Chapter 61 The Uncrowned King
Not only the apprentices, but even the high-level wizards standing at the edge of the square, responsible for receiving the apprentices and recording data, cast scrutinizing and curious glances.
Amy and Victor were shocked. After careful observation, they realized that these apprentices were not looking at them, but at the person standing between them...Jermin.
Benjamin also noticed this. He was a little confused at first, but then he quickly understood it.
It turned out that they were now at the stage where people came forward to receive their rewards after the results were announced.
According to past practice, in order to maintain order and convenience, the reward should be received starting from the first person and gradually moving forward to the next person.
But at this moment, most of the apprentices did not move or step forward.
They just looked at Benjamin silently with extremely complicated expressions.
These apprentices were the ones who had witnessed firsthand the destructive power of Benjamin's full firepower on the battlefield in the valley.
Although Benjamin's ranking in the points ranking is not high, he is only ranked 36th.
But in the minds of those who had personally experienced the bloody valley and the massacre at high altitude, the figure who single-handedly defeated the entire indigenous coalition with an uninterrupted torrent of witchcraft was the true and undisputed number one in this trial!
Rankings and the like seem so pale and powerless in the face of his overwhelming power.
The heartfelt awe of power made these usually arrogant geniuses choose to remain silent and wait at this moment.
They all subconsciously believed that this powerful being who broke the rules should be the first to come forward and claim the reward.
Even Miss Bert Vera Augusta, who ranked first in the score and looked extremely arrogant, just stood there with an unconvinced look on her face.
In her eyes, Benjamin saw considerable rebellion and stubbornness, and the look in her eyes when she looked at him was full of provocation.
But even so, the young lady did not take a step forward. Instead, like the apprentices around her, she tacitly acknowledged that Benjamin was the real number one in this trial.
"What did you do?" Amy couldn't help but poke Benjamin lightly.
Victor looked at his classmate in a daze, feeling as if he had overlooked something very important without realizing it.
Amy and Victor were among the few apprentices in the square who did not participate in the Battle of the Valley, so naturally they had no idea what earth-shattering things Benjamin had done.
In fact, most of the logistics apprentices made the same choice as them.
After all, at this stage, the apprentices in the logistics department have basically only constructed one or two witchcrafts independently, and they are all auxiliary witchcrafts, so they are indeed not very good at fighting.
"Nothing, just a little accident."
Benjamin felt helpless and a little amused.
He actually didn't care much about the ranking, but since everyone was so stiff, he had to break the silence himself.
He ignored those gazes and walked straight towards the high-level wizard who was responsible for distributing rewards.
Taking the initiative to walk up to the high-level wizard, Benjamin handed over his apprentice badge.
The high-level wizard took the badge expressionlessly, and with a flick of his finger, the information inside the badge was read.
Immediately, a weak energy was injected into the badge, and the reward was distributed.
The reward for the 36th place is only 1,000 college points, which is not a very valuable thing.
It might be good for those apprentices who fight to the death for a few points, but for Benjamin, it is not as good as the rare materials he collected this time.
After seeing Benjamin receive the reward, the other apprentices felt relieved, as if an invisible shackle had been removed.
The tense atmosphere melted away instantly, and everyone started to move. According to their ranking, they walked towards the high-level wizards to receive their rewards, either excitedly, calmly, or frustratedly.
The atmosphere in the square became noisy again, but for Benjamin, it was different.
He stood among the crowd, no longer the unknown and even somewhat eccentric lone ranger.
The eyes cast towards him by those around him were filled with awe, curiosity, respect... and even fear that was hard to conceal.
The apprentices spoke in low voices, pointing at him and whispering about the terrifying power he displayed in the graystone world.
That name, that ranking, no longer matters.
In the hearts of all the apprentices who witnessed the final battle in the bloody valley, Benjamin, the guy who only got 36th place, was the most dazzling and terrifying genius in this trial.
As for Jemin, he just calmly took back the badge and picked up his animal skin bag, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
All he was thinking about now was how to improve his own magic talismans and how to get inspiration to make new magic talismans.
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Back at the college laboratory, Benjamin actually felt a sense of security as if he were home.
Instead of rushing to rest, he poured out all the materials in the big bag.
These materials from the limestone world are of various types and shapes, and many of them contain strange energy fluctuations that his analytical skills cannot fully analyze at this stage.
Satisfied, he sorted the "trophies" into categories and then turned his attention to the dull talismanic magical instruments on his belt.
There were a total of ten fireball rune magic weapons. Except for the one he used for testing, which only had broken runes, the rest were in a terrible state.
The shell cracked, the runes twisted, the core energy was disordered...
The flying talismanic magical devices are not much better, most of them are in an overloaded state.
On the contrary, the protective talisman magic weapon is in much better condition and has almost no damage.
"What a pity." Benjamin sighed softly as he touched the charred shell of a fireball talisman magic weapon with his finger.
Although he has alchemy skills, he is currently unable to completely repair these severely damaged magical weapons that require high-precision runes and energy conduction.
In this trial, the powerful frontal output capability and mobility of the Talisman Magical Weapon were fully demonstrated, but some problems were also exposed.
For example, when he was ambushed by a large force, he could not foresee the danger in advance.
In the complex environment of the Limestone Realm, he lacked effective means of investigation, and everything depended on the passive perception of analysis and alchemy.
Moreover, once these two types of witchcraft are used in resource-rich areas, the effectiveness of their reconnaissance will be greatly reduced.
"Perception, tracking, concealment..." Benjamin sat at the table, his fingers tapping unconsciously. "Next, the direction of making the talisman magic weapon will focus on these aspects."
The wizard system certainly has detection magic, such as the common "magic vision", "life perception", and "energy detection".
However, most of these witchcrafts require the caster to actively perform them. Although they can produce results in real time, they do not have the ability to conduct continuous reconnaissance, and their own energy fluctuations can easily be detected or interfered with by the enemy.
(End of this chapter)
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