Path of Light.

Chapter 18 18. Testing
There are many young elves gathered in the training ground of the elf academy, and these elves are all freshmen who entered the academy this year.

Everyone is full of curiosity about the elementary martial arts training class.

Hearing instructor Abbot Nora's shout, everyone gathered around.

The elves in the training ground were clearly divided into two teams.

Surrounding Instructor Abbot Nola, the formation was shaped like an upper lip and a lower lip.

They are completely separated from each other, and there are aisles at both ends that only allow one person to pass.

The large team is composed of the Silver Moon Elves. These young people of the Silver Moon Elves gather together, and some young noble students stand at the front of the group.

The other group is composed of half-blood elves. The number of half-blood elves living in the lower part of Castleton City is increasing year by year. Young half-blood elves will also save money in a planned way after finding a job. Complete your studies at the Elven Academy.

Roy stood in the group of half-blood elves.

But because he still wanted to chat with Claire, the two stood in the gap between the two groups.

Claire stood on the side of the silver moon elves, and Roy stood on the side of the half-blood elves.

There are many new students like the two of them. Some silver moon elves don't care about blood inheritance, and they have made friends with some half-blood elves...

"This Instructor Nora is the best instructor in the academy for teaching elementary martial arts. There should be a physical fitness test later."

Claire whispered to Roy.

There is some noise around, and everyone has not calmed down from the excitement of enrolling.

Instructor Abbot Nora is a silver moon elf woman, with silver hair just hanging down to her shoulders.

She stood patiently in the middle of the empty field, and waited until the surrounding voices began to weaken before she began to say:
"Since no one is planning to quit, let me see how your physical fitness, body flexibility, and balance are! Everyone needs to take a physical fitness test before entering school. I hope everyone present will agree with my standards."

She held the sword hilt at her waist with one hand, and put the thumb of the other hand on the quiver, looking heroic.

"How did you know she would let us take a physical fitness test?" Roy asked Claire in a low voice.

Claire said casually:

"I heard from my sister that she was worried that I would not be able to pass this test, so she let me do some training a year in advance..."

"..."

Roy was speechless.

During this year, he spent almost all of his time breaking dreams and fishing.

"Then do you know what the test item is?" Roy asked.

Claire raised her light golden eyebrows and said proudly:

"Of course, it's an obstacle run, which needs to pass through various obstacle facilities in the pasture over there within a certain time limit."

After speaking, he pointed to the other side of the training ground.

Roy looked in the direction of his finger, and across the crowd, he could see a row of obstacles on the west side of the field, including puddles, stone walls, mounds, etc. There were obvious traces of trampling on the grass by countless people.

Instructor Abbot Nora walked in front.

The two groups were divided to the left and right of her and followed her towards that direction.

Roy was a little nervous, he didn't have any preparations before class.

This section of obstacles includes a single-plank bridge over a puddle, a stone wall built on a pile of rocks, and extends into the woods, which seems difficult.

Roy even saw a stone cliff a few meters high in the woods...

The Yong Road extends from the other side of the forest, connecting a long and narrow longitudinal wall and returning to the starting point.

Instructor Abbott Nola stood in front and explained the rules.

Roy was going to squeeze to the front to listen.

At this time, a few Silver Moon elves suddenly squeezed over from the crowd, and they surrounded Claire and Roy.

There were quite a few small groups in this group of elf students. Roy hadn't seen any conflicts between these small groups, and he didn't expect to encounter trouble.

Two elves in light leather armor walked up to Claire and stared at Claire playfully.

Claire stared back unwillingly.

"Claire, what a coincidence, I didn't expect you to be in the martial arts training class."

One of them, a silver-haired elf wearing light armor and a delicate dagger on his waist, greeted Claire with a strong smell of gunpowder in his words.

He reached out and patted Claire on the shoulder, leaning into Claire's ear, and jokingly said: "When we are in groups, don't rush to form a team with others. We have such a good relationship, so naturally we have to take care of each other."

Claire pushed his hand away, and responded coldly: "Steve, don't worry about it, we don't have any friendship."

The elf named Steve raised his brows and said with a smile: "What you said is really chilling. If it wasn't for your sister, I wouldn't be standing here today..."

His eyes flicked across Roy's face, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth: "This is?"

"Roy."

Roy replied.

He didn't expect to encounter such a thing on the first day of school.

He just wanted to study in the academy quietly, and he didn't plan to cause trouble...

But now that he has become friends with Claire, if he shrinks back at this time, he may be a 'coward' in the eyes of others in the future.

He didn't want to bear such a bad reputation of having no friends just after entering the Elf Academy.

Although his head was a bit big, Roy still chose to stand unswervingly by Claire's side.

The two looked at the silver moon elves opposite them coldly...

Claire glanced at Roy gratefully.

Although Roy didn't know how the elf academy's campus atmosphere was, he felt that it was impossible for these elves to blatantly cause trouble in class.

Sure enough, the two sides just stalemate for a few seconds, and they have already attracted the attention of the surrounding elves.

The young elf named Steve just sneered and said, "Claire, have your tastes changed? Do you like making friends with half-elves?"

"Keep your mouth clean." Claire yelled in a low voice.

"Everyone, the test has started, everyone prepares, please don't gather together in the future..."

Across the crowd, the voice of Instructor Abbot Nora came.

The elves around here scattered with a bang.

Without the barrier of the crowd, they dare not confront Instructor Abbot Nola.

Steve turned around, glanced back at Claire, and walked out of the crowd first with a smile.

Roy felt that Steve looked back at him just now. Thinking of Claire's various performances when he started school, he began to pay attention to the students in the elementary martial arts training class on the first day of the report. Obviously, he should have expected today's conflict... …

"Sorry for dragging you into this."

Claire said with a embarrassed look.

What else can Roy say, but he can't just say 'Let's call it quits! '

He could only pat Claire on the shoulder and said to him:

"No matter what, I will stand by your side."

Claire was a little moved and said to Roy:

"That guy is Steve. He is not considered a freshman this year. He has deliberately failed the examination of the elementary martial arts training class, just to come and block me."

Roy asked him, "Why is he blocking you?"

Claire smiled heartlessly:
"It's a family grudge. When my sister was in college, she was also a blocker to their family. This Steve was beaten up by my sister for half a month last year. Every time he was in class, he would be beaten like a pig's head. "

"...So this year people came to your door, ready to deal with you?" Roy was speechless.

Claire also tapped her forehead a little depressed, and said distressedly:
"I didn't expect that my sister would go to some exchange activities of the Elf Academy at this time..."

Roy glanced at him and exposed him unceremoniously:

"Even if she doesn't participate in the exchange activities, she won't choose to take another elementary martial arts training class."

Claire sneered and said, "That's true."

"So no matter what, you are the unlucky bastard waiting to be beaten." Roy concluded.

Claire laughed even more:
"You can't say that. Usually, the people who practice duels in class are usually fixed, so I chose you."

"..."

Facing Claire's straightforward explanation, Roy had nothing to say.

"What do you think will happen to you if I fail this test?"

Claire shook violently, hugged Roy's shoulders, and said pleadingly, "We are friends, aren't we?"

Roy nodded...

"Have you never done this kind of test?" Claire asked suddenly.

Roy nodded without thinking.

"Then you will follow me later. This kind of test is usually run in groups of two at the same time. Pay attention to learning my movements. This thing has certain skills. When climbing over the wall, even the number of steps is fixed. Pay attention to the speed and rhythm." Claire explained to Roy while walking.

"it is good."

When the two walked to the front, some elves had already started running.

Sure enough, as Claire said, a group of two people were testing at the same time.

There are silver moon elves and half-blood elves, Roy and Claire are in the line.

There are almost 200 students in this training class. If everyone finishes running, it is bound to take some time.

Finally, it was Roy and Claire's turn.

The two stood in front of the starting line, and Claire looked familiar.

Roy seemed much more nervous, and even the palms of his hands were sweating.

"Get ready, start!"

It was not Instructor Abbot Nora who gave the orders.

In order to observe the specific performance of the students, the instructor stood on the high platform in the middle of the track.

Roy followed Claire's pace, jogging in small steps at first.

The speed of the two is not fast. The first obstacle is a puddle with two logs on it as a bridge. If you want to pass the puddle smoothly, you have to pass through the bridge.

This log is thin and long, apparently to test the balance ability when running.

Claire rushed onto the log almost without slowing down, with his hands outstretched, and his steps rushed over lightly.

It seemed very simple. Claire stretched out his hands and was able to pass the horizontal log on the puddle in a few steps, but when he got to Roy, he ran very dangerously...

Next, when climbing over the first wooden wall, Roy ran too fast, and the position of the first foot on the wooden board was a bit high, which caused him to be unable to keep up when he stepped on the wooden wall with the second foot.

The body bounced off, but fortunately Roy grabbed the edge of the wooden wall quickly and turned over dangerously.

Obviously, as long as you grab the edge of the wall with both hands, and jump up hard, you can straddle the wall.

But when it comes to Roy, he looks very clumsy...

The barrier walls behind are taller than the last, and they have changed from wooden to stone-built. If Claire, who was running ahead, turned around and pulled him, he might have stopped at the second stone wall. Front.

"Adjust your breathing rhythm..."

Claire followed beside him, constantly whispering reminders.

"Don't care about running speed, this is not the main deduction item."

"Remember, you have to step on the wall at least twice to get to the top of the wall."

"I'll look at the middle and grab the most worn part of the wall, there will always be a place where it's easy to borrow strength..."

It took some work to get through the first stone wall.

The second wall Roy was almost stopped here, but fortunately Claire helped him.

When he encountered the tallest stone wall, Roy rushed past it once, and his movements became much smoother...

Roy feels that he is the best at running, and he always runs on the beach in the morning.

He rarely saw the elves running. In order to maintain elegance and calmness, the elves usually walked gracefully.

But now, seeing those elves quickly climb over the wooden wall, Roy felt a sense of frustration in his heart.

After stumbling and running, Roy and Claire stood in front of Instructor Abbot Nora at the same time.

The female elf held a white parchment booklet in her hand, found Claire's name on the list, and wrote the word 'pass' after the name.

When she saw Roy, she took a deep look at Roy:
"The speed is okay, but your body is not flexible enough."

This is her first evaluation of Roy.

Roy nodded a little guilty.

Instructor Abbot Nola continued:
"Your body flexibility is also much lower, and your joints are also very stiff. In this case, when you learn elementary martial arts, you will encounter more difficulties than others..."

"You have the worst physical coordination."

"So you must improve your physical abilities as soon as possible, otherwise you will not be able to do the exercises later, let alone whether you will pass the final test."

"Think about it, or do some basic exercises this year, and you can choose to come back a year later."

Roy hesitated for a moment before saying to Instructor Abbot Nora:
"Teacher, what should I do to catch up with my physique?"

Instructor Abbott Nola said to Roy: "Strengthen daily exercise, including gymnastics to enhance flexibility, and it is best to do some exercises to enhance balance when running..."

"I will improve my physical fitness as soon as possible, I want to go to class!"

Roy said stubbornly.

He didn't want to just give up the opportunity to learn elementary martial arts,
Abbot Nora frowned, lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally agreed to Roy's request, saying:
"That's good, but you have to remember, I won't give you any preferential treatment during the final exam."

Claire stood aside, and when she heard what Instructor Abbott Nora said, she immediately dragged Roy and ran out.

"I thought you would choose to give up." Claire said with a long breath.

"There's nothing to give up. You still have to sign up next year."

Roy said casually.

After he finished speaking, he saw that Steve had also completed the physical test, and it seemed that he had passed the test.

When looking at this side, there is a weird smile...

(End of this chapter)