Chapter 104: Flight! Agility Skill 【Tracking】! |
He had never experienced such a special sensation before.
Even in his previous life, when he bought discounted plane tickets, the feeling of sitting inside a stuffy cabin could not be compared to this soaring sensation at all.
At this moment, he could feel the wind whistling past his ears.
Moreover, under the Soul Link state, Leo directly possessed the eagle’s vision and five senses.
Even at an altitude of several hundred meters, Leo could see everything on the ground with perfect clarity.
Only now, looking down from above, did Leo finally see the full view of Blackstone Castle.
The domed Knight Hall, the spired church, and rows upon rows of residential quarters.
Leo could even see several Quasi-Knights chatting on the training ground below.
He flapped his wings and continued flying dozens of meters higher.
Beyond the castle—the moat, the town, the roads, the carriages, and the scattered houses of varying sizes.
Leo followed the view all the way to the edge of the town.
In the distance lay vast forests and mountain ranges.
This was practically a heavenly eye!
This vision was comparable to his Hunting Moment, and it was an aerial version of it.
However, very quickly, Leo’s first “flight experience ticket” expired.
With his current 1.6 Spirit Attribute, he could only sustain the Soul Link for about half a minute each time.
If he wanted to extend this duration, he still needed to increase his Spirit Attribute.
However, even now, Leo could still issue commands to it.
This remote control was not limited by distance.
“Then fly out of the city.”
Leo watched as the black dot in the sky flew toward the distance.
Clearly, it had received his command.
Over the past few months, Leo had stayed within the city and had not stepped outside Blackstone City even once.
But now, he could let this eagle carry his vision beyond the city.
This excitement only gradually subsided after several minutes.
Now, the eagle had entered fully Autonomous Mode. Leo planned to wait until his Spirit Attribute recovered a bit before checking where it had gone.
As a knight who longed for freedom, Leo also wanted to see the vast sky outside.
Previously, out of safety concerns, he had stayed at home every day to train.
Now that he had a drone that obeyed his commands anytime, anywhere—
Of course he had to make good use of it.
He could even use it to take a look at Blackwater City.
With this creature’s flight speed, it felt like it would only take a few days to reach there.
After experiencing the “drone flight,” Leo returned to his current life.
He first removed the fat rat from the stand.
Leo found a cage and locked it inside.
As a backup contract animal, this creature would enjoy a period of high-standard feeding.
However, the Dragon-Elephant’s “retirement” was not entirely a good thing.
With gain came loss. After forming a contract with the eagle, the Dragon-Elephant’s contract was automatically released.
Leo could no longer sense the Dragon-Elephant’s spiritual connection.
Which meant that many of the Dungeon tasks now had to be done by himself again.
“Freedom comes at a price.”
The eagle and the Dragon-Elephant—
Both were excellent, but for now, he could only choose one at a time.
“If only the number of my Soul Links could increase.”
For now, he set that thought aside.
The immediate problems still needed to be solved.
Leo currently had far too many things to handle.
Daily business and Dungeon work—
These were his sources of money and Merit Points.
The Breathing Technique and swordsmanship—
These were the foundation of his strength.
And then there was Alchemy.
Leo felt his energy was completely insufficient.
Under such circumstances, he had to make choices.
His mind spun rapidly.
First, regarding business—Leo planned to greatly reduce horseshoe work. He could try letting Arthur take some of it, and of course, Leo did not intend to share the earnings.
Fixing a horseshoe took more than ten minutes and only earned two silver coins.
It was too time-consuming.
However, hoof inspection services would continue. They required little effort, brought in good money, and most importantly, provided Leo with a large amount of information.
Next, in the coming phase, he needed to ensure sufficient time for Breathing Technique training.
Currently, his Breathing Technique had reached:
【Furnace Breathing Technique First Stage 86/100】
As the Breathing Technique improved, his attributes also increased rapidly.
【Strength: 3.0
Agility: 2.0
Spirit: 1.6】
Strength and Agility had now surpassed 3.0 and 2.0 respectively.
The difference between the two remained at 1.0.
But when activating Hunting Moment and entering Berserk State—
【Strength 3.0 → 4.0
Agility 2.0 → 2.5】
In this state, Leo still felt his flexibility was insufficient.
His Agility was increasing too slowly.
Leo’s goal was to be both fast and powerful.
“So it’s best to keep the gap between Agility and Strength within 0.5.”
However, he had already used up the diluted golden Body Tempering Potion.
The progress of his Breathing Technique had slowed down.
At present, Leo still had a Tier 2 Silver Body Tempering Potion.
Although its effect was weaker than the Tier 3 golden potion, it was still very powerful.
Leo planned to use this bottle to quickly push his Breathing Technique into the second stage.
Secondly, his 【Alchemy】 skill was only 8 points away from leveling up.
He still had some medicinal materials purchased from the Kingdom Merchant Caravan, and also some intermediate semi-finished potions obtained from Lady Manta.
It should be enough for him to grind 【Alchemy】 to Level 2.
Once this skill leveled up, Leo could attempt to produce Tier 2 Body Tempering Potions and other Tier 2 potions.
After being officially certified as an Alchemist, he should be able to earn money through Alchemy.
However, this skill also had its drawbacks.
It was equally time-consuming.
Producing a Tier 1 potion required several hours of full concentration.
Unfortunately, he did not possess that special catalyst.
From his previous experience with Lady Manta, Leo learned that this catalyst was a very important resource controlled by the kingdom.
The kingdom tightly controlled it, thereby regulating potion production across cities.
Without the catalyst, producing a Tier 3 potion could take several months.
That was practically impossible.
But with the catalyst, even a Tier 1 potion could be completed in just a few minutes.
“No matter. I’ll find a way to obtain that catalyst later. For now, I’ll slowly grind my Alchemy skill to Level 2.”
Additionally, there were the equally time-consuming slaughtering and feeding tasks.
Later, Leo planned to speak with Lady Manta and have his feeding duties reassigned.
Now that he was her Alchemy student, this small request should not be an issue.
As for slaughtering—
Before maxing out his Hunting skill, Leo did not intend to give it up.
“If only I could split into multiple bodies.”
Having made his decision, Leo stopped thinking further and threw himself into training.
……
Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.
Leo placed a newly crafted bottle of purple potion into his cabinet.
“The Hemostasis Potion is complete as well.”
Over the past few days, Leo had taken time to try producing all commonly used Tier 1 potions.
And just now, his 【Alchemy】 skill was on the verge of breaking through to Level 2.
At this moment, on the panel—
【Alchemy (Green) Level 1 96/100 (Spirit +0.1, mastery of Tier 1 potion formulations)】
His Spirit Attribute had directly increased to 1.6.
He now had a skill that could enhance his Spirit Attribute.
At this moment, Leo activated his mental connection with the eagle.
His perspective instantly switched.
High in the sky, the eagle seemed to be tracking a running wild rabbit.
Earlier, Leo had received information from it about locating prey.
At this moment, from mid-air, Leo’s eyes locked tightly onto that fluffy ball of meat on the ground.
With the target locked, Leo did not immediately dive toward it. Instead, he followed it continuously.
Until his Spirit Attribute could no longer sustain it.
Leo had just timed it—now that his Spirit Attribute had increased to 1.8, he could maintain it for 40 seconds each time.
And at this moment, Leo looked at his panel.
A section he had nearly ignored before now returned to his attention.
【Tracking (White) 35/100 → 37/100 (Agility +0.1, able to mark the location of prey, mark limit: 1)】
Just now, by entering the eagle’s body through Soul Link, he was actually able to grind his 【Tracking】 skill.
Moreover, the speed of leveling this skill was very fast.
Each time he activated Shared State through Soul Link, he gained 2 points of experience.