The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

Qiao Yelan's voice rang out again only after the young man placed his hand on the doorknob.

“Kane…”

Kane turned around in surprise and saw a hint of hesitation and a sigh on Qiao Yelan's face.

"If, and I mean if—if the Tower of Babel were to fall, I hope that you will remain true to yourself and unwavering in whatever circumstances you find yourself in."

Kane was stunned, but Qiao Yelan simply waved his hand, turned his wheelchair around, and turned his back to him, clearly unwilling to say anything more.

The young man's heart sank.

But he didn't ask any more questions. After a moment of silence, he opened the office door and hurriedly left the Tower of Babel.

On his way out, he happened to see a woman walking towards Qiao Yelan's office.

Kane had seen this person before; she seemed to have always been Qiao Yelan's secretary, and he had hardly ever seen any expression on her face.

Now, the secretary's face was full of seriousness, and one could even see a hint of doubt and unease.

Kane didn't stop or greet the other person, and the other person didn't either. They simply brushed past each other as if they didn't know each other.

The young man's mood grew increasingly heavy, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

The Tower of Babel...it seems it's truly on the verge of collapse.

He left the Babel Tower in a gloomy mood.

There is no doubt that Kane misunderstood the real reason why Kasheena had that expression.

When Black Snake entered Qiao Yelan's office, she didn't even have time to walk over before directly asking about her unease and confusion.

"Where did you dig those Leitanians from?"

She asked seriously.

Qiao Yelan was searching through documents when he heard Kashena's question. He looked up at Kashena with a blank expression.

"What Leitanians?"

"It's the group you recruited for the Knights Tournament. They said they were from Letania—but isn't Letania famous for its sorcerers? Why would they have such powerful warriors!"

Her speech was somewhat hurried, clearly indicating that even Black Snake was shocked by the power of those people.

"Those guys are simply the strongest I've ever seen in my life. Whether it's combat skills or physical strength, there's almost no one in Ursus who can compare to them—not even the Inner Guards. At least in a one-on-one situation, the Inner Guards can't contend with them!"

"...Now that you mention it, I remember those weren't Letanians—they came from Victoria."

Upon hearing the comparison point, Qiao Yelan's train of thought snapped back to reality. He had been contemplating something else, and had reflexively resorted to repeating questions to prolong his thinking time.

"Victorians? Which Victorian army could..."

Kasyapa was clearly only halfway through her sentence when her train of thought caught up – so she did indeed come up with something.

Victoria does indeed have an army that can overpower Ursus's inner guard in terms of individual strength.

The Steam Knights of Londinium.

"Oh, so they've arrived already?"

Qiao Yelan looked somewhat surprised—because the other party had arrived a little too early, which caught him off guard.

"...How did you get involved with the Victorian Council?"

Kashina stared at Qiao Yelan.

The Steam Knights were originally loyal to the Victorian Aslan royal family, but the Aslan royal family has officially died out, so the current Steam Knights obey the orders of the Victorian Council.

Black Snake racked his brains but couldn't figure out what price Qiao Yelan had paid to get the Victoria Council to send two whole squads of steam knights led by a captain.

Those are steam knights, two fully armed squads of steam knights—their strength is enough to decide the outcome of a small fleet battle!

"...Never mind that. I bypassed the council and contacted the Steam Knights directly."

Qiao Yelan's face twitched, and unusually, he didn't explain the matter to Black Snake in detail.

Kashiena also saw through Qiao Yelan's refusal. Although she was still a little anxious, she chose to believe in Qiao Yelan.

However, when it comes to this, he does remember something.

"By the way, they claim to be Leitanians. Is there another group of Leitanians here as well?"

"They've arrived. That batch is a mixed bag, and their strength is far inferior to those steam knights. They're just there to make up the numbers."

It's clear that Black Snake has a very low opinion of the others.

"Have them gather together, then push me over there. I have something to tell them."

Qiao Yelan closed the file. Since the Steam Knights had arrived first, it would be good to deal with their affairs first.

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When Qiao Yelan arrived at the training ground, the teams had already assembled, one team of seven and the other of one hundred and fifty, clearly separated.

However, the larger team seemed to be completely overwhelmed in terms of momentum by the smaller team, which had less than one-twentieth the number of its members.

Qiao Yelan didn't criticize them harshly. After all, they came from Letania. As a country that reveres magic, warriors are considered inferior. Moreover, the Twins could only choose from the people of Trilintelme. Being able to pull out 150 elite soldiers was already the best they could manage.

"Welcome to Kazimierz. I think you all knew what you were here for before you came, right?"

Qiao Yelan asked the group in a kind and friendly manner.

They all nodded.

Going out on fieldwork for extra money is just a matter of fighting in a different place. And I've heard that it rarely results in death here. So what if there's a little bloodshed? Who's afraid of that?

Therefore, these 150 spots are actually very sought after, since the advertised salary is very tempting for Trinity at this time.

"Of course, I don't actually need that many people. You will undergo a period of training—under these instructors—before the decision of whether you stay or leave is made."

After he finished speaking, the room fell even quieter.

The people of Letania looked at those people with awe.

Everyone came in the same batch, but those people joined midway, so naturally there will be some friction between the two sides—of course, it will soon be over.

He got beaten up.

When their prized skills were precisely exploited by their opponents, who then defeated them in one fell swoop, these guys, who considered themselves among the best of the Letanian warriors, were instantly taught a lesson by society.

You are now the finest warriors of Trinity – go and fight the steam knights of Victoria!

Although they didn't know the true identities of these seven people, everyone still kept to themselves.

"How many of you can stay depends on how many of you can pass the assessment of the seven instructors. There is no upper limit and no lower limit."

Qiao Yelan clapped his hands with a smile.

"Now, everyone can relax for two days. Babel Tower has prepared all the services for you. However, you cannot leave the industrial park where Babel Tower is located for the time being. Please understand that."

Soon, these people left the training ground and followed Babita staff to their dormitories.

After everyone else had left, the seven people came over and saluted Qiao Yelan at the same time.

"Jacob Taylor, the captain of the first squadron of the Victoria Steam Knights, and his first and second squads salute you."

"How is Adele doing now?"

“Miss Adele was not disturbed in any way and achieved excellent results in all aspects of the Steam Knight training course.”

"How is Commander Charles doing now?"

"As always, the nobles are still hindering our logistics. However, thanks to the logistics routes and funds you left behind, the steam knights have not suffered any losses this year and have even repaired many of the armors that were damaged in the past."

Jacob answered Qiao Yelan's questions carefully and attentively, and the steam knights behind him showed no dissatisfaction with their commander's demeanor.

Qiao Yelan pretended to listen attentively, after all, he already knew this information, and asking was just a formality—Kal'tsit had taken Zhu Ronghuang to Victoria to divert the attention of the Great Yan's dispatched military officers, and he had obtained first-hand information about Lontinim.

"Since you can be of help, that's good. I think His Excellency Charles explained the mission to you before inviting you here, right?"

Jacob nodded.

"Yes, our mission is to participate in this Kazimierz Knights Tournament as competitive knights of Babel and win the championship."

"Well, of course, the competition is still a long way off. I need your help to screen those young people. Keep the ones who are useful and let the rest go. Like I said before, there are no criteria for not meeting the standards or for eliminating them—just make sure no one gets killed or suffers irreversible injuries during training."

Qiao Yelan gave her instructions.

These words made the company commander hesitate for a moment.

"What, is there a problem?"

"...It's like this, Your Excellency. I'd like to understand your standards. After all, if we use the usual standards of the Steam Knights, those guys would basically be wiped out in terms of ability..."

Jacob said somewhat awkwardly.

He felt that since those 150 people were brought in by Qiao Yelan, they were probably given high hopes, so was it inappropriate for him to say that...?

Qiao Yelan paused for a moment, realizing she had overlooked something again—after all, the training level of Letania's warriors... well, those who know, know.

"You guys train first and see if there are any good prospects. If there are, keep an eye on them. As for the others, select the best ones. When you go on stage, bring a few dozen people with you to cover up your misbehavior. Otherwise, if it's just the seven of you, the others might notice something."

“I’m relieved to hear that. If we’re talking about promising talents, we’ve only found one so far, a blonde woman named Caprini, the one who was standing right in the middle of the first row. I don’t know if you remember her.”

Jacob explained to Qiao Yelan why he said that.

“We had some friction with those newbies before—you know, these things are always inevitable in violent groups. Of course, we took them down without a scratch, and they haven’t dared to provoke us since.”

"And that woman, Caprini, was the only one who came up to us after that fight and asked if she could learn from us, and she didn't hide her question about how many years it would take her to learn if she wanted to defeat us—and then I asked her why she wanted to defeat us so much."