The Strongest Knight

Without a doubt, Gray chose the second option.

Being a knight's apprentice is not Gray's end.

Becoming a knight, or even a greater existence, is what Gray pursues.

Carrying a heavy sword, Gray followed Roland, who was eager to report the good news to Sir Fielding, to the main castle of Birch Castle.

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This was Gray's first time stepping into the main castle.

The entire main fort of Birch Castle is built with granite, with exquisite reliefs carved on the walls. Entering the main hall from the gate, the red carpet covering the entire main hall is eye-catching.

The main hall, which is over one thousand square meters, has a winding staircase on each side.

Led by the servant, Roland and Gray climbed the stairs on the left.

After passing through the long semicircular passage, he arrived at Sir Fielding's study and stopped.

"Come in." Before the servant knocked on the door, Sir Fielding's deep voice came from inside.

"Don't be nervous. The knight is actually a very kind elder." Roland patted Gray on the shoulder, opened the door and walked in first.

I didn't know it when I didn't have the Knight's Soul.

After possessing the soul of a knight, in Gray's perception, the aura of the man in the study was as strong as the sun.

In comparison, Roland, who is several times stronger than Gray, can only be regarded as a naughty firefly.

Entering the study, Gray saw the "Sun" for the second time.

Unlike his powerful chivalrous aura, Fielding, dressed in a scholar's robe and holding an ancient book, looked just like Roland said, like an 'ordinary' and kind elder.

Fielding looked at Gray with a smile.

He was really happy. After losing four disciples in succession, finally some good news came.

"Grey Christian, are you willing to become my Fielding's disciple?" Fielding went straight to the point.

Gray likes Jazz's cheerful personality.

Kneeling on one knee, Gray performed the disciple etiquette that Roland had just taught Gray on the road, "Teacher."

"Good! Today I, Fielding, am lucky to accept the tenth disciple!" Fielding was very happy.

"Yin, prepare the dinner and have everyone gather here in the evening."

The silver-haired old man, the chief steward of Birch Castle, bowed, answered yes, gave Gray a friendly smile, and left the study.

"Gray, something happened in Birch Castle recently, so you have to grow up as soon as possible. This is the 'Black Water Sword Skill 2', which contains the method of using the power of the Knight's Soul. You must master it as soon as possible. Also, Roland, tell Gray everything that needs to be told."

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Gray held the booklet given by Fielding, followed Roland out and went down to the first floor.

"Come sit with me first. I have something else to tell you."

At Roland's invitation, Gray came to Roland's room on the first floor.

The main castle was indeed very large. After entering Roland's house, one could see that Roland's two-bedroom, one-living room apartment was very spacious, and it also had a small garden of 100 square meters. The edge of the small garden was the wall of the main castle.

There are twenty rooms like Roland's on the first floor of the castle, arranged in a circular pattern.

In the garden of Roland's house, Roland leisurely arranged the tea set, poured everyone a cup of black tea, and then slowly spoke.

"Gray, do you know where the knight's power comes from?"

Gray knew that Roland's question was just an introduction, but he still thought about it seriously and said, "I think the power of a knight comes from ourselves, from the depths of our bodies and souls."

Roland nodded approvingly. "That's right. We knights are different from the mages in the south and wizards in the west. Our power is the purest, and comes from the power deep in our blood."

"The power of bloodline is not obvious during the knight apprentice stage, but after becoming a formal knight, it will gradually begin to show."

"The Way of the Knight can be said to be the path to activate, enhance, and evolve the unique blood power hidden within one's body."

Roland changed the subject and said, "Gray, where do you think the power in our blood comes from?"

"From more ancient humans, the ancestors of mankind? Or gods?" Gray, a modern man, has a very rich imagination.

Roland laughed dumbly: "Whether there are gods in this world is uncertain, but those ancient vicious races in the legend do exist. We have no idea why they became extinct, but we can be sure of their existence because their bloodline is definitely flowing in our veins."

"The ferocious race in the legend, the mountain giants that are 100 meters tall, the dragons with wingspans that cover the sky, the sky-devouring beasts that devour the sky..."

"The blood of these races flows in your body. We humans are the essence of the fusion of all races."

Gray scratched his head. He didn't quite agree with what Roland said. Didn't humans evolve from monkeys?

But it's hard to say. After all, this is a different world. If the primitive people in this world have unique tastes and like strange beasts, then it is not impossible to merge the blood of all races...

"Brother, these things seem so far away from me..."

Roland's introduction was too long, so Gray chose to interrupt.

Roland's expression became serious. "Gray, these things are not far from you and me."

"The influence of your bloodline is indeed not likely to interfere with you at this stage. As your strength increases, the power of your bloodline will also become stronger. Before you can control it, it will be dangerous."

"And even at this stage, after becoming a knight apprentice, the ancient blood in your body has far surpassed that of an ordinary person. Once the ancient blood in your body is tempted by something, it may erupt. The uncontrolled blood will cause you to degenerate and turn into another creature."

Gray was stunned, but quickly grasped the key point: "What can induce the ancient bloodline to erupt?"

"Aliens, or what people call demons, are creatures that are naturally controlled by ancient bloodlines, or simply the offspring of ancient races."

Seeing Gray's expression turn serious, Roland took a deep breath and continued, "Robin, the former apprentice of the high-ranking knight of Birch Castle, was seduced by an alien species and became a fallen monster - a blood demon."

"The monsters that have fallen from human knights can evolve rapidly by devouring human flesh and blood, especially the knight souls of knight apprentices, and even the flesh and blood of formal knights. Therefore, they are more aggressive towards us!"

"My three senior brothers died in the blood demon's sneak attack. When our teacher, who was dealing with the aliens, rushed back, it was already too late..." Roland looked gloomy.

"Robin? He's not..." Gray certainly knew that Robin was Sir Fielding's first disciple.

That’s what happened!

Gray never expected that Robin, who was declared missing, was actually the bloody monster in the demon encyclopedia!

After thinking about it carefully, Gray finally understood the reason. There was a chance that a knight's apprentice would become a horrible and corrupted monster. This kind of thing could not be known to ordinary people under any circumstances.

Once people start looking at knights as if they were monsters, the knight world in the north will surely become chaotic.

Robin can only be missing, but he cannot become a monster.

"The power of a knight is used to protect. Some weak-willed killers will fall into depravity under the erosion of ancient blood without the temptation of alien species. Gray, do you understand?"

Gray nodded, and finally understood what it meant that a knight's path is one of no return.

Before fully mastering the ancient blood in his body, every knight has the possibility of becoming a Fallen. As for what it takes to fully master it, who knows?

Giving knights supreme glory to keep their original intentions can prevent more knights from falling. On the one hand, the knight's code is to restrain the knights, and on the other hand, it is also to protect the knights.

Gray is very confident about falling.

Even if the chance of falling is 99%, Gray believes that he is that 1%.

It's a joke. Gray, who came from the information explosion era in his previous life, has his mind filled with famous quotes and stories of various protagonists. There are at least thousands of "Tao" in his mind, if not ten thousand.

What is your true heart? It means finding reasons that you approve of when doing everything. That is your true heart.