CH 170

Soren's gaze immediately shifted to the crystal in Rode's hand, and his square face turned red in an instant.

"You, you, did you see it?"

"Pfft!"

Rode almost burst out laughing.

I thought it was some big secret, turns out it's just a little movie.

But the female lead in this little movie seems to have a big background.

He held back his laughter and said in a neutral tone, "Good eye, Senior Knight Soren."

Teresa peeked out from behind Soren, looking curious.

Soren immediately blocked her line of sight and said firmly, "Teresa, go back to sleep. You'll be leaving at dawn tomorrow."

"Will little Rode be leaving too?"

"That's none of your concern. Go to sleep immediately!"

After sending Teresa away, Soren closed the door and asked with a serious tone, "Did you see the crystal?"

Rode shrugged. "I said I didn't see it. Do you believe me?"

Soren fell silent, his expression changing.

Rode chuckled. "Senior Knight Soren, you are a brave and noble knight. I'm sure you don't want anyone else to know about this, right?"

Soren let out a long sigh, his expression becoming desolate.

"Little Rode, did Teresa really sleep with you? She actually used another man to harm her own teacher."

Rode laughed. "Senior Knight Soren, your generosity is far inferior to your student. Even if I were a useless waste, spending every day and night with Teresa, she wouldn't fight for my chance to go to the front lines."

Soren covered his forehead and sat on the bed, his desolate appearance filled with the weariness of a middle-aged man.

"Is that so?"

He murmured, his eyes filled with confusion. "Could it be that because of this, Lady Olivia doesn't even spare me a glance..."

Uh, is she your dream lover? Rode suddenly felt a little uneasy and quickly said, "Senior Knight Soren, I only saw a few seconds of it before you came back... As long as you send me to the front lines, I will completely forget about this."

Soren shook his head.

"It's okay, little Rode. You're still young and don't understand what love is..."

Hehe, Senior Knight Soren, you underestimate me. I may look young, but trust me, I've seen things far more exciting than this little movie... Rode silently mocked in his heart, but wisely didn't argue, just listened quietly to Soren's confession.

This middle-aged man was not as strong and tough as he appeared on the surface. On the contrary, he was very sentimental and had accumulated a lot of confused and melancholic feelings in his heart.

Perhaps it was because he had found someone to confide in, these feelings suddenly found an outlet.

From Soren's words, Rode knew that he had been secretly in love with Lady Olivia for many years, but due to the huge gap in their status, he had never been able to take that step. He could only follow Lady Olivia as a loyal follower, becoming her sword and shield.

But as one of the four Grand Knights of the Knight Order, one of the Eleven Special Combatants of Thalorian, and the Moonlight Knight Olivia's countless followers, Soren was just an ordinary member among them.

Therefore, he could only bury his passionate love deep in his heart, looking up at his goddess in the crowd, silently dedicating himself and fighting for her.

Soren rambled on, his words incoherent and chaotic, but his intense emotions and chaotic love were still clear.

I didn't expect this guy to be such a romantic... In order to ensure that he could go to the battlefield, Rode had to reluctantly agree with his words.

"Senior Knight Soren, your character is truly noble. I only realized today that there is a kind of love that has nothing to do with you, but I love you..."

Rode exaggeratedly praised Soren's great character from various angles, deliberately ignoring his despicable act of secretly recording Lady Olivia bathing and watching it every day.

A smile clearly appeared on Soren's face, and his desolate demeanor also lightened a lot. He coughed and interrupted Rode's excessive praise of his love, which he compared to the Holy Fire.

"Well... Little Rode, the burning of the Holy Fire is due to the burning material and firewood, so it's a bit excessive to say that it burns because of love..."

"How is it not!" Rode said passionately, "If humans didn't have love, the Holy Fire would have long been extinguished. How could we have persisted until now?"

These words sounded so heartwarming that Soren couldn't help but smile.

"Little Rode."

He coughed and said seriously.

"You should know that I'm not stopping you from going to the battlefield because of you. Your growth has been too fast and intense. In just a few months, you have already entered the 'Strong' category of special students. You should know that in the first few months, Teresa even wet her pants during training... Your achievements are like a shooting star in our eyes, so we are afraid that you will disappear like a shooting star."

Rode thought for a moment and organized some of the things he had heard, and said them.

"But we will always have to face storms. We can't grow in a greenhouse. Instead of fearing danger and avoiding it, it's better to face it head-on, even if we are covered in wounds, even if branches break and flowers fall. As long as one flower can bloom, its brilliance will overshadow all the hardships and losses. Isn't this the reason why we created the Hidden Branch?"

Soren sighed, "You're right. The sixth spark of the Starfire, the seventh firework of the Spiritfire, they are all insurmountable obstacles. After surpassing the sixth rank of spiritual power, each level is a life-or-death challenge, a gap between humans and non-humans. How many geniuses' wings have been broken? The abyss between non-humans and transcendent beings has buried the bones of how many proud sons. The threshold of the Lawkeepers has only been crossed by eleven people so far, and beyond the Lawkeepers, except for the King, no one else."

"If Thalorian had one more strong warrior, the situation would be completely different."

He let out a long sigh.

"Alright, little Rode, I will send you to the battlefield. But because your strength is still weak, you cannot take on the role of a strong core in the team. I can only conceal your 'Strong' designation and assign you to a relatively rear position."

A smile immediately appeared on Rode's face.

As long as he could go to the battlefield, everything would be fine."Thank you, Teacher Soren. I will go prepare now."

Rode was about to get up, but Soren stopped him.

"Little Rode, take this too."

He handed over the crystal of remembrance.

"Uh? Teacher Soren, this doesn't seem appropriate..."

"It's fine." Soren said heavily, "You're right, my love is noble and doesn't need consolation. I'll entrust this heavy past to you. Please swear with the oath of fire not to tell anyone about this."

Rode hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"I swear by the Holy Fire that I will not tell anyone about today's events. May the fire witness my promise, and if I break it, I shall lose the protection of fire and not enter the heavenly realm of fire."

At the moment the words fell, Soren seemed much more relaxed, as if he had let go of some heavy burden.

"Go back and prepare. We will depart at dawn tomorrow."

"Yes, Teacher Soren."

Rode put the still warm crystal of remembrance into his pocket, quickly left the teacher's room, and politely closed the door.

With a light click, the room fell into a dim silence again.

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Floating shadows lingered around Soren.

Suddenly, he revealed a sinister smile.

"Hahaha, I finally found the culprit behind Olivia's bath peeping incident. You dare to threaten me, you little brat. Just wait to be socially destroyed. Let's see how you find a wife in the future. Teresa will despise you to death. Wahahaha."

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Back in his room, Rode was still amazed by Soren's generosity.

Mr. Soren is truly a good person.

May good people live in peace.

Rode looked at the crystal of remembrance in his hand.

Hmm, this is one of the strongest in Thalorian. Every movement she makes may contain supreme combat skills, and every drop of water falling may conform to the truth of nature.

Rode looked at it again and indeed gained a lot. He felt that his combat skills had improved.

Wow, it's huge.

That night, Rode was so excited about the upcoming expedition that he could hardly sleep. He repeatedly organized the supplies in his dream, practiced the newly learned skills, studied various monster books, and tried to find more efficient ways to identify and discover special monsters with "Source".

It wasn't until a few hours before dawn that he fell into a deep sleep on the rocking chair in his cabin.

Rode felt like he had just closed his eyes when he was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Little Rode, get ready to depart."

Rode jumped up, opened the door, and saw Teresa, wearing golden armor and a red helmet, smiling at him.

"It seems like yesterday was very successful, Little Rode."

Rode smiled, "Thanks to you."

Teresa curiously asked, "What did you see in the crystal? Why does Teacher Soren look so refreshed?"

"Uh, it's just a small matter. I promised Teacher Soren not to say anything."

Teresa didn't pay much attention to it.

"Let's go. I heard that Lord Arlan will also participate in this campaign. Maybe I'll have a chance to fight alongside him."

Rode had heard the name Arlan many times before. He was the strongest Starfire Sequence and single-handedly changed the treatment of all Starfire Sequence combatants. Although he was still not as good as the combatants of the Spiritfire Sequence, he had elevated their status.

Rode curiously asked, "Do I have a chance?"

Teresa smiled, "Probably not. The teacher has assigned you to a lighthouse behind the old city of Baila, which is too far from the main battlefield of the Iron Fortress."

"Alright."

"Don't be too discouraged. Grand Chancellor Theodore will also participate in the battle. He will go to support Laiso City. The lighthouse you are in will illuminate the three routes to Laiso City."

"And, if the Western Front battle ends early, Lady Olivia will also join the fight. Just the thought of fighting alongside the two legendary Grand Knights and the legendary immortal Grand Chancellor makes me excited."

Rode rolled his eyes. Your excitement is so low.

"Teresa, do I have a chance to meet you? I've long wanted to witness the heroic figure of the legendary golden Valkyrie."

Teresa smiled, "There will be a chance. I also want to see the legendary Black Bucket and the King of Sewers' ultimate move, which can't be seen during training."

Rode was not happy. Are you doing this on purpose? Can you not mention those terms?

Damn it, I must properly regulate the translation grammar of Thalorian in the future and popularize what is called faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance.

Now it's just blindly translating.

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In the secret base, there were a total of 360 students.

This time, half of them were sent as reinforcements, which was 180 students. In addition, there were seven instructors and teachers, making a total of 187 people.

Principal Vila was also among them. Only the secret leader, Kalil, and instructor Soren remained in the base.

Some temporary instructors and teachers were on rotating leave and were not included in the deployment.

The "Top Class" had a total of 33 people, and 18 were selected to go. The original plan was 17, but Rode was an exception.

Those who were selected were overjoyed, while those who were not selected were frustrated. Fortunately, Vila and Kalil emphasized that they would rotate into the battlefield, barely suppressing their deliberate lamentations.

Due to the urgent situation on the front lines, the First Knight Arlan had already led the reinforcements to depart overnight, and Grand Chancellor Theodore had long been teleported to Laiso City with his magic guards.

The secret branch was slightly slower, but the royal city sent their "Forbidden Beasts," the Thunderbirds, to pick them up.

The so-called "Forbidden Beasts" were monsters controlled by the royal city's "Silver Oath." After undergoing complex modifications, they could be used by humans to a limited extent. They were one of the three miracles created by the royal city.

If they were not special members of the secret branch, they would not be allowed to know these secrets at all.

The Thunderbird was a giant bird with a wingspan of over 400 yards. Its body was covered in flowing lightning patterns and the seal of light, which could resist erosion to a certain extent and move within a specific range.The driver of the Thunderbird was a holder of a natural curse ability, capable of rendering the giant bird invisible to avoid being seen. The royal city was protected by the sacred fire, forever bathed in light, unable to touch darkness, let alone be tainted by the existence of darkness. This was an inviolable iron law. All darkness must be concealed, not allowed to spread, only certain individuals could be privy to it.

The secret branch had such qualifications.

This was the privilege brought by Caliel's secret forces - they possessed a multitude of entities far darker than this.

Everyone boarded the giant bird, and those who stayed behind waved their hands, bidding them farewell and blessings.

At the driver's command, the giant bird soared into the sky. The massive airflow blew many unprepared people away, the dust raised not only covered the secret base but also half of Kimberly Academy.

Many students who were unaware of the truth were still wondering where the hurricane and dust storm came from, while the students on the giant bird had already taken off, flying towards the battlefield that led directly to the dark world.