“Father, I feel this power rapidly repairing my body. This potion is truly miraculous!”
“May I ask where this potion came from? How can there be such a magical potion in the world?”
Vladimir asked, unable to contain himself.
“Of course, this potion is magical; it’s a potion concocted by a wizard.”
“Wizards are a group of very mysterious individuals.”
“Some people in our family are wizards.”
The Duke looked at his sixth son and burst out laughing.
“Father, how can one become a wizard?”
“Can wizards cultivate like Knights?”
Vladimir continued to ask.
If he could become a wizard, could he perhaps change his approach, or even dual-cultivate? Cultivating Knight skills on one hand and wizard skills on the other.
“Wizards can indeed cultivate, but none of our large family has the aptitude for wizardry.”
“After every child in our family is born, if they have wizard aptitude, specialized family members are sent to help test for wizard aptitude.”
“Wizard aptitude is extremely rare.”
“Don’t even think about it.”
Duke Utah said with a tone of regret.
“Alright.”
“If one doesn’t have the aptitude, one cannot become a wizard, is that right?”
Vladimir still felt unwilling and confirmed again.
“That’s natural. Unlike Knights, everyone can cultivate as a Knight, at least to strengthen their bodies, increase their strength. But if a wizard doesn’t have wizard aptitude, then he cannot cultivate wizard techniques.”
The Duke affirmed again.
“Within the family, the status of a wizard is far higher than that of a Knight.”
“So, if given the chance, who wouldn’t want to become a wizard?”
“Alright, don’t think about it anymore. Focus on cultivating your Knight skills.”
Because the Duke was busy with affairs, he truly didn’t have much time to answer his sixth son’s curiosity.
After being sent away by his father, Vladimir was also helpless and could only continue to wander around the house.
Unwilling to give up, he also asked his teacher and received the same answer as Duke Utah.
This finally allowed him to let go of his desire to become a wizard.
Becoming a noble Knight, bullying maids daily, and fighting small monsters was actually quite good.
At least he possessed extraordinary power.
Vladimir comforted himself a little internally.
After about a week, Vladimir’s injuries were finally completely healed.
At this moment, he opened his panel and looked at his attributes.
“Character: Vladimir Strength: 4.1 Constitution: 2.9 Spirit: 0.8 Skills Mastered: Giant Bear Breathing Technique (Minor Accomplishment) Giant Bear Strike (Beginner) Serpentine Step (Beginner) Basic Swordsmanship (Beginner) Free Attribute Points: 5”
He had forgotten to use the rewarded free attribute points to allocate to himself after his skills upgraded earlier.
Now he suddenly thought, is wizard aptitude related to Spirit?
Anyway, through cultivation, Strength and Agility could eventually be improved.
Only this Spirit attribute remained completely unchanged.
So, could he try the effect of this Spirit attribute by allocating points?
Without further ado, Vladimir allocated all 5 remaining free attribute points to the Spirit attribute.
His mind instantly felt like it exploded. The whole world underwent a huge change.
He felt as if the entire world became clearer, his thoughts became more active, and most importantly, he could feel that there seemed to be some active components in the air?
Just like his battle qi, it was another system of energy.
And at the same time, the Spirit column on the panel also changed.
Spirit: 5.8
“So, this is the effect of increasing the Spirit attribute!”
“I feel this is what wizard aptitude means. As long as the Spirit attribute is increased, wizard aptitude will increase!”
This discovery made Vladimir incredibly excited.
So, for the next month or so, he cultivated day and night. He found that after his Spirit increased, his comprehension, control over his body, and perception of battle qi all greatly improved.
He eventually brought Serpentine Step, Giant Bear Strike, and Basic Swordsmanship to Minor Accomplishment, earning 6 attribute points.
At the same time, under the diligent guidance of Knight Jiayou, he cultivated the Giant Bear Breathing Technique to Major Accomplishment, successfully transforming the battle qi seed into a life seed. With each heartbeat, the life seed would automatically convert the power in the blood into battle qi power, storing it within the life seed, as if it had a life of its own.
This also meant that Vladimir had become an official Knight.
This upgrade to an official Knight brought him 4 attribute points.
“Now I have ten attribute points. Let’s see what happens if I put them all into Spirit.”
Vladimir allocated all ten attribute points to the Spirit attribute in one go.
He instantly felt the world brighten, the entire world became incredibly clear, then it gradually darkened, but ultimately, he still felt the world was much clearer than before.
The texture of the land in his vision was distinct, and the variegated colors in the feathers of birds on distant trees were also crystal clear.
What amazed him even more was that many aspects of the breathing technique that he couldn’t understand before now became simple and easy to grasp, comprehensible with a single thought.
Feeling such miraculous changes, Vladimir decided to allocate all future attribute points to Spirit.
After becoming an official Knight, he would no longer cultivate the Giant Bear Breathing Technique, but rather its advanced version, the Dragon Breathing Technique.
The cultivation of the Dragon Breathing Technique was even more difficult, and Duke Utah personally instructed Vladimir.
On this day, Vladimir was cultivating the Dragon Breathing Technique in the square.
“Sixth Young Master! The Master wants you to gather in the hall.” A guard interrupted Vladimir’s cultivation.
“What happened?”
Vladimir frowned slightly but began walking towards the castle hall.
“The Madam is about to give birth!” the guard whispered into Vladimir’s ear.
So it was about this. When Vladimir first transmigrated, he already felt that the Madam’s belly was quite large.
After nearly two months of development, it should indeed be time for her to give birth.
Thinking of this, Vladimir quickened his pace, running to the castle hall.
As soon as he entered the hall, he found it already crowded with people.
All of his siblings had already arrived.
Before he could even ask his eldest brother for the specifics,
A loud cry of a baby suddenly came from the master bedroom on the second floor.
Everyone in the hall immediately showed expressions of surprise and joy. This meant that the family had another new member, and at the same time, they would receive new support from the main family.
Vladimir also couldn’t help but exclaim, “That was fast!”
However, considering this was his mother’s 12th child, based on his previous life’s experience, the speed of natural childbirth tends to increase with the number of births.
This explained why, even though he had rushed over so quickly, he had still arrived just in time for the child’s birth.
Soon after, Duke Utah’s imposing figure appeared outside the master bedroom door on the second floor.
“You may come in.”
“Be careful not to make too much noise. Your mother needs quiet.”
So, Vladimir, following his siblings, led by his eldest brother James, tiptoed to the master bedroom on the second floor.
He saw his mother, exhausted and covered in cold sweat, her face pale, lying on the large bed. This was somewhat inconsistent with Vladimir’s understanding; the faster the natural birth, the less effort the mother expends. She shouldn’t be so weak, should she?
And on her left side, a small baby, wrapped in an exquisite blanket, was constantly trying to open its eyes, its eyelashes twitching.
A little ugly, this thought suddenly popped into Vladimir’s mind, but he didn’t voice it.
Because he knew that actually, all babies have rather wrinkled skin and don’t look good when they are born, but after a day or two of drinking enough milk, they will grow quickly, and their skin will become smooth and flat like an inflated balloon, and they will look much better then.
“Alright, this is your twelfth sister.”
“I have already sent word to the main family, and they will send people soon. You are responsible for making good arrangements for their reception!”
“James is responsible for arranging the rooms and corresponding food, etc.!”
“The rest of you are not to go anywhere for the next few days; just stay in the castle!”
“The people coming from the main family this time are of a very high rank, so you must perform well.”
Duke Utah issued several instructions to his children in a row.
“Father, why is the rank of the people coming from the main residence so high this time?”
Vladimir’s eldest brother asked curiously.
“Hmm, you will all know sooner or later, so I’ll tell you in advance. Please be sure to keep it confidential.”
“Your twelfth sister is very likely to have wizard aptitude, and her aptitude is probably not too bad.”
Duke Utah said with a smile.
“Because our original family head, that is, your great-great-grandfather, was a distinguished Wizard Lord.”
“So, once a bloodline descendant with wizard aptitude is born among his descendants, he will immediately sense it.”
He revealed this little-known secret.
This also explained why Vladimir’s mother had a pale face. It was likely that the baby with wizard aptitude absorbed too much of her nutrients.
“Hmm, but the twelfth sister was just born. Can they foresee the future?”
Because everyone was full of curiosity about wizards, according to Duke Utah, that wizard ancestor was still alive.
“A few days before the baby is born, it has actually developed almost completely. At this time, the wizard aptitude has already formed and can be sensed through the bloodline.”
“So, in fact, the family’s envoy had already set off a few days ago.”
“Moreover, you don’t know how important wizard aptitude is to the family. This can basically expand the family’s support for us by more than three times.”
“So, Madam, you have truly rendered great service this time! Hahahaha.”
Duke Utah gently stroked his wife’s cheek, completely forgetting his earlier words about keeping quiet.
The Duchess was also very happy, and a slight flush appeared on her already tired and pale face.
Meanwhile, the newborn twelfth sister still had a struggling expression, and had not yet opened her eyes.
After everyone understood, their hearts became jubilant. After all, each instance of support from the main family advanced the North Ice Territory one step forward.
Now, with another wave of substantial support, the North Ice Territory would enter a period of rapid development.
Next came all sorts of preparations.
At noon on the second day,
A flock of black, eagle-like creatures appeared in the distant sky above the castle.
Duke Utah had already gathered everyone in the castle square an hour earlier.
As the creatures approached, Vladimir realized they were griffins, with eagle wings and lion-like heads. But their wingspan was an exaggerated thirty meters, and even with their wings folded, they were as large as a small fighter jet.
When the griffins landed, several elders dressed in black robes with mysterious patterns descended from their broad backs.
“Seventh Grandpa, hello, it’s truly been a long time!”
Duke Utah bowed 90 degrees to the leader. The other people in the castle immediately followed suit.
“Little Utah has grown into a great lord now. Time really flies.”
The leader was actually of Duke Utah’s grandfather’s generation.
“Seventh Grandpa, you haven’t changed at all.”
Duke Utah said with an envious tone.
“Hahaha, I’m old. I can only do some errand work like this for the family.”
“Take me to see the new little hope born into our family.”
So, everyone came to the castle hall.
At this time, Duke Utah’s wife was already standing in the center of the hall, holding the infant and waiting.
When these wizards began to prepare to test the baby’s wizard aptitude,
They all became serious.
They laid out a black carpet with mysterious patterns and intricate designs in the wider area of the main hall.
Then, they placed strange gems of different colors and various unfamiliar objects on the carpet.
And like magic, they conjured some strangely shaped candelabras, gold artifacts, and other items out of thin air.
Then, following a specific arrangement, like stacking building blocks, they continuously piled them higher and higher.
They were busy for about three or four hours. By the time the sun outside the window had already set behind the mountains,
It was finally done.