Chapter Twelve: Testing Qualifications

  Seeing his weak and small tribesmen, hearing the words of Tu Duo, Guagua knew that the Great Elder had abandoned these old, weak, sick and disabled people, and took the strong young men to run away.

  As expected, the old man used the Wall Lizard Sheds Its Tail move. It's said that ordinary Dog Head people have a terrible temperament.

  Valley melon furrowed his brow, took a look at the dog-headed people around him, there were more than three hundred people, and at this time, a voice came from the inner city, he turned his head and looked towards the platform of the inner city.

  Xī Lǎng · ào Kè Tuō walked up. Looking down at all the dog-headed people, he said: "Children, you are good. Dog-headed people are the most beloved kind of servant creature for the Thaumaturges. Do you know why? Because you have a strong reproductive vitality like the Earth Spirit and a magical potential as strong as that of the Thaumaturges."

  This time I've come, gathering everyone together, is to select assistants from among you, assistants with magical potential, well-treated assistants who can eat steak every now and then, to help me handle affairs, complete magic experiments. As for the others, they will become laborers, repairing this great relic, my Octo family's legacy, Pilersburg.

  "All who prove themselves strong and capable will be chosen to join my defense squad, becoming the guardians of Pallet Town. Those who do not... have only one path: death."

  The dog-headed people started chattering and discussing.

  Xirong Oktuo suddenly roared: "Shut up!" As soon as the words were spoken, an invisible magical hand appeared out of thin air from the noisiest place and scooped up a dog-headed man with the loudest voice. Then, in mid-air, he pinched him into powder, and fresh blood and shattered internal organs fell from the sky, like a bloody rain.

  The other dog-headed men immediately fell silent, and they didn't even dare to wipe the dirty internal organs from their faces. The entire scene suddenly became quiet.

  Syrano Oktoro was very satisfied with the effect of his intimidation.

  "Now, I will cast a magic mark. This is a simple zero-level magic. All the children who have a bright light on their bodies after the magic, come to the inner city."

  Others, under the supervision of Ice Claw Monitor, are repairing the castle for me!" After finishing speaking, Xilan Oktuo held up a crystal ball that was not very good in quality, about the size of a pomelo. He infused magical power into the crystal ball with both hands, and the originally murky crystal ball slowly filled with blue light. Then he tossed the crystal ball upwards, and it began to spin violently, flying around the outer city in a circle, sprinkling the magical radiance over all the Dog-Headed People. Finally, it flew back into Xilan Oktuo's hands.

  Gua and Tusi's bodies were stained with the glory of magic, but it did not fade away. However, on Tudou's body, the magical glow flashed by and quickly dissipated, leaving no residue behind.

  Tusi jumped up happily, while Tudou and Tubo lowered their heads in disappointment.

  It's still unclear whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, and Gua's eyes rolled around.

  He knew that even if the dragon vein had awakened, the dog-headed man's bloodline was too thin to quickly advance and obtain high-level magic skills in a short period of time. If this dead woodhead came up with some kind of eccentric move, it would be disastrous.

  Kua did not help Tu Duo and Tu Ba gain magical aura, but instead followed other dog-headed people with auras into the inner city.

  The first floor of the inner city was a vast hall, although there was no natural light, but under the effect of magic, it emitted a faint glow, and did not appear dim.

  The melon turned its head to look at those dog-headed people, and there were more than a dozen dog-headed people who could come in. The light on their bodies was either strong or weak, and the magical glow on the melon's body was only moderate, but not intense.

  This is because the internal energy of Gua can absorb all magical powers and transform them into physical growth energy. If it weren't for the magic power of that demon core occupying most of his internal energy, Gua's body probably wouldn't have any magical glow at all.

  "Very well!" Xilong Oktos sat in the seat in the hall, saying calmly: "You have passed the most basic test, now you silently think about it, and input the magical glow on your body into this crystal ball."

  More than a dozen Dog Heads quickly re-infused the magic, this time only three Dog Heads succeeded, including Tu Xi. Guagua has always only absorbed other people's powers, where is the time to spit it out? Moreover, he just wanted to make a mediocre, not wanting to draw attention to himself, and even because of his internal energy absorbing magic, he also absorbed part of the magic from the crystal ball.

  Xilong Okt wrinkled his brow, glanced at Gua Gu and seemed dissatisfied, snapped his fingers and said: "Arrange these three people to live on the second floor, I will personally teach them magic. The rest of you live on the first floor, Harick will teach you martial skills."

  After saying that, an icy claw took the three away, walking up the stairs from one side to the second floor, leaving the remaining people in the first-floor hall. Before long, a sturdy half-orc walked in from the side door.

  This half-beast looks like a cross between a barbarian and a beastman, with some magical features of the latter. He is about 2.5 meters tall, with hard hair on his skin and black spots all over. His sharp teeth make it impossible for him to close his mouth, and hot saliva keeps dripping down from his mouth.

  He had a giant sword on his back, wearing a coarse leather armor, and the muscles that came out of it were covered with scars that told of their owner's rich battle record. His thick arms were twice as thick as Gua Gua's waist, and each muscle was like an iron block. Gua Gua had no doubt that one of his arms could slap himself to death.

  "Listen up, maggots! From now on, you're under my command. My goal is to turn you into standard warriors within a month and reach level 5 in three months, where you'll grasp the concept of aura! Anyone who fails to meet the standards will be sent to work on the city walls as laborers!" The half-beast's voice was like two massive stones grinding against each other, making people feel uncomfortable to their core. "I am your devil instructor, Harick!"

  "Now, training begins!" Harick then taught a simple method of generating aura, and then roughly poured his own aura into the bodies of the Dog Head people, letting them feel it. In this process, three Dog Head people were directly shattered to death by their hearts. Harick just spat out a mouthful of water and continued with the next one.

  When it was Gua's turn, Harry's beastly eyes stared at him, then one palm attached to his chest and the other covered his back. A scorching power flowed from both hands, coursing through Gua's body, striking him down with great force. For a moment, his blood boiled over, making him want to jump up and chop down a few people just for fun.