【Location: Outside Tino】

Louis, riding on horseback, saw Beatrice waiting for him at the city gate.

In order not to block passers-by from entering and leaving the city, Beatrice deliberately walked to the side of the wide road.

Passers-by coming in and out couldn't help but cast their eyes on Beatrice who was protected by the royal guards.

Some people had a look of awe on their faces.

Someone was whispering, who needed the princess to wait here.

Someone else remembered something and his eyes changed slightly.

Suddenly, there was a noise coming from afar.

Beatrice, who was originally feeling a little uneasy, subconsciously raised her head and looked into the distance.

Amid the sound of thundering horse hooves, she saw a long team of horses approaching slowly, and vaguely saw the emblem of a roaring lion on the towering flag.

——That is the school emblem of St. Louis College.

Beatrice lowered her head in disappointment.

Not the one she was waiting for.

Obviously, although Beatrice agreed to Louis's trip to the Smoking Mountains, she was still anxious.

After all, legends should not be underestimated.

This is especially true for legendary dragons.

Deep down, she didn't want Louis to take risks for her.

But she agreed anyway.

Louis's background was already rough, and if he continued with her, he would inevitably face tremendous pressure.

Now that there was an opportunity that could provide him with a lot of prestige, and he strongly wanted to give it a try, there was no reason for her not to support her.

It was Beatrice's reserve to protect his dignity.

So no matter how worried she was, she could only prepare countermeasures for him.

"Louis, why haven't you come back yet?"

It was also at this time that the St. Louis College carriage team gradually approached the city gate.

It seemed that Beatrice and her group were too conspicuous, so the academy group changed direction and walked towards a group of fully armed royal guards.

“Stop.”

A guard said coldly.

Beatrice waved her hand: "It's okay, don't stop them, it's Mr. Kulin's team."

The royal guards then put down their spears and stepped back.

Kulin Yodel.

The director of the Sword King Department of St. Louis College, the famous Imperial Sword Master.

Although he is not a legend, he is also a top professional powerhouse at level 20.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, he can be said to be the best under the legend of the empire.

His exquisite fighting skills are the perfect embodiment of strength and beauty.

Even ordinary legends have to bow their heads and call him "teacher" when it comes to skills.

Over the past decade, he has personally trained a large number of elites, including Kino, the captain of the Royal Guard.

Even Beatrice was his student.

"Your Highness."

The leader, a middle-aged man with half-gray hair, dismounted and knelt on one knee.

Beatrice nodded and asked him to stand up.

When they were at the academy, Beatrice would respectfully address Kulin as teacher.

But outside the academy, Beatrice's identity is more of a regent princess, heir to the empire, and chancellor of the empire.

I deserve this gift.

Beatrice asked, "Lord Kulin, why did you take your students out of the city today?"

Kulin was wearing a tuxedo and his hair and beard were neatly groomed.

The students behind him were also peeking in.

A young man in armor stepped forward and said, "Master Kulin, take us to the Dragon Bone Grassland to eliminate the scattered zombies."

Kulin snorted, shook his head and sighed.

Young people nowadays are really...ignorant.

He did not give the young man a chance to speak, and said directly:

"There's news from the Adventurer's Guild that traces of zombies were found on the grassland."

She was wearing half-body armor, riding on a horse with a heroic look, and said loudly: "That's really hard work, Lord Kulin."

Then he looked at the students again, a smile bloomed like spring breeze, and said softly:

"Students from St. Louis are the pillars of our school. I'm sure they have gained a lot of knowledge through this experience."

"You must be tired after all this travel. I won't stop you. Go back and rest early. You still have early classes tomorrow."

The students at the back all straightened up subconsciously, trying to show an expression of pride.

However, the smug smile on their lips still revealed their mood.

There were even girls who had the courage to talk to Beatrice.

Beatrice wasn't the type of person who refused to talk to others, so she had no choice but to communicate with this group of junior students.

The male student who had just tried to talk to Beatrice also began to get restless.

Suddenly, someone noticed that Master Kulin's expression changed slightly.

The next moment, a ghostly figure appeared in front of Kulin.

"Master~Craftsman~"

A sound like the roar of a demon was heard.

The next moment, the sound waves of metal collision made the people around them stagger.

Kulin held a one-handed sword and skillfully deflected the impact of the sudden two-handed sword.

He straightened his tuxedo and said elegantly:

"You little brat, your attacks are too aggressive and lack refined control. When you encounter an enemy that suppresses you, it will be difficult to summon a miracle."

A student exclaimed, "It's Master Jino Kain!"

Beatrice slapped her hand on her face:

"I should have let Master Kulin go earlier. I forgot that Gino was still following Louis."

Yes, the person who is fighting with Kulin now is Kino who followed Louis to negotiate.

As the most outstanding students that Kulin has trained in recent years, conflicts often break out between Kulin and Gino.

The conflict is mostly theoretical.

Kulin believes in the aesthetics of swordsmanship and believes that by combining strength and beauty, one will naturally enter the realm of a sword master.

——In combat, it means being as precise as a scalpel and being good at striking quickly after being struck later.

Although Kino learned many secrets of the Nine Swords from Kulin, it is well known that the tough-talking Kino is extremely unruly.

——He always believed that the reason why he failed to defeat his master was purely because of his low professional level.

What's even more terrible is that in the competition with Kino in the past few years, Kulin really began to be unable to suppress this rebellious disciple.

“From a high-level perspective, all technical difficulties will be easily solved.”

These are Kino's exact words.

As a result, the teacher and student would fight whenever they met in the past two years.

Of course, it's not a bloody fight to the death, but more like an exchange of skills between two fighting monsters with different philosophies.

"You're still a long way from here, Gino!"

That being said, Kulin was ruthless when he started to attack.

Without the increase of blood energy, the two sides relied solely on their physical fitness and superb skills to create a whirlwind on the ground that was difficult for ordinary people to approach.

The lady-in-waiting following Beatrice frowned and took a step forward.

The azure barrier directly confined the battle between the two people to a range that would not affect others.

"Master! Now tell me who is the greatest swordsman of the empire!"

"You little brat, your forehand is not good, your backhand is weak, and none of your moves are decent. And you still want to defeat me like this?"

Just as the two were fighting more and more excitedly, Beatrice's attention had already been attracted by another figure in the distance.

When a group of students were immersed in the aesthetics of battle between teacher and students, they did not notice that the passing vehicles and citizens who were watching the excitement had stopped at some point.

Their expressions were somewhat dull, and they made strange sounds like "Oh my God" in their throats, and their eyes looked towards the main road behind them.

In the distance, they saw a group of horsemen coming towards them.

The afternoon light transformed into a halo behind the horse team, making it impossible to see the figures of the people coming.

But they saw the giant beast's horn rising into the sky, and some mages even felt a faint dragon's might from the giant creature.

The students who came to their senses also looked back.

The huge main road was silent at this moment.

(End of this chapter)