Lord Lan smiled at Jingtai's confused expression.
"Let me give you another hint."
"In the past, those sects in the Land of Hundred Dynasties would recruit once every five years. The quotas were always extremely limited. Our Great Xia Kingdom would typically only get a dozen spots, twenty at the absolute most."
"This time, however, there are many more openings. The Imperial City alone has over forty spots, and even each county below has been given five."
"As long as they can cross the Blood-soaked Land and reach Celestial Martial City, they are practically guaranteed to join a sect!"
Jingtai and the others looked visibly stunned once more after Lord Lan finished speaking.
'Recruiting so many people at once… could the sects be short-staffed?'
"Jingtai, tell me, what was the main focus of the sects' past assessments in the Imperial City?" Lord Lan asked slowly.
Jingtai paused for a moment, then replied, "They tested for talent, potential, and a certain degree of strength."
