Alab had already speculated that this initial ranking will be based on their selected skills. As he had 4 skills at D-rank and below, it was a given that he was ranked bottom.
He scrolled through his [Status Window] and clicked in his [Skill] section. His mindfully selected skills were then unfolded.
[Unique Skill: Conversion (SSS)
Skills:
Skeleton Trainee Summoning (E)
Description: The power to summon a skeleton trainee has been bestowed upon you. The skeleton trainee is an undead inclined to dark power and sword art. It can be resummoned endlessly with sufficient mana.
MP Cost: 9
Cooldown: None
Increasing an items level by 1 (D)
Description: The ability to upgrade an item by one level. Can be used to D-grade items and below.
MP Cost: 49
Cooldown: None
Luck (E) (Passive)
Description: You are slightly lucky.
Effect: +0.0001% Luck
Decrease Mana Cost (D) (Passive)
Description: Reduction in mana cost of skills.
Effects: - 1% mana cost
Zero Cooldown (SSS) (Passive)
Description: An ability created to wield the strongest skill to exists which has a millenial of cooldown time. Allows the user to activate skills with no restraints of cooldowns.
Effects: -100% cooldown ]
With the [Skeleton Trainee Summoning] as the sole exception, Alab strictly considered synergy above all. Four of his skills sought to maximize the potential of his SSS-grade unique skill [Conversion].
Alab felt the hurry to test his skill and convert items into points. He had a multitude of simulations that lacked verification.
"It would be best if I can find an item now", Alab mumbled.
Immersed in his skills, the man clad in black suit proceeded, lacking interest to the crowd that erupted in turmoil upon recognizing their ranks. A part grinned in celebration while a large portion barraged the man with oppositions.
Still, the man continued.
"I believe you have clearly witnessed what happened a while ago. And I believe you wouldnt want such tragedy to befall upon you", the man uttered.
His composed tone silenced the hostility thrown by participants. They could only wag their tails in submission to larger power. With no more rebuttals, the man walked, tracing along the pavement of the stage down to the verdant soil.
He strode forward, his upright back facing the tight-lipped crowd. The dancing of the robust grass along the melodic air halted as the luminous dark shoes of the man pressed on them, leaving a flattened footprint in the greeny stretch.
After minutes of walking ahead, the man halted as he arrived at his intended spot. Pointing his foot the soil, the man turned around as he overlooked the participants before him. With the stretching of his hand, he muttered.
"Behold, imprint this glorious image in your mind. Prepare to be enchanted by the wonders of the Academia. Participants and soon to be students, I grandly present to you all, the Academia"
*flick*
With a flick of his hand, the fog restraining their sight receded to the side. Like being fanned with a sharp storm, the fog dissipated, unveiling the mysteries it concealed.
The participants squinted as strong daylight rushed to their eyes. Melodic hymns as birds chirped along the pitches of runny water and falsetto of breeze that broke free from the constraints of the fog, filled the area with inviting symphony.
They took their time adjusting to daylight engrossed in the soothing music. Then, with their sight adapted, stars filled their eyes as the alluring landscapes of the Academia drew their eyes in.
"wow"
"This... Is this where god lives?"
"it is beautiful"
Hesitant participants forthwith relinquished their reluctances. The picture of the Academia etched on their mind. Bewitched, they just couldnt live a single day without adoring the beauty of the Academia.
Atop a mountain rested the pointy castle of fluctuating hues. Kissed by daylight, the khaki polished majestically emitted golden tints that gave it a nobility ambiance. Under overcast atmosphere, it embellished as it reflected a pinkish shade, starring a disney vibes.
The immense castle stretched another 100 meters tall above the mountain, overlooking the equally mesmerizing expanse under it.
The castle embroidered towers of spherical and quadratic frames. On its pavement walls, barricading the castle by 40 meters tall, connecting spherical towers joint the 20 meters thick wall, sufficient to accommodate numerous humans and armaments atop the wall. The spherical watchtowers stetched for another 20 meters high with battlements fortified in the walls.
Towers of quadratic shape filled the corners of the main castle, fusing the edges and curved sides of the castle, producing a grandiose structure. Balconies enclosed by ballustrade protruded out the castle sides with access from the respective corridors.
Towers' roofs with pointy excess concealed behind the clouds.
Teaching quarters peeked through the opened glass windows as the opaque curtains swayed with the cool breeze brought by the runny water below the mountain.
A cascade of water fall at a height as the river flows over the steep incline of the cliff, generating a water body at a side of the mountain. Lush greeneries surrounded it with gems of ranging pigments were apparent under the clear river.
Lastly, an archbridge connected the main gate of the Academia to the hill that the participants was at. It ran with ballustrades on each side. Pointy roofs covered the small quadratic resting structure in each joint of the archs.
Adoring the otherworldly sight, the participants forget the lawlessness of this world. Their hearts bewitched to secure a foothold in the Academia.