Jiang Taotao’s expression remained unchanged.

However, the others showed slight surprise on their faces.

"Only level 17? Are you kidding me?"

"Even if we need to bring someone along, we shouldn't just pick up any stray cat or dog."

With a tone full of arrogance and insolence, a man holding a staff walked into the courtyard.

Ning Yiyi looked displeased. "Ling Zhen, watch your mouth. Moyu is the national top scorer."

Ling Zhen scoffed. "Just a national top scorer. Compared to us, a national top scorer is nothing."

"It's not like we haven't seen national top scorers before; they were all trash."

He was incredibly arrogant, not taking Lin Moyu seriously at all, let alone the title of national top scorer.

At the same time, the others in the courtyard also displayed proud expressions, as if what Ling Zhen said was the absolute truth.

They truly did not think much of a national top scorer.

"Ling Zhen, the things you say stink just like a fart," Ning Yiyi retorted directly.

Ling Zhen snorted coldly, ignoring Ning Yiyi, and haughtily raised his head. "You're Lin Moyu, right? I know you were introduced by God Bai."

"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have a connection with God Bai."

"In our Qianlong team, we value strength."

"Bringing you along for this trial is fine, but please shut up and don't speak. It's best if you don't even make a sound, and definitely don't drag us down. Otherwise, I'll be the first one to deal with you."

Lin Moyu was speechless; he felt this guy was overly arrogant.

He had seen arrogant people before—Xia Xue, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, was arrogant enough, but she wasn't like this guy.

"Brain-damaged?" Lin Moyu suddenly spoke.

Ling Zhen's expression changed. "What did you say?!"

The staff in his hand immediately burst into fiery red flames, and a massive energy fluctuation swept out.

Ning Yiyi stepped in front of Lin Moyu. "Ling Zhen, you dare to attack?"

Jiang Taotao also walked over and stood in front of Ling Zhen. "Ling Zhen, stop."

Looking at Jiang Taotao, Ling Zhen gradually withdrew his aura, and the flames on his staff extinguished.

"Sister Taozi, I'll give you face."

Saying this, he glared fiercely at Lin Moyu and walked aside, saying nothing more.

However, his resentment toward Lin Moyu was obvious.

Jiang Taotao turned to Lin Moyu and said, "We leave tomorrow morning at 9:00. We'll meet here."

"The specific details of the trial will have to wait until tomorrow."

Lin Moyu nodded. "Understood."

"Let's go, we need to buy some things to prepare."

Ning Yiyi pulled Lin Moyu away.

Seeing them leave, Jiang Taotao sighed softly. "Ling Zhen, I know you have resentment. But personal grievances cannot affect the trial, and he was introduced by God Bai, so you need to be careful."

Ling Zhen said irritably, "I know my limits, I'm just frustrated. Even if we have to bring someone, it should be someone useful. What kind of profession is a Necromancer? Have you ever heard of it?"

Jiang Taotao shook her head and said, "He is the national top scorer. Although the national top scorer doesn't mean much to us, being able to become a top scorer must mean he has extraordinary qualities."

Someone nearby chimed in, "Necromancer seems to be a new profession that appeared just this year. It's said to be a unique profession."

Ling Zhen remained dismissive. "New professions appear every few years, but most of them are garbage."

Ning Yiyi pulled Lin Moyu toward the exchange. While walking, she said, "Don't bicker with that guy. He's a lunatic; it's not worth it."

Lin Moyu said softly, "If a dog bites a person, a person can't bite the dog back."

"Haha!" Ning Yiyi was amused; she didn't expect Lin Moyu to have such a side.

The two arrived at the Imperial Exchange.

Lin Moyu quickly sold all the items he had obtained in the West Sea Mine Dungeon.

He didn't choose to consign them.

He handed the materials over to the recycling quest in the exchange and sold the weapons and equipment he had obtained directly to the exchange.

Weapon grades include Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond, with Legendary and Mythical above them.

Bronze is just an entry-level weapon, suitable for Professionals between level 10 and 20, and isn't worth much.

Basically, the price of each weapon is around 10,000.

After clearing out his storage space, Lin Moyu exchanged it for 230,000 gold coins.

Although it wasn't much, it was enough for him to use for a while.

Ning Yiyi said, "We're going to the trial tomorrow, you should buy some red and blue potions."

The red and blue potions she mentioned were actually healing potions and mana potions.

Healing potions can be used to treat injuries, and because the potion in the bottle is red, Professionals call them red potions.

Mana potions are the same; they are named for being blue and are used to restore mental energy.

These two potions can be said to be the most used consumables by Professionals.

[Primary Health Potion, can be used to treat injuries, suitable for those under level 20, cooldown time 1 hour.]

[Primary Mental Potion, can be used to restore mental energy, suitable for those under level 20, cooldown time 1 hour.]

The selling price of both potions is 1,000 gold coins.

Following Ning Yiyi's suggestion, Lin Moyu bought 10 bottles of each, spending 20,000 gold coins.

Lin Moyu then used 200,000 gold coins to buy two Primary Skill Scrolls.

His gold coins were down to 10,000 again.

Spending money is truly like water flowing away.

Then, the two came to the Academy Exchange and used 100 points to buy a communicator.

The communicator looked like a watch and was very convenient to wear on the wrist; it was a must-have for every student.

The two added each other as friends so they could communicate at any time.

Ning Yiyi waved her small hand, revealing skin as white as snow. "From now on, I can harass you anytime, anywhere!"

Watching Ning Yiyi, who was like a flower butterfly, Lin Moyu also revealed a slight smile.

Chapter 63: New Skill, Curse Category!

According to Ning Yiyi, originally, there was another participant in this trial: Ling Zhen's younger brother.

But because God Bai intervened, Ling Zhen's brother's spot was taken by him.

That's why Ling Zhen was so disgusted when he saw him.

Ning Yiyi didn't know the specific details of the trial.

But she knew this trial was very important and had specific level requirements.

It couldn't be too high, nor too low.

Everything would have to wait until tomorrow to be known.

Lin Moyu didn't take Ling Zhen to heart.

In his eyes, Ling Zhen was just a clown, not worth mentioning.

He wasn't arrogant; he was confident.

He was confident that he wouldn't be weaker than any Professional under level 30.

The small dormitory was bright as day.

A Primary Skill Scroll was activated.

A ball of light enveloped Lin Moyu.

A few minutes later, the light disappeared.

Lin Moyu sighed.

He hadn't mastered a new skill.

Using a skill scroll doesn't guarantee a 100% chance of awakening a skill.

Even if a skill is awakened, it might not be a new one; it is very likely to be an old skill already mastered.

In short, he didn't master a new skill.

This was a very normal thing.

As the number of mastered skills increases, the amount of skill scrolls needed to awaken and learn new skills will also increase significantly.

Primary Skill Scrolls are only 100,000 gold coins each, which isn't expensive; even using 100 of them is only 10 million.

But Intermediate Skill Scrolls cost 10 million each; if used in large quantities, the price would be quite something.

Lin Moyu had two Primary Skill Scrolls; the first one didn't succeed, so he used the second one.

The ball of light appeared again, enveloping Lin Moyu.

Gradually, Lin Moyu felt his body heat up, and a strange aura emerged from within his body.

He had experienced this feeling before.

He felt a slight joy in his heart.

"A new skill."

This skill scroll wasn't wasted.

[Skill Acquired: Slow Curse.]

[Slow Curse (Level 1): Curses enemies within a 5-meter radius, reducing enemy speed by 5%, duration 1 minute.]

Through talent amplification, the Curse range increased from 5 meters to 100 meters, an increase of 20 times.

The slowing effect also increased by 20 times, capable of reducing the target's speed by a full 100%, including attack speed and movement speed.

As a result, it almost weakened the enemy's attack power by more than double.

Moreover, the duration was as long as 20 minutes.

A god-tier skill, another god-tier skill.

Lin Moyu studied the Slow Curse.

"My skills can be divided into Summoning, Attack, and Curse categories. I wonder if other systems will be added."

"Curse category skills significantly weaken enemies, not only greatly increasing safety but also indirectly increasing my own attack power."

"No matter which category, they are all very powerful."

After studying the skill, he consumed mental energy to summon four Skeleton Warriors, then drank a bottle of Primary Mental Potion.

His mental energy began to recover rapidly.

After 10 minutes, he recovered 100 points of mental energy before the potion effect wore off.

Knowing the effect of the potion, Lin Moyu began to enter a meditative state.