From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

With fear and longing for the unknown future, Kroeber's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.

He clenched his fists tightly, and sweat oozed from his palms, as if he could feel the weight of the upcoming fate. Every step seemed so heavy, as if he was about to step into a completely unfamiliar world.

Beside him, Baron Adam seemed calm and composed. His tall figure gave people an inexplicable sense of security, as if as long as they followed him, they could find the direction to move forward. Kroeber took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, followed Baron Adam, and walked into Count Daniel's study.

The study was filled with a faint bookish atmosphere, and the walls were covered with precious paintings and ancient maps. The sun shone through the window onto the desk, illuminating the piles of books and documents.

Count Daniel's real age should be around sixty years old, but because of his strength as a sky knight, he looked more like a middle-aged man who had just passed thirty years old.

Count Daniel's dazzling golden hair is just the right length, contrasting with his well-defined face, which looks like a masterpiece of a master sculptor.

His eyes are a fascinating sky blue, deep and bright, like the clearest sea water in summer, and like the stars twinkling in the clear night sky.

These eyes reveal a gentle and elegant temperament, as if they contain endless wisdom and kindness. When he looks at others, the warmth in his eyes seems to penetrate people's souls, making people intoxicated.

At this moment, Count Daniel is sitting at the desk, holding a letter in his hand, concentrating on reading every word. However, his frown betrays his true feelings - at this moment, his mood is far less calm than he appears on the surface.

The footsteps of Adam and Krober naturally attracted Count Daniel's attention.

When he saw his son leading a young man who he had never seen before but had the most obvious characteristics of the family, Daniel realized that this person should be Lilith's son and his own grandson - Krober Golden Rose.

"Back?"

Daniel put the letter in his hand on the table and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly. The war was approaching, and the affairs of the entire territory, big and small, had to go through his hands. Even with his strong physical fitness as a sky knight, he felt tired.

"Back!"

Adam has become much more disciplined since entering the castle, as if the person who kicked the door and beat people in front of Klar was not him.

At this time, he straightened his body and his expression looked extremely serious. Those who didn't know thought that he was a righteous knight in a biography who walked out of the book.

Count Daniel seemed to have long been accustomed to his unreliable son, and did not ask too much, but focused his attention on Krober.

"It's an honor to meet you, the honorable Count Daniel. I am Krober Golden Rose, the son of Lilith Golden Rose. Here, I beg you to allow me to pay you the most sincere, deep and lofty respect!"

His eyes were firm, and his voice was low and full of magnetism.

He bowed slightly, his movements were elegant and solemn, revealing a noble and humble temperament.

The whole scene seemed solemn, but at the same time it also exuded a kind and friendly atmosphere.

Impeccable etiquette and sincere language and actions. Regardless of whether Krober was sincere or not, after this self-introduction, at least Count Daniel had a very good impression of him.

He nodded gently.

"Krober, there is no need to be so polite, just call me grandpa.

Your mother, that is, Lilith, is my most beloved daughter, and you, naturally, will be my most beloved grandson."

Count Daniel's face was not very good when he mentioned Lilith, indicating that Baron Adam had reported the news he heard in Moonlight Castle in full.

Klober was also relieved when he heard this. At least Count Daniel's attitude towards him was still very good. He did not hate him or treat him coldly because of other factors.

At the suggestion of Count Daniel, Klober and Baron Adam sat on the sofa in the study together.

Count Daniel took out the letter he had just read and handed it to Adam and Klober.

Baron Adam took the letter curiously in his hand, and frowned like Count Daniel just now after reading it for a while.

After seeing that the two of them showed the same expression, Klober was also curious and hurriedly leaned over to look at the letter in Baron Adam's hand.

The number of words in this letter was not very large, but the signature at the end attracted Klober's attention.

Saint Jin Castle.

"Is this a letter from the capital? Could it be that the Grand Duke has a new order?"

Klober secretly pondered in his heart, and gradually imagined a bloody political struggle.

Baron Adam, who was standing by, did not notice his nephew's strange behavior. Seeing that he was curious about the contents of the letter, he handed the letter to him.

Krober took it quickly and read the letter carefully.

"?"

The political content of this letter was completely opposite to what Krober had guessed. These few lines were actually the "recruitment order" from the ruler of this country, the Golden Dragon Knight, the Golden Grand Duke.

As the only dragon knight in the entire principality, the Golden Grand Duke's status was naturally the most honorable.

As a minister of the Grand Duke, Daniel Golden Rose naturally obeyed the orders of the Grand Duke.

But the problem is that the conditions of the Grand Duke's conscription order are indeed too harsh.

The main content of this letter is that it hopes that the nobles in each family who have gold-type fighting spirit and break through to the official knight before the age of 25 can join the direct knights under the Grand Duke.

"My Lord Earl... Grandpa, isn't this a good thing? This is the direct knights of the Grand Duke, shouldn't you rush to join? Why do you and Uncle Adam look so entangled?"

Krober knew the truth of asking when he didn't understand, and directly raised his question.

And Earl Daniel also explained after hearing this question.

"After all, you just came out of that small place called Deepwater Territory, so it's normal that you don't know. I'll explain it to you in detail."

"You should know that everyone's fighting spirit has different attributes, and the composition of the Knights' Order is naturally composed of knights with the same attributes. The Grand Duke's Knights' Order is like this, and only recruits knights with gold attributes to join."

Seeing that Krober was listening to his explanation seriously, Count Daniel was also pleased to drink a sip of coffee and continued.

"The problem is that there are only a few nobles with gold attributes in the entire principality, and there are probably about 15 or 16 families including our family, and there are only two or three great nobles."

"The Grand Duke requires that you break through to become a formal knight before the age of 25, so some people with insufficient talent and poor family background will be eliminated. To put it bluntly, except for some talented young nobles, the Grand Duke's Knights are almost recruiting soldiers from great nobles like us with gold attributes."

Hearing this, Krober understood that the main reason was that the Grand Duke's requirements were too high. There were many gold knights in the whole country, but few broke through before the age of 25, and not all of them were willing to serve in the Grand Duke's Knights. They preferred to be a local emperor in their own territory.

With so many conditions, the number of people in the Grand Duke's direct knights has not increased.

The lower the number of people, the more anxious the Grand Duke is.

"Then the Grand Duke can relax the age limit a little bit. Why must it be fixed before the age of 25? In theory, the peak combat power of a formal knight can be maintained until the age of 50 or even 60."

"....."

"....."

"?"

Seeing the two elders suddenly silent, Krober could only slowly type a question mark to express his doubts.

"Ahem... Ahem"

The one who answered Krober's question was Baron Adam.

He answered Krober's question with an embarrassed look.

"To be precise, it's not just the requirement of 25 years old. The Grand Duke also tactfully expressed the opinion that if you don't look good, don't consider joining her Knights."

"???"

Seeing Krober's look of understanding and not understanding, Baron Adam had to explain it in more detail.

"The Grand Duke's Knights' Order is also called the Guard of Honor among us nobles. It is said that you will be subject to a comprehensive physical examination when you join the order."

"Your height cannot be less than 1.8 meters and cannot be higher than 1.9 meters. You must have a well-proportioned body shape, not too fat or too thin. You only need to have white skin, long blond hair, and a good-looking face..."

Krober, who was still listening to Baron Adam's answer to the question, suddenly found that Baron Adam's eyes had begun to look wrong.

"Height, figure, appearance, and this dazzling long blond hair, wow! Krober, you are simply a natural Knight of the Order!"

"???"

"Ah? What on earth are you talking about? Uncle Adam?!"

Krober, who was startled, set his sights on Count Daniel on the side, hoping that he could pull Baron Adam back to his obvious deviation.

"Well... what you said does make some sense."

Count Daniel also looked at Krober carefully and found that Krober's conditions did meet the requirements of the Knights perfectly. It would be a pity if he didn't join the Knights.

"But... but Uncle Adam just said that this Knights are more like a guard of honor. Appearance is far more important than cultivation. What if it delays my cultivation?"

Krober felt that he could still be saved a little. After all, the male chauvinism in his heart did not want him to become a pretty boy knight in the eyes of others.

"Well? Don't worry. Since the Knights' Order has been unable to recruit people, the Grand Duke has greatly increased the treatment of the Knights' Order. Not only does it provide standard plate armor for service, but it also provides a full set of fine forged weapons and war horses. As long as you serve for a full year, these equipment will belong to you."

"You don't need to worry about the training resources. The Golden Rose Family will naturally bear the training resources you need. Two bottles of magic potions and fifty gold coins per month. These resources will be delivered to you every month through the family's Chamber of Commerce in Saint Gold Castle."

"And the Grand Duke's Knights' Order also has monthly resource allocations. New knights like you seem to get one bottle of magic potion and ten gold coins per month. When you serve for more than a year, the treatment will double, which is two bottles of magic potions and twenty gold coins."

As Count Daniel completely explained the treatment, Krober felt that his machismo seemed to have been transformed into something else.

"I... I can try."

Facing the surprised eyes of Count Daniel and Baron Adam, Kroeber touched his face with some embarrassment.

Making money is not a big deal.