Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 17, Tier 3 Beast Taming, Special Effect [Wild Heart] (Please continue reading)

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

Practicing breathing techniques, sword skills, blacksmithing, petting bears, reading leisurely books... the days of grinding for experience always passed quickly. Spring came and autumn went, and winter was coming. It was the North Wind Month of the year 1005 in the Holy Radiance Calendar.

On the training ground, Levi and Sir Fred darted and weaved, sparring with swordsmanship. Sir Fred used only one hand, and his storm of sword attacks made it difficult for Levi to defend himself.

In the end, Levi was defeated, and the Knight Fred laughed, "Not bad. At this time last year, you could only last one minute against me, but this year, you can last five minutes."

Li Wei laughed heartily and said, "That's great!"

He knew that Sir Fred had not even used a third of his strength.

With Sir Fred's genius-level swordsmanship, even if Sir Fred suppressed his strength to the level of a quasi-knight, Li Wei would still be far from being his match.

After training Levi, Sir Fred went on to train the militia.

Li Wei sat there and opened the proficiency panel.

Li Wei —————

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Level 3 (3666/10000)

Golden Cross Slash: Tier 3 (4399/10000), Special Effect: Advanced Vibration

Beast Taming: Tier 3 (Maximum), Special Effect: Wild Heart

Forging: Tier 3 (1314/10000), Special Effect: Guaranteed Excellent Quality

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Over the past year, he has made significant progress in the four skills he is currently honing.

The slowest and most difficult technique to master is undoubtedly the Black Serpent Breathing Technique. In a year, it only accumulated a little over 3,000 proficiency points. Without secret medicine, it would take at least two more years to reach the fourth level.

This speed was undeniably fast, but Li Wei was still not satisfied.

This world is full of dangers. Without strength, one can only be subservient. For example, the Wild Boar Gang bullies you because you are weak and dares to steal your people.

And there was really nothing he could do about it, since the Wilderness Brotherhood was behind him.

The speed at which I've mastered the Golden Cross Slash is quite fast. At this rate, I should be able to master the power of Ripple in about a year.

By then, with the power of Ripple, I should be able to become a quasi-knight and fight against a full-fledged knight.

As for beast taming, he had reached his limit. Li Wei had read almost every book on beast taming that he could get his hands on on on the market, and he also had three Northern Giant Bear cubs as his taming subjects, so improving this skill was not difficult. Li Wei was now confident that he deserved to be called a "Beast Taming Master" in the field of beast taming.

To Li Wei's delight, a special effect actually appeared after he reached the limit of his beast taming skill, which was something he had never expected.

"Wild Heart: By observing the actions and listening to the sounds of wild beasts, one can perceive the thoughts of most wild animals and communicate perfectly with the tamed beasts using body language, special vocal techniques, and so on."

This is the effect of Wild Heart. The most obvious change is that now when the three little bears meet Li Wei, they are no longer afraid of or fierce towards him, but are very close to him. Li Wei can also magically sense the thoughts of the three little bears, which is a wonderful feeling.

So, with such amazing skills, Li Wei took good care of all three bear cubs. Their size changed dramatically in a year, reaching nearly two meters in length and weighing over 500 kilograms. Of course, compared to their mother who weighed several tons, they were still tiny.

An adult male without weapons is no match for the bear cubs, and even a quasi-knight like Levi has to be careful when three bear cubs attack together.

If they were to deliver a solid slap, even a third-level Black Serpent Breathing Technique would find it difficult to withstand.

Li Wei knew this from his previous life when he saw the Siberian tiger Wandashan No. 1 smash a car window with one paw. Don't underestimate these cute little guys.

The scariest thing is that they are still babies, not even two years old.

Taming beasts to their limits is just one of Li Wei's achievements over the past year.

Another skill he values ​​most is his third-tier forging skill. While the third tier isn't the limit, it does offer a special effect.

[Guaranteed Quality: Everything you forge will be of high quality!] (Author's note: This "high quality" is only in comparison to others. A high-quality iron sword created with this effect is still inferior to a low-quality mithril iron sword made by an ordinary blacksmith.)

The special effects are simple and unpretentious, but they are the key to Li Wei's next big plan to get rich.

With this third-tier forging skill, it's unlikely to become incredibly wealthy, since I'm all alone and don't have that much time to dedicate to forging. But supporting myself and my cultivation is still no problem.

Over the past year, in his spare time from his spiritual practice, Li Wei has forged a total of over a hundred knight's longswords, fifty of which are of the finest quality and will be used to arm his militia.

Before reaching the third level of forging, he could only occasionally produce a high-quality longsword. But after reaching the third level, any longsword he forged himself would be of high quality.

Even if the formal blacksmith Old Toby came, he would definitely be far inferior to Levi in ​​terms of the success rate of high-quality products and the efficiency of forging. After all, Levi is a quasi-knight, and his physical strength and control over the force of hammering far exceed that of Old Toby, an ordinary person.

However, to become a true, officially recognized blacksmith in this world, it's not enough to only forge longswords, as forging longswords is the easiest skill to master.

Knight armor, with its intricate craftsmanship and representing the pinnacle of forging techniques in the world, is the lifelong pursuit of every blacksmith.

For Li Weilai, who is already at level three, the increase in proficiency from forging knight's longswords is negligible. Now, each forged sword only increases the minimum proficiency by one point, which is a drop in the ocean compared to tens of thousands of proficiency points.

Therefore, Li Wei planned to start forging knight armor. However, Li Wei's forging efficiency was too high, which led to a shortage of iron in the territory. Previously, the iron ore used for smelting in the territory mainly came from imports from other territories. However, due to the chaos in recent years, as an important strategic resource, the lords who owned iron mines in their territories rarely exported iron ore anymore.

As for charcoal, there's no need to worry. Backed by the endless Black Mountain Range, timber resources are inexhaustible for a small territory like Blackwater Valley.

Li Wei planned to sell a batch of surplus knight swords first. He had no intention of expanding his army for the time being. He just wanted to build a team of fifty elite soldiers. If there were more people, the territory would not be able to support them.

Next, he planned to start looking for iron ore in the Black Mountain behind his territory. He vaguely remembered reading some articles on how to find iron ore in his previous life, and he could give it a try.

Of course, with the mountains now snowbound, both selling knight's swords and searching for iron ore can only be done next spring.

Li Wei temporarily stopped forging and began to devote himself entirely to breathing techniques and swordsmanship.

The year 1005 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of Frosty Winter.

Li Wei, who was practicing breathing techniques, was suddenly awakened by the faint howling of wolves coming from the mountains behind the castle.

His expression was grave; judging from the sound, the wolf howls were not far from his castle.

Just as he was about to go and inquire about the situation, Sir Fred rushed in and said, "Young Master Levi, the territory has been attacked by a pack of wolves. There are probably over a hundred of them. Many farmers' cattle and sheep have been eaten, and several farmers have been dragged away. You must stay inside the castle and not come out. I will lead a team outside to kill the wolves."

"What? I'm going too!" Li Wei's expression changed. It was normal for Blackwater Valley to be attacked by wolves occasionally because it was located at the foot of Black Mountain, but this was the first time he had ever heard of such a large-scale wolf attack.

Seeing that Young Master Li Wei was resolute, Sir Fred did not stop him, but said seriously, "Then please do not leave my side, young master."

Donning their armor, riding their horses, and closing the castle gates, Levi and Fred hurried towards the scene of the incident.

Li Wei has now advanced to the quasi-knight level and mastered advanced vibration power. His militiamen also possess knightly longswords, and he is further supported by the Knight Fred.

He refused to believe he couldn't subdue these beasts!

(End of this chapter)