Chapter 138 The True Value of Hammer Expertise!
After the two men stood still, they quickly exchanged blows, but soon, Knight Lloyd seized the opportunity to connect his moves and knocked Ryan back several steps with a shield strike.
This was completely different from the situation when Ryan and Perez fought before.
However, the system prompt made Ryan happy:
[Your skill Tokkar Hammer Technique has been improved, experience value +27]
[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Extraordinary) professional experience value +9]
If you had not been defeated too quickly, you would have at least 40 to 50 points of Hammer Technique experience after a competition!
Lloyd looked at Ryan in confusion and asked, "Ryan, you should have just learned the Hammer Technique not long ago, right?"
This made Ryan blush slightly.
Obviously, in a competition with a formal knight, using the Hammer Technique that he had just learned for a day to fight against the enemy was quite disrespectful.
Especially in the last match, Ryan had just used the Giant Bear Sword Technique to fight Perez and it was hard to tell who was better.
However, it was justifiable that with the blessing of 'Hammer Expertise lv1', at least it seemed that Ryan's Tokkar Hammer Technique was still in good shape, at least it didn't look like he had just learned it on the first day.
Otherwise, even if Lloyd Knight was generous, he would probably turn around and leave.
After a little thought, Ryan decided to add a few skill points to the core skill 'Hammer Expertise lv1'.
After all, with such good experience 'NPCs' like Lloyd and Perez here, if he couldn't arouse their interest and get a lot of experience, it would be a waste of such a good opportunity!
In addition, 'Hammer Expertise' is a core skill, and it can only be improved by using skill points, and it cannot be improved by daily training.
From this perspective, Hammer Expertise is more like a talent.
So, with the addition of points, the remaining skill points on the panel changed from 4→3, and Hammer Expertise was immediately upgraded from lv1 to lv2.
In an instant, Ryan found that the feeling when he held the two-handed hammer was different.
It was an inexplicable feeling, as if Ryan had a natural familiarity with the hammer, and as if the hammer was an extension of his arm.
At the same time, the description of the hammer expertise on the panel also changed.
[Core Skill: Hammer Expertise lv2 (Passive)]
[Hammer Expertise lv2 (Passive): When the host uses any hammer weapon, the damage is slightly increased. ]
Changed from 'subtle' to 'slightly', which is exactly the same as the change after the previous blacksmith's power was improved.
"Knight Lloyd, I have practiced hammer skills for a while, maybe because I am not familiar enough with the ironwood hammer. Let's do it again." After adding points, Ryan told a white lie.
Knight Lloyd nodded, which was considered to be an approval of Ryan's explanation. It is common for unfamiliarity with weapons to affect performance.
The two quickly stood still and started the second game!
Sure enough, this time with the blessing of the lv2 level of hammer expertise, Ryan's condition was much better than the previous one.
Although he still did not defeat Knight Lloyd holding a hammer shield, he also made the opponent have a good time.
After the competition, the system prompt appeared:
[Your skill Tokkar Hammer has been upgraded, experience +54]
[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Extraordinary) professional experience +16]
[Congratulations, your skill Tokkar Hammer has been upgraded to level 2]
Hey! Upgraded!
Looking at Tokkar Hammer level 2 (1/300).
Suddenly, Ryan's mind had more fragmented memories of Tokkar Hammer training.
These memories were scattered fragments of hammer training, which passed through Ryan's mind one by one like slides and were quickly implanted into his muscle memory.
It felt to Ryan as if he had been practicing Tokkar Hammer every day for several months.
"Ryan, why don't we stop here tonight?" Knight Lloyd said.
To be honest, he was still a little disappointed with Ryan's hammer.
Knight Lloyd felt that Ryan's hammer skills were not very proficient. Compared with the opponent's level in giant bear swordsmanship, there was still a big gap. The ability to fight him back and forth seemed to be more based on instinct.
Hmm?
I just upgraded to the next level, and the experience 'NPC' is leaving?
"Knight Lloyd, just in the competition with you, I seem to have some insights into hammer skills. How about we have another match?" Ryan said with a smile.
As soon as Ryan finished speaking, Lloyd and Perez smiled and looked at each other.
In their hearts, they secretly felt that Ryan was still a teenager, a bit of a novice and playful feeling.
Just two competitions, the two of them have already felt Ryan's hammer skills thoroughly.
However,
Knight Lloyd thought for a while, nodded, and agreed with Ryan's suggestion: "Okay."
Young people, you have to give face.
Let's hold back a little later! Lloyd thought to himself.
The two quickly stood still and started the third competition.
But this match quickly shocked Lloyd and Perez!
With the support of the lv2 Hammer Expertise and Tokkar Hammer Technique, Ryan's strength has once again made a small leap.
If it was the second match, Lloyd Knight could still easily defeat Ryan.
But this match was really a bit difficult to tell.
Lloyd Knight, who originally wanted to hold back, was getting more and more frightened at this moment!
"Bang!!"
After several minutes of fierce fighting, the sweaty Knight Lloyd won with great difficulty.
Knight Lloyd first looked at Ryan suspiciously, then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and laughed:
"I know, Ryan!"
"Were you worried at first that defeating me would make me lose face? So, you slowly showed your strength?"
Ryan stared at Lloyd in a daze.
Can you still imagine like this?
Well, just be happy!
After all, you are an experience 'NPC'.
So, Ryan smiled slightly and said nothing.
Ryan's smile made the two people next to him believe the above judgment.
"Ryan, don't hold back, please go all out!"
Knight Lloyd's face was serious, and he put on a gesture of another fight, but he didn't mention what he just said, 'Let's stop here tonight.'
Sure enough, the experience 'NPC' who was aroused by the desire to win was the cutest!
Ryan pretended to be embarrassed, nodded reluctantly, and said: "Well, okay!"
In fact, he was very happy in his heart.
But since Knight Lloyd asked him to 'go all out', he could only
system it! Add points!
So, with Ryan's adding points, the remaining skill points changed from 3→2, and the core skill 'Hammer Expertise' was immediately upgraded from lv2 to lv3.
Instantly, Ryan felt that the feeling of holding the ironwood hammer was different again.
If the previous level 2 increased Ryan's natural familiarity with the hammer, this time, Ryan seemed to feel that the hammer was connected to his blood!
At the same time, the description of "Hammer Expertise" on the panel also changed.
[Core Skill: Hammer Expertise lv3 (Passive)]
[Hammer Expertise lv3 (Passive): When the host uses any hammer weapon, the damage is greatly increased. ]
From "small" to "large", there is no need to say what it means.
So, with the blessing of the lv3 level of "Hammer Expertise" and the lv2 Tokkar Hammer Technique, Ryan finally suppressed Lloyd Knight holding the hammer shield.
With a loud "bang!", Ryan used the ironwood hammer to knock Lloyd Knight away.
But Lloyd's expression at this time was not unhappy at all, as if saying, "I told you, you were hiding something, and I exposed it!" '
Perez, who was standing by, was also eager to try, and said, "Lloyd, you have already competed with Ryan for three times. It's my turn now, isn't it?"
"Perez, don't worry, let me play two more games!" Knight Lloyd was playing well at the moment, and naturally didn't want to leave the court.
Looking at this scene, Ryan couldn't help but smile!
Thinking, don't worry, you two!
Don't worry, I still know how to treat everyone equally!
After the fifth game.
"Ryan, go find Perez. Your physical strength is good! Being young is good!" Lloyd, who was in his early forties, was already out of breath.
After the eighth game.
"Ryan, go find Lloyd. I need to rest too!" Perez, who was in his thirties, also cried out that he couldn't bear it anymore, and at the same time, he was also amazed at Ryan's abnormal physical strength.
Ryan looked at the two experienced 'NPCs' who were already exhausted, with a helpless look on his face.
Thinking, where is the momentum of the two of you rushing to be the first just now?
Suddenly, the system prompts again with good news:
[Your skill Tokkar Hammer has been upgraded, experience +59]
[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Super) professional experience +18]
[Congratulations, your skill Tokkar Hammer has been upgraded to level 3]
Instantly, Ryan's mind once again had a lot of fragmented memories of Tokkar Hammer training.
After absorbing and digesting it, Ryan felt as if he had been practicing Tokkar Hammer for half a year!
But Ryan just came back to his senses and found that the system prompt just now was not over.
There was another system prompt that followed quietly:
[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret of Tokkar Hammer: Rising Dragon Hammer! ]
Hammer secret?
Huh? How could it be so fast!
I clearly remember that the Rising Dragon Hammer requires a high level of mastery of Tokkar Hammer.
Then, Ryan, delighted and surprised, saw a brand new icon above 'Tokkar Hammer' on the Knight (Super) panel.
The pattern in the icon is a strong man, twisting his body, swinging a two-handed hammer from bottom to top, looking lifelike and powerful.
At the bottom right of the icon, there is a line of small words:
Shenglong Hammer lv1 (secret technique) Effect: Use a special way of exerting force to swing the hammer from bottom to top, and hit a blow with rotating force.
(Note: Shenglong Hammer is a secret technique and cannot be directly upgraded through skill points.)
(Shenglong Hammer lv2 requires the following conditions: 1. Tokkar Hammer Technique lv6 or above (Hammer Specialization can offset some level requirements); 2. Strength 18 points or above, Constitution 16 points or above, Agility 16 points or above.)
Looking at the sentence "Hammer Specialization can offset some level requirements of Hammer Technique", Ryan was thoughtful.
So that's it!
No wonder he can master the secret technique in advance with only lv3 Tokkar Hammer Technique. The key to the problem is here.
This is the true value of Hammer Specialization!
Immediately, Ryan thought of something else.
(End of this chapter)
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