"Good luck with your exams three days from now." The candidates saluted Adrian, and the latter did the same. The candidates then exited the hall, getting on planes to fly back to their respective selection venues. Mya walked into the now-empty hall and said, "What was up with you back there? Even I felt my blood boiling as I heard your speech, let alone them."Adrian smiled at her. "What should we do with Kieran?" Mya asked."Is he still here?" Mya nodded. "None of them dared to leave without your order. I think you should deal with this."Logically, Kieran should be disqualified from the selection for getting into a fight with Victor. This proved that he was unable to control his emotions. But since he had a perfectly sound reason for what he did, Adrian knew he had to do something.He asked, "How do you think we should handle the matter?" Mya pursed her lips. "At the risk of taking sides, I have to point out that Kieran is a young boy who's still immature. On the other

Mya nodded with a smile and grabbed Adrian's hand. When they exited headquarters, they marveled at the lively night atmosphere.Songton's Battle Warrior Department had closed off Lake Solunar so that the candidates could have fun without worries. The square was brightly lit. Several roaring campfires were outfitted with grills and beer cans piled up like a mountain. The candidates sat together, happily discussing their futures. And all of this was being recorded by the media.Adrian was surprised to see the tens of thousands of Wyvern Peak's future soldiers gathered together, amazed by how their young minds worked. "What do you think? Amazing, isn't it? I think nothing like this has happened throughout Novemton's history. Do you know what this means?" Mya asked. Without waiting for an answer, she continued, "This means our future will just be like this. These youngsters will lead us to much better lives."Mya was filled with joy when she said this. However, Adrian had his sights o

“She sounds like a great teacher," Adrian said. "Ms. Lucy is the person I respect most in this world. I wouldn't be here today if not for her.""Do you have a dream of your own?" Adrian asked. "I think so. The first dream I have is to become a man my siblings can be proud of, plus I want to be able to lead happy lives. The second is to rule the world and to show Ms. Lucy that I'm not a coward."Adrian smiled. "Your situation is similar to Jerome's, but you've got siblings by your side. Jerome, on the other hand, has lost even his only benefactor.""I heard about that. I've been paying attention to him since he became one of my strongest contenders in the selection," Remy answered honestly. "Who else is there aside from him?""Zack, Polaris, Sage, Juno, and about a dozen others. But in my opinion, Jerome's my biggest rival.""Do you think he's strong?"Remy nodded. "He's really strong, but he hides it well."Adrian smiled. "I'm glad to hear that you think that. Have you eve

Shocked, Mya turned toward Adrian once more and said, "Doesn’t this mean the selection might be compromised? We’ll have to expect more surprises now…"While she was in deep thought, Adrian said, "I've been expecting this since a long time ago.""What?”Barry and Mya were stunned at Adrian's words.Mya said, "Are you serious? Since when? Why wasn't I aware of this?"Adrian honestly replied, "Nicholas Frost already called to warn me about Bashir the moment he noticed him. However, I haven't been able to come up with a counterplan against him.""Nicholas Frost?" Barry asked in confusion."Why? Do you know who that is?" Adrian became curious. "Are you referring to the guy who's been studying under the miracle doctor since he was little? I hear that he's at Bortugua or Tortuga or whatever. It's been so long since I've seen him."Mya's eyes widened. "You know Nicholas?"Barry held his hands in the air. "We grew up together, and I used to beat him up when we were little. Our surnam

The man’s name was Ian Hoboken, an elder for two generations. Consequently, his words carried a lot of weight."The Dome was decommissioned because we did not have much spare cash lying around to maintain it. But it is a fact that The Dome is where we’ll be able to test our candidates' capabilities to the fullest during the selection, which is why I agree with War Legate Draco."For one, Novemton is now economically prosperous, so we have more than enough money to reopen The Dome. Secondly, times have changed, and so have our candidates. More than a thousand of them have already surpassed War Legate Draco in the written test, which proves just how capable they are."Thirdly, by placing the candidates in The Dome for the six-way showdown, we can tell how well they work with one another and determine who out of them is truly competent. Thus, I think War Legate Draco has the right idea."Ian made some solid points, but the others were still against the idea because they did not wish t