The first day went smoothly as expected. Aside from the initial shock that the people experienced at the start, the rest of the day was uneventful, or so Yi Ling thought. She had let her son handle most of the judging, intervening only when Muxin found someone particularly worth keeping. Yes, Muxin was watching them as well. Unknown to all but her, Minzhe, and the Elders, Muxin was observing everything.
Out of the more than one thousand guard applicants, only 400 returned successful at the end of the day. Since there was no time limit, the process continued until dusk. Although they were all accepted, they would still undergo further testing to determine who deserved higher rankings. Nevertheless, the 400 guards celebrated that night, thrilled to have made it through the first round.
