Chapter 280 - 28: Level 4 Star Badge Rating, Dragon Blood Potion, Covered in Divine Armor

Chapter 280: Chapter 28: Level 4 Star Badge Rating, Dragon Blood Potion, Covered in Divine Armor

The official Wizard review of the paper then flooded into Mo Ning’s mind.

[Review Comments: This paper demonstrates a wonderfully brilliant spark of wisdom and unparalleled creativity, expanding the boundaries of specific Divination Formulas to a new height previously unattained.]

[The paper is exceptionally well-structured, and its deductive process is remarkably rigorous. It employs a novel and highly innovative approach to revolutionize a low-level, traditional Secret Technique.]

Reading this, Mo Ning could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

Phrases like ’wonderfully brilliant spark of wisdom,’ ’unparalleled creativity,’ and ’a new height previously unattained’ gave him a surreal, dreamlike feeling.

He had only ever read such extraordinary praise in books.

Those dazzling terms were typically reserved for classic papers celebrated by the masses, whose authors were, without exception, powerful Wizards whose names were etched in history.

Mo Ning had never imagined that a paper he wrote could one day receive the same kind of incredible praise he had only read about in books.

At that moment, he felt a sense of complete fulfillment, as if his life was now whole.

Flower keenly observed the way her master’s facial muscles relaxed into a broad smile and instantly guessed what had happened.

She gazed at Mo Ning’s face and saw his Spiritual Strength jump again—to 2.81 points.

Within the Artificial Soul’s stream of consciousness, a very rare thought flashed: ’This is insane! Absolutely insane!’

Flower suddenly had a profound, unforgettable realization as to why Wizards emphasized that ’happiness’ was the most critical factor in digesting Soul Spirit Water.

Mr. Mo Ning had used a revolutionary paper to create the most overwhelming joy he had ever felt in his life.

As a result, his Spiritual World’s ability to digest Spiritual Power soared beyond all limits.

’What is a genius? This is a genius!’

More information flowed from the Magic Ring:

[The experimental verification of the Birch Magic Breath Technique yielded results that significantly exceeded expectations.]

[This Secret Technique can greatly alleviate the plight of Low Level Apprentices who lack sufficient Magic Power and drastically improve their combat capabilities. It therefore holds immense value for widespread implementation.]

[As the final reviewer of this paper, I have every reason to believe it will change the fates of countless Apprentices.]

Mo Ning’s pupils dilated.

Statements with such strong personal conviction, like ’I have every reason to believe,’ were almost never seen in paper reviews.

It meant the reviewing Wizard was willing to stake their personal reputation on the paper.

Even Mo Ning felt that the phrase ’change the fates of countless Apprentices’ was an over-the-top exaggeration.

’After all, it’s just an Apprentice Level Secret Technique. It couldn’t possibly be enough to ’change their fates,’ could it?’

The final evaluation arrived at last:

[Review Result: Your paper has been rated Star Badge Fourth Level.]

When Mo Ning saw this, his heart filled with joy, yet he found himself much calmer than he had imagined.

’This was a predictable outcome.’

Generally, Star Badge Third Level was the limit for an Apprentice’s paper. The Fourth and Fifth Levels were domains that typically only Official Wizards could hope to reach.

But the comments about its ’revolutionary’ nature and ’immense value for implementation’ were enough to elevate this paper to such a height.

Flower soon observed another jump in his Spiritual Strength—to 2.82 points.

Only a second had passed since the last one.

It gave her the strange, disorienting feeling of, ’Is this even the same world I know?’

The innate nature of an Artificial Soul compelled Flower to try and explain the staggering changes happening to her master:

’Perhaps what Wizards call the "final phase of digestion" doesn’t mean that the Spiritual Power of the Soul Spirit Water is nearly depleted.’

’Rather, it means that after a long struggle with the Soul of Deathly Silence, the user’s mind has entered a state of fatigue.’

’In this so-called final phase, their minds can only struggle to prevent the corruption from worsening. They have no strength left to digest the precious Spiritual Power, forced to let it dissipate for nothing.’

’But Mr. Mo Ning is different.’

’From the very beginning, he has been firmly suppressing the Soul of Deathly Silence throughout the entire process of digesting the Spiritual Power.’

’The corruption did surface a few times, but he eliminated it the moment it appeared, giving it no opportunity to grow stronger.’

’Furthermore, Mr. Mo Ning ingeniously infused his mind with unprecedented joy, allowing him to successfully digest the Spiritual Power that would have otherwise been lost.’

Flower performed a quick calculation and revised her estimate for the final increase in her master’s Spiritual Strength—to between 2.3 and 2.4 points.

Her initial estimate had only been 1.67 to 1.75 points. The maximum difference between the two predictions was 0.65 points.

At that moment, the specific reward details finally arrived:

[Reward 1: This paper has produced a significant and highly valuable result that will tangibly increase the strength of the general Apprentice population, constituting a major contribution to the academy. The Rose Council hereby grants you a reward of 4,000 Black Tower Points. (This reward includes the funding from your project application.)]

[The corresponding funds have been transferred to your Magic Ring account. Current Balance: 20,315 Black Tower Points.]

While 4,000 Black Tower Points was an enormous sum, it was hardly enough to make Mo Ning overly excited.

He watched his account balance officially break the 20,000 mark and couldn’t help but feel a little sentimental.

Just five months ago, he had been worrying about Black Tower Points.

Now, he had more in his personal account than he could ever hope to spend.