Chapter 23

Kukas regretted that he didn't get more about the Charo knight from the soldier. After simply tidying up his cloak, he quickened his pace and headed for the castle.

The war horse neighed. Along the way, mercenaries always looked at him curiously. Well, maybe they were looking at the fierce wildebeest he sat down. From those people's eyes, kukas can obviously see some curiosity, because in the understanding of those professionals, the person who can have a wildebeest before becoming a knight is either powerful or has a tough background.

With the rapid advance of the wildebeest, kukas soon reached the castle gate. Dozens of soldiers in heavy defensive armor stood on both sides of the city gate. The heavy armor covered their faces and made people unable to see their expressions. In the city gate cave, there are some huts on both sides, in which seven or eight mages with mysterious atmosphere sit cross legged.

"What are you doing here? If you want to enter the castle, please show your ID." after kukas appeared at the gate of the castle, a heavily armored soldier came over and asked him.

"I'm looking for the chariot knight. He asked me to come here. I met a battle on the way, and that proof has been lost." kukas saw the scene inside the castle through the castle gate.

In the castle, from time to time, he saw some well-dressed people walking around, either with a large number of servants or accompanied by beauties.

"I hope you're telling the truth. You wait here and I'll deliver the message instead of you. But you have to pay a gold coin for this." the heavily armored soldier was stunned a little, and then opened his mouth to say this.

The dull voice was transmitted to kukas' ears through the visor, which made kukas extremely unhappy. "I'm sorry, I think I'm here to help the people in the castle kill and repel those mobs. Is that how the people in the castle treat the people who help them? Ask for the reward from the people who help them, ha ha! Shouldn't I be paid?" kukas was very dissatisfied, so he said this.

"The castle here is a private castle. It is your responsibility to come here to kill and retreat the mob. You should protect the castle. However, you are not qualified to enter the protected home and walk wantonly, or you are not qualified to enter the castle and enjoy the things inside without paying any price. Leave here, knight and squire." The heavily armored soldier didn't care about kukas at all. He sneered, then retreated to his guard's position, stood there quietly and charged a gold coin with each mercenary entering the castle.

"Damn it." kukas was furious when he saw all this. He cursed loudly at the gate of the castle. He cursed that the people in the castle were crazy and didn't have a trace of gratitude.

"Oh, my God! Don't you know? The castle was built by some nobles in the Empire. They don't pay attention to us mercenaries. If you want to have fun in it, even if you save their parents, they will ask you to be closed." a mercenary who just came out of the Castle heard kukas's curse, Explained with a strange smile. "Of course, if they came here at this time last year, they would not refuse. It's a pity that all those in power in the castle this year are old-fashioned young nobles. They don't have the tactfulness of old nobles or the idea of new nobles. They just wholeheartedly abide by their own rules and let others adapt to them."

Kukas cursed at the gate of the castle for a long time. Except that one or two mercenaries explained the situation to him a little, including those heavily armored soldiers and mages in the city gate, no one came out to pay attention to him.

"A group of damned garbage who want money, one day, I want you to kneel in front of me and beg me to let me step into your castle." kukas felt angry after cursing. He knew that if he didn't leave again, he would impulsively conflict with those heavy armored soldiers guarding the castle gate, Therefore, after comforting himself in his heart, he turned his horse's head to the military camp not far away. He hoped to get help in the barracks in order to see the chaluo knights.

However, it was not as simple as he thought. After he arrived at the barracks, an officer told him that the chaluo knight had left here, and he had left with several Knight attendants three days ago.

Sitting in the huge camp, kukas felt a burst of loneliness although several officers were around him. That feeling seems to be abandoned by others.

"I came here to kill the mob in accordance with the order. I didn't expect to be abandoned by my own officer before I set foot on the real battlefield. Well! Maybe it's good, at least under the jurisdiction of others." kukas thought wildly with a glass of scarlet wine.

"If you want to continue to fight on the battlefield, we will give you what the knight sent left for you." an officer turned out and came in again after a while. This time he held a box in his hand. The box was only the size of a palm. There were no patterns or carvings on it. It looked very simple.

"What's in here?" kukas asked suspiciously, squinting at the box.

"The pill is a product made jointly by doctors and alchemists. I think you may or may not be interested in it." the officer threw the box to kukas and motioned him to open it.

Kukas hesitated a little and opened the box. Before his eyes were five thumb sized wax balls. Although it was wrapped in honey wax, kukas smelled a faint smell of medicine.

"The thing that suppresses the outburst of fighting spirit is the lowest level, but it can be regarded as a treasure for you." the officer on the side saw that kukas was still puzzled. It was obvious that he didn't understand the use and pharmacology of the pill, so he explained it in detail.

It turns out that this pill is specially used by knights and squires who have not yet broken out. After taking this pill, the time of breaking out of fighting will be delayed for some time. The lowest level pill like this can delay the outbreak of the user for a year. If the advanced pill is used together with the special secret method, the user can temporarily burst out fighting spirit under special circumstances, so as to escape from the dangerous situation.

After taking these pills, although the outbreak of anger will be delayed for a year or several years, after stopping taking these pills, the achievements of consumers after the outbreak of anger are much stronger than those who do not take these pills.

Due to the use of drugs to forcibly suppress the outbreak of fighting spirit, the fighting spirit that should have erupted stimulates the body of consumers day and night to make their body stronger. In the future, there will be higher growth space when they are promoted.

According to some unofficial records, a knight and his retinue once swallowed the drug for more than 20 years, and his fighting spirit broke out when he was in his forties. At that time, he was as strong as his 20-year-old relatives, and even several times stronger than those young people. His fighting spirit is incomparably pure, and its purity is comparable to those who have practiced fighting spirit for decades. The knight's retinue, whose final achievement was very high, was higher than that of the same group of Knight's retinue. So high that people who write unofficial history can't imagine it.

On the one hand, after dangerous stimulation, he will burst into fighting immediately. On the other hand, it is to suppress the outbreak time of fighting spirit and lay a good foundation for your future. For a time, kukas was caught in a dilemma.

In this world, what he wants most is powerful power to protect himself. Especially after the fight with the mage and the things in front of the castle, his desire for power became stronger.

"If I had strong power, would that mage dare to attack me again and again? If I were strong enough, I'm afraid that as soon as I appeared in this area, the power holders entrenched in the castle would climb over like a dog and beg me to rest there." looking at the pills in the box in his hand, kukas didn't know what to do for a while.

He heard about this pill from the old knight. According to the old knight, after taking these pills to suppress fighting spirit, he must participate in the struggle. In danger, stimulate your body again and again, so as to make the fighting spirit contained in your body more pure and stronger. Of course, you can also find a safe place for self-cultivation after taking this pill, but the final effect will be doubled or even several times less.

"Someone once gave me such a pill, but I didn't accept it, because I was afraid that I couldn't break out for a long time and was killed by others." kukas remembered the words of the old knight in his mind. In his impression, the old knight was full of remorse whenever he talked about it. "If you give me another chance, I will definitely accept that pill. I will accept that pill even if I can't fight for ten or even twenty years."

"If I had taken the pill to suppress fighting spirit, I would never be like this. After becoming a second-order knight, I would never be promoted again."

"Taking three or five years as a good foundation for yourself is not a loss, but the best help for you."

"Don't be afraid of death. In this world, everyone will die, even the gods will die. It's just a matter of time."

"Since everyone is going to die, why not fight before death? Make yourself stronger? Let yourself have the ability to delay the time of death?"