Chapter 24: Farewell, Promotion Exam

During this time, apart from doing handicrafts with the children, Luo Lin spent more time exercising with little Bianka.

Under the guidance of the excellent teacher, Himeko Murata, from St. Freya Academy, Luo Lin arranged a training plan for little Bianka.

But she soon discovered that the people from the Kaslana family couldn't be treated with common sense.

Despite her young age, little Bianka possessed immense strength. She almost completed all the exercises without changing her expression; for her, this amount of training was just a warm-up.

After discussing with Teacher Himeko, Luo Lin increased the training intensity. It wasn't until several consecutive increases that Bianka began to feel tired—this was already three times the amount of training for Valkyries her age.

And in the subsequent combat skills training, Bianka's performance was even more exaggerated. Previously, she could only follow the sporadic knowledge transmitted in her dreams, but with Luo Lin's guidance, her progress was like lightning, quickly reaching a level where she could spar with Luo Lin.

Yes, you read that right—Luo Lin was actually sparring with little Bianka.

Bianka's strength was much greater than she imagined. When Luo Lin sparred with her, trying to block Bianka's direct strikes with her arms made her entire shoulder go numb from the impact.

In the orphanage, without systematic training facilities, Luo Lin and little Bianka could only practice close combat techniques with each other. Luo Lin's experience in practical combat equipment was completely useless—she couldn't really play with Bianka using flash bombs and grenades, could she?

"It's already autumn, huh..."

The girl looked somewhat absent-mindedly at the lush vegetation nearby, sighing at how time flies. Not long ago, those were just seeds, but now they had all sprouted and grown several centimeters, some taller, some shorter.

Luo Lin's vacation was coming to an end. It had been over a month since she arrived, which she considered to be quite an extravagant amount of rest time.

"Luo Lin, are you leaving?"

Stopping her actions, little Bianka looked at Luo Lin reluctantly, holding onto her clothes and asking.

"Yeah, Bianka, I have to go back to work... Don't worry, after you become a Valkyrie, we can continue to meet." Luo Lin smiled.

"Okay..."

Luo Lin took Bianka to find Sister Arianna and briefed her on Bianka's future training.

Sister Arianna held the exaggerated schedule sheet, marveling, "This training plan of yours has caught the attention of Captain Ragnar and everyone on the side... I never thought Bianka's physical fitness would be so high. She'll probably be at least a B-rank Valkyrie in the future..."

At least B-rank? More like S-rank!

"It's time to go!"

Not far away, Captain Ragnar, holding a suitcase, stood next to the rented car urging them on.

"Arianna, I'll leave Bianka to you. Don't let her injure herself... If I have time in the future, I'll call to check on her."

"Sure, I don't want any mishaps with the seed that even Captain Ragnar values." Arianna smiled, "I'll take Bianka to the Valkyrie Affiliated Hospital regularly for check-ups to ensure everything goes smoothly."

Luo Lin looked at Bianka, the golden-haired girl took a deep breath, and loudly shouted towards Luo Lin and Ragnar:

"Teacher! I want to become the strongest Valkyrie in Schiksal!"

Ragnar smiled and gave a thumbs up, "I'll be waiting for you at the Schiksal Headquarters, Bianka. Hurry up and catch up!"

Luo Lin bent down, tidying up the little girl's clothes and hair.

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Luo Lin."

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The air in Kolostein was still cool.

On her first day back at her post, Luo Lin was called over by her supervisor.

"How was your time outside?" The supervisor smiled and handed her a cup of coffee. "You look much better now, with no dark circles. You must have rested well."

"Yes, thank you for your care, supervisor."

The supervisor shook her head and said, "Taking care of team members is what I should do, and assigning tasks reasonably is also my responsibility. It was my fault to put so much pressure on you."

Luo Lin was suddenly moved. Such words were unheard of in her previous life. Although Schiksal was a chaotic organization, there were really a lot of good people inside!

"I heard you met Captain Ragnar Lothbrok outside this time?" The supervisor asked curiously, "How was it to interact with the legendary figure of Schiksal?"

Luo Lin thought for a moment. "Captain Ragnar... was very kind. She took good care of me and taught me many techniques for dealing with children... um, she also gave me some guidance in other areas."

"Truly worthy of our social butterfly, chatting and laughing with an A-rank Valkyrie, and becoming friends in such a short time." The supervisor sighed and winked at Luo Lin. "Captain Ragnar even came to me later and talked about her opinion of you, saying you have a talent for intelligence work."

"What?!"

"She also said, with your level, you could try registering for the promotion exam for Valkyries in the Intelligence Department." The supervisor straightened up. "So, what do you think? Do you plan to take the exam?"

Luo Lin was stunned. Did Ragnar think so highly of her?

As for the promotion exam for Valkyries in the Intelligence Department, the exam content would be more focused on logistics and intelligence processing. Normal combat techniques would also be tested, but compared to Valkyries who directly engage with Honkai beasts, it would be simpler...

But it wasn't simple at all, after all, Valkyries only had four levels from C to S. Each level required higher qualities from the Valkyrie.

C-rank Valkyries were basically in logistics positions, responsible for providing technical support to frontline Valkyries. When necessary, they would maintain order in Honkai outbreak areas or engage in combat with Honkai beasts with technical equipment support.

B-rank Valkyries must be able to face Honkai beasts directly. Tasks at this level might encounter Honkai beasts and other enemies, so Schiksal required Valkyries at this level to have some combat ability while specializing in their own technical field.

A-rank Valkyries required even higher combat capabilities. They also needed to have some leadership skills, being able to lead a team in combat against enemies, coordinate battle plans, and work with other teams to achieve combat objectives.

S-rank Valkyries were exclusive titles, basically approved by the Schiksal management—actually Otto himself—after careful consideration. Each of them had remarkable combat abilities.

In Luo Lin's impression, S-rank Valkyries represented the ability to contend with Herrschers, with attacks that could destroy Babylon Tower with a single blow, or manipulate your mind and soul, or directly seal your Honkai power...

In short, they were very formidable.

After a few seconds of contemplation, Luo Lin said, "The promotion exam... supervisor, I will go. Let me prepare a little more."

"Good, very ambitious. I'll be waiting for your good news!"

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