After noon.
The sun gradually slanted westward.
"Next, Jiang Ning!"
The chief examiner's voice rang out like a bell as his blazing gaze swept toward the examinees.
He saw Jiang Ning step out from the crowd.
A few traces of curiosity immediately appeared on his face.
Even in Dongling Commandery, warriors who obtained eligibility for the formal examination at Jiang Ning's age were few and far between.
The vast majority had already reached adulthood.
At the same time.
The people on the viewing platform also adjusted themselves and looked seriously toward the drill ground.
"I heard that Commander Jiang may have come up through unorthodox means, but his archery is exceptionally outstanding," Commandant Yan said.
As a commandant who held military authority over the garrison stationed outside Dongling Commandery City, his status in Dongling City truly placed him at the pinnacle of the pyramid.
Hearing this, Feng Xiaoch en, the captain, immediately nodded in agreement.
"Indeed. Commander Jiang's archery is exceptionally impressive! Now that he is taking the martial examination preliminary, it should merely be a formality for him. The position of champion is surely his!"
"Oh?" The deputy general from Julu Commandery looked slightly surprised. "From what you gentlemen are saying, this man seems to have quite a background?"
Wang Shouyi said, "General Xu, he is fourth rank!"
"Fourth rank?!" The deputy general from Julu Commandery, who was serving as the chief examiner for this martial examination preliminary, immediately had his pupils constrict.
Fourth rank was the same martial rank as his own.
At this rank, let alone a mere preliminary examination, one could even earn distinction in the provincial examination.
His gaze sharpened as he looked toward Jiang Ning, who had finished verifying his identity and leapt onto the horse.
With his focus gathered, despite being more than