Magical calendar year 2500, 20th year of Thades III, April 22nd.
The weather is fine, the magic base is in Cepheus, and the upper body increases by one.
Everything is appropriate.
William recruited five candidate knights of the Thorn Blade in the Salvatore Manor, laying a solid foundation for the upcoming journey.
Two of the five candidate knights were presented by Salvatore, and the other three were recruited by William himself.
Under his speech about "extraordinary perseverance", three people volunteered, led by Bremen Vandini.
When leaving the manor, Salvatore looked complicated.
Even though William had already got into the carriage and left, the carriage was no longer visible, and he still stood at the door.
“Achieving the unachievable is the true mark of extraordinary perseverance…”
"A true sign of extraordinary perseverance..."
"Is this your way of knighthood, Prince Seventeen?" The image of William's speech appeared in Salvatore's mind again, firm, confident, and sincere, as if he was not recruiting knights, but preaching doctrine.
Of course, his results were also amazing. Three candidate knights took the initiative to follow him, and even recited the knight's oath that cannot be changed.
The oath is recited by the knight, and the sword is blessed by the lord.
In this way, the result cannot be changed, otherwise it will be spurned by all knights.
"It turns out that this is the real you, hidden so deeply!"
Salvatore sighed deeply and entered the manor. He secretly guessed that if William had this kind of skill from beginning to end, he must have discovered that he did not respect him enough at the beginning.
In his understanding, William must have been hiding his capabilities and biding his time.
If he hadn't been suddenly entrusted to the Barron Territory, he might have stayed in hiding until his wings were full, and he would be able to crow as an eagle.
"Three years of silence will make you a blockbuster; three years of silence will make you soar to the sky."
"In this aspect...the teacher is not as good as the disciple."
After what happened just now, Salvatore always felt irritable and restless, so he simply drove away all the servants and practiced swordplay alone in the courtyard. Slowly, his mood finally returned to calm.
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After three days, William finally waited for a rainy day.
In his plan, there were only two people who could provide extra help to him who was about to take over. One of them was Salvatore, and William had successfully harvested the wool from him.
The other one is in trouble, because in front of that person, being a prince has no extra bonus.
Fortunately, William knew that the man liked rainy days.
In the Kingdom of Sedes, all princes and princesses have two teachers. One is a swordsmanship teacher, who mainly teaches the ways of knights. The other is a magic teacher, who naturally teaches knowledge about magic.
What William is looking for now is his magic teacher: Mr. Longbless.
Under the mage tower, a carriage stopped on the roadside. Selani and a maid stayed in the carriage waiting.
It had been half an hour since William climbed up the tower. Seeing that he hadn't come down yet, Selanie couldn't help but feel a little bored. Looking at the endless flow of people on the street, she felt a throbbing in her heart and wanted to let Tibbers out to play.
.
But she gave up in an instant.
Because William told her that the situation in the royal capital was too complicated, and releasing Tibbers would easily cause trouble. It would be better to go to Barron Territory.
"What kind of mage do I need? I am the best mage~"
"Lady Selani, the prince is down."
The maid's sharp eyes saw William immediately, and she quickly got out of the carriage to greet him.
Board the carriage and drive slowly back to the palace.
"How's it going? Was it successful?"
"It can be considered a success, but it can also be considered a failure..." William rubbed his eyebrows. On this trip, he not only wanted to deceive a few of Langbreth's men, but also wanted to test his magic talent.
In his opinion, although his body belongs to William, his soul has changed, which may affect his magical talent.
After the test, Longbless just shook his head expressionlessly. Unfortunately, William still has no magic talent. In fact, it can't be said that he doesn't have it, he is just not good enough.
For this kind of talent, Longbryth's advice is: Just be a knight in peace and contentment, magic has no chance with you.
As for the other goal of recruiting subordinates, it was also a semi-failure.
It was said to be a failure because Longbryth directly rejected William's suggestion and did not even give him a chance to express his eloquence.
The reason why it was said to be a success was because Lambrys told him that there was a magic apprentice in the team sent by the king.
That's right, just a magic apprentice, not even a real magician.
William had nothing to do about this.
The drawbacks of being an unfavored prince can be seen from the time he leads the team.
According to the practice of enfeoffment, if the territory is in a barren land, the kingdom will usually send a magician to follow it. If the territory is very rich or even very powerful, the kingdom will send a magician apprentice.
The reason is actually very simple.
Being enfeoffed to the Barrens has two inner meanings. First, the prince is not favored. Second, there are few mages living in the Barrens.
Therefore, the king could only force a mage to help build the territory.
Being entrusted to a wealthy place also has two meanings. First, the prince is favored, and second, the prince has a background. Therefore, people don't care about taking the team's wool at all.
"What, that Lambrys is so outrageous, William, let me help you get revenge." Seranie was filled with indignation.
"I'll burn his tower, and then let Tibbers tear him into pieces!"
"Haha, thank you Selani."
William smiled and rejected her suggestion. You can't act recklessly in the royal capital.
"Although Lambrys rejected me, I was not very angry. On the contrary, I pitied him."
"If he misses today's opportunity, he will no longer be qualified to follow me in the future."
"Let him live in this tower for a few more years."
Selani nodded ignorantly. She didn't understand the meaning of William's words, but she didn't care. Anyway, she would do whatever William asked her to do, and she would do whatever she wanted.
"William, when will we go to Barron to get it?"
"It's almost over, there are still more than ten days left."
There are still more than ten days left, time flies so fast. William counted the time, and a sense of urgency came to his heart.
Once he leaves the Barron Territory, he will have no one to rely on. The only one he can rely on is the heart of Origi. But facing the aliens in the Howling Wolf Grassland, does he have time to wait until he matures?
In the royal capital, at least no one dared to assassinate him openly.
But the Baron Territory is different. Foreign races dare to directly enter the lord's castle. The last lord is a lesson learned from the past.
There are also threats from within the kingdom... So far, he has not found the murderer of the original person. What is certain is that that person will not stop here.
With so many confusing thoughts, William let out a long sigh of relief. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes returned to calmness and he murmured:
"Nothing can stop me." This chapter has been completed!