-- Ten Years Later --

The morning sun rises, but the air is still cold, and it is just winter, and the town of Red Leaves is already extremely cold. The townspeople got up early to get to work, and the children went to the town's only school, learning about the continent and the swordsmanship that Sarazan was so proud of, and they didn't dare to relax for a moment.

A little further north along the town, there is a forest of autumn leaves. I heard that the name of Momiji Town is also derived from this. Compared to the bustling market, the autumn foliage forest at this time is exceptionally quiet in the early morning.

I saw a young man in a black cotton coat, lying on a low tree, holding a dogtail grass in his mouth, looking at the sky in a daze at this time.

"Ah, Noel, you're here!" the quiet morning was broken by the shout, and Noll knew who it was without looking under the tree. Smozi, the second son of his neighbor Uncle Philip, is also a good friend who grew up with Knoll.

"Xiao Qi, you be quiet, it's noisy. Noel glanced at Smozi and continued to stare at the sky without making the slightest movement.

"Have you forgotten what day it is!" Smozzie asked as he slowed his breath and turned to Noll. Knoll was a little stunned after hearing this, what day?

"Isn't today the day when Old Man Bart talks about "Ten Thousand Years"? Noel spat out the dog's tail grass and pouted, he had read these things several times, and Old Bart was bored with reading them every time. It's not like Mr. Hadev's swordsmanship class, it's so interesting. Noel thought of this, even if he held a wooden sword in class, it was enough to make his blood boil.

"I know you didn't hear it. It's good that I can find you, otherwise you will regret going!" Smozi said with a smug smile: "Today is my eldest brother's farewell ceremony!"

Knoel's eyes widened, and he quickly sat up, and a beautiful back support fell to the ground and hurriedly asked, "Isn't it tomorrow? Why is it early?" After hearing this, Smozi rolled his eyes: "Please, you fell asleep in Mr. Bart's class, okay!"

"Oh noll! don't say it! let's go!" Noll didn't have time to argue with Smozy, so he pulled his legs and ran towards the town, "Hey, you wait for me!" Smozi looked at Noll who was running fast, shook his head helplessly, and hurried to keep up with Noll's pace.

The ritual of resignation is a tradition of the entire human empire. In the early winter of each year, whether you are a nobleman or a commoner, as long as you are a teenager who has reached the age of twelve, you can participate in the assessment of the Imperial Academy. After passing the examination, you can enter the Imperial Academy to study, and those who excel will even have the opportunity to enter the palace or the knight's temple to work, and joining the Silver Knights is no longer a dream.

Momiji Town may be small, but it still follows this tradition. Every year in the early winter, a grand farewell ceremony is held to see off the outstanding teenagers, and every family will add a little money, money or materials, and give it to the only blacksmith in the town, Knorr's father John, to make a long sword of his own for these teenagers, although it is the most ordinary texture, but it contains the good wishes of the townspeople of the whole town. They are undoubtedly the pride of Momiji Town!

There was already a crowd of people near the school, and almost everyone in the town came, and Noll vaguely saw that his father and mother seemed to be there. In the open space in front of the school, two refreshed teenagers stood. Noel knew them, they were two of the best swordsmen in the school in Red Leaf Town, and one of them was Small's eldest brother: Small. He is like his own big brother, treating him as well as Xiao Qi.

"Noel! this way!" Smozzy finally squeezed into a good position, and hurriedly pulled Noll to get through, squeezing to the front row, at this time, Teacher Hadev was already teaching the two teenagers swords.

"That's cool! Knoll, when did you tell Uncle John to get me one too?"

"Dream on you, I don't have any!" Looking at Smozi's envious eyes, Noel was not. It's a real sword! It's a real sword that can be used to fight the enemy, not a wooden sword that you usually use to practice.

After the sword awarding ceremony, Noel ran towards Small excitedly.

"Brother Small, can I see your sword!"

"I'm going to see it too, big brother, I'm going to see it too!" Smozi hurriedly came up too, wanting to reach out and touch it. Smalle smiled gently and put away his sword, "That's not good, this is a real sword, and you'll have it when you attend the farewell ceremony." Noel looked at Small in frustration, and his eyes secretly looked at him from time to time, I really wish I could turn twelve soon.

"Alright, the ceremony is officially over. The students who have quit can go home and straighten up, and the rest will be lined up for me to start swordsmanship training!" Hadev shouted.

Hadev is a retired knight of the Imperial Legion, an Imperial soldier with a third-class meritorious service, and when he returned to Red Leaf Town, he served as the only swordsmanship teacher in the town, and the people in the town respected him very much, and the children feared and worshiped him, and Noel was no exception.

When Smozi heard Mr. Hadev's voice, he immediately ran into the school line in fright. When Knorr heard Hadev's words, he clapped his hands excitedly, because he didn't have to listen to the old man Nabat. Noel turned around and shouted as he ran, "Brother Small, I will definitely cultivate hard, I will go to you!"

"I'll wait for you!" Small looked at Noll's back, a gentle smile lingering at the corners of his mouth. He has always liked Noel's younger brother, unlike Xiao Qi's cowardice, Noel has always moved forward fearlessly and determined.

"I'm waiting for you to come to me. ”