Chapter 253: The Tin Knight and The Imperial Banquet (3)
After the proclamation spread in the Empress’ name.
The reaction of the imperial citizens was truly heated.
“You’re saying we can become soldiers belonging to the Imperial Family, not just some domain? And a direct corps that only takes orders from the new Emperor? I, I must do this!”
“Hahaha! Finally, a chance for me to make a name for myself! This will end my miserable mercenary life!”
“I don’t even hope for a commander-level position. Just getting a single soldier’s position is enough!”
It was almost a truth of the human world that a dog in a noble’s house was better fed and warmer than a king among beggars.
If one could become a direct soldier of the Emperor in the Empire, the continent’s strongest nation, and if one could become a commander leading such soldiers, how sweet would that power be? How high would that honor and fame be? And the wealth that would come with it?
Usually, such “special” positions would naturally be divided among the high-ranking people, with only crumbs falling to those below, but this recruitment test surprisingly lacked such restrictions.
It was a level of innovation that made one doubt their eyes, where the firstborn son of a noble family and the youngest child of a farmer’s family had to take the test under the same conditions.
Conversely, this meant it was a very uncomfortable event from the nobles’ perspective.
“We’re talking about the army serving His Majesty the Emperor! I can understand giving common soldiers a chance, but giving those ignorant masses an opportunity to become commanders? It’s absurd!”
“This action greatly lowers the Empire’s honor! We must all unite and quickly stop Her Majesty the Empress!”