Blood tax

Chapter 20 The Lawbreaker

Griffith's room is on the highest attic of the Earl's Mansion. It is a small bedroom with only a bed, table, and chairs.Outside the window is the sloping roof and the garden of the inner courtyard.His luggage and weapons had been brought here, stuffed in the space under the bed.

"Whoo~"

The apprentice knight who climbed the stairs and digested a little food collapsed on the bed as soon as he entered the room.After the sound of the hoofs of the guests in the courtyard was gone, the silver moonlight shone on the white bed, and there was no sound at all.

After leaving the lively barracks, Griffith has been traveling with Galadia.It's been a while since I was alone and quietly enjoying a room like this.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Griffith's mind.

Ah, every meal of the other guests was not finished, only a little bit!Griffith suddenly realized something was wrong.Could it be that this is table manners?
Then wouldn't it be silly for me to eat all the food, why no one reminded me...it would be too wasteful not to eat such a delicious dinner.Ouch, I'm so bloated that I can't sleep!
Griffith rolled on the bed, dressed again and went downstairs to see if he could find a broom to clean the room and digest it.

The secluded mansion made it difficult to discern the direction. After a few turns, Griffith lost his way and stood in front of the flashing gate in a daze.There is also beautiful small lettering on the door.

library.

Carefully pushing open the door, the trainee knight discovered that the Earl's Mansion had an amazing collection of books. There were stacks of bookshelves in the huge double-storey library, and there were sliding ladders and rails for easy access.

Griffith trembled with excitement, reading these books does not cost money!He stroked the exquisite cover and walked slowly, not knowing which one to read for a while.

Suddenly, a black shadow squirmed by the desk not far away, and turned into a human form.

Mutant creatures!

Griffith never thought that there would be monsters parasitizing in the shadows in the Earl's Palace. He was so shocked that his heart stopped for two seconds, and his hand immediately pressed on the saber.

As the black shadow slowly unfolded, a pale and handsome face appeared.

At this time, Griffith realized that there was only a young man about his own age lying beside the desk.He was dressed in black, and the candle in his hand was also extinguished, looking as quiet as a piece of wood.

"Good evening," the trainee knight said hoarsely, "I'm Griffith Brandon, the second-level squad leader, Sutoral of the Earl's Mansion."

"Well, good evening, Mr. Apprentice Knight," the young man in the shadow slowly stood up and looked at Griffith, "I am Armance Soren of the Monastery of Truth, apprentice monk."

People from the Church of the Holy Light!Relax when Griffithston.Many of the apprentices and nuns of the Church of the Holy Light served in the military and were his good friends.

The young boy in front of him had a frighteningly pale face. It was unknown whether it was because of his poor diet or rest.Having said that, the same is true of Krista, with a persistent will in her frailty, and her emotional eyes hovering in melancholy and firmness, making her extremely lovable.

Sauron wore black clothes just like Griffith, but more plain, without even the patterns and lines of the pendants, when he curled up in a ball, it was really pitch black.

"What are you doing here?" Griffith glanced at the books spread out on the table, "Do you do your homework?"

"Yes, I serve as the earl's secretary during the day, and I have to catch up with the course schedule at night," Sauron replied, his tone somewhat indifferent and arrogant.

However, his eyes did not leave Griffith's straight coat, the saber at his waist and the boots on his feet.Although his eyes were calm, his persistent gaze made people feel very hot.

"You came back from the front?" Sauron asked, "Is it armored cavalry?"

"That's right~" Griffith nodded, "There are also monks like you in our regiment, who are my good friends. Have you ever served in the army?"

"No."

This is just a casual question.Sauron apprentice cultivator was tall, but quite thin, and his face, which was whiter than that of a young girl, made people worry that he would faint suddenly.

However, he is really handsome, and his eyes are also very beautiful, um, the kind of beauty that fits the aesthetics of a big city... Griffith unconsciously turned his head to look at his own shadow on the window. The bang bang stone, the temperament of the whole body is earthy.

"Is Shutoral interested in the occult?" Sauron was also staring at the apprentice knight's sword and boots when he spoke, his eyes almost grew out of his hands, and he said like a wind-up toy. , "If you are preparing for a course at Homenwarts, I can recommend a book list for you."

"Thank you so much!"

Griffiths was immediately intrigued as he watched the novices remove hardcover books and pamphlets from the shelves.These books and documents recorded the establishment of Byelland, the origin and modern history of the Lamor family, general knowledge of magic and Extraordinary characteristics, all of which were good things that he had never read before.

The trainee knight immediately took off his saber and put it on the table, picked up a booklet and read it.

This is a quarterly publication that chronicles the black market and underground trade in Bayeran...

On Tassok Street in the Lower City of Bayeran, hundreds of years of rubbish and corpses are entangled under the dirt and gravel, and diseases and crimes breed in the ominous land.Since the chaotic evil spirits linger there, the effect of detection and tracking spells has been greatly affected. This long street in the south of the city has become a sanctuary for smugglers and cultists.

Large quantities of contraband from the East and the South are being traded there.

Seeing this, Griffith couldn't help but move his mind.

Magic items are easily disturbed by the fluctuations of blood and evil spirits on the battlefield of large armies and form unreliable energy, but the effect is excellent in small-scale battles.Even a shield formed by a magic wand waved by a powerless mage can block Griffith's attacks in a one-on-one battle.

Whenever he thinks of this, Griffith wants to buy himself some magic items.

It's just that the production and trading of these good things need to be recorded, and they are exclusively used by nobles and some Extraordinary people.As far as Griffith is concerned, most types of items are even illegal to possess.If you want to start, you can only start from the black market.

Griffith quickly scanned the information on Tussock Street, put the pamphlet aside, and took out a book on the modern history of occultism.

It records the precious knowledge of several extraordinary pathways.

Griffith opened the most concerned lawbreaker channel and found that there was still only incomplete information there.

"Sequence 9 of the Lawbreaker Pathway, titled 'Recruit'. Beyonders of this sequence can get promotion opportunities through long-term physical training, and the necessary knowledge of grammar and mathematics is also essential. Once they become Beyonders, ' recruits' can obtain A strong body and good strength, agility, and endurance can drive the spiritual power of some magical items. 'Recruits' can choose to be irreversibly promoted to spellbreaker, paladin, and witcher."

This is the state of Griffith.After two years on the battlefield, the official appraisal believes that he is irreversibly moving towards the next sequence of lawbreakers.Unlike Paladins and Demon Hunters, the high-order knowledge of the spellbreaker pathway has been lost over the years, and if no measures are taken, Griffith is likely to stop at Sequence 7.

"Sequence 8 'Barrier Breaker', the Beyonder of this sequence can weaken the magical effects directly acting on the body, and has a certain chance to penetrate the illusion, resist fear, charm and other mental spells. In addition, the Beyonder is in During the promotion process, one or two different extraordinary abilities may be mastered.”

"Sequence 7 'Spellbreaker' is the highest sequence of the known Spellbreaker pathway. Extraordinary people have a strong ability to resist direct-acting magic, and can cause obvious interference to close-range spell-casting activities. They cannot eliminate the effects of indirect spell-casting Influence. Extraordinary people may master one or two different extraordinary abilities during the promotion process. Extraordinary people in this sequence need a wealth of actual combat experience to be promoted. A hearty battle is the best catalyst, and there are even opinions that bloody battles It is a necessary ceremony for their promotion.

"Although the Sequence 7 'Lawbreaker' is enough to serve as the core of the army, the materials, knowledge, and rituals required for further promotion have all been lost in the first era, and as a result, Lawbreaker officers are often at a disadvantage when encountering strong enemy attacks .”

(End of this chapter)