After Wang Teng finished his exam, another half an hour passed. Su Lingxuan completed the ten 1-star rune arrays.
However, her completion rate wasn’t as high as Wang Teng’s. There were flaws in her array, but it was already awe-inspiring for a 16-year-old young lady to reach this stage.
President Gorlin was delighted with his disciple’s performance.
The three examiners gave her a final score of 83 points.
It should be a happy matter, but Su Lingxuan couldn’t smile at all. She came beside Gorlin and asked, “Master, how much did he score?”
Gorlin knew who his disciple was referring to. He could also tell that she was depressed. He smiled and said, “In this world, there will always be extremely talented people. You can compare yourself to him, but you can’t lose your composure. Make these outstanding people your goals, and you will definitely have great achievements in the future.”
Su Lingxuan was stunned for a moment. She seemed enlightened as she nodded seriously and said, “I understand, Master.”
“Alright, why do you have to be so serious?” Gorlin laughed.
“Haha, Master, you spoke so sternly, so I have to be serious too.” Su Lingxuan resumed her cheeky manner. She smiled and continued, “Oh right, you haven’t told me how much he scored.”
“The three examiners gave him full marks.” Gorlin noticed that she wasn’t dejected anymore, so he told her Wang Teng’s result.
“Full marks!” Although Su Lingxuan had prepared herself mentally, she was still shocked by the number.
Some people had indeed scored full marks in the past, but that was only a handful. It was too difficult to create a flawless array.
Not only did you need hard work, but you also needed extremely high talent. No wonder her master asked her to maintain her composure.
She might die from frustration if she compared herself to him.
Su Lingxuan shook her head. She suddenly thought of something and asked, “Master, are you really going to take him as your disciple? Will I be a senior sister? It will feel great to have such a powerful junior brother.”
“Seriously? Even if I take him in, you will be his junior sister. He’s older than you.” Gorlin burst out laughing. He shook his head and said, “I do want to take him in. He’s gifted, so it’s a pity if I miss him. But he seems to have some concerns. I will need to have a chat with him after the exam.”
“Hahaha, Master, so you have people you can’t handle too.” Su Lingxuan laughed at her master’s plight.
“You little fellow.” Gorlin also laughed out loud.
“All the best. Master, you can do it.” Su Lingxuan waved her fist playfully as she cheered for her master.
Gorlin couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
Time flew. The two-hour exam ended quickly. Some people panted and sighed, while others furrowed their brows deeply. Some were relieved.
The three examiners came down from their seats to mark the examinees’ efforts.
It wasn’t hard for advanced-stage runemasters to evaluate 1-star rune arrays. They could tell at one glance where the mistakes and flaws were before giving the final score.
Very soon, everyone’s score was out. There were more than 20 participants, but only 6 people passed.
Some people couldn’t even create three 1-star rune arrays. Naturally, they failed. Some managed to carve all ten 1-star rune arrays, but there were fatal flaws in their work. They failed their exam too.
Liu Xinghui and Su Lingyun were among the six who passed the exam. Their results weren’t low. One scored 45 while the other scored 50.
In this exam, the passing mark wasn’t 60.
There were ten 1-star rune arrays in total. If you carved one correct 1-star rune array, you would get ten points.
Hence, you would only need 30 points to pass the exam.
Based on Liu Xinghui and Su Lingyun’s score, they had completed at least four to five 1-star rune arrays. It was already outstanding. After all, they were very young.
However, in front of Su Lingxuan, their results paled in comparison, much less Wang Teng.
“Su Lingyun scored 83 while the fellow from god-knows-where scored full marks!” Liu Xinghui and Su Lingyun were flabbergasted when they heard Wang Teng and Su Lingyun’s score. Their expressions turned a little ugly.
They would have been satisfied with their scores if Su Lingxuan and Wang Teng weren’t present. But, now, it was incomparable.
They were famous talents in Yang City, yet they were thrown to the sidelines. They didn’t have the face to call themselves geniuses anymore.
The other examinees were talking among themselves softly. They were thunderstruck.
“That young man scored full marks?”
“I really want to see how well he drew his rune arrays.”
“The three examiners and the president all said that this rune arrays were perfect. They gave such a high score, so it must be flawless!”
“Su Lingxuan scored very well too. She’s only 16 years old. It’s very impressive.”
“Compared to the two of them, Liu Xinghui and Su Lingyun are nothing…”
Liu Xinghui and Su Lingyun heard these discussions. Their faces were black, and their gazes were filled with envy.
As the exam came to an end, a few staff from the rune society walked in with trays on their palms. There were black gowns placed on the trays.
One of the examiners stood up and smiled.
“Everyone, congratulations on becoming beginner-stage runemasters. In the future, you will be a member of the rune society, and you can enjoy the special privileges given by the society. You can take missions and exchange items on our mission and exchange platforms.
“We will be giving you our special internal long gown. There are runes carved by our advanced-stage runemasters on these gowns. It has defensive ability, repels dust, is waterproof, and protects you from poison. The cost price of each gown is a thousand Force stones at least. It isn’t just a symbol of your status; it’s a symbol of honor. I hope that you will treasure it.”
Everyone stared at the long gowns held by the staff with an intense gaze.
The people who didn’t pass the exam were jealous.
The staff went forward and passed the long gowns to the examinees who had passed the beginner-stage runemaster exam.
Everyone held onto the gowns with delight. Some even took off their coats and changed into this exquisite runemaster black gown right away. Before becoming runemasters, they lived in impoverished circumstances. Now, after changing into the black gown, they seemed to have transformed into a different person. They started exuding the noble aura of a runemaster. The tailor makes the man; this was exactly what it meant.
At this moment, Gorlin walked over with Su Lingxuan and smiled as he said, “Young man, shall we find a place to talk?”
“Erm… I want to take the intermediate stage runemaster exam first,” Wang Teng replied.
…Gorlin was shocked. The others were dumbfounded too.
