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On the morning of the fifth day after the end of the autumn hunt, in the study of Baron Ernst

"Father!"

Seeing that Baron Ernst, who had just returned with someone last night, was sitting behind his desk, Rhodes, who had been called by the Monter butler himself, greeted him respectfully before standing in the middle of the room waiting for his father's words.

Rhodes didn't quite know what his dad was going to call him for, but it wasn't a bad thing to see from the gods that his dad had returned to town with him the two snow bear skins and the fine enchanted knight armor that had been carefully wrapped and placed in a wooden box. Besides, Rhodes didn't think that his father in this life would do anything unfavorable to his eldest son, so he waited for his father's mouth in a relaxed mood.

"Rod, sit down first!"

After seeing his proud eldest son enter the study, Baron Ernst, who was originally thinking something, looked at Rod with a somewhat complicated expression, and then asked Rod to sit on the chair on the edge of the study.

Of course, this kind of treatment is not ordinary, except for people of equal status or extraordinary value, the aristocracy in his own study let people sit down and talk to him on an equal footing means that he has recognized in his heart that the other party can have the qualification to talk to him face to face on an equal footing. And the meaning of Baron Ernst letting his eldest son Rhodes sit down in the study and talk to him can also be understood that Baron Ernst has confirmed Rhodes as the object of conversation with him on an equal footing!

For Rod, a noble boy who has the first inheritance right but has not yet reached adulthood, this kind of treatment of equal dialogue with his father is quite important, and even a little over-emphasis - anyway, Rod does not think that in the Celestial Empire on earth, how many junior high school students can talk to their father on an equal footing.

"Yes, Father!"

After hearing his father's words, Rod, who was slightly flustered, immediately reacted, and walked to a chair near the desk next to him and sat down as he spoke.

If it were replaced by the Celestial Empire in his previous life, Rhodes still needed to think about it, but people in this magical world didn't pay much attention to etiquette at all (at least not too much about it), and even aristocratic etiquette was required to be paid attention to in public, banquets, and social activities. As for the private inside? It's not as strict as you think!

Looking at his son, who was dressed in a knight's suit and sat on a chair with a stern face, Baron Ernst had mixed feelings in his heart.

Under the leadership of Viscount Thor, Baron Ernst and the others led people around the autumn hunting grounds and even near the edge of the Far North Mountains for two days, and after confirming that the group of ogres had been driven out of the Far North Mountains, they planned to end the search.

However, before returning, Viscount Sol specially talked with Baron Ernst for a while at night, apologizing for the autumn hunt and appreciating Rod himself, and Viscount Sol also specially handed over the fine enchanted knight armor that was the first reward for the noble boys of the autumn hunt to Baron Ernst for him to take back.

Baron Ernst was not stupid about Viscount Thor's meaning, and understood that the other party probably took a fancy to his eldest son's future plan to invest, so he simply gave Rhodes the high-quality enchanted knight armor that not every silver-rank knight and warrior in the five kingdoms of the Northland could get, without using excuses such as the autumn hunt being interrupted and unable to proceed - of course, Viscount Thor probably also had the intention of winning over Baron Ernst in it.

It was also because of Viscount Saul's actions that Baron Ernst confirmed his thoughts, so that he found his eldest son the day after returning to the territory, and then prepared to discuss that very important matter with him.

"Rod, have you thought about your future plans?"

Looking at his proud eldest son, Baron Ernst finally spoke after looking at it for a few seconds, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Rhodes, who didn't care much about the conversation, lifted his spirits.

"The future? Father, what do you mean?"

Looking at his father's very serious expression, Rod's eyes also became stern, and then he asked with some questions.

Rod really didn't think that his dad would suddenly talk to himself about the "future". However, Rhodes was a little relieved after thinking about it in his heart, after all, he is now 14 years old and about to be 15 years old, which is still a little more than a year away from the standard of 16-year-old adulthood recognized on the mainland. At this time, not to mention that aristocratic families began to think about their heirs, even commoners and freedmen would plan for their children two to three years in advance.

However, what surprised Rod a little was that his father's words this time seemed to be a little unusual, but as the first heir of the Ernst family, the general situation of the future should have been arranged, right? But when I see it now, it seems that my father has some different plans

"Rod, as the first heir of the Ernst family, if it was before, you only need to choose to inherit the Ernst family and make some nobles. But your talent in the knighthood is really amazing, which is why I am a little hesitant to tell you that I can access something higher but more dangerous."

Looking at Rod's questioning expression, Baron Ernst explained to Rod with some sighs.

Baron Ernst's meaning is to put it in a more understandable way: it was Rod's growth and talent that made Baron Ernst miscalculate, and the original plan for Rhost himself was adjusted. Baron Ernst was worried about Rod's own opinion, so he planned to let Rod's own decision on which route to take.

"Now, Rod, tell me, what are your thoughts before going to the county town to join the Knights of Count Koman, to the Knight Academy in the Kingdom Capital, and to join the Hurricane Legion in the Scarlet Canyon Fortress with the tokens left by the ancestors?"

After spending about an hour explaining, Baron Ernst, who had finished speaking, looked at his eldest son with a cautious expression, and asked with some expectation and some nervousness.

In the three future paths of Baron Ernst's sue to Sù Rod, the opportunities and dangers are also considerable!

First, joining the knights belonging to the Earl of Corman, the county town of Sirt, is the safest route, and the Earl of Coman, who belongs to the first family of Sirt County in the Kingdom of Talan, is absolutely welcome to the first heir of the baronial family to join his knights, and he does not have to worry about what small actions the earl will do. And in Sirt County, the Ernst family can also exert a certain amount of influence, which is the safest way.

If Rhodes chooses this route, there will basically not be too much danger and he will be able to inherit the family safely, the only bad thing is that even the first family in Sirt County, the Earl of Coman's family, is at most Cheng Dù who has passed on to the stage of the Golden Knight. Obviously, the Count of Koeman family will not lightly give this Golden Knight inheritance to Rod, an outsider, and according to Baron Ernst, it is very difficult for Rhodes to obtain the relevant inheritance. However, the Ernst family originally had a silver-rank knight inheritance, and it should not be a big problem to ask the other party for advice!

This is the first way, according to Baron Ernst's ideas and the situation of this world, if there is no golden finger of the gods game space, it is a good note that Rhodes chooses this more secure path!

The second way is to go to the Royal Capital Knight Academy in Dearlands, the capital of the Kingdom of Talan, and join the Knight Academy as a trainee knight for a three-year study career that is more systematic, educational, and resourceful.

If you choose this path, in addition to the Ernst family's annual tuition fee of about 1,000 gold crowns and a large amount of living expenses, Rhodes himself also needs to pass the examination of the Knight Academy of the Royal Capital - this is because he is a nobleman! If you do not have the status of a noble or knight family, the Royal Capital Knight Academy will not consider accepting your application at all.

If you choose this path, the risk is very high, after all, in a place like the royal capital, although it cannot be described by the words on the earth that "eight of them are officials when a signboard is smashed", the number of royal families, nobles, officials and powerful people is indeed the largest in the entire kingdom, and the heir of a small baron family in the local area is really not a big deal!

Of course, the famous saying "high risk, high reward" on the earth can also be used in this magical world.

The king of the kingdom of Talan, Dirlans, is the capital of the entire kingdom, and there are many more powerful people, resources, and opportunities than in one county of Sirt. And the Royal Capital Knight Academy is the only academy in the entire kingdom that formally cultivates knights, and the lowest strength of the knight academy graduates who have come out of it over the years are official knights of the red bronze rank!

Only the lowest-level Knight Academy graduates have the strength and title of a regular knight of the Bronze rank, and there is no shortage of people who have reached the Silver Knight, Gold Knight, or even higher level among the graduates of the Knight Academy over the years!

According to Baron Ernst's opinion, as long as Rhodes successfully joins the Royal Capital Knight Academy, the official knight of the red bronze rank will not be a problem at all, and it is also expected to reach the silver knight rank of the ancestor of the Ernst family, and even the gold knight of the higher level has quite a lot of hope - of course, the strong baron of the higher level will not dare to think of it!

Baron Ernst proposed this path to Rhodes in fact, it is also quite a blood investment in his heart, after all, the royal capital is not such a easy place to break through and easy to live, if Rhodes enters the Knight Academy, the family will have to come up with at least 1,500 gold crowns a year (tuition, living expenses and others) to be enough. For a baronial family that can make a lot of money but also has a lot of expenses, this is quite a lot of investment.

This route to the royal capital was originally very much in line with Rod's wishes, but when he heard about the third road, Rod included this second route as an alternative.

On the third path, Rhodes can join the Scarlet Canyon Hurricane Legion based on the tokens left by the ancestors of the Ernst family!

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