The morning sun illuminated the entire castle. Under the sunshine, the castle showed its huge figure. Compared with the knight castles of the same level, this castle was already huge. It was inherited from the first generation Lord Bennett. It took ten years to build the castle.
Due to the incompetence of some heirs in the following generations, Bennett's title was lost and only a knight's title was retained. This made Knight Bennett annoyed every time he talked about it.
Knight Bennett's biggest regret is that he did not gain enough military exploits. In the war with the orcs, although Knight Bennett was brave and tenacious, he still did not accumulate enough military exploits to exchange for a title.
Therefore, Knight Bennett pays great attention to the education of his children, especially his eldest son Zach. As long as Zach can become a knight before the age of thirty, the inheritance of this castle will be guaranteed. Let’s see next. How hard can Zak work and can he improve his title
Knight Bennett had no requirements for his younger son. He originally planned to find someone to teach his younger son some arithmetic when he was young, and then help him find a better job in the city. However, his younger son chose the path of a knight, which made him Knight Bennett was a little uneasy. The path chosen by his younger son was more difficult than that of his elder brother. Because he did not have his own castle, his own horse and armor, his younger son would become a wandering knight in the future, a kind of knight who was not a nobleman. With a recognized profession, you can slowly earn some money by fighting outside to buy your own horses and armor. It would be good to settle down before the age of forty, and most of these wandering knights will fall down on the road.
"Did you advance?"
Knight Bennett at the training ground was a little surprised to find that his second son Abel had successfully been promoted to a first-level trainee knight after two months of training. You must know that it took him four months to advance. It also took his eldest son Zach four and a half months, but his youngest son, who he paid the least attention to, was promoted to a first-level trainee knight in just two months without the resources and attention.
"Yes, Father, I successfully advanced last night."
Zach stepped forward and hugged Abel. The tall Zach directly picked up Abel, spun him around in the air, and shouted with a loud smile: "My dearest brother, you are really a genius."
When Abel continued to struggle, Zach put Abel down. He patted Abel hard on the shoulder and said affirmatively: "You are a genius."
On the side, Knight Bennett shook his head slightly with some joy and some sadness, sighed and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity."
If Abel was his eldest son, or if the income from the knights could be higher, then he would definitely try his best to train Abel, but the current situation is like this. It is not easy to fully guarantee Zach's training, let alone Abel.
I got the Horadric Cube yesterday. Although there is no way to use the town teleportation scroll, the Horadric Cube as an artifact is not an ordinary thing. After getting up in the morning, Abel has been recalling the formula of the Horadric Cube. He There aren't many formulas that can be used right now, so I'm going to the town today to see if there's anything that can help me.
"Father, I want to go to Fort Lee today." Abel made the request directly to his father without any hesitation. This is a characteristic of the knight family. If you have anything to ask directly, there is no need to beat around the bush. From the beginning, Abel I'm not used to it, but now I have completely adapted to this way of speaking.
"Well, you just got promoted, so you don't need to train today. You might as well go to the town to relax."
Zach said on the side: "I will help you hold the horse."
Then he ran to the stable, found a horse, buckled the saddle for Abel, helped Abel get on the horse, and secretly gave him a gold coin.
Knight Bennett saw everything with his eyes and said nothing, but the joy on his face was beyond words. Knowing that countless brothers from noble families killed each other, this brotherly love was extremely precious.
Except for war horses, all other horses are called rhinoceros horses, because war horses eat special oats and soybeans, and they need 10 gold coins of feed every month. Without these special feeds, war horses will die in a very short time. It loses weight and cannot run fast, so it becomes an ordinary rogue horse.
The gourd horse that Abel was riding was a two-year-old pony. Although it was a gorge horse, it was also the breed of the family's war horse. It only became a gorge horse because it was unable to feed it.
Abel was riding a horse, followed by Norman, a squire wearing leather armor and carrying a long sword. Norman did not ride a horse, but just ran behind the horse. Fortunately, it was a small horse, and the speed of the horse was not fast. In addition, it was a pony, so it was not difficult for Norman to run.
Norman was a veteran brought back from the battlefield by Knight Bennett. After returning from the battlefield, he followed Knight Bennett and settled down in Bennett Castle with his family. This was also an attitude of nobles towards their attendants. Making the servants grateful to the nobles can fundamentally ensure the servants' loyalty.
Norman has excellent swordsmanship. He relied on the warrior secrets provided by Knight Bennett to become a sixth-level warrior. Although he has no special skills, his combat power is also very powerful due to his superb swordsmanship. So when Abel went out, Knight Bennett always felt safe letting Norman go with him.
"Master, stop."
Norman had already drawn the hand sword from his back and was holding it in his hand, staring at the woods beside the road. It is half an hour away from the castle and half an hour away from the town of Fort Lee. If something goes wrong at this location, there is no way to ask for help from either side.
Abel pulled the horse, pulled out the fine iron dagger given by Zach from his waist, and asked softly: "What did you find?"
Abel was much taller than Norman on the horse, but he found nothing after careful observation. Just when he was wondering, a black figure jumped out of the woods with a roar. Now Abel could see clearly. It's a shadow leopard.
The Shadow Leopard was so fast that he ran up to the horse in a few steps and bit the horse's neck. After all, the horse was a descendant of the war horse. At this critical moment, the horse neighed and jumped back, just in time to give way to the Shadow Leopard. This one is a sure hit.
Norman had already rushed forward, slashing forward with his long sword. There was a scream in the air, and the sword had already struck the Shadow Leopard. The Shadow Leopard is not an ordinary leopard. It usually does not appear during the day, and it still appears on the road. What it likes most is to hide in the dark, waiting for its prey to pass by, and bite off the neck of the prey. This situation today is probably This shadow leopard was so hungry that he had no choice but to rush out of the forest in search of prey.
The Shadow Leopard was so fast that every blow from Norman was dodged by the Shadow Leopard, and the Shadow Leopard's attacks had little effect. The experienced Norman could always successfully block the Shadow Leopard with his big sword. s attack.
Abel jumped off his horse and slowly approached the battlefield. The Shadow Leopard did not pay attention to this short human. Experience told it that as long as it knocked down the sword-wielding human in front of it, it would have enough food.
Instead of entering the battlefield immediately, Abel just slowly looked for opportunities around the battlefield. Entering the battlefield at this time would only cause more trouble for Norman, and for the Shadow Leopard, the weak and dwarf human, even if he tried his best Nor can it break its fur.
At this time, the first contact between Norman and the Shadow Leopard began. Norman's long sword was slashed on the Shadow Leopard's back. The sword was originally intended to slash at the neck, but the Shadow Leopard twisted and got out of the way. Crucial. The Shadow Leopard's tail hit Norman's leg. Norman's face showed pain, and his steps back were staggering because of his leg injury.
At this moment, Abel took a deep breath, and a powerful force surged out of his Qi Veins. This was a way for the trainee knights to overdraw their bodies. With only one blow, a large amount of Qi in his Qi Veins rushed out in an instant. Transformed into power, if there is a second blow, the energy will be shattered beyond control.
It was said that it was too late and then too fast. The moment the Shadow Leopard was hit by the sword and whipped out its tail, its body paused in the air. This was the opportunity that Abel had been waiting for for a long time. He stepped on the ground and rushed out. , the shadow leopard in the air also saw Abel's figure, but although the injury just now was not fatal, it also affected its activities. Abel's dagger stretched out behind the shadow leopard and inserted it through its back door.
"Oh~~" The Shadow Leopard screamed. At this time, Abel had already let go of the dagger in his hand, and he had already stepped back, and then a black tail swept across Abel's body.
Norman limped with injuries and pulled Abel behind him. At this time, the Shadow Leopard was already rolling on the ground, its screams became smaller and smaller, and it slowly stopped moving.
Abel was about to step forward to check. Norman grabbed Abel and said, "Be careful." After saying that, he took off the scabbard from behind and threw it at the Shadow Leopard. The moment he was about to hit the Shadow Leopard, the Shadow Leopard stretched out his sword suddenly. He took out his claws and scratched the scabbard, and then there was no more sound.
Norman stepped forward to pick up the scabbard from the ground, looked at the claw marks on it and said to Abel: "Master, many wild beasts have the habit of giving the final blow."
Then he lifted the body of the Shadow Leopard from the ground, looked at the wound on the back door, took out the dagger from the wound, and said with a smile: "The young master killed this, what did the young master say to deal with it?"
"Take it to the town and sell it."
Abel looked at Norman's legs again and said, "Next, you ride a horse and put the Shadow Leopard on top."
Norman was not polite. For him, his life belonged to the Bennett family. Being injured would not affect his journey. The best way was to ride a horse by himself.