Chapter 79: Sword Technique · Suggestion

The bookshelf made of millennium wood, under the passage of years, had become as ragged and mottled as the maps on the wall.

Even with careful scrutiny, it was impossible to truly recognize what those fragmented words specifically were.

Therefore, Dean quickly shifted his attention to the desk.

Although both were made of millennium wood, compared to the bookshelf, the desk was undoubtedly more valued—Dean himself was also used to placing things that were a bit more important in the drawers of a desk, rather than openly displaying them on the bookshelf.

Unlike most desks with double rows of drawers on both sides, this was a desk with a single row of drawers—just looking at the spacious space under the table, Dean understood that it was completely designed according to the Conqueror King’s physique; after all, with that person’s size, it would be too difficult to sit behind an ordinary desk.

Dean carefully inspected the desk and confirmed that there were no mechanisms inside. He then opened the drawers on the left from bottom to top—this was a habit of thieves.

When entering an unfamiliar room, to search for hidden items more quickly, effectively, and silently, they had to save their movements and control the time spent to an extremely short duration; just like, opening such drawers in the same column, if starting from the top, to open the next one, one would have to push back the previously opened one before being able to pull open the one below.

Although doing so was not wrong, it was not acceptable for thieves.

They did not have such luxury of time and had to cherish every moment to gain as much time as possible for searching or retreating; after all, no one knew when the owner of the room would return.

Although Dean rarely committed burglary, under the training of the Old Thief, he still maintained some of the habits of thieves.

From the bottom to the top, this desk had a total of three drawers—

The bottom one only contained some miscellaneous items.

However, even such miscellaneous items were not to be underestimated by Dean, after all, these were the Conqueror King’s items; some of them with text and patterns could be exchanged for a considerable amount of Gold Pulton in any Royal Family of Goth.

Although Dean did not need them, it did not mean he would ignore them.

These miscellaneous items, including a brooch, badge, etc., were all packed by Dean.

And in the middle drawer, two scrolls were taken out.

They were not bloodline-contract scrolls, but attack and defense types.

Dean carefully distinguished them and could determine that these two scrolls were at least Upper-Ring Spells.

However, distinguishing up to this point was already the limit of Dean; the rest could not be recognized with his knowledge; he needed to find a real Wizard, at least a High Wizard, to distinguish them.

For these two palm-sized scrolls, Dean did not hesitate and directly put them into his inner lining pocket.

For him, this was undoubtedly two more trump cards.

Of course, this was not Dean’s biggest gain here—

In the top drawer, a notebook of moderate thickness was lying there.

Every Big Shot had the habit of keeping records, and the Conqueror King was no exception; moreover, compared to the records of other Big Shots, the Conqueror King’s records undoubtedly had more useful applications.

When Dean’s fingers touched that notebook, prompts began to appear on his character panel—

[Discovered Magic Artifact…]

[Meets requirements for Completing Military Swordsmanship (Goth)…]

[Yes/No to Complete?]

“Yes!”

Faced with such a choice, Dean naturally did not need to hesitate.

[Completing Military Swordsmanship (Goth)…]

[Obtained: Military Swordsmanship (Goth) Lv1]

[Possessing Military Swordsmanship (Goth), meets learning prerequisites…]

[Yes/No to learn Dragon Swordsmanship?]

Undoubtedly, the thing that truly surprised Dean appeared—[Dragon Swordsmanship]. Unlike the [Military Swordsmanship] used by ordinary Knights, and unlike the sword techniques of Knights from powerful Families with inheritances, [Dragon Swordsmanship] was a sword technique mastered by the Goth Royal Family. Apart from Royal Family members, only a small portion of the Palace Guards could practice it.

Of course, Emerald and City had similar regulations.

In his previous life, Dean had already obtained the qualification to practice the Emerald Royal Family’s Secret Inheritance sword technique; however… following the Grand Duchess’s death in battle, such things had long become a thing of the past.

In fact, the reason why Commoner Knights had a gap with Noble Knights, apart from Talent, was also Technique.

Noble Knights with Inheritance Techniques always had the upper hand when facing Commoner Knights who used [Military Swordsmanship]—of course, this did not mean that [Military Swordsmanship] was bad.

At least, as the main sword technique of Knight Orders in various countries, [Military Swordsmanship] still had considerable value, but compared to those Secret Inheritances, there was a certain gap.

Especially the Secret Inheritances of various countries’ Royal Families, the gap was unknown and immeasurable.

Privileges were held in the hands of a few. Dean never denied such statements.

Just like his current choice, made without hesitation—

“Yes!”

Dean said.

[Obtained: Dragon Swordsmanship Lv1]

[Dragon Swordsmanship Lv1: A sword technique comprehended by the Conqueror King after watching and imitating Giant Dragons in combat; Effect: Momentum of Might Lv1 (At Lv1, you will automatically gain Momentum of Might. For each subsequent level increase, when reaching an odd number, you can choose to enhance original moves, and when reaching an even number, you will gain new moves. However, before Lv8, you cannot possess dual effects)]

[Momentum of Might Lv1: Condense one’s own Strength to improve oneself and intimidate opponents; Effect: Increase all own attributes by 5%, decrease all opponent attributes by 5% (Requires Will check—Own Will + 0.2 > Opponent Will; If the check succeeds, it will trigger; if it fails, neither side will change)]

(Note: Dragon Bloodline not detected. Dragon Swordsmanship passive is locked. Effects only exist at Lv1 and cannot be upgraded.)

Dean’s joy turned somewhat gloomy with the last note.

He frowned and finally looked at the skill slot one level up—

[Military Swordsmanship Lv1 (Goth): Although you had studied it before, the subsequent completion is the most important; Effect: When attacking, allows a judgment where Strength +0.15; Duration: 6.6 (Constitution x3) seconds; Cooldown: 78 (100 – Constitution x10) minutes.]

[Military Swordsmanship Lv1 (Goth)] clearly appeared there.

After a simple comparison, Dean had to admit that as an old-established Kingdom, Goth indeed had its own outstanding points.

Even just the [Military Swordsmanship] that ordinary Knights learned and practiced was significantly stronger than Emerald’s.

Of course, such strength also meant paying more.

Whether it was the requirement for Constitution or personal comprehension, they were all quite high.

At least, in his previous life, Dean had always wanted to complete Goth’s [Military Swordsmanship] but still failed to complete it fully—if it weren’t for obtaining the Conqueror King’s notebook this time, he probably still wouldn’t have been able to complete it.

Thinking of the Conqueror King’s notebook, Dean lowered his head—

The notebook, which originally looked no different from an ordinary notebook, now, like the books on the bookshelves, had thoroughly decayed.

This made Dean feel regretful.

Because Dean believed that some of the things inside were definitely useful to him.

But being able to complete Goth’s [Military Swordsmanship] and obtain [Dragon Swordsmanship], although the latter had restrictions, was undoubtedly much better than that [Dragon Head Greatsword] which could only be used as a decoration; at the very least, he could still use it.

Even though it was only Lv1.

In fact, Dean could be certain that most of the Goth Royal Family was only at the level of Lv1.

After all, apart from the direct descendants of that Conqueror King, the remaining Royal Family were descendants after generations of intermarriage; to still have a trace of Giant Dragon Bloodline after hundreds of years was already a miracle.

One had to know that even the most direct descendants of the Conqueror King could not wield the [Dragon Head Greatsword].

“Probably around Lv4!”

Dean recalled several battles with Prince Fendel. The three techniques displayed by the opponent allowed Dean, who had obtained [Dragon Swordsmanship], to easily guess the level involved.

Scanning the entire room once again, Dean, out of instinct, searched it again to confirm there were no Secret Rooms. Feeling slightly disappointed, Dean walked out.

However, just as he turned around, Dean’s whole body shuddered.

Then, Dean turned back, looking at the desk behind him; next, he took a step back, his eyes scanning back and forth—

According to the room’s layout, the direction of the door should face the desk directly.

But now it seemed misaligned.

It was not a completely misaligned in the true sense; the desk still faced the door, but not the middle part of the desk, but a slightly offset position.

The golden light outside the door perfectly stained that part of the desk with a touch of golden afterglow.