"Yes, father! I will find a way to earn money. I won''t touch our family''s treasury."

    As someone from the future, he knew many locations where he could find valuable things that were worth a lot of money. He also knew which businesses they could invest in.

    "You don''t need to feel pressured. If you need help. Don''t hesitate to ask for my help." Lucas said before he went back to his training.

    Alaric bowed gratefully to his father.

    He then turned his head to Galanar.

    "Galanar, you can train on your own here. You can find the equipment there. Just be careful when you are swinging your sword."

    Galanar nodded.

    "Yes, my lord."

    He cupped his fists and went to grab some training equipment, to begin with his training.

    Meanwhile, Alaric went to the weapon rack and grabbed a steel sword.

    He now had the SSS-Class Swordsmanship Talent so he wanted to find out if it wasn''t a mere fluke that he had comprehended all those sword movements.

    Some of the guards curiously looked over.

    Alaric rarely came here to practice so they wanted to see what he would do.

    Normally, people in the training grounds do simple physical training to work on their muscles and strength. Some also hone their weapon proficiency with repeated exercises. As for the knights, other than physical training and weapon proficiency training, they also do mana training.

    Alaric was only a Knight Apprentice so he still couldn''t control the mana in his body.

    Before starting with his sword training, Alaric did some light exercises to warm up his muscles.

    However, before he could start, the translucent cyan screen appeared before him.

    He looked around and checked if the others could see the screen, but no one showed any reaction.

    So I''m the only one who can see this thing?

    Alaric was no longer surprised. He already believed that this thing was an immortal relic and he was planning to make full use of it. Why wouldn''t he use it when it''s already handed to him on a silver platter? Only fools would do that.

    ___

    Daily Mission:

    100 pushups

    100 sit-ups

    100 pull-ups

    10 km run

    100 vertical slashes

    100 diagonal slashes

    100 horizontal slashes

    100 stabs@@@@

    Rewards: 10 Battle Points, 1 EXP, and 1 Stat Point

    Penalty for failure: - 1 random stat point

    ____

    This... What is this?

    Alaric stared at the tutorial for the weird training exercises on the daily mission. Each exercise had a tutorial so he quickly understood them.

    So if I do these exercises, I will be rewarded.

    There is even a penalty...

    Alaric still had no clue about the specifics of the translucent cyan screen. However, his instincts told him that something good would happen if he followed the weird exercises.

    So that''s how you do a push-up. I just need a hundred, right?

    After watching the push-up tutorial, Alaric followed the posture and started doing push-ups.

    The guards stared at him in confusion. The exercises they normally did were lifting heavy objects, wall climbing with weights, or sparring with training weapons.

    "What is Lord Alaric doing?"

    Mana: 3

    Battle Points: 1010

    Stat Points: 1

    Alaric saw the changes on the screen which displayed the quantification of his physical abilities.

    What is this EXP thing? Will I become a Knight once it reaches a hundred?

    A look of anticipation flashed in his eyes as he thought of this.

    In his last life, he only became a Knight when he was in his twenties.

    What do these battle points do?

    Unfortunately, there was no tutorial on these things so he could only temporarily put it aside.

    Suddenly, he noticed that there were plus (+) symbols on his stats.

    These symbols weren''t here the last time I checked it.

    Out of curiosity, he clicked the ''+'' symbol on his strength.

    + 1 Strength

    A message appeared on the screen, followed by his Strength going from 17 to 18. The Stat Points also turned to 0.

    It finally dawned on him.

    So the stat points can increase my physical abilities!

    What a pity! I only got one from the daily mission.

    He tried testing his strength by lifting some weights. It wasn''t much, but he did feel a slight increase in his strength.

    Sweet!

    "Alaric!"

    Lucas'' voice interrupted his thoughts.

    "What can I do for you, father?"

    Lucas approached him and said. "Those exercises you performed... Where did you learn them?"

    Alaric scratched his head as he thought of a random excuse. "I learned them myself."

    "By yourself?" Lucas was surprised to hear that.

    Alaric nodded. "Yes. I thought that doing those exercises could help me develop my body."

    "Then what about those sword techniques?" Lucas sensed the fluctuations in his eyes, but he didn''t expose his son.

    "That... I felt that the orthodox sword stances put way more emphasis on strength. This is good, but in the battlefield where stamina is important, you need to preserve as much strength as possible. That''s why I made some adjustments with the postures to make them less draining to the muscles."

    This was Alaric''s comment on the orthodox sword stance. He felt that the ones shown in the tutorials were better.

    He didn''t know why he felt that way. He guessed that it was related to his SSS-Class Swordsmanship Talent. After awakening that talent, it was as if he could see through the mistakes in any sword movements with just one look.

    Lucas became silent. He felt that Alaric wasn''t saying the whole truth.

    There must be some kind of secret related to those exercises, but why did he perform them in front of the others?

    I should ask him again next time.

    "Alright. You may go." Lucas waved his hand.

    Alaric bowed lightly. He then left the training ground with Galanar.

    After they left, Lucas grabbed his sword. It was a two-handed heavy sword that was similar to the one Galanar had.

    Lucas closed his eyes and recalled Alaric''s posture when he performed the sword slashes.

    Seeing this, everyone immediately gave him some space.

    A moment later, Lucas opened his eyes and abruptly swung his heavy sword.

    SWISH!!!

    The sword made a sharp humming sound and even caused a violent fluctuation of the wind.

    Lucas was stunned by the unexpected power behind that slash.