You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 125 Promotion
The shortage of teachers and the large number of students is a recurring problem in education, both ancient and modern.

Roman did not receive a comprehensive education; he only needed the most basic literacy skills.

Stuff those words into their heads, as many as you can.

If all else fails, upgrade your brain.

Use resources to buy time.

The mining of coal and iron ore has been going smoothly during this period.

Roman obtained about twenty more dusty crystal spheres, some large and some small, all very randomly.

Among them, about ten crystal spheres contained magical ores, but after being forged, the combined weight of the magical stones was only twelve or thirteen pounds, enough to refine a hundred times more steel into magic.

The other nine crystal spheres yielded barite, calcite, malachite, ruby, amethyst, two blue crystals, and two jasper.

This is an uncertainty regarding the sealed crystal sphere.

This land has so many minerals, hundreds and thousands of them, that their understanding of natural science is so shallow that they cannot effectively utilize the power contained in the minerals.

Of course, Roman couldn't take advantage of it either.

This involves his blind spots in knowledge.

But only high-quality ores possess unfathomable power.

The lower the quality, the worse the effect.

Malachite is a green gemstone that can ward off disease and evil spirits. Many wizards and witches use the protective power of malachite, grinding it into powder to regenerate rotting flesh, eliminate inflammation, and achieve very fast results.

I won't go into too much detail about rubies. Roman also had one, but his birth gift was of higher quality, while the newly acquired gemstone was of relatively lower quality.

Both blue crystal and sapphire are blue gemstones that can calm people and bring wisdom and rationality, but crystal's effects are less pronounced than sapphire's.

Jade is a suitable gift for underage children, as it contains the life force of green, can enhance immunity, promote children's physical growth, and make them healthier.

As for barite and calcite, their main use is currently as dyes.

Clothes dyed with these dyes will not fade for years, and they also improve the durability and usability of the garments.

Roman now has time to allocate these extraordinary resources.

But how to use these extraordinary resources is a problem.

……

Each resource has a wide range of uses. If Roman wants to improve a certain attribute of an apostle, he needs to use different resources in combination.

Generally speaking—

[Magic Stone] Increases energy and attack.

[Refined Gold] Increases attack and energy.

[Mithril] Increases speed and defense.

【Orichalcum】Enhances defense and constitution.

[Steel] Improves physical fitness and speed.

For example, Aaron's attack stat is E+. To upgrade it to D, it requires [50 grams of refined gold] + [100 grams of magic stone] + [500 catties of magic steel].

This ratio can be controlled.

By increasing the expenditure on one resource, the consumption of another resource can be reduced.

However, 50 grams of refined gold is the minimum required.

Normally, Aaron would need 100 grams of refined gold, 200 grams of magic stone, and 10 jin of magic steel.

Roman halved the proportion of adamantite and magic stone, increased the proportion of magic steel by fifty times, and kept the amount of magic stone unchanged, thus obtaining this resource ratio.

For him, adamantite was far more valuable than magic steel.

Roman first used these resources to upgrade Aaron's attack attribute from E-level to D-level.

Then, he turned his gaze to another apostle.

Dick! During this time, he has received excellent care and nourishment. Roman regularly sent people to deliver deer antler soup and bear bile powder to him, which helped him recover his physical condition and improve his physique from E-level to D-level. However, his defense did not improve, perhaps because he suffered too much damage.

Roman used 70 grams of mithril, 200 grams of oriental copper, and 400 kilograms of magic steel to upgrade Dick's defense to D-rank.

Perhaps because Dick still has his core values, he needs slightly fewer resources than Alan.

Roman smelted these resources, which consisted of more than ten silver coins and twenty copper coins, and then enchanted them by refining them with magic stones.

The two apostles' enhanced abilities led them to squander the extraordinary resources they had accumulated over the past few days.

Roman showed no reluctance, but simply called Aaron to his side.

"Roman, you were looking for me?"

"I heard from Green that you've been in a bad mood lately?"

Aaron shook his head silently.

Roman was used to Aaron's tendency to keep everything to himself, so he asked expectantly, "How's training going lately?"

Aaron truthfully replied, "I've benefited greatly from sparring with Dick every day."

"No, no, I mean your body. Do you have any special sensations right now? For example... any kind of improvement or breakthrough?"

"No, Sir Robert thinks I might be able to become a second-tier knight of conquest by the time I'm 22. I'm still far from that..."

Aaron knew he had been diligent enough, but growth was something that couldn't be achieved overnight.

Roman scoffed, "He's blind! Aaron, you don't need to care about his opinion. At his strongest, he was just a sixth-tier knight, a piece of trash. He can't predict your future. Your name will resound throughout this era in the future."

Aaron kept his lips pressed together to avoid laughing out loud.

Robert was the knight instructor of the Grand Duchy.

When he and Green left the Grand Duchy with Roman, they both received the latter's praise.

The knight believed that he and Green were promising talents who might be able to advance to the fourth rank before the age of thirty, but if they were not diligent, they would only stay at the first or second rank for the rest of their lives.

It's a bit harsh, but very real.

Not everyone can make it to the end.

“I think you already have the power of a second-tier knight, Aaron. You may not realize it, but you really do. You should know that you can’t usually prove a person’s true strength.”

Some people, when faced with a life-or-death battle, can only unleash seventy or eighty percent of their martial arts skills. Others, however, can perform beyond their normal limits.

Roman believed that Aaron was the latter, someone who usually kept a low profile but would surprise everyone at crucial moments.

"Trust me, I will train you to be stronger than anyone else!"

"Can I fulfill his request of me?" Aaron wondered.

He and Green had heard Roman talk about primary and secondary puberty since they were young, so they developed a habit of drinking milk and eating eggs.

He was very strong and had a sturdy face.

Green was well-proportioned, agile, and dashing.

But compared to those renowned knightly orders, they were still quite inexperienced and green, and not even formal knights of war—because they had never been on a real battlefield.

Roman spoke to Aaron with great interest, believing that since Aaron had already reached the second tier of strength, and he had improved Aaron's weaknesses, Aaron should now be qualified to reach the threshold of the third tier of the Conqueror Knight.

But Seth's appearance disrupted their conversation.

“Master, I have something important to report,” Sai said.

Aaron nodded slightly to Seth and prepared to leave.

"The Guardian family has perished..."

Aaron paused.

Roman's expression turned serious.

(End of this chapter)