Chapter 182 - Awards Ceremony!

Moss was thrilled when he heard the system’s notification and did not hesitate. “Evolve now!” Moss replied affirmatively.

Then the Ultimate Evolution System sounded in his mind again, “Now evolving. Please wait.”

While waiting, Moss curiously opened the panel to examine the class-evolution conditions.

“Did I unlock the intermediate achievement by claiming first place in the final assessments?”

He opened the intermediate achievement’s details, and there was new content, “Intermediate achievement 1: Place first in the 201st elite training program.”

“I knew it!” Moss was delighted as he looked at the details. With that, he had a rough idea of how to unlock intermediate achievements. He thought about the new content when the system sounded again.

Ding!

“Congratulations, Holy Knight has evolved into Great Holy Knight! You have received an intermediate Holy Belief enhancement skill. You now have a chance to upgrade to an epic class after completing a task.”

“Current task: You must reach 500 Holy Belief values. Current value: 105/500.”

“Great Holy Knight is an evolved form of Holy Knight. Stormstrike, Holy Light Shield, and Holy Belief have also evolved.”

Moss hurriedly checked his skill level when the system finished speaking. He was shocked after reading the three skills’ detailed descriptions. Then a satisfied smile appeared across his face.

“Epic class!”

Moss was curious about the direction of his next class evolution, so he clicked on its information with anticipation. A familiar window reappeared, “Level 30 class evolution route: Holy Light Knight, Great Dark Knight, Hell Knight, and Elite Knight.

“W-Wait, why did four evolutions appear all at once?!”

The Dark Knight option had disappeared. Moss wondered if he had failed at completing the tasks required to become a Dark Knight. Was that why the evolution route automatically vanished?

Moss clicked on the question behind the Great Dark Knight, and a window popped up. “You have already felt the power of darkness. You possessed insufficient Dark Conviction values and could not complete your tasks.

Then Moss clicked on the question mark behind Death Knight, and a window popped up again. “Conditions not met. No data to display.”

“Elite Knight: You have unlocked the elite among elites. Conditions not met. No data to display.”

Moss looked at the windows and guessed that Great Dark Knight was an evolution of Dark Knight, and Hell Knight was an evolution of Death Knight. However, Elite Knight was an entirely new evolution, and the word “elite” had plenty to do with it.

Although he did not know how to unlock it, he thought Elite Knight was more in line with his philosophy than Great Dark Knight and Hell Knight.

“It seems I still have to keep pushing.”

After some thought, Moss finally clicked on Holy Light Knight with higher expectations.

“Holy Belief values: 105/500.”

“Mount Growth: 9/100.”

“Miscellaneous: Insufficient Holy Belief values. No data to display.

“Oh? I still need Little Seven to continue growing. It looks like I’ll have to bring Little Seven with me on missions more often in the future.”

Although there were some hidden class evolution tasks he could not access, he knew they would gradually show when he trained more. Moss’s eyes glinted at that thought as he gazed at the brightest star to the north. He revealed a more determined expression.

…

At 8:30 pm the following day, students crowded the training camp’s assembly hall. It was extraordinarily lively. Four hundred students had already taken their seats on the first floor.

Judging from their expressions, the students anticipated the awards ceremony beginning in 30 minutes. The students’ families, friends, and teachers filled the seats on the first and second floors.

As the elite training camp was in Black Dragon City, most people who the students invited were from there and nearby prefectures. Thirty seats were on the stage, reserved for the training camp’s instructors and teachers.

Amid the thousands of people’s anticipation, the elite training camp’s instructors and teachers entered the assembly hall in neat rows, accompanied by melodic music.

“They’re here, and it’s finally about to begin!”

“Old Mur is here too!”

“B-But, who is that white-haired old man sitting next to Old Mur?”

The students began to discuss in groups of twos and threes when they saw the instructors and teachers’ arrivals. Just like that, it was already 9:00 am. Like other activities in the elite training camp, the instructors got straight to the point.

“Congratulations on completing all your assessments in the elite training program, my dear students. You are no longer rookies, but elites, in my eyes!” Old Mur was still wearing his camouflage uniform today, but not his sunglasses, revealing his attention-grabbing scar on his eye.

However, the scar was not scary because of his gentle tone and demeanor. He had just returned from overseas that morning, and as a commander of the first battalion, it was his duty to attend such an occasion.

“On the elite training program’s teachers and instructors, I would like to express my sincerest congratulations to you all.”

The entire assembly hall echoed with thunderous applause when OId Mur finished speaking. He waved his hand and continued, “On this special occasion, we have invited the elite training program’s senior professor and the nation’s top skills master, Mr. Vic, to participate in this event! Please join me in giving him a warm welcome!”

After another round of warm applause, Old Mur announced, “Let the award ceremony begin!”

Under the staff’s guidance, 175 students approached the stage in batches to receive participation certificates. These students only received participation certificates because they did not complete all their missions during the training program.

Moss saw his three teammates walking down from the stage and went forward to encourage them, “Baylon, Bass, Alan, don’t be discouraged. You guys performed terrifically. After all, it would also require luck to tame Magical Beasts.”

“I’m delighted that I could reach this far, Captain.” Baylon smiled with gratitude.

“Yeah, me too!” Alan did not say much, but Moss could tell he was thrilled with his performance.

“I’m determined to get my graduation certificate the next time I come here!” Although there was a sense of unwillingness in Bass’s eyes, his expression was substantial.

“Yeah!” The trio exclaimed in unison.

The trio had performed exceedingly well among their peers, considering they were only sophomores. Still, they could achieve such results in just a few short months after awakening their classes. Although they did not obtain graduation certificates, the trio proved themselves and grew without regrets.