Dinner time in Bennett Castle was always very punctual. Since there were a few Knights in the family, dinner was set at 8 pm. Today's dinner was the same as usual: beef, oatmeal, and mashed potatoes.
Due to economic reasons, there were no spices in the beef. Only the rich nobles could afford the expensive spices. Those spices were shipped from the elven territory in the Double Moon Forest. After the elves and human merchants increased the price, the price was so high that it would make ordinary people speechless.
After the silent and warm dinner, Abel was about to go back to his room. He went to Fort Lee during the day, went through a battle, and rushed for two hours. Now he wanted to go back to his room and wash up.
The castle was good, but washing up was not convenient. Abel had just arrived here, and he was not used to the hygiene here. He had to design a water diversion system himself.
Bennett Castle was built on an underground spring. Like most castles in this world, if there was no independent spring, the castle would be a dead place. If it was surrounded by enemies, it would be the end of the castle. Therefore, the castle was built according to the amount of spring water. It was said that the underground spring water in the Grand Duke's castle could supply water for thousands of people.
The underground spring water in Bennett Castle was not small. It was enough to feed a few hundred people. Including the servants, guards, and their families, there were less than a hundred people in the castle. Therefore, the spring water was more than enough.
Abel found the castle's carpenter and built a water wheel powered by the drop of the spring water. The water was directly sent to a big wooden water tank in the castle, and then connected to the room with a heated bamboo pipe. It was not that he didn't think of using copper pipes, but that was too expensive. Plus, the castle didn't have any iron ore, so he didn't have his own blacksmith. Even if he wanted to make iron pipes, they would not be able to do it. Therefore, Abel thought of connecting them with bamboo pipes. After the bamboo pipes were heated with fire, they could change direction and become more durable.
In the room, he made a wooden bathtub for bathing, a wooden sink for washing up, and even a flush toilet. This made Abel finally feel like he was living in the modern world.
In this world, wood was worthless, unless it was extremely expensive. If you had the strength, you could chop it down yourself. Within 100 miles of the Knight of Bennett's territory, all the trees belonged to him. As for the wages of the carpenters, the carpenters of the castle depended on the castle for their livelihood. Even if they didn't have any carpentry to do, they would still work in the farmlands. Only when carpenters were needed would they stop working in the farmlands.
As a result, all the rooms in the castle were changed to Abel's design, and the Knight of Bennett had also signed a confidentiality contract with the carpenter. Without the master's permission, the carpenter was not allowed to help anyone build the system.
The Knight of Bennett carefully recorded and stored this wooden castle water system in his family's secret chamber as the foundation of a noble family. The Knight of Bennett knew very well that it was fine for him to use this system, but if it was leaked, it would bring disaster to the family. The great nobles would hide this technology in their own family and kill everyone who knew about it. The Knight of Bennett had seen this kind of thing happen too many times.
After this incident, Abel didn't invent anything else. Without a foundation of strength, it would be very dangerous for the family and himself to invent anything. This world had existed for countless years. Just by looking at the history, one could see that it had existed for tens of thousands of years. It had always existed and hadn't changed. No one knew what kind of power maintained the stability of this world. Just like on Earth, this kind of society could give birth to a new system in just a few hundred years, but this world had operated according to the same rules for tens of thousands of years.
"Abel, stay with Zach." His father, the Knight of Bennett, called out to Abel, who was about to go back to his room. "You are already a level 1 Knight. You can stay and learn from me."
In the training room of the castle, the Knight of Bennett had already prepared the wooden dummy. He took a wooden sword from the weapon rack by the wall, then stared at Abel's face and said, "I heard about your performance. Although you had Norman's help, a level 1 novice knight like you still managed to kill a shadow leopard with the strength of a beginner knight. I am very surprised that you were able to kill it."
"On my path of growth, there were countless geniuses. They were more talented than me, stronger than me, and faster than me. But most of them didn't live to be as old as me. Do you know why?"
The Knight of Bennett's expression was very serious. He spoke a lot more than usual. Abel had never heard his father speak so much since he came to this world.
"That's because knights have the strongest shield and the fastest sword. Knights could launch a charge when they get on horseback; they could pull a strong bow when they get off horseback. Some of those geniuses train their speed to be the fastest; some train their strength to be the strongest; however, as I come from a family of knights with complete inheritance, I could not make myself the fastest; however, I'm not the fastest; I'm not the fastest; I'm not the fastest; I'm not the fastest; I'm the fastest; I'm the fastest; I'm the most resistant in front of them."
The Knight of Bennett yelled excitedly, "Because our ancestors gave us the most complete knight inheritance, and our family has passed it on to me, generation after generation. In the future, we will pass it on to you. Compared to gold coins and expensive weapons and armors, inheritance is the most precious wealth."
The Knight of Bennett threw the wooden sword to Zach and shouted, "Zach, show your brother the true way of attacking a Knight."
When Zach received the wooden sword in his hand, his eyes had already changed. Like a ferocious beast, he fiercely stared at the wooden man in front of him. As if he had practiced a knight's defensive action thousands of times, he held his sword horizontally in front of him. Then he lightly exhaled, and in an instant, his defensive action had already changed into a knight's charge. In the process of charging, the wooden sword in his hand had already pierced forward, and the wooden man was sent flying in the air. In the short time that the wooden man was in the air, Zach's sword had already struck the wooden man's legs, waist, and throat three times in a row. The whole process was done in one breath, like moving clouds and flowing water.
"You can be even faster." His father's requirements were always strict. Zach, who was usually smiling, nodded seriously to show that he understood.
"Did you see it clearly? This is a typical Knight attack. First, use a Charge to break the enemy's defense. Then, use a quick sword to end the battle. Every movement of a Knight has been perfected for thousands of years. What we need to do is to follow the movements perfectly. There's no need to modify them. These movements of a Knight are summarized and perfected by countless Knights at the cost of their lives. "
At this point, the Knight of Bennett seemed to have thought of something. He said with a mocking tone, "There are always so-called geniuses who want to change these movements. None of the geniuses I've met are still alive."
"What you need to do is to turn these movements into your body's instincts. Let your body remember them, and at any time, you have to move faster than you think."
Abel had just woken up from his arrogance of killing the shadow leopard during the day. Against a real Knight, or an apprentice warrior like Zach, who had received formal education, his cleverness was completely useless.
In the following days, Abel practiced the movements of a Knight during the day. At night, he put on his iron armor to practice the strength of his muscles. Before going to bed, he practiced the breathing technique of a Knight.
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