Knight-Errant

Chapter 28: Knight-Errant

[Royal Knights Academy]

The name of the organization made Han Dong's heart leap with joy; this was exactly what he wanted.

With such an organization systematically targeting Destiny Space, he could gain an intuitive understanding and learn knowledge related to Occultism from within, thus avoiding detours.

Since that was the case, Han Dong also began to answer questions 'selectively'.

"Evil Spirit type."

"Four-star difficulty."

And the requirement of "survive for three days" caused the three interviewers in front of him to show varying degrees of shock.

They didn't quite understand how Han Dong, with his physical condition, had survived such a high-difficulty novice event.

Initially, they all assumed Han Dong had passed a one-star or two-star difficulty event.

"Elaborate on your completion process, explaining at some key turning points."

"Mhm."

When discussing the event's progression, Han Dong first downplayed 'Edward' and reduced his significance.

He placed the key to survival on the interaction with the 'event characters'.

He emphasized that it was due to communicating appropriately with the event characters that he triggered side events… thereby strengthening his relationship with the event characters and successfully completing the event with their assistance.

'Rallying the event characters.'

Indeed, this was a great trick for novices to pass their first Destiny Space, but it was only applicable to events below two-star difficulty… monsters in four-star difficulty events could easily kill event characters.

Han Dong then presented his deductions and plan.

This plan omitted Edward's interference, as well as any mention of the Faceless Head, instead shifting the focus to the 'burning' plan.

He emphasized that he had perfectly coordinated with the event characters and, at the last moment, trapped the 'fire-averse' Evil Spirit in a long-planned fire trap, holding out until the time limit expired.

As for killing the Evil Spirit, that naturally had to be omitted as well.

If Han Dong, a frail individual with no background, were to mention it, these people would surely guess that Han Dong possessed some unspeakable secret.

If the matter of the 'Faceless Head' were to be accidentally leaked, it would be troublesome.

The event description was complete.

First, the handsome knight gave his evaluation:

The event characters possessed a certain degree of demonization ability, and it was precisely this that allowed them to block the Evil Spirit head-on multiple times, wasn't it?

Considering the 'time limit' and the Evil Spirit's 'fear of fire' characteristic, strengthening the intimacy with the event characters and using a meticulous plan to escape was a wise move.

Not bad, very talented."

After speaking, he gave a good evaluation of '80 points' on his review sheet.

The female interviewer, radiating holy light, nodded with a smile and gave a score of '73 points'.

As for the bearded mage, who was in charge, he stared into Han Dong's eyes.

"A young man who is very good at lying… If I'm not mistaken, you must have fully utilized the 'teammates' deaths' to gain enough safe time for yourself, right?

Your explanation seems perfect, but there is a small loophole.

That is the issue of difficulty! According to your account, you should have barely managed to pass a three-star difficulty Destiny event, but in a four-star difficulty event, you would still have been doomed.

However… everyone has their own secrets, and I won't delve into them here. Overall, it's still quite good."

The bearded mage gave a rating of '71 points'.

Although Han Dong didn't know if this score was high or low, it was above the passing line… it shouldn't be too bad.

"When settling the rewards, did you obtain any Destiny Cards?"

"No."

The matter of 'Destiny Cards' also couldn't be revealed.

After all, Han Dong used the rewards obtained from the cards to strengthen Han Li, not himself… Once that was revealed, the prison matter would also be exposed.

The bearded man couldn't help but sigh:

"What a pity… for a four-star Evil Spirit event, you only received one Destiny Point. State your primary profession choice, as this will determine your teaching arrangements at the academy."

"Occultism."

For a moment, all three were filled with disappointment.

Of course, this was related to their own primary professions!

In their eyes, Han Dong was a young man with above-average talent among this batch of Returners, but unfortunately, his chosen primary profession had nothing to do with them.

"A pity. If you had chosen 'Library', I could have given you some extra attention."

The bearded mage waved his hand, and a wave of heat washed over them.

The sparks dissipated.

A metal card, still warm to the touch, landed in Han Dong's hand.

The front of the card depicted a knight's crest with "crossed swords above a horse's head," while the back showed a sun and moon intertwined...

"This is your Knight-Errant identity card... Report to the academy in three days with this card."

"Okay."

Han Dong returned the way he came. The Black Rose Knight who had brought him was still waiting.

However, this time, the knight spoke.

A magnetic male voice emerged from behind the mask. "Welcome to the Royal Knights Academy... Where do you live?"

It seemed if he hadn't passed the interview, he wouldn't have been able to return the same way...

After learning Han Dong had passed, the knight intended to give him a ride home.

But this question was a bit difficult... arguably the hardest question Han Dong had encountered.

After all, since Han Dong had taken over this young man Nicholas's body, he hadn't returned home at all. He'd only just stepped onto the street when his sister found him, and due to time constraints, he'd gone directly to the Festival Plaza.

"Um... Thank you, Sir Knight. Just sending me near the Festival Plaza is fine. My little sister should still be waiting for me around there."

Han Dong used all his strength to climb onto the horse this time.

During the return journey, the knight's attitude had changed compared to before, and he spoke proactively:

"I can't imagine someone with your physical condition passing the 'novice event.' May I ask, was the difficulty one star or two stars?"

"A four-star event."

Han Dong figured these knights were managed by a large organization.

Information about four-star Evil Spirits and the like had already been disclosed during the 'interview,' so there was no need to hide it.

The black warhorse suddenly stopped.

The knight immediately turned his head and removed his black iron mask.

Short black hedgehog-like hair, brown eyes paired with white skin, and a high-bridged nose gave him a mixed East-West appearance...

Compared to the blonde Knight Commander from the earlier interview, this member of the Black Rose Knights was younger, around twenty-seven years old, with a look of unwavering determination in his eyes.

"My name is Barton Fogus. I graduated from the Knight Academy last year and am currently affiliated with the Black Rose Knights.

Being able to pass a four-star novice event, as long as you don't die, your future development will definitely be good. If you're interested, you can consider joining our Black Rose Knights after graduation."

"My name is Valen Nicholas... Okay!" Han Dong was a bit overwhelmed and quickly introduced himself.

Judging by the knight's reaction, passing a four-star novice event seemed to be quite an impressive feat.

Before long, they arrived at the Festival Plaza.

After dismounting, Han Dong quickly found Nina, who was sitting on a bench outside the venue... He hadn't expected his 'sister' to actually come to the plaza every day to wait for his return.