After aching over the Energy Points for a moment, Nalant gathered his thoughts and headed straight for the open ground outside the castle.
Quick and the others had already begun training. The moment they saw Nalant, they all gathered around him.
"My lord!"
"Pause the training for now. I have some magic medicine fruits to distribute to you!"
With that, Nalant took the Strengthening Fruits, already packed in burlap sacks, down from his saddle.
"My lord, what kind of fruits are these?"
Though they had never seen Strengthening Fruits before, they grew excited upon hearing they were magic medicine fruits.
"They're very precious—not inferior to Qi Vein Blood Fruits. They'll help strengthen every aspect of your bodies!" Naturally, Nalant would not state it so plainly. It was enough for them to understand the value of these Strengthening Fruits.
"Gasp, not inferior to Bloodline Qi Fruits!" Everyone naturally knew the value and effects of Bloodline Qi Fruits.
A single one, once made into a potion, could turn seven ordinary people into Extraordinary Knights within merely one or two months.
"Enough, don't be so surprised. The Northern Principality and the church now threaten our Onyx Principality, so I need you to cultivate diligently. As for these precious magic medicine fruits and Flame Crystals, you don't need to feel sorry for them!"
"Quick, come distribute them. Two for each person. Eat them now, right in front of me!"
"Yes, my lord! Thank you for your gift! We swear to serve you unto death!"
"Thank you for your gift! We swear to serve you unto death!"
Hearing their lord's generous words, the Storm Knights were immediately moved. They dismounted and dropped to one knee, shouting their pledge.
"Get up!"
Then, under Nalant's watchful gaze, the twenty-five guards each ate their two Strengthening Fruits.
However,