Holding his candidate number plate, Charles walked through several electronic gates surrounding the great hall, curiously observing these unusual devices.
The process seemed incredibly intricate, yet these devices served only one purpose: to ensure that candidates had not taken any performance-enhancing drugs or worn any equipment that could boost their combat abilities before participating in the recruitment ceremony.
“Heh, it feels like being at the Olympics, getting tested for doping,” Charles chuckled as he watched the staff diligently verify each piece of data. freēwebnovel.com
However, he understood the necessity of these elaborate procedures. For example, his purple-quality [nine netherworld armband] would be overwhelmingly unfair to others if allowed, not to mention the myriad of miracle drugs he had in his storage space, surpassing even sugar pills in quantity.
After storing all his equipment back into his storage space, Charles passed through the screening devices without any issues. As he reached the other side, a dark-skinned young man was already waiting for him.
Arms crossed over his chest, Thomas smirked at Charles: “No [strengthening pills] to cheat with today, Charles? I’m here to see firsthand how Lsengard’s ‘genius’ turns into a laughingstock everyone wants to beat up!”
Seeing Thomas was like spotting a fly. Charles turned his back to him and flipped him off, then headed to the preparation room.
“Charles, why don’t you look nervous at all? I’m so worried something might go wrong…” Aurora’s anxious voice came from behind him in the prep room.
Charles wanted to reassure her, but considering he had a recommendation letter from Emma, any comfort seemed somewhat feeble.
Fortunately, just then, the name [Charles] appeared on the big screen, sparing him further awkwardness.
Seeing that it was Charles’s turn to perform, Aurora pumped her fist in encouragement: “Go for it, Charles! You can definitely get into one of the top three academies!”
Nodding slightly to Aurora, Charles gently pushed open the door, this time controlling his strength so it didn’t break.
As soon as Charles stepped onto the combat platform, the area erupted with a roar like a tidal wave, and flashbulbs flickered non-stop, nearly blinding him.
The fervor surrounding him far exceeded his expectations. With tens of thousands of people eagerly focusing on him, it was hard not to feel nervous.
From the VIP seats in the front row, he saw many familiar faces looking at him, such as Lord Matthew, Brown from the Misubi Auction House, David from one of Lsengard’s top three families…
Of course, he also saw Sly from the Taylor family, Kevin the chairman of the Draven family group, and Benjamin, Celestine… But surely, they were here to see him fail?
After verifying Charles’s identity, the examiner nodded at him:
“Charles, get ready to start the first assessment, the mystical beast aptitude evaluation.”
…
As the examiner’s words fell, Charles extended his right palm, summoning from a magic array a snow-white nine-tailed demon wolf with red and blue stripes along its sides.
Dozens of students were participating in the mystical beast aptitude evaluation, but the audience in the stands unanimously turned their attention to the white demon wolf with three tails.
This year’s recruitment ceremony had attracted so many powerful attendees because it was rumored that Lsengard had produced a second Beast Mastery talent comparable to Grace. Everyone wanted to witness the emergence of this second prodigy, or perhaps… debunk this improbable myth.
“A naturally born mystical beast with both ice and fire attributes! This little guy is indeed extraordinary.” Theron, seated among the assessors, couldn’t help but sigh softly. The moment the tri-tailed demon wolf appeared, she sensed something unique about it.
“A mystical beast with innate dual attributes… How is that possible? Surely it can’t survive the chaos of conflicting elemental energies!” an instructor from Aredale Academy exclaimed in surprise, staring at the center of the hall. He could feel two distinctly different types of energies emanating from the demon wolf, his eyes widening in amazement.
“Not necessarily. If the soul force is strong enough, it might control and prevent the chaos of these energies,” Theron stated confidently.
One of Nova Academy’s core theories posits that different elemental energies can coexist. She began to understand why Vice Chancellor Emma had instructed her to recruit Charles to Nova Academy at all costs.
With such a powerful soul force, there were probably no more than ten individuals like this across all of Genosha!
Hearing the discussion among the instructors in front, Benjamin’s face on the VIP seats turned exceedingly grim: “Such pretentious antics. I can’t believe he managed two breakthroughs in just two months!”
As a distinguished representative of Aredale Academy, Benjamin had once shone brightly at Lsengard’s recruitment ceremony. However, his pride was shattered right at the entrance of Front Building by Charles.
In terms of family background, talent, social status, and even looks, he always considered himself superior to Charles. He simply couldn’t fathom why Aurora would be interested in Charles.
“Just wait for the test results to come out and show that you cheated last time, then we’ll see if you can still pretend…” Benjamin scoffed, but before he could finish his sentence, he was abruptly silenced.
After more than a dozen scans, the results of Charles’s mystical beast evaluation were finally displayed on the large screen in the hall, showing several lines of bold text:
[Assessment 1: Mystical Beast Evaluation]
[Name: Charles]
[Species: Nine-tailed Demon Wolf]
[Level: Lv21]
[Quality: Platinum]
[Evolution: 1 Evolution Completed]
The moment the results appeared, the previously noisy hall seemed to freeze in time.
At that moment, everyone quietly stared at the lines of text on the screen.
“This… Platinum quality! Level 21?”
Someone in the VIP seats couldn’t help but exclaim in shock. Sly’s eyes widened as he stared straight at the big screen!
There were rumors that his son Robert had been killed by Charles, and his hatred for Charles ran deep. He came here hoping to catch Charles in a scandal, confirming him as a murderer among his peers. But instead, Charles had squarely slapped him in the face.
The demon wolf had initially been captured by hunters from his own Taylor family, back then merely a level 5 frost wolf.
How did it evolve into a nine-tailed demon wolf and climb to level 21 in just two months under Charles’s care, and to top it off, achieve platinum quality? What was going on?
After a brief silence, the entire hall erupted.
“Let’s see who dares to accuse Charles of cheating in the trials now, with this level of strength, even the low-level mystical beasts of the ferocious beast mountains aren’t enough for him to kill!”
“This guy is exceptionally talented, truly fortunate! With such a treasure, his parents must be waking up smiling in their dreams!”
“With this level of Beast Mastery talent, I dare say that in a few decades, Lsengard will produce a level six Beast Master… no, a level seven Beast Master!”
In the profession of Beast Mastery, talent, effort, and resources are indispensable. Those who stand at the pinnacle of power in Genosha today all showed extraordinary Beast Mastery talent early on.
With such strength, Charles’s entry into the imperial capital’s three major academies is almost a certainty, and with the vast resources of these academies, his future achievements are bound to be limitless!
At this moment, in the front row of the VIP area.
Matthew’s eyes widened as he stared at the information about the nine-tailed demon wolf on the screen, his heart almost bleeding.
Charles was from Lsengard, and as the lord of Lsengard, he could have tried to enlist Charles to bolster the Garcia family’s influence in the Vendantia Province. However, his headstrong daughter Grace had managed to offend him.
And it wasn’t just any offense; Charles possessed a monstrously high level of Beast Mastery talent, potentially surpassing even his daughter Grace in the future!
“I should never have let my daughter act so capriciously, forming a human contract with Charles. How are we supposed to resolve this now?” As a lord, he had seen many grand scenes, but he was somewhat taken aback when Charles’s evaluation results were revealed.
With the talent Charles had shown, his future achievements were unlimited, and he was someone they absolutely could not afford to offend.
He was already thinking about when to persuade his daughter to properly apologize to Charles.
…
“30 points!”
“30 points!”
“30 points!”
After the results of Charles’s mystical beast evaluation were revealed, all the recruitment instructors present awarded him the full score of 30 points!
Seeing this result, Thomas, who was undergoing the second strength test, twitched uncontrollably, clenching his fists in frustration: “Damn it, it’s only been a few days, and his mystical beast has leveled up again, and even advanced to a second tier? That’s absurd!”
Thomas couldn’t accept this reality.
Initially, with his level 18 silver-quality mystical beast, he was definitely the most dazzling among the students at this year’s ceremony, except for Grace. But then Charles came out of nowhere, stealing all the limelight.
Now, seeing the adoring looks directed at Charles around him, a fire of anger burned in his heart.
What was supposed to be his moment had been completely taken over by Charles.
“Hmph, you’re just relying on that high-quality mystical beast you lucked into. For the second event, I’ll make sure you’re beaten black and blue.” Rising to head towards the strength testing arena, Thomas clenched his fists tightly. In his eyes, the testing arena transformed into Charles’s face, and he aimed a fierce punch at that infuriating visage!
The numbers on the testing screen soared, finally stopping at 4200 kg. This strength was nearly five times the maximum impact force a normal person could produce with a punch!
[Assessment 2: Beast Master Combat Power]
[Name: Thomas]
[Event: Strength Test]
[Result: 4200 kg]
Seeing this number on the testing equipment, Thomas appeared extremely pleased with himself. He had chosen ‘strength’, his strongest suit, for the personal assessment. This score wasn’t just outstanding among level two Beast Masters, but would pose a challenge for most level three Beast Masters. He couldn’t believe Charles could surpass this!
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