Gaining Loyalty and the Power of a Wizard Apprentice

Yveta walked to the first floor and found that more than half of the inn's lower level had been demolished, leaving only a few load-bearing walls standing alone.

The inn's owner, the black-hearted Leili, looked at Yveta with a grim expression as he descended. He seemed to be contemplating what a terrible decision it had been to let Yveta and his companions stay at the inn earlier.

Now his property had been torn down!

The adventurers who had been drinking there, seeing that the commotion had subsided, quickly crawled out from wherever they had been hiding and fled with their belongings, cursing all the way.

These adventurers, who were always causing trouble, were mostly fringe figures from their hometowns. They resorted to adventuring and plundering in various places because they couldn't make a living otherwise.

These people valued their lives the most and were best at avoiding dangerous areas.

Like this place, for example.

"Your Highness, you... you've changed from before." Black Wolf was tying an assassin from the Little Brotherhood of Faith to a pillar with a rope.

Considering that the assassins from the Little Brotherhood of Faith had a certain probability of possessing bone-shrinking abilities, Black Wolf had also used a dagger to sever the tendons in the assassin's limbs to prevent him from escaping.

The assassin's mouth was also stuffed with a wad of cloth, making it impossible for him to speak, let alone bite his tongue to commit suicide.

Yveta looked at Black Wolf with confusion. "Have I? How am I different?"

"We've only been apart for a few hours."

"I shouldn't have grown much taller."

Yveta noticed that the twelve knight squires downstairs had also been destroyed by Dragon Fire, and he relaxed.

It seemed that the vanguard of the Boar Knight Order had already been eliminated by his ringer.

"It's a change in your demeanor. You've become more confident. As you walked down the stairs, you were like a monarch inspecting his territory." Black Wolf suddenly drew the greatsword from his back and swung it at Yveta.

The speed was so fast, it was as swift as lightning.

In a flash of cold light, the greatsword was already close to Yveta's forehead.

Yveta instinctively raised his hand, pinched the greatsword between his index and middle fingers, and the sword was actually caught between his two fingers, unable to advance further.

Yveta was stunned for a moment, then realized that Black Wolf was just testing his skills.

But surprisingly, when had his reaction become so fast?

Black Wolf's expression changed slightly. He quickly pulled out a short crossbow from his chest with his left hand, pulled the trigger, and aimed at Yveta's left eye.

If this bolt hit, Yveta would become a one-eyed dragon.

"Black Wolf, I hope you understand that you are my subordinate. Even for testing, you need to get my consent." Yveta raised his left hand and actually caught the incoming bolt within half a meter's distance.

Some adventurers who hadn't left yet saw this scene and were all discussing it privately.

"Who is that guy? That was a crossbow bolt shot at point-blank range, and he caught it with his hand! He's simply a monster."

"Don't you understand? Black Wolf and the Hearthstone Witch are monsters, and that young man must be a monster too. Let's get out of here quickly!"

"Yeah, if we stay here any longer, we might run into bad luck."

The remaining adventurers, after seeing this, all felt that this place was too dangerous and fled out the door at high speed.

Black Wolf looked at Yveta with admiration. "Your Highness, congratulations on becoming a Wizard Apprentice."

"I'm sorry, I find it hard to believe that you would embark on the most difficult path of all professions – the path of a wizard."

"I've heard before that magic can strengthen the body. But the extent of your enhancement seems to be far beyond that of ordinary Wizard Apprentices. In terms of combat skills, you are almost on par with the Hearthstone Great Witch."

"Your late father, the true King of Arthas, would be proud of you."

"Even without the help of kingdom resources, you have become a Wizard Apprentice through your own efforts."

The old witch's body reconnected with the head that descended from the stairs. She stared at Yveta, filled with immense apprehension.

'He's just a Wizard Apprentice, yet the amplification of magic on his body has reached the level of a Great Witch like me.'

'The quality of the magic swirling around him is also astonishing.'

'I just don't know how much his magic will be amplified and what changes will occur after he borrows the power of the six God's Names.'

'But I'll know all of this later.'

Yveta was a little surprised and said, "I thought that after becoming a Wizard Apprentice, I would only be able to use magic."

"I didn't expect my physical fitness to improve as well."

The old witch walked over and explained, "Your Majesty, I told you before that even a Wizard Apprentice with only magic can do some extraordinary things with magic."

"Magic has many uses. The reason ordinary farmers can't kill a newborn Wizard Apprentice with a pitchfork is because magic enhances your perception, muscle strength, self-healing ability, magic resistance, and physical resistance."

"However, even so, the Knight profession is still the king of the frontal battlefield."

Even so, are knights still the strongest profession in frontal combat?

Yveta thought that if that was the case, it meant that the knight profession possessed even greater combat capabilities on the frontal battlefield.

He couldn't afford to underestimate this profession just because he had relied on a ringer to kill a few knights.

After all, the appearance of that ringer was precisely when he was in the most danger.

Who knew if the next time that ringer appeared, it wouldn't cause him irreversible harm.

Yveta said to the two of them, "You two, deal with the bodies of the Boar Knight Order. Witch, go and collect any usable materials from the bodies."

The innkeeper behind them, the greedy Leili, suddenly said angrily, "Your Excellencies, because of you, our humble shop has suffered heavy losses. A servant who has been with our family since my father's generation has also died because of this."

"I will even go bankrupt because of this!"

"Don't you gentlemen intend to compensate us?"

"With your status, you wouldn't do such a thing, would you!"

Yveta looked around at the ruins and felt a little embarrassed.

This innkeeper seemed to have been terribly swindled by them.

Black Wolf shrugged at the greedy Leili. "I sympathize with you, but we were just the ones being chased. You should ask the Boar Knight Order for money."

The Old Witch snorted dismissively, not taking it seriously at all.

The greedy Leili said angrily, "But now, you're the only ones I can catch."

"My house, including labor costs, material costs, and its historical value, is worth at least 40 gold pounds. Please compensate me."

"And that's after waiving losses from other things!"

The Old Witch coldly snorted, "Your Majesty, I'll take care of him."

"We don't owe money to a dead man."

The greedy Leili looked a little scared upon hearing this.

Yveta narrowed his eyes slightly and thought for a moment. This innkeeper's attitude towards him was problematic.

He shook his head. "Hearthstone Witch, I'm not someone who kills his creditors. Greedy Leili, fine, consider it as if I owe you money."

"After all, it's because of us that you've ended up in this situation."

"But I don't have the money to repay you right now. However, I believe I will have the money to repay you eventually."

"But if you continue to invest in me, I believe I'll be able to repay you even faster."

The greedy Leili blinked. "What do you mean?"

The Old Witch and Black Wolf were also dumbfounded.

What did he mean by that?

Yveta spread his hands. "Let me introduce myself. I am the sole heir to the Arthas Kingdom, and those assassins are trying to kill me for that very reason."

"And I am currently preparing to restore my country."

"We are currently in a state of wandering, but if you can invest all your remaining funds in us, then after I become king, I will repay you 1.5 times your current principal, along with the returns you deserve."

The Old Witch glanced at Yveta. She believed the Demon God had the ability to carry out this plan. So, was the Demon God trying to overthrow a kingdom that had been passed down for a thousand years?

It sounded... a little exciting.

She loved wicked plans the most.

Black Wolf, on the other hand, was sweating on his forehead. No normal person would agree to this, right?

A normal person would just think you were being flamboyant and exaggerating, and wouldn't lend you money!

"I agree." The greedy Leili's expression changed instantly, from a gloomy face to a fawning smile. "But I have one more request. This is a request from a creditor to you."

"You cannot refuse, otherwise I will demand immediate repayment."

"My request is that I want to pledge my allegiance to you, and you must hold a ceremony of fealty for me."

Black Wolf was stunned, and the Old Witch hadn't expected things to develop this way either.

Yveta looked at the greedy Leili. As expected, this naturally cautious innkeeper suddenly daring to demand repayment was merely trying to ask for something beyond money.

However, he hadn't expected him to make such a request.