Era of Castles: Starting with 99 Dragon Eggs

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Mike could not help but feel a little sorrowful. Their father and brother were sworn to guard the final territory of the Higher Darkness Realm, yet they were not doing their proper job here. They had really let down the Dark Lord’s painstaking efforts.

Some anger rose in Mike’s heart, but he quickly suppressed it. He knew that if he did not show them the seriousness of the problem, they would soon become a bunch of boring zombies who only knew how to enjoy themselves.

Mike pointed at a young man and asked, “Do you know why you came here through teleportation array?”

The young man laughed and said, “Of course, I know. My father is the Minister of Finance and is in charge of the Kingdom’s finances. People want to escape from people like me.”

Mike was so angry that he was amused. He looked at the young man with a fake smile and asked, “Do you know what you are talking about? If you follow the Kingdom’s law, your tongue will be cut out.”

The youth smiled disdainfully and said, “The Kingdom’s law? What is that? Even in the Kingdom, how many people dare to cut out my tongue? Even if they catch me, they have to give face to my father and let me go.”

Mike nodded and said, “Very good, you can leave the team. As for how to go back, that’s your business.”

Before the youth could come back to his senses, he heard Mike say to the rest of the youths, “Are your thoughts the same as his? Then you can leave the team, because you are already beyond redemption. What do you think you are? Are you still the original little lord of the noble city? Ah!”

Mike swept his gaze across the crowd and said, “The undead calamity is about to erupt. Your father and brother are fighting the first line of defense against the undead. The first thing they do when they open their eyes every day is not to put on their clothes, but to think about how they can survive this day!”

“Perhaps some of your father and brother have already been assimilated by the undead, turning into something that doesn’t look like a human, and then killed by their own colleagues.”

Mike raised his voice and continued, “You all look very impatient. Is it because I’ve said this twice?”

“Yes, I’ve already said it twice, but you still won’t listen to me. You have to understand that you were able to come in because your families were fighting for their lives at the front line, not because you’re the children of some noble family! “Otherwise, most of the people who were accepted wouldn’t have come here. Take a look, you didn’t add glory to the noble identity that you’re so proud of. Instead, you tarnished it. Let me ask you, do you still know how to write the words ‘etiquette, justice, integrity, and shame’?”

The group of youths slowly lowered their heads. Mike looked at this scene and heaved a sigh of relief. He understood that these youths were not hopeless. At least now, they could still be corrected.

Mike said, “The Kingdom has never lacked noble youths, not to mention youths with good aptitude. According to what I know, the next batch of youths is about to arrive. Before they arrive, I can report your situation to His Majesty the Dark Lord, and then you can think of a way to cross the plains that are filled with pestilence, then cross the Higher Darkness Realm cities that are filled with undead, and finally return to the few remaining cities. There, you can continue to be nobles, continue to act arrogantly, and in the end, be torn to pieces by the angry citizens. I think this should be the best ending for all of you.”

The group of youths broke out in cold sweat. Even the son of the Finance Minister, who had been extremely arrogant at the beginning, was silent at this moment. His face was ashen and no one knew what he was thinking.

Mike looked at their reaction and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. He said, “Fortunately, the results of your selection have just been released today. Moreover, there is a second round of selection, so you still have a chance to make up for it. As for whether you want to grasp this chance or not, that’s up to you.”

The youths quickly said, “I do, of course, I do.”

Mike said, “Alright, from today onwards, I will formulate your training plan, but I won’t supervise or guide you. You do it yourself, and I don’t care what you do. That’s your own business. Your results are proportional to your own efforts, and they will be the biggest condition for you to be admitted in the next round. In any case, whether you stay or go in the end has nothing to do with me. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on yourselves.”

All the teenagers nodded in unison. When they looked at Mike again, their eyes were filled with reverence.

Mike said, “Go to sleep. Sleep well. This will probably be the last time you have a good night’s sleep.”

The teenagers shivered and ran back to their rooms.

Mike looked at the bunch of youth and knew that they could not be changed with just a few words.

Mike sighed and looked at the darkness. “Come out.”

Sherlock walked out of the darkness. He looked at Mike and said, “I didn’t expect you to be so good at bewitching people.”

Mike had a serious expression and said, “No, I’m not trying to bewitch them. I’m telling the truth. If they can’t be selected, there’s no need for them to go back. The Kingdom doesn’t need a bunch of good-for-nothings.”

Sherlock smiled bitterly. “Mike, you, you’re really… ruthless.”

Mike did not reply. “I didn’t expect you to be the one who came today, but it’s not strange. You’re also one of the Vanguards. Does this mean that I can meet the high priest and Catherine?”

Sherlock did not want to talk to Mike about this. He said, “Mike, time is precious. Let’s begin.”

Mike nodded.

The wind around them gradually became chilly. It was like a cold knife cutting through the bright moon in the night.

“Snowstorm Slash!”

Mike’s pupils constricted. He sidestepped to avoid the attack. The Snowstorm Slash brushed past their houses and cut through the rows of trees behind them.

Sherlock said, “Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Let’s go somewhere else.” Mike agreed.

Mike and Sherlock flew into the sky and gradually left the area.

When Mike rose into the sky, he realized that Sherlock was gone. Mike immediately became alert and searched for Sherlock cautiously.

Suddenly, a slim figure appeared in Mike’s field of vision. Mike saw who it was and was puzzled.

What was Catherine doing here? Could it be that she could not wait any longer? According to her ranking, she would be able to fight him in a few days.

Sherlock appeared behind Mike’s back. Mike turned around and looked at Sherlock in confusion. “Sherlock, what’s going on?”

Sherlock smiled apologetically.

“Brother Mike, when you fought with Shirley last night, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to fight against you alone. Hence, I decided to be a little more shameless and invited Senior Sister to help me. The two of us will fight against you.”

Both Sherlock and Catherine’s expressions turned a little awkward..