Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 30: Formal Blacksmith, Visitors from the Church of Holy Radiance (Please continue reading)

However, after returning from the church, Livy considered himself a law-abiding person.

As long as I don't provoke the church, the church shouldn't do anything to me.

The only problem is that they can no longer evade tithes and other church taxes as they used to, because the emperor was far away.

There's no way around it; the church is the one who sets the rules for this world.

Regardless of whether the gods are real or not, the seven major orthodox churches are undoubtedly giants.

In the Emerald Kingdom, the Church of Holy Light is heaven.

"Ultimately, it's because I lack strength. If I had the strength of a Great Knight, I could stay away from worldly conflicts and protect myself anywhere in this world."

"And if I become a legendary knight, just like the legendary tavern with a legendary knight in charge, I can open the black market to all your kingdoms, cities and territories of all your nobles, and you won't have to pay taxes, and you can't say anything."

In an era when miracles were rare, legendary knights were gods among men.

Therefore, Livy's goal was clear: if he could not become a wizard, he would not succeed.

I also want to become a legendary knight and be a god among men for once.

In the blink of an eye, the Flower Month has passed.

Judging from the intelligence provided by Sir Fred, the Church acted swiftly.

No sooner had he sent away the masters of Rocky Territory and Frostwind Territory than he began to drive the serfs within their territories to build a church even more magnificent than Livy's castle.

At the end of the Flower Month, Li Wei, as usual, practiced the Frost Wolf Breathing Technique step by step according to the inherited scroll.

"It's been a month already, and I've only been practicing the Black Serpent Breathing Technique for half a month. Could it be that this Bloodline Breathing Technique really requires a specific bloodline?"

Li Wei was unwilling to accept this. Logically speaking, he should have been able to master a rudimentary breathing technique in just a few days, but he had been practicing this rudimentary Frost Wolf Breathing Technique for a month and still hadn't mastered it.

This made him somewhat discouraged.

"Let's hold on for another month. If that doesn't work, then let's try the Giant Bear Breathing Technique. If the Giant Bear doesn't work either, then I'll give up. In that case, the Demon Armor will have to be melted down into mithril and reforged into ordinary armor."

Li Wei muttered to himself, "It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed."

However, this month was not entirely fruitless. With the help of the Black Serpent Medicine, his proficiency in the Black Serpent Breathing Technique increased by a thousand points in just one month, more than double the normal training level.

At this rate, he could become a full-fledged knight before he ran out of the Black Serpent Elixir, provided he successfully condensed the Seed of Life.

The proficiency level for the Golden Cross Slash also increased by more than a thousand.

He also made a breakthrough in forging. This month, he has been forging armor plates, which is a delicate job and much more difficult than forging a knight's sword.

Because it was his first time forging armor, Li Wei was not very skilled, and with many other things going on lately, it took him a month to finish the main parts of the armor.

On this day, Li Wei was once again hammering and tinkering on the castle's forge.

He used cold forging to forge the armor. The knight asked Levi to design armor similar to plate armor, which was relatively easy to make and better than the complicated chainmail.

Moreover, only plate armor can defend against the penetration of crossbows and longswords on the battlefield. Chainmail can only defend against some ordinary arrows, but its advantage lies in its lightness.

Li Wei was shirtless, revealing his strong muscles. The breastplate, the last part of his plate armor, was gradually taking shape under his relentless forging.

Finally, with the progress bar indicating his proficiency, Li Wei's plate armor, specially designed for that knight, was completed.

Li Wei could be considered a formal blacksmith.

[Forging Proficiency +101]

With its sharp lines, rugged beauty, weighty presence, and metallic scent, Li Wei admired his masterpiece with satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad, let's price it at 25 gold coins per set," Li Wei thought to himself. Under normal circumstances, the market price for this kind of plate armor is around 20 gold coins.

However, the ones you forge yourself, with the blessing of [Definitely Excellent], are definitely of better quality than those forged by ordinary blacksmiths, and selling them for 25 gold each is not expensive at all.

Only nobles and knights could afford a full set of armor worth twenty cows; ordinary cadets or squires were lucky to have even one piece.

Unfortunately, the most important reason is that the world's productivity is low and iron production is extremely low.

After transmigrating to this world, Li Wei realized how fortunate he was to have lived in his previous life.

Even though he was a nobleman, his sense of happiness was far less than in his previous life.

The comfort and convenience brought by technology are only appreciated when they are lost.

"I gained several hundred points of forging proficiency just from forging this set of plate armor. It was a huge undertaking."

"Once I forge a few dozen pieces, my forging skill should be able to advance to the fourth tier. I wonder if the special effects will change then."

Li Wei —————

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Level 3 (5011/10000)

Golden Cross Slash: Tier 3 (5427/10000), Special Effect: Advanced Vibration

Beast Taming: Tier 3 (Maximum), Special Effect: Wild Heart

Forging: Tier 3 (2008/10000), Special Effect: Guaranteed Excellent Quality

……

Looking at the proficiency panel, Li Wei saw that although the rank hadn't changed much compared to a few months ago, the progress bar showed significant improvement.

He had just put the armor away when he saw Sir Fred approaching; he had been waiting there for some time.

"What is it, Lord Fred?" Li Wei asked, having finished dressing.

"Young master, the church people have arrived," Sir Fred said with a shrug.

How many people came?

"There are only two, one priest and one knight."

"Let's go take a look."

Li Wei dressed in his noble attire, and for safety, wore a layer of chainmail underneath.

Ever since he learned of the dangers of this world, Li Wei has slept in chainmail, even two layers, with a breastplate on his chest. It's very uncomfortable, but it's safe.

Outside the castle, a priest dressed in a white robe of holy light stood at the castle gate, accompanied by a church knight in silver armor, waiting for his master to open the gate.

"Lord Abraham, this Black Serpent Baron is truly rude, making us wait in this wretched place for so long," the tall, slender knight said with displeasure.

As a full-fledged knight of the church and a member of the Radiant Knights, he was revered by thousands wherever he went.

The priest glanced at the knight, then said calmly, "Knight of the Glow, do not be hasty, or you will only give the enemy an opening."

As the castle gates opened, Levi and Sir Fred rode out slowly. Levi, with a smile on his face, dismounted and gave a standard noble salute.

"Dear Pastor Abraham, a warm welcome to the Blackwater Valley."

(End of this chapter)