120: Adulthood, becoming a man

Instead, they all silently hid them away, using them as their trump cards.

Seeing the strength of those around him improve by leaps and bounds made Arthur feel very gratified.

Now, time had reached a new month, December.

In terms of the Portable Shop, he had gained another new opportunity to duplicate items and a chance for a random draw.

However, Arthur thought that since he was not currently lacking anything, he would reserve them and not use them.

Come to think of it, December 1st was also Arthur's birthday, so when the date reached December, it meant that Arthur had finally come of age!

Regarding this, Arthur did not hold any coming-of-age ceremony because he felt it was troublesome.

Banquets and the like were originally held by nobles for the purpose of networking.

With Arthur's current strength, within the Kate Kingdom, it was only others' place to curry favor with him, so he could not be bothered to waste energy on a coming-of-age ceremony.

With that time, he might as well spend more time Cultivating to increase his strength.

Arthur did not care, but those around him, such as Karona and his parents, placed great importance on it.

They felt it was a pity that Arthur would not hold a coming-of-age ceremony, but they respected Arthur and did not force him.

Arthur's parents and the others felt that this was an important day, and although they could not hold a banquet, they still had to take some action.

On December 1st, which was Arthur's birthday, they all gathered at the Initial City to celebrate for Arthur.

Although Arthur did not want to hold a banquet, he welcomed the arrival of his parents and the others.

So that evening, Arthur's family—that is, Arthur's parents, his older brother, older sister, Karona, and Doria—gathered at Arthur's castle.

While eating a grand meal together, they constantly reminisced, and in their happy mood, they even abandoned the aristocratic etiquette of not talking too much while eating.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the castle dining hall became increasingly lively.

Arthur had recently displayed all sorts of wonders, such as the extremely rare dragon blood, which he allowed them to use.

This let Count Abergh and the others know that the Kate Kingdom was probably no longer enough for Arthur to mess around in.

Perhaps they were afraid that one day Arthur would suddenly tell them he wanted to go out and explore, which would likely mean they would be separated for a long time.

As the meal was coming to an end, Count Abergh suddenly asked:

Arthur, my good child, just from the tip of the iceberg you have shown us, I can guess that the Kate Kingdom is likely no longer in your eyes.

Your future goal must be the continent with a much broader stage, right!

To be honest, I am proud of you, but I am also worried about the difficulties you will encounter when you go to the continent.

After all, any power that can survive on the continent is stronger than the Kate Kingdom!

So I hope you can reveal some of your future plans to us.

Although we cannot help you with anything, if you really decide to go explore the continent soon, we can find some time to spend with you!

Upon hearing this, Arthur knew that his father was worried about his safety while also fearing that he would not return for a long time after going to explore the continent.

After all, having seen the prosperity of big cities and being able to make a name for oneself, how many people would still be willing to stay in the countryside and live a mediocre life?

Therefore, Abergh wanted to spend more time with Arthur before he left.

According to common sense, after Arthur's strength became stronger, he should go to the continent to explore.

Because the Kate Kingdom was a barren land, it could not provide many things to Arthur.

Only by going to the continent could he gain more knowledge and obtain more and better resources to improve himself.

But Arthur was not a guy who followed common sense. With the Portable Shop, even in the Kate Kingdom, he would eventually have a day where he was invincible.

Coupled with Arthur's cautious personality, he was not in a hurry to go to the continent, where experts were as numerous as clouds, to explore.

Instead, he thought about taking control of the Doreen Peninsula first.

So, facing his father Abergh's worry, Arthur smiled slightly and said:

Father, I do not plan to go to the continent to develop within the next year or two.

Because with the help of my teacher, even if I am in the Doreen Peninsula, I can obtain enough resources to Cultivate!

Moreover, as far as the continent is concerned, the strength of an Earth Knight is still too weak, so I am not in a hurry to go to the continent. You can rest assured, Father.

That's good!

Hearing this, Abergh, Charlotte, and the others nodded with relief.

Afterwards, the gathering ended in a pleasant atmosphere!

Time reached midnight, and when Arthur returned to his bedroom after finishing his books in the study, he did not know that a surprise was waiting for him.

When Arthur walked into the bedroom, he saw Karona sitting at the end of the bed wearing a white camisole nightdress, waiting for him with a smile on her face.

The cut-out designs on the form-fitting white camisole nightdress, contrasted with Karona's silver hair and alluring figure, made it even more seductive.

You must know that Arthur had planned to grow from a boy into a man only after turning eighteen.

Therefore, Karona, who knew this, had been relatively conservative in her dress even though she had shared a room with Arthur before.

It was the first time she had been so alluring as she was today.

Seeing this scene, Arthur could not help but swallow, and his heart rate accelerated a little.

Actually, Karona had been somewhat brooding over the fact that Arthur had never completely taken her, as it made her status as the mistress seem not quite official.

Even in the beginning, when Arthur established a relationship with her but did not completely take her, she was somewhat depressed.

She thought she did not have enough appeal, until Arthur noticed something was wrong and explained it to her.

It was only when he explained that he needed to wait until he was an adult for the sake of better physical growth before doing such things that Karona finally felt relieved.

And now that Arthur had finally come of age, Karona also wanted to fulfill her duties as a wife sooner.

Otherwise, she would not feel at ease!

Arthur understood what all of this that Karona did was for!

But after all, this was the first time for both of them in this life, so although Arthur's mouth was dry, he still asked one question first:

Karona, are you ready!

Of course, I have been waiting for this moment for a long time!

Hearing Karona's words, Arthur was no longer reserved and walked quickly toward Karona!

A wonderful night...!

Because of the madness last night, Arthur rarely woke up late this morning!

Although for Arthur's strength as an Earth Knight, last night's events did not put much burden on him.

But after all, it was his first time with Karona, and he did not want Karona to think he did not value it.

So even though Arthur had woken up early, he did not go for morning exercises as usual, but instead silently watched Karona's beautiful sleeping face from the side!

Until a certain moment, that beautiful face began to flush with a blush.

Arthur knew that this was Karona waking up, but out of shyness, she dared not open her eyes.

Although the two had shared a room for a long time, last night was the first time they had truly been intimate, so Arthur understood Karona's behavior.