The First Assessment

The following month was remarkably peaceful. Fran had no idea why it was so peaceful; there was not even the sound of third-rank Professionals fighting in White Dragon Port.

She did not know that Nolan, the former city lord, had received instructions from The Alliance. After David replaced his staff, Nolan had only attempted two attacks before stopping altogether.

Thus, the time for the first assessment soon arrived. The Command Council dispatched a group of mages who had received orders to inspect the results of every working group.

For the Wall District and Ocean Affairs Department working groups, there was nothing to worry about. They had long since achieved the result of producing six Territory Mages.

With that result alone, even if several working groups had successfully produced seven Territory Mages, the Wall District would still be awarded victory in the first assessment because it had taken less time.

But clearly, after only a month of adjustment, it was hard to say whether the other working groups could even produce seven Territory Mages. The Wall District's victory was practically guaranteed.

Fran and Eleanor arrived at the entrance to the Wall District early, not because they feared an accident during the assessment, but because they wanted to learn about the other working groups' circumstances.

According to the order of the physical locations, the Wall District was the last area to be assessed.

So the two sat by the entrance until after noon before finally seeing a group of mages in azure uniforms. They were the primary assessment personnel.

A striking blue staff emblem was displayed on their chests, beside a sharply angular longsword. Both weapons pointed diagonally upward to the right. The mages gave the two women slight nods and were just about to speak.

"How many Territory Mages are there