Lollister slept like a log until noon the next day when he was woken up by the noise in the hall below. He leaned against the headboard lazily, not wanting to get out of bed. After a while, when he felt that the noise downstairs had died down, Lollister slowly got up.
There was a stack of new clothes on the stool next to the bed. There was grey linen underwear, a green and black wool sweater, a black leather vest, a grey sheepskin coat, black bloomers, and a pair of white wool socks. There was also a pair of black leather boots next to the stool.
Lollister was very satisfied. Sister Louise knew what he liked and chose dark colors when buying clothes, unlike some mercenaries who wore colorful clothes that looked more like clowns than clowns. However, this new set of clothes was not cheap, probably more than a gold coin.
The clothes fit him well, as did the boots. He inserted the two daggers into the boots, put the crossbow on his left arm, hung the shorter sword on the sword buckle at his waist, and slung the longer sword on his back. He tidied up his purse and pouch, and looked around the room to make sure he did not miss anything. Only then did Lollister leave, lock the door, and walk downstairs.
It was already past the peak lunch hour, but there were still about twenty to thirty people sitting in the hall with glasses of wine in their hands, listening to the red-nosed Old Mike recite The Sorrow of the Gods in a deep and sorrowful voice. This was an epic poem that described the war between the Magi and the Gods thousands of years ago. The only regret was that the author stood on the side of the Gods and criticized the Magi, who were also humans, for waging war against the Gods as lunatics. He was deeply saddened by the fall of the Gods. Apart from this flaw, the long poem was beautifully worded, with a complicated plot and many ups and downs. It had always been loved by the people. Apart from being sung by countless singers everywhere, the poem had also been adapted into dance music, plays, and skits that were performed in taverns and theatres of all sizes.
Lollister sat down at an empty table, and some of the drinkers who knew him raised their glasses in silent greeting before continuing to listen to Old Mike's recitation.
Sister Louise appeared at the table and said in a low voice, "I saw that you were sleeping soundly this morning, so I didn't wake you up. These clothes look very handsome on me. Does it fit me well? "
Buckingham nodded. "It's very comfortable. Thank you for the trouble. Is there anything to eat now? "
"A batch of fresh cod came in this morning. Do you want one?"
"Alright, get Madoff to fry me a codfish, a bowl of pork rib soup, a plate of sausage and egg fried rice, and a glass of black plum ale. I have to report to the academy in the afternoon."
"Alright, I'll go right away. I'll tell Madoff to move faster so that you don't get in the way of your business at the academy."
"Wait a minute," Loriste called out to Louise, who was about to leave. "There's no hurry to report to the academy. Sis, reserve the room on the second floor for me for a few days. I'll clean up my suitcases and stuff and put them in there first. Also, give Old Mike a glass of black plum ale, put it on my tab."
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he left the tavern. After waiting for a while on the street, he saw a light open carriage passing by.
Loriste hurriedly waved for them to stop. "To Dawn College."
"Alright, 15 coppers. Please sit down." The brown uniformed coachman shook the reins, and the striped Drymond horse that was pulling the carriage began to gallop at a brisk pace.
Ten minutes later, the carriage stopped at the gate of Dawn College. Loriste handed the coachman a small silver coin and gave him the five coppers as a tip. He got off the carriage amidst the coachman's endless thanks.
Dawn College was located in the western part of Moronte City. It was a comprehensive college and ranked fifth among the nearly twenty colleges in Moronte City. It was ranked ninth among the ten most prestigious colleges in the Galinthea Continent.
A statue of a twelve or thirteen year old girl wielding a sword to slay a giant evil dragon stood in front of the college gate. This brave little girl was the Goddess of Dawn, Loria. She was the eldest daughter of the God of Light, Sun God, War God Higgwa, and the Goddess of the Silver Moon, Dafelyn. In the legends of the Galinthea Continent, the Dark Dragon King of the Western Sea hated the light emitted by the Sun God Higgwa's chariot when he patrolled the world every day. He set a trap to lure the five horses that were pulling the chariot onto the path of the abyss. At this critical moment, Gloria, who was still a little girl, stepped forward bravely and fought the Dark Dragon King. She successfully slew it, allowing the five divine horses to set foot on the right path again, allowing the light of the Sun God to dispel the darkness that filled the sky. She also won the Divine Title of Goddess of Dawn.
Dawn was the time when dawn broke. Light was about to come. In the lore of the Galinthea Gods, the Goddess of Dawn represented courage and hope.
Loriste walked past the statue that was privately ridiculed by the students as an evil dragon pushing down a young girl and stood in front of the gate of Dawn College. It was called a gate, but there was nothing like a door frame or door frame. In fact, the tree-lined road and the statue of the Goddess of Dawn behind it was the gate to Dawn College.
Loriste sighed softly and took out a black iron badge that was two fingers wide from his waist pouch and pinned it in front of his chest. The black iron badge was in the shape of a broad sword with three silver stars dotted on the blade. This was the Combat Aura badge that represented three Black Stars.
It couldn't be helped. One had to wear the Combat Aura badge when entering and exiting the college. This was one of the rules of the college. In addition, professors had their own badges, instructors had their own badges, and students had their own badges. This was also a must.
Loriste pinned another badge next to the Combat Aura badge. It was a longsword stabbed into the ground with a rising sun behind it. Unlike the black iron combat aura badge, this one was made of gold. In Dawn Academy, this badge represented the dual identity of a swordsman and combat aura instructor.
A few boys and girls in the uniform of Dawn College hopped over. They were about 14 to 15 years old, probably new students who had just entered the college. Loriste knew that it was the recruitment day a month ago. Looking at these boys and girls, he couldn't help but think of himself from ten years ago. Time passed so quickly, just like them.
The boys and girls didn't pay much attention to Loriste when they first saw him. There were many students of this age in the college, some in their thirties or forties. However, when they saw the gold badge on Loriste's chest, they were shocked and quickly stood by the side of the road, bowing their heads respectfully.
Loriste smiled and nodded, then continued walking. In Dawn College, it was the most basic courtesy for students to give way to an instructor when they met.
A series of excited murmurs came from behind, "He's Teacher Locke, the legendary Black Iron Gold instructor of our college!"
"A Black Iron Three-Star Combat Aura badge and a Gold Instructor badge. They're telling the truth. I heard that even Silver Swordsmen aren't his match. He's called the Invincible Silver …"
"I really hope our Combat Aura instructor is him. It's been three years in a row, and all the students under him have awakened Combat Aura. The students from three years ago are all Black Iron now …"
"I heard from the seniors …"
"…"
In Galinthea Continent, Combat Aura and Sword Skills represented power. Combat Aura was divided into Bronze, Black Iron, Silver, and Gold-level. Each level was further divided into Black Iron, Black Iron, and Gold-level. Above Gold-level Rank-3 Combat Aura would be Master Swordsman and Sword Saint. It was rare for someone like Laurist to stay at the pinnacle of iron-level rank-3 for three to four years. Aside from the fact that he had to comprehend to level up to a Great Sword Master at the pinnacle of gold-level rank-3, basically, he would be able to break through to the pinnacle of rank-3 soon. That was the main reason why Laurist was a legend and joke in Dawn College.
Ten years ago, a carriage with a roaring bear head emblem sent a 14-year-old noble from the far north of the Christen Empire to Dawn College. The fat chef of the Red Raven Tavern, Madoff, who had set up a food stall with his parents at the entrance of the Dawn Academy, could still remember clearly that the young nobleman had a hundred and twenty expressions of dissatisfaction written all over his face when he got off the carriage. He glanced at the Madoff family from the corner of his eyes, disdainful, cold, and extremely arrogant.
In less than a month, Madoff heard that the arrogant young noble had a conflict with someone in the college. He was severely injured and had to stay in bed for three months.
The next time he saw this young noble was more than three months later. Madoff found that the arrogant young noble was gone, and in front of him stood a youth with a face full of curiosity and a bright smile. The youth was extending a hand to him. "Hey, hello, I'm Norton Lollister. What about you?"
Only after a long time did Madoff realize that Laurist had befriended him purely because he couldn't stand the plain soup, plain rice, black bread, mashed potatoes, and vegetable soup that the students of Dawn Academy were fed. The three meals a day were the same. Loriste had no choice but to go to Madoff's food stall to make some local delicacies to satisfy his cravings.
Madoff could never forget the first time Laurist displayed his culinary skills at the food stall. He and his parents were dumbfounded as they watched Laurist use the simple ingredients from their food stall to create dishes that they had never even heard of before. His younger brother and sister were drooling as they looked at the delicacies.
At that time, the Madoff family's food stall only sold boiled apples, boiled green beans, roasted potatoes, roasted sausages, and some other dishes that went well with wine. They earned a few silver coins every month, just enough to make ends meet. In the end, after Laurist arrived, the Madoff Family's food stall quickly became a place of delicacies among the students. The teppanyaki flavor and sausage fried egg rice swept the entire academy district, and business flourished for a time.
The young Madoff worked hard to learn the traditional cuisine of Loriste's hometown from Loriste, and Loriste taught him everything he knew. In his words, Madoff had the talent to be a great chef. In the young Madoff's heart, Loriste's hometown must be a legendary and mysterious land of delicacies. He hoped that he could visit it with a sincere heart.
Finally, Lollister couldn't stand Madoff's pestering and questioning of his hometown. He told Madoff in a serious tone that these dishes weren't actually the traditional delicacies of his hometown, but a cuisine book passed down in his family. It was said that this was a recipe book that mages enjoyed thousands of years ago. His ancestor had obtained it by chance. Unfortunately, many of the ingredients couldn't be found anymore. He could only make some changes, using the ingredients he had and using a few common recipes to create the delicacies he had now.
Only then did Madoff give up on his pilgrimage to the land of delicacies.
Time flew, and five years passed in the blink of an eye. After making a small fortune, Madoff's parents grew tired of the busy life of setting up stalls in the city. They bought a small farm in the suburbs and brought Madoff's younger siblings to farm. Madoff was also hired as the chef of the Red Raven Tavern with a high salary. Loriste was only nineteen years old at the time, and he was a 2-star Iron warrior. Due to his brilliant swordsmanship, he had just been invited by the academy to become an intern swordsmanship instructor. It was his first time becoming an instructor, and his future was bright.
Another five years passed, and Madoff was still the chef of the Red Raven Tavern while Loriste became the legendary gold swordsmanship and warrior energy instructor of the Dawn Academy. However, this Gold Instructor Badge holder's Dou Qi had stagnated at the peak of 3-star Black Iron rank. It had been almost four years since then, and he was still unable to break through to the Silver rank. This had already become a joke in Morrent City's academy district. Genius swordsmanship, trash Dou Qi, referred to Lollister.
Apart from those unranked academies, the slightly famous academies hired instructors who were at least at the silver rank. For example, the Dawn Academy, which was ranked in the top ten in the Galinte Continent, had some intern instructors who were at least 3-star Silver rank. Loriste, who had become a gold instructor in both swordsmanship and warrior energy as an Iron-rank warrior, was one of a kind. It was only natural that he would be ridiculed and treated with hostility.
The reason why he became a gold instructor was because for three years in a row, all the students in Loriste's class had awakened their warrior energy. This 100% success rate was unprecedented. Even in the class led by a great swordsman, only twenty-five out of twenty-six noble students awakened their warrior energy. The remaining student was judged to have a weak bloodline and couldn't awaken his warrior energy. The success rate of the students awakening their warrior energy was already known as the highest. For an ordinary warrior energy class, if two-thirds of the students could awaken their warrior energy, it would be considered a great success.
The first warrior energy class that Loriste led had seventeen students, but none of them were nobles. They were all commoners, and no one was willing to teach them. In the end, Loriste pushed all seventeen students to awaken their warrior energy in one semester, shocking the entire academy. In the second year, Loriste led a total of thirty-one students in the warrior energy class, and they all awakened their warrior energy in one semester. Thus, in the third year, Loriste led a total of fifty-nine students in the warrior energy class. More than ten of them were noble students, but the most eye-catching were the three students who had failed to awaken their warrior energy.
It wasn't that one couldn't awaken their warrior energy after failing to awaken it, but the success rate was extremely low. However, at the end of the semester, the three students who had failed successfully awakened their warrior energy, just like the other students. Not only was the Dawn Academy in an uproar, the other academies in Moriente City were also shocked. Loriste became a legend in an instant. The result of all the new students awakening warrior energy in three semesters in three consecutive years made Loriste indisputably wear the gold badge of the warrior energy instructor.
As for the gold badge of the swordsmanship instructor, it was won by Loriste in a duel. In the past three years, the instructor had fought close to a hundred battles with the silver-rank students of the Dawn Academy without a single loss. Not only did he earn a fortune, he also earned the title of 'Invincible Silver'.
Walking along the tree-lined avenue, Loriste thought back to everything that had happened in the academy in the past ten years. There were gains and losses, sweetness and bitterness. At that moment, he was filled with emotions …
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