"Number two from the back."
Hearing this voice, the four people standing in front of the stage suddenly tensed up.
"It's almost our turn!!"
One of them, whose entire body was wrapped in a cloak, reached out his hand and grabbed the clothes of the priest beside him.
"I don't know who will be our helper … I hope it's not a bad guy …"
"But we don't have a choice, right?"
Hearing this sentence, one of the four people, a girl wearing silver armor and carrying a huge sword on her back, curled her lips. She had a head of flame-like hair, and at this moment, her beautiful hair was tied into a ponytail, swaying along with her movements.
"Ugh … I'm sorry, everyone, it's all my fault … If it wasn't for me …"
Hearing the whispers of the ponytail girl, sitting not far away from her, a girl with brown shoulder-length hair, wearing a white headdress, lowered her head uneasily. Her hands clutched the edge of her skirt as if she was about to cry. Upon seeing her in such a state, the cleric beside her hurriedly comforted her.
"It's not your fault, it's just that our luck isn't too good, and we're the last in line …"
"I don't know which bastard did this to us!"
It would have been better if the cleric didn't mention it. Once he did, the red-haired girl was filled with anger. She glared fiercely at her side. There, a man wearing a mage robe and gold-rimmed glasses was looking at her smugly.
"Please don't look at me like that. Everything should be first come, first served, isn't it? We're here first, so of course we have the right to draw lots first. "
"Nonsense, it's clearly this child who helped us line up first, and you squeezed her out! And now you're blaming me?! "
Hearing this, the red-haired girl became even angrier. She even reached out her hand and grabbed the hilt of her sword.
"I really want to give you a stab!"
"You're indeed a barbaric Ferrier."
Facing the red-haired girl's roar, the man with gold-rimmed glasses seemed rather calm. He even curled his lips.
"You don't care about etiquette at all. A team like yours won't be able to complete the assessment. If you're not afraid, you can try it out here. Who knows, maybe you'll be disqualified right away?"
"You bastard …"
Hearing the gold-rimmed glasses man's ridicule, the red-haired girl became even more displeased. Seeing this scene, the cleric beside her hurriedly pounced forward and grabbed her arm.
"Don't be agitated, don't be agitated! Look, it's time for us to go on stage! As the team leader, it's time for you to go on stage and draw lots! "
"Argh …"
Hearing her companion's advice, the red-haired girl hesitated for a moment and finally let go of the sword hilt. Then, she glared fiercely at the golden-rimmed glasses man and strode forward. To be honest, this drawing of lots didn't matter because there was only one last number left in it. What the red-haired girl did was to take it out and hand it to the supervisor beside her.
"Number 9."
Looking at the number, the mage who was in charge of monitoring was stunned for a moment before reading it out loud. Then, as his voice fell, a figure walked out from behind.
Who could it be?
Looking at that figure, the red-haired girl couldn't help but feel nervous. An external helper wasn't necessarily a good person, and their team was already very weak. If another person with a bad temper or incompatible personality were to appear, then they would only be able to walk the path of failure in this assessment.
Under everyone's gaze, the figure quickly walked to the front of the stage.
It was a young man in his early twenties, but unlike the other mages, he wasn't wearing a mage robe, nor was he holding a staff or any weapon. On the contrary, this young man walked to the front of the stage empty-handed with a smile on his face. Looking at him, not only did he not look like a mage, but he also didn't look like an adventurer at all. Instead, he looked more like a noble. Not to mention, behind the young man, there was a petite and cute girl in a western dress who looked like a maid following behind him.
What's going on? Did he come to the wrong place?
Seeing this man, the red-haired girl was obviously a little surprised. Looking at this scene, the golden-rimmed glasses man not far away from her laughed out loud.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that you could actually find such a helper. This isn't bad. He looks like a noble. Even if you don't pass the assessment, you can still be a maid or something …"
"You …!"
Hearing until here, the red-haired girl finally couldn't hold it in anymore. Just as she was about to draw her weapon and teach that bastard a lesson, suddenly, she saw that the priest and another companion standing beside her suddenly looked at the man in front of them and screamed.
"Mr. Fangzheng!!"
"Eh?"
Hearing this voice, Fangzheng was also surprised. He lifted his head and looked towards the direction of the voice. Soon, Fangzheng saw that not far away from him, there were four girls looking at him. Among them, there was a young girl dressed as a Priestess who was happily waving at him. Beside the Priestess, there was a person wrapped in a cloak who was also excitedly waving at him.
"You are … Miss Fina? And … Miss M? I didn't expect to meet the two of you here. "
Looking at the two people in front of him, Fangzheng couldn't help but be surprised. He hurriedly went up to them and greeted them.
"I'm the one who's surprised, Mr. Fangzheng. Why are you here? And in the capacity of a helper … "
"That's my line too. You two actually appeared here … Are you also participating in the assessment?"
"Yes."
Facing Fangzheng's question, Fina nodded.
"I represent the Sanctum of Contemplation, while Miss … I mean, Little M represents the White Tower of Heaven."
"So that's the case …"
Hearing until here, Fangzheng finally understood why he met them here. At the same time, because of Fina and Miss M's screams, the surrounding crowd immediately knew Fangzheng's name. Then, the crowd suddenly became restless.
"Wait, did you hear that? They called that man's name Fangzheng! "
"Isn't that the rumored Saint Knight who reappeared in the Sacred Palace? Why is he here? "
"Could it be that he wants to join the White Tower too?"
"Rumor has it that he killed Connie and even defeated Casstina, the legendary Knight Leader …"
"The Sacred Palace actually didn't put him on the wanted list?"
"What a joke, he's a Saint Knight. Rumor has it that an angel appeared at that time! Why would the Sacred Palace dare to find trouble with him?! "
"I didn't expect him to actually participate in the assessment. Damn it, I should have drawn the lots later!"
"Sigh, why didn't I meet him …"
Sensing that the surrounding gazes were getting hotter and hotter, Fangzheng knitted his brows. Then, he gazed at the crowd in front of him and gestured.
"There are too many people here. Let's go somewhere else."
"Ah, okay!"
At this moment, the young ladies also noticed the situation around them and nodded hurriedly. Then, the red-haired young lady swiftly completed the procedures with the supervisor and everyone left in a hurry. After getting rid of the curious young ladies, the group found a pub to sit down and began to chat about their experiences.
"I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Fangzheng."
To Fangzheng's surprise, the one who was the most excited to see him was actually Ms. M, Xing Xiang. Frankly speaking, this left Fangzheng a little astonished. In his memory, Fangzheng and Xing Xiang had only met a few times and didn't have any deep interactions with each other. But judging from her expression, it was as though they were childhood sweethearts who had reunited after not seeing each other for a long time, which left Fangzheng somewhat astonished.
"It has indeed been a long time, Ms. M."
Looking at the excited Xing Xiang, Fangzheng helplessly smiled bitterly. Then, he gazed at the young ladies in front of him and let out a cough.
"Alright then, let's introduce ourselves. My name is Fangzheng and this is my companion, Nimf."
"Hello, Ms. Nimf. Long time no see. It's great to see you looking so good."
Upon hearing this, Fina smiled and greeted Nimf. The latter nodded in response. After all, Fina was one of the first few people that Nimf met after being summoned to this world. Moreover, both of them had gone shopping together and more or less had some feelings for each other.
"Alright then, let me do the introductions."
Seeing that the atmosphere around her seemed to be a little stiff, Fina hurriedly began her introductions.
"This is the Royal Astrologer, Miss Mi … Ms. M. And this warrior with an imposing aura is the Wild Sorcerer from Ferrier — Ms. Hayley. The one beside her is Ms. Katie from the Sacred Silver Chamber … This is the composition of our team."
"This is really interesting …"
Upon hearing Fina's introduction, Fangzheng curiously sized up the four people before him. The young lady named Katie curled up into a ball and clutched her clothes tightly. After sensing Fangzheng's gaze, she lowered her head like an ostrich and seemed as though she was about to shrink into a ball. On the other hand, the red-haired female warrior seemed to be slightly stiff. Although she tried her best to appear calm and collected, her stiff expression revealed her inner nervousness.
Compared to them, Fina and Ms. M, who had met Fangzheng a few times, were obviously more at ease.
But relatively speaking, Fangzheng was more curious about another issue.
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