After leaving the dungeon, Snow Xia immediately used a basic cooldown talisman.
Just over ten seconds later, the two of them entered the Nightmare-level West Sea Mine dungeon again.
This time, Snow Xia seemed like a completely different person.
Running alongside Mark Lin, she was in an excited state the entire time.
The excitement overflowing on her face made Mark Lin feel a little strange.
Was it really worth getting this excited?
Isn't it just pulling some monsters and blasting them?
It's only a beginner-level dungeon after all, nothing too extraordinary.
Mark Lin's puzzled glance was noticed by Snow Xia.
Her little lady temper flared up, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beauty before?"
Mark Lin had seen plenty—several years' worth, in fact.
He had to admit, she was indeed quite beautiful.
Comparing Snow Xia to Ivy Ning, both had their own merits and it was hard to say who was better.
One was petite and cute;
The other was tall and proud—
Each special in their own way.
But Mark Lin didn't really care either way.
Ivy Ning was his friend; Snow Xia was his classmate.
Ten minutes later, the imposing Nightmare-level Boss, the Goblin King, fell again in front of Mark Lin.
That unwilling look in its eyes, the humiliating way it died...
Mark Lin quietly said, "Four more times."
They consecutively cleared the dungeon four more times, all within less than an hour.
Snow Xia had used up all her talisman charges.
The talisman had become dull and lifeless, indistinguishable from an ordinary stone.
Only if you looked closely could you faintly see some faint runes inside.
Snow Xia put away the cooldown talisman.
"The talisman needs to be recharged now."
Cooldown talismans were not one-time items.
After using all their charges, they had to be recharged.
But according to Snow Xia, the recharging process was very complicated, requiring a high-level alchemist to complete.
Just how high-level, she wasn't sure.
After four consecutive dungeon runs, Snow Xia's level had already reached 14, with 20% experience.
A couple more runs would definitely get her to level 15.
Mark Lin, meanwhile, remained at level 15 with 85% experience.
After reaching level 15, the experience gained from running dungeons as a team was only 26%.
The efficiency had indeed slowed down by several times.
There was still a day and a half left before the big exam, enough time for them to run two more dungeons.
Snow Xia's face was full of excitement.
"If I can reach level 15 before the big exam, I'm basically guaranteed admission to Summer Capital Academy."
"Dummy Lin, you're close to leveling up too, right?"
Mark Lin nodded, "Almost."
Snow Xia temporarily lost the desire to compete with Mark Lin.
"When you're level 16 and I'm level 15, if this year we both get into Summer Capital Academy from West Sea City, Principal Lu would probably wake up laughing every day in his dreams."
Having students admitted to Summer Capital Academy was a tremendous honor for any high school principal.
Everyone knew how difficult it was to get into Summer Capital Academy.
Only geniuses could make it in.
And only those who entered Summer Capital Academy were considered top-level geniuses.
Summer Capital Academy admitted only 1,000 students each year, the top 1,000 in the entire Divine Summer Empire.
Many of those spots were already occupied by talented heirs of powerful families from major cities.
It was very hard for kids from small cities to compete with those geniuses from big clans.
Last year, Mary Lin got admitted to Summer Capital Academy, and Principal Lu celebrated for days.
Several years ago, Sam Su entered Summer Capital Academy and became famous as a genius, a name still often mentioned by Charles Lu.
In short, getting into Summer Capital Academy was an unparalleled honor.
The two found a place to sit down on the ground.
With their cooldown talismans used up, they had to wait for the dungeon cooldown to end.
Snow Xia said, "Dummy Lin, do you want to try for the top scorer?"
Mark Lin looked over, "Provincial top scorer?"
"Yeah, yeah," Snow Xia said, "If you become the provincial top scorer, you can earn a lot of points. Points are very useful at Summer Capital Academy."
"The most important thing is, you'll have a chance to join the God Creation Institute."
Mark Lin remembered what Ivy Ning had said before—at Summer Capital Academy, points were more useful than gold coins.
And Ivy Ning had mentioned the God Creation Institute.
"Do you know much about the God Creation Institute?"
Mark Lin hoped to get some information from Snow Xia, since Ivy Ning had only mentioned it briefly and said he would naturally understand once he got to Summer Capital Academy.
Snow Xia curled her legs up.
"I don't know much either, just heard my dad mention it."
"The God Creation Institute is probably the most prestigious academy in our Divine Summer Empire."
"Summer Capital Academy admits elite geniuses, but the God Creation Institute is for the cream of the crop among geniuses."
"My dad said it's really hard to get in and that I probably don't have a chance."
"But I think you might, so you should try."
"I heard that Senior Sam Su got in there before—he's the only one from West Sea City."
Snow Xia looked at Mark Lin with bright, determined eyes; she genuinely believed he had a chance.
Mark Lin's unique approach to running nightmare dungeons had completely refreshed her understanding.
She could no longer compare Mark Lin's profession with the knowledge she had learned.
"If I get the chance, I'll try."
Mark Lin said quietly.
He definitely wanted to go to Summer Capital Academy—his sister Mary Lin was there.
If possible, he would also try for the God Creation Institute.
Suddenly, Snow Xia's eyes lit up, pointing at the dungeon entrance.
"Isn't that Simon Gao?"
Indeed, it was Simon Gao, standing at the dungeon entrance, seemingly looking for a team.
Snow Xia threw a detection spell over and giggled, "You wouldn't guess this big dummy is already level 11. Too bad he's a knight—it's hard to find a team for knights."
Running dungeons required knights, and they needed to be of a certain level.
A level 11 knight couldn't survive the monsters in the dungeon.
Even in a normal-level dungeon, knights needed to be at least level 13.
Sure enough, Simon Gao looked around but couldn't find a team, looking very disappointed.
Mark Lin said, "Let's take him with us."
Snow Xia giggled, "I have no problem with that."
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