Chapter 706: Chapter 436: Remove the Mole_2
And at that time, willpower had already begun to show its preliminary signs, yet it was not mature enough to form a substantial force, almost imperceptible.
But even so, during the process of compressing Blood Energy, this faint willpower played a significant role.
"It seems that on the Knight’s path, reaching the First Rank should involve awakening the Will Power first, and then at the Second Rank, compressing Blood Energy and undergoing a qualitative change," Colin mused.
"Indeed, this order is indeed the optimal choice!" Colin nodded to himself in satisfaction.
After the qualitative change in Blood Energy, the Golden Paper would show First Rank Knight, and after awakening Will Power, it would show Second Rank Knight.
But the naming on the Golden Paper was actually based on Colin’s own understanding.
To be more precise, he had actually made two different, and one could even say independent, breakthroughs on the Knight’s path.
This was not systematic.
However, there was still some connection between the two.
Colin gripped the crystal, his eyes gradually lighting up.
He put away the crystal and suddenly stood up, starting to practice the Red Light Breathing Method from where the Apprentice section left off!
As he practiced, Colin confirmed his thoughts.
So, half a day passed, and suddenly — the knight column on the Golden Paper changed to —[Second Rank Knight (87/100)]!
In the Silver Chamber, Colin stood in silence, where Will Power and Blood Energy mixed and circulated endlessly within his body.
Though only half a day had passed, he distinctly felt that his strength had progressed!
What was more crucial, after rearranging the Knight Breathing Method and slightly adjusting the details of his practice, he felt the Knight’s power become more cohesive!
’Progress has reached 87/100...’ After sensing the changes within himself, Colin looked toward the Golden Paper.
The Knight’s path was still rough, during both the First and Second Rank within the same major stage, it was not like the wizard which had distinct early, middle, and advanced stages.
Now, this 87/100 actually equated to the latter part of the Second Rank Knight.
After some more time, when Will Power and Blood Energy ceased to grow, it would signify the Peak of the Second Rank Knight, meaning that his training in the ways of the Knight had once again hit a bottleneck.
Snap.
He took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. It was now one forty in the afternoon, almost time for his two o’clock meeting with Shelley scheduled yesterday.
’After returning tonight for meditation, I’ll try to absorb the Divine Blood,’ he thought.
Thinking thus, Colin left the Silver Chamber.
...
"Master, Princess Jennifer came to visit an hour ago and is currently waiting in the living room," Renee greeted him as he stepped out of the Silver Chamber.
"I’m aware," Colin paused briefly and nodded.
Crossing through the hallway and stepping onto the brown wooden stairs, he faced the living room area below.
Turning the corner of the stairs, Colin immediately saw Jennifer leaning on the couch by the window and her maid standing beside her.
Swoosh!
Instinctively, Colin employed his World Perception.
The world before him instantly transformed.
Renee beside him was enveloped in a ring of white light, and so was Jennifer in the distance. She, too, was exuding a layer of soft, warm white light.
As for the outside window, where a corner of the Sky was revealed, specks of grey permeated through... signalling a light rain in two hours.
It’s worth mentioning there was basically no significant difference in the white light emanating from Renee and Jennifer, similar to that which emanated from Nois before.
This was not to say their fondness for Colin was the same, but rather that World Perception could only roughly sense a person’s favorability and was not accurate in quantification.
After all, reality is not a game. Human emotions are fickle, and precisely quantifying them is nothing but a fool’s errand.
However... Colin’s gaze shifted to the maid standing next to Jennifer.
This was an ordinary woman with a beautiful face, whose attire and demeanor revealed nothing out of the ordinary.
But she was shrouded in a layer of grey light.
Colin furrowed his brow.
Under World Perception, while it wasn’t possible to quantify precisely how someone felt about him, it was still distinguishable whether the sentiment was good or bad through the color and size of the halo.
The closer to black, the more hatred towards him, and the whiter it was, the opposite.
The size of the halo’s range indicated the intensity of the sentiment.
Between black and white, the shade was not grey, but colorless.
Colorless conditions were uncommon, only occurring if the person had never heard of or even seen Colin.
Otherwise, whether having heard or seen him, there should be a halo, albeit faint.
The resulting color would be a very weak pale white or pale grey, depending on the initial impression.
Yet, the maid next to Jennifer was enveloped in a noticeable shade of grey.
"Good afternoon, Sir Colin."
Jennifer, seeing him approach, quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile.
"Good afternoon," Colin withdrew his gaze from the maid and smiled at Jennifer, "Is there something you needed to see me for?"
Jennifer smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear, sat across from Colin on the couch, and smiled, saying:
"In fact, it’s nothing major. In a week, on September 16th, I’ll be turning 14 and would like to invite Sir Colin to attend a birthday gathering on the 17th."
"Why on the 17th?"
"Joe said, on the 16th, there is a formal birthday ceremony held by the Queen for the entire Tilaimei Plain and it has to follow the ceremony’s rules... so I wanted to have my own birthday on the 17th, nothing too grand, just to invite some close friends to chat and share some food."