Aptitude and the Golden Lion Arena (Please Follow-up Reading)

"Aptitude" and "Golden Lion Arena" (Please Follow-up Reading). Inside an ancient yet luxurious room.

Arthur Wesley looked at Chen Mu before him, his eyes still holding a trace of surprise.

Only a few days had passed, yet Arthur had already accepted the fact that Chen Mu truly possessed Natural Super Strength.

His own son had the talent of Natural Super Strength, yet he, the boy's father, had not known.

Arthur felt that he had perhaps been somewhat neglectful as a father.

Had he paid too little attention to Vieri in the past? When William brought him news after returning from Hunting Day a few days ago that Chen Mu possessed Natural Super Strength, he had been confused, even thinking he had misheard.

Naturally, he knew what Natural Super Strength meant.

Had he not personally tested it, he would have thought Vieri and William were playing a joke on him.

After personally testing and confirming it, Arthur had not hesitated in passing the Golden Lion Breathing Method to Chen Mu. He had also taught him Lionheart Slash and given him some instructions.

Over the past few days, he had called Chen Mu over every day to advise him and teach him some knightly arts. It could be said that he had taken exceptional care of Chen Mu.

Arthur understood better than William just how difficult it was for someone with Natural Super Strength to awaken a Life Seed.

That was because, during his early years wandering the kingdom, he had truly met that Earth Knight.

At the time, Teru Moss had not yet become the kingdom's Epic Knight.

Even that Earth Knight had been stuck at the stage of awakening a Life Seed for countless years.

Yet after awakening his Life Seed and becoming a Formal Knight, that Earth Knight had become the kingdom's Epic Knight at an astonishing speed.

He was the fastest person in the history of the Winter Kingdom to advance from Formal Knight to Epic Knight.

"Don't worry, Father. I'm confident!"

Seeing Chen Mu's confident gaze, Arthur could not bear to dampen his son's spirits. He nodded with a smile.

Chen Mu was naturally confident, because he was already a Formal Knight.

After bidding his father farewell, Chen Mu returned to his Small Manor.

Several days had passed since they returned from Hunting Day.

Without any surprises, Chen Mu had taken first place in the hunt, even though he had not entered the mountains to hunt for seven or eight days.

The reward for first place was a Knight Sword, far superior in quality to an ordinary Knight Sword.

Chen Mu named the sword the Lionheart Sword, in commemoration of the first Knight Skill he had mastered.

Naturally, Chen Mu had not slacked off in the days since returning.

Every day, he still set aside time to spar with William, and his practical combat ability was slowly improving.

However, there was also some bad news for Chen Mu.

After awakening his Life Seed, Chen Mu tried circulating the Breathing Technique himself to strengthen it, but the effect was negligible.

Even if Chen Mu circulated the Breathing Technique for an entire day, his Life Seed could not be strengthened in the slightest.

After several days of practicing the Breathing Technique, the improvement it brought him was minuscule, almost negligible.

It seemed that this body could only reach the realm of a Formal Knight.

It was as though reaching Formal Knight was already its limit.

Just as some people could be taught a Breathing Technique and still never become knights in their entire lives, this was the limitation imposed by aptitude.

In this world, wizards had five grades of aptitude. Knights naturally had differences in talent as well.

However, Chen Mu was not disappointed, because he had already prepared himself for this.

During his first simulation, he had already learned that his talent as a knight was not high.

He had only reached the realm of Formal Knight by forcibly piling up the results of a full Three Simulations through the Simulator.

Without the Simulator, he might not have reached the realm of Formal Knight even if he practiced the Breathing Technique for his entire life.

But he had the Simulator.

Within simulations, none of this was a problem. To break through the gap between Formal Knight and Grand Knight, Chen Mu needed only a few more simulations.

Of course, there was another method: raising his proficiency in the Golden Lion Breathing Method to an extremely high level.

If he had mastered the Golden Lion Breathing Method at Perfect Level, then no matter how poor his aptitude was, every session of Breathing Technique cultivation would improve him several times more than it did now.

At the Training Ground, Chen Mu and William's figures crossed again and again. The crisp clang of colliding swords rang out from the Training Ground from time to time.

After an exchange in which they both suppressed their strength, the two sheathed their swords and stopped.

"Young Master, if you want to improve your practical combat ability, I do know a place that would be more suitable for you."

After they stopped, William casually returned his Knight Sword to the Sword Rack and spoke as though making idle conversation.

Chen Mu's interest was piqued by William's words.

The Simulator could grant him realms and techniques, but it could not impart actual combat memories.

Therefore, that was the only area Chen Mu needed to improve.

"Sir William, may I ask where this place is?"

Chen Mu asked curiously as his mind began searching through the memories of the original owner of this body.

William said, "The Golden Lion Arena!"

As soon as he spoke, Chen Mu's memories regarding the Golden Lion Arena instantly surfaced in his mind.

Unlike some underground arenas, the Golden Lion Arena was a legitimate arena operated by the Golden Lion Family—Chen Mu's own family.

The arena was legitimate, but the people inside were another matter.

All kinds of people gathered there. It could be called one of the largest money pits in the Far East Territory.

Countless nobles were obsessed with the Golden Lion Arena as well.

Every year, the Gold Coins earned by the Golden Lion Family from this arena amounted to an Astronomical Number.

William was indeed right. That place would absolutely help him improve his practical combat ability.

After all, it did not merely have knight apprentices and Quasi-Knights. Even some Formal Knights raised by nobles went there to make money.

Seeing Chen Mu silently pondering, William assumed that Chen Mu was worried about his own safety.

"Young Master can take part in some Sparring Fights at the arena. With your strength, there will not be much danger. I can go with you as well."

William spoke softly, hoping to ease some of Chen Mu's concerns.

"There is no need, Sir William. A young eagle that lives forever beneath an eagle's protection can never become an eagle itself."

As soon as Chen Mu said this, William understood what he meant.

His expression immediately turned somewhat stern.

"No. The master will not agree to let you go alone, Young Master."

William was right.

Everything in an arena could change in an instant. Earl Arthur naturally could not rest easy knowing Chen Mu was going alone.

If Chen Mu met with an accident in the Golden Lion Family's own arena, it would be the greatest joke in the world.

Yet without any pressure at all, Chen Mu's improvement would also be very slow, which would go against his original intention.

Thus, Chen Mu said, "Sir William can come with me, but you must promise me that unless my life is in danger, you will not intervene at any other time."

William frowned upon hearing Chen Mu's words, seemingly considering them. After a while, he still agreed.

"Very well, but I must ask the master for permission first."

As they spoke, Chen Mu had already sorted through all the memories in his mind concerning the Golden Lion Arena.

Aside from the Sparring Fights William had just mentioned, the arena also had Life and Death Arenas and Dragon Tiger Fights.

A Sparring Fight was a contest of skill. Once one side surrendered, the other side won. No lives could be taken in a Sparring Fight.

A Life and Death Arena was even easier to understand.

It was a battle that only ended in death. Once one side died, the Life and Death Arena ended. Even surrendering was useless.

As for Dragon Tiger Fights, they were essentially gambling matches.

At the Golden Lion Arena, aside from Dragon Tiger Fights, betting was not permitted on any other matches.

Of course, Chen Mu had no idea whether people placed bets in private. Such things could not be avoided anywhere.

"The Golden Lion Arena."

Chen Mu murmured to himself.

It was as though one bloody arena battle after another appeared before his eyes.

Yet rather than feeling the slightest fear, he felt an indescribable sense of anticipation.

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