Chapter 11 - 10: The Guard’s Hidden Thoughts
Chapter 11: Chapter 10: The Guard’s Hidden Thoughts
Early morning at the Kane Mansion.
Last night, for some reason, young master Lis’s magic experiment ended early, and without the continuous “bam bam” sounds that had persisted for days, the entire mansion’s household staff enjoyed a much better quality of sleep.
Little maid Rossi opened the windows of the dining room and took a deep breath of the fresh morning air, her long brown ponytail swinging happily.
As Lis’s personal maid, Rossi had been dealing with the late nights of his experiments, which was still better than being cooped up in the laboratory and bedroom all day long.
Compared to previously, when she sometimes wouldn’t see the young master for a whole day, Rossi thought she was growing more competent in her role, even though it was now a bit more tiring. Recently, she had the chance to give young master Lis a massage, and he even occasionally joked with her, which made her feel she was doing her job as a personal maid more proficiently.
“Alright, Rossi, let’s work hard again today!” Rossi patted her smooth, collagen-rich little face to encourage herself.
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It was time to wake up the young master, who had been staying up late recently and not looking too well. She was the one who had been waking him up; perhaps she should prepare some refreshing black tea for him today?
Just as Rossi was about to go upstairs to wake the young master, she turned around and saw that Lis was already sitting at the head of the dining table, enjoying breakfast.
Lis waved his hands, signaling his adorable little maid to ask the kitchen to bring another serving of ham cube bread.
Fresh, tender ham cubes nestled within the white, fluffy bread, paired with a rich, creamy mushroom soup, whetted Lis’s appetite.
Of course, Lis’s good mood today might have also contributed to that.
Last night, he had successfully modified his first exclusive arcane spell and successfully transitioned to Arcanist, which was the first step he took toward becoming a Legendary Mage, a milestone of great significance.
The system had determined that his modification of the Blue Ball Skill was a three-cycles arcane spell, which was an unexpected pleasure.
Generally speaking, a modification of a One-Circle Magic should correspond to the same level of arcane spell. To increase the power and advance to higher-circle spells, one needed to add more complex elemental circuits and Magic Runes, but his Blue Ball Skill was different.
If it wasn’t an issue with the Element Model, then could the reason be himself?
Could it be because his soul was more in tune with Fire Magic, especially since his past life was primarily focused on mastering Fire Magic?
Lis let his mind wander. The issue of Element Model compatibility with the soul had never been settled and couldn’t be confirmed at the moment.
After all, the soul is the most mysterious and enigmatic part of a living being, not even gods can fully comprehend its mysteries.
While Lis was enjoying his exquisite breakfast and letting his thoughts drift, Housekeeper Joyce came in from outside, apparently with something to say to Lis.
At the first sight of Lis, Joyce froze, and even his normally graceful demeanor seemed to hesitate for a moment.
Lis noticed Joyce’s unnatural behavior and asked curiously,
“Joyce, is something the matter?”
Joyce then came to his senses and bowed slightly with his impeccable manners:
“Just now, young master Mora sent someone to look for you, reminding you not to forget to attend his birthday party this evening.”
This guy…
Lis was a bit speechless; the last time at the library wasn’t enough, so he specifically sent someone to hurry him along.
If Mora wasn’t so busy preparing for the event himself, he probably would have come to drag Lis there in person!
It’s not like I am… uh…
Lis remembered and realized… it seemed… indeed… his predecessor had skipped quite a few times.
Sigh, with that kind of invitation, I guess I might as well reluctantly participate.
“I understand, I will come back early today.”
“Very good, young master. I will have Rossi prepare your evening party attire in advance.”
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Belle Street
Bang~
On the flat ground outside the warehouse, two figures separated immediately after colliding. On one side was Lis, puffing and panting, propping himself up with his Long Spear, and on the other side was the seemingly unexerted guard, Dison.
“Just now, young master, you exerted too much force with your waist when you swung the Long Spear, causing the movement to deform. When you’re exerting force, you should…”
Seeing that Lis was somewhat exhausted, Dison sheathed his weapon and began to point out the deficiencies in Lis’s movements just now.
Lis nodded, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hand, while looking at the panel information that popped up in his field of vision.
[Intermediate Warrior Dison imparts to you the technique of wielding a Long Spear, your Long Spear weapon proficiency (Basic) has increased]
[…94%…95%…]
Through these past few days of training, he had managed to raise both his One-handed Sword and Two-Handed Sword proficiency levels to Intermediate, and the Long Spear was close to doing the same.
Moreover, as his training became more extensive and the Martial Arts skills he learned grew richer, he felt like he was starting to grasp the essence of the weapons, making training with other weapons smoother. The most direct reflection of this was the increasing speed of his proficiency advancement in weapons.
This was possibly also due to his “All-Purpose” Talent.
He had originally estimated that it would take him about a month and a half to raise the proficiency level of ten weapons to Intermediate, but now it seemed that one month might be enough.
This was indeed good news, considering he didn’t exactly have an abundance of time. He had to increase his strength while also figuring out how to avoid his potentially tragic future as cannon fodder.
[…98%…99%….100%]
[Your Long Spear weapon proficiency has risen to Intermediate]
[[Intermediate Spear Control]: You have essentially grasped the techniques of using a Long Spear, significantly increasing its power when used]
Good, this is the third Intermediate proficiency!
After practicing with Dison for a while longer, Lis finally managed to break through to Intermediate proficiency with the Long Spear. Then he stopped, tossed the Long Spear aside, and said to Dison:
“I feel the Long Spear isn’t that interesting, too simple. Teach me the Knife Skill instead.”
Dison, on the side, was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why the young master suddenly lost interest in the Long Spear when Lis was getting better with it just moments ago.
However, the usually silent Dison didn’t say much, just nodded his head, went over to the side and drew the standard Long Knife that had been prepared in advance from the weapon rack, and began to demonstrate the moves of Royal Family Swordsmanship to Lis.
Standing to the side, Welf saw Lis throw the Long Spear aside and ask Dison to get out the knife to start demonstrating, his mouth twitching involuntarily.
He had seen this scene two days ago; he was teaching Lis the One-handed Sword just fine, and suddenly Lis didn’t want to continue and wanted to learn something else. It seems the young master Lis has lost interest in the Long Spear and wanted to practice the knife now.
Bill, who was standing nearby, noticed Welf’s somewhat speechless expression and said in a low voice:
“I don’t know what our young master is trying to accomplish; he gets impatient after just a few days of practice. This must be the fourth weapon he’s switched to already.”
Welf shook his head, “That’s not for you to say. Young master Lis just wants to experience different weapons. Once he finds one that suits him and he likes, he surely won’t be like this.”
Bill hurriedly interjected, “Ah, boss, I’m just speaking privately with you. It’s just that you’re a Golden Warrior, even the noble lords have to give you some respect. You’ve put in so much effort to teach the young master, and yet the young master is so picky, it’s a bit…”
Welf glanced at Bill, but didn’t stop him from continuing.
“These past few days, we’ve been messing around with young master Lis here during the day, and at night when the young master causes such a stir, we don’t get a good rest either. The brothers are getting a bit resentful.”
“Resentful? It’s probably just you and Lance who feel that way. Why don’t I see Dison acting like this?”
“How can that be the same? Dison and a few others were orphans raised by the Kane family from childhood; but us brothers, we all see you as the leader, otherwise…”
Welf cut off Bill’s words with a wave of his hand. This guy was talking nonsense, but young master Lis was indeed a bit too much of a handful. Perhaps he should go and talk to that person about it.
Seeing Welf taking his words to heart, Bill didn’t say anything more. Bill, who always sought comfort, wasn’t interested in spending every day practicing arms with the young master. With that time, why not go to Golden Lily Lane and have a nice chat with a girl instead?