Pioneer Wizard's Notebook

All night long, the rotating patrol soldiers kept a close eye on the dark figure in the distance.

The torches flickering on the wall never went out.

To everyone's relief, the Winter Wolf King did not launch another attack.

Apart from occasionally roaring to the sky and emitting a piercing wolf howl, it spends most of its time lying on the distant hillside, gazing at the manor from afar.

The sun rises from the east, dispelling the darkness.

With their vision restored, the soldiers regained their confidence and focused more intently on monitoring the enemy's movements in the distance.

Inside the manor, in the main hall on the first floor.

Hibbert, holding a thick book with a leather cover, went to find Lind.

Hibbert said, "Sir, according to the records of the ice storm from fifty years ago that I reviewed last night, that Winter Wolf King is probably more difficult to deal with than we thought."

"A transcendent monster evolved under the icy storm, possessing the ability to command Icefield Demons. The Winter Wolf King is currently summoning Icefield Demons from the outskirts of the Ice Mist Forest, attempting to besiege the manor!"

"I see."

Linde understood.

No wonder the Winter Wolf King lingered there after the failed attack last night.

If it wants to ambush from the shadows, it should pretend to return to the Ice Mist Forest and hunt secretly when the people of the manor relax their vigilance and come out.

But it chose to stay outside the manor.

It now appears that this was to prevent the people of the manor from escaping, and to wait until the Ice Demons gathered before breaking through the wall in one fell swoop.

Hilbert bowed and took his leave to continue searching for more information about the ice storm.

Knowing that time was of the essence, Lind immediately opened the wizard's journal and sensed his own spiritual state.

Very good, it's time to revisit the new witchcraft.

[Retrospective Magic: Ecological Barriers/Bloodline Modification/Fossilization into Mud]

Having already made preparations, he directly chose [Bloodline Modification].

[Bloodline Modification (Animal Husbandry Branch Witchcraft): Using magic as a sculptor, permanently modify the flesh and blood of a creature, solidifying runes into its bloodline.]

The spiritual light shines in the journal.

The knowledge hidden within surfaced in Linde's mind.

He hurried to the laboratory on the second floor and laid out the finely adjusted frost enhancement runes before him.

Comparing his knowledge of witchcraft with what he already knew, Lind felt confident.

At the same time, William arrived and knocked on the door.

"Sir, what's going on?"

William entered the laboratory, and his gaze was quickly drawn to the clear, ice-blue crystal on the desk, as well as the numerous scrolls covered with intricate patterns next to it.

His eyes were filled with confusion; he didn't understand why the adults had called him here.

Linde said, "This experiment, if successful, will allow you to transcend the Knight realm and step into the realm of the extraordinary."

"Of course, it's not impossible to fail, and in that case you'll die here."

Linde had no intention of hiding anything and told him the two results of the experiment directly, waiting for his response.

William stood there, stunned, a flood of questions forming in his mind.

To be honest, he had too many questions to ask.

The second son of Senwright before me seemed to have become a different person since Baron Jefferson left.

From the dazzling golden sunflowers and the wheat fields harvested in the dead of winter to the extraordinary strike that repelled the Winter Wolf King, he created one miracle after another that he could not understand.

Even now, William couldn't understand what kind of experiment could allow an ordinary knight to directly achieve extraordinary status.

Despite his many doubts, when he recalled his helplessness when facing the Winter Wolf King, and the resentment of only being able to watch from the sidelines, he felt a surge of emotion.

All these doubts can be summed up in one sentence.

"I'm happy to serve you."

William bowed to show his attitude.

Linde smiled with satisfaction.

Perhaps due to his past experience as an adopted son, this Knight William rarely asked questions, but instead focused on following orders and completing tasks.

Even if they don't understand, they will still execute the orders meticulously.

Lind admired his loyalty.

In order to increase the success rate of the next bloodline modification, I devoted myself to the preparation.

"Take off your clothes and lie down on the wooden bed next to you. It might hurt a little at first, so bear with it."

Lind made William lie down and close his eyes.

He then picked up a scalpel made from a wolf's tooth.

It contains the aura of an ice storm, and combined with his magical manipulation, it is the most suitable tool for inscribing frost enhancement runes.

In addition, Linde placed the ice-blue crystal from the Icefield Ghost Knight beside him, ready for use.

In order to break through to the extraordinary level, in addition to his frost enhancement runes, the modified experimental subject himself must also have sufficiently strong physical qualities.

William's strength is only average among the knights.

Under normal circumstances, it cannot withstand the runes.

Therefore, Lind prepared to have the crystal embedded in his heart.

It significantly enhances the heart's blood supply capacity and improves the success rate of blood vessel reconstruction.

"Let me see. The runes in the crystal have been adjusted, and William's body structure was fully understood when he taught Windmill Slash."

After confirming that the experimental materials were correct, Linde placed his finger on William's forehead.

Magic surged, transforming into fine threads that seeped into his skin, thus numbing the sensory nerves in his brain.

He then picked up the wolf-tooth scalpel and slowly cut open William's bare chest.

Boom!

The knight's powerful heart appeared before Lind's eyes.

Bright red, scalding blood seeped out from the incision.

"Relax and don't move your body around."

Feeling William's body trembling involuntarily, Lind said gently, without stopping his work.

The wolf-tooth scalpel sliced ​​across the aorta that connects to the heart, carving extremely fine, invisible rune patterns on its outer wall.

One by one, the blood vessels were completed. The modification experiment reached the most difficult and most dangerous part—the heart.

Before the scalpel touched William's heart, Lind first used the scalpel to spread magic to William's blood vessels.

The runes above were activated, and the speed of blood flow visibly slowed down.

William seemed to enter hibernation; his heart rate slowed, and his metabolism decreased across the board.

It's now!

Seizing the opportunity, Lind cut open the bottom of his heart, where it was connected to the major blood vessels.

They quickly embedded the ice-blue crystal into it, and then rapidly sewed it together using magic threads.

Good, there was no major bleeding.

Seeing that his heartbeat had stabilized, Lin De breathed a sigh of relief.

He infused the magic threads into the heart, beginning to guide the crystal to merge with the heart.

This allows the power of the Frost Enhancement Rune to be integrated into the blood, completely completing the bloodline transformation.

Boom!

Like a thunderclap, William's heart was activated and began to beat rapidly once again.

The runes inscribed on the blood vessels were fully activated, causing blood to flow faster and blood pressure to rise rapidly.

In an instant, intense pain shot through him. William gritted his teeth and endured it, but he still couldn't stop his eyes from bulging out and his whole body from convulsing in agony.

His blood, enhanced by the runes, transformed into surging waves.

Bright red blood kept seeping from the surface of the skin.

"Hold on! Your body is rejecting this crystal right now. Use your willpower to overcome your instincts!"

"Once you overcome this rejection reaction, the crystal will fuse with your heart, fully unleashing the power of the runes!"

Lind watched him intently, offering encouragement and hoping that William could successfully get through this most dangerous period.

But the situation was worse than expected.

The heart's rejection reaction to the crystal intensified.

William's blood vessels had already been stretched to twice their normal size. If this continued, there would only be one outcome for him: his blood vessels would rupture, and he would die on the spot!

"Phew~"

Linde exhaled a breath of dry air, and without further hesitation, used a scalpel to cut open his wrist, letting his blood flow into William's heart.

The previously raging heart immediately calmed down and began to merge with the crystal again.

"Shared bloodline? Looks like I should call you elder brother?"

Seeing that the blood was effective, Linde chuckled and relaxed.

William's heart did not reject his blood, nor did the crystal; thus, the blood acted as a perfect fusion agent, preventing the two from reacting negatively.

The most dangerous step in bloodline modification has already been taken.

Linde stopped the blood supply and used magic threads to suture the wound in William's chest.

The experiment can now be declared a success.

Linde sat down in a chair, pale-faced, and after overcoming the dizziness from excessive blood loss, he let out a long sigh.

"Finally finished. It seems the runes still need further adjustments; the compatibility with the creature is still a bit low."

Linde recorded the results of his experiments in the wizard's journal.

Fortunately, William's blood was a good match for his; otherwise, the experiment would likely have failed.

However, with this valuable data record, the success rate of the next bloodline modification will inevitably increase dramatically.

That's how witchcraft experiments are; they require repeated practice and experience accumulation.

This adventure was purely because the Winter Wolf King was eyeing them covetously outside; they were forced into it.

Just as Linde closed his journal and rested with his eyes closed.

William opened his eyes and slowly got up.

He placed his palm on his chest and could clearly feel the dull throbbing.

A continuous stream of powerful energy was surging from his heart.

William's face showed an expression of disbelief; at this moment, he was more than ten times stronger than before.

I have truly stepped into the realm of the extraordinary!

William looked at Lind, opening his mouth as if to say something.

In the end, he simply walked silently to Lind's side.

He chose to kneel on one knee, which, for a knight, was tantamount to swearing allegiance.

Lind smiled and said, "Looks like you've made your decision."

"As you can see, you have given me a new life."

William said, "From this day forward, William Winter, the knight of the Blossoming Territory, will only be loyal to you and to Lord Lind Senwright of the Blossoming Territory, and will never back down, even at the cost of my life."

Linde rose from his seat and drew the knight's sword that was placed beside him.

The sword gently tapped William's shoulder, completing the knightly salute.

"William, my knight, you have a completely new life. Perhaps you could change your surname; I believe your children will need it. It would be best to also have a family motto to guide you."

Lind asked William to stand up and offered his advice.

Winter, in the northern ice fields, means bastard, and is definitely not a good surname.

Lind could tell that William had always harbored resentment towards this surname.

To his surprise, William shook his head and refused.

"This surname isn't bad; it will remind me and my children of our mission."

"Just as I will live by the maxim of my life."

As William spoke, he took the knight's sword from Lind with both hands.

"Shared bloodline"