Fantasy Family Simulator - Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Water Submersion, Appearance, Breathing Technique

Reiter frowned and thought to himself, “Could it be that the method of soaking in water doesn’t work?”

So there were only two possibilities.

One was that the method of soaking in water could not break the hidden methods left behind by the predecessors.

The other was that he was thinking too much. Breathing techniques or combat techniques were indeed not hidden in this antique. Instead, they were hidden in other undiscovered antiques.

He prepared to pour out the water inside and choose to roast it by fire. However, when Reiter was about to pick up the vase, he froze. Tiny black particles appeared on the surface of the water, and they gradually increased at a uniform speed.

Rylei was stunned and blinked in surprise. “There’s something in the water! What’s this?”

The commotion attracted Tucker and Thales. They put down the knives and forks in their hands, and the food in their mouths, and came to the sides.

“What happened?” Thales asked curiously. He kept glancing at the vase. He did not have supernatural powers, but he yearned for it.

The bushy-browed Tucker, on the other hand, stared at the black particles on the water. Subconsciously, he leaned closer to Reiter. His body tensed, ready for danger, ready to protect his father. He was worried that something bad would appear in the water, although the possibility was slim.

When Reiter saw this, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. His luck seemed to be quite good. He had gotten the results on his first try. Before the test, he guessed that even if there were some hidden methods in the antique, it would not be too complicated.

According to the simulation, the president of the Dowton Auction House had noticed something extraordinary in a very short period of time. It was obvious that these hidden methods were not particularly brilliant.

Under their attentive gazes, more and more black particles appeared on the surface of the vase, finally making the surface of the water look like a layer of black skin, gently rippling. “Alright, drain the water.” Reiter noticed that the black skin on the surface was fixed and no longer increased.

The curiosity in Rylei’s eyes was intense. He desperately wanted to know what had happened inside, but the black skin on the surface completely blocked their vision.

With another thought, the water in the vase condensed into turbid water strips that flew out of the house and finally poured on an empty space.

Under the illumination of the internal light, it was as if it had taken off its clothes. This time, everyone could clearly see the scene inside the vase.

It was no longer a simple and old wall. Instead, it was replaced by clean and new words and patterns.

Everyone revealed an unexpected expression, and their breathing became hurried.

This included Reiter. He pretended to be shocked and pointed at the vase. “This… seems to be a breathing technique inside?”

It was not difficult to identify. The patterns inside contained many accompanying actions, as well as many complicated content such as anatomy diagrams. Only content related to breathing techniques could be described like this.

Meditation techniques, magic, and combat techniques were not recorded like this because they were rarely involved.

Among them, Tucker’s eyes widened as he looked at the contents of the vase. His gaze gradually became engrossed.

Although he was rough, it did not mean that there was a problem with his intelligence. On the contrary, Tucker felt that this breathing technique was much more profound than the low-grade breathing technique he was currently cultivating.

It had definitely reached the medial-class!

He was so excited that his body trembled slightly. When he came back to his senses, he thought of his father’s wise actions to examine the antiques of the Ancient Dan Kingdom like a prophet. In the end, he really found a surprise. Otherwise, the caravan would have set off today and brought this antique to other territories and Moonlight City.

He was sure that there would be nobles who loved collecting and would buy it.

In that case, wouldn’t he have missed this medial-class breathing technique? Tucker looked at his father again with deep admiration in his eyes. Then, he opened his mouth and couldn’t help but pounce on his father. Reiter was caught off guard at such a close distance and was tightly strangled. “Thank you, Father!” Tucker laughed and hugged his father with both arms, as if recalling the times when he had pestered his father to play as a child. Those were the best memories of his life.

However, in the eyes of others, because Tucker’s physique was very powerful and he was a head taller than Reiter, this scene looked very comical.

Reiter’s face darkened on the spot. He vaguely heard the laughter of the people around him and pushed Tucker away. He looked at him with disdain and said, “Move aside! How many times have I told you not to be so shocked? When Dick grows up, I’ll definitely warn him to use you as a negative example. It’s just a medial-class breathing technique. Look at how excited you are!!”

Reiter rubbed his arm. Although his tone was disdainful, a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

A medial-class breathing technique was undoubtedly very helpful to a faction. It could speed up a knight’s cultivation speed. If a typical viscount or baron’s family did not have any important figures or extraordinary opportunities, it would be very difficult for them to have a medial-class inheritance. To the aristocratic forces, the breathing technique was no less precious than the meditation technique.

This was because if the rarity of a mage’s talent was compared to one in a million, then a knight’s talent might be one in a hundred. At the very least, it would be one in a thousand. With the same population base, theoretically, the number of knights would definitely exceed the number of mages. Naturally, the Knight’s Breathing Technique was much more useful.

Thinking of this, Reiter’s eyes moved slightly. With this, the expansion of the territory’s population could be put on the agenda. However, expanding the population had to be done slowly. After all, the nobles of the Kingdom of Jinlun were restricted from killing each other.

It was absolutely impossible to forcefully snatch the population of other noble territories.

He could only think of ways to attract some refugees, free people, or buy slaves from other kingdoms.

Tucker didn’t mind being ruthlessly pushed away by his father. He stood where he was and chuckled.

Thales revealed a sincere look as he said enviously, “Congratulations, Big Brother. With this breathing technique, can you become an Earth Knight faster?”

As he had not cultivated, in Thales’ understanding, an Earth Knight was a very powerful existence. For example, Earl Blaine was a Grade 4 Earth Knight. With an undisguised smile, Tucker patted Thales’ fluffy hair with a big smile, “Hahaha, for of course, I will definitely become an Earth Knight!” He didn’t know that if it weren’t Reiter’s interference today, he might have to say goodbye to the knight’s strength for the rest of his life.

Feeling that Tucker’s strength had increased, Thales rubbed his head and unhappily pushed away his large hand.

Rylei chuckled at the side. He had switched to the Furnace Meditation Technique a long time ago, more than a month before Tucker. He was only happy but not envious of Tucker’s pleasant surprise.

Instead, he thought of the same thing as his father. With the medial-class breathing technique, the family’s knights would definitely grow stronger in the future. He stared at the square vase and frowned slightly. He pondered and said, “I suggest that we cut the vase open and cut it vertically along the four corners, sticking it together to form a stone slab so that we can read it in the future.” Tucker’s eyes darted around. He remembered that every time he flipped through the breathing technique in the future, he would have to hold the vase and probe inside with the light source. He immediately felt that it was too troublesome and nodded in agreement.

He was not a mage and did not have the ability to condense light at any time. Reiter nodded and agreed with Rylei’s suggestion. He then said, “There’s no hurry. Let’s put everything else aside for now. Let’s go to the Small Thorn Forest.”

Then, he looked at Rylei and Tucker and said, “The caravan’s journey will be delayed for a few days. We have to investigate the area around the thorn wood clearly. We have to check if there are any other antiques even if we have to dig three feet into the ground.” His tone was firm and decisive, not allowing anyone to refuse.