2nd of September, Year 208 on the Astanian Calendar.


    It has been a month since ric returned to the past. He spent the whole month of August adjusting to his younger body. He also familiarized himself with the people and the environment. Everything was happening exactly like how it had yed out in his past life.


    Other than doing his daily training, ric also ventured into business with the help of his mother. Even though he knew about the future, he was still aplete newbie in business.


    He realized how awesome his mother was when he started his own business.


    Today my EXP will reach a hundred after Iplete my daily mission.


    ric headed to the training ground as he inspected his profile.


    ric Silversword [Knight Apprentice] EXP: 99/100


    Potential: B


    Traits: Horseback Riding (D), Swordsmanship (SSS), Close Combat (D), Archery (F), Hunting (E), Tracking (F)


    Strength: 18 +


    Stamina: 18 +


    Agility: 15 +


    Vitality: 17 +


    Endurance: 17 +


    Mana: 3


    Battle Points: 1290


    Stat Points: 28


    He had already umted 28 stat points, but he had no ns to allocate them for the time being.


    "Good morning, my lord!"


    "Sir Gnar is also here!"


    Lucas wasn''t there so ric immediately started his training.


    100 push-ups ??


    100 sit-ups ??


    100 pull-ups ??


    10 km run ??


    100 vertical shes ??


    100 diagonal shes ??


    100 horizontal shes ??


    100 stabs ??


    [You received 10 Battle Points.]


    [You received 1 EXP.]


    [You received 1 Stat Point.]


    [You have umted enough EXP to advance. Do you want to use 1000 Battle Points to advance to the next realm?]


    [Yes] [No]


    I finally seeded!


    ric was thrilled when he saw the system prompts.


    So that''s what the Battle Points are for.


    ric thought as he clicked [Yes].


    - 1000 Battle Points


    [You have been promoted to the Knight realm.]


    ric Silversword [Knight] EXP: 0/500


    Potential: B


    Traits: Horseback Riding (D), Swordsmanship (SSS), Close Combat (D), Archery (F), Hunting (E), Tracking (F)


    Strength: 18 —> 28 +


    Stamina: 18 —> 28 +


    Agility: 15 —> 25 +


    Vitality: 17 —> 27 +


    Endurance: 17 —> 27 +


    Mana: 3 —> 13 +


    Battle Points: 300


    Stat Points: 29


    All his stats increased by ten points after his advancement. It was a qualitative leap in strength!


    Just then, a burst of mana leaked out of his body.


    The nearby guards who were in the middle of their training were stunned when they sensed the fluctuations of mana. Although mana was invisible, trained fighters like them were sensitive to it.


    "Lord ric has be a Knight!" Someone shouted.


    Hearing this, everyone immediately turned their gazes to ric. The normal guards could hardly detect it, but the few Knights among them sensed the mana coalescing within ric''s body.


    "An eighteen-year-old Knight! Unbelievable!" One of the older Knights muttered in disbelief.


    Knights were individuals who had adapted to mana after tempering their bodies to withstand this invisible energy. They were fearsome warriors who could take on tens of normal soldiers at once!


    To be a Knight, one had to temper a body capable of withstanding mana. This process would normally take a long time. In the empire, the youngest to ever be a Knight was from over a hundred years ago. He was sixteen at that time. He was also the current emperor of Astania, Emperor John Phillip Astania! He was already more than a hundred years old at this moment, but because of his high level of attainment in martial arts, he managed to live a long life.


    I really became a Knight!


    ric clenched his fists in excitement. In his past life, he only became a Knight when he was 24 years old.


    "What''s going on here?" Lucas rushed here when he heard themotion.


    When he caught sight of his son, he immediately sensed the fluctuation of mana in his body.


    "ric, you''ve be a Knight?" He muttered in disbelief. Even for himself, he only became a Knight when he was 22!


    "Good! I knew you would do better than me!" Lucas couldn''t help but feel proud of his son.


    "You deserve a celebration! We will host a party for you next week to celebrate your advancement!" Lucas couldn''t conceal the smile on his face. He was happy for his son''s advancement.


    "That''s too much, father. There''s no need to celebrate it." ric scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed since he didn''t advance the normal way.


    "How can you say that? In Astania, only His Highness the crown prince achieved a simr feat! You should be proud of yourself, my son. I have already decided. We will have a party. I will also invite my friends over to join the celebration!"


    It was the first time he had seen this side of Lucas.


    In ric''s past life, his father was already gone when he became a Knight.


    Looking at how happy his father was, ric smiled and nodded. "Alright, father. I''ll leave the preparations to you. I still have to visit the shop to see how everyone is doing so I''ll take my leave first."@@novelbin@@


    "Hold on. Are you talking about the workshop you recently opened?"


    "That''s right. My workers just started with the production two weeks ago. The products should be ready by now. I want to check them myself." ric replied.


    "I see. In that case, you should invite your workers to join the celebration."


    Hearing this, ric''s eyes lit up. "Alright. I''ll make sure that they wille."


    Lucas smiled and waved his hand impatiently. "You may go. I still have to send the invitation letters to my friends."


    "Yes, father." ric bowed and watched him leave.


    Looking at his father''s excited figure, he couldn''t help but shake his head.


    So he can also smile like that.


    After Lucas left, the guards immediately surrounded ric and congratted him again.


    ric spent another ten minutes thanking everyone before he left the training ground with Gnar.


    The workshop he opened was outside their territory. It was located in a nearby city, Vale. It was a ce with hundreds of thousands of residents!


    To get there, ric took a horse-drawn carriage. They traveled for almost an hour before they arrived.


    Looking at the tall walls that surrounded the city, ric''s eyes burned with passion.


    I will make our territory bigger than this ce.


    With the help of the immortal relic and his knowledge of the future, he was confident that he could build an even more prosperous city than Vale!


    A momentter, their carriage finally entered the city.


    ric''s workshop was located at the heart of the city. There was a lot of traffic there so he bought an old workshop and rebuilt it.


    "We''re here, my lord!" The coachman''s voice drifted into his ears.


    ric stepped out of the carriage and looked at the newly refurbished two-story building. It was far from the decrepit building that it was before.


    "Stay here, Gnar. I''ll go in by myself."


    "Yes, my lord." Gnar bowed his head.


    ric entered the workshop and the first thing that greeted him was the fragrant scent of lilies and jasmine.


    This is it! This is the smell that I was familiar with!


    As soon as he entered the shop, the two female shop attendants were stunned.


    "My lord! You should have told us that you are visiting today! We could have waited for you outside…" One of thedies, a young woman with average facial features but a bombshell of a body, eximed as she bowed her head deeply.


    "Why would I make you wait outside? It''s too hot out there." ric shook his head.


    "By the way, where is the manager?" He asked.


    "The manager is inspecting the products in the production room, my lord. He didn''t want us to go in so we can only wait here." The one who answered was the otherdy, a woman in herte twenties. She had fair white skin and above-average facial features.


    "I see. Are there anypleted products?"


    "Yes, my lord! The manager brought them in this morning. Would you like to see them?" The woman with a bombshell body replied.


    "Yes. Let''s have a look." ric nodded, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.


    The twodies walked to the cab and took out five rectangr boxes. They then carefully ced them on the table.


    "Please inspect them, my lord. The manager worked really hard to make them." The fair-skinned woman remarked.


    Nodding his head, ric opened the boxes one by one. Soon, the fragrant scent of different kinds of flowers assailed his nostrils.


    Inside the boxes was an item called scented soap. This thing was used to cleanse the body and rid it of dirt. In his past life, it was a very popr product among women, especially to the nobility.


    Before it was created, people used the older version of soap wherein they used animal fats and wood ashes mixed with water. It had an unpleasant smell, but it could remove dirt.


    The scented soap was created by a middle-agedmoner.


    When it was released to the market, it quickly became famous.


    The man who created it also became rich overnight, but the value of his product attracted the attention of a corrupt official whoter ordered his arrest. His wealth was confiscated and even the recipe of his product was interrogated out of his mouth. He waster executed by the official.


    ric heard about it since it became the talk of the town in his past life when the official''s corruption was discovered.


    This will be my source of money in the future…


    ric could already see money rolling in his pockets.