Chapter 3 Obtaining Information

我不知道过去了多久.躺在摇椅上的老者缓缓睁开了浑浊的眼睛.当他看到站在他身边的维林时,脸上浮现出温和的表情,他问道:"小维林,你想从我这里得到什么?

 

"长老,我打扰你了.我希望你能给我指路.见状,维林先是行礼表示敬意,然后恭敬地说道.

 

"跟我说说吧."

 

"嗯,按照家训,今天早上,在我爸爸的书房里,我选择成为一名先驱骑士.我希望你能给我一些关于下一步去哪里的建议.

 

听到这话,米勒闭上眼睛开始思考.

 

维林站在他身边,静静地等待着,没有表现出任何不耐烦的迹象.

 

"我认为有三个地方是不错的目的地.至于怎么选择,就看你了.

 

"请告诉我,长老."

 

维林拿出早先准备好的纸和笔,聚精会神地看着米勒,等待他接下来的话.

 

"第一名是灰光荒原,位于王国的西北边境.这是一个非常好的先驱场所.那里的妖族实力较弱,而在这个方向上,家族有三位男爵,可以为你提供一些帮助.

 

"第二个地方是莱娅大森林,位于王国的西南边境,南边是莱科特斯公国,同时与库比王国接壤."这是非常危险的,但也有很大的机会.你应该知道,这个地方还有另一个家族的伯爵.

 

Velin 详细记录了 Miller 的话,同时点头回应.

 

"第三名是北部的新土地.王国在三年前击败了山矮王国,夺取了大片土地.它现在需要人才来发展.然而,它不断面临山地矮人的反击,这带来了很大的风险.但是有王国军队的保护,你就不用担心安全问题了.

 

"这三个地方是目前最好的开拓方向."

 

记录完后,维林发现长老又睡着了.他默默地说了声谢谢,然后离开了,打算以后慢慢考虑.

 

在回到自己的房间之前,Velin 先去了厨房拿了一些白面包.然后他绕道来到魔法塔,向家族法师要了两瓶药水来去除奴隶的痕迹.直到这时,他才开始向自己的房间走去.

 

根据他的估计,他救出的那两个双胞胎少年现在应该已经醒了.

 

当他来到自己的房间门口时,Velin 停了下来.他觉得有些事情不对劲.

 

太安静了,非常安静.

 

Then, Velin gave a hard kick and stepped back a few steps at the same time.

 

The golden-haired teenager hiding at the door and trying to launch a sneak attack was sent flying backwards and fell heavily to the ground.

 

The silver-haired teenager standing beside him, holding a wooden stick and preparing to take action, was stunned on the spot and stood there stupidly.

 

"Hehe, you're too inexperienced."

 

Velin stepped forward, snatched the wooden stick from the silver-haired teenager's hand, grabbed his collar, and threw him beside the golden-haired teenager. He placed the food on the table, pulled out a chair, sat in front of them, and looked at the two of them sternly.

 

Before he could speak, the golden-haired teenager, clutching his chest and enduring the pain, stood up, protected his younger brother behind him, and with a look of determination to die, said loudly, "My lord, please spare my younger brother. I'm willing to become your loyal slave."

 

"What makes you think that I'll let your younger brother go?"

 

Velin stared into the golden-haired teenager's eyes, looked at him with a cold face, and revealed his aura, deliberately placing his hand on the hilt of his knight's short sword.

 

As an ordinary human, facing the aura released by a Bronze Knight, even one-third of it was too much for the golden-haired teenager to bear. Gritting his teeth and struggling to hold himself up, he said with difficulty, "Just because you value our worth and bought us back."

 

"As long as you spare my younger brother, I'm willing to serve you for the rest of my life. Otherwise, we'd rather commit suicide and make you suffer a loss."

 

Looking at the golden-haired teenager, Velin realized that the two of them had mistaken him for the master who had bought them, which was why they had reacted like this.

 

However, he didn't plan to explain the whole story now because it wasn't necessary.

 

"I want both of you to serve me and become my guardian knights. What's the use of just one of you?"

 

To prove his words, Velin drew out his knight's short sword and pointed it at the golden-haired teenager, forcing him to make a final choice.

 

Either swear loyalty or die.

 

For these two teenagers who were in tune with each other and had great potential, if he couldn't have them, he could only reluctantly destroy them.

 

The golden-haired teenager looked at the knight's sword shining brightly in the sunlight, then turned to look at his younger brother. Seeing the look of fear on his face, after some struggle, he finally chose to compromise.

 

He pulled his younger brother in front of him, forced him to kneel down, and then he himself knelt down on the floor behind him.

 

"My lord, my brother and I are willing to become your guardian knights."

 

"Good."

 

Velin put away his knight's short sword, stood up, came to them, helped them up, and said gently, "Don't worry. As my guardian knights, I'll do my best to train you."

 

"Thank you, my lord." The golden-haired teenager let out a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him.

 

The silver-haired teenager imitated his elder brother, bowed, and said, "Thank you, my lord."

 

"Growl—"

 

Hearing this sound, the golden-haired teenager, who had been so determined just now, actually blushed and looked embarrassed.

 

Velin smiled and threw the food on the table to the two of them.

 

The two of them took the food and started eating it hungrily.

 

A few minutes later, the golden-haired teenager finished the food in his hand, licked his fingers, and said, "My lord, my humble name is Orlando, and my younger brother is named Heber."

 

"Humble names like 'humble slave' are what serfs and slaves call themselves. As my guardian knights, from now on, you can call yourselves by your names, or you can call yourselves 'underling' or 'your servant'."

 

"Yes, my lord. Orlando understands."

 

Next, Velin patiently explained some common sense to the two of them.

 

Through continuous communication, the two of them gradually let go of their guard and developed a certain liking for Velin.

 

Regarding the slave marks on their heads, Velin personally applied the medicine to remove the symbol of their status as slaves.

 

Looking in the mirror, the two brothers were overjoyed to find that the slave marks on their foreheads had disappeared. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Velin.

 

Seeing this, Velin quickly helped them up and began to explain some common sense to them.

 

Looking at each other, Orlando and Heber made up their minds that as long as the lord didn't abandon them, they were willing to follow him forever and never leave his side.

 

Then, Velin arranged for the two of them to stay in the room next to his. He planned to teach them the method of knight awakening tomorrow and strive to help them get started before leaving Windsor Castle.

 

After a day of exhaustion, Velin lay on the bed, took out the recorded information, and began to think about which direction he should go for his pioneering work.

 

Velin had a general understanding of the Gray Glow Wasteland, the Leia Great Forest, and the New Land in the north.