Section 10: The Gift of Promotion (Part I

"The world is difficult, but the right path is vicissitudes. ”

Just when the branch president Jacques was full of emotion and looked at the railing, in the palace area in the distance, Prince Fest was so relieved that he didn't even look at the mirror image anymore: "A knight apologetic?

"Even if you make a move, why only send one person to come forward? This knight is not of high rank. ”

"No, it's not. Prince Pfister raised his head, his sharp gaze and replied to the mirror, "Justin, I need two of the heaviest greatswords. ”

Justin immediately ordered, and soon a guard brought the two-handed greatsword that the prince needed, and this thing needed to be carried by two people—both of them were good things made of precious metal, and weighed more than forty pounds in a single handle

Prince Pfister steadied himself before reaching out and gently gripping the hilt of his sword with his five fingers. I didn't see him exerting his strength, but he had already lifted the one-meter-seven-long two-handed giant sword - xiǎo Lori stared at the prince closely, her eyes flashing.

"This brutal man is definitely not the Guardian Knight of the Church of Radiance," the prince said suspiciously in an extremely affirmative tone, and raised the remaining greatsword with his other hand: "He's just lucky, Dong learned about this metal-based ability - almost fooled you"

Before the words fell, two silver-white two-handed swords danced in the prince's hands, smoother than the figure on the mirror

In order to prepare enough black materials for the West Coast chapter, Townsend not only followed Edvina to all the fire scenes, but even attended the appreciation banquet held later, but unfortunately no one came to provoke him again, and the guys belonging to the Senate and the government hall were far away from him and refused to give him the slightest opportunity.

After this lunch, the futile Townsend had to go home.

There has been feedback from the guild, and the interrogation of the tender face has a result, and he was really instructed to come out to find trouble, so he was not put back. For Lord Jacques, this is a good reason to be mad. But Townsend wasn't excited, because he had been observing other people's abilities for a long time today, but he didn't get any benefit, maybe because the gap was too big.

Townsend sat sullenly in the antechamber, holding a jar of chilled cider and frowning as he thought about it—before he could come up with a reason, Arnold Xiǎo ran in, still holding a red-painted envelope in his hand.

"Urgent letter from the chief's family" Arnold said: "The leader of the merchant group, Bennet, reported that the outward expansion of the caravan is encountering ** trouble, and a very powerful opponent is eyeing us, they are cooperating with the Dawn Council, and several of our merchant groups are not opponents at all"

"What?" Townsend took the envelope, it was really a letter for help written by Bennaid, and the situation was even more critical than Arnold said, Banneid's business methods alone could no longer solve the problem, and Townsend had to come up with other means to break through the predicament.

"Mother's people who don't have long eyes emerge in endlessly" Townsend said hatefully: "Tell me to go down and prepare according to Plan No. 3"

"Yes" Arnold gave a military salute and hurried out, nodding his head when he met Marcia.

"What's going on?" Marcia asked Townsend, "What is he doing?"

"I have to go home, there's an accident on the side of the merchant group. Townsend handed the letter to Marcia: "I'll only take some of the people with me. You stay first, there are still many arrangements in the city that you need to preside. ”

"You + Passion haven't gotten the Junior Adeptus badge yet" Marcia never delayed, but at this time she shook her head: "No matter how urgent the matter is, you must get the badge, this is the only talisman you can get when you are in danger"

"I know," Townsend nodded, "it just so happens that tomorrow is the gift, and the time is just right." ”

"I'm here to discuss this with you...... Where's your apprentices?"

"Don't you say I forgot, who knows how today's exam went?" Townsend remembered his apprentice's exam today, and if he didn't pass, he wouldn't have to prepare for tomorrow's gift.

"Huh, haven't they come back yet?" said Marcia in surprise, "I just accompanied my father to the city, thinking you had an arrangement." ”

"I just came back and spent the morning and noon with the old woman......"

"Someone" Marcia immediately stood up and called a guard: "Hurry up to the guild and how are they doing on the exam?"

The assigned man nodded, put the long knife down, and threw it out of the antechamber in a puff of smoke.

Shortly after he got out of Mén, he saw a carriage coming from the corner of the street, the kind of tent, crowded with people, and all girls. When he got closer, a girl asked him, "Excuse me, is Mr. Townsend's house on this street?"

"It's on this street," the heads of the people sent to the guild to inquire about the news were nimble, "May I ask who you are?"

"We are disciples of Mr. Townsend Quelsa. The girl also felt that this passer-by was not ordinary: "...... are you?"

"I'm Townsend's bodyguard. He carefully took care of the ten girls in the carriage, but the condition of the girls was not very good, some of them were disheveled, and some of them had blue noses and swollen faces: "Please come with me, I am looking for you."

The carriage went straight into Mén, and the Americans*NV helped each other to get out of the car, obviously with injuries. Because it was their first time coming, the guards were surprised by this tragic situation, not to mention them, even Townsend and Marcia, who had walked out of the front hall after hearing the news. It's just a test.,Even if you don't pass, you don't have to make this mo-like, right?

"What's going on?" Townsend remembered that he had asked them to dress pretty, how did they look like this?

The "mentors" were lined up as usual, and the one on the side stumbled and almost fell, but Marcia hurriedly went up to help him. The yellow-shirted young man in the trio said, "Mentor, we're in trouble for you"

Marcia glanced at Townsend worriedly, afraid that he would lose his temper because of this matter, originally, who can say for sure about the exam?

But surprisingly, instead of getting angry, Townsend just asked, "I ask you, did you do what I said?"

"We did what the instructor taught" Crimson Young nv raised his head and showed the scar on his forehead: "We haven't forgotten"

"That's it. As long as you do what I say, whether you pass the exam or not, you are all students I recognize. Townsend smiled slightly: "If you can't take the test once, let's do it a second time, if you can't take the test again two or three times, let's burn the promotion pyramid and let Jacques build a new one."

Townsend was a calm man, he rarely got angry, but in his words just now, there was a lot of anger. But this anger was not directed at his own students, but at Jacques.

Townsend knew the apprentices' abilities, if it was a formal exam, these ten people should all pass, and there would be no problem if they didn't pass now, which only meant that they were plotted

Okay, Jacques, Lao Tzu will help you before and after the saddle, and you will trap me behind your back

"No, mentor...... We...... That's not what it means. After listening to Townsend's angry words, Crimson Shao NV was deeply moved, and she hurriedly stepped forward and held up a jingmei box with the guild emblem printed on it: "Mentor, we have something to report to you." ”

"Oh?" Townsend found the box amusing, as if he had seen it there, "you say." ”

"Yes. Crimson Young NV saluted respectfully, and then she raised her head and said with a firm gaze: "On the orders of the mentor, I, Beatrice, have passed the budding exam and successfully promoted to the intermediate apprentice duel, defeated five apprentices of the same level, please put on a badge for me, please remember my name"

"What?" Townsend didn't understand for a while: "There is still a duel in the budding exam, and you can also be promoted to an intermediate apprentice?"

"There's never been such a rule. Marcia shook her head, "What's going on?"

"We ...... We had an argument with the other apprentices at the time, and we got into a fight," Beatrice was a little scared at first, but then bravely raised her head and proudly announced, "The opponents are all intermediate apprentices, so we ...... We took two exams in a row, and only then did we go out to fight them after we got the intermediate apprenticeship qualification...... But I won in the end."

"And me" The yellow-shirted young nv stood up: "On the orders of the mentor, I, Belinda, participated in the budding exam and passed and successfully promoted to the intermediate apprentice duel, defeated three apprentices of the same level, please the mentor put on a badge for me, and ask the mentor to remember my name"

"And me" Mei *nv, who can count, stood up: "On the orders of the mentor, I, Nellia, take the budding exam and defeat three apprentices of the same level in the duel of successful promotion to intermediate apprentices, please put on a badge for me, and ask the mentor to remember my name"

One by one, Mei*nv stood up and took turns to say the names and achievements of the intermediate level, they all had injuries on their bodies, and they all carried infinite pride, but they were all promoted to intermediate apprentices, and they participated in at least one duel and won, which means that they participated in at least two rounds of exams, and they also had a real battle with others

"Well, this is my Townsend's student" Townsend was greatly satisfied: "To congratulate you on your first victory, set up a banquet"

What Townsend didn't expect was that these beautiful *NVs would change as soon as the pressure was relieved. In fact, if you think about it, they have always had a reputation for being wasted, they have been bullied by white eyes, and even they have lost their confidence...... Now that it has finally sprouted, it has been directly promoted to an intermediate apprentice, and it is even more rare to be praised by the mentor, which is really a lifetime away

They laughed in a circle, hugged each other and cried, and finally even Hughes was alarmed, but after knowing what was going on, the big man just shook his head and sighed, telling Marcia to settle them down......

"This path of supernatural abilities," he said to Townsend, "is difficult"

Early the next morning, Marcia and Townsend changed their exam robes and went to the guild together. They are going to the guild to participate in another part of the special promotion, the gift.

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