The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 73 Second Class Apprentice
When we left the forest of mist, it was already dusk outside.

The sun went down and the afterglow faded away.

With the magic stone obtained from the tomb, Sauron returned to Night Crow City. After the Demon Tree was eliminated, the crisis in the Misty Forest no longer existed.

"How's Conrad?"

When he came to the hall of Night Crow City, Sauron asked Kailo.

"There is no danger to life."

Kailo shook his head, a throbbing flashed in his eyes, and sighed: "I heard from the bachelors, just a little bit, Konrad Knight will definitely die!"

Sauron nodded slightly.

In the forest of mist, the wraith tore Konrad's chest open with his claws, and the heart could almost be seen. An ordinary person would surely die if he suffered such an injury.

Even high-level knights can now be regarded as having passed through the gate of hell.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

After the crisis in the Forest of Mists was resolved, Night Crow City ushered in a brief period of peace.

This day, Ravenhold.

The morning sun shines through the window, leaving a reflection in the room. Sauron slowly opened his eyes, and there was a glimmer of light in them.

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Name: [Sauron]

Occupation: [Senior Knight], [Level [-] Apprentice]

Strength: [5.3], Constitution: [5.1], Dexterity: [5.4], Spirit: [3.1]

被动：【暗灵之祭Lv2（60/100）】、【狮王呼吸法Lv1（0/100）】

Skills: [Three Forms of Bow and Arrow], [Seven Swords of Breaking the Army]

Runes: [Dark Soul Wave], [Crow Spirit], [Bull Power], [Spirit Control], [Eagle Eye], [Cursed Arrow], [Snake Venom], [Soul Branding]

Status: [Normal]

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Looking at the changes on the data panel, the corners of Sauron's lips twitched slightly.

Half a month has passed since returning from the Mist Forest.

After continuous meditation, Sauron's mental strength finally broke through three points.

At the same time, two runes once again condensed in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Among them, the snake venom rune comes from the red snake breathing method.

The soul branding rune is condensed by relying on the idea of ​​​​the sacrifice of the dark spirit.

"Second-level apprentice!"

Sauron's eyes flickered slightly, and three points of mental power and eight runes were exactly the standard for a second-level apprentice.

After completing these two conditions, he can be regarded as officially entering the realm of a second-level apprentice.

Afterwards, Sauron got up and went to the hall.

Frost sat there with a dignified expression on his face. When he saw Sauron coming, he handed him a letter in his hand.

"what is this?"

Sauron's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned slightly as he looked at the contents of the letter.

……

Three days ago, the capital.

under night.

The palace located in the center of the city, the ground is covered with pure white stone bricks, and the soft moonlight in the sky adds to the tranquility of the place.

"Come with me, Your Highness Evelyn."

On the path leading to the main hall of the palace, a palace maid in a white robe is leading Evelyn in one direction.

"It's so late, why does the father want to see me?"

A trace of hesitation appeared on Evelyn's face, and she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

"Sorry, I don't know what Your Majesty means."

The palace man shook his head, a trace of mystery flashed in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "However, according to the villain's guess, it may have something to do with His Highness Histor."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the palace man's face.

Evelyn's heart skipped a beat, as if she had guessed something, a thoughtful gleam flashed in her eyes.

"Could it be that father's body is really failing?"

A trace of complexity appeared on her face. In recent years, her father's health has been declining, and it is no secret in the Duchy of Tar.

However, the position of crown prince has not been finalized.

Not long ago, Second Princess Histor quelled the Southern Cross rebellion, which earned her a high reputation. King Taal also seemed to intend to pass on the throne to him.

In fact, for Evelyn, she doesn't care much about who will inherit the throne, anyway, that person can't be herself.

However, among the many contenders for the throne, the second princess, Hester, is the closest to Evelyn, and they both have the same mother.

Therefore, from the bottom of her heart, Evelyn also hopes that Hester can inherit the throne.

"Yes, it must be Sister Xister!"

A gleam of light flashed in Evelyn's eyes, and a little excitement rose in her heart.

Although Hester is still dealing with the affairs of the Cross Gang in the southern border, based on her contribution this time, she may be established as the crown prince once she returns to the capital.

"I can only send you here."

The palace guard led Evelyn to a bedroom, but she stood outside and did not move forward.

Evelyn nodded, and then walked towards the bedroom.

In the gorgeous palace, hundreds of candles illuminate the surroundings brightly, and the ground is covered with white wool carpets, which are as soft as clouds when stepped on.

In the distance, is a huge bed.

The four corners of the bed were hung with translucent white gauze, and the aged King Tal was lying on it, so weak that he couldn't even lift his arms, but he couldn't even see a maid around him.

Evelyn frowned slightly.

"Ho...ho..."

As if sensing someone coming in, the old king raised his hand with difficulty and made a hoarse voice.

Evelyn hurried over.

The closer he got to the bed, the more pungent the bitter medicinal smell became. The old king's lips trembled, as if he was trying to tell Evelyn something.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

Evelyn came to the bedside and was surprised to see such a weak father.

"Pass... pass the position..."

The old king's voice was hoarse, as if he knew that he was dying, so he wanted to entrust his last thoughts to Evelyn.

"Second Princess... Histor..."

"Father, what you mean is to pass the throne to Sister Hester, right?" Evelyn's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly grabbed his hand.

Hearing Evelyn's words, the old king nodded slightly, and a gleam of light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

"I understand, I will tell Sister Hester what I said!"

Evelyn comforted the old king, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, she looked around, and said, "But, where are the third brothers?"

"Since the father wants to establish a crown prince, why did he only call me here?"

On the bed, a trace of complexity flashed across the old king's eyes.

Among all his descendants, some are intelligent, some are treacherous, some are despicable, and some are upright. Only Evelyn is the most pure and kind.

In times of peace, kindness might be a wonderful quality.

However, not now.

Even now, Evelyn, who has experienced an assassination, is not too vigilant, and does not realize how dangerous her situation is at all.

"Evelyn..."

The old king opened his mouth, as if exhausting his last bit of strength, he said in a trembling voice.

"Run away...go to the north...to find you and Hester's grandfather..."

Before the words fell, the old king's eyes had lost their luster.

Bang!
At the same time, the door of the bedroom was also kicked open, and the third prince, Ander, walked in surrounded by dozens of Royal Guards.

(End of this chapter)