"Is this Magic or a Knight Secret Skill?" The question flashed through Brand’s mind.
Considering that the Dean of the Academy had not left, the Elemental Domain covering the entire grand banquet hall still existed. Brand quickly came to a conclusion—this was a Knight Secret Skill.
The vast majority of nobles in the Fains World had started out as Knights, and the Holland family was no exception. When Brand was young, he had yearned to become a "powerful" and "Invincible" Knight like Elder Master Holland. Therefore, although Brand had yet to become a Knight Apprentice, he still had a certain level of understanding regarding the basic information about Knights.
Unlike Mages, who constantly delved into the application of Magic Power and the various laws of the world, Knights only cared about themselves. All resources, all supernatural powers, and all laws were entirely geared toward strengthening their own bodies. Therefore, even when facing powerful Mages capable of changing the very world, Knights, whose immense power was entirely their own, were fully capable of standing toe-to-toe with them.
A Knight Secret Skill was like a Mage’s Magic. While Mages controlled Magic Power to manipulate Elements and form Magic, Knights utilized Life Energy to form Secret Skills with special effects.
What Finn had just executed was likely an "Acceleration" Knight Secret Skill. This type of Knight Secret Skill allowed the user to enter an "Accelerated State" and move at a speed that completely outclassed ordinary people.
However, if Brand remembered correctly, Knight Secret Skills were a Domain meant for those at or above the level of an Official Knight. Thus, Finn’s display left him utterly shocked.
It was worth noting that even Yelsen—a renowned Knight genius in the Southern Province and Brand’s own good older brother—was still only a Senior Knight Apprentice. And Finn, who should be two years younger than Yelsen, had already become an Official Knight? What the hell kind of monster was he?
Brand had painstakingly studied at the Magic Academy for an entire semester, yet he hadn’t even become a Junior Mage Apprentice. Meanwhile, a classmate of a similar age—who had also come to study Magic and strive to become a Mage—was already an Official Knight?
Brand, who had only recently "become" a genius, found this disparity somewhat hard to accept.
Yet, someone even more shocked than Brand was Andy.
Although his angle wasn’t as clear and direct as Brand’s, he still noticed Finn’s inhuman speed. Consequently, Andy also deduced that Finn had used a Knight Secret Skill. He had even figured out the name of the Secret Skill Finn used within that brief moment.
"You’ve mastered Wind King Incarnation!" Andy immediately cried out in disbelief.
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In Andy’s memory, Wind King Incarnation was one of the powerful Knight Secret Skills held by the Chesire family. It had a distinct difference from other Acceleration Knight Secret Skills—when Wind King Incarnation was used, the user’s movements would not generate a massive "Wind Pressure."
Coupled with the completely silent way Finn had just snatched the seasoning, Andy instantly concluded that Finn was using Wind King Incarnation.
The difficulty of learning Wind King Incarnation was extremely high; Talent and hard work were both indispensable. However, once learned, it meant that the user had already placed half a foot through the threshold of the strong.
Finn and he both hailed from the Northern Province, and growing up, Andy had always viewed Finn as his rival. Now, seeing that Finn had already learned such a powerful Secret Skill, he suffered a heavy blow.
Looking at Finn’s innocent expression, Andy was momentarily rendered speechless.
By all rights, he should have thoroughly mocked and ridiculed Finn’s pettiness in snatching the seasoning! But compared to the fact that Finn had placed half a foot into the Domain of the strong, this trifling matter seemed somewhat insignificant.
The Chesire family had always been regarded as a rival by the Claude Family. As the legal heir bathing in the glory of the Claude Family, he could lose to anyone else, but he absolutely could not lose to Finn.
In Andy’s eyes, the originally delicious supernatural food no longer tasted so good. Now, he only wanted to finish eating quickly and head back to thoroughly study Magic.
Since he had already decided to become a Mage, focusing entirely on studying Magic was the right path! Knight Secret Skills were all crooked paths, and Finn would only be able to show off for now!
"Finn, you’ll regret this!" Dropping this cryptic remark, Andy returned his attention to the food in front of him. His serious expression as he wolfed down the meal made it look as if he were battling some enemy.
Faced with Andy’s hostility, Finn nonchalantly spread his hands. Brand gave him a timely thumbs-up, even though he felt a bit of sourness in his heart as well.
But as a proper Noble Descendant and someone who had been deemed a "useless person" since childhood, Brand quickly adjusted his mood. Compared to making an extra enemy, making a new friend was much more beneficial to him. This was especially true for someone like Finn, an exceptionally talented person with a "bright future"!
With the "Holland family" specialty seasoning serving as an icebreaker, Brand and Finn quickly struck up a conversation and were soon chatting happily.
Seeing this scene, the nearby Andy sped up his eating even more. He even directly crushed and swallowed some of the hard-to-separate bones in the meat. If not for the thoughtful Brand pouring him a timely cup of tea, Andy might have lost his composure and choked. The source of this chapter is novelping(.)com.
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"Junior Brand, Professor Morian would like to invite you over for a chat. He’s waiting for you over there." Just as his conversation with Finn was winding down, a black-haired female upperclassman walked over and extended an invitation to Brand.
Judging from the current situation and how she addressed Professor Morian, this upperclassman was likely one of his apprentices.
Looking at her completely black evening gown, which lacked any noble crest markings, Brand guessed that she was born into an ordinary commoner family. Of course, Brand didn’t mean to look down on her in the slightest. Since she could enter the Mage Academy, it meant she possessed the Talent to become a Mage.
Mages were no ordinary people. Even if they had made zero contributions to the Empire, the Kaya Empire would still bestow the honorable title of Honorary Lord upon every Official Mage. Although it was just an honorary title with no real power, it carried much more weight than Brand’s status as a "Noble Descendant." Not to mention, she also held the status of an Alchemy Master’s apprentice.
The reason Brand paid attention to this upperclassman’s identity was simply so he wouldn’t lose his manners in their upcoming conversation.
Unlike with other people, Brand shared a tie of mutual interests with Professor Morian. Since this upperclassman was Professor Morian’s apprentice, it was necessary for Brand to establish a good relationship with her so that the cooperation between both sides would go more smoothly.
After excusing himself from Andy and Finn, Brand followed the upperclassman toward the instructors’ area.
Once Brand had left, Finn leaned in close to Andy and asked in a low voice, "I forgot to ask earlier, but what’s going on with Brand and Professor Morian? Does the Holland family have a cooperation with Professor Morian, or is Brand planning to become Professor Morian’s disciple?"
Hearing Finn’s question, Andy slowly lifted his head from deep thought. He knew that Finn was confused by the two different versions of the "rumors" going around.
His thoughts shifting slightly, Andy replied softly, "I actually asked Brand about this in detail."
Hearing that Andy knew about it, Finn unconsciously began to lean in and listen closely.
But to his fury, during his moment of distraction, Andy suddenly grabbed the Magic Pocket storing the seasoning. Then, he threatened, "Give me half of the Holland family’s specialty seasoning first!"