41 Western Garrison Liege Lord (2/2)

He didn't recklessly start any experimentation but collapsed on the floor and fell asleep—he was just too sleepy! With such an unstable mental state, he didn't dare circulate the Exploding Essence Palm. What if he were to accidentally circulate using the wrong route and caused his meridians to explode? It would then be the end of everything.

”Uh?”

Not knowing how much time had passed, Jiang Yi violently jerked himself awake. He looked around blankly and saw that already late in the morning. He frantically stood up and rushed out in frenzy before rinsing himself.

”Lone Wolf, there is no need to hurry!”

Manager Yang suddenly walked out from one of the room. He smiled and said, ”Today is just some formalities and the registration. The matches would only officially start tomorrow.”

”I know! But I've got to go register…” Jiang Yi replied quickly and sprinted towards the direction of the outdoors.

”You silly child!”

Manager Yang laughed, ”Can't you already see what time is it? By the time you reached that place, the registration would have already ended. I have sent someone to go register for you earlier in the morning. Take it, this is your token!”

”Ah?”

Jiang Yi received a black token. Seeing the three numbers '536,' Jiang Yi instantly bowed to Manager Yang with cupped fists. ”Thank you, Manager. No matter what happens in the end, Lone Wolf shall not forget the kindness you offered to me.”

”Hehe!”

Manager Yang didn't think anything about it and spoke after a moment of silence, ”Lone Wolf, I shall not speak of unnecessary things. It would be best if you were to succeed, but you shouldn't lose heart even if you fail. With me here… I will not let you be at a loss. Alright then, come into the room, and I will explain to you the rules of the recruitment ceremony.”

”Alright!”

Jiang Yi got a boost in his spirit as he quickly followed Manager Yang into a small room. They then went into a door that led to a secret room.

After asking Jiang Yi to casually take a seat, Manager Yang began speaking after taking a sip of tea, ”I expect you to already know about Mt. Spirit Beast College, right? This college is remarkable, being one of the three major colleges of the continent. It is located at the Mt. Thirty Thousand which was between the borders of our Divine Martial Kingdom and the South's Great Xia Kingdom.

”It is also the only college that recruits commoners. Azure Dragon College and Centaurea College seldom recruit new students. The Azure Dragon College is only reserved for the crown princes and princesses of the six major vassal states or clansmen of those large powerful clans to enroll into.”

Jiang Yi nodded. He had heard about both the Azure Dragon College and the Centaurea College. These two colleges were ranked higher than Mt. Spirit Beast College but didn't accept enrollments from outsiders. Only the Mt. Spirit Beast College would hold annual recruitments in the various cities of the six major vassal states. It was a blessing for the youths of the Skyplume City that they were hosting a recruitment ceremony here this year.

Manager Yang paused for a moment before continuing his explanation: ”It isn't a coincidence that both the Mt. Spirit Beast College and West Garrison Army are hosting their recruitment ceremony. It is actually the Western Garrison Liege Lord that is showing some respect to the Mt. Spirit Beast College. Or else, why would the formidable West Garrison Army be here to recruit troops in the small Skyplume City? Of course… you shouldn't even think about joining the West Garrison Army, the spots are all decided internally. So your only chance would be to grasp one of the five spots from the Mt. Spirit Beast College.”

”Internally decided? How could it be? The Western Garrison Liege Lord is so wise and god-like, while the West Garrison Army is so formidable. This isn't possible, right?”

Jiang Yi blinked doubtfully. A man appeared in his mind, a man so strong that all the youths of the Divine Martial Kingdom worshiped—West Garrison Liege Lord!

Perhaps it was because the Western Garrison Liege Lord had the same surname Jiang, or because Grand Elder once served in the Western Garrison Liege Lord's residence when he was young. Jiang Yi had always worshiped the strongest man of the Divine Martial Kingdom. Of course, it wasn't just Jiang Yi: the Western Garrison Liege Lord was the hero within the hearts of the entire Divine Martial Kingdom's citizens. Had it not been for him and his West Garrison Army, the Divine Martial Kingdom would have been eradicated by now.

The Western Garrison Liege Lord started his career at the age of 13. At the age of 15, his reputation rose rapidly. He headed the West Garrison Army at the age of 18 and led an army of 100,000. He destroyed the 300,000-strong North Icy Army that invaded the Divine Martial Kingdom, shocking the entire world. Two years later, he gained nobility as the Western Garrison Liege Lord. Since then, he experienced dozens of minor and major battles, all of which he was victorious. His overall strength was at the peak of all heroes. Before he was 40 years old, he was already a top-notch fighter of the continent, unrivaled by any. He was a god-like existence and also the guardian of Divine Martial Kingdom.

This was why Jiang Yi doubted it when Manager Yang described the West Garrison Army to be so dark. It was equivalent to breaking the reputation of the idol in his heart.

Manager Yang laughed and shook his head, ”Lone Wolf, you are still young and ignorant. If the water is too clean, there will not be any fish1. Even if the Western Garrison Liege Lord knew about such things, he wouldn't be getting involved. Alright. Stop interrupting and let me finish.”

Manager Yang's expression turned serious as he explained with a deep voice, ”Mt. Spirit Beast College's recruitment, very simple! There are two methods—first is the single elimination open tournament, and the other is the knock-out tournament!”

”The first method would be to honorably challenge all the participants. Anyone can come up the stage to challenge you, and you would have to win a hundred matches. This method is rather difficult, but if you can truly win a hundred matches, you would be immediately offered one of the five spots.”

”The second method would be to draw lots and fight. The winner will advance, and the loser shall be eliminated. All the way until there are only five participants left. Of course… if there are five individuals who took all the spots using the first method, then the knock-out tournament would be pointless! I want you to know that there are over 2000 participants, and among them, there are at least a hundred who are at least at the seventh stage of the Cast Tripod Realm. So… my advice is for you to not have a high expectation.”You cannot expect everyone to be sinless