Today's princess is still cute

Cardinson turned away in confusion and continued to stand, not thinking about it.

Among these girls, the one that attracted the most attention was the blonde girl named Beth Clement. For no reason at all, she was the prettiest, had the best figure, and her movements were meticulous. She was simply the female version of Cardinson.

After the list was read, there were a total of 593 people.

Unfortunately, Cardinson did not find any NPCs with familiar names, which means that these children will not achieve much in the future. As a result, Cardinson, who often went to the Church to play around in the game, had no impression of them.

And someone like Beth would definitely not pass this selection, or even if she did, she wouldn't live to see twenty years later.

Don't think it's unpleasant, it's the truth.

Come on, who can't remember such a beautiful NPC! Even if it's twenty years later, not even forty years old, the average life expectancy of the Blue Empire is much higher than that of the Earth. It's impossible to say that he has aged so much that people don't even want to remember his name.

Burke glanced at the queue that had been automatically adjusted to be fairly neat and tidy, and was quite satisfied. It was not a good idea to ask too much of them since they had not yet officially become knights. After all, fewer and fewer people were signing up.

Five years, five years, and we can’t even get 600 people together. Not to mention the entire empire, just here in the imperial capital, with a population of millions, are these the only children aged fourteen to eighteen that we can gather?

Moreover, if Burke were to choose, he would have wanted to select 500 out of 600 people, but in the end the number would only be a tiny 50.

What can I do?

Alas, the Pope is too tolerant of the royal family.

Burke felt there was nothing more to say, so he waved his hand in a dull manner and led the children to the knights' camp behind the Vatican.

Most of these children from all over the world have never seen what the Vatican headquarters looks like. Just like how many believers on earth have been to the Vatican?

Even for people like Arthur and Leonard, who were born and raised in the imperial capital, at best they would attend the service in the church in front, let alone go inside like they were doing now.

On the contrary, Cardinson, who was walking at the front of the team, had a calm expression and did not look around, appearing very composed.

Burke, who looked at the team from time to time, had a much higher opinion of Cardinson.

Little did he know that this guy was already tired of the sights here, and even knew that there were seven portraits 20 meters to the right, and that there was a corridor 50 meters straight with twelve pillars.

You see, it is said that time travelers have no cheat codes and no systems, but in fact, Cardinson’s gaming experience is the biggest cheat.

I'm not kidding you about foresight. As long as Cardinson doesn't commit suicide, he will basically die peacefully and live a life of wealth and glory.

But he didn't want that.

When they arrived at the camp, a wide playground appeared in front of the children, surrounded by small white buildings, like the military academies they saw on TV.

"The selection has begun."

Burke turned around and spoke to the boys and girls.

Soon, two teams of sixty Vatican knights appeared before them. Their white armor with red edges looked particularly majestic in the sun, making many young people who came here for their dreams and beliefs envious.

"Next, every ten of you will be led by a formal knight and divided into fifty-nine teams. The remaining formal knight will be my assistant. I will select three people to demonstrate to everyone." Burke smiled and waved his hand. The well-trained knights immediately rushed over and divided the team into the preset shapes.

Only the three people pointed out by Burke were left standing alone in the middle of the playground. The fifty-nine teams surrounded the three of them in a circle. Fortunately, the place was big enough to form a formation even with another five thousand people.

Cardinson, Beth, and the boy who was behind Cardinson on the list, a guy with a slightly dark complexion and looked very strong.

"Okay! Look at me, Cardinson Pine! Beth Clement! Harrington Barnett! Do you have the courage to set an example for them?"

"Yes!" the three answered in unison.

Burke clapped his hands and shouted directly: "Paine! Step out!"

Cardinson responded, took a step forward and stood at attention, his body straight and handsome: "Here!"

"introduce yourself."

“Yes!” Cardinson showed no fear under so many eyes, and his handsome face was full of righteousness. “My name is Cardinson Pine! I’m seventeen years old, and I’m from Purple Leaf City! I came here to become a Templar Knight! My purpose is to defend God’s will and to protect the world created by God!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Good man, we are all still nervous about the first selection, and you come here and say you want to be a Templar Knight? Do you know how many Templar Knights there are in the entire continent now?

Even Fiona, the cold and arrogant girl who had been paying attention to Cardinson, couldn't help but open her mouth.

"Not bad, very good! Don't be afraid of distant goals, just be afraid of not having the ideals you strive for. Payne, you are very good!"

With three consecutive compliments, Burke directly raised Cardinson's hatred value to the maximum in most people's hearts.

However, Cardinson didn't care.

Aren't you trying to put pressure on me?

I will do it myself!

Cardinson silently said in his heart, if you want to do something, you must be the best one. The peak of life is what you pursue, and only the first one can have the best resources! Keeping a low profile and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger has never been his style!

In this selection, I want you to remember my name, Cardinson!

Chapter 16 People's physiques cannot be generalized

"All right, Pine, get back in line! Clement, get out!"

Beth Clement stepped out just as quickly and stood at attention: "Here!"

"Introduce yourself."

Compared to Cardinson, Burke was much less enthusiastic about Beth. After all, he had seen the list, and the information clearly stated that the girl was from the east and was the youngest daughter of the Marquis Clement.

He probably came here to obtain the status of a Vatican knight, and then apply to return to his own territory for garrison. Burke has seen many such nobles, and the Vatican will not stop him. He can go wherever he wants.

Beth's voice was as clear as a yellow oriole: "My name is Beth, the third daughter of the Clement family, I am sixteen years old this year. I came to the imperial capital to become a qualified knight of the church, to become stronger and more independent, and to spend my life spreading and defending the glory of God."

After saying this, he humbly performed aristocratic etiquette, which was so standard that no one could find fault with it.

"it is good!"

Suddenly there was thunderous applause. Oh my goodness, Arthur took the lead in clapping the loudest. I didn't see him clapping so hard when I was applauding Cardinson just now.

Only Leonard and Fiona had cold faces, with the corners of their mouths twitching in disdain.

They would rather applaud Cardinson than the blonde beauty.

The Vatican knights, led by Burke, did not react much, but they respected the girl's self-esteem and applauded.

Is there anything wrong with being aristocratic in the Vatican?

Cardinson rolled his eyes and clapped his hands symbolically.

Next, Harrington Barnett introduced himself. This dark-skinned boy seemed not good at speaking. He stammered a few words and said that he was the son of a blacksmith, seventeen years old, and came here to make a name for himself.

The response was average, and the applause was sparse. After all, his image was far inferior to Cardinson and Beth, and what he said was meaningless.

Harrington was somewhat dejected, and even Burke's brows were slightly furrowed.

But when Harrington returned to the three-person team, Cardinson patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on! I'm optimistic about you, my friend. I'm the same age as you. If you don't mind, let's work hard together!"

Harrington was somewhat touched and nodded heavily: "Okay, okay! Thank you, thank you, Pine!"

"Just call me Cardinson, or Kaisen." Cardinson smiled, his eyes full of kindness.

When Burke saw this scene, he did not scold Cardinson for talking and moving around in the queue. Instead, he relaxed his brows and smiled faintly.

This Cardinson is really good. Maybe this time the knight selection will produce another all-round talent like Mr. Melo.

"Let's start the first test! Strength! If you use magic items during the test, you will be disqualified! Don't rely on luck, cheating won't work with me!"

Burke spoke word by word, his voice reaching everyone's ears accurately, causing the faces of those noble children who had prepared many good things to turn pale.

Soon, a team of Vatican knights came up carrying five sets of iron balls.

"Fifty pounds, one hundred pounds, two hundred pounds, three hundred pounds, five hundred pounds!" Burke pointed at the iron balls and said, "In the past hundred years, the record for the strength test of knight selection was set by Lord Hadley many years ago, which was seven hundred and fifty pounds! And the highest record in the history of the Holy See is three thousand pounds! But that knight has the blood of a giant, so we can't generalize. I won't ask you to surpass them. Of course, it would be best if you can surpass them! Now, what you have to do is to carry these iron balls. I don't care what method you use, but you can't use anything except your body!"

After making sure everyone understood, Burke asked, "The minimum pass is 100 kilograms. Who of you three will go first?"

"Me, I'll go first!" Everyone thought that Cardinson would be the first to come out, but unexpectedly it was Harrington who looked like a country boy.

Burke nodded and made way: "Do what you can. I'll be there to protect you."

Harrington hummed heavily, then turned to Cardinson and said, "Cardinson, I, I'm going to show you a demonstration. You should pay attention later."

Looking at Harrington's honest smile, Cardinson was stunned for a moment. Before he could say anything, the blacksmith's son ran over.

He weighed the iron balls from the first one to the third one. Since there was no handle, he could only hold them in his arms.

The Vatican designed these iron balls in different sizes. Each one is solid and completely follows the density and volume. The 500-pound ones are so big that they can only be carried.

Harrington was best at strength. After warming up, he directly picked up the 300-jin iron ball, took a steady horse stance, and held it with his arms.

"Hey!"

Lift it up!

"Hold on for three seconds!" Burke shouted.

Harrington apparently still had some energy left in him, and even managed a goofy smile.

As soon as the three seconds were up, the iron ball was placed on the ground.

Throwing and putting are different.

Burke asked, "Can we continue?"

Harrington shook his hands and nodded.

Then, he lifted the 100-jin one with one hand and the 300-jin one with the other, and then shouted, "Sir Burke, please, please help me."

Burke immediately understood, picked up a fifty-pound iron ball, placed it on his left shoulder, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Harrington nodded, and Burke placed another on his other shoulder.

Five hundred kilograms!

"Again, again." Harrington's face had turned a little red, and he stared with his eyes wide open and breathed heavily through his nostrils.

Burke had a keen eye and saw the young man's limit at a glance. Without hesitation, he kicked up a 100-pound weight and placed it in Harrington's arms.

"one two Three!"

When the time came, Burke made a lightning-fast move and took all the iron balls off Harrington.

"Huh——" Harrington let out a long breath, his forehead already covered with sweat.

"Six hundred pounds!" Burke smiled and applauded. This was the best result in the past twenty years.

The young boys and girls present were all stunned.

You know, they basically don't have energy stones on them, and they can only rely on their physical strength to carry 600 kilograms of things.

I can’t imagine that this stuttering fool is probably the strongest among them.

Harrington walked back to the line, rubbing his arms, and said to Cardinson, "See, did you see that? Remember to use your waist to generate power, and make sure you stand firmly. The 500-pound one is too big. It's hard to generate power if you hold it. It's better to get a few more small ones."

Cardinson glanced at Beth's worried face and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my friend, just watch my performance."

"Performance?" Harrington was unable to understand what this new friend meant.

Burke yelled, "Pine!"

Cardinson ran out.

He moved his body casually, then grabbed the 500-pound iron ball and lifted it up amid exclamations.

"People's physiques cannot be generalized."

Cardinson looked at the stunned Harrington and his smile widened.

PS: I recommend a book, "DIO's Bizarre Adventure of Wanting to be Normal". Friends who like JOJO should not miss it.

Because of a letter from his father, a gangster named Dio decided to seize the Joestar family's property, but because of an accident, the process went a little wrong.

Jonathan had a lot of affection for Dio from the beginning, and Dio got a system that could travel through the world. Only when he achieved the goal of becoming the ruler of different worlds could he leave this world and return to his original place.

Jonathan: Dio is my best brother and he is more reliable than me, so I am willing to give my property to Dio.

Elena: Ah, although he is annoying, he is not hateful.

A bean made from human body: He may be the most powerful state alchemist in history, but I will be stronger than him.

Hero Association: Blast's true identity, could it be...

In response, Dio said, I just wanted to seize the Joestar family's property at first. Who wants to dominate the world for no reason? Stay away from me. I, Dio, just want to live a peaceful life!

There is really no way.

Then let me dominate you!

Chapter 17 Three Firsts! The Genius of Cardinson