Chapter 75: Two Manuals on Knight Life Energy Usage Techniques

Jier didn't feel it was appropriate to count the exact amount of gold coins in this bag in front of the Priest. He only weighed it when he took it, discovering it was about two kilograms, which meant roughly one hundred gold coins.

Because gold coins wear down during circulation, the exact number would have to be counted carefully later.

Jier personally tied the gold coin bag to his belt and even gave the Priest who handed over the money a friendly pat on the shoulder. This scene made the temporary team leader Priest twitch his mouth in silent speechlessness; it was all compensation for you, yet you just nodded simply to everyone else while treating the Priest who gave you the gold differently—how realistic.

"This gold is exactly what I need right now," Jier explained. He had a team of Warriors under his command, and these people, who were howling for victory over the parasitic Monsters, needed money most to maintain their morale and motivation.

It sounded like something only a believer of the God of Wealth would say, but there was no help for it; reality was just like that. Only devout Sun God Church believers or those with deep ties of interest could work for the Church regardless of losses, but for ordinary Warriors, this approach didn't work.

"I will accept your compensation; not only is the weight sufficient, but the sincerity is also very great. Then I shall take my leave now; Bell is also looking for me to discuss something privately."

After Jier finished speaking, he shook hands with every Sun God Priest present and asked for their names before calling Zhongtusi to follow him.

The Priests escorted Jier all the way outside the courtyard and kept watching until Jier walked far away.

"It seems Knight Jier is very satisfied with this compensation?" someone asked.

"More or less; at least regarding that bag of gold coins, Knight Jier appeared very satisfied. I only hope he realizes that the Church Divine Knight's surcoat is the most valuable item. Just like the status of Sun Child, it is not merely a simple surcoat, but a symbol of status and position, as well as a kind of power, a kind of responsibility, a kind of trust, and also a kind of hope..."

The person speaking was Asmoru, who hadn't entered the room earlier. Although he had lost his Priest abilities and his status in the Church had plummeted, the surrounding Priests were his juniors after all, so he could still get a word in. Asmoru had also provided important suggestions regarding the compensation given to Jier just now.

Jier had Zhongtusi take the surcoat, the Statue of the God, and the other boxes back to be placed with his other equipment.

Afterward, he tucked the sixth-rank rescue badge of the Sun God Church hanging on his chest inside his clothing to cover it and found Bell's Tent. Bell's attendants and young companions from the Knight Family were guarding the entrance of the Tent; clearly, Bell himself was waiting inside.

"I'm here; our Young Master Bell just said he wanted to see me privately," Jier greeted and walked forward.

"Yes, Knight Jier, Young Master Bell is waiting for you inside. Please, come in!" a youth from the Knight Family took the initiative to step forward and said, turning sideways to lift the double-layered tent curtain and clearing the passage for entry and exit.

Jier nodded and walked in.

This type of double-layered tent curtain was to prevent mosquitoes and insects; medicinal bags for repelling mosquitoes and insects were often placed between the two layers of fabric, so a thick insect-repelling scent would exist between the two layers and would not easily dissipate, enhancing the insect-repelling effect.

Of course, the ground inside the tent was also properly sprinkled with a layer of wood ash, which crunched when walked upon in Boots—quite interesting.

The interior of the tent was well-lit, with several glowing lamp stands arranged high up in the tent; they were all simple Magic Power items that would emit light with a twist.

The tent was small but had everything one needed: Bell's folding cot, bedding, armor rack, Weapon Rack, a locked wooden chest for storing important items, a Wooden Basin and Water bottle for washing, as well as a small round table for talking and working, folding wooden chairs, and so on.

Everything was stuffed into this eight or nine-square-meter circular tent all at once.

Besides Bell, there was also a youth from a Knight Family of similar age to Bell in the tent, whom Jier had just seen earlier; he seemed to be called Nade-Angdelika, the eldest son and Heir of the Angdelika Knight Family.

This person was also a burly, tall guy, but anyone who looked into his eyes would know that this person's mind was clearly not as reckless as his physique made him appear.

Those were eyes full of wisdom, calm and deep blue; it was as if one could see the profound thinking of their owner through them.

"Greetings, both of you, I'm here." As soon as Jier entered, he didn't stand on ceremony and sat on a folding wooden chair next to the round table just like the two of them.

"How was it, Jier? Was the Sun God Church's compensation satisfying enough for you? If you aren't satisfied, I'll put some more pressure on them to keep compensating you until you are satisfied!"

Bell said this grandly, but in reality, it was just talk; after all, everyone cared about their reputation. If Jier really showed greed and said he wanted more compensation, his status in Bell's heart would clearly plummet significantly.

After all, it is good for a person to have greed, as this allows one to be controlled and anticipated by others, but unbridled greed only makes people distant and annoyed, because you cannot entrust any important matter to them; bottomless greed will only ruin everything.

"It's fine; they prepared five items, all of which are good. But what I'm most satisfied with is this!" Jier smiled and patted the money bag at his waist, which contained many gold coins, emitting a crisp clinking sound of gold coins colliding.

Because of the different main materials, weights, and sizes of various coins, the collision sounds they make when stored in a money bag are also slightly different. Knights with good ears can easily distinguish exactly which coins are colliding and exactly how many there are.

But Jier and Bell were not such bored fellows; it was enough for them to hear that they were gold coins.

"As long as you are satisfied. You understand why I called you here, right? To be honest, inviting you over counts as my wisest decision this year. It was also thanks to you that my counterattack plan didn't end in failure right from the start."

Bell shook his head: "If this counterattack plan had failed, the various losses would be secondary; everyone would have had many unspoken, yet secretly harbored, gossips about whether I could properly inherit my father's title and position."

Nade, who was next to him, also said at the right moment: "That's right, Bell needs a victory that no one can question to serve as an undisputed endorsement for his secure inheritance of Sasi County. As long as this plan is victoriously completed, even if it isn't achieved perfectly, he has proven his ability, perfect enough to save the entire Sasi County in a time of crisis. Especially when he could accomplish this without a large number of Soldiers and without the help of numerous subordinate Knights."

"We were actually against gathering the people to Yemei Town from the beginning; it seemed too passive. We should have taken advantage of the time when the Monsters were weak to prioritize exterminating them, rather than letting them grow. I didn't understand it at the time; it wasn't until the entire northern region completely lost control that I understood a little."

Bell emphasized: "In the Sasi Family, I am not the only one who can serve as the Sasi Baron. Some people have been eyeing it for a long time, and they also have the qualifications and ability to inherit this position. As long as I mess everything up in a crisis."

Jier nodded: "But isn't the situation very good now? Every day, hundreds of people return to their Villages from Yemei Town, and teams of Armed Civilians patrolling each other have been established between the Villages. The scattered parasitic Monsters wandering outside will gradually be eliminated, and their lair will also surely be destroyed in the next few days."

Tapping the table, Jier said: "You have proven yourself. You gathered all the forces you could use, assembled them, and sent them out properly. The Villages have been recovered, and the Monsters have been killed. The counterattack plan is very successful, and it will surely succeed."

"That's exactly right, Jier, but without your help, it almost couldn't have been completed. Perhaps the person who was so busy these days would have been me," Bell said with a sigh.

"You aren't bad either; you need to show your bravery more in front of everyone and imprint this image of yours into everyone's memory. In this way, in the future when you need to do something, these people will support you instead of others. Because you led them to successfully crush powerful and terrifying Monsters; if such enemies can be defeated, what are other things? Right?"

Jier's words were very well-received by Bell. He took out a thin but exquisitely bound book from the Leather Bag on his belt and placed it on the round table.

And Nade, who was next to him, also took out a simply bound handwritten book from his own Leather Bag.

Although there was a certain gap in the production of the two books, Jier did not overlook them; he carefully placed the two books facing him and looked at them.

The exquisitely bound book was the one Bell took out; something was written on the cover of the book in flowery Noble language. Jier raised his eyebrows, opened it, and found that the inside had pictures on top and text on the bottom, detailing a method for gathering Life Energy in the limbs and Viscera to reduce physical exertion.

Although Jier couldn't understand the text under the patterns inside, there was a lot of content written later in the empty spaces around the patterns, and Jier could recognize these words; they were the common Human language.

As for the other simply bound handwritten book, Jier flipped through it and took a look; this one was impressive. It was actually a technique for extending Life Energy from the palm to a weapon, which could greatly increase the toughness of the weapon; before the Life Energy was exhausted, the weapon would not easily be damaged in battle.

And there seemed to be a few extra pages of content at the back, but it didn't say much, just a simple introduction.

Jier had also accumulated some experience in the use of Life Energy recently. Although he was far inferior to Knights trained formally, it was enough for fighting. But at this moment, seeing these specific techniques for using Knight Life Energy, Jier realized that his use of Life Energy was still just scratching the surface.

After all, Humans in this other world had been in contact with Life Energy for thousands of years; in the long history, various outstanding talents must have researched most of the methods that could be used.

Jier's Knight path was just a beginning.

He thought for a moment and said: "I've been separated from Knight Kela for a while, and I was just worrying that there was no one to teach me anything. Your two books on Knight Life Energy operation techniques came at just the right time!"

Bell and Nade looked at each other and smiled, saying: "As long as it's useful to you. Jier, you are from the Northwest Province; what is the Knight Training like over there? In our Southern Province, it's all family-style cultivation. Some families have many resources and many talents, so they will cultivate a few more Knights and let them go to other places to develop and serve as local lords."

Jier scratched his head: "I'm not too sure either. I studied under Knight Doddell-Kela; he was originally a commoner, then joined the Kingdom Army, and then became a Knight. Afterward, he worked in several places for a while, and only then did he return to receive a fief from the Kendall Baron in his hometown and become a Knight Lord."

Once Jier said this, Bell and the others understood. Unlike the Knights in the Southern Province who were mostly trained by Knight Families, it seemed that many Knights in the north were from the Kingdom Army.

The Kingdom Army was mainly deployed in the Beibu Xingsheng, and they were in a state of constant confrontation and war with the three Human Kingdoms adjacent to the Beibu Xingsheng.

No wonder Jier's combat ability was so fierce, and his battle results were so terrifying day after day.

Bell had read the detailed records of the march and battle content recorded by the two Government Office officials he had stationed in Jier's team, and he had also inquired about the specific situation from the close attendants he had sent over. Compared to himself, Jier's combat ability was truly terrifyingly frightening; the already strong battle results were even just the result of Jier holding back his strength in normal times.

In the battle at Bitter Water Village, the Agricultural God Church promised to cover all expenses for Jier using his full strength after the counterattack plan ended. As a result, Jier alone wiped out more than ten flowering Monsters and hundreds of ordinary parasitic Monsters.

Bell considered himself capable of doing so if he used his full strength, but it would never be as easy as his attendants described.

Therefore, although Jier appeared to not know much about the two Life Energy application techniques they brought out, in terms of actual combat power, he did not lose to, and even far exceeded, them.

In the complex matter of combat, various martial arts techniques are important, but there are often other ways to compensate.

For instance, Jier possesses two well-known Spirit weapons, whereas here in the Southern Province, traditional Knight Families only specifically ensure that New Knights are careful about their weapons becoming Spirit weapons during long-term combat.

To this day, Bell still does not understand why they do not accept Spirit weapons that can help a Knight kill enemies? It is clear to see that Jier uses them quite conveniently.

But rules are rules; the ancestors of the family set these rules, presumably with various comprehensive considerations in mind.

Afterward, Jier inquired about the difficulty of learning these two Knight Life Energy techniques; unexpectedly, Bell had already mastered the Knight technique he provided quite proficiently, but the provider of the other, more powerful Knight technique—Nade—would only officially begin Knight Training next year, and he had not yet accumulated the most important Life Energy.

"So I can only give you, Jier, a handwritten copy; I still have to return the original book provided by the family to my family members after I have memorized it," Nade explained.

Jier nodded and tucked these two items away.

"By the way, Knight Jier, please do not mention these two books to anyone else, including the others in your team; please do not disclose the news to them. After all, if it gets out, both of us will be criticized."

Nade added at the end.

Jier indicated he understood; it was obvious that Bell and Nade had secretly handed these to him behind everyone else's backs, and if he blabbed, wouldn't he be selling them both out? Was he that kind of person?

To practice these two skills, he would certainly have to find a place with no one around to practice in private. If there was truly no other way, he could also train in the Lady's dream, where only he existed, which could be considered the safest place of all.

"One final point, Jier. I don't know how much difference there is in Life Energy training techniques between Northern and Southern Knights, but I believe these can provide you with some help. If your teacher teaches you similar or identical Knight techniques later, I hope you won't blame the two of us then."

Bell said apologetically at the end.

Jier waved his hand; he needed these two things right now, so naturally, he would not complain.

Moreover, although he spoke very formally to the outside world, as if his relationship with Knight Kela was a very close master-disciple inheritance relationship—a relationship between teacher and student—it was actually not like that.

Although his relationship with Knight Kela was close, fundamentally, it was a transactional relationship.

He provided Knight Kela with a rare advanced material, and Knight Kela led him into the Knight Rank, and with the tacit approval of the Kendall Baron, perhaps in the future, he would replace that 'fat pig' in the county and establish his territory in Yinyulin Village.

Although Jier himself did not have this intention, he did not refuse either.

And after Knight Kela led him into the fold, it was hard to say how many formal Knight Life Energy application techniques he would actually teach him.

After all, just by leading him into the fold, Jier's combat ability had already increased rapidly. And most heirs of Noble families would not spend too much effort or time specifically on various Knight combat techniques and Life Energy techniques.

They used the help of Magic Potions to accumulate Life Energy and enter the fold quickly, and after filling up the Life Energy they could contain, most would not practice any further. Because they did not need to; in many cases, this was already enough.

After all, Nobles are not specialized combat personnel; their duties are more about managing territory, leading armies, and commanding troops, rather than charging into battle.

Jier was actually afraid that Knight Kela might not teach him many other techniques that a Knight should know in the future, so he carefully tucked the two books he had obtained into his chest, keeping them close to his body.

Bidding farewell to Bell, Jier found several Merchant Guild members in the Cunzi who were busy with supplies needed for tomorrow, exchanged Gold Coins for a sum of money with them, and then returned to where his Warriors were to distribute their rewards!

However, it was interesting that when the rewards were distributed to Weier, Weier himself did not appear, so Jier had to let Aoni collect the reward on Weier's behalf to be passed on to Weier later.

The next morning, Weier returned looking weak; it seemed he had been exhausted last night as well.

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