Insects chirped through the night as the evening breeze drifted by.
The slaughter on the battlefield during the day seemed long gone. Among the soldiers keeping watch atop the city wall, the younger one could not help taking a deep breath.
But he immediately began coughing.
The air, tinged with the stench of the sea, still made the young man uncomfortable.
In truth, no one in Navia City could grow accustomed to the sea's fishy stench.
Even the sea merchants merely endured the revulsion in their hearts.
As for why?
Just look at the monsters in the seawater.
At the thought of what had happened during the day, the young man could not help shuddering.
Though he had stepped onto the battlefield, forgetting fear was still difficult for him. Even veterans hardened by countless battles could not do it.
Ignoring death could make one brave and fearless.
But fearing death did not make one a coward.
In the end, the choice still had to be made by oneself.
Others?
They could not make any decision for you.
"Roff, what are you thinking about?"
The companion beside him asked quietly.
"Of course, what happened during the day."
"That lord was incredible."
The young man answered.
"Yeah. If I were even a tenth as capable as that lord, I could probably pass the Knight Examination easily."
"The Knight Examination..."
"Ah!"
At the mention of the "Knight Examination," the young man immediately grew dispirited.
The Knight Examination was held once every two years and was open to all followers of the Thorn Lady under the age of twenty-five.
As long as one passed the test, one could become a member of the Thorn Temple Knights. Of course, not as an official knight, but as a knight apprentice.
Even so, there were very few