"Why is this?"

"There are two reasons for this." Arathut replied. "The first is the status issue... You know, the sword saints sometimes even appear as the Phoenix King's personal guards, comparable to the Phoenix Guards. Apart from the Phoenix King, the sword saints rarely accept orders from others. They are independent and not under the jurisdiction of any prince. In fact, even the Emerald Queen has a limited influence on them. Only a few high-level princes can use their personal influence and friendship to get the support of the Sword saints. Although your bloodline is noble, you do not have such influence yet."

"The second is the current situation... You know, because of the massive invasion of our evil cousin this time, the situation on the front line is very tense, and it is a tug-of-war. In other words, our front line urgently needs excellent infantry like the Sword Saint, but the cavalry is not so anxious. The Phoenix King has taken away a large number of Sword Saints, and there are too few Sword Saints left. Now they have difficulties in maintaining the daily operation here, so naturally they are not willing to bear the extra responsibility."

"Arathut... To be honest, I'm not the type who likes to beat around the bush... Let's say that, I want to know if there are any feasible strategies for getting the Swordsmen to join the expedition under the current circumstances?"

"In fact, there is no particular good way," Arathut replied. "The only way to say is that you have to be one of them."

"I? Become a Sword Saint?" Ashu Rufate was stunned.

"The Tower of Hefu is open to all Yasuul. From civilians to nobles and even princes, they can join them and receive training to find the ultimate way of weapons. I have some knowledge of the training of the sword saints. Starting from a new member with no weapon experience, an ordinary student needs to take twenty years to master the use of weapons. In fact, many nobles and even princes have received this stage of training here."

"But the next stage is more difficult. Students usually have to spend several times more time learning the way of fighting until they pass the test of battle, so that they can be called Hefu swordsmen." Araset explained in detail. "But in the end, and the most difficult part is that they must defeat an instructor with the title of Sword Saint in an open contest so that they can become a Sword Saint."

"So you know, it's very difficult." Arathut said. "In fact, on the battlefield, an elf noble may be much stronger than a sword saint, because they have expensive and excellent magic equipment. With these equipment, a noble may be able to defeat three, five or even more sword saints alone. So on the surface, the gate of the Hefu Tower is open, and all volunteers who are determined to become a sword saint can come in, but in fact, there are not too many practitioners who choose the sword saint path. More students are actually just here to receive weapon training for a period of time. I am the same."

When he said these words, Arast was actually feeling, but Ashu Rufate didn't care about this.

"Arathut, you mean, if I could defeat a swordsman, I could be one of them? And then they would support my expedition?"

"In theory, it only takes three days." Araset smiled. He knew that the prince had confidence in his combat skills, but he did not try to remind the prince how difficult it was. Prince Ashrufat would not be the first to make such an attempt, nor was it destined to be the last. Before they failed, few people were willing to listen to advice. "Finish the weapon exam on the first day, complete the battle exam on the second day, and defeat a sword saint on the third day, and then become a sword saint and can serve as an instructor in the Tower of Hefu."

"Three days..." Ash Rufa nodded. Does it only take three days? Although it doesn't take much time, it can always be drawn out in three or five days. In fact, seven or eight days are fine.

"Very good, Araset, I decided to do it. I want to become a student and participate in the training of the Sword Saint."
Chapter completed!