Chapter 17 Liu Gongfeng
Chapter 17 Liu Gongfeng
Nangong Jing didn't deliberately go with Feng Xuanzhou because he was not familiar with him yet. When he arrived at Ganquan Palace, Feng Xuanzhou had not arrived yet, but Xuanyuan Xingyao had already arrived and had even started practicing his spear skills with a spear. It must be said that Xuanyuan Xingyao was really hardworking.
Nangong Jing's eyes sparkled as he watched Xuanyuan Xingyao wielding a spear that was taller than him. Nangong Jing had never been a warrior in his past or present life so he couldn't tell whether Xuanyuan Xingyao's spear skills were good or not. Nangong Jing only thought that Xuanyuan Xingyao was very handsome.
"You came quite early." After practicing his spear skills, Xuanyuan Xingyao put the spear back on the weapon rack and turned to Nangong Jing and said.
Xuanyuan Xingyao had noticed Nangong Jing when he came in just now, but had simply ignored him. He had originally thought Nangong Jing would go directly to the summoner in charge of teaching the summoning class, but he hadn't expected him to just stand there and stare at him. That look, how could one describe it? It wasn't the nauseating heat of the palace maids or young ladies from aristocratic families looking at him in the past, nor was it the fear and respect that the young masters of aristocratic families had shown him. Xuanyuan Xingyao still didn't quite understand what Nangong Jing's eyes meant, but he didn't reject the look just now.
"I woke up and had nothing to do, so I thought of coming here early, but I didn't expect that you, the Seventh Prince, were already practicing." Nangong Jing replied respectfully.
"Although I am a prince, we are peers. You don't need to use honorifics for me. It also makes me feel uncomfortable." Xuanyuan Xingyao said with a frown.
Nangong Jing saw Xuanyuan Xingyao frowning and knew that he really didn't like it, so he changed his way of speaking and said, "Okay, I'll make a note of it."
Xuanyuan Xingyao's frown finally relaxed when he saw Nangong Jing was no longer being so deliberately polite. He pointed to the space on the left and said, "You are the only summoner in our group, so you don't have to wait for the others to arrive before attending class. Go directly to find Liu Gongfeng."
Why did so many people strive for the position of the prince's companion? Besides the fact that being by the prince's side would greatly enhance one's status, the more important issue was the availability of resources. The literary classes were taught by the knowledgeable ministers in the court, and the martial arts classes were taught by the palace attendants.
Although the priests who are sent to take martial arts classes are all of the weaker strength among the priests, you have to know that the lowest strength to become a priest in the palace is at the level of War King, Summoning Lord, or Senior Magician. These are powerful people whom they usually find difficult to meet. Being able to receive their teachings is naturally much better than learning from teachers in school.
Nangong Jing showed a hint of surprise on his face. He knew that summoners were relatively rare, but among the prince and his twenty or thirty companions, he was the only one who was a summoner. This ratio... Nangong Jing felt that he seemed to have underestimated the rarity of summoners.
However, since Xuanyuan Xingyao said that he didn't need to wait for others to arrive before attending class, he would go to class first. Nangong Jing couldn't wait to start practicing.
"Hello, Mr. Liu." Nangong Jing walked up to Mr. Liu and respectfully performed the salute as a junior.
Although the priests would come to teach the princes and their companions martial arts, they would not acknowledge them as their students or disciples. Therefore, when people saw the priests who taught them, they would just call them priests honestly, and would not call them teachers or sirs.
Liu Gongsheng looked at Nangong Jing and nodded calmly. Normally, those sent out to teach were warriors or magicians. The last time a summoner was sent out seemed to be over twenty years ago. However, the boy's talent wasn't as good as the one in front of him. An eight-star talent was indeed quite good. He had only been tested at six or seven stars.
"Have you ever heard of the profession of summoner?" Liu Gongsheng asked Nangong Jing.
Although Nangong Jing didn't understand why Liu Gongfeng asked him this, he still answered honestly, "A summoner can use his mental power to summon magical beasts to fight for him. However, except for the first summon, when he can summon two magical beasts, he can only summon one magical beast no matter what level he breaks through. However, after the magical beasts are received into the mental space, he can release any number of them when he releases them, as long as his mental power can withstand it."
Liu Gongfeng nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that you have some understanding. Do you know how a summoner practices?"
Nangong Jing's understanding of the summoner profession actually came from the writings left by Qiao Huan'er. However, Qiao Huan'er didn't leave much information about how to practice, so Nangong Jing was not very clear. He answered somewhat confusedly, "I'm not very clear. I only know that it seems that you need to successfully carve a summoning circle in order to summon a monster."
Nangong Jing did not answer, and Liu Gongfeng was not angry. After all, Nangong Jing was only five years old and had just had his talent tested. He would have been angry if Nangong Jing pretended to know something.
"Your answer is correct. In order to summon magical beasts, besides having strong mental power, you also need to be able to successfully carve a summoning circle. Don't think that the summoning circle is easy to carve. In fact, the summoning circle is carved with mental power. If you are not careful, the mental power will be exhausted. So if you feel something is wrong when carving the summoning circle, stop carving immediately, otherwise it will be difficult to repair the damage to your mental power." Liu Gongfeng said earnestly.
Nangong Jing finally understood why Liu Gongfeng had asked those questions. He bowed politely and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Liu Gongfeng. Nangong Jing will take note of it."
Seeing that Nangong Jing answered obediently and did not intend to be perfunctory, Liu Gongfeng was even more satisfied with Nangong Jing. He was obedient and not proud of his talent, which was indeed a good seedling.
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