Chapter 66: 66. An Unexpected Joy

This time, crossing the woodland leading to Shanlin Town, Luoning spent five and a half days; in order to look after the condition of the Slaves, he walked quite slowly.

During this journey, he experienced the twenty-eighth day since crossing over, which meant a full month in this world, and Luoning finally received the fourth Warm Heart Gift Pack from the Monthly Sign-in.

This time, the Attribute Points and Energy Essence in the Warm Heart Gift Pack were naturally more than the previous three, with 40 points each for Attribute Points and Energy Essence.

From this point on, the Monthly Sign-in was fully completed, and a new cycle would begin with the arrival of September 1st.

Luoning was now able to calculate the number of Attribute Points and Energy Essence he could obtain through the Monthly Sign-in each month at the Baron stage, which were 139 points and 115 points respectively.

It didn't look like much, but accumulated over time, it was not a small amount.

Before arriving at Shanlin Town, Luoning had consumed all the Attribute Points and Energy Essence obtained from the sign-ins.

At this moment, his level progress had reached:

【Level】: 2-Intermediate Knight (12/200); 2-Intermediate Mage (251/300)

If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to break through to become an Advanced Professional in both vocations in a little over a month.

Aierlong's level progress had also increased to Intermediate Mage Light (131/300), and in a little over a month, he would also be able to break through to become an Advanced Mage.

By then, a tiny Shanlin Town would have four Advanced Professionals; just imagining it was a very exciting thing.

Furthermore, although Luoning did not add points to Maiken this time, the latter had increased his cultivation progress by two points relying on his own practice.

Compared to Aierlong, Maiken's aptitude was a bit worse.

If both were to devote themselves entirely to cultivation, the former might increase his cultivation progress by about four points per month, while the latter would be around nine points.

Currently, only Ruidar's self-cultivation speed was hard for Luoning to estimate, but considering the other party possessed Blazing Sun Aptitude, it should be faster than Aierlong's.

The only thing that made Luoning dissatisfied was that after Maiken and the others reached Advanced Peak, if they wanted to break through to become a Bronze Knight or Great Mage, they had to wait for him, their master, to break through first.

It would be great if they could break through on their own.

"This is Shanlin Castle."

Luoning pointed to the castle ahead and introduced it to Ruidar: "Currently, Maiken, Aierlong, and you are arranged to live in the Inner Castle, while Tangmu, Dawei, and the others live in the Outer Castle. Later, when the town's buildings are planned, I will build residences for you, and you can move there then."

The three of them didn't seem to have much interest in this, and Maiken even said: "My Lord, I am your Guard Officer and should follow you at all times; I don't need to live outside."

Ruidar and Aierlong shrugged, seemingly expressing that they didn't need to either.

Tangmu actually thought the Lord's proposal was quite good, but hindered by the fact that the other two showed no interest, he didn't express anything.

Luoning laughed and teased: "What, when you get married and have children in the future, will your whole family live here with me, sponging off my food and drink?"

Uh...

Maiken was stunned by this sentence and didn't know how to retort for a moment; to be honest, he really hadn't thought about this issue.

"My Lord, can we also get married and have children?" He was a bit uncertain.

Luoning looked Maiken up and down and asked suspiciously: "What, you can't? No fertility?"

He cast a suspicious glance at Aierlong and Ruidar beside him; if Tangmu hadn't been present, he would have wanted to ask if these two also lacked fertility.

Such a gaze clearly touched the souls of the three men.

Maiken flushed red, "No, no, no, My Lord, you misunderstood..."

Aierlong shook his head repeatedly, "My Lord, I should have no problem, um, no problem!"

Ruidar also waved his hands, "My Lord, don't look at me, I have no problem either."

Tangmu scratched his head; why had the topic suddenly become something he felt uncomfortable with? To prevent others from misunderstanding, he also emphasized: "I, I should have no problem either, right? My Lord, I can still prop up the quilt when I wake up in the morning."

Luoning couldn't help but look at Tangmu; this guy was definitely bragging. He didn't expect that someone who usually looked honest and simple would be so unabashed when bragging.

Returning to the main topic, Luoning put on a serious face, "I never said you couldn't get married and have children. On the contrary, I hope you can give birth to a few more children for me and contribute to the development and growth of my Shanlin Town."

After a few jokes, the relationship between him and his subordinates became a bit closer. When Luoning walked to the foot of the castle, Dawei walked out from inside with the Guards in long, swift strides.

"Welcome back, My Lord!"

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Luoning offered his condolences and introduced him to Ruidar, "This is the 'Dawei' I mentioned to you. Among the people I brought from Wushan Castle, he is the only Guard who has become a Professional Knight."

Dawei looked at Ruidar, not knowing the person's identity, but since the Lord had specifically introduced him to the other party, he figured this young man with red hair must be extraordinary.

Dawei performed a Knight Salute to the other party and respectfully reported to Luoning: "My Lord, I was the only one when you left, but that is no longer the case."

"Oh?" Luoning raised an eyebrow, his eyes shining, "Someone else broke through?"

"Yes!"

Dawei said happily: "Zhuweite and Ximu have both broken through."

Luoning was slightly surprised, "Two?"

"Yes, two people!"

Dawei introduced: "Zhuweite broke through on the fourth day after you left, and Ximu broke through later, the evening before last."

"Not bad, not bad!"

Luoning was very happy; in this way, the number of Transcendental in the territory had increased again.

Regardless of the fact that they only had Primary Strength, as long as they had awakened a Battle Qi Seed, their combat power could widen the gap with ordinary people at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Tangmu, go notify Chahaer and the kitchen later; there will be a banquet in the castle tonight. All Transcendental are to attend to celebrate Shanlin Town having two, no, three more Professional Knights!"

"In addition, tomorrow morning, have all the Guards and Servants gather in front of the Outer Castle hall, and the Transcendental should also be present. I am going to settle your salaries for last month."

Giving employees their wages for the first time, the scene had to be grand.

Luoning would leave such tasks to Chahaer in the future.

Hearing that the Lord was going to pay salaries, everyone laughed. Getting paid, who wouldn't be happy?

Especially the Guards guarding the castle gate; hearing this, their hearts blossomed with joy.

Facts proved that the Lord was benevolent and kept his word; all the promises he made to them at Wushan Castle were being fulfilled.

Being able to follow such a Lord and become his trusted troops was truly a blessing bestowed upon them by the Seven Gods.

At the same time, they also envied Zhuweite and Ximu for stepping into the level of Professional Knight, which made them different from the rest.

When would they also be able to break through and become a Transcendental?

Sigh, it's no use; perhaps one really must train diligently every day like Zhuweite and Ximu.

Is there any way to break through without training?

The Guards' thoughts drifted far and wide, but before long, they returned to their pay; having received this money, they didn't know where to go to spend it.

It seems Shanlin Town doesn't even have a single tavern, right?

(End of this chapter)