Chapter 23 - Six months

"It's okay even if the place is a bit backward..." Recalling the information he had inquired about, Chen Chi nodded to himself secretly. If a place is a bit backward, it means that the martial strength in this area won't be too high. At least the possibility of those overly powerful knights, or even grand knights, appearing in this area will be greatly reduced. In this case, the difficulty for him to do something in this area will also be greatly decreased. With this thought flashing through his mind, he still wore a bright and cheerful smile on his face on the surface and kept chatting with Gitte in front of him, trying his best not to make the other party feel embarrassed. His tone was gentle and his attitude was kind. When chatting, he didn't put on airs of his noble identity at all but just acted like a junior, which made Gitte in front of him couldn't help but feel a sense of good will towards him. Looking at Chen Chi in front of him, Gitte couldn't help but think of Ormando. Although they were brothers, Ormando would never talk like Chen Chi. "If it were Young Master Ormando... how would he treat me?" He couldn't help but think of this question. Then, he recalled the previous scene and Ormando's indifferent eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Being disabled on the battlefield, he was already a cripple in the eyes of those people and wasn't worth wasting any more thoughts on. Only Chen Chi in front of him would pay such attention to him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit touched and looked at Chen Chi with increasingly grateful eyes. Chen Chi noticed this change and just smiled secretly to himself. After sending Gitte back, Chen Chi deliberately went to visit his family. Just as he had learned before, there were many people in Gitte's family. He had five children, and there were also elderly people at home. Originally, Gitte had a job in the guard. Although life was difficult, they could still barely make ends meet. But now, Gitte was injured on the battlefield and had to retire after being disabled, and their life became even more difficult. Chen Chi consoled these people, gave out some things he had brought as gifts, and then symbolically visited the people around before leaving this place. After he left, the people here all wanted to see him off. Judging from this, they all seemed to have a good impression of him, the second son of the lord. On the way back, in the carriage, the servant who was serving Chen Chi was a bit puzzled. "Young Master..." He hesitated for a moment and then said, "You seem to be a bit too kind to those commoners..." Looking at Chen Chi's familiar face, he couldn't help but feel a bit confused. The former Chen Chi wasn't like this. In the past, the former Chen Chi was similar to Ormando. Although he wasn't as indifferent as Ormando, he also wouldn't pay attention to those ordinary commoners. After all, for them nobles, those commoners were just lowly people and not worth mentioning at all. "You don't understand..." Looking at his servant, Chen Chi just smiled and shook his head, without any intention of explaining too much. In fact, the reason why he did this was just an attempt. The mechanism of obtaining points depended on his influence. In other words, the more people he influenced, the more points he could obtain. That's why he did this. Everything was just an attempt. Of course, winning good will was also one of the reasons. Although the power of ordinary commoners was weak, it was still a kind of power after all. And a good reputation could also be regarded as a kind of power. Since that was the case, why not do it? Anyway, after all, his efforts were actually not that much. Back at the manor where Baron Kayson was, at this moment, the atmosphere in the manor had already changed a bit. The scene where Chen Chi personally sent Gitte away today was witnessed by many people. And those people told this matter to more people. In addition, what Chen Chi had told Tina before also showed its effect at this moment. Here in the manor, everyone knew about Chen Chi's kind act of taking pity on Gitte's family's misfortune and deliberately hiring him as his teacher. Regarding these, Chen Chi just smiled and didn't do anything more. Then, as time passed slowly, before they knew it, five months had passed quickly. During these five months, Chen Chi had changed a lot. After arriving here, he changed the habits of his former self and did many astonishing things. For himself, he was extremely thrifty and didn't have the air of nobility or luxury at all. Every meal was just plain water, wild vegetables, and some simple food. He saved all the money for each meal. However, for those elders and those people in difficult situations, he was extremely generous. Sometimes he would rather put himself in a difficult position but still help his friends. For his teacher, he was especially respectful. He even had a big quarrel with his elder brother Ormando once in order to defend his teacher. For the merchants and travelers coming from afar, he was also very friendly. He would not only send people to take care of them but sometimes even ride a horse himself and act as a guide to help them get through some difficult roads. For a while, the attitude towards Chen Chi in the whole manor had changed. Whether they were servants, guards, or ordinary commoners, as long as they mentioned Chen Chi, their faces would surely be full of respect and they held him in high regard. Although they would also show respect to Ormando and Baron Kayson, everyone knew clearly that there was a big difference between them. In the early morning, the sun had just risen outside. On the grassland, drops of water wet the ground, making the surroundings look a bit wet. It was still early morning at this time. The sky had just started to brighten up a bit and was still a bit dim. But at this time, someone had already woken up. Chen Chi carried his sword and walked alone to the spacious training ground. This was his habit. Since a few months ago, right after he arrived here, he had been the one who got up earliest every day. Every day, as long as the sky brightened a little, he would get up from his bed and start the day's training. In nearly half a year, his diligence was obvious to all and known to everyone. In sharp contrast to this was Ormando. Every time, he was the last to arrive and wouldn't come until all the guards had assembled. Compared with Chen Chi, the contrast was very strong. Of course, the reason why it was so strong also had something to do with Chen Chi himself. After all, the reason why he chose the training ground here every day was to make sure that those guards could see him training as soon as they arrived. In nearly half a year, he had already gotten used to it. Silently drawing his sword and training in this place, Chen Chi got up skillfully and brandished his long sword. Over a long period of time, he had regained his former swordsmanship. Now his swordsmanship was no worse than anyone else's. Even the most proficient warrior in the territory was no match for him. But today, while training silently, Chen Chi suddenly felt that something was wrong. "This feeling..." On the training ground, he was training alone, but at this moment, he suddenly stopped.