A lot of people started to gather around the Knight Apprentice testing grounds ever since the 10-year-old blue-haired boy insulted the Red Knight "Tomato-looking-soldier".

Most of the people were there to watch how this blue-haired boy will die while others were wondering who gave the kid the courage to insult the overseer. The Red Knight was incensed while the king felt pleased with the sight of this young boy. He was finally able to return a slap without doing anything.

"Why… this little punk…" the Red Knight Bodu gritted his teeth in anger.

"Relax… chill out, Sir Bodu. He is just a junior from the countryside. You don't need to take him seriously." The king said to Bodu. "Okay everyone, continue with the test."

As the king gave the order, the examiners continued to receive the applicants in their respective testing areas. A few hours later, it was Gin's turn to take the test.

"Okay kid. In order for you to pass as an apprentice, you'll have pass 4 out of 5 tests. The 1st one is the traditional strength test. You have to use your physical strength against this power scale. You have to score average points of 250 to receive a passing mark." The examiner said.

"Oh cool! I've always wanted to try this strength thingy." Gin happily went in front of the power scale when suddenly a loud sound resonated from one of the strength testing areas.

"Wow, isn't that boy from the Isenburg family?"

"Yeah, he is. Just 10 years old and he can reach 380 points on the power scale."

On a neighboring testing area, a handsome boy punched his 2nd and 3rd tries with 385 and 399 points respectively. The people around him were in awe. He was Rick Isenburg, the 2nd young master of the Isenburg family, one of the 3 major families in Heart Kingdom.

The most common number of points that a person below the age of 15 can attain is around 250 to 280. Individuals with innate abilities can reach up to 350 points. It was rare to see a 10-year-old to reach beyond 390 points.

But this rare occurrence was superimposed by someone from another family. Another 10-year-old boy from the Stella family punched 3 times consecutively and had 400 points on each punch. He broke Rick Isenburg's 390 point record and overwhelmed him with higher average points.

Rick Isenburg clicked his tongue as he looked at the boy from the Stella family. On the other hand, Uden Stella grinned arrogantly at Rick Isenburg as he won their little competition.

The Heart Royal Family, Isenburg Family, and the Stella Family are the 3 major families in Heart Kingdom. These 3 families are always in competition on who was the stronger lineage. Whoever gets to have the strongest young generation will take the sit as Royal Family of Heart Kingdom.

It's also amazing how the 3 families never waged in war with each other and only fight in friendly competitions.

2 years ago, both Isenburg and Stella Families were mopped on the ground by the Royal Family when Alice Heart returned from training. As a Rank 3 Copper Mortal Arts Practitioner, she made a record of 700 points as an 11-year-old. This was 200 points higher than what the strongest 15-year-old can do. Starting that day, the Silver Sword Knight Academy even posted prize money to those below 15 years old who can break Alice Heart's record in the traditional strength test will receive 1000 silver coins which were equivalent to 1 gold coin.

"Alright! My turn to shine! Here comes my money!"

Gin raised his hand and slapped the power scale and a sharp sound resonated around the testing area. It sounded like someone slapping a fat belly.

It took the people's attention and when they saw that it was the blue-haired boy that did the sound, they were amazed until they saw the points. The points that were projected by the power scale shocked them.

"75? Am I seeing things? Is it actually 75?"

"Uhhh… I might be hallucinating… 75… even 5-year-olds can do that right?"

"I thought he was something… insulting the Red Knight like that…"

"Hahahahahahaha!!! He's actually trash! Wahahahahah!" Red Knight Bodu laughed while the king beside him frowned.

The examiner overseeing Gin shook his head and sighed. 'He's actually so weak… To think that he stood here so proudly before…'

Unfazed by the mocks around him, Gin smiled and grinned as he raised his arm again. This time, he rotated his hand and formed a chopping stance.

As he gathered his energy, the examiner beside him was astounded. He just realized that the earlier slap, no… it was more like a slight tap… contained no mana. Meaning it was done without exerting bodily energy. Only natural gravitational energy was used. But won't that hurt his hand instead?

Gin now swung his hand performing a chop action, just like hand-chopping a friend's head.

250!

The mocking crowd suddenly turned silent.

The examiner's eyes stared at Gin as he felt bewildered of what had happened.

75 points on the 1st hit and got 250 points on the 2nd hit. Wasn't the difference a little large? From a failing point to a passing point.

Before the examiner could record the 2nd hit, Gin once again raised his hand and formed a fist. Then his hand fell and hit the power scale. What happened next stunned everyone looking. Even Rick Isenburg and Uden Stella widened their eyes on the projected score. A casual hammering of his hand caused a huge change in the score.

"Am I imagining things?"

"How did that little boy do that?"

"425 points… the difference between his 1st hit and 3rd hit is huge. It's just like a cripple suddenly turned into a prodigy…"

As the others were busy discussing, Gin moved his fist and moved into a punching position. As he was about to release his fist, the examiner interjected.

"Hey, Kid! Your strength test is over. You only get to have 3 tries. You get an average score of 250 points. You barely passed. Here's your Strength badge, representing your pass in this test. Now move to the other testing area." The examiner explained.

"What? Wait… I haven't surpassed the previous record yet. How am I supposed to get the prize money?" Gin nervously asked.

"Tough luck kid, you only get 3 tries to receive the prize money. Your highest score so far is 425… although it's the highest this year for now… it's still far from the current highest in the record." The examiner said.

"But… but… I haven't tried anything yet…" Gin tried to plead the examiner to give him just 1 more chance to hit the power scale as he will use all power he had, but the man only shooed and pointed him to the direction of the next text.

Feeling aggrieved, Gin reluctantly left the strength testing site and went to the Mana testing site.

He looked sad on the outside but sadder on the inside. He was crying in his heart thinking about the 1000 silver coins. It was already in his palms but still failed to grasp it.

"It's really him!"

Far away on the observation platform entrance, a pretty crimson-haired girl and a petite beautiful brown-haired girl stood, eyeing Gin in excitement.

It's been 2 years since they got separated and this junior brother of theirs who had crippled mana veins is now able to score 425 points on the strength test.