[Black Snake Breathing Skill Proficiency +3]

[Black Snake Breathing Technique Proficiency +2]

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[Black Snake Breathing Method: Level 1 (233/1000)

With the positive feedback of the proficiency panel, Levi practiced the breathing method silently day after day.

Apart from the necessary rest time such as eating and sleeping, the rest of the time is spent on practicing. It can be said that he truly practiced until he died as long as he did not die.

As a result, other servants rarely saw Levi in ​​the castle. The few times they saw the lord, he was either twisting his body in strange ways or wearing heavy armor and holding a shield, constantly defending against the Serpent Vulture Knights' violent attacks.

"Our Lord is so young, but he works so hard. This really makes me ashamed of myself."

Seeing that Levi trained harder than them, the militiamen felt embarrassed to slack off. After all, it was unreasonable for the boss to work hard while his employees slacked off. Sooner or later, they would be fired.

The militiamen were forced to start involution.

"What? The lord is still training? Then I can't sleep either. This way, after the lord is done training, he will see that I am still working hard and maybe he will give me an extra piece of bread the next morning."

Although the militiamen worked harder and harder, with Levi as a backdrop, they knew that no matter how hard they tried, they could not compare to the lord who was as tireless as a robot, so they finally felt relieved.

Fred was very pleased to see Levi working so hard. When Levi was practicing, he was responsible for handling all matters within the territory with the butler, so as not to let these trivial matters delay the lord's practice time.

However, some disputes among residents in the territory still require Levi to personally conduct judicial adjudication, so as not to lose his dignity and authority as a lord. He was a lawyer in his previous life, and this is the only thing that barely matches his professional qualifications after he traveled through time.

The Moon of the North Wind passed by in a hurry amid the busyness.

The coldest winter month of the year (December) has quietly arrived.

This means that for northern areas like Blackwater Valley, the cold wave will be more violent and the blizzard will be more severe!

Many serfs' dilapidated wooden houses had fallen into disrepair and were destroyed by the cold wind and snow. The heavy snow blocked the mountains, so it was naturally difficult to rebuild them in such a cold winter.

The kind Lord Levi asked Knight Fred to temporarily settle these serfs in the castle and found a job for them in the castle. The girls or young women were arranged by Levi to be maids, responsible for taking care of the daily life of Levi and Knight Fred.

He also selected some young and middle-aged men and incorporated them into the militia, so that the number of militia under his command reached an unprecedented number of... fifty people.

These militiamen are all led by Knight Fred, who teaches them basic combat skills. Besides training, they are responsible for repairing castle buildings, doing some heavy physical work, and herding and farming. They are not full-time soldiers. With the current level of Blackwater Valley, it is simply unable to support full-time soldiers.

The elderly and children are responsible for some relatively easy physical work. Everyone can contribute their own strength to the territory and get their own share of food according to their work: a piece of gray bread, a bowl of red bean soup or something like that.

Gray bread is worse than brown bread, but not as fragrant and soft as white bread.

In fact, with the productivity level of Blackwater Valley, the fine white bread is barely enough for Levi and Knight Fred to eat. The knight's powerful physical functions are inevitably accompanied by huge calorie consumption.

Levi's current daily food requirement is five to eight times that of a normal person. Most of these calories are efficiently used through breathing to strengthen the body, and a small part is converted into excrement. However, it is this small part that forces Levi to defecate three times a day.

On the contrary, Knight Fred, because he has passed the rapid growth period of the breathing method, as a formal knight, his appetite is only three times that of a normal person without deliberately practicing the breathing method.

Levi's generosity made the serfs in the territory very grateful to Levi, and thanked this young, kind and handsome lord for his gift.

Levi himself was immersed in practicing breathing techniques and couldn't extricate himself.

I feel a great sense of accomplishment as I watch my proficiency in the Black Snake Breathing Technique improve visibly every day.

At the same time, he was always on guard against the arrival of wandering knights or bandits wandering in the wilderness.

After all, for those "homeless dogs", a weak lord like Levi is undoubtedly a good target for robbery.

Of course, with Knight Fred around, Levi doesn’t have to worry about ordinary foreign enemies.

As the right-hand man of the Black Snake Knight, although Knight Fred seldom takes action nowadays, the name of "Snake Knight" is still a deterrent in the surrounding areas.

While Levi was practicing, he would occasionally go to see the results of Knight Fred's training of the militia. From the initial group of misfits, they have now barely formed combat capabilities. With the guidance of the knight, their progress is visible to the naked eye.

They will also become an important force in protecting themselves and their territory in the future.

To be honest, the population of Levi's territory is still too small, and its productivity is among the lowest among the baronies.

After all, he was basically "left with nothing" and returned to Blackwater Valley without taking anything with him.

For the weak Levi, doing so was a helpless act.

There is no time in cultivation, and everything is peaceful and tranquil for Lord Levi.

The most difficult and coldest winter month in the northern part of the kingdom has finally passed.

The first day of the original month (January) in the year 1004 of the Holy Hui Calendar.

This day is the birthday of "Father of Heaven" and the New Year of the Emerald Kingdom.

Coincidentally, this day is also Levi's birthday.

Levi Snake, Baron of Blackwater Valley, Earl of Tulip Territory, and Master of Storm Territory, is thirteen years old.

The wind was still cold in the Blackwater Valley. Levi in ​​the castle performed a strange and twisted breathing posture, stretched his 1.8-meter-tall body, stood on the second floor of the castle in a JOJO posture, and looked at the residents below with deep eyes.

His whole temperament is now completely different from what it was more than a month ago. Beneath the sunny and handsome face, there is a gloomy temperament like a snake. His muscles are full and round, his lines are hard, strong and powerful, as perfect as an ancient Greek statue.

Seeing Levi like this, one can’t help but sigh: How the hell is he thirteen years old?

He looked at the sky full of ice and snow and felt particularly happy.

New Year, new atmosphere. The castle is decorated with lights and colorful decorations. The cute young maids with freckles all over their faces are busying around, their little faces turning red from the cold wind. They are giggling as they prepare for the lord's New Year's dinner and birthday dinner.

The soldiers also drank strong liquor, which was rare, and chatted happily with Knight Fred, expressing their gratitude to the knight and the lord for their gifts in the past year, and sending New Year and birthday wishes to the lord.

Other serfs brought delicious ham, cheese, dried fruits, fruit wine and other agricultural products to the castle to express their gratitude to Levi.

Compared with other feudal lords in this world, Levi, who traveled from the modern times, has a much better attitude and respect for these leeks and firewood than other feudal lords in this world.

Therefore, the serfs living in the Blackwater Valley were poor but content.

At least here, they can occasionally feel the dignity of being human, and they can also get the protection of the Lord and Knight Fred, so there is still basic security guarantee.

Of course, Levi was in a good mood not just because of these.

The most important thing is, his Black Snake Breathing Method finally broke through to the second level after nearly two months of crazy day and night experience gaining.