Long Dangdang said: "If Knights Class One is not worried about us being a burden and is willing to fight alongside us, would you all be willing to? If yes, please raise your hands. We will proceed by majority rules."
After a brief hesitation, hands rose one by one. Indeed, if there was a strong close combat class willing to help, the chances of passing the assessment would undeniably increase drastically.
Out of thirty students in the class, over twenty raised their hands.
"Good, it's decided then. Knights Class One will respond to us today."
"Long Dangdang, I have a question. If we were to form an alliance with Knights Class One, how will points be distributed afterward?" The male student who could use magic asked again.
Long Dangdang vaguely remembered his name was Lann Xingchen, the one who could use illumination magic.
"This afternoon, I will let everyone know."
Meanwhile, in Knights Class One, the impassioned voice of Long Kongkong echoed.
"I have a question for you all. What is the biggest sorrow of Knights Class One?" Long Kongkong stood at the podium, resting both hands on it, and asked assertively.
Compared to Long Dangdang, Long Kongkong, who knocked out the teacher that day, was undoubtedly more popular among his classmates. Besides, there was no room for jealousy here.
Upon hearing his question, the students in Knights Class One were all stunned, unsure how to answer.
Answering his own question, Long Kongkong said, "Our greatest tragedy is the lack of girls."
His statement caused immediate laughter across the class. Wei Huo, standing on the side, opened his mouth to speak but decided to hold back.
"What's so funny? Can laughter solve our sorrow? No, it can't. What do we do then? I am asking you all, what do we do?"
"Yeah, what do we do, captain?" a classmate asked, chuckling.
Long Kongkong rolled his eyes, "We form an alliance! Our class lacks girls, but other classes have them! Mages Class One has the most beauties. Can we let them go cheap? Absolutely not! All are ours, not a single one less. Losing even one is a crime."
The classmates' laughter turned into surprise—what alliance? An alliance for what?
"In the upcoming assessment, we undoubtedly have the upper hand. Since we have the advantage, we should use it to gain maximum benefit. Is our benefit those points? Who cares about the points? Is having mages stand behind us in the future important? Today, we will protect the mages by leveraging our advantage. In the future, behind us, there will be endless Wind Blades, fireballs. The academy's assessment will not stop at this one time; there will be many similar tests in the future. It's time to show our charm as knights. We need to show all the girls: who are we? We are real men, the men who stand guard over girls."
As he continued, Long Kongkong's voice amplified, "What is the spirit of a knight? Bravery, sacrifice, fearlessness. This time, we will let all the girls in the 1st grade see what chivalry is. Therefore, I've decided that we should form an alliance with Mages Class One for this assessment competition."
The students of Knights Class One, bold and passionate youngsters as they were, became excited by his inflaming speech.
A student from the left side enthusiasticaly asked, "Captain, will the girls from Mages Class One like guys like us?"
Long Kongkong dismissively responded, "I just want to ask you, in the future, would a mage sister prefer a knight husband or a mage husband? Do they need protection? If yes, then what are we here for? Actually, I have one word to describe pairing with a mage—perfect!"
"Behind your shields are their magical bombardments. Of course, priest sisters are also good. If we protect mage sisters this time, do you think priest sisters will not come to us? What is the saying about scarce resources with multitude of monks? That simply means the monks are not strong enough. We have to prove to the girls in 1st grade through our actions, that we, Knights Class One, are absolute gentlemen who would protect them at all costs. Let them see what chivalry is! I ask you all, are you in or out?"
"In! In! In!" All classmates shouted in unison, making waves of sound. In Wei Huo's eyes, these boys seemed like firecrackers lit one after another, ready to explode at any second. However, is this the right interpretation of the knight's spirit? Maybe it seems like, possibly, it's not wrong!
At this time, Wei Huo was even wondering why he didn't meet such a class leader when he was a student. If he had, perhaps he wouldn't still be single now!
Long Kongkong raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. Immediately, the whole class fell silent. At this moment, his "charismatic charm" had fully conquered all the classmates.
"There's one more thing, I need to ask for your opinion. For this assessment, I hope our class can donate all the extra points beyond the five points needed to complete the assessment to the girls of Mages Class One, only for the girls. Because this assessment is a chance, not a chance for us to exchange a few points for element crystals, but a chance for us as knights to show our glory. This is my badge, I give it to the teacher, isn't it a hundred points? These points are donated to our class, if anyone is short of points, they can come from me." As he spoke, Long Kongkong slapped his badge on the table.
Suddenly, the just quieted students were excited again. Boys of their age are prone to impulsiveness and blindness. At this moment, Long Kongkong seemed to be glowing all over to them.
"I only have one question, is our class leader awesome?"
"Awesome——" The whole class roared.
"Hanging out with me, you get not just a few points but also happiness. Yes, not the future, but happiness. Those who talk about the future are bluffing, I will lead us to happiness first."
Xi Feng chimed in, "Boss, what is happiness?"
Long Kongkong confidently said: "In the future when we grow up, having a girlfriend is happiness. But what we should pursue now is to have childhood sweethearts first. Without childhood sweethearts, where can we find girlfriends in the future? Brothers, follow me now, I will take you to see the girls of Mages Class One. Let's see how beautiful our childhood sweethearts are and how deserving they are of our protection. Follow me!"
As he spoke, Long Kongkong waved his hand grandly. Under Wei Huo's dumbfounded gaze, he turned around and confidently walked towards the door.
Wei Huo wanted to remind him that the class was going on. But, he didn't say it. Because at this moment, even the air in Knights' Class One was hot. He had never seen students of any class with such solidarity, cohesion and unity.
"Charge, charge, charge!" A group of young boys roared and rushed out.
Ten minutes later, neat footsteps came from outside the door of First Year, Class One of Magic Academy.
"Attention!"
"Thump, thump!" After two yet resounding thumps on the ground, it was quiet outside again.
"Reporting——" A clear and impassioned voice came from outside.
"Come in." Si Yu said.
The door opened, and under the surprised gaze of the classmates of Mages' Class One, a boy who looked exactly like Long Dangdang walked in from outside.
Long Dangdang looked at his brother with some surprise. They had discussed this during lunch, hadn't they? He's already here?
But when he saw the wild look in Long Kongkong's eyes, he understood. This was his social butterfly syndrome acting up. When this kid gets crazy, even he can't control himself.
Long Kongkong stood shoulder to shoulder with Long Dangdang in front of the podium. "Good day, teacher, classmates of Mages' Class One. I am the class leader of First Year Class One of Knights Academy, Long Kongkong. Now, I represent Knights Class One in promising you that during tomorrow's assessment, all of us in Knights Class One will use all our strength to protect you. We wish to forge an alliance with you, to be your shield and sword. And, all the points we gain in this assessment, except those required for the assessment, we wish to assist each other in the future and unite as one. Oh, form a lasting alliance."
If Long Dangdang hadn't stomped on his foot, who knows what else he would have said.
"Thump, thump, thump, thump!" The tall boys of Knights Class One stomped heavily on the floor as they walked in orderly. They pounded their right fists on their chests and performed a knightly salute to the classmates of Mages Class One.
The eyes of these young knights were shining brilliantly, and in their hearts, there was only one voice: our class leader is true to us!