Walter had been very pleased at a certain piece of news.

Those in the top ten of student ranking had already reached the early phase of Regular stage in aura attribute comprehension in just four days. The only Paladin within the top ranks had also been exemplary.

He had reached it within three days thus showing off his potential to be on par with those on the first five. This made Walter feel proud. However there had been a change in the schedule because of it.

Now that young Paladin would only need to attend the class lessons for an hour instead of two and the free hour would be delegated to a teacher who had been specifically invited to the academy to impart his teachings on the elemental affinity of that student.

Such treatment had only been received by another student half a year ago and now he became the second one.

Walter couldn't help but look forward to that young Paladin's future achievements. Within the training ground he was extremely popular as all other young adults only had praises for him and even other Paladin teachers were of similar opinion.

He heard that the Beast Racing club had been able to recruit that Paladin.

It was surely Nicole's handiwork. It was extremely regretful and frustrating that she was able to become his personal teacher. Naturally it came with many benefits and most importantly her faction back in the Inner Area might get an extremely rare elemental affinity player in their ranks.

This fact was enough to make them green in envy. If not for the numerous rules and restrictions they would have already resorted to underhanded tactics. Though a righteous Paladin, they were all experienced in how to navigate through the void's treacherous means.

Walter thus informed the young Paladin about the new schedule before sending him off the training ground.

Now he was anticipating seeing his performance in the monthly evaluation.

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Blue's life had been very busy.

After waking up he would have a gentle morning sex with Karla. Then he would wash up and have breakfast before heading off to the training ground. At the training ground he would have to socialize with his "peers" and be a model student in front of the teachers. The new teacher who joined the academy just to teach him was also duped by him as they could only praise him to the moon, what a heavenly genius he was in comprehending space element!

However, he also needed to balance it out so his "brilliance" wouldn't be excessive to garner suspicion.

Some kind of secret groups of fans centered around the top ten also formed and unsurprisingly his looks as well as his perfect personality made his secret group to be the largest with highest growth rate. He would also covertly keep tabs on it and sometimes use it to fan the flames of ugly stanning behavior to further the rivalry among the top ten so his future plans have a stable foundation.

There were many stalkers and obsessive fans but he always made sure to deal with it in such a manner that not only his "ignorance" about the group would be cemented to the outsiders but also any negative effects from it wouldn't impede the mobility of any of his plans.

After the compulsory subjects ended the club hours started where he would tend to the important matters of the Beast Racing club. Indeed, just within the short time he had joined, the core responsibilities had been subtly seized by him and all the other members were more than happy in his involvement as the once unpopular club was now seeing its peak among the first year students.

Many of his fans and admirers had joined the club with much fanfare. Of course, Nicole was very strict on who could join and who couldn't as she absolutely wouldn't allow any slackers in it. Speaking of this sexy teacher, Blue spends most of his club hours in her company. He had long since pacified Karla's craving for him by saying that he needed private time to better focus on the guidance of his personal teacher.

Thus his relationship with her had progressed further as he could even be playfully touchy with her from time to time. It still needed some grinding but the track was set now. His club hours were spent just like that and after returning to his cloud house he would indulge in an intense shower sex with Karla before receiving Clara who visited daily when it was night time.

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Laura would thus join them as they spend some time recounting their earlier activities and have a hearty dinner cooked by him at rare occurrences. Sometimes Clara would stay over just so she could spend more time with the family. He naturally took advantage of such opportunities and got rid of the remaining weaknesses in her. His relationship with her had not crossed the line yet as the clingy Karla proved to be a significant obstacle.

However he didn't fret as he still needed to "purify" her body at a suitable date and opportunity will present itself at that time.

On the other hand, Laura had seen tremendous progress as he would many times create situations for her where she would get to witness him taking "care" of her daughter. He would also from time to time tempt her with his body in an accidental or an oblivious manner. Thus her favorability point had been firmly stuck at 69 for a while now.

Now the matter regarding the horse.

Horizon's anxiousness towards the mastermind behind his "abduction" had increased a lot. Thanks to Blue's careful manipulation and rare "findings" about "clues" that he would reveal from time to time, the horse had developed a sort of paranoia of a hidden enemy who could come at any time to abduct him again.

This resulted in an opposite reaction where the horse ended up being very dependent on him and considered him as the only person in his horse life to care so much about his safety.

As a matter of fact, Blue indeed found some clues thanks to using many esoteric items and equipment on the wooden box but all of it led towards the Mountain of Triumph, a special facility where an ordeal would take place many months later. So he could only wait till then as he kept feeding the horse with more nonsense.

Time swiftly passed and now it was the day of the first monthly evaluation.

Blue was accompanied by the usual presence of Karla as he headed towards the exam centers premises. On his way to the teleportation circle many of his fans and admirers followed him while hiding their motives. He also greeted many of his Paladin "friends" he made in this month.

Naturally they were all vetted by him after a careful appraisal and many background checks. They followed behind him as if they were his followers instead of friends, a natural behavior pattern as his popularity and radiance passively convinced them to act this way.

Yet again he couldn't help but praise the Obsequious Charm physique.

When the large group centered around him finally arrived at the exam center he saw Walter and many other young Paladins behind him lined up neatly.

"It seems that we will be divided by our class. Karla, be sure to give it your all. If you could attain the early phase within a week then you will surely do better than those who couldn't. I believe in you, dear."

"You also need to get a higher rank today or I will stay at sister's place for a month."

"Oh my, is that a threat?"

"Hmph! I am just encouraging you to also give your all. Or the silky hair you love caressing so much would be out of reach."

He laughed silently for a bit as he spanked her butt softly before heading off with his Paladin lackeys to join Walter's place. His affection towards Karla made many female fans and admirers gnash their teeth in jealousy which actually bordered animosity.

They had not gotten any chance to teach this wench a lesson for the entire month as she always stuck to their idol like a glue. Hell, even she lived with him! This fact further increased their jealousy which caused many of the pretty girls among the group to grow red as a tomato.

Now that the monthly evaluation was here, if she was placed as an opponent then they swore wholeheartedly to unleash their unbound fury on her that would make her beg for mercy.

Some guys who were still out of the loop about Blue or his secret fan group were confused as to why so many pretty and sexy girls were lining up for a dude who already had a girlfriend.

Do they not enter these girls' eyes?

Damn it!

Blue still acted his ever radiant self who never understood about mortals squabble as he was untouched by such filth.

He greeted Walter and joined the young adults. Since this was the exam center chosen for the first monthly evaluation of all first year students who numbered over 300,000 the venue was naturally enormous to be able to host so many people comfortably.

All the students after joining their respective class showed utmost discipline as those who were uncouth and rambunctious had long since been beaten into shape during the first month. The penalty of academy points deduction was also a brutal factor contributing to it.

"As the second pampered student of the academy, I need to show off quite a bit so the investors wouldn't be disappointed. Of course, it had to be done in moderation."

"If I end up giving others the feeling that I progressed leap and bound compared to other top ten or they felt the gap between us insurmountable to overcome then it would backfire as more variables would later appear to make my life more difficult. Everything should be in moderation, moderation!"

He repeated his mantra inwardly while listening to Walter explaining this exam.