I'm really a necromancer

Chapter 60 The Allegiance of the Grand Knight
Walter didn't know Yihua's intentions, but he sat down obediently with his daughter after seeing the order.

After the two sat down, Yi Hua said bluntly:
"Why do you hide your strength? An official knight should not be your real strength, right?"

Hearing Yi Hua's words, Walter was a little dazed, and instinctively tried to deny it.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, Yi Hua pulled out the cross sword at his waist in an instant, and a gust of wind arose from the tip of the sword, pointing directly at Walter's throat.

"Don't try to deny that my accomplishments in knighthood are no worse than yours."

If Yihua had really intended to kill just now, Walter would definitely not be able to survive.

Feeling the majestic life energy churning from the tip of the sword, Walter looked a little more cautiously, and said honestly:

"My lord, it's my fault. I hid my strength just to protect my daughter and try to find a chance to escape from here."

"You have the strength of a great knight, how did you become a slave?"

Hearing Yi Hua's question, Walter recounted his previous experience.

He was born in an ordinary family in the northern border of the empire. When the barbarians invaded, the northern border ushered in a rare cold wave.

Most of his family members died of starvation and freezing, but he had no choice but to join the army in order to have enough food.

Because of his natural physical fitness, he was given the right to practice knight breathing by the Knights.

Over the next ten years, he survived the battle against the barbarians by virtue of his steadily increasing strength.

Relying on the illustrious military achievements and unremitting efforts accumulated over the years, he was promoted to the Grand Knight.

After retiring from the army, he became a viscount in the northern border of the empire and established a happy family.

Because he joined the army in the northern border, Walter naturally joined Prince Norton, who guards the northern border and has a terrifying strength comparable to that of a fifth-class wizard—a knight of the apocalypse.

At this time, the emperor of the empire was in a coma, and the royalist Prince Norton of the northern border and the reformist Prince Jiama of the southern border were fighting each other.

He originally had a happy family, but was framed by the reformists because of the problem of standing in line.

Affected by man-made disasters, most of his family members were killed. Only he and his daughter escaped from the territory and were captured as slaves by passing wizards.

Having said that, Walter sighed and summed it up in one sentence:

"The current situation in the empire is in turmoil, and the people are living in dire straits. I am just one of the many victims who were shaken off in the process."

Hearing that the people of the empire are not doing well now, and recalling his plan to build power and collect merits, Yihua's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued:
"Walter, do you want to take revenge and kill those enemies who framed you?"

Hearing Yihua's question, Walter thought of the smiling faces of his wife and son, and the warm picture of a family of four living in harmony.

The next moment, the picture burned and shattered. The wife's request before death, and the son's desperate efforts to let his sister escape, were finally killed by the enemy.

That nightmarish scene is still vivid in my mind. Walter, who came back to his senses, had bulging veins on his forehead, his eyes were red and said:
"I want to, even in my dreams! If I can get revenge, I am willing to die!"

Seeing Walter's reaction, Yi Hua nodded in satisfaction, and seemed to say casually:
"Walter, do you know that a slave contract can be terminated unilaterally."

Hearing this sentence, Walter was taken aback for a moment, but Yi Hua didn't take his reaction into account, and then said:

"As long as you help me honestly for more than a month, I will set you free after I pass the apprenticeship exam, and even assist you in revenge."

At the side, Walter's daughter, Sirin with slightly purple long hair, her eyes turned red when she heard Yi Hua's words.

But he tried his best not to cry, so as not to arouse the disgust of the wizard in front of him.

Although she is still young, she has experienced ups and downs in life.

The mother who doted on her on weekdays, and the elder brother who protected her was killed one after another, she was already much more mature and stronger than her peers.

As for Walter, after hearing Yi Hua's promise, his blood surged and his head thumped.

After he reacted, he quickly knelt down on one knee, and solemnly saluted Yihua as a knight, with a powerful voice:

"I swear by my life, Walter is willing to swear allegiance to Sir Fercis to the death! If there is any betrayal, he will be condemned to nine layers of lightless hell, and will be burned by the poisonous fire of the abyss forever!"

The "nine layers of hell without light" is the final destination of the extremely evil people who betrayed the lord in the Church of the Sun of the Martian Empire.

The Church of the Sun is the state religion of the empire. It enshrines the founding emperor of the empire, the Sun Knight who is comparable to a formal wizard, and its teachings are mostly related to knights.

Looking at Walter kneeling on one knee, Yi Hua drew out the cross sword from his waist and put it on Walter's shoulder, expressing his approval of his oath.

Carrots and sticks are always the truth of the above.

In this way, relying on the fear of Yihua's strength and the safety of his daughter.

With the hope of regaining freedom and revenge in the future, there is no need to worry too much about the loyalty of the great knight Walter.

Since the residence of the first-class apprentices is small, it is naturally impossible for the three of them to squeeze together.

So the two of Walter built a shack in the backyard of Yihua's residence as their current living place, and at the same time, they also served as a vigil for Yihua.

Early the next morning, the crisp sound of birds chirping fell on the branches outside the window, and Yihua woke up early to have breakfast.

He recalled the two branches of life he obtained earlier, and decided to go to the library of the college to find information on extracting the life energy in the branches of life.

The library is also located in the high tower of the college, occupying three floors, and the number of floors is relatively high.

Knowledge is the source of wizard power, so the protection of the library has always been the top priority of the Academy.

As Yihua's first-class apprentice, he can only enter the library at the bottom of the tower.

Similar to the floor where the witchcraft crystals were purchased earlier, there is an old wizard with a hooked nose sitting at the front desk of the library.

The difference is that the other party is a level higher, a fourth-level mentor-level wizard wearing a silver badge.

According to the memory of the original owner, Yi Hua stepped forward to show his graystone wizard badge with ease.

The old wizard glanced at it, and pressed his finger lightly on the badge, and indistinctly, only Yihua could hear the ticking sound from the badge.

"Okay, the badge has started counting. After entering the back library, it is forbidden to make loud noises, steal or deface books. Violators will be severely punished by the academy!"

Hearing the old wizard's formulaic instructions, Yi Hua nodded and walked into the library.

The library of the college is naturally charged, and the price is extremely expensive.

One witch crystal can be exchanged for 1 hours of reading time, and Yihua's badge still has more than a dozen hours of reading time that the original owner had redeemed.

Therefore, Yi Hua didn't need to exchange extra time this time.

After entering the library, looking at the huge labyrinth-like bookshelves around him, and the stairs that assist in picking up books, Yi Hua began to search for the knowledge needed for this trip.

(End of this chapter)