Chapter 211 - 141: Steel Dragon Scale, Red Hair Trend

Chapter 211: Chapter 141: Steel Dragon Scale, Red Hair Trend

As he watched, a layer of silver-white, tightly-fitting Steel Dragon Scale materialized on the surface of his hands.

After examining the Steel Dragon Scale on his hands, Roy circulated his Fighting Qi and materialized a Fighting Qi Dagger.

The next moment, he drew the Fighting Qi Dagger in his right hand across his left arm.

VMM!

The Fighting Qi Dagger produced a low, grinding sound, as if it were scraping across real metal.

’This Defense Power is impressive!’

Although he hadn’t used much force, it was more than enough for the Fighting Qi Dagger to easily cut through flesh.

However, the Steel Dragon Scale, where the Fighting Qi Dagger had struck, was left without a single mark.

After a moment’s thought, Roy swung the Fighting Qi Dagger again.

VMM!

The low, grinding sound echoed once more!

Because he had used more force this time, a faint scratch appeared on the Steel Dragon Scale on his left arm.

After observing the scratch on the Steel Dragon Scale, Roy dismissed the Fighting Qi Dagger and the scales on his hands.

Though he hadn’t been able to determine the Steel Dragon Scale’s limit, he had no intention of continuing the test.

’Once you harbor the suspicion, the verdict is already in! To put it simply, the moment you decide to test how hard a piece of glass is, you’ve already doomed it to shatter!’

Three of the Six Breathing Techniques had awakened a second special effect! ’My luck is pretty good!’

Roy nodded in satisfaction and turned, heading for the storage area.

At this point, he had arguably completed the first part of his advancement to a Legendary Knight.

Only by grinding the Six Breathing Techniques—the materials for his upgrade—to the Tier Nine Limit would he fulfill the second requirement for advancement.

Even so, he was still unaware of what requirements the Legendary Knights had concealed for advancement.

But he wasn’t bothered in the slightest.

Figuring out and fulfilling all the requirements for advancing to the Legendary rank was the path for others.

But for him, with his Skill Proficiency Panel, all he had to do was fuse Life Seeds of the same type and push them beyond their limits.

Roy quickly made his way to the storage area and took out a box specifically for holding the Inheritance Maps of Perfect Breathing Techniques.

Without hesitation, he opened the box and began selecting suitable Breathing Techniques.

He had already ground the Special Type Thousand-faced Demon Fairy Breathing Technique to Tier Eight, so he didn’t need to choose another for that category.

As for the Power, Speed, Constitution, Defense, and Perception Type Breathing Techniques...

He had already decided which to cultivate for the Power and Constitution Types.

For the Strength Type, he chose the Chimera Breathing Technique.

As for the Constitution Type... he would choose the Undead Bird Breathing Method.

Roy browsed his collection, carefully considering the remaining three Breathing Techniques.

It took him nearly ten minutes to decide on the Speed, Defense, and Perception Type Breathing Techniques.

The Speed Type Thundering Falcon Breathing Technique.

The Defense Type Iron Dragon Breathing Technique.

The Perception Type Unicorn Breathing Technique.

After making his selections, Roy took the Inheritance Maps for these five Breathing Techniques to the center of the square and began his Cultivation.

Although these were Perfect Breathing Techniques, for him at his current level, cultivating them to the introductory stage and forming a Life Seed posed no difficulty whatsoever.

In less than twenty minutes, five newly formed Tier One Seeds had appeared within his body.

He sensed the five Tier One Seeds, and after confirming there were no issues, he returned the Breathing Technique Inheritance Maps to the storage area and placed them back in the box.

He then returned to the center of the square and resumed his Cultivation of the Thousand-faced Demon Fairy Breathing Technique.

The Thousand-faced Demon Fairy Breathing Technique had just reached Tier Eight.

Reaching the Tier Nine Limit would require 130,000 Skill Level points.

If it were anyone else, they couldn’t hope to accumulate those 130,000 Skill Level points in a lifetime.

But for Roy, a week was all it would take.

If he went into full grind mode and cultivated nonstop, it would only take three days.

However, he didn’t plan to push himself that hard.

David wouldn’t be opening the Teleportation Array to the Wizarding World until the second Sunday of next July. There was no need to push himself to the absolute limit.

Roy already had a plan.

Before heading to the Wizarding World, he would acquire six Tier Ten Seeds and grind both the Purgatory Dragon Meditation Method and the Elemental Heart Meditation Method to their limits.

As for Secret Techniques, Magic, Alchemy, and Forging, he wouldn’t set any specific goals. He would just see how far he got with them.

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「The Northern Territory of the Laine Kingdom. In the study of Ice Wind City’s City Lord’s Mansion.」

Clad in Silver-White Armor, Tony sat in a high-backed chair behind his desk, listening to reports from Ward Brown, Robert Jenkins, and others.

More than a month had passed since he had taken control of Ice Wind City.

Over the past month, he had come to fully understand the meaning of a never-ending workload.

Although he had accumulated significant experience managing the Ice Wolf Domain, governing a mere Baron’s Domain was entirely different from ruling the entire Northern Territory.

The Ice Wolf Domain was a small territory with few matters requiring his attention.

The Northern Territory, however, was another matter entirely. Leaving aside the trivialities, the Eldest Prince’s forces and the stubborn Royal Nobles were already enough to give him a massive headache.

With the Ironblood Duke and the Reilly Clan gone, the already restless Eldest Prince and Royal Nobles had grown even more defiant.

To make matters worse, the Dark Night Knight hadn’t been seen in over a month.

Although the Dark Night Knight had publicly announced his support for the Wesley Clan to become the new Lord of the North, it didn’t change the fact that the Wesley Clan’s foundation was simply too shallow.

Even with the Iron Blood Castle’s Guard and the Ice Wind City Guard now under their command, the Wesley Clan still paled in comparison to the Reilly Clan.

First, there was the disparity between the Clan Leaders.

The Ironblood Duke had been one of only three Silver Great Knights in the entire Laine Kingdom.

Even with no troops under his command, none of the great clans in the Northern Territory would have dared to make a reckless move against him.

Tony, on the other hand, was only a Peak Knight.

If not for the support of Bronze Great Knights like Ward Brown and Robert Jenkins, he wouldn’t even be able to command the loyalty of the Iron Blood Castle Guard and the Ice Wind City Guard, let alone lead them into battle.

Second, there was the difference in the number of clan members.

The Reilly Clan was an undisputed great clan, capable of placing its own people in every key position.

The Wesley Clan, however, consisted of only Tony and Roy.

Not only were there just two of them, but Roy was currently in seclusion, with no telling when he would emerge.

Finally, there was the disparity in their titles.

As the saying goes, without a proper title, one’s words carry no weight. The Ironblood Duke was a Duke, so there was no question of his right to serve as the Lord of the North.

With the title of Duke, other clans could swear fealty to the Ironblood Duke—willingly or not—without any issue of legitimacy.

But Tony could not command the same respect.

He was merely a Baron, the lowest rank in the entire aristocracy.

After listening to the reports from Ward Brown and Robert Jenkins, Tony rubbed his temples and said slowly, "Continue monitoring the Royal Army’s movements. If they leave Noson Province, inform me at once."

"As for the Blood Bat Marquis, I will speak with him personally when the time is right."

When Tony finished, Ward Brown and Robert Jenkins exchanged a glance.

"My lord, what about the Royal Nobles in Green Province? Are we to continue ignoring them?"

Ward Brown asked.

Tony didn’t answer right away, his brow furrowed in thought.

After a dozen or so seconds, he finally spoke. "I have given them enough time. Since they have yet to respond, it means they refuse to acknowledge the Wesley Clan’s rule over the Northern Territory."

"With the exception of the Giant Monster Clan in Gel County and the Snow Fox Clan, all the other royal families... exterminate them!"

If he had any other choice, Tony would not have issued such a ruthless order.

But he had no other choice now.

If he allowed these royal families to go unchecked, the Wesley Clan would not only fail to rule the Northern Territory, they wouldn’t even be able to maintain full control over Green Province.

Initially, he had thought the Dark Night Knight’s order for Ward and the others to exterminate the families loyal to the Ironblood Duke was excessively cruel.

Now, he finally understood why the Dark Night Knight had done it.

’Killing can’t solve every problem! But it can solve most of them, especially when it solves the people creating the problems!’

"Yes, my lord!"

Ward and the others replied at once, without a hint of hesitation.

After Ward and his men left the study, Tony walked to the window. He gazed up at the azure sky and sighed in resignation.

At the same time, a few thoughts surfaced in his mind.

’If it were Roy, he could definitely handle this better than I can!’

’When he comes out of seclusion, I’ll hand the positions of Clan Leader and Baron over to him!’

’With him as the Clan Leader, the Wesley Clan will surely reach unprecedented heights!’

Tony could never have imagined that by next July, Roy would be leaving the Knight Continent entirely, bound for a place he had never even heard of: the Wizarding World.

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