Alaric didn''t waste any time. He immediately gathered his men and brought them to the Evergreen Forest.

    Galanar was currently guarding the soap shop in Vale so he only took Arthur and some Knight Apprentices.

    Looking at the departing figures, Rasmus furrowed his eyebrows.

    I wonder what happened out there for Lord Alaric to react like that.

    He lowered his gaze and looked at his sword. He noticed that his hands were already full of cuts and calluses. This was caused by the strict training that he had undertaken together with the other prospective Knight Apprentices.

    In the last two months, he had learned a lot of things including basic close combat, horse riding, and swordsmanship. All prospective talents were also taught the basic commands and hand signals.

    Rasmus was no longer the ordinary teen that he was before, but he was still unsatisfied with his performance.

    I''m still too weak! I''m not even a Knight Apprentice yet.

    I must work harder so I can be of help to Lord Alaric!

    As he thought of this, Rasmus tightened his grip on the sword and resumed his training.

    Meanwhile, Alaric''s group had already left the estate and arrived at the streets of North Pine Town.

    Seeing the townspeople blocking the path, Arthur urged his horse to move ahead of Alaric.

    "Make way!" He shouted at the pedestrians.

    When the people saw them rushing urgently along the streets, they immediately vacated the road.

    Soon, they left the town and arrived at the Evergreen Forest where a group of Knights had already gathered.

    Alaric raised his hand, signaling his subordinates to slow down.

    "My lord!" Alaric saluted the baron with a serious look.@@@@

    Lucas turned his head and nodded to him. "Come here and take a look at this."

    Alaric could see a green creature the height of a human child lying on the grass, bleeding from a stab wound on its chest. It was no longer moving, but everyone had grim faces as they stared at the creature''s corpse.

    A goblin!

    Alaric bowed his head lightly. "Yes, my lord!"

    Lucas shifted his gaze and commanded his subordinates. "Get rid of this corpse."

    "Yes, my lord!"

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    Mission: Destroy the Goblin Tribe I

    Difficulty: Easy

    Search for traces of the goblin tribe near North Pine Town!

    Rewards: 200 Battle Points, 50 EXP, and 5 Stat Points

    Penalty for failure: -400 Battle Points

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    Alaric''s eyes flashed with joy the moment the cyan screen appeared before him.

    He had been waiting for a mission all this time and it finally came to him.

    He had almost become sick of doing the daily missions.

    Alaric closed the screen and turned his head to Arthur who was standing behind him. "Let''s return to the estate."

    "Yes, my lord."

    Alaric jumped on his mount and squeezed his legs, urging it to move.

    Arthur and the rest of his subordinates quickly followed.

    As soon as they returned to the estate, Alaric immediately formed four groups with each group consisting of one Knight and four Knight Apprentices.

    Alaric and Arthur led a group each, while the remaining two were led by Aldrin and Henry.

    "Now that everyone is here. I''ll tell you what you should do." Alaric proceeded with the plan after forming the groups.