Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Upon arriving at an alley, a little beggar who had been waiting for some time quickly handed over a package.

Inside was a full-body robe, which Lynn quickly put on and left the alley.

Pulling the hood tighter, I quickly weaved through the crowd, my heart pounding with tension.

The journey was fraught with danger but ultimately safe; the one-eyed wolf was not as clever as he had imagined.

However... it's always good to be cautious.

When he arrived at the city lord's mansion, there were only a few people queuing to enter.

Many older people were also craning their necks, staring expectantly at the gate, waiting for their children to appear.

Like parents waiting outside the exam hall to cheer on their children.

Lynn suppressed his rapid breathing and followed the queuing teenagers to enter.

"Testing fee: one gold coin."

The guard stopped him with a blank expression.

Lynn silently took out a gold coin from his pocket and handed it over.

The guard took it, weighed it in his hand, and then gestured for him to undergo inspection.

Another guard stepped forward, his rough hands patting and groping at him, and soon pulled out a poisoned dagger from inside the lining of his robe.

This is a weapon that Lynn prepared specifically after the last assassination attempt, but it has not yet been used.

"This cannot be brought in." The guard sheathed the dagger and gave Lynn a sharp look.

"You'd better behave yourself once you're inside!"

Hearing the guard's warning, Lynn's heart tightened, but he remained calm and simply nodded.

I was careless; luckily, I didn't disqualify him from the test.

Losing his weapon made him uneasy, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment.

Testing is the priority!

Upon entering the main hall of the city lord's mansion, the atmosphere changed abruptly.

The Black Swamp City Lord, who should have been high and mighty, was now accompanying a person dressed in an ordinary black robe, with an almost fawning smile on his face.

The Grand Knight, hailed as the strongest warrior in Black Swamp City, stood respectfully behind the man in black robes, hands clasped at his sides, like a servant.

Clearly, the man in black robes was the protagonist of this story, the legendary wizard.

It seems that even a great knight is nothing compared to a wizard.

Lynn's gaze involuntarily fell on the man in black robes.

This person was also dressed in a robe, but beneath the hood was not a human face, but a thick, swirling black mist that obscured facial features.

After staring at it for just a moment, Lynn felt dizzy and lightheaded, as if his soul was being sucked away by the darkness.

He quickly looked away, horrified. Was this a wizard?

Even just glancing at them can affect them, so how powerful would they be if they actually started fighting?

In another corner of the lobby, five well-dressed young men and women stood.

Their faces beamed with barely suppressed excitement and a sense of superiority as they commented on the teenagers taking the test, presumably the lucky ones who had passed in the past two days.

There weren't many people in line, and the testing was done very quickly.

The test was simple: the subject placed their hand on a crystal ball, and the black-robed wizard announced the result in a hoarse, emotionless voice:

"No talent inclination, mental strength 6, unqualified."

"Inferior water affinity talent, mental strength 5, unqualified."

"No talent, mental strength 7, unqualified..."

One by one, teenagers stepped forward full of hope, only to retreat in an instant, their faces ashen. The pass rate for the test was ridiculously low.

Lynn's palms began to sweat.

This thing is purely based on talent; no one knows the result until it's tested.

"Next."

A cold voice came from behind him; it was his turn.

Lynn took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and quickly stepped forward.

He could feel the gazes of the defeated behind him, as well as the scrutinizing and slightly disdainful looks from the five apprentices beside the black-robed wizard.

Suppressing all his thoughts, Lynn pressed his slightly trembling right hand hard onto the cold crystal ball.

Om-!

The moment his palm touched it, the crystal ball suddenly burst forth with an unprecedentedly brilliant light, illuminating the entire hall as if it were daytime!

Everyone's eyes were temporarily blinded by the bright light.

The light lasted for several seconds before slowly fading away.

Lynn looked at the crystal ball that had lost its light, and saw a semi-transparent soul that looked exactly like himself emerge inside it.

The soul was surrounded by a thick, earthy-yellow halo.

"this?!"

The arrogance on the faces of the five apprentices who passed the test vanished instantly, replaced by utter shock and disbelief.

What's going on?

They didn't make that much noise when they tested it!

"Um?!!"

The black mist beneath the black-robed wizard's hood churned violently, revealing his inner turmoil.

He stepped forward, carefully examining the unusual phenomenon inside the crystal ball, his voice tinged with surprise:

"Hahaha...Good! Very good! 17 points of mental strength! Superior Soul Affinity Talent!"

"Oh? He even has a mid-level earth affinity talent."

Then, he fixed his gaze on Lynn, looking him up and down as if admiring a precious gem. "Child, what's your name?"

"Lynn, sir."

Lynn suppressed his elation and answered respectfully.

17 points of mental strength!

Superior Soul Affinity Talent!

I'm so awesome!

It's unclear whether this body was originally exceptionally gifted or the result of the superposition of two souls!

"Very well, Lynn, go stand over there."

The wizard pointed in the direction of the five apprentices, his tone unusually gentle.

He originally had little hope for this city, and even after lowering the standards for mental strength, he only received five apprentices with average talent.

Unexpectedly, we have a pleasant surprise today, having discovered a genius!

More importantly, his talent is perfectly suited to his own Bone Spire Academy!

This is important because this enrollment is considered an "overstepping" action by our own college and we cannot conduct "exchange student" programs with other colleges.

There was nothing they could do; their own apprentices had a high mortality rate.

Those old guys in the academy don't know how to conserve "materials" at all; the number of apprentices they recruit is simply not enough for them to squander.

The "Admissions Conference," held every five years, is a joint event organized by several colleges to allocate students to colleges based on the talents tested.

After all, each college has a different focus and research direction.

This allows for individualized instruction, ensuring that the apprentices' talents are not wasted and enabling them to go further.

The "Spirit of the Dead" did not notify other colleges this time, but secretly conducted the recruitment in some cities on its own.

While this allows them to monopolize all apprentices, very few apprentices are actually talented enough to be suited to the Bone Spire.

Lynn's exceptional soul affinity talent is extremely suitable for studying at the Bone Spire.

After all, the academy's core research focus is on the undead, and the most suitable talents are those related to soul, death, and spirit.

Furthermore, Lynn's mental strength is also very high, making him an excellent candidate to cultivate the necromancy side!

As for the moderate Earth affinity talent, it's not weak, but compared to the other two major advantages, it's rather ordinary.

This kind of common elemental talent is very common, and if Lynn wants to learn and study it, he can find the corresponding "teacher" in the academy.