Two months later, at the training ground.
"The second stage of Earth Breathing training has been completed. Strength increased by 4, Agility increased by 5, and Constitution increased by 5."
"Herag Merlin: Strength 0, Agility 6, Constitution 2, Spirit 2."
"The physical data is close to the genetic limit."
After completing his thousandth Earth Breathing practice, Herag checked his various data.
I have been practicing hard for most of the past two months.
At first, the neighboring Behad territory occasionally attacked and harassed them, stealing some food and property. But then they suddenly stopped and no longer had any intention of attacking the Dur Valley.
Baron Buck was annoyed by the harassment from the people in the Behard territory. Every time something happened, he could only passively defend himself. Those people were like flies, causing damage everywhere, and often ran away immediately after causing trouble in one place.
He did not have many soldiers under his command, and all his guards combined numbered only about three hundred.
This number of people is already insufficient to guard the territory, and they do not have the ability to attack the Behad territory.
What's more, there are no resources worth plundering in the Behad territory due to famine.
After the territory was no longer harassed, guards like Hellagur were free and no longer had to run around guarding the territory all day.
"Herag, how is it?" After Emil arrived at the training ground, he walked straight over to ask about the progress of training.
"I still don't feel the way you described. I guess there's no hope for me to become a knight," said Herag.
His current physical data is almost the same as that of an official knight, but he cannot become a true knight because he has not awakened his life seed.
According to the deep blue chip, he has reached his genetic limit and can no longer improve. His chances of becoming a knight are slim.
Emil soothed him, "Don't worry, take your time and persevere in your practice. Many knights have awakened their life seeds while practicing without realizing it."
Herag nodded without saying anything. He understood that his strength was actually entirely due to Deep Blue's assistance, and he actually did not have the talent to become a knight.
"Emile!" A clear and moving female voice came from the side of the training ground.
Emil looked up, his face clearly showing a hint of surprise and bewilderment. His eyes flickered a few times before he bowed his head and said, "Ms. Melissa, when did you come back?"
Melissa is Baron Buck's eldest daughter. She is wearing a luxurious golden dress and walks slowly and gracefully. She has fair skin and a hint of white on her chest.
She laughed sarcastically and said, "Why? Are you surprised to see me? If I told you in advance when I'd be back, would you have found an excuse to go inspect the territory?"
Emil still didn't dare to look up, and hurriedly explained: "The territory is not safe recently. If I knew that the young lady was coming back, I could have gone to pick her up in advance.
Melissa didn't take it seriously and chuckled, "I'm a student at Northentan College. My mentor is Grand Maester Claude, and my father is a Grand Knight. Who dares to attack me?"
"It's always better to be careful..." Emil whispered.
"Hmph! Look up at me! Why can't you look at me? Do you know why I came back?" Melissa said excitedly.
Emil raised his head as if mustering up a lot of courage, only glanced into Melissa's eyes, and then quickly looked away.
"I came back to get married! My father married me to the son of the Duke of Tulip!" Melissa said with tears in her eyes.
Emile was silent for a long time, then said, "That's good. The Tulip Dukedom is very large, and you should have a good life in the future."
"Is this what you want to say?" Melissa asked with red eyes.
Emil said nothing.
"I like you! You like me too! We both know it clearly in our hearts! Why can't you be brave enough to be with me! Who says a knight can't marry his own daughter? To hell with those backward secular rules! We are young people, and our mentor said that times have changed, and we have to make decisions for our own lives! Our father values you so much, if you go and tell him, he will definitely agree!" Melissa shouted and cried in grief and anger.
Herag was standing aside feeling very awkward, as there were only three of them in the entire training ground.
Because Hellagur was too close, he couldn't leave or stay, so he had to stay there silently.
"I..." Emil opened his mouth with difficulty and wanted to say something, but finally chose to remain silent.
This was the first time Hellagur saw Emil so helpless.
Bang!
Melissa slapped Emil hard and left crying.
Emil stared at Melissa's departing figure in a daze and remained silent for a long time.
After a while, Emil also left alone, and Hellagur was the only one left in the huge training ground.
Herag knew that he seemed to have eaten something extraordinary, but he didn't dare to say anything and fled to the back garden.
Old Henry's health has been getting worse recently. According to Deep Blue tests, he suffers from many common diseases among the elderly, and it is unknown whether he can survive this winter.
"Just tell Mary if you need anything. I gave her the funding." Herag said as he sat at the head of the bed.
Old Henry lay in bed, his breathing very unevenly.
Mary was an old maid in the castle, hired by Hellagur.
Herag has been performing very well recently, and coupled with his good relationship with Emile, his status outside the castle has also risen.
He mentioned to Emile that old Henry needed someone to take care of him, and Emile immediately arranged it for him, but Herag had to pay the wages himself.
Herag chatted with old Henry for a while, talking about the recent interesting things in the territory, and old Henry fell asleep while talking.
He told Mary to take good care of old Henry and returned to his cabin.
Now I no longer live in that leaky and dilapidated house, and I have a house of my own.
There were also a few gold coins in his pocket, which were the reward from the Baron for his bravery in killing the enemy.
Even if he couldn't become a knight, his combat ability was still outstanding among the castle guards.
If I were an ordinary person, I would probably be content with the status quo and think that it would be fine to live my life like this.
Herag leaned against the window, looking at the much larger full moon in the night sky, knowing that he would never be satisfied with this. He knew that he did not have the ability to control his destiny.
However, the path of knighthood was almost cut off, and wizards only existed in legends, so he was a little confused.
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The news that Miss Melissa was going to join the Tulip family spread quickly, and the entire territory was filled with joy.
Everyone knew what this meant. From then on, the Dur Valley would no longer have to worry about being harassed by any territory.
Unless an enemy country invades, no lord of the Kingdom of Norton dares to invade the Dur Valley.
No one knew how Baron Buck got in touch with the Duke of Tulip, but the people of the Behard Territory did stop harassing the Dur Valley.
"Herag, you have to come with me to guard the pumpkin farm for the next two months." Emil came to Herag early in the morning with a bag on his back, as if he had been prepared for it.