to admit that this thing came from the Radiant Holy See.

It was simply damaging to the Church's image.

Just one magic circuit meant that it was an initial stage spell.

There wasn't a trace of technical content.

The surrounding experts burst into a sizable laugh upon seeing it.

This magic circuit was familiar to them, a mimic of the initial stage Holy Light spell "Holy Light Illumination Spell." The original spell was very basic to begin with, how impressive could an adaptation be?

In the end, it was just an Illumination Skill.

When neophytes practice spell crafting, they could easily create a bunch of useless spells, consuming high magic power for low effects. In the magic guild's grading system, these don't even reach 'ordinary' and are all classified as waste.

Adhering to a principle of respecting one's profession, Dak nonetheless gave it a cursory identification using an appraisal spell. He first examined the structural design of the magic circuit, the trajectory of the magic power, and theorized the effects it would cause,

But as he continued to look, his frown deepened. He hummed lightly, then took out a pair of magic spectacles from his pocket, put them on his ears, and over again examined it meticulously,

Then released a series of puzzled 'hmm' sounds again.

"Hmm..."

He had been in this line of work for over thirty years, seen all sorts of complex spells, and even held the title of appraisal expert for several years. He had the fortune to witness demigod spells, but the item An Su handed over, why couldn't he understand it?

The magic circuit was understandable, the flow of magic power was understandable, but when combined, it was utterly incomprehensible.

Because it was incomprehensible, it was impossible to replicate just by relying on this one magic circuit.

They wanted to learn this spell, their only option was the direct blessing of a deity.

They couldn't learn it on their own.

This was just an initial stage spell, right?

What is X-ray?

No wonder the expert couldn't understand it, even Miss Bones, who in life was a demigod, when faced with An Su's X-ray Illumination Skill, was also baffled for a good while.

After all, this world had no such concept.

Seeing old Dak's constipated expression, experts from the Alchemical Church thought he was deliberately teasing everyone, and said, "What's the matter, an initial stage spell stumped you?"

"Look for yourself," Dak replied.

"What's there to see in an initial stage spell... hmm." The Alchemy expert took the schematic of the magic circuit, starting with a look of disdain, then his expression gradually turned serious.

Ai Xueli, seeing two consecutive appraisers with puzzled expressions, felt ominous.

When an old expert appraises a spell, if they start to ponder, either the spell is incredibly tricky, or it is divinely amazing,

But based on Ai Xueli's understanding of An Su's nature, this spell might very well be some sort of unnatural super spell, like Holy Light hypnosis or something.

Images of taboo emerged in her mind.

"X-ray Illumination Skill"

"Unknown attribute"

"Magic power consumption: 1"

"Novice Healing White Magic"

"Effect: Creates a light source using X-rays, which can be used for all-around lesion exploration, while at the same time, X-rays have a certain radiating effect on the human body"

More and more experts joined the appraisal.

A typical appraisal room has around seven experts, but due to earlier magical influences from the borderland, a total of seventy experts had arrived.

It was as if a panel of experts had convened.

With such an array, not to mention an initial stage spell, even a demigod level spell would be appraised clearly.

But far beyond Ai Xueli's expectations, and to her horror, the seventy experts present couldn't appraise it. They even began to hold meetings for discussion.

Just this news reaching the outside world would be enough to make the front page of "Magic Weekly."

They discussed for a full ten minutes.

"You all can go back for now. We will notify you when the specific grading comes out," they said to An Su.

The Magic Association is so slow...

An Su was full of reluctance.

These old fogies.

Ai Xueli quickly pushed An Su and his group out, fearing that An Su might commit some kind of blunder again.

After they left, the appraisal room fell into a brief silence.

"This magic should belong to the Radiant Holy See."

Expert Dak of the Radiant Holy See was the first to make a conclusive statement, "From beginning to end, An Su Moningsta has been a loyal saint of our Radiant Holy See."

"Moreover, the magic circuit it references is the Holy Light Illumination Spell of the Radiant Holy See, so without doubt, this so-called X-ray is also a form of Holy Light."

...This shameless fellow has started again.

The other experts thought to themselves.

"Based on the effects, this X-ray should belong to the Healing Church."

The experts of the Healing Church said.

It consumes low magic power, capable of performing full-body examinations.

Not only can white magicians use it, but even hospital doctors can benefit from it,

Its practicality is high for both civilian use and for magicians.

Because they still couldn't replicate this magic, they were unaware that An Su's X-ray illumination spell could completely ignore the magic resistance of the user's appearance and directly probe inside the body.

Otherwise, their expressions would be even more spectacular.

This means this initial stage spell can not only examine the bodies of initial stage sorcerers but also those of intermediate and high-rank sorcerers, and in theory, even saints' conditions could be checked.

The versatility would be greatly enhanced.

Similarly, because of their lack of understanding, they were also unaware of what this so-called 'radiation' meant, but it shouldn't be anything bad, right?

As the scene was about to descend into argument again, an expert from the Order Church spoke,

"We cannot replicate this magic at the moment, let's leave it to a higher-level appraiser for assessment."

According to the rules of the Magic Guild, the creator cannot be involved in the appraisal process to prevent influencing the results, otherwise, they would have asked An Su to demonstrate it.

"Since An Su is going to meet His Excellency Merlin anyway, why not let His Excellency Merlin appraise it."

"Additionally, this magic should be eligible for dedication to the deity, but An Su is not currently a deacon and temporarily has no right to do so."

"Then what about our appraisal results?"

"Let's just give it a provisional score."

Unaware of the heated discussion inside,

In the lounge, An Su ordered a few more cups of coffee and two blueberry cakes, remembering that Luojia seemed to like them. After waiting for so long, he at least had to eat back the time it cost; Arthur by his side was also unreserved, embodying the Sun Knight with his hearty consumption, stuffing cake after cake into his stomach.

The attendants all stared at An Su with bizarre gazes, these three had already devoured ten cakes, thirteen cups of strong coffee, and six portions of chocolate.

Are saints really meant to be like this these days?

They even dare to come to the Magic Association for free food.

This place was exclusively for the noble figures of deacon level and above who came for magic evaluation, not for freeloaders.

A priest already came to shoo An Su away.

"May I have your name?"

"All three of us are called Kavensis," the Borderland Triumvirs blurted out without hesitation.

"His name is An Su Moningsta," Ai Xueli said, covering her face.

"Mr. An Su Moningsta, may I know what brings you here, is there something you need to do?"

"I'm here for a magic evaluation."

"But as far as I am aware, you've been here for two hours already, magic evaluations don't take that long, do they?" the priest said with a sneer.

"Right," An Su spoke indignantly, accusing, "Your association's efficiency is too low, truly shameless!"
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"..." The priest's expression froze.

You shameless wretch, dare to lecture us in return?

"If you have no business here, please leave," the priest said with an icy tone, "We do not welcome—"

Just then, a commotion suddenly burst from a distance.

"Who is An Su?"

"The evaluation is 'perfect'?"

"That's the highest rating in the ordinary category!"

In the center of the hall, the magic display screen flickered, revealing a new name,

[An Su Moningsta]

[X-ray Illumination Spell]

[Comprehensive Rating: Ordinary. Perfect (Provisional)]