I, the heir of the great Eastern nation

The next day.

Not long after Liu Zhao got up, the Baron and his wife came to his door to inform him that the carriage and guards for his journey had been prepared and everything was ready for him to depart at any time.

This astonishing efficiency truly impressed Liu Zhao.

"Your Highness, this is a small token of my appreciation for your travel expenses. Please don't be shy about it and feel free to use it as you see fit."

Baron Karl handed Liu Zhao a heavy money bag.

Liu Zhao accepted it with a smile.

"Thanks, Baron. Consider these a loan; I'll definitely pay you back someday."

Karl smiled slightly and shook his head.

"Your Highness is too kind. It is already a great honor for me to be able to help you. It is too formal to talk about repaying the money. Please do not mention it again in the future."

Baroness Love, standing beside her, smiled and then produced two brand-new envelopes.

"Since Your Highness wishes to learn magic, then naturally you should go to the best school. After careful consideration, my wife and I have finally chosen the most famous Royal Magic Academy in the Os Empire for Your Highness."

As for Your Highness's identity and background, you need not worry. My name is Love Lance, and the Lance family has some influence in the noble circles of the capital. Your Highness only needs to give these two letters to a manager named Charlie at the Raylo Merchant Guild, and he will arrange all the enrollment matters for you.

Hearing this, Liu Zhao was genuinely surprised.

"I didn't expect that you two would arrange things so thoughtfully in just one night. You are both very considerate."

Love smiled slightly.

"It is our honor to serve Your Highness."

With the money secured and the arrangements made, Liu Zhao decided not to waste any more time and set off immediately for the capital.

Soon, at the castle gates, Liu Zhao arrived at the large carriage that had been specially prepared for him, with the Baron and Duchess warmly seeing him off.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed that among the five guards accompanying him, there were two familiar faces.

York and Simon.

"You two are here too."

Liu Zhao was somewhat surprised.

In response, the Knight of York immediately gave Liu Zhao a respectful knightly salute.

"It is my honor to serve Your Highness."

Liu Zhao smiled slightly and looked at Simon beside him.

"Speaking of which, Simon, you are the one who truly saved my life, but so far, apart from treating you to a bowl of noodles, I haven't given you any other compensation. Perfect timing, this time when we go to the capital together, I will definitely repay you properly."

Upon hearing this, Simon looked terrified and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Your Highness is too kind. Meeting you is already Simon's greatest fortune. How could I dare to ask for anything more?"

Moreover, Lord Karl had already spoken to me before we came, telling me that if I did a good job escorting you this time, he promised to free me and my family from serfdom, making us truly free people.

At this point, Simon became so excited that his face turned completely red.

"In the past, I wouldn't have dared to even dream of such a thing! But all of this is because of Your Highness's appearance! So, please, Your Highness, never say such things again."

"Simon can never repay Your Highness's kindness in his lifetime!"

Simon became more and more agitated as he spoke, and he clenched his right fist and pounded it heavily on his chest. He then knelt down on one knee before Liu Zhao to express his loyalty.

Liu Zhao was taken aback and subconsciously turned to look at Baron Karl and his wife beside him.

The other person responded with a friendly nod and smile.

Liu Zhao smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Well then, goodbye both of you. Until we meet again."

The Carls simultaneously smiled and bowed respectfully to Liu Zhao.

"Goodbye, Your Highness."

The carriage curtain fell, and Liu Zhao's figure disappeared quickly at the end of the road as the carriage started moving.

At this moment, Baron Karl looked in the direction where Liu Zhao had disappeared and suddenly couldn't help but ask a question.

"Madam, I still don't quite understand. The four major magic academies are essentially evenly matched, while the Royal Magic Academy in the capital is actually farther away. Why do you insist on sending His Highness there?"

In response, Love asked him a question in return.

"Don't you think that for someone of His Highness's noble status and immense potential, merely giving him some money and a paltry favor is ultimately too inadequate?"

Karl was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

"The best way to truly enable a family to take off is to firmly bind such a person to the family behind us."

Love smiled mysteriously, her gaze fixed on the direction of the capital.

"Why do you think I sent him to the Royal Magic Academy in the capital? It's because my sister, who has been hailed as the reincarnation of a goddess of beauty since childhood, is also there."

……

On Liu Zhao's side.

Although he was sitting in a carriage, the journey of several days had truly exhausted his ordinary body.

During a rest stop along the way, out of curiosity about extraordinary power, he casually inquired about the so-called "battle aura" cultivation method from the Knight of York, wanting to see if he could practice it.

However, the answer he received was extremely disappointing.

According to the Knight of York, the practice of the Aura Breathing Technique, although not as strictly controlled as magic, still requires a series of rigorous approvals.

Furthermore, these things generally require matching class buffs to work. For example, the breathing technique he practiced was the "Basic Knight Breathing Technique," which could only be practiced by the "Knight" class and was not compatible with other classes.

Hearing this, Liu Zhao had no choice but to give up his idea of ​​learning battle qi from him.

At the same time, the journey also allowed Liu Zhao, who was severely lacking in information about this world, to see more about what this world was like.

During this period, he felt like a giant sponge, eagerly absorbing all the new knowledge and common sense he had learned.

What impressed him most was neither the Western fantasy-style local customs nor the occasional spectacular magic and battle aura.

Instead, what they saw along the way, when they lifted the carriage curtain, were all kinds of slaves and serfs who were constantly bending over and working hard, yet were also being whipped to the point of unbearable pain.

Even if you are mentally prepared and know that this is how the world is.

But every time his gaze swept over these people, Liu Zhao couldn't help but feel a slight twitch in his heart. Then, with a mix of anger and a sigh, he slowly lowered the curtain.

Seeing Liu Zhao's reaction that day, the knight of York, riding his horse, asked a question out of curiosity.

"Your Highness, are you pitying these slaves?"

Liu Zhao shook his head.

"I just feel that it's really unfair to completely determine a person's fate from birth and make it unchangeable just because of a title."

The Knight of York smiled upon hearing this.

"What's the big deal? This is just the rule of the world. It's always been this way. Everyone has lived this way before."

Liu Zhao sighed softly, "Just because it's been this way since ancient times, does that mean it's right?"

The Knight of York shook his head blankly.

"I don't understand, but I do know one thing: right and wrong are decided by the strong, and the weak have no say."

Liu Zhao laughed heartily.

"That's right. When you're weak, whatever you say is wrong. So let's stop discussing these meaningless things now. Let's wait until we have the ability to change things before we start discussing right and wrong with the world."

……

Soon, after more than ten days of travel, when Liu Zhao felt his backside was about to be twisted into a pretzel, they finally arrived at their destination.

Solantia, the capital of the Kingdom of Os.