by James K
He-ireserved-ia-iroom-iin-ia-ilibrary-iand-iopened-ia-icomputer-idevice-iinside.-iThere-iwasn't-ireally-ia-isurveillance-iin-ithe-ireserved-iroom-ibut-ionly-ithe-ithings-iyou-isearched-ionline-iare-ibeing-imonitored.-iBut-ihe-iwasn't-ihere-ito-ibrowse-ionline-ifor-isomething.
"Uhmm.-iExcuse-ime,-iyou-ican-inow-iactivate-ithis-iPathfinder-iyou-imentioned-ia-iwhile-iago."
[-iAffirmative.-i]
###-iChapter-i7-i--iPathfinder-i(Part-i2)
William-ifroze-ifor-ia-icouple-iof-iseconds-ias-isomething-iappeared-ion-ihis-imind.
[-iActivating-iPathfinder-iTool...-i]
[-iAuthenticating-iUser...-i]
[-iPathfinder-iactivation-icompleted.-iThe-itool-iwill-iguide-ithe-iuser-iachieve-ithe-igoals-iyou-iselected.-i]
[-iStarting-icomplete-iassimilation...-i]
[-iPlease-iwait-ias-iPathfinder-iwill-ianalyse-ithe-ibest-ipossible-ipaths-ifor-ithe-iuser-ibase-ion-iyour-icurrent-ilocation.-i]
[-iCounting-idown,-i3...-i2...-i1...-iWorld-ienvironment-ihas-ibeen-ichecked.-i]
[-iUser-imay-inow-iselect-ion-ithe-ioptions-ilisted.
1.-iCombat-iMagician's-iPath
2.-iMagic-iEngineer's-iPath
3.-iMage-iDoctor's-iPath
4.-iCelebrity-iIdol's-iPath
5.-iEmperor's-iPath
6.-iCreate-iyour-iown-iPath-i]
[-iIf-ithe-iuser-idid-inot-iselect-ia-iPath-iwithin-i300-iseconds,-ithe-iPathfinder-iwill-iinstead-ichoose-ione-ifrom-ioptions-i1-ito-i5-ifor-iyou.-i]
William-ithen-isaw-ia-icountdown-iappearing-iin-ia-icorner-iof-ihis-imind.-iHe-iwas-iof-icourse-isurprise-ito-isee-iall-ithis.-iHe-ididn't-ieven-iknow-iwhere-idid-ithis-icome-ifrom.-iIf-ihe-iwill-imake-ia-iguess,-iit-iwas-iprobably-isomething-ito-ido-iwith-ithe-irelic-ihe-itouched-ion-ithe-ispaceship.-iAfter-iall,-iwith-ithe-ievent-ithat-ihas-ioccured-ilike-itheir-ispaceship-ibeing-iambushed,-isending-ihim-isomewhere-iin-ithe-iuniverse-ithen-imerging-ior-iprobably-ireincarnating-ion-ithis-ibody,-iit-iall-istarted-ibecause-iof-ithe-irelic.
He-ididn't-idelve-itoo-imuch-ion-ihis-imind-ias-ihe-iaccepted-iinstead-ithis-ianother-isupernatural-ievent.-iHe-iconfirmed-ithat-idescription-ican-ibe-iseen-ion-ieach-ioption-iand-ifirst-ichecked-iwhat's-ithis-iCelebrity-iIdol,-ihe's-ialready-iaware-ion-iwhat's-icombat-imagician,-imagic-iengineer,-iand-image-idoctor's-ipath-iimplies.-iBut-ithis-iCelebrity-iIdol-iseem-ito-icome-iout-iof-inowhere.
William-ishook-ihis-ihead-iafter-ireading-ion-iit,-ihe-icould-inot-iimagine-iperforming-iin-ithe-ipopulace,-ibe-ion-ientertainment-iindustry-ior-ibe-isome-iexpert-iartist-iin-isome-ifield-iand-ibe-ia-ifamous-icelebrity.-iWhy-iis-iit-ieven-iin-imy-ioptions?
He-ithen-ichecked-iEmperor's-iPath-idescription-ithen-ichecked-ithe-ifirst-i3-ioptions.-iHe-iwas-icurious-iabout-icombat-imagician-ias-isupposedly,-ihe-iwouldn't-ibe-iqualified-ion-iit.-iHe-inoted-ias-iwell-ithe-i6th-ipath-iwhich-iis-icreating-iown-ipath.
[-iYou-ihave-i15-iseconds-ileft.-i]
The-ivoice-iin-ihis-imind-ireminded-ihim.-iAfter-ichecking-ithe-idescription-iof-ieach-ioptions,-ihe-ichose-ihis-ipath.
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William-iand-ihis-iclassmates-iwere-inow-iall-iin-ithe-itesting-iroom-ifor-ipractical-iexamination-ito-icreate-i5th-igen-iartifact.-iEveryone-ihas-ian-iidea-ihow-ito-ido-iit-ibut-isome-ihave-inever-itried-ias-iequipments-iand-imaterials-ineeded-iare-iall-iexpensive.-iFailing-ito-iproperly-iinlay-imagic-istructure-iin-ithe-iartifact-ican-idestroy-ithe-iwhole-ithing.-iAside-ifrom-ithat,-imana-iformation-iand-imana-iarray-irequired-iis-ia-iproblem-ias-iwell.
Instructor-iGaren-ihas-iprepared-ithe-iroom-iand-inow-iabout-ito-itell-ithem-ithe-iexamination.
"As-iyou-ican-isee-ihere,-iwe-ican-ionly-iprepare-isix-iArtifact-iForging-iBox-iso-ithis-iwill-itake-isome-itime.-iYou-iall-ijust-ineed-ito-iinfuse-iFlame-iMantra-icreated-iby-iWeiss-iHoldings-iin-ithese-iaccessories."
He-ithen-ishowed-i30-ibracelet-iwith-iall-isame-ilooks.-iThey-iare-iall-iplain-isilver-ibracelets-iwithout-iany-iadornment.-iBeside-ithese-iaccessories-iis-ia-ibunch-iof-ibead-isized-icrystals-iwhich-icontains-ithe-imagic-istructure.-iThe-i4th-igen-iartifact-ionly-irequired-i1-imagic-istructure-icrystal-iwhich-icontains-iall-iinnovation-ifrom-i1st-ito-i4th-igen.-iBut-iwith-ithe-i5th-igen-iappearance,-ithey-ihave-ito-iuse-ianother-imagic-istructure-icrystal-ifor-iit.
"There-iis-ialready-iprepared-iArray.-iThe-iFormation-iis-ithere-ias-iwell.-iSo-iyou-ireally-ijust-ihave-ito-iinfuse-ithe-imagic-istructure-iof-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra."
Their-ijob-iwas-iindeed-ilessened.-iBut-iit-iwasn't-ithat-isimple.
The-istandard-iprocess-iof-iforging-ihas-iseveral-isteps.-iFirst,-iyou-ineed-iArtifact-iForging-iBox-iwhich-iis-ithe-imain-idevice.-iIt-iis-ia-i3-ifeet-ihigh-imachine-ithat-ithey-ihave-ihere-iin-ithe-iAcademy.-iThis-imachine-ihas-itwo-ihandle-iat-ithe-iside-iwhere-imagicians-ican-ihold-ito-ichannel-imana-iinto-ithe-imachine.-iThis-ibox-ihas-ia-ilot-iof-iuses-idepending-ion-ithe-iarray.
Secondly,-iyou-ineed-iMana-iFormation-ito-igive-istable-isource-iof-imana.-iMagicians-idon't-ineed-ito-iuse-itheir-iown-imana-ipool-ias-iit-iwill-iall-icome-ifrom-ithis-iformation.
Third-iwould-ibe-iMana-iStabilization-iArray-ior-ijust-iMana-iArray.-iThis-ihelps-ithe-imagicians-ito-icontrol-ithe-iinfusing-iprocess.-iIt-iwould-inot-imatter-iif-iyou-ihave-ilow-ior-ihigh-imana-iaffinity-iwith-ithe-iarray-iin-iplace.
Fourth-iwill-ibe-ithe-imaterials-iitself.-iIn-istandard-iprocess,-ithe-imaterial-ihas-ito-ibe-imade-iin-ithe-isame-iArtifact-iForging-iBox-ifor-icompatibility-iconcerns-iwhen-icompleting-ithe-iforge,-ithough-ithere-iwill-ibe-iauxillary-iarray-ito-ibe-iadded.-iBut-idue-ito-idemand-ifor-imass-iproduction,-iit-iis-ibeing-iaccepted-ito-ihave-ia-ithird-iparty-imold-ithe-imaterial-ito-iits-idesired-ishape-isince-ithere-iis-ionly-ia-ivery-ismall-idifference-ithat-icould-inot-ibe-iobviously-ifelt.-iOnly-isome-iperfectionist-iwill-ireally-ipress-ito-ihave-iit-imade-ion-isame-iArtifact-iForging-iBox.-iThis-itime,-ithe-ibracelet-ithey-ihave-iis-iobviously-ia-imass-iproduced-ione.
Once-ithe-imaterial-iwas-iin-ithe-iforging-ibox,-imana-iformation-iand-imana-iarray-iin-iplaced,-imagician-ican-istart-ithe-iinfusing-iprocess-iof-imagic-istructure.-iThis-itime,-ithere-iis-ialready-iprepared-ione-iwhich-iis-ithe-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra,-ia-imagic-istructure-imade-iby-iWeiss-iHoldings-iand-isold-iit-iat-imass-ion-ithe-iearly-istage-iof-i5th-igen-iartifact.-iThe-istructure-icontains-iflame-irelated-imagic-iand-iwas-ireally-iquite-isimple,-ithe-ionly-inotable-iabout-ithis-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra-iis-ithat-ihow-iit-icontrol-ithe-iheat-iit-iproduced.
Infusing-ithe-imagic-istructure's-icontent-ito-ithe-imaterial-iis-itaxing-iin-ione's-imind.-iEspecially-i5th-igen-iwhich-irequires-i2-imagic-icrystal.
William-iwaited-ifor-i2-ihours-ibefore-ihis-iturn.-iHe-iwas-iitching-ito-iaccomplish-ithe-itask-igiven-iby-ithe-iPathfinder.-iApparently,-ihe-iwas-igiven-ia-itask-iafter-ihe-ichose-ihis-ipath-iyesterday.
[-iAs-isomeone-iwho-idreams-ito-iattain-isomething-ibig,-iyou-ihave-ito-iimprove-iyourself.
Mission-i:-iGet-ia-ihigh-iscore-ion-ipractical-iexamination-itomorrow.
Mission-iitem-i:-iNecklace-iof-iClarity
Mission-iReward-i:-iImprovement-iin-iMana-iAffinity
Bonus-iReward-i:-iIf-ithe-imission-iwas-icompleted-iwith-ithe-ihighest-iscore-iin-ithe-iclass,-ithe-iNecklace-iof-iClarity-iwill-ibe-igiven-ito-ithe-iuser.-i]
William-inoticed-ithat-ihe-iwas-inow-iwearing-ia-ithin-iblack-ithread-ias-ia-inecklace
[-iNecklace-iof-iClarity-i]
Unfortunately,-iit-idoesn't-ihave-iother-idescription-iand-icould-ionly-iguess-iwhat-iit-iis.
William-igathered-ihis-ithoughts-iand-istarted-ihis-iartifact-iforging.
###-iChapter-i8-i--iArtifact-iForging
William-iopened-ithe-ilid-iof-ithe-iArtifact-iForging-iBox-iand-iplaced-ithe-ibracelet-iinside-icarefully.-iAfter-iclosing-ithe-ilid,-ihe-iplaced-ithe-ifirst-imagic-istructure-icrystal-ion-itop-iof-ithis-ilid-iwhich-icreated-ia-ireaction-ias-iblue-ilight-iemerge-ifrom-ithe-icrystal.-i
He-iwas-iholding-ion-ithe-ibox-ithough-ihe-ihadn't-ichannel-iany-imana-iyet.-iHe-icarefully-isensed-ithe-imana-igathering-iformation-ibefore
-ichanneling-ihis-imana-ito-icontrol-iit's-iflow,-ihe-ifelt-ithe-imana-istabilization-iarray-iactivating-iwhile-ihe-icarefully-iconnected-ito-ithe-imagic-istructure-icrystal.
William-iimmediately-ifelt-ithe-idifference-iof-iusing-ithe-iprofessionally-imade-iformation-iand-iarray-icompared-ito-itheir-iown.-iThe-ifeeling-iof-ismooth-iand-istable-ichanneling-iworked-iwonders-iin-ithis-iprocess.
Unfortunately,-ithese-ithings-iare-ionly-itemporary-ias-iWilliam-ifelt-ithat-iafter-i3-ior-i4-imore-iusage-iof-imana-iarray-iand-iit-iwill-ibe-iworn-iout.-iAs-ifor-ithe-imana-iformation,-iit-ilasts-ilonger-ias-iit-icould-inormally-ihelp-imagician-iup-ito-i15-itimes-ibefore-iyou'll-inotice-ia-idecline.
After-iWilliam-iconnected-ihis-imind-ion-ithe-icrystal,-ia-igush-iof-iinformation-iappeared-ion-ihis-imind-ias-ithe-icrystal-imelted,-ihe-inow-ihas-iabout-i15-iminutes-ito-iinlay-ithe-icontent-iof-ithe-icrystal-ibefore-ithe-istructure's-icontent-idissipates.-iFour-iorb-iof-iblue-ilight-iwas-inow-ihovering-iabout-ion-itop-iof-ithe-imachine.
He-iabsorbed-ithe-iinformation-iand-istarted-ito-iwork,-iit-iwas-iactually-iweird-ithat-ihe-icould-ieasily-iunderstand-ihow-ito-iinlay-ithe-imagic-istructure-ito-ithe-ibracelet.-iThe-ifour-iblue-ilights-irepresents-ithe-iinnovation-iof-i4-igeneration-iin-iartifact-iforging,-iso-ithe-iinformation-iit-icontain-iis-imassive.-iThey-ihave-iinfused-ithese-ifour-ilights-ibefore-ion-ithe-ifirst-isemester.-i
Yes,-ifour-istudents-iworked-ion-iinfusing-ithe-icontents-iof-ithis-ifour-iorb-iof-iblue-ilights-ibefore,-ibut-inow-ihe-iwill-ibe-iworking-ion-iit-ialone-iand-iafter-ithis-ihe-iwould-istill-ihave-ito-iinlay-ithe-ilast-icrystal-icontaining-ithe-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra.-i
Minutes-ihad-ipassed-ibut-iWilliam-iwasn't-ihaving-itrouble.-iHe-iwas-iextremely-ifocused-iand-ihis-imind-iwas-iclear-iin-iall-ihis-iactions.-iOnce-ihe-istarted-iinlaying-ithe-ilast-imagic-icrystal,-ialthough-ihe-iwas-ihaving-idifficulty-idue-ito-icomplex-ipattern-iin-ithe-imagic-istructure,-iit-iwas-ionly-iconsuming-ihis-itime-ito-iproperly-iinfuse-iit.-iEven-ithough-ithe-imemory-icrystal-ihe-iconsumed-ihas-idifferent-ielemental-ipath,-ihe-iwas-istill-iable-ito-iuse-iit-ias-ifoundation-ito-icomplete-ithe-iforge.-iEspecially-ithe-i3rd-imemory-icrystal-ihe-iconsumed,-ihe-inoticed-iit-iwill-ibe-iperfect-ifor-ithis-itask.
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Outside-ithe-iforging-iroom.
Students-iwho-iwas-idone-ion-itheir-iturn-iformed-ia-igroup-iand-ishared-itheir-iexperiences.-i
"Ericka,-ihow-iwas-iit?"
They-inoticed-ithat-iEricka,-ione-iof-itheir-iclassmate-iwho-iwas-iperforming-iaveragely-iin-ithe-iclass-iseemed-ia-ibit-idown-iever-isince-ishe-ileft-ithe-iforging-iroom.-i
"I-ifailed,-iI-iwas-iable-ito-iinfuse-ithe-i1st-icrystal-iand-iwas-idoing-ireally-igood-ion-ithe-i2nd-ione,-ibut-iat-ithe-ilast-ipart-iwhere-ithe-imagic-istructure-iof-ithat-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra-ihas-ito-icompletely-ifuse-ion-ithe-ibracelet,-iit-iseems-ithat-iit-irejected-ithe-iway-ion-ihow-iI-iinfused-ithe-i1st-icrystal.-iEven-ithough-iI-iprevented-ithe-iartifact-ito-ibe-icompletely-iwasted,-iit-ionly-iturned-ias-ia-i4th-igen-iartifact."
"Hah!-iAre-iyou-ibragging?-iI-ididn't-ieven-iinfused-ithe-i2nd-iorb-iof-ithat-i1st-icrystal."
That-iwas-isad.-iEveryone-ilooked-iat-iGilbert-iwith-ipity-ias-ihe-iannounced-ihis-ifailure.-i
"I-icould-ihave-icompleted-iit-iif-iI-iused-imy-iown-imana-iarray-ijust-ito-ilet-iyou-iknow.-iI'm-ijust-inot-icompatible-iwith-ithat-itoo-ismooth-iarray.-iI-ilike-iit-irough!"-iGilbert-iadded-ito-idefend-ihimself-iafter-ihe-inoticed-ithe-ilook-ion-itheir-ifaces.-i
"Ehem,-ihow-iabout-iyou-iKazimir?"
"Mhm,-iI-icompleted-iit.-iBut-iI-itook-itoo-imuch-itime."
Kazimir-iis-ia-iman-iof-ifew-iwords,-ihe-icame-ifrom-ia-iforeign-icountry-iand-iwas-itoo-icareful-iabout-ihis-iconduct.-iBut-iit-iwon't-ihinder-itheir-iclassmates-ito-ibefriend-ithis-ialoof-iguy.-iThey-iwere-ieven-iable-ito-idrag-ihim-ihere-ion-itheir-igroup.-i
Everyone-ipresent-iwas-ialso-iimpressed-iwhen-ithey-iheard-ithat-ihe-icompleted-ithe-itask.-i
Apart-ifrom-ithe-iseven-iclassmates-ithey-ihad-ithat-iwas-itop-iperformer-isince-itheir-i1st-iyear,-iyou-icould-isay-ithat-ihe-ican-ibe-ithe-itop-i8.-iHe-iwas-ionly-ilacking-icompared-ito-ithe-iseven-idue-ito-ithe-iother's-iwealth-iand-iprominent-ibackground-iwho-icould-ialmost-igive-ithem-iunlimited-ireaources-ito-ipractice-ithe-iforging-iart.-iApparently,-ithe-itop-i7-ihas-ia-igroup-iof-itheir-iown-iand-ia-ibit-idifficult-ito-iapproach-icompared-ito-ithis-iforeign-iguy-iwho-icouldn't-isay-ino.-i
They-ichatted-ifor-ia-iwhile-ibut-ithis-itime-ieveryone-ilooked-iat-ithe-iforging-iroom's-idoor-iwhen-ithey-iheard-iit-iopening.-iThey-isaw-iWilliam-iwalking-iout-iof-ithe-iroom-iand-iimmediately-iasked-ihow-ihe-ifared.
"I-igot-ilucky,-ithat-iwas-ireally-itough."-iWilliam-ianswered-ias-ihe-iunconsciously-itouched-ithe-ithin-inecklace-ihe-iwas-iwearing.-i
"You-ireally-idid-iit?-iThat's-iawesome!"
"How-icome-iI-ifailed-iif-iyou-iwere-iable-ito-ido-iit?"-iEricka-iwas-iexasperated-ias-ishe-iheard-iWilliam-icompleting-ithe-iforge,-ishe-iexpected-ito-ibe-ia-ibit-ibetter-ithan-ihim-ibase-ion-ithe-iprevious-ioccasions.
The-iresult-iof-ithe-iexam-iwill-istill-ibe-iannounced-itomorrow-ibut-ias-ithey-ihave-inothing-iimportant-ito-ido,-ithey-iwaited-ifor-ieveryone-ito-icomplete-ithe-iexamination-iand-icompared-itheir-iresults.-iEveryone-inow-ihas-ia-irough-iidea-ion-ithose-istudents-iwho-ihad-ipassed-ithe-iexam.-i
Many-iwere-isurprised-iat-iWilliam-ias-ihe-iwas-ione-iof-ithe-i11-istudents-iwho-iwere-iable-ito-icomplete-ithe-iforge.-iIt-idoesn't-imatter-iwhat-igrade-iof-i5th-igen-iartifact-ihe-icreated,-ias-ia-i5th-igen-iartifact-iis-istill-ia-i5th-igen-iwhatever-igrade-iit-iis.-i
Everyone-iwas-istill-ichatting-iwith-ieach-iother-ias-iInstructor-iGaren-icame-iout-iof-ithe-iForging-iRoom.-i
"Oh,-iyou-iare-iall-istill-ihere?-iGo-ihome-iand-irest,-iI'll-istudy-ieach-iof-ithese-iand-igive-ithe-iresult-itomorrow."-i
"Yes,-iSir!"
Everyone-idispersed-iand-ileft-ito-ihave-itheir-irest.
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At-ithe-ifaculty-iroom-iof-ithe-iAcademy.
Instructor-iGilbert-iwas-ichecking-icarefully-ieach-iof-ithe-ibracelet-ihis-istudents-imade.-iAlthough-ionly-i11-iof-ithis-ihas-icompleted-iits-iforge,-ihe-imust-igrade-ithe-iothers-ias-iwell-ifor-iranking-ipurpose.-iGiving-ia-irank-ito-istudent-iwould-inormally-iencourage-ithem-ito-istudy-iharder.-i
It-iwas-inow-iWilliam's-iartifact-iturn-ito-ibe-ichecked.-iWe-iwas-ichecking-ithe-icapability-iof-ithe-iartifact-iand-ifelt-iweird,-ihe-idouble-ichecked-ihis-ievaluation-ias-ihe-icould-inot-ifind-ia-iflaw.-i
"That's-iweird."
There-ishould-ibe-ia-iflaw,-iafter-iall,-ithe-iBlue-iFlame-iMantra-ican-ionly-iexert-iit's-ifull-ipotential-iif-ithe-imaterial-iused-ion-ithe-iforge-icame-ifrom-ia-istar-iburr.-iBut-iobviously,-ihe-inever-iprovided-ithat-iitem-iand-idid-inot-inoticed-ia-istar-iburr-iincluded-ion-ithe-imaterial.-i
After-i10-iminutes-iof-icareful-iscrutiny,-ithe-iinstructor-iexclaimed.
"Perfect!-iSuch-ian-iingenious-iway-iof-ifixing-ithe-iflaw,-iit-iseems-ithis-iclass-ihas-ia-ilot-iof-isurprises."
He-iactually-ionly-iexpected-ino-imore-ithan-i5-istudent-ican-icomplete-ithis-itask,-i11-istudents-icompleting-iit-iwas-ialready-ia-ihuge-isurprise-ifor-ihim.
Now,-iWilliam-iseems-ito-ihave-iaccomplished-isomething-imore-ithan-iwhat-ithe-iinstructor-iexpected-ias-iwell.
###-iChapter-i9-i--iRewards
It-iwas-inow-ithe-inext-iday-iand-iInstructor-iGaren-iwas-iabout-ito-iannounce-ithe-iresult-iof-ithe-iexam.-i
"So,-i11-ifrom-iyour-iclass-icompleted-ithe-i5th-igen-iartifact,-i9-istudents-iwere-iable-ito-iat-ileast-icreate-i4th-igen.-iUnfortunately,-i10-istudents-icompletely-iwasted-ithe-iartifact."
Those-iwho-iwasted-ithe-iartifact-ilike-iGilbert-iembarassingly-ilowered-itheir-iheads-iafter-ihearing-ithe-iannouncement.-iBut-ithe-iinstructor-iwasn't-ifinished-ispeaking-iyet.
"But-iit's-iall-iacceptable.-iYour-iclass-iis-ialready-idoing-igood-ias-iyou're-ijust-isophomores.-iI-iexpect-ithat-ieveryone-iwill-iimprove-iunder-imy-ieducation.-iHere's-ithe-irank."
After-iInstructor-iGaren-ifinished-ispeaking,-ia-ipart
-iof-ithe-ihuge-iscreen-ibehind-ihim-ilit-iup-iand-ilist-iof-inames-iappeared-inumbered-ifrom-i1-ito-i30.
1.-iWilliam-iRavencroft
2.-iTracy-iGuilford
3.-iMark-iHalevey
4.-iRoss-iSchien
5.-iKenneth-iCummings
6.-iKatherine-iCummings
...
Everyone-iwas-ishocked-iseeing-iWilliam-iat-ithe-itop-iof-irankings.-i
"Whoa!-iWilliam-imy-ifriend,-ihave-iyou-ibeen-ihiding-iyour-iskills-iall-ialong?"
"I-ithought-iour-iskills-ishould-ibe-iabout-ithe-isame?-iThat-iwas-iamazing."
"Sir,-iwas-ithe-iartifact-iyou-ichecked-ireally-ibelonged-ito-ihim?"
"You-itopped-ithe-iseven-inobles,-iyou're-iso-icool."-i
William-iwas-ioverwhelmed-iby-ihis-iclassmate's-iexcited-ireactions.-iThough-iothers-iclearly-iexpressing-idoubts-iover-ihis-iachievement,-ithey-icould-ionly-ifrown-ifor-inow-iand-iwaited-ifor-itheir-iinstructor-ito-itell-ithem-ithe-ireason.-iOf-icourse,-isomeone-ihas-ito-iask.
"Instructor,-ican-iyou-iplease-iguide-ime-iwhere-iI-ican-iimprove-imore?"
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