Griffith's room was in the highest attic of the Earl's Mansion. It was a small bedroom with only a bed, table, and chairs. Outside the window are the sloping roofs and the garden in the inner courtyard. His luggage and weapons had been delivered here and stuffed in the space under the bed.
"Huh~"
The apprentice knight who climbed the stairs to digest a little food collapsed on the bed as soon as he entered the room. After the hoofbeats of the guests in the courtyard faded away, the silver moonlight shone on the white bed, and it was so quiet that no sound could be heard.
After leaving the bustling military camp, Griffith has been traveling with Galadia. It's been an unknown amount of time since I was able to enjoy a room quietly by myself like this.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Griffith's mind.
Ah, the other guests didn’t finish every portion of their food, they only ate a little bit! Griffith suddenly realized something was wrong. Could this be table manners?
Wouldn't it be silly of me to eat all the food? Why didn't anyone remind me... It would be a waste not to eat such a delicious dinner. Ouch, I’m so bloated that I can’t sleep!
Griffith rolled on the bed, got dressed again and went downstairs to see if he could find a broom to clean the room and digest it.
The deep mansion made it difficult to see the direction. After a few turns, Griffith lost his way and stood blankly in front of the flashing door. There are also beautiful small words engraved on the door.
library.
Carefully opening the door, the trainee knight discovered that the collection of books in the Earl's Palace was extremely amazing. The huge double-layered library was lined with bookshelves, and there were sliding ladders and rails for easy access.
Griffith trembled with excitement. There is no need to spend money to read these books! He walked slowly stroking the exquisite cover, and for a moment he didn't know which book to read.
Suddenly, a black shadow squirmed near the desk not far away and turned into a human form.
Mutated creatures!
Griffith had never thought that a monster parasitic in the shadows would appear in the Earl's Mansion. He was so shocked that his heart stopped for two seconds, and his hand immediately pressed on the sword.
As the black shadow slowly unfolded, a pale and handsome face appeared.
At this time, Griffith saw clearly that there was only a young man about his own age lying next to the desk. He was dressed in black, the candle in his hand was extinguished, and he looked as quiet as a piece of wood.
"Good evening," the trainee knight said hoarsely, "I am Griffith Blanton, second-level squad leader, Shutoral of the Earl's Palace."
"Well, good evening, Mr. Apprentice Knight," the young man in the shadow slowly stood up and looked at Griffith, "I am Armance Sauron from the Monastery of Truth, a trainee monk."
People from the Holy Light Church! Griffith immediately relaxed. Many novice monks and nuns from the Holy Light Church are serving in the military and are his good friends.
The young boy in front of him was frighteningly pale. He didn't know if it was due to poor diet or rest, but he felt like he was about to get seriously ill at any time. Having said that, the same is true for Krista. There is a hint of persistent will in her frailty, and her emotional eyes wander between melancholy and determination, which is particularly endearing.
Sauron was wearing black clothes just like Griffith, but he was more plain, without even the patterns and lines of the pendant. When he curled up into a ball, it was really dark.
"What are you doing here?" Griffith glanced at the books spread out on the table, "Homework?"
"Yes, I work as the earl's secretary during the day, and I have to catch up on my classes at night," Sauron replied, with a somewhat cold and arrogant tone.
However, his eyes did not leave Griffith's straight coat, the sword on his waist and the boots on his feet. Although his eyes were calm, his persistent gaze made people feel very hot.
"Are you coming back from the front line?" Sauron asked, "Are you an armored cavalry?"
"Yes~" Griffith nodded, "There are monks like you in our regiment, and they are my good friends. Have you ever served in the army?"
"No."
This is just a casual question. The trainee monk Sauron is tall, but quite thin. His face, which is fairer than that of a girl, makes people worry that he will faint suddenly.
However, he is really handsome, and his eyes are very beautiful, well, the kind of beauty that fits the aesthetics of a big city... Griffith unconsciously turned his head and looked at his own shadow on the window. The hard edges were like a piece of hard stone. The bang bang stone, the whole body has a rustic temperament.
"Are Shutoral interested in mysticism?" Sauron stared at the apprentice knight's sword and boots as he spoke, almost hands growing out of his eyes, and said in a jittery voice like a clockwork toy. , "If you are preparing for classes at Homemon Watts, I can recommend a book list to you."
"Thank you so much!"
Griffith watched the novices remove hardcover books and pamphlets from the shelves and was immediately attracted. These books and documents recorded the establishment of Beyeland, the origin and modern history of the Larmore family, and general knowledge about magic and extraordinary characteristics. They were all good things that he had not seen before.
The trainee knight immediately took off his sword and put it on the table, picked up a pamphlet and started reading.
This is a quarterly publication documenting the black market and underground dealings in Beyeland...
On Tasok Street in Lower Bayland, hundreds of years of garbage and corpses are entangled under the dirt and gravel. Diseases and evils breed in the unknown land. The long street in the south of the city has become a haven for smugglers and cultists because of the evil spirit of chaos lingering there, which greatly affects the effectiveness of the detection and tracking charms.
Large quantities of contraband from the East and South were being traded there.
Seeing this, Griffith's mind couldn't help but move.
Magic items are easily disturbed by the fluctuations of blood energy and evil spirits on the battlefield where large armies are fighting, forming unreliable energy, but they are extremely effective in small-scale battles. Even the shield formed by a weak mage waving his wand can block Griffith's attack in a one-on-one battle.
Whenever he thinks of this, Griffith wants to buy himself some magic items.
However, the production and trade of these good things need to be registered, and they are exclusively for the use of nobles and some extraordinary people. In Griffith's capacity, possession of most types of items is illegal. If you want to get it, you can only get it from the black market.
Griffith quickly scanned the information on Tasok Street, then put the pamphlet aside and took out a book on the modern history of occultism.
It contains precious knowledge of several extraordinary paths.
Griffith opened the path to the Spellbreaker that he was most concerned about, and found that there was still only incomplete information there.
"Spell Breaker Path Sequence 9, titled 'Recruit'. Extraordinaries in this sequence can obtain promotion opportunities through long-term physical training, and necessary grammar and mathematics knowledge are also essential. Once they become Extraordinary, 'Recruits' can obtain He has a strong body, good strength, agility, and endurance, and can drive certain magical items with mental power. The 'recruits' can choose to be irreversibly promoted to Spellbreaker, Paladin, or Demon Hunter."
This is Griffith's state. After spending two years on the battlefield, official assessment concluded that he was irreversibly developing towards the next level of spellbreaker. Unlike Paladins and Demon Hunters, the high-sequence knowledge of the Spellbreaker path has been lost over the years. If no measures are taken, Griffith is likely to stop at Sequence 7.
"Sequence 8 'Obstacle Breaker', Extraordinaries of this sequence can weaken the magical effects that directly act on the body, and have a certain chance of breaking through illusions and resisting mental spells such as fear and charm. In addition, Extraordinaries can During the promotion process, one may master one or two different extraordinary abilities."
"Sequence 7 'Spellbreaker' is the highest sequence of the known spellbreaker paths. Extraordinaries have a strong ability to resist direct magic, and can cause significant interference to close spellcasting activities. They cannot eliminate the effects of indirect spellcasting. Influence. Extraordinaries may master one or two different extraordinary abilities during the promotion process. Extraordinaries of this sequence need rich practical experience to be promoted. A hearty battle is the best catalyst. There are even opinions that bloody battles It is a necessary ritual for their promotion.
"Although Sequence 7 'Spellbreakers' are enough to serve as the core of the army, the materials, knowledge and rituals required for further promotion have been lost in the First Era. As a result, Spellbreaker officers are often at a disadvantage when encountering powerful enemy attacks. .”
