After that minor interlude, the disinterested Serie glanced at the disciples who were about to part ways, announced the dismissal, then turned and vanished into the night.
After their teacher left, Guter and his junior disciples also exchanged earnest farewells.
Though they still had much they wanted to talk about, the night had grown late, and in the end, they could only pour their treasured sentiments into a single "goodbye."
After returning to his inn room.
Guter took off his coat and hung it up, then flopped straight onto the bed and rolled over once.
Lying beside his pillow, Guter summoned the System Interface and checked what information that evening's notification had contained.
Ding! Main Quest: Maintaining the Examination (Part One) completed Mission requirements: Assist Teacher Serie in completing the First Mage Examination hosted by the Continental Magic Association. (Note: This Main Quest is divided into two stages. The Oysaster Branch Examination is the first half.) Mission rewards: Random Otherworldly Item x1, Talent Trait Draw Chance x2 The relevant mission rewards have been distributed to the System Space.
"So it was this Main Quest. No wonder the notification sounded when Teacher Serie announced the end of the examination."
Seeing the mission rewards, Guter immediately opened the System Space interface, intending to draw everything and give himself a little more security before setting out.
Ding! Random Otherworldly Item drawn. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the weapon—[Abe no Hirakiri]. Ding! Talent Trait Draw Chance x2 used. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Talent Traits: [Indifferent Disposition (White)], [Innate Tomb Raider Saint Body (Green)].
"Looks like I didn't get anything good. And this weapon called Abe no Hirakiri... it can't really be the one I think it is, can it?"
With a trace of suspicion, Guter opened the detailed item description for Abe no Hirakiri.
The ridiculous part was that Guter had actually guessed right.
Item Name: Abe no Hirakiri Item Description: A homemade pistol made by Mr. Yamagami, used to assassinate a certain famous figure in an island nation. The entire gun consists of a grip, batteries, metal pipes, steel-ball ammunition, and black powder. It is wrapped in black electrical tape and electronically triggered. Its appearance is extremely inconspicuous. At medium range, it can inflict fatal damage upon ordinary people.
Gazing at the homemade pistol in the System Space, which looked remarkably like a camera, Guter did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Abe no Hirakiri truly was a legend that had altered the course of history. In his previous life, it would undoubtedly have held immense collectible value.
But in the context of this world, it was as useless as chicken ribs, with almost no practical value.
As an item from another world, it had no historical value here. As a weapon, it could neither pierce a Demon's body nor break through a mage's Defense Magic.
Basically, it could only sit in the System Space and gather dust.
No longer paying attention to the weapon, Guter read through the other two Talent Traits he had obtained.
Indifferent Disposition (White) / (Pending Activation) Description: Your seven emotions and six desires will be greatly erased, making you resemble an immortal who has weathered countless changes through the ages. Effect: Increased meditation efficiency, increased casting speed, loss of the vast majority of emotions. Would the Host like to activate this trait? Yes / No
Faced with the system prompt, Guter decisively chose "No."
Guter desired power, but if the price of gaining that power was the emotions that made him human, then he would not even spare it a glance.
Besides, it was only a white Talent Trait. Even if it improved his strength, how much could it possibly improve it?
Ignoring it, Guter turned his attention to the other Talent Trait.
Innate Tomb Raider Saint Body (Green) / (Pending Activation) Description: You will obtain the Innate Tomb Raider Saint Body and possess exceptionally accurate perception of the locations of any ancient tombs or ruins. Effect: When surveying ancient tombs or ruins, your intuition will usually point toward the correct location of the tomb or ruin. Would the Host like to activate this trait? Yes / No
"This?"
Although his financial circumstances were far from affluent, Guter still had some moral bottom line. No matter what, he would not set his sights on the wealth of the dead.
But when he considered that this world contained Labyrinths and ancient ruins, this Talent Trait did not seem entirely worthless.
Whatever.
It was a green-quality Talent Trait anyway, and activating it would not have any negative effects on him.
With that thought, Guter chose "Yes" with his mind and activated the trait.
The next moment, a flash of inspiration seemed to pass through his previously calm mind, but when Guter carefully sensed it, nothing appeared to have changed.
Yet Guter knew that this was only because he was not currently exploring ruins. Once he had the opportunity someday, he would naturally experience the boost brought by the Talent Trait.
Displeased by the poor lottery results, Guter shut down the System Interface and began to question whether his Great Fortune trait had truly granted him any luck boost.
Ding! As Main Quest: Maintaining the Examination (Part One) has been completed, and the Host meets the conditions for subsequent mission activation, the subsequent mission has been automatically activated. Main Quest: Maintaining the Examination (Part Two) Mission requirements: As the current chief disciple, you must assist Teacher Serie in completing the second half of the First Mage Examination hosted by the Continental Magic Association, the Holy Capital Hutrall Headquarters Examination. Mission rewards: Random Otherworldly Item x1, Talent Trait Upgrade Chance x1, Talent Trait Draw Chance x2
The Main Quest had updated?
Whatever. Hopefully, the next mission rewards would yield some good Talent Traits.
After musing over it, Guter glanced at the deep night beyond the window and the silent streets. To avoid affecting his early rise tomorrow and his meeting with his teacher outside the city, he decisively got out of bed, extinguished the lamp, returned to bed, and immediately entered high-quality "hibernation."
As for how Guter managed that, it was actually very simple.
All he needed to do was tuck himself in after getting into bed, then control his magic power and circulate the Body Tempering Method, causing the steady magic power within his body to vibrate a few times.
Within a few breaths, he could shut out all distracting thoughts and let his body enter the deepest level of hibernation.
As for the intense fatigue this kind of cultivation caused his body?
The system would clear it away right at midnight. By the next morning, he would once again have a body brimming with energy.
The next day.
Oysaster City Gate.
The young guard holding Guter's identification documents flipped through them several times before finally returning them to him.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, sir."
"I never expected Lord Serie's disciple to be so young."
"Perhaps Teacher likes the younger type, like me."
Guter jokingly replied to the young guard. After accepting the identification issued for him by the Continental Magic Association, he began searching the area outside the city.
Very soon, he spotted a parked carriage not far from the city gate.
From the carriage compartment, Guter also sensed a familiar magic fluctuation. His teacher, Serie, should have been inside at that moment.
However, what Guter did not know as he walked straight toward the carriage was—
Serie's magic power had not revealed itself only to her disciple.
Several thousand meters away in the sky, Miracle Graosam, one of the Seven Demon Generals, stared in shock in the direction where Serie was located below.
"Even from this distance, she could catch sight of me and launch a warning attack?"
Clutching the wound at his waist that had been pierced by unknown magic, Miracle Graosam began to retreat.
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