Versatile Mage: Starting Contract Groudon

Chapter 46 Main Campus Assessment
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"Ah? Why do you want me to be the receptionist?"

Zhao Tingxi was confused. How come he was transformed from a non-staff monster hunter to a receptionist after he came back?
Even though he was quite handsome, as a mid-level mage, he wouldn't be reduced to being a receptionist, right?

Old Man Bao said with a smile: "Lingling and Xiaoding are out on business, so the front desk is empty. If you weren't back, I'd usually be the one sitting here. But since you're back, I'll leave it to you and I'll continue with my work."

"Ah this..." Zhao Tingxi was petrified.

"It's okay. Usually our front desk is very idle. When someone comes, just ask them to fill out the form. Generally speaking, there is nothing to do." Old Man Bao smiled and patted Zhao Tingxi on the shoulder: "It just so happens that Old Man Lu asked me to supervise your study and practice. While you are sitting here at the front desk, study hard."

"Really... everything was arranged for me clearly!" Zhao Tingxi had no choice but to accept this.

Zhao Tingxi worked at the front desk for about a month, and then Old Man Bao came back with Lingling. However, only Lingling and Old Man Bao came back. Lingling looked very bad, and her lively eyes were now red and swollen.

According to what Old Man Bao said afterwards, Xiao Ding inevitably encountered great obstacles when dealing with the death of children in Feiniao City, but Xiao Ding still insisted on finding out the truth.

The result was that Xiao Ding was assassinated and the murderer also died.

After knowing this, Old Man Bao went to Feiniao City in person to pick Lingling up, and by the way, he gave a few warnings to the people in Feiniao City who might be related to this matter.

After learning the whole story, Zhao Tingxi was almost stunned.

When he heard Xiao Ding's name, it was no wonder that he felt very familiar. It turned out that he was Mo Fan's predecessor and partner in the original novel. He also died in the original novel, but the reason was unknown.

As a result, it may be a long time earlier now, but the cause of death is certain.

Two months after this incident, Zhao Tingxi naturally became Lingling's next partner.

I have to say that it is very comfortable to partner with Lingling. Most of the time, Zhao Tingxi only needs to be a fighter. Lingling can handle the intelligence or other things alone.

It can even be said that sometimes when Zhao Tingxi wanted to give Lingling some advice, Lingling would despise him for being too stupid...

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“I’m very pleased because I’ve seen a lot of people grow from the freshman conference to today.”

"I remember that not long ago someone compared the main campus assessment to a devil that looms over our entire Qing campus. It looks down on you, spurs you on, and makes you keep practicing hard for it..."

"This analogy is correct. Whether you heard it, whether you actually witnessed it, or no matter how you got the information about the main campus, I firmly believe that it is not a rumor. It is even more cruel!"

"Qing Campus, that is the final stop of your youth practice. Before you face the rapids and waterfalls in the small warm pool, the next stop is the real journey of magic. How many grievances have you suffered, how many injustices have you suffered? No matter how much suffering you suffer, just swallow it yourself, no one will sympathize with the weak!"

At the school-wide assembly, Dean Xiao, who had always been kind to all students, suddenly changed his demeanor.

This statement eventually made many people uncomfortable. Their beloved Dean Xiao seemed to have turned into a devilish training officer who could ignore everything. Is the competition in the main campus really that cruel?

Is it true that people with background and strength can call the shots, while people without background and mediocre strength can only hide in the corner in a humiliating manner?

"All students who have not reached the intermediate level of magician are not eligible to participate in the assessment of the main campus. You only have three years left in the Qing campus. During these three years, you will still enjoy the resources provided by the school and various student benefits. However, if you still cannot break through to the intermediate level of magician in these three years, then after leaving Mingzhu Academy, please do not regard yourselves as students of Mingzhu Academy anymore!"

Dean Xiao's words were like thunder in the minds of all the freshmen students in the school.

If you don’t make a breakthrough in three years, you will no longer be a student of Mingzhu Academy?
Isn't this a bit too inhumane?

Of course, all of this has nothing to do with Zhao Tingxi, because when he first entered school last year, he was already a mid-level magician.

Now he is a sophomore, but he has to take part in the main campus assessment together with the freshmen.

The reason was simple, because at this time last year, he and Lingling were on a field trip, and when he returned to school, coincidentally, the assessment had just ended.

Under the circumstances at that time, if Zhao Tingxi had returned half an hour earlier, he would have caught the end of the assessment. In the end, he had no choice but to waste another year in Qing campus.

But it can't be said to be a waste of time. For students in their Poison School, there is not much difference between the Qing campus and the main campus. They can enjoy the same resources. If they want to learn something, they can just ask. If they need books, they have books. If they need tutors, they have tutors.

The only problem is that because of this incident, Zhao Tingxi was ridiculed by Mo Fan, the BYD, for two and a half months!
Soon, the crowd left one after another. These people had not reached the intermediate level.

After all, today's students are too fragile. Even the slightest bit of injustice will make them act as if they have suffered a huge injustice.

If Zhao Tingxi himself was still at the beginner level, he would definitely be the first to leave here.

If you are weak, then it would be good enough if we tell you to go away. But if you encounter a demon, the demon will tear you in half just because you are weak!
There are nearly 50,000 people attending this school-wide meeting. In the past, the main campus assessment items were different. Everyone can participate, but the elimination rate will be very high.

This time, Dean Xiao directly eliminated those who had not reached the intermediate level. This kind of coaching courage is not something that ordinary teachers can achieve.

There were two other people sitting next to Zhao Tingxi, one was Mo Fan and the other was Xu Zhaoting.

Both of them were brought over by Zhao Tingxi, and cooperation is the best way forward.

Xu Zhaoting is now also a mid-level mage, and his level is not low. His major is the intermediate level 2 of thunder system, and his minor is the intermediate level 1 of wind system.

At this time last year, he had just been in seclusion to break through to the intermediate level, and just happened to miss the main campus assessment last year.

The three musketeers of Bocheng, one freshman and two sophomores, all took the main campus assessment in the same year. This can be regarded as a small anecdote.

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(End of this chapter)