Chapter 55: 55 Breaking Through to Intermediate

The outside world is chaotic and bustling, but none of it has anything to do with Luoning.

At present, he is merely a down-and-out little Baron who has just been stripped of his inheritance and driven to a remote mountainous area; possessing neither strength nor manpower, he is completely beneath the notice of the nobility in various regions.

This is for the best, as it gives him time to develop in peace and quiet.

After a simple inspection of the process of his territory's people reclaiming wasteland, Luoning returned to Wushan Castle and, based on the memories in his mind, drew out the curved plow.

With Sain leading the way, he personally made a trip to the blacksmith shop in town to find Kalesi.

Though called a blacksmith shop, Kalesi actually does more than just blacksmith work. After all, iron is very expensive these days; even if tenant farmers and Free Citizens have a few iron tools, they use them sparingly and they do not break often.

Therefore, Kalesi usually also makes bone tools (tools made from bone), stone tools, pottery, and so on; relying on these crafts, he is able to support a family of three.

In front of Kalesi, Luoning gave a detailed introduction to his blueprint and vividly and figuratively described the usage of the curved plow so that the other party would have a deep impression.

Kalesi naturally expressed both surprise and delight at the lord's personal visit, while at the same time feeling both apprehensive and excited about the task the lord had assigned.

What excited him was that the lord had promised that as long as he could produce this kind of plow, he would have a generous reward;

what made him apprehensive was that he feared he would fail to complete it and receive the lord's punishment.

Settling down in this godforsaken place, obtaining the castle's protection is very important; if he were to offend this new lord, future days would be even more difficult than during the Pulinsite period.

Kalesi forced himself to calm his mind and listened earnestly to the lord's words.

He discovered that this curved plow was something he had never come into contact with, and the lord described it as very ingenious and sophisticated; he really was not certain he could craft it.

Conversely, Luoning had great confidence in Kalesi.

In his view, the structure of the curved plow was not complex, and he had provided a detailed blueprint; as long as the other party's blacksmithing skills were not poor, there would be absolutely no problem in producing it.

After giving instructions for this matter, Luoning returned to the castle.

It was already afternoon, and Maiken reported the work regarding the territory's defense to him.

The loyal Guard Officer proposed the need to build a watchtower at the entrance of the town.

At the same time, before the watchtower was built, he advocated for arranging two guards to stand post and register all personnel entering and leaving the territory (although it seemed no one was entering or leaving at the moment);

furthermore, Maiken prepared to have Dawei and thirteen other guards remain at the castle, while the other twelve would be divided into groups of three to patrol the town, as well as the wheat fields, orchards, and four other areas, mainly to maintain public order.

Luoning was quite approving of this plan; it was evident that Maiken truly had some tricks up his sleeve regarding security, and his train of thought was quite clear.

Just like that, after everything was ready, early the next morning, Luoning took three Transcendental, four guards, and the manservant Galun, riding horses and driving carriages, to head toward Muma City.

Luoning had long wanted to come to this city ruled by the Tieti Family, but plans could not keep up with changes; only after he had arranged the matters of Shanlin Town a little could he take advantage of the gap while Baron Leisen was away from Sain Territory to set out.

To tell the truth, if Baron Leisen had not gone to offer birthday greetings to Earl Aosen, he would have had to hesitate and look over his shoulder before leaving Shanlin Town.

This time going to Muma City, Luoning was aiming for procurement.

Magic Crystal, Magic Beast fur, land-reclamation tools, wrought iron, and so on were all things he needed to purchase.

The mountain road was bumpy and swaying, but everyone had already grown accustomed to it.

Having arrived in this world for so many days, more than half of the time had been spent on the road.

Sometimes he really wanted to use the Contract Scroll in his Space Ring to contract a giant flying bird, but unfortunately, he had not discovered this type of Magic Beast, and he could not use such a precious item to replace foot travel.

Due to the presence of the carriage, the team's speed could not be fast; Luoning could not pass through the forest as quickly as Feilidun.

However, compared to when they came, it was still quite a bit faster; on the evening of the fourth day, the group arrived outside Muma City.

Traveling was obviously boring, but there were still little surprises on the road.

Just at midnight today, Luoning claimed the third Warm Heart Gift Pack, obtaining 30 Attribute Point and Energy Essence respectively.

In order to have a top-tier combat force appear in Shanlin Town, Luoning continued to consume all the Energy Essence on Maiken, helping his Knight Rank progress grow to Intermediate 165/200.

When adding points for Maiken, Luoning inadvertently called up Aierlong's level panel. He had not paid much attention to this Magician's strength during this period, but unexpectedly, this look revealed another surprise.

He saw that Aierlong's level panel clearly displayed:

【Aierlong Fao】: Intermediate Mage Light (4/300)

In the past ten-plus days, without receiving Luoning's help, Aierlong had relied on his own cultivation to increase his level progress by 4 points, an average increase of one point every three days!

This might have had something to do with the amount of mana Aierlong refined every day recently, but regardless, the other party was worthy of being a Magician with the aptitude of a Level 7 Great Magus; the speed of his strength improvement was very rapid.

Since Aierlong could cultivate to improve his strength, then Maiken could naturally do so as well.

It was just that the latter's aptitude was lower, making it difficult to notice the insignificant improvement in strength. At the same time, Luoning added points for the other party, masking the improvement effect brought about by his own cultivation.

Among those present, perhaps only Luoning could not rely on cultivation to improve? After all, his predecessor had no talent for cultivation at all.

Fortunately, he had the Attribute Panel, gaining at least 1 Attribute Point every day; converted, his progress speed was also very fast.

And this time, relying on this Warm Heart Gift Pack, he finally filled the progress of the Primary Mage.

With his Knight Rank and Mage level progress both full, a refreshing feeling of strengthening descended upon him.

He had broken through.

At this moment, Luoning's level situation was:

【Level】: 2-Intermediate Knight (12/200); 2-Intermediate Mage (0/300)

He still chose to add the Attribute Point to his Knight Rank first.

After breaking through to Intermediate, Luoning's cultivation became busy.

He needed to practice the Light Body Technique and Wind Blade Technique, the two spells he obtained from Pedro;

besides that, in terms of Battle Technique, he needed to master the Flame Slash and Fire Fist Bombardment, the two Battle Technique he obtained from Pulinsite.

His affinity was super-grade, which lowered the difficulty for him to master Battle Technique and Magic; however, after all, they were Intermediate skills, not as simple as the Level 1 Magic Clear Wind Spell, so he still needed to practice repeatedly for a while to fully master them.

Take the Wind Blade spell for example; its Spell Pattern was much more complex than the Clear Wind Spell. The focus he needed to outline it, as well as the coordination between Mental Power and mana, needed to be higher.

Luoning estimated that he would still need to practice for two or three days to use it with ease.

This breakthrough brought about no small change in the mindset of the team members; Maiken and Aierlong were fine, it was mainly Tangmu.

He did not expect that the Marquis's eldest grandson, who was extremely disparaged by Pulinsite before his eyes, was not only a Professional Knight, but like Mr. Aierlong, was also a mysterious and unpredictable Magician!

The Light Body Technique cast upon him made him feel a lightness he had never felt before; his speed increased by twenty or thirty percent in the blink of an eye!

Such speed, when converted into combat power, was also very considerable.

He felt more and more that surrendering directly at the beginning, rather than choosing to go head-to-head like Pulinsite, was such a wise choice.

Although he is wearing a mask now, Tangmu believes that one day he will be able to throw away this mask and reveal his true identity.

By that time, Baron Leisen of Sain Territory will likely no longer be a match for Baron Luoning.

No, perhaps by that time, there won't even be a Baron Leisen anymore?

(End of this chapter)