Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 37 Starfire Trial

Back home, Bai Mo was surprised to see Bai Hanxing again.

He asked in confusion, "Why are you back? Weren't you supposed to be guarding the mine?"

"take a vacation"

Sitting next to her, her mother, Zhuang Xingyan, who was unusually not playing mahjong, added with a smile:

"And arrange a blind date for him while you're at it."

"Oh~" Bai Mo let out a meaningful "oh," and then asked Bai Hanxing:

"Aren't there any female military mages in Zhongjian Town? I remember that Chief Instructor Gu Changying is also single, right?"

"Go away, go away, this is an adult matter, kids shouldn't meddle!" Bai Hanxing said with a worried look, gesturing for Bai Mo to leave as if shooing away a fly, telling him not to bother him.

Bai Mo opened his mouth, but since he was still a minor, it was really hard to refute what he said.

It was definitely not because he saw the lightning on Bai Hanxing's hand; he's not easily scared!

"Tch~"

He curled his lip in disdain and said to his mother, Zhuang Xingyan, "Mom, Aunt Song Qingyuan from the Mu family said she wants to play cards with you tomorrow."

After saying that, without waiting to hear or not, he returned to his room, just as he was about to begin his daily cultivation.

"Buzzing~"

My phone vibrated.

He usually keeps his phone on silent, and only responds to letters from people he cares about deeply.

Bai Mo clicked to view the message and found it was from Leng Qing.

Leng Qing: I forgot to tell you this afternoon

Leng Qing: Every year around this time, judges recommend outstanding talents to their superiors to become trainee judges or intern judges. Are you interested?

Leng Qing: There's no need to make a decision too early. You have three months to consider it.

Bai Mo tapped a few times on his phone.

Bai Mo: ...

Bai Mo: Okay

Turn off your phone and continue meditating.

He allocated his meditation time equally between the summoning and spatial magic systems.

Within his spiritual sea, both his spatial and summoning cultivation levels were steadily increasing. He felt that it would take a considerable amount of time for his spatial cultivation to reach the next stage.

As for the Summoning Stardust, Bai Mo felt that he should be able to break through to the third level of the initial stage after this month.

……

"Boom!!!"

Bai Mo looked at the thin vines binding his ankles, then exerted force with his foot and snapped them.

Then she looked up at Mu Nujiao opposite her and said, "Your plant-based magic is becoming more and more skillful."

"It's just that the way you tie someone up is too monotonous. I'll teach you a way to tie someone up that will definitely kill them in one hit."

"What method?"

Bai Mo opened his phone and showed her a proper picture of a tortoise shell bondage.

"Tch!" Seeing such a shameful way of binding him, Mu Nujiao couldn't help but blush and punched him hard, saying fiercely:

"Be serious for once!!!"

"I'm being serious. If this hits, it's instant death. You tell me, isn't that a one-hit kill?"

Mu Nujiao ignored her and returned to the classroom in a few steps.

"It's pointless, what a waste of such a good plant-based tool." Bai Mo shook his head and didn't chase after it.

Just tease him a little; if you keep going on and on, he might be the first one to get into trouble.

……

June 1st is a good day, not because it's Children's Day and elementary school students have a holiday.

Because he is not a primary school student, he shouldn't be happy about things that others envy.

The good news is that his summoning skill has broken through to the third level of the initial stage.

As the saying goes, people are in high spirits when they have a happy occasion, but the person in front of him made him frown.

Seeing the person blocking his way, Bai Mo was somewhat surprised and said impatiently, "Lu Yangshan, what do you want with me?"

"There's an excellent opportunity to receive intensive training from a military mage. I wonder if you're interested?" Lu Yangshan stood at the classroom door, blocking Bai Mo's way, and said with an arrogant smile.

Upon hearing this, and considering his identity, Bai Mo knew what it was about without him even having to say it.

The devil is a better match for Mo Fan.

But why is this guy also attending their school? He's such an eyesore.

This is the guy. When we were kids, he was always hanging around in front of me and even wanted to take me under his wing.

This was some kind of gangster behavior. Later I found out that he wanted to imitate the older students at Hua Yuan and form a gang.

Does he think he also has the surname Hua?!

Something with an underdeveloped brain.

"Not interested! Get out of my way." Bai Mo said coldly, not even bothering to look at him.

"Hey, don't rush to refuse. Let me explain in detail. This is a good thing."

Frowning slightly, Bai Mo decided not to argue with him any longer and walked straight out.

An invisible force of repulsion rippled in front of him, directly pushing Lu Yangshan away.

Bai Mo didn't even glance at him before walking out.

"What's with the attitude? It's like everyone knows magic." Lu Yangshan glanced at Bai Mo as he left and curled his lip.

Remembering that his cousin Lu Nian had asked him to invite Bai Mo to join a program that would allow him to receive special training from military mages, Lu Yangshan felt indignant. Why couldn't he join?

But since he'd already given the invitation and used the reward Lu Nian had given him, and Bai Mo was ungrateful, then it was none of his business anymore.

Lu Yangshan glanced at the people around him who were watching the commotion without making a sound, and then returned to his senior year of high school.

After leaving the school, Bai Mo abandoned his plan to go straight home. He asked Lingling if Leng Qing was at the Azure Sky Hunting Grounds, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he went straight there.

Lu Yangshan might not know what his actions meant, but Bai Mo certainly did.

Lu Nian from the Lu family, that madman, has taken a liking to Bai Mo.

That makes sense, he already has three elements now, and if he waits until he reaches the intermediate level of the Summoning element, he will have four elements.

After all, high-quality creatures that meet the requirements of the Origin Contract are hard to find. There are indeed many warriors, servants, or commanders. Bai Mo doesn't think that Lu Nian would be incapable of doing such a thing.

However, Bai Mo was not afraid. The Lu family and the Bai family were both among the four major families in Shanghai, and they could do nothing to him.

However, it would be bad if this madman went insane.

Of course, even if he went crazy, Lu Nian wouldn't dare to go crazy in the city of Shanghai.

Otherwise, he would be courting his own destruction.

However, once he's out in the wild, he'll have to rely on himself; he can't keep relying on his family elders for protection forever.

If those super-level old men knew that he was going to protect him because of a guess, they might beat him up first.

Besides, this isn't a safe world. Those powerful elders also have many things to do; how could they watch over him every single moment?!

Therefore, he needs to protect himself.

First, enhance our strength; second, find a protective umbrella.

In short, it all boils down to four words: being hesitant to act rashly, and at least delaying things for a while until we can develop ourselves.

Improving one's strength goes without saying; if one reaches a higher level, then there's no need to worry about Lu Nian anymore.

Whether to fight or run, you have plenty of options.

And the protective umbrella, well...

Of course we should protect him, preferably through official channels.

Bai Mo didn't want a team of military mages suddenly appear with some instructions for him to follow; it was better to join another system and fight fire with fire.

Although the Bai family is capable, they are not enough to deter others, because Lu Nian also has the support of the Lu family.

But things are different when he has another identity.

Why did Lu Nian insist on using Mo Fan as the final test subject in the original novel?

It's not that Mo Fan is powerless and insignificant; he's a natural dual-elemental being who meets the requirements but lacks the strength.

Why doesn't he look for higher-level or even super-level cultivators anymore? It's because they're unwilling, and there's nothing he can do about it.

Mo Fan is different; he's easy to control. Although he was a genius, a dead genius is not.

Only a few people will be angry for him. Even if Lu Nian fails, he can still manipulate things and continue to evade justice.

It's just a pity that they were sanctioned.

Similarly, Bai Mo would also be affected if he were to truly die.

There will be sorrow in the Bai family, and some will definitely take action, but not everyone. Brother Xun is right; human joys and sorrows are not shared.

Lu Nian may pay a heavy price, but he may not die. The Lu family will protect him, perhaps after the Lu family gives up some benefits.

Those who wanted Lu Nian to pay the price began to hesitate.

But what if he joins an official force, such as the Inquisition?

Lu Nian should think carefully about what crime he should be charged with for assassinating a pillar of the nation.

Unless he makes a huge contribution to the country like Mo Fan.

Otherwise, it's hard to say whether the Lu family still wants things to be better, but they certainly don't want or support Lu Nian doing this.

Therefore, Bai Mo came to the Qingtian Hunting Grounds to talk to Leng Qing about becoming an intern judge.

The Tribunal is a unique magical organization in Kyushu, specializing in judging heretics and arresting criminal mages.

It's equivalent to the Court of Judgment and the Court of Holy Judgment in Kyushu, except it has more rats.

He planned to stay for a while, then quit once he reached a higher level; all he wanted was an identity.

Moreover, it is a judge's duty to deal with scoundrels like Lu Nian.

While we're at it, let's also gather some resources for the trial.

I've heard that the benefits and perks of the trial committee are excellent, and every official judge has the opportunity to be promoted to a higher rank.

This is just one of the more well-known benefits; there are many other benefits as well, which Bai Mo was about to inquire about from Leng Qing.

"Sister Leng Qing, what are the benefits of becoming a judge?"

"You'll have to make your choice," Leng Qing said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo put down his coffee, puzzled: "Make what choice?"

"There are two types of judges on the trial board. One type is ordinary judges like me, who accept the tasks assigned by their superiors step by step, perform their duties conscientiously, and will naturally receive rewards from the organization."

Leng Qing continued explaining to Bai Mo:

"The other type is called the Starfire Judges. They also need to swear an oath of never betraying their oath, but they are relatively free and have no superiors. They are quite mysterious, and I don't know who their highest controllers are."

"The evaluation methods for these two types of judges are different."

Bai Mo raised an eyebrow. He was quite interested in this because of the phrase "relatively free," and it seemed to imply that he wouldn't be subject to the supervision of the higher-ups at the trial.

So he picked up the teapot and refilled Leng Qing's empty cup, urging her to hurry.

"Sister Leng Qing, could you tell me more about this Spark Judge?"

Leng Qing nodded and took a sip of tea.

"It is said that the Spark Tribunal is specially set up for people with outstanding abilities like you, because most of these people do not want to be restrained, but they are extremely capable and are an excellent force for attacking strongholds, assassinating, tracking, investigating, infiltrating, and counter-espionage."

She paused, then continued:

"With these considerations in mind, the Spark Tribunal was relatively loosely managed, while information was kept absolutely confidential."

At the same time, they have a hierarchical system, such as judges and presiding judges, but they have no power, are not subordinate to each other, cannot transfer ordinary judges from other units, and are not under the jurisdiction of presiding judges from other branches. They also have no right to command the Spark Judges within the same system.

"Therefore, the Spark Tribunals do not have fixed tasks; their tasks are relatively free. They are picked up by themselves on their Spark Network, but they are also more difficult to complete."

Furthermore, a mission must be completed at least once every six months, otherwise the Starfire Judge's status will be revoked.

"And what about the reward?" Bai Mo nodded, his eyes flashing slightly, indicating that he understood. It was an honorary position, of course. Moreover, the organizational structure of the Starfire Judgement seemed very simple: the government hired some relatively trustworthy and capable people to do things for them.

This perfectly met his requirement of only having the status of a judge.

At the same time, he was also thinking—

In the original work, the ancient capital is depicted as a mysterious gray-white man and a blue bat, both heavily shrouded in mystery.

That perfectly fits the character of the Spark Judge.

Leng Qing smiled, knowing he would ask, and continued:

"Each task comes with a corresponding cash reward, but the most important thing is the Judgment Points!"

Bai Mo's eyes lit up. A unique unit of currency—it must be quite useful, right? So he asked:

"Trial points? What are those for, merit points?"

Leng Qing shook her head. "No, Judgment Points can be used to exchange for various rare and precious materials, resources and intelligence, and the right to use cultivation holy sites in various places."

After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and gave an example.

"For example, the Three-Step Tower of Pearl Academy requires twenty points per day within the Trial Council. Another example is the Spirit Seed, which costs one hundred points."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo's eyes lit up even more, but then, remembering a certain shameful member, he asked again:

"Is this resource library fully open? Can I exchange points for anything?"

"For Spark Tribunals, the resource library is fully open. But for ordinary judges, a comprehensive judgment is made based on their rank and the amount of trial points they have."

After listening, Bai Mo understood.

"So, this Starfire Judge is basically an officially recognized hunter?"

"almost."

"Then Sister Leng Qing, why don't you become a Spark Tribunal?" Bai Mo asked in confusion. Logically speaking, shouldn't the Spark Tribunal be more popular? You don't have to participate in the formal trial system, so you won't have to deal with those unpleasant things.

I do the work, you give me benefits—how simple and unpretentious is the relationship between the two parties in the Spark Trial!

"I'm not strong enough." Leng Qing glanced at him and continued:

"The Starfire Tribunal's assessment is rigorous. The first requirement is that one must be at least at the intermediate level and be able to defeat two elite mages of the same level or two demons."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo immediately understood the difficulty.

Not to mention that one warrior is comparable to four or five mid-level mages.

Even defeating two mid-level elite mages working together is no easy feat.

Elite mages have undoubtedly been tempered in blood and fire, possessing refined magic and rich combat experience. More importantly, they are at least at the mid-level tier 2 in both magic systems.

That place isn't that easy to fight.

As for demons, it's not even as simple as one plus one. One is manageable, but two are much more difficult than one plus one.

However, remembering that Sister Leng Qing had asked him to make a choice, which seemed to imply something, he said:

"Sister Leng Qing, do you want me to join this Spark Judgement?"

"That's right!" Leng Qing nodded. "As I said, the tests for the two are different. You are a genius on the talent list, and you helped me solve a major case, so you are qualified to choose. Otherwise, you can only accept the ordinary test. At the same time, the Inquisitor system is very mysterious, and there are no problems within the Inquisitor Council."

"However, regardless of the method, there will be a one-year observation period first. Only after that will it be a formal assessment."

(End of this chapter)