Chapter 259: The Tin Knight and The Imperial Banquet (9)
On the day of the third test.
The venue selected was a vast forest area near the capital.
Participants were given the same color in groups of 50 and dispersed to various points in the forest, while dozens of spirits roamed the sky above, watching over them.
These were spirits controlled by court mages who weren’t participating in the competition.
Some argued that it was unfair for court mages to act as judges when Algind, who could be considered the face of the court mages, was participating in the competition, but when asked who else could watch over and manage such a large number of people, they couldn’t provide an alternative.
From the start, given that this grand banquet was a test to select the “Emperor’s Sword”, and that the Imperial Family and the Witch of the South were on the same team, the playing field would inevitably be somewhat titled.
However, the Imperial side also wanted to minimize the possibility of backbiting, so they installed magic tools for video recording throughout the forest to function as “eyes” separate from the spirits.
Moreover, the first thing the participants did when placed in their respective positions was… what could be called establishing a hierarchy.
“Everyone, listen to me! Instead of rushing into the test blindly, shouldn’t we select a leader among us?”
“What leader?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“This test is a group battle! If the group wins, individuals win, and if the group loses, individuals fail. Then naturally, shouldn’t we coordinate with each other instead of acting separately?”