Chapter 68: Roko Breaks Through to the Great Knight Realm! An Important Meeting?

Roko closed his eyes, enjoying this rare moment of relaxation.

He could clearly feel Fula's slightly stiff movements and the faint, lingering fragrance emanating from her.

This little Cat-kin was truly becoming more and more adorable.

Time passed slowly in silence and ambiguity.

When Fula finally finished wiping Roko's body, a layer of fine, fragrant sweat had already seeped onto her forehead, and her snow-white face was even redder than a ripe apple.

She scrambled to pick up the clean bath towel to the side, wanting to dry the water droplets on Roko's body.

But because she was too nervous, her foot slipped accidentally.

"Ah!"

Fula let out a short exclamation, her body leaning forward uncontrollably.

It looked like she was about to fall into the bathtub.

Roko was quick-witted, suddenly stretching out his arm to wrap around Fula's slender waist.

Fula's soft body instantly slammed into a sturdy and warm embrace.

She could clearly feel the strong heartbeat coming from Roko's chest and the sensation of his hot, damp skin.

"Meow..."

Fula's brain went blank, feeling the world spin, and a strong sense of dizziness struck her.

Her cheeks were pressed tightly against Roko's chest, her nose filled with his unique scent.

"Be careful."

Roko's voice, carrying a hint of low laughter, rang in Fula's ear.

The warm breath blew on Fula's sensitive earlobe, making her shiver involuntarily.

Fula suddenly came to her senses, realizing what kind of ambiguous posture she was being held in by Roko at this moment.

Her face "boomed" and turned completely red.

"So, sorry, Master!"

Fula hurriedly broke free from Roko's embrace and stumbled back a few steps.

Lowering her head, her hands twisted together nervously, not daring to look at Roko.

That at-a-loss appearance looked exactly like a startled little deer.

Roko looked at her adorable appearance, and the smile on his face deepened.

He stood up from the bathtub, picked up the bath towel to dry the water droplets on his body, and then changed into the clean clothes Fula had prepared.

When he was dressed, Fula was still lowering her head, standing in place, not daring to move at all.

Roko walked to her front, reached out, and gently lifted her chin.

Fula was forced to meet Roko's gaze.

When she saw the playful smile in Roko's eyes, her cheeks became scorching hot again.

"Fula, thank you."

Roko's voice was gentle and sincere.

Upon hearing this, Fula was slightly stunned.

She looked up at Roko's deep eyes, and the panic and shyness in her heart were gradually replaced by a warm current.

"Being able to serve Master is Fula's honor."

Her voice still carried a hint of trembling, but her tone was a bit firmer.

Roko smiled slightly and let go of her chin.

"It's very late, you should go back and rest early too."

"Yes, Master."

Fula responded with a red face, and then, as if fleeing, walked quickly out of the room.

Roko watched Fula's slightly disheveled back, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

In the time that followed, Vanguard Valley temporarily returned to peace.

Although the internal chaos in the Xin Feng Province continued to intensify, the number of Orcs in the border areas and within the province was also increasing.

Like a prairie fire, it constantly devoured the human pioneer territories.

But Roko was not panicked at all.

He knew very well that the reason why the Xin Feng Province had fallen into such a chaotic situation in the early stages, and even many border pioneer nobles had lost their territories and homes in the first wave of Orc raids.

The main reason was that this Orc attack had come too suddenly, and the scale far exceeded the past.

This caught many nobles off guard, and they did not have enough time to make effective responses.

However, as long as the time dragged on a bit longer.

The truly powerful big nobles within the Xin Feng Province, as well as the high-level officials of the Bulake Kingdom, would naturally take corresponding actions.

After all, the Xin Feng Province was the most important pioneer achievement of the Bulake Kingdom in recent decades, and the Kingdom would never sit idly by and watch it be completely destroyed by Orcs.

And what Roko needed to do now was to accumulate strength and wait silently.

Wait for the Kingdom's main force to intervene, wait for the situation to become clear.

During these relatively peaceful days, Roko devoted most of his energy to diligent cultivation.

In this world where the strong prey on the weak, one's own strength is the foundation of standing firm.

The 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】 circulated in his body over and over again, and every time it circulated, he could feel the slight growth of Battle Qi in his body.

Finally, on a morning five days later.

When the first ray of sunlight shone through the window onto Roko.

He opened his eyes suddenly.

A powerful and pure Battle Qi, like a dam-bursting flood, surged and roared within his body.

The bottleneck of the Great Knight peak was shattered at this moment!

Initial stage of Great Knight!

Roko felt the power in his body that was several times stronger than before, and a confident smile couldn't help but curl at the corner of his mouth.

And Fula, after experiencing the cruel battlefield slaughter of the previous period and the continuous diligent cultivation of these past few days, her strength also ushered in a breakthrough.

With the blessing of the 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】 and her terrifying SSS-Rank talent, the Battle Qi in her body became more and more condensed and pure.

On the evening of the same day Roko broke through, Fula also successfully stabilized her realm at the peak of Great Knight!

This strength was already enough to make her hard to find an opponent in the realm below Bronze Rank Knight.

If Fula wanted to continue to improve her realm and step into the Bronze Rank Knight, known as the transcendent, she would need to obtain the subsequent cultivation method of the 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】.

The subsequent cultivation method of the 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】 was stored in the family territory, Twilight City.

More importantly, she also needed to condense her own Battle Qi Seed.

This was a huge threshold for any knight.

And now, the Xin Feng Province was in turmoil.

It was not easy for him to leave Vanguard Valley at this time and risk returning to the family territory.

It seemed that Fula's realm improvement could only be put on hold for the time being.

After successfully breaking through to the initial stage of Great Knight, Roko did not immerse himself in joy for too long.

He immediately summoned all the high-level officials of Vanguard Valley and held an important meeting in the castle's council hall.

In the spacious council hall, the long oak conference table was filled with the core figures of Vanguard Valley.

Roko sat in the main seat, his gaze sweeping calmly over everyone present.

On his left hand was the Cat-kin Fula, dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, looking heroic and spirited.

She sat there quietly, her silver-gray cat ears twitching slightly, and those heterochromatic eyes, intertwined with deep blue and shattered gold, always gazed intently at Roko.

Opposite Fula was the snow-fox girl Martina, who was holding a thick account book and calculating something seriously with her head down.

Even at such a serious meeting, she seemed more interested in gold coins and accounts.

Further down were Guard Captain Hart and Scout Captain Bake.

Knights Luoen and Joven were also among them.

Luoen's expression was steady, while Joven appeared somewhat active, occasionally peeking at Roko's expression, as if trying to guess something.

Even the horse bandit leader Bloodaxe, who had been promoted earlier, had gained the qualification to participate in this high-level meeting because of his outstanding performance in the previous battle.

He sat upright, a hint of undisguisable excitement and pride on his face.

The Minotaur Talos, who possessed S+ Rank talent, was also sitting at the end of the conference table.

His massive body almost completely occupied the specially made chair.

After this period of slaughter and cultivation, especially in the environment with sufficient food and relative stability, Talos's strength had also advanced by leaps and bounds, like riding a rocket.

Under the terrifying blessing of his S+ Rank talent, he had actually successfully broken through and reached the initial stage of Great Warrior!

The initial stage of Great Warrior was equivalent in strength to a human's initial stage of Great Knight.

This speed of improvement even surprised Roko. ===== CHAPTER 69 =====