Daley and Lauder followed the car back to the Palace of the Earl. The car drove into a large courtyard, and Madam Mary got off.
"Please follow me. The Earl has something to tell you.”
The two of them followed Madam Mary to the backyard. After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived in front of a small house. Madam Mary gestured for the two of them to wait and gently knocked on the door of the house.
"Who is it?"
A calm male voice asked.
"Sir, it's me, Mary. As per your instructions, I've brought the warrior that the young miss has chosen.”
Madam Mary replied respectfully.
"Oh."
After a moment of silence, the calm voice sounded again.
"Bring them in for me to take a look."
Madam Mary gently pushed the door open and signaled the two of them to enter with her eyes. Daley and Lauder walked into the room, not daring to look up.
The other party was an earl, not a big shot that could be seen casually, let alone the young miss's father.
Seeing that the two of them were standing properly, Madam Mary gently closed the door and walked to the two of them.
The room was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance. Daley could smell a few kinds of medicine. They were all very expensive healing medicines.
"Raise your head."
A calm voice accompanied by a light cough sounded.
Daley and Lauder raised their heads and saw a thin middle-aged man sitting on a chair covered in animal skin with his eyes narrowed. The man's cheeks were thin and his cheeks were unnaturally red. He looked a little haggard. His chest rose and fell with a light cough, but his body was still straight.
"This person is seriously injured."
Daley thought to himself.
Seeing the two of them raise their heads, the Earl's eyes widened and he swept his sharp gaze over the two of them. The two men felt as if their backs were being pricked by the Count's gaze. However, without any instructions, they did not dare to lower their heads. They could only stand there quietly while facing the Count's gaze.
"Yes, sit."
The Earl was stunned for a moment when he saw Daley's face, but he quickly looked away.
Daley and Lauder only bowed on the spot, but they didn't move.
"Young Lady is our teacher, and Daren is Young Lady's father. How could we dare to overstep our boundaries?”
Lauder said sincerely.
"Oh."
The earl did not continue to be polite. He just nodded and reached for the pen holder on the table.
Daley suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He hurriedly fell to the left. As he fell to the ground, he saw from the corner of his eye that the hands that were slowly reaching for the pen holder suddenly became incredibly fast. In an instant, two pens were pulled out and thrown at him and Lauder respectively.
If it wasn't for the warning sign just now, he definitely wouldn't have been able to dodge this attack.
Lauder put his hands together and barely caught the tail of the pen.
The two of them quickly retreated and looked warily at the earl who was sitting still.
The earl who threw out the two pens seemed to have spent a lot of effort. He bent down and covered his chest, coughing hard. Madam Mary hurriedly walked forward and gently patted the earl's back.
After a while, the count's coughing gradually subsided. Madam Mary hurriedly poured a glass of water and took out a pill from the box beside the count. She served it to the count.
After taking the pill, the earl's cough finally stopped.
"You guys, not bad."
Although the earl's face was red from coughing, his eyes were still sharp.
"If I don't let my guard down because of my identity and appearance, I'll be able to relax a little with you guys accompanying me.”
Hearing this, the two knew that the earl was just testing the waters. The wary expressions on their faces finally relaxed, and they let go of the weapons in their hands.
"Although my daughter has some achievements in martial arts, she is lacking in experience. She had no problem with fighting and killing, and she was also good at dealing with people. However, when she was on an adventure, she hoped that the two of them would give her more pointers on some things that she did not understand.”
"I wouldn't dare."
Lauder hurriedly bowed and replied.
"As far as this lowly one knows, Young Lady once traveled the continent a few years ago. How can a small warrior like us compare to her knowledge?”
"Hank must have let it slip.”
the Earl said calmly.
"He has always admired his sister and wished that the entire continent would know about this. He didn't expect it to cause so much trouble.”
At this point, the earl coughed again.
"Although my daughter went out once a few years ago, she only went to various places to spar with experts. As she did not lack money, she did not do any missions at all. She also took carriages for transportation.”
The earl finally stopped coughing and said to the two of them.
"But this time, for some reason, I want her to come into contact with the civilians and observe their lives.”
Although they didn't understand what the earl meant, the two of them tactfully stopped asking.
"Forget it, there's no harm in telling you.”
After a pause, the earl said,"
"Do you know what is the key to becoming a Martial Warrior?”
Hearing the Earl's question, both of their ears perked up.
"The key is courage and responsibility."
The earl knew that the two of them would not answer, so he continued to speak.
" For certain responsibilities that you are willing to take on from the bottom of your heart, such as for your companions, relatives, lovers, teachers, juniors, and so on, you will burst out with courage. Even if you give up your life for it, you will have no regrets.”
Hearing the Earl's words, the two men's hearts thumped wildly.
No wonder it was so difficult for a Martial Warrior to advance into a Martial Soul. First of all, it was very difficult to become a three-level warrior. Moreover, one had to find a goal that they were willing to sacrifice their lives for. Only then would they have a chance. Moreover, they had to be able to survive after the battle. They had to meet these requirements at the same time to advance. The conditions were indescribably harsh.
After all, although many people's goal was to take risks, advance, or climb the highest mountain, how many people were willing to die for it? Among these people, how many of them could reach the level of a three-level warrior, and how many of them could survive a life-and-death battle?
And those who had other things to entrust themselves with, how could they be willing to let the things they entrusted themselves with fall into a dangerous situation that even three Ji warriors had to fight to the death for?
No wonder martial soul level people were so rare.
The Earl was able to explain these things so clearly. Could it be…?
The way they looked at the earl changed.
"I'm not a spirit cultivator. This is what my friends who have reached the martial soul rank told me.”
The earl seemed to know what they were thinking.
"Back to the main topic. I've been seriously injured in the past, so I've never been able to handle government affairs. Recently, a few of my friends gave me some medicine and my injuries have improved a little. Ever since my daughter took over the administration of the Palace of the Earl four years ago, she seemed to have taken care of the people as her responsibility.”
The earl took a sip of tea and panted.
"But she thinks that the reason why she took on this responsibility is because of her identity. I arranged for her to go out this time because I wanted her to see what kind of people her subjects were and whether they were worth her giving up everything.”
"Sir, do you want Miss to prepare for her advancement?”
After thinking for a while, Lauder cautiously asked,
"Yes, I'm worried that her sense of responsibility isn't strong enough.”
the earl replied.
"Although it is very difficult for her to encounter a life and death battle in my territory, I still have to do what I have to do in advance.”
"We know what you mean.”
"Alright, I'll do it. This time, her identity is a noble lady who has gone through a lot of training. Mary is the butler, and you will follow her as guards. Everything will be arranged by Mary.”
"How dare I? We must do our best to increase the chances of Miss advancing.”
Daley and Lauder straightened their bodies and answered solemnly.
The three of them left the count's room and went to Margaret's study.
"Although I went on a long journey a few years ago, to be honest, I don't have any experience in taking risks.”
Margaret gestured for the three of them to sit down and went straight to the point.
"I wonder if the three of you have any suggestions."
Daley and Lauder turned to Madam Mary.
"I think according to the master's wishes, the young miss should not be too eye-catching on this trip, so she cannot bring too many things, nor can she bring too many good things.”
Madam Mary thought for a moment and said.
"But with Miss's demeanor and temperament, it is impossible to pretend to be an ordinary female warrior, so you can't bring those ordinary things on the market.”
"Then I'll just bring these clothes.”
Margaret quickly made a decision.
"It's the same as bringing weapons and clothes at the same time, which saves space for weapons.”
After saying this, Margaret saw the three people opposite her shaking their heads.
"Miss, that would be too conspicuous."
Madam Mary said.
" Once we start, people will see a noble lady who has come out to train. Her entire body is covered in Mithril equipment, and she knows everything. It's very easy for people to think of what happened six years ago. I'm afraid that after that, the lady will have to face endless challenges and won't have time to train at all.”
"And the washing of clothes is also a problem.”
Seeing the displeasure in Margaret's eyes, Lauder hurriedly said.
"The clothes for this trip have to be washed. If the servants who are washed discover that their clothes are all made of mithril, it will cause big trouble.”
"And…"
Daley continued hesitantly.
"Miss's clothes are all white. During the adventure, you will need to go to many dirty places, so I suggest that you wear close-fitting gray-black clothes. Miss 'white dress is really not suitable.”
"That won't do."
said Margaret firmly.
"That's all for the clothes. I'll leave the cleaning to Madam Mary. You're the housekeeper, after all. As for the weapons, I've neglected them. I'll bring a bow. I can't release my soul power yet, so I'll still have to rely on bows and arrows for long-range attacks.”
The three of them didn't dare to object to Miss's decision and could only agree helplessly.
"It is possible for Miss to bring a bow. After all, the four of us also need long-range attacks.”
Madam Mary said.
"But the problem is that Miss is too strong. There are only a few three-level bow warriors in the entire continent, and there is only one spirit archer. Therefore, for the sake of confidentiality, Miss, please control your strength.”
"No problem. Then what's our route this time?”
asked Margaret.
"Let's go to the edge. First, they would head to the edge of the swamp area in the east, then patrol around the territory and return to the capital.”
Madam Mary thought for a moment, took out a map, and drew a line on it.
"There are not many people who know Young Lady in that area. If Young Lady wears a veil or something, she should be able to avoid being seen and heard.”
"Alright."
Margaret did not comment.
"As for the means of transportation, considering that we can't waste too much time, I suggest that Miss and I take a car, and the two gentlemen ride horses.”
At this point, Madam Mary suddenly saw Daley's face tense up.
"Do you have any questions, Mr. Daley?”
"I don't know how to ride a horse."
Daley said awkwardly.
"No problem."
Margaret covered her mouth with her hand and laughed softly.
"With the three of us teaching you, you'll learn very quickly. Anyway, I need some time to get used to the wild life in the beginning, so I won't walk too fast.”
Seeing the sly look in Margaret's eyes, Daley suddenly understood why Hank was so respectful of his sister.
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