"If you want to become a knight, even if you are a wild knight without a family crest, even if you may be someone else's squire for the rest of your life, even if you will never be able to become a formal knight at this time, as long as you can become a knight, it is enough."
For Cohen Esta, becoming a real knight has always been his dream.
But unfortunately, he is neither the son of a high-ranking official nor a nobleman, and it is impossible for him to be given to an ace knight as a squire knight since he was a child. He is also not a genius with good qualifications and talents that makes his mentor take the initiative to recruit apprentices. He is just an ordinary farmer's son.
Not to mention going to the Knight Academy to study, he couldn't even read the words, and he still couldn't even achieve the first step of his ideal.
So, he stepped back and aimed to become an ordinary soldier, but the result was even more disappointing.
"No matter what melee profession you are in, if you don't have strength, you won't even be able to meet the basic conditions, so you should go back."
He couldn't even carry the sandbags used for training, he couldn't even use the wooden lance, and he couldn't even swing the wooden sword a few times. Naturally, no one was willing to accept him.
He is not always tall among his peers. Although his flamboyant blond hair and delicate face make him quite popular among young people, his slender limbs and extremely poor physical strength have always made him somewhat unconfident.
The reality that even the militia organizations were unwilling to accept him made little Cohen a little desperate, but even so, he still did not intend to give up.
"If your talent is insufficient, then you should use hard work to make up for it."
As a result, Cohen's neighbors could see him getting up early in the morning and running around the river carrying sandbags.
After finishing his farm work every day, he would go to the shop to help people move goods. On the one hand, making money, he also looked forward to using this method to exercise himself and increase his physical strength.
Although the exercise is very hard, it is indeed very effective. At least the originally fair and thin limbs have become dark and thick. To use the words of sister Asha next door, she finally looks a bit like a man.
But unfortunately, in a sense, it is probably the evolution from a hamster to a squirrel, and the combat power has increased from five to six. I am no longer out of breath when running, but I still can't lift heavy objects that I couldn't lift before, and I still can't swing an iron sword for a long time.
Don't even think about it.
Therefore, although he felt good about himself, he was still rejected at the first step of joining the army. After all, Donglan was not rich at that time and could not afford to support many troops. The enthusiasm of the people to join the army to protect the country was very high, so they signed up.
The number of people far exceeds the actual establishment, which invisibly raises the selection standards. A loser like Cohen is too far away from the qualifying line from the beginning, and there is no way he can become a warrior.
Even so, he is still unwilling to give up. He just works harder to polish himself and accumulates efforts, hoping that one day he will finally have a qualitative change.
But unfortunately, what he dealt with later still failed all the way.
"It's impossible for you to become a knight. Give up. No, no. I'm not talking about your birth. The country of Lan has always judged heroes based on their military merits. Yesterday's peasant children are also many knight lords today. I'm talking about yours.
Strength. How can a warrior who can't even wield a two-handed sword normally go to the battlefield? How can a warrior who can't even go on the battlefield have a chance to become a decorated knight?"
A knight who was impressed by his efforts originally planned to accept him as a squire, but after testing him, he finally gave up.
"Oh, isn't this our future Lord Knight? Haha, hello, sir, you just came back from a patrol. Did you gain anything? Did you challenge a demon or an orc? Or did you just defeat an evil dragon and return victorious?
Ah, the amazing Cohen, he is our dragon-slaying hero, hahahaha!"
While he was still doing physical training in vain, while some people praised him and recognized him, those young people who didn't like him would always take the opportunity to ridicule him.
But even so, he still persisted. At this point, I'm afraid he even couldn't remember why he chose this thorny road in the first place.
Was it when you were attacked by wild beasts when you were young and was saved by knights? Was it when you were moved by reading about past deeds as a child? Was it when you watched the victorious knights and shouted long live? Or was it when you made an oath to use your own
When it’s time to use your hands to protect family and friends?
He has no retreat, nor does he intend to choose a retreat, he can only continue to persist...
"Believe in yourself, you can do it. I was very thin when I was a child, but I am not as strong now. By the way, His Highness Roland seems to be planning to form a new legion. Why don't you give it a try?"
It's not that everyone dislikes him. Every time Brother Kurul comes back and sees Cohen working so hard, he will encourage him.
By the way, to Cohen and the people around him, Brother Kurul of the same village is a great man. He is the pride and hope of Dal Village. Although he is very young, he is already serving as a servant of the Royal Knights, even though there is no official knight now.
status, but in the eyes of the villagers, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a true Lord Knight.
But recently he adopted a little girl named Ai Li, and his life was miserable. He also inexplicably became an unmarried father with a daughter, which made many girls very sad.
Brother Kurul's encouragement made Cohen work harder, but unfortunately, he still failed again and again.
It wasn't until one day that he met a black cat, a strange black cat that could speak human language, that things really took a turn for the better.
"Look, I found a treasure. It's actually a child of the elements? Make a contract with me and become a magical girl... a magical boy!"
Cohen was stunned at first, thinking it was a joke by some wizard. However, after being confirmed by Brother Kurul, he realized that this black cat was a great person. She was the beloved pet of His Highness Roland, a black cat that had always been able to do magic.
She actually said that she had excellent magic talent and wanted to teach herself to become a mage. Undoubtedly, mage was a more promising profession than knight, so logically she should accept it happily.
but.....
"Sir, thank you very much for your love for me, but my goal in life is to become a knight. Maybe the path of a mage."
Well, at that time, the black cat actually showed an expression of obvious surprise on her face, which was mixed with incomprehensible surprise and made Cohen worry that he had accidentally offended her.
Half pay. The black cat continued.
"Okay, let's be a knight. I'll introduce you to someone. Let him fool you... and teach you. From a knight's point of view, he should be considered amazing. Well, although as a mage, he is just a stick.
No, but maybe he will be a suitable mentor for you."
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"Roland, I found your brother."
When I just heard this, I was stunned. Isn't my brother Cavins in the abyss now? How could he meet this dead cat?
"You are extremely talented in swordsmanship. You are obviously a talented warrior, but you choose to become a mage. He is the son of the elements and is born with the qualifications of a great mage, but you want to become a knight (knight). You are all so awkward. What are you talking about if you are not a brother?
?”
Well, this damn cat has no virtue. Of course I took care of her.
But I was quite confident in her eyesight, so I became more interested in the kid named Cohen and arranged to meet directly.
"Ro...Your Highness Roland, Lady Heloise said you can make me a knight..."
This young man who couldn't help but tremble in front of me was so excited that he accidentally bit his tongue. And through the system's prompts, I became even more interested in him.
[Cohen Esta, occupation: none, strength 5, agility 7, physical strength 7, intelligence 14, will 11, charm 10. Racial talent: son of elements. System evaluation: Such a scumbag of natural strength actually wants to be a knight, so strong
With your talent as a mage, you actually don’t want to be a mage. He is really your brother.]
[Racial Talent Sons of Elements: Long spells are difficult to remember? Complex spell formulas and difficult to understand? These are not problems for the Sons of Elements. They use instinct to control the elements and replace inefficient spells with direct commands.
They are the natural darlings of mages, the illegitimate children of magic and elements, and the destined archmage.】
Soon, through communication, I almost knew what happened.
No wonder Heloise would say he is my brother. Strength 5 actually plans to be a melee fighter, but his excellent mage talent is regarded as a trouble that hinders his path to knighthood. Such an awkward personality is really rare.
After getting along for a short time, I started to like this shy big boy. After all, more and more young people these days are pursuing the "money career", and there are fewer and fewer "idiots" who are obsessed with their ideals.
There are even fewer people who still work hard without getting rewarded.
In a sense, I am also such an awkward "hard rock", so I accepted him and made him my third knight knight.
"Ahem, in that case, let me teach you some of the required courses for knights. Well, the first is meditation and magic control... This is not a course for knights, but for a mage? Young man, don't be impatient, please
Humility, haven't you heard of the Arcane Knight? This is a required course for an excellent knight. It is impossible for ordinary knights to learn these. By the way, I have a melee profession here that may be suitable for you. Why don't you give it a try?
?”
Not to mention how I guided (fooled) this young man later, at this time, I was very satisfied with the decision I made before. After all, under the premise that the other two knight servants were not qualified, this young man was able to help.
Very busy.
Even if the direction of help is a bit unreliable...
"Brother Roland, I accidentally overcooked the barbecue. It's a little dark, but I have a gut feeling that it will be delicious. How about you give it a try? Maybe the new flavor will be delicious."
No, it will definitely not taste good. One side has become charred, and the other side is raw meat. How to eat it is a question, and your intuition has never been reliable.
"It's strange. I strictly followed the alchemy formula proportions. Ten grams of salt and one gram of sugar. How come it tastes so bad... Ah, I misread the decimal point. I gave ten times more salt (ah,
The sugar and salt are wrong)...or you can make do with it."
I should sigh that you are worthy of being an alchemist. You actually brought a full set of alchemy equipment when you were camping out? It tasted like a chemical experiment when you made lunch, but why was the final product so scary? What is that green thing?
?Does this work? Before handing it to me, do you dare to try it yourself? Now that I know why you have always been a third-rate alchemist, can you get it right by chance?
Generally speaking, the knight's retinue who is an apprentice is also the knight's personal attendant. As a tradition passed down by knights, the retinues are responsible for the logistical life of their knight mentor. If the knight mentor is not satisfied, I am afraid that the knight's retinue will not be able to survive in this life no matter how strong he is.
Neither can become an official knight.
Before becoming official knights, they were both masters and apprentices, as well as masters and servants. Many of them were even like father and son. However, the two followers I chose before were obviously unreliable. Instead, I, as the mentor, took care of them most of the time.
Mention, the enthusiasm and confidence in exercising are completely unsatisfactory.
Renee is a princess and has absolutely no ability to live in the wild. It is understandable. Catherine is from a knight family and is considered a declining noble. She has no ability to do anything but is understandable.
If it weren't for the Cohen boy who could make some decent broth, or else after running thousands of miles, I would have to do it myself because I was tired, and I wouldn't even know who was the follower.
According to the expected grouping, my three subordinates were originally supposed to be in a group with me, but Renee said that she had already broken through the gold level, and with Roland's Holy Sword in hand, she had long been able to stand alone, and she could do it alone.
It can be done without any guidance from me.
Okay, it is impossible to grow without experiencing actual combat, so I will let you try it. In this case, I am afraid that you will be short of manpower, so I will ask the other two followers to follow you and make some achievements for me.
But rank does not represent actual combat power. In actual combat, a desperate bronze rank can scare the parallel gold rank who has never seen blood. But on the battlefield, a short hesitation may cost one's life.
cost.
The result was completely within my expectations. If the vampire assassins arranged in the dark had not intervened in time, I am afraid that the princess of Donglan would also have considered switching to the undead system.
"Little girl, it's still early for you to leave school."
So after the rendezvous, with the support of the retinue, I became even more tired. I had to hunt the rangers and take care of the rookies. I was a mentor and a parent at the same time. I suffered a lot.
Fortunately, Cohen, who was born as a farm boy, at least still has some ability to live, and can help build a temporary camp and take care of life, which is a big help.
In desperation, I even called Renee's underground bodyguard, the vampire Susanna, and asked her to find a way to teach these rookies the basic skills of survival in the wild, at least teach them the simplest barbecue and broth cooking.
After all, if you live in the wild for a long time, dry food alone is not enough. Broth and barbecue are the simplest dishes, but relying solely on these two will inevitably lead to nutritional imbalance and ultimately affect combat effectiveness.
Therefore, for a mature adventure team, the ability to survive in the wild is essential. The famous survival master Bear Grylls once said, "Survival in the wilderness is my life. The wild is the most natural food bank. If you remove the head, everything will survive."
It’s okay to eat!”
But this time, when I returned to the camp after just finishing a hunt, I smelled a familiar scent of broth, which whetted my appetite.
"Huh? It smells so good, with the smell of wild herbs and spices? Suzanne did a good job. You guys learned very quickly. You are now decent so quickly..."
Then I couldn't finish the rest of the words, but what I saw was a girl in maid uniform busy in the camp. She was a familiar figure who should never appear here.
[Ding, Demacia! The passing wild maid has appeared. Thank the maid for saving you from the hell of the unknown compound. Otherwise, what awaits you today is the mixture of Renee and Catherine's efforts-green slime cuisine! Uh, As an insider, I]
I simply ignored the system's cuteness, and the beauty in my eyes made me feel like I was in a dream.
The familiar bow and salute, the familiar mirror reflection, but what was unfamiliar was the approaching body temperature and enthusiasm. The moment I was stunned, the wild maid girl had already hugged me.
"Welcome back, Master. Would you like to eat first, take a shower first, or... you want to eat me first!"
Well, I really don’t know if I can eat you, but the cold eyes like a bayonet on the back really look like I want to eat you!
