The time was quickly reached, and all irrelevant personnel in the Elendall port area were driven out, leaving only those who knew the inside story waiting inside the port area.
As one of the participants in the selection, Green arrived at the port early. Countless nobles had already gathered there, constantly urging their children to join a certain wizarding organization.
Looking at those nobles, Green felt a wave of nausea. These nobles didn't truly want their children to become wizards; rather, sending their children to the other side offered an added layer of uncertainty. Other nobles who knew the inside story would treat these nobles even better because of this unknown possibility. After all, no one knew if this possibility would materialize, and if it succeeded, their own families would be in trouble.
In short, most of these chosen individuals are sacrifices for their families. They're simply kept in the dark and unaware of their fate. Those with less talent will inevitably be forced by their families to join the Black Witch Organization, facing a near-certain death.
As is customary, Eric organized a team and set up recruitment camps for various wizarding organizations. These organizations wouldn't stay long. Wizards emanate power imperceptible to ordinary people; prolonged contact with them could even be life-threatening for ordinary individuals.
At the port, as Green was observing the situation, George led the other five men toward him.
"Green, are you ready?" George asked with a forced smile.
"More or less, how about you guys?" Green replied with a smile. After all, the other party had provided him with information, and although it was an exchange, George's information was still very important in this world of information monopoly.
"By the way, do you know what the screening process is like?" Green asked George.
"Organizations from wizarding families are usually located in front of temporary tents set up at the port, displaying their academy's insignia. If you're interested, you can go in and take the test. However, this test will only be conducted with the first wizarding organization you visit. Afterward, you'll receive a aptitude sheet. If this academy doesn't accept you, you can take the aptitude sheet to other organizations for inquiries," George explained to everyone, mainly to Green. The other five had already learned this basic knowledge from their families.
"A aptitude test?" Green thought of his own aptitude. Green could only be certain that he had wizard aptitude, but whether it was good or not, Green had no idea.
"Academy tents, isn't this just like the recruitment for university clubs in my previous life? Except there's an extra aptitude test." Green thought to himself.
The group members began to pray silently. Fila and Fia also abandoned their ulterior motives. Everyone was silent, praying for their future.
As time passed, more and more people gathered outside the port. According to the chip's visual statistics, there were at least a thousand people on site, and many more were queuing outside the port. However, there were dozens of well-known wizarding organizations on the East Coast, plus other small and medium-sized organizations, so there were simply not enough people on site, and not everyone had the talent of a wizard.
Even with thousands of people present, the environment remained very quiet, and everyone tried to keep their voices down when communicating.
"This is because someone shouted loudly earlier, angering the dark wizards and directly causing hundreds of casualties." George noticed Green's curious expression and explained softly to Green.
Hearing George's reminder, Green nodded silently. It seemed that the dark wizard's temper was indeed not very good. He should try his best to abide by the rules and not anger the wizard.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the annual admissions process is about to begin. Please be prepared and refrain from making noise. Anyone who does not meet the wizarding aptitude requirements after the test, please leave the area immediately, as others are coming in." Eric appeared at the port gates, calling out to everyone.
"Now, please enter the port and choose your academy. Please remember, before signing the contract, you can choose any academy, but once you sign the contract, there will be no chance to back out, and you cannot leave the port! If you forcibly leave, you will only be captured by the wizard and suffer eternal torment!" Eric warned everyone as he had his soldiers slowly push open the port gates.
All those participating in the selection began to slowly enter the port. Green's small group also began to move slowly with the flow of people. Perhaps because they had arrived early, it didn't take long before it was Green's turn.
Following the road signs, Green and his group quickly arrived at the edge of the port, where a large number of tents came into view.
"56 tents, which means there are at least 56 well-known forces on the East Coast." The chip immediately compiled the information from the scene through Green's vision.
When they were still some distance from the tent, the soldiers blocked their way. Their reason was that, to prevent overcrowding, they were now only allowed to enter at a time.
One after another, the noble children left dejectedly, until finally it was Green's turn.
"Once inside, immediately find the academy for the test. Don't linger; wait for the group to move out. You won't have much of a chance to be grouped together." A soldier's emotionless voice reached Green's ears before he entered the tent area.
Green turned to look at the soldiers, nodded, glanced at George behind him, and then entered the tent area.
Upon entering the camp, the cacophony of sounds filled Green's ears, and the stark contrast left him momentarily speechless.
"Is there a barrier that can isolate the sounds from the outside?" Green murmured to himself, sensing the complete difference between the sounds inside and outside.
"Chip, recall the changes in the environment just now."
[Retrieving] A blue light screen continuously appeared, analyzing the situation when Green entered the camp.
[An unknown energy layer was detected, which has sound-absorbing and vibration-damping effects.]
[Detecting the boundary.] A hemispherical barrier appeared in Green's eyes, completely surrounding the tent area.
[Should we analyze and construct a witchcraft model? The estimated timeframe is three days. Should we proceed?]
"Analyze it immediately." Since they didn't know what would happen next, and the chip had spare computing power, Green naturally wouldn't give up on the analysis.
After the chip began analyzing, Green looked around. Most of the people around him were also participating in the selection process, some alone, others in small groups.
Looking back at the other six people who were still waiting, and remembering the soldier's reminder, Green turned and left the scene, heading towards the tent area.
Upon reaching the very center of the tent area, six enormous tents stood out conspicuously. Their completely different patterns indicated that they belonged to different factions.
There were long queues in front of these tents. However, most of the people who went in came out with heavy expressions.
Green's target was Whitehouse Academy. As one of the six major organizations, there were many people queuing in front of the tent. Although qualification tests could be conducted in other places, Green did not hesitate to join the Whitehouse Academy line to prevent any accidents.