Chapter 3789 ( ﹏ ) The Mage Had to Get Certified Too? (2)
"..."
Frieren's expression shifted slightly when her name was called. Then, slowly, she lifted her gaze from the thick book, her white eyebrows twitching faintly. She glanced at the flamboyant Elaina, then at Annie, before calmly shaking her head.
"Don't ask me."
"I don't have that kind of certificate."
As she spoke, she thought for a moment, then simply closed her book. With a wave of her hand, she summoned an old-fashioned pendant that gleamed with a dark silver sheen.
It bore the carefully carved image of a magic staff, its shaft wrapped in ancient patterns. The whole thing radiated an aura of bygone ages, utterly unlike anything in the current magic system.
In short!
To put it simply, it looked very old. Anyone could tell it wasn't an ordinary magical object; it was at least an antique!
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Annie immediately leaned over to get a closer look, staring at the pendant.
"What's that?"
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"It looks so old."
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"..."
Frieren didn't answer right away. She rubbed the pendant with her fingertips, perhaps remembering something from long ago. After a while, she introduced it in her usual, matter-of-fact tone.
"This is the Holy Staff Emblem."
"It's my proof of identity as a mage. I suppose it's about equivalent to the rank certificate Fern just mentioned?"
"This is all I have."
As for which rank of mage the Holy Staff Emblem corresponded to in the modern system, Frieren had no idea. But she figured it had to be above First Class—perhaps even a special rank, or maybe it was proof that she was a great mage.
"The Holy Staff Emblem?"
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"What is that thing? It sounds pretty impressive, though. Is it even better than that