Something completely unexpected came out of Carly's mouth.
"What do you mean, stop Abel Draker, Sister?"
Carly looked around and said to Zeke.
"Follow me."
Carly guided Zeke to her private carriage.
It was a special carriage issued to the guardian knights of the Four Seasons Castle, and all kinds of convenient facilities were provided inside.
She took off her silver armor and changed into her everyday clothes, then brewed some tea and handed it to Zeke.
"I heard you like tea. This is tea imported from the Eastern Continent. I hope you like it."
Zeek was curious about how far the fact that he liked cars spread throughout his family.
Carly slowly opened her mouth as she looked at Zeke.
"The Knights of Abel are currently under contract with the Empire and are carrying out the Emperor's mission."
"Are you talking about Emperor Rom's mission?"
"Yes. In fact, the Rom Empire can be seen as one of Draker's major customers. If you think about it that way, Abel's actions are not wrong."
Carly put down her teacup and opened her mouth again.
"The problem is that Abel is increasingly crossing the line. He is actively intervening in the conflict with Alencia, which borders the Roman Empire."
"Direct intervention in the conflict? Doesn't that violate the first principle of the family, the 'Oath of Neutrality'?"
"Yes. The Drakes are supposed to exist only as a family, not as a nation, and they have a policy of not interfering in the conflicts between other nations. Abel and Siemens have gone far beyond this principle."
"It's hard to believe. Are you saying that the Lord of the Four Seasons and the Lord of the Household would just let this happen?"
Then Carly said with a solemn expression.
"Zeke, what I'm about to tell you is a family secret. You must never tell anyone else."
"Of course, sis."
"The Four Seasons are currently in a state of division."
In his previous life, Zeke had never been to the Four Seasons Castle, so he had no idea about its internal affairs.
I only knew the overall flow that I had seen in the future.
Carly continued speaking slowly.
"The Imperial followers have emerged in the Senate."
Zeke immediately understood what Carly meant.
"Did you bring in the elders from the Roman Empire?"
"I don't know the exact route, but I guess that's how it is given the circumstances."
"I don't understand. Even the Empire wouldn't have something to tempt the elders of House Draker."
"I, too, am still trying to figure out what the Emperor has done."
"So, there are some among the Elder Council and the Guardian Knights who have turned to the Empire. On the surface, only Abel and Siemens have been revealed, but we don't know how many more there are, and we don't know who is on the Empire's side, so we can't act recklessly."
Carly was surprised to see Zeke immediately understand the complex four-season situation.
'It's not just talent that's outstanding.'
Carly nodded and said.
"That's correct. That's why we're gathering trustworthy people within the Four Seasons who can stop Abel and Siemens."
"Are you talking about uniting forces?"
"Yes. I am trying to gather the power of the common knights, who are the backbone of the Four Seasons, rather than the elders or the main families."
The Drake's stronghold, the Four Seasons Castle, is the central point for managing thousands of knights on missions across the continent.
At its center, while Abel moved the Council of Elders, Kali moved in a completely different direction.
No matter how strong the family head or the council of elders were, it was impossible to maintain the family without the common knights.
She said, looking at Zeke.
"If you graduate from Valhalla and become a full-fledged knight of the Four Seasons, you will gain great influence and legitimacy as a pureblood Awakened. That's how much significance pureblood Awakened holds in the Draker family."
Kali Draker's maternal and patron family, House Prana, was not a powerful family like Siemens or Thurn, so they were currently at a disadvantage in the power struggle.
However, even if there is no supporting family, if Zeke, a pure-blood Awakened and direct blood relative, supports Kali, the power game with Abel is likely to tip the scales in her favor, even if only slightly.
The Four Seasons is also a place made up of people.
If public opinion shifted towards Cali, it was clear that even Abel, who controlled the council, would have difficulty moving as he pleased.
After hearing Carly's words, Zeke began to think about how he could use the more chaotic situation in the Four Seasons to his advantage.
'Seven years later, the balance between the three great transcendent families is broken, and the continent is thrown into war. And at the center of it all stands Abel Draker.'
Zeke looked at his older sister, Carly Draker, in front of him.
In his previous life, this noble silver knight died five years later.
She met a heroic death while fighting against the new pirate king who had emerged from the South Seas and brought her fame.
The death of Carly Draker, who held the center of the Four Seasons, had a great impact on the entire Draker.
She was considered the implicit heir to the family line, and upon Carly Draker's death, Abel Draker took her place.
After that, he joined hands with the Council of Elders, abolished the Draker family's oath of neutrality, and jumped into the continental war with the Empire on his back.
Arthur Draker, the owner of the house, tolerated Abel Draker's actions and died of illness shortly thereafter.
Eventually, Abel Draker, the successor, takes over the throne and takes the lead in invading the Central Kingdom and the Northern Continent.
The Draker family abandoned their role of maintaining balance in the Central Continent and became a vanguard for the invasion of the continent.
At this time, Zeke had settled in the Northern Continent for various reasons, and was suddenly caught up in the Continental War.
Having experienced this kind of confusing future firsthand, Zeke knew that Carly's words were not mere concerns.
As a Zeke who had personally witnessed the future chaos of the continent, he decided that it would be better to help Kali stop Abel, the Knight of Slaughter, rather than taking advantage of the situation right away.
"I'm still lacking, but I'll help you as much as I can."
At those words, Kali's eyes wavered.
Because I never thought Zeke would make a decision so quickly.
She looked at Zeke and said.
"I have made this offer because I believe that the future Zeke Draker will be a knight of greater skill than anyone else. If you support me, this silver knight will always be behind you."
Zeke thought she was innocent, which was unusual for a Drake.
As expected of a Draker, he values discipline more than anyone else, but he is very soft-hearted on the inside.
Zeke stood up from his seat.
"I completely agree with your idea of uniting knights. I will also become a full-fledged knight of the Four Seasons and help you."
At those words, Kali also stood up and nodded.
"Thank you. Zeke, if you need anything, just let me know. And remember, Draker may not seem easy to see, but he is everywhere. Remember that Abel and the Empire are always watching you."
"Okay, Sister."
Zeke greeted Carly and got out of the carriage.
Walking the streets of Valhalla alone, Zeke pondered what benefits an alliance with Kali Draker would bring to him.
'At least it's a million times better than having a crazy guy like Abel take over the family. And the situation on the continent is like that.'
Zeke's ultimate goal was to become the strongest on the continent and swallow up the Draker family.
But I did not want the Draker family to become a tattered, weakened, and tattered sliver of power within the Empire.
As he gathered his thoughts on the carriage, he decided to help Kali Draker stop Abel Draker and the Rom Empire's plot.
"To do that, you need strength."
Zeke turned on his minimap and looked at the map of Valhalla.
The minimap showed the location of the security vault of the founder, Terrakan Draker.
It was none other than the library of Valhalla.
* * *
Zeek showed his student ID and entered the library.
In fact, if you were simply entering Valhalla, there was no need to enter here.
However, the place where the secure vault left by Terrakan Draker was located was none other than the library of Valhalla, and among them, the library exclusively for Valhalla that no one could enter.
The library, which was exclusively for the students of Valhalla, was a secure area that absolutely no outsiders were allowed to enter.
That was no exception for Zeke, a pureblood Awakener of Draker.
Zig had to present his student ID again at the entrance to the dedicated library and have his iris scanned before he could enter.
"Hmm."
The Academy's library was also quite large, but it was nothing compared to the size of the Valhalla Library.
Atlas, the greatest city in the Central Continent, and Valhalla, located there, are places where people from all over the world gather.
Precious materials also used to flow into this place.
The library of Valhalla was a place where all kinds of books were gathered, from precious books from the Eastern Continent to rhyme books from the Southern Continent and storybooks containing myths from the Northern Continent.
Zeke looked at the minimap and headed towards the security vault left by Terracan Draker. He soon arrived at the location marked on the map.
"Here?"
The place we arrived at was not a library with books, but a warehouse for unused items.
Zeke looked around the dusty warehouse.
There was no trace of the library left by Terracan Draker anywhere.
'Is there a separate entrance like an academy?'
I tried to find the entrance with my Dragon Eye skill, but I couldn't detect anything around me.
Zeke expanded his search and looked around the warehouse here and there, but still found nothing.
Then, when Zeke was standing in the exact center of the warehouse.
[Data refresh point detected.] [Accessed Terracan Draker's secure vault.] [Do you want to refresh the data?]
Zig chose to refresh the data.
[Data is being refreshed.]
A message appeared saying that data update was complete soon.
Zeke opened the security vault right away.
―Terracan Draker's Security Vault―
1. Organization Operation Manual
2. Dragon Slayer Manual Ver. 5.21 (Final)
3. References
4. A collection of proverbs that will help you grow
'What is this?'
It was supposed to be a security vault, but it was more like a collection of Terracan Draker's personal records.
Although it was different from what he had expected, Zig decided to check it out since he had gone all out to find it. The first thing that caught Zig's eye was the article on dragon killing.
Zig clicked on the dragon killing manual.
0920_Dragon Slaughter Manual_Final
1012_Dragon's Slaughter Manual_Real Final
1112_Dragon's Slaughter Manual_Real Real Final
There were dozens of manual documents tagged as final attached.
Zig looked through the manuals and eventually opened the one written at the very end.
I thought it would be written about hidden secrets, but surprisingly it was a summary of the basic forms of the Yongsal method.
Zeke was surprised to learn that the basic manual for the dragon killing method that has been passed down to this day was created by the founder, Terracan Draker.
It was created as a detailed textbook on how to train basic swordsmanship and which parts to emphasize.
While looking through several versions of the manual, Zeke found the words left by Terracan Draker at the end of the manual.
[Please note that this manual for the Dragon Sword Technique is a revised version of some of the basic techniques of the Chamryonggeomgyeol (斬龍劍結).]
"True Dragon Sword Technique? Is there such a sword technique?"
Zeke read more of Terracan Draker's words.
[The True Dragon Sword is clearly an excellent swordsmanship and Aura training method, but it is difficult to learn and has many parts that are difficult to understand, so it has the disadvantage of being difficult for all knights to learn.
Shatton Draker, the founder of the True Dragon Sword and the first person to create the Auror training method, is the only human to have reached the level of Grand Master.
I have been trying to complete this long-pending task by any means necessary, as I have thought that it is necessary to inherit the True Dragon Sword of Shaton Drake, who was given the title of Sword Star, and create a new sword technique that anyone can learn.
Zeke was shocked to see the writing left by Terracan Draker.
"Shatton Draker? A secret left behind by a noble knight?"
The successor to the King of Heroes and the first knight to create Aura.
Zig turned off the manual and looked through the security vault list. He found the True Dragon Sword stored on one side of the reference list.
Zig turned on the True Dragon Sword and read the first sentence.
[The True Dragon Sword is the only way for a human to kill a dragon.]