lovenovelstory Chapter 15 Successfully Subdued
Chapter 15 Successfully Subdued
"But a 65% success rate is still not reliable enough."
Lin Wei then carefully kicked Drake a few more times.
[Target: Drake, near death, 80% success rate in capturing him]
"An 80% success rate, that's about right. I was so afraid of killing this kid. How come this knight is so weak?"
Lin Wei looked disdainful. His original plan was to interrogate Drake thoroughly after he woke up.
But since I've just unlocked this alluring red side, I definitely have to try the [Subjugation] effect, otherwise my thoughts will be unsatisfying and I'll feel uncomfortable.
"Then, shall we begin the subjugation process?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Wei's strength rapidly dissipated, turning into a drop of red liquid that seeped into the forehead of the unconscious Drake.
Not long after, a line of text appeared in front of me.
[Target Drake, successfully captured, current capture slot (1/1)]
"Owner."
Drake slowly got up and knelt down in front of Lin Wei with a thud, looking somewhat strange.
"Um... get up, let's have a good talk."
Lin Wei used his telepathic abilities to probe Drake, and only then did he feel relieved.
Name: Drake
[Attitude: Obedience]
[My innermost thoughts: I swear to serve my master, Lin Wei, to the death.]
"Complete obedience? Aside from 'unreserved' attitude, this is the highest level of kindness I've ever encountered."
"Sit down and tell me your purpose in infiltrating the castle."
"Master, I wanted to..."
……
Lin Wei spent a whole day questioning Drake thoroughly, not just about his purpose for coming here, but also about the bad things he had done and his knowledge of knights.
"This kid has hardly ever done anything good in his life. I guess I've rid the world of a scourge."
Lin Wei discovered that few of the nobles on this continent were as low-key and hardworking as him; they were all arrogant and domineering, lording it over their territories.
Lin Wei already knew Drake's purpose.
He was simply trying to get money from his second brother, Simon, and also wanted to find out what was happening in the Chengshi territory.
In this era, information was scarce, and the concept of tourism did not exist. Most civilians and soldiers within the territory spent their entire lives within it.
News often spread only through official channels, oral accounts from caravans and bards.
As for the Knights system, Lin Wei also learned quite a bit of information.
"First, there are breathing techniques, which are roughly divided into five types: animal, bird, plant, insect, and marine mammal types. Each type has its own characteristics."
"My Lion Breathing Technique belongs to the beast-type breathing technique, which can improve physical attack and defense. The Heron Breathing Technique improves agility and grants partial flight ability."
"As for the Drake family's Rose Breathing Technique, it is a plant-based breathing technique that allows for simple communication with plants and excellent control."
"Secondly, almost all knights can only practice one breathing technique, otherwise they will fall due to conflict. Knights who can practice two breathing techniques are the darlings of their time, such as the epic knights whose fame spread throughout the world."
Lin Wei muttered to himself.
"If it weren't for Deep Blue's intervention, I definitely wouldn't have been able to learn the Heron Breathing Technique, and my life would have been in danger."
"The Rubik's Cube, forever a god!"
The issue of Drake being thoroughly defeated by Lin Wei has also been explained.
Drake only mastered the Rose Breathing Technique to the second level, barely reaching the standard for practicing knights.
Plant-based breathing techniques are not suitable for close-quarters combat, and he is usually busy socializing with nobles, so he has no energy to practice combat skills.
Where could Lin Wei be an opponent who had cultivated his breathing technique to the third level, possessed two breathing techniques, and two combat skills?
"Even so, I cannot be complacent. I am still a training knight with only a year and a half of training experience, and I am still very weak."
Lin Wei reminded himself.
He was transported from the Feng Hua Festival when he was fourteen years old, and he is now sixteen.
After testing Drake's loyalty, Lin Wei let him go back.
Although the territory lacks extraordinary individuals, Drake has the Duke of Rose behind him, a genuine standard knight.
Drake is still an independent individual. Apart from being strictly controlled by Lin Wei, he is no different from a puppet.
Lin Wei gave him two orders: first, to retrieve the family's "Rose Breathing Technique" and the Bloodline Inheritance Stone.
Secondly, we should cut back on food and clothing, focus on training, and collect more gold coins and combat skills, which will be sent to us later.
Watching Drake's disappearing figure, Lin Wei felt a surge of anticipation: "After mastering the Rose Breathing Technique, I'll have three types of breathing!"
"Moreover, the territory has gained a considerable income; the duke's son can make a lot of money."
Lin Wei then went into the basement and began cultivating.
……
Half a year passed quickly, and Lin Wei spent most of his time cultivating.
September has arrived, marking the annual Golden Harvest Festival, a time when the main crops have been harvested in late summer and early autumn.
Ordinary people on the mainland celebrate the bountiful harvest and give thanks to the land.
Everything was fine in Lin Wei's territory, except for a few more incidents.
First, the Kingdom of Atlantis, where the Chengshi territory was located, officially declared war on the neighboring Mayan Kingdom, making the entire era even more turbulent.
The kingdom then demanded a third round of military expenditures from the lords, turning what was originally agreed upon as one military campaign per year into two.
The amount was also the territory's first quarter's income, approximately 30,000 gold coins, which Lin Wei handed over to Cielia as usual.
Lin Wei, an honest man, also had many complaints about the endless military spending.
"Just consider it money spent to buy time for development, it's worth it! Anyway, this time it's Drake's money that's being spent, and there's still some left over."
Lin Wei comforted himself.
As his most loyal subordinate, Drake strictly followed all of Lin Wei's orders and diligently cultivated his skills without ever slacking off, much to the delight of the late-life Duke Rose, who marveled that there was a worthy successor.
Even the privileges and allowances given to them have increased significantly.
During these six months, Drake came to the territory once to deliver money.
However, the Rose Breathing Technique and the Bloodline Inheritance Stone still need time. The Breathing Technique requires time to learn, and the Bloodline Inheritance Stone is precious, so we need to find an opportunity to steal it.
However, the other lords were not so lucky. A small number of earls began to go bankrupt, their territories were returned to the kingdom, and they became wandering earls, similar to the previous wandering barons.
After losing their lands, these wandering earls began selling off their remaining possessions, and some even left behind breathing techniques and inheritance stones.
As for the dukes and lords above them, they can rest easy because they have standard knight-level superhumans in charge.
"Go out for a stroll. I've been cultivating for half a year straight; I'm going to get moldy."
Lin Wei ended his meditation and opened the deep blue face of the Rubik's Cube.
Name: Albus Linwei
【Chengshi Breathing Method: Level 3 (1971/3000)】
[Grey Heron Breathing Technique: Level 2 (435/3000)]
[Spiral Arrow Technique: Tier 3 (778/3000)]
[Grizzly Armor: Tier 2 (300/1000)]
"Not bad, I've mastered the Lion Breathing Technique to the second half of the third stage. I'm expected to break through to the fourth stage next year, and I'll be a standard knight now."