Become a knight starting with synthesized entries.

Of course, Luo An was just thinking about it; there was no need to take a fight with a wild beast seriously.

Roan yawned, bowed to Heather, and said goodbye.

"My lord, I shall take my leave now."

"Okay." Heather stood up, but before leaving, she suddenly remembered something and called out to Roan.

"Remember to take care of Maoqiu when I'm not around."

Roan glanced at the griffin named Maoqiu, never expecting that even as a Black Iron Knight, he would still have to raise griffins for Lord Loton.

"Yes, Your Lordship." After a pause, Roan looked up. "Your Lordship, it seems you're not staying here?"

Aside from Hewang Village, the nearest inhabited places are the other two villages, which are a day's journey away.

It's the middle of the night, where can Heather go?

Heather glanced at Roan. "Just call me Heather. I am indeed a lord. And a knight. You and I are of the same rank, so treat each other with knightly etiquette."

That being said, Roan's wages were all paid by Lord Lorton, and he was entitled to the respect he deserved.

"Yes." Roan bowed again. "Lady Heather."

After waiting for a while without any response, Roan looked up again, but Heather was nowhere to be seen.

Is it a combat technique?

Or is it a breathing technique?

It's astonishing that Roan didn't even notice Heather's departure. The difference in skill between the Black Iron Knights is astonishing.

Shaking his head, Luo An yawned. Even with dragon blood, he felt a deep weariness.

After passing through Hewang Village, we arrived at the soldiers' camp.

Apart from the guards on duty, only Pétain was still training outside.

Luo An had no intention of disturbing him, and subconsciously glanced around when a light suddenly flashed before his eyes.

Wild beasts, bandits, cultists lurk in the shadows.

Luo An frowned slightly, glanced at it again, and the golden light reappeared.

"Here we go again," Luo An murmured.

Unlike in Lorton, the area outside Riverview Village is all wilderness, making the [Monkey Typewriter] easy to trigger with wild animals.

However, Luo An, who possesses dragon blood, is equivalent to an extremely powerful magical beast in this land, and ordinary magical beasts would never approach him.

They can only be [robbers] and [cult members].

It is highly unlikely that bandits would attack the kingdom's army camp.

They can only be cult members.

Cult members are the most troublesome.

With a sigh, Luo An patted his face. Sleeping was out of the question; he could only go on patrol and see what was going on. He could drink a bottle of invigorating potion in the morning.

Just as he was about to take a step, Luo An suddenly noticed that the largest tent, the captain of the guard's tent, was still lit with a faint light.

Lifting the tent flap, Levi was looking through a report.

"Lord Levi, are you still awake?" Roan asked softly.

Reeves looked up at the sound of the voice, saw it was Luo An, and smiled slightly.

"The lord released you?"

"Yes." Roan was somewhat surprised. "You knew?"

"Haha." Levi laughed, stroking his beard.

"As compensation for your injuries, I request that Your Excellency take you under your wing for a while."

Upon hearing this, Luo An suddenly realized that Heather's reluctant manner in teaching him was actually due to Levi's request.

Levi put down the report and got up to pour Roan a cup of tea.

"How was it? Heather is pretty strong, isn't she? What did she teach you? Don't let her appearance fool you, she's the kingdom's most powerful Black Iron Knight. She was almost given the title 'Black Iron,' but Heather thought it sounded too awful and refused."

"Black Iron is a name? And it can be inherited?" Luo An took the tea, took a sip, and it was already cold.

"Huh? You don't know?" Levi sat down again. When it came to the history of the Knights, no one knew it better than him.

"Io, the Black Iron Knight, was also the name of a knight. He was the first knight and was named for his blackened iron armor and his silent, rock-like demeanor."

"It sounds strange, doesn't it? It's just a [Black Iron] level knight. Why would the first knight level be named after Io?"

"It's very simple. In the Age of Gods, without Lord Io appearing and leading people through the most difficult times, how could there have been Silver Knights, Gold Knights, and those legendary knights?"

Levi said wistfully, "Even if Knight Io ultimately remains the Iron Knight, we will remember him. We will place him alongside the legendary knights 'Silver' and 'Gold.'"

"Knight Io's grave is in Lorton Church, Roan, go visit it sometime."

"Oh." Luo An hadn't expected that Black Iron had this meaning.

Luo An felt that Levi was admiring the Black Iron Knight named Io.

"Your Excellency, I will go and take a look," Luo An said.

After glancing at the mountain of reports, Luo An hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell about the cult.

Although Levi was exhausted, this matter concerned the construction of the defense, and there could be no slackening.

After listening to Luo An's report, Levi's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Cultists? You're right, Roan. The villagers all come from small villages, and there might be cultists among them."

"Don't worry. You don't need to worry about the patrols; I'll send someone to do it."

"You're still growing, go to bed early."

Luo An wanted to say something more, but Levi waved his hand, telling Luo An not to worry and to go to sleep, which was what Luo An's age should be doing.

Unable to resist Levi's insistence, Luo An could only leave the tent. As he walked towards his own tent, he yawned, and once again, a golden light flashed before his eyes.

Robbers, beasts, cultists lurk in the shadows.

"So soon?" Luo An frowned slightly, all sleepiness gone.

Picking up a longsword at random, Luo An walked outside, glanced at the dark valley, and didn't notice anything unusual.

Luo An was quite certain that it wasn't that he hadn't noticed, but rather that he had overlooked it.

Luo An decided not to disturb Levi's and walked quietly through the village.

Patrolling slowly through the village, Pétain was highly efficient, leading his guards to build simple stone houses and cover them with tents, barely enough for the villagers to live in.

Therefore, the house blocked Luo An's view.

It's easy for something to hide in the shadows where the firelight doesn't reach, spying on Luo An.

He wasn't wearing armor, but Roan was a Black Iron Knight; nothing here could threaten him.

Even in the shadows, with a crossbow bolt pointed at Luo An's back, Luo An was confident he could deflect it before it touched him.

After walking around twice, the moon was high in the sky. Occasionally, they encountered patrolling guards, but they did not report anything unusual.

Luo An frowned slightly, which made him even more uneasy.

If it's just some madman, that's fine, but I'm afraid it's related to the "Black God".

Just then, Luo An suddenly heard a crisp sound of armor scraping against stone.

The sound was soft, rhythmic, and intermittent. On the edge of the village, the ruins ravaged by the dragon echoed.

Without a doubt, it's the knight.

Luo An turned towards the source of the sound and followed the direction of the sound to a grave that had been dug up.

This place... feels strangely familiar.

Luo An crouched down; the grave had clearly been dug up for a long time, covered with melted snow.

Searching his memory, Luo An suddenly realized something.

That's Mary Jane's grave!