The next day, the selection event and canonization ceremony for Group B contestants by members of Group A was held as scheduled. The location was still in the central hall of the Black Chain Castle, and the family head, elders and contestants were still sitting where they should be.
Of course, there are more people in this event. Officials of the Lane family are on both sides of the family chairman. They will be witnesses of the canonization ceremony of choosing the city for the event. The members of Group A also brought the current official members of their respective mercenary groups.
, so that the contestants in Group B can get to know them better.
Interestingly, Duke Alsis seemed to be unable to wake up. He was still leaning listlessly on the back of the ruby crown-shaped chair that symbolized power. However, this time, the new butler carefully arranged for two high-quality maids to massage the head of the house.
When the elder Goethe sitting opposite him saw this, he couldn't help snorting dissatisfiedly. Compared with the previous heads of the family, this head of the family may not be bad in strategy, but his intentions and conduct are definitely the lowest.
Jiexi stood behind Aranza, looking at Effie who was sitting next to Karu, and said: "As long as you choose Karu, his sister will follow us. She seems to be younger than us, a seventh-level priest.
, her talent is definitely good.”
"Well," Aranza replied, "their relationship between brother and sister is very good and they will not be separated."
Jiexi nodded. It can be seen from the details that Kalu loves his sister enough, and Yifei also relies on her brother.
"Hello!"
At this moment, next to her, Li, a girl from the Fran tribe, got her head out of Ilita's arms and called Aranza: "Big Carrot! You are not allowed to choose the female mage in red, she is ours!"
Hearing this, Aranza glanced at the female mage in red opposite, who was a contestant selected by the vassal family. He pretended to be surprised and said to Li: "Well, so to speak, that female mage is not bad. I suddenly want to choose
She got it."
"No! If you dare to choose, I will use fireballs to blast you into dust!" Li gritted her teeth.
"Well, well," Aranza shrugged, "It's okay not to choose, but you have to owe me a favor."
"No need."
It was Elita who spoke. She sat upright on the chair, turned her head slightly to look at Aranza, and answered seriously. Her rigorous expression made Aranza shut up in frustration.
Soon, after the new butler finished his lengthy opening remarks, the event officially began.
Naturally, Aranza had the first choice. When the new butler announced Aranza's name in as loud a voice as possible, all the officials applauded vigorously.
Li couldn't help shouting at Aranza, not allowing him to choose the female mage in red. Aranza ignored her, stood up, raised her sword and strode towards the ring in the middle of the hall.
To choose new members for the mercenary group, you not only need to name them, but also need to defeat them. Of course, you can also skip the battle with the chosen ones, and they will still follow you, but it is because of the rules of the rookie competition and the family tradition.
Binding. Conquering through family pressure, and conquering with strength. Aranza is completely inclined to the latter.
"Karu! Let's fight!"
Aranza shouted to Carew. He twirled the giant sword with both hands, stepped forward, and assumed a fighting posture. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the excitement of fighting was brewing little by little.
"Haha, Your Highness the Prince is so courageous!" Karu also stood up happily and shouted the same, "Let's fight!"
Kalu is quite strong, even his neck seems to be made up of muscles. He picked up the new pillar sent by his family, a round hardwood wrapped in black spar, which looked full of weight. Kalu was very
Holding this alternative weapon easily, he strode onto the ring and stood opposite Aranza.
The new butler stood up again and announced Aranza's first choice, and then seriously warned the two of them about the precautions for the ring battle, as if he wanted to highlight his presence.
Carew was wearing a set of simple and heavy armor. He seemed to be more anxious than Aranza. As soon as the new butler announced the start of the game, he rushed towards Aranza like a moving hill.
"Your Highness the Prince! Look at my unrestrained pillars!"
Aranza chuckled and did not answer. He turned on the lightness enchantment and stepped sideways to avoid the path of Karu's charge. He waved the two-handed giant sword in his hand and rushed towards Karu with the blade shining with white light.
"Crack!"
Facing the giant sword, Carew did not evade, and actually let it hit the breastplate directly, causing clearly visible cuts. Carew's "unrestrained pillar" almost spun around at the same time, counterattacking Aranza's head!
Such a bold killing!
"Not bad!" Aranza praised, and at the same time he lay down on his back, waved his hands in a semicircle, retracted the giant sword and turned to the right, using the inertia of the giant sword to pull his body up again.
Crewe slid sideways for two steps before completely stopping his charge. Then, a golden light flickered slightly on his chest, and the small wound left by Aranza's previous cut into the armor had healed.
"Come again!"
Alansati's sword rushed forward, the tip of the sword facing Karu.
However, before he could get close to his opponent, the opponent had already hit the floor with a pillar. The force was so strong that stone fragments were flying, and he actually had some attack power. Aranza could only kick the ground with his left foot and dodge to the left of Carew.
And Karu actually attacked again at the same time, using the pillar as a support, his whole body rose up in the air, and kicked Aranza with both feet.
"Crack!"
There was another metal collision, and Karu's leg armor hit the back of Aranza's blocking sword. The huge impact knocked Aranza back several meters, barely stopping at the edge of the ring, and almost falling down.
When Jiexi, who was watching the battle, saw Aranza regain his posture for a moment and then rush towards Carew, she couldn't help but rub her forehead helplessly and said: "This idiot, can't you not fight with Carew head-on!"
"No, he did it on purpose." At this time, Cyril, who had always been silent, suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, not only the members of the Thorn Mercenary Group, but also Elita and Alpha in the other two seats could not help but look away from the ring and turned to the masked girl, waiting for the next step.
Cyril didn't expect that her words would attract so much attention. The face under the mask showed slight panic. He paused for a long time before he thought of two words: "Break Armor."
Armor-breaking?
Jiexi pondered Cyril's words and focused his eyes on the ring again. After a moment, he finally discovered that the place where Aranza attacked was the lock position of Carew's breastplate!
Obviously, Carew also discovered this problem and tried his best to prevent Aranza from attacking these directions. But it was only a matter of time before he lost the protection of the breastplate.
Sure enough, a moment later, with a "clang" sound, Karu's breastplate was finally slashed to the ground by Aranza's sword.
Aranza smiled, still maintaining fighting status, and asked: "Hey, hey, Carew, do you still want to fight?"
"Haha, it's so refreshing!" Kalu laughed loudly. His muscles were full of strength. He hugged the pillar and ignored the shattered breastplate. He said, "I won't fight anymore. I have no armor. I'll be hurt like you."
The sword and the healing spell won’t work!”
As Carew spoke, he squatted down and hit the ground three times with his right hand to signify defeat. The new butler immediately walked onto the stage and announced that Aranza had won.
"Alanza Lane wins! Kuru Mond will become his guardian knight!"
At this time, Kalu had returned to his position. Before he could sit down, Yifei held his arm worriedly and asked anxiously whether Kalu's wounds were completely healed, but Kalu was no longer as injured as before.
Be bold and careful in responding to your sister's concerns.
"Lord Aranza, it's time for you to choose the next member." The new butler reminded Aranza.
Aranza agreed, then looked at Nicole and said, "Well, I choose Nicole Lane, but give up the competition."
Nicole couldn't help looking at Aranza in surprise, and then nodded to him gratefully. Nicole herself has the canonization of a free knight from her family. If she competes with Aranza and loses, she will be sworn to be Aranza's.
Guardian Knight.
Freedom Knight to Guardian Knight is a downgrade, which is intolerable for knights who love glory, especially for Nicole who grew up in the Ryan family who loves glory extremely.
Aranza gave up the fight with her and allowed her to join the mercenary group as a free agent. This was undoubtedly the best choice. Moreover, joining as a free agent was also in line with the name of the Free Knights.
The new butler would not have thought of this. He only thought that what Aranza was doing was to win the favor of a woman, but he still dutifully announced the result.
Just when he was about to ask Aranza to go back and take a seat, Aranza interrupted him and made a request that made the housekeeper very embarrassed.