Chapter 33: Seedbeds
In Loen City, guilds registered in the System that can participate in Tournaments are also called Seedbeds. They are called this because most, if not all, of them are affiliated with high-ranking Guilds and are dedicated to finding or creating new geniuses in these small cities to send to the larger guilds. Either as normal members or as potential participants in the highest-ranking tournaments.
Seedbed Guilds tend to participate in only two types of tournaments: the Tournament of Stars and the Leveled Leagues, a type of tournament that takes place in the second year after the World Cup Year and is also the first official tournament in the System.
In Loen City, the Tournament of Stars was created to select five people who could bear the title of "Star Knight," which would be the five most powerful among the novices. These novices would receive financial support from various local guilds and be supported in joining large guilds, aiming to bring honor to the city. It is a risky gamble aimed at increasing the city's overall power.
This tournament has become popular among small towns, so many use the same system.
In this case, Elliot must join one of these seed guilds, as his mission is to participate in the Tournament of Stars, which will be held soon.
Elliot had several guilds he could try to join. He ruled out the Clark guild and the Ashle Family guild because they were allied families. That left only guilds that didn't belong to any family, which, according to his research, were the best.
Among those, the Elemental Academy and Hawk's Fury were ruled out, since Tyler Clark had been raised at the Academy and was currently in Hawk's Fury's main organization. That didn't leave many organizations, some allied with the Clarks and immediately ruled out.
In the end, only two remained. One of them, Angelic Wave, had closed enrollment, so he was forced to try in Broken Leaf, where he was headed right now.
Broken Leaf is an organization whose origins he does not know, but he knows it is remarkably powerful in the City and has a lot of money.
'Although they are demanding, I am confident that I can enter. John won the last Tournament, and he is only that strong. With the new weapon and the points I have available, I should be able to enter without too many problems.'