101: The exceptionally talented Sergin

After Seguin finished speaking, he met Lister's cold gaze and immediately shrunk back.

"Uh, I suddenly feel like it's not uncomfortable anymore. Lord, please continue asking, continue asking."

Lister naturally wouldn't show a good face to this kind of dishonest blockhead, who was also a bandit.

He continued asking, "Tell me, how did someone with the strength of a Full Knight lower himself to become a bandit?"

"Sigh~"

Seguin let out a long sigh, a look of melancholy appearing on his face, and said sincerely, "Lord, it's not that I wanted to be a bandit, I really had no choice..."

"I was originally an ordinary Soldier in the Samson Arthur Viscount Territory. I wasn't wealthy, but compared to those commoners and Serfs, life was quite decent."

"But once, the third son of Viscount Arthur, Clan Arthur, wanted to assault a commoner's daughter. I couldn't bear to see her humiliated, so in a moment of passion, I stepped in to stop it."

"Perhaps because that scum Clan Arthur committed many evil deeds and often beat the Soldiers, none of the fellow Soldier brothers guarding him stopped me when I acted."

"In the end, during the fight, I accidentally broke that scum's leg. Knowing I had committed a great crime, I had no choice but to flee the Viscount Territory overnight."

"It wasn't until I reached the northwestern part of the kingdom that I gradually escaped the pursuit of the Viscount Territory."

"But because of my status as a wanted criminal, I was forced to become a bandit. Those brothers outside are also poor souls I met while being a bandit."

"They are either refugees, or people whose families have all died out, and a few are 'fools' like me who offended the powerful out of impulse."

After a self-deprecating bitter laugh, he promised with a determined look, "However, we only rob those nobles and rich people; we've never robbed a single commoner. We even share some money with the poor."

"And every time we rob, except for those who resist fiercely where we might strike harder, we haven't killed a single person."

"I dare to swear this to the holy light god. If I'm lying, let lightning strike me dead."

From just now until now, he discovered that Lister seemed different from other lords.

Even though he had attacked his convoy before, he didn't show any anger and had been very calm, which was why he dared to tell the truth.

After all, the reputation of robbing the rich to help the poor sounds much better than just being a bandit.

Rumble!

Just as he finished speaking, accompanied by a terrifying roar, a blue flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

At this moment, the air suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Seeing the look on Lister and Red's faces that said 'how are you going to explain this?', Seguin laughed awkwardly, "Ha, haha... Actually, I was just slightly exaggerating. We have indeed killed people, but they were a few corrupt officials."

"We really haven't killed anyone else, I can truly guarantee that."

As he spoke, he peeked through a hole in the roof that had been washed out by the rain... After waiting for a while and finding no more thunder, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Lister and the other man also seemed to believe his words.

No longer dwelling on this matter, Lister asked again, "Then what's the deal with you becoming a Full Knight? According to what you said before, you should have just been an ordinary Soldier. Where did you get a Breathing Technique?"

Seguin quickly said, "It... it was something I scavenged from a merchant. The Breathing Technique is inside the chest of my armor."

Hearing this, Lister signaled Red with his eyes. Red immediately and quickly searched Seguin's chest and pulled out a dark yellow animal skin scroll.

Holding the scroll, Lister slowly opened it. As he read, his brows unconsciously furrowed.

After finishing all the content, he moved his gaze back to Seguin and said with some disbelief in his voice, "Are you sure you practiced this Breathing Technique to become a Full Knight?"

"I wouldn't dare lie to you, Lord." Seguin looked sincere, then as if thinking of something, he hurriedly said, "This humble one is willing to give this Breathing Technique to you, and I hope you can let my brothers go."

"You are in no position to negotiate with me."

Lister regained his calm expression, but his heart was churning.

He was so surprised because the Breathing Technique in Seguin's hand was simply incomplete, even missing nearly half.

To be able to successfully operate it without issues and even advance to a Full Knight when the Breathing Technique was so fragmented... he didn't know whether to say Seguin was lucky, or extremely lucky.

But no matter how he tried to convince himself, the final fact could only be attributed to Seguin's talent truly far exceeding ordinary people.

After all, he had never heard of anyone becoming a Full Knight by learning a fragmented Breathing Technique.

Although Breathing Techniques have quality classifications, the threshold for Introduction is actually not that high.

But a low threshold doesn't mean there is no threshold, so its completeness is very important.

If the practiced Breathing Technique is incomplete, then when operating the Breathing Technique, there is almost a 100% chance of suffering a backlash, ranging from spitting blood to organ rupture.

Not only could Seguin avoid this probability of failure, but he could also practice and improve as if nothing was wrong.

If those Alchemists knew about such an absurd thing, they would definitely capture him and slice him up for research.

For a moment, he was somewhat glad he hadn't let Red kill him directly, otherwise, he would have missed a knight genius.

Thinking of this, he had already made a decision. His expression softened and became majestic as he said, "Sejin Badfer, I am a broad-minded lord. If what you just said is not false, then I am willing to give you and your brothers a chance to turn over a new leaf."

"As for your status as a wanted criminal, don't worry about it. As long as you join our Ironthorn Territory and pledge loyalty to me, it won't matter."

"Of course, if you want to refuse, you can, but—"

Before he could finish, Seguin, whose expression instantly became ecstatic, nodded heavily and said, "I am willing! This is a great honor for me and my brothers. To live among people in the light has been our dream ever since we became bandits."

"Now that you, Lord, are willing to give us a chance to be new people, my brothers and I will definitely be loyal to you unto death."

Seguin's words had no false components and were extremely sincere. From the moment Lister said those words, he felt incredibly unbelievable.

He was as familiar as could be with nobles; they were a group of very arrogant people.

They didn't even value the people in their own territory much, let alone bandits like them who were 'scorned by everyone'.

Not to mention the Lord in front of him had even been attacked and injured by him, no different from an enemy or foe.

But it was this enemy, this foe, who didn't care about his wanted criminal status and was willing to give him a chance to reform.

Did he have any reason to refuse!

Looking at Seguin's eager and sincere face, the corners of Lister's mouth curled up, and he was in a great mood.

This time, he not only gained an exceptionally talented Full Knight but also obtained more than twenty prospective Soldiers with good physical fitness. His power had suddenly increased significantly.

"Stand up, Seguin. Take your brothers and return with us."

Hearing this, Seguin, who had been kneeling very uncomfortably for a long time, stood up instantly, his smile broadening as he quickly adapted to his current status.

"Thank you, Lord, for your concern for your subordinate!"