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Chapter 21: Core (1)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Fro his sister They gently released their bowstrings Three lines of shado out and nailed their targets

His eyesight wasn't that good, but he ed to see that the arrows of the other contestants were slightly off theEr's arroas much closer to the bull's-eye

Cheers and boos roared fro Er's class, cheered the loudest

The competition continued into the second round, followed by the third…

Garen didn't understand the rules at all He just kept hearing the crowd cheer every ti Er fired an arrow The class Ying Er's name It seemed that she was quite popular in school and not as subdued as when she was around their parents

The archery event tookwhile he watched When the time finally caoodbye and squeezed through the crowd behind hi out of the crowd, the other parts of the Acade seemed deserted Occasionally, students and teachers would rush past whileevent

Garen looked up at the sky The sun was pale and its rays didn't provide any warh his body

Heading out froate, he turned towards the street where the dojo branch was located

White Cloud Dojo had set up this branch dojo right by the street where Shengying Academy was situated Many of the arded as a part of the comprehensive development of quality education, so the Academy had no objections

He took out the key and slipped into White Cloud Dojo through theand old people in white clothing sitting in the front hall One of them was an instructor that Garen had seen teach before, the pretty Sharmilla

Garen didn't know any of the others

The seats in the front hall were usually reserved for the h disciples were not specifically prohibited fro the front hall, so it would be unseeave Sharh the left corridor He didn't enter the courtyard, but continued walking left under the eaves He caently knocked on the door

"Co man's voice answered from inside

Garen opened the door and walked in

The interior reseentleman sat behind a desk He whirled a pen in his hand, as if deliberating on a probleistration deadline has passed You'll have to wait until the next quarter if you want to register" The man didn't look up froister I'm Garen, one of the branch students chosen to be a Formal Disciple some time back" Garen walked over to the desk, took a chair and sat down "I'm here to apply to be a Formal Dojo Disciple"

"Oh that That's siht here"

The man handed over a fore, faan to fill in his personal infor fro in the form It sounded like some disciples had started a duel while the crowd looked on

Garen turned around for a look Peering out fro and cheering

"Those little bastards outside are betting on a fight The losers will have to treat the others to dinner tonight Don’t let them distract you, just fill out your form," the man said with a smile

Garen quickly filled out the form and handed it to the man He saw the man review the details once, then pick up a seal and stamp the form

"It's done Take this down to the Martial Colosseuether with the 1,000 application fee to the Financial Departot it It's just as well that I haven't received my stipend yet I could directly credit from that" Garen stood up and left the office He headed back under the eaves, forathered around the courtyard

The sounds of punches and kicks kept coap One of the co was a boy fronize the other one

There was nothing interesting about the way they fought They were only slightly better than Garen; they should be normal students from the branch

He kept to the path and turned into the front hall The people who sat there earlier were all gone, with only a young student sweeping inside

Without another thought, Garen walked out of the dojo and headed back toward the Acaderess, but the focus had switched to a girls' swiirls in swimsuits attracted catcalls from the crowd

Without a second look, Garen took the fore and directly headed towards the Martial Colosseum

Ten or sofor the Formal Disciple certification today I'll reh, the money you paid won't be refunded"

In the white courtyard, a edwas speaking loudly to the three youths in front of hiht stood a black-haired girl, Garen, and a brawny man All three of them hite Taoist robes

"The test is very simple Hold me off for half a minute and you pass," the mustached man calmly said He had his hands crossed over his chest, inadvertently exposing his strong chest muscles and some black hair