9 THRONES

CHAPTER 68: ELITE STUDENT TEST

Hasel who continued to step forward up the stairs began to further explain "The test is not much at all, the committee there must make sure that you have really reached Qi Fondation. Besides, you will fight the original monsters that came from the pillars. The committee has prepared a monster from a pillar that has the power of Qi Fondation level 1, you must defeat it to graduate to become an elite disciple".

"Didn't a monster from a pillar have more power than a human on the same level?", asked Vann curiously.

Vann had heard about each monster having their own unique abilities, like the Minotaur, which had hard skin like iron and Elves, it could control elements much more easily than humans and other races.

Because of this, humans were not the opponents of monsters from pillars at the same level. So a monster at the level 1 Qi Fondation stage could only be defeated by a level 2 Qi Fondation-powered human, it was information that Vann had read in a book before coming to the Wood Sword Academy.

Hasel looked at Vann slightly before continuing to look forward again "What do you think elite disciples mean? Do you think everyone who reaches Qi Fondation will become elite disciples? Then let me tell you the answer is no, there are many Qi Fondations in the Wood Sword Academy living in the elite disciple settlement, whereas they are not elite disciples. Despite having lived in the same place, the treatment of the Wood Sword Academy to elite disciples and non-elite disciples was very different, even if their cultivation levels were the same".

"Elite disciples have a special right that they may take on the tasks assigned by the academy, as long as the task is successfully completed, elite students will receive a reward in the form of cultivation resources while they are also punished if the task fails. Elite disciples also received the resources of Fondation Medicines every month, Fondation Medicines were very expensive and useful for Qi Fondation level cultivators so obtaining Fondation Medicines every month was extremely valuable. Do you understand? Not everyone who reached Qi Fondation was considered an elite disciple".

"I will give you an example, among the 1000 people who managed to reach Qi Fondation at the Wood Sword Academy, then at most around 20 to 50 people were capable of becoming elite disciples. Currently the list of elite disciples in the Wood Sword Academy was less than 500 people, all of whom were considered valuable talents by the academy side".

Vann's eyes shone, he had previously thought elite disciples were only a further degree than normal disciples, there was no special treatment they got. However Vann knew he was wrong, elite disciples were actually given different treatment by the academy side compared to normal disciples.

Perhaps it could be said that elite disciples were the academy's hope of becoming great cultivators in the future, after all elite disciples were the best talent among all the disciples of the Wood Sword Academy.

Then the reason as to why it was necessary to become a Qi Foundation first before being able to take the elite disciple test, that was the initial requirement. After all the disciples who were unable to reach Qi Fondation proved that they were no match for being elite disciples.

"We arrived" said Hasel who always walked in front of Vann from earlier.

Vann who kept thinking about the elite disciple regained his senses, he raised his head to find a spacious wooden house in front of him.

This wooden house was spacious but not luxurious like a villa, but the house in front of Vann was more like a martial training ground.

Hasel immediately stepped forward regardless of Vann's curious gaze, opening the closed wooden door while shouting "Gostaf, are you here?".

This old man had short white hair as well as his face looked to be around 70 years old, his height of about 2 meters which made Hasel in front of him lose height than this old man.

Hasel looked at the old man, then he pointed to Vann "I can't possibly come to see you, Gostaf. I do not have any special students anymore, but I brought you a student who tried to take the elite disciple test. Vann, Gostaf is the teacher appointed by the academy as the elite student selection committee. Although he rarely showed himself to other teachers and students in the academy, his strength was not weaker than me or Githa. No, Gostaf's strength is probably above ours".

Vann immediately bowed "Teacher Gostaf, I am Vann Thorne! I just reached Qi Fondation and plan to take the elite disciple test".

"Vann Thorne? Why does it seem like I've heard this name?", Gostaf said while thinking.

Hasel sighed against Gostaf "I've told you not to stay at home too often to practice, once you have to go follow the latest news that is going on around you. Vann was the winner of the Qi Gathering level monthly match, he was known as a child without talent but managed to change everyone's view of a child without talent even though he could achieve success".

"I remember! It turned out that Vann the Water Dragon, I heard it when I went to the funeral of Leader Zerten yesterday. Didn't Vann manage to win the monthly match? I don't think he needs to be tested anymore, do I? His talent need not be doubted" Gostaf said.

Hasel shook his head "It shouldn't be like that, the monthly match is a monthly match, not an elite disciple test! You can't match them, it's meant to make all the other students feel that Vann is becoming an elite disciple in a completely fair way".

Hasel and Gostaf stared at each other for a while before Gustaf finally sighed "Alright, I lost! Hasel, you remain as stubborn as ever, not at all changed. Let's go to my training room, we'll have to test the strength of this kid first before letting him fight the monsters I've prepared".

the 3 men walked towards the Gostaf training house, there was absolutely nothing unique about the house and it looked like a normal training house.

Vann and Hasel are told to wait in the living room, while Gostaf goes to the back room to take a power test.

A few minutes later, Gostaf returned with a crystal ball in his hand that was similar to a talent measuring crystal.

"Dropping your blood on the crystal ball, later your talent and strength will be shown in the crystal ball" Gostaf explained.

Vann nodded, he made a small scratch wound on his finger so that a drop of blood immediately fell onto the crystal ball.