"Brother, you've become a big celebrity."
Guan Ning also noticed the situation around him and patted Lin Ze's arm with a grin.
Lin Ze rolled his eyes, ignoring the stares around him, and walked straight toward the teaching building.
The two students' classes were located on different floors.
After they parted ways at the stairwell, Lin Ze soon arrived at his classroom.
As he entered the classroom, he once again experienced that feeling of being the center of attention.
In an instant, all the students in the classroom turned their attention to this direction.
Shock, envy, jealousy, doubt... all sorts of gazes were focused on him.
"Lin Ze".
A boy he often hung out with walked over and looked at him with a strange expression.
"I heard you participated in the internship assessment and passed it, is that true?"
"It's true."
Lin Ze readily admitted that there was nothing to hide about it.
"...Is it super difficulty?"
"Um."
A collective gasp filled the air.
Despite having heard about it before, the students in the classroom were still shocked to hear the person involved admit it.
After all, unlike others outside, they were classmates with Lin Ze.
We've been studying together for almost three years now.
During this period, Lin Ze's performance was mediocre, or even poor.
Many classmates know that his pet beast is a little snowball, which almost certainly means he's destined to never become an apprentice beast tamer.
Who would have thought that such an ordinary person would one day suddenly become an apprentice beast tamer?
Moreover, he was an unparalleled genius who passed the evaluation with extremely high difficulty.
They climbed to heights that were unattainable for them.
Such a huge contrast made it difficult for everyone to accept for a while.
Lin Ze, on the contrary, remained remarkably calm, seemingly oblivious to the stares around him, and casually returned to his seat.
A moment later.
The school bell rang.
The homeroom teacher walked in with a stack of documents, her eyes immediately landing on Lin Ze's seat.
He clearly knew about what happened yesterday.
"Before registration begins, I have some good news to share. Some of you may already know that our classmate Lin Ze passed the extremely difficult apprentice assessment yesterday and has officially been promoted to apprentice beast tamer. Let's all give a round of applause to congratulate Lin Ze!"
As soon as the homeroom teacher finished speaking, loud applause rang out in the classroom.
The girls sitting near Lin Ze looked at him with eyes that practically sparkled.
"This is the honor of our class and the honor of our school. Everyone should learn from Lin Ze."
After offering a few words of encouragement, the homeroom teacher quickly steered the conversation back to business.
"Enough with the small talk. Today is the day to fill out college application forms. I'll hand out the forms now, and everyone please fill them out carefully."
The classroom quickly became lively.
The whole process didn't take much time.
Especially for the few apprentice beast tamers, Ningjiang Academy is their only option, so there's no need for them to consider anything else.
Lin Ze quickly completed his college application.
When he handed the form to his homeroom teacher, the teacher patted him on the shoulder and said with satisfaction:
"You have brought honor to the school. This morning, the college leadership held a meeting and unanimously decided to award you a bonus to reward your contributions to the school."
Lin Ze raised an eyebrow.
This is truly like a pillow being delivered just when you're about to fall asleep.
I was just thinking about how to make money when a bonus came knocking on my door.
"Indeed, power is money."
Lin Ze sighed inwardly, but asked calmly:
"Thank you, teacher. May I ask how much the prize money is?"
"The 100,000 credits should be issued tomorrow."
Lin Ze nodded secretly.
100,000 credits is a lot of money, undoubtedly a huge sum for a student.
Although it is still far from meeting the gap.
"Oh, and this too, I'll give it to you as well."
The homeroom teacher handed the book to Lin Ze.
Lin Ze looked closely and realized it was a book related to soul techniques.
Complete Guide to Basic Soul Arts
"This book records some basic soul magic repair methods and techniques, and is one of the compulsory courses for apprentice beast tamers."
"Although you will be able to take this course after you enter the Beast Taming Academy, I think it would be better for you to get a feel for it beforehand. It might help you achieve better results in the Ningjiang Academy's entrance examination."
The homeroom teacher explained slowly.
Lin Ze nodded knowingly.
To apply to Ningjiang Academy, all you need is a trainee beast tamer qualification.
But that doesn't mean it's enough.
Ningjiang Academy, ranked among the top ten beast-taming academies in the Federation, has always been known for its fierce competition.
Even the admissions assessment has incorporated a competitive mechanism.
Candidates will need to take an entrance test on the day of the major exam, and will be assigned to classes based on their test scores.
The top-ranked classes will receive more resources and support throughout their school years.
Therefore, many candidates put in their best effort, hoping to achieve outstanding results on the day of the admissions assessment.
Lin Ze was no exception.
Without any formalities, he thanked him and accepted the book.
"The college entrance exam is in two weeks. Don't slack off during this time. Try to master the soul technique as soon as possible."
The homeroom teacher patted Lin Ze on the shoulder, offered a few words of encouragement, and then let him leave.
However, just as Lin Ze was about to leave the classroom, a group of girls swarmed around him.
"Lin Ze, you're amazing! You actually passed the internship assessment."
"Yes, it's extremely difficult. Could you tell us about the assessment process?"
"Lin Ze, are you free later? Let's go get some drinks together."
Young girls in their prime chattered around, a vibrant and lively scene that was a feast for the eyes.
Many boys couldn't help but cast envious glances at her.
Several boys who were usually very close to Lin Ze were now standing far away.
Without exception, their expressions were complicated.
It exudes a sense of alienation.
This is not surprising.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Originally, everyone was like mud in a quagmire, an outsider in the class, so naturally they would stick together.
But when someone escapes the mire, or even transforms into a soaring eagle, intense inferiority and jealousy will drive them away from that person.
We are no longer the people who can get together.
The enormous gap in talent and ability is like an insurmountable chasm, separating them at a great distance.
Lin Ze noticed this scene out of the corner of his eye.
His mental age is far more mature than his physical age, and with his rich experience, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.
But he didn't care.
It took Lin Ze quite a bit of effort to finally shake off the girls' entanglement and quickly leave the classroom.
Afterwards, he found a quiet and secluded corner on campus and took out the "Complete Guide to Basic Soul Techniques" to read.
Soul techniques can be said to be the most important combat method for beast tamers besides their pets.
A powerful beast tamer who has mastered the art of soul manipulation can easily kill ferocious beasts without relying on their pets, using only their soul manipulation skills.
However, most of the time, soul magic is just a defensive measure in the hands of beast tamers.
After all, although beast tamers can command powerful beasts to fight, they themselves are very weak.
It is far inferior to a ferocious beast.
When fighting in the wild, beast tamers often need to use soul magic to ensure their safety and avoid being injured.
Therefore, defensive soul arts are essential soul arts for beast tamers.
"Achievement points can improve physical constitution and soul strength, but I don't know if they have any effect on soul techniques."
Lin Ze thought to himself as he flipped through the books.
There are only a handful of basic defensive soul spells.
The most practical and widely used one is 'Soul Guardian'.