The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 13 King's Blood
While speaking, Histor's eyes flickered.

"The assassin of the fangs and snake shadow can sneak into the birch forest. If there is no intervention from the high-level officials of Shenghui Academy, I will not believe it!"

"Your Highness is saying that... Shenghui Academy also participated in this assassination?"

Misera took a deep breath and said, "Impossible? Shenghui Academy has always maintained neutrality since its founding, and has never intervened in royal disputes!"

"There is nothing permanent in this world."

Histor shook his head, and said softly: "Shenghui Academy has been established for too long, and perhaps some people have already forgotten the ancient oath."

"After all, as long as you are human, you will have desires."

"Now my father's health is getting worse day by day, and the matter of the throne has not been settled. Even if Shenghui Academy doesn't plan to stand in public, some people must be ready to plan for themselves!"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Hester's eyes.

"Then...who could it be?" Myrcella hesitated.

"do not know."

Histor shook his head and said, "To what extent the current Shenghui Academy has been infiltrated, even my father probably doesn't know."

"But one thing is certain."

"The behind-the-scenes manipulator of this assassination is definitely not simply trying to kill Evelyn, but to test his father's attitude to a certain extent."

Hester's eyes flickered, and he said: "There are only a few people who are qualified to compete for the throne, if you want to know who planned this assassination, and see how everyone reacts next, it's almost the same! "

After all, Histor shook his head.

"Forget it, there is no point in guessing without evidence."

"Goliath has made a lot of contributions to Evelyn's matter this time. Let him report to the Kingsguard in a few days."

"Also, that Sauron..."

Histor pondered, and said, "I remember, he is the son of the lord of Night Crow City, and he was poisoned by the Western Territory not long ago, right?"

"That's right, it's him." Myrcella nodded.

"Heh! Father is seriously ill, even the Western Region is restless!"

Histor sneered, shook his head and said, "Orens, the lord of Night Crow City, is quite a character, but unfortunately he rejected my solicitation two years ago."

"Otherwise, I will have another senior knight under my command!"

There was a trace of regret in Hester's tone. There are so many knights in the western region, but there are very few people who may be favored by Hester.

"Do you want to recruit this Sauron?"

Beside, Myrcella pondered: "Although Sauron can't compare with Orens, he is still a knight after all, not to mention that there is no owner in Night Crow City."

"The nobles of the western region are staring at Night Crow City. If we offer an olive branch at this moment, there must be no reason for that Sauron to refuse!"

Hearing Myrcella's suggestion, a trace of thought appeared on Hist's face.

After a while, she pondered and said: "No need for now, if you recruit Sauron at this time, it means confronting the nobles of the western region."

"A mere junior knight is not worth offending the Duke of the West."

"For the sake of saving Evelyn, I will reward him with one thousand gold coins and ten gold potions!" Hester ordered.

"Will this... be too much?"

Misera hesitated for a moment, one thousand gold coins is nothing, but the value of ten golden potions cannot be measured by pure money.

Gold potion is a more precious resource than graphite potion.

Common people are not qualified to touch potions of this level, even the Holy Knight Academy, the amount they can get every year is extremely limited.

Only members of the royal family can enjoy the golden potion cultivation.

"Just treat it as an investment!"

Histor's eyes flickered, and the corners of his lips raised slightly, and he said, "I want to see how talented this Sauron is?"

"If he really has the potential to become a senior knight, then even if he offends the Duke of the West, I will recruit him!"

Hearing Hester's words, Myrcella's expression suddenly changed.

The ten golden potions turned out to be a test. If Sauron can make good use of this opportunity and show a stronger talent, then Hester will naturally get his attention.

Otherwise, a junior knight would not be enough for Hester to confront the nobles of the western region.

……

On the other side, Shenghui Academy.

In the room, Sauron opened his eyes, and his chest heaved slightly. He had just finished a round of breathing practice, and his face was slightly rosy.

----------

Name: [Sauron]

Occupation: [Junior Knight]

Strength: [2], Constitution: [1.7], Dexterity: [2.1], Spirit: [1.3]

Skill: [Hundred Steps Through Yang]

被动：【弓箭术Lv5（25/100）】、【夜鸦呼吸法Lv3（45/100）】、【破军剑术Lv3（38/100）】

Runes: [none]

Status: [Normal]

----------

Opening the data panel, a thoughtful expression appeared on Sauron's face.

The night crow's breathing method has been raised to Lv3, which has allowed Sauron to be promoted to the knight realm, but if he wants to improve further, he needs a lot of potion assistance.

"Looks like I'm trying to make money again!"

Sauron stroked his chin. The gold coins he borrowed from Ron had been exhausted. If he still wanted to buy potions, he had to get some more money.

Only with enough potions, the breath method can be upgraded quickly.

Fortunately, compared with before, Sauron has been promoted to the realm of knight, and there are many opportunities to earn gold coins.

"Now, I have a little bit of self-preservation power."

Thoughts flickered in Sauron's mind. The threat from the western region had not been lifted. He had to improve his strength as soon as possible to ensure his own safety.

Boom boom boom!
Just as Sauron was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

There was a hint of surprise on his face, but he got up and opened the door. A middle-aged man came in, wearing silver-white standard armor, with a cross sword hanging from his waist.

"Kingsguard!"

Sauron's heart skipped a beat. Seeing the man's attire outside the door, he immediately recognized the man's identity as the Kingsguard who was loyal to the royal family.

In an instant, Sauron thought about the day's events.

"Mr. Sauron."

The middle-aged knight spoke calmly, but there was no doubt about it, and said: "My lady wants to see you, please come with me."

Hearing the middle-aged knight's words, Sauron's eyes flickered.

"it is good!"

After a while, Sauron nodded.

The other party was wearing the armor of the Kingsguard, and his identity should not be faked, so the lady he was talking about was most likely a member of the royal family.

"Could it be Evelyn?"

Sauron followed the footsteps of the Kingsguard and came to the street outside the Holy Knight Academy, where a black carriage was parked.

"You are Sauron?"

A woman's voice came from the black carriage. It wasn't Evelyn. It sounded young, but it was a bit majestic.

(End of this chapter)