The magic cores were quickly accounted for and the old man in charge of the assessment said, "There are a total of 98 magic cores here. This is your space belt. Now, return the space belt that belongs to the academy." As he spoke, the old man took out an emerald green space belt and handed it to Jianchen. This space belt was given to him by his father, Changyang Ba, when he left Changyang Prefecture.
Jianchen looked at the space belt that belonged to the academy in his hand and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Teacher, I'll keep this space belt that belongs to me for the time being. I'll return it to the academy after this assessment is over."
Hearing this, the old man's brows furrowed slightly and he asked in confusion, "Why?" Perhaps it was because Jianchen had obtained close to a hundred magic cores by himself, but the old man's attitude towards Jianchen had clearly changed.
"Teacher, I still have Class 2 magic cores in this space belt. I still have to participate in the assessment of Class 2 magic cores later." Jianchen said indifferently. Right now, the assessment was only for Class 1 magic cores. The Class 2 magic cores would have to wait until the Class 1 magic cores had been assessed.
"Oh, what? You still have Class 2 magic cores? " Hearing this, the old man's eyes revealed a trace of disbelief. He looked at Jianchen with eyes full of suspicion. He wasn't the only one. Even the other teachers sitting on the high platform had the same expression as him.
Jianchen nodded slightly and said, "Yes, teacher!"
Hearing this, the old man took a deep breath. His gaze towards Jianchen became serious for the first time. At this moment, he realized that he seemed to have underestimated this Changyang Shōten, who had some rumors in the academy. However, he didn't waste his breath on this matter. He waved his hand and said, "Alright then, put these magic cores away. You can continue to participate in the second round of assessment."
Afterwards, Jianchen placed the hundred magic cores back into his space belt and left the high platform. However, whether it was the teachers on the stage or the surrounding students, their gazes towards Jianchen had completely changed. There was no lack of jealousy, envy, and even disdain in their eyes.
After walking down the high platform, Jianchen didn't return to the crowd. Instead, he went to the group of people who were waiting for their Class 2 magic cores to be assessed. Apart from Changyang Hu and a few others, the students who were waiting for their magic cores to be assessed all revealed a trace of surprise and doubt when they saw Jianchen arrive. They hadn't encountered Jianchen in the third region. Clearly, they were very curious about someone who wasn't even a Saint yet coming to submit their Class 2 magic cores. They really found it hard to believe that Jianchen dared to enter the third region to hunt Class 2 magical beasts and even obtained at least two Class 2 magic cores.
Behind Jianchen was Tie Ta. After Jianchen walked down the high platform, Tie Ta also arrived in front of the teacher in charge of the assessment.
It was no longer a secret that Tie Ta was the dean of Kargath Academy, so all the teachers in the academy knew Tie Ta. Seeing Tie Ta come up, the old man in charge of the assessment couldn't help but reveal a trace of a smile on his face. He said, "Tie Ta, I wonder what your harvest was this time."
Tie Ta chuckled and didn't say anything. Imitating Jianchen, he put his hand into his space belt and directly took out a large amount of magic cores and gently placed them on the desk. Because Tie Ta's hand was relatively large, he took out no less than fourteen or fifteen magic cores.
Looking at the fourteen or fifteen magic cores on the table, the old man in charge of the assessment revealed a trace of a smile on his face. He thought to himself, "As expected of the dean. Although he looks a bit silly and lacks shrewdness, his talent is really amazing."
After taking out fourteen or fifteen monster cores, Tie Ta's actions did not stop for even a moment. His palm took out the monster cores that were placed in his spatial belt one by one. Gradually, under the astonished gazes of the first grade teachers and students, more and more monster cores were placed on the table. There were at least ten of them.
Tie Ta finally stopped when he had taken out over a hundred magic cores. Looking at all the magic cores he had collected, Tie Ta chuckled in an honest manner. He said happily, "Teacher, these are the magic cores I've collected."
At this moment, the surrounding teachers and students were so shocked that they were speechless. Their gazes were filled with disbelief as they stared at the hundred magic cores on the table.
The old man in charge of the assessment sucked in a deep breath. He glanced at Tie Ta deeply and slowly said, "Good, good. Tie Ta, you've done well. You haven't embarrassed your master." With that, the old man lowered his head and began to count the magic cores. He did not ask how Tie Ta had obtained them. In his heart, he had already linked Tie Ta's method of obtaining the magic cores to Jianchen.
Very soon, the old man finished counting the magic cores. He said, "There are a total of ninety-seven magic cores here." With that, the old man began to record the magic cores on a small notebook.
After recording everything, the old man took out a black spatial belt and a badge of honor from under the table. He handed them to Tie Ta and said, "Tie Ta, this is the spatial belt and badge of honor that you've been keeping here. Put away the monster core and return the spatial belt that belongs to the academy."
It was obvious with a single glance that this was a high-grade space belt. It had been given to Tie Ta by the headmaster of Kargath Academy after he had become his disciple. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for a commoner like him to wear a high-grade tool like a space belt. Even though space belts were very common on the Tian Yuan Continent, they were not something commoners could possess.
Tie Ta's gaze paused on the black space belt for a while. He shook his head and said, "Teacher, I'll leave this space belt with you for now. I still have Class 2 Magic Cores."
"What! You have Class 2 Magic Cores as well? " The old man in charge of the assessment was extremely surprised with that. There was some disbelief on his face.
A few of the teachers on the platform could not help but look at each other when they heard Tie Ta's words. Disbelief filled their eyes. They had never thought that after Jianchen, there would be a student who was not even a Saint who had obtained a Class 2 Magic Core.
The old man in charge of the assessment hesitated slightly before asking, "Tie Ta, have you been to the third zone?" Although the old man's question had exceeded his responsibilities, he could not help but feel extremely curious. Even though he had already guessed a thing or two, he could not be certain without hearing the exact details from Tie Ta.
Tie Ta nodded slightly and said in a low, muffled voice, "Yes, I have been to the third zone."
The old man continued to ask, "Did you obtain the Class 2 Magic Cores by hunting magical beasts?" Although the old man's question had exceeded his responsibilities, no one came out to stop him. This was because he wasn't the only one who was extremely curious about this matter. Even the teachers on the high platform were the same. They all wanted to know the exact answer in their hearts.
"A portion of it was obtained by me and Changyang Shōten." Tie Ta did not hide anything, but he only said half of it.
Hearing that, the old man's eyes filled with disbelief. He said in surprise, "What! You're saying that you and Changyang Shōten were able to kill a Class 2 Magic Beast? "
Tie Ta nodded and said, "Yes."
This answer caused all the teachers on the platform to be extremely shocked. Most of them felt that it was unbelievable. Two people who were not even saints were actually able to kill a Class 2 Magic Beast. This was the first time this had happened since the establishment of Kargath Academy.
Afterwards, Tie Ta collected his Magic Cores and walked down the platform. He went to the crowd waiting for the Class 2 Magic Cores to be assessed and stood behind Jianchen. However, at this moment, Jianchen and Tie Ta had become the most eye-catching people in the crowd. Those who had failed the mission standing behind them looked at Jianchen and Tie Ta with jealousy in their eyes. Many of them had been forced to flee miserably from Class 1 Magic Beasts in the second zone, but they never thought that Jianchen and Tie Ta, who were not much stronger than them, would be able to obtain over a hundred Class 1 Magic Cores in the second zone. They even obtained Class 2 Magic Cores. This made them feel extremely unbalanced, and many of the older students felt ashamed.
Very soon, the assessment of the Class 1 Magic Cores was completed. Jianchen had obtained the most Class 1 Magic Cores. He had obtained a total of ninety-eight Magic Cores, while Tie Ta had obtained one less than Jianchen. The two of them had obtained several times more than Mu Tian, who was ranked third.
In the crowd, Mu Tian stared at Jianchen and Tie Ta with a strange light in his eyes. He murmured to himself in a voice that only he could hear, "Tie Ta, Changyang Shōten, you really do live up to your reputation. You really are worthy of being able to defeat Saint Realm experts. I really want to find a chance to spar with the two of you."
Although Jianchen and Tie Ta had stolen the limelight, Mu Tian did not seem displeased at all. He remained rather calm, as if this was something insignificant to him. It did not affect him at all.
At this moment, Changyang Hu arrived before Jianchen in excitement. He said softly, "Fourth brother, the two of you are just too much. In the past three days, each of you has obtained close to a hundred Magic Cores." Changyang Hu's voice was filled with unconcealable excitement. He looked at Jianchen with pride.
Jianchen smiled and said nothing. Suddenly, Jianchen's eyes narrowed slightly. As if he had sensed something, he immediately looked back. He saw a young man in tattered clothes looking at him with resentment. The intense killing intent in his eyes was undisguised. The sharpness of his gaze made Jianchen frown involuntarily.
However, when Jianchen carefully examined the young man's appearance, he immediately understood. He was Luo Jian, who had all of his Magic Cores plundered by Jianchen in the forest. At that time, not only had all of Luo Jian's Magic Cores been taken away by Jianchen's group without leaving a single one behind, he had also been heavily injured. Although he was not very active, he had completely lost the ability to fight. As a result, the group did not have the ability to steal other people's Magic Cores or hunt Magic Beasts. As a result, Luo Jian's group had failed their mission this time.
A faint smile appeared on Jianchen's face. There was a trace of disdain between his brows. He did not take Luo Jian seriously at all. Jianchen had seen many people like Luo Jian in his previous life. However, there were very few of them who could truly cause great waves.
The second round of examination began very quickly. The students who had reached the Saint realm and completed the mission walked up the platform one by one. However, there were two exceptions. Apart from Jianchen and Tie Ta, who had not reached the Saint realm, everyone else had reached the Saint realm.
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