Things were getting worse. After some time of study, Rode figured out the mysterious script.

The blue star read:

[Frigid Azure]

[Status: About to extinguish]

[Star Energy: Revival of the Soul]

[Infusion: Soulless]

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[Potential: Dim Fire]

[Intensity: Thirteen]

[Description: We must still love with our lives, even if the world treats us harshly.]

The obelisk read:

The erosion has begun, and a stronger Nightmare Lord is about to arrive. The next invasion will occur after thirty-three sunsets.

Warning: Crossing the River of Eternal Death may lead to unknown changes in the invasion.

—

After reading this, Rode felt quite uneasy.

As he had suspected, the invasion wasn't over, and a stronger monster would arrive in thirty-three days.

But what was more terrifying was the next line.

The River of Eternal Death didn't sound like anything good, and they had to cross it.

But who would cross it? How?

The information didn't say.

The phrase "unknown changes in the invasion" was what unsettled Rode the most.

He had no power to fight the invading monsters before, relying solely on the golden light to barely kill them.

Now that the golden light was exhausted, wouldn't a monster stronger than that easily crush him?

And there would be unknown changes, as if his death wasn't coming fast enough?

Rode knew that the greatest crisis since he came to this world had arrived.

If he continued at the current pace, he definitely wouldn't survive the thirty-three days.

The crisis was far from over.

"Combat class is about to start. I need to seize this opportunity to quickly master combat techniques and enhance my fighting abilities," Rode thought.

"I also need to strengthen my power. The second star must not go out."

But there was still the problem of where to find souls to plunder.

It was impossible to do so within the academy.

He had to find a way to leave the academy.

However, Kimberly Academy had very strict access controls. Only powerful figures like officials from the Internal Affairs Tribunal could easily take students out.

Rode learned through various inquiries that the easiest way for him was to obtain the "Kimberly Star" medal.

The "Kimberly Star" was an award established by Kimberly Academy to honor the "most improved" students, given once a month with three levels and substantial rewards.

Rode had to get the first-level medal to have the freedom to enter and exit the academy.

This was no easy task, as there were only three first-level "Kimberly Stars," one for each of the three institutes.

Each institute had ten divisions, each division had ten groups, and each group had about twenty people.

In other words, only one person out of nearly two thousand in an institute could receive it.

Equivalent to being the top of the entire grade.

But Rode was not afraid, because the selection method for the "Kimberly Star" was very favorable to him.

The academic staff would specifically record the students' previous data and compare it with the current data, with higher scores for greater improvement.

And the first data for new students was their entrance test data.

Because of this, Rode had a huge advantage.

—He had ignited the second spark.

Few freshmen could ignite a second spark within a month. Although top students like Kassan also had two or even three sparks, they already had two to three sparks during their entrance test, so their improvement wasn't as significant as his.

This was also the original intention of the "Kimberly Star" to encourage and help ordinary students, giving as many people as possible a chance.

Generally, students rarely had such significant improvements every month, and the winners were almost always changing.

However, because Rode's goal was high, aiming for the first-level medal, having just the advantage of sparks and spiritual energy wasn't enough.

He also needed the approval and recommendation of various teachers.

Teachers could also score, accounting for 25% of the total score.

So, during this time, Rode became the most prominent student in the Third Institute, the most active in class, stealing the spotlight everywhere, currying favor with teachers, and competing with other students, earning him and Kassan the nickname "bitch couple."

The nickname was so catchy that it quickly spread throughout the academy.

Of course, it was mostly in jest, with few truly resentful people.

But the leader of the Second Group of the Second Division of the Third Institute, the red-haired fat Hablin, was an exception.

He was very displeased, especially since many major classes were held with the Tenth Division and Tenth Group in the same classroom, watching that country bumpkin's energetic performance made him very depressed.

What made him even more upset was that the young lady of the Mipol Family seemed to have some interest in that country bumpkin.

Since the establishment of Thalorian's royal city, it had been a thousand years, and both the Mipol and Manolobana families were ancient aristocratic families, known as the upper-class nobles, the fire candidates.

Hablin's father, one of the four Grand Adjudicators of the Internal Affairs Tribunal, Manolobana Gula, had long intended to form an alliance through marriage.

Although the head of the Mipol Family had never given a clear response, they also hadn't explicitly refused.

And Hablin was very fond of Kassan's beauty and pride, already considering her his fiancée.

Even though Kassan wasn't enthusiastic about him.

So, when he saw the two whispering intimately, he was filled with jealousy.

Later, the information his followers gathered made him even more furious. Their dormitories were right across from each other, visiting each other every day without any scruples, and he even heard them discussing topics like having children, with Rode seemingly asking Kassan to have his child, but Kassan disagreeing.

Rumors circulating within the Tenth Division also suggested their relationship was not simple.

Thinking about how he was still sleeping alone in his dorm room while they might already be rolling around in the same bed every day, Hablin felt like his soul was about to be consumed.

Therefore, on another day off, when his father came to visit him at the academy, he poured out his grievances to his father, asking him to deal harshly with that country bumpkin, absolutely not allowing him to get the "Kimberly Star," and to transfer Kassan from the Tenth Division, preferably to the Second Group of the Second Division, and move her dormitory to be across from his.

Hablin's father was a tall, thin middle-aged man with a severe, icy expression, like iron, as he always wore an iron mask.

After listening to Hablin's complaints and carefully asking about the country bumpkin named Rode, his father sneered.

"Hablin, don't worry, he will soon be nothing but bones."

Hablin didn't fully understand his father's words, but excitedly shouted, "Great! Then I'll hold Kassan's waist and kiss her in front of him, and see what kind of shit-eating expression that country bumpkin will have! Haha!"

The iron mask coldly smiled, not correcting his son's mistake.

Before leaving, he gave Hablin a spirit raven messenger, instructing him to report on Rode's situation and movements at any time.

—

Kimberly Academy, Third Institute.

Sixth Student Dormitory Building.

Third Floor.

A blond middle-aged man listened with mixed emotions as his precious daughter enthusiastically recounted her new and interesting academy life, without realizing that half of her words were about a guy named Rode.

After a long time, the blond middle-aged man sighed deeply.

"Kassan, write home more often when you have time. I'm very interested in this young man, tell me more about him."

Kassan replied joyfully.

"Okay, Dad."

—

"Huh?"

Rode, who was worriedly watching the blue star grow dimmer, suddenly looked up.

"Who's calling me?"