Quasi-Knight (Pseudo) (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Life Simulation has been activated. Due to the Simulator's version being too low, only Text Simulation is supported.

The next moment, Chen Mu saw the light screen before him change as lines of black text began appearing one after another.

Age Seventeen: You transmigrated into Vieri Wesley, but a curse wizardry nearly claimed your life. You wanted to grow stronger as quickly as possible, so you set your sights on the Knight's Path.

Age Eighteen: You told your father, Arthur Wesley, of your plans, but learned that your physique was too weak to study a Breathing Technique. Thus, you began training your physique.

Age Twenty: You trained your physique and studied mounted archery.

Age Twenty-One: You trained your physique and studied swordsmanship.

Age Twenty-Five: Your physique and knightly skills reached the minimum standard required to study a Breathing Technique. You began attempting to cultivate the Wesley Family's Golden Lion Breathing Method.

Age Twenty-Eight: After persevering with the Breathing Technique for two and a half years without being able to activate your Life Seed, you decided to take Secret Medicine to forcefully activate it.

Age Twenty-Nine: Everything was ready. Although your father, Arthur Wesley, did not wish for you to take such a risk, he still found the best Secret Medicine for you. Unfortunately, you failed to activate it.

Age Thirty-Two: The Lord War erupted. You were beheaded with a single strike. You died.

Simulation End. Please choose your reward!

Retain Realm or Retain Spell

"It's over?"

Chen Mu was somewhat surprised. Was the simulation really over just like that?

To be honest, he had read the words appearing before him very carefully, almost one word at a time.

So this was my life in this world? Beheaded by a single sword strike at thirty-two?

As the black text gradually faded away, leaving behind only the words Retain Realm or Retain Spell, Chen Mu could not help but think to himself.

Then, Chen Mu's resolve instantly hardened.

With the Simulator, his future would not be like this. He would even walk the mysterious Wizard Path someday.

"Retain Realm!"

The instant the thought arose, Chen Mu's body underwent a tremendous change.

His muscles swelled almost visibly, and even his height shot up by two or three centimeters in that instant.

Crack!

It was the sound of the wooden floor breaking beneath his foot.

The sudden surge of strength had allowed Chen Mu to easily crush the wooden flooring.

An ugly hole had appeared in the luxurious wood-grain floor.

Chen Mu clenched his fist and felt the explosive strength coursing through him.

He felt that he could now punch a cow to death.

This was not arrogance, but an illusion brought on by the sudden explosive increase in strength.

The next moment, Chen Mu summoned his Attribute Panel, and a transparent light screen instantly appeared before him.

Name: Chen Mu

Spirit: 1.3

Physique: 2.1

Realm: Quasi-Knight (Pseudo)

Wizardry: None

Knight Skills: None

Simulation Attempts: 0

His Physique had increased by a full 1.2. He clearly remembered that it had previously been 0.9, but now it was a full 2.1.

A single simulation had increased his Physique by more than double.

If those people who had spent decades tempering their bodies learned of this, they would probably go mad with envy and jealousy.

Is this what a cheat is?

Chen Mu muttered inwardly. The tangible sense of power in his body was profoundly shocking.

Nothing felt more real than experiencing it firsthand.

For an ordinary person to go from nothing to a Quasi-Knight would take at least several years. Without money, one could not become a knight.

Yet Chen Mu had achieved in mere seconds a Realm that countless people spent countless amounts of money and time pursuing.

Chen Mu had a feeling that even those who had tempered their bodies for decades without activating their Life Seeds might not have a higher Physique than him.

After all, although he had failed to break through to become a knight after taking Secret Medicine in the simulation, his Physique had still improved greatly.

Though he had no one to compare himself against, Chen Mu believed that his Physique should rank among the very best of all Quasi-Knights.

The current Chen Mu no longer looked like the pale, dying man he had been when he first transmigrated.

His complexion was rosy, his muscles sharply defined. He had a head of golden hair, handsome brows, bright eyes, and refined features.

But he still could not compare to other Quasi-Knights. At most, he was an ordinary person with the physique of a Quasi-Knight, because he had not mastered even a single knight skill.

He did not even know the mounted archery and swordsmanship mastered by ordinary knight apprentices.

If any Grand Knight saw him, they would only think Chen Mu possessed Innate Divine Strength and was an exceptionally talented knight candidate, rather than a Quasi-Knight.

After all, becoming a Quasi-Knight required not only physical fitness, but also superb mounted archery and swordsmanship, as well as proficiency in several knight skills.

But Chen Mu was already very satisfied. This was only his first simulation, and he had gained so much. What was there to be dissatisfied about?

Chen Mu urgently asked in his heart how he could obtain more simulation attempts, but received no response whatsoever.

Over the next few days, Chen Mu gradually adapted to the identity of Vieri Wesley.

During that time, he ate with his father several times. Although Arthur was somewhat surprised by Chen Mu's physical changes, he did not ask much about them.

In his eyes, Chen Mu had merely grown a little taller. He could not tell what Chen Mu's actual physique was like.

Chen Mu was only seventeen. Growing a little taller was perfectly normal.

After all, this was not a Cultivating Immortality novel where one could determine another person's Realm with a glance.

Chen Mu's father, Earl Arthur, was also a knight. In his early years, he had been known among the kingdom's nobles as the Golden Lion Knight.

But after inheriting the title of Count, the name Golden Lion Knight was rarely heard anymore.

After all, that title was far less intimidating than Far East Earl.

A few more days passed. When Chen Mu felt the time was right, he went to see his father, Earl Arthur, and told him what he wanted.

"Father, I wish to cultivate a knight's Breathing Technique and become an honorable Guardian Knight."

Standing before Arthur, Chen Mu spoke solemnly. There was not the slightest hint of jest in his voice, only seriousness and resolve.

In the Winter Kingdom, family knights were also known as Guardian Knights, passed down from generation to generation.

Basically, every son of a duke, marquess, or count would prioritize becoming a Guardian Knight.

This was because the first choice for inheriting the position of lord was selected from among the family's Guardian Knights. Only if no one in that generation became a Guardian Knight would they settle for the next best option.

The Wesley Family was known as the Golden Lion Family, so naturally, it possessed an inherited Breathing Technique—the Golden Lion Breathing Method that had appeared in Chen Mu's simulation.

Seeing that his son Vieri Wesley's gaze was sincere, Arthur's eyes gained a trace of satisfaction and gentleness.

He reached out and helped Chen Mu up before saying, "I am pleased that you have such aspirations, but a knight's Breathing Technique has requirements for both physique and knightly skills.

"You may seek out Guard William and have him teach you mounted archery and swordsmanship.

"Once your physique and knightly skills meet the requirements, I will teach you the Breathing Technique."

There was a trace of gratification in Earl Arthur's tone, as though he saw his younger self in Chen Mu.

Just as unwavering, just as full of confidence.

After hearing his father Arthur's words, Chen Mu bowed in acknowledgment and took his leave. This was exactly the answer he wanted.

His physique had already reached the peak of a Quasi-Knight. What he lacked now were knightly skills.

He had no idea when he would obtain another simulation attempt. What Chen Mu needed to do now was master knightly skills as quickly as possible, then cultivate the Breathing Technique.

His ultimate goal was naturally to activate his Life Seed and become a true knight! (P.S. Chapters with Text Simulation will have a few hundred extra words, so don't worry about me padding the word count~)