sbdcsierra Chapter 96 : The Swordsmanship of the Golden Knight Order
Chapter 96 : The Swordsmanship of the Golden Knight Order
Chapter 96: The Swordsmanship of the Golden Knight Order!
And Lilis’s sudden action immediately drew everyone’s attention.
Tita, who had originally been preparing to mount her horse, also stopped in her tracks.
Even Victor in the distance looked over.
Leo did not like the feeling of being watched by so many people.
He used his arm to push this tactless little girl slightly aside. A beauty that brings disaster—he did not want to attract unnecessary jealousy. “Miss, I don’t think I know you.”
Lilis seemed to have confirmed something, and her expression became slightly more restrained. “Sir, I do not know you either. However, as a human recognized by the clan elders, I have come specially to express my respect to you~”
As she spoke, Lilis gave Leo a curtsy.
Recognized by the clan elders? Leo did not react immediately.
But he quickly recalled something—the bone flute that noblewoman had given him earlier.
That was the only explanation he could think of.
Recognition from the elders of the Nature Elf Clan.
Previously, Leo had only felt that the bone flute was somewhat special; he had not expected it to carry such significance.
At this moment, upon hearing Lilis’s words, everyone present focused their gaze on Leo.
Those gazes were filled with envy, jealousy, and even a trace of resentment.
Leo suddenly understood, but he took half a step back. “I wish the boss lady prosperous business. If I come to buy medicinal ingredients in the future, I wonder if there will be a discount?”
Lilis did not expect this human youth to have such strong composure, but she nodded slightly. “As expected of a human recognized by the clan elders—not an ordinary man. In that case, whenever you buy medicinal ingredients from me, I will give you half price.”
After speaking, Lilis leapt lightly, crossed over the crowd, and landed back on her carriage.
She even turned back and blew Leo a kiss.
Lilis’s series of actions caused the surrounding onlookers to look at Leo with intense envy.
Leo felt somewhat speechless. Beautiful women were indeed troublesome—casually pulling a wave of hostility onto him.
Leo disliked being the center of attention the most.
However, with his current status and strength, such a small matter would not bring him any real trouble.
At this moment, Leo looked toward Granny Gu, who was standing off to the side with her hands on her hips, sulking. “Granny Gu, don’t worry. I’m your regular customer. I feel at ease buying from you. As long as you have the medicinal ingredients, I’ll still buy from you first.”
“Little Leo, you really are someone destined for great things.” Granny Gu’s anger subsided slightly. Ever since this Lilis joined the merchant caravan, she felt like she might not live to a hundred from all the frustration.
Granny Gu looked through Leo’s list from top to bottom. “The medicinal ingredients you listed are all very common standard ones. I have all of them.”
“Don’t worry. She gives you a 50% discount—I’ll give you 30%. What I sell you will definitely be cheaper than her price.”
Leo was delighted. As expected, monopolies were the darkest.
Only competition brought discounts.
Leo quickly selected what he needed: one jin of Level 3 Earth Dragon meat and three jin of Level 2 Headhunter meat.
On the other side, Granny Gu swiftly packed the medicinal ingredients for Leo.
In the end, Leo successfully purchased all the materials he needed for Alchemy at a 30% price.
Soon, Leo packed everything into a large bundle.
After taking the money Leo handed over, Granny Gu raised her voice toward the Elf girl at the neighboring stall, “Take these two silver coins. If you buy from me in the future, I’ll waive the change.”
Looking at Leo, Granny Gu suddenly remembered something and spoke up proactively, “By the way, are you still asking about Blackwater City?”
She paused for a moment, then continued, “I haven’t been there, but I’ve heard that the Wilderness Knight Order has been very active near the border recently…”
She did not continue, but Leo had also been hearing news about the Wilderness Knight Order during this time.
Leo felt that if those people were going to target a city, then a small city like Blackwater City would be an excellent target.
There was no helping it.
As a territorial lord, there would always be various crises.
Fortunately, everything was still speculation. This month, his father had still reported safety to him, and Leo had also sent five silver coins home along with a letter.
It was to reassure his father so that he could focus entirely on managing the territory.
“Alright, thank you, Granny Gu.” For the first time, Leo experienced five-star-level service at Granny Gu’s place.
He was very satisfied as he hoisted the large bundle of medicinal ingredients onto his shoulder and prepared to head to the front where the Golden Knight Order provided horse services.
“Handsome boy, come visit my stall next time when you have time~” As he passed the neighboring stall, Lilis threw Leo another flirtatious glance.
No wonder women in his previous life loved shopping so much.
So shopping could bring such strong emotional value—Leo, having lived two lives, was experiencing this for the first time.
Leo still had fifteen silver coins left on him.
However, he did not intend to waste time at other stalls.
Although there were quite a few stalls that interested him, his goal right now was very clear.
After buying the supplies he needed, Leo went straight to the side of the Golden Knight Order.
Leo had already established a preliminary trust and service relationship with the Golden Knight Order.
During the past few months of harsh winter, Leo had spared their horses from much suffering.
Thus, the Golden Knight Order had gradually grown accustomed to this youth from Blackstone City providing them with horse services.
Leo skillfully took out a set of tools from the small bag behind him and began his work.
With the arrival of the warm spring season, Leo also adjusted his services accordingly.
As the temperature rose, he reduced the step of applying oil to the horses’ hooves and added a process of grooming and washing their coats.
While working, Leo also used his Mount Control ability to read fragments of the horses’ memories.
At this time, Leo’s Spirit Attribute had increased to 1.6, and the duration of memory he could read had extended by about two hours.
Although it was not much, it was foreseeable that as Leo’s spirit attribute continued to grow, the memory fragments he could see would become longer and longer.
And this time, Leo saw what he wanted.
The swordsmanship of the Golden Knight Order.
As before, the knights of the Golden Knight Order had the habit of camping at night and practicing swordsmanship.
He carefully observed the scenes in the memory fragments where those Golden Knights practiced their swords.
After taking the class 【Sword Master】, Leo’s perception of sword practice was completely different from before.
In the memory scene, two Golden Knights were holding longswords and sparring.
If previously Leo had watched such sword practice like reading a book he had never read before,
then now, Leo watched these scenes like assembling a puzzle.
The moves used by those knights in the memory fragments were like puzzle pieces, and Leo used his mind to piece them together.
In the end, he could reconstruct their techniques completely.
This was the essence of Swordsmanship Comprehension.
However, the difficulty of different swordsmanship varied.
For a green-tier sword technique like Mountain-Cleaving Cross Sword, it was like assembling a puzzle with only a few pieces.
Leo only needed to watch it once to fully reconstruct the principles and moves of the technique.
But when Leo attempted to reconstruct the swordsmanship of these Golden Knights,
he felt as though he were assembling a complex puzzle with hundreds or even thousands of pieces.
First, he needed to find those pieces—that meant watching them perform the entire set of techniques in the memory fragments.
At this moment, Leo relied on muscle memory to groom the warhorse in front of him, while his mind was fully focused on piecing together their swordsmanship.
Time passed second by second. Leo had arrived early this time, so he worked continuously until the market closed, busy for a full three hours.
He devoted himself entirely to assembling the swordsmanship puzzle and did not notice the passage of time at all.
It was not until the knight captain prepared to lead the team away. “Alright, little knight, that’s enough for today. Look at how well you’ve taken care of these horses.”
Leo had already replaced the horseshoes of nearly ten warhorses and groomed all of them.
At this moment, each of the warhorses looked refreshed and full of vitality.
The knight captain was clearly very satisfied with Leo’s service quality. For them, the image of the warhorses also represented the image of the kingdom.
Leo had undoubtedly polished the golden reputation of the Golden Knight Order.
“This is what you deserve.”
Leo wiped his sweat and accepted the money pouch handed over by the knight captain.
There were about dozens of silver coins inside.
“Thank you for your generosity, Sir Knight.”
“And congratulations to you as well.” The knight captain had clearly noticed Leo’s Quasi-Knight armband.
He was also somewhat astonished at Leo’s rate of progress.
After the Golden Knight Order left, Leo looked toward his panel.
Although no new sword technique had appeared,
a new class had appeared in the unassigned class column.
【Sword Saint (Purple)】