The next day.

    Before leaving the city, they bought a horse for Yvanna to increase their travel speed.

    ...

    Looking at the dark clouds that hung above the horizon, Alaric clicked his tongue. "It seems like we have run out of luck."

    Another snowstorm was approaching and from the vast cluster of clouds, it looked like it would be more severe than the most recent one.

    The faces of the two old warriors turned serious upon seeing the gloomy weather.

    The Enchanted Woodlands was more than three hundred miles away from Turtle Fort.

    Normally, it would have taken them less than ten hours to get there, but because the land was covered in snow, they would need to slow down and be careful on the road. If they moved carelessly, they might fall into a pit or encounter some venomous creatures.

    As usual, Henry took the lead in navigating the road. He cautiously eyed the surroundings, ensuring that no danger was present.

    In the next few hours, the group managed to travel fifty miles without getting into an accident, but things took a turn when they reached a ninety-mile distance.

    They saw a large group of goblins hunting a herd of Iron Tail Buffaloes.

    The sharp shrieks of the goblins and the furious roar of the Iron Tail Buffaloes resonated in the air.

    There were more Iron Tail Buffaloes, but they were helpless against the aggressive goblins.

    "My lord, we have an issue here. There are goblins-" Before Henry could give a report, he saw Alaric zooming past him on his horse.

    "Huh?! My lord! What are you doing?!" Henry widened his eyes when he saw Alaric charging towards the goblins with his swords unsheathed.

    After a moment of surprise, Henry shot a glance at Arthur and said. "Stay here and protect Lady Yvanna. I will go and support Lord Alaric."

    Without waiting for Arthur''s response, Henry squeezed his legs and urged his horse to rush forward.

    Meanwhile, Yvanna sent Arthur a confused look and asked. "What''s happening? Why did Alaric..."

    Arthur was similarly baffled.

    "I have no idea, my lady." He shook his head with a bitter smile.

    At this moment, Alaric had already attacked the nearest goblin, chopping off its head with a single swipe of his sword.

    Swoosh!

    "Die, you fucking goblins!" He shouted with a crazed look in his eyes.

    ___

    Mission: Kill the Goblin Chieftain

    Rewards: 150 Battle Points, 15 Stat Points, Random Trait Upgrade Card x1

    Penalty for failure: - 800 Battle Points, - 5 EXP

    ___

    Even without this mission, he would still attack these goblins. The mission only gave him one more reason to attack them.

    Subsequently, some goblins turned around and lunged at him, brandishing their weapons furiously.@@@@

    Eiiik!! Eiiik! Eiiik!

    Their strange shrieking sounds drifted into Alaric''s ears, making him even more annoyed.

    "Shut the fuck up you filthy creatures!" He roared.

    Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

    All the goblins that attacked him were cut into pieces and their mangled bodies fell into the snow-filled land.

    Seeing the death of their brethren, the few hobgoblins leading the group became furious. They abandoned the Iron Tail Buffaloes and changed their target.

    One, two, three... Hm... Five hobgoblins in total.

    Alaric narrowed his eyes and his face suddenly turned serious.

    I have 48 stat points now including the one I got from this morning''s daily mission. I''ll use everything to increase my speed.

    Thinking about this, Alaric didn''t even hesitate.

    Stat Points: 48 — 0

    Agility: 43 — 91

    Alaric sensed a huge change in his body.

    His swords felt lighter in his hands and the monsters in front of him seemed to have become slower.

    With my current speed, riding on my horse will only slow me down.

    Henry took a deep breath. He was still processing what he had witnessed.

    Just how fast is he progressing?

    "Yes, my lord." The old man responded with a blank look.

    Alaric moved his gaze back to the goblin chieftain''s corpse and made a cut on its chest. He then pushed his hand inside to see if it had a beast soul crystal.

    Soon, he felt a round object hidden within its internal organs.

    Alaric pulled it out from the corpse, revealing a small green-colored crystal with splashes of brown. Its color was way more unique compared to the beast soul crystal from the other goblin chieftain.

    What an interesting combination of colors!

    Alaric wiped off the blood on the crystal using his clothes before putting it inside his leather pouch.

    With the death of the goblin chieftain, the remaining goblins and hobgoblins retreated.

    Alaric didn''t chase them since his target was only the goblin chieftain.

    ___

    Mission Complete!

    Rewards: 150 Battle Points, 15 Stat Points, Random Trait Upgrade Card x1

    ___

    [Do you want to use the Random Trait Upgrade Card?]

    [Yes] [No]

    Alaric glanced at the card that appeared in his hand. He had already received something like this before so he knew what it was used for.

    Alaric pressed [Yes].

    [Congratulations! Your trait, Tracking (F) has been upgraded to Tracking (E)!]

    A new set of information flooded his mind in that instant.

    From the footprints of specific animals, their behaviors, and many other aspects related to tracking were incorporated into Alaric''s mind.

    So tracking had these many different elements...

    The method I learned when I was a kid is nothing compared to this.

    This will be useful when hunting down enemies.

    He chuckled. He then focused his attention on the progress in his stats.

    He had gotten 150 Battle Points and 15 Stat Points.

    I should push my agility to 100 and distribute the remaining points to my stamina.

    Thinking about this, Alaric immediately made the adjustments.

    Alaric Silversword [Knight] EXP: 444/500

    Potential: B

    Traits: Horseback Riding (C), Swordsmanship (SSS), Close Combat (C), Archery (F), Hunting (E), Tracking (E), Sixth Sense (F)

    Strength: 100

    Stamina: 40+

    Agility: 100

    Vitality: 27+

    Endurance: 42+

    Mana: 48+

    Battle Points: 3290

    Stat Points: 0

    (Requirements for next advancement: 500 EXP, 100 in all attributes, and 5000 Battle Points)

    He had already maxed out two of his attributes and it made him feel satisfied.

    "My lord, I only found two beast soul crystals from the hobgoblins'' corpses." Henry''s voice drifted into his ears while he was looking at the cyan screen.

    The old man handed him the two crystals he had found.

    The harvest this time is decent.

    Alaric thought after getting the two beast soul crystals from him.