Chapter 90

Chapter 89: A Friend from the Past (Please Subscribe! Please Vote!)

After discussing the matter of returning home with Rige, Yuli left.

Although she said she was going home, as Yuli, she needed to arrange various trivial matters in the capital before she could return to her territory. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to leave even if she wanted to.

At the very least, Yuli had to go to the palace and report this matter. Otherwise, as the Chief Court Mage and a Strategist-level Mage, leaving the capital without permission could indeed cause some unnecessary trouble.

This made Rige somewhat understand why Yuli had sarcastically referred to herself as a war tool.

She had indeed gained status, power, and popularity, but she had also lost her freedom.

"A noble,"

Rige sighed in the pavilion, then suddenly remembered something.

"Damn, I forgot to ask about the Holy Dragon Sword Technique."

It seemed this matter would have to be put on hold for now.

Yuli's mood wasn't particularly good, and Rige wasn't about to trouble his savior, who was currently in a bit of a "self-preservation" situation, for his own sake.

"Whatever, I'll ask next time."

Rige wasn't in a hurry. He picked up the wooden sword beside him and started practicing again.

It was always a good idea to master the sword techniques of the Holy Dragon Sword Technique.

Even without the crucial breathing method, mastering the sword techniques would still improve Rige's strength. If he had the chance to obtain the breathing method later, he could seamlessly connect them, completely skipping the familiarization process and truly practicing this top-tier sword technique that could transform a human's physique into that of a dragon.

Thus, Rige practiced the sword techniques over and over again until it was almost dark, then he slowly stopped.

The next day, Rige experienced what it was like to have sore muscles.

"Practicing the Holy Dragon Sword Technique actually made my muscles sore?"

Rige wasn't just not depressed; he was actually happy.

If it could make his muscles sore, it proved that the sword technique could indeed train him.

This made Rige decide that from today on, he would practice the Holy Dragon Sword Technique every day.

"In this world, there are no dungeons, and there's no way to gain experience by slaying monsters. I can only persist in training."

Self-training could also improve one's abilities.

The Divine Favor was a growth accelerator and promoter. Just like basic abilities, if one frequently used a certain ability and gained concrete experience and results, one could extract that experience when updating ability values and improve them.

By persisting in daily training, even without slaying monsters or defeating enemies, one's ability values could still grow.

"If I could obtain the breathing method of the Holy Dragon Sword Technique and practice this top-tier sword technique, then even without slaying monsters, my ability values might grow rapidly, or even level up?"

After all, transforming a human into a dragon through a sword technique was a great achievement, right?

Of course, this was hard to say.

In the world of Di Cuo, Rige had never heard of anyone achieving a great feat through self-training and leveling up.

The original story also never mentioned anyone leveling up through methods other than defeating powerful enemies or overcoming difficult adventures.

But in a world without dungeons and no monsters to slay, Rige could only persist in training.

This training continued for three whole days.

During these three days, Rige, aside from eating, drinking, bathing, sleeping, and other activities, spent most of his time practicing sword techniques in the courtyard pavilion.

Many people in the villa noticed this and, through word of mouth, the news that Rige was switching to sword techniques spread.

With Yuli intentionally spreading the news, many people already knew that Rige's "Gate" was damaged and he could no longer use magic, and thus could no longer be a mage.

Given this, Rige's switch to sword techniques wasn't too abrupt.

As time passed, people began to see this as a regular sight in the Franzel family, and many servants, maids, and guards would secretly watch Rige practice and talk about it, making it quite a topic of conversation.

However, with the spread of this news, some trouble that should have come eventually did.

One day, after Rige finished practicing, he was just about to go back and take a good shower when the butler informed him of something.

"Someone is looking for me?"

Rige was surprised when he heard the butler's words.

"Yes," the butler stood there meticulously, speaking to Rige in a respectful tone, "The person claims to be a servant of your friend and says they have a letter to deliver to you."

Saying this, the butler handed the letter to Rige.

Rige took it, frowned slightly, but still opened the letter and read its contents.

After a while, Rige's frown did not ease.

This letter was indeed from "his friend."

More accurately, it was from the original owner's friend.

The original owner, due to his innate massive magic power and being highly regarded, had many noble children around him.

This letter was from one of those noble children.

His name was Arquil Rein, the second son of the Rein Earl in the Ginus Kingdom, and thus the Earl's second son.

Among the noble children who gathered around the original owner, most were from Viscount or Baron families, but only two were from Earl families, making them of higher status and position. These two were always the leaders of this small group.

Arquil Rein was one of them and was particularly fond of taking the lead.

When the original owner first entered the Spliller Academy and gained some fame, it was Arquil Rein who approached him, showing concern and warmth, and then brought the original owner into this small group of noble children.

Whenever the original owner went out to indulge, it was Arquil Rein who took the lead, almost always inviting him out.

In other words, the original owner's gradual decline and lack of ambition were at least half due to this person.

This person was a typical "bad influence" who would corrupt others. If parents knew about him, they would certainly warn their children not to befriend such a bad kid.

Now, this person, somehow learning that Rige was in the Franzel family, had sent a letter through someone.

The content of the letter, though lengthy, seemed to have only one main purpose after removing the unnecessary greetings and concerns.

That was to invite Rige to meet up with everyone.

This "everyone" was undoubtedly the noble children who used to indulge with the original owner.

"Whatever."

After recalling the memories of those noble children, Rige released the letter in his hand.

"Let's meet them."

With a calm tone, the letter in Rige's hand fell and was blown away by the wind.

Rige then turned and left, returning to the villa.

In the top-floor office of the Franzel family's villa,

"Do you want to go out?"

Yuli, who was handling some work, was sitting at her desk and was surprised when she heard Rige's request.

"Yes," Rige nodded, "A friend from the past invited me to meet up."

"Is that a good idea?" Yuli hesitated, "Don't forget, you might still be targeted by the suspected heretic assassin."

"But as I said before, I can't hide forever, right?" Rige smiled, "No matter what, I need to move around."

Although Rige accepted Yuli's suggestion to stay with her temporarily, it didn't mean he wanted to be protected by her forever.

He also wanted to take the initiative and understand how strong his enemies were.

A national-level terrorist organization was indeed something he might not be able to handle.

But hiding from them for life was not something Rige planned to do.

This was also an opportunity.

Rige wanted to go out and see how various factions would react.

Whether it was the original owner's old friends or the assassins who attacked him, without probing and understanding, how could Rige plan for the future?

If he were attacked again, Rige could use this to gauge his current strength in this world and see where he stood after reaching level 5.

Yuli didn't know Rige's thoughts, but she could guess that he wanted to probe the reactions of those secretly watching him.

Not knowing Rige's current strength, Yuli naturally found this very dangerous.

However, Rige's approach couldn't be said to be wrong.

By going out, at least he could determine whether the suspected heretic assassins had given up on targeting him due to the damage to his "Gate."

At that moment, Yuli had an idea.

"Here's what I propose," Yuli said to Rige, "I'll send two guards with you. How about that?"

"Guards?" Rige frowned.

"You can't go out alone, right?" Yuli said irritably, "If you encounter danger, with no one to protect you, do you think you can survive?"

I think I can.

But Rige couldn't say this openly.

He hadn't figured out how to explain to Yuli that he was now different and could protect himself.

So, although he understood Yuli's concerns, he was quite conflicted.

On the other hand, Yuli was unusually assertive at this moment.

"It's decided then." Yuli turned to Marilyn and said, "Marilyn, bring Ein and Ian here."

Marilyn nodded and left the office.

Not long after, the maid returned with two people.

They were two knights.

Moreover, they were two very attractive, dashing, and elegant female knights.

"Let me introduce them,"

Yuli smiled and said,

"These two are my contracted servants, Ein and Ian."

(End of Chapter)