"No questions allowed?
What if we didn't understand?"
A few people muttered under their breath.
At that moment, the Trials Tower shot out several beams of light that landed on these individuals.
They instantly vanished.
Then the majestic voice spoke again, "Violation of the rules.
Examination eligibility revoked."
A wave of shock passed through the thousands of examinees.
Many covered their mouths.
The rules were this strict?
Even an almost inaudible mutter was forbidden?
The entire area fell deathly quiet, so silent you could hear a pin drop.
Even breathing became cautious.
To be eliminated at the final hurdle after years of preparation would be too devastating.
Morintis remembered Victor Stone's repeated warnings.
During the exam, they must follow the exam's rules absolutely.
The exam rules were extremely strict, allowing no violations, not even the slightest.
He could naturally comply.
His gaze turned towards Leo.
He was worried Leo might not manage.
Forbidding him to speak was probably harder than killing him.
Sure enough, Leo was clamping his hand firmly over his own mouth.
He was also afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself.
"At least he has some self-awareness," Morintis thought, slightly amused, and stopped worrying about Leo.
The majestic voice sounded again.
"The Trials Tower arranges different examination scenarios for different classes."
"Support classes will have non-combat scenarios."
"Main combat classes will be assigned combat-oriented scenarios."
"After passing the basic test, all classes will be given the right to choose the difficulty level."
"Different difficulties and performances will yield different points."
"These points are both your exam score and points you can take with you to your higher academies."
"Within higher academies, points are more useful than gold coins."
"Finally, the exam rules: Equipment you carry on your person can be used normally."
"Beyond that, no other items are allowed.
Discovery will result in immediate disqualification."
"Upon entering the Trials Tower, your storage space will be locked."
The majestic voice explained the exam rules in detail.
Anyone with normal intelligence would generally understand.
Those who muttered at the start simply talked too much and brought it upon themselves.
"Now, all examinees, line up and enter the tower."
Everyone lined up and entered the Trials Tower in an orderly fashion.
The order was perfect; everyone followed the rules meticulously.
Even the usual young masters and mistresses, the spoiled heirs, dared not cause trouble today.
The National Entrance Exam was the most important exam held annually by the Divine Dragon Empire.
It wasn't just happening in Jiangning Province but simultaneously in major provinces across the nation.
Over a hundred thousand people participated in the exam on this day.
The Empire's higher-ups also monitored this exam.
Anyone who dared mess around during it was seeking ruin.
Julian was also in the crowd.
As the Young Guild Master of the Dynasty Guild, he was usually arrogant and domineering.
When did he ever queue properly?
But today, he didn't dare cause the slightest trouble.
Morintis followed the line into the tower.
He had removed his Blocking Badge before setting off.
As he entered the tower, a light shone on him, and then he was teleported to an independent space.
This matched his expectation; the Trials Tower was like a dungeon, sending each entrant to a separate space.
At the top level of the Trials Tower stood several middle-aged men with stern expressions and imposing auras.
They wore attire representing Support, Warrior, and Mage classes—covering various professions.
None were below level 70.
They were the examiners responsible for this year's exam in Jiangning Province.
[Morintis, Level 16, Necromancer?]
An image of Morintis appeared before them.
"So this is the new class reported by First High School of Xihai City."
"Haven't seen a new class in a long time.
The last one appeared over 30 years ago, right?"
"Yes, over 30 years ago, a new class called the Sylvan Emissary appeared, classified as a control-type main combat class, rated as Rare-tier."
"Necromancer...Judging from the report from First High, it should be a summoner-type Mage."
"Let's see how powerful this new class is.
Hope it doesn't disappoint."
"It shouldn't be bad.
At the very least, it shouldn't be weaker than Rare-tier classes.
Otherwise, he couldn't have reached level 16."
"Let's handle it according to the rules for Rare-tier Mages for now.
Make sure to record everything."
After discussing, they determined the format of Morintis's exam.
A monster appeared before Morintis.
This monster had a wolf's head but wore mage robes.
It even held a staff in its hand.
It was a mage-type monster.
He just didn't know its strength yet.
A light barrier separated Morintis from this mage monster.
His Detection Skill couldn't penetrate this barrier.
Morintis couldn't ascertain the monster's information for now.
"Examination Task: Kill the Wolfkin Mage."
No further information was given.
A countdown appeared on the light barrier.
Morintis prepared himself.
A Skeleton Warrior materialised beside him.
3...2...1...
The moment the light barrier disappeared, the Skeleton Warrior charged towards the Wolfkin Mage.
But Morintis's Soul Flame was even faster.
It landed on the Wolfkin Mage's head almost simultaneously with the barrier's disappearance.
With a wretched cry, the Wolfkin Mage collapsed to the ground.
"Dead?"
Morintis was speechless.
The difficulty was far too low.
Meanwhile, at the top of the tower, the examiners wore expressions of shock.
"What skill was that?"
"An instant kill?
How was it an instant kill?"
"Is the data correct?
Was the setting wrong?"
"The settings are correct.
It was set according to the standards for a Rare-tier professional.
The monster's level is two levels higher than the examinee."
Different levels and different main combat classes faced different monsters.
Rare-tier professionals faced monsters two levels higher than themselves.
High-tier professionals faced monsters one level higher.
Other professionals faced monsters of the same level.
Mages faced mage monsters, Warriors faced warrior monsters.
The types matched.
While all were expected to win, an instant kill like Morintis's was unprecedented.