Lord: Starting from the Pit-Dwelling Courtyard

Chapter 148 Heavenly Vortex

As soon as everyone left, Ron began building the basement. He was solidifying the materials and turning them into building materials at the same time, and the process of preparing the materials alone took a lot of time. By the time the basement was finished, it was already evening.

Only half of the building materials cleared during the foundation excavation and those originally dismantled from the site were usable. Even if all of them were converted into usable materials, they could only build one more floor at most. The remaining materials would need to be transported in by Duolong.

"It's such a hassle. Even getting some wasteland and gravel costs money. In this respect, the wasteland is much better."

When Duolong returned, he saw that the first floor of the building had already been completed.

Ron asked, "Have you figured out the apartment layout?"

"Understood!" Doron handed the blueprints to Ron.

"What about the sand and gravel?"

"I've already sent Gavin to retrieve it." Doron looked at the first floor of the building before him—an empty structure with no windows or doors. "Lord Ron, what kind of building is this?"

"The first floor is the shop, and you can continue to use it as the Chamber of Commerce's headquarters. There's also a basement that can be used as a warehouse." Ron clapped his hands and said, "You'll see when the renovations are finished."

Looking at the survey in my hand, there were no floor plans on it, only oral descriptions.

"I had people stake out the docks and the East District Market for two days, asking about a hundred households. More than 90% of them said the same thing: 40 square meters, two rooms."

Ron looked at Doron speechlessly: "That's it?"

Duolong asked in confusion, "Then what else do you want?"

Ron asked, somewhat annoyed, "Have all the resident groups been asked?"

Doron answered seriously, "I asked, and there are some knight families, five people in one family, who have the same goal, at most just ten or so more square meters."

Ron waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

"Tell Gavin to send over as much sand and gravel as you have, don't waste time." Ron pointed to Felix beside him and said, "From now on, I'll keep Felix with me. If we need help, we'll go back to the territory to find someone."

Doron smiled and nodded to Felix.

Doron said, "I'm relieved that he can stay by your side!"

Felix gave Doron a grateful smile.

At night, they simply rested in the shop on the first floor.

The environment at Gavin's place was really terrible; there was a strong smell of stinky feet as soon as you walked in.

As for the tavern's environment, it was indescribable. Without bringing a maid to clean it, he would never stay at the tavern.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so confident that the hotel business would be a huge success.

Leonardo da Vinci and Matic each stood guard in a corner, while Doron rested at the gate.

"This is the Heavenly Vortex Breathing Technique that I taught you. Our family divides breathing techniques into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The higher the level, the higher the talent requirement for cultivation, and the faster the cultivation speed and the greater the increase in strength."

This Heavenly Vortex Breathing Technique is a custom-made breathing technique by Ron based on Felix's physique, and it has reached the Heavenly Grade level.

Ron added the word "sky" before it.

He transmitted the Heavenly Vortex Breathing Technique to Felix and then assisted him in practicing it.

In just one cycle, Felix's body erupted with powerful fluctuations of life force.

Matic's gaze lingered on that fluctuation of life force for a long time. He had seen many breakthroughs in the wasteland, but none were as decisive and efficient as this.

Da Vinci wasn't looking at Felix; he was watching the way the lord was passing on his power, just like when he was guiding him through his breakthrough.

Duolong clenched his fists. In his recent training, he could clearly feel that his bottleneck was beginning to waver, but it would take time to break through.

So he was a little anxious and had already come looking for fresh clams. Gavin had already bought two and would send them to him in a few days.

While the lord was in Gorubak Castle, he wanted to use this time to attack the Earth Knights.

The life force generated by the Heavenly Vortex Breathing Technique continuously impacted Felix's body, dispelling the life force originally generated by his Golden Lion Breathing Technique.

When the second cycle of energy transfer was completed, Ron withdrew his hand, feeling quite mentally exhausted.

Ron smiled and said, "This is the breathing technique you'll be practicing from now on. I knew I wasn't wrong; only you can practice this breathing technique!"

Felix sensed the life force within his body. Although it was only one-tenth of what it used to be, he could clearly feel that he had broken through.

He is now a full-fledged late-stage Cavalier.

Thank you, teacher!

When the teacher blurted out that sentence, not only Matic and Leonardo da Vinci, but even Doron was dumbfounded.

Ron waved his hand: "Focus on your training! I need to rest."

Late at night, Matic gestured to Leonardo da Vinci, indicating that he wanted to go and talk to him.

Leonardo da Vinci responded with an OK sign. Although Matic couldn't understand it, he could grasp what da Vinci meant.

Matic stopped two meters away from Leonardo da Vinci, not getting too close, and da Vinci also kept his distance.

On this trip, Ron brought two Earth Knights and two Knight Apprentices with him.

Before departing, Old Hall had already told Leonardo da Vinci: "When you arrive at Gorubak Castle, the safety of the lord is the top priority. Matic is a newly surrendered knight who was once the lord. There's no guarantee he won't have ulterior motives. Be vigilant and keep your distance when you're in contact with him."

Leonardo da Vinci took all these words to heart. He knew very well that he was no match for Matic. If Matic suddenly attacked and killed someone, two meters away would not be enough for him to react.

Matthias asked, "I've heard that our lord can guide knights in their training, regardless of their level?"

Da Vinci nodded: "I broke through to become an Earth Knight with the Lord's help, as did Hilden. Amy came to the territory because the Lord promised to help her break through to become an Earth Knight. So just wait and see. If Amy can really break through, it will be enough to prove the Lord's ability."

After listening, Matic fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he asked, "Is it enough to just join the territory?"

Leonardo da Vinci smiled and shook his head: "You need to prove your loyalty and ability to the lord first. Only knights like that are qualified to ask the lord for guidance. From now on, you can only earn work points to exchange for the lord's guidance."

As a former lord, Mattich could only describe his admiration for the work-point system established by Ron.

However, having been here for so long, he also understands how precious work points are.

With his strength as an Earth Knight, he was responsible for the security of the castle in the territory, and could only earn 600 work points per month. He could earn an additional 200 work points by personally leading the patrol on time.

Even if you work for a whole month, you only earn 800 work points. After that, you still need to eat, so you can only save up three or four work points at most.

Matic asked, "How many work points are needed?"

"Ten thousand!"

"What?" Matic stared wide-eyed at Leonardo da Vinci with an incredulous look.

"You're not kidding, do you know how long it takes to earn 10,000 work points?"

"Ten thousand work points is a quick amount of work points!" Da Vinci said matter-of-factly. "During this Blackthorn cleanup, many people in the territory earned tens of thousands of work points."

Matic asked doubtfully, "Rely on war?"

Da Vinci nodded: "A small goblin is worth 0.5 work points, a large goblin is worth 2 work points, and an elite goblin is worth 10 work points."

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