"I didn't expect the chip's analysis function to also work on the knight breathing techniques of this world!" exclaimed Lei Lin with a sigh, "Optimize it immediately!"

  "Optimization initiated. Estimated time required: 125 minutes."

  "Hmm, 125 minutes, that's a little over two hours. I can wait!" Lei Lin seemed to relax.

  After some anxious waiting, two hours finally passed, and the chip's voice rang out punctually: "Breathing technique optimization complete. Execution time reduced by 5 minutes and 23 seconds. All effects improved by 5%! Post-injury sequelae eliminated!"

  "Great!" Lei Lin was very satisfied with the result.

  A 5% improvement in one session. After dozens or even hundreds of sessions, the gap would be enormous.

  "Rumor has it that this cross sword technique and its accompanying breathing method were obtained by the first clan leader from a knight's corpse after dozens of bloody battles. Among the many knight families, it can be considered above average!"

  "And with the chip's optimization, the breathing technique is probably comparable to the secret manuals privately held by small kingdoms!"

  Lei Lin pondered to himself, then eagerly said, "Chip, transfer the optimized breathing technique to the memory area!"

  The chip faithfully executed the command, flooding Lei Lin's mind with numerous scenes of practicing the breathing technique.

  The transfer ended after a few minutes. Lei Lin rubbed his head, "A bit dizzy, but that's normal!"

  Now, his mind was filled with extensive memories of practicing the breathing technique and various accompanying experiences, allowing him to avoid many detours compared to ordinary people.

  "Before, I didn't realize it, but here, with the chip, I have a huge advantage over ordinary people!"

  Lei Lin muttered, "With the chip, through simulation and analysis, I can instantly gain the experience that others would need ten years of blood and sweat to achieve. I just need to follow the chip's prompts to proceed in the most correct direction!"

  There are many taboos in the cultivation of breathing techniques, some of which cannot be fully understood through verbal descriptions.

  One must personally practice and make some detours before realizing them.

  But with the chip's modeling and analysis, all these were avoided.

  "Let's give it a try!" Lei Lin thought, lying on the ground in a spread-eagle position.

  According to the breathing technique's description and the chip's advice, practicing the cross sword's accompanying breathing technique didn't require specific movements; just finding the most comfortable position was enough.

  "First, hold your breath for 65 seconds, then perform three long and one short breath, with the length and frequency being..."

  Following the breathing technique's description, Lei Lin gradually entered a cultivation state.

  He seemed to have fallen asleep, but his face turned red, and his temples throbbed, as if he was engaged in some activity.

  As time passed, Lei Lin's face grew redder, and finally, a faint black sweat flowed out.

  This process lasted about twenty minutes. Lei Lin opened his eyes and exhaled.

  Whoosh!!!

  A long breath of black gas was expelled.

  Crackling sounds came from various parts of his body.

  Lei Lin stood up, moved his limbs, and felt a warm sensation all over, as if he had just undergone intense exercise.

  "Chip, display my body data!" Lei Lin commanded.

  "Lei Lin Farrell. Strength: 0.4. Agility: 0.5. Constitution: 0.4. Status: Minor injury."

  Lei Lin's expression remained unchanged, "Change the data display mode to 10 decimal places, retrieve the pre-cultivation data for comparison."

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  Following Lei Lin's command, a screen flashed before his eyes. The original physical data now had nine additional decimal places, with the last three digits constantly changing.

  "Beep! After comparison, post-knight training, subject's strength increased by 0.005, agility by 0.006, constitution by 0.004," the chip faithfully reported.

  "Hmm! Since it's the first session, the data is still fluctuating!" Lei Lin analyzed.

  "Just over 20 minutes of practice, and the data increase is quite significant. With persistence, reaching the black-robed man's physical data is just a matter of time!"

  "So, those dozen or so black-robed figures must be knights!"

  Lei Lin thought calmly, "Unfortunately, according to my memory and the chip's analysis, the breathing technique has cultivation limits. The breathing technique passed down by the Farrell family can only be practiced once a day. More than that not only has no effect but also harms the body!"

  "Chip, is there any way I can practice the breathing technique multiple times a day?" Lei Lin asked.

  "Medication is required," the chip replied indifferently.

  "List the required medications!"

  "Quinoline, Markt 21, Magnesium Dioxide..." The chip listed a dense array of drug names, all from Lei Lin's previous life.

  "Can other medications or plant and animal components be substituted?" This was clearly impossible, but Lei Lin frowned and asked.

  "Sample provision and pharmacological analysis required. Current data is insufficient," the chip prompted.

  "As long as there's a way!" Lei Lin sighed in relief.

  Looking at himself, he was covered in filth from practicing the breathing technique, feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

  Lei Lin frowned, "Looks like I need to take a bath!"

  He slipped out of the carriage. It was already midnight, and the noble youths were sound asleep in their tents. Lei Lin tiptoed out of the carriage and ran towards a nearby stream.

  "Warning! Human approaching!" the chip alerted.

  Lei Lin pretended not to notice and kept walking.

  "What are you doing?" a voice came from behind Lei Lin.

  "So fast!" Lei Lin's pupils contracted, "I was already on alert, but I still couldn't detect how he got behind me. If he had any ill intentions, I would be defenseless!"

  On the surface, he acted startled, "Ah... who? Who?"

  Turning around, he saw the black-robed man who had distributed food during the day. Lei Lin remembered his name was Angre.

  "H-Hello! Sir Angre! I'm just a bit dirty and wanted to take a bath!" Lei Lin's face was pale, seemingly frightened, and his speech was slightly stuttered.

  "A bath?" The black-robed man frowned, sniffed, and indeed smelled the stench on Lei Lin.

  "Alright! It's quite dangerous here at night, especially for noble youths like you! Hurry up and come back after your bath!"

  The black-robed Angre said, then ignored Lei Lin and walked towards the center of the carriage, where his tent was.

  "Thank you for the reminder, Sir Angre!" Whether the man heard or not, Lei Lin bowed and said.

  Caution had always been his life principle.

  Only after Angre had completely left did Lei Lin step forward towards the stream.

  After entering his tent, Angre pulled off his hood, revealing a face split in two.

  "Body impurities expelled from practicing knight breathing techniques? Such a nostalgic smell! Seeing their innocence reminds me of my younger self!"

  "Unfortunately, if I had been a noble back then, I wouldn't have had to risk being experimented on by a wizard to obtain knight training techniques, ending up like this..."

  Angre muttered, his figure blending into the tent, almost indistinguishable.

  As Lei Lin walked, he casually picked wildflowers and grass by the roadside, sometimes even putting them in his mouth.

  "Probably that black-robed Angre noticed something, but it's fine. A noble heir practicing knight breathing techniques is perfectly normal."

  "Besides, with his knight physique, he must have his own breathing technique and wouldn't covet mine. Even if he wanted it, I could just copy it for him..."

  With the vast difference in strength, Lei Lin had no intention of keeping the Farrell family's secrets.

  But it seemed Angre also looked down on the knight training techniques of minor nobles.

  Chewing on the grass roots, there was a bitter taste, but Lei Lin didn't mind, even feeling a bit nostalgic for his childhood.

  "Analysis complete. No beneficial components found for the subject," the chip reported.

  "Pfft!" Lei Lin spat out the grass roots and switched to another plant.

  "Record the previous plant's morphology and components, archive it, and proceed with the next analysis!" Lei Lin commanded in his mind.

  "Task established! Commencing component collection! Simulating experimental analysis..." Through the screen before him, Lei Lin could clearly see the chip's progress.

  "Beep! Experiment complete. Unknown plant component has a slight numbing effect!"

  "According to Lei Lin's memory, this is called Three Night Grass, right, chip? Name it Three Night Grass and store it in the database!"

  "Beep! Archived!"

  "Hmm! This is 'Red Fruit,' tastes pretty good!" Lei Lin parted a bush and found several red plant fruits.

  The fruits were only the size of Lei Lin's thumb, growing on thorny vines, looking quite beautiful.

  Lei Lin carefully avoided the thorns and picked one.

  Biting into it, a crisp sound followed, and sweet juice filled his mouth.

  "Hmm! The texture is like an apple, just sweeter," Lei Lin evaluated.

  "Chip! Analyze..."

  ...

  Along the way, Lei Lin stored data on over thirty plant species, but unfortunately, none were useful to him.

  Reaching the stream, the rushing water hit the rocks, making a loud noise that seemed even more piercing in the quiet night.

  "Chip! Scan the surroundings!" Lei Lin commanded. Even without Angre's reminder, he could avoid danger with the chip's help.

  "Beep! Surrounding environment scan complete! No dangerous situations detected within a twenty-mile radius!" the chip faithfully reported.

  "No danger is good. I don't want to be forced to flee back to camp for help mid-bath. That would definitely make me the biggest laughingstock..."

  Lei Lin muttered, taking off his outer and inner clothes, and entered the river naked.

  The cold water hit his body, making him shiver.

  "This water is freezing. I'm starting to miss the water heater from before!"