Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 162 Skill Feats in Beast Taming and Swordsmanship

Middle-earth is one of the few relatively peaceful worlds in the fantasy genre.

At this point in time, before Sauron's orc army invaded, the entire continent was considered safe, except for the border regions adjacent to the orcs.

The Shire, where the hobbits lived, was a paradise forgotten by most people.

With the efforts of the Hobbit villagers and the arrival of Balin and his dwarven construction team, the construction of Wayne Manor was on track. The workers worked together, and under the direction of Balin, the experienced dwarven master builder, the entire manor began to be completed little by little according to the pre-designed schedule.

Since killing the black bear Bitsog, Wayne's daily life consists of practicing various skills, training the Deathclaw cub Robin, and occasionally accepting invitations or taking on bounties to ride his magic carpet and eliminate powerful monsters for the nearby residents.

And so time passed day by day, and soon a year and a half had gone by, and the enormous Wayne Manor was completed.

The dwarven craftsmen returned to Brie, and some hobbit workers were directly hired as planters on the manor instead of construction workers. Even the old governor, Mr. Ford, was invited by Wayne to become his butler after his retirement, and was responsible for managing the affairs of the entire manor.

And Ford, as expected of an experienced manager, managed the large estate in an orderly manner.

As for why Old Ford, as a retired archon, would accept Wayne's offer, it's because the Hobbits also practice a system of noble fiefdoms. Although Old Ford had served as archon, it was just a job. He was almost ninety years old this year, which was considered old even among the Hobbits.

If it weren't for Wayne's enthusiastic invitation, this old hobbit would never have gone back to work and would have been content to become a leisurely farmer and live out his days in peace.

After becoming Wayne's butler, Old Ford's most important job is now managing the farmland on the estate.

These farmlands were painstakingly reclaimed by the workers when the manor was built, and if no one cultivates them for a long time, they will soon be abandoned and turned into wasteland again.

Fortunately, most of the hobbits were skilled farmers. Under Old Ford's management, a large amount of pipe grass was planted, and some herb seeds that Wayne brought from the wizarding world were also planted in Middle-earth on a trial basis.

Although it will take another year or two to make money from these crops, the entire estate has begun to operate normally under the old man's management, and the respectable Grandpa Wayne is finally living the carefree life of an estate owner.

Moreover, as Wayne's reputation continued to grow, the name of the Witcher spread further and further in the Shire and the surrounding areas. Whenever people encountered monsters they couldn't handle, they would think of the Witcher who had repeatedly fulfilled bounties and easily hunted down monsters.

Yes, of course, the people of Middle-earth would much more affectionately call Wayne the Witcher than the Witcher.

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That morning, sunlight streamed into the luxurious bedroom of Wayne Manor.

Wayne had just woken up in his comfortable double bed when his two-year-old direwolf, White Fang, wagged its tail and pushed open the door. It ran around Wayne's bed, its excited movements causing the neatly folded blankets on the floor to wrinkle.

After running around for a dozen laps, seeing that his master didn't seem to react, the mischievous wolf cub immediately howled, pushed off with its legs, stuck out its tongue, and jumped onto the soft bed. It brought its big mouth close to its master's side, wanting to lick Wayne's face with its wet tongue.

Before it could even get close, Wayne slammed its head onto the bed. The immense force rendered the little creature completely immobile; it could only struggle and whimper for mercy, trying to lick Wayne's hand that was holding its head down.

Seeing the little guy's pitiful state, Wayne released the increasingly goofy direwolf and let out a howl like a wild beast.

Upon hearing the roar, the little direwolf immediately seemed to have met its nemesis. It tucked its tail between its legs and slunk away from the room.

It's been almost two years since I arrived in Middle-earth, and soon it will be time for Wayne to return to the Witcher world as planned.

During these two years, without external interference, he was able to concentrate on cultivating various skills, and he has accomplished most of the purpose of this trip.

Of the Witcher's four main skills, Sign Level and Mutation Level remain at their original levels due to limitations and lack of resources to upgrade them.

As for Gwent, although he had the idea of ​​promoting this game in Middle-earth, it was still early and his prestige was not enough to drive the activity forward, so the plan had not yet begun.

Over the past two years, swordsmanship has been his primary skill, requiring him to spend a significant amount of time practicing every day. Thanks to his dedicated and diligent practice, he has successfully raised his swordsmanship level from level six to level ten, unlocking his second skill specialization and becoming the first skill among many to unlock two specializations.

As for the secondary skills, although it's unclear why riding the magic carpet also increases riding skill level, this skill has successfully been upgraded from level four to level five, unlocking a skill feat. Unfortunately, the lack of ability points prevents this feat from being activated for the time being.

As for Wayne's other secondary skills, although most of them did not improve, his cooking skills and beast taming skills made significant progress.

For the past two years, Wayne's most important task has been to tame the Deathclaw cub Robin. In addition to using animal taming techniques, his main method of taming Robin is to cultivate a bond with his pet through cooking and feeding.

It was precisely because of this that Wayne's Beast Taming skill level jumped directly from level one to level eight, unlocking a special skill feat, while his Cooking skill level also increased from level seven to level eight.

In addition, during these two years, Wayne also accumulated a total of six hundred common-level treasure chests and more than twenty expert-level treasure chests, which were piled up in the system space without being opened.

The experience from nearly seven hundred missions raised Wayne's Witcher level from eight to ten. Not only did his physical attributes improve slightly, but he also gained two ability points, which he could use to unlock skill feats.

Animal Taming Skill LV8: Animal Affinity +8, Master's Bond +8.

Skill/Specialty Selection:

Animal Language: As a professional animal trainer, due to your long-term contact with animals and participation in animal training, you have mastered the language of most wild animals. You can communicate with most wild animals through language and also better command your pets. Effect: Gain the ability to speak animal language and communicate with most wild animals.

Master Beast Tamer: As a top-tier beast tamer, your carefully nurtured pets will receive superior nutrition and training, making them stand out among their kind. Effect: Your trained pets gain a 10% attribute increase.

Faced with these two skill feats in Beast Taming, Wayne didn't hesitate much and quickly chose the first one.

While the second feat can enhance the combat capabilities of Deathclaw cubs, the first feat, Beast Language, is clearly more suitable for Witchers who need to handle a variety of different situations.

Just think about it: if he can communicate with all sorts of animals, then the entire wild world would be his helper and eyes and ears, wouldn't it?

The second specialty of level 10 swordsmanship is also very powerful.

Swordsmanship LV10: Swordsmanship power +50%.

Its specialty is: feline agility.

Selectable specialties:

Swordsmanship Prodigy: Long-term swordsmanship training has allowed you to discover your immense talent for swordsmanship. You are a natural-born swordsmanship prodigy, though still somewhat inexperienced. However, as a swordsmanship prodigy, you possess a growth rate unmatched by others. Effect: Swordsmanship level increase speed +200%.

Innate Super Strength: During the development of your swordsmanship, you discover that your strength increases far beyond other attributes. Could it be that you are also a person with innate super strength? Effect: Strength attribute increases by 10. You gain 2 points of strength each time you level up.

A level 10 skill feat is clearly more powerful than a level 5 skill feat, and Wayne was briefly torn about which of these two feats to choose for his swordsmanship level.

The former can double the speed of swordsmanship improvement, but it will not increase his strength in the short term.

The latter can immediately increase his strength by one-third, and will increase his strength attribute growth even more in future level-ups.

Both of these skill specializations are undoubtedly very practical skills, and choosing either one would be very useful.

However, after careful consideration, Wayne chose the second specialty.

After all, compared to simply improving swordsmanship, the strength attribute has a wider range of applications. It can not only increase one's own attack power, but also allow one to wear heavier and thicker armor.

His current weapon is a two-handed greatsword weighing over 20 kilograms. Although it is still quite easy to use, the increase in strength will undoubtedly greatly increase the power of this sword.

The idea that "one force can overcome ten techniques" is highly regarded in Chinese martial arts philosophy.

(End of this chapter)