Above The Sky

The fragrance of the concentrating herbal water is fresh, but more intense is the fresh fragrance of fish.

Although many people highly praise the umami taste of fish and seafood, it is a pity that Ian is a heavy-tasting type. Put some salt and pepper.

Not to mention fish, at least some steamed fish soy sauce, right? Unfortunately none.

This is what makes Ian quite dissatisfied with Terra Continent - the spices and various food sauces here are quite precious, and even refined salt is a luxury, and you can only put some coarse salt in cooking on weekdays.

"Eat? It's not in a hurry."

Entering the house, Hilliard carefully observed the fish steak on the plate. The orange-red fish is steaming hot, the heat is well controlled, the oil in the fish is overflowing, the fragrance is exuding, and it is appetizing, and there is a small spoon of salt beside the plate.

The price of salt in the interior of the Empire is quite high, but it is limited to refined salt, and in Port Harrison, there is no shortage of coarse salt. Not to mention the surrounding villages have salt drying fields, and there are also rock salt mines in the Baisen Mountains on the side that can be mined.

"The craftsmanship is very good, and it is very fragrant."

Feeling that he did have an appetite, Hilliard turned his head and said in admiration, "And your luck is really good, you can actually find a Beginning Warcraft..."

"No. Wait..."

Looking at his disciple's blue eyes, the old knight suddenly became thoughtful. He changed his mouth and said suddenly, "It's not luck... Is this your psychic power?"

Ian didn't answer, he smiled slightly, Hilliard didn't ask any further, he just laughed and turned to look at the fish steak: "It seems that even without me, you can live well, even quite well!"

Since Ian is not like a normal child, he will also respect Ian's secret if you ask him where he went in the afternoon.

With his own experience, Hilliard, through Ian's attitude towards himself, discovered in advance that there were natives in the house, and the characteristics of "picking out the hard-to-find first-born beasts in the fish pile", can reversely deduce Ian's psionic ability Features such as 'emotion grasp', 'perspective', 'high-precision observation' or 'source quality observation'.

All in all, it is an extremely rare compound observation-type psionic power.

This kind of psionic energy has no special direct combat power, but it has a great auxiliary effect on the growth of the awakened person. It can be said that the higher the energy level, the more useful psionic energy.

If it weren't for this psionic power, Hilliard would probably not consider accepting Ian as a disciple.

Because he is leaving eventually.

The disciple did not rely on his own potential to become stronger, so why should he take him into the dangerous world of Ascenders and be implicated by his identity?

But if he didn't take the other party as a disciple, he wouldn't be able to discover Ian's talent on the Ascended Path.

"Your psionic power is really the ability to bring good luck."

He sighed with emotion and looked at the steaming fish steak again. The old knight noticed Ian's smiling expression, but shook his head and said, "You should eat more, these things are very useful for beginner practitioners like you, but for me It has no effect.”

"It's just dinner, teacher, you are the tuition fee." Ian insisted, and looking at the eyes of his students, Hilliard laughed dumbly: "Okay, I'll eat a little and taste your craft."

He was not pretentious, walked up to the front and forked the fish, and took a bite.

Immediately, Hilliard's eyes lit up.

Ian handled the fish very well. He thought that there would be some thorns and bone residue, but he didn't expect anything, only the tender fish, and the degree of grilling was also quite appropriate, the tongue and the palate were slightly pressed, the oil and fish meat The delicious gravy contained in the fiber spreads to all taste buds, and the fresh taste of the magic salmon has not been tasted for a long time.

Of course, by his evaluation criteria, the taste of the fish was technically a bit bland, but he couldn't let eight-year-olds and court cooks compare the amount of seasoning.

"It's hard to imagine." Hilliard couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "I am a student, apart from practicing, is it possible that I am a natural chef? If it is cultivated well, this pair of discerning eyes that can recognize good ingredients will be enough. To be a super chef at the palace..."

Taking another bite, he recalled some memories from the past and couldn't help sighing: "It's amazing."

When Hilliard turned his head again, all he saw was Ian's curious gaze.

"teacher."

The boy asked, "What is the first-born beast?"

"Are there many types of monsters? This fish is so weak, can it be considered a monster?"

Ian is very interested in this knowledge. After all, he is still young in this life, and he does not know much about many of the "common sense" that may be taken for granted on the Terra Continent.

Coincidentally, his teacher seems to be well-informed, and in addition to common sense, he may also know many 'secrets'.

More importantly, of course, Ian wanted to know the origin of what he was eating.

"The first-born beasts are ordinary natural creatures. After being infected by the psionic energy field, that is, the 'magic' and 'spiritual energy' in the ordinary population, they are transformed from normal creatures into monsters."

Putting down the fork, Hilliard pondered for a few seconds, sorted out the language, and then slowly said: "And the magical beasts that are usually called by the public, scientifically called the native beasts, inherited the genetic base of the first-born beasts...inherited the blood of the first-born beasts. , and an optimized species that stabilizes benign blood vessels."

"All the demon beasts on Terra Continent are basically native beasts. A small number of first beasts appear constantly, and most of the weak ones become food, while for some excellent first beasts, their descendants will increase the types of native beasts and enrich the complexity of their bloodlines. ."

"But in addition to this, there is another kind of magical beast that does not have this kind of chain. They have existed since ancient times, as if there is no source and no derivative."

Saying so, Hilliard raised his hand, stared at his palm, and said lightly: "Its name is 'ancient monster', and it is also the most powerful and mysterious type of monsters."

At this point, the old knight noticed Ian's serious listening expression, and he couldn't help laughing: "These details are like giving you a World of Warcraft biology class. I will explain it to you in detail when I have time in the future."

"As for now... Since you can eat demonic beast meat, it can be predicted that the accumulation speed of your source material, the condensation of the source seed must be faster than I imagined."

Nodding to indicate that Ian should sit properly, Hilliard said solemnly: "Ian, the next question will determine the path of your future practice."

He said earnestly, "Which lineage do you want to practice?"

"Which 'blood' or 'true form' to practice?"

"what?"

Hearing this, Ian, who was also awe-inspiring at first, was stunned for a moment. He was a little confused and asked in confusion: "Isn't it like you, teacher, inheriting the immovable fortified city and starting cultivation from the sand armor apprentice?"

He still remembered Hilliard's expression when he said his inheritance in the morning.

The old knight had a high-spirited look as if he was fifty years younger, obviously with great pride and pride.

He thought that the other party would let him practice the same true form.

"That's the true form that suits me best, not necessarily for you."

Hilliard shook his head, he said calmly: "Also, the true form of the immovable fortified city is powerful, but the potion materials and the rare parts of various monsters are all very rare."

"Sand armored apprentices, rock-cast knights, may still rely on ordinary monster materials to transition. But once you reach the status of 'Stone Lord' and 'Chongshan Apostle', most of the materials needed are the organs and accessories of extremely powerful monsters. It is also a sublimation plant that is hard to find."

"As for the 'Forbidden City'..." Speaking of which, Hilliard couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Its core material requires three unbelievably powerful 'ancient monsters', or, in other words, 'ancient dragons' material.”

"The core of the ancient dragon, the spinal cord glia and the phase neural network, even if it was me..."

At this point, the old knight paused and shook his head.

Hilliard said slowly: "Do you understand? Being strong also requires a price. Some bloodlines can only be practiced by ascenders of great powers. You are my disciple. You are more systematic than ordinary wild ascenders, but in In terms of resources, it is not much better than the rural sublime."

"I went out this afternoon, and by the way, I did a field investigation on the distribution of monsters around Harrison Harbor. I am going to list some of the most suitable bloodline inheritance for you tonight. It is best to rely only on the materials of surrounding monsters to enter. to the second energy level."

"At that time, it was estimated that you were already in your twenties, and you were strong enough to protect yourself. You could travel freely throughout the continent and search for higher-level materials, so I didn't need to think about the future."

After the conversation, Hilliard didn't say much, but Ian was very clear.

The old knight could not have imagined that his psionic energy would be so convenient, that he could easily find the meat of demon beasts as food. It can be seen that there will be no less in the future, and the speed of cultivation may be much faster than he imagined.

In this way, subsequent considerations will also need to be adjusted - after all, if it is Ian, it may be possible to find some materials that are difficult for ordinary people to obtain.

It's just that Hilliard can't be sure of this, and it's up to Ian to choose.

——It is to choose a future with a bright future, but it is destined to be a hard and bumpy road.

——It is still smooth and smooth, but the end point is not necessarily a high road.

"Indeed, the objective situation must also be taken into account..."

Frowning slightly, Ian muttered to himself.

He raised his head, looked at the old knight and said, "Then, teacher, apart from the apprentice of the sand armor, what kind of inheritance can I choose now?"

It's not that you want to change the flag right now.

He was just going to hear about other options.