Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

"Bang!"

"He's very perceptive; he must have noticed me."

The door slammed shut.

As soon as Oriana entered the room, Gordon, who was sitting in the corner with his legs crossed, spoke up.

"Huh...what?"

Orianna didn't react for a moment.

Gordon, sitting in the chair, pulled down his hood, revealing a chilling appearance.

The empty eye sockets flickered with blue flames of the soul, and the stark white skull appeared extremely sinister and terrifying under the light of a few candlesticks.

If one of the maids in the castle had accidentally witnessed this scene, she would probably have fainted from fright.

However, Orianna had long been accustomed to Gordon's appearance.

"It's that guy named Granger."

Gordon gestured with his chin toward the door.

Orianna finally understood what the other person meant, and a worried expression appeared on her face:

"Then, what should we do...?"

Gordon shrugged, then stood up and walked toward Orianna:

"There shouldn't be any problems for the time being. A knight who has served his family for decades wouldn't act too recklessly."

In fact, Gordon himself hadn't decided when to reveal his identity.

After all, the name "Golden Rowland" is simply too prestigious.

Whether people believe it or not, it will bring you considerable trouble.

Therefore, it is best to develop in a low-key manner before one's cultivation is restored and the Roland family becomes powerful.

Orianna nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

However, she immediately thought of a question: "But Ancestor, how did you know Uncle Granger's name?"

Because, in her recollection, she didn't seem to have mentioned this to Gordon.

  

"Of course, I overheard it when you were talking at the door."

Gordon answered casually.

Of course, this isn't actually the real reason...

Family member: Granger Reed

Age: 65

Cultivation level: High-ranking Knight

Fate: None

Status: The seed of power within the body is at a critical point of qualitative change, requiring external stimulation to break through...

Granger Reed...

Looking at the information displayed on the panel, Gordon fell into deep thought.

He originally thought the system would only set Roland family blood relatives as "family members".

But unexpectedly, family knights like Granger were also included in the category of "family members".

However, this gives me a lot more room to maneuver...

Especially since the opponent is at the critical point of "qualitative change of the seed of power".

Based on my past life's experience, once I can help a family member break through a major realm, I will definitely receive an extremely generous reward!

Although Granger thought that at his age, becoming a Grand Knight was probably a lifelong dream.

But for Gordon, who possessed the "Heavenly Path Book Pavilion," this meant nothing at all.

According to the system's instructions, I am able to consult classic texts at the "Purple Mansion Level" and below.

Therefore, it is not difficult to refine some elixirs to help Granger break through his life limit.

The only problem is...

He currently lacks the necessary alchemy furnace and materials.

The alchemy furnace itself is fine, but the real problem is that the ingredients listed in these elixir recipes may not actually exist in this world...

So be it.

That's all a story for another time.

Right now, dealing with Orianna's matter is more important.

After all, the other party is the most important window for me to integrate into this world.

Thinking of this, Gordon walked up to Oriana, bent down and laboriously carried the full suit of armor covered in burlap from the ground to the desk.

"Hmm... this is the enchanted armor you were talking about?"

"Ah, yes," Oriana quickly replied.

This was the first time Gordon had ever seen such "extraordinary items" in this world.

He nodded, stretched out his withered fingers, gently unwrapped the outer layer of packaging, and then began to examine it carefully.

This is a set of silver-white full plate armor.

Judging from its appearance, this plate armor is very well made and exquisitely polished. There is also a soaring eagle tattooed on the left chest, which is obviously the work of a master craftsman.

What is most striking is the faint silver halo that flows across the surface of the armor.

Orianna, standing to the side, glanced furtively at Gordon before continuing her introduction:

"This was something Uncle Cade paid a lot of money for. It has the [Sturdy] rune attached to it, so ordinary swords and knives can't cut through it at all."

It is said to be the work of a third-level wizard apprentice.

Uncle Cade said that enchanted armor like this is usually made specifically for expeditionary forces sent to other dimensions, or sold to some nobles in various countries.

I just don't know why it ended up here, which is why Uncle Cade bought it.

"A third-level wizard apprentice?"

"Yes." Orianna nodded, a longing expression on her face.

According to Gordon's understanding, the gap between different levels of wizarding apprentices in the wizarding world is very large.

Of course, the "gap" here mainly refers to the gap in knowledge reserves and in various disciplines.

However, for wizards, a group that highly values ​​knowledge, this is not the case.

A wizard apprentice who has in-depth knowledge in a particular field is often more valuable than a wizard apprentice of the same level who only knows how to fight.

Thinking about this, Gordon couldn't help but feel a little excited.

He was also eager to see how the "extraordinary items" of this world differed from the "magical artifacts" of his previous life's cultivation world.

Under Orianna's watchful gaze, Gordon closed his eyes and carefully separated a wisp of spiritual energy from his dantian, then slowly probed it into the enchanted armor before him.

Almost at the same time, fine, intersecting dark blue patterns lit up on the surface of the silver-white armor.

These patterns are densely wrapped around every corner of the armor, forming a repetitive ring structure.

Could this be the [Sturdy] rune that Orianna mentioned earlier?

In his previous life, Gordon was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although he was not good at cultivation skills such as "weapon crafting" and "alchemy", he still had the most basic common sense.

In addition, it now possesses the "Heavenly Dao Book Pavilion," which "encompasses all the myriad wondrous methods of heaven and earth."

Therefore, it was immediately apparent that the so-called [Sturdy] runes on this enchanted armor were quite similar to the [Restriction] runes used in weapon crafting in my previous life.

The so-called "restriction" can be understood as a kind of "magical structure" imprinted inside the magical artifact, which enables the artifact to acquire a certain fixed function.

"Restriction" and "Array" share the same origin, but they are also different.

The term "prohibition" encompasses two forms: "prohibition" and "control".

The former uses "restricting the flow of external and internal forces" to make the ritual implement stable.

The latter, on the other hand, uses the concept of "controlling power to operate in a certain form" to give magical artifacts a certain function.

When the two are combined, they form the core foundation of the cultivation technique of "weapon crafting".

The [Sturdy] rune on this enchanted armor is extremely similar to the "Restriction" rune used in weapon crafting.

The entire rune is centered around a series of tiny key nodes that guide and fix magical power, allowing it to operate in a specific way and thus endowing it with certain extraordinary properties.

The two approaches are virtually identical...

This only fueled Gordon's even greater interest in the wizarding civilization of this world.