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Inside a big hall, six men were seated on the golden seats on the high platform. Before them were twenty young ladies with a middle-aged woman leading them.
"These are contestants who passed the first stage, my lords." Instructor Mu bowed as she relayed to the six men.
"Good." One of the men which Janice has said to be lord Eason was the first to speak. "Then let's commence with the second round now."
At Eason's word, the other lords had no disagreement with it.
Eason's mouth began to move. "Already, being one of the lords of the seven realms is a huge responsibility. However, as the destined bride of the legendary lord, you'll have to bear a greater burden, tantamount to carrying the weight of the whole seven realms on your shoulder. Among your duties is to protect the seven realms from the eye of evil enemies. To be qualified for that position, you must be fearless, strong, ruthless to your enemies… as well as being pretty." At his last sentence, his lips curled up into a smile as he cast his sight at the beautiful princess.
The latter began to blush when she caught his intense gaze.
I almost coughed out blood, seeing them blatantly flirting in front of the crowd.
"Could it be that the second lord is interested in the princess? Hmph." Janice grunted, seeming displeased with the scene before her.
"As a result, we will test your IQ. This will help us determine how fast you're to react to drastic situations and how keen you're to grasp an insight." As he spoke, several maidservants entered the main hall with loads in their hands.
Some were carrying books; others were carrying desks and some chairs.
The maidservants who were carrying the desks and tables arranged them on the ground in a neat row and columns.
There were twenty desks and chairs in total, seeming to be meant for us. The other maidservants who were carrying the books approached us and began to hand each one of us a book.
Eason began to explain. "The book in your hands contains the principles and fundamentals to be followed in and outside the seven realms. As the future queen, you must be conversant with what is going on inside and outside your scope."
"What are we going to do with the book?" One of the ladies questioned.
Hmm. My brow creased a bit as I noticed that she looked quite familiar.
Oh! I remember now. She is Xinger. The lady who saved me from those bullies.
"You're to memorize the content inside within an hour," Eason answered with a calm expression.
"What? One hour!" Janice didn't know when she exclaimed out loud. She immediately apologized. "I'm sorry. I just think that an hour is… too short."
"Hmm." I nodded in support.
The book in my hand was as thick as a dictionary.
How can anyone finish memorizing all that within an hour? I haven't even finished memorizing the 12x timetable.
Damm, it looks like the lady luck on me wouldn't be able to save me from disqualification today.
"You have a free will to leave if you think you can't do it. Your time starts now." Eason flicked his finger, and the burning timer stick in the corner of the hall was instantly lit.
Jeez, it looks like there's no way out of this.
Janice could only open up the book given to her. She was soon stunned when she saw the content written inside the book. "What kind of language is this?"
"Oh! I forgot to add something." Eason then spoke out. "The content inside the book is written in an ancient language. Only those with high mental levels or immortals who had reached the foundation stage of cultivation would be able to comprehend the words written inside. But do not despair, your task is not to comprehend the words inside but just to memorize the shape of the word characters. You can just take it as a big challenge."
"What the heck," I swear I could feel the metallic taste of blood up in my throat.
Big challenge? Why don't you just throw us into an alien world instead?
My lady luck. Please, I need you right now. I definitely must not fail this stage.
The other ladies also murmured among themselves in dissatisfaction, but they had no choice but to follow the command.
'How am I going to pass this stage?' I'm not even good at memorizing. I stared at the alien writing and could almost feel my sight going blurry.
'Oh no. You're going to fail, Belia.'
Although it seemed long, the one-hour time was instantly up.
"Time up." Instructor Mu announced.
Everyone closed their books and handed them over to the maids before walking towards the seats arranged in the hall.
We were soon seated.
"Here is the rule of the test. None of you are to make use of your inner strength. That's for those who had cultivated their inner strength. Furthermore, to qualify for the next round, you must be able to at least write down a page or more from what you have just memorized. Okay, that's all. Let's commence with the test."
The ladies soon picked up their pen brushes and began to write. Well, apart from me.
Just like the blank paper in front of me, my brain was completely empty. I couldn't even recall a single character from what I'd just memorized.
How am I supposed to meet lord Vagamound in this situation? He's the only chance for me to find a way out of this strange world.
If I do not meet him, I might be stuck in this place forever.
'Sigh.' I picked up the pen brush and began to write.