Sage Council Main Building, Top Floor Conference Room.

While the third round of the day's examination was underway, the Sage Council teachers once again began their meeting as before.

Aside from the central magic screen connecting them all, the surrounding walls were mainly decorated in a simple white tone, complementing the smooth marble floor.

Here, they were watching the first examination in real-time, with Lan Qi and Hibernia as examinees and Ferrat as the examiner.

"Their luck..."

"These two examinees, they don't want to fight Ferrat, do they?"

The teachers in the conference room were either silent or occasionally made a few comments.

In the [Infinite Illusion Canyon] test.

If they couldn't escape for the full 30 minutes, then the only way was to face the examiner head-on.

Sometimes there were indeed confident and powerful students who chose to directly intercept the examiner.

However.

Even a full team of third-tier examinees had a chance to hold off the examiner, who was limited to the fourth tier, for a while.

But all the teachers sitting in the conference room understood.

The examiner for this examination—Ferrat Savinson—was very strong.

He was a cautious and ruthless fortress mage.

Even if Ferrat didn't use magic cards, he possessed many highly destructive spells, capable of easily defeating regular kingdom army officers of the same rank.

Even putting aside rank, Ferrat's many years of rich combat experience were enough to crush two freshmen.

Moreover, he could now use fifth-tier combat power.

The two sides were simply not on the same level.

"..."

Deputy Dean Ron covered his chin, silently watching the projection on the central magic screen in the conference room.

He knew that this entrance examination involved the interests of some people in the kingdom's upper echelons.

There was also an invisible force influencing the examination, preventing Hibernia from entering.

After those people used Lan Qi to raise the difficulty in accordance with the rules, the only unstable factor for them was Lan Qi's "unconventional wisdom."

However, any room to employ cunning schemes was sealed off by the flat terrain.

Ron couldn't say whether this was a coincidence or inevitable.

He could only say that these two freshmen had been having terrible luck since they met each other.

The shadow world was the same.

Those not favored by luck found it difficult to survive, no matter how skilled they were.

...

On the boundless prairie.

Dewdrops hung on the tips of the grass, sparkling and translucent, like gems.

With a gust of wind as if coming from high altitude, the dewdrops trembled and scattered like broken, transparent gems.

A fifth-tier examiner could even use fifth-tier wind magic to fly.

Lan Qi and Hibernia could already see a shadow like a black dot in the distant sky approaching them.

"Do you have a tactic?"

Hibernia asked.

Lan Qi's stable state of mind puzzled her.

But she felt that in this situation, no matter how wise Lan Qi was, he couldn't use it.

"No, what tactics can you have on a plain?"

Lan Qi shook his head. The examiner didn't even want his face anymore, so what could he do?

Either run a race across the plain or bite the bullet and fight.

"Do you know the examiner's information?"

Lan Qi then looked at the duchess next to him and asked.

He had heard Teresa, who received them at the examination hall, mention the examiner's name "Ferrat Savinson," and Hibernia seemed to recognize it.

After all, she was from the royal capital and was very familiar with the chaotic aristocratic connections and big figures in the capital.

Hibernia nodded.

"Viscount Ferrat Savinson, a bully who is afraid of the strong, a despicable and cautious villain, and also a hound of the opposing faction of the Aransar family. Since my father disappeared, they have been relentless towards me..."

Hibernia gritted her silver teeth and spoke about what she knew about Ferrat, seeming to have an unending feud with him.

"Although he himself knows many spells, he relies more on powerful magic intensity to fight with magic card combinations..."

"It seems that he can't afford to lose."

Lan Qi nodded, gazing at the examiner Ferrat flying towards them at high speed, and muttered.

In the short time they exchanged words.

Ferrat had visibly approached their landmark.

A mage using wind magic to fly was far faster than running.

"Do you have a way to deal with him for a short time and protect yourself?"

Lan Qi asked as if wanting to confirm one last thing.

Life-saving magic cards were rare, but Hibernia, as a duchess, might have them.

"...Self-preservation is no problem, but I'm not sure how long I can hold him off."

Hibernia hesitated slightly, but still admitted to Lan Qi.

Lan Qi: "Then trust me."

Hibernia: "Our compatibility is terrible, your healing magic is useless to me."

Lan Qi: "Don't worry, after today, you'll find that I'm the best support you've ever seen, regardless of compatibility."

Like the last bit of preparation time before a real exam.

The two exchanged casual words for only a few seconds.

Ferrat stopped in the high sky far away from them.

He went from streaking across the sky like a meteor to suddenly hovering, not getting any closer.

Because this distance was enough for him to use high-powered spells to bombard them to death.

The examiner Ferrat in mid-air looked down.

He was silent for a long time.

Seeming to observe the state of the two.

It was easier than he had imagined.

"You, you can withdraw from the exam now."

Ferrat raised his hand slightly, pointing at Lan Qi behind Hibernia, and said.

His tone was low and unquestionable, as if he were issuing an order.

However, the next second.

He only saw.

Hibernia's eyes were full of vigilance, and like the vanguard, she stood more firmly in front of Lan Qi.

From this angle, it was even harder for him to kill Lan Qi instantly.

"Why should I withdraw from the exam?"

Lan Qi looked up and asked, puzzled.

"..."

Ferrat tapped the air lightly with his index finger, feeling that Lan Qi, this irrelevant person, was very annoying.

He wanted to convey some of the meaning of the adults above to Hibernia alone.

But it seemed that before that, there was a troublesome little black rat.

"Did she promise you money, status, or something else?"

Ferrat asked condescendingly, with a hint of mockery in his words.

In his opinion, any reward that this precarious duchess could offer was just an empty promise.

Unless.

This silly boy was indulging in the duchess's beauty and charm, that's why he was willing to help her.

But when he truly knew what this duchess really was, he would probably be scared out of his wits.

"Heh heh."

Lan Qi smiled when he heard this, as if he had heard an absurd question.

He took a deep breath, his eyes became a little more stern, and he stared at Ferrat and asked:

"According to the exam rules, she is my teammate, and Article 13 clearly states that I need to work with my teammates. Didn't you read it before you came as an examiner?"

This tone, like a leader who came to inspect and criticize his subordinates.

Made Ferrat in the air stunned.