All of France: The ancient king's dream, inheriting the curse of the abyss.

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Just one month before the annual assessment, on a gloomy, rainy night filled with an exceptionally dense atmosphere of death, Logo felt a crisp cracking sound emanating from the stardust barrier within his body.

At that moment, the stardust expanded and the magical energy doubled.

Beginner Level 2!

This is an achievement that will shake the entire education sector of Bo City. It's important to understand that for an average high school student, mastering seven stars and unleashing a first-level, basic spell within a year is already considered an excellent student.

Level 2 of the beginner level is a stage that most students can only reach in the later stages of their senior year of high school, and many people cannot even enter this stage after graduating from high school.

Finally, the day of the annual performance review arrived.

On this day, the atmosphere on the playground of Tianlan Magic High School was exceptionally solemn. The entire school's teachers and students gathered here, with students from twenty classes lined up in square formations, awaiting their fate.

The training ground was set up differently than usual. In addition to a semi-circular examiner's table, there was also a floating star-sensing stone.

The Star-Sense Stone looks a bit like a black pebble, about the size of a watermelon, and is currently being dragged along the front of the training field by a stone block.

This star-sensing stone is the most important instrument for students' assessment.

The annual assessment is very simple. Just like the awakening ceremony, students only need to place their palms on this huge star-sensing stone, and the examiners can immediately judge the students' cultivation progress over the year by the brightness of the star-sensing stone.

The examiners took their positions, and 1500 students from 30 freshman classes, dressed in the uniforms of Tianlan Magic High School, stood impressively on the training field, arranged in rows of square formations.

Before the assessment, the principal naturally gives a speech, as is the case every year.

Following this was a speech by the school board member.

When Muhe stepped onto the stage and passionately described the bright future of magicians to the students, Logo in the crowd couldn't help but laugh.

Mu He, on the surface, is a member of the board of directors of Tianlan Magic High School, but behind the scenes, he is a lackey of the Black Vatican. How ridiculous is it for a lackey of the Black Vatican to talk about the future and dedication with a group of young mages?

After Mu He finished speaking, it was Mu Ningxue's turn to speak.

After Mu Ningxue finished speaking, the annual assessment officially began!

Annual performance reviews have officially begun!

All thirty classes in the school participated simultaneously.

The testing process is actually very simple. Under the watchful eyes of everyone and the examiners, you place your hand on the Star Sensing Stone, concentrate your mind, and enter a meditative state. At this time, the Star Sensing Stone will emit the same light according to the strength of the stardust radiance of the person being tested, and the level of cultivation is judged by the light.

Each student has three chances.

The result will be based on the moment when the light shines the brightest.

Of course, the more focused a student is, the more accurately the sensory stone can display the strength of the student's stardust.

"The first Logo!"

Although the assessment is supposed to be random, this only applies to most people. As the only necromancer in Bo City, many people are actually curious to see how far Logo can go in his training.

Logo took a deep breath and placed his palm on the cold stone surface.

"Control...it must be controlled..."

He silently resolved. If he unleashed his full power, the level 2 Undead Stardust would definitely cause this Star Sensing Stone to erupt with a terrifying light, and might even cause the stone to crack due to the excessive death energy. That would be too ostentatious, not in line with his philosophy of survival.

He carefully channeled his mental energy, as if he were turning off a tap, suppressing the surging magical power within him and releasing only about half of its intensity.

Om-!

The Star Stone vibrated slightly, and then a dark yet pure light emanated from within it.

The light was not dazzling, but it was exceptionally solid. The halo spread out and steadily occupied most of the volume of the star-sensing stone, without the slightest sign of flickering.

"This..." The examiner adjusted his glasses, looking down to record the data. "The light is solid, the stardust is stable, without the slightest impurity... Necromancer type, rating: S+!"

S+ is already the highest possible score!

It wasn't because Logo's skill level had reached S+, but because the highest score in the annual assessment was only S+.

"Principal Zhu, this child is quite remarkable. He has actually cultivated to this level. You have really struck gold this year!" Mu Zhuoyun said to Principal Zhu beside him.

Principal Zhu also said with a smile, "This child usually practices very hard and has great talent. He deserves this achievement."

"Not bad, not bad..." Mu Zhuoyun stroked his chin, a few other thoughts forming in his mind.

Perhaps we could try to win over a necromancer?

Thinking about it, Mu Zhuoyun turned to Mu Ningxue and asked, "Ningxue, look at your junior's performance. A necromancer isn't very common even in the capital, is it?"

"Not common." Mu Ningxue nodded.

Necromancy is a type of dark magic, and generally, the chances of awakening it are higher when it's the second elemental awakening. Awakening such a special element as dark magic in the first elemental awakening is incredibly rare, one in a million!

Moreover, necromancy is a very rare form of black magic, and it's extremely uncommon nationwide.

"Logo, would you like to proceed to the next test?" the examiner asked Logo politely.

Logo shook his head: "No, although I can complete the star track connection, my proficiency is not enough, and I can't summon undead, so I won't proceed with the next test."

"Okay, next one..."

He turned and walked off the stage, only to be met with Mo Fan's mocking gaze.

"Well, you've been keeping it well under wraps." Mo Fan punched Logo in the chest and said in a low voice, "But why do I feel like... you haven't used your full strength yet?"

Logo raised an eyebrow and replied in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Likewise, great genius."

The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.

Not long after, it was Mo Fan's turn to be assessed.

Many people watched Mo Fan's performance on stage with the mindset of watching a clown. After all, Mo Fan was notorious for being lazy and slacking off, and usually seemed like the least serious person when it came to cultivation.

As a result, Mo Fan's performance during the assessment made them all lose their composure!

"Damn, something's not right."

"This light... doesn't seem to be D!"

"Really?! A C-rank?!" A slacker in Class 8 was stunned. He couldn't believe that Mo Fan had actually activated a C-rank fire-type radiance on the Star Sensing Stone.

You were supposed to leave campus carefree, but you barely passed with a C?

What happened to the trust between two academically weak students?

"Is it C?"

"No, no, the light is still slowly spreading."

The examiners were also puzzled. The other candidates finished the test quickly, but this student's brilliance was weak at first, but gradually became stronger, from D to C, and even after reaching C, it was still slowly shining.

"There's B! There's definitely B here!!"

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