Last time in the Dark Forest, Clark had displayed obvious affection for Fanny, but had been forced away by Han Shuo in the end. Han Shuo hadn't thought that he'd be able to see him again in the Academy a few months later.
Duke and Clark were talking in a room within the knight academy. The senior swordsman stood guard in front of the door, seeming to be deathly afraid that others would disturb the two.
Duke had personally set up a wind barrier around the room. When Han Shuo's original demons approached, they could only see the senior swordsman Erik standing guard outside. Because they could feel weak magical pulses, the original demons didn't dare enter without permission and were unable to detect what the two were talking about.
Duke and Camilla had met in the dark major classroom last time. They'd chosen to meet in the middle of the night, thinking that no one would discover them and so hadn't made any unnecessary moves. But it was daytime now, and they were within the knight academy. It was no wonder that Duke would be so cautious.
After a while, Duke and Clark walked out of the house. Duke once again followed his original path and left the Knight Academy alone. The original demons followed behind Duke and Clark respectively. They discovered that Duke had once again returned to the Wind Academy, while Clark was in the training grounds of the Knight Academy practicing martial arts.
This was the time when the knight students were practicing their techniques. Han Shuo didn't continue to stay in place to observe and went directly to one of the training fields to find Lawrence according to the location that Lawrence had mentioned.
Apart from a variety of weapons in this training field, there were also a few fierce-looking warhorses covered in heavy armor. The greatest difference between knights and swordsmen was that knights relied heavily on their warhorses in battle. Horsemanship was an important lesson that knights had to master and be proficient in. Knights could make use of the momentum and speed of their warhorses to exhibit even greater strength.
Lawrence was clad in bright silver armor and wielded a long spear in his hand. He was flying through the training fields, his warhorse passing over some towering obstacles under his crotch. The long spear in his hand was like a bolt of lightning as it blossomed with the brilliant colors of fighting aura in the air.
"Hi, Lawrence!" Han Shuo suddenly greeted him with a smile after observing him for a while.
With a neigh, Lawrence's warhorse turned around and charged fiercely towards Han Shuo with his spear in hand. Amidst the clattering of the warhorse's hooves, Lawrence's spear pierced towards Han Shuo's chest.
Although the attack was incomparably fierce, Han Shuo remained unmoved. Only when Lawrence arrived in front of Han Shuo did he suddenly take out the Demonslayer Edge and infuse it with surging demonic energy, thrusting it towards the spear.
Crack! The tip of the spear was pierced into two under the impact of the Demonslayer Edge. It was fortunate that Lawrence had let go of the spear in time. Otherwise, after the Demonslayer Edge tore through the spear, his hand holding the spear would have been cut as well.
However, the combined force of the charge and the warhorse was still a bit too much for Han Shuo to handle. The impact that seemed to be able to topple mountains and overturn the seas caused Han Shuo's arm, which was holding the Demonslayer Edge, to tremble uncontrollably.
Reining in his horse, Lawrence jumped down and took off the heavy armor on his body. He excitedly came in front of Han Shuo and focused his eyes on the Demonslayer Edge in Han Shuo's hand. He exclaimed in surprise, "What kind of strange weapon is this? It's actually so sharp!"
"Heh heh, it's a mixture of black iron ore and black gold ore, as well as a few other rare metals. Forged by a dwarf himself, it'd be strange if it wasn't sharp enough." Han Shuo explained to Lawrence after putting away the Demonslayer Edge.
Grabbing a towel and wiping the sweat on his forehead, Lawrence said, "So that's how it is. It looks like this weapon of yours is definitely not ordinary. Oh right, you've come to find me this time because you've already found the black iron ore? Heh heh! "
Nodding, Han Shuo took out the piece of black iron ore that he'd excavated last night from his space ring with a smile, "That's right, this piece of black iron ore should be enough to satisfy your needs. Let's do the transaction!"
"No problem, give me your crystal card and I'll transfer five thousand gold coins to you." Lawrence looked joyfully at the black iron ore in Han Shuo's hand and said impatiently.
When Han Shuo and Lawrence completed the transaction, Han Shuo discovered that there was another five thousand gold coins in his crystal card. He couldn't help but smile.
Just as the two were in a good mood, earth rider Clark walked in from outside the training fields. Clark had just walked in and was about to open his mouth to speak when he suddenly saw Han Shuo. His expression immediately changed as he exclaimed lightly, "It's you!"
Turning his head to see that Clark had actually walked in, Han Shuo was also slightly startled. He smiled and nodded at Clark, saying, "Hello Clark, long time no see. Why did you suddenly leave without saying goodbye last time in the Dark Forest?"
"Hmph, I was framed by a despicable person last time, that's why I couldn't leave." After so long, Clark must've understood the truth of what had happened last time. Now that he saw Han Shuo, he immediately insinuated insinuations and cursed Han Shuo.
Pausing, Clark looked at Han Shuo and said, "Is Master Fanny doing well? I was just about to go greet Master Fanny and express my apologies."
"Master Fanny is doing very well, you don't need to worry about her!" Han Shuo immediately responded with a cold face when he heard that Clark still couldn't forget Fanny.
"Hey hey, what's the matter with you two? Eh, senior Clark, haven't you already graduated? What are you doing here? And how do you know Brian? "Lawrence hurriedly yelled when he saw that the two's words were filled with the smell of gunpowder.
"I've returned to the Academy this time to investigate the disappearance of my younger brother Claude. My younger brother Claude seemed to have come into contact with Brian in the town of Drol. If I discover that he has something to do with my younger brother's disappearance, I'll make him pay. "Clark's face darkened as he spoke to Lawrence and Han Shuo.
Startled, Han Shuo also looked at Clark with some surprise. He hadn't thought that Clark would be Claude's older brother. This meant that this person was also the eldest son of the Gryphon Legion's commander. Although Han Shuo had killed Claude last time in the town of Drol, Claude had indeed seen Han Shuo in the tavern. If Clark was truly determined to investigate, then this matter would truly be a bit tricky.
"What does this have to do with me? I'm not familiar with Claude, not to mention that his martial arts skills are so superb. What could possibly happen to him?" Han Shuo's face was calm as he spoke as if nothing had happened. After thinking for a bit, Han Shuo said to Lawrence, "Alright, I don't have anything else to do. Let's end things here for today."
Han Shuo didn't wait for Lawrence to say anything after he'd finished speaking and immediately left the training field. He then quickly left the Academy and hurried out of the academy.
The three original demons that had been in charge of surveillance had no choice but to be recalled back into Han Shuo's body due to the distance. Han Shuo felt that this matter was a bit fishy after learning of Clark's identity.
As the eldest son of the commander of the Empire's Gryphon Legion, Clark was actually staying so sneakily inside with an envoy from the Kasi Empire. Although he didn't know what the two had discussed, Han Shuo felt that it was better to report this matter to the upper echelons of the "Dark Mantle" as soon as possible and let them fret over it.
There was an enormous manor in the northern part of the city. It was only three hundred meters away from the collapsed room that Phoebe had stayed in last time. Han Shuo didn't detect anything out of the ordinary from the outside when he arrived with the "Dark Mantle" iron medallion that symbolized his identity. He knocked on the iron door, and only after a long while did a skinny youth open the door.
He first looked Han Shuo up and down, then asked in an unfriendly tone, "Who are you looking for?"
Han Shuo didn't say much and only took out the iron medallion and handed it to the youth. The youth took the iron medallion and glanced at it, then moved to the side to let Han Shuo pass. The youth handed the iron medallion back to Han Shuo after Han Shuo entered. His expression also relaxed as he said faintly, "You've just joined right? I've never seen you before. Your iron medallion is also given to a newcomer. Who's in charge of you?"
As he followed the youth inside, Han Shuo discovered that there weren't any special boundaries or mechanisms within the entire manor. This actually surprised Han Shuo quite a bit. As he looked around even more carefully, he casually replied, "I just joined a few days ago. An old man named Candide is directly in charge of me!"
"Wha, what? Are you sure? Lord Candide is directly in charge of you just joined? "The youth was obviously shocked and asked Han Shuo softly.
Nodding, Han Shuo asked in confusion, "That's right. Is there a problem?"
"Eh, there's no problem. However, Lord Candide is one of the three heavyweights of our 'Dark Mantle'. Within the entire Empire, Lord Candide can directly mobilize the military forces of every city. He can also directly kill ordinary nobles and officers without consulting His Majesty. You're just a newcomer, why would you directly listen to Lord Candide's orders? "
Shrugging his shoulders, Han Shuo said, "How would I know? In any case, he was the one who brought me in. I came here this time to look for him. Oh right, I've observed for a bit and discovered that this secret stronghold doesn't seem to have any defenses. What's going on? "
"Heh heh, you're a newcomer alright. Come with me, I'll show you around!" The skinny man had the tone of an old man as he led Han Shuo inside with a smile.
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