King-Chapter 1086 - 158: Training the Knight Corps_2

Counting the days, there wasn’t much time left until the "Cataclysm of ten thousand years" that often appeared in the history books.

It was all the fault of those fools in the South Continent, each playing their little games, actually failing to seize the opportunity to annihilate the Alien Coalition.

"If we had eradicated the Different Races cleanly, no matter how the future situation evolved, the Continent of Aslante would have been the world of Our Human Race!"

Caesar IV’s complaints startled everyone. Had it not been for the King bringing it up, they would have forgotten the legend of the "Cataclysm of ten thousand years."

There was no helping it, too much time had elapsed, and too few records were left. Relying on the mere scraps of text in the history books, one had no idea what actually happened ten thousand years ago.

Even when some ancient tombs had been excavated, they provided scant information. Much of the content was contradictory, making it impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood.

The only thing that could confirm the existence of the "Cataclysm of ten thousand years" was the change of dominant powers on the continent. Most dominions began to decline from this time point onwards.

The only consolation was that the outbreak of the "Cataclysm of ten thousand years" did not necessarily mean a change in the continent’s rulers. The Elf Race had withstood two rounds of impact and only began to decline after the third.

"Your Majesty, it’s just a legend with uncertain truth. Why bother taking it to heart? It could very well be mere historical coincidence.

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A major action by a Cult organization could trigger a disaster, and it’s not like we haven’t experienced that before."

Marquis Delgado, the Minister of Finance, spoke with an air of indifference.

There’s no need to worry about the intermingling conflicts among the races on the continent. The current Alien Coalition was led by the Elf Race, and as long as the Human Race did not actively start a major war, the elves were unlikely to initiate one.

It was only because they knew the shortcomings of the Elf Race, knowing that even given a hundred years, their strength wouldn’t grow by much, that the continental wars ended so easily.

Not knowing what the "Cataclysm of ten thousand years" was didn’t matter; just keep an eye on the few ancient powerful families. If these guys weren’t panicking, then everything was still within controllable limits.

An invasion from a Different Dimension would depend on the dimension encountered. If it was the Abyss or the Undead World, then one could only consider themselves unlucky, from start to finish, a complete "sufferer."

If it was a weaker dimension, it’s anyone’s guess who would invade whom!

"Enough, I was merely expressing a thought. According to the records, the cycle of the ’Cataclysm of ten thousand years’ isn’t fixed anyway. It can come either ten-plus years early or get delayed by several decades, and the duration is uncertain as well.

If we’re lucky, our generation might not even encounter it, so let’s focus on the current crisis!

I can pretend not to see the temper tantrums of the various Noble Lords, but I absolutely must not allow anyone to disrupt the issues related to the strategic affairs with the Near East.

If it’s too much trouble for you to handle, then throw it over to Marshal Hudson; he’s been quite idle lately!"

Caesar IV spoke with a face full of gloom.

Everyone shared in the spoils of the Warhammer Kingdom, but in the end, he was the only one being scolded. The frustration in his heart was imaginable.

And yet, these issues couldn’t be made public, to avoid sparking greater political turmoil, so he alone had to bear the grudges of the Major Nobles.

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In the Mountain Domain, countless young men and women gathered on the square, forming long queues, anxiously waiting for the results of the test.

Those who managed to come and line up had already gone through three rounds of screening.

The first round screened for background and origin, not demanding illustrious births, but at the very least a clear lineage.

Times had changed, and Master Hudson, with his wings growing, no longer needed to rely on "spies" to manage his territory after grooming a large number of grassroots talents.

The original "spies," either willingly defected and were accepted, or they accidentally died on the battlefield.

The opportunity to turn to the light was not just because they had made significant contributions to the territory, but more importantly because their original masters had also defected.

In fact, to describe them with the term "spies" was to overestimate them.

Given Hudson’s status as a mere Baron at that time, he wasn’t worth the high cost for others to send well-trained spies to infiltrate.

Some were doorkeepers collected by his neighbors, while others were downtrodden Noble Children who were either threatened or bribed to help pass on information.

The higher Hudson’s status rose, the more panicked the Nobles became about inserting spies in the Mountain Domain. They feared one day being discovered by Hudson and receiving a direct visit to settle scores.

After agonizing for a while, the pressure became too much for the minor and medium Nobles to bear, and they successively declared their allegiance to Hudson.

To appease the public, Hudson generously indicated he would let bygones be bygones. However, the exposed spies were inevitably kicked out of the power center to undertake jobs not involving secrets.

Previously, Hudson’s household was too weak, and there was a serious scarcity of talent in the territory, so out of necessity, he had to use these individuals.

Now that his power base was established, "loyalty" became the primary factor in selecting talents. Hudson was unwilling to pay a high price to cultivate talents for the enemy.

The second round screened for daily performance to preliminarily assess character.

Frankly speaking, this round was hazy and could not be quantified. As long as one hadn’t committed any serious crimes and didn’t show tendencies against the Noble Lord, they generally passed.

The third round was aptitude screening.

Due to the overpopulation of the territory and the scarcity of Magicians, it was impossible to conduct universal testing, so Hudson openly released the Doctrine of Meditation and the Knight Basic Training Method.

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