This knight is too perfect

Chapter 32: Promoted to a True Knight of Destiny

In the Baron's Castle, Fergus's exclusive training ground.

Rhine was rarely practicing swordsmanship at this time.

Instead, they are conducting equestrian training.

Perhaps it was because he had been taking care of the horses in the stable for some time.

Or maybe it was because of his Knight's Protection: Mercy (Hearing All Things).

This enables him to clearly sense the condition of the horse beneath him and make timely adjustments.

It only took him less than half a day, for a man who had never ridden a horse in his two lifetimes.

You can already sit steadily on the horse's back and skillfully control the horse to cross various obstacles.

It is no exaggeration to say that Rhine is not an expert in equestrianism at present.

But he can also be considered a skilled horse rider who can master the horse skillfully.

At least if they were just traveling by horse, this wouldn't be a big problem for Rhine.

The reason why Rhine practiced horse riding so hard was naturally related to his mission in the next few days.

"Okay, Rhine, I see you've been practicing for half a day, come down and take a break."

Fergus waved his hand and asked Rhine to stop for a moment.

Soon, Rhine controlled the horse to stop beside Fergus and jumped off the horse.

"Come, eat something first. You have to attend the promotion ceremony tonight, and you can't do it on an empty stomach."

Fergus placed a plate of roast lamb in front of Rhine and handed him a pair of knife and fork with a smile.

Rhine did not refuse, but started eating quickly.

Because he knew very well that given the situation that everyone in the castle was facing, he had to seize every opportunity to improve himself.

Time is the most precious and scarce resource for him now and must not be wasted.

It was also while eating at Rhine that Fergus talked about the specific arrangements for Rhine.

"Rhine, I have discussed with others. We will arrange a 'promotion ceremony' for you tonight and try to raise your destiny essence to normal levels tonight."

"In the next two days, we will let you get familiar with this power as quickly as possible."

"The third day is the day you and Miss Lilysa and others will set out together."

Rhine had no objection to these arrangements, but accepted them all silently.

Because Rhine never asked Fergus what the others' mission was.

But just looking at the current arrangements made by Fergus and others, and what he knew about the current situation of the castle.

He actually already had a rough answer in his mind, but he just never said it out loud.

He was very sure that his mission was definitely the safest of all.

As for the most dangerous one, it is...

"I'm done, Mr. Fergus."

"Okay, then come with me."

Under the guidance of Fergus, Rhine soon arrived at a room in the castle.

Along the way, Rhine found that the castle in front of him was very deserted.

Not only did the butler Diaz disappear, but many of the maids also seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth and could not be seen at all.

Only a few maids remained in the castle to maintain its daily cleanliness.

This discovery also further verified Rhine's idea.

There is no doubt that the missing butler and other maids should be the "masterminds" hidden in the castle.

The disappearance of the other party undoubtedly brought the conspiracy that was originally hidden under the surface to the surface.

It can be said that their siege of the soul stealer's lair yesterday has completely disrupted the apparent tranquility of the castle.

"arrive."

Fergus pushed open the door of the room, and what came into Rhine's sight was a specially decorated room.

The room was not only filled with the red candles that Jet had given him.

In the center of the candles was a tub filled with scarlet liquid.

Fergus pointed at the layout of the room and explained it to Rhine.

"Rhine, that is the 'Fountain of Life' specially prepared for you by Miss Lilitha and Mr. Jet using a secret method. It can greatly improve your body and speed up your own absorption of essence in the process."

"As for the 'Moon Shadow Candles' around here, they are used to help you calm your mind and prevent you from losing consciousness due to excessive pain under the stimulation of the Fountain of Life."

"This is the best way we can think of to help you improve your destiny essence based on your own situation."

"Okay, I've done what I was supposed to do. The rest is up to you, Ms. Lilitha."

"Ah."

Under Rhine's surprised gaze, Lilitha walked out from the depths of the room.

In her hand, she was holding a book that she had found from somewhere in the castle.

And after Lilitha appeared, Fergus left the room and closed the door.

For a moment, Rhine and Lilith were the only two people left in the candlelit room.

Lilitha closed the book in her hand and walked straight to Rhine.

"Little slave, I remember I should have told you that there is no such thing as unprovoked gifts between Beyonders, nor any selfless help. There is only pure, equal transactions."

"In fact, long before Fergus and Ron found me this morning, Jet and his friends had already roughly figured out everything that was happening in the Thorn Territory."

"As an Akkadian noble, I should have left yesterday to avoid being involved in unnecessary trouble."

"After all, there is no shortage of people who are hostile to us in the Principality of Morton. They don't care what we do at all, they only care whether they can find a reason to drive us away." "Therefore, staying here will not only do me no good, but will also get me involved in annoying political struggles."

"But the appearance of you and Mr. Fergus made me change my mind..."

Lilisa said as she placed the book in her hand on the table next to her.

With the help of the moonlight outside the window, Rhine clearly saw the title of the book... "Chronicles of the Principality of Morton".

Lilitha put down the book and came to the 'Fountain of Life'. She gently scratched her palm with her fingernails and began to inject her blood into the 'Fountain of Life' in front of her.

"...In Mr. Fergus, I saw the chivalry that had only existed in books before."

"And in you, I see a kind of destiny that I have never seen before, a shared destiny."

"So even though it didn't seem like a good deal for me, I still agreed to it."

"After all, the same thing has completely different values ​​in the eyes of different people."

"I think you have enough bargaining chips to support this deal, so come here, little slave, and welcome your promotion. This is what you deserve."

Having said that, Lilitha withdrew her hand expressionlessly and wiped the remaining blood off it.

The wound on her hand was completely healed in such a short time.

What puzzled Lilysa was that the usually smart Rhine suddenly became very "dull" in an unusual way.

He didn't step forward immediately and enter the 'blood bath' himself.

"what happened?"

Facing Lilitha's question, Rhine hesitated for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Ms. Lilitha, to use the Fountain of Life, do I need to take off my clothes before entering?"

Lilitha looked at Rhine in confusion, as if wondering why he would ask such an obvious question.

"Why not?"

"...Or, why don't you turn around first?"

Lilisha frowned, as if she understood something.

Although she didn't understand, she still turned her back on her own initiative.

However, she still expressed her opinion on Rhine's request.

"Boring persistence."

Rhine, who seldom actively refutes others, expressed a different opinion after hearing this.

"This is not a boring insistence, Miss Lilisa, this is just the normal etiquette between men and women."

In response, Lilitha, who had her back to Rhine, seriously retorted: "Little slave, Beyonders should be serious and earnest in their exploration of the Beyond."

"To do this, we must give up some things, such as the boring etiquette of men and women that ordinary people have."

"So even though I think this ritual isn't too dangerous, I should still take it seriously and keep an eye on your every move, so that I can make corrections in time if something unexpected happens."

"But since you insist, then it's up to you, even though it doesn't seem necessary to me."

Rhine, who had already entered the 'Fountain of Life', endured the pain in his body and retorted with a smile: "Look, there are no accidents, right?"

Lilisha said no more about this.

Because if this topic continues to develop, it will become a very profound and extraordinary question that is difficult to answer.

Lilisa didn't want to, and wasn't too lazy to discuss this issue with Rhine.

Because the answer to this question is not important to either of them.

What's more, Lilitha thought that she already knew the answer to this question. The only person who was truly stubborn and unable to see the essence of this problem was Rhine herself.

And as Rhine stayed in the 'Fountain of Life' longer and longer.

The potential in his body was fully stimulated.

One of the characteristics it manifests is that the 'source of destiny' in Rhine's body is increasing at an astonishing rate.

But this process was not pleasant for Rhine.

And just when Rhine's 'Source of Destiny' reached 10 points, the minimum standard of the normal Black Iron rank.

A special pattern began to appear on Rhine's right hand, becoming more and more obvious and specific.

Soon, a badge-like pattern appeared completely on the back of Rhine's right hand.

This also means that the emblem of destiny belonging to Rhine has finally appeared.

It was also from this moment that Rhine finally completed his own ceremony and was officially promoted to the Black Iron Knight of Destiny.

And the emblem of destiny that belongs to Rhine can be seen from the pattern.

It actually looks like a mythical creature called a dragon that only exists in legends...

【Name: Rhine】

[Extraordinary Occupation: Knight of Destiny]

[Extraordinary Rank: Black Iron]

[Holy Light Quality: 2/2]

[Life Essence: 2/2]

[Soul Essence: 2/2]

[Elemental Essence: 2/2]

[Desire Source: 2/2]

[Netherworld Essence: 5/5]

[Destiny Essence: 10/10]

(End of this chapter)