In just over a month, the differences in talent gradually became apparent.

The girl who made the most terrifying progress was Alice. In just over a month, she completed the physical training required for a knight's apprenticeship and had already begun cultivating battle qi.

Secondly, there's the boy named Locke, who's already able to try and cast some minor spells.

Next up were Vivi and Ryan, a chubby boy and girl who also made rapid progress, clearly outperforming their peers.

Besides the four of them, there was another boy with relatively ordinary talent who was making rapid progress.

The boy's name was Ruble. He was an orphan. He was not as talented as the four geniuses, but he was far more hardworking than them.

I rest for six hours every day, and spend almost all the rest of my time practicing.

Not only martial arts, but they are also trying to learn magic.

This boy was also included in Su Qing's list of key trainees, not because the boy's name made him feel comfortable, but simply because he admired the boy for being hardworking.

Meanwhile, the Gustavo family's caravan finally arrived, albeit late.

The caravan leader this time was still Frans, the smiling old man.

Su Qing greeted him with a smile. At this moment, he was not wearing a black robe and maintained a height of over two meters. He warmly embraced the other party.

Frans was not surprised at all that it was a dragon in front of him. In the past month or so, he had learned a lot about the Dragon Territory.

It's basically the story of a dragon starting his own business. He wasn't interested in the specific details; his businessman's perspective made him only care about how much benefit the other party could provide him.

The two cunning foxes had a very pleasant conversation and made more detailed revisions to the previously agreed-upon contract.

The Gustavo family can help Dragon Territory form caravans, but these caravans can only operate in the northwestern kingdoms.

They also want the exclusive agency rights for glass in the chaotic territory.

The former was the price they paid, and the latter was the condition they proposed. Su Qing considered it for a long time before readily agreeing.

He never intended to get involved in that chaotic territory.

Although I've never been there, I've heard that it's a place teeming with all sorts of people, and that the four major empires in the center of the continent have repeatedly sent troops to besiege and suppress them, yet they still haven't been able to wipe them out, which shows how deep the waters are there.

The contract was drawn up amicably, witnessed by the God of Equality, and the two parties reached a friendly deal.

As for his own caravan, Su Qing had already begun preparations after returning, and it was now in place, with Old Sam leading the team.

The old man is still in relatively good health, and Su Qing plans to give him some extra responsibilities.

In addition, because this old guy is indeed very capable, Su Qing felt very reassured that he was the first captain of this caravan.

However, it won't be hard for Old Sam for long. Once the second captain is trained, Old Sam can return to work for him.

In addition, regarding the caravan's armed strength, Su Qing arranged for ten puppets, all of whom were of formal knightly strength, as well as five high-ranking knights as guards.

It must be said that the number of Grand Knights in the territory is now less than the number of High Knights.

This force is more than capable of protecting a caravan in the northwestern kingdoms.

Frans was left behind for two days, during which time he was shown the local customs and culture of the territory.

They even enthusiastically arranged for two women to serve him, but the old man didn't seem to appreciate it and kicked the two women, who were about his age, out.

Seeing this, Su Qing didn't say anything more and told the two women to go back and take care of their grandson.

Despite this minor incident, it did not affect the relationship between the man and the dragon.

Finally, on the third day, the caravan set off, with Old Sam carrying some local specialties, a large quantity of glass, and a few ceramic items.

The former were traded and sold in large quantities, while Su Qing specifically instructed that the ceramics be auctioned off at an appropriate time.

Although it is not a proper Tang tri-color pottery or blue and white porcelain, it is still decorated with some exquisite patterns.

This kind of porcelain is likely to be sought after by many people.

Scarcity makes things valuable!

Su Qing was counting on this thing to generate a considerable income for him.

After several days had passed and the caravan had departed, putting an end to a matter on her mind, Su Qing shifted her focus entirely to the academy.

He was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that only a dozen or so apprentices had been produced from the two academies combined in a month.

Hmph! Ha!

In the Battle Qi Department, on the vast square, more than 600 students were divided into ten squads, seriously holding their wooden swords and waving them around with a chuckle, their little faces tense.

Occasionally, one or two students who are daydreaming will be approached by a teacher who is watching them and given a tap on the back of the head to remind them.

The student would often be startled and would then put in even more effort than before.

Several teachers gathered together, looking at the students with smiles on their faces.

They felt that this group of promising young people were quite good; they were more diligent and had a more upright attitude than when they first started practicing cultivation.

Perhaps because most of them came from humble backgrounds, they are all seizing this opportunity.

In fact, compared to other colleges in Northwest China, the students of the College of Scholars are fundamentally different from them.

Most of the students in those academies were nobles and wealthy children, but there were also some commoners who had gone bankrupt. Overall, the student body came from the upper class and a small number of relatively wealthy commoners.

The students from the "Academy of Scholarly Families" mostly came from less privileged backgrounds, resulting in vastly different intellectual and spiritual characteristics.

Therefore, in terms of teaching, it makes these people feel very comfortable.

A sudden gust of wind blew up, and a dark shadow descended from the sky.

After Su Qing landed, she looked at the group of students, watching them wield their wooden swords, their little faces filled with seriousness.

Upon seeing the teachers huddled together, his expression suddenly darkened.

The dark golden dragon's eyes held obvious dissatisfaction and displeasure, which frightened the guys so much that their hair stood on end.

"Is this how you teach your students?"

Li Ming rushed over and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord!"

Su Qing ignored it, as she had been dealing with other matters, especially the caravan, and hadn't had time to come to the academy to check on things.

He truly hadn't expected that these guys would teach their students this way.

Li Ming's forehead was sweating. Could it be that the lord was dissatisfied because he saw these teachers being lazy?

"My lord, these children are exercising..."

Li Ming wanted to explain to these teachers that physical training didn't really require much instruction from them.

But before he could finish speaking, Su Qing interrupted him: "Is this how you train?"

Su Qing was heartbroken. He never imagined that he would waste more than a month of these lovely children's time on such a meaningless thing.

"Not only that, they can also lift stone weights!"

Su Qing glanced at him: "That's it?"

PS: First update!

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