In front of Madame Endae stood a silver-haired girl, who was the major secret of the entire Saint Laurent Cadet Academy and even the empire at this moment.
Madame Endae, as a direct descendant of the Wilhelm family, known as the "Four Seasons Lord," only became aware of the girl's existence after taking office at the Saint Laurent Cadet Academy.
With unparalleled swordsmanship, she ended the fifth Disaster and single-handedly facilitated the establishment of the Saint Laurent Cadet Academy. She was the pride of the Wilhelm family, the Sword Saint!
She carried so much honor and legend that when Madame Endae saw the girl in person, she initially thought it might be a joke. However, when she witnessed the girl's power with her own eyes and saw the Emperor of the empire respectfully addressing her as "Lady Saint" and bowing, all doubts in her heart disappeared.
Indeed, after two hundred years, the legend still lived on!
However, the appearance of this girl... was significantly different from the thirty-meter tall sculpture that could be seen from afar. Only a faint resemblance could be seen in her facial features.
Considering that Lady Saint herself was very concerned about her figure, it was not difficult to understand this level of "historical beautification and modification."
One could only say that the legendary Lady Saint unexpectedly had a girlish side.
But of course, it was best to keep this thought to oneself, as the consequences of speaking it out would be one's own responsibility. After all, even though she looked like a young girl, she was a genuine "ancestor." Even the grandfathers of the nobles had to show respect to her as juniors. Just the hierarchical seniority was enough to crush a person.
Moreover, she was the hero who saved the world, a true powerhouse. Who would dare to be impudent in her presence?
Upon hearing Madame Endae's words, Osterna, who was staring at the ring on her ring finger, raised her head and smiled.
"Well, no problem. I will definitely properly assess the new students this year. I wonder if there are any new students worth looking forward to?"
After all, Osterna was also the founder of the Saint Laurent Cadet Academy. In theory, all the students of the officer academy were her "disciples."
So, as a teacher, it was only natural for her to assess her disciples. Of course, she couldn't "personally intervene," as that would not be considered an assessment at all.
Of course, she would still use her power, and the specific form of assessment was known as the "special test"...
...This was an additional test that all new students of the officer academy had to participate in during their enrollment and graduation, in addition to the regular final exams.
"If there's a new student worth looking forward to, it would naturally be Miss Clair Pecasus, right?"
Upon hearing this name, Osterna immediately spoke, "Oh, the Pecasus family of the 'Heavenly Steed Lord'? That is indeed something to look forward to..."
Like the Wilhelm family, which belonged to the three major lords of the empire, the Pecasus family, also belonging to the three major lords, was naturally one of the top noble families in the empire.
And back then, it was the three major noble families that founded the Saint Laurent Cadet Academy together with Osterna, so it could be said that they had a long-standing relationship.
"That's right, Miss Clair is a descendant of the Pecasus family. However, she is from a branch line. The direct line of the Pecasus family of this generation has not performed remarkably this year. On the other hand, Miss Clair received excellent evaluations in all subjects and has shown outstanding performance in her studies so far..."
Madame Endae paused and continued, "If there's anything flawed about her, it's her fiancé, who is a baron's second son. I don't know how the prestigious Pecasus family... could accept this engagement..."
Although they were both nobles, the Pecasus family, as one of the three major lords, was naturally far superior to a mere baron like Li Wei, not to mention that Li Wei was just a second son... There was an even more exceptional elder brother above him.
According to reason, this engagement would be unthinkable. However, Miss Clair insisted on it.Of course, in the past, her own opinion was actually useless, but in this era, the Imperial regulations regarding noble marriages have been relaxed a lot. Clair resisted the various pressures imposed on her by her family, and if at this time her fiancé can demonstrate enough strength to match her great talents, then it can actually be considered a good story. The problem is, her fiancé... is a useless waste who just wants to lie flat and rely on her fortune to live as a second-generation successor. This makes many people feel that Clair has suffered a big loss and made a blind choice. But she just likes him and even proclaimed that she would support him for life after she achieves fame and success. Hearing this, even Madame Endae couldn't help but shake her head. "That boy truly does not know how fortunate he is..." "Is that so?" Hearing this, Osterna quickly lost interest in this matter, and she didn't even bother asking about the identity and name of the fiancé. After all, in her view, this was just a trivial matter of no importance. Madame Endae obviously sensed Osterna's meaning, so she respectfully bowed. "Then, I will rely on you tomorrow, Your Holiness..." Tomorrow is the final exam, so naturally today is mostly about reviewing the key points, and there is no new content to teach. It's just repeating some things that have been said over and over again. And among them, the most important one is, of course, the legend of the "Hero"... "...It can be said that since the beginning of the New Calendar, starting with the first generation Hero Lady Alice, the history of the Heroes is the history of the Empire!" This time, a middle-aged Mediterranean male teacher was on the platform, waving his teaching cane and passionately speaking. "It is the protection of each generation of Heroes that has brought about the current human civilization, the current Empire. And speaking of contributions, each Hero has their own merits, but the biggest impact on our modern life, of course, comes from the fourth generation Hero..." Speaking up to this point, the male teacher paused and asked, "...Clair, please answer, what is the most important change brought about by the fourth generation Hero?" Clair, who was called by name, immediately stood up gracefully, with a confident face as she answered, "Yes, it is, of course, the invention of the 'Fusion Magic Furnace', which greatly improved the conversion efficiency of the magic furnace compared to the past, directly triggering a revolution in magic energy, as well as... the fourth generation Hero improved the sealing technique of the spatial rifts..." Before that, The Disaster appeared at intervals of one to two hundred years... and the fourth generation Hero improved the seal of the Holy Sword... As a result, from 1321 when the fourth generation Hero was active, to 1803 when the fifth generation Hero Osterna appeared, there was a gap of more than four hundred and eighty years! It is precisely because of this rare time of peace that allowed humanity to breathe, coupled with the fourth generation Hero's improvement of the magic furnace, which sparked an energy revolution, it has allowed the humans of this world to develop from a medieval background to the present, like riding a rocket. "All of this is the achievement of the fourth generation Hero, the legendary alchemist who served in the Empire's Royal Alchemy Institution... 'Arm of Truth' Rojin Dalke~
