Chapter 5 - Variation of the Mysterious Beast (1)

Chapter 5: Variation of the Mysterious Beast (1)

Translator: Ma Shaoyi and Pan Junqian

Proofread by Peter Gong

“The second rule of the Wolf family: no mercy!” Rowen looks at the body not far away and remembers what Patriarch Brian has taught him: “We should show no mercy to the enemy, if we have the ability to kill the enemy, do not give the enemy the opportunity to fight back!”

In his heart he agrees with the Patriarch greatly. For now, if he does not kill the enchanter completely, he will lose his life if the enchanter fights back because he is too tired to run any more that time.

He picks up the dagger he has just dropped, slowly wipes the blood off it, and tucks it into his waist. His strength is slowly building up, but Rowen doesn’t want to stay there as he doesn’t not know if the enchanter has accomplices, and it’s not safe to stay here anymore.

Rowen tries to stand up by holding the iron block, muttering to himself as he looks at the iron block that has just saved his life, ” I always believe that you couldn’t be a pet beast, and much as your whole body seems to be iron, I will call you iron armored beast then.”

From this moment, Rowen’s first summoning beast finally takes on its own unique name.

Calling the iron armored beast back into the summoning dimension, Rowen raises his feet with some difficulty and makes his way out of the Thunder Valley.

However, he walks just a few steps, and then he has to stop again for he watches a figure flashing out, and suddenly there’s a tall man standing in front of him four or five meters away.

Without hesitation, Rowen conjures up the iron armored beast which lunges at the tall man.

Naturally, he classifies this man as the companion of the previous enchanter, so he hopes to use the sneak attack to beat this opponent.

Bang!

The iron armored beast hits the ground badly. However, this time he is not lucky enough to hit the enemy.

Rowen does not recall the armored beast back out of disappointment. He continues to smash although he knows that hitting a target requires luck. But the iron armored beast always shows up somewhere near him every time, and he believes that if he has more tries, he will hit him once.

This time, the iron armored beast makes a beeline towards the enemy’s position. And Rowen’s cannot help but rejoice, but the joy does not last long, for he notices that the enemy easily escapes being hit.

At this moment, a soft voice arises, “Don’t be so nervous, little guy. I’m not the companion of that stupid enchanter.”

“Who are you?” Rowen retreats to the iron armored beast, looking warily at him. It is not until this time that Rowen sees clearly that he is a handsome middle-aged man, well dressed and distinguished.

The middle-aged man smiles, “One day, you will know who I am.”

“If you don’t mean to bother me, please clear the way. I want to go home.” Rowen is still alert, and today’s event strikes him as abnormal.

“You should thank me, kid. I’ve come out of my way to save you.” The middle-aged man shakes his head slightly, “It’s just that I don’t realize your summoning beast is so funny that you could kill that stupid enchanter without my help. I have to say, you have really broadened my horizon!”

“You mean, you knew he intended to kill me?” Rowen is a little surprised.

“Of course, I’ve been following that idiot.” The middle-aged man takes a look at the corpse of that enchanter not far away. It seems that he knows the enchanter, but he is obviously reluctant to tell Rowen the enchanter’s name.

“Who is he? Why would he kill me?” Rowen asks eagerly.

“Someday you will understand these questions.” The middle-aged man remains enigmatic.

“In that case, we have nothing to say.” Rowen is upset and he recalls the iron armored beast to the summoning dimension. He lifts his foot and tries to leave.

“Be patient, little guy.” The middle-aged man smiles, “I can’t answer all your questions right now, but I can tell you where to find the answers you need.”

“In what place?” Rowen stops.

“The Imperial City.” The middle-aged man says slowly, “In the Imperial City, you can solve all your mysteries.”

“The Imperial City?” Rowen stares, “Are you from the Imperial Capital?”

“Yes, I’m from the Imperial City.” The middle-aged man nodes slightly, “Besides, I have prepared a present especially for you.”

“I don’t need your gift.” says Rowen faintly, “As for the Imperial City, I will go there in the future.”

Rowen really wants to go to the Imperial City, because his parents were missing in the Imperial City, and he always believes that his parents are still alive, he wants to go to the Imperial City to search for information about his parents.

“I’m sure you’ll need this gift.” The middle-aged man pulls a cowhide envelope from his arms and hands it to Rowen. “At least, you should see what’s in there.”

Rowen hesitates a little and then finally takes it. He wants to know what’s inside.

However, the moment he takes the envelope, the middle-aged man disappears in a sudden in front of his eyes and quickly goes away toward the distance. In a twinkling of an eye Rowen has only seen a little shadow.

“Oh, wait…” Rowen shouting.

At the moment, the middle-aged man has completely disappeared from his sight. There is only one sound, “Little guy from the Wolf family, I will wait for you in the Royal City. Keep in mind that someone is watching you.”

“Someone is watching for me?” Rowen mutters to himself. He shall not believe the words before today. But today’s event makes him secretly realize that someone is really paying attention to him, at least that enchanter who tries to kill him and the mysterious middle-aged man should know better his situation.

But for what?

Although the Wolf Family was prominent and prestigious in the past, it now comes down in the world with only the noble title left. In addition, the family members live in such a remote place which no one will pay attention to. And Rowen wasn’t a summoner even a few days ago and innumerable summoners in the Empire were stronger than him, which means that nothing of him could draw people’s attention, let alone the attention from people in the Imperial City.

“I’d better get out of here first and ask the Patriarch later.” Being puzzled and unable to solve this problem, Rowen decides not to think about it for the time being. And this is not a safe place to stay.

****

Nothing dangerous happens on his way back to the Manor. At dusk, Rowen arrives at the Wolf Manor safely, but he doesn’t go home at first, he goes to Patriarch Brain instead.

According to the pecking order within the Wolf Family, Patriarch Brain and Rowen’s grandfather are of the same generation. In fact, Rowen also regards Patriarch Brain as his grandfather form the bottom of his heart.

In the past ten years, apart from dealing with the Family’s affairs, Patriarch Brain had almost spent all of his time on educating Rowen, and Rowen also trusts the knowledgeable old patriarch who treats him extremely well.

Patriarch Brain is surprised to know that Rowen has almost been killed, but he is also confused about the accident. In fact, he cannot figure out who intends to kill Rowen. Although the Wolf Family has great expectation of Rowen, it has been already erased from people’s memory across the Empire.

“Rowen, what’s in that brown envelope that man gave you?” asks Patriarch Brain as it suddenly occurs to him.

“I haven’t read it yet.” Rowen hands the brown envelope to him.

Patriarch Brain takes the envelope, opens it and takes out a few pieces of paper from it. He can’t help exclaiming when he sees it, “This is…”

“Sir, what’s that?” asks Rowen who has never seen him lose his control.

Patriarch Brain takes a deep breath, but he can hardly control his excitement. “This is the letter of admission to the Royal Knight College.”

“Really? For me?” Rowen is too shocked to hear the news, and his excitement can be hardly concealed in his voice. The Royal Knight College is a place that everyone in the Empire has a longing for.

“No, not just for you.” Patriarch Brain shakes his head, “There are three letters here.”

“Three?” Rowen is in a trance, and then says elatedly, “Sir, are the other two for…”

“Yes, they are for Carl and Nina.” Before Rowen can say it, Patriarch Brain has told him the answer.

“That’s great!” unable to control his joy, Rowen turns around and runs out, “I have to tell Carl and Nina!”

Rowen stops suddenly before he goes farther. He calms down and turns back.

“Sir, why does this man give such a precious gift to us?” the excitement in his heart has gone, replaced by a deep confusion.

The Royal Knight College is an ideal place where every young man in the Empire desires to go. Since the establishment of the College, almost 80 percent of the newly emerging aristocrats are from here. For those civilians whose dream is to become a noble, their dream will be partially accomplished as long as they can be enrolled in the Royal Knight College.

The Royal Knight College boasts of the most outstanding mentors, and the enchanters, warriors and summoners assembled here are the most excellent in the Empire. For those who want to be the strong on the Continent, the College is the best option for them to realize their dreams.

However, it is not easy to get into the Royal Knight College because the admission examination here is quite strict. It is impossible for a man without extraordinary talents to be enrolled in the Royal Knight College.

In terms of talents, Rowen has confidence, but if he participates in the admission examination now, it’s hard to say whether he can pass or not. Nina, by contrast, is a bit more gifted as a warrior, and as for Carl, it’s certain that he won’t be able to get into the College.

“From your description, I’m sure that I don’t know the man who gives you the letter.” Now Patriarch Brain has completely calmed down, “These three letters of admission mean that you don’t have to take an admission examination to get into the College and you do not need to pay the tuition fee. I can see that they know our family very well.”

One should pay expensive tuition if he wants to study in the Royal Knight College. But tuition fee changes every year. Obviously, ordinary people, even some nobles cannot afford such an expensive tuition fee.

Every year, the College will exempt the tuition fee for a minority of people, but it is just for a small number, namely, only dozens of people every year. And these people are often civilians who have excellent talents but cannot afford the tuition fee. Students like Rowen who has ordinary talents and a noble background are unlikely to obtain such a treatment.

But to be honest, if Rowen, Carl and Nina all go to the Royal Knight College, the Wolf Family actually cannot afford the expensive tuition. They cannot afford even a person’s tuition fee, let alone three people’s.

“So, Sir, are we going to the Royal Knight College?” asks Rowen in a low voice. There is no doubt that these three letters of admission are a great temptation either to him or to the Wolf Family. But there is something odd about these letters that they have to worry about.

“Rowen, don’ tell Nina and Carl about this, I’ll think it over and let you know when I have a decision.” Patriarch Brain ponders for a moment, then says with a deep voice.

“Yes, Sir.” Rowen nods. In fact, the enrollment time is spring next year, and there are two or three months left so they don’t have to decide on it immediately.