The Strongest Knight

Five days passed in a blink of an eye.

Just before Gray was about to set off for the Red River Valley area, good news came that Jackson, a village boy who had entered Birch Castle with Gray, Garu and others, successfully condensed the Soul of a Knight.

After six months of training, Jackson chose to stay at Birchwood Fort as a cavalryman.

While serving as a cavalryman, Jackson did not forget to train tirelessly every day. After a whole year, he was lucky enough to finally condense the soul of a knight.

......

Jackson finally chose to leave Birchfort.

Because Fielding would not accept any more disciples, and Jackson was unwilling to fall behind Gray and others who entered Birch Castle at the same time.

Without formally joining Birch Castle, it would be impossible for Jackson to learn the Black Water Sword Skill 2 of Birch Castle, the "Moon Blade" and "Agile Steps" that all the apprentices are currently practicing, as well as the future knight skills.

Jackson had no choice but to leave. It was up to him to choose whether to join other knight castles or to go out on his own.

Although Fielding did not show up, he instructed Pound to hold a celebratory banquet for Jackson at the vineyard.

Those who can gather the soul are one in a thousand, so it is right to celebrate for Jackson.

Gray, who was busy preparing for Operation Red River Valley, also took the time to show up, wish Jackson well, and give him a few drinks.

No matter what, Jackson's original starting point was in Birch Fort, which cannot be changed. With this relationship, Jackson cannot completely sever his ties with Birch Fort.

Finally, Jackson was drunk. The next day, Jackson wore the heavy sword given by Birch Castle on his waist and rode a Drugao horse. He walked out of Birch Castle in high spirits and headed towards his small village.

......

At Heiyu's speed, it only took two hours to travel between Birch Fort and the Red River Valley area.

Gray fell outside the Red River Valley area in the cool autumn breeze of the early morning.

Gray reached out and took out a black bag from his chest. Heiyu chirped and reluctantly grabbed the bag in Gray's hand, and then his whole body was attracted by the small bag.

This is the magic pet bag invented by the southern mages that Fielding gave to Gray. After entering the magic pet bag, Heiyu will automatically fall into a dormant state, and there will be no problem staying in it for half a year without eating or drinking.

Gray wanted to explore the Red River Valley area, but bringing Black Feather with him would be too conspicuous, so he had to put him into the magic pet bag.

Gray put the purple maple leaf on his earlobe as an earring, gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, and walked towards the Red River Valley area. This was his second time here, but the novelty of the Red River area compared to the area near Birch Tree Fort still made Gray full of expectations.

It should be more fun to come here again after Angele becomes the councilor here, Gray stroked his chin, walked through the crowd, and squeezed into a seafood restaurant run by a fishman.

The fishman's shop is very unique, a primitive stilt house with a roof woven with golden leaves. The tableware is all natural, with shells as bowls, conch shells as wine glasses, and shiny crab legs as knives.

"You're here quite early." Angele's voice came from his earlobe, which felt slightly hot.

"Well, let's eat some seafood. Is there any problem with the movement?" Gray smiled at the fishman servant who brought a basin of caviar and replied in a low voice.

"Enjoy it, everything is under control." Angelet replied, and then stopped talking, as if there were still things that needed to be arranged.

Gray raised his eyebrows. Since the host allowed him to enjoy himself, he would certainly not be polite.

The caviar that the fishman found was particularly delicious, and paired with special seasonings, it made Gray simply unable to stop eating it.

"Hey, merman sister, who's that hanging on your wall?" Gray discovered that almost all merman shops had a portrait of a white-skinned merman hanging on the wall.

"That is our merman ancestor Bai. Tens of thousands of years ago, Bai Shi Huang led us mermen to visit every corner of the world. He is the hero of our merman race!"

"Don't look at me like that. It is true that the world belongs to you humans now, but if Bai Shihuang had not disappeared for no reason, perhaps the world would still be ruled by us merpeople!" the female merman said proudly.

"Well, your murloc ancestor is indeed very powerful." Gray praised without any emotional fluctuations in his heart. In ancient times, humans had not yet appeared on the scene, and the world was ruled by aliens.

But after humans grew up, the Elf Empire, the Goblin Dynasty, and the Murloc Kingdom were no match at all. Gray believed that even if the ancestor of the Murlocs were put into the present, he would not be able to break the current situation in which humans dominate the world.

However, as he was able to have his portrait and name circulated for tens of thousands of years, this fishman Bai Shihuang was indeed a remarkable figure.

It’s a pity that we are not from the same era and cannot meet.

Coming out of the Fishman Seafood Restaurant, Gray noticed that there were suddenly many young people wearing the same uniform on the road.

They all rushed to one place, talking at the same time.

Gray made some inquiries and found out that the three colleges in the Red River Valley were going to hold their semi-annual challenge today.

Each student will select three students to compete in a one-on-one format. The winning academy will receive more resources from the Red River Valley region.

The three academies are the Red River Valley Wizard Academy, the Red River Valley Elite Knight Castle, and the Red River Mage Tower, which correspond to the forces of the three human senators respectively.

With the intention of broadening his horizons, Gray rushed over to join in the fun.

There is a piece of sand in the middle of the river in the center of the Red River Valley. Around this piece of sand, the Red River Valley built a square in the center of the river, which is beautiful and interesting.

A stage has been set up in the square and the competition will take place there.

The square was not big and could only accommodate a few spectators. Gray relied on his own strength and "cut through mountains" and "split water" in the crowd. It took him some effort to squeeze to a place not far from the ring.

Coincidentally, the game had just begun.

Wooden cards with the names of the nine contestants are placed in a bucket. Whoever's name is drawn will play against whom. If someone is drawn from the same college, they will skip it and draw again.

"The first match is between Robert from the Red River Valley Elite Knight Castle and Angelina from the Red River Valley Wizard Academy!"

The middle-aged man who was smoking behind the ring looked at the wooden sign in his hand and spoke loudly.

Swish!

call out!

The wizard flew and the knight leaped, and the two figures landed in the center of the arena at the same time.

"let me see......"

"One has condensed four knight souls, and the other is much weaker than the wizard apprentice I killed judging by the fluctuations of his magic power."

"Is the new generation of Red River Valley so weak?" Gray thought to himself, standing with his arms folded.

In fact, this is the normal situation. Geniuses are not found everywhere.

"However, the battle between the knight and the wizard is a good opportunity for me to observe and gain experience."

With the attitude of learning from experience, Gray fixed his eyes on the two people on the stage.