A noun entry: Wizard

"The Hilton family."

After failing with the red-haired youth, Russell decided to deal with the Hilton family first.

If we want to deal with a Saint-level expert, we should at least wait until Russell understands what chivalry is before taking any action.

The way to deal with the Hilton family was also very simple: Russell went directly to their door and, with the powerful strength of the King's Soul, easily controlled all the members of the Hilton family.

The Hilton family, whose strongest members were only sixth-tier knights, had no ability to resist.

"Is this the Hilton family's key?"

Russell held a dark black fragment in his hand, attempting to activate it using the Noble Breathing Technique, but failed.

He then looked through the Hilton family's traditional breathing techniques, studied them for a long time, and finally shook his head in frustration.

It seems that the only solution is to cultivate a seventh-tier member of the Hilton family to use as a tool.

"We will stay with the Hilton family for now, train seventh-tier knights, and study the spirit of chivalry. We will not return to the Kingdom of Finn until we have the strength to deal with Saint-level experts."

Russell summoned the current patriarch of the Hilton family, who was also the only sixth-rank knight in the family.

After a brief physical examination, Russell regretfully discovered that the Hilton family patriarch had serious hidden injuries and had exhausted his potential.

His body could no longer support the formation of the extraordinary organ known as the "Fighting Spirit Seed".

Left with no other option, Russell had to summon all the promising knights from the Hilton family to have their talents assessed.

Oh, and bloodline too.

Perhaps a member of the Hilton family, or his ancestor, has a rather bizarre and complicated history and does not have Hilton blood.

This kind of thing is a very common, dramatic plot in some families.

Russell didn't want to painstakingly train a seventh-tier knight only to find that the knight couldn't activate the key.

As expected, after testing the bloodlines of twelve knights with good talent, ranging from the third to the fifth rank,

Russell discovered that two of these people did not have any Hilton family blood in them!

Ultimately, Russell selected two fourth-tier knights and one fifth-tier knight to train, to see who could break through to a higher level faster.

"To train knights, as long as they have enough potential, it's not difficult to break through to the seventh rank if you push them hard enough."

"Anyway, they'll likely never reach the seventh rank even if they spend their entire lives doing so, so they should thank me instead."

"The only problem is, where should we begin to study this chivalric code?"

"Based on this defeat, we can learn that chivalry is what is known as an 'opportunity'."

"The opportunity that a ninth-tier knight awaits is actually the moment when his own knightly spirit takes shape."

"Perhaps by starting our research with some ninth-tier knights, we can find the key to the formation of a knight's will."

"Of course, the best research material is still myself."

Russell thought to himself.

He now wears "Extraordinary Spirit" on the core entry of the fourth entry sequence, experiencing the existence of chivalry within his soul.

Unfortunately, Russell has yet to win any awards.

Based on his speculation, chivalry is likely related to a knight's level of mastery, so Russell intends to first improve his own knightly level.

If seventh rank is too low, then let's go for eighth rank.

Eighth rank isn't enough, then let's go to ninth rank!

Anyway, Russell has plenty of time to grow.

He set up a research lab in the Hilton family compound and began researching various potions to stimulate potential, which he then administered to some of the Hilton family's ordinary knights.

And record the efficacy and side effects.

Russell selected only three knights with the goal of advancing to the seventh rank; they are precious seventh-rank seeds, and naturally, they cannot be allowed to take risks easily.

We can only use other knights for research first.

Of course, this is entirely voluntary.

Russell also clearly explained the advantages and disadvantages of taking the medication.

But the Hilton family knights still secretly fought each other for a spot as experimental subjects!

Where is there a way to gain power without taking risks?

If they cultivate step by step, given their aptitude, they might never be able to break through again in their entire lives.

A small bottle of potion could enable them to break through to a level they never dared to imagine before, so naturally they were wildly popular.

In order to maintain the Hilton family's knightly attitude towards becoming test subjects, Russell's approach to the drug was actually rather conservative.

Even if there are side effects, they won't cause physical deformities. At most, they'll just have their potential depleted, and their bodies will ache when it's cloudy or rainy.

Two months later, Russell completed the first draft of the drug.

Ensure that potential is not fully unleashed at a low cost, but rather gradually and steadily.

Simply put, the former can directly promote a third-tier knight to the fourth tier, but there will be no further progress after that.

The latter extends the breakthrough process to a month, allowing the user to gradually break through and naturally enter the fourth tier.

It will not cause too much damage to the target's body, nor will it deplete its potential.

The two fourth-tier knights that Russell chose broke through to the fifth tier with the help of this potion.

The fifth-tier knight also took it, further enhancing his physical abilities. After some more time of refinement, he could break through the limits three times and enter the sixth tier.

"It's not difficult to concoct a potion that enhances physical abilities, allowing knights of the third, fourth, and fifth ranks to break through their limits."

"Upgrading your rank is simply a matter of drinking a few more bottles; it won't deplete your potential."

"The only problem is, how do we prepare the potion that helps condense the battle qi seed?"

Russell frowned in thought.

He broke through to the seventh level by dissecting a battle qi seed and fully understanding its structure, which enabled him to break through.

But what if Russell were to teach these knights the principles of the Fighting Spirit Seed?

It's no less challenging than teaching calculus to a child who only knows addition and subtraction within ten.

This is the gap between "using" and "understanding"!

"I need more Qi seeds for research, and even try to use Qi seeds as raw materials to make potions."

For a sixth-tier knight to break through to the seventh tier, the most important thing is the Qi Seed.

Russell planned to start with it.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Russell felt a pulsation emanating from the True Spirit Runes.

"True Spirit Runes? What's going on?" Since it concerned True Spirit Runes, Russell dared not be negligent.

"Soul Link... Witchcraft Array... Incomplete."

"Using the true spirit... runes as a medium... barely managing to communicate..."

"Confirmed...safety..."

This corner of the True Spirit Rune establishes a "bridge" for communication with the True Spirit Runes of the Wizarding World, enabling the transmission of textual information.

"It turns out that it was the main body that was contacting me. I'll take this opportunity to tell you about what I've seen and heard in the Nightmare World."

"And have him help me gather information about the Knight system, even if it's just legends."

Russell responded to the essence of the wizarding world through the True Spirit Runes.