During the period before the assessment began, Gu Shi chose to learn new magic to enhance his combat effectiveness.
He had just advanced, and it was impossible for him to advance again during the assessment period. If he wanted to increase his chances of winning, the only option left was to learn new magic.
The assessment task did not specify the exact level requirements for all monsters, which left students with room for choice. Students who wanted to challenge themselves and get a better score would naturally choose a higher-level monster within the range.
Gu Shi also wanted to compete for the top ten, so he naturally wanted to challenge the fourth-level advanced monster.
However, the fourth-level advanced monsters are still quite challenging for him. Monsters of the same level are generally more powerful than professionals.
He was naturally at a disadvantage in terms of level as he had to challenge another opponent by jumping two small levels, and he had just reached the fourth level and had not had time to learn any new magic.
However, Gu Shi was not without confidence in cross-level combat. Ever since he was infused with Isidore's power, his magic reserves were more than twice that of a wizard of the same level, which meant that his endurance was greatly enhanced.
Gu Shi's current plan was to hurry up and learn fifth-order magic. With his magic power reserves, he could cast fifth-order magic continuously at the elementary level of fourth order. When the time came, he would still have the upper hand when using fifth-order magic against fourth-order monsters.
Soon, the college assessment began.
On the first day of the assessment, Gu Shi came to the Little Monster Forest and prepared to start completing the assessment.
After studying fifth-order magic for these days, Gu Shi realized its difficulty. He was not sure whether he could learn fifth-order magic before the end of the assessment, so he planned to get a backup before continuing his research.
Gu Shi's plan was to complete the mission objectives of hunting five third-level monsters and four-level primary monsters as quickly as possible, and then go back to learn magic. Regardless of whether he could learn it or not, he would come out three days before the end of the assessment to prepare for hunting the fourth-level advanced monsters.
As soon as he walked near the Little Monster Forest, Gu Shi saw a long queue. The queue was full of students who were preparing to enter the Monster Forest to take the assessment. There were not only mages but also warriors.
"Is the assessment content for warriors this year the same as for mages? With so many people, unexpected situations are inevitable. I need to prepare early."
Thinking of this, Gu Shi stood at the end of the line, and while waiting in line, he thought about the monster he was going to challenge later.
With so many students taking the test together, there are many more issues to consider, such as the selected target being taken by someone else first, or someone suddenly appearing and disrupting the game while fighting against Warcraft, etc.
Because the Little Monster Forest was specially built by the college for lower grade students, the levels of the monsters in it are relatively low. The college arranges personnel to patrol the forest every year to eliminate those higher-level monsters.
The majority of the monsters living there were level one or two, with level three being relatively rare, and level four being even rarer. The map Gu Shi received only marked the locations of a dozen or so level four monsters.
When it comes to competing for the target, Gu Shi doesn't have to worry too much.
Except for Gu Shi, no other first-year student wants to challenge the fourth-level monster, so there is no need to worry about the fourth-level monster being snatched away.
Even if the third-level monster is snatched away, there is no problem in changing the target. When a fourth-level monster fights a third-level monster, there is level suppression so there is no need to worry too much.
What Gu Shi was worried about was what to do if other students broke in while he was fighting a fourth-level monster.
Although the fourth-level monsters are not within the target range of others, some monsters have the habit of living in groups. There will be monsters of various levels in a group. He is afraid that others will choose monsters from the same area as him.
Gu Shi decided to go back and look up the information carefully to eliminate the several gregarious monsters. He didn't want to increase the difficulty manually.
Although the line was long, it moved quickly and Gu Shi arrived at the registration area in a short while.
A tall and beautiful female tutor was sitting here, but she was obviously not in a good mood.
She said to the student in front of her with an impatient look on her face: "Take a machine from the table and press it if you are in danger of death. Listen carefully, don't press it unless you are about to die. If you press it randomly, you will be deducted zero points."
In front of her stood a row of brass cylinders, all specially customized alchemical products.
The boy in front of Gu Shi was frightened and nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.
After that person left, the instructor's eyes lit up when he saw Gu Shi standing behind him, and the impatience on his face faded. "It's Gu Shi! Good luck on the test, and try to get first place."
"Thank you, Teacher Jelena. I will do my best." Gu Shi replied.
This was one of their Warcraft instructors, Jelena. As an eighth-rank fire mage, she had a fiery temper and would resort to violence at the slightest disagreement. She treated her students the same way, though Gu Shi, due to his exceptional talent, received some preferential treatment from her.
Just as Gu Shi was about to pick up the machine on the table, two figures happened to fall from the sky.
Gu Shi turned his head and saw his other Warcraft instructor, Acker, carrying a pale and shouting student to the ground.
Jelena asked: "What's going on here?"
Acker put the student aside and took out a bottle of potion and poured it into his mouth. "Your face was covered in the scales of the Dream Butterfly, and you're hallucinating."
Jelena slammed the table, furious, "This is the third one today. How do you usually learn in class?"
Gu Shi saw that the situation was not right, so he immediately grabbed the button and ran away quickly.
Although the small Warcraft Forest is not as vast as the real Warcraft Forest, it covers a large area. The third-level Warcraft that Gu Shi wants to find all live in the inner areas, so as soon as he enters the forest, he takes out the map and prepares to hurry on his way.
This was the first time that Gu Shi was traveling with a paper map. Being used to smart navigation on Blue Star, he was inevitably a little at a loss. He looked at the map for a long time before he found the right direction to move forward.
Students could be seen coming and going at the entrance and exit, and Gu Shi could hear their laughter. Many people chose to travel together. Although killing monsters was a solo mission, it did not prevent them from acting together.
The further you go inside, the fewer people you can see. The sounds of laughter disappear, replaced by occasional sounds of fighting, from students who have found their targets.
Gu Shi continued to advance in silence. The closer he got to the depths of the forest, the more cautious he became. Some aggressive monsters would actively attack passersby, so he had to be careful of sneak attacks.
After walking for about half an hour, he felt something was wrong.
Before setting off, he cast a wind-type acceleration magic on himself. According to his accelerated pace, he should have arrived by now, but he looked around and did not see the pond that should have appeared.
"No way, am I really lost?" Gu Shi opened the map and tried to find his current location, but it was in vain.
"I shouldn't have taken the wrong path." To be on the safe side, Gu Shi even brought a compass with him. He had been paying attention to the direction when he walked all the way here, so it was impossible for him to have a big deviation.
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