96 - CLASSES

The foot disciples were not part of a sect. They were more like the official workers of a sect, who could farm in the lands owned by the sect, or work in the mines, or gather firewood to sell, and do different other kinds of labor for the sect and at the same time earn decent money. The reason they chose to work in the sect was because it provided more safety than outside and guaranteed better earnings, too, along with a little bit of fame. Generally, the children who had lost their parents and were forced to look after themselves would be allowed to directly become the foot disciples without even having to take the entrance test. Every foot disciple had ten years of time to become an outer disciple, and those who failed to become an outer disciple would be kicked out of the sect. In case if a child was born to a foot disciple, then the child would be given twenty years of time to become an outer disciple.