Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

With the end of the Apprentice Mage assessment…

The students who participated in it rushed back to the foot of the mountain.

Just as everyone was discussing their gains, Mentor Shylock suddenly announced that he would return to the academy first to examine the results.

Although the students were puzzled, no one said anything.

Hence, under the guidance of the teacher-in-charge, they returned to the academy.

Ronald’s joy had already faded as he slowly calmed down.

On the way back to the academy, he was thinking about the trigger conditions for this modifier.

Recalling the first time the modifier was triggered, an Apprentice Mage ran past him and he obtained +9999999 movement speed.

Then, it was Jack who deliberately threw out the fireball, creating the fire-type forbidden spell—Burning Heavenly Flame.

This was the conclusion.

As long as someone around him used the corresponding ability, the modifier could rapidly strengthen the ability and modify it into a bug-like existence.

Looks like I need to lure others to use their abilities in front of me.

Ronald thought.

The journey back to the academy was not far.

Before the sky was completely dyed black, this small group arrived at the entrance of the academy.

The teachers began to count the number of people.

However, the dean who appeared beside Mentor Shylock caused the students to start whispering amongst themselves.

After counting the students, Mentor Shylock asked them to hand over the spoils of the advancement test.

The assessment results could be directly determined at the foot of the mountain.

But the appearance of flames that were even stronger than the dean’s forced the dean to be cautious.

That was why he decided to return to the academy to check the results of the assessment instead.

The results of this test were undoubtedly the worst in recent years. The reason was undoubtedly because of the mysterious fire-casting Mage. His appearance had caused 70 to 80 percent of the Class 1 Magical Beasts in the Trial Mountain to be slaughtered, and even a portion of the Class 2 Magical Beasts had also been massacred.

This incident had affected the entire environment of Trial Mountain.

As the students passed the test one by one, it was finally time for the poor student who was about to be expelled this year.

Jack smiled wickedly.

He was prepared to humiliate Ronald as soon as the latter was declared to have failed.

Mentor Shylock came to Ronald’s side and asked him to hand over the test results. His voice was calm, but there was still a hint of undetectable disgust in his eyes.

After all, he was the biggest problem in the entire East Magic Academy.

When he thought about how he could be expelled from the academy if he failed this test, Shylock felt even more relaxed.

Ronald looked completely relaxed.

His own speed and affinity with the fire element had already reached a terrifying level. Moreover, he had slaughtered almost 70 percent of the Class 1 Magical Beasts in Trial Mountain. If he were to bring out all of his results, it would definitely shock everyone.

However, he did not have the ability to do so now. There was no need for him to create trouble for himself.

Ronald smiled.

He then took out four Monster Cores from his magic robe.

Before he could do anything else, Jack’s mocking laughter caught the attention of the others.

“Say, Senior Ronald, you’ve improved a lot. But unfortunately, you’re still missing one. Should I call you Junior Ronald from now on? Haha!”

Although the crowd did not like such a sarcastic person, they could not help but laugh out loud when they heard the words “Junior Ronald”. After all, the youngest member of this test was only 8 years old, and even the oldest student apart from Ronald was only 10 years old. It was indeed rather amusing for this 12-year-old boy to be called “Junior Ronald” in front of everyone.

Mentor Shylock turned around and glared at Jack. Jack felt a chill on his back and did not dare to say anything else. Then, he hid the disappointment in his eyes and said to the oldest student of the East Magic Academy: “Your improvement is indeed very obvious, but you are still one step away from success. According to the school’s standards, you will be expelled.”

The principal sighed and turned away.

This student has participated in too many tests. It seems like he is going to be the first ever student to be expelled.

Ronald did not have much of an expression on his face. He casually took out a purer Monster Core from another pocket. Some students with sharp eyes could not help but gasp, and even the disappointed Mentor Shylock became excited. This small disturbance attracted the attention of the dean who had just turned his head. When he saw the Monster Core in Ronald’s hand, his expression changed slightly.

That’s right, the color was purer, and it was shining with a strange light. This was definitely a Class 2 Monster Core. That mysterious radiance proved that this Class 2 Magical Beast’s strength had already touched the bottom line of a Class 3 Magical Beast.

Of course, our protagonist did not know that this Monster Core was actually a plant-type Magical Beast that had been accidentally hurt while he was casually venting the pressure of the past few years. This plant-type Magical Beast had originally planned to quietly advance in the periphery of Trial Mountain, where there were fewer high-class magical beasts, before returning to its original habitat.

An extremely powerful fireball smashed into its body at the critical moment of its advancement. It was powerless to dodge, so it was instantly left with a Monster Core. Of course, no one knew about this.

As Ronald took out the Monster Core, all the mockery faded like a tide. The students who knew the value of the Monster Core began to estimate the strength of the owner. The other students were stunned by the class of the Monster Core he took out.

With the dean’s strength, he naturally knew what this Monster Core represented. He quickly rushed to Ronald’s side.

Seeing that Ronald, who was still being mocked, suddenly became the center of attention, Jack was furious. He rolled his eyes and said to the dean: “Dean, don’t be fooled by him. He might have bought it from somewhere.”

The dean’s expression changed. His joy turned into suspicion.

Taking advantage of this moment’s change in expression, Jack struck while the iron was hot, saying: “Unless you can defeat me, you are a despicable person who would not hesitate to cheat in order to pass the assessment.”