Chapter 139 (4K) Mysterious Charlene and the official start of the selection "Father! I've already told you that I don't want to participate in this knight selection!" There was a noisy quarrel not far away. Lear put down the documents in his hand and looked over. The president of the Adventurer's Guild was walking over with a tall woman. The woman had a rather gentle appearance, and her chestnut curly hair added a touch of gorgeousness to her beauty. "No matter what, you must take part in Master Lear's knight selection this time! How long has it been since you had formal knight training? What future do you have if you keep fooling around with those rich girls?" Farouk scolded in frustration. As Lear listened to the conversation between the two, his expression became a little strange. "Is this your daughter, President Farouk?" Lear stood up and asked with a gentle smile. Farouk turned around and smiled, "Yes, Master Li Er, this is my daughter Charlene. She is a mid-level knight and will definitely meet the requirements of your Knights!" "We'll know whether he meets the requirements during the selection process later." Li Er smiled. Farouk nodded. Originally, he planned to use the back door to let Charlene join Lear's Knights, but now it seems that Lear has no intention of opening this back door for him.
Charlene on the side looked at Li Er, her beautiful peach blossom eyes examining the man in front of her. This young master of the Stuart family gave her a feeling of being both familiar and unfamiliar. Compared with the Lear Stuart she had seen, he was completely different in every aspect except his appearance. After looking at Lear for a while, Charlene was silent for a few seconds, and then said angrily: "You don't want me to join your Knights!" "..." The girl's sudden words startled both Lear and Farouk. "I'm telling you! I like women! If you let me join your Knights, the girls in the Knights will..." Charlene completely ignored her father and continued talking to herself. While she was talking, she even pretended to glance at Ino and Milia who were standing next to Lear. She looked over, and when she saw Milia, she suddenly frowned. What a beautiful girl, and she looked familiar... After a few seconds of silence, Charlene's eyes widened. Is this Princess Milia? "Charlene! What are you talking about?" Farouk was a little exasperated. He had always concealed the fact that his daughter liked women, but Charlene actually took the initiative to tell him! Will Master Lear accept a woman with this quirk? Farouk looked at Charlene helplessly. His daughter was fine when she was a child, but she became a little strange after she turned sixteen and stopped interacting with others. He had planned to let Charlene marry Yasen, but in the end Charlene got a reputation for liking women, and the plan was eventually dropped. Being stared at by Charlene, Millia shyly hid behind Lear. Lear looked at Charlene with a strange expression. It was indeed rare to see a woman who liked women. However, from the way Charlene looked at Millia, Lear did not feel any emotion of "like" or "admiration". Instead, I saw shock in it. This shock was not because of Millia's beauty, but a shock as if I had seen someone I shouldn't have seen. "Do you really..." Li Er came in front of Xia Lin, and gently lifted the girl's chin in the girl's shocked eyes, "Do you really like women?" He spoke meaningfully, and Xia Lin was completely stunned. It took her a while to react. She quickly took several steps back, and her face suddenly turned red. A person's hobbies cannot be revealed by words. Looking at Charlene's reaction, Lear instantly understood that she was just a naive girl pretending to be innocent.
With his keen sense of smell, he could smell the scent of a pure girl's blood from Charlene. A woman who likes women and talks about it openly will not be like a virgin who blushes when teased by a man. "You...what are you doing?" Charlene glared at Li Er in shame and anger. No man had ever done such an intimate thing to her! "Nothing, I just think it's a pity for a lovely girl like you to like a woman." Li Er smiled with pretended regret. Charlene never expected that Lear would say such a thing! It had been a long time since she pretended to like women and no man had spoken to her like this. Farouk, who was standing by, was also stunned when he saw this scene. Instead of being angry because Li'er teased Charlene, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. Lear did not reject Charlene just because she liked women, and even praised Charlene's appearance. If Charlene could have a relationship with Lear, even as a lover, he wouldn't have to worry about his daughter anymore. The lover of the Stuart heir is much more important than the wife of Knight Yason. "Okay, I won't discriminate against you because of your hobby. The knight selection will begin soon. If you want to join my knights, go downstairs and prepare." Li Er smiled at Charlene, then returned to the stands and picked up the document again. Charlene's expression became a little complicated, and under her father's pull, she had to go downstairs to prepare. It was nine o'clock in the morning, and the selection officially began. Lear jumped down from the stands, and the noisy crowd quieted down. Looking at the hundreds of professionals in front of him, Lear originally planned to test the strength of these professionals himself, but now there are so many people, he can't take care of them. "I'm glad that you all can come to participate in my knight selection." Li Er glanced at the people present. "To be honest, I didn't expect there would be so many people, but this also shows that you all recognize me." "However, I only plan to select five people this time, so I will only choose five outstanding knights from among you to join my Knights!" As Lear finished speaking, the crowd began to talk. They all knew all this, but only five people were needed, and there were more than five mid-level professionals on the scene. Doesn't that mean that all the entry-level professionals have no chance? As if he could see what everyone was thinking, Li Er smiled and said, "My selection this time is not just based on magic power, but also talent and ability to fight on the spot!" "So I will divide you into ten groups of twenty people each, and have a big melee. No matter how you fight, the ten people left will enter the next round of selection, and I will personally select them!" As soon as these words were spoken, many entry-level professionals showed a glimmer of hope on their faces. The selection was not a one-on-one battle, but a melee, which meant that even mid-level professionals could be eliminated by a group attack. There were ten groups, but there were only eight intermediate professionals, which meant that at least two groups would be made up entirely of beginner professionals. This gave the beginner professionals a chance to enter the second round of assessment, and many of them were eager to try, but the eight intermediate professionals on the field were a little uncomfortable. "Next, let's start the group drawing." Li Er smiled, and Ino took a big box and placed it on the ground beside him. Everyone stepped forward one by one to receive the number tags. Soon everyone had received the number tags and the ten groups were divided. The first eight groups each had a mid-level professional, and the last two groups were composed entirely of beginner professionals. It is hard not to think that Lear had arranged this deliberately. Facing everyone's gaze, Lear kept smiling. Among these eight mid-level professionals, except for Hana and the other three, Xia Lin and another man from the Adventurer's Guild, Lear didn't really want the other three. One was from the Church of War. He did not want to have believers of the Church of War in his own knightly order. The other two were those who withdrew from the War Tiger Knights. If someone quit the Fighting Tiger Knights just to curry favor with him, the young master of Stuart, Lear would despise such a person who currys favor with the powerful.
If the person was sent by Yasen to gather information about him, he would be even less likely to accept it. After the grouping was over, the melee began directly, starting with the first group, and Li Er returned to the stands. The first one was Charlene. When she was about to go on stage, Farouk sternly warned her: "Little girl, you'd better pass the selection, otherwise you'll have to earn your own pocket money in the future!" Charlene curled her lips, not caring at all. She glanced at Lear in the stands and nodded as if possessed. A total of twenty people stood on the ring. The rules of the competition did not allow malicious killing, and anyone leaving the ring would be eliminated. As soon as Charlene came on stage, the other professionals' eyes were cast over to her. As the only mid-level professional in the first group, and such a beautiful woman, it was hard not to attract attention. "Should we take action against Miss Charlene?" An adventurer who knew Charlene's identity asked hesitantly. "What are you afraid of? This is a selection held by Master Li Er. Even though Miss Charlene is the president's daughter, she has no privileges!" said another adventurer nonchalantly. A total of nineteen beginner professionals directly surrounded Xia Lin. The beginners had no chance of winning against the advanced professionals. If they wanted to get a place to qualify, they had to eliminate Xia Lin first, so that they would have a chance. The nineteen professionals were all professionals of the Law of War. They drew their weapons and attacked Xia Lin. Charlene looked at the professionals in front of her with some disdain. She hadn't taken action for a long time, and these people had forgotten her former name! The Thorn Flower of the Adventurer's Guild is not to be trifled with! The girl took out her own weapon from the storage items, and it turned out that she was using a rapier just like Lear. The moment Xia Lin drew out the rapier, the figure rushed forward quickly. A war knight charged at Charlene, but the gap between the beginner and intermediate levels was huge, and Charlene was using a rapier, so she was obviously taking the agile route. The girl's figure shuttled through the crowd like a butterfly, and with a violent thrust, she knocked two entry-level professionals out of the ring and eliminated them directly! Charlene knew very well that in a one on nineteen situation, under normal circumstances she would have no chance of winning, but this was not a battle of life and death, but a duel! Leaving the ring means losing, so Charlene has a lot of room to maneuver. Two people were eliminated directly, and the remaining professionals all changed their expressions and became more cautious. They also realized that with Xia Lin's speed, it was not difficult to defeat them one by one. For a moment, except for a few inexperienced people, many professionals became cautious. But this decision was exactly what Charlene wanted. If the remaining people united, she would be really troubled. But since they became timid, that was her chance! The storm howled around Charlene! The War Knight's Calling Storm will exert different power in the hands of different professionals. Some people pursue powerful destructive power, like Arsen before, using a large amount of magic power to summon a huge storm and give people a thunderous blow! But some people will use the speed generated by the storm to bless themselves! At the same time, they will enchant the storm for close-range attacks! Li Er in the stands widened his eyes at Charlene's actions. Such skills should not appear in an NPC! This is a skill that players in the previous life figured out! It was not until the players came that it was developed! Why did Xia Lin do this? The storm swirled around Xia Lin, making the girl's speed reach an astonishing level. Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Xia Lin was like a gust of wind. The storm turned into wind blades and flew in all directions. Xia Lin herself also shuttled through the crowd. In just a short while, seven or eight professionals were eliminated. The audience in the stands were also impressed by Charlene's strength, and a warm cheer rang out in the arena. The remaining professionals were caught off guard by Charlene's sudden burst of strength, and it was too late when they wanted to unite. Looking at the panicked professionals, Charlene smiled contemptuously. These professionals were just a group of scattered people and were competitors on the stage. It was impossible for them to truly unite.
It's time to end it. Charlene stood there, and the storm around her became more and more intense. A true storm of awakening! The wind howled, and the storm formed a hurricane around Charlene, just like the storm that Yassen had unleashed before. The remaining professionals all showed panic expressions, but it was too late. Charlene waved her hand, and the storm around her swept directly towards the other professionals. The violent hurricane swept the entire arena, and amidst a burst of screams, all the remaining professionals were lifted into the sky and fell outside the arena one by one. The arena fell into a brief silence, followed by even louder cheers. Normally, there would be no mid-level professionals fighting in the arena, only apprentices or entry-level professionals. Now the audience was truly eye-opening. Charlene enjoyed the cheers and felt a little proud, but she didn't notice that in the stands, Lear was looking at her as if she were his prey. There is something wrong with this Charlene! Both his previous reaction to Milia and his use of Call the Storm just now were too strange. Lear's eyes became deep. It seemed necessary to find an opportunity to interrogate him properly. (End of this chapter)