At the same time, on the other side.
Doctor Liton's private clinic had also come to an end on its first day of business.
"Phew… Thank you for your hard work, Ron," Doctor Liton said to Ron. After a busy day, he was now slumped in his chair, too exhausted to even move a finger.
Ron simply smiled in response. "Mr. Liton, it's my duty."
He then picked up the broom and began to clean.
Seeing this, Liton nodded to himself, thinking that Ron was indeed a reliable and steady young man.
However, Liton was also curious about Ron's seemingly boundless energy.
Although both of them had been busy all day, Liton was at least able to sit on the chair.
Yet Ron had been running around non-stop, and now he was not only not out of breath but also had the energy to clean?
"This must be the energy of youth. It seems I really am getting old…" Liton sighed inwardly, without realizing that Ron's extraordinary stamina was not something that could be explained merely by youth.
Next, Liton was too exhausted to cook.
So he simply took out two silver coins and handed them to Ron, asking him to buy some food from the restaurant on his way back from picking up Lisa from school.
Time flew by, and it was now midnight.
As usual, Ron was practicing his breathing technique.
Suddenly, a prompt sound came to his ear.
[Ding! Today's intelligence is as follows——]
[1. Gwath once trained with the Wolf King Knight Legion and, due to his outstanding performance, was granted the title of Wild Wolf Knight and learned the Wolf-Fighting Breathing Technique.]
[2. Gwath, at Barto's request, taught the lower-level technique of the Wolf-Fighting Breathing Technique—Wild Wolf Breathing Technique to Barto's eldest son, Nemo.
[3. Gwath and Miral reached a deal yesterday evening, with Gwath taking over from Barto to force more freemen into slavery.]
[4. Every time Miral acquires a batch of slaves, she will secretly send them to the noble Sar family in Kurah City within the stipulated time.]
[5. The head of the Sar family, Maddox Sar, secretly worships an evil cult named Blood Moon, which conducts a bloody sacrifice at the end of each year.]
[6. The sacrificial rituals of the Blood Moon Cult typically use living people as offerings, with young boys and girls being preferred. The specific sacrificial process can be viewed by clicking.]
[7. After Gwath agreed to cooperate, Miral felt the pressure lift and sought out handsome foreign men in the Passionate Bar last night for a night of debauchery.]
[8. In the Knight Academy Library, there is a fantasy romance adventure novel written by Halington. Due to its poor writing and storytelling, it has never been read and has been shelved at the bottom of the bookshelf by the librarian.]
[9. After a three-day search of the cathedral by the Kurah City Thieves' Guild, they failed to find the magical item and suspect that the intelligence was incorrect, planning to withdraw.]
[10. After three days of sweeping the wilderness, the Kurah City United Knights did not find any traces of monsters and suspect that the monsters were just passing through, planning to disband the knight group.]
"The intelligence has been refreshed…"
Ron's expression remained unchanged; he had grown accustomed to reading the system's intelligence every night before sleeping.
This time was no different. He paused the operation of his breathing technique and focused his mental energy in his mind.
"Hmm? Wolf-Fighting Breathing Technique?"
Ron's eyebrows raised slightly after reading the first two pieces of intelligence.
"It seems this is an intermediate-level breathing technique?"
When he first arrived in this world, Ron had received information about the levels of breathing techniques. Generally speaking, breathing techniques are divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
Most breathing techniques are fixed in level and do not connect with each other. However, a small portion of breathing techniques have hierarchical levels. For example, the advanced technique called "Lion's Breath" that Ron had heard of before. Its lower-level technique is the intermediate technique called "Cheetah's Breath." And "Cheetah's Breath" also has a lower-level technique called "Lynx's Breath."
Usually, the lower-level technique is a simplified version of the upper-level technique. Although its power is somewhat weakened, the difficulty of cultivation is greatly reduced.
"If I could obtain this 'Wolf-Fighting Breathing Technique,' my cultivation speed would also greatly increase…" Ron thought to himself, but he could only dream of it. After all, with his current strength, to take a breathing technique from a Just Knight was nothing but a pipe dream!
So, Ron had no choice but to shift his gaze downward.
"What? Human sacrifice?"
Ron's expression changed dramatically, revealing anger and shock. He had previously wondered why Barto and Miral were so desperate to collect slaves. It turned out they were to be used as offerings in an evil ritual?
"Wait, the Sar family… Alice is in their household!"
For a moment, Ron's heart tightened, and an uncontrollable surge of murderous intent spread within him. At the same time, he felt a slight fear in his heart, afraid that Alice might have already met with misfortune.
Although when he first arrived in this world, he had not truly met Alice in a meaningful way, he still harbored deep feelings for her. After all, if it weren't for the few silver coins Alice earned by selling herself, even if he had activated the system, he would have starved to death in the wilderness without money for food.
Thus, Ron had vowed to protect this sister just as the original body would have. These past few days, he had been thinking non-stop about redeeming Alice. However, because his current strength was still too weak, he dared not go and redeem her even if he had saved enough money. After all, if the other party did not play by the rules and prepared to rob and kill, Ron, as a mere Intermediate Knight Squire, truly had no power to resist.
So, he had to endure the pain and let Alice suffer for a while longer. He planned to redeem her only after he truly became a knight and gained strength.
But now, seeing that Alice was at risk of becoming a sacrificial offering, Ron could no longer contain himself and decided to take a risk, even if it meant Adventure,to redeem Alice.
However, as he impulsively continued to read further with the last bit of rationality,
"The time is at the end of the year? There are still more than three months left?"
Ron'sThe blood quickly subsided and gradually recovered to calm down.
According to the fifth and sixth pieces of intelligence, the time for the Sar family to hold the Blood Moon sacrifice was absolutely fixed. It could not be advanced or delayed. At the same time, all the slaves used for the sacrifice had to be kept healthy and free of disease before that.
"Which means, Alice is actually safe for these three months?"
Ron exhaled a breath of stale air, and his previously taut heart slowly relaxed.
"However, I can't let my guard down. There are now two paths to choose from…"