As Hathaway spoke, all the Knights who were preparing to participate in the Regional Selection stood up agitatedly.
In every Regional Selection, other than the last stage, the arena battle, and the second to last stage, the Pantheon Monument Observation, the first two stages were designed by the Governor himself. It could be said that every region's Regional Selection was different.
This was also to prevent the Knights from focusing on the content of the tests and training, neglecting what they should be doing.
Hathaway said softly, "The first stage of this Regional Selection is Slashing the Heavenly Pillar."
Slashing the Heavenly Pillar, as its name suggested, was to attack a huge alloy steel pillar.
This alloy steel pillar was a newly developed forging material. Not only was it extremely sturdy, it was also resistant to fire and acid. It even had the ability to recover itself. No matter what kind of attack was launched, as long as it was exposed to sunlight, it would recover within a few seconds. It was a material that was at the level of a Divine Equipment.
In fact, this was the case. It was created from a piece of Divine level bone remains that Governor Devitt had obtained when he was young. Devitt had wanted to forge this piece of bone remains into an unrivalled Divine Remains Equipment, an armor that had the ability to recover itself.
Governor Devitt was indeed a master blacksmith. Even Huang Lin had requested for him to forge a Divine Weapon.
He had succeeded in forging an armor with the ability to recover itself, but at the same time, he had also failed.
Success meant that he had managed to create this material. However, because its recovery ability was too strong, it was forever fixed in the form of a steel pillar. No matter how it was shaped, whether it was turned into armor, saber, or sword, it would recover within a few seconds. There was no way for it to be used to forge any other equipment.
Moreover, he did not have a second Divine level expert's bone remains that could be used to forge the same equipment.
This time around, Governor Devitt might as well just use it as the first stage of the Regional Selection.
This stage, Slashing the Heavenly Pillar, would be personally supervised by Governor Devitt. With his cultivation at second transition level 29 and his ether synchronization rate at 100%, he naturally knew the degree of damage done to the alloy steel pillar like the back of his hand. He would be able to give an accurate score to all the students.
The top one hundred candidates in this stage would advance to the next round.
The second stage was known as Fight for the Best. It required the remaining one hundred examinees to be placed into a maze that had already been constructed. Each examinee could only stand guard in the location they were placed in and could not be more than ten meters away from the location. As for the position, it will be chosen according to your ranking in the previous round.
The entire labyrinth is filled with ferocious beasts of various levels. They will constantly attack you, and what you need to do is to survive under their attacks. Of course, this stage forbade the examinees from directly attacking each other. However, it was still possible to indirectly trip each other up and use schemes to eliminate each other. Only direct attacks were prohibited.
Examinees who had given up, lost their battle prowess, or were unable to kill another ferocious beast after five minutes had elapsed would be eliminated. They would then be brought out by the invigilators.
The last 30 examinees would obtain the right to enter the third stage, the Pantheon Monument Observation.
The third stage, Pantheon Monument Observation, was based on how many Killing techniques one could comprehend from the Pantheon Monument within twelve hours.
In the end, it would be demonstrated in front of the examiners, and the Governor and the others would give marks personally. The top 16 would then proceed to the arena battle.
The arena tournament would proceed to the final four rounds of elimination to determine the top ten. The top ten would be the ones who had passed the Regional Selection.
The entire process was the Regional Selection. Towards the end, everyone's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. Everyone was thinking about the contents of the first two stages in detail.
At the same time, Hathaway smiled and said, "The Hundred Blossom Banquet hopes that the Empire's geniuses will be like a hundred blooming flowers every year, never ending. This year, due to His Majesty's brilliance, the number of geniuses has far surpassed the previous ones.
"Shadow Death God Anderson.
"Constellation's successor, Hoult.
"Wei Leng, a late bloomer with an outstanding will.
"Of course, there's also the Windstorm Sword Hero, Fang Xingjian, whom I've only met today.
"All of you are the best of the best. If any of you had appeared in the previous Regional Selections, you would probably have the ability to rule over the other regions.
"I look forward to your performances."
Hathaway did not say a single word, but everyone's gazes turned to the names she had mentioned. The four of them instantly attracted the gazes of countless people.
Hathaway continued, "Then next up will be the final segment of our Hundred Blossom Banquet. Let's invite the representatives of this year's examinees to come up and give a speech."
Butler Secker walked up to Fang Xingjian's back and said softly, "Young Master Xingjian, later on, please go up and give a speech as well. Goals, ideals, and the future. You can just casually talk about it." He smiled and said, "It's also to boost everyone's morale."
On the other side, Shadow Death God Anderson had already dashed up to the stage. The young man in his teens revealed a pretentious look on his face. Looking at the people below, he said calmly, "Since I'm going to speak, then I'll just say it directly. "My dream is to kill a Divine level expert. Therefore, this year's Regional Champion is mine for sure. "Remember this day. In the future, you'll feel proud for listening to my speech today."
After saying that, Anderson's cheeks suddenly turned slightly red, and his entire body turned into a black shadow that dissipated into the air, completely disappearing.
Lilia shrugged her shoulders, shook her body, and said, "Why is it that when I heard him speak, I felt so awkward?"
'This is called chuunibyou,' Fang Xingjian thought to himself.
Hathaway's lips twitched a little stiffly as she said, "Hoult, you can speak next."
The elegant Hoult took a step forward and leaped into the air, landing on the stage. His actions were as light as a fairy, as if he was an immortal who had descended from the heavens. This immediately caused a series of screams from the aristocratic young ladies.
Hearing the screams, Hoult waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your welcome. I love you guys too."
As he said this, the screams grew even more intense. Hathaway had no choice but to let out a soft bellow before the place regained its silence.
Hoult continued, "This time around, the reason why I've come to the Great Western City is mainly because I've received a request from my master. I've come with the intention of learning, to exchange insights and spar with everyone …"
Hoult was clearly very experienced, and what he said next was more conventional. Hathaway nodded, finally revealing a satisfied expression.
After Hoult walked down, it was Wei Leng's turn to go up with a miserable expression. However, Hathaway had called Wei Leng three times before he went up unwillingly.
The moment he went up, he said with a cold expression, "I have nothing to say." With that, he went down.
Hathaway's countenance was grim as she shook her head. "The few seeded contestants in this year's competition are each more problematic than the other."
Finally, it was Fang Xingjian's turn. Seeing Fang Xingjian go up, Lilia, who was in the distance, cheered. Rota, Hamil, and the others also stared at the stage, feeling a common sense of honor.
Looking at the people below the stage, Fang Xingjian gave it some thought before saying, "To never surrender, never give in, never compromise, and never retreat. This is what a Knight is.
"I hope that we can all encourage each other with this."
Hathaway smiled. Although it was too short, at least it was normal. She took the lead in clapping and then said, "Everyone, there's still fifteen days before the Regional Selection. Please make your preparations and don't be late again." With that, she threw a teasing glance at Fang Xingjian.
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