Fang Xingjian paid no heed to the astonishment of the people present. Time was tight, and he did not have the time to care about such superficial matters.
Therefore, he continued to act as if nothing had happened and walked into the canteen, collecting milk, vegetable salad, and black bread from the kitchen helper. To him, this was already a sumptuous lunch.
It had been a long time since Kyle received a plate of food and sat in front of Fang Xingjian. Looking at how Fang Xingjian was devouring his food, Kyle smiled and said, "I say … when you were training at The School of Sword Arts, you were holding back, right?"
Fang Xingjian replied without raising his head, "Yes."
Kyle said, "Then can you tell me what level your Grizzly Bear Sword Technique is at now?"
Everyone would know about this in the future, and Fang Xingjian had no intention of hiding it. He answered directly, "Level 15, the maximum level."
Hiss! Kyle drew in a breath of cold air. What kind of concept was a level 15 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique? This was a genius amongst geniuses. Even in the Empire, only one would appear every few decades or even centuries. He had not expected to encounter one like this.
Kyle said, "No wonder. With your talent, you'll definitely pass the Regional Selection in the future. However, you'll still have to be careful of the National Selection."
Fang Xingjian had not expected that with the talent he had displayed, Kyle would still say that he had to be careful of the National Selection. He asked in surprise, "Is the National Selection so difficult?"
Kyle shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Do you know how many people in the Empire are training day and night? A few thousand people take part in the Prefectural Selection, and the last ten will become Knights. About one to two hundred Knights take part in the Regional Selection, and the top ten will be chosen. "And for those who pass the Regional Selection, even if they are not as good as you, they won't be too far off. "There are even old monsters who have been training for decades or even centuries, freaks whose talent is no weaker than yours, and aristocrats with powerful backgrounds and resources that are hundreds or thousands of times more than yours. "When all these people are put together to compete to get into the top ten, how intense would the competition be? "Moreover, the National Selection is held once every three years, but only the top ten are chosen. How many strong people are left behind to participate in the next National Selection?"
Kyle sighed. "It's a stage that belongs to the top figures of every era."
Fang Xingjian nodded and finished the last bit of bread. He then raised his head and said, "I'll be heading to Kirst Royal Knight Academy next. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of matters here at The School of Sword Arts."
"Nonsense. If you go there, why would you care about this mess?" Kyle chuckled and said, "I had wanted to get you to join The School of Sword Arts, but I didn't expect you to soar up to the top. You're even faster than I thought."
Fang Xingjian said seriously, "No matter what, you are the true initiator of my swordsmanship. I am very grateful to you."
"Why are you so serious?" Kyle said indifferently. "You pay, and I teach you. It's that simple. Hehe, do you know that I have dozens of disciples every year, but not even five of them have returned to visit me? "
"That's true." Fang Xingjian said, "Then I'm leaving."
"Don't forget to register at the academy tomorrow."
Kyle looked at Fang Xingjian's departing back view and tilted his head as he thought, 'I keep feeling that there's something wrong with this guy's character.'
Half an hour later, another member of staff from the Royal Academy came to The School of Sword Arts to look for Kyle.
…
Kirst Royal Academy, Archives Room.
Huang Lin looked at the file in his hands, a hint of a smile appearing on his face. The file was filled with all sorts of information related to Fang Xingjian. The information was recorded up to half a year ago, and even the part where he was recuperating in the fishing village was recorded.
"Mysterious background?" Huang Lin said calmly, "But the Empire is vast, and His Majesty's generosity is as vast as the mountains and seas. He can even take in demons from other dimensions. Although I'm not as good as His Majesty, how can I not accept a genius of unknown background?
"If he can cultivate the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique to level 15 in half a year, then level 15 might not be his limit?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Huang Lin's face. At the same time, he had already sealed up the file and changed it to a clean one that he had prepared beforehand.
Every year, the information of all the people who passed the Prefectural Selection would be collected by the academy's teachers, and then uploaded to the National Knight Association for recording. The Empire's upper echelons would record anything suspicious, strange, or anything that the association found fishy.
However, Huang Lin knew that once Fang Xingjian's situation was reported, what awaited him would be all sorts of ferocious mouths and greedy gazes. Out of consideration for his talent, he chose to temporarily hide the fact that Fang Xingjian's talent was outstanding.
'Reaching level 15 in half a year is still too eye-catching. How many people like Dongfang Ling are there in the world?' Huang Lin thought.
Just then, a figure walked into the Archives Room and stopped before Huang Lin.
"Sir, it's done. I've reminded Kyle. He shouldn't be meddlesome."
"Mmm. As long as the people from the Imperial Capital don't notice, I'll still be able to fend off these clans from Kirst. "
…
A day later, after finishing his breakfast at The School of Sword Arts, Fang Xingjian arrived at Kirst Royal Knight Academy. He had originally been looked down upon by the guards because of his attire, but after reporting his name, he received many fawning gazes.
"Sir Fang Xingjian, this will be the classroom where all of you will be gathered." A guard attentively brought Fang Xingjian into the classroom.
Fang Xingjian took a casual glance and realized that he was the last to arrive. The other nine Knights from the same academy were already seated in the classroom.
First were Kaunitz, Fei Yang Knight Academy's Barbara, and Aristocrat Knight Academy's Ferdinand. As the city's aristocrats, they were naturally seated together.
Behind them were Carter, who was ranked tenth, and Zhou Yong, who was ranked eighth, who were like lackeys and followers.
Out of the top ten in the Prefectural Selection, five of the aristocrats were from the aristocrats. This showed how powerful the aristocrats were in the Empire.
Only Boris, who was from the Shadow Moon Academy, sat alone in a corner. Other than Robert, he was the only one among the ten who belonged to a martial arts faction. After all, the various factions in the Empire rarely sent their most outstanding successors to the Empire.
Jack from the City Guards Institution and Anthony, who was unaffiliated, were both commoners who had built their businesses from scratch.
As for the previous owner of the Tyrant Fist Dojo, Robert, he had his legs propped up on the table. When he saw Fang Xingjian's arrival, he looked at Fang Xingjian and bared his teeth, giving him a provocative smile. Clearly, he was extremely displeased that Fang Xingjian had clinched the Prefectural Champion title.
Seeing Fang Xingjian's arrival, Kaunitz's eyes shone with a fiery light, as if he wanted to tear Fang Xingjian into pieces.
The others' eyes were filled with curiosity and wariness. Most of them had already received the news that Fang Xingjian was able to defeat Kaunitz with a single move. His abilities were definitely not to be underestimated.
Jack from the City Guards Institution laughed and waved at Fang Xingjian. Fang Xingjian naturally walked over and sat down.
Jack was a bearded man in his thirties. When he saw Fang Xingjian sitting down, he greeted him enthusiastically, "You must be Fang Xingjian? My boss, Hogan, has mentioned you a few times these few days. My name is Jack. Haha, I've been participating in the Prefectural Selection for six consecutive years. I've finally made it this time. "
He then pointed at Anthony and said, "This is Anthony, from Uranlis."
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