Chapter 4 History
Simon's collection of books was mostly military, almost filling two shelves, and Kevin picked up a few general education books and went back to his room.
He walked to the mirror first, and found that the mirror could not reflect the black fog above his head.
"Only you can see it, and it is also transmissible, which can directly enhance physical fitness. Kevin summed up the characteristics of the three black fogs in his heart, and he didn't know anything about the principles of the black fog.
Kevin shook his head, leaving the Black Mist question behind him, with his current knowledge, no matter how much he guessed.
After eating all the two plates of roast meat and white bread brought by the waiter, Kevin's stomach was satisfied.
"The amount of food this body eats is amazing. He looked at the wooden table stacked with things.
On the table lay a stack of books, a velvet bag, a delicate silver crosssword, and a black box carved with animal prints, all of which the servants had brought out of the carriage, that is, the things that the original owner had carried.
He walked over, waved the silver crosssword a few times, and didn't feel anything special, pinned the sword to his waist, and picked up the velvet bag.
Untie the silk thread at the mouth of the bag, and the golden gold coins come into view, which is very dazzling. In the center of the coin is a strange bird with wings spreading, and on the reverse is a number of patterns, about the size of a previous coin.
The gold coins filled most of the bag, and after a rough count, there were six or seven hundred, and all the gold coins that Cass had stolen were returned.
He retied the bag and picked up the black box. As soon as he started it, his hand couldn't help but sink, and the box was much heavier than he thought.
The animal pattern on the surface is lifelike, the box is completely closed as a whole, there is no opening, and it cannot be opened directly, as if there is a special way to open it, so it has to be put down.
He told the servant to prepare some refreshments, lay down on the bed, and put a few books between his laps, ready to read them one by one.
Among them are books such as "The Origin of the Continent" and "A Brief History of the Kingdom" borrowed from Simon, as well as leather scrolls brought by the original owner.
As the sun sets, the entire room is bathed in the afterglow, so engrossed in such engrossion that Kevin doesn't notice the passage of time.
After a cursory glance, his mind was crammed with a flood of information, and this strange world finally opened up to Kevin.
The continent he is on is called Rasmus, and the history of civilization recorded in the books is shorter than that of Earth, only more than 2,000 years, much shorter than Kevin estimated. I don't know if there is a fault in the inheritance of civilization or if it is really only more than 2,000 years.
Since the creation of the gods, the human system has continued to evolve. From the original tribal system to the city-state system, and then to the current feudal system, the continent eventually formed six kingdoms and countless small states.
The Kingdom of Turin, where Kevin is located, is one of the six kingdoms, with a vast territory and more than 500 years of statehood, making it the oldest of the six kingdoms.
The Norton family is one of the oldest families in the kingdom, and the core members of the family are bound by the bloodline of the firelin behemoth, and Kevin's father Angus, as the current patriarch, is the guardian of the "Northern Barrier" in the north of the kingdom.
The origin of the bloodline is not elaborate, and it is widely regarded as a gift from the gods. The types of bloodlines are extremely diverse, from birds and animals to flowers, birds, fish and insects, and any living creature may transmit bloodlines.
A family that has inherited a strong bloodline is bound to be strong, and the bloodline concentration of the bloodline owner directly determines the level of its achievements.
Ordinary people can only become knights after continuous efforts and special training methods, as well as a huge supply of resources, but the paradox is that these training methods and resources are often mastered by nobles.
When the power of the individual is strong enough to dominate everything, the political system and ideology of the world will move closer to the strong, and the government will become a tool for the individual to control society. The distinction between commoners and nobles is clear and insurmountable, and Simon can be knighted from a soldier to a nobleman, and the strength of the great knight is indispensable.
Angus had single-handedly defeated thousands of heavily mounted legions in the Battle of Limogen between the Kingdom of Turin and the Ottoman Empire thirty years earlier, turning the tide of the battle and becoming the most important turning point in the entire campaign.
According to the division of the continental level, the knight level is equivalent to dozens of elite soldiers, and the big knight can only protect himself in front of a corps of hundreds of people, but this is far from the combat power of Angus.
Kevin believes that either Angus may have reached the level of legendary knights, or this history is so exaggerated that it never even happened.
The wizard he longed for is rarely mentioned in the book and is very mysterious, but from the only description you can feel the compiler's awe of the wizard.
In order to become a wizard, one must have a unique physique, which can only be tested by the methods of wizards.
Every five years, there are apprentices of wizards in the royal city of Turin who come to test their physique and absorb new blood into the wizarding academy.
Bloodlines can be transplanted and inherited, but whether or not you can have a wizard constitution is completely determined by fate, and there is no law at all. Therefore, the physical fitness test is open to all people, and only a certain fee is required, and Kevin, who is a nobleman, is naturally not worried about this problem.
Now that it had been four years since his last inspection, he had made up his mind that he would definitely go to Wangcheng next year to test whether he had a wizard physique.
Kevin took a sip of his tea, closed the book, and stood up to move his stiff body. Fifty standard push-ups were done, a habit he had always developed on earth.
Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. Only with constant perseverance and hard workout can it be possible to become a strong man.
Calling "Stormbear" and Randall, the three of them walked to the castle's training ground together, and Kevin asked a lot of questions about the itinerary on the way.
After some conversation, Kevin learns the name of the Storm Bear, which is called Hulk, and is different from ordinary people because of the blood and body of a mountain black bear in his body.
Hulk is an orphan who has been adopted by Angus since he was a child. Although he is very large, he has a fierce appearance. But when talking to people, he likes to scratch his head, and his personality is a little shy and not good at words.
"Do you have knight-level strength?" asked Kevin, touching Hulk's muscular muscles.
Randall chuckled when he heard this, and Hulk scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Young master, don't look at me like this, I already have the strength of a great knight." ”
"Huh?" Kevin was very surprised, he didn't expect the Hulk as his escort to be so strong, the Great Knight was completely worthy of the ruling class of this world, and Simon, as the lord, was also at this level.
Randall replied, "Recently, the Ottoman Empire has been a little restless, and your lordship is worried about your safety on the road, so he specially transferred Hulk from the Guard. ”
At this time, the night fell, and scattered starlight scattered on the open space of the training ground. The training ground is a gray-white circular open space, and there is no one training on the field anymore.
In the center of the field there are ashlars marked with weights and some weapons, which are very simple training equipment.
Kevin first asked the two of them to try it, according to the standards of ordinary people in this world, an adult man can lift more than a hundred pounds of objects.
The result was jaw-dropping, Hulk was able to lift the largest 500-pound stone on the field with ease, until the other stones were stacked on top of each other, and it was barely enough to reach over 1,000 pounds, while Randall's strength was about 500 pounds.
This shows that Hulk has more than ten times more power than ordinary people, and the explosive power brought by it may be dozens of times. It is no exaggeration to say that Hulk's punch can shatter the bones of ordinary people's bodies, which is much stronger than the boxing champion on earth.
If he also mastered a special secret technique, his combat effectiveness was unimaginable, no wonder the Great Knight could defend himself in front of a legion of hundreds of people.
Kevin went over and picked a 160-pound ashlar, half-crouched, exerted force with his arms, grabbed the iron ring and lifted the stone directly.
"Good!" Randall and Hulk cheered, looking at Kevin with some envy, this was just a twelve-year-old child. They didn't have that much strength when they were twelve.
They thought it was Kevin's strong blood, but Kevin himself knew it. Without the baptism of black fog, he is now only a little stronger than ordinary adults.
He still had some strength left in his body, but he didn't want to be too startling and arouse suspicion. Instead of challenging heavier stones, he estimated that his body limit should be 200 pounds.
The trio then sprinted around the field, with Kevin naturally the last man to reach the finish.
He's only a little slower than the Hulk, but he's still a cut short of Randall.
Kevin is very satisfied with his body, and now even if he doesn't know the art of fighting, his physical strength alone is stronger than most SWAT officers on Earth.
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The next morning, Kevin did more than 100 push-ups and squats, and immediately stopped his morning exercise as soon as he felt tired.
After yesterday's test at the training ground, he felt that his body was fully capable of supporting more exercise.
After breakfast, Kevin looked at the white worm on his hand with some headache.
The worm was the size of a silver needle and wriggled incessantly on the palm of the hand. This creature called the tooth cleaner loved to eat tartar and was used by the aristocracy to clean their teeth.
Just put the bug in its teeth, and it will look between its teeth for food on its own. What's even more peculiar is that the excrement of the tooth cleaner has the effect of whitening the gums, as if it was born to clean the teeth. Generally, nobles will raise a few and use them exclusively for core members.
Kevin has no fear of insects, but the price of tooth cleaners is relatively high, Simon is only a baron, and this tooth cleaner has probably been used by others many times.
In the end, curiosity prevailed and he put the tooth cleaner in his mouth. The insect suddenly shuttles between the teeth like a fish in the sea, and after three minutes, the insect emits a mint fragrance, which is a sign that the tooth cleaning insect has been excreted.
Pulling out the fat bugs, Kevin looked in the mirror. The subtle yellow stains on the surface of the teeth are all gone, and they appear white and clean.
"It's magical. Kevin exclaimed, threw the bugs into the box, and finished his washing up satisfied.
During a conversation with the guards yesterday, Kevin learned the purpose of the trip, Angus wanted Kevin to join the University of Wellington, the most famous aristocratic institution in the kingdom, while the original Kevin wanted to follow his father Angus into the army.
Of course, the end result was that Kevin Jr. was sent straight to the carriage to Wellington by the tough Angus.