Entering the examination room, the three major guilds of Jiangcheng

Seeing that the man in the suit was much more sensible this time, Lin Xuan ignored him.

After all, it was normal.

The Wanderer and Necromancer professions had win rate records in the Professional Arena.

It was a seven-three split, with the Necromancer taking seven.

Of course, the win rate statistics were based on late-game data.

At this point, the number of Skeletons summoned by the Necromancer was massive, and the Wanderer, with his dual pistols, couldn't kill them fast enough.

As for the early game, the win rate was the opposite.

But Lin Xuan had used his Summon Undead skill outside the city yesterday, instantly summoning thirty-two Skeletons.

This indicated that his skill level had reached five, marking the Necromancer's official progression past the early game.

The Wanderer naturally no longer had the right to provoke an Necromancer.

Time slowly passed, and it was soon nine o'clock in the morning.

Ding-a-ling-ling—

The bell signaling the start of the exam rang in the dungeon hall.

Below the waiting areas of the three examination rooms, a giant hexagonal magic array lit up simultaneously.

At this moment, a clear broadcast echoed through the hall.

“June 7th, New Era 525, the Xia Kingdom Professional Unified Higher Education Examination is about to begin.”

“All candidates, please prepare yourselves.”

“Upon entering the examination room, every monster killed will earn corresponding combat points and performance points.”

“Now, the examination officially begins!”

As soon as the words fell, the magic array glowed brightly, and all the candidates in the dungeon hall instantly vanished.

...

Next to the abandoned wooden house in the Giant City Ruins, the teleportation array would scatter candidates around the perimeter of the examination room according to their teams.

Lin Xuan had not formed a team, so his figure appeared alone.

After clearly assessing his surroundings, Lin Xuan raised his staff and instantly completed two skill casts.

Crack-crack—

Thirty-two Skeleton Soldierss crawled out of the magic array, trembling.

Lin Xuan frowned as he glanced at his mana bar.

“I need to temporarily stop my habit of stacking maximum health. The officials only provided twenty blue potions.”

If a professional's mana value drops below 10%, they will fall into a state of mental exhaustion, resulting in slow movement and difficulty casting spells.

This would also be factored into the performance score during the combat examination.

Leaving four Skeletons to guard him, he sent the rest forward in a fan formation.

Then, Lin Xuan summoned Silly Cow.

[Contract Beast: Silly Cow]

[Species: Stone Bull Demon · Mutated]

[Level: 6 (72%)]

[Specialization: Strength]

Silly Cow possessed both pet and companion characteristics.

After two days of dungeon experience cultivation, its level had already risen to six.

Its size had also grown from less than one meter to one and a half meters.

As for Silly Cow's species, normally, it would belong to the Stone Bull Demon.

Now, with the 'Mutated' affix, Lin Xuan guessed it might be related to the Undead Contract skill.

After all, most professionals only had pets.

Contract Beasts were exclusive to Summoners.

And he was an Necromancer, who completed contracts with deceased Bosses through special skills.

“Since it's mutated, will it be even stronger than that Stone Bull Demon leader once it grows up?”

The pet function was only unlocked at level thirty.

Its qualities were divided into five types: Normal, Rare, Mutated, Exotic, and Divine Beast.

Although Mutated was the third tier in the middle, it was already considered a very good quality.

After all, Divine Beast quality was too rare.

Just like SSS-grade Transcendent Talents, there were only two in the entire world!

“Will I also, like my talent, become the third professional to obtain a Divine Beast?”

As he thought this, wild monsters already appeared not far away.

These were wolf-shaped monsters with a circle of blue-white fur around their necks.

Frost Demon Wolves, Level 10 monsters.

The moment the wolves approached, the Skeleton Soldierss triggered their alert mechanism and charged forward with their bone knives.

[Successfully killed Frost Giant Wolf, Silly Cow experience +50]

A notification sound rang in his ears, and Lin Xuan was a little stunned.

Professionals could not gain experience from killing monsters in the examination room, but pets and Contract Beasts could.

This was good news for him!

“Since pets can gain experience, I’ll take advantage of the exam to level up Silly Cow.”

Having made up his mind, Lin Xuan walked deeper into the examination room.

...

While the examination was in full swing, in the center of the dungeon hall, around the crystal platform, a giant tent had been set up.

Inside the tent, there was a circle of projection screens.

These were realized through secret realm monitoring devices.

Their main purpose was to detect whether candidates were cheating and to assign performance scores.

However, in addition to the proctoring teachers who were scoring, the tent also had a row of spectator seats.

Seated here were the famous professional guild leaders and school principals from Jiangcheng.

“This Sword Cultivator Chen Yao is performing well! Among the three thousand Sword Cultivators in Jiangcheng this year, only he managed to get into the top one hundred before the exam,” said a somewhat overweight man, nodding frequently as he stared at one of the screens.

He was the Vice President of the Jiang Yue Guild, ranked second in Jiangcheng.

“If his final exam results confirm he remains in the top one hundred, I can give him a recommendation letter to Modu University.”

As soon as this person finished speaking, many people around him slightly turned their heads.

The Jiang Yue Guild was not only ranked second in Jiangcheng, but it was also a branch guild of the Moon God Guild, one of the top ten guilds in Xia Kingdom.

The Moon God Guild had always cooperated with Modu University, and it was said that each branch had one recommendation slot.

Everyone didn't expect that soon after the exam began, the person in charge of the Jiang Yue Guild would already want to use this recommendation slot.

“President Luo, your words are a bit hasty, aren’t they?” The person who raised the objection was the president of the Cloud River Guild, ranked third in Jiangcheng.

“I think that girl with the hidden profession, Aura Master, is even better.”

“Although an Aura Master is a support, in the later stages, she can both attack and support, and is even the preferred profession for many pioneering or record-breaking teams.”

The Cloud River Guild was also a branch of a top ten guild nationwide.

Both guilds, whether the main guild or the branch guilds, had always had friction.

At this moment, they naturally began to sing a different tune again.

“Hmph, that girl named Liu Ruyan can’t even handle her emotions well. Our Jiang Yue people aren’t interested in someone like that.”

“What do you mean ‘can’t handle emotions well’? Is that what high school students call ‘falling in love’?”

“Moreover, that Lin Xuan who got dumped was just lucky to get enough skill points, which allowed him to rely on Skeletons to raise his level to first in Jiangcheng.”

“In terms of strength and potential, he’s far from a hidden profession; it’s normal to dump him.”

“Potential? For people like your Cloud River who only look at profession rarity to talk about potential, are you trying to…”

“Enough! This is a monitoring venue, be quiet.”

The speaker was a tall, imposing man who sat there with an air of authority.

This person was none other than the president of Jiangcheng’s largest guild, the Cold Night Guild!

He was the strongest professional in Jiangcheng apart from the City Lord and Deputy City Lord.

After stopping the two arguing individuals, he said to himself, “Speaking of potential, that Lin Xuan truly has the upper hand.”

“I just received news that Lin Xuan had already equipped nine Magic Cards after being tested before entering the arena.”