“I wonder how many more times I can train tonight.”
As soon as Vladimir sat down, he couldn't help but start thinking about his cultivation plan for the evening.
Although he was very excited after a day of training, his body was already extremely tired.
He felt that no matter how strong he was, he could at most practice about two more times.
That would mean a maximum of 12 practices in a day, corresponding to 12% progress.
It would probably take about a week to get started with the Giant Bear Breathing Technique.
“Father, the ice wolves from the north have started appearing at the edge of the territory again.”
Vladimir’s eldest brother no longer dwelled on Vladimir’s lateness and began to report some family matters to his father.
But Vladimir didn't have much interest in listening to their discussion.
Because his experience from two lives told him that only by being strong enough himself could he truly live as he pleased.
As for family affairs, power struggles, and the like, they were all insignificant secondary factors in the face of absolute strength.
Vladimir’s father was an Earth Knight powerhouse.
That was why he could possess such a large territory in the harsh environment and fierce folk of the northern kingdom.
It wasn't because his father was skilled at handling government affairs or managing the people in his territory.
Vladimir thought as he began to enjoy the delicacies placed before him.
As the food entered his mouth, he was surprised to find a warm current rising in his stomach.
This warm current, like smoke, slowly spread throughout his body along his blood vessels.
The sore muscles from a day of exercise, upon contact with these warm currents, actually felt some relief, a comfortable sense of relaxation.
It was then that he found, deep in his memory, an explanation for the food he was currently eating.
It turned out that the food they ate for dinner every day contained demon beast meat.
Combined with specific proportions of herbs added by a special chef, it was food specially designed by the original family for practicing the Giant Bear Breathing Technique, and it had been optimized over many generations, with outstanding effects.
“Then I need to eat more. As expected, being born into the right family is a very important skill.”
The reason Vladimir didn't have a deep impression of this food was that he had previously been living day-to-day, slacking off, and hadn't truly trained hard.
This also meant that these highly effective and precious foods always had a strange sour and astringent taste to him.
In his original memories, the taste of these foods was even far less palatable than ordinary food from outside restaurants.
While his other siblings were still meticulously following noble etiquette, slowly chewing and swallowing, Vladimir was already on his second serving of dinner.
At the same time, he found it amusing.
His other siblings seemed to think that as long as they followed the rules and noble etiquette, there might still be a tiny chance to deepen their image in their parents’ hearts, and thus gain some corresponding power in the future.
By the time he finished his second serving, dinner was finally coming to an end.
Desserts were brought out.
The previous food was also cleared away.
Vladimir tried the sweet dessert again; its taste was fresh and clean, and indeed quite good, but it had no special effects, so he quickly lost interest in it.
It was like a beautiful woman, no matter how pretty, if she wasn’t wealthy, an ambitious man hoping to change his fate wouldn't even spare her a glance.
“Father, Mother. I’ve trained all day and I’m very tired. I hope I can go back and rest early!”
Vladimir ignored the surprised looks from his siblings and suggested returning to rest early.
Vladimir’s father frowned slightly, but considering that Vladimir had indeed trained all day and his body had just recovered, he might genuinely be very tired, so he let him go back.
Upon returning to his room, he found that the little loli had almost finished tidying it up.
When the little loli saw Vladimir return, she jumped in fright.
Because under normal circumstances, after dessert, the family would take a stroll in the castle’s back garden for a while to strengthen family bonds.
“Young Master, why did you come back early?”
The little loli asked with a slight tremor.
Vladimir was slightly puzzled, “Why are you so nervous about me returning to my own room?”
Then, memories of his past actions flooded his mind.
The former him really enjoyed bullying this little loli. He would come up with all sorts of new ideas to make things difficult for her. Coupled with some bad habits he picked up outside, he always wanted to complete his transition from boy to man on the little loli.
Thinking of this, Vladimir was quite speechless about his former self.
“I’ve trained all day and I’m very tired. I want to rest early. You can go out first.”
Vladimir waved his hand, dismissing the little loli.
“Okay, Young Master, please rest early.”
The little loli was initially surprised, but then she happily left the room and quickly closed the door.
Vladimir immediately locked the room door and began to practice inside.
Because the room’s space was not as spacious as the training ground, his training movements couldn't be too large, and he often ended up against a wall after a few movements, leading to disjointed actions.
He estimated it would take him 30% more time to complete a full set of movements.
But he really didn't want anyone to discover that he was still training at night, because this change was simply too significant.
Just like that, when he had trained four sets of movements, he could no longer resist the drowsiness in his heart and directly lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Young Master, Young Master, wake up, I’ve brought you breakfast.”
The little loli’s voice woke him from his bed.
Opening his eyes, he saw that the sun was already out, probably around seven or eight in the morning.
Vladimir groggily opened the door.
The little loli skillfully placed the breakfast on a tray on Vladimir’s bedside cabinet.
At the same time, she brought in a basin of water and a towel from outside.
She expertly washed Vladimir’s face and hands as he sat by the bed.
“Young Master, just leave your breakfast on the table when you’re done. I’ll come to clear the dishes later.”
The little loli finished speaking and ran off in a flash, not waiting for Vladimir’s reply.
“The life of a noble young master is truly decadent; even washing one’s face and hands requires assistance.”
Vladimir shook his head with a hint of self-mockery.
He quickly devoured his breakfast.
Finding that the breakfast had no special effects, he lost interest in it.
Vladimir stood up and stretched, discovering that all the aches and pains from yesterday’s training had disappeared.
As expected of a young body, coupled with the effects of the demon beast meat dishes, his training efficiency had greatly increased.
Without a word, Vladimir eagerly went to the training ground.
His teacher hadn't arrived yet. Vladimir didn't care and immediately began to practice.
The space on the training ground was sufficient for him to perform, allowing Vladimir to complete a set of movements in significantly less time than in his bedroom.
Around nine in the morning, his teacher finally appeared.
Noticing the surprised expression on his teacher’s face, Vladimir felt a little proud.
“When I get serious, even I’m scared!” Vladimir thought to himself.
“Very good, I see your movements have improved greatly.”
His teacher affirmed Vladimir’s efforts.
“Of course, you haven’t even seen my progress, which has already reached 15%.”
“Speaking of which, my former self was really useless; I trained for three or four years with no progress at all.”
Vladimir couldn't help but complain about his past self.
“It’s all thanks to Teacher’s excellent guidance,” Vladimir said loudly to his teacher, though not entirely sincerely.
Then he noticed his teacher’s face flush slightly. He then realized that his teacher hadn’t actually taught him much.
Perhaps slightly stimulated by Vladimir’s words, for the entire morning, Vladimir’s teacher, Knight Jiayou, meticulously instructed Vladimir, even skipping his own training.
Because he needed to constantly correct his movements, the time it took Vladimir to complete a set of movements greatly increased, averaging about twice the original time.
This, of course, displeased Vladimir, but he couldn’t express it.
Finally, after completing the second set, it was time for lunch.
It was then that Vladimir had a chance to check his progress.
“What’s going on? I remember my progress was 15% when I started training. How is it that after Teacher taught me two sets, my current progress has reached 25%?”
“I always thought that each practice would consistently increase progress by 1%.”
“So, if someone guides you, the progress speed is this fast.”
Thinking of this, Vladimir could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.
He bowed deeply to his teacher at a 90-degree angle.
“Thank you for your guidance, Teacher.”
Knight Jiayou stood motionless before him, calmly accepting his thanks.
After all, he had indeed spent the entire morning guiding Vladimir’s training, even sacrificing his own training time.
Accepting Vladimir’s thanks, he felt perfectly justified.
In the afternoon, his teacher didn’t have as much time to guide him. After all, the teacher himself also had to train.
So his progress only increased by 9%.
Vladimir found that after his teacher’s guidance, even when he practiced on his own, each increase could be 1% to 2%.
This indicated that his practice efficiency could improve with his teacher’s guidance, which made him very happy. It also made him pay more attention to the standard and continuity of his movements, and the increase in proficiency changed from 1% to 2% to always being 2% each time.
And so, on the evening of the third day, Vladimir successfully raised his progress in the Giant Bear Breathing Technique to 100%.
In an instant, he seemed to enter another dimension, where he diligently practiced every day, and through unremitting efforts, finally cultivated the Giant Bear Breathing Technique to the minor accomplishment stage.
Then he returned to the real world, but his understanding of the Giant Bear Breathing Technique and the changes in his body were brought back from that dimension.
“Ding!”
“Detected that the host has achieved the accomplishment of having the first skill mastered to 100%.”
“Reward the host with one free attribute point.”
“Character attribute panel activated.”
“Character: Vladimir
Strength: 1.4
Constitution: 1.1
Spirit: 0.8
Mastered Skills: Giant Bear Breathing Technique (Introductory) (Basic Breathing Technique)
Free Attribute Points: 1”
“Hmm, is this the awakening of a character panel?”
Looking at the shimmering personal panel before him, Vladimir felt greatly shocked.
Because the Giant Bear Breathing Technique was a strength-oriented breathing technique, its increase in strength would be higher than constitution, which was easy to understand.
But what was this free attribute point for?
Just as he had this question, he noticed a yellow plus sign appearing after the data for Strength, Constitution, and Spirit.
“Does this yellow plus sign mean I can use free attribute points to increase my three main attributes?”
Thinking of this, an idea popped into Vladimir’s head. He focused his mind on the yellow plus sign after the Strength attribute.
Then he felt a warm current surge from his heart.
This warm current, like warm smoke, spread throughout his body.
Vladimir felt a noticeable increase in his strength, which confirmed his guess.
Looking back at the personal values on the panel:
“Character: Vladimir
Strength: 2.4
...”
Indeed, after adding the point, his strength only increased by 1 point.
It seemed that each free attribute point could increase the corresponding attribute value by 1 point.