Chapter 208: Chapter 132: The Unclaimed Mission, Calculating the Refinement Technique

「Nine days passed in a flash.」

After returning from the battlefield, Pei Ze had spent most of his time in his stone house.

Every day, aside from consuming the Unicorn Essence Blood, he focused on Meditation and practicing the All-Knowing Breathing Technique, just as he had at the academy, completely absorbed in increasing his strength.

As expected, while Pei Ze’s Spirit level steadily increased, the effects of the Unicorn Essence Blood gradually diminished.

By the time he consumed the tenth vial of Unicorn Essence Blood, the increase to his Spiritual Power was only 0.49 levels.

This effect was roughly equivalent to the boost from three resonance potions. Strictly speaking, it no longer justified the price of Unicorn Essence Blood.

After careful consideration, Pei Ze decided to stop exchanging for Unicorn Essence Blood and use his remaining contribution points to acquire the Sacred Spirit Bud instead.

"Omniscience, check my current status."

[Spirit: 20.02]

[Physique: 13.14]

"Not bad. I’ve finally surpassed 20 levels."

A satisfied smile appeared on Pei Ze’s face.

With about 12 more levels, he would reach the Level 1 Vaporization Limit. Then, he could begin to condense his Spiritual Power.

’The All-Knowing Breathing Technique is about to break through to the fourth layer, too.’

Pei Ze had a faint feeling that at his current pace, he could break through to the fourth layer of the All-Knowing Breathing Technique in two months at most.

By then, even if his physique didn’t reach 20 levels, it wouldn’t be far off.

’Once I master the fifth layer, I can break through and become a Tier Three Legendary Knight.’

A Tier Three Legendary Knight was powerful enough to face a Level 1 Gaseous Wizard head-on.

In Chenxi City, a Legendary Knight of that caliber held a status only a notch below that of a Wizard.

Snapping back to reality, Pei Ze looked at his mission log.

[Mission 1: Deduce a Secret Technique for rapidly increasing and condensing Spiritual Power. Estimated requirement: 276.1 levels.]

After several days of mental acceleration, the mission to deduce the Secret Technique was already nearly halfway complete.

Thanks to the rapid growth of his Spiritual Power, the mission was progressing much faster than Pei Ze had anticipated.

Even without the Bloodline Activation Technique as a reference, he would soon obtain a Secret Technique for increasing and condensing Spiritual Power.

Of course, if he could get his hands on the Bloodline Activation Technique, he might be able to finish even faster.

As for the other two mission slots, Pei Ze casually set two Magic models to be improved.

However, he wasn’t prepared to waste his Spiritual Power on them, intending to let them complete naturally over time.

Stretching, Pei Ze got up and walked out of the room, preparing to head to the exchange to trade for the Sacred Spirit Bud.

Just as he stepped out of the stone house, he saw Su Ya and Peng Yan sparring in a nearby clearing.

Seeing Pei Ze emerge, the two immediately stopped and came over to greet him respectfully.

"My Lord." "My Lord."

Pei Ze used the Eye of Omniscience to scan them and found that both of their physique stats had surpassed 3.5 levels. Peng Yan’s had even reached 3.89, not far from 4.

Evidently, the two had made great gains these past few days.

For a Wizard, 30 contribution points could only be exchanged for a single resonance potion, which had limited use.

But for a Tier One Legendary Knight, it was an enormous fortune. The resources they could exchange for were enough to cause their strength to skyrocket.

Su Ya and Peng Yan were living proof.

In just ten days, their physiques had surged by seventy to eighty percent—an increase that would have otherwise taken them three or four months of cultivation.

And that was with the help of the All-Knowing Breathing Technique.

Other Legendary Knights might not see such a large increase even after two or three years of training.

Pei Ze nodded in silent approval. ’At this rate, they’ll soon be promoted to Tier Two Legends.’

"What’s the status of the matter I asked you to keep an eye on?" Pei Ze asked.

Su Ya quickly replied, "Just as you predicted, My Lord, the mission hall has posted a quest to retake Resource Point 34."

Resource Point 34 was the very same Secret Silver Resource Point that Yan Dong, Fang Na, and the others had lost.

"Has anyone taken the mission?"

"Not yet."

Su Ya shook her head.

"I heard that Red Maple City sent out a Scout to investigate. The Turin Army occupying Resource Point 34 has a full four detachments from the Sect Knight Order, as well as a considerable number of noble troops."

"Furthermore, there are over a dozen Winter Frost Priests, and there might even be a Third-Class Priest among them."

Pei Ze’s brow twitched.

Four Sect Knight detachments... that meant over 1,500 Grand Knights and more than a hundred Legendary Knights.

Even his swarm of Fog Crows wouldn’t be guaranteed a victory against such a force.

Not to mention the double-digit number of Winter Frost Priests and the possible presence of a Third-Class Priest.

Based on the garrison’s confirmed strength alone, it would be practically impossible to reclaim the Secret Silver Resource Point without seven or eight Wizards working together, led by a Level 1 Crystalized Wizard.

As for a Second-level Wizard...

To be honest, a single Secret Silver Resource Point wasn’t that appealing to a Second-level Wizard.

A Second-level Wizard would be even more unwilling to risk attacking the resource point for a mere dozen kilograms of Mithril, especially since the Turin People had made it clear they intended to hold it by stationing a massive military force there.

However, for Pei Ze, this wasn’t necessarily bad news.

’It would be best if no one takes this mission. I’ll wait until I’ve built my own army and have enough power, then I’ll take it myself.’

Telling Su Ya and Peng Yan to continue their training, Pei Ze turned and headed for the exchange.

Along the way, he noticed people kept looking at him and whispering.

Numerous gazes, both obvious and hidden, were focused on him.

Pei Ze was initially puzzled, but it all became clear when he walked into the exchange and ran into Yan Dong and the other two.

"Pei Ze."

After a period of recovery, Cheng He had regained his strength and looked much more spirited.

However, a shadow of gloom still lingered on all three of their faces.

After all, the news of the lost Secret Silver Resource Point had been spreading like wildfire, and as the ones involved, the pressure on them must have been immense.