newbobooks Chapter 93 : Curse Enhancement! Advancing to Knight!
Chapter 93 : Curse Enhancement! Advancing to Knight!
Chapter 93: Curse Enhancement! Advancing to Knight!
But in the next moment, Anthony’s chest trembled, and a phantom of a Three-Eyed Crow suddenly appeared before him.
Anthony frowned slightly and spoke slowly. “What is it?”
The third eye on the Three-Eyed Crow’s forehead flickered with a dim glow, yet what came out was an aged voice. “The Dragon Root has been obtained.”
“That required specially summoning a messenger just to tell me? Duke.” Anthony coughed again.
“There’s one more matter. Zoro is dead.”
“Hm?” A trace of surprise flashed in Anthony’s eyes. “Confirmed?”
“Confirmed. Speaking of which, I quite liked that young man. When you arranged for him to meet me the first time, those wolf-cub-like eyes left a deep impression.”
“Is there anything else?” Anthony clearly didn’t want to waste time on such talk.
“Find the Codex.”
Anthony said nothing more. The Three-Eyed Crow before him immediately dissipated.
He hadn’t expected that his chess piece, Zoro, would actually die.
Anthony picked up the black rook from earlier and crushed it into powder. “Dead… might be better.”
……
Early the next morning, inside the dungeon.
Laforin looked at Leo across from him. “I heard there was also unrest in the dungeon this time.”
Leo nodded honestly. “But rest assured, sir, it was under my control.”
Laforin looked at Leo. Though this young man was somewhat taciturn, there was already a trace of composure on his face—an air of someone capable of standing on his own.
It felt as if, as long as he was here, nothing would go wrong in this dungeon.
“Not bad.” Laforin patted Leo’s shoulder.
Among the three newcomers, Leo’s performance this time was the most outstanding.
Rog and Fidis had both participated in the battle against the Centaurs, but lacking experience in group combat, they had achieved almost nothing and were both injured.
Only Leo, by himself, had stabilized the dungeon.
After that, he had also slain more than fifty Blood Goblins.
In terms of Merit Points, as a newcomer, he ranked within the top three among the Quasi-Knights this time.
After inspecting the dungeon, Laforin prepared to leave.
Ray and Ross had already returned with raw materials, and next, Lady Manta would carry out Level 3 Alchemy here.
With the loss of the Dragon Root, this Alchemy session became even more crucial.
In the coming period, the dungeon’s absolute safety had to be guaranteed no matter what.
At the doorway, Laforin glanced at the newly replaced iron gate.
Then he turned back, a trace of fatigue in his eyes. “Leo, I’ll leave the dungeon to you.”
“Please rest assured, Sir Laforin.”
Watching Laforin’s departing figure, Leo felt an inexplicable sense of desolation.
He still remembered when he first met Laforin months ago.
The shock at that time had stayed with him for a long time.
But now, looking at him, Leo felt as though he were seeing an aging lion king.
He had already heard some rumors.
Although information was officially sealed, many people in Blackstone City were saying that this Beast Calamity had been caused by Laforin’s attendant Zoro colluding with the Black God Church.
Zoro had also disappeared since the Beast Calamity began.
Zoro’s home had been sealed, and many strange sacrificial items were found inside.
Some rumors said Zoro had used some secret method, intending to escape with the Dragon Root.
Others said he had long joined the Black God Church and had remained by Laforin’s side as a spy.
Leo knew these rumors were only partially true.
Zoro had indeed joined the Black God Church—
but now he had already turned into a pile of sludge, just dumped into the cesspit by Leo himself.
“It seems Zoro’s matter has dealt Laforin quite a heavy blow.”
Leo stopped dwelling on it and looked at the items he had just exchanged from the Knight Hall.
This time, he had harvested sixty-one Level 2 Blood Goblins. Calculated with double Merit Points, he obtained 366 Merit Points.
After this, Leo’s cumulative Merit Points for the year ranked third among all Quasi-Knights.
Ahead of him were Tita and the now-dead Zoro.
So excluding the already decomposed Zoro, he was now in second place.
The moment he obtained these Merit Points, Leo immediately went to spend them all at the Knight Hall.
He directly exchanged for one bottle of Tier 2 Silver Body Tempering Potion, one Tier 2 Activation Potion, one Tier 2 Excitement Potion, one Tier 1 Sleep Potion, one Tier 1 Calming Potion, one Tier 1 Digestion Potion, and one Tier 1 Antidote Potion.
In addition to the Hemostasis Potion and Sedative Potion he received from working under Lady Manta,
Leo had essentially exchanged for a full set of all potions available at the Knight Hall.
He still remembered the look Tita gave him at the time—like she was staring at a nouveau riche.
Adding the Tier 2 potion rewarded from the assessment, he now had enough Tier 2 Body Tempering Potion to fully sprint his Breathing Technique for at least two months.
The most expensive among them was the Tier 2 Silver Body Tempering Potion.
The Activation Potion helped accelerate the body’s recovery.
The Excitement Potion increased efficiency during wakefulness.
The Sleep Potion improved sleep quality, indirectly reducing sleep time…
The primary use of Merit Points exchange was for various functional potions.
Leo realized that the operating mechanism of Blackstone City was:
Quasi-Knights completed hunting tasks and brought back raw materials.
Then Alchemists like Grell and Lady Manta processed these materials into potions.
Then through Merit Points, potions were exchanged, further enhancing the strength of the Quasi-Knights.
“So the most critical link is the Alchemist. No wonder their status is so high—they control the core technology of lifelines.”
With these “technological boosts,” Leo felt that his speed in advancing to the Knight realm would increase further.
Leo first attempted to use his Alchemist trait.
【Formula Analysis (Green) (Can attempt to analyze potion formulas through their properties, appearance, smell, etc. The scope of analysis is related to one’s Alchemy skill.)】
Leo found that the raw materials and production methods of several Tier 1 potions were directly imprinted into his mind.
But Tier 2 potions did not work.
It seemed that Tier 2 potions would only be analyzable once his Alchemy reached Level 2.
After analyzing the potions, Leo began testing their effects.
He first glanced at his panel.
【Furnace Breathing Technique First Stage 61/100】
His Breathing Technique progress was now close to two-thirds.
Next, Leo planned to fully sprint toward the Knight realm.
He checked his surroundings.
First, he used a Tier 2 Silver Body Tempering Potion and ate a strip of Headhunter meat jerky.
As the Breathing Technique circulated, Leo practiced for half an hour.
Under the same condition of nutritional surplus using Headhunter meat, with a Tier 2 Body Tempering Potion,
his cultivation speed was about five times that of using a Tier 1 Body Tempering Potion.
This didn’t mean a Tier 2 potion was worth five Tier 1 potions.
In fact, because daily cultivation time was limited,
a single tier difference made the value gap dozens of times.
After finishing his breathing practice, Leo felt that under the effect of gray aura, his body had basically recovered.
Then, he spent half a day testing the practical effects of various potions.
Through controlled variable experiments, Leo discovered that aside from the most direct Body Tempering Potion—
the Tier 2 Activation Potion reduced the interval between two Breathing Technique sessions by about 30%.
The Tier 2 Excitement Potion increased the duration of each session by about 15%.
Among Tier 1 potions, Sleep Potion, Digestion Potion, and Calming Potion all provided indirect assistance to Breathing Technique cultivation.
However, their effects were not particularly significant.
The conclusion was that these potions could enhance cultivation progress from multiple aspects.
After drinking a belly full of potions and training for an entire day,
Leo confirmed his surroundings, then took out the Codex imbued with sinister energy from the Dragon-Elephant’s mouth.
He planned to test Hunting Moment.
Since yesterday, he hadn’t used Hunting Moment, worried about potential side effects from the Curse of the Black God Saga.
But now, Leo decided to give it a try.
Without hesitation, in an instant, Leo activated Hunting Moment, entering a silent world.
His pupils constricted sharply.
In that instant, he felt a sinister yet powerful force suddenly erupt within his body.
It was as if an external force had been imposed onto his body.
He clenched his fist hard, and a crackling series of bone sounds erupted.
Pain spread across his palm.
It seemed this power exceeded what his body could currently withstand.
At the same time, Leo looked at the panel—his attributes began to surge.
【Strength: 2.9 → 3.8
Agility: 1.9 → 2.4】