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Chapter 921: Chapter 331 Dragon Knight Selection (Double Chapter)_2

“Ahem… How about the ‘Luminescent Hole’? Perhaps it sounds better.” Rein coughed once and said.

Rein’s words immediately made the four react.

“Lord Rein is right, the name ‘Luminescent Hole’ has a much deeper meaning.” Felk immediately smiled and echoed.

As a descendant of great nobles from the Imperial City, being able to observe and consider others is naturally one of his essential skills.

“Lord Rein, this name is truly splendid.”

The others immediately sang praises, but their gazes occasionally turned towards the hole, the powerful penetration power brought by such a concentrated force was truly astonishing!

After a while.

Rein and Felk slowly maneuvered their mounts to land on a slightly flat area of the mountain, engaging in a private conversation.

“Lord Rein, you, as a knight with a flying mount, coupled with your identity as a Sword Bearer, are almost equivalent to a Griffin Knight. You can skip the Royal Griffin Guard process and directly apply to the Imperial Dragon Knight Reserve,” Felk said earnestly, with a serious expression.

“Dragon Knight Reserve?” Rein asked curiously.

He only knew that the guardians of the Empire, those Lord Dragon Knights, seemed to be selected piece by piece from the Royal Griffin Guard, but the rest he wasn’t quite clear on.

“Yes, Lord Rein.”

“Do you remember the token given to you by Prince Menia, that red dragon scale?”

“Of course.” Rein nodded.

“Actually, at the time, Prince Menia already had this intention, knowing you had the chance to participate in the Dragon Knight selection. However, considering you didn’t have a flying mount and lacked related aerial combat experience, he gave you the red dragon scale to let you first join the Royal Griffin Guard.”

“According to the usual process, the vast majority of Dragon Knight candidates first join the Royal Griffin Guard, contract a griffin, train for some time to familiarize themselves with flying, and then qualify for the Dragon Knight assessment.”

“But now you have the Blood Feathered Horned Eagle mount, you can skip this stage.”

“Your identity as a Diamond Star Swordman and the token from Prince Menia in the background check of the Dragon Knight Reserve assessment should basically pose no problems.”

Felk broadly explained a bunch of things, and Rein, of course, could tell it was a goodwill gesture from him.

On the other hand, Rein was indeed quite interested in the content he was talking about.

“Oh? And after passing this assessment, becoming a Dragon Knight Reserve, how long will it take to become a Dragon Knight?” Hearing this, Rein’s eyes shone as he asked.

Previously, Rein was not very interested in joining the Royal Griffin Guard, mainly because the combat strength of griffins did not provide him much support.

Besides, he already had the Blood Feathered Horned Eagle, contracting another griffin seemed even less meaningful.

But if he could contract a Giant Dragon, that would be entirely different, almost like two different concepts.

Not to mention the formidable combat strength of an adult Giant Dragon, the increase brought to Rein by being an Epic Level ‘Dragon Knight’ might not be lesser than the Epic Level profession ‘King of Thousand Blades.’

“Uh… this, it’s hard to say.” Felk hesitated, seemingly organizing his language.

This couldn’t help but pique Rein’s curiosity.

“Because the ultimate birth of a Dragon Knight is the product of a dual choice, the dragon chooses the person, and naturally, the person also chooses the dragon. But mainly, it’s the former, because the number of dragons is far less than the number of Dragon Knight candidates,” Felk explained slowly.

“Oh? So that’s how it is.” Rein raised his eyebrows and nodded.

“The Dragon Knight selection basically happens every five years, unless there’s been an extremely severe battle loss, then an additional test is conducted. This time, due to the great battle in the Imperial City leading to the deaths of several Imperial Dragon Knights, the Empire decided to conduct an additional test.”

Hmm?

Rein finally understood.

“Are the mounts of the Dragon Knights, the Giant Dragons, inherited from the last deceased Dragon Knight?” Rein couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, the growth cycle of dragons is too long, and dragons differ from other creatures because their growth is continuous. This means the longer a dragon lives, the larger its size and the richer its combat experience.”

Felk explained tirelessly.

“Although the formal Dragon Knight selection is set to take place during Frost Descent Month, if Lord Rein is interested, it would be best to head to the Imperial City quickly, as the Dragon Knight Reserve assessment will be on the first Sunday of Harvest Month.”

“If you miss it, you might have to wait another five years.”

“Thank you, Lord Felk, for the information.” Rein slightly bent over, expressing gratitude.

“No need to be so formal, Lord Rein. I have some matters to attend to; let’s chat again next time.” Felk also slightly bent over and spoke with a smile.

“Alright, Lord Felk.”

…

After Felk and his party left.

Rein once again jumped onto Blood Feather’s back and flew towards his residence.

But along the way, Rein was digesting the information provided by Felk.

“It’s already the Flowers Month, followed by Stag Moon, Midsummer Moon, and Flowing Fire Month, and then it’s Harvest Month.”

“Looking at it this way, if I want to participate in this Dragon Knight selection, then I only have about three months of preparation time.”

…

When Rein guided Blood Feather to slowly land, his sister Bo He immediately came rushing over, pulling Rein and excitedly asking:

“Brother, why did you take so long? By the way, how does it feel up there in the sky?”

“I also really want to soar in the sky.”