The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Even if there were enough people from the Alchemy Institute to the Arena to be die-hard fans of Felix the Dog, it wouldn't stop him from never having any romantic scandals.

This time, Felix lost the game.

Chapter 167 Knights Apprentice

"The academy will be conducting maintenance on the dungeon's magic circle for half a month, temporarily restricting entry."

Early the next morning, Mr. Slav announced the closure of the dungeon in class.

With Jessica's prior warning, Viner was not surprised by the news.

"During this period, each department will arrange courses for its new students. The Alchemy Department's course will be conducted in conjunction with the Magic Academy, and Professor Hannemann will explain the details to you. The Combat Academy's course is Knight Order apprenticeship."

A series of gasps came from below the podium.

One student immediately raised his hand and asked, "Mr. Slav, the Knights you mentioned, could it be—"

“That’s right.” Slav nodded. “It seems that quite a few students have already guessed it. It is the St. Freya Knights, which belong to the academy.”

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the classroom instantly boiled over, and the gasps of surprise turned into deafening cheers.

The most renowned and powerful knightly order in Fódola, the Knights of St. Freya. Countless talented young men consider joining this legendary order their life's ambition.

Even among graduates of the Officer Training Academy, only the most outstanding individuals have the opportunity to join.

Being able to witness such a powerful knight order up close, even if it's just as an apprenticeship, is enough to excite them.

“It seems everyone has no objections.” Mr. Slav nodded in satisfaction. “Then come with me to report for duty.”

"what?"

"Isn't it too fast?"

"At least let them prepare."

Until Mr. Slav announced the topic, everyone treated it as a normal class, and very few people would carry weapons and equipment with them at all times.

"Will your enemies wait until you are fully prepared?" Slav retorted.

"Those who don't want to go can stay. After the rest of you report, someone will take you to collect your weapons and equipment. Just bring your own people with you."

"Now, line up!"

No one doubted the truthfulness of Mr. Slav's words. The students of the academy all got up and rushed out, afraid that if they were a step too slow, they would be regarded by Mr. Slav as deserters who did not want to go.

Wiener followed the flow of people out of the classroom.

"Wait a moment," Slav suddenly said.

"Me?"

Wiener, who happened to be passing by, stopped in his tracks.

“I wasn’t talking about you. Felix, actually I would really like you to join the apprenticeship. But the Alchemy Institute has its own projects, and if you leave like this, Wilford will come looking for you.”

Slav immediately spotted Felix, who was mixed in with the group, or more accurately, secretly following behind Viña.

"...Can't you make an exception?" Felix tentatively asked.

"The Alchemy Department only has ten students in total. Losing one would be too obvious. Besides, even if you managed to get in, you might not be assigned to the same team as this kid," Slav politely declined.

“Whether I’m in a team with Vena or not isn’t important, but I can’t attend the Alchemy Institute classes without Vena,” Felix revealed the real reason.

Even if he were to join the Academy Knights, the dangers they might encounter wouldn't make a difference.

But attending classes at the Alchemy Institute without Wiener's private instruction was a nightmare for Felix.

Such impure motives instantly made Wiener, who had originally intended to say a few words of help, lose his mind.

"Take care." Vena grabbed Felix by the collar and pulled him out of the line from behind.

It wasn't that Wiener refused to help.

If the Alchemy Institute were to conduct studies alone, putting Felix inside would indeed be similar to imprisonment.

However, the Alchemy Institute had too few staff, so they collaborated with the Demon Academy on a joint project.

With Lisette looking after her, Venus wasn't particularly worried about Felix.

More than anything else, he had long been curious about the Knights of St. Freya and felt he had to go.

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Because of this delay, by the time Wiener left the classroom, he would be at the back of the line.

The students who came out of the classroom first lined up in five rows. At the head of each row, a member of the Knights Order, dressed in silver-white knight armor, was distributing nameplates to the students in line.

After receiving their nameplates, the students will be guided to the next location by another knight, who is slightly older and whose armor is engraved with magical runes.

It took Wiener quite a while to get a turn.

"Name and weapon specialization," the white-armored knight asked.

Only when he got closer could Wiener see clearly the string of nameplates hanging on his arm.

The different numbers engraved on them should represent different teams.

Viner was already at the very back of the line, so the knight didn't have many empty nameplates left.

The so-called internship is not about letting them go sightseeing in groups.

Instead, the two hundred students were scattered and assigned to the St. Freya Knights' ranks, to carry out missions alongside these knights.

"Vienna, as for areas of expertise, she knows a little about them all."

"You'd better tell me clearly what you're best at. That way I can assign you to a suitable team," the other party reminded him.

Paladins typically only break up and reorganize their members into pure troop units such as spearmen, cavalry, and archers when undertaking difficult missions, such as hunting large monsters.

In normal circumstances, more attention will be paid to the balanced distribution of personnel within the team.

There's a reason for emphasizing the projects we're best at.

They've seen too many self-important guys who think they're experts in everything, but they don't realize that their best weapon might not even qualify as a beginner's weapon in the Knights Order.

“That’s probably forging,” Wiener replied honestly.

He wasn't sure where the Knights' average level was, but when it came to forging, he was confident that no one in the entire Knights could match him.

"Haha, I'll take care of this kid."

The older knights seemed to have heard what Vena said and walked over.

"Captain." The knight in charge of assigning Vena a place to stay bowed to the other party.

“Yes, it’s alright.” The middle-aged knight patted the young knight on the shoulder, then turned to Vina.

"I heard you're skilled in forging?"

"Yes."

“Very good! I am Aloy, the commander of the Third Battalion of the St. Freya Knights. Would you be interested in joining our Third Battalion?” Aloy extended an invitation to Vina.

"May I ask for the reason?" Viner was not blinded by greed.

“Of course,” Aloy admitted, “we don’t really value your combat capabilities.”

No matter how gifted they are, they are still just students who haven't even left the academy.

In terms of combat strength, they naturally cannot compare with these seasoned knights.

“Even the best swordsmen in your group might not be as good as any member we randomly pick from our team.”

Viner thought to himself that it might not be so. It was only because Felix was not around that his swordsmanship would put many self-proclaimed elite knights to shame.

“But forging is a different story. Since you dare to say that this is what you’re best at, then I’ll believe you.”

"You don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household. The daily wear and tear, maintenance, and upkeep of the Knights' equipment are no easier to deal with than those magical beasts."

"Would you like to join the logistics unit of our Third Battalion?" Aloy reached out to Vina again.

"Am I considered a student with special talents?"

"Yes."

"Then please guide me, Captain Aloy."

Wiener clasped his hands back.

Chapter 168 The Knight's Second Life

At Aloy's command, the young knight took out a brand-new nameplate from under his armor and handed it to Vina.

The front begins with a large three, followed by a capital "玖" after some space, and then a string of numbers. The back has a notch that can be used to store the necklace.

This nameplate was never placed with the other nameplates from the beginning.

Viner readily accepted the nameplate and hung it around her neck.

Seeing that Wiener had accepted the nameplate, Aloy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, I was worried about what would happen if you refused. After all, there are plenty of young people who always want to charge into battle and make a name for themselves, but there is always a shortage of people in the logistics field."

Wiener's response was: "We're here to learn, not to cause trouble."

"Haha, you see things very clearly. Don't worry, when the time is right, we will let you go up and gain some experience."

Aloy laughed heartily, clearly very satisfied with Wiener's attitude.

"So according to the procedure, I should go collect my weapons and equipment now, right?" Viner asked, seeing that most of the other students had already left.

“You can get that kind of thing anytime. If I were you, I would choose a horse first,” Aloy suggested.

Only members of the Paladin Order at least at the captain level can be equipped with exclusive weapons and equipment.

Those below the captain level all use standard equipment.

However, this is incomparable to standard training equipment.

The standard weaponry provided by the Knights is around Rank C, which is a level that most freshmen cannot access.

The advantage of standard equipment is that there is less deviation in quality control; although it is a selection process, the differences are not significant.

But the difference is much greater when it comes to the horse, which is the most important part of a knight.

A fine warhorse is absolutely a knight's second life.

"Is this okay?" Wiener couldn't help but ask.

The horse stables and the armory are two completely different directions. Logically speaking, after choosing a warhorse, one should head directly to the area belonging to the Knights Order.

“I can easily make decisions about this small matter. Field, you take him to choose a horse first,” Aloy said confidently.

"Come with me, young man." It was the young knight who was given the order.

"Thank you, Captain," Viner said.

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With the personnel reassignment finalized, Alois, as the commander of the Third Battalion of the Holy Knights, still has many things to handle.

So only Wiener went to the horse farm with Field.

“That Lord Aloy is certainly very approachable,” Venere remarked.

“Only Lord Aloy is like that. He’s very good to all the brothers under him, but our captain often criticizes him for lacking authority,” Field said from the side.

"The battalion commander was criticized by the captain?" Viner even doubted that he had heard correctly.

The Knights of St. Freya have a rigorous internal structure, with three major divisions standing side by side.

Each brigade consists of eight companies plus a logistics unit.

Except for the logistics team, whose personnel numbers fluctuate significantly, the rest of the teams maintain a full complement of 120 people.

In such a hierarchical and disciplined environment, a team leader was able to speak frankly and criticize the battalion commander without being punished.

This further illustrates how easy-going Captain Aloy is.

“Our captain’s situation is rather special… never mind, you’ll find out later,” Field said hesitantly.

Wiener wisely refrained from pursuing the matter further.

During the brief exchange, Wiener learned from Field that he was also a member of the Miku logistics team.