Hisui absorbed the power of the stars, trying to let the star map in the sky remember her aura.
She could feel that the "gazes" of those stars were all falling on her master Moen beside her, and the tiny bit of attention they gave her was also because Master Moen was guiding her.
Those stars were like they were conversing with Master Moen. Master Moen asked the stars to spare a bit of attention to take care of her, and so the stars gave her a little bit of their radiance.
The stars of Lyra were twinkling, but they were not twinkling for her, nor were they even twinkling for the Lyra Spirit Lyra.
Thinking of this, Hisui didn't know what she should feel. At least for now, it seemed that she was slightly stronger than the Lyra Spirit Lyra.
"Let's stop here for today."
After checking the time, Moen ended today's lesson. It was already quite late, and it was time to head back. He couldn't very well keep Hisui up all night, and he also had his own things to do during the day, so he still needed to rest properly at night.
Although cultivating at night was somewhat easier than during the day, if one had to say how big the difference was, it really wasn't that much.
After all, the distance between them and the stars in the sky wasn't shortened by the rotation of a single planet. It was just that the stars were easier to see at night. Cultivating during the day wouldn't actually make it harder to connect with the stars in the sky; it was more like a psychological effect.
In fact, this was quite good. Although there wasn't much bonus at night during cultivation, there also wouldn't be much penalty during the day when using it.
This was better than being a "worm by day, dragon by night," or a "dragon by day, worm by night." Being strong all twenty-four hours a day was truly strong!
"Got it, Master."
Although Hisui still felt a bit reluctant to stop, she didn't say anything more and obediently prepared to go back.
Hisui knew that during this period, Master Moen and the others were preparing to register for the S-Class Mage Exam, and they were quite busy during the day.
After joining "Fairy Tail," Hisui had come into contact with more people and experienced many things she could not encounter in the royal palace. Over the past half year, she had indeed grown a lot.
She was not the kind of selfish and willful person to begin with, so naturally she would not trouble Moen, nor could she selfishly monopolize her master's time.
Moen took Hisui all the way back to Magnolia, sent the little girl back to the dormitory, and only then returned home himself.
Moen had indeed already registered for this year's S-Class Mage Exam. In fact, this exam wasn't held at a fixed time every year; it mainly depended on whether there were people signing up. Although there were quite a lot of people in the guild, not many actually met the threshold to register for the exam.
Those who took it last year wouldn't necessarily participate again this year. After all, those who failed would definitely have been hit quite hard. The S-Class Mage Exam of "Fairy Tail" was extremely strict, and its value was not comparable to the S-Class of other mage guilds.
People like Macao and Wakaba had both been struck by it, and they deeply realized the gap between themselves and S-Class mages.
After mustering the courage to participate a few times, they eventually gave up completely. Therefore, those who participated in the S-Class Mage Exam were generally young people, young people who still had a drive in their hearts.
Just thinking about how even Laxus didn't pass on his first try showed how high the standard of the S-Class Mage Exam was.
Of course, Laxus wasn't very old when he first participated either, he wasn't much older than Moen and the others now. Other mages at their age definitely wouldn't even reach the threshold to participate.
There were quite a number of applicants this year. Besides Moen, Mira and Erza had also signed up. Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel also wanted to join in the fun, but they were directly rejected.
There was no helping it, even those in the first tier like Moen, Erza, and Mira had not yet become S-Class mages, so the younger ones had even less chance.
Although the younger ones had good talent, they were still quite far from becoming S-Class mages of "Fairy Tail." Participating in the S-Class Mage Exam now would just be fooling around.
The participation of Moen, Erza, and Mira pushed the minimum age for taking part in the S-Class Mage exam even lower.
Laxus had been sixteen when he first participated and seventeen when he officially passed, while Moen, Erza, and Mira lowered the record to fourteen. However, this was only participation, whether they could pass was still unknown.
"For your first time participating, just treat it as gaining experience."
Inside the guild hall, regarding the prospects of Moen, Erza, and Mira in this S-Class Mage exam, Laxus gave a very sharp evaluation. He did not believe that the three of them could pass the exam.
For a first attempt, one definitely needed to get used to the process. This exam was not something to joke about, there was absolutely no room for leniency.
S-Class Mages were the true signature of "Fairy Tail," and becoming one also meant being able to take on more dangerous missions. Based on the principle of ensuring everyone's safety, there would be no lowering of standards in this exam.
When Laxus first took the exam, he suffered from this exact issue. His mindset had not fully changed yet, and he had not realized the responsibility and danger of becoming an S-Class Mage, resulting in his defeat and being judged as having failed the exam.
Therefore, even though he did not doubt Moen's strength, Laxus still believed that this time they would definitely return without success.
"Then just wait and see."
In response to Laxus's harsh comment, Mira retorted unwillingly. His pessimism only made her more fired up.
"We will break your record."
Erza was also unconvinced and spoke up.
It was understandable that Laxus would not reveal the details of the exam, but belittling them and saying they would definitely fail was indeed going too far.
Especially since Moen was included among them, this made Laxus sound even more unreasonable. Even Moen wouldn't pass the exam?
Moen had defeated one of the "Ten Wizard Saints" twice, he had directly participated in defeating Jose Porla twice, and one of those times had even been in cooperation with Laxus.
Laxus, who had only defeated Jose Porla once, could become an S-Class Mage of "Fairy Tail," but Moen couldn't? Did that make any sense? Didn't Laxus find his own words contradictory?
"This isn't the same thing. You'll understand once you go."
Faced with everyone's doubts, Laxus shook his head and didn't say much more. They would naturally understand after participating in the exam.
Mira and Erza exchanged a glance, and the two unexpectedly reached a rare consensus.
They had to pass! They were determined to slap Laxus in the face!
As for Moen, he didn't have much reaction. Although he didn't know the exact content of the exam either, there was still some time before it began. By then, his "Gold Cloth" would probably already be in hand, and all problems would be easily solved.
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