"Excuse me, are you Mr. Jason?" Sharky asked, as he looked at the middle-aged man.
Standing there, the man's expression remained cold as he did not say anything and just nodded.
Seeing how taciturn the man seemed, Sharky did not say anything and silently stood by the side, being roasted by the merciless sun together with the middle-aged man.
While Jason was observing Sharky, Sharky was also observing Jason.
The sun was very hot, and the temperature was very high; it felt like the sun could roast someone to death.
However, under this high temperature, Jason did not react and did not give off even a single bead of sweat.
This evidently was not normal at all.
It seemed that Jason either had a special body or was not an ordinary person.
Following this, this place fell into silence.
As time passed, footsteps could be heard and more students arrived.
More and more people began to gather.
After a while, everyone was gathered.
"Looks like everyone is here…" Jason looked at the time and nodded, "It's time to begin."
He looked at everyone and pointed at the nearby empty field.
"Now, run," he said calmly.
All of the students looked at each other, and soon, someone asked, "How long do we run for?"
"Until you reach your limit," Jason said, "Let me see your limits."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Some people wanted to say something, but looking at Jason's cold face, they did not say anything.
Just like that, all of the students began to run.
Sharky ran among the crowd.
Right now, he did not seem very eye-catching. He did not run too quickly or slowly and remained at the center of the group. He was not at the lead or lagging behind.
But with his strength, without realizing it, Sharky became one of the people at the front.
Apart from him, there were also a few others behind them.
As for everyone else, at least half of them had gradually fallen behind, and some people were already huffing and puffing as they sat on the ground.
Jason stood by the side, silently watching.
He did not look at those who had fallen behind and only calmly looked at those at the front.
"You few can stay behind," he pointed at Sharky and the others at the front, before looking at everyone else who had given up, "As for all of you, you can leave."
Hearing this, the rejected students were sent into an uproar.
"What gives?"
Someone said, "We paid the fee for this class! How can you just kick us out?"
This was a young man dressed in a good-looking red robe, which had golden threads in it. It was evident that his family was quite well off.
Sharky knew this person.
This fellow seemed to be the youngest son of a Count. Because he was greatly loved by that Count, he was sent to this academy.
He stood there and furiously pointed at Jason, "Do you know what you're doing? You are humiliating a descendant of the Medod family! You will earn the anger the Medod family!"
"Medod family?" Jason coldly laughed. It was the first time his expression had changed.
His appearance when he had a different expression was far more chilling than his expressionless appearance. This was the case even when giving a slight smile.
In the next moment, a blood scene erupted.
A faint silver sword light flashed out from Jason's body, and a silvery moonlight seemed to descend.
Drops of blood splattered everywhere.
A head flew out with an expression of shock still on it. He did not expect Jason to dare to attack him.
Sharky had not expected it either.
In just a short moment, a young man from the Medod family had died and turned into a cold corpse. The rest of his body also fell to the ground.
He had just killed a Count's youngest son just like that?
Just who was he?
Looking at Jason, who looked as if he had not killed an important person but a pig, Sharky looked completely shocked.
There had been many meters between him and that young man, but the instant that Jason had attacked, the young man's head had flown off. This was not something that an ordinary person could do.
A Knight… a true Knight.
This was not just someone who had awakened Life Energy but a true Knight who possessed extraordinary strength and had awakened a Life Seed.
Knights who had only activated Life Energy, strictly speaking, could only be called a Knight Apprentice.
Only someone who had awakened their Life Seed, the core of their life, was a true Knight.
At such a level, Knights could truly control their Life Energy and could do many things that ordinary people could not.
It was said that above ordinary Knights, there were also so-called Great Knights…
The attack that Jason had unleashed was undoubtedly something that only a first-rate Knight could do. He was definitely a Knight who had awakened a Life Seed.
At that moment, Sharky noticed a girl's expression had changed, and she was stunned. She also dumbly stood there, not knowing what to do.
"H-He killed someone…"
Looking at the corpse on the ground with pale faces, they felt a sense of terror in their hearts.
Even though this age was quite barbaric and cruel, with people often dying, seeing someone alive and talking in one second and dead the next was still a bit too shocking.
Everyone was completely stunned, and they looked at Jason with terror.
Jason did not seem to care about those gazes, and he only disdainfully laughed before waving his hand.
Beside him, a few attendants quickly stepped out and took the corpse away.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Looking at the dumbfounded students, Jason's expression was cold as he harrumphed, "Now, does anyone have anything to say?"
He spoke calmly, but a wave of killing intent spread out.
Everyone's faces became incredibly pale.
Sharky had never thought that the class would end like this. Following this, he realized something. This was a massive opportunity.
This man was True Knight, so maybe he knew about some secret place, where Sharky can try to find the Titanus DNA. As long as he could form a good relationship with Jason.
This was undoubtedly a great opportunity.
Jason looked at the stunned students and said coldly, "Did you all understand what I just said?"
"Y-Yes…"
Beside Sharky, a young man nervously gulped. Looking at Jason's cold expression, he hurriedly nodded.
It seemed that these students had been given a terrible scare, and this was understandable.
To enter this academy, all of the students were from noble backgrounds.
Despite being nobles, there were few of them who had higher status than that student from before.
If Jason could kill even the descendants of the Medod family, he would not mind killing them either.
A lethal threat was right in front of them, so it was impossible for them to not be afraid.
"Be on time tomorrow."
Hearing this reply, Jason nodded and maintained his cold expression, "Those who do not attend and those who are late will be seen as withdrawing from the class."
Everyone looked at each other before leaving.
Only Sharky did not immediately leave. Instead, he walked forwards and said respectfully, "See you tomorrow, Mr. Jason."
Looking at Sharky, Jason was a bit surprised; he did not expect someone to dare to come up at a time like this.
However, he did not say anything and only nodded.
Sharky did not continue to say anything either, before leaving.
"So terrifying."
After Sharky comes to one side, he hears a girl let out a breath, "That person gave me an extremely dangerous feeling…"
"He's definitely a true Knight," she said with a serious expression.
Looking at her expression, Sharky felt quite surprised and asked testingly, "Hello, have you seen a true Knight before?"
"Oh hello, I am Selina," the girl nodded, then she said seriously, "Of course I have, My grandfather is a true Knight."
Sharky stood there, looking at the beautiful Selina, thinking to himself.
"But the feeling he gave me was much, much more terrifying than my grandfather," Selina stood there, still feeling somewhat apprehensive, "He's like… one of those Great Knights…"
"Great Knight?"
Sharky remained calm and said, "Don't feel too nervous. Selina, your grandfather is most likely quite old, while Mr. Jason is still young, which is why they give you different feelings."
"No… it's not like that." Selina shook her head, but speaking there, she seemed to be quite nervous and did not continue speaking.
"Speaking of which, why are you here?"
Looking at Selina's reaction, Sharky smiled before changing the topic, "You don't seem like you'd be someone interested in this class. Moreover, you are a girl."
Given that Selina's grandfather was a true Knight, she should have received good Knight training since she was young. It was strange that she would be interested in the academy's Knight Training class.
"I… I originally didn't want to apply," Selina said, her voice softer than usual. She glanced away, a hint of embarrassment showing on her face. "It was my father who made me join Mr. Jason's class. He works for the Princess, so he said Mr. Jason is… one of the important people."
As soon as the words left her lips, Selina's expression changed.
Her eyes widened slightly, as though realizing she had said more than she meant to.
"Alright—goodbye!" she blurted out, and without waiting for a reply, turned on her heel and hurried away.
Sharky stood there in silence, watching her retreating figure.
A flicker of thought passed through his mind, followed by another… and another.
So, her father worked directly under the Princess.
Combined with her powerful constitution, her previous knight training, and her grandfather being a True Knight, it was clear—Selina's background was anything but ordinary.
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The next morning, as the first light crept over the horizon and bathed the city in a gentle golden hue, Sharky rose and made his way to the training square.
The air was crisp, quiet… still untouched by the noise of the day.
Sharky moved silently, his steps echoing faintly on the stone.
He thought he would be the first to arrive.
But when he stepped into the clearing, someone was already there.
A lone figure stood at the center of the square—calm, composed, and completely focused.
It was Jason.
He stood tall, his posture like that of an unwavering pine tree, radiating silent strength.
"Good morning, Mr. Jason," Sharky said as he approached, his tone respectful.
Jason turned slightly, his sharp eyes briefly scanning Sharky.
"Not bad," he said with a small nod—his version of praise.
There was no need for more words.
Sharky didn't say anything either. He simply walked to an open space, unsheathed his sword, and began his morning practice.
His movements were calm, focused—each slash more refined than the last.
"Those sword techniques…"
After watching for a while by the side, Jason could not help but ask, "Where did you learn those sword techniques from?"
Hearing this voice, Sharky replied, "It was our family heritage, I trained on this from a young age."
"Very good sword techniques." Jason's expression slightly changed, a look of praise in his eyes, "They are much more useful than those purely ceremonial sword techniques that are just for show. Your family must be filled with the many valiant warriors."
Speaking there, looking at Sharky in front of him, he could not help but feel more favorably towards him.
Even though his family taught him, for Sharky to reach such mastery, his talent and dedication were extraordinary.
Standing there, Sharky glanced at Jason, and seeing that he was not going to say anything else, he turned and continued practicing.
During this period of time, Jason did not say anything and just silently observed.
After a while, footsteps could be heard, and someone else arrived.
It was someone Sharky was familiar with.
Sharky turned and saw Selina hurrying over.
As she saw Sharky, she looked somewhat surprised and walked to his side.
During this process, Jason did not say anything and allowed Selina to walk over.
Following this, time continued to pass, the others slowly gathered as well.
However, there seemed to be fewer people than those Jason had chosen the last time.