Most present thought Ace was still showing off. They could see that although he started tle towards the end, he still seemed far from his limits. But the truth was, he was being pletely ho.

  With him having the mind of an adult and then starting life again with a drastic improvement in his mental strength, as proven by his observation haki, Ace holy didn’t think he’d break much of a sweat pleting the test, but towards the end, he had truly started to feel it.

  Peter was the first to stand as he excitedly said, “Ace…

  No, young master Ace, I would like to be the first to gratute you oing history here today! On behalf of the Ernst Institute, I would like to offer you a spot at our Ernst Institute and 100,000 in gold s.”

  Peter’s enthusiastic offer came as a shoost present. Not only had Aot finished his assessme, but the Ernst Institute was known for not anyone special treatment. But when they sidered the level of talent Ace had just exhibited, the offers flooded in.

  “Young master Ace, my name’s Gan from the Weilin Magus academy. I would like to offer you a full schorship, a signing bonus of 100,000 gold s, and 10,000 gold s paid at the start of every term that will increase every time yress by a rank.”

  Ace heard offer after offer, but he didn’t let his success so to his head.

  “Thank you for all the kind offers, but before I make any decisions, I’d like to finish my assessment.” He answered, showing humility for the first time all day.

  His sudden ge in demeanour took them by surprise, but they all readily agreed before taking their seats, eagerly anticipating the results of Ace’s affinity test.

  “But before that, I would like to ask that the almighty recruiter of the incredible War God’s Academy pay what he owes.”

  Due to the shock of Ace’s spiritual essehey had pletely fotten Ace had made a bet with Brutus. They all turo Brutus to see what he inteo do, as 100,000 wasn’t a trivial amount by any means.

  Brutus wanted nothing more than to kill Ad disappear, but he knew her option ossible right now. Even more so when sidering that he was there in an official capacity representing the War God’s Academy. If he did anything t the academy into disrepute, he wouldn’t be able to bear the sequences.

  “Tch, what’s a mere 100,000 to a warrior of the 7th rank like myself,” Brutus said as he reached into the sack by his side and took out two spherical gems. “Here, catch!”

  Seeing these two gems flying towards him, Ace reparing to dodge. Although the power ihrow wasn’t enough to kill him, he knew he’d break several bones if he tried to catch them.

  Luckily, just as he prepared to dodge, Aoticed a pair of hands intercept them, casually catg each gem. “Here you go, young master Ace.”

  As Ace turo the speaker, he couldn’t help but look up at the church official gratefully. “Thank you.”

  “It was no trouble, no trouble at all.” The invigitor said with a polite smile that was quickly repced by an icy gre as he turo face the representative of the War God Academy. “Brutus, I have already given your War God’s academy face by remaining quiet till now, but if you carry on, I will be forced to ask you to leave!”

  Brutus could only sit down quietly in front of the church’s official. If it was anyone else, he could act wilfully, but the Radiant Church ower no weaker than his O’Brien Empire. He didn’t dare do anything that could offend that behemoth.

  Aderstood full well that the churly chose to stand up for him after seeing his talent, had their iions truly been pure, they never would’ve allowed things to get to this point. But Ace didn’t bme them; he was under no illusions about human nature.

  After giving the white-robed man another nod of gratification, he looked down at the two gems in his hand.

  Assuming Ace didn’t uand what he was holding in his hand, Peter, who wao kick himself for ag too slowly and not being able to receive Ace’s gratitude, expined, “They’re magicite cores of two seventh-rank magical beasts, each of which is worth 50,000 gold s.”

  After visiting various shops during his time iy, Ace had learnt that magicite cores were essentially the energy core of magical beasts. They served as tainers for a magical beast’s energy and only solidified in the bodies of magical beasts after they reached the third rank.

  “I see. Thank you.” Ace said appreciatively to Peter before stuffing the two cores in his pocket and walking over to the position of the final test.

  Ace didn’t immediately pce his hand on top of the crystal to determine his affinity. He looked to be lost in thought as he stared down at it.

  It wasn’t till he heard the examiner’s voice that he woke from his daze. “Whenever you’re ready, just pce your hands on top of the affinity crystal.”

  Looking at the crystal, which would help determine his future, a helpless sigh escaped Ace’s mouth. ‘Here goes nothing.’

  As Ace’s hands he crystal, everyone in the audience held their breath in anticipation, but when his hand actually fell on the crystal…

  “What’s going on? Why is nothing happening?!” Peter asked the invigitor.

  “I… I don’t know, I’ve never seen it act like this before.” He replied with fusioched on his face as he watched Ace calmly remove his hands. “Please try one more time. I apologise for this fusion.”

  Hearing the official’s request, Ace put his hands on the crystal again, but there was still no response.

  “Hmm, let me try…” As Ace removed his hands, the examiner from the church stepped forward and pced his hand on the crystal.

  Almost immediately, the crystal shoh a deep gold light showing his high-level affinity to the light element.

  “This…”

  Looking back at Ace, he and everyone present seemed to uand that there was nothing wrong with the crystal. The problem y with…

  Brutus, who had just been in a terrible mood up to that point, almost fell off his seat with ughter. “HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! After all that, the brat has no affinity to any of the elements?”