Chapter 10: Immortal Panel

Although he was speechless about his sudden death, Zhang Yun did not think too much about it.

Because Zhang Yun realized something. 

It had been more than an hour since Zhang Yun woke up at 5:50 to check the system notifications. The second round of text simulation had ended.

If he continued to dawdle in his dormitory and lie around while thinking about the mysterious mage who killed him in the plot, Zhang Yun would definitely not be able to make it to the train that was booked this morning.

And so.

Zhang Yun quickly got out of bed and washed up. He took his packed luggage and swiftly walked out of the school dormitory building. He went to the old street next to the school to buy fresh local specialties for his two sisters.

Thereafter, Zhang Yun rode a taxi to the train station.

Only then did he have the time to look at the simulation results.

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[Experience Summary]

[You descended on the border of the kingdom in order to save the people who were suffering there, as well as find the leader of the Silver Wolf Bandits from your previous simulation. You joined the new Silver Wolf Bandits led by the Ice Kingdom's Head Commander. With the various means of Fjolm, you successfully launched an uprising and almost defeated the Royal Army at the border to free the victims. But just as it was about to end, a mysterious mage suddenly appeared. All your efforts had gone to waste.]

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[Contact with Hero Soul]

[Name: Fjolm (Holy Spear of Ice; Silver Wolf)]

[Level: Level 1 (C-level Experience Conversion Rate)]

[Class: Winter Knight (Mage Knight - Ice Element)]

[Attributes: Strength (C+), Constitution (C), Spirit (C+), Agility (C+)]

[Skills: Ice Guard, Freezing Spear]

[Specialty: Ice Spear and Cold Iron (An exclusive first-rate weapon condensed from the power of ice. It can only be used by Fjolm.)]

[Overall Evaluation: B]

[Description: She was a former knight of the Ice Kingdom, known as the Holy Spear of Ice. Fjolm was persecuted by the Hand of the King. She had no choice but to join the Silver Wolf Bandits and inherit Milano's position. Fjolm wanted to start from the border and lead the rebel army to attack the capital. She wanted to expose the Hand of the King's ambition to take the throne and save the wise Ice Emperor and the princess.]

[Remaining Contracts: 5]

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Zhang Yun was astounded.

Fjolm was a rare professional with an almost C+ Attribute Growth Rate and a B-grade Overall Evaluation!

Unbelievable!

Wasn't this a panel of an immortal?

Nevertheless, such a result could not be compared to those true geniuses whose attribute growth rate was directly above B-grade.

Even so, among Zhang Yun's peers, Fjolm would be considered the pride of the heavens. She was at the level where she could beat all living beings! 

Even the head of the Professional Alliance, who was in charge of the entire city and had the highest status, would want to come and see Fjolm in person to commend her excellent talent and continue to pay attention to her!

Could Fjolm still be considered a human?

Zhang Yun could only apologize to Milano. Although he really wanted to form a contract with him, Zhang Yun had been deeply moved by someone else. He couldn't help it!

Zhang Yun was set on forming a contract with Fjolm in the succeeding simulation.

This was true!

Zhang Yun promised himself!

However, just as he was about to sign the Shadow Contract, Zhang Yun suddenly hesitated.

If the affinity between Zhang Yun and Fjolm was not high enough, one of the five contract opportunities would be wasted.

If he wanted to continue to increase the growth potential of Fjolm, Zhang Yun would have one less chance for no reason.

This was undoubtedly a huge loss.

But perhaps?

Just this one time?

Could the contract raise Fjolm's strength to the highest level?

However, on second thought, if Zhang Yun refrained from forming the contract this time, then the third simulation might give him a strange starting point. He might not even encounter a single hero soul with a C-grade aptitude.

Moreover...

The upper limit of a contract in the Ice Kingdom plane was a B+ grade.

This meant that the strongest heroes that Zhang Yun could contract from this plane could only be professionals with B+. It was impossible for there to be professionals with A- or above.

It was like dabbling in the card pool.

Zhang Yun could only draw an old character who was about to be laid off.

It was as if he couldn't draw the almost invincible new character in the limited card pool.

It was true that most of Fjolm's Attribute Growth Rate was only at C+ for the time being, and there was a huge gap between C+ and B+. It was like pitting a rifle against Gundam. 

However, Fjolm's Overall Evaluation was B, which could push her Attribute Growth Rate infinitely close to that of a natural B-grade professional. She was only one step away from the most powerful grade, B+.

It was almost equivalent to fishing out the second-best thing from the pool. 

Zhang Yun was not sure if he could still have such exceptional luck.

Could he find a hero stronger than Fjolm?

Would he be able to raise someone to a B-grade professional?

Judging from the number of hero souls that Zhang Yun could contract in the two simulations...

The probability of this happening seemed little.

Zhang Yun simply couldn't afford to gamble.

So, to be on the safe side, it was better to form a contract with Fjolm first and make up for it. 

In the future, Zhang Yun would pursue all the B+ grand prizes.

It didn't matter if Zhang Yun didn't get it this time.

Zhang Yun would just treat it as fate.

Who didn't encounter risk when gambling? 

Right?

Hence, Zhang Yun took a deep breath and suppressed the tension in his heart.

Then, he took out a white BlueTooth headset and connected it to his phone. Zhang Yun put it on his ear and played the "Good Luck" song.

"Establish the Shadow Contract!"

[System Notice: You initiated the Shadow Contract Ceremony with Fjolm. You had enough favorability points! The Shadow Contract was successful! Fjolm would listen to your call and descend into your world! You had acquired a completely loyal Shadow Hero!]

Was it…finished?

Wonderful!

Zhang Yun was off to a great start. 

The forced marriage was a success!

'Sister Fjolm, come and pamper me!'

[Do you want to summon Shadow Hero "Fjolm" immediately?]

[Yes/No]

No!

No! No! No!

What a joke! Zhang Yun was still inside the taxi. If a shadow creature appeared, wouldn't this give the driver a heart attack?

There might even be multiple car accidents!

Hehehe!

Zhang Yun would admire the long-legged wife he had drawn and wait until he got home to slowly understand and study her.

There was no need to be in such a hurry.

Now…

Zhang Yun would look at the other simulation rewards first.

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[SIMULATION REWARD (1)]

[Random Skill Book]

[Name: Clarity]

[Quality: 1-star Bronze]

[Level: Level 1 (The highest attainable level is Level 5)]

[Learning Requirements: Limited to "Priest" class.]

[Skill Effect: After casting a spell for a short time, the designated target will recover a small amount of mana. No magic consumption. Long cooldown.]

[Description: Out of mana? Don't panic! I'm coming!]

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[SIMULATION REWARD (2)]

[Random buff of the shadow plane – Only limited to the Ice Kingdom]

[Shadow Soldier Enhancement (LV1-LV2): Increases the combat power of all Shadow Soldiers in the shadow plane, making their physical strength comparable to that of a Level 2 Professional.]

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Eh?

These two rewards?

It felt great!

The former was a special skill that could recover mana without any cost.

Its value was even better than the 'Healing Ring', which was a piece of exclusive equipment that improved the healing effects of priests.

In addition, the overall drop rate of skill books was far lower than equipment.

It was already considered a little precious.

The latter was the shadow plane's buff that had already appeared once.

It had fused with the previous buff from the shadow plane. The buff increased the physical strength of the Shadow Soldiers from Level 1 to Level 2. Moreover, it was an increase in the level of a genius professional. It would certainly make a huge impact.

The current Shadow Soldiers were only slightly weaker than a group of Level 5 Ice Kingdom Knights.

Even if the professional skills were not factored in, there was a chance of winning in a one-on-one fight.

However…

In the face of the mysterious mage who delivered the last blow at the end of the second simulation…

This shadow plane's buff really wasn't enough.

Even if he leveled up three more times and turned all the Shadow Soldiers into Level 5 Professionals, Zhang Yun would not be able to stop the formidable assassin who teleported directly to Zhang Yun's face and killed him with a shadow orb...