Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 4 finally yields inspiration

Because of the intense battle below, Richard, who didn't have time to savor the moment, quickly aimed his crossbow at the vine monster.

This time, Richard felt as if he had divine assistance when operating the crossbow!

"Whoosh!" Another flaming arrow shot out.

Before the vine monster could react to what was happening, "Pfft!" The rocket struck the monster squarely in the chest. The powerful momentum sent the monster crashing to the ground instantly, while oil splattered everywhere, and the monster's surface burst into flames.

The monster, which had just gained the upper hand, was instantly critically injured and on the verge of death, lying on the ground howling in agony.

Because it was a twin-shot crossbow, Richard skillfully reloaded the crossbow bolts immediately after firing both arrows.

This crossbow normally requires two people to operate. Although Richard had been trained as a knight since childhood and was much stronger than the average person, it was still extremely difficult for him to install it.

But now, the installation is a breeze.

Once the installation was complete, Richard immediately fired a rocket at another monster.

The weapon accurately struck another vine monster, causing its vines to retract as if trying to extinguish the flames on its body.

But wood burns when it comes into contact with fire, let alone with oil added. Before long, it was burned to ashes amidst cries of agony.

Immediately, the morale of the people fighting on the field soared, and of the original four monsters, only two remained.

[Absorbable energy detected, absorb/not absorbable]

"Yes!" Richard was overjoyed to find that killing monsters could earn him these energy points.

Richard had this suspicion when he absorbed energy points from the monster's remains.

This means that monsters possess a special kind of energy that can be absorbed by the system as energy points.

Moreover, since the system was first activated, Richard no longer seems to need to make contact to absorb energy, but can absorb the energy released when monsters die from a distance.

[Gained 262 energy points.]

[Host detected using a crossbow. Should energy be consumed to gain inspiration for crossbow use?]

Of course, Richard quickly dragged the slider to the far right, position 262, and selected "Yes!"

Suddenly, Richard was pulled into the dream space again, where he possessed a figure and controlled a crossbow to fire a total of 262 bolts. Just like last time, each bolt brought Richard a lot of insights into crossbow control and shooting.

When Richard returned to his original body, the situation on the field was relatively clear. His father and brother each held off a monster and fought it in close combat, while many guards surrounded and attacked with swords, spears, halberds, and torches.

Richard aimed at the two monsters, but his father and brother were engaged in close combat with them, getting too close.

This made him hesitate to pull the trigger for a moment, fearing that he might accidentally injure his family.

Although his current familiarity with crossbows makes it almost impossible for him to accidentally injure someone, he can only keep his aim firmly in place and wait for an opportunity to be safe.

Suddenly, the vine monster that was fighting the Baron's father let out a terrifying howl at an extremely high decibel!

In an instant, it felt as if everyone around had been struck on the head with a heavy hammer, and several guards even collapsed to the ground in pain, clutching their heads.

His father and brother were also momentarily stunned by the roar, and the two monsters seized the opportunity to send them flying with their vines.

Richard, who was in the distance, finally found a firing window and immediately pulled the trigger twice without hesitation!

With two "whoosh" sounds, two flaming arrows, each over a meter long, shot towards the monsters at lightning speed, one after the other.

With a series of whooshing sounds, the two rockets struck the monster's chest, scattering oil and instantly igniting a raging fire.

Now, the monsters, who had just tried to turn the tide, were instantly critically injured and on the verge of death, lying on the ground howling in agony.

Battle over!

[Absorbable energy detected, absorb/not absorbable]

"yes!"

[Gained 278 energy points.]

"Huff~ Huff~" Richard, who was covered in sweat from his busy work, opened the semi-transparent panel again and saw that his bow and crossbow proficiency had actually reached (Mastery 2%)!

Name: Richard Clavel

[Attributes]: Strength 1.9, Agility 2.3, Constitution 2.1, Spirit 3.6

[Skills]: Clavier's Breathing Technique (Basic 53%), Cornell Swordsmanship (Basic 62%), Bow and Crossbow (Mastery 2%)

[Energy Points]: 278

Moving from rudimentary to proficient is considered an improvement of one level, and moving from proficient to mastery is another improvement of one level.

It turns out that his mastery of the crossbow has improved by two whole levels. No wonder Li felt that the crossbow he was holding now was like holding an old friend of many years, and he knew every part of it like the back of his hand.

At the same time, Richard is now exceptionally adept at calculating wind speed, humidity, and parabolic trajectories during shooting!

The guards began cleaning up the battlefield, and the Baron, who had just stood up, immediately looked toward the top floor of the inner fortress.

Just as the first rocket was launched, the Baron noticed someone operating the crossbow on the top floor.

The more the Baron looked at the man, the more he felt that his figure resembled that of his second son, Richard.

So he immediately called Li Wei, ran up to the top floor, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed his youngest son, Richard.

"Good lad! Father said it was you who shot the crossbow bolt, but I didn't believe it! That was an incredibly accurate shot!" Richard's older brother, Li Wei, suddenly picked him up and spun him around several times, saying happily.

"I was just lucky; I hit the monster with several arrows in a row. How can that compare to Father and Brother, who fought the monster head-on with real swords and spears!" Richard said with a smile.

Seeing the two brothers so loving and respectful, the baron felt a sense of relief. He knew that countless noble sons had fought each other for the right to inherit the family, which had eventually led to the disintegration of their families.

Looking at his own two children, sigh! God has been kind to him.

"Father, I would like to begin formal knight training with you and my brother tomorrow. I hope you will agree." These words were Richard's well-considered decision.

Richard discovered that the training the original owner had participated in was almost entirely for fun.

His request to participate in formal training this time can, on the one hand, effectively conceal his rapidly improving skills, and at most, make his father and brother believe that he is exceptionally gifted.

On the other hand, it will give him more opportunities and autonomy to participate in battles.

"Good!" The father, who was usually stern and rarely smiled, only said one word, but the curve of his lips fully expressed his feelings.

"Richard, you've finally figured it out! Haha!" Richard's older brother, Levi, said excitedly, giving Richard's hair a vigorous ruffle.

His older brother, Li Wei, had advised him many times to take the Knights training seriously.

But Richard at that time said that since he neither inherited the family business nor had such a powerful older brother to protect him, he would just live a comfortable life as a noble young master.

The father and brother tried various methods to persuade him, but none of them succeeded.

In the end, the two could only feel helpless about their lazy younger brother and let him be.

To Li Wei's surprise, after this incident, his younger brother's attitude towards knight training underwent a complete 180-degree change, and he actually took the initiative to ask to participate.

After exchanging pleasantries, the father and brother went downstairs to handle the aftermath.

Richard, on the other hand, returned to his room on the second floor.

Back in his room, Richard was both excited and a little scared.

Looking back now, those four vine monsters were quite troublesome when they appeared together.

If he had been in the arena fighting them hand-to-hand, he probably would have been whipped away by the vines in a few moments, or even seriously injured.

Fortunately, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he managed to achieve victory by utilizing the immense destructive power of the twin-shot crossbow and the effective use of oil.

Upon careful recollection, those four vine monsters were most likely the result of mutations or infections among the wounded soldiers. As for why the equally wounded father was not infected...

Richard believes it might be because his father only suffered a broken arm and had no external injuries, while the four mutated soldiers had all been seriously injured before and had many obvious scars on their bodies.

However, these are merely Richard's personal speculations, and the specific cause is unclear. He plans to consult his father tomorrow during the day, although his father may not know the answer either.

Richard wanted to further enhance his strength. He had just triggered an inspiration, which greatly improved his crossbow skills, resulting in a significant system effect.

Now he plans to try breathing techniques to see how effective they are.

So Richard, following the pattern of his family's breathing technique from memory, adopted a starting stance resembling a horse stance.

The whole body rises and falls gently like waves, in coordination with breathing, arms extended forward, assuming the second posture.

Next is the third move.

As expected, his cultivation triggered inspiration:

[Host detected practicing the Clavier Breathing Technique. Consume energy to gain inspiration for the Clavier Breathing Technique?]

(End of this chapter)