"What do you want someone to bring so much snake meat for?" Looking at Athir, Dill's curious voice sounded beside him.
He looked at the big bag of snake meat in Athir's hand and seemed a little curious as he watched Athir process it.
Athir put a skinned green-eyed snake in his hand on the grill, then turned around and said to him: "I have eaten the meat of this kind of snake in the wild before, and I thought it tasted good, so I asked someone to get some more."
"Would you like to try it?" He smiled and gestured to Dill beside him.
"Okay." Dill laughed, took a skewer of grilled snake meat from Athir, and took a bite of it.
Instantly, his eyes lit up and he raised his hand to Athir: "It really tastes good."
The lunch ended quickly.
Atier did not waste the snake meat. He roasted seven or eight snakes at once and ate them all.
The physical fitness of a knight apprentice is far superior to that of an ordinary person, but relatively speaking, their appetite is also often larger. And since Athir is still growing, he needs to eat more nutritious food.
Of course, compared to these, the most important thing is that the snake meat also contains trace amounts of beneficial ingredients. According to chip testing, long-term consumption can also increase some body functions, so it naturally cannot be wasted.
After lunch, Athir walked aside, took out a green snake stone, put it in his mouth, chewed it for a while, and swallowed it directly.
Although the green snake stone looks like stone, its hardness is far less than that of stone and can be easily broken by biting.
But the taste is not very good. It has a strong bitter smell. After a long time, it will cause vomiting and it is difficult to swallow.
Athir frowned and swallowed it, suppressing the feeling of nausea.
After swallowing a piece of snake stone, Athir felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling in his body in an instant. It was weak at first, and then became stronger and stronger, with a faint heat current that made him feel as if he was being burned by fire.
After a while, this feeling slowly subsided, and the original severe discomfort gradually turned into an extreme soreness and numbness, which seemed to have a paralyzing effect.
Atier suppressed the feeling, took out another piece of snake stone from the medicine bag hanging on his waist with his right hand, and put it into his mouth.
Then the familiar feeling resurfaced, much stronger than last time.
This process continued for a long time until the mechanical voice in his mind sounded again, and Athir stopped the process.
"Ding! The host's rejection reaction has reached its limit. Swallowing it again will cause irreversible organ failure."
Feeling the warning in the chip's voice, Atier stopped and let the chip check his physical condition.
In an instant, the chip in his mind responded, and the body data appeared in front of him.
Name: Athir Fakus. Strength: 2.4 (3.1). Agility: 2.3 (2.9). Constitution: 2.5 (3). Status: Weak, slightly damaged organs...
Compared to four months ago, Athir's attributes are much better now. Not only do the peak values of strength and physique exceed 3, but even his originally weakest agility has reached around 2.9. His overall combat power is much higher than a few months ago.
The reason for such great progress is inseparable from Atier's efforts during this period.
During these four months, Athir had never slacked off in his practice of the Knight's Breathing Technique. In addition to the snake stone he had found before, Athir had also found several other materials nearby that could work for him, all with varying degrees of effect. This was how he was able to raise his physical fitness to its current level in such a short period of time.
"The snake stone is about to lose its effect."
Feeling the improvement in his physical fitness, Athir felt helpless.
Among all the materials he has used, this snake stone is the most effective one. Even though it has taken him four months to use, it still has a certain effect on him.
However, as his physical fitness improved, his body's adaptability and tolerance to this snake stone became stronger and stronger, and now the effect has become weaker and weaker, and is almost about to lose its effect.
"According to this trend, if it happens a few dozen times, this snake stone will become ineffective."
This thought flashed through Athir's mind.
Because he had just used a large amount of snake stone to stimulate his body, his body was still in a state of weakness and paralysis.
Fortunately, there is a rest camp nearby, which not only has a large number of guards, but also many knight apprentices like Athir, so there is no need to worry about safety issues during this period.
After standing there for a while, until his physical condition improved slightly, Athir endured the intense discomfort and walked towards the camp behind him.
As he walked in, Athir frowned.
In the center of the camp, more than a dozen corpses were lying there quietly, looking somewhat miserable.
Most of these dozen people were ordinary guards, but there were also a few knight apprentices. Most of them were familiar faces in Athir's memory. At this time, they fell quietly to the ground, with a piece of linen wrapped around their bodies to cover their bodies.
No one made a sound around the corpses, and the atmosphere seemed quiet and depressing for a moment.
"What just happened?"
Athir walked to Dier who was sitting in the front and looked at his gloomy face: "Why did so many people die in a short time?"
In front, Dill was stunned when he heard the voice. After turning around and seeing Athir, he suddenly realized, and the gloomy expression on his face became a little normal.
"Something happened up ahead. Aladi and his men were ambushed. More than 50 of them were killed, and only these few bodies were found."
At this point, Dill's face turned grim, and he pointed his finger at the corpses, looking a little agitated.
Hearing this news, Athir couldn't help but frown, but he managed to keep a calm face: "Have you found out who did it?"
"It's not very clear yet, but judging from the traces at the scene, it's said that it's a bit like the style of those orcs. It's possible that some orcs from the front line wandered over and took the opportunity to ambush Aladi and his men." Dill shook his head and said so.
"Orcs?" Athir muttered to himself subconsciously, then turned and looked at the corpses.
Although covered with a piece of linen, with Athir's keen eyesight and observation ability, he could still see the miserable appearance of these corpses.
The leather armor and clothes they were wearing were gone, taken away as trophies. Judging from the corners of some of the bodies that were exposed, these bodies were obviously not very complete. Some of the heads were bloody and mangled, and it seemed that they were eaten by wild beasts after death.
After being eaten by wild beasts, any traces that might have been left on the body have been basically destroyed. Now we can only speculate on the situation at that time based on some clues.
The only thing Athir could see was that these bodies all died about five or six days ago, and at about the same time, they were killed by the same group of people.
If you want to know more information, you can only get close to these corpses or even perform an autopsy yourself.
Athir lowered his head and thought about the possibility of autopsy. Dill, who was standing beside him, thought he was worried about something and couldn't help but say, "Athir, there's no need to worry."
"When our people found these bodies, we sent people to Lord Boria's castle. I believe reinforcements will come soon. There is no need to worry about anything."
At this point, Dill lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Also, I just heard that there is a possibility that a real knight will come this time."
"Knight?" Subconsciously, Athir's heart moved, and he turned around and asked: "Is there any definite news? Which lord is leading the team here?"
"It's unclear right now, but those are the only adults left in the castle," Dill said casually.
"That's true." Athir nodded.
The status of knights in this world is very high. They are not only powerful but also rare. Even Count Bolia only has so many men, and most of them have been sent to the front line to fight against the orcs.
As far as Athir knew, there were only three knights left in the castle. It should be one of them who led the team this time.
Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation appeared in Athir's eyes.
It has been almost half a year since Athir came to this world since he traveled through time.
In half a year, although his physical fitness has improved a lot, Athir has no idea how to activate the seed of life, and he feels like he has the power but nowhere to use it.
The Knight's Breathing Method only tells you how to stimulate life force and improve physical fitness, but there is no accurate description of how to actually activate the seed of life, only some vague records.
In this situation, Athir urgently needs to find a real knight. Whether he asks the other party directly or observes through the chip, it should be able to bring him some gains.
With this expectation, several days passed quickly.
Seven days later, outside the quiet camp, a long team came from afar and arrived here just before noon.
This team had about thirty or forty people, all wearing leather armor and holding standard weapons, and their marching formation was neater. They looked much more elite than ordinary guards.
The most eye-catching person is the one at the front of the team.
He was a middle-aged man wearing light black armor, riding a white horse, with a red cloak draped over his back. With his resolute and majestic face and blond hair, he looked extraordinary and majestic.
His face was cold and resolute. He looked at the welcoming team in the camp ahead and nodded slightly. Then he walked slowly forward with the soldiers behind him.
After they had passed by, the welcoming team on the side dared to make some noise.
(End of this chapter)