I, the Knight King, wield my sword for my myriad subjects.

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At this moment, Arthur turned around again.

He looked at Gao Wen, who had retreated to become an observer.

Gao Wenzheng had his head down.

Arthur couldn't see the expression on his face, but he could see that his hands, which he had lowered, were already clenched into fists and were trembling uncontrollably.

Arthur knew this:

The reason Qingfeng Village has ended up in this state is all due to Gao Wen's foolishness and lack of self-awareness.

Chapter 39 "The Sun's Grace"

Gawain noticed Arthur's gaze, looked up, and his face contorted in utter dejection.

Obviously.

He heard everything Uncle Sam said as he knelt down and begged, and it dealt a heavy blow to his heart.

He looked at Arthur, his eyes already shrouded in a dark sadness.

Gawain's eyes at that moment seemed to be silently telling Arthur:

"What did I do wrong?"

Arthur was filled with mixed emotions as he looked at the cheerful boy who always had a bright smile suddenly looking so dejected.

So he turned back to look at Uncle Sam, who was kneeling down.

at this moment.

Arthur decides to help Gawain make a choice:

“Okay, I will take Gao Wen with me, and we will leave Qingfeng Village.”

"Hmm? Thank you for your kindness, Sir Knight, thank you for your kindness, Sir Knight..."

When Uncle Sam heard Arthur agree to their request, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground and began to mutter incessantly.

But to Arthur and Gawain, this numb expression of gratitude was far too ironic and tragic.

Even the emotionally oblivious Gawain finally realized:

Their efforts to save Qingfeng Village and their desperate battles against the Shadow Monster are all acts of folly born of ignorance.

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Leave Qingfeng Village.

Arthur returned to the towering tree and found his warhorse, the late-stage Tier 1 wind-type magical beast, Nightshade with Black Mane.

Arthur didn't bring it with him during last night's battle.

He placed Nightshade here to guard the carcass of a third-tier one-eyed wolf used for refining elemental essence.

On the way back to this place, Gao Wen remained silent, following behind him.

So, after Arthur finished packing, he asked him in a concerned tone:

"What are your plans next?"

"I do not know."

Gawain answered his question and casually countered with:

"So, where is Your Highness going next?"

Actually, he didn't care about the answer to that question.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain's gaze began to wander.

Arthur could tell that Gawain's thoughts had drifted back to the scene in Qingfeng Village where Uncle Sam knelt before them.

Arthur could understand his thoughts.

Uncle Sam's kneeling down negated everything he had done so far, and the damage to his heart was something he could not get rid of for a while.

However, Arthur could also see that Gawain had not given up on the idea of ​​banishing the Shadow Monster.

So, at this moment.

Gao Wen's mind was plunged into a swamp of self-doubt and endless struggle.

but.

Arthur had no intention of giving up on this knightly genius with a "passionate" knightly heart.

Because, although Gawain's actions were unknowingly foolish, it is undeniable that the chivalry he practiced was not wrong, but rather that he deviated from the correct path.

Arthur wanted to guide him onto the right path of knighthood.

So, as he mounted his horse, he began to counsel Gao Wen:

"Although I told the villagers of Qingfeng to leave the village, I did not say that I would stop driving out the Shadow Monsters."

"Lord Lord?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Wen's struggling thoughts returned.

He looked at Arthur, who had mounted his horse, with a puzzled expression.

Arthur first raised the reins, then gave Gawain a knowing smile:

"As a knight, since I promised to solve this shadow monster disaster for you, I will do my best to do so."

After hearing Arthur's words about the knight's promise.

Gao Wen's previously unfocused pupils instantly regained their luster.

Arthur continued:

“Gao Wen, your initial intention was not wrong, but you just haven’t found the right way to achieve it.”

At this point, the light in Gawain's pupils intensified and began to flicker.

Because he sensed a positive emotion in Arthur that he had lost.

This positive emotion was like a ray of dawn, instantly illuminating a corner of his gloomy heart and pulling him out of the swamp of self-doubt.

Although he hadn't been completely pulled out yet, it reminded him of his original intention—to save Qingfeng Village from the Shadow Monster disaster.

Seeing that Gawain's mood had improved, Arthur began to mention his purpose for the trip:

"I'm going to find an alchemist who lives near Qingfeng Village."

I suppose alchemists, who often deal with extraordinary things, might know the origins of that dry well that caused the shadow monster to escape?

Arthur paused, then looked intently at Gawain:

"Anyway, there are still two days before the next Shadow Monster disaster occurs."

So, would you like to come with me to visit that alchemist first?

Who knows, there might be an unexpected bonus?

Faced with Arthur's invitation, Gawain, temporarily free from the swamp of self-doubt, chose to accept after a brief moment of thought:

"Very well, then I'll trouble you, Lord."

Gawain looked up at Arthur on horseback, and a very clear thought suddenly burst forth from the depths of his gloomy heart.

That is—as long as I follow this man, I can find the right path of a knight.

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after an hour.

Arthur and Gawain arrived at a place five kilometers away from Qingfeng Village.

The sun has now risen.

Clear skies.

A dense forest appeared before them.

According to information provided by Lawson, the Thunder Badger Knight, the alchemist settled deep within this forest.

But Arthur didn't rush in. Instead, he walked to a large tree at the edge of the forest, dismounted, and sat down beside the trunk.

Because the two of them had just gone through a fierce battle with three second-tier shadow monsters and hadn't had a proper rest yet.

Although their aura powers were effective against the Shadow Monsters, they were still only two early-stage Dark Iron Knights.

Now, the physical exhaustion was about to overwhelm Arthur's consciousness.

Therefore, they need to rest for a period of time to recover some of their physical strength and energy before taking the next step.

Gawain quietly followed Arthur.

A flicker of doubt crossed his face at Arthur's arrangement, but he hesitated to speak.

Next.

Arthur leaned against the thick tree trunk behind him, took out his water bag, drank half of it, and handed it to Gawain beside him.

"Thank you, my lord."

Gao Wen accepted it without ceremony.

After drinking water.

Gawain turned around and found Arthur suddenly staring at him.

Then, Gawain saw Arthur, who was staring at him, frown.

This made him feel a little uneasy.

At first, he thought it was because he had drunk too much water that Arthur was unhappy.

So Gawain quickly handed the water bag to Arthur:

"My lord, I only drank a quarter of it, I didn't finish it all, I left some for you."

After saying that, Gawain's lips twitched slightly, revealing a nervous expression, as he waited for Arthur's response.

But look at Arthur.

He didn't take the water bag, but shook his head and looked at Gao Wen seriously:

"Gao Wen, how are you feeling right now?"

To Gawain's surprise, Arthur was actually concerned about his condition.

He gave a vague response, somewhat at a loss:

"I feel okay."

Unexpectedly, no sooner had the words left his mouth than...

Arthur moved closer to Gawain and placed his hand on his back.

Immediately afterwards, Arthur pressed on, getting straight to the point:

"We haven't had a proper rest since last night's fierce battle. Don't you feel extremely tired?"

"My lord, do you feel tired?"

It was there before dawn, but now it's completely gone.

Gawain's answer silenced Arthur.

It turned out that after handing the water to Gawain, Arthur had begun to practice the "Fire Lion Breathing Technique" to restore the life force he had lost in the battle with the Shadow Monster.

but.

While practicing the "Flame Lion Breathing Technique," Arthur opened his sense of life force and unexpectedly noticed Gawain's physical condition.

Within his perception of vitality.

Gawain's vitality did not seem to have declined, but rather became more abundant, making him seem nothing like a Black Iron Knight who had just gone through a fierce battle with three Shadow Monsters of the same rank.

After confirming from Gawain's answer that his perception of the situation was correct, Arthur gradually understood everything.

Gawain's "Firebird Breathing Technique," awakened and elevated by his "passionate" knightly heart, seems to be able to quickly restore his physical condition.

The enhanced Knight Breathing Technique provides him with the ability to sustain continuous combat.