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The next moment, that clear, melodious female voice echoed once more from the tranquil lake:
"One of your lies is that you deceived the two young knights by saying that what you drew was a fake of the holy sword 'Sword of the Sun King'."
But in fact, that is the genuine "Sword of the Sun King," which you stole three hundred years ago after the Holy War between the Holy Church and the Shadow Church ended.
The second lie is that you said you have never seen the Lake Fairy.
But how come I remember it's been almost several hundred years since we first met?
Merlin listened, smiled knowingly, and then offered his explanations one by one:
"First, the authentic 'Sword of the Sun King' that you believe in lost its legendary core sword spirit after the Holy War three hundred years ago, and all its legendary characteristics were gone, causing its quality to plummet to the level of Meteorite."
So, how is this different from a fake?
Secondly, I said I had never seen Miss Vivian's true appearance, but I never said I didn't know Miss Vivian.
Isn't this the truth, Lady Vivian, the Lady of the Lake and Guardian of Avalon?
As soon as Merlin finished speaking, ripples appeared on the tranquil lake before them.
However, that clear, crisp female voice did not sound again.
Shortly after.
Merlin seemed to sense something, and he turned around again to look at a barrier in the meadow and flower field.
The next moment, the air surged, and the gate of the barrier opened.
A handsome man with long, flowing hair and dressed in light armor came into this world.
Merlin blinked; he was familiar with the man.
"Lord Tristan, Lord of Windpu, it's been a long time."
"Is my product ready?"
"We've reached the final step. We just managed to get a batch of wind elemental gems, so we should be able to finish soon."
"I hope you can finish it as soon as possible."
Chapter 58 The Clash Between Gawain and Lancelot
After one day.
Arthur, with Gawain in tow, left the territory of Windpu and returned to his own domain, Blackrock Territory.
Arrive at Frostraven Town in the heart of the territory.
Without a moment's rest, Arthur continued to ride his black-haired horse, Nightshade, toward his castle, the tall and magnificent Blackrock Castle.
Soon, the gates of Blackrock Fortress came into view, along with a familiar figure.
It was the butler, Leon. He seemed to have known about Arthur's arrival in advance, and stood straight at the door to welcome him.
"Ang~"
At this moment, Nightshade, the black-maned horse beneath Arthur, let out a low neigh and slightly raised its head.
Arthur understood his companion's behavior; it was telling him to look up at the sky.
Then he looked up and saw a giant blue raven with a wingspan of three meters circling overhead.
No wonder, it turns out that it was the steward Leon's mount, the Frosty Raven King, who informed him of his arrival.
Arthur immediately understood why his butler, Leon, had appeared ahead of schedule.
Soon, Arthur arrived at the gates of Blackrock Fortress.
He pulled on the reins, causing the dark-haired horse Nightshade to slow down and stop.
"Welcome back safe and sound, young master!"
The butler, Leon, stepped forward to greet Arthur and bowed to him.
After Arthur dismounted, he also inquired about his well-being.
"I've troubled Butler Leon to help me train Lancelot during this time."
"It is my honor to be able to help the young master."
As always, the butler Leon maintained a humble attitude in front of Arthur.
After saying that, the butler Leon straightened his back again, and he soon noticed the blond youth following his young master.
"Ok?"
Seeing that this person looked and dressed very similarly to his young master, he couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.
So he muttered to himself:
Did the young master go out to find an extraordinary substitute-type item from the alchemist Lawson mentioned?
"This is a former wandering knight whom I met by chance when I went to Fengpu Territory to look for that alchemist."
Arthur noticed the puzzled look on Leon's face and introduced him to the blond young man beside him.
"Hello! My name is Gao Wen."
Gawain stepped forward at the opportune moment, first giving a brief self-introduction, then extending a hand of goodwill to the butler, Leon.
"I've heard Lord Arthur mention you before. You must be Butler Leon."
Butler Leon grasped the key phrases "former wandering knight" and "Lord Arthur" in their conversation and began to suspect something.
But he still kept a wary eye on the blond youth with a bright smile on his face, and did not extend his hand to accept the other's kindness:
"What is your relationship with my young master?"
"I am a knight who has sworn an oath to serve Lord Arthur."
Gao Wen did not hide anything and answered honestly.
After hearing this, the butler Leon raised an eyebrow and looked at Arthur again:
"Young Master, is this true?"
"Yes, I helped Gawain resolve a shadow monster disaster within the territory of Fengpu, so he decided to follow me."
Arthur briefly summarized what had happened in the three days since he left Blackrock Territory.
He could understand the butler Leon's hostility towards Gawain, which was a sign of his high loyalty.
So Arthur went up and patted him on the shoulder:
"Butler Leon, don't worry!"
You must trust my judgment; I will not readily accept the allegiance of a knight.
After saying this, Arthur acted as a mediator, taking the hand of the butler Leon and pulling it toward the outstretched hand of Gawain.
So, with Arthur's encouragement...
The butler, Leon, gradually lowered his guard and eventually shook hands with Gawain.
"Butler Leon, I've heard you're a powerful Silver-rank knight. I look forward to your guidance in the future."
After shaking hands, Gawain reverted to the optimistic demeanor he had when he first met Arthur. He seemed oblivious to the malice that the butler Leon had just displayed, and his handsome face remained adorned with that bright smile.
The butler, Leon, who had lowered his guard, also sensed Gawain's enthusiasm, and his tone softened somewhat:
"Um... as long as you are loyal enough to the young master, I will teach you everything I know, no matter what problems you have with your knightly training."
“Butler Leon, you can’t treat Gawain as an ordinary Black Iron Knight.”
Seeing that the two had reconciled, Arthur leaned close to the butler Leon and whispered in his ear about Gawain's uniqueness:
"He originally practiced the rudimentary 'Firebird Breathing Technique,' but something similar happened to him, similar to Lancelot's innate waveguide ability. His Knight Breathing Technique was sublimated into the 'Sun Breathing Technique,' which is at least of excellent quality."
Furthermore, according to the alchemist I met on this trip, Gawain also possesses the Lv.4 Bishop-level skill "Blessing of the Sun."
After learning about Gawain's situation from Arthur, the butler Leon's eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't help but mutter:
"Young master, where did you find this monster?"
Then, he stared incredulously at the young man in front of him who was still grinning foolishly.
"My lord, you're back!"
Just then, a familiar young voice came from behind the butler, Leon.
Arthur looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lancelot.
Soon, Lancelot came before him, bowed respectfully, and performed a standard knightly salute:
"My lord, was the trip successful?"
These past few days, Lancelot has been receiving special training from his butler, Leon.
During his free time after training, he learned about Arthur's whereabouts from his butler, Leon.
"Well, it went well."
Arthur patted Lancelot on the shoulder, feeling the powerful life force within him, and couldn't help but praise him:
"You have already condensed the Seed of Life and broken through to the Black Iron Rank?"
"um, yes."
Lancelot nodded, then turned to give the butler, Leon, a grateful look:
"It's all thanks to Captain Leon's excellent teaching. He helped me guide my life force to build a life seed, which enabled me to break through to the Black Iron rank in one fell swoop."
Butler Leon did not take credit:
“Young Master, you are aware of Lancelot’s situation. His life of wandering before meeting us actually helped him complete the physical tempering.”
Therefore, after replenishing his depleted life force over the past two weeks, coupled with his innate talent for wave guidance, his breakthrough to the Black Iron rank was simply a natural outcome.
Arthur nodded in agreement.
At this point, Gawain interrupts the conversation:
"You must be the knight that Lord Arthur mentioned, who also possesses the Ascended Knight Breathing Technique, right?"
Hello! My name is Gawain, a knight who has chosen to follow and pledge allegiance to Lord Arthur.
After saying that, Gawain also extended a hand to Lancelot to express his goodwill.
The young Gawain was two years older than the boy Lancelot. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the boy whose face still had a childlike innocence with great interest.
In an instant, a suppressive aura emanating from Gawain pressed towards Lancelot.
"Hello, my name is Lancelot, and I am a knight who has chosen to follow and pledge allegiance to Lord Arthur."
But young Lancelot did not show cowardice. He chose to shake hands with Gawain and deliberately imitated his tone to express his loyalty to Arthur.
Seeing this, Arthur couldn't help but frown.
He sensed a strong sense of tension in their conversation.
But it seems that neither of the parties involved was aware of this.
Especially Gao Wen.
His face still beamed with a warm smile, which seemed to make him even more excited:
"To become Lord Arthur's knight, I think besides the sublimated knight's breathing technique, there must be other extraordinary qualities."
So, please allow me to venture a question.
After Gawain finished speaking, he began to activate the "Solar Breathing Technique." The immense life force within his body began to surge, and then a blazing white solar waveguide was generated, covering the hand that was holding Lancelot's.
The moment Lancelot sensed Gawain's aura power, he activated his own Knight Breathing Technique, and instantly the hand he was holding Gawain was covered with a layer of dark blue aura power.
At first glance, Lancelot's deep blue waveguide is quite unique, possessing characteristics of a certain water-like fluid.
This was also the first time Arthur had felt the aura released by Lancelot, but he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with Lancelot's aura.
So he began to keep a close eye on the azure waveguide power released by Lancelot.
When this azure waveguide came into contact with Gawain's blazing white solar waveguide, it was not evaporated by the absolute heat of the sun. Instead, it surged like waves and then extended outwards like tides.
Gawain felt this even more acutely when he fought against Lancelot.
He felt as if his solar waveguide had lost its former destructive power. After being covered by this dark blue waveguide, he was tightly enveloped by it and could not escape.