Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Shaking his head somewhat helplessly, Xia Jian quickly washed up, put on a thick coat, and left the room.

"Ha~"

Walking along the breezy path, Xia Jian unconsciously yawned.

Because he didn't want anyone to know about his abnormality, he usually cultivated between the afternoon and midnight, so getting up so early today was really hard to get used to.

Just as Xia Jian was about to go to the basement, he glanced at the small door at the end of the courtyard and suddenly caught sight of the butler.

"Huo..."

Just as Xia Jian was about to call out to Hodson, he saw Hodson lightly leap across the wall to the other side.

Xia Jian stared wide-eyed, standing there dumbfounded.

He had been here for more than two months, but he had never known that Hodson had this skill, nor had he ever heard anyone else mention it.

Moreover, during the summer, he practiced swordsmanship with Hilder, and during their conversations, Hilder mentioned that he was the only knight and two apprentices here.

But just now, seeing how agile Hodson was, it didn't seem like the strength a knight's apprentice should possess, nor did it seem like the skill a sixty-year-old man should have.

Seeing this scene, Xia Jian felt a strange sensation welling up inside him.

Looking at the wall not far away, if he remembered correctly, Hodson had told him that it was a place where miscellaneous items were stored.

The reason is that the early owner of the manor started out as a farmer, and there were many old farm tools stored there. Since they were no longer needed, he locked up that yard.

"strangeness……"

Xia Jian stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

Without acting rashly, Natsumi turned and hid in a corner.

Fortunately, I had already told the servants at the manor not to wake me up in the morning, so no one is coming to the backyard now.

After waiting for a moment, Hodson jumped over from the other side of the wall.

Hodson was very vigilant, even looking around to make sure no one was watching before dusting himself off and leaving the backyard.

After Hodson walked away, Xia Jian emerged from the corner, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"It seems this place isn't as harmonious as I thought."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Xia Jian arrived at the spot where Hodson had been, and then lightly leaped onto the wall.

Across the street, weeds grew rampant, and there was only a dilapidated hut that looked like it hadn't been tended to for a long time.

Jumping down the wall, Xia Jian carefully observed the footprints and broken weeds on the ground, and followed them to the back of the hut.

I don't know if it's because of the dew, but the ground looks a bit damp.

Xia Jian looked surprised. Could it be that Hodson just came to pee?

Otherwise, why would anyone come to a place like this?

Just as Xia Jian was about to leave, she looked up and saw a small hole on the edge of the dilapidated eaves, with Hodson's footprints underneath.

Xia Jian's eyes darted around slightly, and then he lightly leaped up and saw a small, rusty iron box.

With curiosity, Natsumi took the tin box down and opened it to find a letter and a yellowed key.

"The...Imperial...Capital...Hotas...Academy?"

After thinking about it, Natsumi seemed to remember the maid saying that this was the place where "he" went to school.

He hurriedly opened the envelope and took out the letter, but the contents inside surprised Xia Jian greatly.

The letter was simple: the college had organized an outing, and Dud had gotten lost while heading into a forest.

After the college searched for half a month, they still could not find Dud's whereabouts, so he was marked as missing by the college and local officials.

After reading the letter, Xia Jian's expression turned very ugly.

It appears to be a disappearance, but the words and implications seem to suggest that Dodd is dead.

After all, the world is not peaceful. Dud had been studying diligently at school for many years and had no bad habits. Under such circumstances, his disappearance almost meant death.

Xia Jian glanced at the date at the bottom of the letter and realized that it was around the time he had just transmigrated, and also the time when Du De's parents had their accident!

Looking up at the sky shrouded in dark clouds, Xia Jian was filled with doubt.

Since Hodson received the letter long ago, it proves that Hodson knew from the beginning that it was fake!

Looking back now, it seems that Hodson never showed any doubt, never asked any questions about the amnesia, and even forbade the servants to discuss the matter.

Why did Hodson do that?

Just for a salary of eight silver coins?

But Hodson is so skilled that even a normal knight wouldn't necessarily be interested in such a job.

After all, although Hilder only receives a salary of one gold coin per month, with the addition of pills and the maintenance of weapons and equipment, he needs at least six gold coins a month.

Even if the manor owner secretly gave Hodson money, now that the manor owner is dead, wouldn't it be better to just take the remaining money and leave?

As long as you deny it to the death, no one will know even if you took the money.

"The punishment for waking up early."

Xia Jian rubbed his head helplessly, completely unable to understand Hodson's reason for doing this.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Jian did not take the key and letter from the iron box, but put the iron box back in its original place.

For Xia Jian, whatever schemes or tricks the butler might have, they had nothing to do with him.

What he needs to do now is improve his strength and then leave this place to live somewhere else, otherwise it would be embarrassing if he were exposed one day.

Xia Jian gave himself two months to improve his strength before leaving, at least to trick Hilder into revealing his knight training method.

After all, he only had the basic version, and without connections, even if he had the money, it would be difficult for him to buy it.

…………

After leaving the abandoned backyard, Xia Jian went straight to the manor's basement.

After a period of renovation, the originally damp basement was transformed into a kitchen, filled with various bottles and jars, as well as some medicinal herbs.

Although many businesses cannot be conducted in this place, the basic cultivation method, after being upgraded, gave him two recipes that can be used to assist in cultivation, with effects exceeding those of dietary supplements and body-strengthening pills.

The second recipe, in particular, is like a powerful tonic; it gives you boundless energy.

So after careful consideration, Natsume decided to make some pills himself to sell.

Anyway, he has the '+1' talent, so he can achieve twice the result with half the effort in everything he does, and he can learn anything faster than others. He just casually did some medicine making and reached level 3.

Of course, as a doctor who believes himself to be able to heal and save lives, the elixir needs to be tested before it can be put on the market.

Xia Jian was afraid that the pills would only work on the modified basic cultivation method, so he had Knight Hilder and two apprentices "cooperate" with him to conduct pill experiments a couple of days ago.

The results are remarkable!

Herder practically begged Xia Jian on his knees, constantly telling him that his bottleneck had loosened and that he seemed to be about to break through.

They even tried to appeal to emotions by offering to lower wages and wanted their descendants to take over and protect the manor for generations.

The two apprentices were even more impressive; they immediately wanted to sign indenture contracts.

……