102: Another breakthrough for everyone

Inside the large tent at the training grounds.

Accompanied by the howling of the storm and the occasional terrifying thunder.

Lister and the others sat around the campfire, chatting while waiting for dinner to be served.

Even though they were already sitting here, Sejin's brothers still felt a surreal, dreamlike sensation.

Just an hour ago, they were still stray dogs that had been easily dealt with.

Yet now, they had transformed into subordinates of the Lord of Ironthorn Territory.

This huge contrast made them feel incredibly incredulous, yet everything before their eyes was so real.

Suddenly, a few clear coughs pulled them back from their dazed state.

Lister swept his gaze across the room and said with a dignified expression: "Since you have chosen to join Ironthorn Territory and pledge your loyalty to me, you are now people of Ironthorn Territory and can live openly under the sun."

"Except for Sejin, everyone else will start as reserve Soldiers. As long as you pass Knight Captain Red's Soldier selection assessment later, you can become official Soldiers of Ironthorn Territory."

"If you show outstanding talent, becoming an Apprentice Knight will not be a problem..."

"But I need you to remember that as long as you are in Ironthorn Territory, you must abide by the rules I have set."

"You must get rid of all the bad habits of thieves. If anyone dares to bully the Serfs or violate the laws of Ironthorn Territory in the future, I will definitely punish them severely. Do you understand?"

"Thank you, Lord, for your generous pardon. We will certainly follow your orders."

As Sejin finished his loud promise, his brothers knelt down heavily before Lister with a 'whoosh,' their faces filled with infinite gratitude.

"We will follow the Lord's orders!"

Nodding slightly, Lister returned to his calm expression and said nothing more.

As whole roasted beasts with golden, sizzling, oily skin were brought in, the rich aroma of charcoal-grilled meat immediately whetted everyone's appetite.

Especially for the newly joined brothers like Sejin, their eyes lit up, and drool flowed from the corners of their mouths.

Seeing this, Lister smiled lightly and immediately ordered Thomas to cut and distribute the roasted meat.

A few minutes later, looking at the meat in their hands, which was different from the large plates of wild beast meat they used to eat.

Sejin asked in surprise: "These... could these roasted meats be Magical Beast Meat?"

"Chomp, chomp~" Spartacus, who was sitting next to him and already eating heartily, made a sound of enjoyment while nodding: "That's right, it is Magical Beast Meat."

"It really is Magical Beast Meat!" Sejin exclaimed in astonishment.

The two men were quite loud, so the other newly joined brothers heard them clearly.

For a moment, various sounds of incredulous exclamation rang out in the tent.

Regarding this, the 'old-timers' just smiled and said nothing; after all, they hadn't been much better off before.

A young newcomer looked at Marjorie, who looked accustomed to the situation, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Senior, why do you look so calm? Do you eat Magical Beast Meat often?"

"Often? Not that much, uh..." Marjorie shook her head, but then thought that wasn't quite right. After pondering for a moment, she said earnestly: "Actually, it's about the same, because the Lord is very generous to us subordinates. Any Magical Beast hunted is almost always shared with everyone."

"So, we probably get to eat it every few days. If you really want to say it, it can count as often."

"The Magical Beast Meat you are eating was hunted and brought back by the Lord when he led the brothers to support Viscount Connor Kimmlers Territory after it encountered a beast tide a few days ago."

"There were at least a dozen or twenty of them, including a Silver Wolf King equivalent to a Silver Knight, which was personally killed by Lord Red."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but express regret and sighed: "Sigh, it's a pity I was left behind to guard the territory and couldn't witness the heroic demeanor of Lord Red and the Lord with my own eyes..."

"Anyway, we definitely won't be lacking Magical Beast Meat for a while. You brothers are quite lucky."

"This, this is simply too incredible." The young man was so shocked by what he heard that he was momentarily speechless.

After a while, he recovered and, no longer hesitating, hurriedly began to taste it.

As the incredibly tempting Magical Beast Meat entered the stomachs of Sejin and the others bite by bite.

Waves of indescribable, powerful energy instantly erupted within their bodies, beginning to autonomously cleanse their physiques.

Compared to the others, Sejin, who possessed a Breathing Technique, immediately activated it to absorb this energy.

Before long, besides the howling of the storm, the rumbling of thunder, and the slight sounds of chewing in everyone's ears...

There was only the heavy, powerful, and rhythmic breathing of Sejin and the other knights.

I don't know how much time had passed, but accompanied by an incomparably domineering and high-pitched tiger roar, the Dou Qi Seed in Sejin's body that gathered Dou Qi Energy suddenly shook violently.

A sound like an eggshell shattering rang out deep in his mind.

Bronze Tier 3!

In the next second, he opened his eyes and said in surprise: "I've broken through, I've finally broken through again!"

Although his talent was indeed very strong, the defect in his Breathing Technique was a pain point that was hard to change.

Therefore, it hadn't actually been long since he obtained the Breathing Technique and became a Full Knight.

Most of that time was spent researching how to successfully operate the Breathing Technique, which greatly slowed his progress on the path of a knight.

If it weren't for absorbing the energy from this Magical Beast Meat today, which he hadn't even dared to think about before, it would have taken him quite a while longer to break through.

For a moment, his gaze toward Lister became even more reverent, and he said gratefully: "Your subordinate thanks the Lord for his grace."

Lister said nothing more, just nodded and gave an encouraging smile, though inwardly he couldn't help but marvel at Sejin's exceptional talent.

At this moment, two more beast roars rang out inside the tent; Dewey and Langman had also simultaneously broken through to Bronze Tier 3.

Soon, all the knights who were operating their Breathing Techniques stopped their cultivation.

Although no one else broke through, they were all very happy with their own progress, and Lister was no exception.

As everyone continued to converse, their relationships became more familiar, and the atmosphere in the tent became more lively.

Because Lister had important things to do at night, the banquet didn't last long, but it still made the 'newcomers' like Sejin feel infinite gratitude toward him.

After returning to his room and resting for a while, Lister waited for Brutus, whom he had summoned in advance.

He attached great importance to the work of preventing the heavy rain in the territory and resettling the personnel.

Therefore, during the mornings and evenings of these past few days, he would have Brutus give him detailed work reports.

Whenever there was anything in the work that needed improvement, he would discuss and decide on countermeasures with Brutus.

Brutus was filled with admiration for his emphasis on and responsibility toward the Serfs.

When the report and discussion ended, it was already near midnight.

After seeing Brutus off, Lister hurriedly performed today's divination, fearing that missing it would result in losing the three divination messages.