episode_0029

The test has begun.

The test time is 2 hours, which is the originally scheduled lecture time.

‘I’m glad it wasn’t a short time.’

First, I ran away from other cadets as much as possible.

However, just hiding and wasting time does not mean you can clear the current quest.

I took advantage of the moment to check the quest notification window.

[Story Quest]================================

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[Episode 1. Admission! Theia Academy!]

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▶Quest 1-3

: Successfully achieve secondary awakening through lectures and training at your major department.

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[Quest final clear is impossible.]

: It is possible to clear the subquest.

▶▶ [Sub Quest 1]

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[Hidden titles can be applied.]​

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The third episode of Chapter 1.

It is literally an event where you must succeed in the second awakening.

It is different from the previous quest, which ended in one test.

It lasts until the second awakening is successful. This quest.

So the clear reward is quite large.

Above all, the second awakening itself is a great reward.

But originally, it was a quest I couldn’t clear.

‘I have already succeeded in my second awakening.’

Unlike the original An Yu-min.

I already have the throne of the second power, Shadow Mirror.

So I don’t think the current quest will have much meaning.

Absolutely not.

I clicked on the subquest displayed in green in the notification window.

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[1-3 / Subquest 1]

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: Score an In 5 on the first evaluation of your major.

: You can receive additional rewards when you rank 1st.

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As it was not a short-term quest, there were sub-quests in each evaluation.

‘It is possible to obtain rewards.’

Not only that.

Lectures or training for secondary awakening. That in itself helped me.

‘To strengthen the skills of authority in the future.’

Being able to receive guidance from instructor Lee Su-yeon is a huge benefit in itself.

I was more excited about Lee Soo-yeon than I knew from the original work.

‘I can’t believe this training method was used from the first lecture.’

A training method using War World. For me, it’s more efficient than any other method.

He hid in a nearby bush.

I stuck my head out for a moment and looked at the surrounding terrain.

Jungle terrain.

Even the terrain was helping me.

Among the many maps in Northern Warworld, the terrain is quite difficult.

As much as it is a character from the original work.

Even in today’s reality, he is the Grand Master of Warworld.

I knew all the precautions of this jungle terrain.

‘There is no need to rush. Stay hidden as much as possible and only move when you see the perfect prey.’

You must achieve a minimum number of kills of 3 or more to receive your grade.

I shouldn’t have just been hiding.

There was no need to move too quickly.

‘All conditions are the same now.’

1st year, 1st class, Department of Liberal Studies.

All 32 people logged into War World in Mana Heart linked mode.

But instructor Lee Su-yeon did a really good job setting it up.

Everyone’s primary powers were tied down.

In short, it means that everything except the basic specifications of the awakened person is bundled.

For reference, there were no secondary awakeners in class 1.

Even in the high class, there are not many secondary awakeners yet.

There was no way those rare awakened people could join the liberal arts major, which was evaluated as mediocre.

Rustle-

It was that time.

Someone reacted to the quickly placed trap.

I carefully opened a gap in the long bushes where I was hiding to see who it was.

It’s Jeong Si-woo.

I completely hid my presence.

If it was just a normal sparring or training session.

It was like meeting the grim reaper.

Jeong Si-woo’s class is thief. And a holder of wind attribute authority.

That power was so sensitive that it was the first to track down the Horror Hall.

That guy is the bush I’m hiding in.

It came right in front of those three footsteps.

“Ah, fuck… It sucks because I can’t use my powers.”

But now Jeong Si-woo was different from usual.

The primary power is tied up.

So, if one of the five senses suddenly disappears, it is like experiencing great confusion.

The guy’s senses seemed to have become dull because his good ears were tied up.

“There’s no one here, right? Ah, the terrain looks like something. Chew…”

I looked around.

In the end, that guy couldn’t find me.

‘The stats are low, so it’s easier to hide your presence.’

I was relieved to see it falling in the distance.

His strength is probably over 50.

Even without using his powers, he can knock me out with a light straight hit.

‘Well, he’s the guy I have to catch today.’

I focused my mind on the magic stone in my hand.

Even though the power was tied down.

Professor Sooyeon Lee handed out five magic stones with different properties to the cadets.

There are a total of 6 attributes of an awakened person.

Of course, the attributes of the first power were excluded, so there are 5.

It was a very special magic stone.

By containing the mana of the awakened person, I was able to use some of the power of that attribute.

A skill is activated when a certain amount of mana is charged.

‘Because Instructor Lee Su-yeon wants to develop the potential of other attributes.’

In short, testing the cadets’ elliptical suitability.

And it gives me an advantage over some other cadets.

In addition to the primary power of the light attribute that has already been bound.

It possesses another power of the fire attribute.

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[Check your possessed powers.]

[Mirror’s Throne 2]​

* Power Name: Burning Fire from Mana Heart (N)

* Rating: 3★​​

* Power level: 3

* Class: Wizard (Fire)

* Attribute: Flame​

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[Mirror’s Throne 3]

* Power Name: Bomb Demon Who Wants to Explode Anything (N)

* Rating: 3★​​

* Authority level: 3​​

* Class: Thief

* Attribute: Flame​​

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I already own two like this.

‘I’ll try to slowly increase my kill count.’

I moved carefully.

***

About an hour passed.

“Keuuu…

One cadet was struggling in a swamp.

It was like a jungle, which is also called the worst terrain in Warworld.

‘That’s stupid. Of course, there’s a swamp if you go that way.’

Warworld’s terrain respawns new every time.

Still, there are some rules.

In the jungle terrain, there are places where water attribute mana density is higher than other places.

There is definitely a swamp.

‘Of course, it is not easy to detect the water attribute mana.’

Unless you are a water attribute awakener.

You need to regularly train in the water attribute or need a special item.

Of course, at the cadet level, you are busy training your main attributes as well.

There is no way to practice other attributes.

So this is a really sweet spot.

The magic stone he was holding was heating up.

Although I had no connection with the water attribute.

This fire attribute magic stone was used in reverse.

Check the mana that flows over a certain period of time. If the mana injection speed is reduced.

There is clearly something around that suppresses the flame attribute.

‘The compatibility of fire properties is water properties.’

Of course, this means that swamps filled with the energy of water can also be found this way.

Actually, my intelligence or magic power is not high enough to exquisitely capture the amount of mana flow.

It wasn’t difficult to just check the mana amount displayed in the system profile.

A fire attribute magic stone.

There, I fully charged up my mana.

[Power]==========================​​​

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[The power is being activated.]

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* Power Name: Burning Fire from Mana Heart (N)

* Attribute: Flame

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[Check available skills.]

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▶ Active skills

* Fireball (lv.1)

..

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▶ Passive skills

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* Firepower training (lv.1)

: Mana acceleration for fire spells becomes faster.

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A power made from a gold medal as a re-exam reward, a fire burning from a mana heart.

That power has a useful passive skill called Firepower Training.

‘So the fire attribute magic stone heated up much faster.’

All magic stones are rechargeable.

Therefore, cadets who are not skilled at converting mana from other attributes are bound to take a long time.

Of course, there is also a way to give up on activating skills through the magic stone and fight with your bare body.

Of course, even if the skill is weak, the attack with mana is stronger.

“Goodbye.”

I aimed at the cadet stuck in the swamp.

Grrrr-

Soon, an arrow of fire flew from the magic stone.

“Ugh!”

With a sound, the cadet was retired.

‘See you in this swamp, have you caught all three?’

not bad.

For me, it’s like I sucked it without wasting any stamina.

‘There is almost no mana consumption.’

If I had used the skill of authority directly, the mana consumption would have been large.

However, the only thing I use to a great extent is the authority’s passive ‘Fire Training’.

Of course, you should not use the Blazing Fire active skill directly.

I, who am not even a wizard, have the secondary power of fire attribute.

It’s actually impossible to complete it right away with the stats of that incompetent person.

‘Instructor Lee Su-yeon would immediately feel something strange.’

Unknown. My true nature as a villain must be hidden from the Academy.

The morale skill called Infinite Power Formation stands out so much.

Unless I was an idiot, I had to act natural now.

‘The best way is decided.’

Following the current 2nd awakening sub-quest.

And at the right time when those multiple sub-quests are completed.

Demonstrating the power of blazing fire through my second awakening.

The combination of the Paladin class and the fire attribute is not bad.

It is the best choice for growth direction within the academy.

Anyway, to conclude:

Because of my firepower training skills.

He has a better means of attacking in this test than anyone else in class 1.

‘As long as we don’t get raided.’

Instead, his physical ability will be a goal if he gets hit by anyone in class 1.

Now, more than half of the cadets have retired. It became easier to move.

‘As long as we clearly occupy the highlands. ‘It’s quite possible to get first place.’

I moved carefully but hastily.

***

The first lecture was quickly coming to an end.

There are now 30 minutes remaining.

Instructor Lee Su-yeon was freely observing the test with the authority of the game master.

She checked the remaining people.

“Now there are 6 people.”

As expected, the remaining cadets were gathering on high ground.

She informed him that if he stayed hidden in the outskirts, she would cut off his head herself.

Therefore, it is essential to avoid the outskirts and secure a good spot.

And Lee Soo-yeon was looking closely at the cadet who was the first to occupy the high ground.

‘Lee Jun-woo…’

I have already personally verified that cadet in two tests.

However, I was not yet completely sure of his skills and talent.

If it’s pure skill, then of course there are cadets in the high class who have already completed the second awakening.

But a little while ago.

Instructor Lee Su-yeon was surprised when she saw Lee Jun-woo secretly waiting in the swamp.

‘A paladin can apply elemental attributes other than light attributes so skillfully?’

He was an awakened person who had not yet had his second awakening.

But Suyeon Lee saw it all.

How is Lee Jun-woo currently handling the fire attribute magic stone?

‘If what I think is right…’

There were quite a few cadets who showed unexpected results in this test.

The current Lee Jun-woo was the cadet who most perfectly met the purpose of this test.