Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 210 - 97: Battle for the Position of Team Captain

On the stage.

"Come and collect your Identity Token!"

When Lv Renyao heard the words spoken by the man in charge of the assessment again, he realized he wasn't hallucinating.

He had indeed passed the assessment.

"How can this be? We haven't started fighting yet. Why has the assessment ended, and everyone passed?" Lv Renyao immediately voiced his confusion.

"Who told you that you have to fight to pass the assessment? If a stage can't gather ten people to start the battle in time, then those on the stage automatically pass," the man glanced at him slightly. "That's the rule, understand?"

Feeling the man's gaze on him, Lv Renyao's heart tightened.

He respectfully bowed, "I understand!"

"Sensible!" The man nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face.

He couldn't help but praise his own quick thinking.

What rules?

Aren't they just what I say?

Two excellent assistants from Martial Arts Eighth Grade, how could I let this youngster screw things up?

If by some chance he did throw the competition from the stage, given that the rules state that he has to be re-absorbed into the Inspection Office, it would indeed be somewhat difficult to manage.

The man in charge of the assessment silently complained to himself.

Elsewhere.

"Can it really be like that?" Zhou Xing murmured to himself upon hearing that statement, a look of great joy appearing on his face.

The sliver of worry in his heart was swept away in that moment.

Since the man in charge had spoken, it meant that this test was settled and no more changes could occur.

"Jiang Ning, my fellow disciple, it seems we are in great luck!" Zhou Xing came back to his senses, a face full of excitement and no longer the calm of previous days.

Months of preparations had settled in this moment, like a fish leaping through the dragon's gate.

The commoners and the officials belong to completely different classes.

Even becoming the most ordinary Patrol Guard in the Inspection Office meant obtaining a Secondary Ninth Rank official position.

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An official is an official, even if it is just Secondary Ninth Rank, it is still an official rank.

Not to mention the Inspection Office which holds great authority in life and death decisions; it naturally ranks above others.

Even if the rank is the same as that of an arrest officer at Secondary Ninth Rank, when faced with a Patrol Guard with more power, they inherently rank lower.

Moreover, having crossed this step, he would qualify to compete for the position of team leader.

Once he secured the leadership, not only would he be promoted to Standard Ninth Grade, but he also would have a subordinated team in Martial Arts Ninth Grade under his command.

Such a position was that of a truly important person, capable of elevating the Zhou family to a new height.

Thinking of all these things, how could Zhou Xing not be extremely excited? How could he suppress the surging waves inside his heart?

Meanwhile.

Jiang Ning heard Zhou Xing talk about their good luck and simply smiled noncommittally.

"What Elder Brother Zhou said makes sense!"

"You two indeed have good luck!" Lv Renyao said, his tone half-mocking.

Then he continued, "You will understand soon that joining my team is truly a wise choice. If you two are interested, my door is still open for you."

"Especially you!" Lv Renyao's gaze fixed firmly on Jiang Ning, continuing, "Jiang Ning! I really admire you! Reaching Martial Arts Eighth Grade at your age in Luoshui County! Joining me, we can become friends — comrades, even brothers!"

After saying this, he didn't wait for Jiang Ning to respond and turned his head to look at the man in charge of the assessment.

"My lord, I've come to collect my Identity Token!"

"Here you go!" The man tossed the black Token he had prepared earlier, sending it flying into Lv Renyao's hands.

Then he added, "Tomorrow morning, come to the Inspection Office on your own to report and exchange this temporary token for the official one!"

"Yes, my lord!" Lv Renyao bowed respectfully.

For this man presiding over the assessment, he did not dare to act rashly.

He couldn't dare treat this man with the casualness He Jinyun did.

Because as he understood, this man was one of the Four Great Commanders of the Inspection Office.

With the position at Standard Eighth Grade and strength at the peak of Seventh Grade, possibly already stepping into Sixth Grade,

Regardless of rank or power, he could not afford any disrespect.

Subsequently.

Jiang Ning, Zhou Xing, and Zhang Tiesheng also came forward to receive their temporary Identity Tokens.

...

Elsewhere.

Below the stage.

Zhao Hu watched the scene unfolding above and suddenly felt an immense regret.

"Damn it!!"

"Can you still play like this?"

"If I had known earlier, I too would have gone up with them. No need to fight, just directly obtaining the qualifications to enter the Inspection Office."

"Following the way, the plot unfolded just now, even if Jiang Ning pulled some underhanded tricks, he would have had no chance at all."

The almost certain opportunity to enter the Inspection Office slipped by right in front of him, and the more Zhao Hu thought about it, the more regret he felt.

...

In the wooden pavilion.

Disciples of the Martial Arts Hall saw the scene on the stage and immediately began discussing fervently.

"Elder Brother Jiang Ning, Elder Brother Zhou Xing, and Elder Brother Zhang Tiesheng are truly lucky!"

"Yes! Their luck is really good! They passed the test automatically without a fight and became members of the Patrol Guards. We are not even in the same class anymore!" Some disciples revealed a look of extreme envy!

"Yes! In the future, when we see the three elders, we must address them respectfully as 'my lord'!" Someone remarked, immediately followed by others with a face full of emotion.

"But then again, it was also a narrow escape for the three elders! That student from the Martial Arts Garden looked terribly strong. If he had made a move just then, our three elder brothers would have been in danger!"

"That's for sure! The students from the Martial Arts Garden, who come from Dongling City, although he is also Eighth Grade, if he had made a move, Elder Brothers Jiang Ning and Zhou Xing would certainly have no chance against him!"