The arrival of God's birthday makes the city of Signo flourish.

The city's public security had improved significantly during this period due to two consecutive operations to clear out the "rat population" in the city and the night watchmen's intensive patrols.

certainly.

None of this has anything to do with Carl.

He has been busy moving, cleaning up the new house, and thanking others for the gifts they sent him when they moved. He even rarely goes to Adolf's manor outside the city.

There are also breathing techniques, martial arts, meditation, witchcraft, and potion brewing...

Nothing can be delayed.

His daily schedule was fully packed, and he declined all gatherings with colleagues on the God's birthday.

Fragments of the divine domain.

Carl took the secret medicine, twisted his body into a strange posture, and began to practice the Poison Wolf Breathing Method.

Not long.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on the surface of his skin, veins bulged on his forehead and neck, and his breathing became rapid.

The blood in the body seemed to be boiling, and the heart was beating as if it was about to break through the constraints of the chest cavity, making a thumping sound.

for a long time.

"call……"

Carl stopped his movements, exhaled lightly, and waved his hand to summon the data panel.

Name: Carl (Lord of the Divine Domain Fragment)

Physical fitness: 0.82 Mental strength: 1.43 Source quality: 0 Occupation: Knight squire, junior wizard apprentice

His mental strength increased steadily, approaching that of an intermediate wizard apprentice. Even his physical fitness, which was originally 0.79, had risen to 0.82 after this period of tempering.

The change in data made Carl smile: "Exotic beast meat is still useful."

That's right.

Thanks to Carl's continuous funding, Aya's team has now established a firm foothold in Black City.

He even used his connections to buy some exotic animal meat.

For Carl, who had never taken exotic beast meat, the effect of taking it for the first time was comparable to the first time taking the light of wisdom, and his physical fitness increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"If the seal hadn't taken away half of my life force, my current physical fitness would probably be 0.84."

Don't underestimate this 0.02 increase.

Physical data includes strength, burst, speed, recovery, etc. It is an overall value. Any slight difference will result in a big difference in external performance.

Moreover, it becomes increasingly difficult to increase the number of knights as time goes by. It is possible that some knight squires may not make any progress in their training for several months.

Picking up the broadsword beside him, Carl stepped forward and slashed down fiercely.

Angry attack!

The sword wind whistles.

The strength has been significantly enhanced.

In the past, when performing the fighting skill Fierce Wind Slash, there would be a noticeable feeling of exhaustion, but now it is much better and there is no need to worry about not having the strength to fight again after performing the fighting skill.

If his physical fitness is over 0.9, then as a man, his sheer strength might be stronger than Dina's.

"But what Old Lev said is also correct. The existence of the seal will seriously hinder the practice of the Knight's Path."

"Unless there is a steady supply of exotic beast meat, it is almost impossible for a knight's squire with a seal to condense a life seed and advance to a knight."

Carl paused and thought: "Maybe..."

"I should still construct the spell model of the Fire Seal in my spiritual inner sea, and then temper my body after removing the seal."

This has two advantages.

Firstly, you can continue to follow the path of knight, but this is not important. After all, it seems that the ceiling of the wizard path is higher at present.

Secondly,

There is no need to purchase spell models from Adolf to avoid exposing your strength.

If I could get a few more seals from another world, I wouldn't have to worry about not having enough witchcraft in the future.

It is not impossible that he will secretly be promoted to an intermediate wizard apprentice or a senior wizard apprentice one day.

"That's all!"

* * * A few days later.

Black city.

"The biggest force in Black City is the City Guard. This team of hundreds of people is personally managed by the City Lord."

"The ten captains of the city guard are all knights, and the chief captain Hal is a top knight who possesses two magic seals. His strength is second only to the city lord."

Aya explained, "Some people are gifted and can possess two seals, but there are very few such people."

Carl nodded.

According to his analysis, the seal consumes physical and mental strength.

The people in this world have not practiced meditation, have insufficient mental strength, and can usually only possess one seal.

But we cannot rule out the possibility that some people are gifted and may possess two seals.

As for the city lord...

This man is very mysterious. No one knows his true strength, and even very few have seen his true face, but everyone knows that he is the number one master in Black City.

Most likely a great knight.

"The city guards are very strong, but it is impossible for them to manage the entire Black City, especially after so many years of excavation and mining. The underground passages are like a maze, and there are many half-dead creatures and strange beasts lurking there. They don't have that much energy."

Aya said: "So apart from a few large and rich mines, the other mines are controlled by different forces. The city guards will demand black stones from them at a fixed time and in a fixed amount every month."

"As long as you give enough black stones, the other city guards will not care about it, and there will even be rewards. If you don't hand in enough black stones, you will be severely punished."

"In addition to the City Guards, there are four forces in Black City that have knights. They are the Betty Family, the Whisperers of the Wind, the Brotherhood, and the Shadow Alliance. They will also compete with each other for the Black Stone."

"Um……"

"The group we encountered a few days ago was the Brotherhood chasing after the leader of the Scythe Society. There is no Scythe Society anymore."

Carl stroked his chin and asked:

"How many knights are there in these four forces?"

"How many?" Aya shook her head. "The Betty family has the most knights, but only three. As far as I know, there seems to be only one other knight."

"Knight, how can there be so many?"

Hearing this, Karl couldn’t help but feel relieved.

As long as he is not a knight, there is not much pressure on him.

As for the forces without knights, there is no need to worry too much. Not to mention whether the peak knight squire is his opponent, even if he can't beat him, he can just escape.

A group of people separated.

The broken crimson moon still hangs in the sky.

The dark night enveloped the city and there was silence all around.

Carl's figure reappeared in the ruins, looking at the corner where the goods were originally placed, his expression changing back and forth.

He bent down and picked up a handful of soil. After looking at it for a moment, he hummed softly, took out some white powder from his body and sprinkled it around.

Revealing powder! This is a powder commonly used by wizard apprentices, which can reveal traces left by living creatures in the past period of time.

As the powder fell, some footprints that shouldn't be here appeared before our eyes.

"Investigate my identity?"

"Or do you want to know where the goods I sent from? Where did they go during the few days they disappeared?"

"Is it Aya? Or is it someone else?"

Although Carl deliberately purchased low-quality black bread, milk, and meat strips, the rich food was enough to arouse the curiosity of others, and interests always drive people's hearts.

It's not surprising that someone is secretly investigating.

However, time travel is his biggest secret and also his weak spot. He will never allow any outsider to know about it, not even to spy on it.

"I hope it's not Aya..."

"Otherwise, we will have to change agents."

At the beginning of the transaction, Carl told Aya not to ask his secrets, otherwise don't blame him for being rude.

(End of this chapter)