Pioneer Wizard's Notebook

At noon that day, in the hall of Sunflower Manor.

Lind and Hilbert sat facing each other.

While enjoying lunch, the two used the free time to discuss the day's political affairs.

"Half a month has passed since the army was formed. All the Icefield Ghost weapons are in place, the soldiers are in high spirits, the shield and spear formation is taking shape, and the hunter archers can also fire in an orderly manner."

"The weather is getting colder and colder, and some families are running out of firewood. The manor needs to use its stockpiled charcoal as a reward for work, otherwise some people will soon freeze to death."

"After Pullman's death, the issue of food distribution on the estate needs to be addressed by someone else. I plan to find four young women who are good at arithmetic to train as assistants. Here is their list."

In terms of government affairs, Hilbert reported on each item one by one, handing over a list of assistants.

Lind glanced at it; it listed the names of four small-town girls, including Mara, and nodded in agreement.

"No problem. Also, we need to start preparing for glacier fishing."

As Lind spoke, he looked at the food the two of them were eating.

The wooden basin contained steaming hot rye porridge, and nothing else.

The monotony was secondary; the main concern was that soldiers and knights needed protein and fat supplements.

Eating only grains and no meat will significantly reduce the effectiveness of training.

Lind originally planned to go fishing in the Mecca River a month later.

By then, the advanced sunflowers of the Demon Field had matured, and there were enough of them to dispel the cold along the way and the Icefield Demons that might be encountered.

But he underestimated the depletion caused by the cold.

After not eating meat for half a month, the soldiers' faces became visibly thinner, and it seemed they could not delay any longer.

Hilbert nodded to indicate that he understood, and after finishing his rye porridge, he got up and went to the warehouse to prepare the tools for fishing on the glacier.

Linde didn't stay in the lobby either. After quickly finishing his lunch, he hurried to the converted laboratory on the second floor.

A hint of excitement appeared on his face.

In the laboratory, the Icefield Ghost Knight's body had already been dismembered into countless pieces.

The ice-blue crystal was placed in the center of the desk, surrounded by stacks of drawings covered with intricate patterns.

Linde went to the desk, spread out the drawings, and organized the research results of this period of time.

"First, we need to completely cut off the lower half of the Frost Rune, the part related to the resurrection of the undead, and separate the upper half, the Gift of the Wilds, from it."

Linde picked up a small portion of the blueprints and tossed it aside.

"Secondly, I need to remove a large amount of distorted natural revelations from it. I can't understand this stuff yet, but that doesn't stop me from cutting you off."

Several more drawings were discarded.

"Let me see the rest. Strength, howling, cold—these messy, broken runes need to be reassembled and finely adjusted according to the human body structure."

Linde placed the remaining part of the drawings in front of him.

He summoned the Wizard's Manual and, using the blueprints as a reference, constructed the rune he desired on it.

"A power generation method that conforms to human anatomy? Perfect. Using the magic runes of the Spinning Slash as a reference, let me think about combining the two."

The initial form of runes gradually appeared on the manuscript, but were later erased due to some errors and omissions.

New inspirations would emerge, a prototype would be built again, and then it would be scrapped and started over, repeating this process countless times.

Before I knew it, the sky outside the window had turned completely dark.

It was late at night.

The candlestick flickered with an orange-red flame, and all night long, the room echoed with the rustling sound of writing.

When Lind put down the wizard's journal and looked out the window again.

The sun was already high in the sky.

"Is it already the second day?"

Linde opened the window, letting the cold wind blow on his face. He stretched and a smile appeared on his lips.

The study, which was originally expected to take a month, has yielded results ahead of schedule.

He has successfully demonstrated the runes he wanted from a theoretical perspective.

The next step is to conduct actual tests to prove that his theory is correct.

Leave the room.

Linde arrived at the open space outside the manor.

At the same time, the runes for the argument are being constructed within the body.

In that instant, his already clear sapphire eyes flashed with an icy blue light.

A continuous stream of energy is gushing from the heart and spreading throughout the body.

After some time, Linde examined himself and found that apart from a significant increase in magic consumption, he had no other side effects.

The results of his research were confirmed, and he happily opened his journal.

【Name: Frost Enhancement Rune】

[Type: Basic Rune]

[Description: Enhancement runes derived from the Wilderness Gift within the Iceborne Demon, significantly boosting physical strength and granting mastery of frost power.]

To record his findings, Linde drew his knight's sword from his waist.

A gust of cold wind howled up from beneath his feet, whipping up the surrounding ice and snow, which then clung to the blade of his knight's sword.

Linde gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, raised his knight's sword, and assumed the starting stance for the Windmill Slash.

Use your feet to generate power throughout your body.

The spinning blade drew in the ice and snow, eventually transforming into a sword aura resembling a glacial waterfall, which struck a stone pillar five meters away.

The stone pillar was frozen by ice and snow, then suddenly exploded, sending debris flying everywhere.

【Name: Icefall Slash】

[Type: Extraordinary Combat Skill]

[Description: The combination of the Knight's combat skill Windmill Slash and Frost Enhancement Runes can unleash a powerful frost sword aura with a range of five meters.]

The frost runes within the Iceborne Demon contained too many impurities and defects, which greatly reduced their original enhancement effect.

The version compiled by Linde extracts the essence and discards the dross, maximizing the effect of the runes within the limited conditions.

If we consider the Knight as the dividing line between level 5 and other professions.

With the Frost Enhancement Rune, Lind will briefly reach the extraordinary level of lv10.

The once mighty Icefield Ghost Knight was now utterly helpless before him.

After the test ended and the runes in his body dissipated, Lin De could clearly feel a sense of weakness throughout his body.

"This body is too weak."

Linde moved his stiff wrist, pondering a solution.

With the addition of advanced sunflowers, he is not lacking in magic power for the time being.

However, due to their low basic physical attributes, they cannot withstand the effects of the enhancement runes for an extended period of time.

Bloodline modification?

The wizard's journal did record this witchcraft.

After rewinding, he can solidify the Frost Enhancement Rune into his bloodline, permanently boosting his attributes.

But Lind didn't intend to do that, as it would cause his body to reject the other runes.

It's no longer possible to freely construct runes of various attributes within the body, treating one's body as a perfect laboratory, as one can now.

"Ideally, it should be a non-elemental magical plant that can directly enhance physical strength; rye and barley are good candidates."

Using the [trait mutation], he could theoretically evolve rye into higher rye, and long-term consumption would enhance his physique.

If this can be achieved, the manor's military strength will undoubtedly experience a real leap forward, and having an average of knights per capita will not be a dream.

Unfortunately, Linde knew very well that basic crops like grains were often the most difficult to evolve.

Many times, it all comes down to luck.

a new day.

The manor was bustling with activity.

Just as Linde was squatting beside the magic field, pondering the evolution of rye...

From the direction of the Ice Mist Forest, another alarm message came from the patrolling soldiers.