Chapter 60: 60 Overall Improvement

Maiken's words left Luoning stunned.

Only after repeated questioning did he confirm that Maiken had truly recalled a fragment of memory upon his strength breaking through to the Advanced level.

Although this memory, like Ruidar's, was merely a very short snippet regarding his identity, it was clearly telling Luoning that as long as he improved the strength of these three subordinates before him, their memories would slowly recover until they remembered everything?

What Luoning did not expect did not stop there.

Ruidar said he was the Commander of the Flame Expeditionary Army, while Maiken said he was the Regiment Commander of the Seventh Knight Order, which was subordinate to the Flame Expeditionary Army.

In other words, Maiken had once been Ruidar's subordinate?

Luoning couldn't help but laugh at this realization; how did it happen that the backgrounds of the summoned characters were all interconnected?

What kind of existence was the Flame Expeditionary Army, anyway?

What experiences did Ruidar and Maiken have, and what were they campaigning against?

Luoning was very curious and couldn't help but look at Aierlong beside him; could this Magician also be a member of the Flame Expeditionary Army?

Aierlong spread his hands and responded to Luoning's puzzled gaze with a smile: "My lord, I haven't recalled anything. Perhaps you could also raise my strength to the Advanced level?"

Of the three people summoned at the same time, Maiken and Ruidar had both become Advanced Knights, while only he had just stepped into the Intermediate level.

Even though Aierlong was immersed in the embrace of the light all year round, envy still arose in his heart.

Luoning could naturally hear the envy and expectation in Aierlong's tone, but he could only laugh and mimic the other's gesture by spreading his own hands.

"I promise, you will be next! But this might be a relatively long process; there is no way to have you directly promoted to Advanced like Maiken."

After completing the first recharge, Luoning wanted to obtain hundreds of Energy Essence at once, which could only be done by completing achievements; however, achievements were not easily completed and required some trouble.

"I look forward to this slow improvement process," Aierlong said.

"Let's improve your strength a little first."

Luoning had just consumed 315 Energy Essence on Maiken, leaving 85 points unused.

Now that only Aierlong was left to be upgraded, and Luoning had no other better choices, he invested all 85 Energy Essence into the Magician.

As Aierlong felt his Mental Power grow rapidly, his level progress reached 89/300.

It had to be said that Magicians were rarer than Professional Knights, which was even reflected in the total progress.

An Advanced Knight required 300 Energy Essence, and an Intermediate Mage required 300 as well.

"Thank you for your gift, my lord. May the light be with you!"

The pleasure of improvement was the same for everyone; Aierlong's mood at this moment was incomparably joyful.

"When you have time, refine your Magic Power well."

Luoning laughed: "More than half of the Magic Beast Leather and Spell Ink I just bought are yours. Once we return to the territory, your main task will be to produce Healing Spell Scrolls."

Compared to Healing Spell Scrolls, Wind Blade Technique scrolls were slightly inferior. To pursue maximum profit, Luoning had no choice but to make Aierlong suffer a little and have him produce more spell scrolls.

Of course, he would also take two pieces of Magic Beast Leather to learn how to produce spell scrolls himself; after all, mastering a skill was never a bad thing.

After solving the issue of Aierlong's strength, Luoning began to add points to himself.

As a lord, with two Advanced Peak Knights under his command, his personal demand for combat power was much lower than before.

Considering that he needed to practice Wind Blade Technique and Fireball Technique in the coming period, and also needed to produce spell scrolls, which required high Mental Power and Mana Space for a Magician, Luoning invested all 201 Attribute Points into his Magician level progress.

After a flurry of operations, he gained a pleasure as if his soul had soared into the clouds, as if he had reached a climax.

Looking at his Attribute Panel again:

【Level】: 2-Intermediate Knight (12/200); 2-Intermediate Mage (201/300)

For an Intermediate Knight, Battle Qi would flow out from the Battle Qi Seed at the heart, branching out within the knight's body to gradually form a complete system of Battle Qi Veins.

Once the Battle Qi Veins converged at the Qi Sea and broke through it in one go, connecting the Battle Qi Seed, the Battle Qi Veins, and the Qi Sea, it meant the knight had crossed from Intermediate to Advanced.

Luoning sensed it; the Battle Qi Veins in his body had only just extended a little from the Battle Qi Seed, and there was still Along distance to go toward the Qi Sea in his abdomen.

Compared to the knight's transformation of the body, the Magician's cultivation was relatively simple.

They mainly focused on strengthening Mental Power and widening the Mana Space, without needing excessive modification of the body.

As long as Mental Power increased, the Mana Space would grow, and consequently, the Magic Power a Magician could refine would increase, and the number of times they could cast spells would also increase.

After the pleasure brought by the improvement faded, Luoning smilingly signaled for everyone to sit down.

"Ruidar, which Battle Techniques do you master now?"

Ruidar was a Fire Attribute knight, and the Battle Techniques he mastered were ones Luoning could learn in the future.

"My lord, I currently only have two Battle Techniques: the general Battle Technique 'Flame Slash' and 'Fire Cloud Coverage'."

Luoning knew about Flame Slash; Pulinsite had mastered it.

As for this Fire Cloud Coverage Battle Technique, according to Ruidar's explanation, it was an area-of-effect Battle Technique. It was said that a single sweep of the sword could form a flame impact like a spreading fire cloud, crushing a group of enemies in front.

However, this Battle Technique consumed quite a lot of Battle Qi, and generally, only Advanced Knights could use it with ease.

"I have a 'Fire Fist Bombardment' here that can be learned by an Intermediate Knight."

As Luoning spoke, he took out the Battle Technique Manual for Fire Fist Bombardment and handed it to Ruidar, who took it, flipped through it twice, and then clenched his fist.

"Hum~"

One could see that on Ruidar's fist, red Battle Qi condensed into a cluster of dancing flames, emitting a faint pressure.

Luoning couldn't help but awkwardly take the manual back.

Well, Ruidar was indeed a genius with Blazing Sun Aptitude; he could use a Battle Technique that Pulinsite hadn't mastered after just one look.

"You learn really fast!"

Luoning still couldn't help but give a thumbs up; he had tried several times before succeeding when he learned this Battle Technique.

Ruidar stopped circulating his Battle Qi, and the flames on his fist vanished instantly.

"This Battle Technique emphasizes the control of Battle Qi. When causing the Battle Qi to undergo a Fire Attribute change, one must control it to condense on the fist while ensuring it does not cause damage to one's own skin."

He explained: "I am adept at the precise control of Battle Qi, and I am extremely proficient in the use of Flame Slash. Coupled with my Advanced Peak strength, it is not difficult to master."

Hearing this, Maiken, who was watching from the side, felt quite envious.

His aptitude was lower than Ruidar's; if he were given the same Battle Technique, he did not believe he could master it in an instant like Ruidar.

"Ruidar, tell me, if your control over Battle Qi is extremely strong, can you create your own Battle Technique?"

Luoning felt that Ruidar's understanding of Battle Qi was higher than Maiken's, so he could not help but ask the question that had been on his mind.

Magicians cast spells through Spell Patterns, but Battle Techniques are different; they rely purely on a Knight's Battle Qi and their control over that Battle Qi to form moves.

"Theoretically, for most Battle Techniques, it is possible."

Ruidar nodded in agreement, "But having a Battle Technique manual allows for detailed analysis and introduction of its nuances, which can greatly reduce the cost of trial and error and shorten the time it takes for a Knight to master that Battle Technique."

Luoning nodded slightly; the logic was indeed sound, as some Battle Technique manuals even contained the detailed experiences of predecessors, which were a great help to beginners.

"Ruidar, Maiken, how about you two find a place to spar on the way back?"

Although in terms of level progress, Ruidar led Maiken by 20 points, the gap was not large.

However, level progress was not actual combat strength, so Luoning was very curious about their fighting levels.

Ruidar and Maiken looked at each other, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"As you wish, my lord!"

The two of them gladly accepted Luoning's proposal.

(End of this chapter)