[Training, training again... No matter how many times I can't do it, there is no way I can pass the selection...]
[Why are you looking at me with that expectant look? Father……]
[It’s this time again, July 824 of the Holy Calendar, the third knight selection...]
[Fighting Tiral, defeated in twenty-seven seconds, again... Do you hate me? Ivina? I can understand how you feel. A useless person has snatched the opportunity that belongs to you...]
[It would be nice if it could be the other way around, why not? ]
[Maybe I shouldn’t exist...]
Time passed bit by bit, and the bonfire that surged in the cave slowly burned out after using up the last trace of dry wood.
The sudden darkness broke Linn's thoughts. He waved his hand, and the branches and fallen leaves piled aside floated on their own, filling the pile of wood with twinkling sparks.
The next moment, the crimson flames jumped up again, and Linn flipped through the diary in his hand again.
No, in fact diary may not be an appropriate description.
This is an ordinary aristocratic boy with no extraordinary talent. He has recorded on the page his cowardice, inferiority, resentment and pain that he cannot express to outsiders.
"Lot Pedrol!" Linn read out the boy's name.
There is no doubt that this is a case of being driven crazy by too much expectation.
But what he saw was more complicated than that.
Lot's father was a baron in the Sekas Empire. He was just the kind of landless nobleman who had long since declined. He had only an empty name. He could only maintain the dignity of a nobleman by constantly squandering his savings.
Like every parent who hopes for a successful son, Baron Pedrol pinned all his hopes on reviving the family on his son.
If aristocratic children like them can pass the knight assessment before the age of twenty and have a firm faith, they will be qualified to become a priest or priest. This is undoubtedly the best way to change the family's fortunes.
Because of this, Lott received the most rigorous training since he was a child, with the goal of passing the knight examination and becoming a clergyman of the Holy See.
Baron Pedrol even spent a lot of money to hire formal knights to hone Lot's fighting skills.
However, Lott's talent is not very good, and no matter how hard he trains, it will not help.
There are only three quotas for priests and priests in the entire Nordland Territory every year, but there are countless people who have the same idea. Among them, there are many who are more dedicated, more talented, and even more powerful than Lot!
So from the time he took the exam at the age of sixteen, he was met with disappointment again and again. Under the impact of his family's expectations and reality, Lott gradually became dull, talkative, and introverted to the extreme.
His sister Ivina is another counterexample. She has a good talent. She has mastered a strong swordsmanship just by repeatedly observing Lott's daily sparring with formal knights.
But for Baron Pedrol, Ivina's talent was just a small surprise.
In the Sekas Empire, it is not that there are no precedents for women to serve as nobles, but these are all cases where men have to be cut off. Otherwise, daughters are usually used as tools for political marriages to increase the family's influence.
Spending a lot of resources on training is not something worth doing.
After all, the continuation of the bloodline is the foundation of the nobility. If a woman is chosen as the successor, all the wealth accumulated by the family will be at risk of being swallowed up and disappeared.
Lott, who couldn't bear the pressure and expectations, probably planned to use his own death to force Baron Pedrol to make a choice.
In Lynn's view, Lott's choice was undoubtedly a foolish move.
He also has some understanding of the character of these nobles. Judging from the character description of Baron Pedrol in the diary, after learning about Lot's death, the other party would only consider whether he could have a second son. Or adopt an outstanding heir from a side branch.
Ivina will always be the last option.
Illegitimate children like the predecessor Carl are even worse. Unless the family is completely extinct, they will get nothing...
A diary of more than a hundred pages soon turned to the last page. Lin En was somewhat touched by the experience of this noble boy, but what really made him care was a word mentioned in the diary.
"Useless?" Lin En murmured to himself. He thought he would never hear this title after arriving in another world.
After all, even a farmer here has the value of being exploited.
Lin En exhaled slowly, reorganized his messy thoughts, and turned to look at Lott's body. Since he had accepted the other person's belongings, he might as well bury him properly later.
"071, how much energy reserve does it have now?" Linn asked in his mind.
[The remaining energy is 12.3%, and the energy concentration is detected to be declining. It is expected to increase the energy reserve by 1% every ten hours. 】
Sure enough... Lin En glanced at the bright sky and was not surprised by this.
As he had guessed, the Sunday would affect the activity of magic power. After a night's rest, the physical strength and magic power consumed in the previous battle had been almost recovered.
In Lott's diary, Linn also obtained a very important piece of information - he was in the harbor town of Nordland!
In other words, the hidden underground river in the castle actually flows directly to the Sea of Mist!
It was a pity that in order to deal with Bishop Anjiuk, he had already sent away the troublesome Jonny and Bai Ge.
Linn couldn't tell where the two witches had drifted to. If the water was good enough, they could have landed anywhere, instead of just drifting with the current and slowly learning to swim like him.
When communication is lost, it is not easy to find two living people in the entire Nordland territory.
How to avoid being tracked by the Holy See is also a big problem.
Linn pondered for a long time, and a name suddenly popped into his mind - Lame Lauder!
No matter where Jonny and White Dove are, as long as they are preparing to go to the Wizarding Land, they will inevitably come to Harbor Town and find a way to contact the lame Laud.
Then all you need to do is find this person first!
Linn stood up and looked at the tall city wall in the distance. There was only one question left now, how to enter the harbor town safely.
"071, get me some information on disguise and cross-dressing techniques. It's best to use simple materials!"
Lin En glanced at Lott, whose figure and hair color were very close to his own. Maybe he could temporarily borrow his identity to hide it from the guards in Harbor Town.
If he remembered correctly, in addition to the skill of disguise in plain clothes, there is also a spell in "Basic Magic" that can deal with this situation...
(PS: I want anything from new books.)
