My Endless Life.

Chapter 33: Showdown, I’m a genius!

Li Qi thought that Beru's incident would not have much impact on him.

But obviously he guessed wrong.

The day after Beru was rescued, Li Qi was visited by the Security Department and taken to the Security Department on the charge of "assaulting soldiers".

But fortunately, they were only responsible for bringing Li Qi here.

The person who actually met Li Qi was Borrent.

"Li Qi, Li Qi, you have given me a difficult problem."

In the special interrogation room, Borrent shook his head helplessly at Li Qi.

Li Qi's expression remained unchanged, and he said to Borent:
"I don't think there was anything wrong with what I did yesterday. After all, they were the first to do it."

"That is indeed the case, but do you know who the family behind Beru is?"

"I have heard that he is the Marquis?"

"Marquis Granger is one of the largest nobles in the country. He controls nearly one-third of the country's economy. His father, Markley Granger, is our country's Chancellor of the Exchequer."

Borrent briefly explained to Li Qi the power behind Luka.

Li Qi nodded slightly to show that he understood.

Borent was a little surprised:
"Aren't you afraid?"

"If it was someone else here, I would be afraid, but it's you, sir, so I'm not afraid."

Li Qi said sincerely, with respect for Borrent in his words.

Borent laughed in silence. He raised his finger and pointed at Li Qi as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He sighed and said:

"You are really... Never mind. I originally wanted you to stay for a few more days to learn some spy skills before going to England, but now it seems that you have no choice but to leave early."

Strictly speaking, Li Qi now is not a qualified spy.

Because he had not received any spy training, including cryptography, camouflage, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, necessary social etiquette and communication methods... he did not master these things.

It would be easy to get into trouble if you simply disguise yourself as a descendant of a noble family in an enemy country.

Bolent originally planned to train Li Qi using a cramming method in the previous week, and then let Li Qi go on the road immediately, and send someone to give him a more detailed education on the road.

But now, because of what Li Qi did, all his plans were disrupted, and he had no choice but to send Li Qi away early.

And Borent's behavior made Li Qi guess something.

It is very likely that the Granger family put pressure on Borrent to hand over Li Qi.

Li Qi frowned slightly, thinking about what he did yesterday, and asked Borent in a low voice:
"Sir, is it really that serious? Logically speaking, what I did yesterday shouldn't be excessive."

Cutting off Beru's limbs looks serious.

But in fact, with the help of magic, Beru only needed one day to reconnect his limbs.

After all, Li Qi acted very quickly, and the cross-sections of their limbs were very smooth, which greatly reduced the difficulty of resection.

In addition, it was Beru who provoked first yesterday, and the other party was a sergeant. It was unreasonable for a low-ranking officer to challenge a high-ranking officer.

Li Qi was defending himself properly, and as a leader he was teaching the soldiers a lesson. Logically, even if the Granger family was really angry, they would not put pressure on the reformists over this matter.

So Li Qi didn't quite understand why Borrent was so anxious to send him out.

As for Li Qi's confusion, Borent quickly answered:
"If it's just about Beru, then of course it won't happen."

"That is……"

"But now the Granger family is accusing you of stealing their family's knightly skills."

Li Qi frowned instantly: "Is this serious?"

Bolent nodded: "For the traditional nobles, knightly skills are the foundation of their livelihood. The knightly skills of each family are their secrets. Any learners who try to learn them will be hunted down and punished by them.

"I don't know where you stole their knight skills from, but anyway... they are now claiming to destroy your magic seed and take away your right hand to ensure that their skills will not be learned by others."

In the eyes of those old-school nobles who still cling to tradition, their family's knightly skills are the most precious treasures in the world.

Just like the internal skills of the major martial arts sects in the martial arts novels that Li Qi had read, they were secrets that were not passed on. Anyone who tried to learn them would be hunted down by the disciples of that sect.

The same goes for those families placed here.

They don't want knight skills to spread.

But Li Qi didn't know this. After all, he was born in a grassroots family, and the knight skills he had, apart from the [Magic Enhancement] he developed himself, were only the [Magic Entanglement] he learned from Crazy Axe, and the [Thunder Sword] he learned from Beru.

Because he learned quickly, Li Qi never thought that these skills were valuable, but he did not expect the Granger family to react so strongly.

Looking at Borent, Li Qi thought for two seconds and suddenly asked:

"Sir, do you think so too?"

"what?"

Borrent, who was still thinking about how to send Li Qi away, didn't react for a moment.

Li Qi asked again:

"I want to ask, do you also think that knight skills are a secret that cannot be passed on? Anyone who learns knight skills without the family's permission should die... Do you think so?"

The question Li Qi asked seemed to have nothing to do with what they were discussing now, but Borent still thought about it carefully before answering:

"Li Qi, you have seen the magic orb, so you should know that firearms... and the magic orb that can strengthen firearms are the future of magic.

"No matter how precious knightly skills are, they are outdated and will be eliminated sooner or later. So you ask me if I think the same as you said. My answer is... No."

Borente shared his thoughts with Li Qi.

Li Qi nodded slightly, confirmed Borent's opinion on knight skills, and then said to him directly:
"Then I will also tell you something here. I did not learn the knightly skills of Beru's family by stealing."

"No?" Borrent frowned. "You mean someone from the Granger family taught you?"

Li Qi shook his head: "No, I learned that knight's skill from Beru."

Hearing this, Borent frowned even deeper.

Li Qi continued, "I have a talent that allows me to see the flow of magic in other people's bodies, and the use of knight skills is related to the flow of magic, so I will use Beru's knight skills.

"Because he used the Knight Technique in front of me, and he personally told me how to use it."

As soon as Li Qi said this, Borent's eyes widened.

This is impossible!

Borent really wanted to say this to Li Qi.

He felt that Li Qi was lying. After all, how could there be such a talent in this world? He could learn all kinds of knight skills and magic in one go. The legendary God of Magic must be no more than this, right?

Borrent wanted to reprimand Li Qi for making such big claims, but in the end he didn't.

Instead, he asked Li Qi:

“…Are you telling the truth?”

"of course."

Looking at Li Qi's affirmative expression, Borent took a deep breath.

He raised his right hand and presented it to Li Qi with his palm facing up. Under Li Qi's gaze, the skin on his palm bulged and instantly became as stiff as rock.

"Prove it to me." Borent said seriously.

He is now using their family's inherited knight skill, called [Rockification], which can make his skin as hard as rock.

Before the advent of firearms, almost no weapon could penetrate their rock defense.

Even now that guns have appeared, a strategic-level magician can use rock transformation to block close-range pistol bullets.

This is a pretty powerful defensive technique.

Even among the family behind Borrent, few people can master this kind of defense technique.

Can Li Qi master it quickly?

Is what he said true or false?
Borrent stared at Li Qi, waiting for the final result.

Li Qi didn't keep Borent waiting for long.

Just five seconds after Borrent released the [Rock Transformation] technique, Li Qi also imitated Borrent and presented his palm to the other party.

The skin is as hard as rock.

That is indeed the rock-transforming technique, the secret of the Auridovich family!

What Li Qi said... is true!

(End of this chapter)