Quiet in the kitchen.

Shanica carefully placed a bright red wild fruit on top of the cake covered with milky cream.

It is a fruit called "cranberry" that bears fruit every autumn. In autumn, the taste of the fruit is mainly sour, with a touch of sweetness, and in late autumn, the fruit turns crimson, and the taste is reversed.

"Cranberries" are produced in the territory of the Blackstone Territory and the Iron Mountain Territory, but the production is not high, and most of it is supplied to the most honorable owner of the territory, Lord Blackstone.

Cream and cranberries, dazzlingly white, transparent red, full of visual temptation.

On the wooden table, there are a total of 10 such pastries, all of which are carefully prepared by Shanica.

After placing the last cranberry, Shanica licked the corners of her mouth, subconsciously looked around, and when she saw that there was no one, she picked up a piece of cranberry cake and put it in her mouth.

The silky creaminess of the cream, the softness and fluffiness of the cake, and the sweetness and sourness of the cranberries brought an incomparable impact to the taste buds, making Shanica's eyebrows and eyes squint with happiness.

Three more cranberry cakes were in the mouth, and Shanica licked them unsatisfactorily, cleaning the cream from the corners of her lips.

Picking up the plate of cranberry cake, she walked out of the kitchen and into the courtyard.

The six pieces of cake, one for Lord Roy, one for herself, and the other four for Ace, Lilia, Vivien, and Elena.

One piece per person, just right.

……

"Lord Roy, Lord Roy."

Roy was awakened by a sudden voice beside him.

"Hoo ......"

He exhaled deeply and stopped the operation of the breathing method of inflammation in his body.

He had already informed the witches in advance of his assistance to Red in breaking through the silver tonight, and it stands to reason that they would not come over to disturb him at this time.

Unless, something urgent happens.

Thinking of this, Roy's heart tightened, and the whole person instantly became sober.

At this moment, Red was still sitting cross-legged beside him, in a state of cultivation with his eyes closed.

Obviously, in one night, Red, who had broken through to silver, had not yet done all the transformation and adjustment of the fighting qi in his body.

His gaze swept over Red, and Roy looked at Lilia beside him who had awakened him.

"Lilia, what's going on?"

Looking at each other, Roy didn't see the look of anxiety in Lilia's eyes, which made him breathe a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly spoke.

"Come with me, you'll see."

Lilia's expression was a little complicated, envious and unwilling...... Numerous emotions are intertwined and difficult to distinguish.

Roy was very curious, but since Lilia said so, he didn't want to ask any more questions, so he took Lilia's hand, and the next moment, the light in front of him suddenly turned black.

After a few seconds, his gaze returned to normal, and Roy stepped out of the shadows, led by Lilia.

"What is this?"

Roy looked around.

The pink and purple house decoration style made him faintly familiar.

In the center of the room, on a table covered with a white cloth, there was only one cranberry cake left on the plate.

Not long after dawn, the morning light from the window fell on the cranberry cake, reflecting a heart-warming halo.

Soon, Roy reacted.

Isn't this Yelena's room?

What did Lilia bring me here for?

This thought came to his mind, and Roy's eyes reflected the figures of several other witches, Est, Vivien, Elena, and Shanica, who was sitting on the bed with her eyes closed and meditating, exuding a faint wave of magic power around her.

Looking at Shanica on the bed, Roy blinked and said in an uncertain tone, "Shanika is this, breaking through?" ”

"Yes." Ace, who was standing beside the bed, sensed Roy's arrival, cast her gaze, and said in a cold voice: "Shanica has completed the first stage of the cultivation of the Basic Meditation Method, and is now in the process of inventing the ninth rune. ”

From Ace's eyes, Roy saw a strong sense of consternation, obviously, she didn't expect that among the five witches, Shanica would be the first to complete the first stage of the basic meditation method.

Even Ace, who had made the fastest progress before, had only completed the printing of the eighth rune and was currently in the process of copying the ninth rune.

Shanika's progress was faster than she could imagine, considering that two days ago, Shanica had just completed the fifth rune seal.

Roy stopped talking, he took a few steps forward, came to the bedside, and looked at the meditative Shanica up close, lost in thought.

Although Shanica's talent is not bad, it is only compared to ordinary witches, and compared to a "genius" like Ace, it is far inferior.

So, what is the reason for her "leaps and bounds" progress?

As he pondered, Roy soon had a clue.

In the witch cultivation system, the influence of the original sin characteristics is very far-reaching, and even if you want to break through to the great witch rank, you still need to reach a certain degree of compatibility with your own original sin characteristics.

Shanika's original sin trait is 60% lust and 40% gluttony.

Lust, as the dominant characteristic of the two original sin characteristics, has a great impact on Shanica, and when he thinks of lust, Roy thinks of his and Shanica's "love of fish and water" some time ago, as well as the "warmth" last night, and has a faint answer in his heart.

As for "gluttony", although he is busy with cultivation and does not pay special attention to the lives of witches, he also learned from Red's report that the food consumption in the house during this period is much higher than the budget, and I don't know if there is a connection between this.

At the same time, it satisfies her own needs for "lust" and "gluttony", which has brought great benefits to Shanica, and I think this should be the greatest possibility for Shanika's basic meditation practice progress to catch up with Ace.

Other than that, Roy really couldn't think of any reason.

Under the gaze of Roy and the four witches, for about half an hour, the faint magic fluctuations that permeated Shanika's body converged.

She slowly opened her eyes, and there was a strong look of joy in her blue-gold glowing eyes.

"It worked!"

The completion of the seal of the ninth rune in the first stage means that the breakthrough of the crown position has been carried out, and the success rate is high.

The crown is a realm that is difficult for ordinary witches to reach, and Shanica in the past never expected that she would one day reach this dream realm that countless witches could not chase.

But now, the crown is within her reach.

What's more, after the crown, she is no longer a "vase".

Even though her frontal combat power is not as good as Ace, who specializes in combat, she can also be pressed and beaten by ordinary golden three-star stars.

With such combat power, she will be able to help Young Master Roy share more of his troubles.

Thinking of this, even if her heart is as tough and steady as Shanica, she can't hide the excitement in her heart.

In a state of turmoil, she didn't even notice the people in the room for the first time, until Roy's concerned voice came and pulled her thoughts back.

"Shanica, how are you feeling? Is there anything uncomfortable? ”

Shanica raised her head, saw Roy next to the bed, and also saw the worry in his eyes, and smiled softly: "I'm fine." ”

"Lord Roy, I'm going to break through to the crown soon!"

"Hmm." Roy nodded, and a smile appeared on his face: "But don't be in a hurry, take your time, and be safe." ”

"You adjust for a few days first, and remember to notify me when you break through, and I will protect you."

"Uh-huh~" Shanica nodded vigorously, her face still hard to hide her excitement.

In the room, several other witches congratulated Shanica.

Lilia looked at Shanica with envy in her eyes.

She didn't know what caused Miss Shanika's "rapid progress" in a matter of days......

But she always felt that it had something to do with Miss Shanika's sudden and more gentle temperament a few days ago.

Thinking of this, Lilia secretly made a decision in her heart.

When you find a good time later, be sure to ask Miss Shanica about the "key".

She, Lilia, must come from behind!

……

Shanika's breakthrough was a surprise and did not disrupt Roy's arrangement.

Shanica, who had just completed the inscription of the ninth rune, was not suitable for a breakthrough in the crown position, and it would take three or two days to adjust.

This point was unexpectedly met with Roy's breakthrough.

When Roy was promoted to gold, his talent was transformed, and he was able to "escort" Shanica more easily, and his safety factor skyrocketed.

With him, even if Shanika fails to break through in the end, it will not be life-threatening, at most she will recuperate for a period of time, and she will be able to try to break through again.

In the afternoon, the sun hangs high.

There are only five days left before the arrival of the cold winter season, and even the midday sun is no longer fierce, and when it shines on people, it only brings a faint sense of warmth.

The Blackstone Lord's Mansion, inside the training ground.

In the past, this was always a training ground that only Roy could use, and the rest of the knights' daily training was carried out in the training ground outside.

Looking at the formal knights neatly arranged in front of him in a 10*2 horizontal team, Roy held his hands behind his back and looked solemn and serious.

Red stood behind him, staring at the knights with awe-inspiring eyes.

He had just completed the breakthrough, but he still couldn't control the fluctuations of the fighting qi on his body well, and the escaping fighting qi that belonged to the silver rank brought a huge sense of oppression to the formal knights below.

"The twenty of you have either made outstanding achievements for my Black Stone Territory, or you have served the Tulumbuir family for more than ten years."

"I, the purpose of calling you here today, I think you already know it in your hearts."

"Well, I'll ask one last time."

"Do any of you want to quit?"

"Those who don't quit are ready to throw their heads and spill their blood to protect the Blackstone Collar and the Turumbuir family?"

Roy's voice fell, and none of the twenty official knights had the slightest hesitation, and shouted in unison:

"Fight for the glory of the Tulumbuir family!"

Looking at the formal knights who were flushed with excitement below, a faint smile appeared on Roy's face, he raised his hand and made a downward motion, and in an instant, all sounds disappeared, and the entire training ground became silent.

Seeing this, Roy became more and more satisfied.

The talent of these formal knights in breathing is not to mention for the time being, at least the discipline is still very ok.

"Good."

"Since no one has chosen to quit, then what you hear and hear in the next step must be kept in your heart, and no one, even your family, will be allowed to reveal it!"

"Violator, die!"

Sen Han's word "death" made the eyes of the official knights shrink, but they still met Roy's gaze firmly.

After looking around, Roy continued, "I am going to form a Transcendent Knights Order, whose name is the Knights of the Blackstone. ”

"The Knights have a temporary position of head of the Order, which is to be held by Red, and is under my direct command."

"As for whether you can become a member of the Blackstone Knights, it depends on your next efforts."

Speaking of this, the high-level spatial ring on Roy's finger flashed, and two books appeared in his hand.

"I have two advanced breathing techniques in my hands."

"One is called the Burst Flame Breathing Method, the fire attribute, which focuses on the outbreak, which is the advanced breathing method that I have practiced, and the other, called the Liujin Breathing Method, the earth attribute, focuses on defense, and it is also an advanced breathing method."

"These two advanced breathing techniques, after practice, can allow you to break through the shackles of formal knights and reach the transcendent realm."

"But which one is suitable for you depends on your own nature."

"Your talent, I think you yourself know, you who missed the golden age of cultivation, even if you have obtained the advanced breathing method, the possibility of achieving bronze is very low, and it is not surprising that none of you have succeeded."

Hearing Roy's words, the formal knights lowered their heads one after another, and their fists clenched subconsciously.

Roy's words are blunt and brutal, but they are realistic.

Formal knights like them have worked hard for their master for more than ten or twenty years in exchange for the opportunity to practice advanced breathing methods, but in the end, there are too few and too few who can achieve the bronze rank.

The vast majority of people give this opportunity to their children, hoping that they can make greater progress at a young age, so as to create a new aristocratic family in the future.

Roy's words just lifted the fig leaf on the surface and let the reality be "bloody" in front of them.

How does this not silence these official knights.

"But ......"

Ahead, Roy's words turned: "You are very lucky, very lucky. ”

"I have a secret method that can make you 100% promoted to bronze, as long as you have a minimum degree of phase with the advanced breathing method and can withstand the pain, then you will definitely be able to promote to bronze."

"So, are you ready to suffer?"

Roy's voice fell, and all the official knights raised their heads sharply, looking at Roy with burning eyes, at their lord.

"We're ready!"

Roars in unison rose into the sky, almost tearing apart the clouds high in the sky.

"Very well, since you are ready, then come forward one by one, and I will test you for the breathing phase."

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