Compared to Phil’s changes, Encore seemed much more normal.

She was petite, appearing to be about only five feet tall. When Hilia and Benovia came over, she was already on the field, clumsily dodging the attacks of the mentor’s magic puppet.

Both Hilia and Benovia could immediately see that she was hiding her abilities.

She even glanced over and gave them a smile when Hilia and Benovia arrived.

The smile was adorable, directly causing a cheer from the many students watching below.

"Encore seems quite mischievous," Hilia thought.

But it seemed to be just an impression.

Because she was usually very low-key, just like the current battle, she hid her capabilities well.

Or maybe it’s just because I haven’t interacted with her...

Seeing her dodging with difficulty, like she was only a Tier One mage, Hilia lost interest in watching.

She internally grumbled, "If she loves hiding things that much, she should hide during the Holy Daughter assessment as well, and hide until the next session."

"It’s not like it’s a world championship, what’s there to hide," Rose laughed, "After the final examination, don’t you have an individual small test for the Holy Daughter? You’ll know by then. Perhaps she’s hiding her skills now to prepare for that small test."

"That’s true, but the end-of-year assessment is important for evaluations, and she doesn’t seem to care..."

After confirming there was nothing more to see with Encore, Hilia stopped watching.

As she was contemplating whether to go check on Phil to see if her exam was over, Benovia suddenly said, "It’s almost my turn, do you want to watch me?"

Hilia lifted her head, "Sure."

Hilia only knew that Benovia’s magic puppet was strong, but she actually had no idea about Benovia’s specific combat abilities.

Her impression was still stuck on the Tier One magic puppet that Benovia used.

That puppet might be effective up to Tier Three.

She wasn’t sure if Benovia had replaced it.

Hilia hadn’t had time to replace hers either.

gold coins were meant for purchasing parts to upgrade the magic puppet.

But there was no time for it at the moment.

She needed to wait until all the exams were over.

Following Benovia to her exam venue, after waiting for a moment, Benovia, candidate number 5, entered the exam field.

Compared to Phil and Encore who had their classmates cheering them on, Benovia’s presence was much more understated. She had no classmates cheering for her, only a few scattered individuals watching.

Hilia overheard their conversation.

"Isn’t she in our class?"

"Not very familiar with her, don’t see her much."

"Yeah, if she weren’t pretty, we might not even know she’s in our class."

"This classmate is so strange."

"..."

Hilia couldn’t help but wonder, "Does Benovia have no friends in class?"

Rose said, "She hardly attends classes, so how could she have any friends?"

Hilia was surprised, "She doesn’t go to classes at all? The mentor doesn’t say anything?"

"Excellent mages don’t bury themselves in schoolbooks. They accumulate experience by going out into the world. As long as you learn the coursework ahead of time, what would the mentor have to say to you?"

"If you can ensure high scores, indeed attending classes might be unnecessary..."

Rose said calmly, "So next year, you must at least finish all the second-grade subjects in a month."

"Wha-what?" Hilia didn’t grasp it at first.

"In second grade, in one month’s time, finish all the less important courses," Rose said.

"Is there something specific planned for next year? Learning all the subjects within a month, that’s... quite difficult."

"You’ll find out what for next year. This task is to free you from the burden of coursework.

"You currently have to attend classes five days a week, from morning until evening, unless you take leave. Otherwise, the only time you have control of is after dinner in the evening."

Hilia nodded softly.

She also felt that there were too many classes, taking up all her time.

"I don’t know if you’ll have as many classes in the second grade, but if you do, you must finish them all within a month. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me directly. I may not explain as well as your mentor, but I do have some experience."

Not as well as the mentor...

Hilia glanced at Rose.

Exaggerated, oh mighty God.

You are the best mentor in the world.

Thinking of Rose personally teaching her and explaining confusing knowledge to her, Hilia felt that finishing a year’s coursework within a month didn’t seem so daunting after all.

This year, Rose hadn’t taught her any theoretical knowledge, only providing guidance on combat experience, rapid cultivation, and magic learning.

Hilia also assumed Rose didn’t care much about the courses she attended.

Now, with Rose planning to teach her even these subjects, Hilia couldn’t help but feel excited.

After discussing this matter, Rose stopped speaking, as by then, Benovia’s battle had already started.

She summoned her magic puppet, the same one seen before in Beia Village.

Benovia hadn’t replaced her magic puppet.

Rose observed her situation, preparing to tailor a training plan suitable for her style and habits based on her combat performance.

Although he wasn’t sure this training plan would be usable.

Establishing a spiritual connection is ultimately mysterious, and Rose couldn’t fully comprehend why Hilia could establish a connection with him.

With Benovia, the faint connection seemed to have an effect, yet also seemed ineffective.

It appeared to have increased, but upon closer feel, it seemed not to have increased.

It remained in a superposition of increasing and not increasing, which left Rose pessimistic about whether he could descend into Benovia’s mind.

He could only take it one step at a time.

But he could prepare in advance, to avoid spending time later observing and finding the best training method.

After the battle began, Benovia did not wait for the mentor-controlled magic puppet to approach before counterattacking like other mages would. She chose to take the initiative and attack.

A heavy yellow color emerged from her magic puppet, and in the next moment, the puppet was armored with earth element armor.

Hilia watched intently, noticing her using a Tier Two earth shield, and muttered, "Could Benovia be specialized in earth elements?"

Rose said calmly, "No, she has no element specialization."

"No element specialization?"

"It means she’s not inclined towards any particular element; she can learn any type of magic equally well."

Hilia tilted her head, "Isn’t that just ordinary non-attribute? Most ordinary people don’t have magic specializations, right? Such people can’t become mages..."

"No, others have no specialization, but she is specialized in no attributes," Rose said calmly.

"Is there a difference?"

"No specialization means very poor sensitivity to magic; they can’t sense anything. Non-attribute specialization means medium sensitivity to magic, with a basic bonus to all kinds of magic, meaning they can sense magic power, can use magic, but won’t specialize in any one kind."

Hilia understood.

"So... Benovia’s specialization... means no specialization at all, even with deep research in one type of magic, she won’t reach the level of specialization?"

"Yes, she’s an all-rounder mage."

"Knowing everything but not excelling in anything, and yet she’s still this strong?"

Watching Benovia’s battle, with its whimsy and flexibility, Hilia understood what it meant for gold coins to crush everything in their path.