Chapter 19 - Poetry and Swords

Kailin was the child of Baron Kesen. As the youngest son of Baron Kesen, he had been doted on by the baron since childhood and was his favorite child. At this moment, as the youngest son of Baron Kesen, he was staying beside the baron and having lunch with him. "This starting point seems to be much better than the previous ones..." Feeling the memories constantly surging up in his mind, Chen Chi was lost in thought and this thought flashed through his mind. Compared to the previous two times, this time he was born into a noble family. Although his mother had passed away, his father was a baron with a fief. In a certain sense, this starting point was even a bit better than the identity of Solondo before. At least in name, Solondo's father was just a knight. Of course, although it seemed so on the surface, these were all just empty titles. After Chen Chi carefully sorted out his memories, he found that although his nominal father this time was a baron, he seemed to be inferior to the Sicilian Knight in the previous simulation in some aspects. At least, the Sicilian Knight was a real knight and had a loyal knight, Knight Edward, under his command. But Baron Kesen seemed to have nothing here. Although he had a fief, its scope wasn't too large, and there weren't too many residents in the fief either. As for the armed forces under his command, although there were some, among the guards of several hundred people, there wasn't even a real knight. These people seemed to be more numerous than the army under Sir Sicilian's command, but when seriously counted, they couldn't compare to the Sicilian Knight at all. As long as a knight led the team and brought along some people casually, this guard force of several hundred people would immediately fall apart and wouldn't be a match at all. "Being called a noble, seemingly one level higher than a knight in name, but in fact it's just an empty title..." After accepting the memories in his mind, Chen Chi was a bit speechless and said, "Moreover, it seems that there isn't even the Knight's Breathing Method..." When he first learned about his identity, Chen Chi was a bit excited, thinking that he could get the Knight's Breathing Method for free. But the fact proved that he was thinking too much. Baron Kesen was indeed a noble, but he didn't have glorious ancestors in the past, so the Knight's Breathing Method hadn't been passed down. It seemed that even among nobles, there were big differences. "Sure enough..." Chen Chi sighed secretly, "It's really too much to expect that an identity worth thirty points could bring too many surprises..." This identity of his actually only cost thirty points. It was already quite good to have the current starting point with thirty points. Still wanting the Knight's Breathing Method? Dream on!! "Kailin, my child, what's wrong with you?" A gentle voice came from the front. Hearing the voice, Chen Chi subconsciously raised his head and looked forward. In the middle of the hall, a man who looked a bit thin, wearing a black robe and looking around forty or fifty years old was sitting there. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Chen Chi. He looked close to fifty years old, which was quite old in this world, but he still looked quite energetic. With his eyes fixed on Chen Chi, his attitude was fairly gentle. "Sorry, Father." Chen Chi showed a just-right smile on his face. Looking at the Kesen in front of him, he smiled gently and said, "I was just thinking about today's lessons, so I was a bit distracted." "Oh?" Kesen became a bit more energetic and said, "Why? Didn't you used to dislike these lessons the most?" "Disliking doesn't mean I won't think about them." Chen Chi recalled Baron Kesen's preferences a little bit, thought for a while, and then said, "Liking is just an instinct. No one would be willing to face a bunch of boring and scarce knowledge." "But aside from personal subjective liking, I think the reason these things exist is that they are of great use." "So, thinking more about them isn't a bad thing." He said this without changing his expression. This was completely talking nonsense. In fact, as far as he had noticed so far, for courses like those so-called poetry and chanting, the history of ancient art and so on, he didn't think these things were of much use. He didn't deny that these things were somewhat useful, but undoubtedly, they didn't have the effect of changing the situation for most people. Usually, these were things that Chen Chi wouldn't even look at. But not now. Since Baron Kesen liked him to say so, he just said it like this. Sure enough, in front of him, Baron Kesen showed a smile on his face and said, "Good." "Kailin, my child, I never thought you could also say such incisive words." "I'll ask you one more question." He raised his head, looked at Chen Chi in front of him, and asked another question: "Between swords and poetry, which do you think is more important?" Chen Chi was stunned for a moment and was a bit surprised at this time. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and then continued to speak: "It depends on the occasion, of course." "Poetry can soothe panicked people, while swords can kill them..." "Which one is more important depends on the purpose and the occasion." "But..." Chen Chi paused for a moment, stopped for a while, and then continued to speak: "Whether one masters poetry or masters swords, one can become an outstanding person." "But swords and poetry, they don't conflict with each other..." "So..." Kesen was lost in thought and then continued to ask. "Why... can't we have both?" Chen Chi lowered his head and said softly. There was silence in the hall for a long time. Sitting at the head of the hall, Kesen looked at Chen Chi in surprise. He looked at him for a long, long time and then nodded and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense..." He sighed and said, "Our Aicilan family has been passed down here for hundreds of years..." "During this long time, we have mastered poetry and become the assistants of higher rulers, but we alone lack swords..." He sighed deeply, as if he remembered something. His face looked a bit melancholy at this moment. After a while, Chen Chi walked out of the hall. Walking out of the door, outside, a burst of rapid footsteps came, accompanied by a rush of hurried footsteps. Chen Chi looked up and happened to see a tall figure wearing armor striding outside and quickly walking towards the place where Chen Chi was. As his steps kept accelerating, his appearance gradually became visible. This was a very tall young man, looking about in his early thirties, just in the prime of his youth and strength. He was wearing a white soft armor, looking extremely mighty. The whole person looked like a brown bear, powerful and particularly outstanding.