186: Chapter 186 Ancestral Memories

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The blood that had been flowing and the depths of the wound were instantly frozen solid by the white cold air, and the sensation of pain and the faint feeling of life force slipping away vanished completely.

At this moment, Lister had the feeling that his palm had been paused in time.

To continue verifying his idea, he took out a bottle of Advanced Magic Healing Potion from his storage ring.

This was something he had obtained in the cellar of the deceased Daniel's castle, and it was extremely valuable.

Unable to help but show a look of slight heartache, he opened the rubber cap and carefully poured a drop onto the wound on his palm.

The emerald-green droplet, brimming with rich vitality, immediately began to heal the wound the moment it made contact.

The severed flesh grew new tissue at a speed visible to the naked eye, connecting and fusing together.

In less than five minutes, the frozen wound on his palm had completely healed, showing not a trace of injury, with only the dense white cold air remaining.

Driving his Spiritual Power to disperse the ice element energy of the "Extreme Cold Freeze," he carefully sensed the condition deep within his palm.

The result was exactly as he had envisioned; there was not the slightest bit of discomfort or any aftereffects.

He could not help but show a look of deep joy: "Great, now I have another trump card."

However, what he found regrettable was that, according to the description in the Wizard Scroll, this "Extreme Cold Freeze" could only be applied to one person at a time; it would not work on a second person.

But upon second thought, he felt it was normal; after all, if there were no limit to the number of people it could affect, the success rate for treating the wounded in the future would be too terrifying.

He put away the scroll and ended his cultivation. By this time, the night was deep, and a new day had quietly arrived.

Fortunately, he had already performed divination during the day. Although there was no useful information, at least it wasn't a waste.

He used his Spiritual Power to summon the white ancient book, and four pieces of divination information followed, slowly emerging.

After scanning through them roughly, his expression brightened slightly; they were all useful divination messages.

First was the first message: [Divination 1: Prince Asa's plan to frame other princes for his defeat was discovered by a mole planted by Montague within Prince Asa's army.]

Framing other princes? A mole from Montague?

Lister revealed a strange expression; he didn't know whether to call Prince Asa smart or stupid.

If you call him stupid, he knew how to shift the conflict of his defeat elsewhere; if you call him smart, his subordinates had long since been infiltrated by a competitor.

Although the divination did not show the subsequent course of events, he could guess that chaos would likely erupt within the Black Wolf Tribe very soon.

As for whether the pressure faced by the Black Stone Fortress would be great or small, it would depend on the result of Prince Asa weighing the pros and cons.

"Montague..."

His gaze fell on the three characters for Montague. Lister's eyes narrowed slightly, and he silently committed it to memory.

He had always attached great importance to such "sly fox" types who hid their schemes and methods deeply; after all, he had watched too many movies and TV shows in his past life and knew the terror of such people.

His gaze moved to the second divination.

[Divination 2: The ownerless, barren Pioneer Territory to the southeast of the Iron Thorn Territory Branch is preparing to have two thousand indigenous residents head to other Pioneer Territories to seek survival due to the blizzard's onslaught and the long-term absence of a Pioneer Lord.]

Essentially, this was not good news, but for him and the Iron Thorn Territory Branch, it could be considered good news.

Although the Iron Thorn Territory Branch had already absorbed indigenous residents from other Pioneer Territories several times, looking at the size of the territory and its development status, the population was still very insufficient.

Moreover, due to the relentless blizzard, the progress of some important pioneering tasks within the territory had fallen far behind.

To return to the originally scheduled completion time, it was necessary to supplement with a large amount of labor.

If these two thousand indigenous residents could be absorbed, it would definitely be of great help to the completion of the original plan.

After thinking through the communication issue for this matter, his gaze moved downward again.

[Divination 3: After learning of the military conscription message issued by Earl Theodore, the Beast Tribe leader Gustat dispatched dozens of middle-tier Orcs, each leading their own Orc squad, to launch an attack on the Pioneer Territory in the southwest.]

The speed was surprisingly fast!

Although he had long been prepared, seeing this divination message still made him feel surprised.

One must know that they were currently in a time of war, and Earl Theodore's control over the transmission of information throughout the entire Western Frontier Territory must be very strict.

Under these circumstances, to be able to learn the news of the military conscription order so quickly—without needing to think much, he was certain it was the work of that High Priest Bartholomew.

This ability to obtain intelligence accurately and quickly made him feel a chill in his heart.

Even though he and Bartholomew had not yet clashed, his intuition told him that he would definitely face him head-on in the future.

Facing such a powerful opponent who possessed both wisdom and strength, he secretly resolved in his heart to act with two hundred percent caution and focus in the future.

However, that was a matter for later. He understood that what he had to face right now were those dozens of powerful Beast Tribe squads.

Especially the leaders of these squads, all of whom were middle-tier Orcs, which meant that dozens of Silver Knights were coming.

He knew nothing about their specific strength or the exact number of people in the squads.

His thick eyebrows furrowed tightly, and a strong feeling couldn't help but arise in his mind.

This battle was very likely the largest and most intense battlefield contest he would have to face personally since coming to this world.

A strong sense of urgency surged into his heart. He knew that after returning to the Pioneer Territory, he must use every available moment to train the knights and Soldiers within the territory with all his might.

Only in this way could he and everyone within the Iron Thorn Territory Branch survive the upcoming Beast Tribe invasion, and even establish proud merits that would resound throughout the Western Frontier Territory Pioneer Territories and the entire kingdom.

After calming his fluctuating emotions slightly, he continued to look at the last divination message.

[Divination 4: Baize, in its sleep, unintentionally entered the ancestral bloodline memory state, successfully awakening a trace of ancestral memory, and its strength has been greatly improved.]

Seriously, brother, again?

How could such good things always fall to that lazybones? Lister really couldn't understand it.

A guy who usually only knew how to eat, drink, and boss his underlings around could actually have such a rate of progress.

Let alone in the world of transcendent cultivation, even in the world of magical beasts, it was a major wonder.

At this moment, he had to admit that he was truly a bit jealous. He cultivated so hard, and yet he was still only a Silver Mid-Tier.

Others didn't have to do anything, just sleeping could increase their strength; the huge disparity was truly hard to bear.

While complaining in his heart, rich, pure magic energy suddenly surged rapidly into his body through the singularity connected by the contract technique.

As magic power continuously surged into his body, a portion of the automatically converted pure energy fused into the Fighting Spirit Seed.

Under the high-speed rotation of the Fighting Spirit Seed and the magic vortex, the magic power and Dou Qi Energy within his body began to skyrocket wildly.

His flesh, internal organs, and even his soul were being strengthened...

Time passed second by second, until the Fighting Spirit Seed and the magic vortex calmed down, and the strengthening completely ended.

Ah~ Refreshing!

The improvement in all aspects of his body made him let out a long, pleasant sigh, his face overflowing with a rich smile.

Silver Seventh-Tier!

This time, the power feedback from Baize allowed him to cross two small realms at once, directly reaching the Silver High-Tier realm.

Compared to the Silver Eighth-Tier Red, he was now only one tier away, and that was without adding the power enhancement from Wizardry.

He estimated that his actual combat power now should not be inferior to Red's. As for whether it was as he thought, it would only be known after the two had a serious sparring match.

Actually, this power feedback was originally not enough for him to break through two tiers, but halfway through the enhancement of the two forces...

The Moon Wolf bloodline within his body suddenly fluctuated, causing his body's absorption ability to be enhanced, much like a small bowl suddenly becoming several sizes larger, meaning it could hold more.

In this way, he was able to successfully break through two tiers, which could be considered an unexpected surprise.

Carefully sensing the changes within his body, his brow relaxed more and more, and his smile became even richer.

This feeling of significantly enhanced power couldn't help but raise a sense of obsession in his heart.

What would it feel like to become a Golden Knight...

The infinite sense of anticipation made him unable to sleep peacefully anymore, so he had to continue cultivating.

Three days passed in a flash, but the momentum of the blizzard had not weakened in the slightest.

Regarding the relentless blizzard during this period, the ordinary tribal Soldiers of the Black Stone Fortress all believed it to be the wrath of the Winter God.

Every morning and evening, they would spontaneously pray piously, praying for the blizzard to dissipate or weaken quickly.

Of course, it would be even better if it could only ravage the Black Wolf Tribe.

Lister was not aware of their thoughts; otherwise, he would surely have been amused.

After eating a hearty breakfast, he did not continue his usual cultivation but returned to the tent to discuss the next action plan with Red, Spartacus, and Sejin.

At the same time, he was also waiting for the arrival of the messenger under Earl Theodore.

Taking a gentle sip of hot milk, his gaze swept over the faces of the three, and he said calmly: "Earl Theodore's messenger will arrive today. In order to confuse him and prevent him from becoming suspicious, I need to launch an attack on Prince Asa's army."

"After the messenger confirms that we cannot respond to the military call and leave, we will immediately launch a full-scale attack on Prince Asa's army."

"As for Chief Lin Mu's side..."

A series of countermeasures and action plans were spoken by Lister in an unhurried manner, while the three sat on both sides listening quietly.

When Lister had previously approached Chief Lin Mu to propose launching a full-scale attack, Chief Lin Mu had expressed ten thousand percent agreement, and the look of joy on his face was extremely intense.

For being able to completely eliminate the threat of Prince Asa's army before them and allowing the tribe to safely pass through this terrifying winter, Chief Lin Mu had been looking forward to it for a long time.

If it hadn't been for the fact that after experiencing the last fierce battle, Lister stated that his team needed to rest for a few days, and their tribe's own strength was insufficient, Chief Lin Mu would have long since led his people to a decisive battle against Prince Asa's army.

And it was precisely because Lister had grasped this point about Chief Lin Mu that he could act more easily and freely.

As Lister finished his explanation and the three proposed some of their own insights, the messenger Lev also finally arrived at the Black Stone Fortress.

Lev had originally arrived at the Iron Thorn Territory Branch first, but after arriving, Aier had followed the script Lister taught him and told Lev everything in one go.

Upon learning that the Pioneer Lord valued by the Earl was supporting the White Cat-Ear Tribe in their battle against the Black Wolf Tribe, he was somewhat at a loss for a moment.

Although small frictions between Pioneer Lords and tribal forces were not rare.

But this of Lister's could no longer be considered a small friction; it was practically a prelude to an all-out war.

Moreover, Lister had not been in the Pioneer Territory for long. Normally, there would be no Pioneer Lord who would provoke such great hatred with tribal forces in such a short time.

One reason was that doing so would be very detrimental to the early development of the Pioneer Territory.

Two, because a newly arrived Pioneer Lord's force was very weak, and provoking great hatred and conflict with tribal forces easily led to the rapid demise of the territory.

Furthermore, the Pioneer Territory in the northwest was currently engaged in a major war with the Beast Tribe and had no extra energy to manage matters in the southwest Pioneer Territory.

"Sigh, truly worthy of being a Lord valued by the Earl; he is indeed different from ordinary people!"

After sighing helplessly, Lev, led by Lister's subordinate knight, walked quickly to the tent where Lister was located.

Opening the leather door of the tent, he immediately felt a powerful sense of oppression rushing toward him, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.

They were all Silver Knights!

As a subordinate of Earl Theodore and a Bronze Knight, he had long trained a keen sense for perceiving higher-level knights.

Adding Aier, whom he had seen earlier in the Iron Thorn Territory Branch, he had now seen five Silver Knights in Lister's force.

Especially Lister, who sat in the primary seat, and Red, who sat to the side; the invisible Dou Qi Energy aura radiating from their bodies made him feel secretly shocked.

Although compared to the high-level knights seen in the Coridinglo military camp, Lister's small group seemed to pale in comparison.

But he had not forgotten for a moment that Lister was just a newly arrived Pioneer Lord with an ordinary background.

Yet, such an ordinary lord was far, far stronger than the Pioneer Lord forces he had seen before.

For a moment, he felt heartfelt admiration in his heart once again for Earl Theodore's brilliant eye for talent.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he revealed a sincere smile, performed a knight's salute, and greeted: "Earl Theodore's subordinate messenger, Lev Gay, meets Lord Howard."

"Haha, Lord Lev, there is no need for such formalities, please sit." Lister smiled and waved his hand, signaling Lev to be seated.

Lev was somewhat flattered upon hearing this; it was his first time seeing a lord act so affably toward a subordinate.

Moreover, he could feel that this was not because he had been sent by Earl Theodore, but a heartfelt way of treating others.

For a moment, a good deal of favorable impression toward Lister arose in his heart.

After he was seated, Lister, with an affable smile, pretended not to know anything and asked: "Lord Lev, I do not know what important matter Earl Theodore sent you to convey?"

"Replying to Lord Howard..."