Chapter 30 Basic Swordsmanship

Crown opened his eyes, and the shadow of a golden hourglass flashed in his pupils.

In his spiritual perception, it was already a quarter past one.

He was very satisfied with the effect of the visualization method, and his fatigue was completely recovered.

I don't know what this medicine is for, so I'll just drink it and see how it works.

Picking up the medicine bowl, he drank it all in one gulp.

Licorice, Astragalus, Atractylodes, Angelica, and Codonopsis are all blood-replenishing and Qi-replenishing medicines, just as I expected. Crown nodded slightly, then walked out of the room and strode towards the training ground, moving as fast as the wind.

The drizzle stopped, but the weather was still gloomy.

The priest had not arrived yet. He took down a thick-backed, narrow-bladed sword from the weapon rack next to him, but it was not sharpened.

This is a one-handed sword, quite heavy in the hand, weighing at least eight or nine pounds.

He was waving his hand in boredom when Nick came out of the church.

"I thought you would oversleep. Good, your self-discipline is invaluable."

"Many people have great talents but lack self-discipline and waste their youth," a smile appeared on the priest's face, and he became more and more satisfied with this servant.

In fact, my physical strength has been fully recovered and I am in the best condition. Clown smiled shyly: "Thank you, I didn't do well enough."

Nick felt that he had one more virtue: humility.

"Okay, now that you've recovered well, let's get started."

He took out a one-handed sword of the same model from the weapon rack and made a sword flower in his hand.

"The main weapons of a knight are the one-handed sword and the two-handed sword. Today, we will learn the basic moves of the one-handed sword. According to your progress, the next step is to learn the cross sword technique. When you have mastered the one-handed sword technique well enough, we will learn the two-handed sword."

Clown nodded, thinking to himself: 'I wonder what knowledge and skills an exorcist priest needs to learn. The priest is more knowledgeable than I imagined.'

He originally thought that clergy such as exorcist priests were just wizards who used divine magic, but unexpectedly they were a combination of wizards and swordsmen.

"Look carefully," Nick came to the center of the training ground with a sword in hand. He demonstrated the basic sword techniques and gave detailed explanations.

"The basic sword moves are limited to stabbing, chopping, tapping, and collapsing, but you must coordinate your footwork and arms to maximize the power of the weapon. Only then will your swordsmanship have enough destructive power and be considered an entry level skill."

The priest demonstrated it three times in a row, and then it was Crown's turn to practice.

"The movement is out of shape, press your arms down again."

"The step I took was too big and the power of my arm could not be transmitted to the tip of the sword."

Nick patiently corrected the non-standard movements, and Crown listened carefully, thinking about how he could exert his strength to do better.

As the sun sets, Nick looks at the young people practicing hard in the sunset, and he can't hide his bright smile.

The amount of training in the afternoon is no less than that in the morning, because many times sudden bursts of physical strength are required.

Crown also rested several times, but his physique seemed to be very special. After a few minutes of rest, his condition would return to normal, but he would get hungry easily, so he ate twice in between.

"It seems that his food allowance needs to be increased a little bit," Nick said to himself, and then shouted, "Let's stop here for today. Go back and have a good rest tonight. When you get used to the intensity of this training, we need to learn some monster knowledge tonight so that we can better deal with it in the future."

There was also a smile on Crown's face. He calmed his breathing and put the sword back into the weapon rack.

[Basic Swordsmanship: 66/1000; Level 1] (You have already mastered the basic force-generating techniques)

In just one afternoon, his proficiency in basic swordsmanship increased by 66 points. Half of the time was because he had not yet gained entry and was unable to improve his proficiency.

"You are very good." The priest took out a piece of paper with small words and handed it to him. "This is the prescription. Everything you need to drink and use is written on it. You are a senior herbalist. You need to prepare these yourself."

Crown took the paper with both hands and thanked the priest: "Thank you, without your careful guidance, I wouldn't have made such rapid progress."

Nick was relieved to hear his answer: "You can go back. Make sure you get enough nutrition and rest at night. If you don't have enough gold shields, ask me to borrow some."

"I won't charge you any interest this time. Work hard so that you can grasp the future," the priest added.

"Thank you. If there is any need, I will not be polite to you, Father."

. . . .

Crown hurriedly returned home from the church with his trained sword. When he passed Plantagenet Street, he found several donkey carts parked in front of the police station, surrounded by people.

Judging from the way those people were dressed, they should be quarry workers.

Driven by curiosity, he walked forward, grabbed a short, dark-skinned man, and asked, "Brother, what happened here?"

The man turned around and said sadly, "Something bad happened in the quarry. Some workers were brutally killed and their bodies were thrown into the wilderness."

An elderly worker with gray hair nearby added: "Their internal organs were dug out. We suspect it was done by some kind of demon."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Could it be a werewolf? Klauen's mind was moved, but he immediately gave up the idea.

Werewolves are very well-known monsters. They will eat all the flesh of their prey, even breaking the bones and sucking out the marrow.

Just having his internal organs dug out was obviously not done by a werewolf who was famous for not wasting food.

Crown stopped watching the show and headed straight home.

If you are born in this dark age and don’t have strength, you will be exploited by all kinds of monsters.

He remembered what the priest had said: as the world's spirituality became more and more active, there would be more and more supernatural events.

I am still very weak now, I must work harder! There is another werewolf hiding in the dark, ready to give me a fatal blow.

At the hour of Mao, the sky was thick with clouds and there was no moon.

Crown tried to visualize the Moonlight Seal, but his proficiency did not increase.

He gave up on visualization. It would take a long time to advance the Golden Light Mantra, and he urgently needed to improve his own combat effectiveness.

He did not plan to use the prescription the priest gave him. The ointment could be replaced with the tiger bone ointment he had in stock. He also did not need the blood-replenishing soup. As long as he ate enough and well, and had enough time to visualize the Golden Light Mantra, he would never suffer from a lack of blood and qi.

Now, what he needs most is sword practice!

Arriving at the backyard, he moved around in the darkness, stabbing, chopping, and tapping . He practiced seriously, and bits and pieces of insights came to his mind.

Although he was physically tired, he enjoyed it.

Every bit of effort can bring him progress, which makes him fearless of any hardship or suffering.

When he was hungry and tired, he would sit down and eat a big meal and use the Golden Light Mantra to restore his strength. When his energy and strength were restored, he would continue to practice the one-handed sword diligently.

When the cold night wind began to frost the ground, Crown realized that it was already midnight.

[Basic Swordsmanship: 211/1000; Level 1]

It only takes a week or so for swordsmanship to reach the second level! (End of this chapter)