"I'll go first." Blanca retied her hair and began, "Although the Knight Academy branch isn't as powerful as the main academy, the Grand Knight Commander here is someone even the main academy cannot compare to. More importantly, as one of the Northern Territory's defensive lines, the Knight Academy has access to some of the best resources in the entire Empire's Northern Territory."
"So once you get in, even if you don't become a knight, you can still take your path much further. Not many people from the Northern Territory are selected each year."
Blanca paused.
"As for the statues, we don't have any particular explanation for them either."
"We're taking the inland route," Dean added. "We know more than the Night Watchers do. A Grand Knight Commander will also be attending this year's recruitment."
He raised one finger, his eyes filled with longing.
"It's the Astrologer Grand Knight. And he may take on two students. If we're chosen by the Astrologer Grand Knight, the road ahead will be much easier for us."
"He rarely shows himself in public. Whenever he does, people outside speculate that either something major has happened or something has gone wrong. So this year, our competitors may be exceptionally strong."
Blanca clearly knew of the Astrologer Grand Knight.
"The Astrologer Grand Knight is actually coming in person?" she murmured. "But his standards for taking students must be extremely strict, right?"
"A Grand Knight Commander's selection standards are bound to favor quality over quantity," Eli said with a sigh. "We just need to do our best."
At last, Lu Yuan spoke. "I know very little myself. I really don't have any further intelligence to give you."
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the edge of his vision. It was clean, without any Gray-White Text appearing.