NOVEL WEB Chapter 17 - 17 “Family Secrets” and “Black Robe Seekers’ Club” (Chase Reading)
Chapter 17: Chapter 17 “Family Secrets” and “Black Robe Seekers’ Club” (Chase Reading)
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In a luxurious room, dazzling lights were flickering.
At a not so large round table, three people were seated.
Other than Milton Cheney and William, Earl Arthur was also sitting at the round table.
His right hand was deliberately tapping on the table, producing rhythmic sounds.
The rest of the attendants and maids had already been dismissed, so only the three of them were left in the grand room.
“The Golden Lion Family has developed in the Kingdom for hundreds of years.
It would naturally not be without enemies, but I can’t pinpoint which family meets your criteria right now”
Earl Arthur’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, there was also a hint of confusion in his voice.
“However, someone has already started investigating, I believe we will quickly get news come back, Vernon, you stay in the estate for the time being and don’t go out again, this matter may not be as simple as it seems.”
The sound of tapping on the table stopped, and Earl Arthur spoke softly.
When he first heard the news brought back by William and Milton Cheney, Arthur inevitably felt a surge of shock and anger.
But now that he had calmed down, he knew that this matter was not as simple as William and Cheney imagined.
He was aware of certain secrets.
He suspected that this matter might be related to some of the secrets he knew.
But he wasn’t too sure since he couldn’t draw conclusions without an investigation.
So when he received the news, he had already sent someone to investigate.
He didn’t mention the name of the person, but Milton Cheney was aware that it was the other of the two Grand Knights under his father’s command.
Hearing his father’s words, Milton Cheney just nodded.
He knew that this matter was no longer within his capacity to handle, he could hear the seriousness in Earl Arthur’s tone.
This issue was no longer targeting him alone, it was obviously aimed at the Golden Lion Family.
Milton Cheney was the gateway they wanted to pry open from behind the scenes.
Think about it, if Milton Cheney was really ambushed and killed, his father, Earl Arthur, would certainly go mad.
Milton Cheney didn’t exactly know what Earl Arthur would do, but it is definitely something that the person behind the scenes would want to see.
The following days were relatively calm, and Earl Arthur did not say anything to Milton Cheney.
As if the incident had never happened, but Milton knew that things were absolutely not as calm as they appeared.
On the contrary, Milton felt it was like the calm before a storm.
Actually, the fact that no one came looking for him in those few days gave it away.
William seemed to have disappeared, Milton hadn’t seen him in the estate for the past few days.
No one coming to look for him didn’t mean there were no problems, on the contrary, it was an indication of a problem.
However, Milton didn’t show too much curiosity to explore anything.
After all, within the Golden Lion Family, if his father didn’t want him to hear any news then nobody would give him any information.
At this time, there was nothing Milton could do even if he exposed himself as an official knight.
He was still too weak, an Official Knight might be strong, but compared to a family, it was incredibly insignificant.
Even more so with wizards in this world.
In the eyes of a wizard, let alone an Official Knight, what is the difference between a Grand Knight and a slightly larger ant?
But thankfully, he had a simulator!
In his room, Milton held a book, but his attention was not on it.
His attention was fixed on a blue light screen that appeared before his eyes.
[Name: Vernon Wesley (Milton Cheney)]
[SDiritual: 1.51
[Physique: 3.6]
[Realm: Official Knight]
[Magic: None]
[Breathing Technique: Golden Lion Breathing Technique (Proficiency82/800)]
[Knight Skills: Lionheart Slash (Skill 61/800), Basic Riding Skills (Skill
128/800), Basic Archery Skills (Skill 630/800), Basic Swordsmanship
(Proficient 524/1600), Basic Fighting Skills (Proficient 115/1600)…]
[Simulation Count: 1]
The number “1” appeared prominently in the simulation count column.
Milton Cheney didn’t know if this simulation would answer his questions, but he had no plans to accumulate simulation counts.
Maybe one day in the future, he would accumulate several simulation counts to use at once, but that day was not today.
As his focus was on the count of simulations.
A line of black text emerged as usual.
[Do you want to initiate the life simulation?]
Without hesitation, Milton responded affirmatively in his mind.
The next moment, the black text vanished.
It marked the beginning of his simulation, with a large segment of black text appearing.
[Life simulation has begun. Due to the outdated version of the simulator, only text simulation is available.]
[At seventeen: You were plotted against in the Golden Lion Coliseum and there was an attempt to ambush you on your way home. Upon hearing the news, your father, Earl Arthur, was outraged and started an investigation. The investigation revealed a family secret, but your father didn’t reveal it to you.]
[At Eighteen: You did not participate in this year’s Hunting Day because you had faced multiple assassination attempts throughout the year and your father did not want to put you in danger.]
Reading up to this point, Milton felt a heaviness in his heart. This simulation was completely different from the previous ones.
In the previous simulations, he had never been subjected to assassination, but in this simulation, there were multiple attempts on his life within the year itself.
Milton suppressed the heaviness in his heart and continued reading.
[At nineteen: You become used to the numerous assassination attempts and start practicing the Breathing Technique and Knight Techniques on your family estate, but to a slight effect. However, you do not give up.]
[At twenty: To your father, Earl Arthur’s surprise, you managed to activate the Life Seed. Overcome with shock, he decides to reveal the family secret to you the mastermind behind the conspiracy against the Golden Lion Family is an organization called the “Black Robe Seekers Guild” , one of the founders of which was a member of the Golden Lion Family.]
[Secret: The “Black Robe Seekers Guild” is a dark wizard organization in the Frostwinter Kingdom. The founding organization had seven members, each from different families within the Frostwinter Kingdom. Given to a official wizard as test subjects by their respective families, the survivors established the “Black Robe Seekers Guild”.]
At this point, Milton’s pupils contracted. He was not taken aback by the secret itself, but rather surprised that the simulator could reveal more than just simulating his life.
This was not a feature in his previous three simulations.
[At twenty-one: Pure Breathing Technique practice is too slow to improve your strength. You start taking Golden Lion Secret Medicine to aid in practicing the Breathing Technique. Although the progress is faster, it is still slow, so you start to practice real Knight Techniques.]
[At twenty-two: You’ve mastered “Knight Skill.Armor Splitting Slash” and “Knight Skill-Starfire Arrow
[At twenty-three: Due to the threat of the “Black Robe Seekers Guild”, your father, Earl Arthur is fearful of you adventure through the kingdom. So, he designated a small territory in Far East Territory for you and you become a Lord.]
[At twenty-five: You relentlessly refine your knight skills and practice the breathing technique. Although your progress is as slow as a crawling turtle, you never thought of giving up.]
[At twenty-six: You die. You die in your sleep, killed by magic.]
[Simulation ends, please choose your award!]
[Retain Realm]or [Retain Technique]
Milton was a bit shocked when he saw the final line of black text.
He did not expect to die so abruptly in this simulation.
This was the first time he had died so early in a simulation. In previous simulations, he survived till the age of thirty-two at least.
Even though he was stronger in this simulation than in the previous ones, he lived the shortest life.
If the “Black Robe Seekers Guild” had a way to kill him in his dreams, how had he lived to twenty-six?
Despite his doubts, Milton did not question the authenticity of the simulation.
It was clear then, that the “Black Robe Seekers Guild” did not possess the means to kill him in his sleep before he turned twenty-six.
Given that the “Black Robe Seekers Guild” was a wizard organization, why would they resort to sneak attacks.
Milton speculated that the guild was either just bluffing with a prestigious name, or it wasn’t the entire organization that was plotting against him or the Golden Lion Family, but an individual from within the organization.
That individual also had limited means, otherwise, this was much too dishonorable for a wizard organization.
“Retain Technique”
Without much further thought, Milton affirmed in his mind.
The next moment, memories flooded in. Milton gently closed his eyes, beginning to assimilate the new memories that had just flowed into the river of his consciousness..