Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 139 The Insect School! The Wizard's Book of Insect Taming! (2nd update! 5k views, please subscribe!)

When Livy left Tulip Country.

An unassuming old man clad in armor also stepped into the City of Flowers.

The old man was none other than the first generation of secondary vampire.

To avoid attracting attention, he dyed his dark red armor black.

after all,

His current identity is "Anderson Knight," a wandering knight.

Instead of Blood Knight Brad.

That legendary knight is dead...

He first went to the Shining Tavern.

"Your Excellency, today's pass is blood wine."

The burly man at the entrance of the Shining Tavern kindly reminded Anderson, and fearing he might not understand, he even explained the origin and symbolic meaning of the blood wine to him.

Anderson the Cavaliers chuckled.

"Blood wine?" He immediately ordered a glass of blood wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Blood wine does not contain blood, but rather bright red wine, so red as blood, hence the name.

This wine tastes extremely sweet.

"Not bad," Anderson said with a smile.

"Thank you for the praise. Drink this cup of blood wine, and may your name as a wandering knight spread far and wide!" the burly man said.

Anderson thought to himself, "Fame? Forget it. In this life, I just want to live a low-key life."

It is unwise to confront the church. Just when you think the church is corrupt and rotten, that damned church will always be like a centipede that does not die but does not fall down, somehow getting some so-called "sealed relics".

These sacred objects often possess miraculous power, and are said to be blessed by the gods, possessing incredible power. Of course, using these sacred objects often requires the church to bear a considerable price, so the church avoids using such "resources" if possible.

The sealed sacred object was extremely powerful. Once, a powerful primal vampire committed atrocities, sucking the blood of an entire town and causing a horrific disaster.

The Church of Holy Light immediately used one of its powerful sealing artifacts, and the original vampire who had destroyed a town and even killed several formal wizards was reduced to ashes under the sealing artifact.

Therefore, even someone as powerful as Anderson...

He came to terms with it and realized that he couldn't confront the church head-on.

However, teaching the church a lesson and making them suffer a little would at least make my two hundred years of frustration a little easier.

Sir Anderson wandered alone in the Shining Tavern.

His senses were incredibly sharp. Whether it was the powerful physique of the first-generation secondary vampire or the cultivation of a legendary knight, both gave him a level of perception that surpassed that of ordinary great knights.

So eavesdropping on conversations couldn't be easier.

For gathering intelligence, there's no better place than the Shining Tavern.

Anderson the Knights did some research.

It was discovered that vampires had indeed been appearing in the Flower City area some time ago, and they had also been seen in other nearby territories.

"The Mind Flayer must be Winella without a doubt."

"Poor Winella, I've told her many times not to be controlled by desire, but to be the master of desire, not its slave. It seems she's broken her vow."

Vinera is the name of the female vampire killed by Levi.

She was considered one of the most talented third-generation secondary vampires in Sir Anderson's memory.

"If the church killed you, I will avenge you."

"But if it's revenge from other people you've hurt, then there's nothing I can do."

This is the limit that Anderson Cavaliers can achieve.

Deep down, he tends to see himself as a human being.

Therefore, I prefer to stand from the perspective of humanity.

Therefore, even though he knew that Winella had committed the wrong first, his moral principles and chivalry prevented him from ignoring the facts and siding with Winella.

His troubles with the church were mostly due to personal grudges between him and the church.

In the end, Sir Anderson left the tavern.

He wandered through the city and finally found the place where the incident had occurred, where Winella's last trace of life remained.

The site of the former battle has been leveled and repaired by Li Wei's men.

But Anderson had an extremely keen sense of smell, and he detected Winella's scent.

He continued searching, following Winnie the Pooh's scent.

Finally, they stopped in front of the majestic Black Serpent Fortress.

"Interesting that it wasn't done by the church."

"I didn't expect the city lord of Flower City to be so powerful."

Anderson muttered to himself as he politely approached the castle and asked the guard, "Ahem... young man, I am a wandering knight who has something to report to the lord. Could you please inform him for me?"

"Old man, the lord has gone out. Please return," the guard said.

"Alright." Sir Anderson shook his head.

He could easily get in, of course.

However, trespassing into someone else's castle is extremely impolite and does not conform to his inner moral standards.

It is precisely because of his strict adherence to moral principles over the years that Sir Anderson has been able to continuously suppress the vampire desires within him.

So he slowly left, intending to stay in the city temporarily to experience the changes of the times, learn more about things, and wait for the lord's return.

……

Li Wei was already in the territory of the Scorpion Knight.

Ever since killing the Scorpion Knight, Li Wei has been unable to forget that strange scorpion.

"Although insects are not beasts, their wild instincts should still be usable, right?" Li Wei murmured to himself.

He thought that if he really couldn't find the Scorpion Knight's method of controlling scorpions, he would catch a few himself and try to tame them.

Compared to behemoths like the two generals Heng and Ha, these elusive scorpions are actually more suitable for actual combat.

It also makes it convenient for Li Wei to carry with him.

Inside the city walls.

The Scorpion Clan, as heroes in suppressing the Black Mountain Rebellion, received rewards from the kingdom.

The current head of the Scorpion Clan is an ordinary Grand Knight.

This great knight is named Knight Lyle. He is currently in the family's secret chamber, studying the ancestral secret techniques left by his father.

The Sacred Insect Control Method.

Among these secret techniques, there is a sacred insect called the Sacred Armor Scorpion. This scorpion is extremely poisonous, and its most formidable feature is its iron shell, which is impervious to blades and spears and is incredibly hard.

Lyle's father, the Scorpion Knight, at his peak commanded thousands of scarabs. When prepared, ordinary great knights were no match for these scarabs, and even top-tier great knights could be defeated.

This is the most precious treasure of the scorpion family.

It is also the foundation upon which their family stands.

However, after his father's death, too many of the armored scorpions he had raised escaped.

Of those captured by Knight Lyle, less than one-tenth remain.

These hundred-plus armored scorpions were his final seed.

Raising the Sacred Armor Scorpion is very troublesome, as it requires feeding on fresh flesh and blood.

However, this is only the lowest level of blood food, and the resulting Sacred Armor Scorpions are only of average strength.

The best armored scorpions must be fed with freshly dead creatures; they must be alive.

Among all living beings in the mortal world, humans are considered the best. Feeding the Sacred Armor Scorpion with humans would undoubtedly violate human ethics and morality.

Therefore, the cultivation of the Armored Scorpion must be done in secret.

Inside the secret chamber of the Scorpion Clan, one after another, the Armored Scorpions lay dormant in the Scorpion Pool, while one by one, living people with terrified expressions and on the verge of death were thrown into the Scorpion Pool.

These people were mostly criminals, vagrants, or refugees, as well as some prisoners or people who had offended the Scorpion family.

They were thrown into the scorpion pool, and soon their bodies were covered with armored scorpions. They struggled, but to no avail.

Knight Lyle's expression was indifferent.

The Scorpion family has always been ruthless.

Feeding live people with Sacred Armor Scorpions is also an old tradition of their family.

The armored scorpions bred in this way will be even more powerful.

Just as Knight Lyle was watching the scorpion devour a living person.

There seemed to be sounds of fighting coming from outside.

This made him frown, put on his armor, grab his weapon, and leave the secret chamber.

Inside the castle, a man dressed in black wearing a deathbird mask stood atop the tower, looking down at the soldiers below.

The arrows fired by the soldiers couldn't even get close; they were all dispersed by the black aura surrounding him.

"A master, an absolute master!"

Knight Lyle was shocked.

"Are you one of the people of the Deathbird's Voice?" Sir Lyle asked, his hand on his weapon, ready to strike at any moment.

Although the opponent was suspected to be a top-tier Grand Knight and he was no match for him, this was, after all, the territory of the Poison Scorpion Clan.

He refused to believe that so many people couldn't subdue a great knight.

Li Wei looked down at the great knight. According to the information he had received, this was the current head of the Poison Scorpion family and the successor of the old Poison Scorpion Knight.

"I've heard that the Scorpion Clan can control venomous insects, striking fear into the hearts of their enemies. So, I'll be frank with you. I'm very interested in this method of controlling venomous insects. If you're willing to hand over the method and the insects, I'll take my leave now," Li Wei said.

He sighed inwardly, realizing that he had ultimately joined the ranks of outlaws.

I apologize to the Scorpion Clan, with whom I have no past grudges or present conflicts.

Knight Nale's face darkened with anger, and he sneered, "Your tone is truly arrogant! My Poison Scorpion family has been renowned in the South for centuries, and this is the first time we've been threatened. Even the Duke of Black Mountain has never yielded. You, a mere assassin from the Deathbird's Voice, dare to covet our ancestral secret techniques? How laughable!"

"Men, bring out the crossbowmen and shoot this man dead!"

"That's what Sir Lyle said."

The army of the Scorpion Clan swarmed in from below.

Li Wei's expression remained unchanged. Like a bat rider, his black cloak billowed as he leaped high into the air, unleashing a spray of poisonous gas.

"As expected of the despicable Deathbird's Voice, it uses poison right from the start! Quick, everyone hold your breath! Don't breathe in this poisonous gas!" Knight Lyle personally drew his bow and shot at Levi.

Li Wei caught the arrow shot by Knight Lyle with his backhand and threw it directly. The arrow was covered with Li Wei's black aura!

puff.

An arrow pierced directly into Knight Lyle's armor.

Knight Lyle's expression changed drastically; his arrows were coated with the deadly venom of the Holy Armored Scorpion.

Who could have imagined that the enemy was so powerful? Not only could he catch the arrow with his bare hands, but he could also deflect it back, breaking through his own armor.

This use of black energy is unprecedented and unheard of.

"Then I'm sorry."

Li Wei vanished like a phantom, sweeping in.

With a loud bang, the moment he landed, he sent a bunch of soldiers flying. One by one, the soldiers were blasted away, and Li Wei appeared directly in front of Knight Lyle.

"I mean what I say, Scorpion Clan Head," Li Wei threatened.

Knight Lyle looked at his opponent, who had easily taken him under his control.

At this moment, I was filled with immense fear, for the enemy was incredibly powerful.

It far exceeded his expectations.

In his opinion, even the legendary knights in the legends were nothing special, right?

"Think it through, Scorpion Clan Chief. Is your life more important, or the secret technique?" Li Wei said.

The Scorpion Clan Chief panicked. Ultimately, under Li Wei's intimidating power, he ordered his men to retreat, and he himself led Li Wei into the secret chamber where the Sacred Armor Scorpions were kept.

Li Wei gazed at the poisonous scorpions in the scorpion pool.

"This is it. It can actually devour souls. It's truly amazing." Li Wei murmured to himself as he looked at the Sacred Armor Scorpion.

However, upon seeing the people being devoured by venomous scorpions in the scorpion pool, Li Wei frowned.

"You feed scorpions with living people?" Li Wei asked.

Knight Lyle said, "Even if these people aren't fed the Armored Scorpions, they won't live much longer; they're just dying people. If you really want to cultivate powerful Armored Scorpions, you would do the same."

Li Wei remained silent.

Under the threat of death, Sir Lyle handed a parchment manuscript to Levi.

Li Wei took the sheepskin manuscript and glanced at it briefly.

It must be the correct method for controlling poisonous insects.

"The Sacred Insect Magic can not only cultivate and tame the Sacred Armored Scorpion, but also many other kinds of poisonous insects. This is a wonderful thing; it must be the work of a wizard."

Although Li Wei didn't look at it closely, he could tell from its profound and extensive content that it was not something an ordinary person could have created. It must have been the work of a wizard from a school of thought that studied poisonous insects and monsters.

The scope of wizarding research is too broad, so it's normal for there to be schools of thought that specialize in the study of poisonous insects.

"Yes, you didn't lie to me."

"Unfortunately, I am an assassin of the Deathbird's Voice. Being untrustworthy, despicable, and shameless is my consistent style."

Li Wei sneered and shattered the heart meridian and life seed of Knight Lyle with a single palm strike, killing him instantly.

These ordinary great knights were no match for Li Wei.

Regardless, since we've already offended the Scorpion Clan, let's go all the way and offend them completely.

The Scorpion Clan is a vengeful family. If they release Knight Lyle now, even though they did it under the guise of the Deathbird's Voice, they can't guarantee that he won't come after them later.

It's better to be dead.

After killing Sir Lyle, Levi searched the secret room.

According to the "Sacred Insect Control Method," there are usually special breeding bags for raising poisonous insects, which are used for carrying them around.

After searching for a while, he finally found a strange bag hanging on the wall. It looked like it was made of the fur of some kind of animal, and there seemed to be some runes flashing on it.

"This should be it."

Li Wei picked up the bag, then opened it using the incantation from the secret technique. He jumped into the scorpion pool, using his black scales to defend his entire body, and grabbed the poisonous scorpions with his bare hands.

He could feel the armored scorpions gnawing on his black scales.

"What powerful poisonous insects! My Blackscale is impervious to blades and spears, yet it couldn't withstand their bites. No wonder it's a unique insect bred by a wizard." Li Wei exclaimed inwardly, even more delighted.

Once I master the method of controlling the venomous scorpion, my strength will reach a new level.

This gives me even more options for dealing with enemies once I enter the wizarding world.

Beautiful!

Suddenly, Li Wei remembered that the Armored Scorpion could devour souls, so he took out the corpse of the recently deceased Knight Lyle.

Instantly, a bunch of armored scorpions crawled onto Knight Lyle's head.

They lay prostrate, seemingly performing some kind of evil ritual.

Then they sucked at the void, and then...

Tutankhamun was released by Livy, and upon seeing this scene, he said...

"What a powerful insect! It can even devour souls. This scorpion is undoubtedly a creation of the insect-themed wizards," Tutankhamun said.

"Is the Insect School also a school of wizardry?" Li Wei asked.

"That's right, but it's a relatively niche school of thought. People usually categorize it under the mutation science of the life sciences, since it's a strange group that studies mutated poisonous insects."

Soon, before his black scales were completely devoured, Li Wei managed to pack all one hundred or so armored scorpions into the bag.

And the soul of that Knight Lyle was also completely devoured.

After devouring the soul of Knight Lyle, Levi noticed that several scorpions seemed to have eaten quite a bit and were quite plump.

It looked like it had eaten too much, and remained motionless on the ground.

"I hope I don't overeat," Li Wei thought to himself.

"Once this method of controlling poisonous insects can be added to the proficiency panel, things will be much easier from here on out."

He picked up Sir Lyle's body and wrapped it up.

Although he is just an ordinary Great Knight, he can still be trained as the fifth future of the Demon Clan.

Being cannon fodder is no problem.

This is a case of making good use of corpses.

After all five Demon Generals are destroyed in the future.

Their flesh and blood can also be used to feed scarabs, thus recycling them.

"It's an unorthodox technique, but... I like it."

The more sinister something is, the more powerful it is.

For the sake of power, Li Wei didn't mind becoming one of those venomous monsters.

He searched the Scorpion Clan's mansion again and found a few more Sacred Armor Scorpions that had escaped.

Li Wei also found the breathing technique inheritance diagram of the Poison Scorpion Clan, but unfortunately it was the most disliked, common power-type breathing technique. It could only be cultivated to the eighth level limit, and was considered a second-rate, excellent quality breathing technique.

In the end, the outlaw Levi discarded a mask bearing the voice of the dead bird, and, carrying the corpse of Knight Lyle, secretly returned to Flower City and Black Serpent Castle.

After returning, Li Wei turned Sir Lyle into a living dead.

Li Wei named it "Demon Scorpion".

In memory of the poor scorpion family.

At this point, Li Wei had five generals under his command: Demon Shark, Demon Mountain, Demon Sea, Demon Shadow, and Demon Scorpion.

What a luxurious lineup!

"There are still two vacancies. I wonder which two lucky guys will get them. This kind of permanent staff is a blessing that these people can only accumulate once every five hundred years," Li Wei thought to himself with a smile.

On the other hand, just a few days later, bad news came from the Scorpion family.

"The assassins of the Deathbird's Voice attacked the Scorpion Clan."

This major event became a topic of gossip among the southern nobles after meals.

The kingdom strongly condemned the despicable act of the Deathbird's cry.

Meanwhile, Li Wei began to study the "Sacred Insect Control Technique" day and night, preparing to record the method of controlling poisonous insects in this secret technique onto his proficiency panel.

(End of this chapter)