Chapter 141: 141 Breakthrough

Chapter 141: 141. Breakthrough

In a rather upscale estate within the confines of Swamp Town, Lawson was currently in bed, entangled in a tempest of passion with his mistress.

Nobles were often permitted only one legal wife at a time—a decree from the old imperial laws that had persisted through tradition.

However, a noble was free to possess numerous mistresses.

Lawson kept mistresses in several locations, including one right here in Swamp Town, visiting whenever the whim struck him.

After a brief, intense charge, he entered the phase of rapid cooling, lying in bed with the beauty nestled in his arms, yet an underlying unease continually haunted his mind.

"Has the Skeleton Society really not sent any assassins to eliminate Romon? Why has there been no news from Mountain Town for so long?"

The letter had been personally delivered by Knight Fillidun, and the verbal reply had been brought back by Fillidun as well.

"Could it be that the assassination failed?"

The moment this possibility crossed his mind, Lawson immediately dismissed it.

If the Skeleton Society truly intended to assassinate Romon, they would absolutely dispatch a core member.

From what Lawson knew, though the core members of the Skeleton Society were few in number, each possessed formidable strength.

Once a core member took action, the success rate of the assassination was exceedingly high, let alone against a target like Romon, who was a mere novice junior knight.

Lawson could think of no reason for failure.

"Well, with the recent freezing snow and Mountain Town's remote location, it is possible the Skeleton Society simply chose not to strike at this particular time."

Lawson arrived at a more reasonable hypothesis; after all, the message Fillidun brought back merely stated they would act, without specifying a precise date.

"My lord, what are you thinking about?"

The woman in his arms nudged against his chest, her voice dripping with sweetness as her small hands reached downward once more, pulling Lawson’s attention right back.

He clamped down with his large hand and laughed heartily, "What, you want more?"

"This time, I want to play something different~"

While Lawson was enjoying his indulgence, Romon leaned against his headboard, quietly waiting for the arrival of midnight.

Today was the fourteenth of December, and according to the rules of the monthly check-in, he could claim the second heartwarming gift pack of the month today.

As the glowing text manifested before his eyes, Romon knew the time had come, and he impatiently opened his attribute panel:

Rank: 3-Advanced Knight (280/300); 3-Advanced Mage (400/400)

Attribute Points: 31

Energy Essence: 1187

The second heartwarming gift pack had brought 25 attribute points, and combined with what he had accumulated over the past few days, Romon's attribute points had now reached 31, completely sufficient for a breakthrough.

"Finally, I can break through!"

Romon felt a surge of excitement; a Bronze Knight and a Great Mage—either title held substantial weight in the outside world.

Take Wiggins for example: he had already been trapped at the peak of an advanced knight with bleak hopes of breaking through, and now, having lost a leg, his chances in this lifetime were completely gone.

Yet now, at just seventeen years old, Romon was about to achieve it.

He hesitated no longer, investing all 20 attribute points directly into his knight level.

As the progress bar filled to the brim, the text on the attribute panel was the first to shift.

Rank: 4-Bronze Knight (0/800); 4-Great Mage (0/1200)

Immediately following that, a bronze-colored radiance flashed across his skin, the signature hallmark of a knight breaking through from advanced to bronze.

Through this light, Romon seemed able to see right through his skin, flesh, internal organs, and bones.

Concurrently, Romon felt his physical strength receive a significant boost, and both his skin and muscles appeared to be reinforced.

At this moment, the sensational impact of breaking through a major threshold flooded his senses; from flesh to spirit, everything soared into the clouds, as if he were looking down upon the entire earth, completely refreshed and exhilarated.

"They say the skin defense of a Bronze Knight is exceptionally strong."

Romon raised his hand, inspecting the skin and flesh of his palm; in terms of appearance, there seemed to be no visible difference.

He picked up a small knife from the table and gently scraped it across his finger, yet it failed to cut the skin or draw blood.

"The defensive power is indeed a bit stronger, but this degree of strength is still very limited and cannot truly withstand blades and weapons."

A light scrape might fail to pierce the skin, but if he applied more force, it would still cut through, let alone during the sheer violence of actual combat.

However, the recovery capabilities of both physical stamina and mental energy were undeniable.

Ever since a knight entered the peak of the advanced rank, they needed to use battle qi to temper their flesh and blood to complete the breakthrough;

From Bronze to Silver, one needed to use battle qi to temper the internal organs;

From Silver to Gold, it required tempering the bones.

Therefore, these three stages were known as "Iron Casting and Body Strengthening," and supplementing the training with a battle qi secret manual could accelerate the speed of tempering.

Rulance had gifted him the Wushan family's battle qi secret manual, but Romon had absolutely no need for such things.

All he needed to do was allocate points, and the battle qi pathways would automatically form within his body, while his flesh, organs, and bones would spontaneously absorb energy to complete the enhancement.

Romon sensed his mana space.

Although breaking through to a Great Mage did not produce a bronze glow like the knight path did, Romon could very clearly feel that his mana space had expanded by more than half of its original size!

He could now refine far more magic power, and the number of times he could cast spells had seen a massive increase.

He traced the spell lines of the third-tier Pyroblast in the void, discovering that after the breakthrough, his casting speed had also quickened slightly, feeling much easier than before.

Once Romon mastered all the fourth-tier combat techniques and spells in a while, the methods available to him in battle would be significantly enhanced.

When that time came, facing that assassin named Ghost Shadow again, he could absolutely take the opponent down swiftly.

"It's just that the attribute points required next are a bit too much..."

If he wanted to break through again, he would have to accumulate a staggering 2,000 attribute points; calculating at a rate of 139 points per month, it would take him fifteen months to break through to the Silver rank.

"Uh, a year and a few months doesn't actually seem that slow?"

Romon scratched his head; for an ordinary Bronze Knight wanting to break through to Silver, even the fastest took two or three years.

His current breakthrough speed could already be considered a genius among geniuses.

If he still complained about this being slow, others would probably want to kill him out of pure envy if they found out.

"The attribute points needed for the knight rank are only 800, which is 400 fewer than the Great Mage. For now, it's more appropriate to prioritize adding points to the knight level."

Of course, this was not absolute.

Romon could still add points to his mage level whenever necessary, such as when learning a certain spell that demanded a high consumption of magic power or mental energy.

"Now that I've broken through, I wonder how Ruidar over in Ash Village is doing?"

Ever since Ruidar was summoned, he had been a peak advanced knight, and his inability to break through for the longest time had been constrained by Romon's own level.

At this very moment, that constraint no longer existed.

Ash Village.

Ruidar had originally been preparing to rest, but unexpectedly, a burst of bronze-colored radiance erupted from his body.

He blinked in slight surprise, then immediately understood. “It seems the elders have broken through.”

In that instant, his ability was strengthened.

At the same time, fragments of memory began to surface, flashing rapidly through his mind.

There were secrets of battle qi, new combat techniques, and fleeting glimpses of past events.

“Yan Sha?”

He had once remembered only that he was commander of the Flame Expeditionary Force; now, additional battle scenes emerged.

And his enemy seemed to be a being named Yan Sha.

“This name… is rather peculiar.”

Aside from these, the newly added memory fragments included a few scenes of leading troops into battle, though not many.

After digesting it all, Ridal, energized and alert, began practicing the battle qi scripture.

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