The front row was specially reserved for the four chief abbots and other important guests.
Among the important guests were the leader of the Stoner family, the Realm Seers of the Blanc Sect and the Bloom Sect, as well as Isaac.
Isaac took his seat. He saw the Realm Seer of the Bloom Sect, a skinny bald man in his 30s, sitting next to him. On the other hand, the Realm Seer of the Blanc Sect was a white-haired old man in his 60s.
Mizar was seated to his right. She was watching the munks perform on stage with a serious expression.
At the very front of the stage was a golden statue of Bodda. Behind it, candles were burning steadily.
An hour later, it was time to abstain from eating meat. The golden sun began to set.
Everyone took their seats. The kitchen munks hauled several piping hot barrels out and handed everyone a potato. Then, everyone began devouring their vegetarian feast in the open air.
Afterward, more munks carried 20 barrels through the small metal gate in the middle of the wall. They stopped in front of thousands of devotees.
The crowd surged forward to snatch the potatoes served by Carmine Temple. Most of them had brought bowls or tubs with them. They believed that eating the vegetarian feast before the Bodda would heal their body of all ailments and bring good luck to their families.
Night fell, footsteps sounded outside the area.
50 Black Martial Munks in blank tunics surrounded the Realm Seer Tower. Each of them was holding a stick of metal.
The main entrance of the Realm Seer tower was right behind the stage. Four Black Martial Munks quickly took their places on both sides of the door.
At that moment, the drums coming from the east side suddenly stopped. Due to the lower terrain outside, people could get a clear view of the Black Martial Munks surrounding the Realm Seer Tower.
Over 10 thousand people had their eyes on the tower. They knew that the examination was about to begin.
All the Carmine Temple’s munks stood. There were over a dozen munks on each side in groups of two.
Isaac could see that a few of them were carrying bronze horns about 15 feet long on their shoulders as they slowly made their way toward the stage.
The deep, ringing sound of the horn reverberated in all directions. The four chief abbots stood. Each of them led a Realm Seer candidate up the stage.
“It’s finally starting,” Mizar muttered to herself excitedly.
After getting on stage, the four children in tunics faced the tower. The four chief abbots stood behind them, chanting quietly.
Isaac saw that Zansam and Karmic were standing at the very end.
When the chanting ended, two Black Martial Munks opened the doors. The first boy puffed his chest out and walked inside.
It was already completely dark by then. Not long after the first boy went in, the lights on the second floor switched on.
Besides the four chief abbots, no one knew what the examination entailed. However, it was no easy feat to become the highest leader of a hundred thousand munks of the Gilded Sect.
Soon, the third level lit up. However, another half an hour passed, but the lights on the fourth floor never came on.
At that moment, the doors swung open. The boy came back out with a disappointed look on his face.
The second boy took a deep breath and entered the tower. He was strongerthan the first boy and had made it to the fifth level. However, favonovel.com ultimately failed and came back out crying.
The third candidate was the boy that Nubique had selected. He was around the same age as Karmic.
Nubique gave Zansam a sideward glance. With a wicked smile, favonovel.com patted the boy’s head, and the boy set off.
At that moment, a group of people in red hooded cloaks gently pushed through the throng of people on the field on the east side. They slowly moved toward the Realm Seer Tower.
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