Cataclysm King

Chapter 455 S-level trial evaluation, generous rewards
This day.

At the foot of the Taita Mountains, at the Arel Royal College, various luxurious carriages were parked in front of the college gate.

Today is the first day of school registration, and young nobles from various territories in the southern continent have arrived at the academy one after another.

Neither sooner nor later.

A purple carriage pulled by a Gulumon stopped in front of the academy gate.

Young Master Sack got down from the carriage.

Behind the convoy, Ji Xun and a group of reserve knights followed closely. They were wearing brand new armor and robes and holding the Purple Dragon Cross flag of the Langdon family.

Such a travel plan would surely cause a sensation in other cities.

But here, there are guards everywhere at the door escorting young masters and young ladies to school.

Today is the day for new students to enter the Royal Academy, and it is also the first day for those young nobles to start their college life.

The students were all relatively young, around thirteen or fourteen years old, and their luxurious clothes and family crests showed off their distinguished status.

The nobles in the southern continent are numerous and complex, but the class divisions are also very clear.

Ji Xun also gained a detailed understanding of the noble emblems of the southern continent.

The details of the pattern on the coat of arms reveal all the information. The patterns on the coat of arms of the direct line, collateral line, and the first ordinal line are all marked in detail.

Ji Xun only took a quick glance and recognized the identities of many students.

The seventy-third prince of the Black Dragon Kingdom, Roy, the princess of the Red Dragon Kingdom, the prince of the Silver Dragon Kingdom, the seventeenth princess of the Grand Duke Raphael, and the twenty-first grandson of the Grand Duke Frost Mountain.
Top-level aristocrats, who are rarely seen in normal days, are everywhere here.

Although the empire was large, the social circle of the aristocracy was still small.

Many of the minor nobles had known each other for a long time.

After Sack got off the carriage, he met several acquaintances and started chatting with them as they walked.

"Hey, Sack, I heard you were assassinated? What happened?"

"Minor problem. Just some blind fellows."

"Have you heard about the [Curse God Card]? A few guys in the academy got lucky and got it. I heard that this thing can use spells infinitely. Do you think it's really that magical?"

"Didn't Ike just test that the blue dragon bloodline is very pure this year? Will he come to the academy this year? Why didn't I see him?"

"Hehe, I heard that the unlucky guy broke his leg while hunting and is now recovering at home."

"Hey, I don't know why, but I heard there seem to be a lot of bounties on the black market targeting royal students."

"It's probably some ambitious people who are causing trouble again. The Church recently issued a development law, and many downtrodden nobles have shown up, or they are rebelling against the Dragon Army. I always feel that the fingers of the major territories seem to be more chaotic recently."

"Didn't they say that the main force of the Dragon Rebellion Army fled to the Old Continent?"

"Who knows? Hey, have you heard that there are pagans causing trouble in some remote places in the north, saying they are 'vampires', and the Church has even organized a crusade against them."

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Ji Xun followed in the team.

While walking, he also listened attentively to the idle chatter of the young masters.

These young masters and young ladies all have their own family intelligence networks and often know a lot of information that cannot be obtained through other channels.

Every noble brought some reserve knights like Ji Xun.

The higher the rank, the more you can bring.

Therefore, the college recruits quite a few people every year.

The group walked into the college.

The Royal Academy of Arel is built on the mountain, with the majestic Titan Mountains behind it.

The foot of the mountain is shaded by green trees, and most of the white Gothic-style dome buildings are hidden in the forest.

The style here is similar to that of Giant City, with various huge buildings everywhere.

There is a wide avenue leading deep into the college.

On both sides are neatly trimmed magic gardens, where grow various exotic plants rarely seen in the outside world.

Some leaves are like wind chimes, swaying gently in the wind, making pleasant sounds; some flowers bloom at certain times, releasing an invigorating fragrance; and some are like living vines, which are some tree spirits.
Ji Xun looked at it and was amazed.

It's really a magical world.

After walking for a while, you can see hundred-meter-high statues of human knights standing on both sides of the road.

Looking further away, a huge building with stained glass windows came into view.

That is the library of the Royal Academy.

The most spectacular building in the entire college.

In front of the library there is a square the size of several football fields. In the center of the square stands a huge white stone statue of a 100-meter-tall three-headed dragon.

Before Ji Xun came here, he had heard that there was a magical statue of the dragon god in the academy.

But when he first saw the three-headed dragon sculpture, he was still shocked: "The statue actually has such an exaggerated dragon power."

The statue has a very high artistic value and the carving is very exquisite.

The whole statue is lifelike and does not feel like a dead object, but rather a living dragon that has been petrified.

There was a hint of disdain in the dragon's eyes, as if seeing the contempt of a powerful being for all living beings in the world.

Majestic, cruel, powerful, cunning.
The features of the dragon are vividly portrayed in the sculpture.

The first time he saw it, Ji Xun felt a strong visual impact and inner shock.

This statue was not carved randomly.

It was the Dragon God who had many titles, including 'The Colossus of Despair and Eternity', 'Lord of the Forgotten Kingdom', 'Creator of All Dragons', 'Shaper of Dragon Civilization', etc. - Ariel!

The most supreme existence in the Arel Empire!
True dragons have very long lifespans, often living for thousands of years.

The lifespan of a god-level dragon is beyond the comprehension of ordinary humans.

Legend has it that this dragon god has lived for at least tens of thousands of years.

Just looking at this statue, a heavy sense of history and mystery comes over you.

Every student who saw the Dragon God statue involuntarily stopped and saluted.

This is the dragon's might that comes from the bloodline, and it is difficult to bear if you are not a dragon descendant.

This is one of the most important reasons why Ji Xun didn’t dare to come in with his real body.

There are various magic barriers and traps hidden in every corner of the academy, and outsiders can easily be exposed inadvertently.

Soon, all the students changed into the classic aristocratic red and black uniforms and gathered in the spacious auditorium.

The interior of the academy has some similarities with Ji Xun's school in his previous life. Oil paintings of portraits of outstanding mentors from past generations are hung on the walls.

However, those who can hang on the wall are at least top-level card masters of level eight or level nine.

And most of them are still alive.

This is the essence of the Royal Academy of Arel.

Here, students can access the best extraordinary resources in the world, and there are also true top-level experts to guide them on the path of cultivation.

Ji Xun looked at the portraits of those powerful men and had a lot of thoughts in his mind.

My sixth level is already considered top-notch in the Eastern Wilderness.

But here, it's not worth mentioning.

This place not only continues the heritage left by the Tarunka civilization, but also the heritage of the dragon civilization and various ancient civilizations hidden deep in the Warcraft Forest.

In Ji Xun's eyes, this is a super-dimensional space that concentrates all kinds of treasures.

The risks are huge, but so are the rewards!
The procedures for the Royal Academy's annual freshman opening ceremony are almost fixed.

It means getting to know the top management of the college, testing qualifications, class placement, and assigning tutors.
The dean is a kind-looking old man, a genuine ninth-level strongman.

The old man showed up and gave a speech about academic knowledge without borders and some official words praising the great Dragon God.

Then came speeches from the top leaders of the five major academies: Warrior, Mage, Priest, Assassin, and Mystic.

Those who are qualified to sit in front of the podium in the auditorium are official students of Sack who have high noble status.

Ji Xun and other reserve knights gathered into a square formation in the rear.

The little nobles were bored, but Ji Xun listened with great interest.

The content of the speeches by these college seniors sounded like empty talk to the young students.

But in Ji Xun's current state, if he tasted it carefully, he would find that they were all various wise sayings.

Those top powers expressed in the simplest language what they saw in the extraordinary and supreme realm.

This was not the first time that Ji Xun had felt this kind of sudden enlightenment from being pointed out by someone.

But this was the first time I encountered so many super masters giving instructions at the same time, it felt like feeding food into my mouth.

It feels great.

It was several hours later when all the procedures for the opening ceremony were completed.

Then comes the last process, which is to assign class mentors and resources based on the new students’ entrance tests.

Because the entrance exams are different every year, and the rewards are also different.

Before this, no one knew what to expect.

The little nobles didn't care. After all, the family's training resources were sufficient, and no matter what the academy rewarded, it was dispensable to them.

But for the reserve knights, this may be their closest opportunity to top-level training resources.

On the stage, a bearded instructor was reading out the test assessment results.

The reserve knights in the audience were also listening attentively.

"The Black Dragon Royal Family's Seventh Reserve Knight Team, Trial Rating A, Reward A-level Extraordinary Resources."

"The 13th Reserve Knights of the Red Dragon Royal Family, trial rating A+, reward A+ level resources."

"Duke Simon's First Reserve Knight Team, Trial Rating B+"

"Ninth Pre-Guardian of the Sith Count, Trial Rating C"

"Count Godot's Guard, trial rating D, failed, penalty of one semester's research funding reduced by half" "."

There are thousands of various escort teams scattered around.

But in general, the higher the rank, the stronger the guard team is usually, and the higher the trial evaluation obtained.

It is called a trial evaluation, but in reality it is more like a ranking of the guards’ strength.

Although the nobles do not care about the reward, they will be very happy to hear that their own guards are evaluated far better than others, especially those with equal titles.

In the square formation, Ji Xun also listened carefully to the names of those teams.

He habitually wrote down the intelligence of everyone around him, so that if conflicts occurred in the future, these could be used as real references for deduction.

However, as the person on the stage was reciting, suddenly the people below the stage fell silent as if they had heard something incredible.

"Duke Langdon's Knights Team 16, Trial Rating S, Reward: A Book of the Basic Secrets of the Fifty-two Mystical Magic Techniques!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the huge auditorium fell silent.

Not everyone had heard about Sack's assassination.

And even if they have heard about it, not everyone knows what exactly happened.

The entire assassination incident was deliberately kept secret by the Langdon family and the college.

So when they heard the "S" evaluation, everyone's expressions were the same as their thoughts, they were all shocked and speechless.

The entrance exam is a ranking based on strength, which is recognized by everyone.

But usually, the royal legion guards of the three kingdoms would have the best trial results.

Just like this year, the three royal reserve knight teams, the Red Dragon, Black Dragon, and Silver Dragon, received almost all "A+" evaluations.

This has been the case for thousands of years, with very few exceptions.

However, just now.
What did you hear?
An inconspicuous team from the Duke of Langdon's Mansion actually received an S-level evaluation in the trial?
There is absolutely no trick in the Royal Academy's assessment. It is a comprehensive evaluation made by the academy instructors based on the trial situation.

This means that the Langdon family's team performed better than the three royal teams in the trial, and received the only "S-level evaluation" for the freshman trial, which has not appeared in at least the past ten years?
Of course, the people who were most excited to hear the news were a certain team of five people.

Gang Duoduo, Seri, Gail, Zhuo Sha, and Ji Xun.

David was a slave and was not eligible for the reward, so he felt neither happy nor sad.

Even Ji Xun was surprised.

He wasn't surprised that the previous trial was rated high.

To be able to stay alive after being restrained by a second-level assassin in that situation requires both luck and strength, which is almost impossible for other teams to do.

Even the three major royal families.

What surprised him was that the rewards from the Royal Academy were so luxurious?

He actually took out the fifty-two mysterious magic techniques as a reward?
Although I know that this is a means for the academy to encourage students to study hard, but can such priceless magic secrets be rewarded just like that?

As far as Ji Xun knew, it was very difficult even for veteran students to obtain the secret magic skills. Often, they had to rank among the top in various tests to have a chance.

Those who can get this kind of reward will all become successful and famous people in the future.

But now, through a freshman trial, it is rewarded to some low-level knights?

Although it is an introductory mantra, it somehow feels a bit too extravagant.

Ji Xun always felt that this sudden increase in assessment rewards might have a lot to do with the recent treacherous situation in the southern continent.

However, this thought only flashed through my mind and I soon accepted it.

He came to the Royal Academy for those extraordinary resources.

Ji Xun was also very curious about what kind of magical secrets he could obtain.

The opening ceremony, which was originally as boring as in previous years, caused quite a stir due to the sudden S-level trial evaluation.

Not only were the young masters and young ladies from the various dukedoms jealous, but the princesses and princes from the three major royal families felt even more humiliated.

However, after the subsequent whispers, everyone understood a little bit.

The situation of the Langdon family this year is indeed different. The Duke's Mansion has established a principality in the Old Continent and attracted many talents.

Suddenly a few freaks showed up, which seemed understandable.

The school probably wanted to stimulate the competitive spirit of the new students so that they would be more motivated to study in future teaching, so they announced the reward plan in front of everyone.

They are all multiple choice.

Let the five people in the team choose for themselves.

The reward that Gang Duoduo received was the exclusive magic secret technique of the [Ace of Spades-Black Knight] series, which is known as the "Infinite Barrier" that is invulnerable to all kinds of magic.

The reward that Serri received was the exclusive magical secret art of the elemental manipulator sequence, "Super Element Perception".

The reward Gale received was the magical secret technique "Flash" exclusive to the Assassin sequence.

The reward that Zhuosha received was the exclusive magical secret technique of the priest sequence, "Resurrection Sacrifice".

There is also Ji Xun. His original character setting was the wisdom path [Plum Blossom 5-Polygrapher] sequence, but the magical secrets of this sequence were missing from the hospital.

He chose another one, the "gluttony" breathing method!

This is not the secret method that Ji Xun had learned before.

Gong Wu had said before that the secret method of gluttony that he knew was only a part of the inheritance, and it was just the basic introductory part about elemental breathing.

The other part about the absorption of laws is in the southern continent, which is the part collected by the Royal Academy!

Ji Xun’s previous goal was to obtain the gluttony breathing method of his other half.

I didn't expect it to be so easy to touch.

This breathing method is also highly consistent with his polymath sequence.

Five magical spells were sent out at once, which made the other reserve knights in the audience extremely jealous.

The fifty-two mysterious magics could be said to be the ultimate reward that an ordinary knight student could get in the Royal Academy.

No one expected that this year's rewards would be so generous.

Even within the reserve knights of the Duke of Langdon's palace, everyone was extremely envious.

Seeing the ordinary Ji Xun and the other four standing on the podium to receive their awards, jealous eyes swept across their faces like needles.

Even the extremely thick-skinned dwarf Gang Duoduo felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Ji Xun looked calm. Since he had gained such a great benefit, it was understandable that he would be a little jealous.

He also guessed that this was a deliberate arrangement by the hospital.

However, at this moment, some people in the audience finally couldn't help themselves, and many people stood up and said, "We don't accept it! How can they get an S rating! Our team is no worse than theirs. If it's the same trial, we can do it too!"

Ji Xun took a glance and found that he had made a note of the person who spoke and happened to know him.

It was none other than the Red Dragon Royal Family’s 13th Reserve Knights, which received an “A+” rating this year.

Someone started it all, and soon people started to stand up and protest.

"Yes! We refuse to accept!"

"We don't accept it either! How can they get the magic secrets? Even though we are rated A, our strength is definitely not worse than theirs!"

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It's not entirely out of jealousy, some of them are enemies of the Langdon family, and they are deliberately targeting them.

More importantly, the assessment does have some areas that can be misunderstood.

The content of the assessment changes every year, and the content of each team's trial is different. Just like Ji Xun's college entrance examination papers in his previous life, the questions were divided into different regions, and it was normal to have objections.

The Royal Academy’s assessment and evaluation has a high proportion of “subjective scores”.

But it is a comprehensive consideration and no one will question the college instructor.

According to the practice of previous years, the normal ranking of the title was high and no one said anything.

But this year, an apprentice knight from the Langdon family appeared and suddenly suppressed the three kingdoms. This was unacceptable.

There was a wave of protests from the audience.

The five members of the Langdon family also became the target of public criticism on the stage.

Except for Ji Xun, the other four were all panicking.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of hand, a teacher from the academy came out to smooth things over: "How about we just solve it according to the academy rules?"

Everyone agreed with this statement.

The Dragonborn's method of dealing with conflicts and disputes is simple and brutal, that is, to resolve them with force.

Duel is the most common way to resolve conflicts among the aristocracy in the southern continent.

The Royal Academy still has this tradition.

Ji Xun and his four men are just a team, so of course they can't fight against these hundreds of teams.

After discussion, it was decided that the S team of the Langdon family and the A+ team of the Red Dragon Royal Family would have a friendly exchange.

Ji Xun and the other four were also helpless.

Although I don't want to agree.

But the academy said that regardless of winning or losing, the original rewards would remain the same.

If they win, the reward will be increased.

If the Red Dragon wins, it will also get an S rating.

Ji Xun didn't expect to encounter such trouble on the first day of school.

However, looking at the generous rewards from the academy, he suddenly felt that it would be nice to show off.

If you lose, you will definitely make money.

If you win by chance, wouldn’t the increased reward be even better?
After all, they were just trainee guards, so they could accept winning or losing;

The one who can withstand the greatest pressure is Young Master Sack.

(End of this chapter)