Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 2 [The Black Serpent Holding a Candle] and [The Mad Knight]

The first basement level of the castle.

A secret underground chamber that Li Wei had never been to before.

The stone table with its mechanism slowly emerged from the ground.

A worn-out, antique parchment lay quietly flat, covered with various scribbles of tiny figures painted in scarlet ink, their poses strange and their movements varied, all arranged in a circle.

Surrounding these tiny figures was a massive black-scaled serpent that seemed large enough to encircle the entire castle. The serpent was abstract in shape, flicking its tongue, and an ancient candle stood on its lower jaw, its light scattering darkness and illuminating all directions.

"This is the Snake Breathing Technique, a ancestral breathing method of the Snake family. It is the foundation of the Snake family's strength, and the Snake blood flowing in your veins is the key to unlocking all of this."

"This superior breathing technique is more precious than this Blackwater Valley."

Sir Fred said solemnly and seriously.

Li Wei's breathing was heavy; he could finally embark on the true path of knightly training!

As far as he knew, knights categorized breathing techniques into four levels based on their sophistication and potential for growth: rudimentary, excellent, perfect, and legendary!

Ninety percent of the breathing techniques used are of a very basic quality.

Practicing such a rudimentary breathing technique often leaves many people mediocre at the squire level throughout their lives, never reaching the knightly realm. Being able to condense a "seed of life" and become a full-fledged knight is already incredibly lucky; becoming a grand knight is practically impossible. For example, the "Serpent Breathing Technique" practiced by Knight Fred is a case in point.

Of course, excellent breathing techniques are just the stepping stone to becoming a Great Knight. To become a Great Knight, you also need 90% talent, 9% opportunity, and 1% hard work.

Perfect-level breathing techniques are probably only possessed by those ducal families; there aren't many in the entire kingdom.

As for legendary quality breathing techniques, like legendary knights, they almost only exist in legends, so let's not mention them.

One important characteristic of breathing techniques of excellent quality or above is that most family-inherited breathing techniques require family bloodline to cultivate. The specific reasons are unknown to the knights. These types of breathing techniques are also known as "bloodline breathing techniques" or "secret cultivation techniques".

The Black Serpent Breathing Technique is a bloodline breathing technique, unique to the Snake family!

Historically, there have been instances of knights stealing the ancestral breathing techniques of other nobles. The ultimate fate of these knights was either a life of mediocre cultivation or death from qi deviation, with their blood vessels bursting.

Some say this is a curse from the spirits of those noble ancestors against those who blaspheme their family.

However, Li Wei is not worried about this. He was born into nobility, with pure Snake family blood flowing through his veins. He is the "son of the Black Serpent"!

The Black Serpent Breathing Technique was too precious for Li Wei to take out of the secret chamber. Instead, under the guidance of Knight Fred, he began practicing it inside the chamber, which lasted for half a month.

During this time, Sir Fred stayed by Livy's side. Although he did not know the Black Serpent Breathing Technique, he was knowledgeable and experienced, and was more than capable of teaching Livy the basics.

On this day, Li Wei woke up in an odd position. Although he didn't seem to have done any strenuous exercise, he was covered in sweat, his veins were bulging, his face was flushed, and he was breathing rapidly.

He felt as if his blood was boiling, circulating and metabolizing at an extraordinary speed. The energy stored in his body was being burned wildly, and an extreme feeling of hunger came over him, making him want to eat a whole snow rabbit raw.

"Hungry!"

Li Wei spoke like a wild beast, his voice low and hoarse.

Seeing this, Sir Frederick was prepared and served a plate of roast meat, a bowl of goat's milk, a large white bread roll filled with fragrant jam, and boiled cabbage.

This food combination provides a complete range of carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. In reality, the nobles of this world rarely eat vegetables, considering vegetables grown in the ground to be inferior foods, foods for the poor. However, Li Wei understands the importance of a balanced diet, so he always has his servants cook a combination of meat and vegetables.

He devoured the food, wolfing it down until his hunger disappeared and his expression relaxed.

He just ate twice the amount of a normal man, yet he was only 80% full.

On the skill proficiency panel in his mind, a new skill has appeared:

Levi-Schneider ———

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Level 1 (1/1000)

……

Based on Li Wei's previous experience, once a skill appears on the proficiency panel, it means that he has already mastered the basics.

The next step is to practice step by step to improve proficiency.

At the same time, mastering the basics of breathing techniques is also a mark of becoming a knight's squire.

"Shield-bearing attendant, sword-bearing attendant, quasi-knight."

These are the three apprenticeship stages before becoming a full knight, collectively known as "squire".

In the shield-wielding squire stage, in addition to practicing breathing techniques, you also need to learn the basics of shield use. Regardless of whether you will need a shield in the future, learning to use a shield in combat is a required skill for knights.

During the sword-wielding attendant stage, one begins to learn real sword skills, not the childish basic sword techniques.

In this world, anything that can be called a "skill" is an extremely advanced combat technique that requires years or even decades of consistent training. It is the most important thing for a knight to improve their strength, besides breathing techniques.

Simply put, breathing techniques are internal martial arts skills, while sword skills or advanced weapon techniques are means to unleash the power of breathing techniques, and are external martial arts skills.

When you have made some progress in your breathing technique, you are considered a quasi-knight. This is a crucial step because the next step is to condense the "seed of life".

If they succeed, the world will be their oyster, and they will become invincible knights on the battlefield; if they fail, it will be extremely difficult to reunite them.

"It seems that the young master has already mastered the Black Serpent Breathing Technique. Although it is much slower than your father's three days, it is still above average in the history of the Black Serpent family."

"In addition, you should have also felt that once you truly learn the breathing technique, you will consume a lot of food every day during your practice. Therefore, you must prepare enough food in advance before you start practicing."

Otherwise, that exaggerated hunger will dominate your mind like a gluttonous demon, destroying your will. Driven by the instinct of hunger, you might do some crazy and depraved things. Many of the infamous "mad knights" who were burned at the stake by the church came from this kind of situation.

These crazy, pathetic creatures are basically commoners who fantasize about mastering the Knight's Breathing Technique. They want to become stronger so they can protect their families, feed them, clothe them, and let them live a life of luxury.

They walked the edge of madness time and time again, thinking they were different, thinking there would be many lucky breaks and miracles in the world. In the end, some ate their own elderly fathers, and some ate their own wives and children...

"I said with a complicated expression," said Sir Fred.

He was a knight of commoner origin, and he knew that feeling, so he was very grateful to Livy's father for saving him at the crucial moment.

(End of this chapter)