775 Many Benefits
On second thought, Chu Nan felt that this number was not that unbelievable.
Just the recorded history of the Declan Empire was nearly ten thousand years. Even if it had experienced countless great and small storms, in such a long history, it was not strange for the juniors to spread their branches and increase the number to such an exaggerated extent.
One had to know that the Declan Empire controlled a huge territory from the galactic center to tens of thousands of light-years outside the Orion Arm. It was one of the three great factions of the Milky Way. It was simply easy to raise a mere 70,000 direct descendants.
When he heard this number, Chu Nan instantly understood the problem.
No wonder the royal family of the Declan Empire was willing to let their descendants participate in the Garden Hunting Assembly personally. Moreover, they still insisted on this tradition despite so many casualties in history.
It turned out that there were simply too many descendants of the royal family and they did not have to worry about death at all!
“Wait, that’s still not right.” Chu Nan frowned, “Since there are so many direct disciples in the Declan Empire, there should be thousands of disciples who meet the age requirement. Could it be that they will all be sent to participate in the Garden Hunting Assembly?”
“Of course not.” Hasklovsky shook his head, “The royal family of the Declan Empire is not so stupid. Sending those useless disciples to participate is only courting death. Before this, their royal family will carry out an initial selection. Only those who pass the selection are qualified to participate. However… according to rumors, if a direct disciple who can’t even obtain the qualifications to participate in the Garden Hunting Assembly will be directly stripped of his royal status and become a civilian.”
Chu Nan was immediately surprised, “In other words, this Garden Hunting Assembly is actually a method used by the royal family of the Declan Empire to screen their heir?”
“You can say that, but the throne of the Declan Empire is clearly not so easy to ascend. This Garden Hunting Assembly can only be considered a preliminary screening,” Hasklovsky replied with a shrug.
“The methods of such an old empire are really speechless…” Chu Nan curled his lips and pointed at the virtual screen before continuing to ask, “Therefore, the Marshal also wants me to participate in this Garden Hunting Assembly? However, if I’m not wrong, someone will die, right? Even the descendants of the royal family of the Declan Empire might die. Martial artists like us who accept the invitation are naturally more likely to die.”
“What, you’re not confident?” Hasklovsky stared into Chu Nan’s eyes, “Even the Marshal thinks so highly of you, so it can be seen that your strength has already been recognized by him. Moreover, you were actually able to make Romsoluf helpless against you just now. It’s enough to prove that your current strength has already far surpassed the average standard of your age. If you participate, I believe you can definitely obtain good results and obtain the generous reward of the royal family of the Declan Empire.”
At this point, Hasklovsky suddenly leaned closer to Chu Nan and lowered his voice. He deliberately pretended to be mysterious and whispered, “If you’re willing to accept the spot provided by the Marshal and represent the Federation Army, the Marshal will personally guide you for a year. You should know what this means.”
Chu Nan widened his eyes and looked at Hasklovsky in surprise.
Why did Marshal Chemekov not say this to him just now?
Hasklovsky clearly saw through Chu Nan’s thoughts and smiled, “With the Marshal’s status, it’s not convenient to say some things. This can only be considered our private deal.”
Chu Nan frowned and thought for a moment before extending two fingers.
“Two questions. Firstly, is there a specific quota to participate in this Garden Hunting Assembly?”
“That’s right. Although this is an invitation issued by the royal family of the Declan Empire to the entire Milky Way, if any martial artist is qualified to register and participate, the final number of participants will clearly make this event impossible. Therefore, the limited spots are necessary.”
Chu Nan nodded and knew that Hasklovsky was right.
With such a generous reward provided by the royal family of the Declan Empire, there must be countless martial artists in the entire Milky Way who were willing to risk their lives for it.
If there was really no limit to the number of spots, the martial artists who participated would probably squeeze out the capital planet of the Declan Empire, Planet Lantis.
“Every Star-Grade Martial Artist will automatically obtain a spot given by the royal family of the Declan Empire. It can allow this Star-Grade Martial Artist to hand this spot to a young martial artist of a suitable age. You only need to register before the Garden Hunting Assembly officially begins. The Marshal doesn’t have a suitable descendant. He originally took a fancy to a good young soldier in the Federation Army and planned to recommend him. However, now that you’ve appeared, the Marshal feels that you’re more suitable,” Hasklovsky continued to explain.
“Hmm…” Chu Nan nodded and finally understood why Marshal Chemekov suddenly summoned him.
“Then the second question is, what benefits does the Marshal hope to obtain from me?” Seeing that Hasklovsky was stunned, Chu Nan smiled and added, “I don’t think the Marshal likes to beat around the bush, and neither am I, so I’ll be straightforward.”
Hasklovsky laughed and waved his hand.
“Being straightforward is the style of us soldiers. Since you ask, I won’t beat around the bush. If your performance in the Garden Hunting Assembly is outstanding and you obtain the reward provided by the royal family of the Declan Empire, you naturally have the right to own it, but you have to share it with our military at the same time. This is the Marshal’s intention.”
“In other words… if I’m lucky enough to obtain an S-rank martial technique as a reward, I have to give you a copy?”
“Yes.”
“The benefit I obtain is to be able to obtain personal guidance from the Marshal for a year?”
“That’s right. Apart from that, the most important thing is that you can also obtain the Marshal’s favor and the friendship of our Federation Army. If you’re willing to join the Federation Army, you can be specially promoted to colonel by the Marshal. If you make any contributions in the future, it’s not difficult for you to become a general.”
Hasklovsky’s expression was serious. It could be seen that these words should have been personally instructed to him by the Marshal. He was not lying.
However, Chu Nan frowned slightly and thought seriously for a long time before slowly shaking his head.
“No… at the very least, I can’t give you an affirmative answer now. Can you let me consider it for a few more days?”
Hasklovsky immediately laughed.
As long as Chu Nan did not reject immediately, it was fine.
“No problem. This is not something that can be decided in a short period of time. However, in order to make preparations in advance, the Marshal can at most give you a month to consider. Regardless of whether you’re willing or not, I hope you can give me a clear answer in this month.”
“Okay.”