Snow Xia called Simon Gao over.
Simon Gao's eyes darted around quickly, flashing a mischievous smile full of hidden meaning.
"You two…" he started.
Snow Xia cut him off coldly, "Shut your filthy mouth, or I'll tear you apart myself."
Snow Xia's pride was notorious.
Only when she was with Mark Lin did she ease up a bit.
After all, Mark Lin was even colder—if Snow Xia got any more arrogant, the two of them wouldn't even speak.
Right now, facing Simon Gao, her heiress temper was fully on display.
Simon Gao was startled and scratched his head, "Just joking, just joking, don't take it seriously."
Snow Xia said, "Don't bother finding a team. Once our cooldowns end, we'll take you dungeon farming."
"Before the big exam, hitting level 12 won't be a problem."
Simon Gao let out an excited roar, "Really? You two are truly my saviors!"
"You don't know how much I want to get into that academy, but only at level 12 do I have a real shot."
"You're such good people!"
Simon Gao's expression was wildly exaggerated.
Snow Xia frowned, "If you keep this up, I'm not bringing you."
Simon Gao immediately surrendered, instantly serious, "Miss Xia, rest assured, I'll behave perfectly. If you say east, I won't go south; if you say north, I won't go east."
"Stop spouting nonsense. Shut up." Snow Xia snorted, a fireball appearing in the palm of her hand.
If Simon Gao dared to say one more word, she would definitely throw that fireball at his face.
Simon Gao wisely kept quiet. "I obey, just curious how much longer the cooldown is."
Snow Xia calculated, "Another 10 hours."
Ten hours was a bit long, but Simon Gao knew he might not find a team in that time either.
"Alright, you two rest and chat. I'm going to farm some wild monsters."
"Good luck, Mark! I'm rooting for you! You'll take down Snow Xia sooner or later!"
With that, he ran off.
Snow Xia stomped angrily, throwing a fireball.
Boom! The fireball exploded right behind Simon Gao's butt, sparks scattering on him.
"Ah-oo~~!"
Simon Gao yelped in pain, clutching his rear as he vanished in the blink of an eye.
Snow Xia stomped her foot in frustration, "This guy, his mouth's too loose, totally asking for a beating."
Mark Lin felt the same but couldn't deny Simon Gao was a good person.
When everyone else distanced themselves, Simon Gao was the only one who took the initiative to talk to her.
Even when her responses were few, Simon Gao never showed disgust.
Mark Lin trusted her instincts.
Simon Gao was a sincere goofball.
Ten hours later, Simon Gao joined the team.
Mark Lin was the captain as they entered the nightmare-level dungeon.
As soon as they entered, Simon Gao was the first to freeze in terror.
"Hey hey hey... Miss Xia, Boss Lin, why did you pick nightmare difficulty?"
Snow Xia snorted, "Cut the crap. Just follow behind. You're not the one fighting."
"Huh?"
Simon Gao showed a mixture of confusion, panic, and fear.
Snow Xia wondered if she had been like this the first time she entered.
She seemed just as terrified back then.
For the sake of his life, Simon Gao stuck closely behind Snow Xia, not daring to step away.
This was nightmare difficulty—one hit from a monster would kill him instantly.
Ten minutes later, Simon Gao stared at the dead Boss, still unable to close his mouth.
"Th-this…"
"Just... dead?"
Snow Xia looked at him, "Can you shut your mouth? You're drooling all over the place."
Simon Gao wiped the corner of his mouth and suddenly grabbed Mark Lin's leg, "Boss, Lin Boss, can you take me on your dungeon runs from now on? I'll be your little pet."
Snow Xia was helpless. "How can you be such a spineless guy? You're a knight—can't you show some knight spirit?"
Simon Gao shouted, "What's the use of knight spirit? With you as Boss, who needs a knight?"
Snow Xia gave up and decided to just ignore him.
Mark Lin's body flickered with a faint white glow.
He had just leveled up.
At level 16, he was confident about getting into Summer Capital Academy.
After one more dungeon run, Snow Xia would reach level 15 and also stand a good chance of entering Summer Capital Academy.
As for Simon Gao, his goal was River Peace Academy in his home province.
It was also a good higher education institution, with lower requirements than Summer Capital Academy.
A level 12 knight was already qualified.
The setting sun cast long shadows over everything.
On the city wall of South City, West Sea City.
Several principals stood together, watching the wild zone beyond the walls.
"The kids should be back soon."
"Tomorrow is the big exam. We told them all—they must return today."
"I wonder how the results will be."
"Most should be fine; it's just the difference between academies."
"Old Lu, I heard your school's two geniuses both aim for Summer Capital Academy?"
Charles Lu's gaze didn't waver from the distance, "Yes, Mark and Snow Xia both want Summer Capital Academy."
"Competition is fiercest there. According to past standards, level 15 is hopeful; level 16 guarantees success."
"Tough."
"Level 15 is still possible, but level 16 is extremely rare. Apart from Sam Su, last year only Mary Lin reached 16 here in West Sea City."
"Wonder if these two kids have a chance."
Charles Lu nodded, "I believe they do."
Mark Lin and Snow Xia—one was Mary Lin's younger brother, the other the Xia family's heiress.
Charles Lu thought these two might just make a miracle.
Finally, someone appeared in sight.
One principal said, "That's from our No.3 High School."
Using detection spells, the newcomer's level was obvious.
[Zoe Xu, Level 12, Sword Fighter.]
The principal was pleased—level 12 was enough for a good academy.
Zoe Xu was somewhat famous in Third High, known as one of the geniuses.
"My school's Mike Wan is back too."
[Mike Wan, Level 13, Eagle Eye Archer.]
Students returned one by one as the principals kept using detection spells on the city walls.
Every year at this time, it was also a kind of pre-exam contest among the principals.
A battle for face.
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