NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9: Noble sluts everywhere
'Huh bad imagination, go away, shoo shoo' Terias again started mumbling to himself
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The ruffian of a man, very sure of his imminent victory, prepared to dash. He bent his legs, tilted his body forward with a dagger in his prominent hand.
The opponent on the other side was on his last legs, desperately clutching the shield with both hands, planning to fight to the last breath.
The moment the ruffian kicked off and almost reached his opponent, this time with greater speed, and drew a wide swing of his weapon.
John on the receiving side, with the same desperate eyes, put his shield to the chest part of his body, seeming to hide his whole body behind it.
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All of a sudden the butler John was thrown back a few steps from the impact, staggering and spewing blood. He wiped the blood off with his now empty hands.
As for why did his hands were emptied? where was the shield?
The shield in his hands was propelled at the incoming attacker's face. The split second of gap between them provided the ruffian with no opportunity to dodge.
His face was smashed bloody while his neck broke. Compared to the ruffian the damage John suffered was actually from his own technique of smashing the shield, though it was dangerous but it did the work.
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Terias with his face sticking to the glass windows to spectate the battle was left speechless, for what he thought was a Knight's last fight actually was an well thought act of deceit.
John quickly searched through the dead body and it's belongings in a short timeframe of a minute.
'As expected of a strong member of that group, the body leaves no evidence for me track them.
Anyways it would be hard to connect the incident with the real requestor of the assassination.
Sadly, I cannot further delve into this case, as it would prove to be pretty ineffective against the real enemies.' John considered his options to pursue or leave the incident be, torn between his desire to protect his lord's image and safety.
He sighed, leaving it all for his lord to decide. He could only follow the decision made by the Viscount, depending on the outcome of the meeting tomorrow.
He began to dispose of the body and planned to lift the trunk and whatnot that was used as a blockade to bury the dead the body under it.
He casually lifted the trunk weighing 150 to 200 kilograms, put it to the side, above the body, and finished clearing the road.
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Walking back to the horse carriage, John did not show the limping or any other signs of injury from the battle. He casually sat back in his seat, ready to pull out the arrow that was shot by the ruffian. To his surprise, the arrow was already pushed out. He commanded the horses, ready to drive the carriage and left the place unbothered.
Terias was in awe of his butler's great strength. John easily won the fight while also digging up for some important information. The results from the casual conversation did not offer much information but they survived.
The battle could have gone longer with both sides suffering injuries, which was luckily prevented by John's quick thinking as well as good acting.
The travel continued but Terias had no interest in sightseeing anymore. He absentmindedly stared out of the window, contemplating his actions.
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When the fight began, he took the chance to try out his reinforce skill. The boost in strength felt addictive motivating him to be a warrior. The duration of the skill was surprisingly short which made him instantly think of the loss of Ki in order to increase his lifespan.
The lost Ki never actually recovered as if it transformed into the relevant lifespan. Because of his inexperience and unfamiliarity with Ki, he did not bother trying to use the bounded energy which supported his lifespan.
Because he did not have much experience using Ki, he could not actually find out the amount of energy he loosed. To verify and find accurate details, he needed to be familiar enough with his Ki to notice a decrease or increase in it.
He began running Ki through his body, trying to familiarize with the feeling and keep training until he finally reached the destination.
The horse carriage kept going, rushing through the empty but bumpy roads. It stopped only once in its long travel, only to change the horses into the already fed and vigorous horses. The ones from earlier were to be left at the stable to rest and be fed and would be picked up when returning.
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The terrains changed, the sun was ready to set, it was the time of dusk. A beautiful sky painted with the setting sun lighted the grounds into an amazing picturesque.
100 rounds of KI cycle +0.001 KI
A feeling of accomplishment filled his heart and mind. This was his first step into the world of martial arts and warriors.
The notification from his ability was a happy surprise, he was only looking to familiarize himself with moving the ki energy and get a feel for it. He repeatedly kept doing the breathing exercise he had found somewhere in the middle of the notes.
The exercise method was different from the 'Li family KI technique'. It was modified further by the Viscount according to his experiences and insights.
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The repetition of the breathing exercise again and again for the rest of the ride led him to gain the increase in KI. It was not a sudden increase of KI energy after the numerous cycles. The breathing exercise gathered the KI energy from the surrounding and moved it inside the body.
After enough cycles of this exercise while gathering the absorbed energy, the energy could finally be assimilated into the body, leading to the permanent increase of KI.
The number of cycles he completed was an exact hundred according to his notebook ability.
'Woah, this feeling of the ki assimilation is amazing. This is really addictive, the aspect of getting strong is one plus point but the increase in the amount of Ki felt lively and amazing too.
No wonder the Viscount was vehemently aiming for the increase in strength, i wonder what the other amazing opportunities this world has.' he exhaled leaning back on his seat in the carriage.
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'What are the current amount of KI points i have? if only i could know my current stats then it would have been easy to track my progress. The notebook thing only shows the gains from the breathing cycles. I would have to keep practicing the breathing technique to accurately gauge my total amount of energy.' the carriage slowed down nearing the Earl's mansion
Terias snapped out of his thoughts. The destination was near, it took him somewhere between four to five hours to complete hundred cycles. If he were to calculate the number of hours he needed to gain one point of KI, it would range somewhere between four hundred two five hundred hours.
In terms of cycles, he needed ten thousand cycles for just one point of KI energy stat. on the other hand, he lost five days of KI from the ying yang technique.
The five days worth of KI, if he was not wrong, would be one fourth point of KI stats. The KI gained from five days of breathing exercise was only twenty four times his current results.
The loss of KI was easily recoverable and right now he was all excited to dive into the deep training.
The carriage finally stopped breaking his string of thoughts. It was time to meet the Earl Scheta, his direct superior and a benefactor. The Earl was also a powerful warrior possessing a greater and more effective method of KI breathing, according to the noble hierarchy.
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He stepped out of the carriage, his butler guided it to the pre existing parking areas with a place for the horses to live by the direction given by the guards in the mansion, probably to the Earl's stable.
He left by himself as the carriage was separated from the horses. There were servants ready to guide the guests into the mansion. The mansion looked different from his, this one looked older and much grand.
The area it occupied was similar to the one he lived in, as for the exact differences, he did not know much about the architecture.
He was guided to the guest quarters or that's what he presumed when the servant guiding him respectfully said" the arrangements has been made, sir. please follow me as i guide you to the other Viscounts."
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Along his way, he met other appropriately dressed people who seemed to be guided by other servants. Every men had worn clothes like suit, trouser and coats with a stick for fashion. He left an important part of the attire unsaid, that was the shine, be it from jewellery, the clothes etc.
His main focus of attention was anyway not those men, he glanced at the noblewomen. The main wives, the favorite concubines, and the heiress and such.
He could see himself swimming in those beautiful women's love juices. He felt that if the event were to be extended to a few months, he would not have to worry for his lifespan no more.
Unlike the men who looked overly dressed, the women almost everyone of them had ample bust sticking out of their chests. They seemed opposite of their male counterparts trying to gain as much attention they could by showing their high slit and low cut dresses.
The truly big ones had almost shown their areolas to the people present. As for the ones who had big bottoms, the slits in their dresses could show people glimpses of heaven. Especially those bubble butts who jiggled at their every step.
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