Chapter1074:Prayer
"Ofcourse,that’spossible,"Merosssaidwithaslightsmile,lookingatthewhitelightclusterwithaburninggaze.
WithLamias’adorablevoices,thealreadysmallLamiateamquicklypassedtheassessmentoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.
MerossnaturallyrankedfirstandwastheonlymemberoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderwholastedfortenminutesandearnedtherighttochooseherteam.
TheotherLamiasmostlyscoredbetweenfivetosixminutes,andeventheyoungestlittleLamiahandedinanexcellentanswersheetthattookoverfourminutes.
ThereisnodoubtthattheLamias’performancerelievedmanypeopleandcreatedanillusionthatthisHolySilverDragonKnightOrderassessmentmightnotbesodifficult.
HavingtherighttobeateamleaderinjustoverfiveminutesisabrandnewfeatureoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderonthiscontinent!
TobecomeateamleaderoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderledbyNuclearBlastQueenAinherselfisalifetimeglorytoboastabout.
Soon,abravecommonergirlvolunteeredandtookoffherclothes,gatheringcouragetostepforward,andmoregirlslinedupinanorderlymanner.
Atthismoment,thegirlsseemedtounderstandwhythisbathwasbuiltsolarge;itwasmeantfortheentireHolySilverDragonKnightOrder!
"Ahahahahah!"
Thegirl’scryrangthroughthesky.
ThefirstcommonergirltoparticipateinthisHolySilverDragonKnightOrdersuddenlystoodonhertiptoes,surroundedbyapinkhalo.Shepersistedforfivesecondsintheendlesswavebeforefallingdown!
Yes,eventheloweststandardoftensecondswasnotreached.Theunknowngirllostconsciousnessafteronlyfivesecondsofblendingwiththeenormousdragon’sspiritualenergy.
"Fiveseconds?Areyoukiddingme?"
"This...isitreallythatdifficult?"
"Ohmy,isshethefirstonetobeeliminated?"
"Poorlittlesister,sheshouldhavelastedatleasttenseconds!"
Thegirlswhohadneverexperiencedtheblendingwiththedragon’sspiritualenergylookedatthefallengirlwithcomplicatedexpressions.
Failingtolasttensecondsmeansthatshedidn’tevenmeetthelowestrequirementtojointheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.It’sreallyunfortunate.
However,theysoonrealizedthatthiswasnotanisolatedcase.
Thenextseventeengirls,oneafteranother,couldn’tholdonfortenseconds!
Beforetheassessmentbegan,theyallclenchedtheirteethandsworetoendureanypainuntiltheend,butitisnotsoeasytochangethehugegapintheirlevelsoflife.
SaramandacanendureforsevenminutesbecauseshehasthebloodlineofanEarthChildandhasanextremelystrongconstitution.
PrincessRolandoftheEmpirecanendureformorethanfiveminutesbecauseherbodyandmindhavebeentrainedtothelimitofanordinaryperson,andsheisonlyonestepawayfrombeingahero-ranked.
Meross’sexceptionaltenminutesistheresultofLamia’sspecialadaptability,combinedwithherextraordinarystrength.
Theten-secondstandardsetbyAinforjoiningtheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderisnotarbitrarilychosen,butbasedonhisownexperience.
Onlythosewhoendurefortensecondscansuccessfullycompletearoundofspiritualenergyexchangewiththesilverdragonegg,whichistheminimumrequirement.
Thosewholastlessthantensecondswillnothavetheeffectofhatchingtheegg.Theywillsimplyloseconsciousnessduetotheimpactofthedragon’sspiritualenergyreleasedfromtheegg.
"Woowoowoo,maythegodsblessme,Imustendurefortenseconds,andevenmore!"The18thgirlparticipatingintheassessmentoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder,wearingtherobesofapriestess,criedandprayed.
"Yourwordsarefine,"Ainshruggedashewatchedthenunwhowasprayingandpressinghersnow-whiteskinagainstthewhitelightclusterbysteppingonthewaterripples.
Thedevotednunwhoservesthegodsisnaturallystrong-willedandhasamuchstrongerspiritthanordinarypeople.Sheisalsomoreadaptabletothesilverdragonegg.
AsAinhadexpected,MissNunpersistedforafullthirtysecondsbeforefallingdown,blushingandconfused,perfectlycompletinghertask.
Unfortunately,therewereveryfewnunswhocouldmeetallthreerequirementsof"underage,""beautifulandcute,"and"pureofheart,"sotheyhadtocastawidenetandcatchmorefish.
Amongthenormalpeople,someonesuccessfullycompletedthetrialandexceededthethirty-secondtimelimit,whichrelievedthegirlswaitinginline.
Infact,thenun’sprayerbeforethetrialsuddenlybecamepopular.
Whethertheybelievedingodsornot,whenitwastheirturntoundergothetrial,theywouldshowapiousexpressionandsay:
"Maythegodsblessmeandletmepass!"
"InthenameofSia,Ihavethreeolderbrothersandtwoyoungerbrothersathome.Ican’tlosethisjobwiththeHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.Pleaseblessmetopass!"
"GreatLordSia,Iimploreyourprotection.Pleaseletmepass!"
Atthatmoment,theassessmentsiteoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderseemedlikealargeblessingceremonyinthechurch.
Thesoftgaspsandprayersofthegirlsblendedtogether,weavingawonderfulandtouchingmelody.
Imustsay,thisseemedtohavesomeeffect.AftertheyounggirlsfromalloverthelandbeganprayingtoSia,theirsuccessratesuddenlyincreasedbyalot.
Theprobabilityofbeingeliminatedgraduallydecreasedfrom70percenttoabout50percent.
Aintookasmallnotebookandrecordedthenamesofthesuccessfulandeliminatedcandidates,emphasizingthosewhotookmorethanthreeminutesintheassessment.
Amongthem,theseareworthpayingattentionto—
TheImperialPrincessKnightSquadhadanaverageritualtimeofoverthreeminutes.Forhumans,itcanbesaidtobeatop-notchachievement,trulyworthyofbeingthedescendantsofthefirstknightbloodlineonthecontinent.
TheWildernessBrideGroupwasalmostonparwiththeImperialPrincessKnightSquad,buttheyalwaysseemedtobeclueless,withclumsymovements.
Surprisingly,thegnomishgirlsfromtheotherracesperformedexcellently,withanaveragetimeofovertwominutes.
Despiteeveryonetremblingbeforehuggingthedragonegg,withfearfulexpressionsasiftheyweresaying,"Iwanttobecomeasacrifice,"theyactuallyperformedexceptionallywellwhentheygotclosetoit.
Itisworthmentioningthattheirsensitivityseemstobeseveraltimeshigherthanthatofhumans,andthesoundstheyemitarethemostpitifulandtouching.Theyalllookedliketheywereabouttodieorcomebacktolife.
CoulditbethatLordSilverDragonprefersyoungerchildren?Withthisdoubtinmind,Ainmadeaheavynoteintheirnotebook.
Theconstitution,spiritualpower,andraceallaffectthehatchingeffectiveness.
Fornow,Lamiaandthedragonegghavethebestadaptation.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😦)
However,thereisstilloneraceleft.
Thelastone,theMermaidclan.