Chapter 214 - 7: Assessment Reward, The Pilot Sets Sail

Chapter 214: Chapter 7: Assessment Reward, The Pilot Sets Sail

Just as Mo Ning single-handedly dominated the entire scene, his Guiding Ring suddenly emitted wisps of a cool sensation.

Information flowed into his mind like a clear stream:

[Reward Notification: Serial Number 7-118-256, Mo Ning.]

[You have completed the hidden assessment "Entrance to the Underwater Labyrinth Trial Ground." Your progress in opening the Underwater Maze Secret Gate has reached 100%. Your performance is admirable. You will receive the following rewards.]

The corners of Mo Ning’s mouth turned up slightly. ’So it was a hidden assessment,’ he thought.

Any newcomer with even a slight understanding of the academy’s assessment system could have guessed that the underwater cafeteria most likely hid a challenge.

Among this year’s newcomers, quite a few had realized this as well. Most of them even concluded that the "key" to solving the puzzle must be hidden within the water wall.

That was why, starting two months ago, there were always some newcomers who, after finishing their meals, wouldn’t leave right away. Instead, they would pace around the water wall, trying to find that "key."

Unfortunately, limited by their abilities, these perceptive newcomers could only stop there.

From what Mo Ning knew, the academy placed great importance on Divination, so a hidden assessment would definitely involve a high-difficulty Divination puzzle.

The key point here was: high difficulty.

Even with his skill in Divination, Mo Ning found the problem quite difficult.

As early as a month ago, while dining by the water wall with two young women, he had already noticed a clue.

Light projected down from the lake outside the window, swaying and shifting with the ripples. It turned into countless spots of light that fell on the floor and tables, forming magnificent patterns.

In that moment, it was as if a bright lamp had lit up in the darkness; a flash of Spiritual Light suddenly streaked across Mo Ning’s mind.

He looked at the water wall, then at the shifting light patterns on the ground, and couldn’t help but smile. ’So this is the "key" to the puzzle.’

At the time, he had just been reading the Chapter on Watt’s Double Vortex Series Formula in *Low-Ring Divination Introduction*. He stared at the patterns of light, and the more he looked, the more familiar they seemed.

And shoving the clue so blatantly in the newcomers’ faces—that kind of approach was very much the academy’s style.

After that, Mo Ning sat in the cafeteria for eight consecutive days, using his [Insightful Secret Eye] to record every minute change in the light patterns.

This action made the other newcomers stare, thinking the number one Strong Person had decided to stop getting special meals and was going to eat in the cafeteria from now on.

Later on, after his "cheat" finished recording all the changes in the light patterns, Mo Ning disappeared from the cafeteria.

Through the lens of the Secret Eye, the light patterns showed a total of seven different forms over seven days. On the eighth day, they began to repeat the first day’s changes, entering a new cycle.

And Watt’s Double Vortex Series Formula happened to encompass these seven types of fluid-dynamic changes—this was clearly no coincidence.

But Mo Ning didn’t rush to crack it.

He spent some time thoroughly studying the light patterns, then returned to the cafeteria to stake it out a few more times, ensuring he hadn’t missed any clues.

It wasn’t until today, after making thorough preparations, that he finally solved this hidden assessment in front of several hundred other newcomers.

The "100% opening progress" proved that his painstaking effort had not been in vain; he had successfully obtained the highest-tier evaluation: "admirable."

As a bonus, this show of force was also a solid slap in the face to the previous batch of newcomers.

It was killing two birds with one stone.

The reward information immediately gushed forth.

[Reward One: You have received 200 Black Tower Points. Current Balance: 6,694 Black Tower Points.]

Three months had passed, and the Black Tower Points in Mo Ning’s personal account had once again ballooned.

And this was after he had been constantly spending money extravagantly.

If he had been even a little more frugal, his balance would have probably broken the staggering 10,000-point mark long ago.

[Reward Two: You will receive three bottles of the Water Pattern Potion.]

[Description: This Magic Potion contains the Spiritual Power of the Spiritual Creature, the ’Water Pattern Beast.’ After consumption, you will gain the ability to breathe underwater and the power of your Water Witchcraft will be enhanced. The effect lasts for 10 to 12 hours.]

[Quality Evaluation: Excellent. Through experimental comparison, this Magic Potion’s efficacy is 25.3% higher than a normal Water Pattern Potion, and its side effects are 45.2% lower.]

[Side Effect: This Magic Potion may cause the user to develop a strong affinity for water, lasting for five days. During this period, the user will feel an intense desire to return to the water.]

Mo Ning was already completely unfazed by high-quality Magic Potions that were unattainable for ordinary Apprentices.

It was no exaggeration to say that there were over fifty bottles of Magic Potions in the secure locker in his apartment, and over seventy percent of them were high-quality.

This staggering fortune would make even a Third Level Apprentice drool with envy.

It was the strange "affinity for water" side effect, however, that made Mo Ning look twice out of curiosity.

[Reward Three: You will receive the Witchcraft Item ’Water’s Eye Mirror’. Wearing this item greatly expands underwater vision and allows for the Perception of Water Magic Power fluctuations within a certain range. This item can cast the Level Zero Witchcraft ’Bubble Technique’.]

[Usage Requirement: 1.5 points of Spiritual Strength, 8 points of Magic Pool Capacity.]

[Quality: Excellent (Uses: 248).]

Joy bloomed in Mo Ning’s heart as he read. ’Another excellent-quality Witchcraft Item in my possession!’

With a library’s worth of knowledge in his head, he of course knew what kind of Witchcraft the Bubble Technique was.

This Witchcraft could only be cast underwater. After casting, a bubble would appear around the user, which not only possessed decent defensive power but also allowed the user to move quickly through the water.

The latter effect was especially valued by Wizards, as it was quite useful for both chasing enemies and escaping.