Ellie stood in the doorway and looked around and saw that they were carrying a variety of weapons, which could be roughly inferred from their outfits. Strangely enough, Ellie didn't find anyone with the same bow and arrow as she did.

Because this kind of assessment was only applicable to cultivators below the advanced level, most of the people present were still very young. Ellie caught a glimpse of a few children in the crowd who looked to be under ten years old, and their still immature faces had a serious aging that did not match their age.

A girl with long silver hair and a tall and thin magician, such a group of fresh and united walked in, and instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"I didn't expect there to be archers to participate in the assessment this year. A girl about Ellie's age spoke to her companion with a hint of surprise in her tone.

Beside her stood a man in a short gray robe, looking at Ellie with the same curious gaze, not because of the girl's conspicuous soft silver hair. What really cared about him was the short bow made of white lanyu on Ellie's back, revealing a powerful aura all over her body.

"It's rude to judge strangers!" said the swordsman's blue eyes with a reproachful look at the girl beside him.

"Is there anything strange about how they all look at us like that?" asked Ellie, a little timidly and puzzled.

Casio pursed his lips and said, "Who knows, don't bother with them." I'm afraid it's because there have been very few archers in recent years. ”

After a brief moment of silence, the others quickly began to discuss again, and the hall was filled with a sense of merriment.

Ellie was looking at the mage in disbelief, an answer that clearly surprised her.

"What's going on?"

Seven years ago, when Ellie and Loras chose a career, Ellie chose archers. Not only due to the fact that her physique is more suitable for the requirements of archers, but also one of the professions that does not require much strength.

The advantage of an archer is that they have a wide range of attacks and do not need to expend mana and mental power. A good archer can accurately hit targets within 100 meters with just pure strength and keen vision.

High-level archers not only have a great increase in power, but also have the ability to aim at multiple targets at the same time.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious.

Archers are generally weak in their constitution, making it difficult for them to run for long periods of time. Due to the need to aim and reload bows and arrows, their mobility and attack speed are also far inferior to those of swordsmen of the same rank.

Although archers have strong instantaneous explosiveness, like mages, they are not good at hand-to-hand combat.

As their careers matured, swordsmen began to use crossbows as secondary weapons, and they were able to master some basic archery.

As a result, the profession of archery has gradually lost its original importance and is now reduced to a dispensable profession.

And the swordsman and the girl who spoke just now walked side by side in front of them and stopped.

"You don't look like locals in your outfit. The girl's eyes flashed, and she continued, "My name is Lilith, what about you?"

"Actually, I only came to the imperial capital some time ago, and I used to live in a small town in the south. Ellie's face flushed, she hadn't been in contact with a strange peer in a long time.

Seeing this, the swordsman shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm Locke, and Lilith is my sister and my partner. ”

Casio smiled and briefly introduced himself to the siblings, but quickly stepped aside, seemingly not wanting to get too close to them.

"Well, but you haven't told me your name yet!" the girl affectionately took Ellie's hand.

The girl was slightly stunned, and then realized her faux pas.

"Oh, I'm sorry......" Ellie's soft voice was suddenly muffled by the noise of the hall.

"My name is Ellie~ By the way, are all these people here to participate in the assessment?"

"That's right, the Military Aircraft Department will only open the opportunity to the public for assessment in the winter season, and if you don't grasp it this time, you will have to wait for a whole year. The girl wore two ponytails and her eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Everyone, the assessment is about to begin!!" a guard appeared at the door of the hall and yelled inside.

There was a sudden silence in the living room, and everyone had excitement on their faces, obviously they had been waiting for this day for a long time.

The class assessment objects of this strength are the strong people below the high rank, and the examiners in charge of this specific arrangement are all figures with heads and faces in the empire.

Charlie, as the chief knight of the Thundering Knights, one of the three major knights in the mainland, has served as the chief examiner of the strength class assessment for two consecutive years.

"Let's go!" Lilith took Ellie's hand and headed out the door.

"Eh, sister, wait for me!" Locke hurriedly shouted, hurrying to follow.

The group walked through a narrow walkway and turned down the revolving escalator to an open-air platform, about 100 meters long and wide.

The weather was still overcast, and the sun was completely obscured by grey clouds.

Several strong men in charge of this assessment were standing on the other side of the platform, watching everyone walk out of the corridor.

A disdainful smile tugged at the corners of Charlie's lips as he watched them walk up to him.

The practitioners who took the exam stood in two rows, waiting for the next instruction from the examiners.

"You are all in this batch, are there any martial artists or magicians above the intermediate level?" a middle-aged man beside Charlie asked them.

As soon as the words fell, several figures walked out of the team and stood next to them.

Ellie snorted, a look of surprise.

Casio winked at her and turned to leave the group.

He looked weak on the outside, but he didn't expect that he was already a magician above the middle level. And Locke, who had just greeted him, was also standing beside Casio at this moment.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a brown robe, of medium stature, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses perched on the bridge of his tall nose, and coughed from time to time.

"Very well, the rest of the people stand separately according to their professions. The middle-aged man pointed in front of him and said, "On the left is the swordsman, in the middle is the magician, and the rest of the professions will stand on the right!"

For a while, the figures swayed, and everyone stood up as the examiner said.

Ellie was a little embarrassed, because the archer profession was not in the mainstream, so she could only choose to stand in the corner on the right.

But coincidentally, Lilith also ran to her side, took Ellie's hand, and said excitedly: "It seems that only the two of us are special~"

Ellie smiled helplessly, a little worried about what would happen next.

The content of the assessment is completely decided by the examiner on the spot, and the mode of a single person is adopted. Generally speaking, the content of practitioners of the same profession is basically the same.

Therefore, whether you pass the assessment or not depends entirely on your performance.

However, because Ellie is an archer, she can't take the assessment with everyone, and she is very uncertain.

Lilith saw the worry on the girl's face, and said affectionately: "Don't worry, for cultivators with a special profession like us, the examiner will not only not make things difficult, but will also take extra care of them~"

Ellie caught a glimpse of Charlie looking at her meaningfully, and a trace of panic swelled up in her heart.

"Lilith, aren't you supposed to stand in the middle?" Ellie asked, pointing to the wand in the girl's hand, confused.