Chapter 4: Wastes and Wolves Among Nobles
Vaerik sat cross-legged, adjusting his breathing, with the "Tidal Breathing Technique" naturally starting to operate within his body.
"Exhale, inhale."
Deep, prolonged breathing sounds echoed in his chest cavity, like the ebb and flow of tides, absorbing and refining the energy from the Northern Crystal Cod.
The "Tidal Breathing Technique" was a family breathing technique of the Tudor family.
With bloodline surging like ocean tides as its core, it emphasized cycles, bursting with power when the tide rose and returning to stability when it ebbed.
Under this mild yet fierce energy wash, Vaerik's bloodline seemed to be reshaped.
He could feel the speed of blood flow in his body increasing, his meridians becoming more unobstructed, and even his bones slightly heating up, as if undergoing a transformation.
Finally, with a slow exhalation, the heat in his body gradually settled and became calm—he had advanced.
Middle-rank formal knight.
At such a young age, this level of strength would be considered one-in-ten-thousand talent among ordinary people.
But among Duke Tudor's offspring, he was still the bottom-ranked waste.
