Levi mixed the spell materials according to the recipe in the notebook.

Then he put on the special iron gloves he made himself, grabbed a handful of spellcasting materials, and placed them in his palm.

Then, the hand seals changed, and Levi's hand seals were completed.

He softly chanted the accompanying spell and slapped out with his palm.

Phew.

The spellcasting materials were scattered all over the floor.

Not to mention the flames, Levi didn't even see a spark.

"Can't I wear gloves? But what if I accidentally burn myself?" Levi was not sure whether the seal would have any effect on the caster himself, and he was hesitant for a moment.

"Then I'll try wrapping my palm with black gas." Levi's mind moved, and the black snake energy filled his palm. Now that Levi is a mid-level knight, the thickness of the black gas is different from before, and it is common for him to snatch a sword with bare hands.

Then Levi made the release hand seal again and chanted the spell again.

The next moment, there was a hissing sound.

It was as if the fuse of gunpowder was ignited. Levi could vaguely feel a force between heaven and earth pouring in from the top of his head, into his arms, and then through his palms after he finished chanting the spell, causing the casting materials to burn instantly and then burst out!

A stream of flame about a foot long spurted out from Levi's palm, and it glowed red with a crackling sound like electric welding.

Moreover, the magical thing is that Levi can feel that even if he does not use the black gas to protect his palms, the high temperature of the flame will not hurt his palms.

Soon, the flame went out.

There was still a hint of warmth in the air.

“Success!”

"From today on, I am also considered half a wizard?"

He quickly opened the proficiency panel.

Sure enough, as he saw, a new skill appeared on the proficiency panel.

Levi——

Seal of Flame: Level 1 (1/1000)

…

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Levi laughed. As expected, on the proficiency panel, even the seals that required wizard blood could be practiced!

"The next step is to improve my proficiency. The materials needed to cast the Flame Stream Seal are not expensive. Let's set a small goal and improve it to level three before the end of this year."

The flames released by Levi's Flame Seal swept across the ground, charring it black.

In fact, the power of this flame is still very strong, but Levi's current attack range is too small and the duration is too short. Unless it is close combat, it is difficult to hurt people.

Moreover, according to the introduction in the notebook, there are five kinds of flames erupted by the Flame Flow Seal, and the temperatures are from low to high, namely:

Orange-red flame, yellow-white flame, blue-green flame, purple flame, and the highest level of colorless flame.

It is said that if it reaches the level of colorless flame, the power of this Flame Seal is almost as powerful as a formal wizard using the first-level spell "Burning Hands".

Levi never tired of practicing the Seal of Flame. Since the spell materials were easy to get, he didn't feel bad about it.

In order to obtain the ashes of bones that are more than a hundred years old, Levi's men have been robbing tombs quite a bit during this period.

As for the spell materials for the other three seals, Levi posted commissions in the Shining Tavern under different identities. Although he knew there was a high probability that he would not succeed, what if he was lucky?

In terms of territory, the construction of cavalry in Blackwater Valley is also in full swing.

In order to avoid being discovered by potential enemies where they were stationed, this cavalry usually trained in a valley basin carefully selected by Levi, located in the heart of the Black Mountains and rarely visited by people.

The forging industry in the territory is also booming.

To support so many cavalrymen, daily expenses are bound to be inevitable.

As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to maintain an army and only a moment to deploy it. This is unavoidable.

In terms of diplomacy, Levi's two current neighbors, Baron Silver Fox of Silver Moon Territory, also seem to be carrying out large-scale construction in their own territories, and are very close to the church, and have become a vassal force of the church.

The new church built by Abraham Old Dog was also completed. With the support of a large amount of manpower, material resources and financial resources, a magnificent church rose from the ground.

On the day of the official opening, Levi sent someone to present a gift to Abraham Old Dog, which made Abraham Old Dog very happy, and he personally gave Levi a holy blessing.

Levi sneered in his heart. Although his current strength was not enough to resist the church, it was still easy for him to find an opportunity to kill old dog Abraham and his Glimmer Knight without anyone noticing.

However, he has not done so yet. Not only has he not taken revenge, but he has also been trying to show goodwill to the church in various ways. Except for not agreeing to Lao Gou's request to sell the land, he has met all the other requirements.

For example, he also donated an additional sum of 100 gold coins to the church in his own name!

When the church needed labor, he asked some serfs in his territory to help build the church for free.

This made old dog Abraham feel that Levi was very sensible. In his opinion, sooner or later, the Blackwater Valley would belong to the church.

The reason why he wanted to obtain Blackwater Valley so much was that he accidentally obtained a treasure map, and the treasure location on the treasure map was in Blackwater Valley.

After consulting historical documents and books, he discovered that the Blackwater Valley was actually the fiefdom of the Mellon family, so the treasure map must be the treasure map of the Mellon family.

The Mellon family has special significance to the church, and his intuition tells him that Blackwater Valley may be hiding the treasures and secrets of the Mellon family.

However, without becoming the lord of Blackwater Valley, he would not be able to mobilize a large amount of manpower and resources to search for it.

However, Abraham was very patient. In his opinion, Levi's current show of goodwill towards the church meant that Levi could no longer hold on, and most likely he wanted to please him so that Blackwater Valley could be sold at a good price.

Therefore, in order to further open up the situation, old dog Abraham personally asked the church branch in Icewind City to give Levi a "Chapter of Divine Glory" that can drive away evil spirits. It is said that this badge is the second generation of the previous "Chapter of Divine Glory" and has a stronger deterrent effect on evil spirits!

In the words of old dog Abraham, although this badge is made of iron, it is more precious than gold. It is the church's recognition of the lord's loyalty.

Levi was naturally grateful and paid this year's taxes readily.

Carrying a small bag of heavy gold, the smile on old dog Abraham's face became even more intense.

Thinking of old dog Abraham, who was on good terms with him, a strange smile appeared on Levi's lips.

The church, this cash cow, is about to start making money, so let the old dog fly for a while.

…

The year 1008 of the Holy Hui Calendar, the month of flowers.

Inside the shelter, Levi opened his eyes. On the surface of his heart, the black snake species raised its head proudly in a kingly posture, while the frost wolf species, giant bear species, siren species, and human-faced spider species were crawling on the ground.

Among them, the size of the Siren species is larger than before.

"The Siren Breathing Technique has reached the fifth level."