3: First meeting with family

One must know that knight training is a severe test of physical constitution, so noble children generally only use various secret medicines to hone their bodies before the age of fifteen, and only after fifteen do they officially begin to Cultivate using a knight's Secret Manual.

To be able to Breakthrough from an ordinary person to a Silver Knight in just four or five years shows considerable talent.

Perhaps influenced by the Family's tough, unyielding style, Arina, who is already twenty years old, has no intention of getting married and is currently still training in the direct line troops within the Counts Fief.

This gives Arina's delicate face a heroic spirit rarely seen in women, making her somewhat unique.

Regarding this, the Count and the Countess have no way to deal with it and can only let her be.

Walking at the very back were two people; one had somewhat graying hair and wore a standard butler's uniform, while the other was dressed in a maid's outfit.

They were Prince, the head butler of the castle, and Karona, the maid who had gone to call for the others just moments ago.

Seeing that Arthur was truly out of danger, the group led by Count Abergh breathed a sigh of relief.

After walking to Arthur's bedside, the group formed a circle, and then Abergh said:

"The assassins who attacked you are all dead. They were suicide attackers; seeing that their mission could not be accomplished, they all self-destructed, leaving no survivors."

"So, for now, we do not know who attacked you!"

"However, we all have our suspicions, and we will definitely take revenge for this."

Hearing this, Arthur suddenly remembered why he was lying here. A few days ago, he was just strolling as usual in the main city of the Counts Fief, Mad Lion City.

Suddenly, five assassins launched a sneak attack on him. One must know that Mad Lion City is generally very safe, so at the time, Arthur only brought two Silver Knight level guards.

Facing a sneak attack from five Silver Knight level assassins, the outcome for him was predictable.

One must know that Arthur is only 16 years old; he is just a newbie who has just reached the Bronze Knight level. The main reason he wasn't torn to shreds was thanks to the Silver Guardian Ring that the Family spent a huge sum of money to purchase.

Thinking of this, Arthur looked down at the silver-white ring on his hand.

The Silver Guardian Ring is a magical item that can conjure a magical barrier, capable of withstanding the attacks of a Peak Silver Knight for ten minutes. Once broken, it requires ten days of self-recovery before it can be used again.

At that time, his two Silver Knight guards fought with all their might to block four of the assassins, but there was still one Peak Silver Knight assassin who broke through the encirclement and reached him.

But under the protection of the Silver Guardian Ring, Arthur did not suffer any injuries at first, until reinforcements from the city were about to arrive.

Seeing that their mission could not be accomplished, the five assassins unexpectedly activated a self-destruction secret technique. The combined power of the five people's self-destruction was comparable to the full-force strike of a Gold Knight, turning tens of meters in every direction into ruins and causing hundreds of casualties among ordinary civilians.

The barrier of the Silver Guardian Ring, which could only withstand the attacks of a Peak Silver Knight, naturally could not withstand this full-force strike comparable to a Gold Knight, and it was bound to shatter.

Originally, Arthur would have been blown to pieces by the power of the explosion, but the two guardian knights tackled him to the ground at the critical moment, using their own flesh and blood to add a new layer of protection for Arthur, leaving him only severely injured and near death.

Although Arthur died in the end, if he had truly been blown to pieces, he probably wouldn't have been able to transmigrate here.

Therefore, it was the sacrifice of those two knights that allowed for his arrival.

Thinking of the guardian spirit of those two knights, Arthur couldn't help but feel his eyes redden slightly.

In his past life, he was just an ordinary person; when had he ever seen a scene where others sacrificed themselves for him?

Even for the previous Arthur, such a dangerous situation was a first!

Feeling dejected, Arthur couldn't help but reply:

"Hmm! What about Jorg and Sean?"

Jorg and Sean were the names of Arthur's two Silver Knight guards. Although he knew that they were likely dead, Arthur still couldn't help but ask.

"They sacrificed themselves to protect you and upheld their knightly honor. I will distribute ten times the compensation, and their families will also be given extra care, so rest assured!"

"Your task now is to recover well!"

"That's right, you have just recovered, so you should rest more. You don't need to worry about other things!"

"You must know that when you were rescued two days ago, you were covered in blood. Even with me casting spells with all my might, I almost couldn't save you. Do you know how worried I was at that time!"

Beside him, Charlotte, who is the Countess, could no longer hold back. She stepped forward, took Arthur's hand, and said with a worried face.

As a fourth-stage Water element Magister, the Countess is an existence capable of using Advanced magic.

Furthermore, Water element magic has healing effects, which is why she was able to pull Arthur back from the gates of death; otherwise, he might have just transmigrated here only to die again.

This also indirectly shows that Arthur was indeed severely injured at that time, and in the eyes of Charlotte, his mother, Arthur had gone through such great suffering that she naturally did not want him to worry about anything else.

Hearing these words, Arthur scanned the room and, seeing the worried gazes of the few people, nodded and said:

"Okay, I will rest well. I'll leave it to you all then!"

"Hmm! Hang in there!" his older brother Art said with concern.

"Hang in there, get well soon, and don't let Olivia worry about you!"

Following closely behind, Arina also offered a different kind of greeting, which made information about Olivia surface in Arthur's mind.

Olivia is Arina's best friend and also Arthur's fiancée, which is the basis for Arina's words at this moment.

After greeting him, everyone knew that Arthur's current condition made it inconvenient for too many people to be around. After Count Abergh said:

"Karona, take good care of Arthur!"

They left one after another.

"I will, my Lord Count!"

Seeing that everyone had left, Karona hurriedly bowed to Arthur:

"Young Master Arthur, you were in a coma for three days before waking up, so you must be hungry. Would you like me to prepare some food for you?"

At this moment, Arthur did indeed feel a bit hungry, so he replied: "Sorry for the trouble!"

"It is my duty!" Karona understood Arthur's preferences, so she did not ask what kind of food to prepare.

Watching Karona's departing figure, Arthur, focusing his attention back on himself, felt the weakness of this body and could not help but feel extremely resentful towards the person behind the assassination attempt two days ago.

Because if that person could assassinate him once, there would be a second time. Such a person must be found and eliminated as soon as possible.

Harboring such thoughts, Arthur began to speculate on the identity of the person behind it in his mind.

Count Abergh was able to rise during the war, so he must have offended many people. But there are not many factions that want to see both sides dead, and there are two right in front of him.

One is the Orcs who were defeated twenty years ago. The Counts Fief where Arthur is currently located is on the front line against the Orcs, often having friction with them. There is a possibility that the Orcs want to take revenge on Count Abergh, but it is not high.