The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Yan Shuang sparred with Mo Lan once a day, and naturally noticed her progress:

"I have taught you all the martial arts techniques I can, and you have learned them very well. Hunting a three-star Mirror Beast should be a piece of cake for you. Do you have any thoughts on three-star beast core skills?"

Moran already had an idea, and upon hearing this, he immediately replied, "Teacher, I've considered it. Currently, my two skills, 'Glimmering Illusion,' are used for single-target interference and confusion, while 'Flash of White Light' is used to instantly blind and create opportunities, combining single-target and group control effects."

Regarding martial arts, thanks to your special training, I am now confident in close combat against one-on-one or small groups of enemies.

She paused briefly before continuing clearly, "However, I believe my combination of abilities will struggle when facing multiple enemies or being surrounded, lacking effective ways to break through the situation. Therefore, I hope that my third skill, which is a three-star skill, can be a powerful area-of-effect attack ability to make up for this weakness and make my tactical system more comprehensive."

Yan Shuang listened attentively, her eyes showing approval. Being able to clearly recognize one's own strengths and weaknesses and make targeted improvements is an essential quality for an excellent cameraman.

“That’s the right approach,” Yan Shuang affirmed. “So, do you have a specific target Mirror Beast? There are quite a few three-star Mirror Beasts with area-of-effect attacks, but you need to carefully select one with significant skill effects that don’t conflict with your current abilities.”

“Yes, teacher.” Moran nodded: “I prefer a three-star mirror beast from Yongquan Forest – the Thunderous Horned Horse.”

I plan to hunt several more and prepare beast cores in advance. I want both skills of the Thunderous Wildebeest. The 'Thunderstorm Stomp' skill unleashes a large-scale circular lightning shockwave when it stomps the ground, with extremely high speed, instant damage, and a brief paralysis effect, which meets my current requirements. The 'Lightning Leap' skill allows for rapid short-to-medium distance movement and also deals some lightning damage to enemies in its path, combining movement and damage effects, which I like very much.”

After listening to Moran's analysis, Yan Shuang pondered for a moment. "The Thunderous Horned Horse is indeed a good target. Thunderstorm Stomp is very convenient to use in conjunction with martial arts skills, making it one of the best three-star area-of-effect attack skills. Lightning Leap is also good, as it can enhance your mobility. However, the Thunderous Horned Horse is considered quite powerful among three-star Mirror Beasts. It has extremely high alertness and is incredibly fast, making it quite difficult to hunt. Are you confident?"

"Yes!" Moran said confidently.

In her storage mirror ornament, there are several Thunder Wildebeest Beast Cores that she personally hunted!

She had already analyzed the skill imprints of Thunderstorm Stomp and Lightning Leap, and mastered the corresponding spell structures.

It can be said that she can use it immediately whenever she wants.

"Alright." Yan Shuang said no more. "Now that you've chosen your target, take the national Detective Academy entrance exam and go hunting in Yongquan Forest! I'll be waiting for your good news."

The following day, the entrance examination for the Donghua Alliance National Exploration Academy officially began.

The examination venue, as in the past, was set up in the Colorful Wilderness Mirror Space.

As is customary, all candidates from the eighteen major regions across the country will, under the organization of their respective schools, enter the Colorful Wilderness for a seven-day practical assessment through the teleportation portals of their key high schools.

The final score will be based on a comprehensive evaluation of multiple factors, including the number of beast cores obtained from the hunt, their level, and the rarity of their attributes.

Early in the morning, the magnificent Mingjing Hall of Luming Middle School was already bustling with activity.

All the fifth-grade students from the Luming Mirror Exploration Class were present, and the air was filled with a mix of tension, excitement, and trepidation.

The students lined up in long queues, undergoing one by one extremely rigorous checks.

Before entering the examination room, all personal storage items, weapons, armor, and even clothing are prohibited. They need to change into gray combat uniforms uniformly issued by the Alliance Education Department, wear exam-specific storage items, and receive a set of basic weaponry including a standard longsword, sword, crossbow, and dagger.

The gray combat suit only has basic protective capabilities, but it has a special ability: it can teleport the examinee out of the colorful wilderness when the examinee suffers a fatal injury.

The storage mirror ornament is a leather bracelet inlaid with two mirrors, one large and one small.

Inside the larger lens was a basic supplies package that could sustain them for the first two days. The basic equipment they would receive later, as well as the resources they collected during the exam, could be stored here.

The smaller lens is specifically designed to store beast cores. It also has monitoring, recording, and identification functions. Only beast cores that you participated in killing can be placed inside. It accumulates points based on the star rating and type of the beast core and displays them on the lens.

Moran stood in the crowd, calmly carrying out each step.

She changed into the slightly loose gray combat uniform, fastened the special storage mirror ornament to her wrist, took out the weapons, equipment and basic supply pack, put them all in the storage mirror ornament, and kept only a long knife in her hand.

Beside her were the other students from Exploration Class 1.

Only Wang Jingnan from their class applied for the team collaboration exam, and Zhou Ming, Bai Wei, Xiang Yufan, Ren Miao, Zhu Rao, and Ding Yan all joined her team.

Lin Yue, Chen Xingye, Su Yu, and Zhao Wuchen, like Mo Lan, all took individual exams.

After everyone had been checked, they entered the Hall of Mirrors.

A solemn-looking proctor used a megaphone, and his loud voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Attention all candidates! Before entering the examination room, we will reiterate the examination rules one last time!"

The proctor's voice carried an unquestionable authority:
"First, team formation is allowed for this exam! Team formation is allowed!"
If you have already registered your team information in advance, the beast cores obtained after the team cooperates to kill the Mirror Beast will belong to the entire team and can be distributed among them!

At this point, his tone suddenly became more serious, and his gaze sharpened:
"However... the distribution must be fair and just, and must be based on each person's actual contribution during the hunt."

You all need to know who is the main attacker, who is the support, who is the controller, and what their contributions are.

Don't think this is just something that happens within your team!

All of our proctors will use the recording mirrors you wear to carefully examine how each team allocates its beast cores!
If any unfair distribution, bullying, coercion, or obvious misappropriation of others' hunting results is discovered, not only will the relevant beast core points be invalidated, but the entire team will also be penalized with additional points!

In serious cases, it may even be recorded in the student's file, affecting future admissions.

Remember, teamwork is one of the most important qualities of a cameraman! (End of Chapter)