Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 16 The Old Knight

On the outskirts of the northern district, Esther was looking at the two-story house after getting off the carriage.

The house itself looks old and quaint, and the surrounding walls are barren and messy because they are covered by climbing vines. Through the fence, you can see that the garden is also overgrown with weeds, and it seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.

Leonard also stepped out of the carriage, seeing Esther staring at the house suspiciously, pointing to the black iron gate on the side: "Let's go in from there. Mr. Gawain who lives here is a real knight, although In the end he didn't get a knighthood, but he was once a member of the Knights of Ahova."

Esther couldn't help showing her admiration, especially when she knew that there were guns in this world: "The people who are willing to pass on the knights are amazing, and this is enough to make me respect him."

"That was the last active era of knights. After the use of guns became the standard equipment of the army, they naturally left the battlefield."

"Although it's a pity, there's nothing we can do about it. Flesh and armor are flimsy branches in front of bullets. But I'm looking forward to learning how to fight with Mr. Gao Wen."

Leonard pushed open the concealed iron gate, and the two walked in one after the other, walking towards the house along the road.

"'Fragile flower branch'? This metaphor is quite interesting. Do you often read books?"

"I like reading very much, and I can read everything."

Leonard whistled: "It seems that you are much more talented than me, maybe you can teach me how to write poetry in the future."

Esther was embarrassed to say that she had only learned characters for a few months, and she read books to expand her vocabulary and familiarize herself with writing in Loen.

After Leonard knocked on the door, a tall man came out soon. His short blond hair stood on top of his head like steel needles. His gray temples and wrinkles on his face all told the years he had experienced. In the vicissitudes of life, his broad eyebrows are still standing upside down like a dagger, it seems that he has been used to this for a long time, and he can't let it go.

The man in his fifties glanced at Leonard and Esther, almost piercing them with puzzled eyes: "What do you want to do?"

Leonard's explanation was very formulaic, but when he used the trainee inspector to describe "Esther", the man let out a "chi" sound of disapproval.

"I'm not a private class for a noble lady! With her thin arms and legs, even a trainee inspector wouldn't believe it. How can I teach this!?"

Leonard stood by the door and didn't know how to answer, but Esther didn't want to wait, so she could only take a step forward: "First of all, I'm not some delicate noble lady. Secondly, this is just a routine according to the agreement. If I can't stick to it , it’s not too late for you to drive me away.”

The man looked at Esther again, and Esther straightened her back without being humble, and faced his sharp gaze peacefully.

"You might as well learn to shoot. Those new gadgets are more popular, and they will definitely become the highlight of the ladies' and wives' tea parties."

Esther's face was sullen, not wanting to show any fluctuations in her expression: "I'm not interested in tea parties. In contrast, being able to experience the difficulty of becoming a knight is more attractive to me."

The corners of Leonard's mouth twitched, and he began to worry that Esther would anger Mr. Gawain. How could she poke people so hard?
The man laughed wildly, and stopped after ten seconds: "This is really the best joke I have ever heard in this era. Have you read too many childish novels and dramas? There are no knights and roses these days !"

Esther's expression didn't change at all, she just stared at the man so straightly: "I'm serious."

The man restrained his smile, and after a few seconds of silence, he stretched out his hand to Esther: "Gao Wen, since you want to, let reality hit you hard. Don't cry and want to go home."

Esther shook hands with the man: "You can call me Esther. I won't, I don't have a home anymore."

Leonard looked at Esther in surprise, but didn't see any sadness on her face, she was as calm as a stone.

Gao Wen lowered his gaze: "I didn't say anything. I won't say anything about treating women preferentially. Your training will be the same intensity as other formal police inspectors."

Only then did Esther show a smile: "This is the best thing for me."

Gawain glanced at Leonard: "Could it be that you still plan to stay here? Come pick her up in three hours."

After Leonard left, Gawain asked Esther to hang the probationary police inspector's coat by the door, and pointed to her cuffs and trousers: "Next time, wear some clothes that are easy to move around. It's best not to be afraid of getting dirty. You're a bit tall. I'm short, my knight practice clothes probably don't fit well."

"Yes!" Esther had the feeling of returning to military training, and when she answered Gao Wen's words, she unconsciously brought the seriousness of facing the instructor.

Gao Wen shook his head amusedly: "Since you want to stay, show me all your strength."

A few minutes later, Gawain looked at the shattered plank and thought about what this "probationary police inspector" really was. Her full strength was too exaggerated.Esther's body doesn't have many muscles, she is well-proportioned and weak but very coordinated. This is the judgment that Gao Wen expected in his mind after looking at her posture.

But now it seems that this girl is indeed not an ordinary person.

Esther flicked her wrist, and she was surprised that the punch she punched with all her strength was so powerful. She thought it would be her hand that hurt, but the one-inch-thick board shattered, and her hand was just numb , the pain is not even noticeable.She did notice a little crack on the board when she was observing, so she thought about exerting strength from that place, but she didn't expect that she could smash it with bare hands.

Esther squeezed her fist, feeling excited.

Gao Wen didn't understand why Esther said "a punch needs a target" at first, but now he understands that such a skillful punch that hits the air can only show that the speed is faster, and it can't exert its due power .

"Have you learned to fight before?"

"I've only seen other people fight." It's all movies and TV shows, of course.Esther added in her mind.

According to Esther's situation, Gao Wen formulated a very short quick test in all aspects. After noticing that Esther's physical strength and endurance were quite stable, he directly skipped the pre-warm-up course and started to face the wooden man for practice. , directly imparting fighting knowledge to Esther.

Esther listened intently, almost after Gawain demonstrated twice, she was able to imitate it, and slight details and force deviations could also be corrected immediately after Gawain pointed it out.

Gawain felt a little regretful. If such a powerful and talented child had joined the Knights 30 years ago, regardless of her gender, she would have been able to shine on the battlefield.

However, the knight has no meaning.

Gawain could see that Esther had her own secrets.

Who is not like this these days?He is the only one who is too old-fashioned, thrown on the shore by life, and dried up by time day by day.

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At the end of the three-hour class, Esther also breathed a sigh of relief.

The most obvious feeling she feels now is hunger. Her stomach seems to be digesting herself. The soreness she feels from exercising is far less painful than the black hole in her stomach. fill up.

Esther once again deeply realized that all aspects of her abilities far beyond ordinary people are linked to the energy in her body, and the greater the consumption, the stronger the desire for food.

Leonard was leaning against the carriage, flipping through a book of poems with a sad face.

When seeing him, Esther's first thought was that there was something delicious on Leonard.Surprised by her own thoughts, she sniffed again, only the light scent of wildflowers and earth from the courtyard was in the air.

Why did she suddenly feel that Leonard hid something delicious?
Esther wondered if her spiritual intuition was going crazy because she was starving.

"Did you train hard today?"

Esther rubbed her stomach, and after greeting César who was driving, she followed Leonard into the carriage: "It's actually okay, Mr. Gawain is really conscientious. It's just that I feel the need to starving……"

"Don't worry, Roseanne said she would order an extra apple pie for your dinner, she said you like sweets very much."

Esther's saliva was almost dripping: "Let's go back quickly!"

The journey back to the Blackthorn Security Company made Esther very tormented. She looked at Leonard so many times that Leonard was worried: "Is there something on my face?"

"No, I probably fainted from hunger..."

Esther still felt that there was something hidden on Leonard that could replenish her energy. She sighed, rubbed the center of her right eyebrow helplessly, and cast her eyes on the scenery outside the window.

This action made Leonard froze, because he heard an exclamation in his mind, and then fell silent again.

Leonard didn't dare to speak directly, for fear of attracting Esther's attention, he could only pretend to drop the book on the ground, cover his mouth when he bent down to pick it up, and asked softly, "Old man? What's wrong, old man?"

Leonard didn't hear the old voice replying for a long time. After several minutes, the voice sounded extremely heavy: "Don't show any strangeness, we will communicate when you are far enough away from her."

When Leonard straightened up, he found that Esther was staring at his face again, but a golden light seemed to shine in her pale gray eyes, and the focus of her eyes passed through him and landed on an unknown void.

"Esther?"

"Huh?" Esther blinked, and finally came back to her senses, and found herself staring at Leonard unconsciously again, "Sorry, I'm a little hungry, I was distracted just now. Did you say anything? "

The look in Esther's eyes just now made Leonard's hair stand on end: "No, are you, uh...are you dizzy from hunger?"

Leonard suddenly remembered that César would sometimes bring food with him, because he would often sit in the carriage waiting for someone, and would occasionally crack some nuts to pass the time.Thinking of this, Leonard immediately knocked on the compartment at the front of the car: "Cesar, do you have any leftover snacks? Anything is fine."

César stopped the carriage on the side of the road for a short while, and threw half a bag of unfinished peanuts through the window of the carriage, and Leonard immediately stuffed it to Esther.

Esther didn't like the hard texture of the nuts, but after chewing and swallowing the slightly salted boiled peanuts, her stomachache caused by excessive hunger was finally relieved.

Esther was in the mood to smile again: "Thank you, Leonard! You are really a good person!"

Leonard observed that Esther's eyes had finally returned to normal, and he was also relieved from the bottom of his heart.

He also heard the old man's serious voice in his mind: "Your colleague has a very serious problem. You'd better bring some food with you in the future, so as not to let her lose control again."

Leonard didn't dare to ask because he had just been reminded not to look strange in front of Esther, but Esther's eyes at that moment were indeed too weird.

Filled with thirst for something to eat.

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(End of this chapter)