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‘Despite having lost the protagonist status, I ended up drawing such a thing in the card-drawing, it’s so peculiar. I should’ve input something into the data.’

“…” Qin Muye was speechless, he actually received an insignificant Heroic Spirit, probably due to his blank data, so that’s why he got such a thing.

“Soldier Level, Archer Category Heroic Spirit, alright, next one.”

“Insignificant Level, Cavalry Category Heroic Spirit, sigh, your Luck Dao is really bad,” said the host with an expression of hating that iron cannot become steel.

“Emperor… Emperor Level Heroic Spirit, how… how is this possible!!!”

“It’s fine, you can still be a laborer in the future.”

“The number is not small, there are thirty-two people in the new group of the Spirit Summoning Ceremony, I wonder which one is meant to be the protagonist?” After scanning, Qin Muye counted a total of thirty-two Spirit Summoner apprentices, including himself.

“Interesting…”

“Zhang Jia, you go first, hurry up.”

“The protagonist has arrived, it looks like it’s Long Aotian,” murmured Qin Muye softly, so low that no one heard him.

Having the talent of a Spirit Summoner was already one in a million, the Court indeed wanted to nurture such talents but also needed enough suitable candidates.

However, the Sects were not just for show, with the backing of noble families and the Court’s support, they acted as gloves to do some dirty work out of the public eye.

This also differentiated the various Heroic Spirits, with corresponding Spirit Summoning Secret Methods. For instance, the Court typically summons Heroic Spirits related to scholars, military generals, or those managing troops, while Sects tend to summon Rangers or assassins.

Most Sects actually have backers; otherwise, they couldn’t possibly survive on their own.

It’s not to say there’s no talent among common soldiers, but this has little to do with Heroic Spirits, who are entirely different in life and after death.

There were no particular formalities about noble families going before peasants or anything like that; the order was based on the namelist called out, the sequence of initial registration.

By the time he returned, it was already over.

The first was a peasant, different from the orphan Wang Mu, who Qin Muye’s predecessor had been fostered by; the other was truly a son of a peasant, who ran up excitedly upon hearing his name.

Then the blank data was entered and sent away, and Qin Muye’s spirit followed the data as it flew off; his simple thought was to see where the Heroic Spirits resided.

Apparently, summoning Heroic Spirits also needed time to settle, at least modern characters could not be summoned, it would require an interval of at least a thousand years.

And Sects were different again, more like rogue types from the martial world, always at odds with the Court, whether it was cursing corrupt officials or being labelled the Court’s hounds, and so on.

The power of a Heroic Spirit was actually shaped by their deeds in life, which is also part of their potential.

The process was so fast it was astonishing, as if intending to prevent Qin Muye from glimpsing anything, like someone had done such unscrupulous acts before.

Luckily, Qin Muye didn’t possess a Taunting Aura, so the incident didn’t cause too much of a stir. Most reactions were ones of pity, not mockery or sarcastic remarks since his predecessor Wang Mu had not offended anyone and naturally didn’t deserve such treatment.

It was soon Qin Muye’s turn to awaken.

The awakening ceremony was simple, just standing on the ritual platform was enough. Soon enough, a faint radiance emerged from beneath his feet.

The radiance wandered until finally condensing into an Archer in Leather Armor.

The brighter the glow, the longer the duration, the stronger the potential.

Alas, an Insignificant without spiritual intelligence was deemed worthless. It was also unknown which Military General’s Cavalry this one belonged to, such strength was unexpected.

Indeed, this peculiar world still had these two things, noble families and Sects, Qin Muye felt like these elements were inescapable in any ancient world with Transcendence, ingrained like deep-rooted trees.

Cavalry Category Heroic Spirits from the Court were one of the strongest types of spirits. This Heroic Spirit rode a tall steed, not only holding a lance and strapping a knife and shield but also carrying a bow, implying expertise in horseback archery. Even a Soldier Level spirit with intelligence could potentially kill beyond their grade, taking down some General Level without issues.

Qin Muye spoke, then left with the cavalry. The creature seemed fierce, and besides being senseless…

there were also limitations, such as if someone had awakened the Military General during his youth, then the Heroic Spirit of that period could no longer be awakened, and only other periods could be.

If someone could propagate through massive public opinion before and after their death without breaking character, wouldn’t that mean they’d be invincible after awakening?

Even the Emperor Level Heroic Spirits were frozen, except for Qin Muye.

Naturally, noble families also have their unique aspects, with more Heroic Spirits being awakened from within their own lineage.

The bond between the noble families and the Court was very close, with both sides loving and fighting each other.

So, to become one of the noble families, one must have stood unshaken in the world for a thousand years–that was just the entry fee, the essence of strength would have to be built up with effort thereafter.

He had wanted to take action, but it was too late, as the match was already complete, and soon, a Heroic Spirit was transported over.

Just imagine if a genius appeared; being exposed like that would surely catch the attention of various Sects and noble families, and then growing up with a target on one’s back would be impossible.

Like the archer summoned by Zhang Jia, who was just an ordinary archer in life, without even a name to his own.

That’s because the Sect was lackluster, relying solely on sheer ardor.

That’s exactly why the Court and the noble families are tightly connected, essentially benefiting each other; the Court depends on the prestige of noble families for governance, and the families deepen their foundations by clinging to the Court.

Usually, people from noble families also attend the academy for training, and these are mostly the bastards of official families, used as a stabilizing force in the Court, while the legitimate sons are naturally trained by themselves, thus also responding to the Court’s needs.

Generally speaking, only those at the General Level and above would have titles that could be found in some historical records–Soldier Level wasn’t even worth considering, as countless soldiers perished in a single battle.

The ceremony hadn’t started yet, but the cleaning of the area had already begun. The Spirit Summoning Ceremony was conducted in secrecy, not open to public viewing.

The awakening during the ceremony was swift because most were Soldier Level Heroic Spirits, and the officials displayed no emotion, as this was all very ordinary.

Therefore, the more ancient and renowned the summoned Heroic Spirit with name and prestige, the greater the potential and strength of the Heroic Spirit.

Heroic Spirits are not unique, a single Heroic Spirit can take various distinct forms. For example, a Military General, awakened by one may be from his youth, while another might be from his peak–the Heroic Spirit divided into multiple forms, eventually awakened by several people.

The potential of a Heroic Spirit does not represent its strength; a newly awakened Heroic Spirit would be stronger than an ordinary person but would pale in comparison to Spirit Summoners of even Eighth Grade, and this strength, I estimate, could only be confronted by a Spirit Summoner of at least Eighth Grade who took action.

After the Heroic Spirit took shape, it was time for a change. Qin Muye noticed that the grade of the Heroic Spirit was judged by the radiance at the time of summoning and the time taken to form.

After the area was mostly cleared, the Spirit Summoning Ceremony finally began. It wasn’t in a queue but with each person assigned a spot, called up by the academy officials.

Stepping onto the ceremony platform, the ritual commenced. He could clearly feel a burst of Power flitting over him, collecting his data. Unfortunately, it collected nothing.

This was the norm; it wasn’t possible for just anyone to summon famous generals or ministers, most people’s Heroic Spirit Potential was just at Soldier or General Level. In their little place, having a Marshal Level potential was already a great cause for celebration.

This was just a small place, thirty people a year was already a lot, did they really think there were tens of thousands? Qin Muye estimated that even the Court’s capital city didn’t have such a scale.

All this was information Qin Muye had gathered yesterday, not very valuable, yet it gave enough insight into the whole instance world.

This amused Qin Muye an interesting point emerged, that the Heroic Spirits being awakened were actually relying on the Power of Heroic Spirits during their lifetimes.

This was particularly suitable for noble families’ descendants, as they were their own ancestors after all.

The feeling was akin to making a match.

But in the next moment, the whole world seemed to come to a halt, as if someone had taken action.

However, this region seemed to have a firewall in place, immediately identifying something off about Qin Muye and restricting his access, which was a tad embarrassing.

The voice of the officiator became distorted, Qin Muye narrowed his eyes, looking at the personnel on the ritual platform.