Chapter 281: Both Advance

Speaking of which, it seems that none of Clown's subordinates have ever experienced a major war, and neither has he. The only war experience he had was fighting two battles with cultists in Zak Town.

He also fought two battles in Lorente Town, but he did not use direct combat, but used long-range attack methods.

Liya said, "Sir, we don't need armor. The physical fitness of spirit masters is slightly worse than that of knights, so we can just use leather armor."

"Yes," Lorraine responded. They both still owed money for medicine.

"Okay, don't be reluctant to spend money on equipment."

Clown felt that the spirit master was a bit like the magician in the game and could not be equipped with heavy armor.

He looked at Del and asked, "How is the operation of the blacksmith shop going now?"

Del is now in full charge of the blacksmith shop, and when he is away he only needs to report the income to the housekeeper every month.

Del immediately straightened his back and said, “Sir, we have so many orders now that ordinary weapons are forged by low-level blacksmiths, and we high-level blacksmiths are only responsible for forging extraordinary equipment.

With a lot of practice, the three of us have improved our skills, but our forging speed is still far behind yours, and sometimes we even fail a few pieces. The net profit of the blacksmith shop last month was 470 gold spirit coins."

His tone was calm, but revealed an unconcealable joy. In the past, he could not have imagined himself handling so much money like he did now.

Clown smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad. I hope you haven't relaxed and improved your strength after work."

"Of course not. I will keep your words in mind. Besides, I want to see the day when Janice becomes a high-level transcendent."

When talking about his daughter, Del's eyes are full of pride, which is the old father's ardent expectation for his daughter.

Seeing that the other party was not blinded by money, Crown felt relieved: "How much refined iron is in stock in the blacksmith shop?"

The metal essence that the Fire Cube devours the fastest is fine iron ingots. Before he went to the Vatican, he had instructed that a batch of them be kept in the warehouse.

"The warehouse is already more than half full. I estimate there are about 50,000 pounds."

Del replied that he took the bishop's instructions seriously and supervised them every day.

If the orders in the blacksmith shop hadn't been so close and there weren't many people available, the warehouse would have been filled up.

"I trust you to do the job," said Clown admiringly. He paused and turned his head.

"Liya, Luo Lin, how are you two doing? Has your spirit been purified?"

The two spirit masters stood up and bowed deeply: "We will always remember your kindness, Excellency."

Controlling spirits completely becomes one's aid, which is a blessing of rebirth for every spirit controller.

"Get up, the stronger you are, the better it is for me. Now that I have no worries, I hope you can improve your spirit control level as soon as possible.

Luo Lin, I'm very curious, what fighting methods do you have now?"

Clown remembered that when Luo Lin was still a first-level spirit control master, spirit control could only provide auxiliary functions. This ability was very useful for criminal investigation and solving cases, but it would be much less useful in war.

The spiritual clash on the battlefield was particularly fierce, the emotions were too chaotic, and the opponent could not gather much useful information.

If she has no means of fighting, it would be best for her to stay behind when a war breaks out and help deal with things in the city of Hamers.

Luo Lin's face suddenly turned slightly red, and she said awkwardly:

"Sir, after I advanced to the second level, I gained a power that can be regarded as a mental spell. I can control the emotions of my enemies, making them furious or fearful, or calm the emotions of my companions, making them fearless and peaceful."

This is also an auxiliary ability, without any offensiveness, and she feels useless.

Lorraine looked at the bishop's face with some uneasiness, and found that he did not show any disappointment, but rather seemed a little happy.

"This is a very powerful auxiliary spell. If used well, it can have unexpected effects."

Clown's thoughts turned rapidly, and he asked kindly:

"What is the casting distance and the radius?"

During the war, this spell can provide soldiers with a better state. Facing a strong enemy, being timid or not is the difference between heaven and earth.

"The casting distance is thirty meters, and the release radius is about three meters. However, it only has a significant effect on extraordinary people of the second level and below, and can last for five minutes.

The effect is very poor for higher-level extraordinary people. I once did an experiment on Bishop Nick, and I could only provoke some of his emotions, which lasted for a very short time, about thirty seconds. "

"Are your spells blocked by obstacles? For example, can they be effective through walls? Have you ever experimented with this?"

Luo Lin sat up straight. She realized that the bishop really valued this skill: "These have been tested. Walls, ordinary steel, and even ordinary magic circles cannot block my spells."

“Very good, this spell is very useful, and it will become more and more useful as time goes by.

From now on, I will provide you with an interest-free loan of 100 gold spirit coins every month. You should intensify your practice of magic and strive to advance as soon as possible."

"ah?!"

Luo Lin exclaimed in a low voice, thinking: "From this point of view, when can I pay off my debts? Bishop, can I refuse it?"

Clown didn't know what the spirit master was thinking, nor did he care. Only when the other party reached a higher level could the value of this spell be demonstrated.

Just imagine that with a wave of the spirit master's hand, a large number of brave soldiers rush towards the enemy with full strength, which is equivalent to adding an extra buff. This is a great thing for the commander of the army.

He now has a private armed force of more than a hundred people. After being tempered in the war, they will become an elite force in the future.

Liya smiled and said, "Luo Lin, thank the bishop quickly. With this gold spirit coin, you can quickly improve your spirit control strength. Wouldn't your own ability also increase with the tide?"

In fact, she was very envious of the opportunities her old teammates had. As for the debts, once she became more capable, she would have more ways to make money and it would not be a big deal. She wished she was the one to receive such a benefit.

Luo Lin retracted her depressed expression, realizing that she had actually taken advantage of the situation. She said respectfully, "Thank you, Bishop, for your support."

"Improving your abilities as quickly as possible is the best reward for me." Clown smiled and nodded, and continued, "Melissa, my knight troop commander, do you have any good news?"

Finally, it was my turn to ask. Melissa sat up straight and said, "Sir, the first batch of guards consisted of fifty people, and currently forty-two of them have advanced to the extraordinary level.

The second batch of guards, consisting of 100 people, will complete their training before next spring.

These guards not only possess the knights’ excellent melee combat capabilities, but also have excellent shooting skills after training.”

She had sensed the scent of war very early on, so she trained her guards very diligently, and she also trained hard herself.

War is a journey through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so she cannot help but take it seriously.

Klauen nodded approvingly and said with a smile, "After this war, I hope that the guards under my command will become an elite force like the Crusaders.

Melissa, I hope that when facing the enemy, you can lead them to charge forward without fear of life and death."

This is his expectation, and he is prepared to increase his training efforts. These people are not cannon fodder.

"As you wish, sir. I will not disappoint you."

Melissa's eyes were firm and her voice was sonorous. Although she was still a woman, her aura was no less than that of a man.

"This is the spirit that we need," Clown said with a hearty smile:

"Everyone, I have advanced to the Silver Rank. The war is just a stepping stone for us."

His voice was not loud, but it was like throwing a huge rock into calm water, causing a thousand waves.

"Doesn't this mean that your strength has reached the level of His Holiness the Pope?!"

Del's eyes widened, and everything seemed so unreal.

Liya and Luolin looked at each other and congratulated loudly: "Congratulations, sir! May the Lord of Fire illuminate your way forward."

They are not devout believers, but their voices at this moment are full of piety.

The stronger the bishops were, the more secure their futures would be. In this increasingly dangerous world, being able to rely on the top powers was certainly a blessing and honor.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Melissa had already guessed it, and now she was overjoyed to hear the bishop say it himself.

William was not particularly clear about the significance of the silver rank, but when he heard Del's words, he was shocked:

"Sir, I will prepare a banquet tomorrow. Such a big event must be celebrated."

"Why does it sound so awkward to use my money to treat people to a meal?" Clown shook his head secretly and said, "You go and arrange it. There is no need to invite so many people. I don't like a too crowded environment."

. . . .

After the meeting, Crown returned to his bedroom, where he planned to think carefully about how to improve himself in the days ahead.

The Golden Light Spell was improving its proficiency in the Alienated Land as planned. The Soul Controlling Technique was only two thousand points away from advancement. If a breakthrough was made, both the Time Hourglass and the Fire Cube would benefit.

At least the time hourglass can provide a longer bullet time, and the speed at which the Fire Cube devours the metal essence will be a few points faster. At the same time, it can also store more metal on the body. He is one step closer to his goal of turning his metal clone into a Transformer.

This winter, you can strengthen both pets. If you can get a third-level pet, it will be of some help to him.

In addition, he needs to decide which pet to contract.

His goal was a ferocious large pet that could also serve as a mount, and he thought a giant bear was a good choice.

There is a kind of white bear in the Farouk Kingdom, called the Giant Bear of the North. It is a size larger than a normal brown bear. It is more than two meters tall when lying on the ground, and four meters tall when standing upright.

If I give the giant bear a set of extraordinary quality armor, wouldn't it be a bulldozer on the battlefield? Combined with my own silver-level strength, it must be a "small harvester".

The only problem is that this kind of giant bear is relatively rare and mostly found in the Andes Mountains.

There was no point in being anxious about contracting a new pet. What he could do now was to make more high explosives. This technology required advanced alchemy. If low-level alchemists could also make it, it would be much easier to deal with the attacks of the cultists.

Thinking of this, Crown began to think about how he should deal with a high-yield bomb filled with high explosives.

The evil god can bewitch people's minds. If someone's consciousness is bewitched and he throws bombs at them, how can they defend themselves?

This must be prepared in advance. I don't know whether it will be successful to build a giant metal door by hand to block the explosion.

His life level has reached the silver rank, and his body is very strong from the inside out. The shock wave overpressure generated by the explosion should not cause much damage.

After thinking for a while, he couldn't come up with a better solution, so he decided to find an opportunity to do an experiment to see how to deal with it more comfortably.

Having the seventh sense allows one to deal with danger more calmly. Crown is not particularly worried about such accidents, but it is good to be prepared for everything.

He stopped thinking about it, focused his mind until it was as calm as still water, and then began to visualize the Golden Light Mantra.

Although one can quickly improve the proficiency of the Golden Light Mantra in the alienated land, one cannot produce the essence of the sun and the moon, so the daily visualization time must be guaranteed.

Fortunately, the materials obtained through visualization are much more now than at the beginning, so there is no need to worry about not having enough materials.

. . . .

The white wind whistled past like a bone-scraping knife.

The snow kept falling, occasionally stopping for a day or two, and then continuing to fall. The snow in the wild was already up to an adult's thighs.

Soon, a week passed.

In the warehouse of the blacksmith shop, Crown picked up a piece of fine iron ingot in each hand. It only took a dozen seconds for the white iron ingot to turn into a pile of rotten black residue.

By constantly using the power of the Fire Cube, his proficiency in spirit control has slowly but steadily improved, and has reached the brink of advancement.

In the past few days, he created two second-level extraordinary armors and ten first-level ones every day. These tasks only took him five or six hours. He spent the rest of the time visualizing the Golden Light Mantra and devouring the metal essence.

Possessing enormous strength, he only needed a dozen or so blows to complete a part of the forging work, taking full advantage of his great force.

Clown quickly grabbed the fine iron ingot and mechanically used his spirit-controlling ability to devour the essence of the metal. He felt a little numb after maintaining this action for so long.

Suddenly, he felt a sudden light in his mind, and the silver light woke him up from his numb state.

An intense feeling of joy rose from the bottom of my heart, all the pores on my body opened up, and I felt an indescribable comfort.

He immediately summoned a wall of gold.

[Spirit Controlling Technique: 3/30000; Level 4] (Enhances the spirit controlling ability by 40% and reduces the spirit controlling power consumption by 20%, and speeds up the generation of spirit controlling power by 50%.

Passive ability: Each spirit control can help you share 10% of the spiritual pollution and negative mental spell status, and can reduce the impact by up to 20%.) Compared with the third-level spirit control technique, there is no new passive ability, but the original abilities are improved.

The ability to control spirits has now been enhanced by 40%, which was originally 20%; the reduction in consumption of spirit control power has not changed; the speed of generating spirit control power has been increased from 30% to 50%, which can save a lot of gold spirit coins if long-term, high-intensity combat is carried out.

Now the spirit control can provide 20% spiritual pollution, and the passive ability is also improved.

Clown's resistance to various spiritual pollution and negative mental spells is getting higher and higher, which is a good sign, because the evil god's pollution is very strong, and he is on the road to completely overcoming spiritual pollution.

He doesn’t know whether he will be able to reach the level of being immune to mental pollution in the future, but he is looking forward to it.

He recalled the fleeting silver light in his mind, and had a guess in his mind, and then he immediately sank his consciousness into the sea of ​​​​consciousness.

Skill levels would not cause such a phenomenon. If he guessed correctly, then the spirit control must have advanced! Klauen's consciousness descended into the sea of ​​consciousness. He saw that the size of the Fire Seed Cube had increased a lot, and its shape had also changed. The original cube turned into a sphere.

'Is it because he has been beaten by society and his edges have been smoothed by time, becoming more rounded?'

(End of this chapter)