Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Seeing that Natsumi didn't seem unhappy, Phyllis breathed a sigh of relief and began to show Natsumi around the house.

The house is a two-story building with three bedrooms upstairs, a living room and kitchen on the first floor, and a basement below.

The basement was divided into two rooms: one for Xia Jian to cultivate in, and the other for refining medicine.

Natsumi was very satisfied with this arrangement.

With a place to live, a place to cultivate and make medicine, and even a place to eat and go out, it's practically the ideal dream house.

"To avoid trouble, I'll have Leia clean the house for you."

Phyllis pulled Leia in front of her and said with a smile.

After all, someone as busy as Xia Jian can't possibly do everything himself.

Moreover, they cannot let too many people know about their business; even transactions can only be conducted by their closest relatives.

Although Leia suffered a lot with her father, it made her more mature than most people. The child was perfect for deception, killing two birds with one stone.

"It's obvious your uncle likes you a lot."

Xia Jian bent down and patted Leia's head with a smile.

If it were someone else, they would definitely send a mature person, preferably their own son or daughter.

Not only to avoid any mistakes, but also because they might be able to find an opportunity to glean his recipe.

Leia felt a little embarrassed and retreated to Phyllis's side, burying her head in Phyllis's clothes.

"My son is just like her father, so I'll be counting on her from now on."

Phyllis smiled, making no attempt to hide her preference for Leia.

If his son doesn't change his ways in the future, he might actually let Leia inherit the family business, which is better than letting outsiders benefit from the money he's worked so hard to earn his whole life.

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The two chatted for a while, then Phyllis left the house under the pretext of having business with the Chamber of Commerce, leaving Xia Jian and Leia staring at each other.

"Have you eaten yet?"

In the end, it was Xia Jian who spoke first, trying to break the awkward atmosphere.

"have eaten."

The little girl said honestly.

At this moment, Xia Jian's eyes darted around, wanting to find a new topic, but Leia seemed to have mustered up her courage and walked up to Xia Jian.

"Big brother, can you teach me to be a knight?"

Xia Jian was taken aback upon hearing this.

knight?

It's not that being a knight is bad, but knights aren't as strong as people imagine. There are even quite a few high-ranking knights who can be defeated by ordinary people.

After all, ordinary knights are also human, and they also have weaknesses.

Whether it's poisoning or some other method, there's always a strategy that suits the knight.

"Why do you want to become a knight?" Natsume asked in confusion.

Becoming a knight is a very dreary thing; at least boys still have the desire to roam the world with a sword and show off their skills in front of others.

Most girls just want to look beautiful; very few are willing to endure hardship and become knights.

"I want to go find my mother."

Leia lowered her head, her eyes filled with tears.

Xia Jian raised an eyebrow slightly. This tactic... seems familiar.

A lazy dad, a mom who's left home, a close uncle, and um, a trashy cousin.

In this scenario, the girl will desperately cultivate herself, then fight with her cousin who dislikes her for the family fortune, eventually giving up the fortune to go out and find her mother, and then her do-gooder father will suddenly realize his mistake.

In the end, a happy ending for the whole family?

Seeing that Xia Jian didn't speak, Leia raised her head and looked at Xia Jian with teary eyes.

"Cough cough..."

Lost in thought, Xia Jian coughed awkwardly twice, then patted Leia on the shoulder and put on a serious expression.

"Considering your filial piety, today I will attain Buddhahood... cough cough, I will impart to you the profound knightly training method to lend you a helping hand!"

"Really?"

Leia looked at Xia Jian in disbelief, her eyes filled with adoration as if they were about to sparkle with stars.

"Of course, I will definitely mold you into an invincible super knight!"

Xia Jian puffed out his chest and said with a smile.

What is the universe?

Leia asked with a puzzled and curious expression.

"Don't worry about those things, just know that it's amazing." Xia Jian patted Leia's head and casually told her.

The rest is quite simple. Although Xia Jian doesn't teach apprentices, he does raise electronic pets.

Others feed them cat food and dog food, but he feeds them medicine; it's the same principle.

He wrote down the basic cultivation method he was practicing from memory, then gave the method to Leia, and briefly explained some of the key points of cultivation.

Leia is very intelligent. Although she always follows Lung Mist Old Man, she also goes to her uncle to learn to read, which makes Xia Jian's life much easier.

Unfortunately, Xia Jian didn't even know if Leia had the talent to become a knight, so perhaps his momentary impulse wouldn't lead to any results.

However, when you have nothing else to do, you can just enjoy summer fun; it's much less troublesome than keeping a pet.

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Xia Jian was in a good mood despite having an unexpected apprentice, and planned to make some pills today.

Not only does he need it for his own cultivation, but Leia's frail body is unable to take the second-generation pills, and the last bottle of the first-generation version he had had already been given to Phyllis.

Nowadays, if you want elixirs, you can only make them on the spot.

Fortunately, the current level of medicine making is not low, so making the first generation of pills is very easy. More than ten bottles were made in just half a day.

One pill costs 8 silver coins, which is over 100 gold coins here.

The cost is less than three gold coins, which is an absolute windfall!

After preparing the pills that Phyllis needed, Xia Jian gave another bottle of pills to Leia.

You can't become stronger just by practicing hard. Even if you have exceptional talent, your future achievements will still be limited without the help of rare and precious materials.

Like Hilder, if one doesn't become a guard and doesn't have any special skills, it's simply unrealistic to become stronger.

So the first rule for cultivating yourself: Be rich!

Having dealt with the matter of the first-generation pills, Xia Jian began to produce the third-generation pills.

Compared to the first two, the production process of the third generation is significantly more complicated, and the difficulty increases dramatically.

After two hours and several failed attempts, Xia Jian finally produced the third-generation pill, a pill that was entirely azure blue.

"Looks like I need to level up my medicine-making skills."

Xia Jian looked at the blue pill in his hand and muttered to himself.

It's a pity he doesn't really like blacksmithing; otherwise, the profits from making knight equipment would rival those from alchemy.

Or rather, everything related to knights is expensive, whether it's elixirs, equipment, cultivation methods, or skills.

After the initial success, the pill-making process went much more smoothly, and by evening, they had produced one and a half bottles of pills.

"Let's call it a day for now, and see how it goes when we get back."

Xia Jian prefers the feeling of increasing his strength to alchemy.

Now that the fresh pills are ready, I am naturally eager to use them.

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