Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

Chapter 4: Becoming a Knight

2nd of September, Year 208 on the Astanian Calendar.

It has been a month since Alaric returned to the past. He spent the whole month of August adjusting to his younger body. He also familiarized himself with the people and the environment. Everything was happening exactly like how it had played out in his past life.

Other than doing his daily training, Alaric also ventured into business with the help of his mother. Even though he knew about the future, he was still a complete newbie in business.

He realized how awesome his mother was when he started his own business.

Today my EXP will reach a hundred after I complete my daily mission.

Alaric headed to the training ground as he inspected his profile.

Alaric Silversword [Knight Apprentice] EXP: 99/100

Potential: B

Traits: Horseback Riding (D), Swordsmanship (SSS), Close Combat (D), Archery (F), Hunting (E), Tracking (F)

Strength: 18 +

Stamina: 18 +

Agility: 15 +

Vitality: 17 +

Endurance: 17 +

Mana: 3

Battle Points: 1290

Stat Points: 28

He had already accumulated 28 stat points, but he had no plans to allocate them for the time being.

”Good morning, my lord!”

”Sir Galanar is also here!”

Lucas wasnʼt there so Alaric immediately started his training.

100 push-ups ☑️

100 sit-ups ☑️

100 pull-ups ☑️

10 km run ☑️

100 vertical slashes ☑️

100 diagonal slashes ☑️

100 horizontal slashes ☑️

100 stabs ☑️

[You received 10 Battle Points.]

[You received 1 EXP.]

[You received 1 Stat Point.]

[You have accumulated enough EXP to advance. Do you want to use 1000 Battle Points to advance to the next realm?]

[Yes] [No]

I finally succeeded!

Alaric was thrilled when he saw the system prompts.

So thatʼs what the Battle Points are for.

Alaric thought as he clicked [Yes].

- 1000 Battle Points

[You have been promoted to the Knight realm.]

Alaric Silversword [Knight] EXP: 0/500

Potential: B

Traits: Horseback Riding (D), Swordsmanship (SSS), Close Combat (D), Archery (F), Hunting (E), Tracking (F)

Strength: 18 —> 28 +

Stamina: 18 —> 28 +

Agility: 15 —> 25 +

Vitality: 17 —> 27 +

Endurance: 17 —> 27 +

Mana: 3 —> 13 +

Battle Points: 300

Stat Points: 29

All his stats increased by ten points after his advancement. It was a qualitative leap in strength!

Just then, a burst of mana leaked out of his body.

The nearby guards who were in the middle of their training were stunned when they sensed the fluctuations of mana. Although mana was invisible, trained fighters like them were sensitive to it.

”Lord Alaric has become a Knight!” Someone shouted.

Hearing this, everyone immediately turned their gazes to Alaric. The normal guards could hardly detect it, but the few Knights among them sensed the mana coalescing within Alaricʼs body.

”An eighteen-year-old Knight! Unbelievable!” One of the older Knights muttered in disbelief.

Knights were individuals who had adapted to mana after tempering their bodies to withstand this invisible energy. They were fearsome warriors who could take on tens of normal soldiers at once!

To become a Knight, one had to temper a body capable of withstanding mana. This process would normally take a long time. In the empire, the youngest to ever become a Knight was from over a hundred years ago. He was sixteen at that time. He was also the current emperor of Astania, Emperor John Phillip Astania! He was already more than a hundred years old at this moment, but because of his high level of attainment in martial arts, he managed to live a long life.

I really became a Knight!

Alaric clenched his fists in excitement. In his past life, he only became a Knight when he was 24 years old.

”Whatʼs going on here?” Lucas rushed here when he heard the commotion.

When he caught sight of his son, he immediately sensed the fluctuation of mana in his body.

”Alaric, youʼve become a Knight?” He muttered in disbelief. Even for himself, he only became a Knight when he was 22!

”Good! I knew you would do better than me!” Lucas couldnʼt help but feel proud of his son.

”You deserve a celebration! We will host a party for you next week to celebrate your advancement!” Lucas couldnʼt conceal the smile on his face. He was happy for his sonʼs advancement.

”Thatʼs too much, father. Thereʼs no need to celebrate it.” Alaric scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed since he didnʼt advance the normal way.

”How can you say that? In Astania, only His Highness the crown prince achieved a similar feat! You should be proud of yourself, my son. I have already decided. We will have a party. I will also invite my friends over to join the celebration!”

It was the first time he had seen this side of Lucas.

In Alaricʼs past life, his father was already gone when he became a Knight.

Looking at how happy his father was, Alaric smiled and nodded. ”Alright, father. Iʼll leave the preparations to you. I still have to visit the shop to see how everyone is doing so Iʼll take my leave first.”

”Hold on. Are you talking about the workshop you recently opened?”

”Thatʼs right. My workers just started with the production two weeks ago. The products should be ready by now. I want to check them myself.” Alaric replied.

”I see. In that case, you should invite your workers to join the celebration.”

Hearing this, Alaricʼs eyes lit up. ”Alright. Iʼll make sure that they will come.”

Lucas smiled and waved his hand impatiently. ”You may go. I still have to send the invitation letters to my friends.”

”Yes, father.” Alaric bowed and watched him leave.

Looking at his fatherʼs excited figure, he couldnʼt help but shake his head.

So he can also smile like that.

After Lucas left, the guards immediately surrounded Alaric and congratulated him again.

Alaric spent another ten minutes thanking everyone before he left the training ground with Galanar.

The workshop he opened was outside their territory. It was located in a nearby city, Vale. It was a place with hundreds of thousands of residents!

To get there, Alaric took a horse-drawn carriage. They traveled for almost an hour before they arrived.

Looking at the tall walls that surrounded the city, Alaricʼs eyes burned with passion.

I will make our territory bigger than this place.

With the help of the immortal relic and his knowledge of the future, he was confident that he could build an even more prosperous city than Vale!

A moment later, their carriage finally entered the city.

Alaricʼs workshop was located at the heart of the city. There was a lot of traffic there so he bought an old workshop and rebuilt it.

”Weʼre here, my lord!” The coachmanʼs voice drifted into his ears.

Alaric stepped out of the carriage and looked at the newly refurbished two-story building. It was far from the decrepit building that it was before.

”Stay here, Galanar. Iʼll go in by myself.”

”Yes, my lord.” Galanar bowed his head.

Alaric entered the workshop and the first thing that greeted him was the fragrant scent of lilies and jasmine.

This is it! This is the smell that I was familiar with!

As soon as he entered the shop, the two female shop attendants were stunned.

”My lord! You should have told us that you are visiting today! We could have waited for you outside…” One of the ladies, a young woman with average facial features but a bombshell of a body, exclaimed as she bowed her head deeply.

”Why would I make you wait outside? Itʼs too hot out there.” Alaric shook his head.

”By the way, where is the manager?” He asked.

”The manager is inspecting the products in the production room, my lord. He didnʼt want us to go in so we can only wait here.” The one who answered was the other lady, a woman in her late twenties. She had fair white skin and above-average facial features.

”I see. Are there any completed products?”

”Yes, my lord! The manager brought them in this morning. Would you like to see them?” The woman with a bombshell body replied.

”Yes. Letʼs have a look.” Alaric nodded, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

The two ladies walked to the cabinet and took out five rectangular boxes. They then carefully placed them on the table.

”Please inspect them, my lord. The manager worked really hard to make them.” The fair-skinned woman remarked.

Nodding his head, Alaric opened the boxes one by one. Soon, the fragrant scent of different kinds of flowers assailed his nostrils.

Inside the boxes was an item called scented soap. This thing was used to cleanse the body and rid it of dirt. In his past life, it was a very popular product among women, especially to the nobility.

Before it was created, people used the older version of soap wherein they used animal fats and wood ashes mixed with water. It had an unpleasant smell, but it could remove dirt.

The scented soap was created by a middle-aged commoner.

When it was released to the market, it quickly became famous.

The man who created it also became rich overnight, but the value of his product attracted the attention of a corrupt official who later ordered his arrest. His wealth was confiscated and even the recipe of his product was interrogated out of his mouth. He was later executed by the official.

Alaric heard about it since it became the talk of the town in his past life when the officialʼs corruption was discovered.

This will become my source of money in the future…

Alaric could already see money rolling in his pockets.