Therefore, Fang Xingjian walked up and started practicing the level 30 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique.
At the start, when the examiners saw that Fang Xingjian was only practicing the basic sword techniques of The School of Sword Arts, they were not surprised.
But as Fang Xingjian moved his longsword, the vital energy, blood, and muscles in his body started circulating, his longsword pierced through the air, creating a thunder-like buzzing sound. Every time his sword hit the air, it would create a series of explosive sounds.
"Oh? This Grizzly Bear Sword Technique has a solid foundation. "
"Although it doesn't control the internal organs, just the strength of the muscles and bones is already the best among those present."
A white-bearded examiner laughed and said, "To think that other than Kaunitz, there's another good seedling in this year's Prefectural Selection."
"Mmm, although his grasp of technique is not as good as Kaunitz's, with this Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, his understanding of the circulation of force in the muscles and bones can be said to be the limit of those who have not completed the first transition."
"It's a pity, a pity. If not for Kaunitz, he would be first."
Following that, the examiners tried out Fang Xingjian's sword techniques one by one, and all of them revealed satisfied expressions.
The young examiner looked at Huang Lin, who was standing at the side. When he saw Huang Lin's score, he was shocked, "Sir, this score …" He could not understand why Huang Lin would give Fang Xingjian a higher score than Kaunitz, giving him a full score.
Huang Lin shook his head and said, "We'll talk about it after the third stage. By then, you might all have to change the score you gave him."
The young examiner continued to ask a few more questions, but Huang Lin refused to say anything more. This caused the examiner to look at Fang Xingjian curiously, unable to figure out what was so special about Fang Xingjian that Huang Lin would give such a high score.
However, this was only a discussion between the two of them, and the other examinees did not know about it.
Just like that, although Fang Xingjian's performance was not as good as Kaunitz's, he was still one of the best. Such a situation caused everyone present to look at him with envy.
Kaunitz nodded and thought to himself, 'Not bad indeed. Although he isn't able to control his five viscera and six bowels like me, his control over his muscles and bones is almost on par with mine. This lad's improvement is really fast. 'Interesting, it seems that teaching him a lesson every day for the past few months has stimulated his fighting spirit. But from the looks of it, he needs to be taught a few more lessons before he can use it. '
Although Eldest Martial Brother Ogden and Second Martial Brother Lambert felt that Fang Xingjian's Grizzly Bear Sword Technique was very powerful, even a little more powerful than theirs, they had not been able to tell that there were so many teachers present. Of course, they would not have been able to tell the true difference between them. They would not have guessed that his Grizzly Bear Sword Technique had already reached level 30.
But when Ogden saw Fang Xingjian come down, he could not understand. "Fang Xingjian" Fang "Xingjian" to Xingjian's Xingjian, "Xingjian" to "Fang Xingjian"., he said. "Xingjian" 1 Xingjian "Fang Fang Sword Xingjian".
"Fang Fang" Fang Xingjian "and Xingjian was was Yang." Fang Xingjian "Xingjian" Finally "Fang Fang Finally, Sun"
Finally, when all eighty people were finished, the sun was already setting in the west, and it was almost time to set.
Although the examinees had finished the second stage, other than Fang Xingjian and Kaunitz, who were more obvious, most of the examinees did not know their results. They only looked at the seven examiners nervously.
Huang Lin coughed and said, "Alright, the second stage is over. Next, I'll bring you guys to dinner. After dinner, we'll proceed to the third stage."
Next, the group of examinees was brought to the academy's canteen. A sumptuous dinner had already been prepared. Most of the examinees had not eaten anything since morning and were already famished.
Fang Xingjian also rubbed his belly, feeling extremely hungry. He walked up and grabbed a few plates of food to eat. The food in the Royal Academy was naturally many times better than that in The School of Sword Arts. However, other than Fang Xingjian, the other examinees were only half-full before they focused their attention back on the examination.
In the entire canteen, Fang Xingjian was the only one who kept stuffing food into his mouth. It had been a few months since he had eaten to his heart's content. Every day, he was only half-full, and he still had to practice his sword arts. This made him extremely hungry.
An examinee who was sitting close to him could not help but kindly remind him, "Eating too much is not good for digestion, and it will even slow down your thinking. Do you still want to participate in the Prefectural Selection?"
Fang Xingjian could not be bothered with him. With his appetite, even if he ate everything on the table in front of him, he would only be half-full.
Seeing that he was eating even faster, a commoner examinee let out a cold snort, "I despise those who like to take advantage of others."
Of course, Fang Xingjian turned a deaf ear to them. His heart was like an iceberg, only burning up when he thought about what had happened in Demonic City. Moreover, with his stamina, he was only half-full after eating so much.
When the others, especially the aristocrats, saw how he was behaving like a refugee, they could not help but reveal looks of disdain.
Eldest Martial Brother Ogden and Second Martial Brother Lambert both had awkward expressions on their faces. They picked up their plates and moved a few meters away from Fang Xingjian.
In a corner of the canteen, Dick and Hogan were sitting opposite each other. Dick smiled and said, "I just asked about the situation with the Sword and Saber team. Kaunitz had a complete victory over Fang Xingjian. Hogan, don't you think you can start preparing your bet?"
Hogan frowned and said impatiently, "The bet is not over yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Dick only said proudly, "I'm not in a hurry. It's just that the thought of being able to win a hundred gold from a miser like you makes me extremely happy."
Hogan glared at him and said coldly, "The Prefectural Selection is not over yet. Don't be so full of yourself."
"Haha, I've already asked around. Fang Xingjian has only learned three sets of basic sword techniques in The School of Sword Arts." Dick said maliciously, "Moreover, for the past few months, he has been competing with Kaunitz in basic sword techniques every single day, and he has lost to him. In the second stage, his total score was also lower than Kaunitz's. "Do you really think that he still has a chance?"
Seeing Hogan's surprised expression, Dick laughed even more happily. "The difference in their talent in sword arts is like the difference between the clouds and the mud. Fang Xingjian does indeed have the talent to become a Knight, but Kaunitz's future is that of a second or even a third transition. The two of them are not from the same dimension. "Hogan, not only is your judgment as bad as before, your temper is also as rash as before. You dare to bet with me without knowing anything. You better change that bad habit of yours."
Hogan was so angry that he stood up. He could not be bothered to look at Dick's smug expression anymore and turned to leave. On the way, he saw Fang Xingjian eating and drinking to his heart's content. He suddenly felt that he had misjudged him.
Kaunitz, Barbara, and the other three were not gathered together. The upcoming examination would depend on themselves and had nothing to do with the others. They were all resting with their eyes closed, preparing for the final push to fight for the first place in the Prefectural Selection.
Just then, another piece of news came from the examinees.
"Have you heard? That Robert guy got full marks in the previous stage."
"What? Full marks? "
"Of course. He is already at the first transition. It's normal for him to get full marks in this kind of examination that tests us."
"It's too unfair. Why should a Knight be allowed to participate in the Prefectural Selection with us?"
Robert, who was seated at the dining table, revealed a smug smile, while Kaunitz and the others frowned.
"The difference between a first transition and a non-first transition Knight is still too great. Since that's the case, we can only do our best to fight for the second place. Only after entering the academy will we be able to obtain more resources. "
Thinking of this, Kaunitz and the others slowly gathered their energy, making the final adjustments for the upcoming examination. They knew much more about the ranking of the top ten compared to the ordinary examinees. Although the top ten would be able to obtain the qualifications to become Knights, the nurturing, resources, and attention the first and tenth place would receive in the academy would be completely different.
This was especially so when it came to the selection of mentors for techniques and specialties. The higher one's name was, the more advantageous it would be. Just like a rolling snowball, the slight difference in ranking would cause the gap between their abilities to grow wider and wider.
After the meal, the third stage was naturally split into five groups. The people from the Saber and Sword group were brought to a training room the size of a football field.
The moment they entered, they were attracted by the countless images on the stone walls of the training room. They were images of men wielding longswords, practicing sword techniques. This was a set of sword techniques that had been carved on the stone walls.
Just as everyone was attracted by the sword techniques on the murals, Huang Lin's voice rang out.
"There are a total of 101 murals here in all directions. There are a total of two sets of sword techniques and two sets of saber techniques. The content of the third stage is very simple. Each of you will have to choose a set of martial techniques to learn on your own. Before midnight today, all of you can come to the room next door and look for us for your assessment. Those who have not come for the assessment after midnight will be considered to have given up. "We will determine your results for this stage based on your level of learning."
Hearing Huang Lin's words, everyone present revealed bitter smiles. For ordinary martial techniques to be grasped, even with a teacher teaching them step by step, it would still take a few days or even a few weeks to learn the first level.
For ordinary people to learn the martial techniques on the stone walls by themselves, even a few months would not be enough. Moreover, there were only six hours left until midnight. Even if almost all of the examinees here were dragons and phoenixes among men, it would still be extremely difficult.
Seeing that most of the examinees were dejected, Huang Lin kindly reminded them, "We're not asking you to learn everything. Just learn as much as you can. The main point is to test your talent and learning ability. Then, you will be ranked according to your results. "So, there's no need for you to sigh. Just do your best."
With that, he left with most of the examiners, leaving behind a few staff to supervise the examinations to prevent the examinees from cheating, such as contacting the outside world or communicating with each other.
However, Kaunitz did not say a word. He walked up to the first mural and started to study it. He thought to himself, 'With my talent, as long as I follow the prescribed order and don't perform abnormally, I'll definitely be ranked first in the Saber and Sword group. But if I want to surpass Barbara and the others and get a good ranking in the overall rankings, I'll still need some luck. '
Just as he was thinking this, he scanned through the mural and realized that the set of sword technique in the mural was extremely complicated and difficult to understand. Even for him, it was unlikely that he would be able to learn it within six hours.
The other examinees also started to learn. However, they had no idea what the martial techniques on the mural were like, so they could only randomly pick one to learn. They did not know which one was easy and which one was difficult.
Even when Kaunitz was learning, he could not help but think, 'Damn it, what are these examiners thinking? To think that there's such a difficult set of sword technique? '
Just then, he realized that someone was already walking toward the second mural.
'What kind of joke is this?' He turned his head and saw that after Fang Xingjian had finished scanning through the first mural, he was heading toward the second one.
And in Fang Xingjian's consciousness, an additional line had appeared on his Techniques Column.
'Nine-Headed Dragon Sword (5%).'
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