Volume 2: Boundless Walker Chapter 32: Inheritance!
Harast, the North.
Restaurant in the Grand Duke's Castle.
"Welcome my nephew and his friends who have come from afar."
Lord Scrooge picked up the milk.
Originally, the Grand Duke wanted strong liquor, but when he saw the scars on Goethe's face, he chose to give up. Although his second son guaranteed that there would be no scars after using his potion, the Grand Duke still chose to be cautious.
At the same time, the welcome dinner turned into breakfast.
Goethe had no objection to this.
Although Sheila and Swart felt strange, when they saw that Goethe had no objection, they immediately chose to remain silent.
Last night, the two already knew that Archduke Scrooge had handed over the Svetla Territory to Goethe.
Surprised and unbelievable.
This was their reaction at the time.
Now?
The same is true.
Then Goethe picked up the milk woodenly.
Under the order of the Grand Duke, today's breakfast was particularly sumptuous, with the stewed earthworm as the main dish, as well as roasted beef leg, roasted whole lamb, and three greasy and golden roasted chickens.
One in front of the Grand Duke.
One in front of the Grand Duke's three sons.
One in front of Goethe, Sheila, and Swart.
As for Nina?
Eat vegetarian food.
So, in front of the little princess were the best vegetables, fruits, and white bread in the North.
The little princess ate the apple while curiously looking at the wound at the corner of Goethe's mouth.
"I scratched it accidentally."
Goethe took the initiative to explain.
"Does it hurt?"
Nina asked.
“It hurt a lot at the time, but then it stopped hurting.”
"It's still a little itchy now, but thanks to the potion from Enmu, I feel like I'm almost healed."
Goethe said softly.
"Enmu is coming?"
“Amazing!”
Nina blinked and subconsciously looked at her brother.
Enmlai. Ke immediately straightened his chest and smiled at his little sister, while his eldest brother Simlai. Ke placed the cut chicken leg on Enmlai. Ke's plate.
Gejier stood up, took an egg and started peeling it for Nina.
Scrooge couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.
This was the scene he most wanted to see.
The family sits at the dinner table in harmony and love, friends visit, and the food is extremely rich and abundant.
If possible, he really wanted to make this moment last forever.
but……
There are always some guys who don't let him get his way.
Oh.
In his heart, the Grand Duke sneered.
Since he is not satisfied for the moment, he will make the other person unhappy for the rest of his life.
He is Scrooge!
Guardian of the North!
Stormborn!
Fearless warrior!
The Grand Duke became more and more determined in his heart, with a smile on his face. He cut off a chicken leg and handed it to Xila.
"Ms. Sheila, I heard that you once managed a hunter bar?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"I've had this experience in Luster. This bar is still under my name, but because of the "Super Law Case", it has been brought under the jurisdiction of the 'Secret Keeper', so I can be a hands-off manager."
“And of course, there’s a nice income every month.”
In response to Lord Scrooge's questioning, Sheila told the truth.
At first, Shila was a little disdainful of the Grand Duke.
He thinks that the other party is just a reckless man with only muscles but no brains.
But with what she saw and heard yesterday, Xila began to change her opinion. This Grand Duke was not only wise, but also had great wisdom - those who ignored their own gains and losses were either saints or the most terrifying beasts.
For some reason, this lady with multiple identities thought of what her teacher had once said.
What does the Grand Duke in front of you look like?
She couldn't guess.
And then, the Grand Duke's question caught her off guard.
“Hmm…I see!”
"Ms. Sheila, are you engaged?"
"What do you think of Goethe?"
The Grand Duke pondered for a moment and then asked directly.
Puff! Puff!
Cough cough cough!
Goethe and Sheila turned their heads and spat out the milk they had just drunk, coughing together.
And Swart, who was sitting between the two of them, was wiping his face with an innocent look on his face.
When the servant brought the towel, the sheriff said solemnly, "I think I should change my position."
This was supposed to be a joke to break the awkwardness.
But the Grand Duke took it seriously.
He actually asked the servant to bring another chair.
After Goethe and Sheila sat down next to each other, they stared at each other.
When Goethe looked at Silas he felt as if he saw a shoebill stork looking at him.
When Xila looked at Goethe, she felt like she was seeing a fox with ill intentions towards her.
The next moment, they both shook their heads.
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
The Grand Duke, who saw this scene of tacit understanding, smiled like an experienced person.
The little princess Nina also looked at her cousin and Ms. Xila with great interest.
Breakfast was spent with a group of people gossiping and one person feeling awkward.
Goethe?
After tasting the stewed earthworm, Goethe was completely addicted to the delicacy. The tender meat and rich juice made him devote himself to it wholeheartedly. It was like eating sauerkraut bullfrog, but with more meat.
After breakfast, the Grand Duke and the eldest son got up and left.
Gejier took Swart with him to the police station - this was Gejier's strong request, he hoped Swart would 'teach' him some knowledge as a sheriff.
Sheila returned to her room out of embarrassment.
Goethe and Nina followed Simlake to the castle's training ground.
"My father asked me to teach you all the extraordinary knowledge that the Ke family possesses. I did not do it voluntarily, so you don't need to be grateful."
Enmlai Ke said directly.
Goethe always felt that the second son was a little arrogant.
"Now attack me with your best moves!"
Enmlai K continued.
"What's your best move?"
Goethe frowned.
"certainly!"
"You don't think that I, who have completed three baptisms, will be unable to take your moves, do you?"
"Come!"
"Use your greatest strength and fastest speed!"
"Only in this way can I understand your true strength and teach you according to your aptitude!"
Enmlai K opened his arms.
Goethe hesitated for a moment, then raised his foot and kicked.
Of course, it's not the kind with the greatest strength and the fastest speed.
But even so, Enmlai.K, who had been so casual just now, was startled. He jumped back quickly and looked at Goethe with a look of surprise and doubt.
The second son of the Grand Duke could see how skilled Goethe was in this move.
It's literally imprinted in the soul.
It's no longer a matter of instinct or not.
Instead, it is sublimated to another level, like an antelope hanging its horns, natural and seamless without any trace.
How many times have you practiced this?
How many eggs were broken?
The Grand Duke's second son only felt a chill on his back, but he managed to remain calm on the surface.
"A crotch-kicking kick?"
"Is this your best move?"
"Not up to par!"
"Now!"
"Hit me with your strongest punch!"
Enmlai Ke said this and opened his arms again.
This time, Goethe did not hold back. He raised his hand and punched Enmlek in the chest.
Bang!
A muffled sound.
The punch was nearly six times as powerful as an ordinary person's, but the Grand Duke's second son only shook his body.
"good!"
"As expected of the Ke family's bloodline!"
“But there is still room for improvement in technique!”
The Grand Duke's son said this as he paced around the drill ground as if he was thinking. When he made sure that Goethe couldn't see his face, his face began to twitch and he rubbed it several times with his hands without leaving any trace.
When he turned around again, his face returned to normal.
"Next, let's practice!"
After the Grand Duke's second son finished speaking, he put on the protective gear beside the martial arts arena.
"good."
Goethe nodded.
"Nina, can you be the referee and yell 'start' for us?"
The Grand Duke's second son looked at his sister.
"Um!"
Nina nodded excitedly, raised her hand high, and shouted in a clear voice—
"start!"
whoosh!
The Grand Duke's second son disappeared before Goethe's sight. This was not the first time Goethe had seen such rapid speed.
The Grand Duke's second son had demonstrated this speed when they first met.
But compared to last time, this time is faster.
Without any hesitation, Goethe rushed forward two steps and threw the wooden sword in his hand backwards without even looking at it.
It's not just throwing it away randomly.
Through his perception, Goethe clearly judged the position of the Grand Duke's second son.
Bang!
The moment the sound of wooden swords clashing was heard, Goethe immediately turned around and kicked the Grand Duke's second son in the wrist.
But he missed the kick.
The body of the Grand Duke's second son bent beyond physics. An evil aura appeared on him. His speed became faster and he spun around Goethe like a top.
Snap, snap!
After the wooden sword struck Goethe three times in a row,
Swish!
A chain of lightning leaped out from Goethe's body.
It hit the Grand Duke's second son accurately.
Immediately, the second son of the Grand Duke's hair stood up, his face was charred, and the sword in his hand could no longer cut.
In fact, he had already lost as soon as he used a little bit of his trump card.
And now?
It was a complete defeat.
Just yesterday, his father gave Goethe the family's core secret technique [Vollibear Breathing Technique]. Before that, Goethe had never been exposed to this secret technique, but after one night, Goethe truly mastered it.
And reached a very proficient level !
You know, it took him three months to reach this level back then.
genius!
Such an evaluation suddenly arose in Enmlai Ke's heart.
He looked at Goethe with complicated eyes.
You know, before, he was also called a genius.
But now?
Compared with Goethe, he is nothing.
But thankfully...
Goethe was also a member of the K family.
Thinking of this, the second son of the Grand Duke smiled.
"Before, Gjeer said that you only needed one or two years to be baptized, and I thought it would take you at least three to five years, but now it seems that you can be baptized even now."
The Grand Duke's second son did not conceal the previous conversation at all.
Family members can have different opinions and can argue, but they cannot hide things or fight - this is what his father told him, and he kept it in mind.
"baptism?"
“What exactly is baptism?”
Goethe asked the age-old question.
He had wanted to ask when he was in Lust.
But there was never an opportunity.
Now that the opportunity has come, he naturally will not give up.
"Baptism is a general term for giving special powers to the person being baptized through rituals. Depending on the baptismal ritual, the person being baptized will also possess different abilities."
“Of course, you have to have talent.”
"And the core secret technique of the Ke family [Voliber Breathing Method] is to allow the baptized to gain stronger abilities to the maximum extent possible."
"It is also one of the sources of the Ke family's strength!"
"The Ke family's strong bodies always give us the upper hand in battles with the enemy!"
The Grand Duke's second son explained.
"What about the three baptisms?"
Goethe continued to ask.
"This is the difference between ordinary powerful extraordinary people and truly powerful extraordinary people!"
"Generally, those with extraordinary power have at most one or two baptismal ceremonies, and it is uncertain whether they are mutually exclusive!"
"But we are different. Our ancestors discovered in that extraordinary knowledge that baptismal ceremonies and baptismal rituals can restrain each other, or they can be related to each other. When they restrain each other, the baptizer will be directly backfired and become worse than ordinary people, but when they are related to each other, they can greatly enhance the power of the baptizer. After experiencing countless failures, our ancestors finally left us the most important inheritance!"
"Therefore, the choice of the first baptism ceremony becomes crucial, because it will affect your future path: the qualitative change after the three baptisms!"
The Grand Duke's second son did not hide anything.
Moreover, without Goethe's need to ask any more questions, he continued speaking directly.
"The three baptismal ceremonies for the 'Secret Keeper' are: 'Enlistment', 'Training', and 'New Recruit'!"
"After completing three baptisms, the 'Secret Keeper' at this stage is called a 'Soldier'."
"They have strong bodies, are skilled in using various weapons, and can form an army with their companions to exert the power of 1+1>2."
"The inheritance of the 'Secret Keeper' can be said to be the most harmless and easiest to complete, but it will also be the most mediocre."
"As for our Ke family?"
The second son of the Grand Duke paused for a moment, a look of pride on his face.
"My grandfather inherited the knowledge of his ancestors and created a new tradition. The three rituals are: 'Sharpening', 'Bloody Bath', and 'Death Battle'!"
"And after completing the three rituals, we will be called-"
"'warrior'!"
