Chapter 65: Flame Triple Layer Slash!

"This tea table and chair set is crafted from precious Magic Redwood, carved by skilled woodcarvers; it is not only exquisite in appearance but also guaranteed to resist corrosion for over a thousand years, taking a total of eighty-eight days to complete."

"The grandfather of our Viscount purchased it back then for eighty gold coins; now it is available for just fifty-five gold coins!"

"This living room sofa set is made from the hide of a Tier Three White-Skinned Rhino, filled with the down of the Color-Winged Swan; it cost forty-five gold coins when bought, but now requires only thirty..."

Upon arriving at Viscount Julian's fortress, the front courtyard was already filled with numerous pieces of furniture and books, gathering many merchants and people dressed as nobles.

One must admit, the Viscount family's heritage is indeed different.

The vast majority of the furniture is made from magical plants or magical beasts.

The benefit is durability; they are not easily damaged, achieving the state of one item passing down three generations, where the person is gone but the furniture remains.

The drawback is naturally the high price!

Of course, there are cheaper items, with prices ranging from several dozen silver coins to a few gold coins.

Gervas noticed two sets of silver tableware that were excellent; not only was the craftsmanship exquisite and the knives, forks, bowls, and plates complete, but they were also brand new.

"How much are these two sets of tableware?"

The male servant responsible for sales, seeing the noble attire on Gervas, was slightly respectful. "My lord, these two sets of tableware are made entirely of silver and are brand new, never used; each set costs only ten gold coins!"

The price was not expensive, considering the weight of the silver was right there.

"I'll take both sets!"

"Very well, noble my lord, I will immediately pack them for you!"

The male servant beamed with joy and began packing the two sets of tableware in wooden crates; Gervas nodded and casually walked over to a pile of books nearby.

After flipping through a few casually, he quickly found the book titled "The Autobiography of Duke Radiant Sun."

The book was very thick, thicker than the English dictionary from his past life, standing more than ten centimeters high.

The cover was made of beast hide and showed signs of wear and yellowing overall.

Gervas touched the cover but discovered nothing unusual.

This was normal; if one could discover it with a casual touch, then this bargain would not have fallen to him.

"How are these books sold?"

"This noble my lord, these books must be sold as a complete set; there are a total of one hundred and twenty books, available for just two gold coins!"

The servant handed over the packed tableware and responded enthusiastically.

It was no wonder these books were so expensive; the paper in this world was simply too costly.

After all, when nobles wrote letters, the vast majority still used parchment.

"Very well, I will take these books as well, my lord!"

"Very well, noble my lord, I will immediately have someone package them for you!" The servant beamed with joy.

Thus, Gervas spent twenty-two silver coins to take away the silver tableware and all the books, leaving Viscount Julian's fortress amidst the enthusiastic farewells of the male servants.

Gervas also coveted the other furniture, but he did not yet have enough spare money to purchase them.

By the time he returned to the castle, it was noon.

He ordered Lei Meng and others to distribute the leather armor to the guards and simultaneously revealed that a battle would take place at dusk, instructing them to prepare well.

After giving the orders, Gervas took "The Autobiography of Duke Radiant Sun" to the living room.

A small knife gently cut along the edge of the cover, revealing a thin sheet of beast hide.

The hide was brand new and tough, yet soft and thin; no wonder it could not be felt from the outside.

"It is magical beast hide; indeed, it is a secret technique!"

Seeing the dense, tiny text on it, Gervas did not delay and immediately began reading seriously.

After finishing the several thousand characters on the beast hide, Gervas's smile grew even wider.

No wonder Duke Radiant Sun dared to say he frequently challenged opponents of higher levels in his youth.

This "Flame Triple Layer Slash" was indeed formidable.

The qi meridians within the human body are like blood vessels, varying in size and countless in number.

Under normal circumstances, a Title Knight's combat qi output relies on the major meridians.

At this time, combat depends on the level of realm and the proficiency of combat techniques.

However, with a combat qi secret technique, one can find another path; besides the major meridians, some different, smaller meridians are also utilized.

Furthermore, one must utilize qi meridian vibrations that Gervas could not understand, causing the combat qi to resonate with each other, thereby exploding with even greater power.

It can be said that combat qi secret techniques are amplifiers, capable of increasing the damage of combat qi by two or three times, or even four or five times.

Of course, such output is not without drawbacks; the consumption of combat qi will increase by at least half.

However, compared to the two or threefold increase in strength, this drawback is negligible.

Gervas continued to study it carefully several times before practicing seriously according to the teachings in the book.

Unfamiliar meridians were not something to be trifled with.

If an accident occurred, the consequence would be meridian injury at best, or death at worst!

Only by strictly following the teachings of these combat qi secret techniques for practice could one be somewhat safe.

Because the combat qi secret techniques that have survived to the present day are all summarized from the experiments and bloody lessons of predecessors over thousands of trials.

The practice of combat qi secret techniques is not achieved overnight; after spending an hour completing a tentative practice, Gervas put on his leather armor and summoned his subordinates.

Seven knights plus knight squires, eighty guards, and eleven Magic Swift Eagle archers had assembled.

"Depart!"

At the command, the troops headed toward the Chaotic Wasteland.

"My lord, I do not know who our battle opponents are today?"

As they entered the Chaotic Wasteland, the knights grew increasingly curious about the target of this sortie.

"You managed to hold back until now to ask; I thought you would have questioned us as soon as you left the castle!" Gervas chuckled.

"Do you remember those fellows from yesterday?"

"The Scorpion Bandit Gang? My lord, even if those fellows turned to ash, we would still recognize them!" Knight Mi Gen and the others ground their teeth, but after a pause, he reasoned, "However, my lord, my current strength is insufficient to fight the Scorpion Bandit Gang. You surely aren't bringing us to fight them, are you?"

"Yes and no. We indeed cannot defeat the Scorpion Bandit Gang at present, but we can collect some interest from them, such as those wild dogs from yesterday!"

"Those wild dogs?" Knight Mi Gen and the others' eyes gradually brightened, and they all became excited.

The Scorpion Bandit Gang was detestable, and those wild dogs were equally detestable; when they destroyed the farmland, they were the most diligent.

"My lord, where are those wild dogs? I would kill them until they are terrified and fleeing right now!" Knight Mi Gen ground his teeth.

"No need to panic; in a moment, not one of them will escape!"

Thus, upon learning they were going to take revenge on the wild dogs, the entire force immediately became valiant and high-spirited!

"Are you ready?"

"All ready; we can attack at any time!"

"That's good. Damn it, this time following Big Brother Scorpion, we didn't even get a drop of meat soup, and we were scared half to death. Fortunately, our luck was good enough to encounter a fat piece of meat on the road!"

"Haha! Who would say otherwise? Look at those women and men; each one is plump and white, just like nobles. If it weren't for their linen clothes and the fact that they live beyond the kingdom's border, I would have thought we had entered a noble's estate!"

"Indeed, these fellows are so white and fat; they must be full of grease. In a moment, we will kill all the men and keep the treasures and the women... hehe..."