Along the way, everyone they passed by stopped and jeered at them. Anyone who saw them made fun of them.
Someone shouted at them, "Run, chicken boy, run."
Elder Bloodhound said that it was a tradition. Newcomers were to run around the sect instead of taking an airship. They would run while the older members of the sect made fun of them. Apparently, it was a rite of passage.
When they reached the personnel hall, they lined up and turned in their identity cards. After they were verified, they were given new identity cards and a large box containing some of the things they needed as new members, such as the rule book, abode key, some energy stones, and some uniforms uniform.
The rule book they got was the same, but the amount of energy stones, quality of the abode, type of uniform, and the identity card they got were different. What each of them got depended on the grade of invitation they received.
