Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys

"Since you already know, I'll handle it for you." The young female clerk immediately recalled that the Sword Bearer before her was of Diamond Star rank, making her reminder seem unnecessary.

Soon, Rein returned to his room with the last four excellent-quality breathing techniques stored in the branch that he hadn't exchanged yet.

"Moon Fury Tiger Breathing Technique, Frost Blade Leopard Breathing Technique..."

After spending several hours and eight Golden Skill Points, Rein learned and integrated these four breathing techniques into the 'Fire Dragon Breathing Technique.'

This increased the number of postures within the Fire Dragon Breathing Technique from thirty-two to thirty-six, but its level also dropped down to lv12.

Basically, at this level of quality, it's generally very difficult to further enhance it through fusion with excellent-quality breathing techniques.

However, Rein could feel a certain change deep within his body becoming increasingly pronounced, thanks to the new Fire Dragon Breathing Technique.

Despite having only seven Golden Skill Points left, Rein thought for a moment and then added one to the Fire Dragon Breathing Technique.

Since the Shadow Spear Throwing Technique was still some distance away from using Golden Skill Points, he only needed to reserve one point for later advancement to the secret technique level.

At this moment, a system notification came through:

[Congratulations! Your Constitution Attribute has been enhanced!]

[Congratulations! Your Strength Attribute has been enhanced!]

"Attributes enhanced?"

"But it seems there's still a bit lacking to match that feeling surging inside..."

Thus, Rein added another point to the Fire Dragon Breathing Technique.

As the Fire Dragon Breathing Technique reached lv14, Rein felt a certain 'shackle' deep within his body break with a 'crack,' unleashing something.

When Rein pulled up the attribute panel, he was astonished to find an additional line of description:

[Dragon Bloodline (Dilute) Effect: Slight increase in Fire Element affinity, slight increase in Huge Strength Talent effect, slight increase in Steel Body Talent effect.]

"Hiss~"

At this instant, Rein somewhat understood the description of the system regarding the manifestation of hidden genes.

The Legendary level of the Fire Dragon Breathing Technique had guided and enhanced the dormant Dragon Bloodline gene fragments in his body.

But here comes the issue, even if it's dilute, it must exist to be guided and enhanced; it can't be conjured out of thin air, right?

"Could it be that my family was a dragon family in distant ages past? Am I a descendant of dragon blood?"

....

At dinner time.

Rein returned to the residence to have dinner with his family.

"Uh... Mother, I have something to ask. Do any of your ancestors have noble lineage? Like... notable nobles?" Rein asked indirectly.

"Hmm? Rein, why did you suddenly think of this question?"

"Of course not, if there were, your father and I wouldn't be in our current situation." Mother Emma glanced at Rein with a peculiar look.

She couldn't understand why her son would ask such a... rather silly question.

"Uh... Okay, Father, how about your side of the family? Any remarkable ancestors?" Rein remained somewhat unwilling to give up and turned to ask his father, Old Rayne.

"Remarkable ancestors? This... never heard of any."

"Although, there's a legend, just a legend."

"It's said that thousands of years ago, before the Dragan Empire was established, there was a Fire Dragon Kingdom on this land, whose ruler had the special ability to form a pact with fire dragons. Our Carlan family is supposedly a descendant of one branch from the kingdom's ruler."

"Pah! Shameful, talking of being descendants from thousands of years ago? When even the ancient books don't record it, don't go putting gold on your face," Mother Emma couldn't help but say disdainfully to Old Rayne.

"Hey! That's because our son asked me! I already said it's just a legend, not reliable." Old Rayne said with a sheepish look.

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