The Award

Walking through the bustling streets in the early morning, Roy walked into the academy and felt very different from yesterday.

If yesterday's First Training Camp Branch was a place of xxx, then today, the Academy has restored its solemnity and tranquility.

At the entrance of the academy, two sentries wearing black sè high velvet hats and narrow stabbing swords raised their heads and stood solemnly. Motionless like two sculptures. From time to time, guards in standard leather armor are around, and knights on horses wearing chain mail lead the following teams to patrol.

Students from all directions, whether riding horses or cars, stopped in front of the red line in the small square in front of the college, walked into the quiet crowd of students, passed the admonition monument and the hero monument at the gate of the college, and walked into the gate of the college.

Roy stopped in front of two monuments in front of the academy's gates. He had no interest in the Monument of Instruction at all, but set his sights on the Monument of Heroes.

The Hero's Monument is a huge black sè rock. Above, a sculpture of a knight riding a horse with a tǐng gun. The stele is inscribed with dense names, all of which are the names of soldiers who have walked out of the first training camp and sacrificed their lives for the country in previous wars over the past hundred years.

If it was in peacetime, maybe Roy didn't feel it so deeply.

But after experiencing the war and witnessing the destruction of Bō Label City, standing in front of the monument at this moment, he actually had the feeling that the flames of gunfire and the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword were rushing to his face. The pictures of the war over the past hundred years and the roars of these soldiers seem to be right in front of them and in their ears.

In terms of military power, Saint Soran was the weakest of the three empires.

However, it is this country that has stood tall for a hundred years since the Solan Grand Public State. Whether it was facing the powerful Philip or the huge Pompeii, he did not bow his head. With the help of the three major training camps of the empire, there are batches of knights trained in them.

It can be said that the three major training camps are the cornerstone of the imperial armed forces. It is the three swords forged by Grand Duke Solan for the Empire.

This was true 100 years ago, and it is the same today. Every student who walks into this academy at this moment will devote themselves to the flames of war that has burned into the land of Solan in the future. Or die silently, or bloom with a thousand lights.

In any case, the name on this stele deserves respect.

Bypassing the stone monument, Roy followed the academy road to join the crowd, and after a while, he came to the castle of Team E located in the northwest corner of the academy.

As soon as he saw the castle, Roy stopped in surprise.

As a militarized academy, the first training camp adopts a military design in the construction of the academy. Not only is the entire academy surrounded by thick walls, but the six knight brigades inside and the central building, as well as the defense facilities of the magic academy, are also quite complete.

In particular, six knightly brigades were stationed in the six castles around the central building. Each castle looks more than twice as large as the castle of Baron Bō Label, where Roy had previously lived. There are main towers, auxiliary towers, corner towers, horse farms, training grounds and dormitory buildings.

But......

The corners of Roy's mouth twitched, compared to the castles of the other five brigades, the castles of the E brigade looked a little too dilapidated.

Looking at the tattered walls, the overgrown corners, the painted gates, the railings, and if it weren't for the fact that the logo of the E Brigade was clearly marked here, he even thought he had walked into a deserted part of the academy.

"Roy. A voice rang in his ears.

Roy looked back. Luke's smiling face appeared in front of him. By the end of the school day, Luke had progressed to second grade. The uniforms and the indication on the uniform have also been changed. It looks more energetic than ever.

"What are you looking at?" Luke looked at Roy's side and followed his gaze, the corners of his mouth curled up in a clear arc, "It's shabby, isn't it?"

Roy turned his head to look at the beautiful and sturdy castles of the brigade in other directions, and said puzzledly, "This gap is too big, right?"

"Nothing out of the ordinary. Luke patted Roy on the shoulder and led him towards the castle, saying as he walked: "Team E are all civilians with the lowest talent, and those with low talent among the nobles have other ways out, and they won't be embarrassed here." Therefore, the funding funds of those nobles will be designated for the brigade where their children belong, and it is not our turn. ”

"What about the academy, whatever?" Roy frowned, he didn't expect an academy that trains knights to be so realistic. "Don't you know, the finances are in the hands of Donald. The tightness of the royal family naturally affects the three major training camps directly under it. Many branches are directly linked to Donald's relationship, so they have more funding. Let's ......" Luke shook his head with a wry smile.

There was no need for him to continue, Roy understood.

The three major training camps are the cornerstone of the Imperial Force. Over the years, it has been a battlefield where the major forces of the empire clash, and anyone wants to intervene, and Donald is naturally no exception.

Among the major provinces, Archduke Adolf of Loulian was a person loyal to Edward I, and although the Lulian Branch had nothing to do with Adolf on the surface, it was also somewhat influenced by the local society, so it was good that Donald could not deduct it, not to mention how much money he gave to the college.

Luke continued: "The academy has little money, and it has to be maintained on a daily basis, so there is even less money that can be distributed to the major teams. Therefore, the Academy has stipulated that in addition to the funds specified by the sponsors, the allocation of funds among the teams must be determined according to the weekly ranking of the Tower of Fantasy and the results of the inter-house competitions. ”

Speaking of this, he was silent for a moment and said, "My E Brigade has the lowest level of student talent, teaching level, training equipment and other resources, how can it be possible to achieve any good results." In the past, when Dean Gustas was in charge, it was a little better, but then Vice Dean Diarra came and set the rules for the strength ranking, and the two years were basically broken jars. ”

While speaking, the two of them had already entered the castle of the knights of the E brigade.

Along the way, Roy discovers that when he and Luke walk together, the other students are avoiding the two of them, intentionally or unintentionally. It was also strange to look at himself and Luke. There is envy, there is jealousy, there is disgust, there is numbness, and there is schadenfreude.

What's even stranger is that Luke turns a blind eye to this. In the face of obvious hostility, evasion, and rejection, he walked forward without squinting, as if he had become accustomed to it.

Just as Roy was speculating, suddenly, several students walked over to him.

As soon as he saw the uniforms on these cadets, the team number and the eyes of the E-Brigade cadets around them, Roy knew that trouble was coming.

There were seven or eight students who came over. In front of a tall boy and a girl with a pure appearance and a slender figure, both have the marks of the S Brigade on their uniforms. And the students who followed behind were also from Brigade A and Brigade B. One of them is even a student of magic.

Like Luke, they were both second-year cadets, and the difference was that they were obviously nobles.

Their well-groomed hair, their uniformed shoes, their swords, their graceful steps and their obnoxious sidelines were imitable to be imitated by the common people.

"Roy, yes. As soon as the men came up, they surrounded Roy.

They completely ignored Luke on the sidelines and only looked at Roy. The magic student lifted his chin slightly, looking Roy up and down.

"I am. Roy replied honestly. A pair of mí eyes, with a hint of trepidation that has never seen the world.

When Luke saw Roy's appearance, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Congratulations, you've been admitted to the Academy. The magician smiled and nodded at Roy, handing over a fiery post.

Roy took it in wonder, opened it and looked at it, and was stunned. The magic student said leisurely with a smile: "I'm really sorry, this is not a courtesy, it is a war book." Three days later, the Tower of Fantasy bet on the game. The bet is 2,000 Tower of Fantasy points. ”

Roy looked up and asked, "Why?"

The magic student sneered, ignored his question, and pointed at the tall knight student and said, "His name is Xiang Feng, and he is your opponent this time." Because he is armed with four-star strength, you only need to survive one round without being knocked down, even if you win. ”

As he spoke, the magic student raised his finger and said lightly, "Three minutes." ”

There was an uproar, and the students around suddenly moved. As celebrities in the academy, everyone knows these people in the second year.

That taciturn tall knight Xiang Feng can rank in the top 20 among the second-year students in terms of strength. He actually challenged a freshman of the E Brigade.......

The students who had seen Roy yesterday held their breath, while the other students who didn't know Roy were wide-eyed, not knowing why.

In the Academy, challenge is an institution.

Like the duel initiated by the nobles throwing their gloves in each other's faces, it is a commonplace and law-abiding way to resolve disputes in this world. As long as the challenged person accepts it voluntarily, there is no coercion and there is no unfairness, no one can interfere.

Xiang Feng is armed with five stars, while Roy is armed with one star. Therefore, the opponent suggested that Roy only needs to survive one round without being knocked down, which is a fair challenge.

Roy could certainly choose not to accept it. But in that case, he would be ashamed of his timidity. Such a person cannot hold up his head among knights whose courage is one of their admonitions.

His name will be hung on the list of shame of the cadets, the top ten cowards and so on. Everyone would avoid him. No one communicated with him, no one practiced with him, no one teamed up with him for trials. These, for a freshman, are unbearable.

After a moment of movement, there was complete silence.

In the eyes of everyone, Roy looked at the group of people in front of him sleepily, shook his head, spat on the post, and casually threw it on the ground and stepped on it. Scratch your head as you walk.

"I met a group of idiots early in the morning, inexplicably. ”

I didn't have time during the day, so I hurried out at night, but I didn't expect it to be past four o'clock. I'm going to catch up on sleep tomorrow. Take a day off

RO！。