Chapter 53: Comprehensive Ability Assessment

Ye Lin felt a bit of regret in his heart; had he known there would be so many people, he should have let the monsters eliminate a few more before he took action earlier.

Sigh, when it comes down to it, he was still too soft-hearted and kind!

"Boss!"

Ji Lingyu shouted and rushed over, hugging Ye Lin tightly.

"Boss, you really are my own boss, oh my dear mother, you are too fierce!"

Ji Lingyu was so excited he was incoherent; the reason was none other than the fact that his current level had reached a terrifying level 15!

This was level 15!

If nothing unexpected happened, with his level 15, getting into the Great Xia Academy was almost a certainty.

Ye Lin did not find it strange; under the effect of the Symbiosis Talisman, Ji Lingyu’s experience points were shared with his own, so reaching level 15 was nothing odd.

"Alright, alright, let go, don't be hugging and holding in public," Ye Lin said with disdain.

"No! From now on, you are my own boss!" Ji Lingyu said, excitedly hugging Ye Lin’s thigh.

"Get lost!"

Ye Lin had black lines on his forehead; he had already noticed quite a few people casting strange looks in their direction.

But to be honest, he actually quite enjoyed this feeling of being able to mess around with a friend.

Ever since arriving in this world, in order to hide the secret of his immortal body, Ye Lin had always kept to himself in the slums; Ji Lingyu could be considered his first friend since coming to this world.

Friendship was something Ye Lin had not experienced for a long time.

After a while, Zhuge Ni also appeared in the college entrance exam trial grounds with a dark face.

Her level was only 14, having only increased by two levels.

It had gone quite smoothly at first, and she had originally wanted to catch up to Ye Lin’s level 16, but for some reason, later on, she inexplicably could not find a single monster.

"Damn it!" Zhuge Ni was somewhat annoyed. "But it doesn't matter! It's just a mere two-level gap; it's not impossible to make up for it with strategy and ability!" Zhuge Ni’s beautiful eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

As time passed, the moment the sun cast its final glimmer of twilight, that tall portal closed completely.

This also meant that those who had not entered the college entrance exam trial grounds would completely miss out on this year's exam.

After the portal closed, an elderly man who looked somewhat kind appeared silently in front of the stone tablet in the center of the Bluestone Square.

At the same time, over a hundred proctors appeared in every corner of the Bluestone Square, monitoring the movements of all the examinees.

"Greetings, examinees of Qingcheng, welcome to the 886th college entrance exam trial. I am the chief examiner for Qingcheng, Lin Yuan."

The old man’s voice was not loud, yet it seemed to rise directly from the bottom of everyone’s heart; everyone on the Bluestone Square heard it clearly.

"Next, I will read the content of this year's college entrance exam trial. During my reading, please listen carefully and do not make any sound; violators will have their exam qualifications revoked."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the examinees sensibly shut their mouths.

"The college entrance exam trial is divided into two parts: the comprehensive ability assessment and the arena battle, which will be held over two days."

"Tomorrow will be the comprehensive ability assessment. Each examinee will be assigned different assessment content based on their profession. The assessment is divided into ten stages. You may exit early, or complete them all. Examiners will provide a score based on your performance in the stages."

"The maximum score for each stage is 10 points. Only examinees who clear all ten stages and have a score of 85 or above are eligible to participate in the arena battle the day after tomorrow."

"The arena battle also takes one day. Winning one match earns 10 extra points, capped at a maximum of 150 points. The arena battle will determine this year's top scorer of the college entrance exam."

"In the comprehensive ability assessment and the arena battle, you may use any equipment, but you may not use any special items. Violators will have their exam qualifications revoked."

"The assessment content has been read," Lin Yuan chuckled. "Rest well tonight; tomorrow morning, the comprehensive ability assessment begins."

The expressions of the examinees became extremely solemn; they knew very well that tomorrow was the real main event!

Quite a few examinees took sleeping bags directly out of their backpacks, clearly having been well-prepared.

"Boss, didn't you prepare a sleeping bag or anything?"

Seeing that Ye Lin hadn't taken anything out, Ji Lingyu was somewhat surprised.

"I don't need that stuff," Ye Lin shook his head. The conditions in the slums were much harsher than here and he could still sleep; sleeping on a stone floor was a piece of cake.

"How can that be! If you don't rest well, how can you have enough energy to deal with tomorrow's comprehensive ability assessment?"

Ji Lingyu frowned, then handed his branded sleeping bag to Ye Lin.

"Boss, use mine!"

Ye Lin was somewhat touched and couldn't help but ask: "What about you?"

"Me? I'll just make do."

Ji Lingyu waved his hand dismissively. He clapped his hands, and two proctors carried a luxurious Simmons bed and placed it beside him.

Ye Lin: "???"

"No! Wait! You wait a second!" Ye Lin was stunned. "The college entrance exam trial actually provides a luxury bed service?"

"They provide it, but it's insanely expensive. Never mind that this bed isn't as good as the one at home, it costs a full 200,000 for one night! It's like robbery. If you hadn't forgotten your sleeping bag, Boss, I wouldn't have been willing to spend it!"

Ji Lingyu said with a pained expression. Renting a bed for 200,000 was something even he couldn't easily accept; although he was rich, he wasn't stupid.

Ye Lin was silent.

Is this what it means to be a damn rich person? Even when participating in the college entrance exam trial, the treatment is different from others. Others sleep on bluestone slabs or in sleeping bags, while Ji Lingyu sleeps on a Simmons bed.

In the end, Ye Lin convinced Ji Lingyu with virtue, successfully persuading him to give the 200,000-value bed to him.

Of course, martial virtue is also virtue.

The next morning, Ye Lin woke up feeling refreshed.

When the time came, Lin Yuan prepared to appear.

"The comprehensive ability assessment begins. Please, all examinees, line up in ten orderly queues and enter the assessment rooms one by one."

As soon as Lin Yuan finished speaking, the ten towering stone pillars standing on the Bluestone Square each opened a portal.

It seemed the comprehensive ability assessment was to be completed inside those pillars.

The dense crowd quickly and orderly divided into ten queues; no one dared to overstep in the slightest.

Everyone knew clearly that the college entrance exam trial was the most important exam of the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom and a watershed that would determine their fate.

Ye Lin stood in the sixth queue, following the crowd as they walked forward.

Everyone disappeared immediately after stepping into the portal. Soon it was Ye Lin’s turn; he stepped forward, and the next second he appeared in a closed, all-metal room.

A beam of light scanned over him, and Ye Lin’s level and profession automatically appeared.

[Ye Lin, Forbidden Spellcaster, Level 18]