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Chapter 21 The Gatekeeper is a Bit Strong
The Duke of Roses was a tall, slender, and elegant middle-aged man with a rose tucked into his breastplate.
Lin Wei exchanged only a few pleasantries with the Duke of Rose before leaving, without even needing to use the Rubik's Cube.
He could tell that the Duke of Rose did not welcome him.
Drake was left behind and was called aside by the Duke of the Rose for a lecture: "You idiot, have you lost your mind? Always hanging out with these earls and nobles?"
"You are my child, the future Duke of the Roses. Your social circle should also be the Duke's circle, and even higher-ranking princes."
Duke Rose: "There will be a party later. I'll bring the heirs of some old friends for you to meet, such as the sons of the Crocodile Duke and the daughter of the Rock Sheep Duke. They are all practicing their knightly skills. Getting to know them is the right way to go."
"That's wonderful, Father."
Drake nodded outwardly, but inwardly he was filled with disdain.
His master, Lin Wei, was already a standard knight last year when he was only seventeen years old—incredibly young.
If Lin Wei hadn't given him orders to keep a low profile, he would have already refuted his father's condescending attitude.
Lin Wei left Rose Castle, found a hotel to stay in, and waited for the auction to begin.
Inside the castle, knights could be seen from time to time on the road. Most of the knights were dressed very formally, with a suit of armor and a sword, and they also wore accessories related to breathing techniques on their chests.
He seemed afraid others wouldn't know he was a knight.
Knights like Lin Wei, who are unremarkable and dressed in a low-key manner like commoners, are rare. At most, he carries a quiver and looks more like a hunter.
"These days, staying put is the best policy. If it weren't for the existence of some kind of focus potion, I wouldn't want to go out."
A few days later, Lin Wei and Drake went to a place that resembled an underground boxing gym, where a new round of knight auctions was taking place.
This was a small room with two masked knights guarding the entrance; it was impossible to tell what rank they were.
Drake lowered his voice: "Lord Linwei, to prevent civilians from accidentally entering, the strength of knights is always checked beforehand."
"And to avoid trouble, everyone wears masks when they come here to trade."
Before setting off, Drake had prepared two masks, one for himself and one for Lin Wei, and they were both wearing them.
Lin Wei: "No problem, how exactly do you conduct the test?"
Drake: "It's simple, just punch these two guys once. Even if they've trained as knights, their strength is still much greater than that of the strongest men among mortals."
After saying that, he punched one of the goalkeepers.
"Bang!"
The goalkeeper merely swayed slightly to deflect Drake's attack and gave a signal to allow him to enter.
Lin Wei was somewhat surprised; this gatekeeper seemed to be quite strong.
He did the same, using half his strength, and threw a punch.
"Bang!"
The gatekeeper hesitated for a moment, glanced at Lin Wei again, and then let him in.
"This gatekeeper is probably a standard knight, and he also practices beast-like breathing techniques, so his physical strength is quite considerable."
Lin Wei was secretly on guard. This knight auction was no simple affair, and his smugness after becoming a standard knight vanished completely.
Upon entering, Lin Wei discovered that the room was extremely spacious, easily accommodating at least a hundred people.
At this moment, the arena was filled with nearly thirty knights, all wearing masks and with different styles.
Lin Wei followed Drake and found a corner to sit down, waiting for the show to begin. The masked people waited silently, occasionally whispering among themselves to each other.
"Your father is here too, so he might as well not wear that mask."
Lin Wei pointed to a knight sitting in the front row, who was wearing a rose on his chest, exactly the same one that Lin Wei had seen the Count of Roses wearing a few days ago.
Drake gave a wry smile: "That's just how my father is."
He lowered his voice: "The knights in the front row are basically standard knights. Knights of this strength are not afraid of being targeted, and most of them wear masks for entertainment."
"For example, to the left of the father, there is a masked man with a crocodile symbol on his chest. That is the Crocodile Duke, who is also a standard knight and practices the Crocodile Breathing Technique."
"To the right of my father is Duke of the Rock Sheep, who practices the Rock Sheep Breathing Technique and is also a standard knight."
"A few days ago, Father hosted a banquet for them. The banquet lasted all day, which was a real waste of cultivation time."
"I don't know the others. Some of the knights are lone rangers, not lords, so they are hard to identify."
Following Drake's directions, Lin Wei looked at each of these people one by one.
The Crocodile Duke was a burly man with dark skin, while the Rock Goat Duke was an old man with a goatee.
Having memorized the general appearances of the two men, Lin Wei wondered to himself, "How do I compare to these standard knights?"
He now possesses three breathing techniques and two combat skills, making him exceptionally powerful.
Previously, Lin Wei had asked Drake about the combat strength classification of standard knights, and the answer he received was: the weakest standard knight is one who has only mastered the breathing technique to the fourth level and has not learned any combat skills.
Slightly stronger knights are those who have mastered both breathing techniques to the fourth level and combat skills.
Then came the knights who, like his father, the Rose Knight, mastered the breathing technique to the fifth level and also learned combat skills.
Rose Knight is considered quite outstanding among standard knights.
Lin Wei also felt this deeply. If it weren't for the deep blue face of the Rubik's Cube, which allowed him to cultivate at three times the speed without limit, his cultivation level would probably be about the same as a newly advanced training knight.
Not to mention practicing any combat skills, there was simply no time for it, and they couldn't grasp the essentials.
"Sorry to keep you all waiting. Welcome to the Rose City Knight Auction. You can call me the Nightingale Knight."
A figure flashed, and a female knight appeared on the auction stage in the middle. She was slender and graceful, which aroused many people's imaginations.
"Another standard knight, and his voice is very unique, truly like a lark."
Lin Wei muttered to himself.
The knights present started to jeer, some even making jokes, saying that female knights were a rare sight these days.
"Nightingale Knight, hurry up and auction it off, I've been waiting forever!" an unknown knight said, undoubtedly a standard knight as well.
"I heard there are some good items in this auction, it can't be you, can it?" Earl Crocodile teased.
The Nightingale Knights were already used to this and returned the smiles to the knights. Then, one by one, boxes wrapped in cloth were brought onto the stage.
"Please look, everyone. This is a wolf fang saw blade, inlaid with dozens of wolf fangs. It was crafted using the resources of three werewolves. The starting price is 30,000 gold coins, and the minimum bid increment is 1,000 gold coins."
As soon as they heard this, many of the practice riders began to be interested.
An ordinary training knight can at most deal with two werewolves, and he will still get injured.