There were nearly two thousand children in Northern Town City who were tested this time. After the test, only eleven of them had the potential to become a wizard.
However, these children had not learned any knowledge at all. They couldn't even write their own names. Su Lun also needed to arrange cultural teachers for these children to let them learn knowledge first. If they hadn't learned this knowledge, they wouldn't understand the basic knowledge of wizards at all.
Suhlen had no choice but to arrange for teachers to teach these children. After the test in the Northern Wind Duchy, Suhlen brought the winged people to San Filto City for testing.
San Filto City had a population of about 200,000. It was a big city in this era. Compared to the northern city, the education level in San Filto City was much higher. Although it had been purged several times, there were still many nobles in San Filto City. At the same time, there were also many merchants.
After a few days of screening, more than 30 children were found to have the potential to be a wizard. Among them, more than 10 children came from well-off families. They were either nobles or rich merchants. They had already gone to school for a while and could directly start their apprenticeship education.
However, this didn't mean that the children of nobles or merchants had an advantage in becoming a wizard. In fact, Suhlen never liked to deal with nobles. Their environment made them used to scheming against each other. The most important thing on the path of magic was focus and hard work.
Living in such a family environment, those children would also be influenced by what they saw and heard, and they would also be infected with all kinds of problems. These children's minds were too complicated. Many of them were spoiled since they were young and couldn't adapt to the heavy learning of a wizard.
Among the apprentices taught by wizards, those who were born ordinary were more likely to achieve something. For example, Hathaway was adopted by her teacher since she was young. She didn't have any contact with nobles, nor did she mix with other noble ladies. She was used to the superficiality, vanity, and arrogance of those noble ladies. Therefore, she was very focused on the path of a wizard.
However, being born a noble also had a big advantage. They had a solid foundation and rich knowledge. Some of them even had the blessing of inherited bloodlines. They could take on the role of a sorcerer when they became a wizard.
Those wizards who weren't born in a good family might not be able to improve their strength quickly, but they could at least reach the level of a high-grade wizard in the end. As for whether he could advance to the Legendary stage, no one dared to guarantee it.
After all, the threshold of the Legendary realm was a barrier to many geniuses. There was a saying that went, "Master can show you the way, but cultivation depends on the individual." For many people, the Legend rank was the end, but for Suhlen, the Legend rank was the true starting point.
To wizards, becoming a Legend was like opening the door to the multiverse! Only when one reached the legendary level could one travel between planes and leave this world.
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Southern Plains, Tarbotes Province. In a noble's territory near the Corunce Mountains in the northwest, a noble's castle appeared on a hill.
A group of travel-worn knights stopped outside the fortress, causing the guards to grip their weapons nervously. This was just a small Baron's castle. There were only twenty guards in total. Although it was called a castle, it was actually a solid stone house with an area of more than three hundred square meters.
Looking at the appearance of the castle, it was at least a few hundred years old. After a long period of peace, this kind of castle, which was more for military purposes than residential purposes, was rarely inhabited by nobles in the south. In contrast, they preferred to live in their own prosperous manors.
But for some unknown reason, the baron's family suddenly moved from the comfortable manor to this cold and gloomy castle.
"Why are those people coming here?" The leader of the guards saw a group of knights running from afar.
As the distance closed, he soon saw the flag of the knights clearly. There was a sharp sword on the flag, with a snake wrapped around it and a circle of thorns around it. This was the insignia of Count Cromwell.
Soon, the group of knights that looked unusually valiant gradually approached the castle. Even from a distance, he could feel the strong murderous aura of the other party. As a retired veteran, he was all too familiar with this kind of aura.
"Quick, quick, pick up your weapons and be on guard!"
The leader of the guards' expression changed drastically. This group of knights seemed to be coming with ill intentions. He immediately notified the soldiers to be on guard, but his approach seemed to be completely useless. How could these untrained guards, who bullied the weak and feared the strong, be a match for these battle-hardened knights? They could probably take down the castle with a single charge.
"Halt! This is the dominion of Baron Brent. Who are you? Stop immediately, or we'll shoot!"
As soon as the leader of the guards finished speaking, more than ten guards nocked their arrows and took aim at the knights. However, judging from the power of the wooden bows in their hands, it was no doubt impossible for them to shoot through the knights' armor.
The knights in front of them were all wearing grey cloaks. Most of them had their faces covered with hoods, only the outline of their chins could be seen. They were clad in exquisitely forged armor with a layer of chain mail underneath. With such elite warriors equipped with double layers of armor, normal arrows would be ineffective against them.
At the same time, the knights were also equipped with longswords, crossbows, throwing knives, gauntlets, boots, and so on. Even the most elite soldiers of Rhodes City, the leader of the guards, didn't have such a complete set of equipment. Furthermore, they all seemed to be of high quality. Some of them were using heavy weapons that were difficult to control. Such weapons required a high level of control. Only an expert would be able to use such a weapon otherwise it would be easy to injure oneself.
"Leader, who are these knights? Are we really going to fight them? "asked a smaller guard in a low voice.
"Judging from their banners, they should be Count Cromwell's knights. But what are they doing here?" asked the leader of the guards. Did the king order them to capture Baron Brent? During this period of time, there were many nobles who were imprisoned. The reason was naturally a rebellion. The king was purging the nobles who stood on the wrong side.
Could it be that Baron Brent was also one of the targets? The leader of the guards broke out in cold sweat at the thought of that.
The battle last year had completely shattered the confidence of the southern nobles. Even if they wanted to rebel, there wouldn't be many who would follow them.
Under the castle.
Knight Hunt dismounted from his horse and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. He felt the coldness of the metal on the hilt of his sword. He turned around and said, "That demon is nearby. Be careful! "
"Have our reinforcements arrived yet?"
The burly man beside him shook his head and said in a low voice, "Not yet. But based on my calculations, they should be here soon. "
Although the knights were strong, the wizards and priests of the church were better at dealing with demons. Demons also had many spell-like abilities. It wouldn't be easy to rely on the knights alone to deal with them.
Along the way, they came across another two villages that had been slaughtered. Even if they rushed, they still couldn't catch up to the demon.
Sensing that the situation was getting more and more serious, Captain Hunt became more and more uneasy. Thus, he decisively sent someone to ask for help from the temple and the Earl. As the archenemy of the demons, the temple would immediately send reinforcements after realizing the severity of the situation. Likewise, the Earl would also send a wizard to help.
"Something's not right!" said the leader of the guards as he looked around.
The burly knight beside him looked around and asked, "Boss, what's wrong? Isn't this normal? Are you worried about those weaklings in the castle? As long as you give the order, I can rush up and squash them to death. "
"It's not those people. It's too quiet here. The negative energy is too strong!" said Hunt in a serious tone.
"Yeah, there's no sound of insects. There aren't even any birds around? This is too strange! "
"Don't worry about that. Let's go and ask the lord of this castle. He's the boss here. He should be able to help us!"
"Alright!" Soon, the knights finished their discussion. Head Knight Hunt looked around the castle and waved to another young knight. "Hans, you go and talk to them!"
"Yes, boss!"
Inside the castle.
When the knights requested to enter the castle to see Baron Brent, the leader of the guards let out a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't the king's doing, it wouldn't be a big problem. As for the fact that there were demons here and they wanted to see Baron Brent, it was fine.
As for the demons, Hunt and the other knights were here to deal with them. It was fine as long as they were here. Thinking of this, he quickly sent someone to report to Baron Brent.
A few minutes later, a servant hurried over.
"What did you say? The baron refused to let them in? And he wants them to leave immediately? Otherwise, he wants us to attack? "
The leader of the guards couldn't believe his ears. "Is he crazy or did I hear wrong?"
"Do you know who those people are? They're a whole team of knights, and the leader is a knight! You want us to attack these knights? If you want to die, don't drag us down with you! "
The servant said coldly. "You are the knight's guards. You should listen to his orders. Now, go and do as he says!"
Hearing this, the guard captain's face became gloomy and uncertain. This order was clearly to send them to their deaths. Being a guard was only a profession, and the baron didn't pay him much salary. He had elders and children to take care of, so he didn't need to risk his life. Thinking of this, he made a decision in his heart.
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