He also saw quite a few mana beasts lying around the campus, some even weaker than him, while some whose aura he couldn't even fathom.
'Damn, is this what a top-tier academy feels like?'
[Of course, Master won't know, you only went to the local academy in your city.]
'…' Orion couldn't even rebut it as he decided to wisely shut up and look around the place. Everywhere he saw was a wonder for his eyes.
A faculty member dressed in azure and silver robes noticed him enter. The middle-aged woman held a book with a crystal embedded on its cover and wore a simple circlet that pulsed with soft mana.
"You there, student," she called out politely. "Show me your testing token, please."
Orion nodded and handed it over without a word. The moment she scanned the runes etched onto the token, her demeanor subtly changed—it became a little more polite and friendly.