3: Wild Wolf Breathing Technique, Yuanli Fruit

On this God-Given Continent, almost all kingdoms use gold, silver, and copper as the main materials for their currency.

The Mand Kingdom, where Roan resides, is naturally no exception.

They use gold, silver, and copper, mixed with other substances, to create three types of circulating currency:

Gold Lion Coins, Silver Wolf Coins, and Copper Deer Coins.

The Exchange rate for each currency is one to one hundred.

This means one Gold Lion Coin can be exchanged for one hundred Silver Wolf Coins, or ten thousand Copper Deer Coins.

A typical family of three in Hibo Town, even in a good harvest year, would not earn more than one Gold Lion Coin annually.

“With this Gold Coin, perhaps I can get a decent Breathing Technique?”

Roan’s eyes gleamed, and his ambition began to swell.

He knew deeply that in this world, only by possessing great strength could he obtain everything he desired.

However, he only thought for a moment before calming down.

“A Breathing Technique isn’t something you can get so easily.”

“Moreover, I’m alone right now, and I understand the principle of not flaunting wealth. I must act cautiously.”

Roan was silent for a moment, forcing himself to clear all the jumbled thoughts from his mind.

Then he checked his wallet and found that besides the dazzling Gold Coin, there were also six Silver Coins and twenty-two Copper Coins.

“Hmm? Among these Silver Coins, are there two with a five-unit denomination?”

Roan raised an eyebrow. Due to the large conversion ratio between the gold, silver, and copper currencies,

the Mand Kingdom had further subdivided the denominations of the coins.

Taking Silver Coins as an example, there were one-unit, five-unit, ten-unit, and fifty-unit denominations.

Thinking of this, Roan’s expression darkened.

His sister Alice had sold herself for four Silver Coins, which were also five-unit denominations.

“Sister, bear with it for now. I will definitely restore your freedom.”

Roan secretly vowed in his heart, and the urgent desire to obtain a Breathing Technique resurfaced.

After a simple calculation, the total value of the coins in Barto’s wallet was one Gold Coin, fourteen Silver Coins, and twenty-two Copper Coins.

By now, the sky had already darkened, and Roan’s stomach began to rumble.

He then remembered that because he had ambushed Barto today, he hadn’t eaten lunch.

So, he quickly put away his wallet and, according to yesterday’s system intelligence,

picked the ripe raspberries nearby and took five bird eggs from the tree.

After returning, he used a flint to light the tinder and set up a bonfire.

He took out the small iron pot, put in the last bit of rice and salt, and the wild vegetables he had dug earlier, all into it.

While Roan ate raspberries, he waited for the wild vegetable porridge to cook.

When the vegetable porridge was finally boiling and fragrant, he cracked the five bird eggs into it.

Ever since his family’s property was seized and his sister Alice sold herself into slavery for four Silver Coins,

Roan had been living frugally, not daring to spend carelessly.

He only bought some rice and a small amount of salt in town.

Coupled with the wild vegetables he dug, he had managed to get by for nearly ten days.

However, today brought a pleasant surprise with the bird eggs and raspberries, which made Roan quite happy.

After a delicious and satisfying meal, slurping and gulping,

Roan rubbed his bulging belly contentedly and extinguished the bonfire.

He lay on the bed, made of broken wooden planks, in the wooden house.

With his hands under his head, he looked up through the thatched roof at the rising moon.

“I won’t touch the Gold and Silver Coins for now, but tomorrow I can go to town to buy more rice and salt with the Copper Coins…”

“Also, this house needs some repairs. There will be cold air soon, and it’s very likely to rain…”

“No, it’s best to find a safer place. After all, there are traces of magical beasts in the wild, and this desolate forest is really too dangerous…”

Gradually, Roan closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Until midnight, he suddenly opened his eyes.

He heard the daily intelligence update prompt in his mind as it refreshed at dawn.

【Today’s intelligence is as follows—】

【1. To the west of the small wooden house where you currently reside, three thousand meters away in the mountainous area, there is an abandoned safe stone house.】

【2. Farmer Barto stepped into the trap you set but did not receive timely and proper medical treatment, and has now developed a fever due to infection.】

【3. Without subsequent proper treatment, Farmer Barto will die in half a month due to the worsening of his condition and wound infection.】

【4. Madam Mirla of the Exchange embezzled sixty Silver Coins worth of transaction funds during your sister’s trade.】

【5. Madam Mirar was beautiful and promiscuous in her youth, having many lovers, and Barto was one of them.】

【6. Madam Mirar and Barto have a secret trade, selling free citizens, and you and your sister were among their targets.】

【7. Farmer Barto is a stingy and selfish person who never trusts outsiders, and most of his family’s property is controlled solely by him.】

【8. After Farmer Barto turned forty, he lost his fertility, and his wife Grace had an affair with the butler Poke, giving birth to their young son Lola.】

【9. Farmer Barto’s eldest son, Nem, will get drunk at the bar tonight and, on his way home, will drop a personal notebook containing the Wild Wolf Breathing Technique at the corner of the intersection of Second Street.】

【10. At the Hibo Town Commoner District Exchange market, the butcher shop received a fresh batch of wild rabbits this noon. One of the red-tailed rabbits contains an undigested low-grade essence fruit in its belly.】

“Huh? Wait, what did I see?”

Roan’s eyes widened, and he shot up into a sitting position.

His sleepiness completely vanished as he stared intently at the ninth and tenth pieces of intelligence on the illusory screen.

“Breathing Technique? essence fruit?”

Roan was ecstatic. He was currently racking his brain trying to get a Breathing Technique.

As it turned out, today he just happened to get intelligence about a Breathing Technique?

“And the source of the Breathing Technique happens to be Barto’s son!”

Roan grinned. The father sends money, and the son sends a Breathing Technique.

If Barto didn’t have a grudge against him, he would want to thank this family properly right now; they were simply too generous.

“Oh right, there’s also the essence fruit, that’s a good item too!”

Roan’s face lit up with joy, and he felt even more invigorated.

This essence fruit is a type of energy fruit produced by plant-based magical creatures on the God-Given Continent.

It can not only be used as an ingredient for magic potions but also consumed directly to enhance one’s physique.

“Although this is just a low-grade essence fruit, its value is still above five Gold Coins!”

“The most crucial thing is that this item has a certain chance of allowing a person to condense a Seed of Life within their body, producing Battle Qi!”

The first step to becoming a Knight is to condense a Seed of Life within the body.

Without a Seed of Life, one cannot produce Battle Qi, and no matter how tall and strong you are, with a broad back and powerful build, you can only be a Knight Squire for life.

“It seems I must embark on an adventure tomorrow…”

Roan’s eyes sharpened, and he made up his mind.