Chapter 174: Royal Relics

Chapter 174: Royal Relics

Chapter 174: Royal Relics
More than three months passed.

Ivan and the other families had already discussed the conditions. These nobles did not ask for magic stones. With the Grand Duke's face, no one asked for too much. However, some of them had some bizarre conditions.

For example, the Marquis Jutao, the old marquis said without hesitation that he could choose any granddaughter or daughter, one or several would be fine, he just wanted to leave at least one descendant in the Kasha family.

Of course Ivan rejected such a request. He was not a seeder. It was a pity that Marquis Jutao had the nerve to say such a thing.

In the end, Ivan obtained a total of four legendary knight-level breathing methods, including Grand Duke Xiangmai's Breathing of Abundance, as well as the Violent Bear Breathing Method, the Gray Newt Breathing Method, and the Swift Wolf Breathing Method. Among them, the best quality is the Breathing Method of Abundance, which can be practiced to a Flying Knight.

With so many Great Knight-level and Legendary Knight-level breathing methods, his purpose of collecting them has been achieved. The next few days will be spent studying them and organizing the spells.

Not long after he returned from Xiangsui City, the envoy of Grand Duke Xiangmai came to Sanggu Territory and brought the iron scroll and brocade scroll of honor bestowed by the Grand Duke.

Amid the incredulous gazes of the crowd, Led became an earl and obtained the land corresponding to the title.

With Ivan's encouragement and support, Reed began his career as an earl. The new territory was vast and prosperous, including a small commercial city, and the focus of the territory naturally shifted there.

Ivan did not go with them and stayed in Sanggu Territory.

As an earl, if Leder was willing and willing to cede land in a few years, he could have created two or three barons. This was the wealth that Ivan left to the Marichatton family.

He also gave his two elder brothers and his younger brother and sister a lot of knight-level secret breathing potions.

As for more things, it’s not that we can’t afford them, but we’re afraid that they won’t be able to bear it.

After examination, it was found that neither Padget nor Sean had the qualifications to become a wizard, and Ivan himself was the only one in the family who could embark on the path of a wizard.

In fact, not only has the knight training system on Tidal Island declined, but the supply of students with wizard qualifications has also shown a downward trend. According to what he knows, the academy on the Moon Clamp Peninsula recruits students every two years, while on Tidal Island it is three or even four years.

Among the students sent out, only one wizard appears every 20 to 30 years, and the number of local wizards is getting smaller and smaller. This is one of the reasons why he is so popular.

It is foreseeable that as time goes by, Tidal Island will become increasingly desolate.

The Marichatons were not even nobles before, and in earlier years they were just a baronial family. It was normal for them to be in the current situation, and they were already blessed by heaven to have his third-class talent.

Time passes day by day.

Ivan sorted out most of the spells, including adjustments to the first-level Hand of Darkness, first-level optimizations of Thorn Jungle and Eye of Insect Shadows, application development of spells such as Flower and Tree Shield, and also explored a new spell - Turbid Wind.

Turbid Wind, a first-level spell, can form a gust of evil wind after being cast, bringing mental confusion and damage, and also has a special toxic effect.

Like most first-level initial spells, the consumption of Turbid Wind is 5 scales of mental power and 5 scales of mana. It is worth mentioning that his mental power recovery speed is much faster than before, more than three times that of the apprentice.

In terms of spell organization, only the powerful immobilization spell, which is not that effective, has been put aside.

In terms of breathing techniques, he has derived the "Eye of the Bat" to the level of a great knight, but he lacks the materials for the corresponding secret medicine, so he needs to return to the academy to conduct further research.

The insect breathing method has also been optimized. The Swift Wood Silkworm clan still cultivates the energy of life. In fact, the main function of this breathing method is not to enhance strength, but to control and stabilize the power in the body.

As Randall said, this greatly benefits the survival rate of insects during their transformation.

With one month left before returning to the academy, Ivan walked into the Black Mist Forest with Xiangdie and Fengmo.

"Wizard Ivan, are you calling us here to practice?" Looking at the traces left by the test spell not far ahead, Feng Moth asked excitedly.

"Don't talk nonsense." Hearing this, Xiangdie immediately scolded, but then changed her tone, "You can practice with Wizard Ivan, but don't take me with you. I don't have much fighting ability. The most I can do is stand by and heal you."

"coward."

Wind Moth muttered, and looked at the wizard with an eager look.

As they continued to move forward, more traces of spell tests appeared before their eyes.

Of course, Ivan's spells needed to be verified from time to time. There was no special testing range in Sanggu, so he had to find another place. He also suffered for taking on this task in the depths of the Black Mist Forest.

Looking at the ground in the jungle that had sunk one or two meters, the clear huge palm print, and the large areas of destroyed trees, Feng Moth's expression gradually became a little stiff.

At this time, Ivan slowed down and turned his head to glance at it.

The Wind Moth couldn't help but shudder, suddenly realizing what stupid thing it had said. It unconsciously moved slowly, trying to move behind the Fragrant Butterfly.

"We don't have time today, we have to go explore a place." Ivan turned around and continued to walk forward. "It's rare that you have such filial piety, I will satisfy you another day."

Feng E had just breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard the second half of his words, his heart skipped a beat.

"Wizard Ivan, I was just talking casually, just kidding. I'm actually the same as Xiangdie, I don't have any fighting ability."

Hearing what it said to cover up the situation, Xiangdie rolled her eyes in an anthropomorphic way. She was too embarrassed to look at it. This guy was bringing shame to the Xunmu Silkworm clan.

Ivan walked for a while and found a horizontal ridge that could serve as a reference point. He called out the blood-red dove and had it carry him deeper into the Black Mist Forest.

The reason why I came here was related to the previous transaction with Grand Duke Xiangmai. Grand Duke Xiangmai provided a clue about a higher level breathing method, saying that it was related to the royal family of the Tide Empire, so I had to come and take a look.

You should know that during the Tidal Empire period, humans had the Knight King, which was a realm above the Legendary Knight. At that time, the Knight King was a hegemon and suppressed the entire Tidal Continent.

According to Grand Duke Xiangmai, the Knight Kings at that time were all from the royal family of the Tide Empire.

The blood-red dove flapped its wings vigorously and flew forward.

The entire Black Mist Forest is vast and boundless, spanning three countries. Its area is even not smaller than the Principality of Xiangmai. Countless ferocious beasts and monsters are hidden in the forest.

To Ivan today, these beasts with little degree of demonization are nothing.

In addition to wild beasts, the Black Mist Forest is most famous for its fog. The thick, gray-black fog makes ordinary people stay away, and almost no one can pass directly through it.

It is said that there is a bottomless rift in the center of the forest, and all the black fog comes from there.

As the sun and the moon alternate, gray-black fog emerges from it at night. Under the sunlight during the day, the fog becomes thinner or even dissipates, and emerges again at night, repeating the cycle.

Grand Duke Xiangmai also mentioned that many wizards had gone deep into the rift, some got lost there, and some brought back news that there were maze-like passages underneath, and deeper inside was volcanic magma. The environment was extremely harsh, and it was not worth exploring.

This time, Ivan was going to a place near the Great Rift Valley.

Above the forest, bloody ferocious birds flew past at a rapid speed.

After integrating the giant octopus' heart and other materials, the blood-colored dove's wingspan reached thirteen or fourteen meters, and its speed became even faster, no worse than the green dove that the Silkworm Queen transformed into by gathering the power of other swift wood silkworms. It was extremely suitable for traveling in such places.

The blood dove flew with the help of the wind and arrived near the destination under Ivan's guidance. He took back the blood dove and landed on the ground.

"Wizard Ivan, why don't we just fly over there?"

"You're so stupid. We didn't draw the map, so there might be deviations. This place is foggy all year round. It would be troublesome if we flew over it. There might be some monsters hiding in the deeper part."

"Whatever monster it is, leave it to me, Wind Moth."

With the addition of Feng Moth and Xiang Die, Ivan's surroundings became more lively. No matter what the matter was, these two guys always liked to argue. It was not known whether they were born to clash with each other.

"keep quiet."

Only after Ivan spoke did they fall silent, leaving only eye contact.

When we got here, the surrounding trees not only did not become shorter and sparse, but instead grew taller and more luxuriant. Even the vines wrapped around the trees looked like thick snakes.

Ivan identified the location and chose a direction to continue going deeper. The man and two insects had extraordinary auras, and there was no blind creature to disturb them on the road, which made Feng Moth look disappointed.

After a while, we arrived at the foot of a mountain, with only a corner of the mountain vaguely visible in the fog.

"The fog here formed a natural formation that concealed the traces. No wonder it went undiscovered for so long. Only when the mountain collapsed did some clues emerge."

Ivan looked at the place in front of him that was shrouded in fog. In fact, Grand Duke Xiangmai had sent people here more than once, resulting in countless casualties. Those who returned said that there were terrible monsters inside.

The way of knight training has declined, and even legendary knights are rarely born. Naturally, Grand Duke Xiangmai's interest in this area has been greatly reduced.

In addition, the situation is unclear. We only know that it may be related to the royal family of the Tide Empire. If we want to investigate further, we must mobilize the Glorious Knights under our command, or ask a wizard to come forward, which is not worth the effort.

Seeing that he was very interested in the breathing method, Duke Xiangmai took it out as a bargaining chip.

This maze was originally formed by relying on the mountain terrain. Now that the mountain is collapsing, there must be a flaw in the formation.

"Follow closely, let's go in and take a look."

Ivan walked and stopped, and soon found the loophole in the formation, then he entered the unpredictable fog.

Going a certain distance deeper, he sensed the breath of the undead in the air.

"Everyone be careful, there should be undead creatures here."

"Really? Don't bother, I'll handle it."

The Wind Moth immediately became excited upon hearing this. If it had not been in a maze, it would have wanted to stretch its body completely and let those undead creatures see its strongest posture.

"coming."

After a while, the opportunity it had been waiting for appeared. Clear sounds of hoofbeats were heard in the fog, and two tall figures were approaching them, one in front and one behind.

Seeing that Ivan had no objection, Feng Moth rushed forward without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)