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A large number of knights began to assemble. The steward of Waterblue Castle asked a servant with a serious expression, "Has the master not yet emerged from seclusion?"

Upon receiving a negative answer, the butler's expression darkened further. Otherwise, given his master's past reputation for always creating miracles and turning the tide, the servants would likely have already begun to flee.

In reality, what enabled Waterblue Castle to become so powerful in just one or two years, capable of rivaling those noble families with centuries or even millennia of heritage? It was none other than the master's vast resources and all sorts of strange and wonderful magical artifacts.

It is precisely because of this reliance that Waterblue Castle has always taken actions that challenge authority and carried out large-scale operations, such as transmitting some tightly controlled battle qi data to ordinary people. With the support of the Holy Fruit, Waterblue Castle has indeed gained a large number of knights.

However, this also severely disrupted the original tacit understanding. The widespread dissemination of knowledge about fighting spirit will inevitably break the original pattern, giving those who would otherwise only be slaves or workers their whole lives the opportunity to become knights or nobles.

Therefore, Xiao He was naturally aware that the surrounding nobles had dispatched a large number of knights to attack Waterblue Castle. The reason he was so eager to collect a large number of sweet potatoes to break through to become a Sky Knight was naturally to deal with this problem.

If the original trajectory were followed, Xiao He could naturally break through to the Sky Stage and become a powerful Sky Knight, repelling the attacking knights. He might even be able to recruit some of them, and then use that as an excuse to launch a counterattack against those knights, thus creating a powerful Knight Kingdom.

Unfortunately, because his frontal lobe was removed, he has become a cripple and an experimental subject in Lu Li's hands. He no longer has the concept of protecting his territory.

"Attention! All of you! Stand at attention!!" The knight commander took the information handed to him by the steward, turned around, and used the knowledge taught to him by the lord to control the knights. He suppressed his unease and shouted loudly, "Knights, the lord is still in seclusion breaking through to become a Sky Knight. We must buy him enough time!"

"Remember what the Lord has given you: a life of luxury, methods for cultivating battle qi, and abundant cultivation resources. He has transformed you from worthless beings into the knights you are today. So fight for Waterblue Castle!!!"

The two groups of knights clashed. Although the knights of Waterblue Castle were incredibly imposing, facing such a large number of enemy knights, Waterblue Castle, with its overwhelming momentum, managed to hold off the allied forces outside the castle, despite some casualties.

Meanwhile, on the Waterblue Star, Lu Li, who was constantly monitoring Xiao He's condition, suddenly discovered that Xiao He's fighting spirit was beginning to deteriorate. Even though his frontal lobe had been removed, it only made it difficult for him to control his fighting spirit, but the high-energy substance of fighting spirit still existed.

However, for some unknown reason, the high-energy substance called Dou Qi in Xiao He's body began to degenerate. Xiao He, who was originally all muscle and looked extremely strong, began to accumulate fat on his body, and slowly developed a small belly, and would get a little fatter every once in a while.

"The high-energy matter is beginning to degenerate. This matter, which does not conform to the structure of this world, is slowly degenerating into something very similar to fat. However, given Xiao He's fighting spirit, if this degeneration continues, his bodily functions will likely soon become chaotic, killing Xiao He."

Lu Li observed silently. He was certain that there had been no special changes in this space just now, so it could only be that Xiao He himself had encountered some problem.

"What exactly is this so-called fulcrum? Why is Xiao He the fulcrum? Or is it that my control over the fulcrum has triggered some mechanism of the fulcrum, causing it to lose its qualification?" Lu Li slowly pondered all the possibilities before beginning to treat Xiao He.

Through methods such as electric shocks, drugs, and body massage, Xiao He's body was stimulated to make him constantly "sweat," except that this "sweat" was almost indistinguishable from oil.

Lu Li's methods are not safe at all. Even if Xiao He survives this time, he will be severely weakened and suffer various aftereffects in his old age. However, at least he can be guaranteed not to die for a period of time.

"The decline of his fighting spirit is accelerating, but there is no special pattern. It doesn't seem like some kind of reaction mechanism has been triggered. Instead, it seems to be affected by some external factor. Is it from the world he transmigrated to?" The next day, Lu Li performed another liposuction on Xiao He and carefully observed Xiao He's body.

Xiao He has now become a very fat man. Even with Lu Li's help, his body is still reacting, and his fat is increasing every moment.

"If it's some kind of countermeasure, the most likely outcome is that the host dies directly, the fulcrum disappears or is transferred, and it's not just the supernatural ability that disappears." Lu Li glanced at the corner of his eye; the prompt for testing the fulcrum was still there, which meant that Xiao He was still the fulcrum.

Time passed slowly, and in the past few days, the allied forces' offensive against Waterblue Castle has become increasingly powerful. In the past, Waterblue Castle could use the castle's advantages to resist the allied forces' attacks. After all, although knights are powerful, they are not without consumption. Battle aura is also a high-energy substance that requires a lot of food to replenish.

Thanks to the sacred fruits left behind by Xiao He, Waterblue Castle has a stronger ability to sustain itself than the allied forces. However, they are ultimately isolated and helpless, and no matter how many sacred fruits they have, they cannot withstand the depletion. In recent days, everyone's spirit has reached its limit.

"Lord, you haven't broken through yet? If not, I reckon the situation isn't looking good!" The knight commander wiped his blood-stained face, his expression unusually resolute as he spoke to the steward beside him, "I'm fine; I'm ready to sacrifice myself for the lord at any time. But the others in the castle... their situation is less certain. After all, they finally became knights..."

"I...I understand. Please hold on a little longer. Trust in the master; he always manages to pull off miracles." The butler's lips moved, and he finally said to the knight commander, "For Waterblue Castle!"

Watching the departing knight commander, the butler lowered his head. Although the master had always claimed that he was in seclusion, the butler, who had served him for more than a year, knew that the master was not in that secret room at all. He had secretly entered that secret room, and it was empty, without even any trace of anyone having lived there.

"I'm sorry, but it's better for you to die with hope and honor than to surrender." The butler knew that if he said the master was no longer in the castle, many people would probably rebel.

"The city has fallen!" Suddenly, shouts of fear or joy came from afar. The steward was taken aback. So fast. Then he gave a bitter smile. There was nothing to worry about. It was just death.

The butler, with his eyes closed, heard a whooshing sound as something fell from the sky, followed by a shout, "His ancestors! We've finally found them!!"

That's only two updates today. Xu Ming been suffering from insomnia and caught a slight cold these past few days, so I'm not feeling well. I'll take this last break today and gradually resume updates and make up for missed ones later. I'm really sorry.