Chapter 394: Knight Academy City (Part 1)

“Old man, do you know the background of that bodyguard Marquis Edward brought with him?”

On the way back to the territory, Samimi suddenly thought of an important question.

“I’ll tell you later.” Knight King Char suddenly became mysterious.

“?” Samimi looked puzzled, but didn’t ask further for now.

At night, the Giant Whale Knights set up camp in the woods to rest.

Knight King Char and Samimi went behind a carriage for a private chat.

“Filing, that man is your deadbeat father who abandoned his wife and child.”

Knight King Char dropped a bombshell right off the bat.

“Huh?” Samimi was still enjoying her vegetable soup, but this statement shocked her.

“Light Will Cooper, the previous generation Hero known for being ‘Romantic.’ A lecher, an alcoholic, a womanizer who left a trail of broken hearts everywhere. His reputation was so utterly ruined that he was eventually expelled from the Adventurers’ Guild and vanished without a trace.”

“But there’s no denying his strength. He’s unmatched. I never thought he would reappear.”

Knight King Char explained.

“He and I are from the same era. He was someone I could only look up to my entire life. I’d recognize him even if he turned to ash. Plus, your mother talked to me about your father’s matters.”

“Huh???”

This speech rendered Samimi speechless.

She never thought she had such a Mary Sue background.

She could only say that the recent plot had been a bit too bland. Lately, it was a real intellectual battle; her brain was burning out, but she had finally managed to figure out the situation.

Fighting the Church, fighting the Abyss, she always pushed straight to the enemy’s home base.

In the West Sea, she couldn’t so smoothly push through in one go, and it was driving Samimi crazy.

Now she knew the reason.

It turned out her old man was here causing trouble and pranks, specifically sabotaging his own daughter.

“I understand. I’ll kill him.”

Samimi’s expression gradually twisted.

“Telling you this is not so you can kill your own father! Even if your father isn’t a good man, he doesn’t deserve death.” Knight King Char was startled.

“If he stands in our way, even my father can’t be spared. And someone who failed to fulfill his duties as a father, I have no feelings for him.” Samimi replied.

“No matter what, you can’t kill your father. Let’s talk it out. Your mother wouldn’t want you to do this.” Knight King Char said.

“Thank you for the information, but I have my own way of handling family matters.” Samimi was very firm.

“Ah, fine. No matter what you choose in the end, I will unconditionally support you.” Knight King Char said.

The private chat ended, and the two parted ways to go back to dinner.

Now even Samimi was burdened with worries.

She originally came to the West Sea for a trip, but now she was getting in deeper and deeper, unable to escape.

The next destination was the territory of the Baron Dilmute family, located on the West Sea Great Plains—[Knight Academy City].

A square fortress city built on the edge of the plains, backed by a deep forest cliff, easy to defend but hard to attack, exuding a hardcore atmosphere everywhere.

She didn’t know why there was a fortress city in such a peaceful place.

The thick walls, watchtowers, and arrow towers were all facilities designed for the coming of war.

At first, it was all just for show, no one thought it would actually be used.

But now the West Sea was in chaos, the balance of power among the various factions was broken, and a civil war among the nobles was imminent. Wouldn’t this fortress city come in handy?

This was the famous camp of the Giant Whale Knight Squad, the home of the Baron Dilmute family, and also the Knight Academy for training elite knights—a triple combination.

The Giant Whale Knight Squad walked across the vast grassland, seeing the gates of Knight Academy City slowly rising in the distance.

Giant Whale knights were stationed on the city walls, and seeing the Knight King return home, they quickly came out to greet them.

After entering the city, Fabiana saw the entire Knight Academy City looking empty.

Aside from the middle-aged and elderly Giant Whale knights, all the knight apprentices were gone.

The distant knight dormitories became lifeless, and even the knight training field was overgrown with weeds.

This situation had never appeared in Fabiana’s memory.

Knight Academy City was always bustling.

“…”

Samimi looked around. Although she had expected it, she still had to lament the reality of human nature.

As soon as trouble hit the Dilmute family, all the knight apprentices ran away.

Now, only a skeleton crew knight academy was left, its strength greatly diminished.

This massive fortress city now only had a few hundred loyal Giant Whale knights left.

Still, the fact that so many people were willing to follow the Dilmute family showed they had a strong sense of loyalty.

If she had such a stain on her reputation, she doubted anyone except Niubao would be willing to help her.

Then again, that wasn’t right either.

Her good sister, Deputy Director of the Magic Bureau, Qiqi Zhu, would definitely be willing to help her.

Although she helped not out of personal affection, but because it was her character.

“Unless it’s a mission to fight the world, I, Qiqi Zhu, won’t do it.”

Deep inside Knight Academy City was a manor, which was the residence of the Baron Dilmute family.

For a local noble like this, it was pitifully small.

Going inside, it was even more shabby.

Now there was nothing left, just empty wine bottles.

Because nowadays, only a single elderly man who had lost his son lived in the estate.

Fabiana walked through the familiar corridors and returned to her room.

But the familiar people were long gone.

A wave of sadness surged over her as she was moved by the scene, and she began to sob alone.

Samimi, taking Niubao and Veronica, tactfully left the Dilmute residence to walk around outside Knight Academy City and enjoy the scenery.

“The Dilmute family has at most three hundred elite soldiers. That’s not enough to do anything. The Three Great Lords have at least a hundred thousand cavalry, and various masters will also come out of retirement. Don’t think the people we saw at the Knight Feast were the full strength of the Great Lords.” Veronica commented sharply.

“What’s wrong? Are you scared?” Samimi asked.

“I’ve been gathering intelligence along the way, and the news outside is spreading like wildfire. Everyone is saying that before dealing with the Rebel Army, the West Sea Allied Army will first come to trample the Dilmute family.” Veronica said.

“Hmph, I said the Rebel Army and those lords have countless ties behind the scenes. Now they’re not even pretending anymore.” Samimi sneered.

“This is like striking a stone with an egg. I suggest we take the people and run, escape to the Central State Royal City. That should let us dodge this disaster.” Veronica suggested.

“I will stay with the city as long as it stands, and perish when it falls.” Samimi replied firmly.

“The Three Great Lords are viciously defaming the Saint among the people, saying we are Evil God worshipers who betrayed the Goddess. And the Rebel War Commander summoned the undead in full view of everyone. There’s no way for us to clear our names.” Veronica was very helpless.