The crowd that was cheering to the top of its lungs suddenly stopped and all sounds that were echoing in the plaza ceased abruptly and the entire place plunged into silence.
Alex just smiled bitterly as he knew that his rashness may scare them but what else can he do?
Talent hunting is an art, one needs to be quick and shameless in that department to get a grade of A+.
As Alex took several steps forward the crowd flinched and stepped back giving way for Alex.
Generally, it was the knight's or guard's duty to clear the people and let the high-ranking pass through but they didn't even know where their king was heading so they just formed a close perimeter near him.
Alex's Eyes of Truth was still working and he could see many talented ones in non-combat departments.
These are the people who can form the backbone of society.
Alex, who was walking toward the individual, noticed that the guy seemed to be afraid and ran back.
'Damnnn!' Alex knew something like that was going to happen.
"Hey, can you please catch that saggy bone guy with brown hair," Alex shouted.
The people who were looking at Alex quickly turned their heads toward the guy and many thought that this guy might have done something bad and started to pounce on him.
The poor guy who didn't even know what crime he committed was restrained from all sides and dragged around.
"Stop!!"
"I haven't done anything wrong."
"Why are you doing this to me?"
"Shut up!"
"The King had asked for you. Who knows what kind of evil deed you have done?"
The people screamed and dragged the guy towards Alex.
Alex, noticing the situation getting out of hand, quickly reached for the guy who looked at him with teary eyes.
"Your Majesty!! I didn't commit any crime."
"Even if I have offended you somehow, please forgive me."
Alex shook his head seeing the fellow pleads.
"Okay, you guys can leave him," Alex ordered
"Hello! I know I have troubled you but can I know your name?" Alex asked with embarrassment.
The guy wiped his tears and muttered faintly"Your Majesty, my name is Lan."
Alex nodded and spoke, "Lan, I can see that you are quite talented and gifted in the field of magic."
"If you follow me and learn magic I am sure that one day you will become a renowned mage."
Alex's words felt like thunder in Lan's ears and his jaw dropped to the ground and he rubbed his eyes with disbelief.
He wondered whether he was dreaming or this King was joking with him.
He just got up in the morning and went to work but stopped by the plaza to see the King when he heard about his arrival.
But who knew that the King would come to him and ask him to follow him?
"Your Majesty, can I become a mage?"
"I don't know anything about magic. Though I can sense mana around me and may use it a bit I can't do anything except that."
Alex gleamed on hearing his words and he pointed to his eyes.
"Lan, do you see these eyes of mine? Nothing can be hidden from these eyes." Alex spoke with a prideful expression but those around him were unable to take their eyes on him seeing him with awe.
But more than that they were stunned that King was able to identify a person who has talent who previously looked like a measly beggar.
Alex smiled as he looked around everyone present out there and spoke"Listen my very citizens."
"There are many rough stones and diamonds hidden under the dust. Many of you are talented in many aspects and each of your talents is useful for the Kingdom and if utilised correctly can take us to a higher level."
Alex's figure floated up and he rose to a certain height of about six metres from the ground.
"Look at that guy with glasses." Alex's voice was amplified by mana echoed across the plaza.
Everyone follows Alex's gaze and the direction towards which he pointed.
"That guy is good at calculating sums even though he might not be a scholar."
"That bald guy with a burly body is good at fine craftsmanship."
"That guy had the characteristics of a good and disciplined soldier."
"Hey, you lean and thin who look like a matchstick that can be blown away by the winds and have a talent in swordsmanship."
The people's eyes glowed as they heard Alex pointing out to a few individuals.
"See this is just a gist of it. Some of you might know your talent and some might unearth it in the future."
"The only thing I ask you is to do what you love and support the kingdom as even if it can make a very tiny difference in the present but the sum of it will make a big difference in future."
"We will soon be opening a school for students of 9-12 for whom education is compulsory."
"And after that, you can go to the academy which helps you to set you on the path you wanted to take."
"I am not gonna lie to you all."
"The situation of our Kingdom isn't very good. We need soldiers, we need strategists, we need people who can handle finance and documents and a heavy number of blacksmiths."
"Though I am not asking you to be a soldier, you can at least help us in raising the finance of the Kingdom by doing your best."
"I hope we can work hard and with our combined effort we can take our Kingdom and raise it to glory."
"For the Glory of our Kingdom !" Alex raised his fist and shouted which was filled with the voices of people like a tsunami.
"For the Glory of our Kingdom!"
"For the Glory of our Kingdom!"
The entire place shook as the chimes of glory spread like a shockwave.
Catherine who sat inside the carriage looked at the scene with inexplicable emotion.
It's not that she hadn't tried to implement education but the people didn't waste the time of their children sending school to a place where they can work and earn.
She had addressed this issue to Alex but she didn't know Alex would preach about education in such a way.
For a moment she thought whatever may be the case, Alex was a good man from inside though he had some screws loose.
Or maybe many screws are loose.
