Chapter 1 Ambition
When Koya was six years old, one day his father carried him to watch the royal sacrifice ceremony. He pointed to a handsome and extraordinary blonde man at the ceremony and said to Koya: "Koya, do you see it? That is General Buck Salmondo, he is the pride of the empire! The strongest man in our country!"
At that time, the six-year-old little Ke Ya didn't know what the strongest man was, but he showed great respect in his eyes that he never easily showed his expression!
Ke Ya has admired her father since she was a child because her father is a brave man! In his little heart, he believes that those who can make his father respect him must be worthy of his admiration!
Three years later, Koya's father followed General Buck Salmondo to fight against the invasion of neighboring countries and unfortunately died in the battlefield! However, this war of patriotism was greatly won because of General Buck's outstanding command! That day, the imperial army returned victoriously, and the people of the entire imperial capital warmly welcomed them, and praised these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country and the people and shed their blood for the sake of the country and the people. Congratulations on their survival of the expectations and returning to the court to victory.
That day was unprecedented. General Buck was at the forefront of the team, with a golden armor and a white horse, and awe-inspiring! That day, the Emperor Pierre VI of the Empire personally welcomed the palace and welcomed his warriors to return successfully!
That day, Xiao Keya and her mother stood at the window of their attic and witnessed this grand occasion. Her mother Susanya burst into tears, but she stroked Keya's head and said, "Koya, your father is a real warrior, he died on the battlefield. In order to protect the country and protect us, he sacrificed his precious life! Keya, you can't cry! You are a man! You should be proud of your father!"
Ke Ya wiped away her tears and looked at General Buck who had just passed by strongly. He didn't say anything, but in his little heart, he was determined to become a man as brave as his father!
This year, Ke Ya was nine years old!
Three years later, Ke Ya finally understood what the strongest man was. That day, two legendary flaming dragons flew over the imperial capital Scania City, and launched a crazy attack on the home of the great nobleman Bandun in the city. Bandun's mansion was burned into a sea of fire by the flames spurted out from the dragon's mouth, and even the nearby streets were affected by the fish in the pond.
Most of the people in the city had never seen such a legendary ferocious beast. They were so scared that they could hide everywhere, fearing that they would be attacked by the flame dragon. A small team of defense soldiers in the imperial capital quickly rushed to the scene and used a strong bow to snipe the dragon. However, just now, the feather arrow was shot, and a female dragon turned its head in the air and aimed at the team of defense soldiers on the ground. The dragon flame was not a big deal. In just a moment, the feather arrows shot together with the city defense soldiers suddenly became qi and disappeared without a trace.
At this time, Koya was running home by her sister Louise. While running, Koya looked back at the two ferocious dragons. They hovered in the air, and they let out "ang'an" roars from time to time! But Koya suddenly saw a golden-armored figure flying from the city, and pounced on the two flaming dragons who were doing evil like lightning.
Not only Keya saw it, but countless ordinary people in the city also saw this rare battle of dragons! In that golden armor, everyone knew that the man was the general of the empire, the golden armor swordsman Buck Salmondo.
Ke Ya broke away from her sister's hand and stood in the street. She witnessed General Buck's sword cutting off the huge dragon's head of a male flame dragon with one sword, then grabbed the female dragon's right wing and punched it in the stomach. The female flame dragon could no longer spit out the fire from the mouth, but instead sprayed dragon blood, and fell straight into the air with the male dragon, killing her at the same time!
Only then did Ke Ya truly understand that a person's power can be so powerful! He admired General Buck even more in his heart, and vowed that he would not only become a person as brave as his father in this life, but also a person as powerful as General Buck!
A brave and powerful man!
But fate seems to be joking with Xiao Keya. Although Keya is determined to be great, Keya's mother accidentally moved her fetal aura when she was pregnant with Xiao Keya and gave birth to him more than a month earlier. Xiao Keya has been thin and weak since she was born. After he was born, he has been lying on the hospital bed for more than 100 days a year. With such a weak body, how easy is it to become a strong man?
Time flies, and when Ke Ya was fifteen years old, after her mother's long-term care, Ke Ya's health improved and she would not fall ill at any time. This year, he suggested to his mother that he wanted to practice martial arts and become a swordsman!
Koya's full name is Koya Françoise, and his ancestors were once named a lowly noble by the empire. However, the times have changed, and his family has long declined. His father Carlo Françoise was a lower-level officer of the Imperial City Defense Forces. The world where Koya lives is called the continent of Sariad. The country where Koya is located is a medium empire at the southern end of the continent of Sariad, the Poncin Empire. The Poncin Empire has been founded for 207 years and is one of the few countries on the continent that believe in the holy goddess Alfrantina.
Koya has an older sister, Louise Françoise, three years older than Koya, and the two brothers and their mother Susanya depend on each other. Although the Françoise family has the title of inferior nobles, they actually live a common life. Mother Susanya is skillful and helps neighbors to sew some clothes, quilts and other things to supplement the family income. Sister Louise works as a clerk in a fruit shop in the city and earns three silver coins every month.
Ke Ya proposed to practice martial arts, which made her mother Susanya very embarrassed. Because in the empire, if a person wants to make a name for himself, there are only two ways to go. One is to practice martial arts and become a swordsman, and after learning, he can serve the country. The other is to practice magic, and after becoming a magician, he can be used by the Holy Goddess Church.
But it is impossible for ordinary civilians to imagine that they want to become swordsmen or magicians, because this is the patent of rich people and nobles. Children of civilians can only go to ordinary academy to learn the skills of word recognition and life, and only children of rich families or descendants of nobles can enter the Royal Magic and Martial Arts Academy to practice swordsmanship and magic.
Little Koya has the title of nobility, but the worst magic martial arts academy in the empire also costs at least ten gold coins per year. This is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for the Françoise family, whose annual income will not exceed one gold coin.
But for the sake of her son's ideal, Susanya agreed. But not now! She told Ke Ya very frankly that after her father died in battle, the empire gave her three gold coins. Originally, this money was reserved for you to marry a wife when you grow up, but since you are determined to become a swordsman, then mothers must have full support. She promised to collect enough tuition before Ke Ya was eighteen and could enter the Advanced Magic Martial Arts Academy to study.
Ke Ya was a sensible child, and he did not make things difficult for his mother. So he entered an ordinary secondary college and had a tuition fee of only five silver coins per year. However, Ke Ya's ambition to become a swordsman and become a strong man has never changed. He studied very hard in his studies and had excellent grades. At night, he had to go to a dyeing workshop to adjust the colors and save money for his tuition.
Koya's mother and sister worked day and night in order for Koya to realize her ideal. Susanya not only took more needlework, but also went to a wealthy family to work as servants, helping with laundry and floor cleaning. Louise not only had to work in a fruit shop during the day, but at night, she also had to work as a waitress in a tavern. Every day, she had to work until the early morning before returning home tiredly.
Seeing his relatives working hard for themselves, Ke Ya was very moved. He secretly swore that no matter how difficult it was, he must make a name for himself! He must repay his mother and sister! Once he becomes a swordsman, he must let them live a happy and comfortable life!
Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and fall, and three years have passed in a blink of an eye! Ke Ya is already an 18-year-old boy and is about to graduate from the secondary school.
After school this day, Ke Ya hurriedly packed up her things and prepared to go home early. In the evening, he had to work in the dyeing workshop. At this time, his teacher Mr. Sona stopped him: "Ke Ya, don't leave first. Let's talk, okay?"
Ke Ya looked at the old Mr. Sona, wondering what he had to do with him. In a puzzled way, she nodded and said, "Okay Mr.!"
When he arrived at Mr. Sona's room, Mr. Sona asked Ke Ya to sit down, and sat in front of Ke Ya and looked at him lovingly. Ke Ya waited for a while, and saw that the teacher was not speaking, he said, "Sir, are you talking to me?"
Mr. Sona coughed gently and said slowly: "Yes! Keya, you are the best student I have met in the past forty years of teaching. I am very pleased and happy. I am old and will retire and go home this year. But our small secondary college cannot recruit a teacher who can replace me. Keya, I know that your family is not in a good mood. Why not wait for you to graduate and I recommend you to the dean to stay in school to teach. How about my position? "
Ke Ya was stunned and said, "Sir, are you going to retire this year...?"
Sona stroked his gray beard and sighed, "Yes! People can't accept old age! Keya, I'm in my sixties. In recent years, I'm old and sick, and I'm afraid I can't hold on. In the empire, civilians cannot go to higher magic martial arts academy. After graduation, you students can only get their own skills certificates to find jobs and live an ordinary life. A talent as outstanding as you can only support your family. So, rather than doing this, it's better to stay and be a teacher. Of course, as a young teacher, the salary is not very high. I think it's about five silver coins per month. But you should know that teachers are a noble profession and are very respected. You are my most proud student. I really hope you can inherit my glory and educate more and better students. How about it? Think about it?"
Ke Ya's heart suddenly felt warm. He knew that the salary of five silver coins was already very high for civilians. He also knew that Mr. Sona's health was not as bad as he said. The reason why he wanted to abdicate and gave it to him was that he really admired himself very much. He was unwilling to see that he had to work hard to find a low-level job after graduation. This deep affection really touched Ke Ya.
But Ke Yazhi is not here! He sincerely said to Mr. Sona: "Sir, really, really thank you very much for your kindness! Ke Ya knows that you have done a good job! But I am really sorry, I can't agree to you. Because I am not willing to live this life in a simple way. Sir, my wish is to become a swordsman, and I want to study in the Advanced Magic and Martial Arts Academy. Ke Ya can only appreciate the kindness of Mr., thank you!"
Mr. Sona was stunned and said in surprise: "Do you want to enter the Higher Magic Martial Arts Academy to practice swordsmanship? But only nobles or wealthy families can enter? The worst high-level magic Martial Arts Academy in the Empire costs at least ten gold coins per year. If you don't have a noble title, you need one hundred gold coins. That's a lot of money! Ke Ya, a commoner can't afford to save this tuition for the rest of your life? Besides, even if you have money, you have never received guidance on swordsmanship. How can you keep up with your practice after entering the Higher Magic Martial Arts Academy? All of your classmates came from the Secondary Magic Martial Arts Academy. Everyone has a solid foundation and swordsmanship has the best. How can you survive in a strong academy with a strong man?"
Ke Ya smiled slightly and said, "Sir, the matter is due to people! My ancestors were once a inferior nobleman. Over the years, our whole family has also been working hard for this tuition. If I just retreated, wouldn't our whole family have worked hard all over the years be useless? So, sir, I will definitely persevere to the end! I believe that nothing is difficult in the world, I am afraid of those who are determined. As long as I don't give up, there will definitely be a day when I realize my ideal!"
"Is that true?" Mr. Sona sighed and said, "If you really have such ambitions, then I have nothing to say. Keya, I know you are a persevering and tenacious child. I believe you will have a day of success. Although I am very sorry that you do not accept my advice, the teacher still wants to bless you. May all your wishes come true, Keya!"
Keya stood up and bowed deeply to Mr. Sona to express his gratitude and respect!
It was dusk now. As soon as he walked out of the school gate, he saw three people standing arrogantly not far from the door. Two men and one woman were about the same age as Ke Ya, and they were wearing the same style of school uniform. Ke Ya recognized that the school uniform was the uniform of the Royal Binpulus Secondary School of Magic and Martial Arts not far from here.
The Royal Binpulus Royal Magic Martial Arts Academy is the best secondary magic martial arts academy in the empire. Only children from great nobles or particularly rich families are qualified to enter the practice. The girl among these three is very conspicuous, with curly red hair, a hot figure, and sexy and charming. I wonder if the school uniform was deliberately changed by her. The two giants on her chest were so tight that they seemed to break their clothes at any time.
Such a hot red-haired girl, just as young as a young man, couldn't help but look at her twice. But it was just two eyes. Those who practiced in the Magic Martial Arts Academy were all powerful people in the empire, so Ke Ya didn't want to cause more trouble.
So he lowered his head and wanted to pass by them in a hurry.
As soon as I walked out a few steps, I suddenly heard a female voice shouting without hesitation: "Hey! Stop for me!"
Chapter completed!