Lying on the wooden bed, Wu Ming used his hands as a pillow and thought about his gains this time.
'Based on what Knight Takur said, the training of a knight usually involves mastering all sorts of weapons and practicing horsemanship. At most, some breathing techniques are used to unearth the human body's potential … Even if I train to the peak, I'm only at my current level!'
Through indirect questioning, Wu Ming found out helplessly that the legendary knight training was in fact just an ordinary training method.
In truth, this kind of familial inheritance and trial and error were not as useful as what he had concluded himself. At the very least, it could train the body to the limits of the race.
Thus, even though Takur had expressed his intention to take him in as a squire, Wu Ming still chose to be a free citizen.
'What makes a knight truly powerful is the ritual and holy oil!'
Wu Ming's eyes flashed, 'A knight squire who trains the body to the limit must undergo a series of complicated rituals, fasting, bathing, praying … It takes a total of seven days, and every day, they have to apply holy oil and swear an oath before a statue of a god …
After experiencing all of this, the knights themselves would activate the 'Origin', or 'Combat Aura', or 'Life Energy'. They would receive the seed of Extraordinary, and their strength, speed, and recovery ability would be improved. The church claims that this is a gift from God … However, the other great nobles seem to have hidden holy oil. Therefore, their knights only need to swear loyalty to them to receive the same gift! "
Evidently, holy oil was a secret medicine that was monopolized by the church and large nobles.
Even though Baron Terry was a noble, he was not powerful enough and did not have holy oil. Thus, the knighting of his subordinates was carried out in Howling Castle, and he had to pay a large fee for it.
'In the Wind Fireflies Plains, whether or not one can be made a knight is a benchmark to measure a noble's strength! In the past, only Howling Castle's Earl of Azure Mountain had this ability, but now, there's Viscount Garcia … '
If not for this, Viscount Garcia would not have been able to defeat the Earl of Azure Mountain and promote and knit a new batch of knights after the battle.
'In summary, there are only three ways for a true knight to advance in the Wind Fireflies Plains: Earl of Azure Mountain, Viscount Garcia, or the church?'
Wu Ming rubbed his nose helplessly. "I didn't expect the rules of this world to be so strict. It's also so troublesome to become a Transcendent …"
He had also tried to inquire about druids, priests, mages, and other mage classes, as well as elves, dwarves, goblins, and other alien races. However, he had been looked down upon by Takur. That expression of 'Are you an idiot?' was still fresh in his memory.
It seemed that either there were no mages or foreign races in this world, or even if there were, they were extremely low-key and not people at Takur's level could come into contact with them.
Of course, holy oil was only for the path of Extraordinary Knights.
If one only wanted to be a knight, as long as a noble was willing to part with the land under their name and confer a title, even a powerless commoner could become a knight. However, if there was a war, and a vassal had to fulfill his duty as a vassal …
"The holy oil isn't omnipotent. I heard that not only is the process rather painful and difficult, but the first condition to activate it is also the body's constitution! At the very least, they have to reach the limit of their race, or be close to it. Otherwise, wouldn't those nobles have been soaking in holy oil all day long and become superhumans? "
Wu Ming pondered over his own path.
His status as a free being wasn't much of a problem. Now, he had three choices.
Originally, if he relied on Baron Terry and accumulated enough contributions, it wasn't impossible for him to be promoted in Howling Howl Castle like Takur. It was just that the chances of becoming a baron's subordinate were too few.
"It's a pity … If I had transmigrated a bit earlier, before the war, how good would that be? Viscount Garcia came from a foreign land, so he must have been very generous and promoted a bunch of knights … It's a pity that I can't make it in time! "
War, a huge war! This had always been the best path for commoners to advance.
As an outsider, Viscount Garcia was famous for his generosity and benefits, making Wu Ming feel regret for missing out on this opportunity.
"Next, I'll wander the Wind Firefly Plains and look for opportunities!"
When he had first arrived, he was unfamiliar with the place and his strength was low. He didn't have any proof of identity, so he could only choose to lie low.
But now, after several months of activity, he had already obtained a bit of strength and some starting capital. Most importantly, he was about to obtain the identity of a free being, which made him start to think about travelling.
Although most commoners only knew of the path of a knight, Wu Ming didn't plan on dying on this path.
Even if there weren't any clues about magic in the Wind Firefly Plains, what about other places? For example, the highlands where Viscount Garcia came from? Or the unexplored wilderness?
"Also … there should be some martial inheritance in the church, as well as clues about magic jobs …"
Although Wu Ming had some achievements in martial arts and immortal arts, he still specialized in immortal arts, so he was naturally more familiar with magic jobs.
…
"William! As a reward for your loyalty and bravery, as well as for saving Knight Takur, in the name of a baron, I bestow upon you the status of a free being … "
Several days later, in the study of the city lord's mansion.
Wu Ming bowed humbly, taking a thick piece of parchment from Baron Terry.
This piece of parchment was thick and straight, light yellow in colour. It had an indescribable texture when rubbed against. It had gone through a special medicinal fumigation, making it waterproof and resistant to mold. It was very valuable, and was usually only used for recording precious documents and making important contracts.
What was handed to Wu Ming was proof of his free being status. Other than a series of flowery words and meaningless flourishes, the most important thing was the baron's signature and seal at the bottom right corner.
With this document, William could obtain the same status and treatment as a free being in the various cities of the Wind Firefly Plains.
This was guaranteed in the name of Baron Terry, and all nobles had to abide by the rules.
"Thank you once again, respected Lord Baron!"
Wu Ming bowed.
"If you want to thank someone, thank Knight Takur!"
Baron Terry waved his hand, evidently not taking Wu Ming seriously.
I thought he would warmly invite me to be the captain of the town guards or something …
Wu Ming walked out of the study and rubbed his nose, feeling that he was overthinking things. Then he saw Knight Takur.
"Greetings, Lord Knight!"
He hurriedly bowed. It was still within the rules of the game, and before he had the strength to break them, he had to abide by them.
Wu Ming would not forget this just because he thought of himself as his savior.
"Don't be so formal, just call me Takur!"
Although Takur said so, his relaxed brows and smiling face were saying the exact opposite.
"I still have to thank you for helping me obtain free being!"
Wu Ming bowed slightly, "But there's one more thing that I'd like to ask for your help with!"
"Hmm? What is it? "
Takur asked directly, feeling a little relieved.
After all, he had put in a lot of effort to help William obtain free being, and he felt that he had already repaid most of the kindness.
Some people think that if they don't expect anything in return, then the kindness will accumulate, but they don't know that the person who received the kindness is living in torment every day.
But Wu Ming didn't do this, he directly chose to do it, and at the same time, he didn't lose the slightest bit of arrogance, which made Takur very happy.
"It's just a small matter, I want to pay the taxes for Aunt Roja in town …"
Wu Ming simply said the matter.
A few Jin Delong may arouse the greed of the tax officials, and even Lorian's name couldn't suppress them, but Takur was different.
After all, he had a manor, a real knight, and a quasi-noble.
Wu Ming said this to Takur, he just wanted to use his name to give Aunt Roja some protection in the future.
"So that's how it is! I agree! "
Takur smiled, "Do you need me to accompany you?"
"I'm already very grateful for your approval!"
Wu Ming naturally wouldn't do this, and directly bowed.
"It's a pity …"
Looking at William's back, Takur felt some regret, this William knew when to advance and retreat, he was polite, and his strength was also very good, he was a good choice for a squire, but William didn't seem to have such an idea, so he naturally didn't take the initiative to avoid embarrassment.
…
"Although being a squire is good, it's too difficult to promote … Moreover, I'm restricted by the oath, which is also troublesome …"
Once you become a squire of a knight and swear allegiance, it's basically equivalent to being tied to that knight, although it's not impossible to disobey, the consequences are quite serious.
After all, a group of nobles that relied on the power and obligations of the king and vassals, how many of them would be willing to accept a knight who broke his oath?
Whether it was ancient or modern, the leader always valued loyalty.
Not to mention, the path of a squire's promotion was also limited, unless there was a stroke of luck, otherwise, the life of a squire would be a squire.
Even if he had the protection of a knight, and his status was half a level higher than a free person, Wu Ming still wouldn't accept it.
…
Dang!
Gold and silver coins fell on the table, Fedor looked at the gold and silver thales with an interesting expression on his face.
"Five gold delons and seven thales. You can count them!"
Wu Ming's voice wasn't polite.
Fedor swallowed his saliva, and immediately asked: "William, how did you get so much money?"
As far as he knew, the expedition was a big loss, although the young man in front of him was lucky enough to save Takur's life, he shouldn't have gotten anything.
"Naturally, it's from Takur!"
Wu Ming's words made Fedor choke, he immediately used Takur's name as a tiger's skin: "Give me the proof of tax, I want your signature and seal!"
After a moment, he took out a receipt with a smile on his face: "Give this to Aunt Roja, and William's relationship will be over."
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