Chapter 267: Old Friends in the Castle

"It's really good."

The knights nodded in approval.

Burning combines fire and thunder, is full of aggression, is more crazy, and confronts darkness head-on, which really suits them.

The most important thing is that they can't think of a more suitable name than this.

Chu Ming slowly stood up from his chair, "Then it's settled. The Justice Mercenary Corps will be renamed the Burning Knights, and will be announced to all knights on the day the mercenary guild station is opened. Does everyone have any additional comments?"

The knights shook their heads, with a hint of expectation in their eyes.

They knew that after the guild station was built and the Justice Mercenary Corps was renamed the Burning Knights, the Knights would have a brand new beginning, and they would embark on a completely different path from what they had imagined before.

Perhaps this road is full of thorns and challenges, but since they have the opportunity to choose, they will hold on to it tightly.

Becoming a knight group famous throughout the continent, what a grand vision, at this moment the knights only have desire in their hearts, only one chance, and they will continue to move forward without fear of danger.

After deciding on the name of the Knights, the short meeting ended, and Miguel and Nathan hurriedly took the knights to Vasco Street to help.

With the knights carrying logs and chopping wooden pillars, the work efficiency of the craftsmen would be greatly improved. Chu Ming estimated that it would only take a few days to hire the reconstruction of the Guild's residence and it would be completed quickly.

After temporarily finishing the matter of the Knights, Chu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the hotel with Irina.

Irina glanced at Chu Ming quietly. She was very dissatisfied with Chu Ming's rude behavior of ignoring her just now, and muttered in a low voice: "Dark Big Mac is also very nice."

Chu Ming paused, and then continued to walk towards Brick Castle as if nothing had happened.

Although Chu Ming did not show any expression on his face, he had made up his mind to let Irina read more books.

The distance from Karen Hotel to Brick Castle was not far, only a few streets apart, and the two of them would arrive in more than ten minutes on foot.

In fact, when Chu Ming just went out, Valerie suggested that the servant drive a carriage to take him out.

However, Chu Ming thought about it and refused. First, the location of Tulip Street and Karen Hotel were close to Brick Castle. Even if he went back and forth between the three places several times, it would not take much time. Second, he wanted to get familiar with the city and understand its changes over the years.

Walking on the street, Chu Ming looked around for a while.

The City of Soran is worthy of being the city where the Knight Family Brick is located. The knight spirit here is more popular than a few years ago. Many of the people walking on the street are knights from other places. The shining armor made a sound on the street. Chu Ming walked on the street as if he had accidentally entered a city where adventurers gathered.

A few minutes later, Chu Ming crossed the central square of the city, bypassed the colorful gardens, looked up, and saw the towering castle perched on the mountain behind the spacious black iron gate of the castle.

Chu Ming took a deep breath and brought Irina to the gate of the castle.

"Please leave if you are not familiar with the place."

The two guards standing at the gate of the castle glanced at Chu Ming and did not recognize his identity. They just thought he was some knight who came here to enter Brick Castle.

Chu Ming smiled faintly, "I am Ryan Brick."

The two guards' faces froze when they heard this. Although they had seen many knights pretending to be Brick people and trying to get in, the Brick family would also have a Brick knight they did not know suddenly appear. These knights often had missions and had not returned to the castle for several years. This was very normal.

The previous guard despised a Brick knight who came back from outside, which led to the loss of his guard job. They dared not gamble their jobs on this possibility.

The two knights looked at each other, and one of them apologized and ran into the castle, seemingly to explore the list of Brick people.

After a while, the guard came back, and with him came a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking very gentle.

The middle-aged man looked hurried. When he saw Chu Ming standing by the door, he suddenly froze in place, his eyes becoming dazed.

"Ryan, is it really you?"

Chu Ming's eyes stayed on the man, and the memories in his mind surged up.

The man's name was Heinz Brick, and he was the teacher who explained the secrets of the family's knight class when Ryan was young.

Heinz stared straight at Chu Ming, and his eyes showed a trace of guilt.

In fact, like Ryan, Heinz's knight talent was only inferior. He had been stuck at the level of the great knight for more than 40 years, but he had never been able to break through. In the end, he chose to give up moving forward and continued to study the secrets of the secrets. After that, he spent a few years in the clan to get a decent position to teach young clan members.

According to Heinz's original idea, his whole life would be spent in the castle in a dull manner until his passion for the way of knights was completely wiped out.

But more than a decade ago, he met a student named Ryan Brick. This kid had inferior knight talent like him, but he was full of passion and motivation for the way of knights, and he had been practicing hard for this.

When Hines first met Ryan, he was in a trance, as if he saw his own past shadow in Ryan. The man was infected by Ryan's passion for chivalry, and his heart, which was about to cool down, became hot again.

So he made a decision that he regretted for more than ten years - he decided to let this boy, who was only about eight years old, carry his will and continue to move forward, fulfilling his wish to break through the limitations of the Great Knight on his behalf.

At the beginning, the boy did live up to his expectations. Although his knight talent was inferior, his training speed was not inferior to the geniuses in the big class.

But this situation did not last long. After a few years, Ryan was promoted to the Great Knight, but his training speed slowed down.

After that, other young knights in the big class quickly surpassed Ryan, and some geniuses even broke through to the blue level.

At this point, Ryan's inner belief had collapsed, and he had the idea of ​​giving up. After all, he was only a ten-year-old child and had to face such a cruel reality.

But at that time, Hines was completely confused. When he thought that Ryan would face the same failure as himself, he could not accept it, so he kept encouraging Ryan and told him not to give up easily.

As he expected, the boy persisted in despair for three years, and finally moved out of the castle with Nuria because of psychological problems.

Faced with such an outcome, the crazy Heins finally woke up. He was pinning his hopes on a young man, imposing his will on him and putting such heavy pressure on him, even though he himself could not do it.

He began to repent his original decision. The inheritance of will was actually just a tool for him to prove himself. It was really ridiculous.

Later, whenever Heins was free, he went to Tulip Street to visit Ryan and beg for his forgiveness, but was ruthlessly blocked by Nuria.

He still remembers the cold words the woman said to him at that time:

"What begging for forgiveness is just the action of a hypocrite to comfort himself. Your appearance will only make Ryan more painful. If you are really aware, please come back with more powerful strength."

Since that day, Heins has never been to Tulip Street again. Nuria's words finally woke him up. He picked up the way of knighthood that he had given up for a long time again. He wanted to use himself to prove to Ryan that inferior talents are not without success.

In order to devote all his energy to cultivation, Hines gave up his stable job despite his family's opposition and went into the mountains to seek training.

I don't know if it was because his determination was too strong. After regaining the way of knight, he only took two years to break through to the blue level and broke the limit of knight talent on him.

After achieving this goal, Hines was ecstatic. He just returned to the city of Sauron and couldn't wait to walk to Tulip Street to tell Ryan the good news.

Unfortunately, when he came to Tulip Street again, he only got the news that Ryan was traveling abroad.

When what he had worked hard to prove lost its meaning, Hines was completely confused. The guilt and pain in his heart did not retreat at all, but became more intense.

After that, he lived in a daze and was decadent for several years before he gradually recovered.

Although Hines has broken through to the blue level now, he has also lost his fighting spirit and calmed down to work as a librarian in the castle library.

Today, as usual, he was traveling back and forth between the library and home. When he heard the guard say that there was a knight named Ryan outside the door who wanted to enter the castle, he was instantly shocked. Without thinking, he ran directly to the black iron gate of the castle.

From the moment he saw Chu Ming, memories in Heins' mind surged wildly, and those annoyances and painful emotions surged into his heart again.

The man opened his mouth and said hoarsely, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Chu Ming looked at the man with a complicated expression, "Teacher Heins, long time no see."

"Congratulations on breaking through the limit."

After hearing Chu Ming's words, Heins' eyes were a little timid. He no longer had the heart to prove himself in the past. Right or wrong is no longer important now. What matters is that he has indeed hurt Ryan.

Chu Ming looked at the man and sighed slightly.

In fact, it is difficult to say who is right or wrong in this matter. Even if there is no Heins, Ryan will insist on taking the path of knights, and one day a few decades later, give up the path of knights and become another Heins.

Moreover, Heins had tortured himself for many years because of this matter. The mature and steady him back then had disappeared and he had become a coward who was timid and timid.

Although Chu Ming did not forgive him, he no longer had the heart to argue.

He patted Heins, "Teacher, let's talk while walking."

Chu Ming took Irina into the castle. Heins stood there for a while and followed Chu Ming's footsteps.

Chu Ming walked slowly, waiting for the man to catch up. He whispered, "After going to the Violet Principality, I became a mage there, and also obtained the secret medicine to improve the knight's talent. My strength has broken through to the deep blue."

"This should be considered as living up to your expectations of me back then."

Heins was stunned when he heard this, with a complex expression of relief on his face.

He was happy that Chu Ming could break through to the deep blue, and he was also disappointed that he had persisted for several years, but in the end it was meaningless self-proof.

The man forced a smile and said, "Ryan, congratulations, you have broken through your limit."

Chu Ming patted his shoulder solemnly, "Teacher Heinz, let yourself go, you have done well enough."

Heinz nodded a little absentmindedly, but after seeing Chu Ming doing so well, some cracks in his heart seemed to be slowly healing.

Chu Ming smiled and asked, "I came to the castle this time for the epic knight inheritance. Teacher, do you know how to get it?"

Heinz looked up suddenly, "Are you going to break through to the epic?!"

The man's face was filled with shock that he could not hide. His melancholy mood suddenly eased a lot, and his expression became relaxed.

Chu Ming nodded and said, "Yes, if I can get the help of the epic knight inheritance, I will soon be able to break through to the epic."

Heinz finally showed a sincere smile on his face, "Ryan, you have completely surpassed me."

"If you want to get the epic knight inheritance, please follow me."

The man walked into the corridor to lead the way. Compared with before, his heavy steps were much lighter. During the chat with Chu Ming, the fluctuations in his tone and emotions became fluctuating.

Chu Ming and his two companions walked into the castle. Along the way, they met many tribesmen passing by, but these people just walked by indifferently and ignored them.

Among the three of them, Hines was a famous madman in the castle, and Chu Ming and Irina were unknown. They passed by many tribesmen and came to the door of the spacious library on the second floor.

Chu Ming asked doubtfully: "Teacher, are you sure it's here?"

Hines opened the door of the library and explained: "The epic inheritance of the Cloud Thunder Knight is in the secret room of the castle, and the secret room is in the library."

"Although I don't know what it takes to obtain the epic knight inheritance, I can take you to find Jerome who is currently waiting at the door of the secret room."

When Chu Ming heard the name Jerome, a middle-aged man with gray hair and a peaceful smile appeared in his mind.

He was Uncle Jerome mentioned by Nuria, who had the strength of an epic knight. He and Ryan's father were born in the same era, and the two often performed tasks together in the past.

Logically speaking, Jerome, as an epic knight, is not over 100 years old, so he should be considered young. The position of guarding the secret library is usually held by the elders of the family. These older epic knights prefer a quieter environment, and guarding the secret library is a good retirement choice for them.

I didn't expect Jerome to become the manager of the secret library. Is this a few decades of detours in advance...

Chu Ming's mind was in a mess. While thinking, he followed Hines' footsteps to a corner of the library.

There was a counter table placed in the secret library next to the corner. Next to the table, a man who looked a little vicissitudes of life was reading the newspaper in his hand with his thighs crossed and was very interested.

This thing called a newspaper was printed by a famous magic newspaper in southern Xinjiang. The words on the newspaper with magic imprints were neatly black, and the pictures were extremely colorful. They were hand-painted and then printed.

Because the cost of printing a magic newspaper is high, even magic newspapers rarely issue magic newspapers. Magic newspapers like the one in Jerome's hand are the kind that cannot be bought even if you have money.

After Chu Ming and the other two walked towards the counter, Jerome said lazily without even raising his head: "Please show the family's ban on borrowing books, otherwise go to the nearby bookshelf and get a book to read."

"Uncle Jerome, it's me."

"Why do you, a young man, still call me uncle..."

Jerome put down the magic newspaper in his hand, and slowly raised his head. He was halfway through his words, and when he saw Ming's face clearly, he was stunned.

The man laughed and stood up from the chair, "Ryan, welcome back."

"Wait..."

The expression on his face did not last long, and he became surprised.

"Your breath... Have you advanced to the deep blue level?!"

He was still very clear about Chu Ming's situation, but he didn't expect that he actually broke through the limit, which made Jerome sigh.

Chu Ming nodded and said: "This time I return to the family castle, I plan to obtain the inheritance of the epic knight, Uncle Jerome."

"This..."

After hearing Chu Ming's words, Jerome looked embarrassed.

The man shook his head with concern and said, "The secret room of the library behind me does contain the Cloud Thunder Secret Method, but I can't give it to you."

Chu Ming was stunned and asked hurriedly, "Please ask Uncle Jerome to answer this question."

Jerome sighed and said seriously, "According to the family rules, only knights who have made major contributions or ranked in the top ten in the knight assessment can obtain the quota to practice the epic knight inheritance."

He paused and pointed out something, "It is still a bit difficult to make major contributions. I suggest you prepare for the next knight assessment."

After listening, Chu Ming supported his chin and thought.

In fact, he could understand the Brick family's approach. If the epic knight inheritance was too easy to obtain, the knight would not know how to cherish it and would lose his enterprising spirit.

Although there are quite a few knights inside and outside the family who are promoted to deep blue every year, these knights still have a long way to go to break through to the epic. The Brick family is not in a hurry to give the epic knight inheritance to the knights. The purpose of setting up this rule is to encourage the clan members to practice bravely and not to be complacent at the deep blue level.

After a few seconds, Chu Ming asked, "When does the next knight assessment begin?"

Jerome smiled and said, "Two months later, it will be enough time for you to prepare well."

Chu Ming shook his head slightly. He did not think this was a good thing. This meant that he would have to wait for two months to obtain the inheritance of the epic knight.

Is there any way to speed up this process...

Just as he was thinking, a surprised voice sounded behind everyone.

"Sir Ryan, you are really here."