Chapter 364: When That Day Arrives, I Will Be Your Princess Consort

Yet Jiang Li still had doubts in his heart.

Logically speaking, the Second-Generation King of Norland should have been incomparably powerful.

With such immense strength, what mistake could the King of Norland possibly have committed that forced him to leave the Kingdom of Norland?

If the Second-Generation King of Norland were still here, the current situation in the Kingdom of Norland would never have arisen.

"Lance—is my father stronger than you?"

Jiang Li asked.

"The Second-Generation King of Norland is naturally stronger than me; although we exist at the same level, he could easily defeat a hundred of me without issue."

"That strong?"

"Feel proud of your mighty father!" Lance said with a smile.

Jiang Li said, "Then what could possibly threaten him?"

Lance also frowned, pondering for a long while before saying, "When the Second-Generation King of Norland departed, he seemed to mention something about an abyss..."

"The Dark Abyss?"

Jiang Li's tone appeared calm, but his heart was greatly shocked.

Because the first boss of the Bone Castle, the Elf Emperor, had also been infected by the power of darkness, subsequently becoming the boss of the Bone Castle and obtaining the Elf's Tear!

In the Gaokao dungeon, more than ten dark elves had also lost their sanity and everything they possessed after being infected by the power of the Dark Abyss.

Jiang Li had saved those dark elves and gained the absolute friendship of the elves, yet he had not yet visited the elf tribe.

Now, this special hidden first-turn dungeon of Norland was also linked to that Dark Abyss.

It was even possible that the King of Norland left Norland because he was drawn by the power of darkness, eventually becoming the Golden Skeleton King; what exactly happened in between must have been extremely tortuous.

"Should I reveal what I know?"

After thinking it over, Jiang Li still chose not to reveal the truth immediately.

At present, it was absolutely impermissible to speak of it.

Norland had already become the faith of this nation.

Norland is the country.

The king is also named Norland.

And now, not only did he bear the name Norland, but he had also passed the trial of the Flame Valley, making him the hope of these people before him.

Moreover, the system had once hinted that if the people of this world learned his true identity, it would be regarded as a failure of the hidden class-change quest.

Jiang Li made up his mind: he would wait until he had thoroughly learned the class-change skills before revealing the truth to Lance and the others; there was no rush.

"Lance—did my father instruct you to teach me martial arts?"

Lance nodded and said, "The Second-Generation King of Norland indeed gave such instructions; the Second King is truly remarkable, actually able to foresee future causality and bring Your Highness to my side! Everything is the will of heaven! It cannot be defied."

Lance sighed with emotion.

"As expected!"

Jiang Li felt a surge of joy in his heart.

【Hint: Should Lance be allowed to teach you martial arts? After mastering these martial arts, you will be able to choose a profession! Complete the hidden first-turn dungeon.】

【Yes】 or 【No】

"Yes!"

Jiang Li chose yes without the slightest hesitation.

Although completing the dungeon might make it difficult to ever see that red-haired Miss, Julia, again.

Yet his desire to become stronger was something no one could obstruct.

Lance nodded and said, "Then today, I shall begin teaching Your Highness martial arts."

Lance immediately dispelled the barrier at the entrance of the cave.

Long Long Lisha and the two drinkers entered the cave together.

"How was it, Your Highness? Did that old man bully you?" Long Long Lisha asked with a face full of concern.

"Who would dare to bully me?" Jiang Li said.

Lance smiled and said, "Long Long Lisha, please do not speak so harshly of this old man; is it not enough that this old man admits his mistake?"

"Now I intend to teach Your Highness the Holy Transmission Sword Technique, but Your Highness's foundation is far too weak; I may need to borrow your greatsword for Your Highness to use for a period of time."

Jiang Li took the greatsword from Long Long Lisha's hands, stumbled, and nearly fell, causing the greatsword's tip to crash onto the ground with a loud "Boom."

Jiang Li tried to lift it again, but could only move it a tiny fraction.

Lance said, "Long Long Lisha, you have truly misled the young; over all these years, why did you not teach Your Highness any martial arts!"

Long Long Lisha said with a face full of grievance, "Your Highness has a spoiled temperament and a very weak constitution; I could not bear to see him suffer!"

"You..."

Lance did not know what else to say.

"Your Highness, your talent is extraordinary; it is merely that you lacked proper training in your youth, so you must start with the basic skills of chopping, sweeping, lifting, and thrusting with the sword."

"As the saying goes, when the work is done, success comes naturally; once Your Highness can wield Long Long Lisha's greatsword and perform these movements without hindrance, true Qi will naturally generate within your body—at that time, I can teach Your Highness true martial arts!"

Jiang Li heard Lance's words.

He just felt it was utterly absurd—ever since becoming a class-changer, learning anything that matched his level and conditions happened instantly.

How could there be skills that required arduous practice before they could be learned?

Wasn't this simply utterly absurd?

However, the system had previously hinted that time within the hidden first-turn class-change dungeon flowed differently from the outside world.

Jiang Li was not anxious; learning the skills within three to five months in this world would suffice, and upon leaving here, he would still make it in time for the examination arranged by the Education Bureau outside.

Just as Jiang Li was worrying about his plans.

His voice echoed in Jiang Li's mind.

"Your Highness—I know you have been to the Demon Human World, but Long Long Lisha and the others are extremely opposed to the Demon Human World. You had best not let anyone discover that you possess medicines from the Demon Human World, or reveal that you have been there!"

Jiang Li nodded silently.

Lance said, "There are three months until the martial arts competition assessment at Wang Cheng. Since we have exposed our identities, it is unsuitable for us to appear in any town or village. I will set up a great formation; let us live on this mountain peak for a while. I will go build rooms for you."

As he finished speaking, Lance faced the cave wall. A dagger appeared in his hand at some unknown moment. He channeled blue power to wrap around the dagger, cutting through the rock wall as if slicing tofu. In just a few breaths, he dug out a large quantity of stone, forming a stone door cavity.

The two drinkers Long Long Lisha had brought along immediately turned into laborers, directly hauling the rubble out of the cave.

"Your Highness, the dust here is too thick. Let us go to the mountain peak to catch some breeze."