Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 720 Valera, Who Knows How to Speak Well
Valera blinked and answered sincerely, "Although I am a mage, I still primarily fight with physical strength."

I prefer cracking a whip to casting spells.

Although the mana is plentiful, the precision is too poor, and the spellcasting consumes half as much as a real mage.

Instead of wasting time chanting spells and possibly failing in the end, I'd rather cast a few amplification spells inscribed from Microlo on myself and just charge in and start fighting.

"It's faster to react this way."

Travis hesitated for a moment before saying, "I remember Lowry saying that you know quite a few low- to mid-level magic circles and alchemical diagrams, and you're basically never wrong."

Valera couldn't help but laugh... No wonder her lord would occasionally utter sarcastic remarks about His Majesty the King being "brainless," "completely ignorant of magic," and "all talk and no action."

"Being able to create magic circles according to fixed patterns doesn't mean I'm a good mage. It just proves that I'm really persistent. I can memorize them even if I don't understand them, and I don't forget even the slightest bit of the pressure and speed of my brushstrokes," Valera answered confidently. "Baron Lowry said I'm just a hammer, I can only smash, not pull, and I can't bend."

But I think this is a compliment, something I should be proud of.

I, through sheer willpower, transformed myself from a rusty block of iron into a hammer!

Travis nodded approvingly.

He understood, of course, that everyone who became a swordsman had their own stubbornness, but Valera gave him a better feeling.

Unfortunately, the girl in front of him had already subtly rejected his invitation.

Although what he did was a bit like stealing Lowry's boyfriend, Travis genuinely felt that someone like Valera should be in a higher and more distant realm.

Instead of just staying in a small baronial territory.

Moreover, he was absolutely confident that Lowry would not consider Valera, who had left him, a traitor, and that if Chesca, who was closest to him, wanted to leave, Lowry would also send her off without any reservations.

He would never be an obstacle in anyone's path, and even if Agris ultimately chose to leave him, Lori would genuinely respect her wishes.

Although the child was very sentimental, he also had a cold and overly rational side.

They will sigh at parting, but they will not suffer from parting.

As long as there is no pain, then you can really treat the separation as the next reunion, at most it will just be a silent parting.

But it's clear that Valera has absolutely no ambition.

It's incredible.

Based on this girl's background, her vibrant vitality, and her imposing presence... Varela must be a very ambitious girl.

Reaching the pinnacle of life, and having all those who once looked down on her worship her, is in line with her outward appearance.

But the girl didn't seem to notice Travis's probing at all; in fact, she seemed to disdain him.

It's not that being with Lowry would make her lose anything.

But that kind of mundane life...

Travis shook his head slightly. He could clearly feel the flames burning around Valera, but... was it a dud that wouldn't light?

Lowry's charisma is incredible!
However, Travis still couldn't understand... how could someone grind themselves from scrap metal into a hammer and then only want to make farm tools!

But he couldn't say anything more.

It's fine for Valera to accept his offer, but if he keeps inviting her, that would be a provocation to Lowry.

So Travis simply smiled and asked, "Well then, Valera, do you think we can go see Miss Pearl now?"

He actually wanted to ask if the young lady had gone to bed because she had experienced some kind of shock.

Although they were of the same race, she was an unmarried woman who had never had a partner, and Travis was not even allowed to enter her boudoir, let alone the fact that Pearl was bedridden.

However, the Countess's reaction just now proved that there had been significant progress on Pearl's side.

Although Travis was still adhering to the bottom line and not using his mental power to probe the annex, a voice in his mind kept reminding him to pay attention to what was happening there.

Valera blinked, then immediately responded: “Mr. Bowen Holmes has been accompanying Miss Hamilton in her drawing room.”

Miss Pearl was a very demanding girl; when she was able to move, she didn't want to lie in bed and be taken care of.

But since there is danger involved, that's why the Countess and Mr. Armies are so worried.

However, it's always good to be cautious.

Travis mentally analyzed Valera's words:

First, although Pearl is dizzy and mentally unstable due to regaining some memories from her past life, she has not suffered any head injuries and is currently very calm.

Secondly, because the restoration of her memories caused an imbalance in her magical power, the Wave Scholar who controls the castle's magic circle has been suppressing her magical power fluctuations. Currently, she has not yet exceeded the level 16 cap and is unlikely to be expelled from the world.

Third, that could become a reality at any time, so Serena and Armies must stay by Pearl's side.

Fourth... Travis caught a glimpse of a squadron of knights rushing out of the castle out of the corner of his eye. The leader was probably Armes's highly protective follower.

Then it goes without saying... they must be going to bring Ezra back. If it were just to deliver a message, there would be no need for this very strong knight who doesn't like to use his brain to lead the team.

The Hamilton family seems to be planning to completely relinquish their dominance at Watson Castle.

Some people may not hold a high position, but every word they utter can represent their master.

That defensive knight was one such example.

His visit to Watson Castle represents Armies.

Normally, after Ezra left for some reason, his several fully-ranked lieutenants should have taken over the affairs there.

However, as Ezra's most loyal subordinates, they would inevitably choose to step back and stand behind the little knight who appeared in the name of Armes if Bowen did not arrive.

But this power transition only conforms to Hamilton's rules.

The Mal and Komran of Maple Ridge do not need to back down.

Therefore, matters concerning Watson will inevitably be decided by Qingfeng.

Of course, after the Watson family was not implicated and was deemed worthy of forgiveness, they left with their own property, and Watson Castle actually didn't offer much benefit anymore.

But that territory itself does have some value.

Furthermore, on the nearby mountains, the King's army remained silent.

Lowry may not care much about these so-called benefits, but he probably won't just give them up outright.

For example, his knightly orders now had a direct route to the King's army.

The current Maple Knights may not care so much about this passage, after all, they have better resources and conditions.

Moreover, those knights with average or below-average talent haven't reached the age where they're driven mad by being stuck at a certain level.

They have also never experienced much of the despair of being on the verge of death.

A young territory, young people... However, Lori couldn't keep focusing on these knights forever; after all, he was a mage who needed a lot of time to study.

In fact, this trend is already emerging now.

Aside from the knights who had shared hardships with him back then, Lowry didn't pay much attention to the newly joined knights, even though these people were much more talented.

Furthermore, the conscious pressure from the dragons that allowed the former knights to break through the limitations of their talents can only be felt again after Lily and the others grow up.

The immature dragon might of those three little dragons is so strong that even the outer tribes of the Gale Wolves... the forest wolves that rely entirely on instinct and lack intelligence, cannot frighten them.

Bolaños was often absent, and even when he did return, he would sleep most of the time.

The new knights after them could no longer progress as quickly as their predecessors... those guys had even experienced Kamui.

Even Travis's own loyal subordinates had never enjoyed such favorable conditions of pressure.

Dragon's might is easy to find, but divine might... especially after the world recovers, it will be impossible to feel this perfectly timed divine pressure again.

Back then, ordinary people and low-ranking knights probably didn't even have the chance to stand near them.

Gods do indeed restrain their instincts for those they admire, just like the Lord of Storms in Lori Castle, who is fearless even by his young servants.

But... it's impossible at the general public level, and it's even more impossible for the entire territory to benefit from this.

However, most people who embark on the path of chivalry still hope to see a future.

Even at the very beginning, they felt that it would be great if they could become a territory knight, but after becoming a mid-level knight, they would definitely feel that as long as they had enough opportunities, they could also reach level 10.

Such a person wouldn't think that others could also reach level 10 in their territory; they would only feel that the calm and uneventful environment of their territory made them lose their fighting spirit.

Blaming one's own incompetence on the environment is a choice many people would make.

But if there are too many people like this, the atmosphere of the Territory Knights will naturally gradually collapse.

Unless the lord continues to spend a huge amount of money to support them, the territorial knightly orders will inevitably become worse and worse, until they are even worse than some private knightly orders.

However, if members of the Territorial Knights meet the military's standards and are then tested by the military, those who pass can directly become members of the border army...

No matter how narrow the path to advancement may be, as long as it exists, it will prevent some people from feigning ignorance.

Actually, Qingfeng Territory should have had these roads.

After all, Mar and his men had a good relationship with the knights on the great cliff.

However, for the past two years, the person in charge of guarding the Great Cliff has been the knight commander who once escorted Rosalind.

He himself had no resentment towards Qingfeng Territory, which caused his escort mission to fail... After all, he knew very well that Qingfeng Territory was just an excuse for Rosalind to cause trouble.

But Mal and his group chose to avoid it instead.

(End of this chapter)