Opening the black thorn wooden box, he saw a sheepskin parchment scroll that emitted a silvery-white light.
On the scroll, simple lines were drawn depicting many little people who were sitting down.
If one watched closely, they would find that these little people's bodies drawn from lines had translucent lines as veins that were flowing slowly throughout the body.
As for the light, it flickered along with the flow of the translucent lines along the veins.
This was a genuine supernatural book.
If one tried to comprehend it through the drawings, they would not be able to truly unlock or understand the content within this supernatural book.
Any sort of supernatural information could only be obtained through an interaction with a medium or catalyst, this process was known as "catalyst acceptance".
Gurney was an Apprentice Mage prepared to walk on the path of a "Spellcaster".
Gurney's catalyst was the spell runes that he possessed.
Lowering his head slightly, Gurney started to chant using the Lanemian language.
Every syllable that Gurney chanted in Lanemian would cause a slight spell fluctuation in his surroundings.
As Gurney continued to chant, the light on the sheepskin parchment scroll that contained the Knight Breathing Style started to move like fluid water as it flowed towards Gurney's forehead, connecting with him.
The light continued to enter Gurney's mind.
For normal Apprentice Spellcasters, when accepting a low-tier supernatural spell or other types of low-tier books, they would need to spend at least thirty seconds; some with lower mental strength would need 40 to 50 seconds.
But Gurney quickly cut the connection with the scroll after less than ten seconds.
In just seven to eight seconds, Gurney had completed the perfect catalyst acceptance of this supernatural Knight Breathing Style.
After receiving it, Gurney quickly placed the sheepskin parchment scroll back into the black thorn wooden box, locking it with the runic seal again.
Very little energy was expended. This can be used once or even twice more. I can sell this to those supernatural knights in the academy for quite a handsome sum, Gurney thought to himself.
Soon after, Gurney started to inspect the Knight Breathing Style in his mind.
A moment later, Gurney understood why this supernatural Knight Breathing Style had the trait of a mid-tier breathing style but only had the effect of a low-tier breathing style.
The reason was, this Devotion Knight Breathing Style was not a pure body-breathing style.
It was a type of breathing style that involved both the body and the soul.
If he was a knight or warrior with deep faith or an ascetic who had a firm and tough mind, this Devotion Knight Breathing Style would have great effectiveness.
With the rise of the steam revolution in the Oasia Continent 300 years ago, supernatural studies had flourished and grew rapidly. The mystery and power of religious faith were constantly being unraveled by a large number of supernatural researchers.
These religious powers were also confirmed to be a type of supernatural power as well. After religion lost its mystery, it also lost many devotees and followers.
Along with the rise in power of the empire that started the steam and machinery revolution, the imperial ruler also started to suppress the religious factions.
In fact, some extremist organizations even proclaimed the theory of deity parasites. They claimed that deities were just parasites that leeched off humanity's faith. Even though the various churches debunked these theories, it was undeniable that the power of Churches and divine faith was dwindling.
Thus, the number of Paladins who joined the Churches also fell.
Naturally, the number of ascetics who held firm faith also dwindled in numbers.
And now… back to the current topic!
"A strong mind and a strong body, this is a dual breathing style?" Gurney showed a smile on his face. "This… is simply too suitable for me."
As a mage, Gurney's soul and mind were undoubtedly very strong.
As for Gurney's body, he was on par with supernatural Shield Knights.
This Devotion Knight Breathing Style seemed to suit Gurney perfectly.
He opened the system's [Passive Farming] interface.
The passive farming menu had several rows of farming slots now, each row had five slots.
As for the first row's five farming slots, the first four were currently lit. The fifth one was still accumulating energy; before long, this fifth farming slot would light up as well.
Currently, in his four passive farming slots.
1: Bone Essence Potion Mantra.
2: Fire Arrow.
3: Ring Explosion.
4: Raging Bull Breathing Style
These were the four books that were currently being passively farmed.
Every 10 seconds, they would gain 1 EXP.
Taking this Raging Bull Breathing Style for example, Gurney had already reached level four in it.
Each time the Raging Bull Breathing Style gained experience, the amount gained would be 5 EXP.
The gain of 5 EXP meant that Raging Bull Breathing Style's own rate of experience gain had increased.
At the same time, it meant that Gurney's body was undergoing training similar to the amount of experience gained through the Raging Bull Breathing Style.
Currently, having obtained a supernatural breathing style, it was time for this Raging Bull Breathing Style to retire.
Gurney took down the Raging Bull Breathing Style at the fourth slot and placed Devotion Knight Breathing Style into it.
Ten seconds later.
In the passive farming slot, there was a sheepskin parchment scroll representing the Devotion Knight Breathing Style.
The number "+8" appeared rapidly and vanished just as quickly.
The newly obtained Devotion Knight Breathing Style directly gave +8 EXP from the start.
It should be noted that Gurney had cultivated the Raging Bull Breathing Style for three months already before he reached level four in it, finally gaining five experience points per increment.
Yet, this Devotion Knight Breathing Style was giving eight experience points right from the start.
When its level rose in the future, it would become +10 or even +20.
Furthermore, the upper limit of the body refinement that Devotion Knight Breathing Style had was far higher than that of Raging Bull Breathing Style.
"Breathe in… Breathe out…"
After one circulation, Gurney's joyful expression vanished, he returned to his original state of calmness.
"After getting experience multiple times earlier, I can clearly feel that my body's absorption of the natural origin force has increased. This effect is so immediate, as expected of a supernatural Knight Breathing Style.
"If I wait for half a month and this Devotion Knight Breathing Style reaches level two, my body will reach a whole new level of strength. Only a strong body can ensure that I remain standing. Only by standing can I have the capability to fight against my enemies."
His gaze swept past the incomplete supernatural spell "Ring Explosion", one of his two ordinary spells including "Fire Arrow".
Gurney fell into contemplation.
"Ring Explosion is level five, and Fire Arrow is level four. They both have considerable strength.
"To kill a normal Spellcaster, one spell will suffice. In fact, if I can sneak attack those mid-tier Spellcasters, provided they do not detect me and have no effective defensive methods, I can directly kill or at least heavily injure them.
"But… I am still not a supernatural Spellcaster after all. I cannot deepen my training as a Spellcaster. All of the signature traits that a Spellcaster possesses, like origin pool, silent cast, quick cast, and multi cast, are also things I cannot further develop now.
"Father Cohen does not have information about any Spellcaster's supernatural token either.
"The supernatural road is really not easy to step onto!" Gurney sighed lightly.
"If I cannot find a supernatural token before I graduate, maybe, I might need to display my ability as a Pharmacist in order to join the Jade Orchid Supernatural Association. They will definitely have a supernatural token for Spellcasters," Gurney who rubbed his fingers together said to himself.
But if possible, Gurney would want to avoid a huge organization like the Jade Orchid Supernatural Association.
…
After cultivating quietly for some time, Gurney left his cultivation room.
He could not miss the gathering at eight o'clock.
Adventuring was one thing.
There was also the fact that these rich descendants of aristocratic families were people with a huge amount of resources.
Simply put, they were children of wealthy families, and Gurney had been able to exchange for many useful resources from them in the past.