Five hundred thousand contribution points was an incredibly large amount.
Each new student only received fifty thousand.
That ant he had ten tis that amount, which showed just how many points he possessed.
Not to ntion, if he used them only for als at the cafeteria, it would be more than enough to last until his third year at the academy.
"That’s the amount the vice principal and I agreed on. And honestly, it’s not as much as you think," Linda explained casually. "You may not know this, but Ronald made a bet with the professors on who would win the previous test. The result is obvious—he won. Because of that, he gave you part of his reward in the form of contribution points."
She sipped her tea and chuckled softly. Thinking about it, it did seem funny.
She couldn’t understand how Ronald had known rlin would win the test.
All she rembered was telling him that rlin was her disciple—nothing more.
It seed Ronald had used that alone as the basis for his belief in rlin’s victory.
It had to be said that Ronald was as sharp and ticulous as ever.
"The betting results?" rlin and Luna were stunned. They exchanged glances before bursting into laughter.
"I understand." rlin smiled and nodded slightly. "All right, I accept it. Please convey my gratitude to him, Master."
He didn’t quite understand why Ronald had given him part of his winnings, but it was clear the old man wanted to build a good relationship with him.
For that reason, he accepted it.
"Oh, right, Master, is there anything else you want to tell ?" rlin asked curiously.
Linda folded her legs, rested her cheek on her right palm, and explained, "There are two things I want to say. First, regarding the potion you developed with Tharvis. I have already inford Leona of the results, and she has listed your na as the recipe’s creator and Tharvis as the potion’s maker. Congratulations. You have been recognized by alchemists around the world."
Upon hearing this, rlin was not particularly surprised. The recipe provided by the system was flawless.
The ingredients were easy to obtain, so alchemists across the continent could produce it.
It would have been strange if the recipe had been rejected.
Even so, he could not ignore the news and smiled.
"Thank you, Master. Please convey my gratitude to Professor Leona," he said politely.
He had never t Leona. However, he knew her from the novel. She was known as a level nine alchemist and one of the greatest on the continent.
Establishing a good relationship with her would clearly benefit him in the future.
"Of course. I will convey it. In addition, there is a reward for successfully obtaining the recipe formula. However, it has not arrived yet. I will call you when it does," Linda replied softly.
rlin gave a small nod. Just then, Luna, who had remained silent the entire ti, suddenly spoke.
"Sorry to interrupt, but can you explain it to ? Potion formula? What does that an?"
Her face showed doubt and confusion. She actually had a guess, but she wasn’t sure.
rlin turned to her and said, "Actually, I—"
As he began to explain, Luna listened intently.
Her expression slowly changed, filling with shock and amazent.
"So, you created the potion formula?"
She covered her mouth with her right palm, staring at rlin with an incredulous look.
"I didn’t create it. My friend did," rlin corrected her.
Even so, Luna didn’t believe it. It seed impossible that a "friend" would give such a valuable recipe to soone else.
If she were that "friend," she would have used it for her own benefit.
She was sure rlin was lying—ninety-nine point nine percent certain that he was the one who created it.
However, since he clearly didn’t want to admit it, she had no intention of pressing him further.
"Why didn’t you tell this earlier?" she asked, dissatisfied.
Her cheeks puffed up like a hamster’s, making her look very adorable.
rlin chuckled softly and pinched her cheek.
"Sorry. I did it on purpose so you wouldn’t be burdened by worries. Don’t worry—in the future, I won’t do it again," he apologized.
Luna’s annoyance slowly subsided. In truth, she wasn’t really angry.
She knew rlin was very mysterious, and she didn’t expect him to tell her everything he did.
All she wanted was for rlin to keep paying attention to her and not forget her—that was all.
"Okay, I’m not mad at you," she snorted, turning her face away.
Watching their interaction, Linda remained silent. As a master, she should have been happy to see the intimacy between her disciple and his fiancée.
But she didn’t feel that way. Instead, she felt annoyance and jealousy.
She realized those feelings were inappropriate, yet she couldn’t suppress them.
"Ahem!" She coughed and interrupted. "All right, let’s move on to the second thing. This is the main reason I called you."
rlin turned to her, his expression serious.
"Please tell , Master."
Linda took a sip of her tea before explaining, "At the academy, there is sothing called a mission board. Usually, the academy sends students on missions. Of course, it depends on their consent. If they wish to accept, they can do so. If not, the academy will not force them."
After a brief pause, she continued carefully, "Coincidentally, due to the arrival of new students, your seniors in the second and third grades are currently on break. There is an important mission that must be completed, and I was wondering if you would be willing to take it."
rlin’s eyebrows rose slightly. Of all the possibilities, he hadn’t expected this to be the reason his master had called him.
"Can you explain what the mission is?"
"The mission is to destroy an evil organization called Dark Tunnel. According to the reports I’ve received, they have committed nurous cris in the eastern region. One of their most serious offenses is using humans—especially children and won—as materials for summoning demons."
rlin and Luna were stunned by her words. Demons were one of the races on this continent.
But for reasons that could not be explained, they were deeply hated by all races in this world.
In the novel, demons had never appeared directly, but it was ntioned that in the past, they were loyal servants of the Evil God Vorgath.
It was unimaginable that there were humans who dared to commit such an evil act—using children and won as sacrifices to summon demons.
"Who will go?" rlin asked seriously.
"If you agree, I will send professors at the Second Spirit Core level, the Eighth Awakening level, and one more at a lower level. How about that? Will you accept it?"
Her eyes sparkled with anticipation and hope.
...
rlin stepped out of Linda’s office building with Luna.
Luna looked gloomy, occasionally glancing at rlin with annoyance.
Noticing this, rlin smiled and asked, "What’s wrong? Why do you look so gloomy?"
Luna sighed softly and explained, "I’m just upset that you accepted that mission. It’s very dangerous, you know. What if you get hurt?"
She didn’t like it. She didn’t want anything to happen to rlin. It would have been better if he had refused and stayed safe at the academy.
rlin fell silent for a mont, then rubbed her head affectionately.
"Thank you for worrying about . But I have to accept this mission. Didn’t you understand what my master ant earlier?"
His words surprised Luna. She thought for a mont, then her eyes widened.
"Did she expect you to accept it?"
"Bingo! You’re very smart," rlin praised, gently patting her head. "Yes, Master expected to accept it. She wants to see my abilities in real combat. After all, I haven’t shown her my fighting skills yet, so she wants to evaluate personally."
He wasn’t foolish. There was a clear reason for assigning him such a dangerous mission.
He and Linda had been separated for four years. During that ti, they only exchanged letters, with no direct interaction.
It was only natural that she wanted to see how much he had grown during her absence.
Luna pursed her lips. She knew rlin’s explanation made sense.
In the end, she could only sigh softly and say, "Okay, I understand."
rlin smiled and reassured her, "Don’t worry. I’ll definitely co back safely. You can trust ."
Luna said nothing and simply nodded.
...
Nightti...
rlin lay lazily in his room. With the lights off, the only illumination ca from the window on the right side of the room.
"The mission, huh? I need to prepare for it," he muttered seriously.
The mission would take place in three days. Although he was confident in his abilities, it wouldn’t hurt to prepare several backup plans in advance.
Slowly sitting up, he called out, "System, are you there?"
"[Ding! The great system is here, Master! Do you need anything?]"
rlin smiled playfully and said, "You should have heard about the mission Linda gave , right? Why don’t you issue one too? You usually do, don’t you?"
System: "..."
It hadn’t expected to be summoned for that reason. Still, the system was too lazy to argue and imdiately issued a mission notification.
"[Ding! Side mission triggered! Complete the mission assigned by Linda Thalsis! Reward: 30,000 system points and 1× Life Feather (Epic).]"
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