When Lando came to the blacksmith room to prepare for today's work, he was told that he did not need to come here in the future. You must know that except for Baron Moria's wife and children, everyone in the castle needs to work, otherwise there would be no one.
In terms of food and accommodation, his salary has suddenly improved a lot. Of course, it is nominally a reward for his hard training.
"I really envy you, Lando. You don't have to work hard in the future, Ah Zhi~" the blacksmith apprentice Meier said to Lando enviously.
"What's wrong, Meier? You're not feeling well?" Meier was his good friend in the blacksmith's workshop. He was weak when he first came here, and Meier helped him a lot.
"It's okay, I just caught a cold." Meier said nonchalantly.
"Catching a cold? You'd better be careful, don't make your condition worse." Lando thought of his mother in his memory. She also caught wind and cold. She thought it was just a minor illness and didn't care about it. As a result, her condition worsened for several days in a row, and she passed away in the end.
Seeing that Meier still didn't care much, before Lando could say anything, a big hand slapped Meier on the head heavily: "Hmph~, as a blacksmith, you can catch a cold? You kid's physical condition is too poor.
It seems that starting from today, the amount of iron you forge will be doubled."
"No, Daddy Riley~"
Looking at the laughter in front of him, Lando was a little envious. Although Miles was an orphan, Uncle Riley raised him as his own son. He had never felt this kind of emotion between father and son, whether in his previous life or this life.
When he returned to his room, he found that there were no other changes except that he no longer had to work. He took out the strengthening potion and planned to drink the bag directly for safety.
"Ugh~! It tastes so bad. What a useless alchemist! He didn't know how to put some syrup in it."
Resisting the urge to spit it out, he poured all the medicine in his hand into his stomach.
Feeling the heat spreading throughout his body, Lando practiced the White Lion Fighting Technique in the small room. After this period of practice, he was already very familiar with the White Lion Fighting Technique. Even if the iron-blooded general's soul weapon was removed, he could
Skillful practice, but after a hundred battles, I still don’t have a clue.
While he was moving around, he didn't touch anything in the room. If he listened carefully, he could still hear the faint roar of a lion.
The next morning, when Lando came to the training ground, everyone looked at him with envy and awe. Even Kak was a lot more reserved when facing him.
The experience in his previous life allowed Lando to easily overcome the estrangement with a few words. Soon everyone gathered around him and asked questions. Some asked for advice on swordsmanship, and others asked for training methods. Even Mal, who was defeated by him yesterday, also joined in.
Coming over, Kak also received a lot of attention, looking very proud of himself.
Lando really couldn't understand that in the previous life, the protagonists of many novels were always seeking hatred and making trouble. How could a normal adult's IQ be unable to defeat a group of brats?
Mike Knight saw this scene when he entered the training ground. He glanced at everyone coldly, and the teenagers immediately dispersed.
"Lando, come with me."
When the two came to a secluded corner, Mike Knight said straight to the point: "You have reached the peak of the apprentice knight and are already qualified to sprint to the official knight. There are some things you should know."
Lando made a sign of respect.
"You now have two options. One is to sign a contract with the Baron, who will provide you with a secret medicine and corresponding advanced sword skills that will help you advance to a formal knight; the other is to participate in a competition jointly organized by nearby lords.
'Winter Hunting' operation, hunt enough barbarians, gain merit, and exchange for the same thing."
“What is a ‘winter hunt’?”
"Our territory is located on the border, and there are many barbarian tribes nearby. Whenever winter approaches, those small barbarian tribes do not have enough food for the winter, and they will attack the villages, burn, kill and loot. Therefore, the lords organize manpower to raid the barbarian tribes at this time every year.
Over time, it became the current ‘Winter Hunt’ operation. This year’s ‘Winter Hunt’ will be three months later.”
"I need to think about it."
"Okay." Mike nodded, but couldn't help but say: "Don't worry, the Baron will not embarrass you with a harsh contract."
There are two main issues that bother Lando. One is the contract. He doesn't know whether this so-called contract is on paper or something with magical effect. The second one is simple. He wants to participate in the "Winter Hunt"
, or in other words, he wanted to kill some intelligent creatures to see if he could get the soul essence.
"I hope not, otherwise I don't know what I will look like in the end." If killing intelligent creatures, or killing people to obtain soul essence, Lando is not sure of his inner choice.
In the evening, Lando came to Scholar Carter's study. At this time, he was the only one who could come to study. It was not that the others did not want to come to study, but Carter asked them not to come after teaching for a period of time.
"Mr. Carter, I have encountered some problems recently, can I ask you for advice?" After the teaching, Lando did not say goodbye as usual, but hesitated to say this to Carter.
"Oh, tell me." Carter put down the book in his hand and looked at Lando gently.
Lando then told Carter the choice he was about to face, except that he didn't say that he wanted to kill someone.
"I roughly understand. In fact, you don't have to worry about the contract at all. The baron is just doing this as an insurance. Many people know your identity. The contract is nothing more than establishing the relationship between the king and his subjects, and it will not have any restrictions on you.
; On the contrary, no matter what you think, not signing will make it difficult for you to move forward."
"The relationship between king and minister? Will it be difficult to move forward without signing?" After all, he was not a real boy. Lando suddenly understood what Carter meant.
Baron Moria now has two sons and one daughter. His eldest son was determined to be the successor early and is now studying with his superior noble. The second son went to the Royal Academy in the capital to study. The younger daughter has always been with the Baroness.
Although Lando is an illegitimate child, he still has the right to inherit if he restores his own surname under certain circumstances. However, if he changes his status to a retainer after deciding on the title of king and minister, it means that he gives up his own inheritance rights.
At the same time, as Carter said, if he does not sign the contract for any reason, the Baroness and the supporters of the eldest son will not make it easy for him.
After thinking about this, Lando has decided to sign the contract.
"Thank you, Mr. Carter. I have benefited a lot from your teachings."
Watching Lando leave, Carter said to himself: "Do you have a photographic memory? It's interesting. I didn't expect to meet talented children in such a small place. Unfortunately, I didn't bring a tester. I don't know what the specific qualifications are. That's all.
, Anyway, there’s still half a year left, let’s talk about it then.”
