Danta Branch Tower.
When Xiao Fan stepped into the assessment hall, the noisy chatter inside quieted slightly.
It was not because his aura was particularly intimidating.
On the contrary, he was simply too young.
Dressed in azure robes, with handsome, refined features and a restrained aura, he was accompanied by three women of utterly different temperaments. Xiao Yi Xian was as cold as snow, Zi Yan bright and lively, Qing Lin quiet and gentle. Their appearance inevitably drew countless gazes.
Some looked at Xiao Yi Xian with stunned admiration, only to quickly avert their eyes under the faint, dangerous poisonous aura around her.
Some looked at Zi Yan, but before they could stare for long, she turned and glared at them fiercely.
Others looked at Qing Lin and felt that the veiled girl's gaze was far too calm—so calm that she seemed unlike an ordinary young woman, more like someone who could see through everything hidden in a person's heart.
In the end, all eyes returned to Xiao Fan.
A Danta Deacon stepped forward and asked routinely, "Name."
"Mu Fan."
"Previously registered grade."
"Level Six, Jia Ma Empire, Northwest Continent."
The deacon's pen paused.
A few low snickers immediately rose from the surroundings.
It was not uncommon for Alchemists without a Danta registration grade to come directly to a Dan Region Branch Tower for assessment. Many local Alchemists had been praised too highly in remote regions and, upon first arriving in the Dan Region, believed they could make a name for themselves in one stroke. Yet only after reaching Danta would they understand that the standards here were fundamentally different from those outside.
The deacon looked up at him. "What tier are you applying for?"
Xiao Fan answered calmly, "Tier 7 high-grade."
The hall fell completely silent for a moment.