Chapter 29 - Knight Courses

Time passed slowly. In the blink of an eye, several days had gone by since Chen Heng arrived in Kutu City. During these several days, he had basically familiarized himself with the surrounding terrain before entering Kutu Academy to report. With the voucher provided by Baron Kesen, the process went smoothly without any twists and turns. Chen Heng successfully entered Kutu Academy and began his studies there. "Do we have to choose the courses by ourselves?" Looking at the curriculum schedule in front of him, Chen Heng couldn't help frowning. Unlike what Chen Heng had imagined, in Kutu Academy, apart from a few basic courses, most of the other courses required students to pay by themselves, that is, they needed to take out their own money. "A course on etiquette actually costs one large silver coin..." Looking at the price quoted above, Chen Heng couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth. To be honest, this price was really outrageous. As far as Chen Heng knew, the so-called etiquette course was basically something flashy and not worth putting much effort into. Charging such an expensive price was probably just like robbing people directly. Although it was like robbing people, the courses that should be signed up for still had to be signed up. Regarding the situation he was currently facing, Baron Kesen had already mentioned it before he set off. This Royal Kutu Academy, rather than cultivating students, was more like providing a place for the new generation of nobles to socialize on their own. Like this so-called etiquette course in front of him, although it seemed useless, the students in it, and even the teachers who taught the courses, were often some important figures. Participating in these courses and indirectly socializing with these important figures was the biggest purpose of these courses. And the price of one large silver coin was equivalent to a kind of screening. At least, those who could afford this amount of money usually didn't come from poor families. This reached a basic threshold and prevented just anyone from getting in. Before setting off, Baron Kesen had instructed that it would be best to choose and sign up for several courses like this, which would be somewhat beneficial to Chen Heng's future. Recalling Baron Kesen's instructions before, Chen Heng continued to look down and slowly read through all the courses. "Hmm?" Soon, he froze, his gaze fixed on a certain course and couldn't move away for a long time. "The Knight Course..." Looking at the name of the course in front of him, Chen Heng's eyes lit up. This course, like the etiquette course, had a tuition fee of one large silver coin. However, compared with the etiquette course, at least this course could arouse Chen Heng's interest more and didn't make him feel so disgusted. Moreover, it could achieve the same effect. Of course, this was just a rough plan. As for how to choose specifically, he still needed to make careful inquiries and refer to others at that time. In the past few days, through some relationships left by Baron Kesen in the past, Chen Heng had already made acquaintance with some local nobles. Coincidentally, during this period, he could make use of these relationships. This thought flashed through his mind, and then he turned around and continued walking forward. In the following days, he became busy again. Usually, he was just like an ordinary student, quietly studying in the academy. Occasionally, he would also go out, wander around, and learn about the information around. A few days later, after making some inquiries, Chen Heng finally signed up for the Knight Course. At noon, the sun was hanging high in the sky. It was sunny everywhere and extremely hot. In this kind of weather, Chen Heng walked out of his residence and came to a small square in the academy. At this moment, there was already someone standing there in the small square. It was a middle-aged man with a cold appearance. He looked quite old. His face looked very cold, with an icy and emotionless look. He was wearing a leather armor. Even in such hot weather, he just stood there quietly, without showing any sign of feeling the heat. Looking at this man, Chen Heng was a little surprised. He had always been very diligent. No matter what he did, he was basically the first to arrive. Unexpectedly, this time there was someone in front of him. "You're the first." A voice rang out in front. Looking at Chen Heng, the middle-aged man turned around, and at this moment, a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face. He seemed to have never expected that Chen Heng would come so early. "Excuse me, are you Mr. Coribo?" Chen Heng's face was respectful. Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, he spoke respectfully. Standing there, the middle-aged man's face was cold and he didn't say much. He just nodded, looking very silent. Seeing that the man in front of him was so silent, Chen Heng sensibly didn't say much either. He just stood aside quietly, enduring the intense heat under the sun together with the middle-aged man. The sun in the sky kept shining on him, making him sweat profusely, but Chen Heng didn't have the slightest intention of complaining or making a sound. From beginning to end, he just stood there with his body straight. His performance couldn't help but surprise Coribo, who secretly nodded. While Coribo was observing Chen Heng, Chen Heng was also secretly observing Coribo. Standing there, he looked at Coribo's whole body. The outside sun was very hot and the temperature was extremely high, almost unbearably so. However, under such high temperature, Coribo didn't have any reaction, and he didn't even break out in a sweat. Obviously, this wasn't a normal performance. If Coribo in front of him didn't have a special physique, he must be an extraordinary person. This thought flashed through Chen Heng's mind. Next, silence fell on this place. The two of them stood there quietly without speaking, and the surroundings seemed rather silent. Time passed slowly. After a while, a sound of footsteps came from outside. The other students came one after another. The number of people here gradually increased. To Chen Heng's surprise, among the group of students who came here, Kurudo was also among them. When Kurudo saw Chen Heng, he was equally surprised and even wanted to come forward to say hello, but in the end he held back. He stood aside obediently, just like Chen Heng, just standing there quietly, waiting for the others to arrive. After a while, all the people around had arrived. "It seems that everyone is here..." Coribo calculated the time and then nodded: "Now, class begins." He looked at the people in front of him and pointed to an open space beside him: "Now, run." He said so in a calm voice. The people below looked at each other. It was not until a moment later that someone asked, "Excuse me, how long should we run?" "Run until you reach your limit." Coribo said calmly: "Let me see your limits." As his words fell, the several people below fell silent. Someone wanted to say something, but after looking at Coribo's cold face, in the end they didn't say anything at all. In this way, a grand running exercise began.