Ernest's cemetery did not boast a large or magnificent place. There were no large buildings here except for the temple where the Shamans lived. Even the temple could not be said to be a large place.

The temple here was not something magnificent either. It was just a building with walls made of stone and a roof covered with palm leaves. The entrance was only covered by black cloth with a little light from an oil lamp that could be seen from outside.

Shamans did not live in luxury. Those who were appointed as Shamans spent themselves in taking care of the dead, cleaning the bodies of the deceased, and burying them in the cemetery.

They were also tasked with maintaining the order of this cemetery, cleaning it with their magic, and sometimes giving sermons to people who came to hear them.

This profession was not something that many people could do, especially for a player. The essence of the Player who played this game was mostly adventuring and discovering something new. Some might find pleasure in making crafts and working as craftsmen or alchemists.

There might be a few who would truly focus on being academics, but as a Shaman, Ivo only knew of 3 people who had tried it.

They had posted a few times in the community and asked for other players’ opinions. There were also discussions where people were curious about what it was like to be a shaman in the Court of The Dead. Their answers weren’t good.

‘If you can’t bear the burden of death, don’t enter the Court of The Dead.’

People didn’t really know what that meant. Even Ivo, who was making his character in the royal capital at the time, didn’t understand. Because of the nature of this game where there was no save and load feature, every death meant starting over again.

And players didn’t want to start over again. That was something they really didn’t want to do.

“It should be here.” Ivo saw a token shining brightly in front of an unmarked grave. There was only a tombstone that was the same as the other graves.

Ivo didn’t hesitate to dig the grave with a shovel he had picked up beside the temple. He could have used magic to dig the grave, but Ivo didn’t do that.

He dug for 1 hour. His current body was still quite weak and his stamina was very low.

“Ah, this is it.”

Ivo saw a skeleton buried under this place. A white skeleton that seemed unaffected by time. Although its body and flesh had decomposed and disintegrated, this skeleton was still in perfect condition.

“It seems that Veibel did not lie about this token. It can really pass this Magician’s test.”

There was no movement as if it was dead. This skeleton should move and be the first test for those who want to get the inheritance of the Magician buried in Ernest’s cemetery.

This test serves as a sign that someone capable of the Court of The Dead is able to become the heir. Not all Magicians are like this, only eccentric people will do it.

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And this Magician who died in Ernest’s cemetery was an eccentric person.

“Haah… Haahh…. from what I know, he joined the teachings of the followers of death after knowing that his life was not long. Rather than spending time to prolong his life, he chose a peaceful death without anyone disturbing him.”

“It’s quite rare to see a Magician like this. Even during my playing experience, the craziness of Magicians truly knows no bounds.”

Ivo moved the white skeleton carefully and placed the token beside the tombstone. He had no intention of using the token to complete the second test. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but the second test was quite useful for training himself and forcing his body to improve his mana sense.

“Ah before that, I apologize if this is rude.”

Ivo picked up a round jewel the size of a tennis ball that was under the skeleton’s sternum.

Mana Crystal. An item that holds a certain amount of magic. This item cannot be found in living creatures and can only be mined together with other minerals at a depth of more than 300 meters.

Its functions are numerous and diverse. One of the most common uses by magicians is to install it into a golem to be used as fuel and to install it into various magic tools.

This item cannot be absorbed into the body or consumed directly. If someone does, their body will reject it so hard that it will have fatal consequences such as convulsions, vomiting, and necrosis, and can cause death if not treated properly.

“It’s funny to say that the only way to enter White Snow Academy is to rely on this item.”

Ivo held the mana crystal tightly in his hand and felt the vast mana inside it. It felt like feeling a vast and endless ocean.

Ivo pushed away the feeling and focused on measuring the mana level and density of the mana crystal in his hand. The mana sense he currently had was only at a low level, so the feeling he would feel would be very vague and unclear.

If only this mana sense was at an intermediate level or even a high level, then this would not happen.

“A low level mana sense only focuses on oneself. The Mana that can be felt is limited to the body and is unable to read the direction of energy outside. Even reading and feeling the direction of energy movement inside the body is very difficult and many people will miss something. Needless to say whether it is possible for normal people to feel the mana in nature.

Normally, to start feeling the mana in nature, the level that must be achieved from the mana sense is the intermediate level.”

If anyone saw what Ivo was trying to do right now, they would force Ivo to stop before he damaged the flow of mana in his body. Feeling the mana inside a mana crystal and determining the level of magic energy contained within it was not something that his current level of Mana Sense could do.

But for Ivo, he casually dispelled this overwhelming feeling and roughly determined his mana level and how much magic he could use. He was already very experienced in this and was already very familiar with it.

“The amount is quite a lot compared to when I was playing the game. If it was in the game I would only receive about half, but now I have it intact. If added to the 5 similar crystals inside, it should be possible to force good training and development in terms of Mana Sense.”

Nodding, Ivo pulled the magic energy inside the crystal and moved the ground of the grave where the skeleton was sleeping. There, a dark hole was formed, and Ivo did not hesitate to jump into it.

His feet touched the wet ground. Ivo slowly descended after using levitation magic on himself.

This place was quite deep underground with a depth of

“Now… let’s begin.” Ivo smiled widely as he looked at the spacious familiar room.

From within the darkness, footsteps and the sound of water could be heard. Under the pitch black darkness, a red light coming from the eyes of the entity in front of him shone as if it was the only light amid the darkness.

Its body was 2.5 meters tall with a shape that was almost similar to a Humanoid shape. Even so, the creature did not have legs and its body seemed to blend in with the mud in this place.

Its eyes emitted a red light with a body made entirely of mud. This was the second test prepared by the dead Magician in this place for the person who wanted to inherit the legacy he left behind.

Its name was…

“Uhm… I may have forgotten your name. But can you blame me? So forgive me if I was a little rude.” With a smile, Ivo held the mana crystal in his hand and mobilized the mana contained within it.

The strategy he always did when fighting this monster, the first…

Ivo ran away and went away from the monster in front of him.