章節 2: Eye of Appraisal! Different levels!
編輯: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the center of Feng Jin Academy stood a huge, clear blue stone. From afar, it looked like an upright lake. This was the legendary appraisal stone. Every time there were graduates, the usually almost empty square would become a sea of people.
A few people in the front still had not finished their appraisal. Miss Ni led everyone to stand outside the appraisal range, while the students chattered among themselves.
"What kind of skill do you hope to awaken? I want to awaken an infinite amount of power. I want to go up and tear those demonic beasts!"
"Stupid! The most important thing on the battlefield is intelligence! If you want to improve, it must be speed!"
"Scrap that, guys. Did you really read the introduction?"
The students were excited, obviously looking forward to awakening their promising skills. They avoided talking about their bad skills and to get lucky.
Listening to the students' wild imaginations, Miss Ni's expression turned even uglier.
"You guys are really... You're almost becoming beastmasters, and you still haven't improved at all!" Miss Ni took the 'Beastmaster Introduction' from one of the students' hands and said while dancing, "It's written very clearly in here! Appraisal stones can only identify skill levels!"
The appraisal stone was like a display screen. There was a dent in the stone's 1.2-meter position, and when the appraiser placed his hand on it, the stone would use different levels of light to indicate the level.
Skill levels were A, B, C, D, E, F, S, SS, and SSS. There was also the worst among them, which was an ordinary person who couldn't become a beastmaster.
Most of them were at the C and D levels. If they were lucky, there would be two or three outstanding B-level students in a class, and their teacher would be burning incense for them, not to mention the SSS level. The latter was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
"So, put aside your boring fantasies and pray that you can reach B level!" Miss Ni poured cold water on them.
Eighteen years old was the age of impetuousness, and all of them were unrealistic fantasies. Understanding this, Miss Ni could only turn her gaze to the school stars, Cui Anyu and Yu Guang.
These two were ranked first and second in the grade exam, respectively. Yu Guang was steady in his actions, while Cui Anyu was calm in her handling of matters. They were both top-notch figures among the students and also the ones who they looked up to the most!
"Cheh! I'm definitely an A Class!" a burly boy said, "Teacher, don't worry!"
"Hehe, teacher is looking at Yu Guang. He doesn't care about you at all!" another boy mocked.
The burly boy was not convinced. He secretly rolled his eyes at Yu Guang and whispered, "So what if you have good scores? Haven't you heard that God opens a door and must close a window? Damn you!"
While everyone was discussing, the people from the previous class finally finished appraising. Yu Guang saw their faces and knew that their class had failed to produce high-level students.
Finally, it was his class's turn. While the students were pushing forward with their heads held high, Yu Guang silently retreated to the back of the line.
Before the official test, he wanted to test the effect of the "Appraisal eye."
The burly male student rushed to the front, excitedly slapping the appraisal stone with his palm. A loud smack was heard. Immediately after, the appraisal stone emitted a weak purple light, so weak that it was almost invisible. In the middle of the stone, a faint yellow letter appeared: F.
"Level F. Next," Miss Ni said in a disappointed voice.
When the boy who had previously made a bold statement heard his level, he immediately bowed and walked to the side like an eggplant with frost on it.
Yu Guang opened the appraisal eye and realized that the level number he saw was different from the appraisal stone.
He looked at seven or eight students in a row. Their skills mostly lingered in the lower levels, and the best one was only a D. Miss Ni's face was about to fall to the ground, and Yu Guang's brows furrowed even more tightly.
"He's an F, but what I saw was a C..." Yu Guang muttered in his heart.
Not only did he see a C, but he also saw a string of words at the end of the letter: Speed Enhancement.
Could it be that the appraisal stone could only look at a subdued beast's skill, and Yu Guang could also see a person's own skill? Just like how his classmates had hoped for endless strength, a person could develop a skill similar to a special ability other than a subdued beast!
Yu Guang figured out the key to this, and his eyes immediately lit up!
If this was a secret that only he knew, then he could also help those with low-level subdued beast skills develop their own!
Thinking of this, Yu Guang's expression became bright. He was so distracted that he didn't notice it was his turn to appraise his subdued beast skill.
"Cui Anyu, it's your turn!" Miss Ni called out loudly. Her voice was like a horn, causing everyone's attention to focus on her.
Cui Anyu had a face that could topple all living things, but she had a cold and aloof aura. Her bright eyes seemed to carry ice that wouldn't melt for ten thousand years. In addition to her second-best result in the whole school, she could be said to be extremely talented.
As the school belle, she naturally had many admirers. When the students who had been shocked by the previous appraisal heard that it was Cui Anyu's turn, they immediately cheered up, almost waving their glow sticks to support her.
"Cui Anyu's level should be very high. After all, outstanding people are outstanding in all aspects!"
"I bet it's an A! It's a pity that I'm an F, so I can't fight side-by-side with her in the future!"
"Go, Goddess!"
The crowd gradually became restless, and all of them were cheering for Cui Anyu.
Yu Guang focused his attention on Cui Anyu with his 'appraisal eye' and discovered that her entire body was emitting an intense blue light. That was an ice-cold skill that none of the other students had!
"Cui Anyu's skill is at least an S!" Yu Guang secretly speculated. After all, the two of them fought for the ranking of the results together. Yu Guang's heart was filled with anticipation for Cui Anyu!
Under everyone's fervent gazes, Cui Anyu, who was standing in front of the stone, took a deep breath and gently placed her slender hand on the appraisal stone.
To everyone's surprise, the appraisal stone did not move for a long time, as though there was a power outage.
The surroundings were silent. Everyone was holding their breaths, waiting for the result. Cui Anyu also felt that something was wrong with the stone. She let go of her hand and placed it on the appraisal stone again.
This time, the appraisal stone had a reaction!
The letter in the middle slowly appeared, and the moment everyone saw it clearly, they sucked in a breath of cold air!
Miss Ni was in disbelief, and her voice trembled as she said, "No... No level?"
A wave of sighs immediately came from the crowd!
"How is this possible! The goddess actually has no level!"
"If she can't tame beasts, then she probably won't be able to receive any further education. She can only go back to farming."
"Ah? How can the goddess' hands hold a hoe?"
Whispers rang out again, reaching Cui Anyu's ears like needles.
She was helpless about the outcome, but she was too strong to shed tears in front of everyone. She bit her lip, held back the tears in her eyes, and silently retreated to the side.
Miss Ni was disappointed. She suffered a huge blow. Her expectations were not being met, so she didn't have much hope for the future. She just said in a faint voice, "The last one, come forward. It's your turn now."
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