Chapter1055:Inspection

"Longago,Ihadadream."Lookingatthebustlingcrowdinthesquare,thoseenchantinganduniquegirls,Ainbegantospeakup.

Thisisthefirsttimeshespeaksinfrontofthepublicsinceherofficialcoronation.

Now,thepeoplegatheredinfrontofthedivineeratowerrepresentthehigh-rankingpowersofthiscontinent.

TheremainingnoblesandroyalfamilyoftheSiaKingdom.

ThelegioncommandersentbytheLeviathanEmpire,theprincesses.

RepresentativesofthetribesoftheNorthernKingdom,thechieftains.

Nomatterthereasonorpurpose,allpowerschosetorespondtoAin’swishandbroughttheunderagegirlsfromtheirowncountriesandtribes.

Forthem,itisprobablydifficulttounderstandthesignificanceoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderinthisworld.

Politicalinvestment,orcompensationfordefeat,theseunderagegirlsareallsacrifices.

Beforecominghere,probablynotmanyofthemhadthoughtthatonedaytheywouldparticipateintheselectionofaknightgroup.

"Iwanttoseeabroader,morebeautifulworld."

"Iwanttohavewingstoflyfreely."

"Theworldisbigandsmall."

"Iwillgivethisworldthemostbeautifulblessings."Aingentlyfoldedherpalms,raisedherheadproudly,andlookedattheskyaboveher.

Theskytodaywasexceptionallyclear,theblueskyseemedtoextendtotheendoftheworld,withoutevenatraceofclouds.

TheradiantsunlightshoneonAin,givingherfigureatouchofsacredness.

Thedragon’sspiritualenergythatintertwinedandexchangedwiththesilverdragoneggforaweekbroughtaqualitativeleaptohervitality.

ThecurrentAinisnolongertheunfortunategirlwhoprayedtoshootingstarsforthefuture.

Shesavedherkingdom,savedthefutureofcountlesspeople,andalsosavedherself.

Shewasmoregratefulthananyonetothegreatbeingwhobroughtallthisandmadeadetermineddecision.

Regardlessofanymeans,regardlessofanycost,shewasdeterminedtofulfillthesacredcovenantwiththedivinesilverdragon.

Atthismoment,thereareoverathousandunderagegirlsgatheredhere,andit’sallbecauseofheruseofthequeen’spower.

I’msorryforinvolvingyou,butyourstrengthisnecessary.

Evenifit’sjustAdleyandme,wewouldn’tbeabletofulfillthepromisewithLordSilverDragoninourlifetime.

Goingdownthestepsinfrontofthetowergate,AintookAdley’slittlehandandbeganinspectingthegirlsparticipatingintheselectionfortheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.

TheonesatthefrontandmosteasilynoticedaretheprincessesfromtheEmpire.

TheimperialroyaltyofLeviathanandtheroyalfamilyofSiaKingdomactuallysharethesameancestry,butduetothefirstemperorbeingthefirstknightonthecontinentafterthedivineera,moredescendantswithknighttalentappearedontheempire’sside.

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Theprincessesfromtheempirealsomostlyweararmorinagirlishstyle.Theroundbreastplateisemblazonedwiththeempire’sdragonemblem,whichisaseriesofemblemsusedbytheempireafterthesplitwiththekingdomandcanonlybeusedbytheprincesses.

Goldenhair,roundbreastplate,knightsword,red,blue,andwhiteskirtcreatetheuniquelandscapeoftheempire.

Throughoutgenerations,theempire’sprincesseshaveproducedmorethanonehero-rankedknight.Therewasevenoneemperorwhowasaqueenandwastrulythecontinent’sfirstknightatthattime.

TheempireprincesseswhomeettherequirementsfortheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderselectionareatotalofseven.TheyareallrelatedtoAin,eitherascousinsorassisters.

However,thefourteen-year-oldAinandtheiridentityarenolongerinthesameworldasthem.

QueenSia,themostpowerfuldivineerawarlockonthecontinent,withnumerousaurassurroundingAin,hasalreadyreachedthepeakofthisworld’spyramid.

Originally,theempireprincesseswhowereonequalfootingwithherarenowanxiouslywaitingforherreview,afraidofperformingpoorlyandlosingthequalificationtoparticipateintheselectionfortheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.

Seeingthemajesticempireprincesses,Ainnoddedandfeltverysatisfied.

Theytrulyareprincessesoftheempire,bothinstrengthandbloodline.TheymaynotbeasoutstandingasAinandAdley,whoaredivineerawarlocks,buttheymusthaveenduredtheegghatchingceremonyforaconsiderableamountoftime.

Nextarethenobleladiesfromtheempireandthedaughtersoftribalchiefsfromthenorthernkingdom.

TheNorthernUnitedKingdom,knownasbarbariansduringthedivineera,isaprimitivetribe.Duetoitscoldandunproductiveland,theyaremostlyforgotten.

Duringthedivineera,theirbestoptionwastojointheknightorderandbecomedisposablesoldiersonthebattlefield.

Nooneexpectedthatafterthedivineeraended,thesebarbariansactuallylearnedhumanknowledgeandbegantobuildtheirowncountry.TheyevenmadecontactwiththedefeatedtribesandeventuallyestablishedtheNorthernUnitedKingdom.

TheUnitedKingdomisanalliance-stylecountrycomposedofthreeofthelargesttribesgoverningthemselves.Itincludesbarbarians,nomadictribes,andsomemembersofotherraces.

Intermsofitsformasanation,itisstillataverybackwardlevel.However,thefightingpowerofthebarbariansandnomadictribeshasbecomeahugeforcethatcanchangethecourseofthewarafterthedisappearanceofmagicinthedivineera.

BeforetheEmpireemerged,thestrongestopponentofthekingdomwasthecontinuousinvasionofnomadicarmiesandbarbariansfromthenorth.

ThewarbetweenthetwosideslastedforthousandsofyearsuntiltheEmpiresuddenlyroseandbegantoinvadetheterritorybelongingtotheNorthernUnitedKingdominreturn.

Comparedwiththewell-dressedprincessesoftheEmpirewhocouldbecomecaptainoftheknightsquadalmostwithouttraining,thenoblegirlsfromtheEmpire,kingdom,andthetribalgirlsfromtheNorthernUnitedKingdomformedasharpcontrast.

Thecustom-madearmorforthegirlknightsisnotsomethingthatallnoblescanobtain.Itisbasicallyaprivilegeoftheroyalty.

Thenobleyoungladiesmostlywearlightleatherarmormadefromtheskinoflow-levelmagicalcreatures.Itprovidesexcellentprotectionagainstphysicalattacks.Onlyafewduchess’daughtershavespecialarmorwithmagicalproperties.

ThegirlsfromtribalbackgroundsaredressedinequipmentthatreflectsthestyleoftheNorthernAllianceKingdom.

Bracelets,anklets,headbands,andevenrareicecrystalshieldsandlongswords,showingacompletelydifferentstylefromnobledaughters.

Nooneworethedressesusedattheball,becausethiswastheofficialselectionoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder,notanoblesocialdance.

Behindthemweretheteamsofcommonergirls.

Thesepoorgirls,evenwiththesupportofthemerchants’guild,couldonlywearstandardclotharmor,carrybeginnershortswordsandsmallroundshields.Mostofthemlookeduncomfortableandembarrassedabouttheirequipment.

Well,itdoesn’tmatterbecausetheywillallbetakenoffanyway-PrincessAinsaid,evenifyouallcamewearingamazingequipment,itwouldn’tbeneededforthenextselection.