Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Two days later.

The manor's basement.

Xia Jian brandished his longsword, creating a gust of air and a slight whistling sound wherever it passed.

Basic swordsmanship is nothing more than a few basic movements of using a sword, which are then combined to create different variations.

After practicing his swordsmanship for a while, Xia Jian stopped to drink some water.

On the table was the Knight's Code given to him by Hilder, but unfortunately, this cultivation method was only at the initial stage and required the use of battle qi to cultivate.

However, although the Knight's Law cannot be cultivated, Xia Jian obtained three other methods of advancement from Hilder.

Yes, three kinds!

When Xia Jian heard this, he almost jumped for joy, thinking that maybe one of them would suit him.

The first type relies on natural treasures, an aquatic plant called Duckweed, which emits specks of white light under starlight.

However, the floating star duckweed usually grows in mountains and rivers, while the city where Xia Jian lives is inland, located on a plain, where floating star duckweed does not grow at all.

Furthermore, rare and precious materials are usually very expensive, and the key point is that ordinary auctions simply don't sell such things; they're the kind of things you wouldn't know where to buy even if you wanted to.

The second method is equally difficult, requiring mastering basic skills to the extreme and using the profound mysteries generated by those skills to break through bottlenecks.

Basic skills refer to nothing more than swordsmanship, spearmanship, and other skills; the more proficient one is, the stronger the power they unleash.

When swordsmanship reaches its peak, it will give rise to a mysterious sword aura, which has the power to shatter trees and rocks even without using any skills.

If one wishes to advance in this realm, it is through the aid of this profound sword energy.

Normally speaking, if someone possesses such talent, becoming a knight is almost inevitable, and they might even advance naturally without having cultivated to this level.

This is also the third method, a method that Natsumi directly abandoned.

Herder explained that it is about using time to hone and control one's own blood energy, and perhaps one day one will naturally reach the knight rank.

According to Xia Jian, this was more like a sudden realization, and overall it was quite inexplicable.

His blood and qi are so rich and pure that who knows how long it will take for him to refine them before he can break through.

Xia Jian disliked uncertain methods, even if he possessed such talent, so he chose the second option: to break through his bottleneck by honing his swordsmanship.

Of course, this wouldn't be complete without the '+1' talent.

With the help of the '+1' talent, Xia Jian's level 5 swordsmanship was enough to see through Hilder's weaknesses.

If he had a good weapon, Xia Jian might even be able to kill Hilder, who was only at the beginner level.

Furthermore, Xia Jian has now reached a bottleneck. If he devotes all his time to practicing swordsmanship, he should be able to reach his ideal state in less than a month.

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At this moment, Xia Jian was full of energy, and the motivation to advance had driven Xia Ye to complete madness.

Aside from eating and using the restroom, he spends almost all his time in the basement practicing swordsmanship and basic footwork.

Actually, there was another reason why he was staying in the basement, which was because of the letter. He hadn't really wanted to have any contact with the butler, Hodson, lately.

Although Hodson knew that he was tinkering with medicinal herbs in the basement, he did not actually know that he was making elixirs.

He has explicitly forbidden Herder from telling anyone, and even the purchase of medicinal herbs is handled by Herder's apprentice.

Anyway, what Xia Jian needs to do now is advance in rank and then run away to other cities.

As for other things, let them be; he had no intention of getting involved.

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The next day, in the morning.

'Knock knock knock...'

A rapid knocking sounded at the door, accompanied by Arya's urgent voice: "Young Master, get up quickly, the butler has brought Young Master Duds back."

"Is Dodd back?"

Hearing Arya's urgent voice, Natsumi lay on the bed looking completely bewildered, and then a feeling of guilt, like a thief caught red-handed, welled up inside her.

only……

Wasn't Dodd missing?

It has been six years since they last met. Dud was sent to school in the capital when he was 12 years old, and apart from the manor owner, no outsider had ever seen this young master.

Thinking of the letter he had found earlier, Xia Jian felt a strange sensation.

"Garlic bird, garlic bird, hurry up and keep it!"

To avoid trouble, Xia Jian didn't care about anything else and quickly got up to pack his things.

He only brought two gold coins with him, leaving the rest of the money to make up for the shortfall, since he had already spent a lot of other people's money, and he could only repay the shortfall later.

The door opened, and Arya was still standing outside.

"Young Master, what are you doing?"

Looking at the package in Xia Jian's hand, Aria tilted her head in confusion and asked.

But then she thought of the person the butler brought back and stared at Xia Jian with wide eyes. Could it be that the butler brought back the real young master?

"Thank you for taking care of me during this time. This is a farewell gift for you."

Xia Jian smiled slightly, without explaining, and stuffed a gold coin into Arya's hand. Then he kissed Arya's cheek and rushed out the door, leaving Arya standing there dumbfounded.

Xia Jian originally planned to jump over the wall and slip away, but as soon as he turned around, he saw the steward leading a young man towards him, followed by several servants.

"You little thief, how dare you impersonate my young master! You've got some nerve!"

Before Xia Jian could speak, Hodson preemptively pointed at Xia Jian angrily and roared.

Xia Jian didn't think much of it and decided to slip away first, leaving the position of young master to someone else.

However, Hodson had no intention of letting Xia Jian go.

Seeing that Xia Jian was trying to slip away, Hodson suddenly accelerated and blocked Xia Jian's way in an instant.

This scene stunned the servants, who had no idea that Hodson possessed such formidable skills.

Hodson grabbed Natsumi's shoulder, but Natsumi dodged it.

Hodson was taken aback when he saw this. After all, he was a peak beginner knight, but he did not expect Xia Jian to be so agile.

With such skills at such a young age, Xia Jian's identity is definitely not simple!

But now that the die is cast, we have no choice but to take action. No matter what, we have to deal with this person first!

"How dare you! Let's see where you run now!"

Hodson shouted, and after making up his mind, he lunged forward again.

Xia Jian overestimated himself in the end. With the strength of a novice knight, Hodson knocked Xia Jian to the ground in just a few rounds. The basic footwork he had just learned was of no use at all.

Just as Hodson had grabbed Xia Jian's hands and was about to punch Xia Jian's head, a long sword suddenly thrust forward. Hodson had no choice but to retreat and avoid the attack.

"Hodson, what do you want to do!"

Herder, who had just arrived, gripped his longsword, pointed at Hodson with a grim expression, and shouted sternly.

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