The next morning,
Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying continued to gather intelligence and stroll around, while Ye Feng wound his way to the Golden Hall of Dawn Academy.
According to Jiang Si Shan, this was where ice candidates were scouted for preliminary selections, and today was the last day.
"Whoa, so many people~"
Ye Feng squeezed through the crowd, his eyes falling on the endless queues stretching out before him, and he couldn't help but mutter.
"Make way, make way!"
Just then, a burly man with a scar across his face and his eyebrows and beard unkempt, bellowed as he pushed through, intending to cut in front of Ye Feng.
"Hey, get in line!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately felt displeased.
"Kid, I'm letting you cut in line because I deem you worthy. Don't..."
"Next!"
Amidst the complaints, discontent, and mockery of the crowd, it was finally Ye Feng's turn.
"It's you?"
Ye Feng was somewhat surprised, as the person calling him was the old man in the gray long gown with the emblem of the Arcane City on his chest, whom he had met at the Fences Lecture Hall before.
"It's you~"
Upon seeing Ye Feng, the old man in the gray long gown was also a bit surprised. He remembered Ye Feng as someone who listened attentively and seriously.
"Name!"
The old man in the gray long gown quickly calmed down and proceeded with the routine.
"Oh, Lin Dan Da~!"
Ye Feng did not use his real name, nor did he use the name Zhang San. Instead, he chose a pseudonym.
After all, he was in Arcane City now, and the mysterious person with the ID "Yan" might also be here. He didn't want to be noticed by that person because of the name Zhang San...
"Pfft~"
"Hahaha~"
Some people around burst into laughter upon hearing Ye Feng's name, but Ye Feng ignored them and looked at the frowning old man in the gray long gown. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with this name?"
"Nothing... I also go by Lin Dan Da..."
The old man in the gray long gown replied in a calm tone.
"Damn, someone actually has this name..."
Ye Feng felt speechless.
Lin Dan Da asked Ye Feng for some basic information, then directed him to a semi-transparent crystal ball. "This is for testing your talent. Come, place your hand gently on the crystal ball, and then slowly condense your arcane energy in your palm..."
"Oh, okay!~"
Ye Feng followed Lin Dan Da's instructions, placing his hands gently on the crystal ball and slowly channeling his arcane energy.
Soon, Ye Feng's arcane energy enveloped the crystal ball that tested talent.
"Alright, take your hand back!"
About 10 seconds later, Lin Dan Da spoke to Ye Feng, and at the same time, put away his stopwatch.
"Talent test complete, level... this..."
Lin Dan Da was about to announce Ye Feng's level as usual, but he stopped abruptly because the talent testing crystal ball had turned completely black, and the scale representing talent level was gone...
"Hey, kid, what did you do to the crystal ball?"
At this moment, a burly man with a full beard ran over. He observed the crystal ball for a moment before turning to glare at Ye Feng.
"I didn't do anything~"
Ye Feng looked innocent. He had only followed Lin Dan Da's instructions to channel arcane energy to cover the crystal ball...
"You didn't do anything, so how did this crystal ball become like this? How will the people below test their talent..."
The burly man with the full beard spoke to Ye Feng impatiently.
"Is it broken? After testing so many people, has it exceeded the crystal ball's capacity..."
Ye Feng looked at the pitch-black crystal ball and guessed.
"Broken?"
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, both Lin Dan Da and the burly man with the full beard wore strange expressions.
"Kid, this talent testing crystal ball was personally crafted by the City Lord. Even the full force attack of a gold seventh-rank expert can't damage it! There's no such thing as exceeding its capacity!"
The burly man with the full beard was speechless at Ye Feng.
"Then I don't know~"
Ye Feng shrugged helplessly. He had no idea what was going on.
"Hey, hey, hey, Lin Dan Da, Hu Jin Ding, stop your bickering and hurry up and get that kid over here. There's a whole bunch of people behind!"
At this moment, a white-haired old man, a gold seventh-rank expert, spoke up. He was sitting behind a rosewood table laden with fruits and tea.
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