Chapter 509: Life Energy Enhancement Training, Gathering Before the Battle

Jier saw the current situation at Changmai Village from the Shadow Bird, and found it both amusing and satisfying.

The enemy's failure to guard against this wave of poisoning not only ensures the battle tomorrow morning won't be discovered by the enemy in advance, but the enemy's response this time also provides Jier with relevant experience for when he goes to poison the enemy at the Mine in the mountains next time.

The enemies at Changmai Village and the Mine in the mountains are both groups of Defeated Soldier, and since the soldiers here are responding to this case of poisoning and stomach upset in a certain way, the other group from the same unit will likely respond in the same way.

"Let them pay a little interest for their evil deeds now, and settle them completely tomorrow." Muttering to himself, Jier continued to lie on his sleeping bag, concentrating his mind to manipulate the Life Energy within his body.

How does the Life Energy inside a Knight become stronger?

Simply put, there are two points: the first is to consume food that causes the body to produce more Life Energy, or to eat a large amount of food, allowing the body to obtain excess nutrition from ordinary food.

The second point is the key: after the body produces abundant Life Energy, one artificially manipulates and controls the Life Energy within the body, moving the Life Energy from the torso to the limbs and other areas, thereby artificially creating a state of Life Energy deficiency in parts of the body.

After maintaining this state for a period of time, the body will perceive this situation and spontaneously create new Life Energy to fill the body parts lacking it. In this way, counting the Life Energy that was artificially moved away, the total amount of Life Energy in the person is increased.

By repeating this process continuously, the person's entire Life Energy will be improved, and the Life Energy that Knights can use during battle will gradually increase. Finally, when the Knight can no longer create an artificially deficient area of Life Energy in their body no matter how they move it, the maximum Life Energy that the Knight's body can contain has been reached.

This is also the actual situation for most middle-aged Knights. From this point on, without further improvement, this state will continue until the Knights are old, and as their bodies decline, the Life Energy in their bodies will be affected and continuously weaken until the day they die of old age.

And in a situation where the Knights' Life Energy is filling their entire body, they must find another way to further improve themselves.

Some Knights have astonishing wealth and purchase a full set of Magic Weapon equipment for themselves, which gives them an astonishing increase in combat power. This is also the path chosen by most Nobles with some family assets; Nobles who connect with various Mages through the Noble Council first use simple but expensive Magic Potion methods to directly turn themselves into powerhouses of the Knight Rank, and then subsequently use money to purchase and equip themselves with even more expensive Magic Item, which allows them to have astonishing combat power and super-strong ability to deal with various situations before the magic power of their Magic Item is exhausted.

Other Knights directly defect to Mages and follow the old path of Knights handed down from ancient times; they obtain high-quality magic crystals from Mages and constantly let the magic crystals infect and invade their bodies, thereby making it possible to tightly link their own Life Energy with the Mage's magic power, fusing them into a new kind of power.

The greatest function of this new power, which carries both Life Energy and magic power, is that it can directly use the Knights' Life Energy to activate, control, and charge Magic Item, which allows the path these Knights can take to be extremely broadly expanded. Knights can obtain different future development directions depending on the different categories of Mages they rely on; such Knights are called Mol-Knight, or Magic Knight.

They cannot directly cast magic, but by relying on the various Magic Item they are equipped with that have pre-set magic, they provide energy for the Magic Item and can use the vast majority of various magic just like a Mage.

Other Knights defect to the churches of various gods; like the Knights who defected to Mages, they fuse their own Life Energy with the Divine Power of the gods they believe in, creating a new kind of power.

There are two types of such Knights: one type relies on the church and is also known as Church Knight; the new power they fuse can be used to wield various weapons and equipment of the church just like a Priest, and they can often receive Divine Art support from Priests before battle, greatly enhancing their various combat abilities. The other type of Knight directly deeply fuses the power of the god and the church; they can use Divine Art like a Priest and also have the combat power of a Knight, which is also very powerful, but the number of such Knights is small, and they are rarely seen or heard of in various places.

But besides this, there are many other niche directions for Knights to further improve, such as fusing Life Energy with rare Elemental Essence, allowing the Knight's own Life Energy to undergo a special qualitative change, carrying powerful elemental power. There are also Knights who pair up with Magic Beast or powerful Monster, relying on the special abilities of the Magic Beast or Monster to make their own Life Energy change, which is also a method. There are even some Knights who rely on the power of a Curse to obtain some strange and rare abilities.

Returning to the subject, what Jier is doing while lying down at this moment is the act of moving Life Energy from parts of his body to some remote, small places in his body, thereby causing his body to perceive a lack of Life Energy in the main parts of his body and spontaneously create new Life Energy, thus increasing the total amount of Life Energy in his entire body.

At this time, Jier is helpless and in danger, because mentally he must concentrate on the situation inside his body and cannot detect the situation outside, making him easily attacked by others. Physically, most of the Life Energy in his body has been transferred to his limbs by his will and instructions, and most areas of his body only have thin Life Energy, which reflects on the body, causing the body functions in these areas to weaken, and his strength and athletic ability to become fragile.

If Jier were to suddenly engage in battle with someone at this time, his strength would not be at all like it usually is, and his mobility, jumping ability, reaction speed, and physical strength would all be inferior to his usual state.

He must divide his attention while fighting to let the Life Energy that is exceptionally abundant in other parts of his body return to the parts of the body that are lacking.

That is why Jier is performing Knight Training while lying on his sleeping bag while wearing a full set of weapons and equipment.

He usually performs this kind of training in the Lady's Dream, because it is safe and quiet there, and will not be disturbed by other people or accidents. But that hasn't been working well lately; the Mushroom Boy who can move in the Lady's Dream are getting larger and larger, and their numbers are also increasing. Although those Mushroom Boy will not approach the camp by the Pond when he is in the camp himself, it is a fact that those guys are becoming more and more frequent in their activities and bolder and bolder.

There is no other way, Jier now has to perform Knight Training in the real world. But fortunately, he is surrounded by his reliable partners; he usually protects them, and they effectively perform protection work for Jier at this time, even if they are not aware of it.

Dazedly, Jier spent the whole night performing Knight training regarding Life Energy improvement, until the sounds of talking and walking gradually came from outside his tent; only then did Jier come back to his senses, gradually stop the Life Energy training, and redistribute the Life Energy in his limbs throughout his entire body.

Of course, he could also leave it alone; the Life Energy in his body would spread evenly on its own as it flows with the blood filling his whole body, but that takes more time; if fast, it takes half a day, and if slow, it's hard to say, perhaps several days. It is far less fast than him actively controlling the Life Energy to transfer it himself.

"What time is it?" Jier asked loudly to someone walking outside the tent.

The one who replied was Warrior Captain Aoni, who was putting his armor equipment on his body; upon hearing Jier's question, he immediately responded: "Lord Jier, in a little while, the sky will be bright. Everyone has gradually gotten up; hey, it's better to say that many people haven't slept much all night."

"And you?"

Jier's voice came from inside the tent.

Aoni scratched his head, straightened his hair, then put his armor-matching Helmet over his head, and adjusted the leather strap fixing the Helmet at his chin to a suitable tightness.

Only then did he reply: "Haha, my lord, I am different from the others. My mother always said I was born with great courage and am not afraid of things. So last night when others were still extremely nervous, I put my head on the pillow and fell asleep directly. Now I have plenty of energy, and I must defeat several enemies today! You just watch my performance!"

Jier smiled, found a cloth towel, dipped it in water to wipe his face simply, and then lifted the cloth door of the tent and walked out.

"How is it? Take a look at my set of Armor; this is what I specially took time to dismantle from the enemy Armor Plate I captured in the last few days and managed to add to my set of Hard Cowhide Armor."

Jier proudly patted the Metal Armor Plate on his body, then walked two steps, letting the plates on his body make a neat and loud rattling sound.

Many of the Warriors who were getting up around him gathered around curiously, one after another examining the Hard Cowhide Armor on Jier's body that had been greatly strengthened. Aoni was even more wide-eyed with excitement, because since Knight Jier's set of Hard Cowhide Armor could be strengthened like this, the armor he currently had captured would likely also be able to be strengthened in such a way.

Before Aoni could speak, Jier knew what he was going to say: "I know what you want to say. Fight well today, I promise you, the Armor Plate on the enemy Soldier you defeat today, I will specially save them for you; after you have enough quantity, I will take the time to help you strengthen your armor to a degree similar to mine."

Aoni was overjoyed and immediately danced with joy, as if he had already defeated those difficult enemies and captured enough Armor Plate.

"Don't be happy too early; the combat level of the enemy Soldier is not low, and for most of you, it is not easy to deal with."

Jier waved his hand and walked toward the campfire, preparing to eat breakfast. Having performed Knight Life Energy training all night last night, he was hungry and needed to eat a big meal to ensure his physical strength.

As for his tent, the drivers guarding the Temporary Yingdi would find time to take down Jier's tent during the day, and Jier didn't need to worry much about this. Even because they had to get up early to fight, the work of feeding and watering the Tianxuecao, brushing and deworming, and even putting on the Horse Armor was the work of the drivers who were not fighting today.

With these drivers present, the entire team could carry out various actions smoothly; otherwise, everyone would be entangled in various trivialities of daily life and have no time to train or fight.

As Jier sat on the ground eating, many people gathered around him, all curiously looking at the reinforced Hard Cowhide Armor on Jier's body; many people were quite envious, although this set on Jier looked very heavy, and many Warriors didn't think they could use it well.

But they especially wanted a set of plate Armor that was lighter and not so tightly protected, such as the set on the enemy Soldier.

"Don't worry! Everyone will definitely have one! The number of enemies is there, how many are we? How many are the enemies? So as long as we defeat more enemies, by then everyone in the team, including the drivers who drive the carts, including you, will eventually have a set of Plate Armor similar to the enemy's! It won't take long."

Jier loudly proclaimed these contents, making the atmosphere of the Warriors eating breakfast high, and even the drivers who were going to actively participate in the battle today were excited one by one, striving to do a big job today.

Xueya Site, while eating, was a bit puzzled, not knowing when Jier had come up with this set of armor. Clearly, two days ago he had noticed that the base material of this set of armor on Jier, which was the Hard Cowhide Full-Coverage Armor, was intact, and today in the blink of an eye, when it was time to fight, the Metal Armor Plate reinforcement of this armor was done?

"Jier's movements are really fast. Could it be that he didn't sleep at all at night these past two days? And has been tinkering with these plates? But everyone is in the same camp, how did no one discover this?"

But strange as it was, it had nothing to do with him, so after finishing his meal, Xueya Site also packed up properly, equipped the Crossbow and bolts he used, and also equipped the Long Sword and Short Sword he often used when acting as a Caravan guard, and his neat leather clothing was also tied tightly with a belt to ensure protection and flexibility of movement.

Priest Bata'er was also properly equipped; he wore his Priest Robe, which had been soaked through with blood and still looked slightly red even after washing, and wore the armed Priest Armor borrowed from the Montoka Diocese. The Heart Protector and the shoulder armor made of leather and wood were all tied up with their own straps, and the protective measures on them were activated with the Divine Power of the god of agriculture.

Immediately, a hazy cyan Divine Power of the god of agriculture appeared around Priest Bata'er; it didn't look like much now, but in fact, he was already invulnerable to swords and spears due to the power of the protective Divine Art, and unless the Divine Power of the god of agriculture pre-stored in the armor was completely exhausted, he would not suffer even the slightest injury.

However, when passing through Lanse-Qingting before, the aged but Divine Power-abundant Old Priest Ruiduokasi had transferred a lot of his own Divine Power of the god of agriculture into this set of armed Priest Armor on Priest Bata'er. The Divine Power of the god of agriculture stored in this wave was even enough for Priest Bata'er alone to fight and defeat all the enemies in Changmai Village.

For the safety of the young generation, the Old Priest also provided sufficient protection and support.

And in the team that was making preparations, only the Swordsman Weier was different; he held his Long Sword and leaned against the carriage. He wore light leather clothing, which was a set he had picked out from the Refugee Team that was light, flexible, and had a certain amount of protection suitable for fighting.

Unlike others who were jealous of the plate-reinforced armor on Jier, he felt that he had extraordinary martial arts, and felt that those heavy and redundant protective equipment were of little use and did not match the fighting style he used; as long as he got the opportunity to become a Knight, then he could defeat the vast majority of people he encountered relying only on his ability as a powerhouse of the Knight Rank and a set of Sword Technique that he was constantly studying and improving.

Including the current Knight Jier.

At least that's what Weier himself thought.

Everyone in the camp gradually finished eating and prepared their respective weapons and equipment, and then Jier rode on the equally well-armed Tianxuecao, raised the Dwarf Long Spear in his hand, and said loudly to everyone: "Have you all remembered your respective battle teams for today?"

The Warriors looked at each other, and several Warriors who felt they were skilled in martial arts stood beside Aoni, Weier, and Xueya Site, while some Warriors who knew their own abilities were average stood behind Priest Bata'er.

The drivers who were also preparing to join the battle climbed one after another onto a carriage; this carriage had four horses tethered to the front, and all of them had their chests and bellies protected with disassembled tent fabric. These drivers held various weapons and tools in their hands, and although they did not look professional, anyone who truly fought them would be in for a rough time.

The Mao Maos were also peeking over here from not far away; although they did not approach, Jier saw that they had divided into two groups. One group had small Iron Nails fixed to the tactical belts on their bodies, and these Mao Maos had thick, powerful tails and were the Warriors responsible for ranged attacks. The other group of Mao Maos had Human Daggers strapped to their waists, each one rubbing their hands and eager to have a big fight; these were the Warriors responsible for melee combat. As for the strongest, Yongqi Maomao, he pricked up his ears, preparing to listen to what Jier, this fellow covered in metal scales, had to say.

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