With Han Shuo's current strength, not to mention a character like Phillide, Han Shuo wouldn't even be a match for the dean of the dark major, archmage Deo. Han Shuo strode over with a relaxed expression. A calm smile hung on his face, giving off an awe-inspiring aura.
"Brian, you're finally back?" Lisa's voice was filled with joy and surprise. She couldn't help but jump up in excitement and exclaim, "Yeah!"
When Fanny, who was sitting on the high platform, saw Han Shuo, the trace of gloom that had lingered on her face for the past few months seemed to have been wiped away by an invisible hand. Her entire being blossomed with a dazzling radiance as the corners of her mouth curved in a strange arc that seemed both happy and angry.
Han Shuo had experienced a series of life and death battles in the past half a year, and his strength had skyrocketed nonstop. After becoming accustomed to grand occasions, his entire body naturally exuded an inexplicable aura. Even if he didn't purposefully display his strength, no one would dare underestimate him.
"Athena, focus on the test. I think you'll be able to do it!" Han Shuo said with a smile to Athena, who had become nervous from the mockery and sarcasm of Phillide and the others, after walking over.
"Thank you, Brian!" Han Shuo's arrival was like a reassurance pill, causing Athena's uneasy heart to slowly calm down.
Phillide, who had been infuriated by Han Shuo's first sentence, had an ugly expression on his face. He stared darkly at Han Shuo and said, "If you weren't hiding from me, why did you disappear for half a year after my body recovered?"
To be honest, Han Shuo really felt that a character like Phillide was a bit boring. After experiencing so many battles with the strong, such a character really didn't have the right to make a fuss. The gap between the two was just too great, to the point that Han Shuo couldn't even muster the interest to deal with him.
"Aha!" Han Shuo let out a strange laugh and glanced at Fred from the corner of his eyes. He shook his head sympathetically and spread out his hands with a sigh. "You really are a person who thinks too highly of himself. What can I say to an idiot like you who has mental problems?"
After he finished speaking, Han Shuo no longer looked at Fred, who was trembling with anger. He turned to Fanny on the stage and took a deep breath. He looked deeply at Fanny and said, "I'm back!"
For no reason at all, Fanny's pretty face turned red. Then, as if she wanted to hide her true feelings, Fanny fiercely glared at Han Shuo and said angrily, "You bastard, you still know to go back to school?"
Chuckling awkwardly, Han Shuo was about to explain something when Dean Deo of the dark major said in a low voice with an unhappy expression, "If you want to catch up, you'll have plenty of time after the exams. I think you should hurry up and finish up your major's business. We're very busy!"
After Deo's words, the teachers of the dark major also rushed Fanny and Gene, expressing that they had many things to do and couldn't wait any longer.
Han Shuo, who'd been about to explain, spread out his hands apologetically towards Fanny on the stage. He then shrugged and took a few steps back, standing together with Lisa, Amy, and a few other necromancy students. He didn't say anything else.
"Brian, where have you been for the past half year? Didn't you say that you'd be returning to Ossen City soon? Why have you dragged it out until now?" Lisa chattered incessantly as soon as Han Shuo came over. Han Shuo waited for her to finish her string of questions before smiling and saying that he'd gone to the Dark Forest to train for a period of time.
"Who does he think he is? He really thinks he's something!" One of the dark major students that had been taken down by Han Shuo looked at Han Shuo's confident figure and couldn't help but snort angrily.
"Hmph, I'd like to see how he plans on graduating early. I remember that he was only a novice mage half a year ago!" Fred had been repeatedly provoked by Han Shuo, and his face darkened as he looked at Han Shuo, who was chatting cheerfully and wittily, and said coldly.
This time, Athena was calm enough and wasn't as nervous as the last time. She cast a few necromancy spells very skillfully and answered a few questions very smoothly. She passed the beginner mage's trial very easily.
After that, some of the necromancy students began their tests one by one. Most of the necromancy students' strength hadn't changed much, but Lisa had actually become a journeyman mage. The magical undulations in her body were noticeably stronger than the other students.
After experiencing the tragic changes in her life, Lisa had suddenly become much more sensible and understood the importance of strength. She was much more diligent in training magic than before and didn't spend as much time playing around as before. She spent less time meditating and training.
When all the necromancy students had finished their tests, Han Shuo finally walked out calmly and said, "I'm planning on graduating directly after coming back this time. Can I take the test now?"
In the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, one would be considered to have graduated as long as they could advance to adept mage. Han Shuo had obtained the memories of archmage necromancer Clarendon's soul. After this period of training, he had long since grasped all the adept magics of the necromancy major, as well as a few lost magics of necromancy.
The magic test was divided into three stages. The first stage was to answer some questions about magic, the second stage was to cast a spell of a certain level, and the third stage was to be assigned a mission for the student to complete using the knowledge they'd learned. That was the end of the test.
However, within the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, those below the adept mage level didn't need to complete any missions. They only needed to pass the first two tests.
With Han Shuo's current knowledge and strength in necromancy, the adept mage test was child's play. Han Shuo had even arrogantly skipped the journeyman mage test and set his sights on the adept mage level, planning on leaving the shackles of the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force as soon as possible.
"Are you sure you want to skip the adept mage test?" Deo glared darkly at Han Shuo from atop the round table and confirmed once again.
Nodding his head impatiently, Han Shuo said with certainty, "Mister Deo, am I not clear enough? I want to skip the journeyman mage test and advance directly to adept mage?"
"Alright then, we can begin!" Deo snorted coldly, obviously a bit repulsed by Han Shuo's impolite words. He nodded at Fanny and Gene, expressing his agreement.
Under the astonishment of the necromancy major students, Han Shuo walked onto the round table and calmly dealt with Fanny and Gene's answers. He then asked Deo and a few other dark mages about some related magical knowledge. Deo and the others purposefully made things difficult for Han Shuo and specifically asked him some tricky and cryptic magical knowledge.
However, Han Shuo, who'd received Clarendon's memories, could be considered an archmage who'd been tempered, if mental strength wasn't included. These seemingly difficult questions obviously didn't stump Han Shuo, and Han Shuo smoothly answered all of them with narrowed eyes and a smile.
With this, the necromancy major students below immediately began to exhale and exhale. Lisa was even more excited as she chattered and mocked Phillide, using Han Shuo's performance to provoke Phillide and the others' earlier mockery.
Although Deo was very unwilling to admit it, Han Shuo's answers were watertight. When they asked some difficult magical knowledge, Han Shuo smoothly and accurately answered all of them. Even if they wanted to find fault with him, they had no excuse. In the end, they could only keep a straight face and accept the first test.
The second test, which showcased necromancy magic, was even easier. The spells that Han Shuo had used dozens of times were released with practiced ease. With the support of sufficient mental strength and Clarendon's decades of experience in magic, the release of advanced necromancy magic posed no difficulty to Han Shuo at all.
When Han Shuo released all of the advanced necromancy magic one after another, the necromancy major students below cheered excitedly. In contrast, the dark major's teachers and students had ugly expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they hadn't expected that Han Shuo would be able to skip a level and directly reach the level of an adept mage in the short span of half a year.
"Brian, I didn't misjudge you. You are indeed a magical genius!" Fanny, who was on the stage, watched as Han Shuo easily dealt with everything from beginning to end. The strength that he displayed wasn't the slightest bit inferior to Fanny's own. The precision with which he released some of the spells was even more adept than her, his teacher. This made Fanny exclaim in surprise.
"What kind of world is this? He's obtained this kind of strength so quickly!" Gene murmured to himself and also had a look of disbelief on his face. He then thought, although Han Shuo hadn't attended many of his classes, he was still his student. He had more or less contributed to having such a miraculous student. This was enough for him to brag about in the future. Gene was overjoyed when he thought of this.
"You passed!" Deo snorted coldly, his expression becoming uglier and uglier.
"Heh heh, many thanks to Mister Deo!" Han Shuo had a smile on his face from beginning to end. Whether it was answering questions about magical knowledge or casting necromancy magic, he appeared to be so relaxed and casual, without the slightest bit of reluctance.
With a darkened face, Deo and the dark major teachers lowered their heads and discussed for a while. Deo chuckled coldly and lifted his head to look at Han Shuo, "You've passed the first two tests. Your performance is very surprising. Then I'll tell you the third test directly. As long as you can kill a level three harpy by yourself within a month and hand over its core to us, you'll pass the test!"
"Oh my gosh, how is that possible!" The necromancy major students immediately started complaining.
During the last trip to the Dark Forest, Odysseus' team of six had been on their guard against a harpy, deathly afraid that something would go wrong. Odysseus' team of six, including six adept mages and adept swordsmen, as well as the journeyman swordsman and archer Nia, had all been so cautious. This spoke volumes of how frightening a harpy was.
This time, the dark major's Deo had actually directly asked Han Shuo to kill a harpy as a stepping stone for adept mages to advance. He was obviously purposefully making things difficult for Han Shuo.
Phillide and the other dark major students all shut their mouths after witnessing Han Shuo's performance in the second stage. Even Phillide, who had been brimming with confidence, was so nervous that he didn't dare say anything more after seeing Han Shuo easily cast adept magic one after another.
Just as they felt their morale being suppressed, they all grew excited again when they heard that Deo had actually asked Han Shuo to hunt a level three harpy. They couldn't help but grin and laugh heartily, looking at Han Shuo and the others with schadenfreude.
"Mister Deo, don't you think this is a bit too much? I've never heard of anyone asking students to hunt a harpy for the advancement of adept mages in the dark major. This is a mission that sends people to their deaths. I absolutely won't agree to it! "Fanny's beautiful face was flushed red from anger as she glared at Deo and shouted.
Snorting coldly, Deo's expression darkened as he said, "Master Fanny, remember, I'm the dean of the dark major. Your necromancy major belongs to the dark major, I have the right to do this. If Student Brian isn't willing to accept this test, he can very well give up. But this way, the first two rounds of tests will be for naught! "
By now, Deo had made it clear that he was making things difficult for Han Shuo. Anyone could see that. Fanny's body trembled with anger when she heard these words. She pointed at Deo and said, "You … you're actually such a despicable person. I'll go find the dean to reason things out. I won't allow you to cover the sky with one hand!"
"Wait!" Han Shuo still had a smile on his face as he spoke unhurriedly. When everyone's gazes were on him, Han Shuo finally stared at Deo and said merrily, "Mister Deo, are you sure you want me to hunt a harpy?"
"Heh heh, I'm sure! As long as you can prove that you have the strength to do so, I will immediately confirm that you have successfully advanced this time. I will absolutely not say anything else! "Deo finally felt refreshed and said to Han Shuo with a smile.
Nodding, Han Shuo shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Then, it looks like I don't need to make a trip back to the Dark Forest. Please help me confirm my rank!"
Han Shuo's space ring lit up as soon as he'd finished speaking. Two harpy cores appeared in his left hand and a pair of dark iron claws appeared in his right hand, also from a harpy.
"I hunted these two harpies in the Dark Forest before I returned to the academy. There are still traces of my necromancy magic on these iron claws. I think Mister Deo won't deny it? "Han Shuo looked at the flabbergasted Deo with a supercilious smile and chuckled.
Suddenly, the space in front of Han Shuo twisted as a beam of light flashed past. Dean Emma of the Academy of Magic and Force appeared out of thin air and landed a spell on the two harpies' iron claws in Han Shuo's hands. Emma smiled benevolently, "That's right, I can confirm that these two harpies were indeed killed by Brian."
Pausing, Emma first swept an odd glance at Han Shuo and then smiled at Deo, saying harmoniously, "There shouldn't be any problems, I think he really can graduate!"
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