EFB Chapter 13 The Heron's Breathing Technique
Chapter 13 The Heron's Breathing Technique
A man dressed in a white robe, who looked like a bishop, bowed to Lin Wei, and Celia and the others took good care of him.
"Greetings to the esteemed Earl of Chengshi, Your Excellency Linwei. May the guidance of Father Saint Mercy be ever present, and may his blessings protect you and your family."
Lin Wei paused for a moment, then said, "No, Earl Chengshi is my elder brother, Victor."
The charlatan laughed, "Shh, nothing can escape Father Saint Mercy's eyes."
Lin Wei's heart skipped a beat, and his face darkened.
"Has my plan to imprison Victor been exposed?"
Lin Wei invoked the Purple Face of Inner Voice to begin investigating the bishop.
[Name: Fu Er]
Attitude: Indifferent
[My heartfelt words: Following the will of Father Saint Mercy, my steps are guided; my soul transcends flesh and blood.]
"What nonsense is this?"
Lin Wei discovered that the voice of this person named Fu'er was unrelated to what was happening in front of him, which was very strange.
Like a walking corpse.
Fortunately, there seemed to be no conspiracy or scheme against them, or any intention to harm them.
Lin Wei was very polite: "Your Excellency, you flatter me. May I ask what brings you here?"
"This is a bottle of holy water, which I hope will influence the believers in Earl Chengshi's territory. I present it to Lord Lin Wei."
Bishop Foul took out a white reagent and handed it to Lin Wei.
"However, the materials for making it are not easy to obtain..."
Lin Wei immediately realized that this damned Bishop Foul had come to ask for money.
"Of course, I will sponsor 10,000 gold coins right away. I hope Father Saint Mercy can forgive my mistake."
Ten thousand gold coins is equivalent to a month's tax revenue within the territory, and Lin Wei felt a pang of regret.
However, in order to develop peacefully, there is no other way. This is protection money, and we have to pay it.
"Of course, Your Excellency Lin Wei, the Lord has heard you and protected you from evil."
Bishop Foul was surprised that Lin Wei was so perceptive, and the two exchanged knowing smiles.
After Lin Weiliu had a sumptuous dinner, Bishop Fuer bid farewell as he prepared to travel to his next territory.
"That old fox."
Watching Bishop Foul's departing figure, Lin Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
"Time waits for no one. Both this strange bishop and the well-prepared wandering army make me uneasy."
"Ham and Celia are already capable of handling things on their own, I need to hurry up and train!"
Lin Wei then went back into the basement. As for that damned holy water, he dared not use it and simply sealed it away.
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Lin Wei was studying the newly acquired "Heron Breathing Method" in the basement.
"According to the description of this breathing method, the Heron Breathing Method is a low-grade breathing method, inferior to the Lion Breathing Method."
"However, this breathing technique has much lower requirements for bloodline. It can be activated by the bloodline within the inheritance stone alone, so I can also cultivate it, not to mention that there are two inheritance stones here."
Lin Wei had experience practicing breathing techniques, so he swallowed the two bloodline inheritance stones of the Heron Breathing Technique in one gulp, and also chewed on a sheep.
Half a month later, Lin Wei successfully completed the creation of the prototype of the heron's bloodline.
[Grey Heron Breathing Technique: Level 1 (1/500)]
"Hey, there are already two miniature prototypes at the heart, but the Chengshi is obviously much more mature and has the largest territory."
"The newborn heron occupies only a small part, but at the very top of the heart, it looks like it's flying in the air."
Lin Wei felt it was miraculous.
However, a small incident occurred earlier.
Just as the heron was about to emerge, the lion-like creature suddenly pounced, as if preparing to hunt its prey.
Just when Lin Wei thought he was doomed, a deep blue ripple suddenly appeared on the deep blue face of the Rubik's Cube in his mind, forcing the Cheng Lion bud back, and the two buds were able to coexist peacefully.
"Go all out and level up your breathing technique to the second level. Only then will your body show noticeable changes."
Lin Wei quickly became familiar with the process.
[Grey Heron Breathing Technique experience points +1, after being tripled by Deep Blue Surface experience points +3]
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[Grey Heron Breathing Technique experience points +1, after being tripled by Deep Blue Surface experience points +3]
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Two months later, it was the beginning of March, the Spring Equinox, and Lin Wei turned sixteen.
[Grey Heron Breathing Technique: Level 1 → Level 2 (2/1000)]
[Grey Heron Breathing Technique experience points +1, after being tripled by Deep Blue Surface experience points +3]
"It's not easy. Imagining myself as a birdman and breathing at a specific frequency is too difficult for me. Luckily, I have a Rubik's Cube."
"It will only be more difficult for other knights to train."
After mastering the second level of the Heron Breathing Technique, Lin Wei felt his body was much lighter than before, and with a light leap, he could jump to a height of nearly five meters.
After circulating his breathing technique, two pairs of palm-sized wings grew from Lin Wei's back and slowly flapped.
"These wings are too small to fly; they're just here to be cute."
Lin Wei felt ashamed.
"The Lion Breathing Technique is at level three, and the Heron Technique is at level two. My strength is equivalent to that of two training knights with some to spare, not to mention that I have also mastered the Spiral Arrow Technique and the Grizzly Bear Armor combat skills."
"My appetite has increased. Am I still human?"
Lin Wei looked at the piles of cattle and sheep bones in the basement, his heart filled with complex emotions.
He decided that once he reached the standard knight level, he would need to interact with other knights to avoid working in isolation.
He still has many fundamental questions that remain unanswered.
This was because the three months were a cold winter, and not many troubles occurred inside or outside the territory.
However, the kingdom informed them in advance that it was preparing to collect the second phase of military expenses, which would be a quarter's worth of taxes.
Lin Wei honestly instructed Celia to prepare about 30,000 gold coins. The Chengshi territory was relatively wealthy, and with the tribute from the neighboring Grizzly Earl, the pressure wasn't too great.
However, the counts throughout the kingdom began to complain, more barons were becoming homeless, and some counts who were short of money were even on the verge of bankruptcy.
"After bankruptcy, the territory will naturally be taken back by the kingdom. No matter what, they won't lose out. They've played their cards right."
"The lords are just higher-level agents. They will still be severed, and none of them will escape."
"Only the knight's extraordinary power can be relied upon."
After venting his frustrations, Lin Wei left the basement.
As usual, he has to go out for a stroll during holidays.
……
As soon as the basement door was opened, the butler, Celia, rushed over.
"Lord Lin Wei, more werewolves have appeared, this time near the castle. They've started attacking people, and there's more than one."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Wei dashed out, startling Celia, Ham, and the others.
"My lord has become even stronger..."
As trusted confidants, Celia and the others also knew that Lin Wei was already a knight. With an extraordinary person in charge of their territory, they felt very at ease and worked even harder.
Lin Wei is young and hardworking, and the future of the territory looks very bright.
"The enhanced stamina from the Lion Breathing Technique combined with the lightness from the Heron Breathing Technique made me run too fast. The combined effect of these breathing techniques is not as simple as one plus one."
Lin Wei felt the scenery rushing past him and was amazed.
In just ten minutes, Lin Wei spotted a werewolf holding a child in its hand, about to stuff it into its mouth.
The child's parents looked on in despair when they saw this.