The Wizard: Grinding Experience Starting with Knight Breathing Techniques 30

Chapter 0030: Official Smith, Arrival of the Holy Radiance Church (Request for Continued Reading)

However, with the Church’s arrival, Li Wei considered himself a law-abiding citizen. As long as he didn’t provoke the Church, they shouldn’t do anything to him. It’s just that he couldn’t evade paying tithes and various other church taxes like before, due to the Church’s proximity. There’s no way around it; the Church is the rule-maker in this world. Regardless of whether gods are real, the Seven Great God Churches are undisputed giants. And in the Emerald Kingdom, the Holy Radiance Church is the sky.

“Ultimately, it’s still a lack of power. If I had the strength of a Great Knight, I could simply stay away from worldly disputes. Anywhere in this world, I could protect myself.”

“And if I become a Legendary Knight, like the Legendary Knight rumored to be residing in the Shining Tavern, I could open a black market in the major kingdoms, the cities and territories of the great nobles, and refuse to pay taxes – they wouldn’t be able to say anything.”

In an age without miracles, a Legendary Knight is a god among men. Therefore, Li Wei’s goal is clear: if he can’t become a being like a Wizard, he will become a Legendary Knight, and properly become a god among men.

In the blink of an eye, the Flower Moon had passed. From Knight Fred’s information, the Church’s movements were swift. They had just sent away the lords of磐岩领 (Pan Yan Territory) and 霜风领 (Shuang Feng Territory), and immediately started using the serfs within the territories to build a cathedral even more magnificent than Li Wei’s castle.

At the end of Flower Moon, Li Wei, as usual, followed the inherited scroll and practiced the Frost Wolf Breathing Technique step by step.

“It’s been a month. I only spent half a month cultivating the Black Snake Breathing Technique. Could it be that this bloodline breathing technique truly requires bloodline?”

Li Wei was unwilling to accept it. Logically, he should have mastered a basic-level breathing technique in a few days, but this basic-level Frost Wolf Breathing Technique, after a month of cultivation, hadn’t even been mastered. This made him somewhat discouraged.

“Let me persevere for another month. If it doesn’t work, then I’ll try the Giant Bear Breathing Technique. If the Giant Bear technique doesn’t work either, then I’ll give up. That magic armor can only be melted down into mithril and recast into ordinary armor.”

Li Wei muttered to himself; it was impossible to not be disappointed.

However, this month wasn’t entirely fruitless. His Black Snake Breathing Technique, with the help of the Black Snake Elixir, increased in proficiency by over a thousand points in just one month, more than double the normal cultivation rate. At this rate, before he finished the Black Snake Elixir, he could become an official Knight, provided he successfully condensed his life seed.

The proficiency of Golden Cross Slash also increased by over a thousand points.

His smithing also made a breakthrough. This month, he had been forging armor plates—this was meticulous work, far more difficult than forging knight’s swords. Because it was his first time forging, Li Wei was very unskilled. Coupled with his recent busy schedule, it took him a whole month to finish the main parts of the armor.

On this day, Li Wei was hammering away at the forge in his castle. He used cold forging to create the armor. The knight had requested Li Wei to design armor similar to plate armor. This type of armor is relatively easier to make than complicated chainmail. Only this plate armor could defend against bows, crossbows, and the piercing of longswords on the battlefield; chainmail could only defend against ordinary arrows, but it was lighter.

Li Wei, shirtless, revealing his strong muscles, was forging the last piece of the plate armor, the breastplate. Under his repeated hammering and striking, it gradually took shape.

Finally, with a proficiency increase prompt, Li Wei completed this set of plate armor specially designed for that knight.

And Li Wei could now be considered an official smith.

[Smithing Proficiency +101]

Sharp lines, rough beauty, heavy temperament, the metallic scent – Li Wei admired his masterpiece with satisfaction.

“Not bad, not bad. I’ll price it at 25 gold coins a set,” Li Wei thought. Under normal circumstances, the market price for this type of plate armor is around 20 gold coins. But his own creation, with the [Guaranteed Fine Quality] effect, is certainly better than those made by ordinary blacksmiths; selling it for 25 gold coins is not expensive at all.

Only nobles and knight lords could afford this full set of armor, worth twenty cows. Ordinary aspiring knights or squires would be happy to have even just one piece.

The main reason, unfortunately, is that the productivity of this world is backward, with extremely low iron production.

After transmigrating to this world, Li Wei realized how fortunate his past life was. Even as a noble, his happiness was far less than in his past life. The comfort and convenience brought by technology are only truly appreciated once they are lost.

“Just forging this one set of plate armor earned me several hundred smithing proficiency points. That’s a huge project.”

“Once I forge dozens of pieces, my smithing should be able to advance to level four. I wonder if the effects will change then.”

Li Wei —————

Black Snake Breathing Technique: Level 3 (5011/10000)

Golden Cross Slash: Level 3 (5427/10000), Effect: Advanced Vibration

Beast Taming: Level 3 (Maximum), Effect: Wild Heart

Smithing: Level 3 (2008/10000), Effect: Guaranteed Fine Quality

…

Li Wei looked at his proficiency panel. Although there was no change in level compared to a few months ago, there was significant progress in the progress bar.

He had just put away the armor when he saw Knight Fred walk over; he had been waiting there for a while.

“What is it, Sir Fred?” Li Wei, having put on his clothes, asked.

“Young Master, the Church’s people have arrived,” Knight Fred shrugged.

“How many people?”

“Just two, a priest and an official knight.”

“Then let’s go take a look.”

Li Wei put on his noble attire; for safety, he wore a layer of chainmail underneath. Since realizing the dangers of this world, Li Wei even slept wearing chainmail, two layers, with a breastplate placed on his chest—very uncomfortable, but safe.

Outside the castle, a priest in a white holy robe, accompanied by a church knight in silver-white armor, stood at the castle gate, waiting for the master to open the door.

“Sir Abraham, this Black Snake Baron is truly rude, making us wait so long in this poor place,” the slender knight said with displeasure. As an official knight of the Church, and a member of the Glorious Knight Order, wherever he went, he was revered by thousands.

The priest glanced at the knight, then said calmly: “Knight of Gleam, do not be hasty; that will only allow your enemies to find your weaknesses.”

As the castle gate opened, Li Wei and Knight Fred rode out slowly. Li Wei smiled, dismounted, and performed a standard noble bow.

“Dear Priest Abraham, a most sincere welcome to Black Water Valley.”

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