My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 474 - 357: An Unexpected Candidate_2

Chapter 474: Chapter 357: An Unexpected Candidate_2

Many people couldn’t understand why His Majesty would choose such an examiner for the reopening of the Dragon and Snake List, that was such a significant event.

Owen Bertram, on the other hand, was not surprised. The current state of the Wood Dynasty was rotten to the core, from top to bottom, and the emperor was weary and incompetent. Could they make a good choice?

These days, Steve Marvin had stayed obediently at home, not daring to go out and play with his nefarious friends. He portrayed an image of determination and ambition in front of his biological father.

Their relationship was indeed... awkward. After all, Steve Marvin, relying on Colby Dominic’s influence, often caused trouble, but he never called him "father." Instead, he deliberately called him "Uncle"." This was especially true when he was in his mother’s room.

For the past several days, Colby Dominic’s face had been overcast, and it wasn’t until two days ago that his mood improved. Today, Steve Marvin suddenly found him smiling!

"Son." He called Steve Marvin over: "This time, it’s indeed a God-given opportunity. Evans Graham being the principal examiner, it’s time for you to make it onto the A-list!"

Steve Marvin’s eyes lit up: "You have some leverage over him!"

...

The news of Evans Graham becoming the principal examiner spread quickly throughout the capital. Even the old fellow himself took this opportunity to secretly promote his "impartiality and fair pricing"!

Whether you’re a child of the nobility or a student from an impoverished family, before this Dragon and Snake List, the principal examiner is "impartial"! As long as you can come up with enough money.

No money? Treasures will do.

No treasures? Sign a slave contract. After the Dragon and Snake List, serve me for a hundred years.

Don’t want to sell yourself? Fine, do you have a beautiful sister, or a wife...? They will be categorised according to their attractiveness. For the top tier, one will suffice.

...

On the outskirts of Yetta City, east of the Capital City, resided Leroy Baker, the young master of the "Manifold Profits," one of the three great merchants in the Wood Dynasty that was as prestigious as Topeka Hall, in the most upscale "Spring Tide Pavilion."

He stuck his head out from the second floor of the pavilion with several lipstick marks on his face, and a light gauze hanging around his neck. He shouted to his house servant waiting below: "Go buy the exam questions, no matter how much it costs. I never break rules, but if someone else breaks them, we can’t be at a loss. Go quickly..."

Then he was pulled back by the gauze, and the building was filled with laughter.

...

Outside the Military Department’s alley, within a barrack, there was a group of soldiers whose demeanor was drastically different from that of the city’s army. They were disciplined, their eyes fierce, and their cultivation was solid.

These men subdued the rest of the soldiers in the vicinity on their first night of arrival. The local army became their submissive lackeys. A lackey came panting and hurriedly delivered news about the principal examiner. He then turned to the leader of the group, a young warrior, and said: "Commander Lee, that old guy Evans Graham only cares about money. I heard on my way here that his household has started selling the exam questions for the Dragon and Snake List openly at the side door. Do you have any Spirit Jade? Gather as much as you can, if it’s not enough, we all can help..."

Donald Lee, a young warrior well known in the Southern Region Flying Bear Army, was unanimously acknowledged as the most outstanding soldier of his rank. The Flying Bear Army, tasked with defending the whole southern region and annually warring against the Nanni Nation and various rebellious tribes in the southern region, was one of the few armies in the Wood Dynasty that maintained a strong fighting force.

Donald Lee was an orphan and grew up in the army. Since the age of seven, he had joined the veterans on the battlefield with a short knife, truly growing up amidst corpses and a sea of blood. Despite his youth, he had a high reputation within the Flying Bear Army.

When news of the Dragon and Snake List spread, the Flying Bear Army unanimously decided to send some brothers to escort Donald Lee to the Capital. If he could make it onto the A-list, it might make the Imperial Court pay some attention to the Flying Bear Army and release at least 30 to 40 percent of the rations and salaries that had been delayed for three years.

Donald Lee hesitated; the Flying Bear Army was poor. An old soldier bit his teeth, "Buy it, we must! Commander, this is like a battle, knowing the enemy and knowing ourselves is the key to victory. The exam questions are valuable information, knowing them ahead of time naturally has great advantages."

Donald Lee looked at him, and the old soldier said, "Before we left, the general gave us some money, originally intended for us to appease the Military Department... let’s use it to buy the information!"

...

Within the residence of a significant merchant in Mule-Horse Market, the entire original family had moved into the annex and were humbly serving a group of women in sky-blue robes.

The main house was given to a tall woman covered in a veil.

Far from feeling aggrieved, the family was extremely honored. The women came from the "Water Palace" on the East Sea, and the tall woman was Catherine, the Saintess of the Palace. The merchant was merely an external force of the Water Palace. Thanks to the safeguard of the Water Palace, they had amassed this great wealth.

Upon hearing the news of Evans Graham, the elder accompanying Catherine ordered distantly: "Go purchase it."

The merchant immediately took the order and left to do it.

...

The Homecoming Inn was just one of the most common inns in the Capital. The rooms were narrow and didn’t offer a homely feeling at all. Every day, guests who could not afford to pay for their rooms were driven out by the innkeepers.

Those scholars from impoverished families who came to the Capital to take exams or ordinary people who came to do business or find relatives stayed in such inns. The advantage was its low price.

But even such a cheap inn was unaffordable for some people. For example, in the firewood room of the Homecoming Inn, there lived a brother and sister who couldn’t afford to pay for a room. The elder brother had to work all kinds of hard jobs in the inn’s kitchen every day to barter for this shabby shelter.