The Wizard: Starting as a Corpse Burial Man - An Infinite Side Hustle

[Five hours of preparation time are allotted before the final assessment]

After the preparation time is over, all insect-type magical creatures will be teleported to the unified battle arena.

The examinee will also gain the ability to synchronize all the senses of their corresponding insect-type magical creature, and complete control over them.

[Then the ranking was determined by the order of death]

The higher your ranking, the more extra rewards you'll receive at the end.

If your corresponding insect-type magical creature survives to the end, you will receive the Dark Sun rating.

[Dark Sun Rating Rewards:]

A mystical knowledge with an ether concentration of at least 300 points

10 corresponding materials and corresponding alchemy tools)

[You may also choose to forgo the final assessment, which will automatically be considered as receiving the Blood Moon rating.]

(You can immediately take the modified insect-like magical creature out of the assessment area after giving up the assessment.)

If it receives a Dark Sun rating, it can also be taken out of the assessment area.

300 points of mysterious concentration?

An Su was startled when she saw the information that appeared on the panel.

Then he calculated the various occult knowledge he had mastered.

If you add up all the contained ether concentrations, you can still barely reach 300 points.

However, the ether concentration for the mystical and extraordinary knowledge corresponding to the Dark Sun rating alone can reach at least 300 points.

Moreover, in addition to containing a high concentration of etheric mystical knowledge, it also contains 10 usable materials.

"With such a high concentration of ether, the value and rarity of the materials must be considerable."

Ansu was confident that he could steadily gain proficiency, as well as the additional bonuses that the affixes provided to his talents.

You only need to try once to mix the corresponding pigment.

Next, use the remaining 9 rare alchemical materials to enhance your own strength.

The benefits are much higher than those from exiting the assessment.

Thinking of this.

Ansu immediately chose to participate in the assessment.

Fortunately, we had anticipated that there might be a situation where the examinees would compete against each other.

Through various modifications made in advance, the dragon-blooded giant beetle acquired abilities specifically tailored to target the examinees.

As Ansu pondered this, he looked toward the location of the giant dragon blood beetle.

At this moment, the other party was no longer the ordinary giant beetle that was only about one meter long and had some dragon-like features.

After a series of modifications, the opponent's height reached the 3-meter level.

It looks like a giant dragon covered in colorful scales.

As the other party gently flapped its wings.

Under the light, the patterns on the colorful scales slowly changed, occasionally forming patterns related to rats.

If it didn't still have six legs like before, it would truly look no different from a dragon.

Ansu felt that the giant beetle with dragon blood should be called an insect dragon rather than a dragon blood giant beetle.

"Although it's almost finished, just to be on the safe side, we still need to make some minor adjustments."

An Su thought to herself, and then used all her points to exchange for alchemy materials.

After all, the next battle will be the final test.

There's no point in keeping the points anymore.

So, Ansu continued to process the alchemy materials together with Shadow Dragon, just as before.

With each new "Proficiency +1" notification and each subsequent process, more new alchemy materials appear.

Then he picked up his paintbrush again and began to transform the giant beetle with dragon blood that had already turned into an insect dragon.

He also adjusted the painting-type spell scrolls drawn on scales transformed from carapace.

And runes painted on the fangs and various parts of the insect dragon's body, which can produce paint-type spell effects.

Until several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

With the help of various factors, the size of the insect dragon increased once again.

The aura it exuded was even more like that of a dragon.

Even when it slightly flaps its wings, the surrounding space will show slight distortions.

"If all the alchemical pigments that transform giant beetles into insect dragons were sold to the black market's supernatural material recycling center..."

It's probably worth a six-figure sum of Soul Coins.

Ansu sighed inwardly.

Then I glanced at the rankings of the remaining examinees.

Because he earned the maximum points in every battle, Ansu remained in first place on the examiner points leaderboard.

But the situation is the same as before.

The examinee, who was suspected to be an elf and named Kelmi, also received the full score.

Therefore, it is tied with Ansu for first place on the assessment points list.

Before long, the 5-hour preparation time was over.

The instant the timer ended, the insect dragon's body surface immediately lit up with faint light.

At the same time, a luminous thread emerged from the glow emanating from the insect dragon's body.

It drifted towards Ansu again.

The instant the two come into contact.

The Insect Dragon's gaze immediately appeared in Ansu's mind.

Ansu also felt that he had gained a temporary new ability:

There is no need to call the Ethernet connection again.

With just a thought, one can directly control the insect dragon.

It's as if you're controlling a temporary clone.

at the same time.

In the ever-shining light, the insect dragon vanished.

Ansu's gaze, though synchronized with hers, did not disappear.

Therefore, they relied on the vision that came from the insectoid dragon.

Anzu could see that the insect dragon was in a vast area covered with pure white ground and walls.

And it's not just the insectoid dragons modified by Anzu.

Besides.

There are also other insect-type magical creatures with different appearances, whose auras are not much weaker than that of their own insect dragons.

They all look like they've been modified.

These must be the magical creatures belonging to the other examinees.

An Su thought to herself.

Then it was discovered that the radiance covering the insect dragon's body, which had transformed into bubble-like shapes, was not just for show.

Instead, it confined the insect dragon within this translucent bubble made of light.

This prevents them from going outside for the time being.

Furthermore, the other modified insectoid magical creatures were also rendered immobile by the radiant bubbles.

But after a short while, the glowing bubbles on the surfaces of the many insect-like magical creatures began to dim slightly.

at the same time.

Accompanied by a series of rumbling sounds, the surrounding environment slowly changed.

The pure white earth instantly transformed into uneven patches of soil.

Trees rose from the ground one by one.

A few more vines have appeared on the wall.

Even the pure white ceiling hundreds of meters above the ground was constantly changing, mimicking the appearance of a starry night...

Seeing this, An Su understood the assessment rules that had not been explained.

Once the battle scene is fully formed, the light on the surface of the corresponding insect-like magical creature will dissipate.

At that time, the assessment will officially begin.

Then, while waiting for the light curtain to dissipate, they observed their surroundings.

Their attention finally settled on a giant unicorn beetle several meters long, covered in armor made of various magical plants.

This giant unicorn beetle has an extremely long neck, reaching nearly ten meters in length.

It was also covered with magical plant-shaped vines laden with berries.

The legs were replaced with horse legs covered in sharkskin.

It looks like it was taken from the Ice Elemental Garchomp.

Judging from appearance, Ansu could not immediately determine the other party's specific abilities.

But among all the modified insect-like magical creatures present, the one with the most plant-like features was this long-necked unicorn beetle.

"It must be the Zerg under the command of that elf examiner who tied for first place with me."

Ansu made his judgment and immediately became wary of the strange existence of this combination of a deer and a unicorn.

At the same time, we are preparing to unleash our strongest attack as soon as the final assessment begins.

This will allow us to deal with most of the insect-type magical creatures as much as possible.

...

at the same time.

The examination room where the elf examiner Kermi is located.

The other party was synchronizing their gaze with that of the long-necked unicorn beetle, using it to observe the other insect-like magical creatures in the same battle arena.

However, since Ansu's name did not contain any information, the other party did not know that the Insect Dragon was a familiar under Ansu's command.

They simply viewed the insect dragon as an interesting creature in appearance.

Immediately afterwards, Kermi glanced at all the insect-like magical creatures in the battle arena, and at the same time looked at the ranking of the examinees on the light screen.

None of them had a name that sounded like an elf.

There were no other names that seemed to refer to a superior race as elves.

Thinking of this, the elf Kermi suddenly became confident.

They are all low-level races with a basic lifespan of less than a hundred years.

They only lived such a short time.

All the occult knowledge I've acquired combined probably doesn't compare to the books that introduced me to occultism.

How powerful can these modified insect-like magical creatures be?

The elf Kermi grinned.

He knew it too.

His teacher, El, had sent him to the 10th district for assessment in order to target Sandru's students.

But Kermi didn't seem to care much.

The advantage lies with me.

In the final assessment, I was the only higher organism.

Those who survive to the end and receive a Dark Sun rating...

It must be me.

Thinking of this.

Kermi took a sip of the beverage made with plant-based alchemical ingredients.

He continued to control the long-necked unicorn, looking around as if he were sightseeing, scanning everything on the battlefield.

...

At the same time, at another assessment site.

Sandru's other student, Hertock, was there.

The other side is also keeping an eye on the numerous insect-like magical creatures on the battlefield.

And be wary of those who could potentially become your enemies.

Suddenly, Hertock had an idea.

"By the way, I still don't know the specific rankings of the other examinees."

Hertock's ranking is not high.

Even now, I've only reached 70th place, barely making it into the final assessment.

Therefore, before this, Hertock had never paid attention to the rankings of other people.

I only decided to open the specific ranking page because I suddenly remembered that I could get some information from the names.

Soon after clicking the option to view the rankings, the corresponding information appeared on the screen.

This also includes Ansu, who are currently ranked first in the standings.

The moment Hector saw the name, his pupils immediately contracted instinctively.