Chapter 159: Elite Earth Knight Lister

I wonder if it's because I ate too much monster meat all at once.

I feel so full.

Tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, the occasional "squeak" from Juan Fu in the isolated room on the second floor only adds to my frustration.

Usually, while I don't fall asleep immediately, I can drift off after a few turns. Tonight, however, I feel unusually energetic.

"I've only been training for half a year, yet I'm about to reach the bottleneck of Aura. It feels a bit too fast."

I am thinking.

Thinking about why I can shorten my training time.

In terms of the total amount of Aura within me, I definitely have no less than Marcus. Eating well and having good bloodline genetics means there's no reason I should be inferior to Marcus, who was born a commoner—Aura cultivation is related to nutrition, but noble families with refined genes are indeed stronger in every aspect.

Young Liszt, before the age of ten, was favored by the Earl due to his appearance. Even with a stepmother, he never lacked for anything in terms of food, clothing, or daily necessities.

After the age of ten, the Earl gradually lost interest in him, and his treatment might have been slightly worse, but he certainly wasn't mistreated.

Thus, he had built a solid foundation since childhood, lacking only a bit of insight to break through to the initial stage of Aura before adulthood. When he crossed over, the fusion of body and soul allowed him to break through and become an Earth Knight. In just over half a year, he is about to advance to Elite Earth Knight.

"Thinking about it, it seems quite natural—good foundation, high insight, good nutrition; faster cultivation speed is normal." But he still felt that his cultivation progress was too rapid.

There must be some aspect that has been overlooked.

A thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be due to the influence of the Smoke Dragon?"

But he quickly dismissed it: "It shouldn't be. My predecessor had the smoke mission since childhood, yet he didn't cultivate any faster and couldn't even break through to Earth Knight."

"Then what other factors could be promoting my cultivation?"

"Monster meat?" He had eaten a lot of monster meat, especially recently, almost every meal included it. If not for his young body's fast metabolism, he might have been bleeding from the nose constantly, "Levis' diet is no worse than mine, yet he only entered the elite ranks at the age of twenty two years ago."

"Lvera's diet isn't bad either, always eating and drinking in the castle, yet she hasn't become an elite yet."

"On the contrary, Lytton, who is only twelve this year, is being boasted about by Lady Mary as about to break through to Earth Knight... If true, his talent surpasses Levis and is perhaps just a little behind me. No wonder half of Tulip Castle's resources are being poured into him."

His thoughts were somewhat scattered, and scenes of Tulip Castle floated in his mind.

When he first crossed over, he wished to have nothing to do with Tulip Castle to avoid awkward encounters. Over time, he became more integrated into Liszt's identity, and Tulip Castle's position in his heart subtly changed—he began to care about its affairs and consider himself part of the Tulip family.

Or rather,

he harbored ambitions to take control of Tulip Castle.

Developing on his own is far less satisfying than inheriting a family estate.

"The Earl likely favors Lytton the most, hence he's willing to allocate half of Levis' resources to Lytton. Otherwise, no matter how influential Lady Mary is, she wouldn't sway him. The Earl, a battle-hardened man, isn't easily swayed."

The Earl's foundation for the Tulip family was built with sword and spear by Lee William.

"He is in his prime, with his Sky Knight Aura at its peak, and he hasn't given up on further advancement. He never misses the Duke's annual expansion order." Liszt recalled his interactions with Lee William, whose powerful Aura gave a sharp and invincible impression.

The Earl's water-type Aura, which usually feels warm and inclusive, is instead sharp and cutting.

Undoubtedly influenced by his personality.

Just like Liszt himself, with fire-type Aura, which should be restless and passionate, but he gives a gentle and smooth feeling, influenced by his personality—unwilling to go to the battlefield, preferring to stay in Flower Town, farming, farming, and more farming.

How could he be overly aggressive?

He disliked Mary and Lytton, both his predecessor and himself, so he quickly stopped thinking about them. Thinking about his sister Lvera, a nineteen-year-old girl with a somewhat immature personality, her talent isn't weak, breaking through to Earth Knight before adulthood, yet after three to four years, she hasn't become an elite.

This is partly due to women's physical constitution; female knights generally train slower than male knights.

It's said that this world has never seen a female Dragon Knight.

"Lvera and Lytton aren't comparable... based on Levis' situation, my entry into the elite ranks will shock everyone. He boasts of being a genius, but a twenty-year-old elite is nothing compared to a sixteen-year-old elite, rare even in the Sapphire Duchy!"

He doesn't believe that the Aura bottleneck was artificially raised by the smoke mission—the reward merely facilitated reaching the bottleneck, indicating that his accumulation had reached a certain level.

"Besides being a genius, there must be other influencing factors."

Lying in bed, turning left and right.

Deep in thought until late at night.

Another idea struck him: "Could it be due to the milk? Three cups of milk a day, plus one at night, four cups a day, along with various dairy products, rich in nutrition!"

Previously, he thought the pleasant climate of Flower Town made the milk delicious, but clearly, this was just wishful thinking. Even with a pleasant climate, milk wouldn't continuously improve in taste, especially since these cows aren't first-time milkers.

The dairy farm has been raising cows for over a decade; the quality of milk should have been discovered long ago.

Earlier today, Glanny mentioned the Smoke Dragon, sparking many associations.

"The Invisible Dragon wreaked havoc at the dairy farm; could its dragon aura have infected the cows?" The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, "The milk's taste keeps improving, indicating that these cows' bloodlines are changing—they might already be dragon breed cows!"

The cows—Milk Flower, Milk Yellow, and Milk Black—are all pregnant, and their milk tastes better, indicating improved bloodlines.

Perhaps they, as ordinary cows, have limited potential and can't become dragon breed cows, but their calves are likely to inherit dragon blood and become true dragon breed cows.

He sat up, his heart racing.

Dragon breed cows sound incredibly rare and valuable.

"From tomorrow, I'll focus on the dairy farm, providing rich pastures, especially for the three pregnant cows, ensuring their calves are born healthy!"

Sleep was impossible.

He forced himself to calm down and began cultivating his Aura.

Cells throughout his body continuously produced Aura, which converged in his meridians. Maintaining this cultivation, he continued until the next morning.

When the sun rose and the first rays of sunlight shone in,

Liszt suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, he felt a sense of "fullness" from the surging Aura in his meridians.

Mentally exhausted yet exhilarated: "I've touched the bottleneck of Aura. Now, I have become an Elite Earth Knight."