Of course, how much of the spiritual power transmitted by Li Ming himself influenced this remains a matter of perspective.
In short, the soldiers who received these resources were all overjoyed, and of course, they used them cautiously. They didn’t blindly consu the resources but followed Baron Li Ming’s advice to utilize every bit of the resources for gradual absorption.
In the midst of this prosperity, an uninvited guest arrived.
"It is really unexpected. In such a short ti, you have accomplished so much here and even discovered two spiritual items. Bernier, and Nagil, letting you go was a huge mistake."
After circling the town, a figure wrapped in a strong aura appeared in Li Ming’s castle late this evening, clapping his hands and chuckling silently.
"Thankfully, I am here, and I will remove this mistake so there will be no mistake at all."
A middle-aged man with a sword at his waist pulled out his sword as he spoke, his indifferent gaze sweeping over the dining hall, thrown into panic by his appearance, and the only calm figure amidst the chaos, Li Ming.
"Who are you, and what is your relationship with Nagil and Bernier?"
Li Ming furrowed his brows and asked the newcor sternly.
"I’m curious, what gives you the confidence to face a mid-level warrior with such composure?"
The middle-aged man did not directly answer Li Ming’s question but asked with mild curiosity and then a slight curve of his mouth, "However, in light of your bravery, I don’t mind answering your question."
"Yes, I was hired by Nagil to kill you, not just , the bandits on the road too, but I never expected you to survive from them and kill them instead."
"Let guess, what trick did you use? One of Li Wei’s magic scrolls?"
A look of greed flashed across the man’s face: "To think you have such precious items as magic scrolls, it seems the Gill family’s wealth is more substantial than I imagined."
"So, after saying so much, are you ready to be a knowledgeable ghost?"
After speaking, the man looked towards Li Ming’s youthful face, his own visage revealing a cruel smile, "Rest assured, I will kill everyone in your castle, so they can all accompany you in burial."
"And the two spiritual items you obtained, I will gladly accept."
"Rember, the man who killed you is the fifth son of the Gill family, Bogil is also..."
"Tsch..."
A golden sword, swift as a shadow, suddenly pierced through the middle-aged man, followed by the majestic appearance of a golden eagle in the center of the fortress.
Li Ming, speechless, looked at the expression still on the middle-aged man’s face: "Really a pain in the ass, my golden eagle’s been waiting outside for half a day."
With that, Li Ming kicked the man’s head that had fallen to the ground and took his sword and scabbard, testing its sharpness before nodding in satisfaction.
"Not bad, it’s a good sword, but from now on, it’s mine."
After securing the sword, Li Ming searched the body. Aside from so dried at sensation, there was only one find.
[Ten first-level magics and four second-level magics]
"Talk about a stroke of luck," Li Ming said with amusent as he looked at the title. He imdiately pocketed the book and waved his hand, "Take care of his body to prevent decay, I will have use for it in the coming days."
Bernier, after all, was his own brother.
Nagil, after all, was his aunt.
Although Li Ming had long thought of getting rid of them, due to their relationship, he had never been able to act.
But now, this clever man had delivered the perfect excuse for action.
"Yes, my lord!"
The servants around him, eyes alight with fervor, looked at the majestic eagle in the great hall and moved forward to handle the body, figuring out a way to keep it from decaying.
Li Ming stroked the golden eagle’s feathers and with a thought, he had the golden eagle soar into the sky once again.
He could feel the golden eagle’s aura becoming increasingly profound, and it seed that it would soon break through to its fourth evolutionary stage.
And a beast with dual special abilities that can evolve for the fourth ti on this Western continent... is on the level of a prince.
"Prince."
Li Ming smiled at the corner of his mouth, instructed his subordinates to carry on with their tasks, and continued with his dinner. After dinner, he sent the two young female slaves to bed to rest, and then he himself, holding a magic book, went to the quiet room.
Flipping through it, the first things that caught his eye were ten types of first-tier magic.
Fla Spell, Water Flow Spell, Divine Wood Spell, Ground Sink Spell, tal Line Spell, Levitation Spell, Soul Hurt Spell, Demon Removal Spell, Object Gathering Spell, Light Emitting Spell.
Following that, there were four types of second-tier magic.
Fla Curse, Life Curse, Speedy Curse, Mighty Strength Curse.
"This is really simple stuff."
After glancing over them twice, Li Ming had mastered the essence of all fourteen spells so well that he casually raised his hand, and ten first-tier spells appeared around him like orbs of light.
Imdiately afterward, with another gesture, he cast the four second-tier spells as well.
None of them posed any difficulty for him.
"Lofty constructions pile high; with my main body’s extrely high level of cultivation, these things are far too simple for to understand."
Li Ming shook his head but focused on learning the thod of magic concentration that was more efficient than what he had learned before. Once he had adjusted the natural magic circulation within his body, he stretched comfortably and went back to his bedroom.
Just as he returned, the two female slaves had already ward the bed nicely, and Li Ming embraced the two young girls as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
......
The next morning.
The working slaves and the contented nobility spread the news of how last night’s assassination attempt on the lord was thwarted by his beast, which killed the assassin on the spot, and instantly, loyalty toward Li Ming grew even stronger among his people.
Despite the hiccup, the developnt of Linshan Town continued as usual.
Li Ming wasn’t idle either. Every day after he trained his ntal strength to the limit, he would switch to tempering his body, practicing Tai Chi.
In recent days, his Tai Chi showed signs of reaching perfection, and once it did, his physical capabilities would greatly improve. He felt confident that it would counteract the ravages of the knight and warrior training thods, ensuring it wouldn’t affect his lifespan.
Indeed... the Western world’s knight and warrior training thods were quite crude, each one a way to squeeze the potential of the flesh, with improper practice likely reducing the lifespan of the practitioner.
Li Ming did not want to waste his na on cultivating a weak system, so as soon as he had started to grow stronger, he began practicing ancient martial arts to enhance the foundation of his physique.
By now, his practice of Tai Chi was nearing perfection.
And when Tai Chi reached perfection, Li Ming felt sure he could withstand the destructive effects of knight and warrior training thods. Then he could start practicing them and pass himself off as a battle knight, which wouldn’t be bad at all.
Ti passed quietly amidst this peaceful developnt.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
In these two months, three hundred soldiers, who had transford into personal guards supplied with resources from Li Ming’s two spiritual items, successfully transitioned into a unit of personal guards with warrior-like muscle training power, and they had blasted open the doors to knight training, beginning the transition to knights.
In the sa two months, the skilled workers were also adequately trained. Under Li Ming’s arrangents, they perford grand and solemn rituals, and only after that were they tasked with work, cultivating even more skilled workers to pick teas, grow and concoct dicinal herbs.
Tea bushes and spiritual herbs had grown abundantly for many years without managent, and with their incorporation and diligent labor, a significant amount of spiritual tea leaves and herbal cakes were produced in just two months.
By the end of these two months, the strength of the three hundred personal guards had also risen to peak level comparable to those training in the muscle-strengthening realm.
At the sa ti, finally, word had spread to the surrounding nobility who ca to visit Li Ming to see the special products of his territory.
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