A Visitor on a Rainy Night

Chapter 61 A Visitor on a Rainy Night

Although it seems a bit out of place for the Church of War to provide healing services.

But if you think about it carefully, the Kingdom of Bastian is a multi-faith country.

Farmers worshipped Nofica, the goddess of fertility; merchants worshipped Nazar, the god of justice; craftsmen worshipped Bilphetus, the god of architecture and crafts; and soldiers, mercenaries, and knights worshipped Haroni, the goddess of war.

As for the magician's faith?

Alphonse had no memory of this, and he had never seen a magician before.

That's a rare species.

In Western fantasy novels, the Church of Light, which is most skilled in healing magic and often plays the role of the main villain, has no church or priests preaching within the Kingdom of Bastian.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem unreasonable to seek out the priests of the Church of the God of War.

Alphonse did not dare to let his guard down.

They already had a large quantity of Higram Grass on hand, so they didn't hold back. The soldiers now practice Blood Fiend Demon Art by burning Divine Incense.

The instructors were naturally Jeru and Tessie.

Alphonse had already guided Simon and Jeru through the internal energy circulation route, and had also given them wooden figurines with acupoints and meridians drawn on them as teaching aids.

Guiding the soldiers one by one was such a tedious and time-consuming task, so of course it was Taisi who did it.

After recruiting the new soldiers, Alphonse went and used a soul-capturing technique to plant the seeds of loyalty in their hearts.

The guards must remain completely under our control; the internal cultivation methods of the Blood Fiend Demon Art and the Tendon-Changing and Bone-Forging Manual must not be leaked casually.

The flesh and blood of the Earth Demon Bear that they brought back, as well as the ant eggs that Taixi smuggled from the ant nest, have already been cooked into delicacies by Taixi.

According to Taixi, these two ingredients have a slight effect on increasing fighting spirit.

It did not improve one's true qi at all, but Alphonse still felt a little bit of benefit; after eating it, his blood and qi became more vigorous.

However, Alphonse noticed that Mia subtly revealed her disappointment.

Alphonse guessed that Mia's fighting spirit had reached a bottleneck in her cultivation and had not increased.

He intended to give her some pointers, but Mia is quite stubborn. He had mentioned it before, asking her to practice the Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian together, but she wasn't interested.

He couldn't beat her yet, and he couldn't very well approach her and say he could guide her in cultivation; she probably wouldn't believe him anyway.

I've seen Mia make a move a few times, and I've also fought against people with fighting spirit a few times.

Alphonse already had some understanding of the martial arts techniques of this world.

It pursues simple, direct, and effective attacks, using fighting spirit to unleash powerful bursts of special skills, without any fancy techniques.

Compared to the martial arts of his previous life, he has embarked on a completely different path.

To put it bluntly, it's like having so much strength that bricks fly.

In terms of the sophistication of his techniques, he is far inferior to the martial arts masters of his previous life.

Some might say, "Why are you belittling the cultivation methods of another world? You think the martial arts in your martial arts world are superior?"

That's really how it is.

As the saying goes, a true expert's skill is immediately apparent upon their first move.

In his previous life, Alphonse devoted himself to martial arts for over twenty years, reaching the pinnacle of skill.

How could someone who can be called a grandmaster of martial arts have poor judgment?

Now, having been reincarnated and starting anew, his cultivation level is far inferior to before, but his insight remains.

It was immediately obvious that Mia's moves contained many flaws.

The reason we can't beat her is simply because the current power gap is still too large.

While exquisite moves can keep one at bay for a while, they can't hold out for very long.

Linghu Chong, who possesses the Dugu Nine Swords, must have exceptional swordsmanship, right?

However, even with his internal energy depleted, he was still knocked unconscious by Ren Woxing's roar.

If he were only slightly better than Alphonse, Alphonse would certainly be able to use his various extraordinary skills to challenge opponents of higher levels and defeat them.

But based on what Alphonse saw, Mia was more than just one or two levels stronger than him.

This little girl is hiding her true strength; she's incredibly powerful.

Every time I see her make a move, my opinion of her rises several points.

Her only minor setback was the mental impact on the queen ant, which slowed her down a bit, but that was all.

In his prime, he could have easily dominated the game, but now he is far from it.

But Alphonse was fully confident that he would be able to defeat Mia in a few months, and then he could give her pointers.

All told, Alphonse has only been in this world for a little over half a month.

With the current progress, it is by no means slow.

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

It rained all day long.

The drizzle of late autumn shrouded the earth in a layer of dull haze, as if the whole world was covered with a heavy melancholy.

Night had fallen, and the silence made the night even darker.

Only a few scattered lights remained in the cold wind, flickering in the darkness.

But a gray carriage passed through the continuous rain and entered the Coldwind Territory, only stopping in front of the lord's castle.

Two people, their faces and heads completely covered by black cloaks, got off the carriage and knocked on the castle gate.

When someone answered the door, they announced their arrival.

The maid quickly opened the door and led the two into the drawing room, then hurried off to report to Alphonse.

Alphonse was meditating upside down in his room when he heard a knock on the door.

The maid dared not enter and disturb them, but only dared to announce from outside the door, "My lord, Baron Swood's eldest son has come to see you."

Baron Swood?

Isn't that Monica's unlucky dad?

Why did his son come to me?

Wasn't the engagement dissolved a long time ago?

"No! I'm busy right now, tell him to get lost!" Alphonse had no patience to entertain Baron Swood's son.

Having just transmigrated, he immediately encountered Monica causing trouble, tricking that fool Keberie into challenging him to a duel, showing absolutely no goodwill towards their family.

It's good enough that they didn't cause trouble for their family.

The maid outside the door exclaimed in surprise, "You can't just barge in like this!"

Alphonse, with his keen hearing, had already heard the approaching footsteps.

Two people walked towards them. The one in front walked with steady steps, while the one behind walked much lighter, seemingly accompanied by the sound of her skirt trailing on the ground.

female?

A gentle-sounding male voice reassured the maid, "I have important business to discuss with Baron Tartarus."

The man approached the door. "Your Excellency, I am Branta Swood of the Swood family. Although we are uninvited, isn't your unfriendly attitude a bit too obvious?"

Alphonse stopped circulating his inner energy and retorted directly, "I don't see anything to talk to you about. Go back to where you came from, and don't make me angry!"

Branta, however, was not angry at being turned away. Instead, she said very politely, "I have come all this way to make up for the mistakes my family made before. Please forgive me, Your Excellency, and I hope to see you."

Make up for the mistakes?

It sounds like there's something to gain.

(End of this chapter)