Ryan took a deep breath and smiled wryly helplessly, saying,
"Alright, then does that mean I've completed this level? Do I still have the qualification to continue the exam?"
White Night looked at him meaningfully with a smile. Then he stood up.
Before Ryan could figure out what was going on.
He solemnly extended his hand towards Ryan and smiled, saying,
"No, Ryan, you don't need to take the assessment anymore. Because from now on, you're an official Night Healer."
Ryan was astonished.
White Night smiled and said, "This is my privilege. As long as someone can trigger that ending, I can let them complete the promotion directly. Of course, I'll only offer one quota. Do you accept it?"
After a brief silence.
Ryan stood up, shook his hand, and curled the corner of his mouth, saying,
"It's my great honor."
...
Unexpected but reasonable.
After saying goodbye to those trainees and the examiner, Ryan followed White Night and left the Trial Hall.
They walked all the way to a tall building in the center of the Night City. The guards in front of the gate immediately knelt down on one knee, saluted White Night, and then opened the huge gate with a Western fantasy style.
"Let's go. I'll take you to meet our Matriarch."
White Night led Ryan and strode into the gate and walked towards the deep corridor that went all the way down.
"Not every newly promoted Night Healer has the qualification to meet the Matriarch. But you're different. I think you'll surely gain a lot after meeting the Matriarch."
Ryan nodded.
From Raven, he had already known that the leader of the Night Healers seemed to be a twelve-winged sacred angel from the Upper Realm.
To be honest.
Ryan was still a bit nervous.
After all, he had only heard about angels in legends before.
"By the way." Ryan turned his head and glanced at White Night with gray hair and said,
"I want to ask, was the young version of Wang Tao who communicated with me in the classroom just now controlled by you?"
White Night was stunned for a moment, and a hint of unnaturalness flashed in his eyes as he said,
"No... It's just a mark of mine. It wasn't me."
Ryan asked hesitantly, "Then did you hear what I said?"
White Night put on a straight face and refused to answer this question.
Ryan asked hesitantly, "So have you made a decision?"
The corner of White Night's eye twitched as he said, "What decision?"
Ryan adjusted his glasses and said seriously, "Of course, it's about marrying your moonlight. You said she's almost grown up. Don't you really have any thoughts about it? Hmm?"
White Night: "..."
"Although it might be a bit offensive, from the perspective of being from the same race, I am suggesting you give it a try. And didn't you just say that? Don't care about whether you'll fail or not. Just do it if you want to. Isn't that right?"
White Night: "..."
"Isn't she gentle? Isn't she beautiful? Isn't she lively? Isn't she pure?"
White Night: "..."
"I don't think you want to see her being kissed, hugged, and lifted high by others, right?"
(╯‵皿′)╯︵┻━┻
Damn it!
He couldn't hold it back anymore! Almost couldn't hold it back!
White Night clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his temples throbbing rapidly. But finally, he managed to hold it back.
His fists tightened!
His fists tightened!
He gritted his teeth with a clattering sound and said,
"This topic! That's it! Do you understand?! That's it!"
Ryan widened his eyes and said, "Uh... okay."
"..."
The surroundings fell into an eerie silence.
White Night walked ahead with a straight face, and Ryan followed behind, lost in thought.
Only the sound of their footsteps echoed in the long corridor.
They walked until they reached the end of the corridor.
A tall gate appeared in Ryan's field of vision again.
"Go in."
White Night, who had recovered, reached out and pushed the gate open forcefully. A dazzling light curtain shot out from inside.
He turned around, looked at Ryan seriously, patted him on the shoulder, and said,
"I've already reported your matter to the Matriarch. The Matriarch will personally confer the Night Healer status on you. You should perform well. Remember, don't offend the Matriarch. Understand?"
Ryan nodded and said, "Very much so!"
White Night smiled and nodded, saying, "Good, I'll wait for you outside. After you meet the Matriarch, I'll explain some situations about the Night Healers to you."
Ryan nodded and then turned around and walked towards the gate with big steps.
Just after walking about ten steps.
Ryan turned his head, looked at White Night in the corridor, adjusted his monocle, and said seriously,
"Are you sure you don't want to think about it again? There's nothing wrong with an older man marrying a younger woman. Why don't I help you keep an eye on your wife's situation when I go to Blue Star? I have a friend there."
"Shut up!"
Obviously exasperated, White Night, (〃´ 皿 `) q picked up the scepter in his hand and was about to throw it at him.
Ryan quickly took a few steps forward to avoid being hit.
Bang!
The gate closed.
White Night rubbed his temples, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm down the throbbing veins on his temples.
He fell silent.
He opened his pocket watch and looked at the yellowed and charred photo inside.
Looking at the smiling, sweet girl in the photo.
He closed his eyes.
And clenched his hand slightly.
...
[Ding! You have triggered a special mission: The Moonlight in the Heart: Complete the matchmaking between White Night and the target girl. Mission rewards: +200 favorability with White Night, 2,000 Skull Coins, 1 special reward.]
Ryan in the hall was stunned.
Then a smile appeared on his face.
Sure enough!
Wasn't this already showing that he was moved by what I said?!
If he wasn't moved, how could my system mission be triggered?
Hahaha—
Saying no with the mouth but being honest in the heart.
Such a tsundere!
It seemed that he had another reason to go to Blue Star. Anyway, it definitely wouldn't be a bad thing to increase Wang Tao's (White Night's) favorability.
Ryan walked towards the depths of the hall with a satisfied look on his face.
...
In the deepest part of the hall.
One chain after another collided with each other, making clear sounds that echoed throughout the hall.
A servant knelt on one knee and said, "Matriarch, White Night's recommended apprentice is waiting outside. He seems to be the young man who was suspected to be the Plague Doctor that Mr. Raven mentioned before."
The hall was dead silent.
After a long while.
A grand and holy voice rang out.
"Let him in."
"Yes!" The servant bowed his head.
Bang!
With the gate opening again.
Ryan stepped into the deepest hall. He raised his head and looked ahead.
In the darkness, he could vaguely feel a gaze falling on him, examining him.
The clear sounds of the chains colliding echoed in the darkness.
And Ryan immediately felt an unimaginable aura enveloping him.
It was creepy.
Root-level aura?
Ryan's breathing became a bit rapid, and his expression quickly turned serious. He didn't dare to be negligent.
Yes!
It was definitely the root-level aura without a doubt.