The Strongest Knight

Not long after Gray entered the study, he was surprised to find that the knight apprentices had arrived one after another and all the teacher's disciples had gathered in the study.

It seems that the teacher has something important to announce.

"You performed well, especially Gray. You were able to guess the enemy's purpose and carefully choose the target to protect. You were also able to hide your emotions and launch a thunder attack after discovering the enemy for the second time."

Fielding praised Gray generously.

"As for the Viscount's affairs, we at Birch Castle must stay out of it."

......

After Gray and the others reported their tasks, Fielding gave his comments and then told the disciples about the events in Irenburg.

"There were clues that an alien had appeared in Irenburg. I went to check and confirmed that it was indeed an alien. However, the alien is good at hiding, so I couldn't find it."

"Anomalies have appeared one after another, attracting the attention of the Knight Patrol. In the next few days, people from the Knight Patrol will come to our area to patrol. Don't be surprised when you see them. Remember to greet them and cooperate with the investigation."

Gray emerged from Fielding's study, digesting the news he had received.

First, there is indeed another alien species appearing, and second, the Knight Patrol will come to the area near Birch Castle, Ilian Castle, etc. to conduct an investigation.

The existence of alien species has a natural suppressive power on knights with ancient blood.

Knight apprentices should be careful when traveling during this period.

This Knight Patrol is not simple either. Its headquarters is located in Tehran, the capital of the Kingdom of Dru. It is a violent organization directly under the king and even has the right to directly arrest castle knights.

The Knights' Patrol has a captain, under whom there are junior, middle and senior inspectors, and there are also special inspectors who have more freedom of movement and hide their tracks within the kingdom.

The news Fielding received was that there were a total of three inspectors from the three junior high schools and one middle school coming this time.

Those who can join the Knights Patrol are knights recognized by the king. There are no weak ones. A middle inspector has three junior inspectors under him, and usually only high-ranking knights can hold this position.

Only Paladins can serve as High Inspectors, and there are not many High Inspectors in the entire Knight Patrol.

The existence of the Knights' Patrol is of great significance. On the one hand, it helps King Dru better convey his power of governance. On the other hand, every year the patrol detects a large number of fallen knights and treasonous spies.

It is true that in a remote knight's castle, there is a knight who has fallen at some unknown time.

In this situation, the only way is for the Knight Patrol to detect clues and organize patrols to eliminate possible dangers.

The successive appearances of alien species in Birch Castle this time aroused the suspicion of the Knights Patrol, so they sent inspectors to eliminate the clues.

......

The inspector from the Knights Patrol arrived quickly.

At noon that day, Gray, who was cultivating his relationship with Redback at the stable, was called by Fielding to be responsible for entertaining the guests.

"This is my tenth disciple, Gray Christian. He is fourteen years old and has already condensed five strands of knight souls."

"This black-skinned boy is my eleventh disciple, Garu Krok, fifteen years old, and has condensed two knight souls."

"My last disciple has red hair. Yes, this guy Plan has Cook blood, but his father is a pure Drew..."

In the reception room on the second floor of the main castle, Fielding introduced his disciples to the four men opposite with a smile on his face.

On the sofa opposite, four men were wearing the same gold-and-black Knights uniform. They had a cold temperament and exuded an inviolable majesty.

Three of the men had a horizontal tattoo on their chests, indicating their status as junior inspectors.

The middle-aged man in the middle with gray hair and a clean-shaven face has two tattoos on his body, indicating his status as a mid-level inspector.

At this time, the middle-level inspector's gaze slowly started from Fielding and swept across the Birch Castle knight apprentices including Gray one by one.

"Birch Castle, no problem." The gray-haired man said, his voice cold, which matched his cold temperament.

Fielding breathed a sigh of relief, “Lord Rodney, now that you have confirmed it, I am relieved.”

"Please be sure to stay at Birch Castle and have lunch before leaving," Fielding invited.

"No need for that. Now that we have confirmed that no more corruption incidents have been discovered, we have to deal with the alien next." Rodney refused.

After thinking for a while, Rodney looked at Gray and said, "If you don't mind, I would like to ask your disciple to walk with me."

Gray was startled, but quickly reacted, bowed, and said, "It's my honor."

On a path in Birch Forest, Gray was half a body behind Rodney, walking beside him.

Rodney, a true upper-level knight, is also the most powerful knight Gray has ever seen.

"At the age of fourteen, you have condensed five strands of knight soul. Looking at the entire Drew Kingdom, you can be ranked among the top one hundred super geniuses. If nothing unexpected happens, it is inevitable that you will become an official knight." Rodney said.

"Thank you for your blessing." Gray replied, guessing in his heart the purpose of Rodney meeting him alone.

"I heard that you were once invaded by the aura of corruption, which caused the ancient blood in your body to awaken prematurely." Rodney changed the subject.

As expected of an inspector, he even found out what happened half a year ago. Gray sighed inwardly as he wondered if they had any spies in Birch Castle.

However, there was nothing to hide, Gray nodded and said, "Yes, at that time, the teacher gave me a lot of herbs to calm my blood. It might be a blessing in disguise. Not long after, I condensed the second knight soul."

"What do you think of your senior brother Robin?" Rodney's tone still showed no emotion, but the questions he asked were sharper than the last.

Gray thought about it carefully and said, "Brother Robin had already met with an accident before I entered the Knight's Castle. I haven't even met him, so I don't know him very well. But I heard that he is very competitive. He was stuck at the Knight's Apprentice stage and couldn't be promoted to Knight. Maybe his state of mind was broken, and he was eventually seduced and corrupted by the aliens."

"If it were you, and you had the opportunity to become a formal knight, but the price was to become a Fallen, would you be willing?"

Gray smiled awkwardly and said, "Even if I really want to do something extreme, I will definitely not say it loudly in front of you."

"Lord Rodney, my answer is definitely no. Besides, I don't think the consciousness that emerged after being dominated by the ancient bloodline is still myself." Gray said.

Rodney showed a rare look of interest: "Why do you think so? The body is yours, and it has your memories, but it has become more cruel and bloodthirsty. Why not you?"

"I am who I am. If 'I' do something that I would never do, would that 'I' still be me?"

Rodney was confused, then smiled and said, "You are pretty good."