The Strongest Knight

When I woke up, it was already time for dinner.

After changing into the training clothes in the closet, Gray walked towards the lobby on the first floor.

During dinner, the thirteen knight trainees from Sub-Fort No. 1, who had settled down, finally relaxed a little in the hall.

The thirteen teenagers introduced themselves, and Gray learned that four of them, including himself, were from Green Town.

In addition, there are four young men from Deepwater Town, four from Maple Leaf Town, and the last one, who looks much more plain, is from the village ruled by Viscount Campbell.

The dinner was still very rich, and the servants of the Birch Castle were standing by, and if some food was insufficient, it would be replenished immediately.

When it comes to food, Birch Castle is really abundant and plentiful.

"Gray, do you want to walk around together after you finish eating? Instructor Roland also said that we can move freely in other places except the main castle, right?" Plan said to Gray.

"Forget it, I want to rest early." Gray thought for a moment and replied.

His body had recovered long ago, but Gray didn't want to miss his exercise every night.

"Okay then." Plan shrugged helplessly.

After rejecting Plan's invitation to visit Birch Tree Castle, Gray returned to his room to start his evening self-training.

I don’t know if it’s because of his Cook bloodline, but Plan is different from other Drew boys and is an extroverted guy.

He quickly gathered several young men and walked out of Sub-Fort No. 1, saying that they wanted to take a good look at the scene in Birch Fort before the training began.

Only the dark-skinned, bald boy Garu and the boy from the village did not follow Plan to hang out, just like Gray.

For Gray, becoming a knight is the most important thing. No matter how prosperous Birch Castle is, it cannot attract too much attention from Gray.

After exercising, Gray lay on the bed, thinking about tomorrow's training, and it took a long time before he fell into a deep sleep.

This is how the first day in Birch Forest passed.

......

The next morning, when the clock in the room pointed to 5 o'clock, the melodious horn sound that sounded on time every day in the Birch Castle spread throughout the castle.

Hundreds of servants and gardeners in the entire Birch Castle got up quickly and started their daily work.

The hundred soldiers belonging to Knight Fielding in the Birch Castle also began to carry out their duties in the Birch Castle.

The young men in Sub-Fort No. 1 were all dressed neatly, quickly finished their breakfast at the long table on the first floor, and then quickly came to the small square in front of Sub-Fort No. 1 to line up.

Instructor Roland had been waiting on the side, and he was satisfied to see the young man gather quickly without delay.

"Come with me, the first exercise of the day - continue running around the Birch Tree Castle five times!"

After hearing what Instructor Roland said, the legs of several young men who had struggled hard to complete the laps yesterday suddenly went limp.

"If you can complete it the first time, you can complete it the second time! If someone can't complete it today, I will kick him out of Birch Castle!"

Roland's words dispelled all the doubts of the young men.

"Also, Garu, Gray, the two of you have to run one more lap than the others. You will complete the task only after running six laps." Roland gestured to Gray and Garu with a smile on his face.

I knew... Gray was not surprised. He and Garou's physical strength was obviously much higher than that of other teenagers. Instructor Roland would not arrange the same training difficulty for them.

Gray had no objection to this, but Garou simply ignored it.

"Instructor, I wish I could run six laps too!"

"Me too, instructor."

Roland looked at the two young men who spoke with a slightly surprised look.

The first person to speak was the red-haired boy Plan, which did not surprise Roland, but he was a little surprised when another boy, Jackson, a simple boy from the village, also followed suit and made a request.

However, it is a good thing that the students are making progress. Roland nodded slightly: "As you wish."

The young men lined up and followed Roland on horseback along the passage toward the outside of the Birch Castle.

"I don't want to fall behind you." Plan whispered behind him.

Garou in front didn't react. Glazer shook his head. What a guy who was unwilling to be outdone. And there was that guy called Jackson.

Along the way, they met a group of soldiers from Birch Fort, who looked at the young men with envy.

"If you don't condense a knight's soul before the age of twenty, there will be no possibility of condensing a knight's soul after the age of twenty."

Plan understood the meaning of the soldiers' gazes very well, and whispered something behind them.

"I see." Gray nodded.

"Shut your mouths! Keep quiet! Save your strength for later!"

The knight apprentice had very sharp senses. He heard Plan and Gray whispering and turned around to glare at them.

Gray raised his eyebrows, while Plan stuck out his tongue and stopped talking.

......

It seems that each instructor has a different training method. When the thirteen knight trainees from the No. 1 deputy fort where Gray was, were running, they did not see the knight trainees from other deputy forts.

"Increase your physical strength to the peak! The limit!"

"Don't try to be sneaky. If you don't drain the last bit of strength in your body, you will never be able to give birth to the soul of a knight and become a formal knight apprentice!"

"So, try your best, my lovely students!"

Roland was riding leisurely, waving the whip in one hand and drinking from a wine jug in the other.

"Haha, wanna know why I don't need training?"

"Because I have condensed five knight souls! I am a powerful middle-level knight apprentice!!"

"Even if I eat, drink and have fun every day, under the tempering of the Knight's Soul, my strength will slowly grow!"

"Want to be like me? Then force out the knight's soul in your body! Once you become a knight, you are no longer an ordinary person!"

Roland's seemingly teasing words actually sounded very real.

The young men were eager to become knights and to become powerful, and with Roland's alternative encouragement, they clearly sped up their pace.

The Soul of the Knight, what exactly is that?

A life energy?

Is it something like internal force? It cannot be condensed after the age of 20. Then the soul of a knight must be more than just a simple physical function. Perhaps it also includes a person's inner spirit. It is a powerful thing that is born from the combination of many things.

Gray followed Garu closely while thinking in his mind.

The hard work of the past three years has paid off, allowing Gray to stand out from the talented guys like Garu.

The red-haired Plan following behind the two may have better talent than Gray, but the three-year gap is not so easy to make up.

For example, now, although Plan is still in third place in the long-distance running team, he has already opened up a long distance after Gray and Garu slowed down.

Garu is a taciturn guy, perhaps it has something to do with his experience.

However, Gray could still notice that Garou would occasionally turn his head slightly and glance at him out of the corner of his eye as he followed behind him.