Inside the room, Xing Jue sat alone in front of the tea table leaning against the window. As he tasted the delicious snacks, he looked out the window at the citizens of the dynasty who were busy with their daily lives and shouting loudly. Whenever he thought about how these seemingly ordinary citizens were actually Battle-Saints, the corners of Xing Jue's mouth could not help but curl up into a pitiful and bitter smile.
"If I spread the news about the Asura Continent to the Sky Martial Continent, I wonder how they would feel."
"Perhaps, many people would give up on the idea of coming to the Asura Continent." After stuffing an entire snack into his mouth, Xing Jue said indifferently. Then, he looked at the invitation letter on the tea table.
Just as Han Xu had said, in the Starfall Dynasty, the Ironblood Continent did indeed have a very powerful force. This kind of force could guarantee that the ordinary people from the Ironblood Continent would have a better development. At least, no one would become a commoner, and no one would become a slave who would never see the light of day.
However, at the same time, the Thunder Continent, where Han Xu was from, and the Misty Continent, where Li Meixuan was from, also had great power in the Starfall Dynasty.
However, the Ironblood Continent was full of talents, and it was increasingly favored by the imperial family in the Starfall Dynasty. Under such circumstances, the Ironblood Continent had the intention to attack the Thunder Continent and the Misty Continent, wanting to become the most powerful force in the Starfall Dynasty apart from the imperial family.
Faced with such a situation, in order not to be eaten up, the Thunder Continent could only secretly ally with the Misty Continent and began to recruit talents from various continents to increase their own strength. And Xing Jue was one of the talents that they had their eyes on.
"Bang."
Suddenly, the door to Xing Jue's room was violently opened. Then, a figure hurriedly walked into Xing Jue's room and sat down on the seat next to Xing Jue, panting heavily. This person was Uncle Pang.
"Sigh, so f * cking unlucky, too f * cking unlucky. Just one more day, just a little f * cking bit more. How much did I lose?" After Uncle Pang sat down, he wiped the sweat off his face and cursed.
"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Xing Jue handed over a cup of tea and asked with a smile.
"The dynasty has a rule that the Divine Secret Battalion's assessment is held once a month. This month's assessment will be held tomorrow, and the registration for mortals just so happens to end today. Looks like we'll have to wait for an entire month."
Uncle Pang said with a wretched look on his face. It turned out that he had run out early in the morning before dawn to help Xing Jue apply for the test and obtain the qualification. However, as it was his first time being a guide, he did not have any experience and ended up making a wasted trip.
However, what depressed him the most was that if he missed this opportunity, he would have to wait for a whole month. If Xing Jue were to spend the entire month in the Scholar's Inn, there would not be many left even if Xing Jue gave him enough Saint Stone Orbs. How could Uncle Pang accept that?
"Heh, so you went out for a day just for this. Don't worry, I have already obtained the qualification to participate in the assessment," Xing Jue said with a smile.
"What? What kind of joke is this? How did you obtain the qualification to participate in the assessment when you've never left your house? Could it be that someone delivered it to you? "After hearing Xing Jue's words, Uncle Pang did not believe him at all. Instead, he rolled his eyes at Xing Jue.
"Eh, what's this?" However, as he swept his gaze across the room, his gaze inadvertently landed on the invitation on the tea table, and his attention was firmly drawn to it.
Such a gorgeous invitation naturally piqued Uncle Pang's curiosity. Without saying a word, he opened the invitation and began to read its contents. The moment he read it, his originally curious expression instantly turned into one of shock. From shock to shock, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Heavens, heavens! Little brat, are you really from the Martial Heaven Continent?!"
Uncle Pang only returned to his senses after being dumbfounded for a while. Right now, he no longer looked at Xing Jue as if he was looking at a monster. That was because the invitation did not come from anywhere else, but from the Secret Battalion.
There were nearly a thousand Welcoming Platforms in the Starfall Dynasty. In other words, they would receive nearly a thousand mortals every day. In a month, there would be nearly thirty thousand people.
Thirty thousand people participated in the Secret Division's test at the same time, but less than a thousand people were able to stay. The rest were either reduced to commoners, living a mediocre life just to make a living, or reduced to hard workers, living a life of darkness that never saw the light of day.
Therefore, this so-called test was actually a very cruel thing. If the guide wanted to meet a mortal who could pass the test, it was equivalent to a gamble. If he succeeded, he would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life. If he failed, he would lose everything.
However, as long as Xing Jue had this invitation letter. That way, they would be able to avoid the complicated screening and could directly enter the competition for the last thousand people.
Regardless of whether the one thousand people failed or not, they were qualified to enter the Secret Division. All they wanted was the final title, the title of top scholar.
Only the captains of the Secret Division possessed such invitations. Moreover, it was said that every captain only had ten invitations. However, all of these invitations were obtained by the people from the top three continents of the Continent Rankings.
Moreover, they were from the top three continents. Only the most outstanding mortals were qualified. Because of these ten invitation letters, the high-ranking captains of the Secret Division would definitely choose extremely talented people to be their confidants.
And now, Xing Jue, a mortal from the Tianwu Continent, had actually obtained such a qualification. This was something that Uncle Pang could not imagine. However, he was extremely happy at the moment. He was so excited that he could not express his current emotions.
Because Xing Jue had actually received such an invitation letter, it meant that Xing Jue did not need to participate in the test to become a guard of the Secret Division. As for Uncle Pang, the guide, he could already obtain the reward that belonged to him.
"Heh, you're surprised just like that?" Seeing Uncle Pang's surprised expression, the corners of Xing Jue's mouth curled up slightly, forming a meaningful smile.
Uncle Pang was extremely confused by Xing Jue's smile. Only when the Secret Division's qualification test came to an end ten days later did Uncle Pang finally understand why Xing Jue was smiling like that.
Ten days later, the qualification test of the Secret Division came to an end. Out of the thirty thousand mortals from the thousands of continents in the Mortal Realm, only a thousand managed to obtain the qualifications to join the Secret Division. As for those who failed, they were already under the control of the dynasty. They were prepared to be demoted to commoners or slaves according to their results, and then sent to the borders to do hard labor.
After countless tests, even though there were close to a hundred people gathered in the Zhuangyuan Tavern, only ten people obtained the qualifications to join the Heaven's Secret Battalion. Among these ten people were Xing Jue, Han Xu, Li Meixuan, and Tie Fan.
Although a batch of mortals had left in ten days, there were still mortals coming from the Mortal Realm to the Starfall Continent every day. Therefore, the current Zhuangyuan Inn still had a batch of mortals with decent aptitudes.
At this moment, these mortals and their guides were all gathered outside the entrance of the Zhuangyuan Inn. All of them gathered outside the Scholar's Tavern, looking at the scene before them with excitement and fear.
At this moment, on the wide road in front of the Zhuangyuan Inn, there was an extremely large carriage parked. The two carriages were five meters wide and nearly ten meters long. The entire body of the carriage was emitting a dazzling silver light. Its degree of hardness was comparable to that of a Spiritual Artifact.
In front of the carriage were five Dragon Horses. These Dragon Horses were in the form of horses, but their bodies were covered with scales that were as hard as dragon scales. Not only were these horses extremely fast, but they were also extremely strong. That was why they were called Dragon Horses. These Dragon Horses were the unique mounts of the Secret Division and were rarely seen among the common people.
On each side of the Dragon Horse carriage stood twenty soldiers wearing silver helmets, silver armor, and silver spears. Every single one of these soldiers possessed the strength of a mid-level Battle-Saint. Furthermore, the silver helmets, armor, and spears they wore were all spirit artifacts. Moreover, they were spirit artifacts that could fuse their strength together. These people were the soldiers of the Secret Division.
Although they were all mid-level Battle-Saints, the soldiers of the Secret Division could easily take on a hundred commoner like Uncle Pang. This was also the reason why the Secret Division was so strict in selecting their soldiers. As the guardians of the dynasty, the soldiers of the Secret Division had to possess combat strength that ordinary people did not have.
The soldiers of the Secret Division were usually stationed at the borders of the dynasty. Like the Secret Division, they rarely appeared in the county. Therefore, it naturally attracted the attention of many commoners and ordinary people who were preparing to join the Secret Division. However, their gazes were all focused on the man standing in front of the soldiers.
This man was quite old, nearing fifty years of age. However, his firm facial features made him look more like a young and strong middle-aged man. His attire was similar to that of the soldiers.
However, behind his armor was a red cloak. On the cloak, the word "captain" was engraved in black. This man was the captain of the Secret Division, who held the authority of a thousand soldiers.
"Young master Xing, this is Senior Yang Bin from my Thunder Continent. Senior Yang Bin entered the Asura Continent three years before me, but he has already become the captain of the Secret Division."
Under everyone's gazes, Han Xu brought the Punishment Art to Yang Bin and introduced him with a smile.
"Junior Xing Jue pays his respects to Senior Yang Bin." Seeing this, Xing Jue did not show any neglect. Instead, he greeted Yang Bin in an extremely courteous manner.
"En, not bad, not bad. You are indeed a man of striking appearance."
"However, don't learn from Han Xu and call me senior. From now on, all of you will call me captain. In any case, all of you will be assigned to my squad in the future."
"However, if one of you can become the champion this time, you will become the captain of a thousand soldiers. At that time, you will be on equal footing with me. Who knows, I might have to rely on your care in the future. Hahaha …"
After seeing Xing Jue, Yang Bin was also quite satisfied. Perhaps it was because he realized that Xing Jue was a talent, he laughed heartily. In response to his words, Xing Jue and the others only smiled without saying anything.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
