Chapter 12 - Mission

Luis played with Pipi for some time before calling out for Liam.

"Young Master!" Hearing the call, Liam bowed to Luis and entered the room.

"These are some of the seeds and plants that I got. Send them to Ferterra Town for plantation." Luis pointed towards the pile of seeds lying on the floor.

Liam nodded, observing the seeds with a hint of curiosity. They were unique seeds and plants that he had never seen in Hartmann Territory.

"This time Pipi will follow you to the Ferterra Town," Luis said seriously. "I trust you'll make sure she stays safe."

Liam became serious and straightened his back. Pipi is the only fairy of the Hartmann family. Even the baron shows great importance to it. The safety of her is the utmost important.

"Don't worry, young master, I will arrange the official knights to safeguard her safety."

Luis nodded with satisfaction and showed Pipi that was in his palm.

"Remind them not to restrict her freedom. She cannot go outside the territory, but she can travel within safe parameters in the territory." Luis did as he promised and didn't try to compromise the freedom of Pipi.

"You can start making the arrangements now."

Liam bowed and walked out as the conversation ended. Luis watched the fading back of Liam.

Liam is the perfect butler for him, following all his commands without questioning anything. Liam might look like an old man, but he is one of the strongest knights in the territory, being a 2nd stage knight.

"Pipi, you will follow Liam to the Ferterra Town, ok?" Luis coaxed, "You will help me grow all of these plants that will make the Hartmann family stronger."

The more Luis tried to talk, the more he felt like an evil being encouraging child labor.

Pipi nodded excitedly; her wings fluttered. The thought of going on a new adventure made her eyes sparkle with joy.

A few minutes later, Liam returned with maids to collect the pile of plants and seeds.

"Pipi, you can follow him," Luis instructed Pipi.

"Liam, there is no need to follow me right now. I will not be walking out of the castle during this period," Luis commanded. "You will follow Pipi. She is playful; I am afraid she might be lost and caught by bad people."

Ferterra Town is the town near their Hartmann City. It is the most fertile land in their whole barony, and there is huge farmland in the town where almost all the people are farmers.

He sent Pipi there so that she could bless some of the other crops in that place and increase their growth period. There might be hidden enemies of Hartmann Barony who will attack Pipi. So, the presence of Liam is necessary.

Liam and the maids gathered all the things and walked out alongside Pipi, who was flying around.

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The room returned to silence after everyone walked out.

Luis took out the Later Stage of Turtle Martial Arts given to him by Cai Tian and began to read it.

It had a detailed picture of all the human meridians and a method to increase the blood strength when in later stages to produce qi.

The late stage of the body training realm is affected by the first six realms of body training. The better the foundation, the stronger the blood becomes after entering the late stage.

In this late stage, blood begins to become stronger, and the strengthened blood travels all around the body, in turn strengthening the body, creating a perfect cycle.

Luis reading all this had a sense of deja vu. This just feels like the life seed of knights; the life seed is nourished by the knight breathing method, and in turn, the life seed strengthens the whole body.

It might be a little different, but at the end, the final path is the same, where the body produces its own energy.

"I don't know what will happen when both aura and qi converge in a body," he murmured as he began walking towards his private training ground at the back of the castle.

The wind rustled softly, shaking all the flowers in the area. The open sky above offered a sense of freedom, but his mind remained focused on the task ahead. 

He calmed himself down, and all the images of the turtle martial arts began to repeat in his mind.

He has a strong memory; this might be due to his transmigration in his mother's womb. He could remember him being a fetus, and it was not a pleasant experience.

"I hope this works."

He started to move in specific movements, the same as in the turtle martial arts book. This time he didn't use the Eagle breathing method.

He wanted to strengthen his own blood without using the breathing method or life seed.

The ground banged as he stepped on it, moving his whole body. Within a few minutes, his body became coordinated and moved in a directed way.

Sweat began to form in his eyebrows; his body felt lighter and connected with each step. In his senses, he could almost feel the blood racing through his veins, like a river gaining strength with each bend.

After several minutes of practicing, his body began to heat off. The blood in his body felt alive, vibrating as it moved, strengthening the bones, muscles, and organs it touched. 

Luis paused and stood still on the training ground with his chest heaving. He could feel the power that was coursing through his body—like the life seed, but different.

"This is great." His blood was greatly strengthened and moving throughout his body, slowly strengthening everything. But the most important improvement is his skin. 

The defense in it had greatly increased, like a turtle shell truly living up to the name of Turtle Martial Arts.

'What mutation might occur if I now try to combine life seed and the strengthened blood?'

This was the right way to utilize the advantages of both worlds: sharing resources, power systems, and many more.

He is weak now, but in the future, when he becomes stronger, he can even try to combine the power system of immortal cultivators and gods.

"Shit, think properly," Luis couldn't help but shout to himself; just by gaining a new power, his ego inflated, and he began to think about things that were not even verified.

He needs to think properly about the present. How weak he is; otherwise, he will be like those arrogant young masters giving their heads to the protagonist.