Lu Yun waved at the approaching figure, "Master Xia, please, have a seat."
Xia Dongyang, the head of the Xia family in Xihai City and Xia Xue's father, took the offered seat without hesitation.
"Good day to you, principals," he greeted everyone after sitting down.
Xia Dongyang had a dignified and imposing appearance.
Lu Yun poured a cup of tea for Xia Dongyang, "You're here to see Xia Xue, aren't you?"
Xia Dongyang smiled, "These past few years, I am grateful for Principal Lu's care for Xia Xue."
Lu Yun waved it off, "I haven't done much. Xia Xue is very bright, and her job transition was quite successful."
Xia Dongyang added, "I heard from my family about it. I just got back to Xihai City today, sadly missing Xia Xue's transition."
Lu Yun knew Xia Dongyang was often busy and seldom at home.
"We were just discussing whether Xia Xue could reach level 5 by the end of today's 12-hour dungeon. It's not going to be easy if she wants to get into Xia Jing Academy."
Xia Dongyang said, "It shouldn't be a problem. Even if she falls a bit short, I can pull some strings."
Lu Yun shook his head, "I suggest you don't do that. I know Xia Xue's character well; she would resent you if you did."
Xia Dongyang sighed, knowing this all too well.
Changing the subject, Xia Dongyang asked, "I heard that there was a hidden job transition at your school yesterday. Congratulations! May I know which profession it was?"
Lu Yun's face lit up, "The profession is called Necromancer. It's an unheard-of job that can summon skeletons. I'm not sure how powerful it is."
Not all hidden jobs are strong; there have been weak hidden jobs as well.
Summoning skeletons? That sounds somewhat sinister.
And the title Necromancer doesn't seem very auspicious either.
Dealing with the dead and spirits could inevitably lead to wild speculations.
Seeing Xia Dongyang's concern, Lu Yun reassured him, "Don't worry, Lin is a good kid, even if he's not very talkative. His sister got into Xia Jing Academy last year."
"If Xia Xue goes to Xia Jing Academy, perhaps you could ask Lin Mohan to look after her."
With Lu Yun's words, Xia Dongyang felt relieved.
Having known each other for many years, Xia Dongyang was well aware of what kind of person Lu Yun was.
Inside the novice dungeon, Lin received a message from a skeleton warrior.
[Reached maximum distance. Cannot proceed further.]
The furthest skeleton warrior was now 500 meters away from Lin, standing still, not moving any further.
Lin understood that the skeleton warriors had to stay within 500 meters of him.
As the other skeletons also approached this limit, Lin had no choice but to order them back.
No longer able to be a hands-off manager, Lin chose a direction and headed deeper into the dungeon.
The ten skeleton warriors formed a fan shape in front, maintaining a distance of about 100 meters from Lin.
Any monster encountered on the way was instantly killed by the skeleton warriors.
In the fourth hour of being in the dungeon, Lin faced his third level-up.
[Name: Lin]
[Profession: Necromancer (Unique)]
[Level: 4 (0.00%)]
[Strength: 40]
[Agility: 40]
[Spirit: 80]
[Equipment: None]
[Summon Space: 10/40, Skeleton Warrior (Quantity: 10)]
[Talent: Comprehensive Amplification (Level 1, Unique)]
[Passive Skill: Damage Transfer]
[Active Skills: Soul Flame (Level 4), Summon Skeleton Warrior (Level 4)]
After leveling up, Lin continued to summon more skeleton warriors, with the spirit cost of summoning each skeleton warrior reaching 25 points.
He managed to level up three times in four hours.
As the number of skeleton warriors increased, the leveling speed didn't drop but showed signs of accelerating.
Lin, with his army of skeletons, ventured into the latter half of the novice dungeon.
More level 5 and 6 monsters began to appear but were still no match for the skeleton warriors with 450 strength, all falling with a single strike.
[Killed a level 5 Green Wolf, experience +50]
[Killed a level 6 Black Panther, experience +60]
For Lin, killing level 1 monsters and level 6 monsters were equally efficient.
Higher-level, denser monster populations were preferred.
After summoning three more skeleton warriors, making a total of 13, they wreaked havoc in the novice dungeon.
The experience points rapidly accumulated, and with more skeleton warriors, the leveling speed only increased.
"At this rate, I'll level up again in an hour."
"In the first 12 hours of the novice dungeon, I might directly reach level 8."
"That's twice as fast as I anticipated. After reaching level 8, I can head to the outskirts of Xihai City for higher-level monsters."
Lin had already planned his leveling route.
Heading to the outskirts of Xihai City required school approval, or the city guards wouldn't let him out.
Level 8 was the minimum requirement.
[Killed a level 7 Brown Bear, experience +70]
As Lin ventured deeper, even level 7 monsters appeared but were also swiftly dealt with.
The novice dungeon was designed for newbies.
With lower monster strength, a simpler environment, and much higher safety compared to the wilderness, Lin, even though he was leveling easily, never let his guard down.
He remembered his sister Lin Mohan coming back from the outskirts of Xihai City covered in blood and wounded, seriously telling him, "A lion uses all its strength even when hunting a rabbit. Never be careless under any circumstances."
Lin kept these words close to his heart and acted accordingly.