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Rein also heard the goodwill in Baron’s words and understood what he was implying, shaking his head, “I am still in the exploratory stage. Could Captain Baron provide some guidance?”

Baron nodded and said, “Baron Rein, you possess exceptional talent, and my words are merely for your reference, you still need to adjust according to your own condition.”

“Although the level of Hammer Skill you have mastered has reached the requirements to perform the secret technique, the combination of Combat Skill and primal force is not intricately and flawlessly integrated.”

“Therefore, there’s still a bit of distance before you can step into the realm of the true secret technique.”

After listening to Baron’s words, Rein fell into deep thought.

He had vaguely sensed the problem before, but he was not able to pinpoint it as precisely as Baron could.

When Rein tried to execute the quasi-secret technique, he indeed felt that the mobilization of his body’s primal force in conjunction with his moves was not smooth, as if he could not achieve an extremely subtle combination of technique and primal force.

Now it seemed, the issue was indeed there.

After some thought, Rein continued to ask, “Captain Baron, how can I resolve this issue?”

Baron did not beat around the bush, but said directly, “Two things: first, you need to strengthen your breathing practice, and second, practice the quasi-secret technique more to contemplate the primal force and the moves.”

“Given your talent, you should be able to resolve this problem in about half a year.”

Upon hearing Baron’s statement, the remaining members of the Fish-Dragon Squad couldn’t help but express their amazement.

“Half a year?”

“Just half a year?”

“A Great Knight not yet eighteen years old is already terrifying, and he only needs another half a year or so to master a true secret technique…”

Suddenly, everyone was at a loss for words!

To execute a secret technique required accumulated primal force over many years, coupled with intensive practice and understanding of Extraordinary Battle Techniques, and finally, a most exquisite fusion of the two to successfully carry out a secret technique.

In their mind, Great Knights capable of performing a secret technique, even within the ‘Tide Walkers’ special division, were at least in their late twenties or nearing thirty.

In fact, most were just over thirty.

Breathing exercises, huh?

Rein couldn’t help but fall into contemplation.

His Bear King Breathing Technique had indeed been long neglected in upgrades, still remaining at level 9.

Since Skill Points could not be added to the Tokkal Hammer Technique at level 12, Rein planned to use that one Skill Point later to upgrade the Bear King Breathing Technique and see the effect.

As for the time required, it shouldn’t take as long as half a year.

“Thank you for your guidance, Captain Baron.” Rein sincerely thanked Baron in his heart, although he knew Baron’s kindness was due to his recent rescue operation.

After pondering for a while, Baron then looked at Rein and said:

“Baron Rein, the Eagle Federation has always avoided direct conflict with us.”

“But this time, they took the initiative to strike, and at the onset of the fight, they destroyed several of our large supply boxes, as if they were looking for something. This is quite unusual.”

“I have a feeling that the Eagle Federation’s eagerness might be related to the target of our squad’s pursuit, there appears to be some secret ties.”

“Captain Baron, do you mean that the enemy is likely to have come to rescue Volod?” Rein’s eyes flickered with thought, and he immediately spoke up.

“Quite likely. For example, is there some secret cooperation or something else between the Eagle Federation and the Black Sail pirates?”

“Of course, it could also be that they don’t want anything originally in Volod’s hands to fall into ours.”

“By the way, Baron Rein, did you find anything special among Volod’s battle loot?”

Rein nodded after listening to Baron’s analysis. He was not very familiar with the Eagle Federation, but as a Baron conferred by the Empire, he naturally supported the Empire.

“Captain Baron, I have yet to examine Volod’s battle loot. Shall we go back to Fishing Port Town now to check? Perhaps, we will make some discoveries,” Rein proactively suggested.

“Good!” Baron nodded. He too had this in mind but felt it was inappropriate to suggest examining the loot that originally belonged to Rein, especially since Rein had just rescued them.

Thus, the group quickly returned to Fishing Port Town. After some cordial greetings with Major Mary and the Reiman brothers, they were led by the Reiman brothers to the exclusive office of the Governor of Fishing Port Town.

The elder of the Reiman brothers, Cobert Reiman, said, “Baron Rein, what is placed on the coffee table belongs to you, the battle loot from Volod.”

Everyone looked in the direction the Reiman brothers were pointing, to see a somewhat damaged pouch and several unidentifiable potion bottles on the coffee table.

“Actually, there were some more potions on him, but they were already shattered at that time, and the potions spilled out completely,” Cobert Reiman added.

Rein nodded. He had already anticipated this, as the combat move he used to kill Volod was the Kadar Martial Arts secret technique ‘Hundred Crack Strike lv2’. To have these items preserved was already quite fortunate.

“It’s unlikely to be the potions, it could be a secret letter or some other special item,” Captain Baron beside him suggested. Read latest chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

So, with Rein’s permission, the Reiman brothers began to check the battle loot item by item in front of the Fish-Dragon Squad.