The year 1007 of the Holy Era, the warm month.

In the Black Water Valley, the water flows gently, the banks are covered with green grass, flowers are blooming, wild bees are flying, and spring is in full swing.

In the fields of the river valley plain, the serfs are working hard at the spring plowing. Last year, everyone experienced a rare bumper harvest. Under the leadership of Lord Baron Levi, the overall situation is stable and improving, and everyone feels that the future is bright.

On the training ground, Knight Fred was training soldiers. Now, among Levi's fifty full-time soldiers, almost half of them already had matching armor. Under Knight Fred's training, they became stronger and stronger. Several trustworthy elites among them even practiced a basic level of non-bloodline breathing method.

This breathing method is exactly the Siren Breathing Method that Levi obtained. Although it is not a strength-based method, if these soldiers practice it to the right level, they will have no problem fighting on the battlefield while wearing armor.

Moreover, they will be more flexible and able to dodge more easily on the battlefield.

Of course, there are not many people who practice breathing techniques at present. There are only five militia captains. Those who can be elected as captains are all talented and trustworthy confidants.

Although Levi is rich now, it is impossible for him to provide funding for all fifty soldiers to practice breathing techniques. Given the current financial situation of the territory, he simply cannot afford it.

He could only train five of them temporarily and give it a try. If the effect was significant, and he had enough money, he could gradually build his army into an elite force with complete equipment of war horses, armor, and the ability to practice the Siren Breathing Technique.

Even if only one of these fifty people eventually advances to an official knight, it will be a great help to Levi.

Don’t think that Levi can kill official knights easily. That is based on the premise that Levi has practiced many breathing techniques and powerful archery skills.

In fact, most small baronies only had one official knight.

In general, Blackwater Valley is currently in the upper middle level among all the baronies in the kingdom in terms of both financial strength and military power.

Levi did not delay his practice during this period.

Just today, he successfully mastered the Siren Breathing Technique to the fourth level.

Although both are superficial breathing methods, unlike the Frostwolf Breathing Method, the fourth level of the Siren Breathing Method is not the limit and it can be further practiced.

Levi——

Siren Breathing Technique: Level 4 (1/20000), special effects: primary speed, shrinking and changing shape (cannot be upgraded).

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"Even the most basic breathing techniques have different qualities. Obviously, the Siren Breathing Technique from the Death Bird is of higher quality than the Frostwolf Breathing Technique of the Frostwolf Family."

Levi only spent less than four months learning Siren Breathing, from the entry level to the limit.

It seems that the practice is very fast, but that is because Levi himself is at the formal knight level, and he has practiced the Black Snake Breathing Method and the Frost Wolf Breathing Method to the fourth level. This is only possible with the help of various conditions such as the proficiency panel and sufficient nutritional supply.

The benefits brought by this breathing method are also considerable.

Because after this breathing method reaches the fourth level, more than one special effect will be produced.

But there were two. Levi was a little shocked when he saw the proficiency panel.

You know, the Black Snake Breathing Method is an excellent-level breathing method and it only has one special effect.

The Siren's breathing method is indeed extraordinary. Among the superficial breathing methods, it should be of superior quality. Otherwise, it would not be able to become the standard breathing method of the powerful organization, the Voice of the Death Bird.

Needless to say, the primary speed coincides with the primary speed of the Frostwolf Breathing Technique, which brings some speed increase to Levi, but not as great as Levi imagined.

Essentially, the special effects brought about by these breathing methods are not the kind that can be simply superimposed. The Frostwolf Breathing Method has transformed Levi's speed to the limit of what can be achieved with a fourth-order, shallow-level breathing method.

Therefore, in terms of speed, unless the Siren Breathing Technique is advanced to the fifth level, it will be difficult to bring about big changes to Levi.

However, Levi didn't care much about this. What he cared about was another special effect of the Siren Breathing Technique.

[Shrinking and changing shape: By reasonably changing the position of bones, the body size can be reduced within the limit that the body can bear, and the flexibility of the body can be increased again. This special effect cannot be upgraded.]

"If this special effect is used well, it can be used to save lives and counterattack." Levi muttered to himself.

This is similar to the bone-shrinking skill in martial arts novels, which can change the size of the body by shrinking the bones. In fact, body size is also a problem that Levi is concerned about.

He discovered that some breathing methods, especially those that focused on strength, had a characteristic, which was that they inevitably made people's bodies grow larger and larger. For example, the great knight of the Mellon family who practiced the Giant Breathing Method had reached an astonishing height of three meters.

On the one hand, a large body does mean more terrifying strength and physique, but it can also make the target too conspicuous and slightly reduce the body's flexibility.

With this shrinking effect, you can shrink your bones at the critical moment, which may have miraculous effects. For example, the enemy originally planned to attack your vital points, but you avoided the fatal attack by shrinking your bones.

Moreover, after the body shape changes, the appearance can also be changed appropriately. With some makeup and disguise, the effect of completely changing one's appearance can be achieved. If you do something shameful, it will be much more convenient.

In addition to the Siren Breathing Technique, Levi's other skills have also made significant progress during this period.

The progress bar of the Black Snake Breathing Method has even exceeded the 10,000 mark. The amount of black energy Levi has now is much higher than before. Two months ago, the black energy on his arm could only cover the palm area.

And now, Levi stretched out his arms and practiced the Black Snake Breathing Technique. At his heart, the black snake that controlled the Frost Wolf and Siren species danced wildly, like Levi's second heart. The black air continuously flowed into Levi's blood vessels, and finally, along with the blood circulation, flowed into Levi's arms and palms.

His blue veins turned black, like black snake tattoos wrapped around his arms. Textured black energy slowly flowed down his arms, emitting a hint of metallic luster, with white smoke permeating above it.

"What a beautiful body." Levi couldn't help but admire himself, looking at the arm full of metallic texture, and sighed.

He punched the wall of the shelter, boom.

The entire wall seemed to be shaking, and some rubble fell off.

"Even a formal knight wouldn't be able to withstand the power of my punch."

"The quantity and quality of my black energy are constantly increasing, and my physical strength is constantly improving. Will there be a day when I don't need to use any cold weapons in the mortal world at all, and can use the power of ripples with just my own hands and legs? At that time, with one palm strike, I can break monuments and shatter stones, and crack armor and destroy armor!"

A bold idea suddenly emerged in Levi's mind, but he didn't dare to try it now. The power of ripples was too overbearing. If he didn't have a weapon to vent it, it would be easy to shatter his arm. Maybe Levi could give it a try after he advanced to the Great Knight.