Chapter 1157

It was not just Samantha who was eager to see the new legate of Wyvern Peak being chosen, but all of Novemton. Everyone wanted to know who was going to become the next legate. *** News of the selection spread far and wide, including to various academies. Three days later, a group of linguistics-major students were gossiping inside Azure Creek University's lecture hall. "Hey guys, have you heard that the selection for the new legate will be held on the sixth of October, and they're going to finalize it this year?" "Yes, I also heard that there's been commotion near the borders. Wyvern Peak urgently needs a new legate to lead them." "I wonder who the next legate is going to be?" The students were discussing the matter inside their lecture hall, where Juno was sitting. She listened to every word that was being said. As Juno took a deep breath, a few female students walked over. "Juno, I hear that a few academies like ours are eligible to participate in the selection. Are you going to sign up?" a short-haired girl asked. Another one with long hair said, "Are you kidding, Elize? There has always been a rule that only men are allowed to participate in the selection. Women don't get to join." The long-haired student was right. Historically, Wyvern Peak made it a rule that only men were allowed to participate in the selection. Moreover, candidates needed to be between nineteen to twenty-four years old. Anyone above that age limit had to be someone with a high rank inside of Wyvern Peak with war contributions for them to be exempted. Women were not allowed to be a part of the selection as long as the rules were in effect. But the short-haired Elize Shepard said, "Haven't you heard, Felicia? Apparently, War Legate Draco abolished a few of Wyvern Peak’s rules, one of them being that women are now allowed to take part in the selection." "What?! Are you serious? Surely he doesn’t have enough authority to abolish a rule that has been in place since the beginning of time, can he?" Felicia Gibbins exclaimed in shock. At that moment, another girl by the name of Penny Johnson said, "I heard about that too, but we should wait for the academy to make a more detailed announcement. We’ll hear about it in the next few days.” She then turned to Juno. “Will you join if women are allowed to participate?” These were Juno's classmates and roommates who frequently ate, slept, and trained together. Even if Juno was allowed to participate, her chances of being selected were not optimistic since she had only been training in ACMA for a year. Yet, she said, "Of course, I'll sign up if women are allowed." Elize, Penny, and Felicia were shocked to hear this. Felicia said, "But women are naturally born weaker, so how are we supposed to go up against those men in competition? We'd only be able to treat our participation as an experience at most." "Hey, the instructor's here,” someone shouted and all the students stood to attention. A woman in her fifties walked into the lecture hall. Her codename was Lohawk, and she used to be a brave female general of Wyvern Peak. After retiring, she was assigned to be a lecturer at ACMA to nurture new talents. Lucas and Steel had been some of her students over the decades. She had also taught Adrian for a year, making her a legendary woman. The students looked at Lohawk as she walked into the lecture hall. After glancing at the students, she said, "Everyone, I trust you've all heard that the next legate selection is set to happen on the sixth of October, correct?" "Yes, ma'am!"