Chapter 4 Departure
Because they were practicing in the training room at home instead of in the wilderness, the three of them did not use martial arts or the destructive fighting spirit. They only used their physical bodies to fight. Jessica and Cecilia were no match for Eli at all.
In fact, even in a field battle, the two beautiful guards were not enough for Eli to practice. After all, he was no longer a "human" now.
"There is progress, but not much."
As Cecilia started to swing, Jessica also put down her broadsword. Eli put away his fist, patted the non-existent dust on his body, and spoke lightly.
After ordinary warriors break through to the seventh level and step into the threshold of high-level warriors from ordinary strong men, their strength will be greatly improved. Even if they face themselves before the breakthrough, they can beat ten people alone. But unfortunately, Jessica and Cecilia are facing Eli, who has already surpassed the ordinary. In his eyes, their rapidly growing strength is probably the difference between a kitten and a kitten.
"That's with the master. If I fight with others, I have the confidence that I can stab the eighth-level demons into meat skewers!"
It's not that Cecilia is bragging. Since she cultivated to the third level, she has the strength to challenge the higher-level demons in almost every level. It's just that since she cultivated, Eli has only let her secretly fight with the demons of the same level or one level higher than her, and never let her show her true fighting power in front of outsiders, otherwise she and Jessica would have been famous in the imperial capital.
"Don't worry, when we get to the battlefield, the master will no longer let you hide your strength. At that time, you two will charge with the master and skewer the demons into ten thousand meat skewers."
Eli patted Cecilia's shoulders, and then reached out to pull Jessica over, promising to lift the power lock order for them. After all, the anti-demon war is not a joke, and hiding your weakness on the battlefield is tantamount to seeking death.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go now!"
Cecilia picked up the knight's gun on the ground and shouted impatiently.
She was almost going crazy in this huge castle. She had trained all her skills but could only beat up monsters and be beaten by her master. She had no chance to show her abilities. It was because she was not a noble lady, otherwise she would have applied to go to the battlefield to kill monsters in advance.
Before, she was worried that if her master wanted to keep the seed, she could only stay in the castle to take care of the fetus miserably and could not follow her master to fight monsters. Later, she was very happy to see that her master did not have that intention.
As a personal guard, not only must he be close to her in life, but also in war. A warrior can only shine on the battlefield!
"There are many demons in the demon tribe, and you will have enough to kill later. Tonight, you two should accompany me and my parents for dinner, and we will leave after dinner."
After saying this, Eli left Jessica and Cecilia in a daze and walked out of the training room alone, not knowing where to go.
Tonight was supposed to be the host's farewell banquet. Why would they, two outsiders, attend? Although they had a very good and harmonious relationship with the host since childhood, the harmony gradually turned into a little ambiguity when they grew up, until a few years ago, the ambiguity turned into mutual admiration that they could guess, but after all, there was a huge gap in status. Jessica and Cecilia, who were born in civilian families, did not dare to dream of the surname Bruno. What did the host suddenly invite them to attend the family banquet mean?
Just as Jessica and Cecilia looked at each other in confusion, Eli, who had left the training room, had already walked to the treasure room of the Bruno family alone.
As the eldest son of Duke Bruno and the only son at present, the family's treasure room was open to him in a limited way. Except for those real treasures that needed the approval of his father, the current patriarch, he could take whatever he wanted.
However, Eli, who had encountered many adventures in the early years and seemed to have the luck of hundreds of clans, did not lack these things in the treasure room. Even those treasures that were regarded as treasures by the elders of the clan were not taken seriously by him.
How can a mere duke's mansion compare to an entire world? But Eli had to come this time. He had everything he needed, and even had everything in excess. However, his guards were only equipped with refined weapons, and even Jessica and Cecilia's broadsword knight guns were only top-grade.
Anyway, many of the family's treasures were gathering dust in the warehouse, so it was better to take them out to arm his guards. It was already difficult to recruit soldiers in the empire now, and the fewer casualties, the better.
Except for the deepest few warehouses, Eli almost looted the entire family treasure room in a sweeping manner. All that could be used was put into the space ring, and those that could not be used were put into another space ring to wait for the opportunity to shine.
After the "inventory" was completed, Eli left the treasure room without stopping and went straight to the family's treasury. From there, Eli prepaid a lot of gold coins, enough for his guards' military pay for ten years and the expenses needed to build a small border town.
Except for the first batch of military rations, which was escorted by the family's personnel, everything else was done by Eli himself, trying to avoid mistakes.
When all this was done, the sky outside had gradually darkened, the sun was low, and the bright moon was rising. It was almost time for parting, and only the last meal was left.
Eli still did not take off his armor, but went back and took Jessica and Cecilia, who were wearing armor again, to the restaurant for dinner.
Although Duke Bruno and the Duchess were a little surprised that Eli suddenly brought his two child-raised guards to the main table for dinner, they did not say much. There were only three people eating in the restaurant, and now there were two uncomfortable "family members".
During the meal, the Duchess kept looking at Eli and his two child-raised beautiful guards, as if she wanted to see some difference between the three people who had not seen each other for just a few hours.
But unfortunately, except for the two women who looked unnatural, the three of them were too natural, and there was no trace of anything different.
Because it was the last reunion dinner for at least three years, the five people at the table ate very slowly, as if this would ease the sadness of parting.
But all good things must come to an end. When the guards gathered in the open space outside the castle, Eli, Jessica and Cecilia had to raise their glasses for the last time. After toasting their parents, they drank all the wine. The three of them stood up and left the restaurant together.
This trip was far away, and I didn't know when we would meet again. Maybe it would be three years, maybe ten years, or maybe it would be a farewell forever.
Of course, the last one might not be necessary. Eli was very confident in his strength. As long as time was on his side, he would sooner or later kill the demons and return... Bah, return home in glory.
After walking out of the castle where he had lived for twenty years, Eli looked at the guards who were watching him and the personal guards who had received new weapons. He didn't say much, but only one sentence echoed in the air.
"Target Demon Hunting City, let's go!"