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Chapter 1449 - Chapter 1449 Chapter 445 Selected Disciple of Barre Shepherd

Chapter 1449: Chapter 445: Selected, Disciple of Barre Shepherd, Curse God Card Chapter 1449: Chapter 445: Selected, Disciple of Barre Shepherd, Curse God Card Several days later.

In the not yet fully completed Lord Manor of Thunder Dragon City.

On the open space in the back garden of the City Lord Manor, stood over a hundred young boys around the age of thirteen or fourteen.

There were magical crystals set up on the ground for testing, and the boys lined up one by one to have their talents assessed.

An old man, who looked like a steward, was reviewing the data of the young boys.

Surrounding them was a squad of knights in purple armor, shields emblazoned with the Thunder Dragon cross crest of Duke Landon’s Family, witnessing the entire process.

These hundred or so youths were all here for various reasons, wanting to get Duke Landon’s recommendation to enter the Royal Academy.

In the middle of the queue was an inconspicuous black-haired boy, who was Leonard Churchill.

Oh, he now goes by Allen.

Getting a recommendation letter was not something just anyone could achieve.

The Southern Continent was not short of people; hence with such a high population base, there was never a lack of talent.

Retainers from Noble Families were also selected for their excellence.

This not only required talent assessment, but one had to have at least an A-tier rating in some talent to be eligible for selection.

That is to say, the hundred or so youths here would all be considered one in a thousand talents outside.

Under a top-tier noble like Duke Landon, they were merely qualified to be candidates for retainers.

Then came background checks that scrutinized up to three generations of family lineage, similar to a political examination.

The candidates roughly fell into two categories.

One was the descendants of nobles and knights who were vassals of the Landon Family; these people had clean backgrounds, did not need to be examined, and could pass smoothly even if their talents were lacking.

The other type were outsiders like Leonard, usually the descendants of fallen nobles from other territories;

For the children of these fallen noble families, good talents and the ability to cultivate loyalty from a young age were convenient.

As long as the talent met the requirements, they could also be selected.

Anyone with an unclear identity or vague explanations would not be chosen.

Another point was that almost all of them had some amount of Dragon Bloodline or were from special races.

There would be no pure-blood humans anyway.

“Serli, from the Dragonblood Lizard Clan of the Dok Mountains, Earth, Fire, Wind Elemental Affinity A-level, qualified!”

“Jessica, Song Spirit Leading Saint Hall Nun, Light Type Affinity A, qualified!”

“Ariel, from Count West Sack’s Territory Red Boots Commerce Guild, pending…”

“Allen, retainer to Baron Dogg of Yellow Wolf Territory, full-Elements Affinity C+, Earth Fire Water B, Wind A… qualified!”

…

Upon hearing that he had been selected, Leonard clenched his fists nervously, his face showing the same excitement as the other boys.

Yet his heart held no surprise at all.

This was a persona tailor-made for this review.

With an impeccable disguised background and just the right all-Elemental Affinity, he was slightly above average within this group but not outstandingly so.

In no time, the majority of the hundred or so people were left behind.

These were not the numbers that Duke Landon’s Mansion hired annually but just the guardian knights accompanying a certain offspring to study at the Royal Academy.

It was somewhat akin to a “study companion.”

For each top-tier noble to bring several dozen retainers and servants to study was normal.

Actually, in terms of cultivation resources, the Duke’s Mansion did not have as comprehensive resources as the Royal Academy, but they were basically sufficient.

Still, every year, the great nobles would send their heirs to the Royal Academy.

After all, those who were qualified to enter the Royal Academy were the direct descendants of top-tier noble families, with access to transcendent resources being just one part; the more important aspect was the network of alliances.

Leonard figured that they were probably to serve the thirty-ninth legitimate grandson of Duke Landon–Sack?

…

After a while, the selection was completed.

“Alright, sign the contracts, and from today on, you are the guardian knights of the Landon Family.”

“Next, we begin grouping!”

…

The subsequent procedure was to sign the guardian contracts.

The content was mostly about loyalty but didn’t impose too many restrictions; mainly, after signing, one would be bound to the Landon Family loyalty, or else the contract would backlash.

It was more or less like signing oneself away.

As long as the sheepskin parchment of the contract was not destroyed, it would exist forever.

Almost all large noble families in the Southern Continent went through these necessary procedures when recruiting knights, and Leonard had anticipated this before he came.

Without changing his expression under the scrutiny of a gentleman with the Mind Reading Technique, presumably a Seventh Rank Mysterious Series Card Master, Leonard signed the contract.

Unless something unexpected happened, the persona “Allen” was meant to keep a low profile and study hard, never intending to cause trouble.

Besides, even if something did happen, the backlash would only affect his alternate identity.

With no psychological burden, he signed the contract.

From the moment the contract was signed, these hundred or so people were considered Duke Landon’s reserve knights.

It may sound like a lot.

But in a few years, when their young master graduates from the Royal Academy, it was uncertain how many would survive.

Knights in the academy system on the Southern Continent differed from regular troops and were still traditionally organized like Adventure Groups, typically with close combat, Magic Type, Healers, Assassins, etc., in teams of five or six.

Leonard was also assigned to his new teammates.

The Lizard Mage, Serli, the Dwarf shield warrior, Garfield, the Assassin Type Gale, Clergy Jessica, and Leonard himself (Allen), the all-around Magic Type.

All were Card Master Apprentices and had not yet officially changed classes.

The direction of their future official class would depend on their subsequent studies.

After the contract was signed, everyone received a standard linen outfit and weapons.

It had to be said, industry on the Southern Continent was almost nonexistent, and manufacturing was also very backward.

This type of linen attire, considered quite high-class among the commoners of the Southern Continent, would be worn only by the poorest in the East Wilderness.

…

From the beginning to the end of the selection process, nothing happened that was outside of Leonard’s expectations.

There were no unexpected incidents either.

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