Chapter 1202

After returning to King Descent City, Gu Ding was summoned by Lord Ed for questioning.

Naturally, Gu Ding would not admit that he was the one who captured the giant dragon. He only said that he had been away from King Descent City for a while due to some personal matters and did not know what was happening in Ursos.

Ed could not tell if Gu Ding was telling the truth or not, so he could only tell Gu Ding about the current situation and tactfully said that if there were any sorcerers who could help King Descent City through this crisis, they would be rewarded handsomely.

Gu Ding only gave him a suggestion to recruit sorcerers with a large sum of money, and did not say anything else.

Under Ed's leadership, the recruitment notice for sorcerers was quickly posted.

The amount of money offered was very tempting, and it attracted many sorcerers to King Descent City.

Gu Ding took advantage of the fact that Ed and the others were busy during this period to head to Old Town alone.

The name Old Town sounded like a small, run-down town, but it was not.

Old Town was the largest port in Westeros, and also one of the five major cities. It was no less prosperous than King's Descent City. At the same time, this city was called the Old Town because it was the first city to be built on the entire continent.

Other than its many honors, it was also the location of Academy City, the home of all scholars.

Gu Ding had come here to enter the academy and see if he could find more books on magic.

Holding the King's token, he walked toward the gates of Academy City. However, Gu Ding was stopped by a burly gatekeeper at the gate.

"Only true scholars or scholars who are taking part in the Bachelor's Exam are allowed to enter Academy City. The token of the royal family is useless here, even if the king comes in person. " The gatekeeper, dressed in a gray robe, looked at Gu Ding with slight disdain. He thought that Gu Ding was a nephew of the King or Queen, and that he was using the token to bully others.

Gu Ding shrugged helplessly. "Then I'll take the Bachelor's Exam!"

The gatekeeper's expression became even more disdainful. He thought that Gu Ding would tactfully leave after what he said, but he did not expect Gu Ding to pick a fight with him.

"You can take the Bachelor's Exam." The gatekeeper nodded with an unfriendly expression and threw a number tag at Gu Ding. "Take this number and register at the left corner of the gate."

Gu Ding took the number tag and saw that it read 008. He guessed that he would be the eighth person to participate in the assessment today.

After entering the campus, Gu Ding was a little surprised. There were more than ten thousand scholars gathered here, and they were all busy with their own things.

Gu Ding collected his thoughts and walked toward a counter on the left.

"Number plate!" Sitting behind the counter was a woman with a solemn expression. Her figure was slightly plump.

Gu Ding handed over his number tag.

The woman handed him a form. "Fill in your real information. Also, tell me the subject you want to take the exam. I'll make an appointment for you now."

"Alright, I want to take the Mysticism exam!"

The woman was stunned when she heard Gu Ding's words. Many people nearby who heard Gu Ding's voice turned to look at him.

"Is there a problem?" Gu Ding asked the plump woman when he noticed that everyone was acting strangely.

"It's nothing. It's just that very few people participate in the Mystic Arts examination." The woman didn't finish her sentence because the Mystic Arts was publicly recognized as the most difficult subject. The woman did not think that Gu Ding would pass the assessment, so she did not say much.

Gu Ding did not think too much about it. He quickly filled out his form and handed it to the woman.

The plump woman checked from top to bottom and asked, "Your parents didn't fill in. What's the reason?"

"I'm an orphan. I don't know who my parents are," Gu Ding said calmly.

"Guardian, you write Eddard Stark? Lord Ed, the Lord of Winterfell? "The plump woman was slightly surprised when she saw this.

"Yes."

Gu Ding nodded. He knew that even if the school asked Ed to investigate, Ed would definitely help him. Moreover, he really did not know who else to fill in. Even if he made up a story, it would be bad if the school found out.

After looking through Gu Ding's application, the plump woman confirmed that there were no more problems. She then asked, "What time would you like to book the exam?"

"The sooner the better. Is today okay?" Gu Ding said impatiently.

"Let me check if there's a Doctor of Mysticism in the school today …" The plump woman's expression became slightly strange after a while. "Today … there's indeed a Doctor of Mysticism …"

"Can you help me arrange it for today?" Gu Ding asked quickly.

"Alright …"

The plump woman secretly mourned for Gu Ding because the Doctor of Mysticism was Doctor Vinci, who was known as the craziest person in the school. There was even a rumor that Doctor Vinci had secretly experimented with Necromancy. However, this rumor had never been verified. If someone really found evidence, he would have been stripped of his Scholar status and banished from the school. However, when she saw Gu Ding's age, the plump woman felt a little more at ease. "No matter who the Doctor of Mysticism is, this kid will never pass the exam."

After submitting the application for the exam, Gu Ding did not have to wait for long before a young woman came over and took him away.

At the door of a room, the woman who led the way stopped in her tracks and smiled at Gu Ding. "This is it. Good luck."

Gu Ding pushed the door open and walked in.

The first thing he saw was a huge experiment table. On the table, there were more than ten kinds of magic materials neatly arranged.

A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes was meticulously making a magic potion. Inside the transparent container, a light purple liquid was boiling. His eyes were fixed on the transparent container. He did not even raise his head to look at Gu Ding as he spoke.

"If you can identify any two of the materials on this table, you'll pass the exam."

"Verbena, rattail, scopolamine, elder, ginseng, devil's clover, Babo tuber, Magwalt, Pendula, Leaping root …"

When Gu Ding said the eighth one, Doctor Vinci could not help but raise his head. He was a little surprised to hear that Gu Ding had said "not bad". That was because the materials here, except for verbena and rattail, were not mentioned in the basic herbology. Gu Ding, however, said every single one of them.

"If I'm not mistaken, the medicine you're making now should be Purple Jade Reconnection Ointment. It's a high-level external medicine that promotes limb regeneration." Gu Ding smiled at Doctor Vinci.

"You pass." As Doctor Vinci spoke, he took a beaker and wrote a few words on it: Passed the exam, identified as a Scholar.

Then, he threw the beaker to Gu Ding. "Take this to get your Scholar chain."

Gu Ding took the beaker and was slightly stunned. Then, he left with a bitter smile.

When he took the beaker to the fat woman, she was a little stunned. She naturally knew that the words on the beaker could not be faked, but she was surprised that Gu Ding had passed the exam. Moreover, he was not identified as an Assistant Scholar but as a Scholar.

However, she quickly helped Gu Ding complete the Scholar's registration and brought Gu Ding the chain made of Valyrian steel.