CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: SENIOR KNIGHT ATTENDANT

Duke leaned on the table, barely managing to steady himself, as if his mind had just been struck by a heavy hammer.

After regaining his senses, he found his clothes covered with a faint golden glow, not understanding its purpose.

Duke looked at the brass ring on his hand and associated it with the information he just received, roughly understanding.

After he chanted the words "Amo Ko Yelensa," the ring extracted something from his mind and then activated.

The faint golden glow on his body came from the power of the ring, looking at the meaning of "Amo Ko Yelensa," it is used to resist elemental type attacks.

"Elemental type, could it be magic power?" Duke contemplated.

He recalled hearing a minstrel say in the tavern before that the ring clearly belongs to mysterious items and is probably left behind by a wizard.

Duke picked up his longsword and made a scraping motion on his arm, leaving a white mark.

If he exerted more force, he could easily cut through his skin.

This thin film of faint gold can’t defend against attacks from cold weapons and doesn’t seem very useful at the moment.

Duke had never encountered enemies capable of using magic, so he probably wouldn’t need it anytime soon.

He wore the brass ring on his finger so he could activate it anytime he needed.

Reflecting on the moment he went black, Duke guessed it might be due to his low spiritual power, or just enough to activate the ring.

If his spiritual power were lower, he might not have been able to activate the ring.

Leo had placed this ring in the box, knowing its unique nature.

But he didn’t wear it, which indicates he wasn’t clear on how to use the ring.

Precisely, Leo’s spiritual power was too low to meet the minimum requirements to use the ring.

Leo most likely didn’t discover the mystery on the ring and didn’t see the words that appeared on it.

Duke glanced out of the window, thankful there was no one outside, otherwise they would have seen him glowing gold.

He quietly shifted his position, hiding in the corner of the room to avoid being seen.

About ten minutes later, the faint golden glow gradually faded.

Duke realized the duration of this magic, under non-elemental attack conditions, could last ten minutes.

Three days later, Wood woke up, his injuries not worsening, everything slowly improved.

In November, the snow was falling heavily, covering the entire Jade Province in silver.

Besides purchasing winter clothes such as cotton coats and cotton shoes for himself, Duke also bought winter necessities for Wood, Uncle John, and his family.

In addition to clothes, there were various foods to ensure they could safely pass the winter.

The entire Yining Village received aid from Duke, with every household receiving cotton clothes, quilts, and some essential food to prevent any deaths from freezing this year.

Since Duke’s memory, every winter was a season of death; someone always died from cold or starvation.

Now, having some ability, he could do what he could for the villagers.

Duke didn’t stay in Yining Village for winter. After settling the villagers, he returned to Habs Manor.

The manor was more equipped, and daily practices were more convenient.

At this time, fewer people were in the manor, and after winter, the entire Moonlight Forest seemed to calm down, with beast and magical beast attacks occurring less frequently.

The Nightingale members earned a considerable break after a year of hard work, with only a few remaining for a rotating guard in the manor.

Few like Duke, not scheduled for guard duties, stayed in the manor; most returned to their hometowns or went to their purchased houses for winter.

Many Nightingale members had houses in Fengqiu City, preferring not to live in the manor, especially in winter.

Most have families, unlike Duke, who was a bachelor, and indifferent about where he lived.

Living in Fengqiu City was indeed convenient; for drinking or finding women, any turn would lead to the destination.

Duke temporarily didn’t want to buy a house; for one, they were expensive, and the manor provided everything, including free meals, leaving would increase expenses.

He had quite a few gold coins now but was reluctant to squander them.

Recently, most of his spending went ensuring villagers had winter essentials.

Duke intended to use most of his money on cultivation; magical beast meat was too expensive, so it had to be used sparingly.

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A month later.

[Giant Whale Breathing Technique level up, Constitution +0.3, Strength +0.3, Agility +0.3]

[Giant Whale Breathing Technique: LV5 (1/2000)]

[Dragon Spine Burning Wave Sword Technique level up, Constitution +0.2, Strength +0.2, Agility +0.2]

[Dragon Spine Burning Wave Sword Technique: LV4 (1/500)]

[Constitution: 9.7]

[Strength: 9.7]

[Agility: 9.7]

[Spirit: 8.1]

[Free Attribute Points: 3]

Duke spent a quiet month alone in the manor, enhancing the Giant Whale Breathing Technique and Dragon Spine Burning Wave Sword Technique by one level over time.

The Giant Whale Breathing Technique reached the fifth level, and a tiny pale flower sprouted between two green leaves on the skill tree.

This marked Duke’s successful entry into the high-level Knight Attendant tier, causing a transformation from the inside out.

The meridians widened, becoming thicker, and the capacity for Fighting Spirit increased significantly.

At this level, he could formally pursue the Official Knight realm.

Many Knight Attendants remain stuck here their entire lives, unable to move forward.

Limited talent makes this step difficult, even with magical beast meat.

Duke’s Knight talent wasn’t remarkable, but he needn’t worry about that.

Once the Giant Whale Breathing Technique reaches the seventh level, he can advance to become an Official Knight.

The Dragon Spine Burning Wave Sword Technique also advanced to the Great Achievement Realm, theoretically the highest level of this combat technique, yet the skill tree showed possibilities for further improvement.

Duke stepped out of the wooden house, holding a longsword in the snow, activating the Dragon Spine Burning Wave Sword Technique, causing a layer of white sword light to envelop the blade, rapidly turning into flames, blazing on the longsword.

This is the effect achieved after mastering the technique to the Great Achievement, with Duke’s Fighting Spirit depleting rapidly, soon exhausting.

Just promoted to high-level Knight Attendant, Duke’s Fighting Spirit capacity was lacking; only after cultivating the breathing technique for a while could sufficient Fighting Spirit be gathered for the combat technique.

The surrounding snow and ice began to melt under the high temperature emitted by the flames.

"I didn’t expect you’d succeed so quickly," a cool voice sounded from the side.