Leo's talent as a warrior was average, and he wasn't hardworking either. He started receiving the most basic warrior training from his father when he was eight years old, and he entered the Knight's Academy when he was eleven years old. When he was fourteen years old, he was tested as a mage. After six years, he barely reached the level of a level three warrior.
During his time in the Knight's Academy, Leo was regarded as an embroidered pillow by everyone. This caused him to be ridiculed and humiliated in the academy. It wasn't until he was tested as a mage that he felt proud and elated.
The reason why the Knight of Erik sent him to the Mage's Academy was because he was disappointed with his performance in the Knight's Academy.
After becoming a mage apprentice, Feng Chou completely gave up on the warrior's training, and his level dropped from level three to level two.
In the past, Leo didn't want to recall this experience in Fergesack, but today, he didn't know why, but this unbearable memory flowed into Feng Chou's heart uncontrollably. In the past, Leo was spoiled, so he couldn't feel the incomparably deep fatherly love that Erik had for him. However, as an orphan, Feng Chou could feel it. When he recalled these memories, he felt the incomparably forgiving love that the Knight of Erik had for Leo.
Although Leo disappointed Erik time and time again, he forgave him time and time again. No, he never even blamed him. He just silently used his own shoulders to create better conditions for Leo. He would rather live in a simple defense tower, and he would rather fight like a mercenary in the mud of the forest every day to create the best conditions for Leo.
However, Leo always felt that all of this was natural.
At this moment, Feng Chou was once again blinded by tears. He couldn't even tell if these were his own tears of fatherly love, or Leo's tears of guilt. At this moment, he felt that he hated the old Leo, but he couldn't tell if this was his own disgust for an unfilial son, or Leo's regret for his past.
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Feng Chou, who suddenly realized that his mind had wandered, hurriedly wiped away his tears. He once again pulled himself together and observed every single person that entered and exited the town's south gate. He did not completely trust Simon. Although he felt that whether it was from the perspective of reason or benefits, Simon had no need to betray him, he felt that for the sake of his little life, he still had to be a little more careful.
Soon, Feng Chou gave up because there were too many people going in and out of the South Gate. He couldn't keep an eye on all of them. There were five to six thousand people living in this town. Most of them were not farmers. There were dozens of shops and workshops in this city. Among them, there were four or five blacksmiths.
The town supplied more than a dozen knights and even more knights and gentlemen nearby with weapons, farming tools, clothes, groceries, and other goods.
The food, wood, herbs, furs, and other goods produced in Forgesack's territory also had to be transported out through this town.
Therefore, this town was quite prosperous. There were people going in and out of the south gate almost every moment.
Feng Chou could only leave the task of observing and analyzing the flow of people to Qiankun Pagoda.
Qiankun Pagoda's scanning range was less than thirty meters, but if Feng Chou agreed, Qiankun Pagoda could use his eyes or other senses to observe things further away. Moreover, Qiankun Pagoda could record everything his eyes captured and analyze. This way, it was equivalent to infinitely magnifying the observation ability of his eyes.
What he needed to do was to keep his eyes on the direction of the city gate.
Most of the people going in and out of the city gate were carrying weapons. Quite a few of them were wearing armor. Even if these people were not mercenaries, mercenaries still made up a large proportion of them. Even boats on the water needed the protection of mercenaries. This was because there were many Fishman Bandits on the river.
There was a branch of the Mercenary Guild in this town. They issued missions for the nobles and merchants, and also guaranteed the mercenaries a reward.
About an hour later, Simon sat in a carriage and drove over. He did not sit in the carriage, but sat beside the coachman.
During this time, Qiankun Pagoda did not observe any suspicious people.
When Simon's carriage entered the courtyard of the inn, Qiankun Pagoda confirmed that there was nothing fishy in the carriage. Feng Chou then returned to the room Simon had booked for him on the second floor.
When Simon was paying the bill, the innkeeper followed Feng Chou's request and said that the second room Simon booked was for the wine. This was because if he followed Feng Chou's request, Feng Chou would agree to pay more for the wine.
Simon naturally did not care about this little bit of wine money. He threw down a few crowns and redeemed his scimitar.
He also brought a chest with him to store all the weapons and armor he had brought out from the underground.
Sitting in the carriage Simon brought, Feng Chou once again entered this strange yet familiar town.
Inside the city gate was a narrow street paved with stone slabs. On both sides of the street were low houses.
As the carriage moved forward, the houses on both sides of the street gradually became tall and orderly. Some small taverns, bakeries, and grocery stores began to appear on both sides of the road.
The closer the carriage got to the center of the town, the more crowded the shops on both sides of the street were. The shops looked more spacious and bright, and there were more pedestrians on the street.
In the center of the town was the Lord's castle. It was a huge fortress with a side length of nearly 150 meters. Outside the castle was a moat, and outside the moat was a wide circle of streets.
This circular street called the Lord's Avenue was the most prosperous part of the city.
Outside the main entrance of the castle was a wide square. Opposite the square was the temple of the God of Nobles and Knights, facing the main entrance of the castle.
To the left of the temple was the Knight's Academy, and to the right was the temple's affiliated hospital. These three buildings added together were just as wide as the front of the castle.
The castle road also included the temple complex, passing through the back of the temple.
Feng Chou's carriage entered the Lord's Avenue from the back of the temple.
On one side of the street were bustling shops, and on the other side was the tall back wall of the temple. The Knight's Academy had a back door in this direction.
Feng Chou was most familiar with this part of the Lord's Avenue. When he was studying at the Knight's Academy, he was a frequent visitor here.
For example, the cafe called Cat and Coffee.
It served tea from the elven kingdom and coffee from the southern continent.
The carriage turned the corner and came to the east side of the street that went north and south.
Between the castle and the temple was a square that was 200 meters long and 100 meters wide. The ground of the square was covered with smooth stone slabs. In the center of the square was a beautiful fountain.
The carriage drove through the east side of the street without stopping and came to the back of the castle. In this direction, there was a particularly famous shop, the Owl's Secret Arts Shop.
It was said that this chain of secret arts shops in Antalya County was opened by the family of the Counts Of Antalya. This shop bought alchemy products from the teachers of the Antalya Mage's Academy and sold them for a profit.
Feng Chou also heard that the headmaster of the Antalya Mage's Academy also had shares in this shop.
These were all rumors that Leo had heard in the Mage's Academy.
The Owl's Secret Arts Shop occupied an area of its own. On both sides and behind the shop was a garden that belonged to the shop, surrounding the shop in the middle.
Above the entrance of the Secret Arts Shop, there was a string of letters formed by flowing white smoke. When combined, it was the words "Owl's Secret Arts Shop".
This was the effect of an illusion.
The carriage went around the main road behind the castle and stopped in front of a large shop at the corner.