The year 1009 of the Holy Hui Calendar, the month of green grass.

In the small hotel, the magic shark stood obediently, not moving.

"Just wait for me here and don't move." Levi said to the Demon Shark.

After saying this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"What am I talking to myself about with a puppet? It can't understand me."

"Maybe I've been alone for too long, so I just like talking to myself."

Levi asked the puppet to stay at home and went to the Shining Tavern.

Let’s go to the Shining Tavern again today, and then we can go back to the territory.

Having successfully killed the great knight, it now depends on how the Duke of Montenegro reacts.

He found a deserted place and put on the golden mask.

His appearance and tone all automatically switched to the Golden Warhammer vest.

As soon as Levi arrived at the Shining Tavern, the staff said that a distinguished guest was looking for him and advised Master Terra to come. It can be seen that the guest should be a noble who plays an important role in Icewind City.

The staff took Levi to a quiet box.

Inside the box, there was a middle-aged man with a delicate face. He was not particularly tall and strong, but had a resolute expression. He looked very aristocratic, had a delicate moustache, and a head of bright silver hair.

It was Earl Silver Mountain.

"Master Terra, it's really not easy to see you." Earl Yinshan said with a smile.

"My Lord Earl, what do you want to talk to me about?" Levi said in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant. Although the other party was an earl, he was a craftsman. In terms of identity and status, although he was not as good as the earl, he was well-known and could not be too humble, which would be unworthy of his master status.

Earl Yinshan naturally would not be angry. He smiled and said, "Master, please take a seat."

On the table was a jug of black rum.

Earl Yinshan filled Levi's glass with wine, and then said straight to the point: "Master, I want to hire you as my forger."

"My Lord Earl, you should also know that there are many people in the entire North who want to hire me, but I refused them all. I am not short of money." Levi said frankly.

As a craftsman, he can proudly say that he is not short of money.

"I naturally know that you are not short of money, so I want to ask you, what kind of thing do you want? As long as it is what you want, I will try my best to satisfy it." Earl Yinshan smiled gently.

"I can't think of what I'm lacking for now. My life is very fulfilling now, but I will consider the Earl's advice." Levi said politely.

Seeing that Levi was unmoved, Earl Yinshan said gently, "Master, are you worried about something? If you are worried that you will be controlled and lose your freedom if you are hired by me, then there is no need to worry. I just need you to help me forge a batch of mithril armor and weapons. It's just that the forging cycle may be longer."

"It can be seen that the Earl seems to have a lot of mithril. This is an extremely rare metal. Even I, a craftsman, rarely see it." Levi said.

Earl Silver Mountain has great ambitions and actually wants to create a "batch" of mithril equipment. Even if only a small amount of mithril is added, this is still a huge expense.

"Master, I believe you have also heard about the snow monster in the Kingdom of Eternal Night." Earl Yinshan thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, that thing seems very dangerous?" Levi's heart moved. He didn't know why Earl Yinshan told him this.

"Master, do you know that more than a dozen noble territories in the Kingdom of Eternal Night have been destroyed because of the snow demon?" Earl Yinshan asked solemnly.

"I really don't know about that." Levi was obsessed with spiritual practice. Gaining experience had exhausted him to death. How could he have the time to care about things like world peace?

“To be honest with you, Master, I created these mithril equipment to prepare for fighting against the army of snow monsters that may arrive in the future. This past winter, countless people were displaced by the snow monsters. Unfortunately, many bigwigs in our kingdom have not yet realized the seriousness of this matter.

According to what I learned from the knights who had fought against the snow monsters on the front lines, the undead creatures like the snow monsters are almost immortal. Unless the frost heart in their bodies is completely shattered or taken out, it is difficult to kill these monsters completely.

The damage caused by ordinary iron swords to snow monsters is limited and inefficient. So far, there is only one kind of metal that can cause considerable and efficient damage to snow monsters, and that is... Mithril!

Master, winter is coming. The rebellion of the snow demons from the Far North will sooner or later wreak havoc on the northern border of the kingdom. By then, the entire Black Mountain Province will be caught up in it. Master, you are certainly a distinguished craftsman, but in the coming storms, you need to take a large ship that can withstand the wind and waves. Believe me, in the entire northern region, except for the Duke of Black Mountain, you can't find a second ship that is more sturdy than my Silver Mountain Knights!"

Earl Yinshan looked at Levi with sharp eyes. He was so confident and exuded a powerful aura.

Levi had just killed the Demon Shark Knight, so he had a strong feeling that although they were both great knights, Yinshan's strength definitely surpassed that of the Demon Shark.

Although there is no gap in realm between the great knights, it does not mean there is no gap in strength.

At this stage, there are no differences in realms, but there are differences in breathing methods, fighting skills, and personal talents.

Those great knights who are at the same level but have better breathing techniques, better equipment, higher combat skills, and greater talents will naturally be stronger.

So although they are both great knights, the Imperial Fist, even if he is injured, can still fight two at once and suppress the two great knights, the Minister of War and the Pale Shadow, all by himself!

Although Earl Silver Mountain is certainly not as powerful as the Imperial Fist, as a member of the Seven Knights of the North and a figure on the same level as his father, his strength is naturally extraordinary.

Levi fell into deep thought. From what Earl Yinshan said, these situations were most likely true. The snow demon was indeed a problem that plagued the Kingdom of Eternal Night.

Moreover, Levi knew the origins of these snow monsters better than Yinshan.

"The devil's tide is returning." Levi thought of the opening words of the exorcism notes, and his heart moved slightly.

The world is becoming increasingly unstable. Evil spirits and snow monsters are merely foreplay and cannon fodder for the return of the demonic tide.

Sooner or later, during the long process of the return of the magic tide, more and more powerful magic creatures will descend upon this world. By then, the fragile human civilization and those great knights that everyone is proud of now will be as vulnerable as blank paper.

However, Levi would not worry too much. After all, the return of the demon tide would take thousands of years. By that time, if he had not embarked on the path of a wizard and became a very successful wizard, he would probably have died of old age, so there was no point in worrying about that.

However, the current snow demon rebellion and evil spirit incident are indeed real problems that Levi needs to face.

The Silver Mountain Knight is very powerful. If I can establish a relationship with the Silver Mountain Knight through forging, it might be a good choice.

Thinking of this, Levi took a deep breath, as if making a difficult decision.

"Well, My Lord Earl, please give me some time to think about it." Levi said with a slightly heavy voice.

"Well, I look forward to your reply, and you are also welcome to visit my mansion at any time." After saying this, Earl Yinshan left gracefully.

Earl Silver Mountain believes that no one is not afraid of death.

Although the master is not short of money and seems to have certain strength, it is still difficult for him to protect himself from the impending snow monster disaster.

"Even Earl Yinshan has come in person, Master Terra, you are really impressive." Levi looked at Earl Yinshan's disappearing back and laughed at himself.

From the information he got from other sources, it seemed that Earl Yinshan was a pretty good person, and had a very good reputation among the aristocracy and even among the common people.

However, Levi had his own territory, so he naturally did not want to be employed by others. It would be uncomfortable to live under someone else's roof.

But Earl Yinshan's words did make Levi somewhat tempted.

"I didn't expect that mithril could be used in this way. I guess many great nobles know about it. No wonder mithril has become increasingly difficult to buy in the North recently. It has all been bought up by these great nobles." Levi's heart moved slightly.

"But I have a complete set of frost giant armor made of mithril, which should be able to protect myself against the snow monster. My Frostmourne is also a mithril sword, which can cause damage to the snow monster."

Levi was not too nervous. If the snow demon disaster really swept across the northern border, it would be out of control.

Then he would pack up and run away, abandoning the Blackwater Valley.

Blackwater Valley, to put it bluntly, is just a property.

To the extent Levi could, he would protect his property.

But your life is threatened, so you have to let go of those things!

"As for the conditions for cooperating with Earl Yinshan, I still need to think about it carefully. I can't be impatient."

After walking around the Shining Tavern and not finding what he wanted, Levi returned to the inn, took the Magic Shark with him, and rushed back to the Blackwater Valley. In order to prevent the Magic Shark from scaring others, he let the Magic Shark stay in the shelter.

After all, all his valuables are in the shelter, and guarding it well is the most important thing.

Overall, I gained a lot from this trip to Icewind City.

I earned more than a thousand gold coins and took on several large orders.

The most important thing is that he obtained the core of the undead and created the Demon Shark, a puppet monster that can barely be considered a great knight.

By the way, I also got a book on breathing techniques.

Levi took out the breathing method, the Red Pig Breathing Method.

In the inheritance map, a giant blood-red pig was lying on the red soil, like a small hill, enjoying the worship of twenty little men.

"The garbage in the shallow breathing method."

“Something is better than nothing.”

This is what Levi commented.

It took him a few days to master this breathing method.

The secret medicine for this breathing method is the simplest secret medicine Levi has ever seen: wild boar meat.

There are a lot of these creatures in the Black Mountains. They often come down the mountain and destroy farmland. Levi hunted them and stockpiled a lot of them.

With the help of the secret medicine, one month later.

The year 1009 of the Holy Hui Calendar, the month of flowers.

Levi quickly mastered this breathing method to the fourth level limit.

At Levi's heart, the giant rhinoceros used its horn to stab to death the red pig that had just appeared not long ago. The horn was like a straw, swallowing the red pig.

The mental and physical energy consumed by this fusion was not very great for Levi at his current level.

After he had a good rest, he opened the proficiency panel.

The giant rhino's progress in breaking the limit also increased from (2/3) to (3/3), and it successfully broke the limit!

Giant Rhino Breathing Method: Level 5 (1/30000), Special Effect: Intermediate Strength.

"Very good, next we can work our way up to level six."

Levi was in a good mood after he kept swallowing.

Today's proficiency panel is much simpler than before.

Levi also looked very comfortable.

Now Li Wei is practicing the breathing method:

Black Snake Level 6;

Human-faced spider, giant rhinoceros, and sea monster level 5;

Blood whale level three, turbellarian level two, giant level one.

Looking at these breathing techniques, Levi felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"The next main target is Black Snake. After Black Snake reaches the seventh level and becomes a peak knight, we can make the final sprint towards becoming a great knight."

Great Knight, a goal that was once out of reach for Levi.

After six years of continuous efforts by Levi, they are finally getting closer.

"Set a small goal, become a great knight when you are twenty years old!"