Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 600 Obstacles to the Spread of Martial Arts

The fact that a merchant's daughter appeared in a bandit's den suggests that she might have been captured during a bandit attack on a caravan. Even if her parents were dead, there might still be other relatives in the family.

If a farmer's daughter appears in a bandit's den, there's basically only one possibility: the bandits have attacked the village.

Therefore, the girls rescued from the Demon Cave, even if they were not orphans, were better off than orphans. They had virtually nowhere else to go, so they could be used to enrich Wugong Mountain and could be considered the founding disciples of Wugong Mountain.

After hearing Yarrow's reply, Claire asked again:

"Lord Yaro, could you secretly protect Bevan and let her teach them martial arts? I need to continue on to carve the ruins of the sky-mending site further upstream from the water source, and I really don't have time to stay here."

Bevan, who had been listening quietly for a long time, couldn't help but say, "Isn't this mountain enough? There's no need to go any further, is there?"

If they separate, and Yaro has to protect Bevan, then Claire will be left without anyone to look after her.

Claire turned around and explained, "The reason why Wugong Mountain is built on a remote mountain is to stay away from the hustle and bustle and not be disturbed by worldly affairs. If the Mending Heaven Ruins were located in this mountain, people would definitely come and go in an endless stream. No matter from any perspective, the Mending Heaven Ruins cannot be located here."

Yaro nodded in agreement: "That's right. Wugong Mountain should be a sect that pursues the pure concept of martial arts, and should not have too much involvement with the legacy of mending the heavens."

As he spoke, Yarrow looked at Claire and asked again:

"So where do you plan to design the ruins of the Sky Mending site?"

Claire tapped the front of the hastily drawn map on the ground.

"Here, the army of the San Fernando Empire is stationed in the nearby mountains, which can also fill a gap in the story... Even if you want to promote martial arts, why not go back to the Kingdom of Lanelli first? Why do you have to go into the San Fernando Empire? It doesn't matter how close the Ruins of Mending the Sky are to the San Fernando Empire, because whether it is for humanity or to stop the war, the first choice should not be to go deep into the San Fernando Empire."

Yaro asked curiously, "What are you planning to do?"

“Instead of actively promoting it, it’s better to let them discover it themselves. That is, after the completion of the Sky-Mending Ruins, I will deliberately reveal my whereabouts and let them track me all the way to the Sky-Mending Ruins,” Claire said.

Although the Earl of Scarlot's territory announced Claire's suspension, she had, after all, served as the 'gatekeeper' for several months. Even if personnel were adjusted after Claire's departure, things like the amount of food and siege equipment would certainly be difficult to change in the short term.

Claire's presence around the San Ferlando Imperial military camp could not be ignored.

“You are a formal knight, and the team that led the pursuit of you must also be a formal knight. Wouldn’t that mean the Ruins of Mending the Sky would have been discovered by the higher-ups of the Saint Ferland Empire immediately? This doesn’t fit our plan,” Yaro said, frowning.

"Lord Yarrow, I think your thinking may be in a misconception."

"Oh? Tell me?"

“No one stipulates that a formal knight must be a high-ranking official of the Saint Ferland Empire. In fact, it is highly likely that those who come to track me are young formal knights born into noble families, like the two deserters at Scalo Fortress, and the formal knights I led to pursue the deserters later.”

Claire explained carefully:
"Lord Yarrow, knight breakthrough potions are expensive, but not uncommon..."

After all, this place is not far from the Dark Plains. Although there is not much interaction with the wizards, the connection has not been completely severed.

"The eldest son of a nobleman can inherit his father's title. Other sons, given the opportunity, will choose to purchase knight breakthrough potions and become formal knights. If they find a suitable monarch and make certain contributions, they will have the opportunity to obtain the title of baron."

"Becoming a full knight does not automatically grant one the title of baron. Rather, one must possess the strength of a full knight and make certain contributions to have a chance to become a fief baron."

"The title of baron is merely an affirmation of their contributions." "At the same time, the title of a real baron is also a threshold for purchasing knight breakthrough potions. Only by obtaining the title of real noble can one have the opportunity to accumulate the wealth to purchase knight breakthrough potions over several decades."

"It's not that there aren't evil wandering wizards selling cheap knight breakthrough potions, but all of their potions are cursed. If you use those potions to break through, you'll die on the spot if you're unlucky, and even if you manage to break through by chance, none of them have a good ending."

Ok?
Yaro was suddenly stunned.

"An evil wandering wizard?"

Claire realized what was happening and quickly apologized:
"I'm sorry, Lord Yaro, I wasn't referring to you. It's just what everyone says, and I'm just repeating what they're saying."

"It's alright, I'm not that sensitive. Besides, I myself have vilified wizards in the book."

Yaro waved his hand, then began to ponder.

He simply didn't believe the claim that 'cheap knight breakthrough potions sold by evil wandering wizards are all cursed'.

The world is bustling, all come for the benefit, and the world is bustling, all go for the benefit.

Without any benefit, who would put a curse in a medicine for no reason?
Furthermore, Claire herself said, "Even if it's a lucky breakthrough," meaning that someone did indeed succeed.

As for dying on the spot... becoming a formal knight by drinking the knight breakthrough potion is inherently risky, and the worse one's physical condition, the higher the mortality rate.

You can't say that if a knight breakthrough potion obtained through normal means fails, it's because of poor physique or substandard physical condition. And if a knight breakthrough potion obtained from a wandering wizard fails, it's because the wandering wizard cast a curse, right?

Of course, Yaro is not trying to excuse the group of 'wandering wizards'.

A large forest has all kinds of birds; there are bad birds as well as good birds.

There are definitely many scammers among them, as well as novice pharmacists like Yarrow.

But there will also be honest middlemen, or experienced pharmacists who want to do long-term business.

Yaro glanced at Claire, then suddenly realized something.

"Perhaps there was no curse to begin with... or perhaps the ones who cast the curse were actually those legitimate pharmacists?"

If we look at it from another angle, aren't these Knight Breakthrough Potions similar to high-end luxury goods in my previous life?
Only by possessing these qualities can one enter the upper echelons of society.

But who doesn't know that those high-end luxury goods are also a tool for harvesting wealth across national borders?

No, the Knight Breakthrough Potion should be more valuable than high-end luxury goods in my previous life.

Because a true knight possesses real power, while high-end luxury goods in the previous life were merely artificially added value.

"From this perspective, the spread of martial arts may face even greater obstacles."

Because martial arts can potentially shake this path of exploitation.

(End of this chapter)