Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 99 The Bipedal Beast and the [Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique]! (3rd update! 4000 words, please subscribe)

Becoming a Grand Knight at the age of twenty is nothing short of a fantasy or a pipe dream to others!

Even the White Horse Knight, hailed as a genius, was well past twenty when he became a Grand Knight.

However, Li Wei now has a sufficient supply of ambergris and a plentiful supply of Black Serpent Elixir. He estimates that, at his current rate of training with Black Serpent Elixir, he can reach the seventh level of Black Serpent Breathing Technique in the second half of this year and become a peak knight.

And next year should be enough time for me to train the Black Serpent Breathing Technique to level eight and become a Grand Knight!

After looking to the future and stretching his limbs, Li Wei walked out of the shelter.

The Magic Shark stood there quietly in standby mode, maintaining a low-power state, completely still.

Li Wei stood on the city wall, breathing in the fresh air.

High in the sky above the territory, the snow-white Harris blends into the sky, flying freely.

In this situation, nothing usually happens.

If something happens, Harris will honk its horn sharply as an alarm.

The three brothers' bodies, which had been injured by the Great Knight, have now fully recovered.

Their size grew larger and larger, resembling a rhinoceros, with an astonishing tonnage.

Their appetites increased daily, and if Li Wei hadn't been a wealthy baron, an ordinary baronial territory would have been completely devoured by them.

Sam is now the only one left at the place where Fred once trained his soldiers.

Sam had a good talent for breathing techniques, which pleased Fred when he was alive.

Unfortunately, even though Sam eventually became a full-fledged knight, Fred never got to see it.

With the continuous improvement of the forging industry, Blackwater Valley can now grow and thrive on its own without any additional investment from Li Wei.

The battle against the Grand Knight proved the powerful role of the Crimson Blood Cavalry. Combined with the three brothers and infantry, the Crimson Blood Cavalry can also cause great trouble for the Grand Knight. The current premise is to achieve an overwhelming advantage in numbers, so the construction of the army in the territory continues.

The year 1009 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Warm Month.

For the past month, Li Wei has continued his spiritual practice, sword training, and occasionally blacksmithing and medicine making.

However, in addition to this, he would also take time out of his busy schedule to learn painting techniques and copy masterpieces. He practiced copying not to cultivate his mind, but because it would be very useful for his upcoming trip to Icewind City.

……

Icewind City, Silver Mountain Fortress.

"Master Terra," wearing a golden mask, strode up to the front of Earl Silver Mountain's castle.

In the car behind him were three sets of mithril armor and mithril weapons that had been forged during this period.

Li Wei eventually reached a cooperation agreement with the Earl of Silver Mountain, who would provide mithril and raw materials, and Li Wei would forge mithril armor and mithril weapons for him, three sets per month, which is the limit for a normal craftsman.

Of course, the truth is that Li Wei finished forging it in five days.

The Earl of Silver Mountain will provide a customization fee of 300 gold coins per set, and a total of 100 sets need to be customized over a period of three years.

The custom fee of three hundred gold pieces was a discount that Li Wei gave to the Earl of Silver Mountain. After all, it was a large-volume custom order, and all the materials were provided by the Earl of Silver Mountain. It wouldn't be good to charge too much.

In return for the preferential treatment Li Wei offered, the Earl of Silver Mountain was to provide Li Wei with a copy of the Bloodline Breathing Technique transmission diagram from his collection.

Li Wei's reason was that he no longer had any pursuit of forging. He was also a collector of breathing techniques and wanted to see more breathing technique inheritance diagrams in order to study ancient mythology.

Li Wei naturally had no hope of obtaining the authentic, unique copy of the Breathing Technique Transmission Diagram. Count Silver Mountain was a collector himself and would not part with it; he wasn't short of money anyway.

Therefore, Li Wei only hoped to obtain some "forgeries" through copying, and see if he could cultivate himself through this method.

That's right, that's why Li Wei practiced copying during this period.

Earl Silver Mountain naturally agreed. Many people collect breathing techniques for the purpose of studying some occult knowledge, or simply to show off their taste and wealth.

As for selling these counterfeit bloodline breathing techniques for money? Only a fool would buy them!

Genuine copies of the Breathing Technique Transmission Chart have been passed down since ancient times, and their specific origins are unverifiable. In any case, various noble families all claim that they were created by their ancestors.

Especially the unique, rustic parchment, which is completely different from the parchment used by people in this era; otherwise, it would not have been able to withstand the erosion of time and survive to this day.

Therefore, it is easy to tell whether the breathing method transmission diagram is genuine or not at a glance. As for the bloodline breathing method, apart from the genuine rare copy, other fake copies have no collection value.

There have been cases of people selling counterfeit versions of non-bloodline breathing techniques, but very few people actually bought them.

Because with forgeries, it's impossible to determine their authenticity or the accuracy of the copy.

Even the slightest change in breathing techniques can have serious consequences, because it is common for practitioners of counterfeit practices to go astray and suffer from demonic possession.

In the eyes of the Earl of Silver Mountain, the bloodline breathing technique transmission diagram in his collection was no different from the paintings exhibited in the art museum.

Simply by giving Master Terra some counterfeit copies of the Bloodline Breathing Technique, one can obtain tangible benefits and gain the Master's favor. Why not do it?

Earl Silvermount's castle is very impressive. Although it can't compare to the cathedral in Icewind City, it is still the second tallest building in Icewind City.

His retainers and knights were waiting for Livy's arrival.

"Welcome, Master Terra. To celebrate our first collaboration, the Earl has prepared a sumptuous feast for you," the retainer said with a smile.

"It's my pleasure."

After Li Wei went inside.

The retainers had the official blacksmiths under the Earl of Silver Mountain inspect the goods.

"How was it? You didn't just brush us off, did you?" the retainer asked.

The blacksmiths carefully observed the appearance, design, and texture of the armor Li Wei had forged, caressing the cold metal.

Then, he had other people compare and spar with the weapons and armor forged by ordinary blacksmiths and those made by Master Terra.

It also incorporates mithril, with the same material ratio.

However, after comparative experiments, these people were shocked to discover that the armor and weapons crafted by Master Terra far surpassed those of them, the blacksmiths, in terms of internal quality, aesthetic appearance, and ingenious design.

Originally, these official blacksmiths under the Silver Mountain Earl were somewhat resentful that the Earl had chosen Master Terra, an outsider, instead of them, believing that the Earl looked down on their skill level.

Now they were completely convinced; it was only right that the Earl looked down on them.

As expected of a legendary craftsman, the forging skill is simply divine and ingenious!

"Is this the gap between us and the masters? It's too big!"

"Indeed, there's no comparison. The master's understanding and skills in forging far surpass ours."

"I really want to ask the master for some advice..."

Upon seeing this, the retainer finally smiled with satisfaction.

……

The reception room of Silver Mountain Castle.

"Master, please have some," Earl Silver Mountain said, pointing to a table full of food.

"Your Excellency, no need. I just finished eating when I arrived, and I really can't eat anymore," Li Wei said helplessly.

"Alright, then come with me, Master, and let me show you my Silver Mountain collection." Earl Silver Mountain stood up and said with a smile.

Livy followed the Earl of Silver Mountain through a long corridor and then into a large rotunda.

On the walls of this rotunda, there are exquisitely framed illustrations of the breathing techniques, like oil paintings hanging on the wall.

Li Wei was thrilled. He looked at the circle of breathing technique inheritance diagrams; it was simply paradise for him.

Seemingly sensing Li Wei's excitement, Earl of Silver Mountain was quite pleased. To be able to excite a craftsman like this, it seemed that his collection was indeed quite good.

"Master, all the breathing technique transmission diagrams in my collection, totaling twenty-two, are here."

"I wonder how many of these paintings the master has in his collection?" Earl Silver Mountain asked with a smile, in a tone befitting a fellow connoisseur.

"Me? I only have a few pieces in my collection. I've just started in this business, so it's definitely not comparable to the Earl's collection," Li Wei said helplessly.

"Damn it, if only I had a camera, I could photograph all these inheritance diagrams one by one and take them back to cultivate. There would be no need to copy them at all." Li Wei's mind wandered for a moment.

What others consider a useless skill, something only good for collecting, is Li Wei's most treasured possession.

Earl Silver Mountain smiled and said, "Master, these seventeen breathing techniques displayed outside are merely rudimentary bloodline breathing techniques, not worth mentioning. Let me show you something better."

Earl Silver Mountain had finally met a fellow collector of breathing techniques who shared his passion. Eager to show off, he led Li Wei to the center of the hall and gently pressed a mechanism.

Then, a stone display stand slowly rose up.

There are five diagrams above illustrating the transmission of breathing techniques.

"Of these five diagrams illustrating the transmission of breathing techniques, four are of excellent quality and one is of perfect quality."

"They belong to five great families that are in no way inferior to our Yinshan family in history."

"Times have passed, and the world has changed. These families have long since disappeared into the dust of history," Earl Silver Mountain sighed.

Most nobles in this world place great importance on family lineage, and Li Wei's mindset is among the minority.

Li Wei glanced at the perfect-level breathing technique and saw a giant, two-legged beast that spewed flames enjoying the worship of hundreds of tiny people.

Good heavens, there are over a hundred little figures on it! Is this the perfect quality breathing technique? It's truly extraordinary!

"This is the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique, the best quality breathing technique among all my collections. It is the bloodline breathing technique of the Crimson Lotus family, which perished six hundred years ago. Their family also produced a great knight who was almost legendary: the Crimson Lotus Knight."

Unfortunately, the great knight only appeared briefly before disappearing. If the Crimson Knight had successfully advanced to Legendary, then the "Crimson Breathing Technique" would not be of perfect quality, but of Legendary quality.

In other words, it was the legendary knights who made the legendary breathing technique, not the other way around. There is no essential difference between a perfect quality breathing technique and a legendary quality breathing technique.

Master Terra, what you may not know is that my Silver Mountain family's bloodline breathing technique is also... of perfect quality.

If one day I achieve legendary status, then my Silver Mountain family will be a legendary family!

Therefore, I sincerely invite you to join our Silver Mountain Fortress. Only a legendary family can carry such an outstanding craftsman as you!

"If you, Master, would be willing to join my ranks, I would gladly give you one or two genuine copies of the superior breathing techniques I possess."

The Silver Mountain Knight exuded a powerful aura, like a proud and confident silver behemoth!

Li Wei was slightly taken aback. This Silver Mountain Knight seemed to be no ordinary earl.

He hadn't expected that the Silver Mountain family's breathing technique was actually at the perfect level, even more advanced than his own Black Snake family's breathing technique.

Of the Seven Northern Cavalry, as far as Li Wei knew, only the breathing technique of the Black Mountain Duke's family was the perfect breathing technique.

Now it seems that we need to add another Earl of Silver Mountain.

"My lord, I appreciate your kindness, but although I am merely a craftsman, I dislike being dependent on others. I have always believed that heroes create families, not families create heroes," Li Wei said.

This surprised Earl Silver Mountain slightly, then he smiled and said, "Alright, it seems that the master's ambitions lie elsewhere, so I will not force you."

Earl Silver Mountain put the display stand containing the five breathing techniques back down.

In his deal with Li Wei, he only allowed Li Wei to copy the crude bloodline breathing technique inheritance diagrams outside, excluding these five.

"The Earl's collection is truly extensive; it may take me quite a while to complete my copying," Li Wei exclaimed sincerely.

"These breathing techniques may seem useless, but they are indeed the result of a lot of effort I put into collecting them. As long as you don't damage my original, please feel free to copy them. If you get hungry, I will have my servants bring you food. If you get sleepy, there are plenty of rooms in the castle for you to sleep in."

"That's what Earl Silver Mountain said politely."

"Then thank you very much, Your Excellency."

Accompanied by the Silver Mountain Knight, Li Wei then observed the other seventeen breathing techniques. The vast majority of these were power- and speed-based breathing techniques, with a small number focusing on physical constitution and defense.

However, there is no sensory breathing method similar to the human-faced spider breathing method.

This demonstrates the unique nature of the human-faced spider's breathing technique.

After reading it, Li Wei took out the drawing board, parchment, and brush and ink that he had prepared in advance.

He sat down on the ground and, under the watchful eye of the Silver Mountain Knight, began to copy the painting.

At first, Li Wei intended to find any painter in Icewind City.

After witnessing the artist's skill firsthand, and in order to avoid going astray from practicing the fake breathing technique, he decided to do it himself.

He has the confidence to do this personally.

With a thought, the proficiency panel in Li Wei's mind appeared.

In addition to the three life skills of forging, medicine making, and animal taming, a new life skill has been added:

Copying: Level 2 (1/5000)

Previously, Li Wei had been practicing his copying skills at home and had already mastered the art to the second level.

(End of this chapter)