Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 400 A Breakthrough Insight
The next morning, Yarrow led a group of men and entered the viscount's territory without any trouble.

Not only did they not encounter any obstacles when passing through checkpoints, but when they arrived near the town, people even came to greet them.

This unusual situation alerted Dylan, the deputy butler, who was ostensibly helping his neighbors, fearing there might be some kind of trap involved.

After all, whether it was 'helping a neighbor' or encroaching on territory,' Deputy Butler Dylan knew very well.

Yaro, however, was not worried.

One reason is that he was wearing the full set of the 'Demon Phoenix Golden Armor,' so even if it were a trap, he was confident he could break through it with force.

On the other hand, it was because he could roughly guess why this situation would occur.

"Wearing this armor, they can't possibly fail to recognize me as the one who stormed the Viscount's territory that night."

'Back then, even I, alone with my sword, couldn't stop them. Now, there isn't even a single full-fledged knight left. How dare they resist?'

The brave ones failed last time, while those with ulterior motives have taken advantage of the chaos caused by the influx of refugees to seize a lot of wealth and disappear without a trace.

On the contrary, the deputy steward of the viscount's mansion, the old man who had taken the initiative to greet Yaro, was still struggling to maintain order in the viscount's territory.

'I remember that mysterious viscountess mentioned a ducal lieutenant?'

After casually dealing with the bowing and scraping old man, Yaro gazed at his hunched back, lost in thought.

'They say people grow cold when they leave,' the head housekeeper has quietly departed, so why is the deputy head housekeeper still staying and doing things according to her orders?'

'Did the Viscountess anticipate I would come to take over the Viscount's domain, and therefore leave behind orders?'

This possibility is not high.

At that time, even Yarrow himself only regarded Perrin Castle as a decoy target. As soon as he sensed the slightest danger, he would immediately flee thousands of miles away and had no intention of staying for long.

Or perhaps she hasn't gone far, and is even still hiding in this small town, maintaining contact with the old man?

This is a possibility, but it's not necessarily entirely true.

It's also possible that the elderly person loves this land and doesn't want to leave.

After all, you shouldn't think too highly of others, but you also can't always think too badly of them.

No?
Then, Yaro turned around and told his guess to Deputy Butler Dylan.

Furthermore, it was emphasized that the disaster that broke out in Perrin's territory a few years ago was caused by the Viscountess.

"I've appointed you as the acting steward of the Viscount's territory and his deputy, so you can easily monitor whether he's in contact with the Viscountess. If so... find out the Viscountess's location for me!"

"Rest assured, Lord Yaro, leave this matter to me!" Dylan said in a deep voice, his eyes profound.

Noticing the young man's unconsciously clenched fists, Yaro was certain that he would care more than he did.

After entrusting the personnel of the viscountry to Dylan, Yaro did not intend to concern himself with the affairs of the territory until things calmed down.

Yaro took over the viscount's territory for the purpose of increasing the population, intending to use these resources to build an experimental base for the Tree Spirit Forest.

The experimental base is the key!

He had no intention of actually taking over a territory that was in dire need of development and in complete chaos.

Instead of wasting his time, he should think more about his own affairs.

...The deputy butler, Dylan, was outside taking a headcount, while the head butler, Bard, and some servants were cleaning up the messy viscount's mansion. Bevan, who had come along for security reasons, was also in the viscount's study helping Yaro search for knightly secret techniques.

Meanwhile, Yaro sat comfortably in the splendid hall of the Viscount's mansion, eating fruit and pondering the matter of the laboratory mice.

"Those mice that ate the white fuzz did lose a lot of weight, but fortunately they didn't have any major health problems. Even if it was a side effect of eating the white fuzz, the effects should have already passed."

"About two days of aftereffects?"

"I ate it about a month later than those rats, so even if I have some aftereffects, they shouldn't appear in the next few days."

It's safe for a short time, but what about the next few months?
What if the aftereffects flare up right during a battle?
If the cause is not found, it will always be a significant hidden danger.

"At first, the white deer saw that I looked tired, so it gave me some of the tree spirit's tiny roots to eat."

"After consuming it, I felt a warm current similar to the Knight's Breathing Technique, and my physical fatigue was indeed greatly relieved, so I speculate that this stuff is helpful for Knight training."

"correct!"

Yaro suddenly remembered something.

"At the time, Bai Lu seemed to have said something like... that this white downy hair contains abundant 'vitality'?"

"Could this 'vitality' have the same meaning as the 'vitality' of a formal knight?"

Tree spirits are also extraordinary beings, and their bodies must be rich in void magic.

This is highly likely!

"If that's the case, then I can understand why the lab mice became thinner."

"An ordinary rat's body cannot store extraordinary power. Similarly, I am not a formal knight, so my body cannot store it either."

"But the loss of these side effects is definitely a gradual process, so could we continue taking the white velvet and gradually reduce the dosage to lessen the intensity of the side effects?"

"We can try this method on those laboratory mice."

At that moment, a very strange flash of inspiration occurred to Yaro.

"Hmm? White downy hairs, life force? Knight's secret technique, controlling life force, strengthening and controlling the heart muscle?"

Several related memories were linked together, inexplicably producing a magical change.

"So, if I learn the first part of the secret techniques of 'Blood Frenzy' and then eat the white velvet, and use the knight's secret technique to control my life force, can I directly strengthen and control my heart muscle?"

"Formal Knight: External training to strengthen the body and muscles. Once the muscles are fully activated, 'seeds of life' will naturally be generated."

"Me: I eat magical plants rich in 'life force' and use the body's control over life force to directly strengthen my heart muscle."

This is equivalent to replacing the 'Seed of Life' in the 'Blood Frenzy' secret technique with magical plants and physical movements.

Once a fully trained knight has mastered the secret technique, they no longer need to perform any other actions to activate the 'Seed of Life' during battle.

In other words, once the secret technique is mastered, the heart muscle itself can act as a 'seed of life'.

It might even be possible to directly obtain the 'Seed of Life'?
“That’s right, absolutely right! Even a formal knight only activates the muscles on the surface of the body. If I can directly activate the heart muscle, why can’t I generate the ‘seed of life’?”

(End of this chapter)