Ivan followed behind Meili, his eyes unconsciously falling on the pair of straight legs in front of him. After a few more glances, he found that this senior sister was not shorter than him. In the past few months, he had grown two or three centimeters taller and was now about 173 cm tall.
"This way."
Vaguely sensing something, Mei Li turned around to take a look.
Ivan looked nonchalant.
The two came to a hall in the inner hall.
Ivan discovered that Teacher Quincy was also there.
"Mr. Quincy."
"I'm here. There's something about breathing techniques. Let Miss Mei Li explain it to you in detail."
Quincy nodded at him, looking him over as if trying to see something different about him.
He initially evaluated Ivan as a student with some comprehension and average physical talent. He did not expect that this student would grow so fast and reach the level of a quasi-knight in a blink of an eye. He was wrong.
Mei Li got straight to the point: "Junior Brother Ivan, do you need a better breathing method?"
"Of course."
Hearing her words, Ivan's expression brightened.
Cultivating the life energy and going from quasi-knight to knight level is not an easy task. It is not common to see so many people stuck at the threshold of quasi-knight.
The quality of the knight's breathing method is related to the probability of breakthrough. A good quality breathing method can help break through the knight level. He is trying to replace the basic level of the rushing breathing method with a higher quality one. Even if it is of elementary quality, he can kill two birds with one stone.
Mei Li continued, "We have a primary-quality breathing method in our swordsmanship hall, which is in the same vein as the rushing breathing method. Once you master it, you can easily complete the transformation of blood and qi."
Compared with the basic breathing method, the life energy refined by the elementary breathing method is more efficient and purer. It can also precipitate the blood energy in a certain part, bringing stronger combat effectiveness and helping to break through the knight level.
Ivan knew the difference.
Mei Li added: "In other words, the rushing breathing method is a simplified version of the elementary blue wave breathing method."
Ivan knew there was no free lunch in the world, so he calmly asked, "Is there anything I can do?"
Mei Li gave him an appreciative look and said, "Join Kasha, serve the swordplay hall, and stay for another ten years after becoming a knight."
Ivan pondered the meaning of this, which meant that when he was a quasi-knight, he had to work hard for him all the time, and he could only leave when he reached the knight level, and he had to serve the fencing hall for another ten years.
Regardless of what he was thinking, Mei Li continued, "If you agree, we can go to the Feiyu Port Administration Office to sign a Golden Salary Flower Contract, and then you will be given all the benefits."
When joining Kasha Swordsmanship Hall, elementary breathing techniques are one of the most important benefits. There will also be other rewards, such as the ability to purchase better breathing secret potions, protection from the swordsmanship hall, etc.
The Golden Salary Flower is a flower that looks like a cluster of golden flames, representing the noble alliance formed by the nobles. The Golden Salary Flower contract represents the witness of the noble alliance. Once betrayed, it will inevitably be wanted by the noble alliance and become a wanted criminal in the eyes of the nobles, and will never be able to enter any city again.
After listening to her narration, Ivan said vaguely: "It's really good."
Mei Li added: "If there is a chance in the future, we can switch to the medium breathing method, which is also in the same vein."
Instructor Quincy nodded in agreement: "Ivan, you may not know that Kasha Sword School has always been a famous school with a long tradition. We are just a branch located in Feiyu Port. If you have the opportunity to go to the headquarters, you will gain more than the medium breathing method."
This should not be a lie. Ivan only then knew that the inconspicuous swordsmanship hall had such a background.
He thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Quincy, Senior Sister Mei Li, please let me think about it and go back to discuss it with my family."
Mei Li was not surprised by this: "No problem, you can come to the instructor and me anytime if you agree."
After signaling to the two of them, Ivan walked out of the conversation room.
Coming out of the inner hall and back to the martial arts arena, he was still thinking about what had just happened. He noticed many eyes looking at him. He stopped thinking and looked back in the direction of the eyes. All he saw were various kind smiles and gestures.
He also saw Donnie, who seemed a little hesitant, and waved silently, "Donnie."
Donnie was a sensitive and inferior person. He felt a little overwhelmed by his friend who had suddenly become a strong man. He approached after receiving a signal: "Ivan - Senior Brother Ivan."
Ivan put his arm around his shoulders and joked, "Haha, calling me senior brother sounds good. You should call me that more often in the future."
The familiar attitude and tone made Donnie feel relieved, and he said, "That's how it is. The strong are respected. The one with the strongest strength is my senior brother. Didn't I see that the annoying Hengzhi also admitted it?"
Ivan let go of his shoulders and asked, "What did you want to say before? Any news?" What did Donnie want to say to him before?
"There's good news." Donnie nodded heavily, pulled him a few steps to a place with fewer people, and whispered, "I can also do that test in two days."
Ivan understood that he was talking about the wizard aptitude test, and it seemed that the money had been collected.
Donnie was a little proud: "I can find someone to help me, and it only costs half the price. It's a pity that you tested it too early, otherwise you could save some money."
Can there be a discount? This was something Ivan had not expected. He did not feel sorry. Now he did not have to worry about the gains and losses of a few gold coins.
But he said, "It's a pity indeed. Let me ask you something. Do you know that Kasha Sword Art Hall has a main hall?"
Donnie looked at him in surprise: "Don't you know?"
Ivan shook his head with a wry smile. His predecessor had never thought about learning the rushing breathing method, and he himself had been very busy and wished he could split his time into two halves, so he had never considered this issue.
"Tell me about it."
"Yes, it's in the Jutao City ruled by the Marquis Jutao. Our Kasha is a famous family. Isn't it because of this that they come here to study?" Donny also said mysteriously that Kasha must have a great relationship with the Marquis Jutao.
Ivan suddenly thought that his father might have noticed this and insisted on sending him here despite his predecessor's opposition.
The martial arts arena is not a place for casual chatting, and soon the two began to practice separately. At noon, Donny insisted on treating him to a meal to thank him for helping him get Hengzhi's compensation, and he agreed.
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Flying Fish Harbor Port.
Towards evening, a black ship covered with mysterious patterns came riding the waves, approaching from afar, and soon arrived not far from the pier.
"Oh."
With a low roar, a huge turtle head suddenly emerged in front of the black ship, followed by the outline of a giant beast.
This attracted the attention of people on the nearby dock. Many of them thought that sea monsters were attacking the harbor, and they were so scared that they ran around with their heads in their hands. Fortunately, someone loudly reminded them that it was the wizard's ship, which calmed the frightened people down.
Without waiting for the ship to approach, the guards on the dock began to drive away the crowd to prevent anyone from being careless and disturbing the distinguished person.
The east side of the huge pier became quiet.
The black ship slowly approached the dock, and a man was seen standing behind the railing on the second floor of the boathouse. The man was wearing a gray robe and his head was covered in a bulky hood, making it difficult for others to see his true appearance.
"Ekz, what do you think we should do?"
A figure flew out from the room at the back. It turned out to be a small green snake with wings. The voice came from the mouth of the small green-winged snake.
Obviously, the little green-winged snake is either an intelligent creature or a wizard's magical pet.
The gray-robed man said, "Lal, leave this kind of trivial matter to the nobles in the city. Let's go find something interesting."
The little green-winged snake looked at him in confusion: "What interesting things can there be in this small place?"
The bloated hood shook, and the gray-robed man smiled and said, "I once explored the residence of a deceased wizard and found this." He took out a piece of animal skin from his pocket. There was a badge-like mark on the animal skin, and in the center of the mark there was an old bloody handprint.
The little green-winged snake took a glance and responded indifferently: "It's used to restrain servants. You are so boring."
The gray-robed man continued, "What a coincidence! When I was about to leave here last time, I just peeled off some of the blood to practice tracking spells. I was surprised to find that the owner of the blood seemed to be in Flying Fish Harbor."
"Oh? There is such a thing." Hearing this, the little green-winged snake became interested: "Okay, let's go catch this little bug, maybe we can find something more interesting."
(End of this chapter)