"Were you the one in the East District last night?" Xu Dahuang came up to Jiang Yuan and suddenly asked.
He was over eighty percent sure that the figure was identical, but he hadn't clearly seen the face.
Jiang Yuan hadn't expected to be seen, so he nodded, acknowledging it.
Xu Dahuang was surprised, holding Jiang Yuan's almost blank resume: "I see no hunting records on your resume, so you're just a rookie. That's quite impressive!"
"But aren't you a Water System Mage? The wounds on that Giant-Eyed Blood Rat last night…"
Mid-sentence, Xu Dahuang paused, pulled Jiang Yuan aside, and asked, "The wounds show signs of frostbite. You must have awakened the Ice System as well, are you a Mid-Level Mage?"
Such a young Mid-Level Mage.
He must be from some noble family.
Ice System, could he be from the Mu Family?
Xu Dahuang's mind instantly formed a guess.
Jiang Yuan shook his head and explained, "I've only awakened the Water System. The frostbite is related to my innate talent, not the Ice System."
"Innate talent!?" Xu Dahuang exclaimed.
Mages with innate talent are prodigies. As long as nothing goes wrong, becoming a High-Level Mage is easy.
If they have enough resources, reaching Super-Level isn't difficult either.
This kid has innate talent?
To convince Xu Dahuang and to secure his entry into the City Hunter Squad, Jiang Yuan decided to reveal a part of his innate talent.
He skillfully connected his Star-orbits and demonstrated the process of Water Magic - Water Barrier transforming into Ice Magic - Ice Barrier in front of Xu Dahuang.
Ice Magic - Ice Barrier could not only defend but also transform into a spear for offense.
It was both offensive and defensive, and its power was considerable.
"Your innate talent is very strong, and you're still just a high school student, yet your Star-orbit connection is so proficient." Xu Dahuang immediately made a decision and recruited Jiang Yuan into the City Hunter Squad.
"You can tell the people behind to leave, we've found the team member we need!" Xu Dahuang instructed.
Ignoring the complaints of those in line, he pulled Jiang Yuan aside and began introducing the team members.
Only then did Jiang Yuan realize that Xu Dahuang was the captain of the City Hunter Squad that Mo Fan would later join.
The position of Water System Mage was originally supposed to be held by a Water System Mage named Xiao Ke.
After getting acquainted with his teammates, Xu Dahuang took out the Hunter Squad's certification and explained the rights and responsibilities of the City Hunter Squad to him.
Becoming a member of the City Hunter Squad also meant becoming an enforcement officer of Bo City, with many privileges.
And the responsibilities were simple: to deal with those unruly demons that caused trouble at night.
After covering the basics, Xu Dahuang patted Jiang Yuan's shoulder: "Now you are an official member of our City Hunter Squad. When a mission comes down, I'll notify you. Just remember to keep an eye out."
The City Hunter Squad's missions were not burdensome, nor were they very dangerous.
Furthermore, Xu Dahuang knew that Jiang Yuan was a student at Tianlan High School, so he would only assign Jiang Yuan missions at night.
…
Four months passed this way, bringing them to the end of the year.
During this time, Jiang Yuan had raised his Water System primary magic to Level Two. With his calm demeanor in combat, he could now face Servant-level demons alone when hunting.
His Undead System remained stagnant. Although his cultivation hadn't changed, its utility was no weaker than the Ice System.
Because Jiang Yuan discovered during missions that the Netherworld Space could not only collect spirits but also remnant souls.
Most importantly, it could even fuse remnant souls into spirits!
It had been mentioned before that the spirits in the Netherworld Space could be taken out.
One should know that even the spirits fused by the azure dragon pendant could only be used by Mo Fan himself and could not be traded.
Now, Jiang Yuan's Netherworld Space already contained two Servant-level spirits and several Servant-level remnant souls.
However, his mind wasn't on the spirits.
The annual assessment had arrived.
Today was a fate-deciding day for many, as failing to meet the assessment standards would result in being asked to leave the school.
Magic was not a game. Since one became a Mage, one should strive to contribute to society.
Students who wasted resources should leave school as soon as possible!
The annual assessment took place in the school's training ground, with all classes participating together.
The training ground was sunny and clear with a refreshing breeze.
The students had already gathered, and in front of them were a semi-circular table for the examiners and a floating Star-sensing Stone.
When Jiang Yuan arrived, most people were already there.
Behind him, Mo Fan was the last to arrive.
"Jiang Yuan, has the assessment started yet?" Mo Fan asked.
"Not yet," Jiang Yuan shook his head, making a little space for Mo Fan: "How's your control over the Fire System Star-dust?"
He didn't need to ask to know that Mo Fan, like him, was now a dual-system primary Mage.
Sure enough, Mo Fan patted his chest proudly: "With me, Big Mo Fan, on the job, how could mere Star-dust not bow down? Just watch me show off in the assessment!"
"Speaking of which, Jiang Yuan, your Star-dust control must be pretty good too, right? Let's get an S-rating together later!"
"Brother Fan is mighty! Brother Yuan is mighty!" Zhang Xiaohou chimed in at the opportune moment.
"Laughable. One is a zero-point waste in the final Star-dust test, and the other is a waste who didn't even show up for the final Star-dust test. Two wastes still want an S-rating? You're dreaming bigger than anyone else."
An irritating mocking voice drifted over.
It was Zhao Kun San, Mu Bai's follower, with a punchable expression.
"Who are you calling a waste, Zhao Kun San? Are you sick or something? Wherever we are, you just have to jump out and bark like a dog?" Zhang Xiaohou couldn't hold back, pointing at Zhao Kun San's nose and cursing.
"Heh," Zhao Kun San sneered, "I just can't stand you guys, especially you, Mo Fan. Miss Mu Ningxue is here today, so don't even think about a toad trying to eat swan meat again!"
Speaking of the Mu Family's Miss, Jiang Yuan finally saw Mu Ningxue with her silver hair not far away.
No wonder Mo Fan always thought of her; she truly was a beauty.
Mo Fan also saw her, thinking that Mu Ningxue was growing more and more beautiful, and he didn't even bother with Zhao Kun San barking beside him.
But too much barking always gets on one's nerves.
Jiang Yuan looked coldly at Zhao Kun San. His demeanor was different from Mo Fan's.
He had dealt with many demons during this time and was already on a different level from these students.
"Mo Fan, just take your test. I'd like to see what kind of rating you can get!" Zhao Kun San felt a chill from the stare, his tone unconsciously weakening. He threw out one last sentence and ran off.
"If he kept barking, I would've started spraying. Good thing he ran fast," Mo Fan cursed.
"Mo Fan, I really want to see you get expelled in front of the whole school. Miss Mu Ningxue is watching from above, you know," Mu Bai finally found an opportunity to speak, smiling sinisterly.
Mo Fan squinted at him: "Did you eat shit? Why does your mouth stink so much? Stay away from me, don't stink me up."
As he spoke, he even put his hand over his nose, as if truly afraid of the smell.