My inventory is full of monster materials.

"Hello! I have completed all the assessments."

Mark smiled gently and pushed the assessment card in his hand to the front of the stage.

Upon seeing the white-haired, blue-eyed boy again, Lina at the front desk felt a sense of peace and quickly stood up to accept the card.

"Okay, we'll process your registration now."

Immediately, Lina sat down behind the counter, her shyness fading somewhat. She carefully checked the card with one hand and quickly registered the information in the register with a pen in the other.

But just then, Lina's hand suddenly stopped, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"This intelligence test stamp looks like an older version."

Mark frowned upon hearing this, leaned forward slightly to check, and inexplicably recalled the unusual attitude of the fat man in the testing room, feeling a little hesitant.

"Uh... will this have any impact?"

"There's no problem, the old version of the stamp works fine."

Lina gently comforted him, her face beaming with smiles. She then filled out the last piece of information before getting up to hand Mark a bronze badge and a booklet.

"Mr. Mark, congratulations on becoming a mage apprentice of this association! This is your badge of identity; please be sure to wear it within the association."

"This is the new member handbook, which details the association's rules and services."

"Also, you can go to the supplies department of the association's trade hall to get a free apprentice robe."

"Understood, thank you."

Mark took the badge and manual, securely fastened the bronze badge engraved with the "Eye of Wisdom" onto the leather armor on his chest, and then opened the manual to read it briefly.

The Mage Guild is an official organization dedicated to serving and managing mages. Its members enjoy considerable rights and must also fulfill corresponding obligations.

For example, within the association, members can enjoy resources such as library borrowing, magic material exchange, and lecturer spell training, based on their assessed professional title level.

Outside of the association, even formally registered mage apprentices can obtain the convenience of being hired as city civil servants, but at the same time they must strictly abide by the regulations for casting spells in public places, otherwise they will be punished by the association.

Mark quickly flipped through the manual, and finally his eyes lit up. He pointed to the image of a silver badge on the manual and asked about it.

"Miss Lina, I'd like to purchase the 'Herald of Wisdom.' What are the procedures?"

"ha?"

Lina froze instantly, her head buzzing.

She knew, of course, what purchasing the Wisdom Emblem meant—it was a crucial item for advancing to the rank of a full-fledged mage, something every mage apprentice dreamed of.

But the boy in front of me has only just registered as a mage apprentice. Why would he suddenly mention buying a holy emblem? Is he trying to become a formal mage?

Lina was afraid she had misheard, so she carefully checked again.

"Mr. Mark, are you sure you want to buy the 'Wisdom Emblem'? That's a promotion item..."

"Yes, I'm sure."

Mark spoke with unwavering conviction, his eyes revealing an undisguised longing for the Holy Emblem of Wisdom—he had registered with the association specifically to purchase it.

Lina took a deep breath and quickly lowered her voice.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mark, this matter is beyond my scope of work. I need to ask my team leader to handle it. Please wait a moment."

"no problem."

Mark nodded in agreement and waited patiently at the counter.

Lina jogged towards the office at the back of the hall.

A short while later, a mature and intellectual woman led Lina over.

The woman had curly brown hair tied up in a bun, a curvaceous figure, and her face was made up with heavy makeup or light makeup. Although she could not hide the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, she had a unique mature and charming style.

When Inva saw Mark, her eyes lit up, her bright red lips parted slightly, and her voice was melodious with a hint of deliberate intimacy.

"I'm Yinwa, the head of the front desk service team. Little brother, are you the one who wants to purchase the 'Wisdom Emblem'?"

"Little...little brother?!"

Mark's lips twitched slightly, and he thought to himself that he was in trouble; he was probably going to suffer the backlash of his own good looks.

"...Yes."

Lena handed over the folder at the right moment. Iva took it, flipped through it casually, and when her gaze fell on Mark, she became more and more satisfied and delighted.

"You're really amazing! You're so young and you're already preparing to become a full-fledged mage!"

"However, I must remind you that you need a mentor's recommendation to purchase the Holy Emblem."

"Judging from your appearance, you probably don't have a mentor yet, right? How about I recommend one to you? I guarantee it'll be reliable."

Eva was confident in asserting that Mark had no mentor because there was an unspoken rule within the association—

Excellent apprentices are reserved by their mentors long before they even register their status, while the rest are ordinary apprentices without any background or connections, who can only wait anxiously on the application list for their mentors to choose from.

Mark, though his intelligence test results were unclear, possessed exceptional magical abilities and was handsome, clearly a wild genius.

Upon hearing what was being said, Mark was about to pull out the letter of recommendation that his senior sister Cecily had given him from his backpack.

Just then, a loud and arrogant voice burst into the hall and headed straight for them.

"You slut, what are you trying to do to my student?"

"student?"

Mark looked completely bewildered and instinctively turned to look.

The voice belonged to a man dressed in a robe embroidered with gold and blue patterns. The robe was made of luxurious material, and the collar and cuffs were inlaid with tiny gemstone buttons, exuding an air of extravagance from head to toe.

Beside the man, a timid and overweight man followed, none other than Bruno, whom Mark had met earlier in the testing room.

When Yinwa saw the man approaching, her face immediately changed to a coquettish expression. She crossed her arms over her chest, deliberately trying to show off her ambiguous figure, and said in an ambiguous tone.

"So it's Master Zeffer O'Connor. I was wondering why such a handsome young man didn't have a mentor."

Yinwa's tone suggested she was commenting on a girl rather than evaluating a boy.

Mark instantly thought of the nobles' disgusting habits, and he froze in anger, his face darkening, his teeth chattering, and he was speechless for a moment.

Zeffer gave Mark a critical look, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Before he arrived, Bruno, that fat pig, only hurriedly told him that a magical genius with an intelligence of 20 had come to the association.

Zefer rushed over to snatch the boy without even asking about his appearance.

After hearing what Yinwa said, and taking a closer look at Mark, with his white hair, blue eyes, and handsome face, she secretly rejoiced that she had come to the right place.

"What are you saying? My orientation is perfectly normal. Look how scared you've made the child!"

Zefer pretended to scold Eva, stepped forward and blocked her way, giving Eva's round buttocks a hard twist.

"Ah~"

Yinwa let out a soft cry, glared at him fiercely, and scolded him in a low voice.

"What are you doing? There are so many people watching!"

Zefer leaned down, put his ear close, and breathed into her ear in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Then come to my office. I guarantee no one will see us."

"Dream on."

Imva gently pushed him away, took a step back, and left a strong scent of perfume around Zeffer, which aroused his desire.

Then, ignoring Zefer's eager gaze, he raised his voice and announced.

"Since this little brother is your student, you'll be in charge of purchasing the holy emblem!"

"A holy emblem?"

Zefer was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused, before he realized—purchasing the Holy Emblem meant that the young man was about to advance to the rank of a formal mage!

Zefer was instantly overjoyed.

Today is a wonderful day!

To casually pick up a magical genius with an intelligence of 20 points, who is about to become a formal mage, is like a pie falling from the sky!

Zefer grinned from ear to ear, his voice filled with smugness and eagerness.

"Haha! That's right, that's right, leave the Holy Emblem matter to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mark couldn't hold back any longer. He glared at Mark, clutching the letter of recommendation in his hand, and slammed it heavily into the air several times.

"Who the hell wants you to take responsibility! I have my own mentor!!"