Chapter 286: The aunt is on her way over

You might as well call yourself the Greedy Knight or the Gluttonous Knight.

Those two suit you quite well.

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Meow! What are you saying, meow!

Blue Sapphire's defense is broken; what Jierte said is exactly her!

Only in a safe inn does the catgirl dare to speak so loudly.

This world is really unfriendly to catgirls!

Jierte continued to flip through his aunt's deeds, each one playing repeatedly in his mind like a spectacle, magnificent and hot-blooded.

Life only happens once, the probability of death is 100%; go do what you want to do.

Jierte kept savoring those words from his aunt; his aunt possessed too many miracles.

Perhaps... his aunt wasn't injured?

The Golden Knight's fame back then surpassed even his father's; after all, although his father was the Empire's strongest, most of the time he was like a divine needle stabilizing the sea, suppressing the Empire's restless waters.

But his aunt was different; she was a much-talked-about presence on the continent at that time.

Although she eventually vanished from sight, she had indeed been famous.

At twelve she defeated the Royal Guard Knights; at fifteen she bested the captain who led the sea city???

So the captain got beaten up by the aunt!

The more Jierte looked, the more shocked and delighted he became, as if immersed in a good novel; he fell deeply into it.

However, at the peak battle of the Golden Knight Aunt, there was no follow-up, leaving Jierte feeling uneasy.

Did she ultimately disappear in the Demon Land? Isn't that it?

They probably don't know that his aunt has secretly returned to the Gordon Family; the timing should be just right for when she needs to take care of herself.

Meow? Knight Sir, want to go get something to eat!

The cat is hungry!

Blue Sapphire put away her precious Spirit Energy Crystal and began begging Jierte for food.

When mealtime arrives, the little cat is more proactive than anyone; she needs no alarm clock—she herself is the best alarm clock!

Eat eat eat! Let's go!

Jierte couldn't let his own cat go hungry, so he left the inn with the delighted catgirl.

Before leaving, he also reported his safety to his aunt, though he didn't know why her recent replies were just a few cold words.

Jierte didn't know why; perhaps his aunt was just in a bad mood.

After all, he's been away for years, leaving an empty-nest old aunt at home; maybe he really should keep his aunt company properly.

However, saying all this now is useless; he recently got a lead on how to heal his aunt and plans to go after he finishes eating with the catgirl.

Over the past two days they've passed several major powers, not all of which are willing to talk nicely with them.

Then Jierte could only speak to them with his fists.

In total, over twenty forces; Jierte alone took down four, and with the Sin Vision activated, he could hardly have killed any innocent by mistake.

Slaying sin made his light shine ever brighter; though it's only been a little over a year, his strength has greatly increased.

Perhaps, when he reaches adulthood, he will have strength comparable to a V-five combat power.

Besides that, the demons' recent attacks here have grown more frequent; helpless, Jierte could only help resist a few times. Though these creatures are disgusting and ugly, their bodies are excellent material.

This has spurred many hunters who prey on demons.

And the strongest here, dubbed the Strongest Demon Hunter, Jierte still hasn't seen.

And the place Jierte is headed to now is not a force of the Demon Land, but a small team that has come to gather materials.

This squad comes from some external power; rumor has it that among them are many strange people and tales, most importantly their medical skill seems quite good.

Before, Jierte had planned to proactively seek out this power for talks, but it was inconvenient; now that they've come to him, he won't stand on ceremony.

Speaking of...

Using this, a knight wouldn't be violating the Knight's Oath, would they?

Jierte looked at the beautiful revolver he had captured, feeling an itch in his heart.

This handsome gun is strong; its bullets are almost too much for Jierte himself to handle. If he used it, probably no one would say anything about him.

The revolver is entirely made of steel, its barrel engraved with splendid patterns; moreover, its caliber is so large that even Blue Sapphire couldn't control the recoil of a single shot with both hands.

People here like to call this thing Truth.

It's pretty powerful, to be frank.

Eh, just use it; the Knight's Oath doesn't cover that broadly.

From then on, Jierte always had a tremendously powerful revolver at his waist.

Meanwhile, the catgirl gobbling food was playing with the petite Truth in her hand; she sneakily glanced at Jierte toying with the revolver, wondering what.

Could it be that this stiff Knight Sir has had an epiphany?

Finally know how to use a gun? The cat's about to die of anxiety!

Jierte doesn't know how many times he's been attacked by a hail of gunfire; without his knight armor and Holy Light, he'd have been dead long ago.

Done eating?

Jierte suddenly asked, having noticed the catgirl's little gaze; could that little thought escape him?

Eat! Not eaten well!

The catgirl hurriedly wolfed down her food, no longer sneaking glances at Jierte.

Jierte had already finished eating and began observing his surroundings.

Speaking of which, boss, why have there been so few people lately?

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Everyone went to flee to safety.

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The boss said it as a matter of course, and a question mark also appeared above Jierte's head.

What happened?

You've been eating at my place for almost half a month; you don't know about this?

The demon that was killed by a single shot from the Golden Knight has come back to life.

Alright, I finally know what these hunters have been busy with all day, but what's the deal with whatever demon my aunt killed?

Never mind, let's first go find that medical institution; I heard their combat ability is also not bad.

I don't know if those people have any sin.

Jierte's sword is already thirsting for battle; speaking of which, if counting slaying sin as one's own precept, does that count as observing the precept?

Should count, I guess....

Let's go, it's time to meet our new friend.

Come on!

Jierte greeted the catgirl, who finished her rice in two bites and hurriedly followed after Jierte.

Still couldn't get in touch with Jierte?

A man with handsome blond hair asked, and Jierte's aunt fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.

The Demon Land now only lets things out, not in; demons constantly pour out from within, some even wearing human clothes.

Many suspect that these demons that ran out were all transformed from humans; in any case, that place has long become a forbidden zone.

Your physical condition....

Anyway, I'll take care of everything when the time comes.

The aunt lightly nodded; she won't act unless absolutely necessary.

The carriage fell silent once again.

The aunt fell silent for a while, then spoke again.

Fanar, do you remember that question I once asked you?

After all these years of traveling, do you have a definite answer?

Jierte's uncle, namely Fanar, fell into memory upon hearing Jierte's aunt's words.

If given two choices, would you decide to live and die unknown in bed, or to live only to thirty but leave your name in history?

This was the question the young aunt asked Fanar when she first entered society; he had traveled for nearly ten years and still couldn't find an answer.

But Jierte's aunt had decided from the start which path to take, and she walked it with unwavering resolve.

In contrast, he had extraordinary talent from birth, yet spent his life in a muddled haze.

He himself still doesn't know what he wants, even now.

In the past, I firmly chose the path of leaving my name in history, but I failed—I gained nothing and even lost my future life.

If I could live again, I just want to live an ordinary life.

She wanted to keep watching Jierte grow up, see him become the strongest person on the continent, see him become the new generation's Empire Divine Blade, but now she can't.

Spirit energy erosion? No, she had already overdrawn all of her future.

The Golden Knight has been a joke from start to finish....

But now, she isn't even sure whether Jierte is safe.

They say black cats bring good luck.

That little guy, you'd better make good use of your usefulness....

What!?

Three flawed spirit energy crystals! Why aren't you grabbing them!

The catgirl crouched before a stall, haggling; she took a liking to a perfect blue gem and immediately decided to buy one to hang around her neck.

But when she heard the boss say he wanted a third of her assets, she instantly felt reluctant.

Tch, it's just a blue glass bead! If you don't want it, then don't!

At most I'll give you one piece of spirit energy shard!

I'm leaving! I really am leaving!

Jierte watched the endlessly haggling catgirl and helplessly shook his head.

Although using a polished beer bottom as a gem is a bit underhanded, the catgirl isn't the type to just suffer a loss.

Jierte could be certain that if the boss charged even one extra coin for a blue sapphire, his stall would definitely randomly throw out a one-coin item.

A blue sapphire is just like this cat; even for one coin, don't even think about taking advantage of her!

The boss set a firm price, unwilling to budge, but the blue sapphire really eyed his glass beads, and they finally settled on two impure spirit energy crystals.

After the blue sapphire left, the boss's face just broke into a smile, thinking he'd made a big profit, but when he saw his stall, his smile gradually shifted.

What about his stall's most valuable treasure!

That's a genuine blue sapphire!

And the stall owner's smile shifted onto the blue sapphire's face; right now the little catgirl is happily fiddling with that genuine blue sapphire.

Hehe! From now on I'm a genuine gemstone knight!

Lan Baoshi hung the glass necklace around her neck, and carefully stored the real sapphire in her personal satchel.

This is her most cherished private stash; after leaving the country that had good relations with the Empire, those banknotes became unusable.

Therefore, it was necessary to exchange the banknotes for Spirit Energy Crystals that circulate throughout the continent.

If calculated according to the Empire's exchange rate, one pure Spirit Energy Crystal is roughly over ninety thousand Empire currency.

In other words, Lan Baoshi's private stash now amounts to nearly one hundred thousand Empire currency.

"Good, good, good, the Gem Knight is the Gem Knight."

Jierte said perfunctorily, but his eyes kept glancing elsewhere.

He was looking for the squad he was supposed to meet.

It is said that the members of this squad are all fully equipped, and they even have a Big Cat leading the team.

In any case, Jierte was very curious, and their making contact actually happened because the other party discovered him while seeking help.

"Mr. Jierte?"

A female voice suddenly came from beside him; Jierte turned his head and saw a Big Cat wearing goggles standing right in front of him.

Behind her, she also brought a well-equipped squad that did not fit the Western style here.

"It's me."

Jierte nodded, looking at the Big Cat in front of him, as for where it's big...

In short, it's big everywhere.

Lan Baoshi looked at the figure that was over one and a half times her height, eyes wide with shock; that thing was actually bigger than her head!

"You! How did you grow like this!"

Lan Baoshi let out a cat-like exclamation first, and the other party curiously lowered its head to look at Lan Baoshi, its eyes glowing.

"What is this? What is this!"

"This is too cute!"

The Big Cat seemed to realize its gaze was a bit intense, coughed embarrassedly twice, and then looked at Jierte again.

"Mr. Jierte, I am the captain of the Paulownia Squad; you can call me Big Cat."

"You.... you're called Big Cat?"

"Yeah, that's right, everyone calls me that, so I'll just go with it."

The Big Cat generously waved its hand, indicating these were trivial matters.

"In short, we came this time to seek cooperation."

"Sure, I also have a need."

"You should already know what's happening here."

"Basically, our mission this time is to explore and collect demon materials, but unfortunately we are trapped here."

"In the Demon Land right now, stepping outside will directly assimilate you into a demon."

"We need to find allies and try to escape together."

"The reason we sought you out is also because of the Gordon Family; we trust your character."

Jierte thought for a moment; this reason is indeed acceptable—there aren't many good people in the Demon Land, so finding him also makes sense.

"Then my request might also be troublesome, that is....."

"Help the Golden Knight, right?"