Chapter 14

She cried heart-rendingly, as if the whole world was about to collapse.

Roko looked down at the little Maonv hugging his thigh and crying like a tearful person, the trace of coldness he deliberately created quietly dissipated.

He squatted down again and gently patted her back.

"Alright, stop crying."

His voice became gentle again.

"I didn't really want to drive you away."

Fula lifted her head, sobbing, looking at him with teary eyes, her face still hanging with panic.

Roko sighed and reached out to wipe the tears from her face.

"Fula, you have to understand, this is not Twilight City."

"This is the chaotic border, full of danger everywhere."

"Only by possessing enough strength can you protect yourself well."

He paused, looked into Fula's eyes, and said seriously.

"And also be able to protect me better, understand?"

Protect Master?

Fula was stunned.

She had never thought that one day, she could actually protect someone.

Especially protecting this man who pulled her out of hell like a god in front of her.

An indescribable warm current, accompanied by a strange sense of mission, quietly sprouted in her heart.

She nodded vigorously, although she was still sobbing, her eyes had a trace of firmness she had never had before.

"I, I understand, Master!"

"I will work hard to cultivate!"

A gratified smile appeared on Roko's face.

He took out an ancient-looking animal skin scroll from his Space Ring, as well as a few bottles of potions radiating a faint halo.

"This is the 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】, the core inheritance of our Raymond Family."

"Knight cultivation, before the Bronze level, is mainly about tempering the body, hammering the physique, and laying the foundation for condensing the Battle Qi seed."

Roko introduced simply.

"Knight Attendant, Quasi-Knight, Knight, Great Knight, these four stages are all accumulations of the flesh."

"Only by reaching the Bronze level can one condense a Battle Qi seed in the body and truly step into the threshold of the extraordinary."

"And the breathing method is the key to condensing the Battle Qi seed and subsequently improving strength."

"The more powerful the breathing method, the purer the condensed Battle Qi seed, and the greater the future potential."

"The 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】 is considered one of the top breathing methods in the entire Bulake Kingdom."

Roko handed the animal skin scroll to Fula.

"Study hard, with these potions, your progress will be fast."

Fula carefully took the scroll, her little face full of solemnity.

For the next seven days, the knights exploring the terrain had no news.

And the temporary camp, under Roko's planning, gradually had a bit of a territory prototype.

Simple wooden houses and tents were arranged in good order, and even a circle of simple fences was surrounded by sharpened wooden stakes on the outside.

Farm slaves were reclaiming land nearby under the whip of the supervisor, and craftsmen were busy building sturdier stone houses.

And Roko spent most of his time guiding Fula in cultivation.

It had to be said that SSS-Rank talent was indeed terrifying.

At the very beginning, Fula still looked clumsy, couldn't even stand the most basic knight stance, and her body control ability was extremely poor.

Every movement needed Roko to teach her hand-in-hand, to correct.

She always lowered her head, her eyes dodging, and she would tremble with fear if something was not right.

Fula's mouth was always muttering.

"Sorry Master, Fula is too stupid."

Roko was not impatient because of this.

He demonstrated, explained, and guided her with a gentle yet unquestionable tone, over and over again.

He integrated those auxiliary cultivation potions into Fula's food and drinking water in precise doses.

These potions could gently improve physique and stimulate potential, and for beginners, the effect was significant.

And Fula, like a parched sponge, crazily absorbed knowledge and power.

Just on the second day, she could already barely stand the knight stance, although she was still swaying.

On the third day, she began to try to imitate the specific breathing rhythm of the 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】, although she often choked and coughed until her little face turned red.

On the fourth day, after drinking a bottle of pale green potion, something seemed to be broken inside Fula's body.

A weak but clear airflow began to flow slowly in her body according to the guidance of the breathing method.

She successfully induced the sense of Qi!

Although it was only the weakest trace, this meant she had officially stepped into the threshold of a Knight Attendant!

Roko himself was also cultivating the 【Flame Griffin Breathing Method】.

But his B- talent, compared to Fula's monstrous SSS-Rank talent, was simply a world of difference.

Seven days passed, Roko was still stuck at the Initial Stage Quasi-Knight realm, only his physical strength was stronger than before.

And Fula was like riding a rocket.

The evening of the seventh day.

When Roko was guiding Fula in cultivation again.

The little Maonv stood in the open space, her eyes slightly closed, her little face solemn.

She inhaled deeply, her chest rising and falling slightly, accompanied by a strange rhythm.

In the air, invisible energy seemed to be drawn, slowly pouring into her body.

Her body surface even radiated a layer of extremely weak pale red halo.

That was the sign that Battle Qi was about to be released, about to break through to Quasi-Knight!

"Hoo..."

Fula slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened her eyes.

In those heterochromatic eyes, a luster she had never had before flashed, carrying a trace of ignorance, and also a trace of unbelievable surprise.

【Name: Fula】

【Race: Maonv】

【Level: Initial Stage Quasi-Knight】

【Talent: SSS-Rank】

【Status: Healthy】

【Favorability: 98】

【Loyalty: 98】

In just seven days, from a slave who had no strength to truss a chicken, she directly crossed the Knight Attendant realm and reached the Initial Stage Quasi-Knight!

This cultivation speed, if spread out, would be enough to shock the entire Bulake Kingdom!

Roko looked at the information on the attribute panel, his heart also sighing slightly.

SSS-Rank talent, terrifying to this extent!

"Mas, Master..."

Fula looked at Roko uncertainly, her little hand unconsciously pinching the corner of her clothes.

"I seem to have, become a little bit more powerful?"

Her voice was still thin, but compared to seven days ago, that inferiority deep in her bones seemed to have faded a lot.

Her waist straightened a bit, her eyes no longer always dodging, occasionally daring to meet Roko's gaze.

Her silver-gray cat ears were no longer always drooping, but would stand up lightly with her emotions.

The confidence brought by strength was quietly changing this little guy.

A gentle smile appeared on Roko's face.

"Not a little bit, but a lot."

He reached out, imagining touching her cat ears like before.

Fula subconsciously shrank, but then stopped, her little face slightly red, letting Roko's fingers fall on her sensitive ears.

"Meow!"

An extremely faint, light hum carrying a bit of comfort was emitted from her throat.

Roko rubbed her ears, satisfied in his heart.

Very good, she knew how to be shy, and also knew how to be comfortable, no longer that little poor thing who only knew fear.