Velin came back to his senses and hurriedly tried to find an excuse to slip away, but before he could finish speaking, he felt a large hand press down on his shoulder.
At some point, Angus had silently come up behind him.
"Hmph, don't think I don't know you, brat. Belder handles the affairs of the territory, and your loyal Guardian Knight Kyle takes care of the other trivial matters. All you do all day is lie around!"
Angus mercilessly exposed Velin's true nature.
"Father, you're truly wronging me!" Velin could not help raising his voice in protest.
However, Angus paid no attention to his defense and dragged Velin toward the Training Ground with long strides.
He had visited Star Moon Fort several times and knew the place like the back of his hand, so he naturally knew exactly where the Training Ground was.
Half an hour later, Velin lay flat on the Training Ground, staring blankly at the sky.
"It seems that in just a few years, you'll be walking ahead of me," Angus said softly, his voice tinged with emotion.
Velin shifted his eyes slightly toward his elderly father standing beside him, but he did not respond.
As though sensing his son's silence, Angus sat down beside Velin and gently placed his right hand on Velin's forehead.
"Your current strength surpasses even your eldest brother's by a fair margin. To be honest, I sometimes wonder whether the testing device malfunctioned when we tested your talent back then."
"Yet deep down, I am more inclined to believe another possibility. You must have taken some miraculous item capable of improving one's talent. Coupled with the strict urging of your loyal Guardian Knight, that is why your strength improved so rapidly."
At this point, Angus paused briefly before continuing. "Your mother