Chapter 77: Cultivation Plan

Robin took the list, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

In the past two months, he earned 50 points of Global Experience from escort missions, which was a decent income for him.

Now Damus has cut off his source of escort missions, meaning he can only gain experience through blacksmithing and hunting monsters.

"Thanks, boss!" Robin forced a professional smile despite his inner helplessness.

He realized that after arriving in this other world, he still couldn't escape the life of a corporate drone.

The phrase he says most each day is "Okay! Got it! Thank you, leader (boss)!"

Damus nodded approvingly, rose onto his tiptoes and patted Robin's shoulder: "Do a good job, I have confidence in you."

Robin nodded and turned toward the forging table.

"Looks like I'll have to squeeze in some dungeon runs to hunt low‑tier monsters," Robin thought to himself.

Hunting monsters is dangerous, but it is the fastest way to earn Global Experience.

Now that he's a Blacksmith, Robin also began to command ordinary apprentices; there are many Knight Apprentices here as well.

That's also the standard of a competent corporate drone: delegating tasks, never doing them personally.

It is said that many people practice fire‑type Breathing Methods, which are even more suitable for cultivation in a Blacksmith Shop.

"Twenty Knight Short Swords, the reward is forty Gold Coins; it looks substantial, but if I can complete the task in half a month, I'll have extra time to take on escort missions, or even do my own business."

Knight Short Swords are typically 25 cm to 40 cm long, a length that makes them easy for a knight to carry and wield on horseback or on foot, while still providing sufficient reach and killing power in close combat.

Robin stood before the forging table in the Blacksmith Shop, holding a freshly completed Knight Short Sword whose blade glimmered with a cold sheen. He nodded in satisfaction, set the short sword aside, and turned to look at the busy apprentices.

"You five, move faster! When smelting iron ingots, watch the temperature and don't let impurities get in!" Robin shouted at the five apprentices, his tone edged with strictness.

The apprentices hurriedly nodded and fumbled with the tools. Robin watched their motions, feeling a bit helpless.

Although these apprentices are all Knight Apprentices with decent physical condition, their blacksmithing skills are far lacking.

He taught them to smelt iron ingots and forge sword blanks; in the end, he forged two Knight Short Swords in a day, while the apprentices together managed only twelve sword blanks.

"What inefficiency," Robin muttered softly, shaking his head.

Robin wouldn't waste all his time tutoring apprentices. So the next day he simply stayed home to cultivate, returning to the Blacksmith Shop only after all the sword blanks were finished.

Robin stood in his room at home, holding an Earth Dragon Magic Core, feeling the massive energy it contained.

He activated the Dragon Devouring Breathing Method, combined with the Earth Dragon Breathing Method; the core's energy streamed into his body like a gentle current, nourishing his Life Force and Spiritual Power.

"The Dragon Devouring Breathing Method truly defies the heavens," Robin thought, "Combined with the core's energy, my cultivation speed has at least doubled."

He opened the System Panel, checked his cultivation results from the past two months, and nodded in satisfaction:

【Name】: Robin

【Profession】: Knight/Wizard

【Level】: Knight (Early) Wizard (First Apprentice)

【Skills】:

Second-tier Swordsmanship: sword attacks gain 20% power, Experience: 245/20000

Second-tier Hand-to-Hand Combat: close‑combat attacks gain 10% power, Experience: 168/20000

Second-tier Archery: arrow attacks gain 20% power, Experience: 801/20000

Third-tier Forging: can forge all weapons and gear, with roughly 50% chance for low‑grade, 30% for mid‑grade, and 20% for common quality.

Archery Skill: Earth Explosion Arrow (concentrates Earth Primordial Force Archery, explodes on impact, extremely costly)

Earth Dragon Breathing Method (Advanced Knight Level): basic Life recovery, Knight Level Experience: 2352/10000

Spirit Snake Breathing Method (Knight Apprentice Level): basic agility, greatly increased body flexibility, Knight Apprentice Level Experience: 305/1000

Dragon Devouring Breathing Method (????): can be practiced alongside other Breathing Methods, devouring their Life Force to aid one's own breakthrough.

Knight Apprentice Level Experience: 354/1000 (Breathing Methods can be dual‑practiced: 1/1)

Giant Rock Basic Meditation Method (Entry Level): basic spirit, basic earth element perception, First Apprentice Wizard Experience: 612/1000

【Equipment】: Great Horse Leather Steel Tang Sword, Pulley Composite Bow

Global Experience: 361

Robin's gaze lingered on "Dragon Devouring Breathing Method" and "Giant Rock Basic Meditation Method" for a moment, his heart full of anticipation. He knew his rapid cultivation speed was entirely thanks to the Earth Dragon Magic Core's energy and the over‑powered effect of the Dragon Devouring Breathing Method.

"However, the strangest thing is still this system," Robin muttered, "It seems to have a hint of intelligence, yet it's like a massive AI program that only executes commands mechanically."

At that thought, Robin had a flash of inspiration and tried to issue a command to the system: "System, devise a method to allocate time reasonably and rapidly cultivate all Breathing Methods and Meditation Methods."

【Ding! Host request detected, generating optimal cultivation plan…】

A detailed cultivation schedule suddenly popped up before Robin's eyes:

【Cultivation Plan】:

1. Morning (5:00‑7:00):

Earth Dragon Breathing Method: use the pure morning energy to focus on boosting Life Force.

Giant Rock Basic Meditation Method: combine with Earth Dragon Breathing Method to enhance earth element perception and Spiritual Power.

2. Forenoon (8:00‑12:00):

Forging training: improve Third-tier Forging skill through blacksmithing while training bodily coordination.

Swordsmanship training: conduct practical sword drills, leveraging the stamina drain from forging.

3. Afternoon (14:00‑18:00):

Spirit Snake Breathing Method: use the warm energy of the afternoon sun to improve body flexibility and agility.

Archery training: combine with Spirit Snake Breathing Method for precise shooting practice.

4. Evening (20:00‑22:00):

Dragon Devouring Breathing Method: absorb the Earth Dragon Magic Core's energy to aid the cultivation of other Breathing and Meditation Methods.

Robin looked at the system‑generated cultivation plan, a spark of delight flashing in his eyes: "Indeed, the system does have a bit of intelligence!"

「From now on, I will follow the plan, training step by step. 」 Robin murmured to himself, his eyes flashing with determined light.

Unfortunately, Robin hadn't anticipated that a great crisis was coming his way.

The massacre of the Brot Viscount's Domain had spread throughout the kingdom, and after investigation, two key figures surfaced.

Luobin Gabriel and Maliqi Ha Er betrayed Bloet, and colluded with the Black Bear Thieves Guild to breach Winston City.

This news quickly spread throughout the kingdom, and of course it also reached Tutamen City.

(End of chapter)