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Alicia went up and knocked on the door, and from the knocking sound, she could also hear that the material used in this door panel was really poor, and it was definitely very thin, two fingers thick at most.

"Mentor Alicia?" A moment later, the door opened, and a burly man in blue with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a beard flashed through the crack in the door, and the other party was obviously very surprised by the arrival of Alicia, the female tutor. But after a moment's pause, he immediately opened the door with a smile, stepped aside, and made a gesture of invitation to Alicia and Theseus.

"Hello, Lord Arthur. Alicia took Hughes' hand and smiled at Mentor Arthur, she pulled Hughes in front of her and introduced him, "This is my nephew Hughes, he admires your strength very much, so I beg me to bring him over to meet you, take the liberty of disturbing, I hope you don't be surprised." ”

"Come in," Mentor Arthur smiled heartily and invited the two of them to the couch in the living room, "How can you say that you are disturbed? It's the same with your nephew. What do you want to drink?" the knight gestured to fetch the wine from the wine cabinet on the couch, but both Hughes and Alicia saw that there were only two bottles in the cupboard, and one of them was half empty. They looked at each other and hurriedly said to the knight that they didn't need to.

"Don't be busy, my nephew is your admirer, he wants to talk to you about knights, hehe, you know, young people like to run like the wind, and they are even more handsome when they ride a horse. Alicia smiled and touched Theseus's head, and put her arms around his shoulders in a very affectionate look, "Mentor Arthur, do you think you have time?"

Mentor Arthur must have known the awkwardness of his home, so he got up slightly and sat back down.

"Of course, tomorrow is a day off, there is nothing to do today, I have a lot of free time, hehe. What is your name, boy?" replied Arthur cheerfully.

"Hello, my lord, you can call me Theseus, I feel very honored to meet you. Hughes smiled and stood up and saluted the knight.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Theseus, there are very few teenagers who like to hear about knights now, I don't know what you want to know? Well, the topic of knights is talked about, and we can't finish talking about it for three days and three nights, so we'd better choose a topic. And ......" Arthur thought for a moment and smiled, he looked at Alicia, "Your aunt is still very busy today, and if we can make a long story short, we can save Mentor Alicia a lot of time." ”

Hearing this, Alicia smiled and waved her hand: "Mentor Arthur doesn't care about me, since this kid is here, how can he be willing to go back with me if he doesn't talk enough?" As for my role, it is to introduce Theseus to you, and I will not be involved in the rest of the matter. And, you're right, I do have some work left on my hands, so I'm going back now. I won't bother you, and I wish you a pleasant conversation. ”

With that, Alicia stood up, she really had work to do, and she didn't plan to stay here and talk to them forever. She neither understood nor cared about the knight's affairs, she just fulfilled her father's instructions and sent Xius over. Moreover, as the daughter of a famous great swordsman, if she stayed in the house of Arthur, who was not popular with other great swordsmen, for a long time, I am afraid that people would doubt Lucas's attitude towards the knighthood. This is something she doesn't want to see.

Theseus quickly stood up and said ashamedly to Alicia: "Aunt Alicia, I'm sorry I delayed your time, but I really don't know ......."

"Okay, don't worry. Theseus, take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about the situation of a knight from Master Arthur, and the more knowledge you know, the more you will understand your path. Hehe, don't worry about me, I'm leaving, you talk, Mentor Arthur, my lovely little nephew will be handed over to you. Alicia reached out and gently pressed Hughes's mouth, smiling to stop Hughes from apologizing. In addition to the relationship of interests, she still likes this handsome little nephew with red lips and white teeth who is very polite, and she is very happy to do a small favor within a reasonable range.

"In that case, don't worry, I'll take care of him for you, hehe. Mentor Arthur glanced thoughtfully at Theseus and said to Alicia with a smile.

"Goodbye, then!" Alicia nodded.

"Goodbye (Auntie)!" Arthur and Theseus sent Alicia to the door, waved at her, and watched her go away.

"Hello, young man, let's get acquainted again, I, Arthur Astori, Grand Knight, hehe, this last one is my self-appointed. ”

"Hello sir, my name is Hughes Horton, and I'm a freshman this year. ”

The two returned to the house, and after looking at each other, they both smiled, very relaxed.

When Alicia was there just now, the atmosphere was obviously more depressed, and Xius thought about it but didn't bother to ask, so as not to let this cheap aunt see the problem, she was already suspicious. Arthur also had some scruples, his relationship with Alicia was not good, at most they were nodding friends. In fact, Arthur has fallen to this point because of the great swordsmen who prefer the swordsman profession, and Count Lucas is of course one of them.

Now that Alicia, a shrewd woman, is gone, there will naturally be a smoother communication between the two.

"Please sit down, have a drink, I'm sorry, I only have this year's 'burn'. Arthur's face was very relaxed at this time, a child, and the relationship with Alicia did not seem to be deep, then he had nothing to guard against, anyway, except for the work in the courtyard, he had nothing to give up.

Hughes now also has the opportunity to carefully observe this great knight who once shook the royal capital.

Arthur was not a beautiful man, his complexion was slightly dark, his eyes were olive green, two thick and thick eyebrows, the eyebrows reached the hairline of his forehead, a large nose, thick lips, and a beard.

But his whole body was very clean, unlike most middle-aged men who didn't have wives, with messy hair, tangled beards, a smoky body full of alcohol, wrinkled clothes, and a dirty and sloppy home.

Everything was clean and tidy. From here, it is easy to see that this tall and burly man is actually a careful and self-disciplined man. The injustice of the kingdom to him did not make him decadent, the half cuirass hanging on the wall was still spotlessly bright, and the faint aroma wafting through the room proved that he was still confident in himself and was always ready to prove himself to the world once again, to prove the right way of knighthood!

Arthur brought the wine over and handed it a glass to Theseus. The size of this wine glass is not small, and even Xiusi, who has long regarded drinking as a habit, is a little staggering.

"Don't you think I'm young?" said Hughes with a smile as he took his glass.

"Isn't it small? Your body has been exercising all year round, your muscles and bones are solid, your muscles are strong, and you are completely consolidated at level 5 cultivation, such a cup of 'burning' will have no effect on you. Arthur gestured to Theseus, then took a sip.

"Say, young man, what do you want to know when you find me? How dashing is a knight? How much can he attract the screams of women? Although I know that you will definitely ask this, although I have answered it many times, I am still willing to answer you! Hehe, for the time being, all you see is downfall, but in the near future, knighthood will surely become the most powerful profession on the continent. Do you believe it, young man?" asked Arthur with a glass raised.

"Believe!" replied with a smile from his smile and a flat but unmistakable tone.

"Porphyry~", Arthur suddenly squirted out of the wine he had just drunk in his mouth, but fortunately he reacted quickly and quickly twisted his head to the side, otherwise Xius would probably be embarrassed.

Arthur didn't care to wipe the water stains from the corners of his mouth, he approached Xius to carefully examine his eyes and expressions, and was amazed at Xiuce's performance.

"Haha~, it's been a long time since I've heard such comforting words. A month, two months, or eight months? You're going to make people happy, boy, though you don't say it ridiculously. Arthur laughed and poured a new sip of wine, and Hughes could clearly see that the wine in the other party's glass was immediately half gone.

Hughes did not answer, still looking at Arthur quietly, meeting his gaze, without the slightest trembling, without the slightest dodge, clear and pure, that is the power generated by persistence and cohesion.

If this gaze is only a flash in the pan, then it does not arouse the prudence of the Grand Knight in the slightest, for he has seen too many of them since he became famous. Those who come to him and have this kind of gaze are already good results for them to give up halfway, and more people like to bite back under the shame of not reaping the fruits, and devalue the knight profession to worthless.

But Hughes is different, one minute, two minutes...... A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour...... For a whole hour, Theseus sat quietly watching the big knight, who didn't care and kept drinking, serene and calm.

Arthur was about to finish his third drink when an idea occurred to him: Perhaps, I should give this young man a chance to explain his intentions.

Arthur threw his head up and drank the liquor from the glass, and put down the empty glass without adding it again, and he raised his hand to pull his flaxen hair back and tie it in a knot with string, so that his face was refreshed.

He smiled at Theseus and said, "Well, young man, you're in good spirits, so tell me about your intentions? You don't really want to be a knight, do you?"

Xius breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, his peace was broken, the smile on his face rippled, and there was a hint of joy in his eyes.

"Why not, since I'm here, I'm here to ask you about the mysteries of knighthood, don't look at me young, in fact, I've been practicing swords for nearly ten years. The calluses on the palms of the hands are proof of this. Hughes raised his hand as he spoke, he was very confident, and the cocoon proved his hard work and persistence to a certain extent, and for a young man who wants to go down an unknown path, perseverance is undoubtedly the most important quality.

Arthur's eyes were fixed on Theseus's hand, and he looked very closely, and suddenly, he smiled with satisfaction, relaxed himself, and leaned back on the back of the couch.

"Very beautiful cocoon, it seems that you have a good master, and the position and size of the cocoon proves that the training you have received is rigorous and correct. Why don't you continue to practice, although your qualifications are not the best in the world, if you can persevere, within thirty years, you are likely to become a great sword master respected by everyone, which is not difficult. And ......," said Arthur with a meaningful smile, "knight, you don't just know how to use a sword. ”

Xius was dumbfounded, he didn't expect this great knight to speak so bluntly, saying that the qualifications of a proud son of heaven like him were "not the best in the world", when he heard this, he was not only a little embarrassed, but actually wanted to laugh.

"Nobody likes to hear the truth, and I'm no exception, hehe. Hughes laughed at himself in his heart.

"There are many reasons, but I don't seem to have to list them all before you," replied Hughes, who thought for a few seconds, "and let me say only one of the most fundamental truths I have learned." The swordsman's path, though straight and bright, was already filled with thousands of people on that not wide road, and it was constantly increasing. And the knight's road, although it is still dark after the big knight, it seems that there are very few people walking on it, and there are many guys who don't have the confidence to want to turn. ”

This sentence obviously caught Arthur's attention, and he was surprised that such simple but deeply philosophical words should not have come from the mouth of a fourteen-year-old boy. However, this aroused his interest in Hughes even more, and his heart was slightly excited.

After a moment of silence, the Grand Knight suddenly asked, "Have you ever killed someone?" I mean battle!"

Xius was stunned for a moment, nodded and admitted: "Of course I have killed, there is more than one!"

"What?" Arthur was really shocked this time, he wasn't talking about killing the kind of slaves or prisoners who couldn't resist, he was talking about fighting, very clearly. Even he himself did not expect that a fourteen-year-old child would go into battle to kill the enemy. It's not a thousand years ago, humans rule the entire continent, the Holy See of Light guarantees the basic peace of the continent, and there are not too many disputes between countries, except for the various alien races, of course.

"You say you've killed at least one person at your age?"

Hughes smiled, he liked the other man's look of disbelief.

"There's no need to lie to you, my lord, just last month, on the way to the royal capital, my guards and I, led a group of villagers, killed seven people, at least two of whom could be completely counted on my head, and I cut off their heads with my own hands. Hughes preached to Arthur, and his expression was still calm as he spoke of this, and in fact, the shadow of murder had almost been washed away in his heart. At first, he did have nausea and nightmares, but after a few days, he had already adjusted to being a murderer. It's not that he's too vicious and ruthless, it's that he knows who to kill.

Arthur stared at Hughes quietly, he couldn't understand the young man in front of him. said that he was young, but his speech was well-organized, his performance was also very calm, and even the content of what he said was actually profound. An excellent aristocratic inheritance of the first two can teach him, but the last kind of depth can only be obtained through the analysis of a large amount of experience, and not all noble children can have. Because, depth means height! And there are always only a few people at the top of the pyramid!

"If his mental age matches his physical age, I would be more optimistic about him, but ......," Arthur thought for a while, and finally shook his head in his heart, he had been with Xius for too short, and the observations here were not enough for him to believe that Xius was the real golden seed belonging to the knighthood. Hughes is still too young, giving people a sense of weird abnormality. If someone goes to great lengths to set a trap, this kind of thing is not impossible to teach.