Being a knight is not easy

Chapter 34 Raymond's Fear

After leaving the office of Grand Knight Commander Damia, Robin went straight back to his room.

He carefully placed the Breathing Technique Apprentice's Secret Medicine on the table, then opened the system panel to check his status:
[Name]: Robin
[Occupation]: Knight Apprentice
[Level]: Junior Knight Apprentice (Mid-term)
【Skill】:
First-level swordsmanship: Increases the power of sword attacks by 10%, experience: 41/2000
First-level combat skills: close combat attack power increased by 10%, experience: 45/2000
First-level Archery: Arrow attack increases by 10%, Experience: 24/2000
Archery Skills: Earth Explosion Arrow (Concentrates earth force arrows, explodes after hitting the target, consumes a lot of energy)
Earth Dragon Breathing: Accelerates life recovery, Apprentice level experience: 512/1000
【Equipment】: Excellent long sword, leather armor

Free Experience: 45
Robin's gaze lingered on the "Earth Dragon Breathing Technique" for a moment, as he secretly pondered how to use this secret medicine.

"Rest for a day and wait until I'm fully recovered before using the secret medicine," Robin muttered to himself. He decided to follow the advice of Grand Knight Damia and stop rushing for success. Instead, he would take a steady approach, improving himself step by step.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Robin opened the door and found Lily, Eric and Thompson standing outside with excited smiles on their faces.

"Robin, I heard that you were summoned by the lord?" Lily asked impatiently, her eyes full of curiosity.

Robin smiled and nodded. "Yes, the lord gave me the badge of a knight's apprentice and also a secret medicine for breathing techniques apprentices."

"Great!" Eric said excitedly, "Robin, your status is much higher than ours now!"

Thomson also scratched his head and said with a smile: "Robin, you have to take good care of us in the future!"

Robin shook his head, a hint of seriousness in his tone: "We are a team, no one is superior to anyone else. Only by working together can we go further."

Lily, Eric, and Thompson nodded after hearing this, with determination glittering in their eyes.

"Oh, right, Robin!" Lily suddenly said, "We just found a strange cave outside the city. There seem to be some strange runes in it. Do you want to go take a look?"

Robin's eyes flashed with interest and he nodded: "Okay, when I recover tomorrow, we'll go and see it together."

"You're not in good shape today, so let me make the soup!" Lily volunteered.

Robin nodded and went to prepare the dosage of the herbs.

At the same time, he taught Eric and the other two how to prepare medicinal materials and explained the characteristics of the medicinal materials.

The next morning, the news that Robin was awarded the knight badge of the Blot family spread throughout the entire military camp like wings.

The knight apprentices gathered in groups of three or five, talking among themselves, with different expressions on their faces - some were envious, some were jealous, and some were sarcastic.

"Have you heard? Robin was awarded the family knight badge by the lord himself!" A knight apprentice whispered with a hint of sourness in his tone.

"Humph, just lucky." Another person curled his lips in disdain. "If he hadn't shot the wild bear in the eye, how could he have been so prominent?"

"That's not true. Robin's strength is indeed not weak." Someone countered, "His archery skills and training speed are both excellent. It's understandable that the lord took a liking to him."

While everyone was talking, in the corner of the military camp, Raymond's face was terribly gloomy.

He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force, and his eyes flashed with a complex light - anger, jealousy, and a hint of regret that was hard to conceal.

"Haha, Raymond, are you happy to see your brother become the lord's family knight?" A knight apprentice who had a bad relationship with Raymond deliberately walked up to him, with obvious sarcasm in his tone. Raymond suddenly raised his head, piercing the other person with a gaze like a knife, and said in a low and cold voice: "Shut up!"

The knight's apprentice was startled by Raymond's look, but quickly regained his composure and sneered, "Why? Your brother has become successful, and you're not happy? Is it because you kicked him out of the house back then and now you regret it?"

Raymond's expression instantly turned even uglier, his fists clenched until they crackled. He stood up abruptly, grabbed the man by the collar, and spoke with suppressed anger: "I told you to shut up, didn't you hear me?"

Seeing this, the knight apprentices around gathered around, some tried to stop the fight, some just watched the fun, and the scene became chaotic for a while.

"Enough!" A cold shout came from outside the crowd, and everyone made way.

Knight Commander Malizzi walked over and swept a stern look over the crowd. "No private fighting within the barracks! Do you want to be put in solitary confinement?"

Raymond let go of his hand, and the knight apprentice retreated to the side in disappointment, lowering his head and not daring to speak.

Knight Commander Malizzi walked up to Raymond and said coldly, "Raymond, come with me."

Raymond gritted his teeth and followed Knight Commander Malizzi out of the crowd.

The two walked to a secluded corner. Knight Commander Malizzi stopped and turned to look at Raymond, his tone carrying a hint of disappointment: "Raymond, you were once my apprentice as well. I have always had high hopes for you. But your behavior today has disappointed me."

Raymond lowered his head, a hint of unwillingness in his voice: "Knight Commander, I just..."

"Just what?" Knight Commander Malizzi interrupted him. "You're causing trouble in the barracks because you're jealous of your brother? Raymond, when did you become so narrow-minded?"

Raymond remained silent, but clenched his fists even tighter.

Knight Malizzi sighed deeply, his tone softening slightly. "Raymond, I know there's a grudge between you and Robin. But you have to understand that jealousy and resentment will only make you lose yourself. If you're truly unwilling to accept this, then prove yourself with your strength instead of throwing a tantrum here."

Raymond raised his head, a trace of struggle flashing in his eyes: "Knight Commander, I..."

Knight Commander Malizzi patted him on the shoulder, his tone encouraging: "Go, and think carefully about what I said. We don't need infighting in the barracks. What we need is unity."

Raymond's footsteps seemed a little heavy in the dark forest, and his mood was even heavier than his footsteps.

He didn't call any old friends because he needed to be alone to calm down.

He was indeed jealous of Robin's achievements, but more of it was fear - fear of Robin's revenge, fear of losing everything he had now.

"As long as Robin breaks through and becomes an official knight, he will have the right to take back that big house and those thirty acres of land..." Raymond muttered to himself, with a hint of trembling in his voice.

Those properties originally belonged to their father, Knight Gabriel.

As the youngest son of Knight Gabriel, Robin also has the right of inheritance.

(End of this chapter)