High Above

Early morning on May 17, 774 in Terra.

Setar Empire, Nanling Province, west of the Agate Stone Plain, Xiahui Territory, the land favored by the Dragon God.

[Climbing over the majestic mountains in the west to the deep valleys and lakes, the wind is blowing, the mountains are breathing heavily, the shadow of the giant dragon is passing through the sky, and the thousands of leaves of the green dense forest are rolling...]

In addition to the sensational tunes they sing in late-night taverns, the bards walking in Nanling will definitely also know some melodious ancient songs. Among them, "Land of the Dragon's Family" is a sacrificial song widely sung by the mountain people. It has become so popular that even the not-too-distant Mountain People’s Independence Alliance wanted to use it as the national anthem after independence.

Two hundred years have passed, and except for some people among the mountain people who still remember it, most people in Nanling do not know that the song "Land of the Dragon's Family" actually describes Xiahui Ling.

And in the "deep valley lake land" in the song, in the flat land north of Xiahui Lake, the students of Xiahui Ling experimental training camp are training.

The training camp is located by the river. Along the river, you can vaguely see four or five agricultural buildings gradually rising around Xiahui Lake. It is said that all twelve high-rise buildings will be completed before the end of this year, and a batch of more than 20 agricultural buildings will be built at several 'natural source gathering points' around Xiahui City.

Of course, not all areas where natural resources gather will build agricultural buildings. Some were ordered by the alchemy workshop, and some are already the forges of the Xiahui Ling New Weapons Development Center.

There are still some... like now.

It was built as a training camp to provide 'training' for all young people of appropriate age and talented adults in the territory.

Ta-ta-ta-ta...

Sixty-five students were divided into three groups and conducted three different trainings in the playground and the pool next to the river: '10-kilometer morning run', '100-meter freestyle round trip' and 'Introduction to Breathing Techniques'.

Because of the superior physical fitness and life essence of the Terra people, after a month of scientific diet and reasonable training, all the students have strong movements, well-proportioned figures, strong energy and vitality, and show great vitality.

Even the students who were previously weak and even malnourished have now regained their vitality. They can shout slogans with full energy when running and can swim for more than a dozen times.

On the contrary, in theory, the simplest-sounding "Introduction to Breathing Techniques" stumps many students. Even if there are teachers who patiently follow the instructions, many still don't get the chance.

"The breathing method cannot increase your strength. What it does is develop your original strength and make it easier for you to control and sense."

A steady voice sounded on the playground. The blue-haired sea-born instructor, wearing a long sword on his waist, spoke to the twenty-two students who were kneeling on rattan mats in front of him and meditating with their eyes closed: "Every breathing method is different, and some require Meditation, some require the rise of Qi and blood after exercise. By grasping the subtle 'rhythm' between the contraction of the body's muscles and the pulsation of blood vessels, one can gradually sense the flowing particles in the body, the 'wheat ears in the light'."

"The 'Tide Breathing Technique' you practice is a breathing technique widely spread in the Whale Song Cliff, the land of warriors. People who practice this breathing technique need to welcome the beating of the ocean tide and resist the erosion of the tide. To the fluctuations of blood flow in the body, and then grasp the initial induction of the source of essence."

"Obviously, you students are not qualified - let you chickens go into the sea and you will drown within three hours!"

"And our great lord has optimized this breathing method so that you can enter the state of 'tide' and practice breathing method with just one hour of high-intensity exercise!"

The sea-born instructor's voice was as loud as a bell. His tone was not impassioned, but it was as powerful as a tide, pouring into the ears of all the students at the same time.

And his gaze was as sharp as a sword. When he glanced at the students, it was obvious that all the students had closed their eyes, but their bodies could not help but tremble slightly, as if someone was hovering a sword in front of their foreheads, an inexplicable feeling. Make them subconsciously concentrate.

As the second second-level ascendant in the territory, Qingchao came here to teach as a trainer, which was enough to prove that Lord Ian valued the training camp.

And these sixty-five students have indeed lived up to their importance. All of them know very well that they have been given a God-given opportunity to learn the method of sublimation that is hard to find in the outside world. Therefore, each of them scored 120,000 points. His spirit, like a sponge that has been wrung dry, fully absorbs the knowledge taught by Qingchao.

There were a total of sixty-six students in the first batch of the training camp. One of them did not come to participate in the training. This was not because he was lazy, but because this student had another very important job, which was to cooperate with the Xiahui Ling Biological Research Institute. Research.

Among the remaining sixty-five people, nearly half are white people, and the rest are natives of Xiahui Territory.

This is very normal. Rather, it is unbelievable that the lord is willing to allocate half of the quota to outsiders outside his own family.

The tide breathing method is indeed a very efficient breathing method. It has been circulated in Whale Song Cliff for hundreds of years and has not been eliminated. It is precisely because its basic skeleton is extremely popular and there are many latecomers for it. Repaired and improved, optimized details.

And Ian's optimization has strengthened this breathing method to a small peak... As long as you train yourself until your body is extremely tired and ensure your thinking is clear, anyone can start practicing.

"Even without taking magic potions, humans can be very powerful if they train their bodies to the limit. It is said that in Yanjiang, there is a part of the ancient sublimation inheritance that requires practitioners to train their bodies to the limit to make their internal organs and body tough. Incomparable, it can wrestle with a giant bear. Humans at that time were like giant bulls, even if they were not Warcraft, their power could defeat some weak Warcraft!"

Qingchao's teaching voice was so full of energy that even the morning mist surrounding the training ground was shaken away: "I don't have such high requirements for you, but in the more in-depth courses, you will need to hone your body." To a certain point.”

"If the foundation is not solid enough, even if the lord gives you a chance to practice, you will be seriously injured or even die because you cannot bear the burden!"

die. When this word was spoken, the movements of all the students who were exercising were slightly stagnant, and even their breathing was paused subconsciously.

Since they signed the 'Assistance Experiment Contract' a month ago, all the students have been very clear that they have become the 'experimenters' of the young Lord Xia Hui. The other party's generous gift is actually their own life. rewards in exchange.

But...so what? In this place of Terra, those who can sign contracts and conduct transactions fairly and impartially are considered moral saints among the noble lords.

Not to mention, in the past month, all students have eaten the healthiest and most nutritious meals, and received the most formal and effective training in secrets that are not taught. There are even second-level experts who have come to teach in person. class.

You know, even a blacksmith apprentice may die from exhaustion while studying, let alone sublimating his skills?

Qingchao glanced around and found that no student had any real intention of retreating, and he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

"As expected of the sixty-six people carefully selected by the boss."

He was very happy in his heart, but more than anything he admired Ian: "Originally, the boss told me that these sixty-six people out of four hundred people could be cultivated. I was a little unbelievable at first - how could there be such a large number? When I was learning martial arts at Jingge Cliff, it would be good if fifty out of a thousand people could persevere!"

"But I never thought that in this month of rigorous training and cultural classes, not one of the sixty-six people would fall behind!"

Yes, the training camp not only includes physical training and breathing method training, but also simple teaching in mathematics, alchemy, inscriptions, geography, history, common language logic and mechanical engineering, etc., aiming to cultivate students' understanding of the world. Knowledge and thinking logic.

In addition, students in the training camp are required to meditate before going to bed at night, and are even required to use meditation instead of sleep.

Ordinary materials, after being tortured like this, have long since become exhausted, and they even cried and shouted to go home.

But among the people selected by Ian, even if there are some who complain about being tired, they are just words. In fact, everyone is very patient and perseverant, and can endure no matter how hard they work. .

Now, I have completely adapted to this lifestyle!

This ability of judging people really makes Qingchao sigh with emotion... He himself is an example. If Ian had not given up teaching him, Qingchao would not have grown to the point where he is now, and even lost his swordsmanship. Talent extends to many areas.

Training in the training camp is actually just the first step.

This group of students are all highly adaptable to artificial souls and are relatively tough on the inside.

For Ian, it doesn't matter whether his talent is high or not, because no one can be higher than him anyway.

The pinnacle individual with silver chip certification is so confident!

What Ian needs is actually a piece of 'popular research data', that is, to what extent can the body be exercised by 'relying on pure effort and sufficient nutrition', and whether it can be calculated based on pure effort to practice meditation. It uses the power to regulate trace amounts of energy in the body, helping those who hone their bodies to the extreme to break through the 'first energy level' that theoretically needs to rely on 'magic potion' to break through.

If it can be achieved, then this 'first energy level' that can be advanced through pure hard work and practice can be used as the first step of the arcane path, the 'bright soul'!

The so-called Minghun is to polish the soul through meditation, making the soul clear and translucent, forming a preliminary computing power structure, which can feed back to the body, control every detail of the body's operation, break the limits of the human body, and perform every move that ordinary people can achieve. A powerful force that cannot be exerted.

It is not about relying on the power of Warcraft potions to break the limit, but relying on the power of the human body's own exercise to break through and sublimate itself!

Next, the second step of the arcane path is to 'Condensate the Void'...condensing the computing power of the void, building the source material structure in the body, and condensing the original prototype of the 'Source Material Furnace Heart'...and then using The power of the soul and computing power builds a sublimation structure around the heart of the source material, completely surpassing human beings, and turning himself into a superman!

Of course, it's still too early.

If there are ten levels to advance from ordinary people to Minghun, then Miles, the most genius psyker among all the students now, is only in the third level. Minghun has not yet arrived, Ningxu Even worse. .

Although he has good swordsmanship talent, his body is too deficient. Even if he has spiritual power to make up for it, he still needs to practice diligently to achieve self-breakthrough.

In fact, the so-called self-sublimation without relying on Warcraft materials was not Ian's original intention.

The reason for doing this is because the territory is poor (relative to the target) and cannot afford the potion materials for more than 60 people, so I can only exercise like this first to see the situation.

After all, in the eyes of a true genius like Ian, the power of monsters and the power of humans are both powers, and there is no difference at all. As long as they are all in his hands, there is no difference at all.

But the power that ordinary people develop bit by bit is indeed easier to adapt to than the power that is suddenly obtained by taking magic potions... Moreover, the process of exercising this power is also an adaptation to the power of sublimation, after going through such hardships Due to the training, practitioners of the arcane path will adapt faster than ordinary sublimators even if they take magic potions.

This is the benefit of having artificial soul assistance and meditation methods... As the true core of the arcane path, the existence of artificial souls is simply a small plug-in compared to other normal sublimators.

After all, according to the normal path of an ascendant, the soul is a good thing that can only be possessed by the second energy level!

This is also the reason why Ian is determined to prostitute the technologies of Terra's major forces for free... He will develop these technologies by himself, and God knows how many years it will take.

It's better to just use it for free and use it in places where it is more needed and meaningful than the original owner of these technologies!

"There are a few good students. You can report to the boss and focus on training them."

After finishing the morning training, Qingchao handed over the teaching tasks to other knights. He himself made a note of a few outstanding students and planned to inform Ian and apply for resources to focus on training.

After all, these little guys will be his team in the future - as the training camp's head coach Xi, even if these students don't work under him in the future, they still have to inherit Qingchao's master-disciple relationship!

"These days, I am getting more and more hopeful!"

With such happy thoughts, Qingchao came all the way to the Lord's Mansion.

However, just when he reached the bottom of the cliff, the swordsman's keen sensing ability made him notice something was wrong.

"Boss is communicating with someone?"

Several hundred meters away, Qingchao, who used sword skills to carve his own soul as a form of meditation and cultivated a powerful soul, had lightning eyes. He looked at the lord's mansion on the top of the cliff and frowned slightly: "The other party... is also the second energy level! And... Not just one person, but a third energy level?!

"Are they two forces? Yes, one of them is very familiar...yes, it is Elder Manya from the Dragon Worship Sect. Why did he come to our Xiahui Leader in person?"

"And the other one is from the empire, smells like potion, is he from the Alchemy Association?"

If Ian knew that Qingchao's meditation method had progressed to such an extent that he could see through the true form of the sublimated person in the distance at a glance, he would definitely feel that some people are really unreasonable.

Gods use sword skills to carve souls, and Qing Chao actually succeeded in this 'sword carving meditation method'!

But now, he had to face invitations from the Dragon Worship Sect Manya Elder and the Imperial Alchemy Association’s envoy.

As for what happened, it would make both parties invite him at the same time...

Of course, the only big thing is the ‘Exploration of Alien Species Research Institute’!