Several boys in front of Xieman seemed to know each other and were chatting enthusiastically.
“Lord Sunan is the younger brother of the lord. If you can become his apprentice, you will have a bright future!”
“My cousin is a guard in the castle. He said that the knights all respect Lord Sunan, even the lord often asks for Sunan’s opinion.”
“You don’t know this, Lord Sunan is a Wizard!”
“A legendary Wizard? Really?”
“Of course it’s true. My father attended a nobleman’s banquet and personally heard the nobleman say this.”
“That’s amazing!”
Wizard?
Xieman rolled his eyes.
What exactly is a Wizard?
From the tone of these people, it seemed to be something very powerful!
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Xieman finally couldn’t help but interject, “Excuse me, what is a Wizard?”
The few people chatting turned to look at Xieman. Seeing that he was wearing old clothes, they flashed a look of disdain in their eyes.
The leading boy sneered, “You don’t even know this? A Wizard is a great figure even more powerful than a knight. They can control lightning and fire, and they know all sorts of amazing magic!”
Can control lightning and fire?
Xieman was stunned.
Are there actually people in this world who can do this?
That’s too amazing!
Lord Sunan is such a powerful person!
Seeing Xieman standing there in a daze, the boy who spoke to him contemptuously curled his lips and ignored him, turning his head to continue chatting with his companions.
As time passed, the line slowly moved forward.
After waiting for about an hour, Xieman finally reached the front, where he could clearly see the situation inside the wooden shed.
There was a long wooden table inside, with an old man with kind eyes sitting behind it.
Every time a boy or girl stepped forward, the old man would open a book and let them look at it.
Most people would only look for about ten seconds before showing a painful expression, covering their heads and groaning in pain.
At this time, the old man would close the book, comfort them a few words and let the testers leave.
Obviously, these people were all unqualified.
So far, there seemed to be very few qualified candidates, only one boy and one girl.
They were both about twelve or thirteen years old, standing side by side behind the old man.
The boy was dressed in a silk robe that looked very expensive, seemingly a noble child. He had a faint smile on his face, but despite trying his best to restrain himself, a hint of superiority was still evident in his eyes when he looked at other people his age.
The girl’s clothes were not as luxurious, but they were clean and elegant, and she had a strong scholarly air about her.
Xieman had once felt a similar aura from a scholar, and he guessed that the girl must have come from a family with a wealth of knowledge.
While Xieman was observing, the few boys in front of him had already finished the test, and they were all eliminated without exception.
The three of them left the line with dejected expressions, walking to the side, but they did not leave. They seemed to be unwilling to give up, wanting to see how others performed.
Seeing that it was his turn, Xieman stepped forward to the long table.
“Name.” The old man asked in a gentle tone.
“Xieman.”
The old man glanced at Xieman’s clothes, a slight surprise on his face, “Do you recognize characters?”
“I’ve learned a little.” Xieman rubbed his hands nervously.
The old man smiled and reassured him, “Don’t be nervous, relax.”
He then handed him a piece of paper, “Read the words on it.”
Xieman nodded, took the paper and glanced at it. He found that they were all common characters, and he felt a little relieved. He cleared his throat and read the contents clearly.
“That will do.”
The old man nodded in satisfaction, took back the paper and pushed a book towards Xieman.
It was a book with a cold, hard black cover. The open page showed a series of strange characters that looked like scribbles, making it impossible to understand their meaning.
“Read this book. You may have some abnormal reactions during this process, such as headaches, chest tightness, etc. This is normal, don’t worry. If it really hurts too much, then stop reading and look away.”
Xieman could no longer hear the old man’s reminder. The moment his eyes fell on the book, he suddenly fell into a strange trance.
The whole world seemed to become quiet in an instant.
Everything around him, whether it was the scenery or the people, whether it was the birds flying in the sky or the leaves falling halfway from the branches nearby, all seemed to freeze in mid-air.
Xieman looked around and was stunned to discover that the long table in front of him and the wooden pillars that supported the wooden shed, inexplicably had many colorful tentacles growing on them.
These tentacles were covered with countless eyes, like jellyfish swaying in the air.
Looking down at the ground beneath his feet, the cracks in the bluestone bricks formed long, long cracks, and these cracks opened and closed as if they were a talking mouth, repeating a single word in unison.
“Truth!”
“Truth!”
“Truth!”
What… what is this?
Xieman’s face turned pale, and his body trembled slightly.
He had never seen such a strange scene in his entire life.
What’s going on?
Just when he was panicking, the bizarre tentacles and mouth suddenly disappeared.
Xieman snapped back to his senses and was surprised to find that the world had returned to normal.
Everyone around him was staring at him with wide eyes, filled with envy and jealousy.
Xieman looked down at the book on the table and found that he could actually understand those scribbled characters.
“Congratulations, you passed the test.”
The old man said with a smile, a bit of enthusiasm appearing on his face that was not there before.
“Wait here for a while, after the test is over, I will take you to meet Lord Sunan.”
“No way, this guy got lucky, he actually passed the test!”
“This luck is too good!”
“It shouldn’t be! How could I be worse than a commoner?”
The crowd was in an uproar, talking amongst themselves.
Especially the few boys who were in front of Xieman, their eyes were filled with jealousy when they looked at him.
Under the soldier’s shouts, the crowd gradually quieted down.
Xieman was still immersed in the bizarre situation he had just experienced. He simply nodded woodenly in response to the old man’s words, subconsciously standing at the back.
“Are you okay?”
A sweet voice reached his ears.
Xieman looked up and met a pair of clear eyes.
It was the girl with a scholarly air he had seen earlier.
She said softly, “You saw those strange sights too, didn’t you?”
“Did you all see it?”
Knowing that he wasn’t the only one who had this experience, Xieman inexplicably felt relieved.
He came back to his senses and then realized with surprise that he had passed the test!
Doesn’t that mean he’ll be able to receive a gold coin subsidy every month from now on?
That’s great!