"Let's go."

Olivia Carter opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You pay for the taxi."

"What taxi? At your age, you should learn to save money. Your uncle and aunt risk their lives fighting at the fortress against demonic creatures to earn that money—every cent, every dime is stained with blood and sweat. Is this how you waste the living expenses they send you!?"

"They brought it on themselves! Who told them not to obey the law and to plunder other teams? They deserve to serve time at the fortress!"

"Who can say what really happens in the wild? You're still young, you don't understand how dangerous people can be..."

"Are you coming or not? If not, I'll go by myself."

Olivia Carter was a bit unhappy with this topic.

"You have money, so you get to decide."

As William Carter spoke, he quickly washed his face, and together with Olivia Carter, who had changed her clothes, left the house.

Perhaps it was because his Great Sun Golden Body training had made progress, but as soon as he stepped outside and was hit by the sunlight, he actually felt much more energetic.

Although he hadn't had time to check the results of the video he uploaded to Sand Station, the first thing he did was glance at the attribute panel formed by his supernatural ability.

"No skill points?"

William Carter was a bit disappointed.

But after a moment, he seemed to notice something: "Constitution 6?"

His constitution had actually risen from 5 to 6—an unexpected surprise.

"Is this the effect of reaching the second level of the Great Sun Golden Body? Huh, no skill points added, but my attributes increased a bit. Not bad, not bad."

William Carter felt reassured.

It was worth the month of hard work he put into the Great Sun Golden Body, and the nearly three thousand yuan he spent on medicinal herbs.

"Seriously, skill points are so magical, but attribute points... what do I need you for! Wouldn't it be great if I could exchange them for skill points? Even if it's not a ten-to-one exchange, three for one, or even one for one would be fine."

William Carter stared at the attribute template, sending out thoughts in his mind.

Unfortunately...

The attribute points stubbornly remained in place, unmoved.

The two of them soon took a car to the Swordsmanship Assessment Center.

It was only when they arrived that William Carter remembered something: "Aren't you in eighth grade? Why are you taking the swordsmanship level test? Isn't the swordsmanship level only required when choosing subjects in tenth grade?"

Olivia Carter shot him a sideways glance: "I'm a genius who's already completed Foundation Establishment. If I keep hanging around with those little kids in my grade, wouldn't that lower my status for no reason? So I applied to skip a grade."

"Skip a grade?"

William Carter looked at her in surprise. "You want to skip from eighth grade straight to tenth?"

"Tsk tsk, can you even call it a life if you don't skip grades? Just look at me, Olivia Carter: started cultivating at fourteen, reached Foundation Establishment in eight months, and now I'm already sensing qi. Once I succeed in sensing qi, inner breath and true qi will be as easy for me as reaching into a bag. In the future, I'm destined to shine brilliantly and be revered as a fairy by billions. Skipping a grade is nothing worth mentioning."

As Olivia Carter spoke, she casually flicked her sleeve, exuding the air of a master.

"Arrogant. You're underestimating how hard it is to cultivate during the Qi Refining stage. Like now, you've been trying to sense qi for three or four months, right..."

William Carter said.

"So what?"

Olivia Carter turned her little face away. "I'm still better than you. You haven't even completed Foundation Establishment."

"Your body cultivation technique is only at minor achievement so far."

"You haven't even completed Foundation Establishment."

"Your swordsmanship hasn't even passed level one."

"You haven't even completed Foundation Establishment."

"..."

William Carter looked at this little girl, who seemed to be asking for a beating, and felt a pang in his teeth.

He really wanted to pin this little brat to the ground and give her a good thrashing!

But considering the difference in their current strength...

"Forget it. As your older brother, I should show some brotherly magnanimity. Can't be bothered to argue with you. We're at the City Swordsmanship Hall—let's go in."

Chapter 8: Swordsmanship

City Swordsmanship Hall.

A place specifically for swordsmanship level certification.

The swordsmanship level certificate is a professional qualification. Many martial arts schools require it when hiring coaches. The chances of being hired with a certificate are completely different from those without one.

It's similar in nature to chef certificates, athlete certificates, electrician, welder, or carpenter certificates.

William Carter accompanied Olivia Carter to fill out the forms and register. They quickly completed the application and then waited patiently in the lobby.

After less than half a minute, the lobby broadcast called out, "Number A091, please proceed to Assessment Room 4 for your test."

"It's your turn."

William Carter said.

Olivia Carter nervously stood up, clutching the corner of her clothes. "You... you come with me."

"It's just a basic swordsmanship assessment. As long as you've practiced diligently for a few months, anyone can pass."

William Carter said calmly.

He remembered that when he passed the basic swordsmanship assessment, he had only just started learning the tenth set of basic sword techniques—not even at minor achievement.

Olivia Carter immediately pulled out a hundred yuan bill.

"Let's go!"

William Carter grabbed the money and enthusiastically accompanied her to the assessment room.

The assessment room allowed one family member to accompany the candidate.

When they entered, there was already a female swordsman, looking about twenty-three or twenty-four, waiting with an unsharpened sword in hand.

"Candidate A091?"

The female swordsman looked at Olivia Carter's somewhat childish and cute face, seeming surprised at her youth, but still dutifully pointed to the armor on the side. "Put on the equipment. You have three minutes to get ready."

After speaking, she glanced at William Carter.