He hadn’t expected that this bronze mirror was actually handcrafted by Rohan himself.
Harlan had given him this bronze mirror. It was intended to aid Thiago in his cultivation. After all, with this bronze mirror, he could be in constant contact with the fire source, accelerating his cultivation process.
Unexpectedly, Thiago had actually used the bronze mirror to cheat during the assessment.
Suddenly, Thiago fell to his knees in front of Rohan, his voice choked with emotion as he admitted, “Mr. Cunningham, I was wrong. This bronze mirror was given to me by my master for my cultivation. Adan is currently a Sixth Level Tribulator, and he’s still unable to master fire aura, so he couldn’t pass the assessment to become an inner court disciple. That’s why I lent him the bronze mirror. I never thought that Adan would actually cheat during the assessment using this bronze mirror, causing the fire source to explode in the assessment venue, which resulted in damage to the assessment array!”
Thiago proved to be quite quick-witted. He reacted so swiftly, finding a way to deflect the situation.
Meanwhile, Adan was looking at Thiago with a face full of shock. He didn’t expect Thiago to act so fast in this situation and put all the blame on him.
“Are you speaking the truth?” Rohan questioned.
Thiago knelt on the ground. “Every word I’ve spoken is the truth. I would never dare to deceive you, Mr. Cunningham…”
“Adan!” Rohan shouted.
The fright caused Adan to fall to his knees with a thud.
At that moment, Thiago kept shooting glances at Adan.
As long as Adan shouldered all the responsibilities, it would have nothing to do with him anymore.
Adan looked into Thiago’s eyes, realizing he had no choice but to take responsibility. Even if he were to betray Thiago, it wouldn’t do him any good.
Perhaps by ensuring Thiago’s safety, he would still have a chance in the future.
“Mr. Cunningham, it was my own momentary lapse of judgment that led me to use the fire source from the bronze mirror to enhance the fire aura in the assessment venue. I simply wanted to intensify the fire aura, ensuring that everyone else failed and only I would pass the assessment. In this way, I could impress everyone. Unexpectedly, a mishap in handling caused all the fire sources within the bronze mirror to escape. It then merged with the fire source of the assessment venue, resulting in an explosion. I deserve to be punished. I deserve to be punished. Please punish me, Mr. Cunningham!”
Adan took it upon himself to shoulder all the matters.
Upon hearing this, Thiago instantly felt a wave of relief wash over him.
“Mr. Cunningham, I’m certain that Thiago must be behind this. Otherwise, Adan wouldn’t have dared to commit such an act. We must punish Thiago,” Judd suddenly said upon seeing the situation.
It’s clear that Thiago instructed Adan to do this!
“Judd, don’t make baseless accusations. What proof do you have that I was behind this?” Thiago, seething with anger, bellowed at Judd.
“It was you. Adan doesn’t have the guts,” Judd said.
“It wasn’t me!” Thiago argued.
The two were arguing so fiercely that their faces turned red and their ears were burning. They were at an absolute impasse.
“That’s enough!” Rohan roared, and the two people immediately shut their mouths. “Since there’s no evidence to prove that Thiago was behind this, let’s stop arguing about it. The responsibility for this incident falls solely on Adan. From this point onward, Adan is prohibited from participating in the assessment to become an inner court disciple for thirty years. Thiago, in his role as the chief examiner, will have his salary withheld for three years as a penalty.”
Rohan’s words made Thiago and Adan express their gratitude repeatedly.
Considering what had happened, this punishment could definitely be considered lenient.
Though Judd was displeased, there was nothing he could do.
“Mr. Cunningham, what are we going to do about this assessment?” Judd asked.
“This assessment is nullified. Once I’ve repaired the assessment array, we’ll proceed with the assessment!”
After Rohan finished speaking, he turned and left, and the arcane array disappeared automatically.
Thiago and Adan, drenched in cold sweat, let out a long sigh of relief.
