Chapter 753: Chapter 349: The Warlock Bearing the World’s Fate

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The newly promoted Luo De was like a black hole, continuously absorbing the energy brought by training.

For Luo De, it was completely growth across the ranks.

The Seed of Nature also ran wildly, absorbing the Blazing Energy from training and the contribution of the Power of Nature from Luo De’s subordinates.

Apparently, many knights and wizard apprentices would also meditate at night.

After training the entire night, Luo De only went to rest at dawn.

Luo De awoke at noon.

The servants brought the already prepared lunch dishes to the table, while Avril placed a gold-edged wooden box in front of Luo De.

"These are all Combat Skills, you might need them."

Avril opened the box, revealing two booklets and three white Crystal Stones.

"Good stuff."

Luo De quickly finished the food on the plate, wiped his mouth, and picked up the two booklets to examine.

The white Crystal Stones were Memory Gems, from which Luo De could directly absorb knowledge. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

At hand’s reach, there was no hurry.

"Fiery Breath Protection."

Luo De looked at the words above.

Run the Flame element in a specific manner, infuse it into every part of the body, dispel cold, resist freezing; at the utmost level, form a fiery barrier on the body’s surface to resist magical attacks.

It means enhancing magic resistance, an exclusive Combat Skill for Flame Element Legendary Knights.

The other book was Red Flame Slash, also a basic Combat Skill.

The effect of Red Flame Slash is similar to the skill cast using Ashbringer, slashing out a sharp flame with the longsword.

But this Combat Skill requires less Blazing Energy, and at the utmost level, it can be cast consecutively.

Both Combat Skills are simple but very commonly used Combat Skills.

If proficiency is high enough, their power is not weak at all.

Luo De also understood why Legendary Knights could stand toe-to-toe with high-ranking wizard apprentices.

When Red Flame Slash is cast repeatedly like a Zero Ring spell and Fiery Breath Protection gives the Legendary Knight magic resistance, spellcasters indeed are not that difficult to handle.

Luo De then picked up and absorbed the contents of the other three Memory Gems one by one.

The first gem records advanced Combat Skills.

Fiery Inferno Slash, concentrating all Flame element into a single strike, capable of unleashing the most powerful attack, leaving a fiery trail tens of meters long in front, impossible to withstand even by One Ring Defense Spells.

The remaining two gems are common general Combat Skills, Swift Step and Battle Instinct.

These two Combat Skills are more like "status" skills; just a small amount of Flame element enhances the agility and reaction abilities of a Legendary Knight.

Similar to previous Combat Skills, it also requires sufficient proficiency to use more smoothly in battle.

"Looks like Combat Skills are very similar to Magic Models."

After putting down the Memory Gems, Luo De said, "Spellcasters use Spiritual Power to construct Magic Models, and Combat Skills are constructed by Legendary Knights using their ’qi’."

Avril nodded, "Wizards cultivate Legendary Knights, so their approach would probably stem from familiar areas."

Saying this, Avril plucked a grape and placed it in Luo De’s mouth, "Sweet?"

"Hmm, very sweet." Luo De responded calmly.

Upon hearing Luo De’s affirmation, Avril then took a grape for herself.

Luo De curiously asked, "So does that mean, witches can also use Combat Skills?"

"It’s possible."

Avril explained, "Apparently, in Ancient Times, there were formidable close-combat witches."

"Aren’t you yourself a close-combat witch?"

Luo De looked at Vivian, "So you can try learning these Combat Skills."

"No problem." Vivian nodded.

"Linda should try learning as well."

Luo De added.

After reviewing all the Combat Skills, Luo De continued his lunch.

After being promoted to Legendary Knight, Luo De felt his appetite had increased again.

Not to the extent of eating a whole cow alone, but enough for one person to consume the amount enough for five or six knights.

Luo De’s demand for meat and sweets also grew larger; nearly five bunches of grapes ended up in Luo De’s stomach.

After lunch, Luo De, together with Avril, proceeded with administrative work, starting to build the system of city officials.

Luo De wasn’t worried about these officials’ loyalty because each official was planted with the "Life Curse."

What enhances the subordinates’ potential is the Seed of Nature, while what ensures the loyalty of those nobles is the Life Curse.

Therefore, Luo De cared more about their abilities.

These matters took Luo De two weeks, and the wizard academy in Riyue City was also established.

Luo De named it "Red Dawn," signifying dawn and firelight, representing enlightenment and strength.

This symbolized Luo De’s own attributes and correlated with the year-round intense sunlight environment of Riyue City.

Correspondingly, Luo De also thought of a name for the Northern Academy — Star of Frost Academy.

The astronomical meaning signifies greatness, representing wisdom and guidance, while also relating to the Northern Territory.

The wizard apprentices of the Dawn Society also arrived at Riyue City, beginning research on the rune standard parts proposed by Luo De.

As for materials, these were sourced from the mutated beasts sent back by the demon-hunting squads from the wilderness.

When Luo De’s entries affected the entire Empire, the number of beasts and mutated beasts dramatically increased.

Messages of mutated beasts were sent to Riyue City constantly, and the demon-hunting squads could bring back several creatures daily, causing no concern about material scarcity.

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Afternoon sunlight filtered through the canopy.

Selena stood at the forest edge, her gaze sweeping over the dense woodland before her.

Although Luo De said things about mutated magical beasts were not her concern, Selena was still curious about what had changed everything.