The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 32: Seeds of the Future

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POV: Third Person

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In a dark and silent conference room, a dozen figures gathered around a table, only after a moment were they illuminated only by the glow of a screen.

The light revealed attentive faces, each watching intently the projected images, which showed numerous individuals, each standing out to varying degrees.

In the end, everyone’s attention was focused on one scene in particular, a scene that captured a group with a young man blessed by the God of Light.

This was no ordinary blessing, but one bestowed directly, indicating that the person was remarkably capable of attracting the attention of the Gods themselves and their possible patronage bringing glory and power beyond imagination.

Unlike inherited blessings, a direct blessing from God is infinitely more appreciated.

Even the royal family, who prided themselves on their blessings, occasionally inherited from their patron God, could not deny that being recognized directly by God himself said much more than an inherited one.

Some who believe that those who inherited them could not compare with the original, although at no time have the gods or the blessed proved that one is better than the other, but that way of thinking is ingrained in many.

Many considered that only the true chosen ones by the gods had true value.

Since the founding of the kingdom, there has been only one blessed by the patron god and that was the first emperor and now that the second appeared, everyone wanted a piece of that divine influence.

Numerous factions were willing to do anything to get the blessed one to marry their daughters, and even the royal family wished to betroth him to one of their princesses to strengthen the blessing in their lineage.

And it would, if it were not for the fact that at the time they are in, everyone, including the royal family, had to back down in the face of the imminent onset of the age of the gods.

The gods were showing very clear signs of having begun, or rather had already begun, without warning and only now are the obvious signs showing themselves.

One of the most obvious signs was the increase in those born with inherited blessings, as well as the increase in mana density.

This phenomenon had slowly begun twenty years ago, and the most decisive factors were the perpetual opening of the middle world and that the gods were also beginning to be more generous with their blessings to mortals.

No one knew exactly when, but the kingdom’s information network had already ascertained the extent of this phenomenon and how real it was, and everyone was preparing.

For the first time in almost a thousand years, the age of the gods was beginning again.

Everyone knew that this era would be a time when many kingdoms would rise and many would fall, so they did not hesitate to invest in the generation to come.

From the ancient records it was known to be the safest course of action to preserve the kingdom.

They could not allow their selfish interests to interfere with this, that is why the matter of engagement to william was postponed.

Not to mention that after all to interfere with someone who possesses the direct blessing of a god and even more so if it is their main god is a great sin and crime so all the power figures of the kingdom unanimously left the work of their education and care to the experts and sought not to interfere in their growth.

if anything happened it was naturally between the youth and the divine will.

Because of this, everyone in this room carefully evaluated the future prospects, not discriminating between nobles and commoners as there was a possibility that they would receive blessings in the future, but still paying special attention to the one blessed by the God of Light who was their patron god.

However, in the group that everyone assumed he would lead because of his blessing, someone else took the lead.

Those present thought they should emphasize improving his decisions and leadership so that he would not give up power so easily in the future.

Regardless of his number of metamorphoses, having the blessing of the God of Light should cover that.

For now, being a novice those things were passable, the future instructors paid special attention to what was lacking in what they believed would in the future be their greatest representative.

The screen kept playing the images, showing second by second what was happening.

Everyone remained silent, analyzing in depth, a treatment that the other teams did not receive as they had only seen summaries of the important moments.

Thanks to this obvious favoritism, when the three-hour video ended and the room returned to darkness, silence reigned in the room. Everyone was processing and analyzing what they had just seen.

In the darkness, a silhouette, who was only identified as female after speaking, said.

”This... you can tell he has combat strength above his metamorphosis level and is good at increasing morale, as well as having a good personality,”

the female voice, a bit nervous, praised William’s strengths.

”That’s true, I would expect no less from our future representative,”

A male voice, more animated and clearer, supported the first. The rest did not speak.

Honestly, that was the only thing they could say about him was not because he was bad but because in the same group there was someone else who stood out too much.

”Again...., what was the background of that black-haired boy?”

”Oh, ah yes, let’s see,.... is the son of a knight of the Silvercrest ducal family. he has affinity for the lightning element but is a melee fighter, apparently he has growth talent to be a warrior, so he is not suited to be a mage a rare case where the skill and growth talent do not align. There is no further information on him, as if he just appeared.”

”Don’t bother trying to find out more. That family isn’t someone you can poke around. He’s probably someone who has been nurtured and trained from a young age by that family.”

The figures began to discuss in the dark, because of the darkness, they could not identify the source of the voices and continued to speak freely, although they spoke of a great house of great power in the kingdom.

”In fact, although not explicitly allowed, some nobles have sent bodyguards and servants to accompany their children.

”The Silvercrest even pushed for another spot. Luckily, the person, although a commoner, had three metamorphoses, so it wasn’t a big deal to make one more space, as it was reasonable.”

”I guess this guy is another bodyguard disguised as a student, right?”

”at least they didn’t lobby to make another slot, it seems like they know he would pass the examinations, even though they pushed to skip the first few examinations.”

Thud!

”You guys, stop!...talking like that.... Remember what the point is here. Rather, why are the lights off? I don’t see anything, turn them on,”

at that moment, an old, slightly dry voice that made its age clear interrupted the dark silhouettes’ conversations, ordering them to turn on the lights.

”Well, that’s much better. Let’s see, who was saying what?”

The old voice now spoke to the enlightened academy instructors, who were now silent.

knowing it would be so, the old man continued...

”Well!, whatever!.... The important thing here is that the boy is talented, a good leader and principled.”

The old man praised the student, who, if he were present, would wonder if they were really talking about him and would praise himself for his excellent acting.

”In this academy it doesn’t matter if you are a commoner, bodyguard, servant, illegitimate son or nobleman with a powerful background, The only thing that matters is talent.

While William is our priority, we should not despise the rest. William will not be able to hold the weight of the entire kingdom on him.

He needs reliable partners to support him, and that boy seems perfect for that. While his background is problematic, all the high-ranking noble families in the kingdom are, and some of you who belong to these know that.”

””.....””

”What we are doing now is to be objective, and you have to accept that that boy, Christian, is superior to William.

He even knew how to make effective use of him when everyone was in low morale. He has the makings of a leader, though he has some polishing to do. He is already halfway there.

On the other hand, William lacks a lot of everything, and your job is to teach him what he lacks. Do you understand? Right now there is no rank and no status.

You are simply students and instructors, these kids are the seeds that we are going to cultivate, nurture, make grow and flourish, understand this!”.

””Yes!, Mr. Director.!!””

”I’m glad you understand. Of this group, those five are especially talented. Put them in class A and pay special attention to that boy, Chris, plus William. I feel he will be someone important in this era. My old instincts have never failed me.”

”This, Mr. Director...” An instructor, in fact, it was the muscular instructor overseeing the examination, who spoke up.

”Yes, what is it, little Graham?”

”Indeed, the boy showed he has great qualities, but what if he knew the examination was not about the flags and performed for us? Being part of that family, it’s not unusual that they somehow found out. And, in fact, he could have also figured out the purpose of this examination on his own and put up a front.”

”Oh!, you’re right, but there’s something you’re forgetting. Regardless of whether he acted or not, it was enough to fool us at least at first glance.

Not to mention that some things he did can’t be faked, no matter how hard you try. And if half of what he demonstrated is true, he’s still worth investing in, don’t you agree little Graham?”

”Yes, Mr. Director, you’re absolutely right.”

Understanding the principal’s point, the instructor sat satisfied with the answer to his question ignoring that I call him small considering he is a huge mass of muscle over six feet in comparison to the decrepit old principal who would barely reach his chest if they were side by side.

”Well, this went on too long. Let’s move on to the next groups. I have an appointment with... ehem, I mean, I have important business pending.”

With the director’s words, the fate of this group was decided and they continued to evaluate the rest. This time it was much quicker, as they were not that important, with the exception of a few groups with outstanding individuals.

Nothing more happened, and so, prompted by the director, who for some reason was in a hurry, the evaluations of the second generation of future prospects of the kingdom finally ended.

the future was being decided as the fate of the kingdom became intertwined with the actions and decisions of those young people, whose names would one day echo in history.