Chapter 39: Superior Breathing Method

The headquarters of the Giant Shield Mercenaries.

Ivan entered the main hall and found the heavy shield already standing there. It was really regarded as the symbol of the mercenary group. After taking a few glances, he felt that it was quite fitting. Then he came to his father's leader's office.

Liede was a little surprised: "Ivan, why are you here?"

"I came to ask about the giant frog breathing method. You promised me."

"I forgot because I was busy. I'll give it to you in the evening."

After saying this, Liede chuckled. His son is still his son, and his personality is still a little unstable.

Seeing him say that, Ivan had no choice but to give up. After thinking about it, it seemed that there was no need to rush for half a day. He hadn't thought of how to talk about the wizard training, so he simply chose not to say it and went out to wander around the mercenary group's base.

[Pharmacy: lv2 (192/200)]
[Knight's Breathing Skills: lv1 (46/100)]
[Linguistics: lv1 (13/100)]
This is his current academic progress, with only pharmacy close to being upgraded.

If he wants to ensure his own safety, the best way is to break through the knight level with his own strength.

He thought about it carefully. If the Knight's Breathing Science level was high enough, it would mean that he had a higher understanding and perception of breathing techniques and the breath of life, which would undoubtedly help him break through from the squire level to the knight level.

Just like his alchemy level has increased, refining medicine has become easier.

But improving the knight's breathing skills is not a simple matter. He analyzed that there are probably three ways: first, practice step by step, but the rushing breathing method is a hindrance; second, get in touch with other breathing methods, increase experience and understanding, and you should be able to gain more experience points; third -
"Ivan, are you here to see your father?"

"Mr. Gro."

Deputy Captain Gro called him and Ivan came back to his senses.

Gro said, "Do you have time? Let's talk."

"it is good."

Ivan thought it was just a greeting, but it seemed that Gro wanted to talk to him about something.

The two came to Gro's private lounge.

Gro is the deputy leader of the Giant Shield Mercenaries and is of the same generation as Red. So Ivan is his junior. Facing a junior, there are some things he really cannot say.

"Mr. Gro, if you have something to say, please feel free to speak up."

Ivan really couldn't figure out what Gro wanted to talk to him about. Could it be that the mercenary group had done something dirty, but it was not his business, or was there a conflict between Paul and Beaman?

Under his urging, Gro told me the purpose of his visit: "Ivan, do you have a way to buy a medium-level general breathing secret medicine?" He knew something about Ivan and came to this conclusion based on his strength and breathing method.

Ivan asked back, "Why do you ask that?"

Gro showed an apologetic look: "I saw you taking it that day. Sorry, I didn't mean to do it. You just happened to be there, and my eyes can see farther than most people."

It's not that you can see farther than most people, but that you have a telescope installed in your eyes.

Ivan complained in his heart. He had clearly noticed that there was no one around.

He didn't ask Gro what a prospective knight needed the secret medicine for, he just admitted it directly.

"Yes, I do."

Gro showed a hint of joy: "Then can I ask you to buy one for me? If it is convenient, I would like to buy more copies. If it is not convenient, then one copy will be enough."

It was not a big deal for Ivan. He made the azure potion himself and could make money by selling it. All the money he earned was gold coins.

He didn't rush to agree, but asked another question: "Are the number of medium-level universal secret medicines really rare?"

"The quantity is indeed scarce. Flying Fish Port is located in a remote area, so the quantity circulating is even less." Gro said in a firm tone, and seeing that he still had doubts, he added, "You can regard the medium-general breathing secret medicine as a hard currency that is more valuable than gold coins. It can be easily exchanged for gold coins in any country."

Seeing his serious face, Ivan suddenly found that he had underestimated the value of the azure potion. It could not be measured by just 20 gold coins.

Biman had told him before that the Azure Potion was not well-known and needed to be kept secret, and since they were in a hurry to sell it, the price would be much lower than the market price.

"Then my request——"

"No problem, how much do you want?"

"How about a set of three?"

"No problem." Ivan agreed so easily that Gro was a little suspicious. He couldn't help but repeat, "Seriously? Ivan, I'm not joking."

Ivan smiled and said, "Of course, I promise you in the name of the Marichatton family."

Only then did Groh believe it and felt relieved.

"But I also have a request."

"You said."

"Mr. Gro, you must be practicing a special breathing method, right? Your eyes can see very far."

Ivan made this guess because Gro's eyes could not be explained by his special talent, and an idea popped into his mind.

"That's right, it's an incomplete superior breathing method with many drawbacks." Gro answered with a wry smile. He had thought that this problem would be exposed when he came here, but he didn't think Ivan would practice his own breathing method, a breathing method with obvious problems.

He offered: "If you want to know, we can exchange, but you have to keep it a secret for me."

"Okay, then it's a deal. See you later."

This was exactly what Ivan wanted, so he agreed without hesitation, but he didn't have that much azure potion on him.

Soon, Ivan came back so fast that Gro was surprised.

Gro didn't think much about it and asked the most concerned question directly: "How to change it?"

Ivan said, "Look at the potion first."

He handed three bottles of azure potions to Gro very straightforwardly.

Flawless blue.

Gro looked at it carefully, as if he could smell the scent of the sea.

Of course, it is impossible to distinguish the medium-level common secret medicine in this way. Gro believes that Ivan will not deceive him, just as Ivan trusts him to hand the potion to him casually.

"According to the market price, a medium-level common secret medicine is around 25 gold coins, and can often be sold for 30 gold coins. And my superior breathing method—" Gro was a little hesitant about the value of his breathing method, which was even rarer than secret medicine.

"Let's just exchange." Ivan waved his hand.

"Can--"

"Just listen to me."

Gro felt that he was taking advantage of his juniors, but Ivan didn't mind.

At his repeated requests, the two completed the exchange, and Ivan got a beast skin scroll. It was unknown what kind of beast skin it was made of, but it was obviously the original breathing method.

Putting the animal skin scroll into his pocket, Ivan smiled and said, "Mr. Gro, you don't have to think that I will suffer a loss. I actually made the potion myself."

Hearing his words, Gro looked at him in astonishment, trying to determine whether his words were true or false.

Ivan added: "It's called the Azure Potion. Actually, its original name is the Water Vortex Potion. You should have heard of it. Remember to keep it a secret for me."

Gro knew more than just hearing about it. He also knew how the leader got it. He found it in a ruin, and later he inquired from many sources and found that there was no way to refine it. This completely overturned his understanding of Ivan, although his thoughts had changed when he was in the Black Pine Forest.

Not to mention Gro's shock, after Ivan returned to Marichaton's house, he couldn't wait to take out the animal skin scroll and look at it.

'Eagle on the High Hill'

This is the name of the breathing method. It only has the servant-level part, with a total of 42 movements, of which 4 movement patterns are obviously different. It seems that they were added later, and there is no matching secret breathing method medicine.

"No wonder Gro said there are so many problems. There are four crucial moves that he made up himself. Moreover, the 'Eagle Eyes' that he cultivated need to be continuously nurtured. It consumes life energy every moment, otherwise the eyes will degenerate."

Ivan considered himself to be fairly proficient in breathing techniques, but after reading it carefully, he was still amazed at the complexity of the advanced breathing techniques, which were far beyond the 20-style rushing breathing techniques.

After careful consideration, he began to imitate, only practicing the form but not the spirit.

He didn't reply to the list during dinner, and after dinner he continued to think about breathing techniques.

[Knight's Breathing Experience +46]
[Knight's Breathing Skills: lv1 (92/100)]
(End of this chapter)

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