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On the other side, Fate was still cursing and swearing; he had really lost face today.

"Curry, if you hadn't fucking stopped me, I would have shown that kid what I'm capable of!"

His companion secretly grimaced, thinking, "I should have known better than to stop you."

He ignored the kid and quickened his pace toward the dormitory.

Fate continued grumbling as she watched her companion disappear into the darkness, then quickly prepared to follow.

The wind was a bit chilly today, and Fate subconsciously shrank her neck.

Just then, two black daggers suddenly emerged from the shadows behind him, one on each side, and were placed against his neck.

Fate's pupils contracted sharply. Before she could activate her defenses, two daggers silently slashed across her face, crossing each other like scissors and "cutting" off her head.

Fate's head thudded to the ground, his face still showing astonishment.

Xiao Hei and Wu Liuqi jumped out of the shadows, picked up the corpse on the ground, and disappeared again.

It was their combined efforts that instantly annihilated the third-class apprentice.

Curry noticed that Fate hadn't followed, so he turned around and saw only a pool of blood slowly spreading on the ground.

Fate... disappeared...

Was it Lynn who made the move?

Curry's heart tightened, and he quickly released his undead guards to protect him.

This is the dormitory area, so there are no hunters here to uphold justice.

After a while, everything calmed down, and Curry slowly retreated back to his dormitory, then closed the door tightly.

Curry felt a little dazed after closing the door, and for some reason, his mood suddenly lightened considerably.

From now on, this will be a single room...

From now on... I can finally get a good night's sleep...

No one will ever raid him at night again...

...

Lynn waited quietly in the shadows of a house. A moment later, Xiao Hei and Wu Liuqi appeared and threw Fate's body to him.

I checked my inventory: 80 magic stones, 450 contribution points, three level 3 undead, and some materials...

Lynn had gained a lot this time, and her mood had improved considerably.

Once you arrive at the mission center, find a ghost servant and submit your monthly mandatory mission.

The ghost servant took the fifteen clumps of petrified moss handed to him by Lynn. After checking the information in the nameplate, he was about to complete the quest when Lynn stopped him.

"I have also completed the mission of investigating and hunting the mutated undead in the Rocky Graveyard. This is the mission report, and the information should also be recorded in the nameplate."

Lynn pulled a bone plate from the Ring of the Dead and handed it to the Ghost Servant.

It mentions the pollution radiation source in the center of the cemetery, blue light, and mutated stone golems and mist spirits.

As for the crucial trinity symbiote, Lynn concealed this fact, only mentioning that he had cleaned up the source of radiation pollution.

The ghost servant was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting that this apprentice would complete three tasks in such a short time!

After confirming the information inside the bone plate, the 100 contribution points for the collection mission and the 200 contribution points for investigating the anomaly were quickly deposited into Lynn's nameplate.

As for the task of hunting and clearing out abnormal undead, the reward will be issued only after the task completion status is investigated.

Lynn didn't mind, took the returned nameplate, and walked out of the mission hall.

Gregor offered to help him apply for the title of "junior researcher," provided that he passed the certification of a third-class apprentice.

Lynn had been worried about being drawn into the battlefield and had never been certified, but now that she was exempt from the monthly mandatory tasks, she naturally couldn't let it go.

Upon arriving at the Apprentice Ladder Hall, you'll find the academy officially certifies apprentice levels, records important growth milestones, and issues "trial" tasks related to advancement.

The walls inside the hall are engraved with proverbs and symbolic phrases from famous wizards throughout history, like famous sayings from renowned figures.

Lynn's arrival attracted the attention of the few apprentices and deacons on duty in the hall, especially the "small stone" tied to his shoulder with energy threads, which still drew attention.

But he remained calm, ignoring those gazes, and walked directly to the deacon in charge of authentication.

The deacon behind the stage was an expressionless old apprentice. Seeing Lynn step forward to prepare for the verification, a flicker of life appeared on his previously blank face, and he spoke:

"I recognize you... a genius with exceptional talent... I've conducted two advancement tests for you, and today is... the third..."

The old deacon looked somewhat dazed.

How long has it been? In just half a year, he has been promoted directly to a third-class apprentice.

Is this what top-tier talent is?

Then what does it mean that I've wasted most of my life?

So, I do have perseverance?

Lynn looked at the old deacon who had suddenly fallen into self-doubt, a look of confusion on his face.

What's wrong with me? Why am I suddenly starting to contemplate life?

Slacking off at work? That sounds interesting...

Fortunately, the old deacon did not remain in a daze for long and quickly regained his senses.

"Name, mentor, current level, purpose of certification." The deacon's voice was dry, tinged with bitterness.

"Lynn, mentor Gregor, currently a second-class apprentice, applying for certification as a third-class apprentice."

Lynn answered succinctly, handing over his Dark Silver Nameplate.

The deacon took the nameplate and embedded it into a groove in the bone plate in front of him.

The bone plate glowed, quickly displaying Lynn's file information:

Enrollment date, talent assessment, task records, contribution point balance... and task completion status within the academy.

"You meet the basic application requirements. Now we will proceed with three core verifications," the deacon said matter-of-factly.

The first item is the verification of mental strength.

The deacon pointed to a crystal sphere shimmering with a ghostly blue light beside him—the "Mental Scale".

Lynn placed his palm on it and concentrated.

The light inside the crystal ball rapidly increased, the scale clearly displayed, and finally stopped steadily at 55 points, far exceeding the threshold requirement of 50 points.

Seeing this, the old deacon was once again lost in confusion.

The second item is verification of mastery of witchcraft.

The old deacon demanded that Lynn demonstrate at least three different "apprentice-level" witchcrafts within a designated area.

Lynn chose the easily displayed [Bone Barrier], [Bone Grip], and [Arcane Hands].

The execution was smooth, the model was stable, and the energy control was precise, clearly demonstrating that the performance had reached the "proficient" standard.

The third task is to complete a trial approved by the academy.

The deacon returned the nameplate to Lynn, on which a new line of mission information appeared.

"As part of the promotion process, you will need to complete a designated 'Promotion Trial Mission,' which is designed to further verify your overall capabilities at the new level."