Chapter 288: That wasn’t pre-arranged, it was predetermined.

Drakon City Lord’s Mansion, along with the City Hall Security Department and the City Defense Army, jointly issued a new resolution: to establish the Drakon City Boy Scouts, composed of students from intermediate and advanced academies.

They would undergo corresponding knight training, warrior training, and related military training at fixed times, serving as a reserve force for the City Defense Army and the City Hall Security Department.

The content of the resolution was very detailed: all Boy Scout members could be recommended by their schools, and after parental consent, they would undergo a physical assessment.

Those who passed the assessment would be incorporated into the Boy Scouts, forming small teams based on schools and large teams based on regions.

Only with talent from the east, west, south, north, and central districts would the Boy Scouts be complete.

The Boy Scouts’ regular training would take place at school, with instructors being warriors from the City Defense Army or knights from the Security Department and the Church.

On rest days, elite core members would be selected for intensive training at the City Defense Camp.

Every holiday, all Boy Scout members would gather for half a month of concentrated training.

If noticed by the City Defense Army or the City Hall Security Department, they could gain the right to special training.

This was a lucrative opportunity and a great chance to compete for resources.

No faction ever had too much talent, and this kind of centralized talent development and output was indeed a win-win situation for all parties, as Little Weir had said.

No one would object, though there would inevitably be some disputes when competing for resources.

The most intense dispute was undoubtedly over the right to school training, with Mirdis Intermediate Academy being the biggest focal point.

Count Bordeaux did not directly participate, preferring to watch the white-robed bishops, officials, and officers argue heatedly.

As long as he firmly controlled the high-ranking officers of the City Hall and the City Defense Army, everyone else could fight as they pleased.

The Church? Haha, the Church had size restrictions; their numbers had strict requirements.

If someone joined, someone else inevitably had to leave.

Moreover, those students might not like the life of the Church; while Drakon City’s education certainly played a role, the Church’s monotonous and dull life also contributed significantly.

The competition for Noble Academy was not fierce because, although many of those students were excellent, most had already been recruited by nobles, or were simply from noble or wealthy merchant families, making them potentially more trouble than they were worth.

Most surprisingly, no one was vying for Drakon Advanced Academy, which puzzled Count Bordeaux slightly, but he quickly understood why after a moment’s thought.

This year, two formidable monsters enrolled in Drakon Advanced Academy, one of whom was an instructor, and the first instructor, of the City Defense Army.

Who would dare to instruct him? They might even be lectured by him in front of so many students, which would be incredibly embarrassing.

Soon, another piece of news spread: the commander and deputy commander of the Boy Scouts had already been internally decided.

This greatly displeased many eager young people who were ready to show off their skills.

Who had such influence to be directly appointed?

The preparations for the Boy Scouts were in full swing.

Although large-scale recruitment had not yet begun, the top students from each school were already being visited by their principals and teachers, who were persuading them to step forward as leaders of their school’s Boy Scouts.

After all, Deputy Minister Wright Kendall had stated that the annual comprehensive evaluation of all schools would use a points system, with sports accounting for a large proportion, and the performance of the Boy Scouts also included in the scoring.

They certainly didn’t want to be singled out for criticism.

Deputy Minister Kendall was a truly powerful figure, a Great Knight who had led a large army to conquer foreign tribes and achieved great victory.

Was it not natural for him to emphasize the physical and military development of students?

Odyssey, the principal of Drakon Advanced Academy, initially thought he would have an easy time.

After all, Count Bordeaux had already spoken to him, and both the commander and deputy commander of the Boy Scouts were members of his school, and two masters who had awakened their fighting spirit.

Principal Odyssey couldn’t possibly miss such an obvious hint.

So he wasn’t in a hurry, but someone else was.

Students at Drakon Advanced Academy saw the top sports students from other intermediate academies receiving school notices to become captains and squad leaders, while they themselves were ignored.

This indicated something was amiss.

Consequently, students who would normally never visit Principal Odyssey’s door began to arrive, all from the warrior and knight specializations, with only one goal: the position of Drakon Advanced Academy’s Boy Scout captain.

Each school only had one such position, symbolizing the school’s top combat strength.

As the saying goes, ‘in literary arts, there’s no first, but in martial arts, there’s no second.’ Everyone wanted to be the strongest.

Thus, warriors and knights from Drakon Advanced Academy who believed themselves to be strong went to find Principal Odyssey.

“The Boy Scouts are a student army reserve, and all positions except for instructors are held by students, including the commander and deputy commander.

Without exceptional strength, you cannot command respect.

Do you think you can outshine everyone and claim victory?”

Principal Odyssey said indifferently, “Three days after school starts, the school will hold the first Drakon Advanced Academy Boy Scout Captain Competition.

If you are confident, you can sign up.

The minimum requirement to participate is a junior warrior or junior knight.

If you can’t even meet such a low requirement, don’t come out and make a fool of yourself.

Additionally, I received news that all Boy Scout members who have reached the requirements of official professionals can compete for the positions of commander and deputy commander.”

“Didn’t they say it was already decided?” some students looked at Principal Odyssey suspiciously.

Principal Odyssey smiled subtly and said, “Decided? Haha, if you have the strength to claim it, it’s yours.

In the military, everything is based on strength; that’s not a pre-arrangement, but destiny.”

Principal Odyssey’s words quickly spread, and gradually, everyone began to realize that this old fox was referring to the two talented students about to enroll: Weir Declan and Lilith Kendall.

Legend had it that both of them were intermediate knights.

It was well known that the strongest individuals at Drakon Advanced Academy were only quasi-intermediate knights and quasi-intermediate warriors who had awakened their fighting spirit.

If those two were truly intermediate knights, then the commander and deputy commander of the Boy Scouts might indeed be destined.

Disbelief! Many people were unwilling to believe things they hadn’t seen with their own eyes, let alone hearsay.

Little Weir and Lilith had not yet enrolled, but hundreds of warriors and knights at Drakon Advanced Academy were already eager to give them a taste of their own medicine.

Anger had been very happy lately, as if he had become independent and gained the right to use a large mansion.

Although the house still belonged to Uncle Drakon, he was the one truly using it.

Since achieving the strength of a junior knight, his life in the City Defense Camp had become slightly different.

At least he was no longer at the bottom, and he had earned the respect of many.

A while ago, he hosted the principal here and learned that he would be the school’s Boy Scout captain for the next year, leading a group of students in training.

This made Anger very excited; he hadn’t expected to have the power to train others so soon.

You ask about the Knight’s Club? Haha, back then, the boss was Little Weir, and he merely trained others according to the plans Little Weir set.

Aside from being stronger and able to make those little rascals obey, his authority wasn’t significant.

Now it was different; this was military training.

With the boss and the big sister gone, he was definitely the strongest in the school.

Yesterday, the boss brought his cousin to see him, hoping that after school started, he would help train him, eating, living, and training together.

Their meals would all be covered by the boss, which was definitely a considerable expense, as knights, unlike ordinary people, required an enormous amount of energy intake.

How could he refuse such a good offer? Anger agreed without hesitation.

Moreover, the young man named Luke didn’t seem overbearing at all, and he was sure they would get along.

Anger’s guess was correct; people with Luke’s personality could get along with most others.

During the subsequent training, he would occasionally go to the blacksmith’s shop to build strength and soak in medicinal baths.

Seeing Luke constantly screaming, Anger was reminded of himself a year ago and couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for him.

At the same time, his acceptance of Luke continued to grow, as they had both experienced hardships together.

Sympathy for Luke wasn’t just for the bone-deep pain and exhaustion, but also for the difficult life Luke might face next.

Did he think the boss’s impressive presence came from nothing? It stemmed from his immense strength, sweeping aside everything and suppressing all directions.

And the ordinary people he suppressed, who suffered in silence, would hold that against him.

If he didn’t work hard, he would have an even harder time than ordinary people.