Unbeknownst to them, temperatures across the country gradually rose, summer leaves grew wildly, and the scorching sun blazed.
Under the fiery sunlight, the Magic College Entrance Examination began.
The Magic College Entrance Examination was the normal channel for high school students to enter higher education institutions.
It assessed magical theory knowledge and practical magic.
The magical theory knowledge assessment was conducted uniformly nationwide.
However, the practical magic assessment was held at different times in various locations, depending on local conditions.
Some were held as early as May, while others weren't until July, but all had to be completed within the three months from May to July.
Students with top scores would naturally be highly sought after by major higher education institutions, as they aimed to recruit better students and cultivate more talented individuals.
Mingzhu Academy's recruitment team would depart in early May to visit various regions.
The recruitment team could obtain student scores in advance, even before the Magic Association officially announced them to the public.
In reality, Mingzhu Academy had more than one recruitment team; otherwise, with China's vastness, they wouldn't be able to manage.
The place Jiang Yuan was going was in the surrounding area, not far.
Hangzhou and Bo City were both within the scope.
… … … …
There was still some time before the recruitment team Jiang Yuan was with departed.
During this time, Jiang Yuan went to Sha Abyss.
To personally transform Demon Lu Nian.
After being transformed into a Demon Undead, it became even more bloodthirsty, with an incessant desire to devour living creatures emanating from its core.
"What's the difference between this and the lowest Servant-level undead?" Jiang Yuan frowned, very dissatisfied with this result.
What he wanted was a completely new type of undead, at least one that could grow into a Demon Undead like the Mountain Peak Corpse.
"My King, its human consciousness had already dissipated, driven entirely by the instincts of its demonic body before its death. For it to regain self-awareness and control its bloodthirsty desires, it would probably need to advance to the Monarch-level," Nine Nether Queen said from the side.
If it couldn't possess self-awareness, then it couldn't leave Jiang Yuan's control.
Once it left, it would completely become a killing machine!
However, advancing to the Monarch-level was not that easy.
Although there were enough advancement materials in Sha Abyss, the Demon Undead clearly hadn't met the requirements for advancement.
For now, let the Demon Undead remain at the Commander-level during its advancement period.
"Prepare the advancement materials first. Prepare all the materials for the Three-Eyed Underworld General and the Demon Undead. Once I advance to Super-Order Mage, I will immediately arrange for them to advance to the Monarch-level," Jiang Yuan said.
"Yes, My King," Nine Nether Queen said with a smile.
Jiang Yuan moved the Demon Undead into the Soul Space, then asked, "How are things going with the star sea heavenly vein and the Four-Colored Demon?"
Nine Nether Queen nodded slightly: "I sent phantoms to infiltrate various demon kingdoms during this period, but found no trace of the star sea heavenly vein. I'm afraid this rare advancement material is no longer found on land."
Nine Nether Queen's tone was full of remorse.
Jiang Yuan knew that Nine Nether Queen couldn't be blamed for not finding the star sea heavenly vein. Such Super-Level advancement materials, like nian stone, were once abundant long ago.
Unfortunately, as more and more people used them, the star sea heavenly vein hadn't been discovered in the wilderness for nearly a century.
Only ancient aristocratic families or powerful Mages possessed very small reserves.
However, if it wasn't on land, it must be in the incredibly resource-rich ocean.
"It's alright, it's not your fault," Jiang Yuan comforted.
"Actually, the star sea heavenly vein isn't a necessary item for Super-Level advancement. As long as there's sufficiently vast energy, the Star River can break through to the Star Ocean. The star sea heavenly vein happens to possess this energy, and there are very few other substances in the world with such immense energy, which is why many people perceive the star sea heavenly vein as essential for Super-Level advancement," Nine Nether Queen suddenly said.
Jiang Yuan strongly agreed with this statement.
Mo Fan's advancement to Super-Level and even Forbidden Curse relied on totem power.
The energy contained in totem power was enough to allow the Star River to break through into a vast Star Ocean!
Jiang Yuan nodded and asked, "From what you're saying, you've found a substitute for the star sea heavenly vein?"
"Not yet," Nine Nether Queen said, sticking out her tongue.
"…"
"Then why did you say that? I thought you had already found a substitute." Jiang Yuan was somewhat speechless, looking at Nine Nether Queen's expression, he couldn't help but say, "No matter what you say, you're a several-thousand-year-old great demon, why are you still sticking out your tongue and acting cute?"
"My King, can't one be cute just because they're old? Then I'll be a bit more seductive," Nine Nether Queen immediately dropped her previous expression, her figure shifting, a sexy purple long dress tightly clinging to her delicate body.
Nine Nether Queen said seriously, "My King, please rest assured, I will definitely help you advance to Super-Level and quickly master the full power of the Armor Robe!"
"Alright, alright. Tell me about the Four-Colored Demon, have you found it?" Jiang Yuan waved his hand.
"Not yet!" Nine Nether Queen said very seriously.
Her reasoning was unsound, but her attitude was strong!
"There's an undead kingdom in the ocean. If I trespass, I'll easily be discovered by its ruler, so I can only secretly enslave some underwater undead and have them search for the Four-Colored Demon. No news has come back yet," Nine Nether Queen added.
Jiang Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand. Keep looking. Let me know as soon as you find it."
After giving his instructions, Jiang Yuan left Sha Abyss.
… … …
A few days later, the recruitment team officially departed!
Dean Xiao specially prepared a very comfortable business car for the recruitment team, enough to seat eight or nine people.
Although it was very comfortable inside, Jiang Yuan never expected that he would be the only male in the recruitment team assembled by Dean Xiao!
All the others were girls!
There was Mu Ningjiao, Ai Tutu, Bai Tingting, and Ding Y眠.
What else could Jiang Yuan say?
Dean Xiao had truly gone to great lengths.
"This counts as a public-funded trip, right? Haha, this is great!" Ai Tutu's laughter echoed in the car.
"Watch your image," Mu Ningjiao reminded her.
"Jiang Yuan is the only guy in the car, what's there to be afraid of? He often comes to our place, he's already used to it," Ai Tutu said indifferently.
"What?! Jiang Yuan often goes to your place?!" Bai Tingting's eyes widened, her gossipy ears instantly perked up.
Jiang Yuan immediately looked over, warning, "Ai Tutu, don't talk nonsense!"
"How could I be talking nonsense!" Ai Tutu looked indignant. She looked at Bai Tingting and the others, speaking rapidly: "Mu Jie and I have always lived in Jiang Yuan's house, and he always comes to the house to find us, sometimes even staying there overnight!"
As her words fell, Ai Tutu looked at Jiang Yuan with a triumphant expression.
Jiang Yuan had originally wanted to explain, but seeing her look, his expression changed, and he laughed, "Ai Tutu is right, sometimes I'm too tired and just sleep there. My house is quite big, sleeping three people is no problem at all. But we are innocent, you have to believe us!"
"Oh~~~ Innocent~~~"