The Advancement Ceremony

As for the matter of her hand being held, Filine glanced at it but didn't think much of it. The princess always appeared delicate and cute, so it wasn't strange.

After a moment's thought, Filine continued discussing the matter of extraordinary beings with Irina.

Before long…

"You gain 10 experience points for shaking hands with a woman for one minute."

Irina looked around in confusion, then in a soft and cute voice asked Filine, "Filine, what did you just say?"

"I just said you have poor memory, and you can't even pass the first trial to become an extraordinary being. There's no point in struggling with it," Filine explained helplessly to Irina.

Upon hearing this, Irina pushed aside the voice that had appeared in her mind just now and unwillingly asked, "Why can't someone with poor memory become an extraordinary being?"

Filine sighed. "Why are you asking this again? There's really no other way! The second-tier classes have two paths, but the first-tier only has one. Why do so many wealthy people and nobles, who know about extraordinary beings, still remain ordinary? Because they, like you, can't pass the first trial. Even if someone passes the first trial, they might not make it through the second… The advancement ceremony is getting harder and harder."

Irina became more interested and asked more questions.

Filine gave only simple answers. She told Irina that she herself was just an ordinary person, not even an apprentice in the first-tier class.

However, Irina still gained enough information.

To become a first-tier apprentice, one needed to complete an advancement ceremony.

The ceremony involved reading a thousand-character piece of writing in one day and being able to recite it perfectly.

That's the advancement ceremony for apprentices.

'No wonder Filine said that someone with poor memory can't become an apprentice. How could someone with poor memory recite a thousand characters in one day? But I'm not the original owner anymore, this should be something I can do, right?'

Irina thought uncertainly.

"You gain 10 experience points for shaking hands with a woman for one minute."

It happened again!

Irina widened her eyes. This time, she could be sure that the voice wasn't from Filine. So, who else could it be?

"Your Highness, I've said everything I needed to. Now I need to prepare for the coming days," Filine said as she stood up, pulling her hand out of Irina's.

"Wait, what are you preparing for?" Irina glanced at Filine's hand, then at Filine's face.

"In a few days, it will be the Starlight Festival. It's the day the Starlight Church was founded. There will be so many banquets to attend, and I'll need to prepare a lot of dresses. You should know about this, Your Highness," Filine looked at Irina with a confused expression.

"I mean, don't prepare too many dresses," Irina quickly found an excuse as she realized her words might seem suspicious.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Irina spoke, Filine immediately became stern and said, "Princess, you've been in the Kingdom of the Night for a while, but it seems you still haven't adapted to the customs here. You need to remember, the etiquette rules in the Kingdom of the Night are different from those in our kingdom. Here, once you wear an outfit for an important occasion, you cannot wear it again at another important occasion. Doing so would be impolite."

"I understand. I'll adapt," Irina responded helplessly.

Filine was not only her maid but also her guardian. Besides taking care of her daily life, Filine was also responsible for teaching her about the etiquette and customs of the Kingdom of the Night.

"Your Highness, tomorrow I will set aside some time to teach you the etiquette and dance lessons. After all, you are the jewel of the Mingyue Kingdom, and you must not do anything inappropriate in the Kingdom of the Night. Otherwise, it would reflect badly on our kingdom," Filine said, giving Irina a scrutinizing look as she made the suggestion.

"Etiquette? Dance?"

Irina immediately felt a bit overwhelmed and wanted to refuse, but Filine had already left.

Irina couldn't help but feel helpless.

'She said she would teach me etiquette… can't the maids of the Kingdom of the Night leave without their master's permission? Sigh… Well, she is my guardian, so she has more authority than a maid.'

Irina's attention quickly returned to the voice that had appeared in her mind earlier.

"What was that voice?"

"System?"

No response.

"Golden Finger?"

No response.

"Extraordinary?"

As soon as Irina uttered that, an image appeared directly in her mind.

She thought about it again, confirming that she didn't need to speak aloud. She could make the image appear or disappear just by silently thinking about it.

The image was still pale, with a black dot on it. Under the dot were the words "Apprentice," with a display showing "0/100." There was another display below that.

Remaining Experience: 20 points.

After thinking for a moment, Irina silently used up the experience points. The display under the apprentice changed to "20/100."

"Does that mean if I fill up the experience points, I can directly become an apprentice?" Irina muttered to herself, suddenly feeling energized.

She hadn't forgotten that someone had wanted to kill her. Although she was currently safe in the Silver Leaf Academy, who could say for sure? So, increasing her strength was very necessary.

Thinking about the way to gain experience, Irina couldn't help but look puzzled. After thinking for a moment, she stood up and put on her black shoes to head out.

The brilliant sunlight poured down, casting a golden veil over the entire courtyard.

The wind blew, and Irina felt the chill on her legs, with her smooth, fair thighs exposed to the air. She even felt as though the wind was trying to rise…

This was the southern district of the Silver Leaf Academy dormitory, also known as the villa district. Not everyone could live here. The northern district was for regular students' dorms.

As the princess of the Mingyue Kingdom, the Kingdom of the Night had been generous enough to provide her with a villa.

Stepping outside, Irina looked around. The road outside was wide and smooth, with trees planted along the sides shedding a few leaves. From the sparse amount of leaves, it seemed someone regularly cleaned them.

"Good afternoon, Irina."

At that moment, a girl with long golden hair in waves and wearing a white dress walked out from a neighboring villa. Her large blue eyes looked over at Irina as she waved cheerfully.

Irina immediately recalled a memory upon seeing the girl.

This was Becky Felente, the second princess of the Kingdom of Night. She was currently studying in the Cultural Department at Silver Leaf Academy and lived in the neighboring Villa No. 10. Irina herself lived in Villa No. 9.

Seeing her, Irina knew she had a perfect subject for an experiment. She smiled sweetly and said, "Becky, you're just in time. I have something to discuss with you. Could you come over for a bit?"

Becky tilted her head, tapping her cheek with a finger. Her voice was crisp as she said, "Alright, I don't have anything else to do anyway."