All the heavens began with Huo Yi

"What a magnificent city! This gate must be 40 meters high!"

“Of course, after all, those mountain demons are quite large, and the goods they carry are enormous. A gate that isn’t tall enough can hardly accommodate them, and a larger gate would also look more impressive, wouldn’t it?” Serian said to Suer.

"Haha! Well said, it certainly wouldn't be grand enough if it were smaller!"

While Sull and Serian were still talking, a loud voice came from behind them.

Looking back, there was a tall and strong young man with long red hair, wearing a suit of armor, and a small horse much smaller than him beside him.

"I am Ratahn. Are you here for my sister's coming-of-age ceremony as well?" Ratahn smiled broadly, clearly very happy.

“Yes, we came with Mage Luther. He brought us to the princess’s coming-of-age banquet here. Your Highness, may I ask how you got here? I was quite sure there was no one behind us before.” Sull looked at Rataen.

“It’s gravity magic, child. I flew all the way from Seria in Galid, and I slowed down as I got closer, so there was no noise.”

“Alright, let’s go into the venue first. Your teachers will come in after they register their access passes.” After saying that, Ratan nodded to Luther, who was registering in the distance, and Luther nodded back.

inside the banquet

The interplay of light from the pyroxene lamps and candles illuminated the interior brightly, and many people were moving around on the first and second floors.

Numerous servants frequently carried drinks and food among the glamorous guests, providing attentive service.

Rena La, who was speaking next to Radagan, also noticed the tall figure at the door immediately.

"my son!"

It has to be said that the Renara family is really tall. Even Renara is equivalent to two Sull stacked on top of each other. Once Sull entered the venue, he never lowered his head.

The banquet was a lively affair, starting during the day and continuing until sunset.

"I really can't take it anymore. How come this party has lasted so long?" Sue and Serian found a corner near the stairs and huddled together. The people who came to talk at the banquet were either insincere nobles or eager to make connections and advance their careers. To be honest, these things were not interesting at all.

It would be better to find a quieter place and chat and brag with my friend Serian.

"So it's already evening, why hasn't the princess appeared yet? Isn't Lani supposed to be the main character? When are they going to choose her knight?"

"It's normal, just a custom of the Kalia royal family. I heard that on the day a child comes of age, they cannot appear during the day. They can only enter the venue when the stars appear and the starlight replaces the sunlight. It's an ancient custom of stargazers. The Kalia royal family seems to be the only descendants of stargazers in the border region who abide by this rule."

"Perhaps you could teach me a couple of spells from your land now. If you really do become the princess's knight, we might not see each other often."

Serian answered Sull's question.

"I see. I can teach you magic later. I'd like to know if the princess's knights are also chosen at night?"

"Yes."

This time, the question from Sull was not answered by Serian, but came from above the stairs. The two looked up at the same time and saw a young red-haired woman with a beautiful face that looked about 70% similar to Queen Renara.

"Oh, good night, Princess Lani, may the moon and stars bless you."

Serian was the first to stand up, immediately recognizing the newcomer and bowing to Lani. Sull then stood up.

"Good night, Princess."

"Good night, you two. Please wait a moment, the knight selection will begin." Lani's voice was like the night wind, clear and ethereal yet distant.

After Lani went downstairs, Suer discovered that there was another tall figure emerging from the shadows upstairs—a werewolf.

Okay, to be precise, he's a half-wolf, since he can't turn into a human.

At this moment, the tall half-wolf was shivering and rubbing his hands as he walked down the stairs.

Judging from the white breath he exhaled, he must have been freezing.

This appearance is rather adorable in its contrast, and this half-wolf must be Blaze, who is afraid of the cold.

Sull then looked at Lani, who was slowly walking towards the center of the banquet, and sighed, "Perhaps from the beginning, this hardworking young woman Lani was discovered to have the potential to become a new god, which is why she had Blaze by her side."

Then look at the unborn twins, Michaela and Malenia. They are both gods, yet neither of them was assigned to be an orc. This shows that even the Human Finger thinks these two half-crippled individuals have no chance of becoming gods.

Moreover, only one god is allowed to exist in the entire border region, and that god is Marika. Marika has already blocked any possibility of a god becoming a god in the border region.

However, these power struggles are irrelevant to Suer. He came to the border region only to learn, accumulate knowledge, and become stronger. This is what Suer pursues. He has no intention of provoking those demigods and gods who can easily destroy cities and countries.

In the center of the banquet, Lani completed her coming-of-age ceremony, uttered some oaths, and then the knight selection officially began.

The rules for selecting knights are simple: fight against the knights of Kalia, and victory means you qualify.

The rule is simple and clear, even a demi-human could understand it, but it is very difficult to implement.

Which of the Kalia Knights isn't an elite among elites? They possess incredibly high dual resistance equipment, effortless magic, and superb martial arts skills!

During the war between the Golden Tree and the Moon, a single Knight of Caria could unilaterally slaughter all the Knights of Rodel.

Only the Forge Knights under Griffith's command can stand against these wealthy Carian tycoons! Every Carian Knight is an invincible force, capable of defeating thousands single-handedly.

For a moment, the warriors and mages who were originally eager to fight back all fell silent.

Are you going to go or not?

"We can give it a try. This shouldn't kill anyone, right?"

"This... shouldn't be the case?"

"What do you mean 'probably not'? Are you kidding me?"

Sue and Serian started whispering to each other again, and Lani on the stage also noticed the two of them trying to find some peace and quiet at the banquet.

"Alright, I'll do it!"

"I want to try!"

After a moment of silence, two voices suddenly rang out on the field, one of which belonged to Suer.

Sull looked at another person who was also going to challenge the Knights of Kalia, a hunchbacked knight wearing full armor and wielding a long-handled curved sword—the Hound Knight.

When Lani saw Sull step forward, she gestured to Blaze beside her. Blaze took the order and left the viewing platform.

"Hello, Sur, an ordinary magician."

“Mugram, Knight of Kalia.”

Sull and his opponent introduced themselves, and both got into position.

“Wait, Mugram, the princess ordered me to personally test his skills,” Blaze stopped the two from sparring and stepped between them to explain.

“Alright, although it’s against the rules, it’s the princess’s order, so I must obey. My apologies.” Mugram bowed to Sul in a knightly salute to express his apology. After all, it was important to strike while the iron was hot. Even if the battle ended at the very beginning, it would affect morale. That was why Mugram felt sorry for Sul.