Chapter 278: No One’s Life Is Easy
Back at the rented manor, Owen handed Sharon and the others over to Charle before going to rest. He needed to give his subordinates some time and space to integrate. As someone who had been through it himself, he understood.
“Follow me,” Charle, dressed in a maid outfit, said to Sharon and the others with a slightly cold attitude.
Facing the unexpectedly tall Charle, Sharon felt a bit nervous. She didn’t understand why she would react this way to a maid. When she saw the Teutonic Knights, she suddenly realized it was the instinctive fear she felt when facing someone strong.
Sharon was a genius, not only in theory and strategy but also in martial arts. She was not only among the first batch of students to awaken Battle Qi, but she also possessed swordsmanship that could dominate the academy. Except for a few teachers, she was almost unrivaled. However, facing this tall maid, she was actually afraid.
In reality, it was because Charle was a bit angry. Otherwise, with such a huge difference in strength, Sharon wouldn’t have noticed anything. As for the reason for her anger, it wasn’t because of jealousy ━ she didn’t even have that concept in her mind. It was because Sharon and the others were simply too weak.
For the master’s knights to be so weak was the biggest sin. Therefore, Charle intended to give them some special training, at least so that they could shoulder the responsibility of protecting the master when she charged into battle. So she directly brought them to the open space behind the manor.
“Pair up and start sparring,” Charle said with an expressionless face, holding a stick in her hand. This posture immediately reminded the women of the terror of being dominated by the drill sergeant.
“What? It’s just a maid,” Samantha, who liked to complain, was not intimidated. She crossed her arms and said with dissatisfaction.
“Samantha, shut up and start sparring!” Sharon glared at Samantha fiercely and without hesitation, drew the practice sword from her waist and swung it at her, preventing her from saying anything she shouldn’t. After all, they were no longer students, but knights who pledged allegiance to their lord. As knights, how could they keep complaining?
Facing the sudden sword attack, Samantha hurriedly let go of her arms, ignoring the rebound of her chest, and drew her sword to block in time. Although the practice sword was not sharpened, it was not light. Being hit by it would still cause injury.
The other women had always followed Sharon’s lead. Seeing this, they also drew their practice swords and began sparring in pairs.
Charle remained silent at the side, but she was constantly evaluating these people in her heart. First, their obedience needed to be strengthened, their willpower was lacking, and their physical fitness was also not good. Only their basic swordsmanship was solid. In short, they still needed to be tempered and polished.
Thinking of this, Charle walked forward with the wooden stick and said,
“The next exercise is very simple: endure.”
Samantha, who had just been panting from Sharon’s fierce attacks, suddenly lit up. Ignoring Sharon’s desperate eye signals, she rushed forward. She had long disliked this maid who always put on a cold face, and now was a good opportunity to teach her a lesson.
Seeing this, Sharon cursed Samantha in her heart. But as a friend, she couldn’t just sit back and watch, so she sighed and rushed forward as well.
The others still didn’t understand what was happening, but since Sharon had charged, they followed suit.
Facing Samantha who was rushing over with a smug smile, Charle’s approach was very simple. She swung the stick.
As the first Legendary under Owen, Charle received the most resources. But she truly deserved this investment. As the first Legendary to combine ancient martial arts with Battle Qi, in addition to her powerful Battle Qi, her mastery of martial techniques was also extraordinary. When she swung the stick, it didn’t make any sound, and when it hit Samantha’s face, even though her face was deformed, it didn’t hurt her bones. You could see layers of force spreading from the point of impact, spreading the force throughout her body, causing Samantha’s whole body to stiffen. She was sent flying in circles without any resistance. When she stopped, her eyes had already rolled back, drool flowing from her mouth, looking completely defeated.
Sharon and the companions behind her gasped. Especially Sharon, who was proficient in swordsmanship, she understood even better what kind of terrifying control was needed to achieve such an effect. The other party was definitely a master-level expert.
The problem now was that you couldn’t stop just because you wanted to. Charle mercilessly swung the stick, sending the group of newly graduated female knights flying, giving them a thorough experience of the cruel side of the workplace after entering society.
“Take them back to their rooms. Starting tomorrow, they will train with you. Get them combat-ready as soon as possible. The master doesn’t need trash.” Charle said to the Witch Hunter who had appeared at some point.
She realized that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and her training them would be counterproductive. So she entrusted them to the Witch Hunters.
The Witch Hunters were previously witches with twisted bodies, and their faith in Owen, who had given them new life, was fanatical. Hearing this, they sneered and carried Sharon and the others back to their rooms. They also meticulously applied some magic potion, allowing them to recover faster and making it easier for them to train these rookies more intensely tomorrow.
Not mentioning what Sharon and the others would face next, after Owen returned to his room, he used the two-way mirror to contact Maya, who was far away in the Northland, to discuss the future development direction of the territory. Then he contacted Bryan and Ai Mi Er respectively to understand the progress of the research and the situation at the academy.
In order to study at the Imperial Academy, Owen wouldn’t be able to go back for a long time. But he couldn’t be completely unaware of the changes in the territory, so he needed to take some time every day to deal with these matters.
Fortunately, there were competent people in charge of managing and running things in each direction. Owen didn’t need to do much, just look at the reports and understand the situation.
Putting away the two-way mirror, Owen pinched the bridge of his nose, finished washing up with the help of the Slime Maid, and then changed into his pajamas and lay on the bed he had brought with him.
Tossing and turning, Owen found that he was still not used to sleeping alone. He thought about calling Shinobi over, after all, the soft body modification was quite exciting. But Shinobi was also responsible for his safety, and he didn’t want to joke with his own life, nor did he want to experience any sudden accidents while pulling out a radish. Although the radish wouldn’t break, it wouldn’t be good if it got twisted. So Owen decided to sleep alone.
However, he already had the idea of finding new Serving Maids. Even if he didn’t use them, it would be nice to have them around for eye candy. Anyway, as a Count, he had recruitment quotas, so there was no need to waste them. He would go to the Servant Training School with Peters tomorrow.
Compared to Owen who was sound asleep, Peters was still awake at this time, busy sorting out information about Owen.
The Black Hand was quite efficient. The relevant information had already been delivered. Peters was reading it for the third time, while writing and drawing on paper to mark the key points. He looked so serious that he no longer resembled a Dandy, but rather a stressed university student preparing for postgraduate entrance exams.
In fact, the side that Peters showed to the outside world was both a disguise and a form of venting. Don’t think that just because you are a noble, you can do whatever you want.
If you are content with mediocrity and ignore the wolves and tigers around you trying to tear you apart, then you can do whatever you want. But if you want to achieve something, it’s impossible without putting in ten or a hundred times the effort.
Especially since Peters’ family territory was located within the Imperial Capital circle, the slightest misstep could lead to the destruction of his family. Therefore, as the heir, his life had been planned out for him from birth. This was also the reason why he chose to disguise himself as a Dandy.
Actually, whether it was Sharon, Charle, the Witch Hunters, or Peters, no one’s life is easy.
