According to Isla Ning, originally, another participant for this trial was Ethan's younger brother.
But because Lord White God intervened, Morintis took his spot.
That's why Ethan was so disgusted at the sight of him.
Isla Ning didn't know the specific details of the trial.
But she knew this trial was very important and had specific level requirements.
Not too high, not too low.
Everything would only be known tomorrow.
Morintis didn't take Ethan to heart.
In his eyes, Ethan was just a clown, not worth mentioning.
He wasn't arrogant, but he was confident.
He was confident he wouldn't be weaker than any Professional below level 30.
The small dormitory was lit up as bright as day.
A Low-Grade Skill Scroll was activated.
A ball of light enveloped Morintis.
After a few minutes, the light ball disappeared.
Morintis sighed.
He hadn't mastered a new skill.
Using a skill scroll didn't guarantee a 100% chance of awakening a skill.
Even if a skill was awakened, it might not be a new one; it could very well be an old, already mastered skill.
In short, he didn't acquire a new skill.
This was a very normal occurrence.
As one masters more and more skills,
the number of skill scrolls needed to awaken and learn new skills increases dramatically.
A Low-Grade Skill Scroll only cost 100,000 gold coins each, not considered expensive.
Even using 100 would only be 10 million.
But a Mid-Grade Skill Scroll cost 10 million gold coins each.
If used in large quantities, the price would be... significant.
Morintis had two Low-Grade Skill Scrolls.
One failed, so he used the second one.
The ball of light appeared again, enveloping Morintis.
Gradually, Morintis felt his body grow warm, and an unusual aura emerged from within him.
He had experienced this feeling before.
A slight joy rose in his heart.
"A new skill."
This scroll wasn't wasted.
[Skill Acquired: Slow Curse.]
[Slow Curse (Level 1): Curse an enemy within a 5-meter range, reducing their speed by 5%. Duration: 1 minute.]
Enhanced by his talent:
The curse range increased from 5 meters to 100 meters, a 20-fold increase.
The slow effect also increased 20-fold, able to slow the target by a full 100%, including attack speed and movement speed.
Thus, it almost reduced the enemy's attack power by more than half.
Moreover, the duration lasted for 20 minutes.
A divine skill, yet another divine skill.
Morintis studied the Slow Curse.
"My skills can be divided into Summoning, Attack, and Curse types.
I wonder if other systems will be added."
"Curse-type skills greatly weaken enemies, not only significantly increasing safety but also indirectly increasing my own attack power."
"Every type is exceptionally powerful."
After studying the skill, he consumed mental power to summon four Skeleton Warriors, then drank a Low-Grade Mana Potion.
His mental power began to recover rapidly.
After 10 minutes, 100 points of mental power were recovered before the potion effect faded.
Knowing the potion's effect, Morintis entered a meditative state.
100 points of mental power, one potion could be drunk per hour.
For his total mental power of 1000 points, this was only one-tenth.
Relying solely on potions for recovery would take 10 hours.
Overall, it wasn't much faster than meditation.
If combining meditation with potions, Morintis calculated that the efficiency didn't improve much either.
Interrupting meditation repeatedly to drink potions would greatly affect its effectiveness.
Troublesome, to say the least, and the gain wouldn't outweigh the loss.
The communicator emitted pleasant music, pulling Morintis out of his meditative state.
The ringtone was set by Isla Ning.
Morintis's communicator only had Isla Ning's contact.
"Get up!
The sun is shining on your butt!"
As soon as he answered, Isla Ning's playful voice came through.
"I'm downstairs.
Come down quickly for breakfast.
We set off after eating."
"Alright."
Isla Ning had bought a large pile of food.
"We don't know how long this will take.
We need to prepare more food."
"Otherwise, like last time, this young lady almost starved to death."
"Luckily, you had those sweet potatoes."
Morintis chuckled wryly.
She clearly had buns to eat but preferred sweet potatoes.
Morintis silently followed behind and paid.
Spending 10,000 gold coins, he bought enough food to last two people for a month.
Fortunately, his storage space was large enough to hold it all.
The cost of living at Xiajing Academy was truly high; money flowed out like water.
10,000 gold coins, if in Westsea City, would be enough for Morintis to live on for several years.
At Latent Dragon College, Peach and the others were already waiting.
Not just Peach's group, but many others in the college had formed their own teams.
Isla Ning pulled Morintis over.
Peach checked the time and said seriously, "Once we teleport over later, don't wander off."
She clearly had experience, having done trials before.
Ethan stared at Morintis with disgust.
"Kid, don't hold us back."
Isla Ning snorted coldly.
"You're the one who shouldn't hold us back."
Peach felt a headache coming on.
"No matter what conflicts or thoughts you have, set them aside until after the trial."
"You all should understand the importance of this trial."
"Now, everyone introduce your classes."
As the team leader, she had to unite the team now.
Even if it was just surface-level unity, it had to be done.
Otherwise, they might as well give up on this trial.
"Daniel, Level 20, Prophet."
"Jade, Level 20, Elven Elder."
Both Prophet and Elven Elder were support-type classes, and both were rare-tier support classes.
Prophets primarily enhance various buffs.
If a team has a high-level Prophet with a comprehensive skill set, the team's combat power can at least double.
Elven Elder is a healer-type class, specializing in healing and also capable of simple crowd control.
Under Peach's gaze, Ethan said reluctantly, "Ethan, Level 21, Warlock."
Like Elemental Mages, Warlocks belong to the Mage-type class and are also a rare class.
Their skills have both overlaps and differences.
"Isla Ning, Level 19, Shadow Assassin."
"Morintis, Level 17, Necromancer."
"Peach, Level 23, Elven Knight."
Peach's gaze swept over everyone.
"I'll say it again.
For this trial, unity is mandatory."
"If anyone dares to hinder the team during the trial, don't blame me for being impolite."
Peach's expression was serious.
Even Ethan perked up his ears now.
Isla Ning smiled.
"Don't worry, Sister Peach.
We definitely won't affect the trial."
A giant teleportation formation suddenly appeared in the air.
"Latent Dragon College, begin trial teleportation!"