Chapter 8: Chapter Eight: Calm
Considering human nature, Luman and his companion kept the news of Adam's future departure a secret.
Because this was advantageous for them.
In this regard, they thought Adam was a bit too upright.
He could have simply avoided mentioning it and left when the time came.
Sharing good news and holding back the bad is the right strategy.
Adam, of course, was unaware of their maneuvers.
At the moment, he was still focused on his own affairs.
Name: Adam
Race: Gallia
Attributes: Strength (2.7), Constitution (2.5), Spirit (2.8), Charm (1.7)
Bloodline: Blood of the Gallia Royal Family (3)
Talent: Archery Proficiency (2)
Skills: Hodge Knight Training Skill (Level 3), Archery Skill (Level 1), Hodge Boxing Sword Skills (Level 2)
Experience Points: 87
The character panel reappeared in front of Adam's eyes.
He gazed at the data and couldn't help but feel lost.
After the previous battle, he had gained quite a lot of experience points.
Most of these points were contributed by the bandits he had encountered.
In that fight, Adam personally killed more than a dozen people.
The experience provided by a single bandit was minimal, just a few points, far less than the strange beasts out there.
But little by little, the accumulated amount was considerable.
On the way back to the town with Derley, Adam killed a Direwolf, gaining another twenty experience points.
All in all, he had accumulated this much.
Looking at the character template in front of him, Adam took a deep breath and began to operate.
With a thought, a "+" sign quickly surfaced behind the Knight Training Skill and lit up.
At the same time, thirty points of Adam's experience disappeared instantaneously.
"The consumption of experience points has increased?"
Adam was somewhat surprised.
Previously when he increased the Knight Breathing Skill, he only used twenty experience points.
But this time it cost thirty.
Does the amount of experience needed to level up increase with skill level?
He had this thought.
Then, he tried once more, raising the Knight Breathing Skill by another level.
But this time, the consumption of experience didn't increase, it remained thirty points.
This was strange.
Adam thought there must be some rule to it, but his current experimentation was too limited to figure it out.
Next, he looked at what was in front of him.
Name: Adam
Race: Gallia
Attributes: Strength (3.4), Constitution (3.7), Spirit (2.9), Charm (1.9)
Bloodline: Blood of the Gallia Royal Family (3)
Talent: Archery Proficiency (2)
Skills: Hodge Knight Training Skill (Level 5), Archery Skill (Level 1), Hodge Boxing Sword Skills (Level 2)
Experience Points: 27
New data emerged.
Because he leveled up twice, Adam's various attributes have significantly increased.
Adam roughly examined his state.
His strength and speed had significantly increased, with endless power budding within him.
Based on his feelings, the present him could easily defeat his past self.
"As of now, I should be one of the top Knight Apprentices in the whole academy..."
Feeling the endless surge of power within him, Adam had this thought.
All the students in the Hodge Knight Academy are Knight Apprentices.
Real Knights who have awakened their life seeds and life energy are not in the academy.
They hold a high position and are true professionals.
If such a person ventures out into the world, they could easily be endowed with the title of Baron. Taking control of a territory would be a simple task for them, so naturally, they wouldn't continue training in the academy.
So, the Knight Academy is filled with Knight Apprentices with different capabilities.
According to Adam's present feelings, he was very close to awakening his life seed.
With this level of ability, he stands out among all the students in the academy.
"Perhaps after a few more upgrades, I could awaken my life seed..."
Looking at his attribute template, Adam had this thought.
How should I put it, he was a bit excited at the moment.
Awakening the life seed and becoming a true Knight is a dream that Adam has had since he was a child.
Although he was born into a Knight Family, the family had long fallen from grace. It had been a long time since a real Knight emerged from the family.
If Adam succeeded, he would undoubtedly restore the glory of his family.
This is the closest he has ever come to his goal.
Just by accumulating more experience and upgrading his Knight Training Skill a few more times, he might successfully activate his life seed and become an honorable Knight.
This process might not take long.
"Calm down, calm down," Adam murmured to himself, trying forcefully to suppress his agitation. However, he found himself unable to do so.
There was no way he could.
After all, considering his age, he was still a child.
A boy of fifteen or sixteen could hardly control his own emotions.
Hence, he got up and left his room.
He unsheathed his long sword, which was chipped in places, and began to flourish it, demonstrating a unique style.
As the days passed, Adam's life gradually stabilized.
Since Derley brought him to the village, he had taken his advice and become the guardian of this place.
In return, Derley had given him a horse and picked out some fitting armor.
Although it was only leather armor, it was well-crafted, providing him with a certain measure of defense.
Even his weapon, Adam was kindly gifted a long sword by Derley. Its quality was excellent.
Of course, aside from the long sword, everything else was the property of the town, only being used temporarily by Adam.
If he truly wanted them, he'd have to pay for them himself later.
However, Adam found all this more than satisfactory.
Although prior to this, he had been continuously fighting people in close quarters, as a knight apprentice, what he loved most was battling on horseback.
Unfortunately, there were no specially made lances in the vicinity, which was a little disappointing for him.
However, Adam soon discovered new tactics for himself.
At dawn, sunlight illuminated the earth.
As twilight faded away, life began to revive.
Out there in the wilderness, a demonic hare was running at a swift speed.
Swish!
A sharp whistling noise echoed.
Subsequently, a specially made long arrow went whizzing through the air, directly piecing through the hare's body, pinning it firmly to the ground.
Adam appeared in the distance.
Riding a horse, he slowly approached his prey and disposed of the dead hare at his feet.
Looking back, there were already several such animal corpses on his horse.
Some of the animal corpses would eventually become Adam's food, and a considerable part would be sold off to be converted into golden coins.
This was Adam's life during this period.
After becoming the guardian of this place, he often joined Derley in patrolling the outskirts of the town and cooperated with him in exterminating the nearby demonic creatures.
However, this job soon became quiet.
There weren't many demonic creatures around the town to begin with and in a month there would only be a few sightings within the town's vicinity.
Their main job was actually to defend against gangs of bandits and lords from other places.
The task of defending against demonic creatures was soon completed single-handedly by Adam.
In the past, it usually required more than three elite warriors to warily deal with a single demonic creature.
However, it was different when it came to Adam.
In front of him, those demonic creatures became as fragile as baby chicks, effortlessly taken out.
In just half a month, Adam himself had already taken out three demonic direwolves.
In the course of these long pursuits, Adam slowly discovered his own talent.
He was naturally gifted with archery proficiency, and his archery skills were fairly good.
During this period, he was able to raise his archery level by two grades through the use of a template. As a result, his archery skills became more proficient by a large margin.
So, he now rarely used his sword to chop people down.
Riding his horse and using his bow and arrows to attack had become Adam's classic tactics.
Having collected today's bounty, Adam made his way back to the town.
This town was named Creek Town and was the largest town in the vicinity.
Though it was referred to as a town, it had a population of almost a hundred thousand, which was comparable to a city.
Entering the town, even before he set foot inside, he could already see the solid walls. While they were not particularly tall, they were sturdy.
Due to the constant threat of battles, the people here were alert and traces of conflict could be seen everywhere.
Adam rode his horse into the town.
Seeing him from afar, people turned their gaze towards him. Looking at the prey he had brought, they revealed expressions of awe.
Although he hadn't been here for long, Adam had already made a name for himself in the vicinity.
His previous feat of causing an uproar among the bandits had already been brought to town by the survivors of the merchant groups.
Adam's performance during this period also amazed people.
He once fought a direwolf single-handedly and even charged into a wolf pack, saving people who were trapped by the wolves.
These various acts of bravery were quickly spread, becoming known to many.
So, unknowingly, Adam had already gained a degree of fame and recognition.
However, it was evident that Adam himself did not care about this.
As he entered the town, Luman Thomas quickly came over and helped Adam unload his prey.
During this time, the two of them had essentially become followers of Adam, responsible for communicating with him and handling the things he brought back.
With Adam's status, they were able to reside in the town legally, no longer facing the harsh conditions of the wilderness.
Similarly, with the benefits brought by Adam, they too had reaped many benefits during this time.
Take, for example, the game that Adam brought back.
He usually used parts of it for food, but he didn't care about the other parts, like the remnants of meals, fur, bones, and so on.
All of this went to Luman Thomas.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone