Chapter 310

Diluc chuckled and said, "Jean? The eldest daughter of the Gunnhildr family?"

"Hmm." Gu Chen nodded, then said, "I'm going to lead them in training."

"Deputy Grand Master, can I be an instructor for once?" Diluc asked with excitement.

Gu Chen paused and turned to look at him, asking, "Want to beat up your brother hard?"

"Hehe! Deputy Grand Master, what are you saying? I am tempering him!" Diluc said.

Gu Chen laughed dumbly, nodded and said, "Okay, let's start the camp entry ceremony."

The camp entry ceremony was very simple, which was to tell the new recruits the responsibilities they shouldered after joining the Knights of Favonius, and hoping that they would train hard to become the power to protect Mondstadt, etc.

Like previous years, Gu Chen taught the basic Body Refining Technique. With Diluc, the Cavalry Captain, and many veterans here, Gu Chen taught much more easily and didn't need to guide them one by one.

Gu Chen found that Jean was very talented, and the key was that she was also very serious.

The basic Body Refining Technique was not too difficult, but being able to remember it once without any mistakes was worth affirming.

Learning the habit from Varka, Gu Chen encouraged her a few words, making Jean happy and even more serious.

This year's new recruit training had begun, but the busiest one was Jean.

In order for her to grow up quickly and share the pressure, Gu Chen and Varka spared no effort to cultivate her.

Jean didn't need knight training because she had received training since she was a child.

Varka taught Jean how to handle government affairs.

Gu Chen taught Jean to cultivate a more advanced Body Refining Technique.

It could be said that apart from three meals a day and necessary rest time, Jean probably had no free time during this period, but Jean herself had never complained, but instead absorbed the knowledge taught by Varka and Gu Chen as quickly as a sponge absorbing water.

Grand Master's office.

Varka and Gu Chen looked at each other, and both showed old and cunning smiles.

Time flew by, and half a year passed in a hurry.

This meant that the training of the new recruits was completed, and they would become official Favonius knights.

Grand Master's office, Gu Chen was talking with Varka here.

Jean really didn't live up to their expectations. While training and learning, she could now handle the numerous affairs in an orderly manner.

Many old knights were full of praise for Jean.

"It's obviously not enough to have only Jean. This will tire her out." Gu Chen thought and said, "We should choose another person to be responsible for part of the affairs."

Varka nodded slightly when he heard this, "The Knights have the position of Chief of General Affairs, and the current Chief is also old and cannot handle too many things. Let him be transferred or go back to retire."

Gu Chen was not surprised at all.

This year was indeed the year for the current Chief of General Affairs to retire.

But the headache was, who would be the new Chief of General Affairs?

"Diluc?" Varka mentioned.

Gu Chen shook his head when he heard this, "The position of Cavalry Captain is more suitable for him, and besides, do you think he is the kind of person who is good at handling these things?"

Varka realized that his idea had omissions when he heard this, and laughed dumbly, then said, "Then how about Diluc's younger brother? People from the Ragnvindr family are trustworthy, but I heard he is just an adopted son of Mr. Crepus?"

Gu Chen rubbed his chin and said, "Why don't we call him over and ask?"

"Reasonable."

Varka nodded in agreement and immediately called the guards to go find Kaeya.

Not long after, the office door was knocked.

"Come in."

After Varka spoke, the office door was pushed open, and a youth with dark skin and an eye patch walked in.

"Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master!"

As soon as he came in, Kaeya saluted the two.

Gu Chen and Kaeya were not meeting for the first time. They had seen each other from afar when the new recruits entered the camp, and had had a few contacts when leading the new recruit training, but not deeply.

After greeting,

Varka asked with a smile, "I heard you are Crepus's adopted son. Is it convenient to talk about what your experience is?"

Kaeya was stunned, and then said, "I don't remember very clearly. It was a late summer afternoon. Father took me past the Dawn Winery. I remember him saying he went to buy a few bottles of wine to quench his thirst on the road. I remember him saying that, but he never came back after he left. If Mr. Crepus hadn't extended a merciful hand to me, I might not have survived that rainstorm that night."

Varka's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table.

He looked up at Gu Chen, who had a playful smile, and asked, "What do you think?"

"This clumsy little trick cannot deceive the keen intuition of a martial artist." Gu Chen shook his head.

Considering that Kaeya was still very young at that time and didn't remember very clearly, his answer could be considered reasonable.

But Gu Chen keenly sensed that he was lying.

Not from Kaeya's words, but from the changes in Kaeya's heartbeat and blood flow speed.

"It seems you are deceiving me." Varka looked at Kaeya.

He was not angry, but asked more curiously, "I really want to know why you lied to me?"

Kaeya lowered his head, his eyes dodging and nervous. He was constantly thinking about how to deal with it in his heart.

"Don't have any illusions." Gu Chen shook his head, then said, "This is the land of wind and freedom. The power to say or not say these secrets is in your own hands. I am not curious about your secrets, but I need to know your attitude. Are you beneficial or harmful to the Knights?"

Kaeya breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. His face was a bit complicated, and there seemed to be some struggle in his eyes.

After a long while, Kaeya replied, "Deputy Grand Master, I cannot give an accurate answer."

"Then it seems you are wandering, and seem to be hesitating between two choices. So it seems you still have feelings for Mondstadt or the Knights." Varka nodded slightly, then said to Gu Chen, "It is precisely this performance that I feel is more feasible. What do you think?"

Gu Chen nodded slightly, "If you had accurately said that you were harmless to the Knights, I would have been more worried."

Looking at each other, Gu Chen and Varka laughed. Then Varka said, "If the Deputy Grand Master were not here, I might have to deal with you at my discretion. But since he is here, I don't have to worry. From today on, you will take over the position of Chief of General Affairs. This is the promotion order."

Kaeya took the promotion order in a trance. After coming back to his senses, he said in disbelief, "Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, I clearly have the possibility of threatening the Knights, how can you... ~~~..."

He didn't quite understand.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, by the time you threaten the Knights, I probably won't be the Grand Master anymore, so it has nothing to do with me." Varka said with a smile.

Gu Chen's mouth twitched, then he said calmly, "First, you can't make any waves. Second, if you still choose the opposite side, it only shows that Mr. Crepus raised an ungrateful wretch."

Kaeya's face was a bit complicated, and he nodded, "I understand."

"Alright, take office immediately." Gu Chen waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Kaeya walked out of the Grand Master's office with a complicated mood.

After he left, Varka's smile gradually faded, and he asked seriously, "Is there really no problem?"

"What are you afraid of?"

Gu Chen shrugged and raised his palm. There were no calluses on his hand that had been holding a sword for years, and his palm was as delicate as jade. At this moment, wisps of faint blood color rose in his palm, and after Gu Chen squeezed hard, they dissipated.

"Qi and blood released externally, good boy, no wonder you are not worried. With this strength, you can indeed suppress some unstable factors." Varka raised his eyebrows and was completely relieved.

Gu Chen, who was about to be thirteen years old, was no longer the Gu Chen who fought him to a draw before. Now Varka had to admit that he was no longer Gu Chen's opponent.

After being relieved, Varka said, "When will you inherit my position?"

Varka was a bit impatient, "Dreams should be realized while you are young! When you are young is when you have the most drive!"

"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet."

Gu Chen shook his head, then said, "You should wait until you become stronger, so as not to die outside while adventuring one day."

"Hey, you kid!"

Varka punched Gu Chen angrily, but Gu Chen dodged it.

"Alright, I'm going to cultivate too!"

Varka knew that what Gu Chen said was the truth.

Only by becoming stronger can you better protect yourself.

Although his attainments in the Body Refining Technique were not as good as Gu Chen's, they were much stronger than anyone else besides Gu Chen. Even Diluc couldn't catch up with Varka in this regard.

The current Varka was already two or three times stronger than the previous Varka!

The more he sighed at his own progress, the more Varka felt that catching up with Gu Chen in just a few years was a monster.

He wasn't even thirteen yet!

"The gap between people is indeed large."

After curling his lips, Varka ignored Gu Chen and went to the wider wilderness to cultivate by himself.

Gu Chen left Varka's office and returned to his own office.

Young Jean seemed to be a bit troubled, and Gu Chen asked, "What's wrong?"