A Weakling

Of course, the butler hadn’t forgotten the fight-training class where Fu Laite’s insane display was on full display.

A dog, of course, wouldn’t soil its own hands, but the owner’s dog still had to win; otherwise, it was the owner who would lose face.

So he pointed out a clear path to the other student:

“Have you heard about the ‘seed’ that’s popular in the school recently?”

The student’s eyes widened instantly, and an incredibly eager expression quickly appeared on his face.

“B-Butler-shao, do you have a supply?”

Butler handed him a small bag.

“If you fail… I don’t need to say what the consequences will be, do I?”

“Please rest assured, Master, I will complete the mission!”

The student left, overjoyed.

But it wasn’t surprising that he was so excited.

This “seed” was a type of fruit popular in the school that could temporarily and rapidly increase one’s strength.

It had no side effects. The flaw was its short duration, and the interval was a bit long. One had to replenish the seed again a week later to trigger it.

Most people didn’t know the source, and even thought it was a potion that was concocted.

He had happened to witness a seed user being arrested by the disciplinary committee, and after the fact, he learned through hints and whispers to the teacher Hori Sen that it was an experiment cultivated by the herbalism teacher in the plantation.

After that, he spent a lot of money, greased the wheels, and used both coercion and persuasion…

He finally bought some “seeds” from the herbalism teacher.

But this thing wasn’t useful if he bought too much.

Therefore, after calculating enough for himself and his friends’ use, he took some out to win over others.

Now, with these fruits, even if that Fu Laite was a battle maniac, there was no way he could beat those delinquents.

However, the matter of teaching Fu Laite a lesson was just a momentary impulse, just a moment of displeasure.

It was almost like pouring water into the situation…

…Butler quickly tossed this trivial matter to the back of his mind and focused on leading people to condemn the Blue Lion family’s “great cause.”

***

Just when the school was brewing something,

Flora and Snow enjoyed a relatively peaceful day.

Those bad rumors were still around, but people would eventually get tired of them, and they also dared not provoke Snow too much; they’d choose to chat in classes where Snow wasn’t present.

Why only mention Snow? It was because in the classes Flora took alone, people were still more willing to chat, and even someone would come to poach Flora—

“With your talent, you don’t need to follow the Crown Prince at all. Come join Prince Conos’ side, and you will be greatly appreciated!”

“With your knowledge and ability, you can definitely make a name for yourself in the Azure Sky Knights.

You should abandon the darkness and embrace the light!”

“I heard you come from a poor background? Come to me, I will give you wealth that even the Crown Prince cannot provide!”

Flora, of course, refused them all. But for the last one, she remembered the person and was going to have Snow investigate the family’s financial situation later, and then…

Before they knew it, it was evening, and Snow and Flora returned to the mansion to spend the night.

They didn’t encounter any special situations on the way.

After safely returning to the mansion, Snow quickly took Flora to the training ground in the east of the mansion.

A young man was working hard, and seeing them arrive, he immediately ran over and saluted:

“Greetings, Your Highness Snow, and Miss Haggia!”

Compared to last month, Kumi Inemeson’s aura was stronger, and he had clearly reached the level of a knight.

His magical power fluctuations, though weak, were also clearly not zero.

This was the characteristic of an Awakened One.

As long as they developed normally, they would eventually become magic knights and would need to be stronger than any knight or mage of the same rank without a guardian deity.

The existence of generals… the baron could bestow them at will, and for those who performed well, they could be promoted to count, or be given more fiefdoms.

It was normal for Snow to value Kumi Inhimeson’s loyalty so much.

Snow encouraged the other party a bit, and after clarifying the subsequent plans and arrangements, he instructed: “Next, you will study with Flora.”

“Yes, sir!”

Kumi Inhimeson gave a military salute, his eyes devoid of any doubts.

This was not only because he had already witnessed Flora’s skills during the previous time in the military camp, but also because Snow had previously had the Black Dragon Knight Order show their respect for Flora.

And Flora, who had arrived this time, was an outstanding Awakened Great Mage, and naturally would not look down on her just because she was a maid.

However, Snow didn’t leave immediately, but instead had Kumi summon his guardian spirit.

“What’s my combat power?”

“Replying to Your Highness, 2500.”

“How does that compare to when you were in the military camp?”

“It’s increased by almost double.”

“How does it compare to Wang Teng?”

“…Still a bit short.”

Kumi hesitated for a moment, and still decided to tell the truth.

“Not bad… keep working hard.”

Snow smiled and nodded, leaving the training ground.

“Your Highness’s side effect is a lie detector, your performance this time was very good,” Flora revealed a bit.

Kumi was immediately a bit scared and a bit relieved, and he was even more in awe of Snow.

Although he hadn’t awakened long ago, he had already tried some people’s combat power… Not many could accept their inferiority so calmly.

Not to mention that Snow’s identity was the aloof Crown Prince.

“Can your ability see yourself?”

Flora planned to continue analyzing Kumi’s abilities.

Kumi didn’t plan to hide it either, saying, “I can see it in a mirror, and I am now at 468.”

After observing for this period, he had already discovered that ordinary people usually had between 5 and 20.

Adventurers and ordinary soldiers were between 20 and 80, and 80 or above was the realm of knight attendants.

At 200 and above, it was a formal knight.

But there were also low, medium, and high ranks in the knight level.

About 150 levels advanced, 500 or above was a high-level knight, and a Heavenly Knight Great Mage was 700 and above…

But this was without a guardian deity.

Kumi’s actual level was only around 350, a mid-level knight, but with a guardian deity, he could go toe-to-toe with a high-level knight.

If his mage level also caught up, he should be able to reach at least 800.

But the combat power value wasn’t static. What was mentioned just now was the situation of a single person.

If a military formation was formed, the strength could be greatly increased, and the weaker knight attendants’ combat power would double.

And eating medicine to improve their strength would also cause their combat power to soar.

And this combat power wasn’t just equal to physical fitness, it was also affected by skill level…

In such a short period of time, Crown Prince Chang Pan could surge from 1307 to 2500, which was obviously due to some breakthroughs in skills.

“You guessed right… By the way, how much combat power do you think I have now?” Flora nodded and asked.

Kumi couldn’t help but frown, carefully looking for a long time, and helplessly said:

“5… The bottom level among ordinary people.”