[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys":3,"chapter-wizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys-wizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys-chapter-540":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1278338,1707,"Chapter 540: 236: Sword Bearer Assessment (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)","wizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys-chapter-540",540,"\u003Cp>Chapter 540: Chapter 236: Sword Bearer Assessment (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quaint square building, similar to a temple but without the Doric columns, stood before them, guarded by eight sword and shield-bearing guards at its spacious entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squinting, Rein caught a glimpse of the golden characters ‘Imperial Sword Holder Minter Branch’ above the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two approached the gateway, a guard stepped forward and said, “Are you here for the assessment, my lord? Please present your invitation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing a series of formalities, Rein and Vinica were shown to their assigned rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were on the second floor in two adjacent rooms, and the faint sounds of conversation suggested the rooms were nearly full with other assessors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the assessment day close at hand, neither Rein nor Vinica chose to explore the provincial city of Minter, deciding to wait until after the assessment was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time sped by, and the morning of the assessment arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around 8:30 AM, Rein and Vinica found themselves in a spacious and bright hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor was immaculate, with rows of long-backed chairs neatly arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the hall was sparsely filled with twenty or thirty young people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female officer in charge, upon seeing Rein and Vinica enter, said in a crisp voice, “Please feel free to sit wherever you like; there’s no need to be nervous. The order of the exam has nothing to do with where you sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, Rein nodded, exchanged a look with Vinica, and they took seats in a less crowded corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, within minutes of their settling down, four or five young people arrived, including a redhead who, upon entering the hall, spotted Rein in the corner and couldn’t help but call out, “Rein~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And happily waved to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?” Rein looked up to see it was Eveline Norman, a dazzling redhead from Rosby, the Viscount Norman’s daughter Eveline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of such a beauty greeting Rein cheerily made everyone in the hall glance his way as if to see which young talent had caught the favor of a beautiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vinica, sitting beside Rein, glanced at him and then at the redhead, inwardly musing that her competition seemed formidable, thinking, “I just had Agatha as a competitor, and now there’s this beautiful redhead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the redhead’s appearance and abilities, she seemed to be much stronger than Agatha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Eveline approached, she asked with a smile, “Rein, when did you get here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, and who might this be?” Eveline inquired seriously upon seeing the young girl with twin ponytails next to Rein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eveline, this is my good friend, Vinica, a third-level Wizard Apprentice from the Ubric School,” Rein introduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vinica, this is Eveline from Rosby City, a good friend I made during the nobility title assessment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women sized each other up, and Eveline smiled and said, “Miss Vinica, it’s nice to meet you, you’re very beautiful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Eveline, you are very beautiful as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Rein and Eveline were not romantically involved, there was an unspoken tension in the air. To defuse it, Rein coughed and shifted the conversation, “Eveline, who are these people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eveline, realizing her oversight, quickly said, “Sorry, I forgot to introduce you, they were all outstanding in the last nobility assessment. This is Bridget Sanchez from Valant County, and this is Stamp from Welsh County…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rein nodded at each in turn. With his Great Knight strength and highly sensitive spiritual power perception, he noticed with just a brief scan that these individuals all possessed the strength of Peak Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one with a slightly weaker presence, a veteran Knight who had unusual spiritual power fluctuations, was clearly a second-level Wizard Apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being both a veteran Knight and a second-level Wizard Apprentice, it was hard to say who would be stronger compared to the Peak Knight without a direct contest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Eveline said, they were some of the best contenders from his noble title assessment batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the scheduled time of the assessment approached, more and more young people gradually arrived in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later, as the time neared the appointed nine o’clock, the hall had swelled from the initial thirty-some individuals to around eighty or ninety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the crowd, there were a few groups whose outfits were noticeably different; one group was in full knightly plate armor, exuding a formidable presence as they walked, likely soldiers from the Empire’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, there were clusters of young people in various long robes, similar to Vinica, likely from the Wizard schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also young men and women in tailored noble hunting attire, with a distinctly different demeanor, presumably heirs of the great nobility of Minter City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great nobility, or high-ranking noblemen, specifically refers to counts, marquises, and dukes; this was something Rein had learned from Jennifer, the beautiful lady he had met earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Rein also spotted the young people he had encountered by Stillwater Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interestingly, Eveline seemed to know some of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Fiona, long time no see!” Eveline greeted with a smile as she walked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eveline, it’s been a while!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, it’s you?” the young woman in leather armor recognized Rein immediately, the same young man who had been with three beautiful girls by the shore of Stillwater Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>",888,"2026-06-05T17:04:14.902Z",1,"novelbin.me","9e52ed4cd57896da31b69a895bf0629e7a2d95be33672193237df3945aef584b","wizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys-chapter-541","wizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys-chapter-539",1660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-starting-from-shoeing-donkeys-cover.jpg"]