50: Chapter 50: The Professional Examination is Approaching! [Eye of the Abyss] Forging in Progress!

After signing the contract, Zhang Jian and Wang Fei initiated their withdrawal applications from the Jincheng Vocational Trainee Academy via their personal terminals.

Just a few minutes later, they were successfully approved.

Then, they officially registered at the [Jin City Market].

Relying on the dungeon records uploaded in time by Ye Xun and the dungeon certificates he personally signed,

they successfully registered Zhang Jian and Wang Fei for this year's Professional Unified Examination.

And tomorrow is the day for the official examination for all trainee Professionals across China!

With this, all three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Xun even punched the air in excitement.

"Once your Professional Unified Examination results come out, that idiot Wang Hongming will definitely be disgraced!"

"As a dignified dean, he doesn't know how to protect his own students, but instead colludes with scum like Li Zhihai—he is simply a disgrace to the industry!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian and Wang Fei nodded vigorously.

Tomorrow, they must use a shocking result to give those two a taste of their own medicine!

...

Inside Li Zhihai's luxury villa.

The two sat opposite each other, drinking, with the dining table covered in a mess of plates and cups.

A thick smell of alcohol drifted out, causing the servants upstairs to pinch their noses.

Li Zhihai was currently in high spirits.

After he revealed his big brother's identity, Wang Hongming was intimidated, and his attitude underwent a drastic change.

By now, he was acting somewhat subservient, taking the initiative to acknowledge him as his big brother.

Li Zhihai accepted it openly, refusing no one.

The two, who had been at odds from the start, had instead become quite harmonious.

Having ordered food and wine from outside, they began to drink and toast each other.

Just as they were drinking to their heart's content,

"You have two important messages pending."

A voice prompt suddenly sounded from Wang Hongming's personal terminal.

He was a bit impatient.

He originally wanted to dismiss it and continue drinking.

After glancing at it casually, he discovered that it was the withdrawal applications sent one after another by Zhang Jian and Wang Fei.

Suddenly, his eyes cleared, and he was more than half sobered up from the alcohol.

After realizing what happened, Wang Hongming was at a loss.

He hurriedly asked Li Zhihai for advice.

"These two little brats actually dare to withdraw on their own initiative. Could they have some kind of backing?"

Li Zhihai pondered.

"Regardless of what they are thinking, this matter is definitely all benefit and no harm to you."

"As long as they leave your academy, they won't be able to use your previous suppression of them to target you through public opinion."

"The outside world will only think that there is something wrong with these two students."

Wang Hongming's eyes lit up.

"That's right!"

He immediately clicked on his personal terminal and approved their withdrawal applications.

He was extremely excited.

"Hahaha!"

"These two foolish boys, do they think they can scare me like this?"

"Just as you wish!"

After Li Zhihai waited for him to finish the operation, he frowned.

"You've handled your side."

"I still have a small problem on my end."

Wang Hongming asked with confusion, "They chose to withdraw, so they have nothing to do with us anymore. What other problem could there be?"

Li Zhihai shook his head.

"Back then, to force them, I had a record for Zhang Jian stuck in pending review, so that you would have a reason to cause trouble on your end."

"If this record is not cleared, it might still come back to me."

Wang Hongming thought about it.

"Then wouldn't it be fine if you just approved this review?"

"Even if they report it, and the higher-ups investigate, your side would still be in compliance with operational procedures."

Li Zhihai nodded, then shook his head.

"It certainly needs to be handled, but not now."

"I will wait until right before midnight to approve the review, which will signify that Zhang Jian's repayment is not an issue and that he is a qualified examinee."

"This way, even if he discovers that his status is normal and wants to use the trial dungeon records as his school performance,"

"it will already be the day of the Unified Examination, and it will be too late to apply to join the academy."

Wang Hongming's eyes lit up.

"Brother Hai's methods are truly superior!"

"In that case, no matter how fast the trial dungeon records are, they will be of no use!"

"Unless they are determined to participate in the Professional Unified Examination as social candidates."

Li Zhihai asked with doubt.

"Aren't your people keeping an eye on every dungeon?"

Wang Hongming patted his chest, "Absolutely no problem."

Li Zhihai snorted coldly.

"Then the only possibility is the dungeon on Ye Xun's side."

"Even if that old guy wants to make trouble and help these two little guys,"

"getting them a Hard-level clearance certificate won't affect the overall situation."

Wang Hongming agreed deeply.

"The Hard-level of that dungeon is quite difficult to obtain, but it only has the same effectiveness as the difficulty of the trial dungeon."

"Unless they can clear the Nightmare-level, it won't be convincing enough to have a chance of getting into a good Professional University."

"But two trainee Professionals wanting to defeat a Level 25 Legendary BOSS?"

The two looked at each other and laughed wildly.

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Even if five Yun Feiyangs were reborn, it would be impossible to achieve!"

The two raised their glasses and clinked them heavily.

"Then tomorrow, let's just wait and see them fail!"

Li Zhihai drank it all in one gulp, still thinking in his heart.

Zhang Jian, just wait until after the Professional Unified Examination, and I will deal with you properly!

A mere freshman Professional, what does he have to fight me with?

The mysterious scabbard will definitely be mine!

...

After Zhang Jian and the others finished handling their affairs, they went to rest early.

The next day, just before dawn.

He got up.

There were still six hours left before the Professional Unified Examination, and he had one more thing to do.

That was to craft the [Abyssal Eye], this piece of growable jewelry.

Originally.

He wanted to take advantage of the remaining half-day today to run another dungeon, increase his kill count, and forcibly raise the Rank of his [guardian medal].

But after Ye Xun's explanation of the Professional Unified Examination, he changed his mind.

During the Unified Examination, he and Wang Fei would be participating separately.

With his current strength, it was definitely no problem for him to get a good result.

But without his help, Wang Fei, even as a top-tier Professional with a Legendary talent,

was, after all, only a support Professional, and the strength he could exert was limited.

It would be better to make use of the jewelry recipe first.

Crafting a few suitable items could also enhance Wang Fei's strength.

In the market managed by Ye Xun, there was also a blacksmith shop.

Ye Xun even had his own exclusive intermediate forging table.

When he learned of Zhang Jian's needs, he offered it for him to use for free.

Following his previous forging experience, Zhang Jian first took a Level 5 piece of jewelry called a [refined iron ring] to practice with.

With the support of the three excellence-level traits: [Precision Craftsman], [Efficient Craftsman], and [Material Expert],

Zhang Jian's forging efficiency was ridiculously high.

In just a few hours, he had forged over a hundred [refined iron rings].

He was already completely familiar with crafting this type of jewelry.

It left Ye Xun dumbfounded.

He stated outright that the 30-Rank Master who had been forging in the market for over a decade only had this level of skill.

Zhang Jian, however, didn't think much of it.

Is this enough to make a fuss?

I haven't even started putting in real effort yet.

After getting accustomed to it, he solemnly took out the crafting recipe for the [Abyssal Eye].

The two basic Materials required for crafting, black iron ore and Night Owl Eyes, had already been prepared by Ye Xun.

Although these two Materials were much more expensive than ordinary iron ore,

Ye Xun had some in his own stock, and he had called for a portion from other chambers of commerce at cost price, so it didn't cost too much money.

As for the other rare Materials, quite a few had already been provided previously.

Zhang Jian placed the various Materials on it and took a deep breath.

This recipe only had 20 forging attempts, so the opportunities were limited.

He calmed his mind, operated without haste or slowness, and entered a state of high concentration.

Wang Fei and Ye Xun stood to the side, both feeling extremely anxious.

This Legendary-grade recipe was truly a rare treasure.

I wonder what kind of finished product Zhang Jian will be able to craft?