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“Baron Reine, we will now return and report back,”

“Captain Baron, I wish you a smooth journey,”

Captain Baron nodded, stood up, and prepared to leave, his imposing figure reminiscent of a moving boulder.

Meanwhile, the remaining five members of the Dragon-and-Snake Squad also prepared to turn and depart.

Just then, one of the team members behind Captain Baron suddenly turned to Reine with an eager expression and said,

“Lord Reine, I am particularly curious how you defeated Worlod. So, please forgive my boldness, but I wonder if it is convenient for you now. I would like to have a brief exchange with you.”

“Baron Reine has just been through a fierce battle. The request you’re making now isn’t very appropriate,”

As the words left their lips, Major Mary immediately took on a stern expression and promptly rejected the proposal on Reine’s behalf.

“That’s really a shame!” Trevo shrugged and said,

“We are about to return. Missing this opportunity, I’m afraid it will be difficult to have a chance to exchange experiences with Baron Reine again.”

Reine noticed that, when the young man named Trevo proposed a match with him, Captain Baron’s expression did not display any displeasure, but rather a subtle eagerness.

It seemed that Captain Baron was also interested in witnessing his strength.

And for Reine, these ‘experience NPCs’ who came knocking were naturally more than welcome.

Secondly, and importantly, he also wanted to understand exactly how strong the so-called special department of the Imperial Navy, the ‘Wave Walkers” Dragon-and-Snake Squad, really was?

If he admitted that challenging Captain Baron would likely leave him with little confidence in victory,

then starting with this team member who actively sought a challenge would be a window to assess the strength of the special navy department, which of course was a good thing.

Reine smiled and turned to Major Mary, saying, “Major Mary, encountering the Dragon-and-Snake Squad here is also a rare opportunity.” Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire

“I would very much like to exchange experiences with the elites of the Dragon-and-Snake Squad.”

“This…” Major Mary was momentarily at a loss for words; her beautiful eyes looked at Reine, as if asking, ‘Lord Reine, are you really sure?’

Reine nodded to Mary.

Upon hearing Reine’s agreement, the young man named Trevo was overjoyed and said, “Great, Lord Reine, there should be an indoor training room nearby, right?”

“Of course, please follow me.”

The group promptly arrived at the indoor training room, located behind the town’s administrative hall.

As it involved personnel from the Empire’s special department, in the interest of confidentiality, aside from the Dragon-and-Snake Squad, the Reiman brothers, Vinica, and Mary, other personnel had to temporarily vacate the training room.

Once Reine and Trevo stood in the center of the training room,

everyone present fixed their keen gaze on the two of them, with varied expressions.

For instance, when Vinica saw Reine step forward, her twin ponytails bounced, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her expression was one of excitement.

Next to her, Major Mary’s brows slightly furrowed.

Although she knew that Reine had killed Worlod, the battle had only ended not long ago, and she worried whether Reine had fully recovered in terms of both physical strength and energy.

Moreover, regarding the navy’s ‘Wave Walkers’ special department, she had some understanding as a naval administrative officer.

With its extremely high selection criteria, those who entered were the best among the best, and the young man challenging Reine was clearly seven or eight years older.

With those additional seven or eight years of training and battle experience, Reine, despite being the top candidate in the Mingster Province knighting examination, might not hold much of an advantage.

Therefore, at this moment, Mary was somewhat nervous and worried.

Seeing Trevo create some distance, he raised his silver war bow and said, “Lord Reine, since I am an archer, please forgive me, but I need to maintain some distance before we can spar.”

Reine nodded and replied, “Of course, that is fine.”

He mainly wanted to assess the battle strength of the members of the Dragon-and-Snake Squad this time. If he went all out, he was confident he could defeat the opponent quickly, but that wouldn’t serve his purpose.

Giving the opponent time to unleash their full potential would allow him to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Dragon-and-Snake Squad’s combat capabilities.

Seeing Reine’s amiable attitude, Trevo also smiled and reminded him, “Lord Reine, my arrows might be quite powerful, so please be careful.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Trevo began chanting, casting spells of witchcraft.

At that moment, Vinica whispered to Major Mary, “That’s the witchcraft ‘Swift Wind’; it can increase one’s movement speed.”

Reine’s ears twitched, and he immediately understood, offering Vinica a faint smile for her action.

It seemed Trevo was very familiar with this ‘Swift Wind’, as the casting was exceptionally fast, taking just over a second to complete.

Trevo then wrapped himself in a light blue stream of air, his movement speed suddenly skyrocketing. Even compared to Reine, a Great Knight, it was a close match.

And the distance that Reine had been closing quickly was now being maintained steadily.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Arrow after arrow shot toward Reine, who didn’t draw his greatsword. Instead, using his Finger Tiger, he knocked away the arrows Trevo had sent his way.