Testing

  The training ground of the elf Academy gathers many young elves, all of whom are freshmen entering the Academy this year.

  Everyone is full of curiosity about the primary level martial arts training course.

  Hearing instructor Abbott Nora's shout, everyone gathered around.

  The elves at the training ground were entirely different and divided into two teams.

  Surrounding Instructor Abbott Nora, the shape of the team is like an upper lip and a lower lip.

  They are completely separated from each other, with aisles at both ends allowing only one person to pass.

  The team of many people is composed of Silvermoon Elfs. These youngsters of the Silvermoon Elf tribe gather together, and some young aristocratic students stand at the front of the group.

  Another group is made up of mixed-race elves. The number of mixed-race elves living in the downtown area of ​​Castleton City is increasing year by year. Young mixed-race elves will also save money in a planned way after finding a job. elf Academy Complete your studies.

  Roy stands in a group of mixed-race elves.

  But because he wanted to chat more with Claire, the two stood at the gap that separated the two groups.

  Claire stands on the side of the Silvermoon Elf, and Roy stands on the side of the mixed elf.

  There are many new students in the same situation as the two of them. Some Silvermoon Elfs don't care about bloodline inheritance, and they have also made some friends who are mixed-blood Elfs...

  "This instructor Nola is the best instructor at the Academy for teaching primary level martial arts skills. There should be a physical fitness test later."

  Claire whispered to Roy.

  There was some noise around, and everyone had not yet calmed down from the excitement of enrolling.

  Instructor Abbott Nora is a Silvermoon Elf woman with silver hair that just falls to her shoulders.

  She stood in the middle of the empty field and looked very patient. She waited until the voices of all around began to subside before she began to say:

  "Since no one is ready to quit, let me see how your physical fitness, body flexibility, and balance are! You need to take a physical fitness test before admission. I hope everyone present will agree with my standards."

  She was holding the hilt of the sword at her waist with one hand, and the thumb of the other hand was resting on the arrow pot, looking valiant and formidable.

  "How did you know she would let us take a physical test?" Roy asked Claire in a low voice.

  Claire said casually:

  "From what my elder sister said, she was worried that I wouldn't be able to pass this test, so she asked me to do some training a year in advance..."

  "..."

  Roy was speechless.

  During this year, he spent almost all his time on dreaming and fishing.

  "So do you know what the test project is?" Roy asked.

  Claire raised her pale-gold eyebrows and said proudly:

  "Of course, it's an obstacle course. You need to pass the various obstacles on the grassland over there within a certain time limit."

  After speaking, he pointed to the other side of the training ground.

  Roy looked in the direction of his finger, and through the crowd he saw a row of obstacles including puddles, stone walls, mounds of dirt, etc. on the west side of the field. There were obvious traces of being trampled by countless people on the grass.

  Instructor Abbott Nora walked in front.

  Two groups were divided on her left and right sides, following her as she moved towards that direction.

  Roy was a little nervous. He had no preparation before class.

  This obstacle includes a single-plank bridge over a puddle, a stone wall built on a pile of stones, and it also extends into the woods, which seems difficult.

  Roy even saw a stone cliff several meters high in the woods...

  The corridor extends from the other side of the forest, connecting a long and narrow wall back to the starting point.

  Instructor Abbott Nora stood in front and explained the rules.

  Roy planned to push his way to the front to listen.

  At this time, several Silvermoon Elfs suddenly squeezed through the crowd, and several people surrounded Claire and Roy.

  There were many small groups among this group of elf students. Roy didn't see any conflicts between these small groups, and didn't expect that he would actually run into trouble.

  Two elves wearing light leather armor walked up to Claire and stared at Claire with playful expressions.

  Claire stared back not to be outdone.

  "Claire, what a coincidence. I didn't expect you to be in the martial skill training class as well."

  One of them, a silver-haired elf wearing light armor and with an exquisite dagger on his waist, said hello to Claire, with a strong medicinal smell of fire in his words.

  He reached out and patted Claire's shoulder, leaned into Claire's ear, and said jokingly: "When we are divided into groups, don't be in a hurry to form a team with others. We have such a good relationship, so we naturally have to take care of each other."

  Claire pushed his hand away and responded coldly: "Steve, if you don't care, we have no friendship."

  The elf named Steve raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "What you said is really chilling. If it weren't for your elder sister, I wouldn't be standing here today..."

  His eyes flickered over Roy's face, with a mocking smile on his lips: "Who is this?"

  "Roy."

  Roy replied.

  He didn't expect to encounter something like this on his first day of school.

  He just wants to study quietly in the Academy and is not prepared to cause trouble...

  But now that I have become friends with Claire, if I back down now, I may be seen as a 'coward' in the eyes of others in the future.

  He didn't want to have such a bad reputation as a friendless person just after entering elf Academy.

  Although he was a bit over the top, Roy still chose to stand firmly by Claire's side.

  The two of them looked at the Silvermoon Elf opposite them coldly...

  Claire glanced at Roy gratefully.

  Although Roy didn't know what the school climate was like at ELF Academy, he felt that it was impossible for these ELFs to blatantly cause trouble in class.

  Sure enough, the two sides were only in a stalemate for a few seconds, and they had already attracted the attention of the surrounding elf people.

  The young elf named Steve just laughed and said, "Claire, have your tastes changed? Do you like to make friends with half-elfs?"

  "Keep your mouth clean." Claire lowered her voice and scolded it.

  "Everyone, the test has begun. Everyone, please prepare. Please don't gather in groups later..."

  Through the crowd, instructor Abbott Nola's voice came over.

  The elves surrounding here dispersed with a bang.

  Without the barrier of the crowd, he would not dare to confront instructor Abbott Nora.

  Steve turned around, glanced back at Claire, and walked out of the crowd first with a smile.

  Roy felt that Steve was looking back at him just now. Thinking of Claire's various behaviors at the beginning of school, he began to pay attention to the students in the primary level martial arts training class on the first day of the report. Obviously, he should have expected this conflict today. …

  "Sorry for bringing you into this."

  Claire said with a stern expression.

  What else could Roy say without directly saying, 'Let's just break off our relationship!' '

  Can only patted Claire's shoulder and said to him:

  "No matter what, I will stand by you."

  Claire was a little moved and said to Roy:

  "That guy is Steve. He is not a freshman this year. He has deliberately failed to pass the primary level martial arts practice class exam just to come and block me."

  Roy asked him: "Why did he block you?"

  Claire heartless laughed:

  "It can be considered a family feud. When my elder sister was taking classes at the Academy, she also blocked people in her family. This Steve was beaten by my elder sister for half a month last year. She would beat him every time in class. Same."

  "...So people are coming to your door this year and are planning to deal with you?" Roy was speechless.

  Claire also knocked her forehead a little depressed and said distressedly:

  "I didn't expect that my elder sister would actually participate in some elf Academy exchange activities at this time..."

  Roy glanced at him and exposed him unceremoniously:

  "Even if she doesn't participate in the exchange activities, she won't choose to take another primary level martial arts training class."

  Claire sneered and said: "That's true."

  "So no matter what, you're the unlucky guy waiting to be beaten," Roy concluded.

  Claire smiled even more:

  "You can't say that. The people we usually spar with in class are usually the same, so I chose you."

  "..."

  Faced with Claire's straightforward explanation, Roy was speechless.

  "What do you think will happen to you if I fail this test?"

  Claire shook violently, hugged Roy's shoulders, and said with a pleading look on her face: "We are friends, right?"

  Roy nodded…

  "Have you never done this kind of test?" Claire suddenly asked.

  Roy nodded without thinking.

  "Then you can follow me later. This kind of test is usually done by two people running at the same time. Pay attention to learn my movements. There are certain skills in this thing. Even the number of steps is fixed when climbing over the wall. Pay attention to speed and rhythm." Claire explained to Roy while walking.

  "good."

  The two walked to the front, and there was already an elf starting to run.

  Sure enough, just like Claire said, a group of two people were testing at the same time.

  There is a Silvermoon Elf, also a mixed elf, Roy and Claire lined up.

  There are almost more than two hundred students in this training class. It will definitely take some time for everyone to finish.

  Finally it was Roy and Claire's turn.

  The two stood in front of the starting line, and Claire looked like she was familiar with the road.

  Roy seemed much more nervous, and even his palms were sweating.

  "Get ready, start!"

  It was not Instructor Abbott Nora who gave the orders.

  In order to observe the specific performance of the students, the instructor stood on a high platform in the middle of the track.

  Roy followed Claire's pace and started jogging in small steps.

  The speed of the two of them was not fast. The first obstacle was a puddle with two logs placed on it as a bridge. If they wanted to pass the puddle smoothly, they had to cross the bridge.

  This log is thin and long, obviously testing the balance ability when running.

  Claire rushed onto the log with almost no slowdown, his hands stretched out flat and his steps light as he rushed over.

  It seems very simple. Claire can clearly pass the horizontal logs on the puddle in a few steps with her hands stretched out, but when she gets to Roy, she runs surrounded by perils...

  When climbing over the first wooden wall, Roy took off too hard, and the first foot on the wooden board was a little too high, causing him to be unable to keep up when he stepped on the second wooden wall.

  The body bounced back, but fortunately Roy's quick hands and eyes caught the edge of the wooden wall, and he almost flipped over.

  Obviously, as long as you grab the edge of the wall with both hands and push up hard, you can straddle the wall.

  But when it comes to Roy, it seems very clumsy...

  There were several obstacle walls at the back, one higher than the other, and they changed from wood to stone. If Claire, who was running in front, hadn't turned around quickly and pulled him, he might have stopped in front of the second stone wall.

  "Adjust your breathing rhythm..."

  Claire followed him and kept whispering reminders.

  "Don't worry about running speed, it's not a major deduction."

  "Remember, you need to step on the wall at least twice to reach the top edge of the wall."

  "Later, look at the center and grab the most severely worn parts of the wall. There will always be easy places to borrow strength there..."

  It took some effort to get through the first stone wall.

  second wall Roy was almost stopped here, but luckily Claire helped him.

  When he encountered the highest stone wall, Roy rushed over in one go, and his movements became much smoother...

  Roy feels that he is best at running, and he usually goes for a morning jog on the beach.

  He rarely sees elves running. In order to maintain elegance and calmness, elves usually walk with elegant steps. Even if they are in an emergency, they will walk around quickly.

  But now, seeing those elves climbing over the wooden wall with agility, Roy felt a sense of frustration in his heart.

  Finally, after the stumbling run, Roy and Claire stood in front of instructor Abbott Nora.

  The female elf was holding a white parchment book in her hand. She found Claire's name on the list and wrote the word 'passed' behind the name.

  When she saw Roy, she gave him a deep look:

  "The speed is okay, but your body isn't flexible enough."

  This was her first evaluation of Roy.

  Roy was somewhat guilty.

  Instructor Abbott Nora continued:

  "Your body's flexibility is also much poorer, and your joints are also very stiff. In this case, you will encounter more difficulties than others when learning primary level martial arts..."

  "You have the worst physical coordination."

  "So you must improve your body's various abilities as soon as possible, otherwise you simply won't be able to do the subsequent exercises, let alone whether you will pass the final test."

  "Think about it, or if you do some basic exercises this year, you can choose to come back a year later."

  Roy hesitated for a moment before saying to instructor Abbott Nora:

  "Teacher, what can I do to catch up with Physique?"

  Instructor Abbott Nora told Roy: "Strengthen daily exercise, including gymnastics to enhance flexibility. It is best to do some exercises to enhance balance when running..."

  "I will improve my physical fitness as soon as possible. I want to take classes!"

  Roy said a little stubbornly.

  He didn't want to just give up the opportunity to learn primary level martial arts skills.

  Abbott Nora frened, lowered her head seriously and thought for a while, and finally agreed to Roy's request and said:

  "Okay, but you have to remember that I won't give you any preferential treatment during the final test."

  Claire was standing aside. When she heard what instructor Abbott Nora said, she immediately pulled Roy and ran out.

  "I thought you would choose to give up." Claire took a long breath and said.

  "There's nothing to give up. You still have to sign up next year."

  Roy said casually.

  After saying that, he saw that Steve had also completed the physical test, and it seemed that he had passed it successfully.

  I looked towards here with a weird smile...

  (End of chapter)