In the lonely morning, all the ravens perched on a dead tree flew away and patrolled the surroundings so that those on guard outside could also watch the selection.
Outside the central open space, Xia Lan and all the ministers sat on chairs on the side waiting for the start. The little lion caught yesterday was held in Kannipal's arms with its mouth tied, allowing the old man to stroke its fur.
He Li stood up and walked to the center of the open space, holding a military flag in her hand, with a storm flag with a storm mixed with thunder and lightning on it.
"The first Knights of Phaox will be born today, and I will be the leader of this Knights. However, I don't need useless people, only real warriors. If you want to become the first Knights of Phaox, you must show all your courage. The Storm does not need cowards, let alone weaklings."
Regardless of the presence of Xia Lan and others, He Li still acted like a big sister, and those who were preparing to participate in the selection did not dare to make any rebuttal.
The rules of the competition are very simple. There are ten arenas. As long as you can defeat sixteen in the arena, you will be eligible to join the team. However, each person has only three challenge opportunities. After losing three times, you will no longer be eligible to challenge.
The ranking of this competition is also calculated based on the number of wins.
But when the competition started, no one went up to the ten arenas. Everyone was waiting for the person who went up first to exhaust his energy so that they could reap the benefits.
There was no movement for a while. Just as Arthurs was about to speak, Xia Lan stopped him, "Don't worry, this is also a tactic."
Arthurs's nose spurted out dragon flames, and he continued to wait for the fight to begin while wagging his tail.
Xia Lan slowly grabbed two dried fruits from the ceramic plate on the small table beside her and started chewing them. She sat there leisurely. Frederick, Good, Melvin and others around her were all reading a book, and they exchanged their thoughts from time to time, as if they completely ignored the competition.
Finally, the first competition began on Arena No. 1.
The two people who came on the field were White Wave Island residents who had just arrived in Boravice. They were both in their thirties, wearing rattan armor and protective gear, and each of them held a wooden stick with one end dipped in white powder.
"Come on, Dad!"
"Come on, Dad!"
Both of them were fathers, and they responded by waving their hands to cheer up their sons and wives, which made the elderly people on the Silver Deer, who were all bachelors, very jealous.
"start!"
At He Li's command, the two men lowered their center of gravity and slowly approached. They had no combat experience and had only sharpened their weapons for a few days before the battle, so the battle process was quite boring.
One approached cautiously and suddenly stabbed, the other immediately retreated to avoid it, then picked up the thorn and stabbed back, then retreated again, picked up the stick and stabbed back...
Ring number two also entered the ring. It was Acaris, wearing protective gear and holding a dusty wooden stick, who slowly walked forward. Next, Chekov walked to ring number three, and then number four...
Now everyone had to go on stage to fight for a position, otherwise they would be giving up once the time was up. However, except for the two rookies fighting each other in ring No. 1, the other rings were defended by people who had become warriors. Acaris, who was thin and looked very young, became the first choice for everyone to challenge.
"Kim, you're a jerk, what's the big deal about having a child? If you have the guts, come fight me!"
Chekhov couldn't help cursing when he saw the burly bearded man walking up to the second ring of Acherius.
"Chekhov, the enemy on the battlefield doesn't care whether he is a child or not. If he doesn't join the Knights, it's because he is too weak."
Aceris didn't care about Kim's bullying. Instead, he said sternly, "Captain Kim is right. On the battlefield, there are only strong and weak, not right and wrong."
"Since you're so aware, I won't show any mercy. Also, don't call me Team Leader Kim anymore. Call me Knight Kim. I'm definitely joining the Knights!"
After saying that, Kim took a step forward, and the stick in his hand cut through the air, hitting Aceris's shoulder with a sound of breaking wind.
Acarius's expression remained unchanged, his eyes fixed on the attack without making any movement, and he only took action when the stick was almost in front of him.
"Bang!"
Acarius thrust out the wooden stick in his hand and hit Kim's wooden stick that was swinging down quickly. After blocking it, he immediately shook the stick and swung it away. The intercepted wooden stick was picked up and Kim's gate was wide open.
There was another "bang" and Kim fell backwards, with a little white ash on his chest.
"good!"
"Brother is awesome!"
“So fast!”
There was thunderous applause from outside the stadium, and even Xia Lan applauded the move.
"That idiot Kim is too careless. He actually underestimated the enemy at a time like this."
Although Frederick's eyes were always on the book, it did not mean that he was not paying attention to the outside world. When Kim made a move, he looked up and saw the entire process of the confrontation.
"It wasn't carelessness. I was just shocked by Acarius's ability to detect attacks, so I didn't react."
Volor also saw the whole process and knew that Kim was stunned for a moment after his attack was intercepted by Acaris, revealing a flaw and being killed by a counterattack.
"Of course you say that if you're on your team."
Ever since Fuluor broke through to silver, Good has been looking for trouble. They are obviously equally matched, so how could you have broken through?
Voll's character prevented him from objecting. After all, the previous four-team model was to be cancelled. In the future, apart from the Storm Knights, only the militia would be left in Faox, and all would be under the jurisdiction of the Army Department of Frederick and Good.
He and Charles's navy had been appointed as the captain and deputy captain of the Blackwater Fleet, which had only four ships. Even Arsen had become the captain of the king's guard without any troops.
Volor's task was heavy. The sailors in the fleet were all unemployed laborers crammed into the fleet by Varean. He had to teach them breathing techniques and navigation knowledge. Although there were only about thirty of them, they were all illiterate.
Not to mention what happened outside the ring, Kim immediately adjusted his mood after losing, found a weaker opponent to challenge, and then started defending the ring after successfully challenging him.
The battle on the field gradually became fiercer. Except for Aceris and Chekhov who maintained their winning streak, many people suffered defeat. Some even failed in three challenges and completely lost their chances.
Until the afternoon, no one came up to the ring to challenge. Those who were guarding the ring all set their sights on the undefeated Acaris. Thinking of his terrifying 45-game winning streak, they didn't even have the courage to challenge him.
“Brother, come on!”
Mai Dan looked at Akeris who was panting and sweating profusely, and shouted "Come on" with all his might, and his sickly pale face became a little rosy.
"Bang!"
When the last challenger was defeated, everyone looked at Acaris, who had won 46 consecutive games, and shouted his name.
"Acarius, go on."
Kannepal threw the lion cub with its mouth tied to the protagonist in the middle of the open space.
After receiving the spoils, Acarius held the ferocious little lion and welcomed the cheers of the crowd.
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