Chapter 737: 449
After Nasi advanced to a First Rank Knight a week ago, another piece of good news arrived—
Demi had also successfully advanced to a First Rank Knight after taking the Cave Factor Potion he had improved!
In fact, Demi had already reached the peak of Knight Apprentice during his time at the Miracle Meeting, but had been unable to break through.
Due to busy affairs, Colin had been unaware of this.
It was only after Nasi’s breakthrough that he discovered this.
After consideration, Colin gave Demi the previously improved Cave Factor Potion to take.
Under his care, Demi indeed managed to break through to a First Rank Knight with the help of the potion.
It seemed that Nasi had a unique talent in Knight training.
After all, the little Elf had naturally advanced to a First Rank Knight without taking any potion.
As for his sister Renee, her talent in Knight training was not outstanding, and even with his help, it would probably take another year and a half to reach the peak of Knight Apprentice.
After Demi’s breakthrough, his Blood Energy was more akin to Colin’s.
However, perhaps because he had not yet undergone Blood Energy compression, and due to differences in physique, a closer look revealed that his Blood Energy was still significantly different from Colin’s, lighter in color and much thinner.
A First Rank Knight primarily developed Will Power after all, and though Blood Energy was also enhanced, it could hardly be considered a qualitative change.
Moreover, both Nasi and Demi had developed Will Power and comprehended the Knight Aura, though their intensity was far from his.
However, no matter what, it was always an occasion worth celebrating.
A First Rank Knight, in terms of close-range combat ability, was on par with a First Rank Wizard!
Yet, the cost difference between nurturing the two was huge!
Aside from the Cave Factor Potion, the resources required to nurture a First Rank Knight compared to a First Rank Wizard were many times less!
Colin was excited for a moment but soon sighed.
"Too bad... no matter how many low-rank forces we have, their help in the current overall war situation isn’t significant."
Of course, this did not mean that promoting the path of the Knight was meaningless, but what he should do most now was to enhance his own strength.
Especially after being attacked by Calvin, Colin felt an even greater sense of crisis. He might have escaped using the cave this time, but what about next time?
Moreover, now was not the right time to promote the path of the Knight.
As for when would be appropriate... he probably had to wait at least till he advanced to the Fourth Rank.
Fourth Rank... Colin sighed.
Compared to the progress in strength of Nasi, Demi, and Shelley who had returned from the Extreme North, his rate of training these days was not satisfactory.
He had reached the limit in terms of Knight training, even though he had diligently continued, there had been no progress in either Blood Energy or Will Power.
The pace of training as a Wizard was not slow, almost reaching a Third Rank Intermediate, but reaching the Third Rank Peak would also take at least another year.
The only consolation was in the field of witchcraft.
He had further optimized and improved Robert Explosion Skill based on the last iteration.
The current Robert Explosion Skill’s power already far exceeded a Third Rank witchcraft, reaching the level of Fourth Rank Basic, and the released radiation pollution could also be controlled to a limited extent, giving Colin more flexibility in his options.
However, to confront a Fourth Rank Wizard with it was still insufficient.
On one hand, Colin was still only a Third Rank Wizard, and on the other hand, the energy released by the Robert Explosion Skill was not concentrated enough, posing little threat to highly mobile Fourth Rank Wizards, and was more suitable for weaker multiple targets.
Additionally, he had some initial thoughts on developing nuclear energy.
But these were all long-term plans... and he didn’t know if the gods would give him the opportunity to develop.
As long as the war continued, a sword of Damocles always hung over Colin’s heart...
Taking a deep breath, he pushed aside the plethora of thoughts and entered into meditation.
...
Half a month quietly passed by.
Shelley had already returned, leaping to become a Third Rank Wizard.
"In another month, my strength should be completely stable."
In the study, Shelley, holding a cup of red tea, said to Colin across from her.
"If I’m not mistaken, your current strength is already at Third Rank Intermediate, what will it be after a month?"
"It should reach Third Rank Advanced," Shelley smiled.
Colin was taken aback, Shelley’s return this time was not, as he thought, from a Second Rank Advanced Wizard to a Third Rank Junior Wizard, but directly to a Third Rank Advanced!
"Such a speed of advancement... it’s truly astonishing," he couldn’t help but exclaim.
"Before this, I had been stuck at the Second Rank for many years," Shelley shook her head, "Honestly, in terms of the speed of advancement, it’s far less than yours."
"Moreover, you know, I am not like ordinary wizards, I was born with nearly the strength of a Fourth Rank."
"That’s also true..."
"You look like you should be advancing too, right?" Shelley sized him up and suddenly asked.
"Yes," Colin nodded, "It should be in the next couple of days."
Shelley shook her head, "Honestly speaking, in terms of training speed, you are the real freak."
"It’s mainly because the Supreme Council bestowed Divine Blood; otherwise, even for me, reaching Third Rank Intermediate would still need quite some time," Colin explained with a smile, pondered for a moment, then added:
"But now that you have advanced to Third Rank, I can indeed feel relieved to do some things."