It was just noon at this moment, and after Du Dian came back to have lunch, he came to the scattering training ground to continue practicing.
In the afternoon, the young instructor came to see Du Dian. He was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything. After watching his archery practice, he pointed out a few small flaws in his posture and left again.
Back at the dormitory at night, Du Dian immediately picked up the law books borrowed from the library to review.
the next day.
Du Dian got up on time, found the young instructor immediately after breakfast, and asked him for leave.
"Ask for leave today?" The young instructor frowned and said in displeasure, "Although you are an official hunter, there is a time limit for the current skill training, so don't neglect it. Allowing you to take a day off yesterday is already an exception. What's going on today?"
Seeing this, Du Dian knew that it would not work if he didn't explain the reason, and said: "I went to the trial office to recruit trainee priests yesterday, and I have passed the initial test. Today is the formal test."
"Recruitment of trainee priests?" The young instructor was stunned for a moment. Every time the trial court fills up with trainee priests, it is a big deal. There was a lot of trouble yesterday, so he has heard of it. He didn't expect Du Dian to ask for leave for this reason.
The young instructor looked at Du Dian suspiciously, and said, "Have you studied legal knowledge? To pass the assessment of the trainee priests in the trial office, it is not enough to know a little legal knowledge, but to be proficient, even if many have obtained a law school diploma It is difficult for people to meet the requirements.”
"I'll try it." Du Dian was not too sure.
The young instructor thought for a while, and said: "Okay, I wish you success."
Du Dian was delighted, and said, "Thank you instructor!"
"Go, go, go back early." The young instructor waved.
Du Dian immediately turned and left, went outside the headquarters to find a carriage, and went straight to Puth Avenue.
Pusi Avenue is located in the central block of the bustling west district of the business district. The land price per meter here can buy a small building in a small town outside the suburbs of the business district. It is not an exaggeration to say that every inch of land is expensive.
People who live in the central area of the West District are either rich or expensive, and there are elegant and high-end shops everywhere. You can see ladies leading children and pets everywhere on the roadside, going in and out in front of various jewelry stores.
The carriage was parked in front of the court on Puth Avenue. Unlike other adjacent streets, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and it was deserted. In the middle of the street was a towering building, about 30 meters high, like a entrenched black tower. Behemoth, the upper part of the building is shaped like a gourd with sharp horns, and on the sharp horns at the top is a huge "cross" sign!
The cross, in the allusion of the Holy See of Light, represents purification!
Along the way, Du Dian saw some court personnel in white robes, holding law books in their hands, reading while walking, focused and serious.
"I'm here to take the exam." Du Dian followed the steps to the solemn and gloomy courtroom, took out the card, and guarded the courtroom at the door.
The young court guard glanced at the card indifferently, nodded and said, "Please come in."
Du Dian entered the courthouse. The lobby on the first floor is extremely spacious, but the light is projected from the dome. When Du Dian looked up, it was actually irradiated by white crystal-like objects embedded in the dome. Surprised in my heart.
While he was looking at it, a white silk robed maid came over and said gently: "You are here for the exam, please follow me."
Under her leadership, Du Dian came to the side hall of the lobby. There is a cathedral-like hall with rows of seats inside and an independent podium in front. At the moment, there are more than a dozen figures sitting in the hall, all following the Most of the teenagers and girls of his age are dressed in gorgeous, brightly colored clothes, mainly made of silk, only two or three of them are dressed in linen and woolen fabrics.
In front of the independent podium in front, a few tables were moved over. At the moment, there was no one behind the tables, and there were several white-robed maids waiting beside them.
Du Dian found a remote seat at random. After a while, he suddenly smelled Jenny's scent, and he was happy. After waiting for a long time, he saw Jenny wearing a broken green silk dress.
Du Dian immediately stood up and waved to her.
Jenny was choosing a seat when she suddenly noticed Du Dian, her eyes lit up, she walked over quickly, and sat on the seat next to Du Dian.
"You came early." Jenny lowered her voice after sitting down.
Du Dian said with a smile: "The early bird gets the worm."
"What about the early bugs?" Jenny asked slyly.
Du Dian was choked and laughed, "Eat by birds."
Jenny covered her mouth and snickered, and asked, "Are you ready?"
"Well." Du Dian said confidently: "As long as I know how to test, I will guarantee full marks."
Jenny chuckled.
While the two were chatting and laughing, other candidates came one after another. When it was around nine o'clock in the morning, the nearly five-meter-high gate behind the examination room was slowly pushed by two waiters and closed tightly.
At this time, a small door on the side in front of the examination room opened, and four figures wearing white robes with gold thread trim came out from inside. Serene, serious.
"Silence!" one of the five-year-olds said coldly.
The venue fell silent.
"The exam time is one hour." The fifty-year-old man waved to the maid next to him, who handed over an hourglass and put it on the table. quality, if I see someone trying to cheat, I will deal with it according to law and imprison me for a month!"
Dozens of people in the audience looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to make a sound.
Du Dian turned his head and blinked at Jenny.
Jenny was in a nervous mood, but when she saw Du Dian's funny expression, she couldn't help showing a little smile.
After a while, the test began.
The hourglass is turned upside down, and the grains of sand flow slowly.
Du Dian looked at the test paper in his hand, and quickly answered with a quill. He had seen many of the test questions above, and wrote the answer after a little thought. However, there are still some test questions that give him a headache. He just feels that he has seen them vaguely, but he can’t remember them clearly. is not firm.
"If you are a legal person, where do you think the law needs to be improved?"
Du Dian looked at the last question and raised his eyebrows slightly. This question tests the overall understanding of legal knowledge. If the content of the answer is the law that has been implemented or the law that was abolished earlier, it will naturally be exposed. His own understanding of the law is not comprehensive enough.
Du Dian thought for a moment, and wrote resolutely: "If I were a legal person, the first article would abolish slavery and aristocratic membership. Everyone is equal, there is no distinction between high and low!"
"It's time!" At this moment, the fifty-year-old man in front shouted loudly.
Du Dian immediately closed the pen.
Jenny next to him also wrote quickly, and looked at him. The two made eye contact and immediately understood that the other party had finished.
After a while, the test paper was collected.
"Everyone, please go back, come and wait for the notice in three days." said the old man in his fifties.
The back door was opened, and others left one after another.
Du Dian said to Jenny: "Shall I take you back?"
Jenny blushed slightly, and said, "My aunt dropped me here today, and she's waiting for me outside."
Du Dian understood and said with a smile: "See you in three days."
"Um."
After the two said goodbye to each other at the gate, Du Dian watched Jenny being led away by a lady in snow-white suede and leaving in a spacious and exquisite noble carriage. Then he looked away, entered his carriage and left.
After returning to the hunter headquarters, Du Dian saw that it was still early, so he returned to the scattering field and continued to practice.
When the young instructor saw him, he asked about his exam status, and finally told him not to be distracted, but to focus on his job as a hunter.
In a blink of an eye, three days passed.
Du Dian said hello to the young instructor in advance. After breakfast that morning, he left the hunter headquarters directly and drove to the court.
There were dozens of other people who came to wait for the results on the same day. When Du Dian arrived there, it was still early. He didn't wait long before he saw Jenny's carriage coming from the end of the street. After a while, the car door opened, and Jenny stepped out of the carriage with the help of an accompanying Bron family knight. She looked up and searched for a moment in the crowd, and soon saw Du Dian's figure. .
"You came so early." Jenny stepped forward and said with a smile.
Du Dian blinked, "The early hunter gets the bird."
Jenny suddenly thought of what she said last time, and couldn't help but chuckle.
The two chatted quietly, and after a while, the door of the trial office opened, and a serious old man stepped forward and read out names, but all the names that were read meant that they had passed the exam and joined the establishment of the trial court's trainee priests .
"Jenny Bloom!" the old man read.
Jenny breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her name, and patted her chest with joy.
"Du Dian!" the old man read again.
Du Dian also heaved a sigh of relief. When he handed in the answer sheet, his heart was hanging because he knew that he was not sure about the answers he wrote for several questions.
"Great!" Jenny clapped her hands in surprise when she heard Du Dian's name.
Seeing her happy appearance, Du Dian felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "We will work together in the future."
Jenny blushed slightly, and said, "Then do you still want to be a scavenger?"
Du Dian was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but think of the desolate and cruel scene outside the wall. Now, he has obtained the status of a trainee priest. As long as he wants to, he can completely break away from the hunter system and live the life of a trainee priest, or be an ordinary person. Like Pete and other high-level executives in the scavengers headquarters, most of them were retired hunters.
Thinking of this, he hesitated a little. No one likes to live a precarious life of killing. Even advanced hunters are still in danger of dying outside the wall.
Seeing Du Dian suddenly sinking into contemplation, Jenny suddenly realized that this is a choice to determine the future, hesitated for a while, and said: "If it is too dangerous outside the wall, as my father said, I think you should not go. ?”
Du Dian looked up at her, and there was a momentary impulse in his heart, wanting to agree, but in the end he shook his head slightly and said, "I don't want to just live inside the wall."
Jenny stared at him, suddenly smiled, and said, "I knew it, I saw the right person."
Seeing that she was not angry, Du Dian was also relieved, smiled and said, "I won't misunderstand the person."
Afterwards, the two received their apprentice priest status medal together. When they received it, they also learned their official report date and the basic principles of apprentice priests from the old man.
This basic principle is like the purpose of the court, mainly three things, fairness, justice, and openness!
"I'll go back first." Jenny waved to Du Dian and got into the carriage.
Du Dian watched her go away, returned to his carriage, and set off to return to the hunter headquarters, but he thought in his heart that the responsibilities of this trainee priest are the same as that of ordinary workers. He needs to work in the court for eight hours a day. In the future, he will be promoted to a senior trainee priest. At that time, he will not need to report to the court every day. He only needs to accompany the priest he belongs to and assist him in handling legal cases in various regions.
"Eight hours, in this case, the hunter will not have so much time for training."
Du Dian frowned slightly and murmured: "However, if you don't want to be promoted to a priest or a senior trainee priest, you don't have to report every day. In that case, you will always be a junior trainee priest and can only do odd jobs in the trial office."
"However, all I want is the status of a trainee priest. In this way, the life in the wall is guaranteed, and it is also convenient for future alchemy activities."
Thinking of this, Du Dian immediately decided that hunters are still the main focus. After all, the speed at which hunters can earn gold coins is far beyond the reach of priests, with high risks and high rewards.
After returning to the hunter headquarters, Du Dian came to the scattering training ground and continued to practice.