Exam results were evaluated and announced within one hour after exams with high-precision artificial intelligence systems. Everyone knew results without suspense across days and nights. On large screens announced lists of those passing exams including scores. Halls of fame worthy of boasting.

  Joden and Noktis rubbed hands unhappily about knowing score results. They set expectations as professional technique teachers. First hundred names showed score results. Thousands of gazes stared at their own names hoping their names were in those lists. Joden and Noktis looked from one hundredth rank gradually ascending.

  Joden saw his own name at 84th rank. As for Noktis at 79th rank. Both men sighed with relief being in TOP 100 exam lists. The higher ranks, the more beneficial for publicizing institutes they'd open in the future. With curious doubts making Joden not only care about his own name. He looked up at names higher, hoping to invite working at same institutes.

  Joden's face gradually froze when seeing TOP 100 lists.

  9th rank: Jinyo Southerncross 571/600

  "Impossible! Why that trash!" Joden pointed at names of people he himself fired.

  "That botanist?"

  "Just stupid clumsy scholars! Worthless trash who couldn't even cultivate power. Where'd he get wisdom from to take exams?" Joden refused accepting defeat. While he got 84th rank, Jinyo had scores high as 9th rank. Power teaching teacher professional licenses used knowledge different curriculums from book teaching teachers. Though many parts used together, high-scoring exams were essay exams requiring profound knowledge. Experience understanding techniques and guiding students correctly.

  Joden refused being ordinary book teaching teachers like Father. Went studying as power teaching teachers in capitals. That was his lifelong dreams, and now himself got overtaken by scholars who shouldn't have power knowledge. That was unacceptable matters.

  "Truly shocking. But probably types emphasizing theory manuals but not skilled in practice. You said yourself he's someone who can't cultivate, right? Probably tried passing exams with good scores, taking licenses finding teaching jobs at academies eating salaries daily." Noktis didn't care about Jinyo at all if not because Joden went provoking quarrels with the other side. But people without power usage knowledge passing exams with high scores was impossible matters. Especially power teaching teacher professional licenses had strict rules and exam criteria. But anyway, exams were exams. Had tactics cramming scores or answering methods getting high scores from committees.

  "Even if can't cultivate, but passing TOP 10 exams can't deny he has abilities. People who teach well but can't use themselves exist too. Regrettable, Joden, that you chased skilled people nearby out becoming such important competitors." Sven spoke straightforwardly, not caring about embarrassed Joden. It was Jinyo's fault hiding abilities. Who'd know botanists crossing lines teaching mathematics would have knowledge about technique secrets and guidance sciences? If he knew like this, besides not squeezing resignations, would've kept maintaining as close people. But too late already. Dignity and pride didn't allow Joden extending friendships to Jinyo anymore. It was huge life mistakes, and the only way washing shame was succeeding as teachers more than that bastard.

  "We'll see! Teachers who can't use power—who'd want studying with them? Just having slightly better exam scores doesn't change truths that he's worthless trash."

  Representatives from various academies and institutes started hunting, approaching high-scoring exam takers to intern at their own institutes. Jinyo sat drinking coffee, checking scores thoroughly. Multiple-choice exams Jinyo nearly perfect while essays, he mistook many points in parts related to magic techniques. Jinyo wasn't sorry because these were results from full efforts. He always wanted Southerncross reopening academies, so read manuals heavily even knowing deep down had no fate passing exams anyway. These weren't results from reading manuals just overnight. But efforts throughout many months years.

  But couldn't be complacent. Though having TOP 10 exam scores didn't mean now he could reopen academies again. Jinyo must have hunter licenses coupled. His goals weren't being salaried teachers but opening training halls and creating academies to return flourishing. Jinyo stored mobile phones into shirt pockets. Got up about to walk out from training centers. But there was one woman walking blocking his path.

  "Wait." A young woman with bright hot red hair contrary to heights short like middle schoolers. Orange eyes like fire flames staring at Jinyo. Don't know at all whether she came as friends or enemies.

  "Yes? Me?" Jinyo pointed at his face to make sure he didn't misunderstand.

  "Yes. You're 9th rank, right? I'm Nephrin. 1st rank." Nephrin introduced herself to Jinyo. Smiles overflowing with confidence befitting those passing with highest scores. Intense planar auras told of high cultivation levels. Beautiful faces like escaping from movie heroine scenes that anyone must notice, creating impressions from first sights.

  Jinyo's eyes changed to red momentarily. Bloodline Deduction surveyed information about women before him unintentionally. Cultivation levels, all power values including dominant genes, recessive genes displayed on windows. But what made him choke on his own saliva was golden text messages prominently afraid Jinyo wouldn't see.

  [Detected Wife qualifications]

  "Kak." Jinyo almost bit his own tongue. Why did this crazy system use the word Wife? Did it want him creating palaces himself? Like not giving honor to females at all.

  "Jinyo. Any business?"

  "I just wanted getting to know skilled teachers who'll become future work colleagues. I plan opening schools at Erich Chester, and it'd be good if teachers skilled in sword techniques joined work. Even if you're not interested, knowing friends in same profession careers is better, right?" Nephrin smiled, extending business cards for Jinyo to reach grabbing. Business cards made from pure silver. Had names, phone numbers, emails and rough histories like credit card-sized resumes. Her profiles very impressive. Once worked at leading guilds and had military training experience. Just looking through, knew she was people with distant futures.

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  "How did you know I specialize in swords?"

  "As long as not blind, looking at hands knows must be expert swordsmen. Shocking that I barely felt planar in you. But training traces can't hide. Training efforts and exam scores told me you're worthy of associating."

  "As long as not blind, looking at your hands knows you're expert swordsmen. Shocking that I barely felt planar in you. But training traces and exam scores say you're worthy of respect and admiration. You must definitely become good teachers." Nephrin shook Jinyo's hands once before excusing herself meeting other exam takers. Had sharp gazes. Had 1st rank exam scores but didn't act arrogant. She was like suns completely different from Jinyo. She succeeded creating impressions for everyone she met, and Jinyo dared betting her teacher profession paths must be bright.

  Jinyo quietly stored Nephrin's business cards. System windows displaying embarrassing messages still hadn't disappeared, but he didn't even glance looking because just relationships with Rina still weren't progressing. Plus Ryse and Gretel still didn't create enough trust. Building relationships with others now would only make everything worse. He should focus on self-development first and fully utilize systems.

  Jinyo got cat-eyed from other institutes approaching until wallets had no room putting banknotes. Last week, he still stressed about not finding jobs. Power teaching teacher salaries much more than book teaching teacher salaries. Welfare and social images also better. As long as not too greedy, applying anywhere didn't need fearing having no eating money.

  But his goals were opening family sword academies to regain fame again. Though futures unstable, Jinyo didn't need fearing lacking income. He already had stable livelihood channels from Garden of the Sword. Teacher professions were things helping elevate social status and pioneering new paths for flourishing Southerncross families.

  Jinyo walked surveying training centers not only having teacher professional license exam takers. But still had people preparing before entering hunter exam evaluations tomorrow. At wide courtyards had dozens of stages for competition practice use. Below stages would have cat eyes from agency companies or hunter guilds. Used sharp gazes and experience analyzing high-potential rookies.

  In this era not knowing when monsters would rampage, hunters' main income came from dungeon and Hollow Gate explorations. Inside had resources, treasures and invaluable wisdom knowledge. Guilds were hunter gatherings working together. As for agencies, people helping distribute work to hunters and receiving shares from clearing disasters or allocating portions of acquired resources.

  Then where in these equations were academies or institutes?

  Institutes would get compensation from guilds or some agencies in cases where disciples entered working for their companies and performed well. Would come as supporting funds helping nurture quality personnel, giving institutes morale continuing teaching. Alumni who already graduated would send supporting money returning after succeeding too. It was larger income chunks than tuition fees institutes would receive monthly.

  Hunter exams were like product shows where institutes sent students for cat eyes evaluating. Students wanted joining guilds to work creating fame. Guilds or agencies wanted skilled people working. It was mutual benefits of all three sides. Jinyo understood these structures well because main income Southerncross families received in the past was training disciples joining large organizations. Whether large guilds or world governments.

  Many thousands of children gathered here to be chosen or approached entering institutes. Regrettably, most wouldn't reach dream shores. Until final seconds when stage training ended, no signs of anyone's voices coming talking and granting them opportunities. Conversely, when someone stepped onto stages, dozens hundreds of cameras turned up surveying.

  Twelve-year-old girls with silver hair stood drawing swords before boys five years older. Young men sweated, faces full dealing with pressures from surrounding arenas. Girls invaded striking sword techniques full of profundities until his movements got destroyed miserably. Pathetically defeated without resistance.

  Uproar sounds from arena edges. Jinyo used Bloodline Deduction surveying her potential.

  [Luciria Halfrin]

  Dominant genes: [Sword Talent 2 stars] [Cultivation 1 star] [Flexible Body 2 stars] [Flower Element 2 stars] [Water Element 1 star]

  Recessive genes: [Poor Appetite 2 black stars] [Slow Growth 1 black star] [Poor Interaction 1 black star]

  [Detected those qualified as disciples]

  "This kind of talent..." Jinyo couldn't take eyes off silver-haired girls at all. Sword talent and flexible body. Flower Element compatibility up to 2 stars. This child especially had compatibility with Song of a Hundred Flowers techniques. Jinyo wanted inviting her becoming disciples, but when looking at numbers of people surrounding below stages, hearts withered. Competition too high, plus not confident whether could persuade guardians studying at his academy techniques.

  "Truly pitying that young man. Being only ladders for noble young ladies stepping up. Themselves being only supporting characters no one cares about." One man walked tapping Jinyo's shoulders. He hurriedly turned looking with suspicion before finding not strangers, but William wearing sunglasses.

  "Why are you here!"

  "Oh no, please don't misunderstand. I just came with acquaintances. Didn't stalk following you at all. You still don't have value worth following that much." William laughed at Jinyo's startled reactions. Very scary that suddenly people came touching, plus were people just cutting sharp edges on negotiation tables. Jinyo who must suspect demon schools already, plus had to deal with trading partners ready to scrape, squeeze, fleece pocket resources nearly nervous already.

  "Not planting potatoes at home but coming taking teacher exams. Seems you intend fully reviving families. That young lady on stages is interesting, right? But sorry, she's not someone anyone can approach."

  "From special families?"

  "That's right. Halfrin families. She's youngest daughters expected becoming sword masters. Her father and older brothers tried finding teachers almost flipping lands. But young ladies are stubborn, liking kicking teachers out of mansions constantly. Don't know if teachers can't teach or young ladies are stubborn for sure. But dare saying one thing—not people you can reach." Words from William's mouth nothing wrong. This child was beautiful gem stones of future hunter industries. Ages still young but defeating children five years older easily. Her future success depends on teachers teaching. Family people must select and select again until countryside teachers like Jinyo weren't in sights.

  But surrendering idly can't be done. Jinyo walked closer to stages. Pitiful young men got led down already. Older girls walked up replacing, preparing receiving supporting character roles that must get crushed by genius children promoting the other side's prominence. Jinyo looked at Luciria's movement motions with levels incomparably superior to same-aged children. He stared at her for a while like cat eyes on others, but there was one thing catching his attention.

  Jinyo saw some mass clusters floating near Luciria. White energy like silk threads and seemed no one noticed its existence. Jinyo furrowed brows scrutinizing it. Wanted going closer to check making sure whether it was things he thought. His face almost stuck to stage edges. In timing she lunged backward dodging older girls' attacks, her feet almost hit Jinyo's nose.

  Jinyo shifted back in time. In split seconds when he was close enough observing, system windows floated up.

  [You detected Enemies from Heaven, Level 1]