Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"In the assessment, just follow my instructions and try your best. Unless something unexpected happens, I'm confident that you will pass the assessment with flying colors," Zachary told Queenie and Rebecca.

"That goes without saying. But if we fail, I'm going to hold you accountable," Queenie smirked. She had been getting along with Zachary for quite some time now, and her attitude toward him was much better than before. Although Zachary had offended her in the past, she had decided to tolerate him. After all, he had taught them everything he knew.

Zachary grinned in answer and then saw Polly walking toward them. The crowd stirred.

Polly stopped in front of them with everyone watching her.

Queenie and Rebecca looked at each other and then watched Polly with more intensity than necessary.

"I heard that the three of you signed up for the assessment of weapon refiners of Earth Level. Is that true?" Polly asked coldly, eyeing Queenie, Rebecca, and Zachary.

"Yes. What about you?" Zachary asked politely. He had only interacted with Polly for a few days after arriving. After that, they rarely spoke. They had just nodded at each other or exchanged brief greetings from time to time.

"I'm preparing for the assessment of weapon refiners of Heaven Level," Polly replied.

"The Heaven Level?" With that, Queenie and Rebecca were left with their mouths hanging open. They had not expected that Polly had reached such a high level.

Zachary, on the other hand, was not surprised at all. He had known that Polly was born in a famous family, which provided a good environment for her. It simply made sense that Polly was at such a high level.

"Well, good luck to you then," Polly murmured and walked away.

"Was that supposed to intimidate us?" Queenie said, her voice unhappy.

"She just came here to wish us luck. It's not like her to deliberately intimidate others," Zachary said, shooting Queenie a knowing look.

"So it's like me then?" Queenie challenged and rolled her eyes. She knew exactly what Zachary was implying.

"Hey, you said it. I didn't," he said and grinned, putting his hands in the air. Queenie stuck her tongue out at him. Zachary then decided to stop making fun of Queenie. He was well aware of her temper. She got angry at the littlest comments.

"That's enough, both of you," Rebecca cut in.

Queenie rolled her eye

impressed. After all, they all knew that Queenie and Rebecca were only disciples of King Level from the Celestial College. They did not think the two would successfully produce the weapons at the first grade of Earth Level considering their short training. But here they were and made it. This proved that the two were extremely talented.

Despite the building admiration, the judges kept their faces neutral. They then conducted the assessment on the two girls' weapons. They began to discuss among themselves.

The disciples from the Shura College also began whispering to each other.

"Do you think they will pass?" one of them asked.

"I don't think so. If they do, then it means the Celestial College is more powerful than the Shura College in weapon refining," another replied.

"On the contrary, I think them passing can be a good sign. I'm also a disciple of Earth Level, so I can take the advantage of the favorable position," a third disciple commented.

Then, one of the judges stood up and looked around. He fixed his eyes on Queenie and Rebecca.

"May I have your attention, please? Now, I'd like to declare," the judge said. He paused for a moment and finally announced, "I'd like to declare that they have passed the assessment of weapon refiners of Earth Level."

The crowd exploded in mixed amazement and disbelief. They had never expected Queenie and Rebecca to pass the assessment, yet they made it. Only one disciple from the Shura College had passed the assessment in the previous group. Now the two had brought great honor to the Celestial College.