Chapter 140 : Breaking Through to Mid-tier
Chapter 140: Breaking Through to Mid-tier! Instant Movement?
Unexpectedly, after playing a game of chess with Anthony, a new class had actually appeared.
“Strategist.”
It sounded far more mysterious than something like Stablehand or Hunter.
Moreover, it was a Blue-tier Class.
By that calculation, spending half a day with Anthony hadn’t been a waste after all.
Leo took another look.
【Class Advancement Requirements:
1. Spirit Attribute reaches 3.0, current 2.0 (Not Met)
2. Play one hundred matches against a true chess player, current progress 1/100 (Not Met)】
There were two requirements in total.
One was the Spirit Attribute requirement. This class required neither Strength nor Agility.
There was still a full 1.0 gap before reaching 3.0.
That was troublesome. After all, the only skill Leo currently had that could increase Spirit Attribute, Alchemy, had already reached level 3.
Even if he pushed it to the maximum level, it would only grant an additional 0.2 Spirit Attribute.
At that point, he would only reach 2.2.
Still far from 3.0.
As for Spirit Attribute, Leo had already deliberately gathered information about it.
In this world, there was basically no dedicated study of spirit or intelligence.
Most people only had a vague idea of whether someone was smart or not.
As for spirit, there was practically no objective way to measure it.
So how to increase Spirit Attribute—Leo had found no relevant methods at all.
From his own experience, he had once gained 0.1 by reading books. Aside from that, only skills could increase it.
Other than that, there were no other methods.
It seemed that advancing to Strategist wouldn’t be easy.
If only there were a way to enhance Spirit Attribute.
However, the second requirement could at least be worked on first.
It seemed that Anthony had been recognized by the system as a true chess player.
One hundred matches.
Leo didn’t want to deal with Anthony.
“I’ll find another opportunity later. Anyway, the first requirement is still far off.”
……
In the blink of an eye, five days passed. Half an hour ago, Leo had received a notice from Lady Manta and was now in the dungeon preparing for a new round of Alchemy.
But when he saw Lady Manta walking in from outside, he was stunned.
“Ugh~ ugh~ Li… ugh~” Lady Manta walked while covering her mouth, vomiting until her vision spun.
“Madam, why is it so severe?” Leo noticed that her lower abdomen was already slightly bulging.
She had probably begun showing pregnancy reactions.
“I-it’s fine~ ugh… I’ve already taken some stabilizing potions. Ugh~”
Leo watched as Lady Manta vomited so badly she couldn’t even lift her head.
How was she supposed to perform Alchemy like this?
On the other side, Green held a cup of hot water, completely at a loss.
Fortunately, the stabilizing potion Lady Manta had taken started to have some effect. Her face was pale green, but she still forced out a smile. “That old man’s seed—every time it’s like this, tormenting people.”
Lady Manta braced herself against the table, closed her lips, and steadied herself for a moment. “I’m a bit better now. Let’s begin.”
“Lady Manta, I’ll handle the operation this time. You can supervise from the side.”
Seeing her condition, Leo volunteered immediately. “After these past few times, I’ve already learned it. I’ve memorized all the key points and critical steps.”
“Don’t joke around, let’s start, Li…” Lady Manta found that she couldn’t quite pronounce Leo’s name. Perhaps due to the phonetics, saying it made her want to vomit.
Under her insistence, the Alchemy process began as usual.
Though Leo was worried, he said nothing and focused on assisting properly.
But soon, problems began to appear.
About two hours later, due to excessive vomiting and lack of food intake, Lady Manta’s face turned pale, and her strength began to fail.
“What do we do?!” Green was frantic.
“Nutrient potion.” Leo recognized this as typical hypoglycemia.
However, things weren’t that simple. The moment she drank the potion, she vomited it all out.
“This won’t work.” Green had completely lost his composure. “How about we stop this round and wait?”
“No! Ugh~” Lady Manta forced herself to hold on.
This round of Alchemy absolutely couldn’t stop. Eve Sova was still in the hands of those vicious Wilderness Knight Order members. If anything happened, it would be disastrous.
“Enough talking. I’ll take over.” Leo’s expression was unquestionable this time.
If they stopped now, all the materials would be wasted.
Ignoring Lady Manta’s objections, he immediately began operating. “Madam, watch from the side. Green, assist me.”
Lady Manta was about to stop him, but she no longer had the strength to stand.
Looking at Leo’s expression, she suddenly felt a strange illusion.
Maybe… he could do it.
She didn’t know why she had such an absurd thought. Perhaps it was due to Leo’s outstanding performance in previous attempts.
Or perhaps it was his current firm and confident demeanor.
For a fleeting moment, she felt that Leo might actually succeed.
More importantly, there was no other option.
Her body could no longer endure.
So now, she could only direct from the side.
But she knew that even with her guidance, the chances of success were very low.
After all, this was the preparation of a Tier 3 potion, while Leo was merely a Tier 1 Alchemist who had only recently begun learning.
Even if he was exceptionally talented, every subtle change during the process required experience and immediate adjustment.
There was no way he could manage that.
However, as time slowly passed, Lady Manta’s tense nerves gradually relaxed.
She watched Leo’s operations, flowing as smoothly as clouds and water.
Every step seemed precise, and up until now, there hadn’t been a single mistake.
Half a day passed, and everything proceeded step by step.
“Green, that’s not right.” Not only were Leo’s own steps flawless,
he could also keep an eye on Green’s assisting work, correcting him whenever issues arose.
“This…” Lady Manta observed, her condition gradually stabilizing.
What had originally been a desperate gamble now seemed… possible.
Not just possible.
It actually succeeded.
A full day and night passed.
Inside the laboratory, aside from the bubbling and bursting of liquid, there was complete silence.
When the final bubble rose to the surface and burst,
the entire Tier 3 Body Tempering solution stabilized completely, revealing a dazzling golden color.
Only then did Lady Manta let out a long breath.
She hadn’t expected Leo to truly succeed.
A Tier 1 Alchemist had crafted a Tier 3 Body Tempering Potion. Even with her guidance, it was nothing short of a miracle.
Moreover, after her inspection, the potion’s quality was flawless.
Leo then took out a Sealed Bottle, carefully poured the potion inside, and sealed it with an oak stopper.
“It’s done, Li… ugh~” Lady Manta covered her mouth, her eyes smiling brightly.
Even Green was stunned.
“Leo—no, Lord Leo—you’re truly unbelievable.” Green stared blankly at the knight before him, unable to find the right words.
The only word he could think of was—miracle.
This was truly a miracle in the history of Alchemy.
“Alright, Xiao Li… You take care of the cleanup. You’ve worked hard. Go get some rest afterward.” Lady Manta took the Sealed Bottle from Leo, her expression full of satisfaction as she walked out.
Green also went outside to tend to the Beastkin.
Meanwhile, Leo looked at his panel and reached a conclusion.
“As expected, I still need to lead the entire Alchemy process myself.”
Although Lady Manta had guided the process, Leo had barely listened. He had simply followed his own rhythm step by step.
At this moment, he looked at the panel.
【Alchemy (Green) Level 3 36/100 (Spirit +0.3, Mastery of Tier 3 potion formulation)】
Leading the process once had granted nearly thirty experience points.
That was equivalent to assisting five times.
As he thought, Leo also began paying attention to the position of the little white ant.
……
Over the next few days, Leo continuously observed the little white ant’s position and distance.
At first, its position was normal. It seemed to be heading out of the city, growing farther and farther away.
But just moments ago, something extremely strange had occurred.
In the courtyard of Blackstone City.
Leo relaxed his breathing while observing his panel.
Just now, after relentless effort, his Furnace Breathing Technique had finally achieved a new breakthrough.
At that moment, Leo was no longer a Low-tier Knight, but had become a Mid-tier Knight.
On the panel:
【Furnace Breathing Technique Second Stage 1/100 (Special Effect: Bronze Flame)】
Thanks to the Tier 3 Body Tempering Potion he had crafted earlier,
his other two Breathing Techniques had already broken through to the second stage.
After that, he slowed their training pace and focused his efforts on the Furnace Breathing Technique.
Thus, its breakthrough came earlier than expected.
“Bronze Flame…”
Leo looked at his palm. As energy factors suddenly condensed within it, his palm instantly turned black.
But in the next instant, the black ignited, bursting into a faint green light resembling bronze.
This was the Bronze Flame—extremely solid and possessing considerable destructive power.
Unlike the previous black aura,
the Bronze Flame not only had higher energy purity and stronger defensive capability,
but could also extend and attach itself to his weapon.
For a sword-using knight, this was extremely important.
It was essentially a direct enhancement of the weapon’s strength and destructive power.
Moreover, after unlocking the Bronze Flame, he should be able to release Black Marsh through his weapon.
Just as Leo was about to test this new effect and familiarize himself with the Breathing Technique,
something extremely strange suddenly happened.
During this period, his Second Mind had been observing the little white ant’s position.
But just now, in a single instant, the ant seemed to teleport—its position leaping across hundreds of miles, directly into Blackstone City.
There had been no warning at all.
“What is this? Teleportation?!”