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nVale nodded at the Professor and kept the book on his table.

nHe couldn’t read it now, but he would surely study it once he returned to his dorm.

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nLisa looked at Vale with a complicated gaze. She thought that she had gotten closer to Vale’s level during this summer break, but today’s assessment made her realize their vast difference.

nShe shook her head at this thought as she reminded herself of one thing.

n‘Unlike them, I have no background in the world of mysticism and barely learned something from Senior Lesley. I didn’t have anyone to support me, and I didn’t have any riches that could help me with my advancement. I should be satisfied that my talent isn’t bad.’

nShe felt better at this thought as she looked at her classmates. 𝙡𝒃𝒆𝓪.𝒎

nTheir class had just finished their Power Assessment, where they had witnessed the amazing display of Vale Chambers’ physique. They had also seen the humiliating defeat of Neil Sommerhalder, who had accused Vale of cheating by using the Forbidden Ritual.

nShe couldn’t help but feel disappointed at her classmate for causing such a scene.

nAnyway, Professor Shirley did not make them wait for long as they continued the assessment.

n“You still have more assessments to complete,” she said. “The next will be the Life Assessment.”

nShe reached into her pouch and took out tiny red crystals.

nandasnovel.com “These are Life Converging Crystals.” She said while holding up one of them.

n“They are special crystals that can measure your life force… Unlike the Power Converging Crystals, they can only measure 15 Life Strands. Don’t think that it’s too low since I only have 11 Life Strand… Once you reach 10 Life Strand, increasing it by another strand would be extremely difficult with our Arcane Path.”

nProfessor Shirley looked at their expressions before she continued.

n“When you hold one of these crystals in your hand, it will connect with your soul to create the Life Strands on the crystal.”

nShe looked at them with a serious expression.

n“This test will not only determine how much life force you have, but it can also be the potential you have as an Arcanist and as a person. It may also determine how much freedom you have in your life…” Professor Shirley mysteriously said, which confused many of the students.

nThey thought that the life strands would just allow them to quantify their life force. Was there actually more to it?

nThey didn’t expect something like that at all.

n“Are you ready?” The Professor asked.

nThe class nodded nervously.

n“Yes, Professor.” They said in unison after some hesitation.

n“Very well, let the test begin.”

nShe pointed at Chad Bulmung, who was very noticeable after gaining some weight during the summer break.

n“Chad, you go first.” She said as she went to her seat and gave a crystal to him.

n“Yes, Professor.” Chad nodded confidently. He held the crystal in his hand and waited for a few seconds before it showed some reaction.

nAfter some time, he saw four white strands appear inside it.

nHe smiled and announced the result to everyone.

n“Four. I have four life strands.”

nProfessor Shirley nodded approvingly.

n“Well done, Chad.” she said. “I’m expecting everyone to have at least 3 or 4 Life Strands. However, it wouldn’t be surprising to have 5 or even 6 Strands since all of you are talented.”

nShe turned to Dalton Stranway, a short and skinny boy with a freckled face who was quite good in academic studies.

n“Dalton, you’re next,” she said. She was no longer looking for volunteers and decided to just call out everyone in the class and get them tested one by one.

nDalton was startled after being called so suddenly, but he still replied. “Yes, Professor.”

nHe held the crystal in his hand and waited for its reaction

nHe saw five white strands appear inside it. “Five… There are five strands!” He was shocked at this result since he wasn’t expecting much with his life force.

n“Good…” Professor Shirley commented as she noted the result in her record book before continuing.

nShe turned to Warren Lawstein, a quiet student who didn’t seem to have many friends in the class.

n“Warren, you’re next.”

nWarren nodded confidently, and after some time, he revealed that he also had 5 Life Strands! This made everyone excited as they felt that it was quite common to see 5 Life Strands.

nThen, it was Leonore’s turn.

nShe held the red crystal confidently and got 6 Life Strands!

nLeonore faintly smiled at this result and he was already expecting this much.

n‘Joining the Fortune Telling Club may have been challenging, but the benefits I got were worth the price.

n“Very well, Leonore,” she said. “You have a higher Life Strand than I expected.”

nShe then turned to Aubrey Hall, a smart and diligent girl who was good at both academic and arcane studies. According to all the professors in the first year, Aubrey Hall can be considered the model student in Class 2.

nAubrey nodded as she held the crystal.

nShe saw four white strands appear inside it, which was what she had expected. Nevertheless, she couldn’t help but frown as she announced her result.

n“Four.”

nProfessor Shirley nodded sympathetically.

n“It’s not bad. You don’t have to frown like that.” She said as she recorded the score.

n“Y-yes, Professor.” Aubrey nodded as she kept the crystal. It was already hers since Life Converging Crystals can only be used by one person, similar to the Power Converging Crystal.

nIt was then followed by Lisa, who got the same result, four life strands.

nLisa was satisfied with this result since having a 5 Power Strand and 4 Life Strand at her age was definitely acceptable.

nThe assessment continued, and the rest of the class had similar results of three or four white strands in their crystals.

nThen she turned to Vale Chambers, who was the last one to go. Vale held the crystal in his and waited for almost a minute before a result came out.

nProfessor Shirley smiled warmly at him. 𝑖𝑟𝘦.𝘤𝑜𝘮

n“What’s the result?”

n“It’s 15 Life Strands, Professor.” Vale answered.

nThere was a gasp from the class. They already expected Vale to be awesome, but some of them started to really consider what Vale had done to get this monstrous.

nAlthough they felt amazed by Vale, they also felt intimidated by him.

nNeil couldn’t help but clench his fist as he felt that this was too ridiculous.

nIn the meantime, Vale was thinking of something else. He was curious why the Professor had to ask them to do the test one by one and wait for the strands to appear instead of just passing over the crystals and having all the results simultaneously.

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