Chapter 103 Ye Zhi's Swordsmanship Competition

Yeats was a latecomer in the practice of magic.

Although he had mastered many spells, Yeats still had only a vague understanding of the principles behind them.

In the following three days, Kendela mainly explained to Ye Zhi how to use the magic net to cast spells and how to temporarily store magic power in one's own body.

"The Magic Net is the masterpiece of the magic goddess Minerva. Without the Magic Net, most of the mages would lose their ability to cast spells."

The bonfire burned warmly. In the side hall, Kendra sat opposite Ye Zhi, savoring the cookies on the coffee table while saying, "And the mage can use spells, gestures, and other methods to communicate with the magic net and then cast spells. He can also use the magic power temporarily stored in his body to cast spells. This second method is particularly effective in the forbidden magic area."

Yeats pondered for a moment.

Hildre once mentioned that there are four major realms in the world: matter, soul, divinity and creation. The magic web and elements exist in the realm of creation.

Gods often have their own divine realm. For example, Pan's labyrinth can be regarded as Pan's divine realm.

And in their divine realm, there is often no magic net.

In this situation, the magic power in the wizard's body will be reduced by one point, and when the magic power is exhausted, he can only pick up his staff and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

It is not difficult to understand why some mages practice combat skills in addition to studying spells.

After all, if you have to chant and cast spells to kill a small monster, that would be a huge waste of mana!

"Humans don't have magic organs, so the magic stored in their bodies will continue to dissipate. The higher the level of magic, the more magic they can store." Kendra said, "And the method of replenishing magic--"

Yeats pricked up his ears.

"It's meditation!" said Kendala.

Yeats was puzzled.

Is this the magic replenisher? I thought it was the magic replenisher in Type-Moon.

"What I'm teaching you is the most basic 'breathing meditation method'. By counting your breaths, you can eliminate distracting thoughts and absorb magical power. Based on my experience, you will be able to officially get started in about a week."

Kendra paused for a moment and said with emotion: "As for your snowy owl... I have observed it meditating every night with the moonlight. It seems that it has learned it by itself. This meditation method is more efficient in absorbing magic power, and it does not lose magic power like humans. Its understanding is really good."

Yeats was in a delicate mood.

Stay up late to practice, and your magic power will be boundless! Currently, Ye Zhi's schedule is usually to catch up on the basics with Kendra in the morning, and learn swordsmanship from Hirud in the backyard in the afternoon.

Thanks to the bard's mastery of languages, Ye Zhi learned a first-level spell called "Animals Talk" during these three days.

The Apple of Youth enhanced Yezhi's physique, and he learned combat skills more easily than spells. On this day, Hildreth decided to test Yezhi's improvement, and summoned the Argonian Sora to serve as Yezhi's sparring partner.

Next to the training stakes in the backyard of the lord's mansion.

Sora muttered, "Why me? Lord Hildreth, you can serve as the Baron's sparring partner yourself, right?"

"Because I don't want to swing the sword at him, I can't make an effective judgment on whether he will be promoted or not, so you have to do it." Hilde said calmly.

Sora: “…”

So, am I also part of your strategy to conquer Lord Yeats?

This sparring match attracted the attention of the courtiers at the lord's manor, and Fokasi, Lota, and Rigidrev all came to the training ground to watch.

The snow leopard was lying under the shade of a tree, taking a nap with its paws tucked into its tummy. When it heard the noise, it curiously poked its head out to look around.

Ye Zhi was wearing a neat cloth armor, breeches and snow boots, holding a wooden rapier for training. He looked at the Asian dragon in front of him and said in surprise:

"So, Sora, you're going to be my sparring partner?"

Sora nodded slightly, holding a wooden long sword with the tip pointing forward to the ground, and stepped sideways to face Ye Zhi, saying seriously: "Both the big sword and the long sword are my strengths, Lord, you have to be careful."

Ye Zhi held the rapier horizontally in front of his chest, took a small step forward with his right foot, and assumed the most common "probing step" posture. He said seriously: "If you can't beat me, I will admit defeat in time, so you don't have to show mercy."

Taking this opportunity, Ye Zhi also wanted to test whether he could defeat Sora with his current level of swordsmanship when she suppressed the Ring of Life to one ring.

As Kendela once mentioned, spellcasters cannot neglect the practice of combat skills.

More importantly... a poet and a swordsman, this professional combination perfectly fits Yeats's fantasy! "Master..." Phokas stood aside, his eyes showing worry, "or else let's forget about this competition, even with a wooden sword, you will get hurt."

Facing the "male mother"-like concerns of Fokasse, Yeats calmly said: "No need to say anything, just watch from the sidelines."

The old knight hesitated to speak, holding a bundle of bandages and a bottle of healing potion in his hand, and stood by and watched.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

The battle begins.

On the scaly face of the Asian dragon Sora, the snake-like pupils suddenly stood up, and he lunged forward as fast as lightning, slashing towards Ye Zhi's chest with the long sword in his hand!

Clang! Ye Zhi's eyesight was enhanced by the Eagle Eye Technique, and he caught the trajectory of Sora's sword swinging. He shook his arm violently, blocked the sword and deflected Sora's attack, and at the same time, the tip of the sword pierced Sora's face!

Sora was suddenly startled, amazed at the arm strength that Yezhi suddenly burst out. As a warrior, his strength was increased by his profession. Even if the Ring of Life was suppressed, there was no way he could lose to Lord Yezhi, the bard.

But the fact is that in the confrontation just now, he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength! Ding! Sora immediately retreated, holding his sword upright with the sword pointing downward, blocking the thrust of the stabbing sword with the sword body, and then turned around, dodging Ye Zhi's pursuit, while stepping on the footsteps of "turning around and slashing", sweeping with great force, the wooden sword whistled through the wind, and slashed towards Ye Zhi!

Phocas' eyes were solemn. If the young master was hit by this turning back slash, he would definitely feel pain from the bruises for ten days or half a month. Thinking of this, Phocas felt his arm aching.

The next moment, Fokasi's pupils shrank, and he saw Ye Zhi forcibly adjust his body shape by "moving like a tide", and stabbed Sora's wrist with the sword quickly. It was the combat skill "disarm"! Bang! The sound of the wooden sword falling to the ground echoed.

The training ground was silent.

Sora saw Yezhi's dagger pointing at his neck, his face was stunned and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Ye Zhi retracted his rapier and said, "I won half a move by luck."

"Lord Yeats——"

Sora exhaled, wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead, and nodded respectfully:

"I must admit that your attainments in swordsmanship are beyond my expectations!"

Although Lord Yezhi has a weak temperament, he is also brave and is a suitable partner for Lord Hild...

Sora's heart was filled with admiration. He silently glanced at Hildreth outside the field and made a secret decision.

I must hurry up and arrange this marriage!

(End of this chapter)