Chapter 86: Learning Swordsmanship
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nThe soul fire filled the entire skull head, then the other surrounding bones quickly spliced together with the head as the center.
n”Click, click, click~”
nNot long after, a creature that looked like a skeleton soldier straightened up. Its body flashed with purple and black light, and a cloak suddenly appeared on its body.
nHe bowed slightly to the lich ahead, then along with a purple and black light flash, he disappeared without a trace.
nThe gloomy underground space regained its calmness.
nOnly the sound of pages turning occasionally sounded…
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nIn Star City.
nShillong and others have already returned to the city, but they were a little idle.
nThe only group of people that kept their excitement were Shillong and Arman. The two dragons began to wander around and watch movies made by other chambers of commerce.
nGenerally speaking, there are relatively few actions and adventure movies. Most of them were emotional dramas.
nMaybe it’s because fighting scenes require masters and hiring them requires too much money.
nAnyway, Shillong and Arman lost their interest after watching a few movies.
nAfterward, Shillong stayed home for just two days before getting too bored and deciding to do something.
nHe decided to learn swordsmanship!
nIf he had superior swordsmanship before, coupled with a wealth of combat experience with the human body, then he wouldn’t have needed to use his true body and expose his information.
nWith the power of his Dragonborn body, plus magic spells, and his innate gravity talent, he can definitely defeat the previous leader of the black blood beast believers! That level 18 warrior!
nSo Shillong decided to learn combat techniques. He directly asked Andre about the best place to study swordsmanship in the city, and he was ready to set off.
nBefore setting off, the boy Arman insisted on following him.
nAfter the previous attack, he always felt unsafe if he wasn’t near Shillong!
nThe place where the two dragons are headed is in the center of the outer city.
nIts name is Sword General Swordsmanship Academy.
nThey hope that every student can become a general-level swordsman after graduating.
nThe academy is still very large. After all, it is one of the best academies in the kingdom. The students are divided into three groups: star group, lunar group, and solar group.
nThe three sub-groups have talents from all three classes.
nThe Star Group is the place for the academy-sponsored civilian geniuses.
nThe Lunar group is mostly composed of small nobility and big merchants.
nThe solar group is mostly composed of the children of great aristocrats and super-wealthy people.
nThe three groups are not absolute, as many people have jumped between them in the past.
nIf you ask which group is the best?
nThat’s hard to say but the top group of the academy generally comes from the star and solar groups.
nOne side is the geniuses that stand out from millions of ordinary people.
nThe other side is the geniuses that are backed by great families and amazing wealth and resources.
nIt’s hard to say which one is better amongst the two groups of geniuses.
nAfter all, the civilian geniuses, after proving that they are good enough, there won’t be a lack of powers that want to invest in them and provide them with enough resources.
nShillong didn’t plan to study for a long time in this academy. He just came to study for two months, so he could only join the temporary class.
nHe first paid the registration fee for one person, three gold coins per month, then someone took Shillong and Arman to the practice place.
nIt was a very empty classroom with a sword practice field.
nThere were dozens of students practicing in pairs.
nAn instructor patrolled on the side.
nWhen he saw Shillong, Arman, and the guide who walked in, he walked straight over.
nThis instructor looks very strong. He has a fitness coach-level figure, and his height is more than 1.9 meters.
nHe was holding an ironwood two-handed sword in his hand.
nThis is the person that Shillong chose.
nAfter choosing to practice swordsmanship, the academy gave him three choices, one is the rapier, the other is the ordinary one-handed sword, and the two-handed sword.
nShillong’s strength far exceeds that of human beings, so he naturally chose the two-handed giant sword.
nAfter he walked over, the guide briefly explained the situation and left.
nThe instructor looked at Shillong and Arman up and down for a while and said,
n“You two are sure to learn the use of the two-handed sword? Actually, I think this sword may not be suitable for you. Looking at the two of you, one is a Dragonborn. Although the power of Dragonborns is inherently bigger than that of humans, you are too small and your body is not fully mature.”
n”The other is an elf? The power of elves is weaker than that of humans. I think it would be more appropriate for you to choose the rapier.
nLook at the ironwood sword in my hand. The sword is 1.5 meters long, 10 cm wide, 2 cm thick, and weighs about 14 kilos. Are you sure you can swing this sword easily? You must know that a true two-handed sword is much heavier than this!”
nThe coach kindly reminded.
n“Let’s give it a try,”
nShillong said. He wanted to hold the coach’s sword, but Arman took the lead. He quickly took the coach’s sword and began to play with it.
nHe held the sword with one hand, swiped left and right, about 30 or 40 times, then held it with both hands and casually swung it for 70 or 80 times before putting it down.
n“Oh~ it’s really heavy. I can’t casually use it with one hand! I must use both hands! My strength has regressed so much…”
nArman lamented the decay of his power after becoming an elf.
nBut in the ears of the coach, that wasn’t the case!
nTo wave such a large two-handed sword so casually, his strength is more than qualified. Only a fraction of the students present can reach Arman’s level. Is he retaliating against him?
nHe must be retaliating for the initial contempt!
nThe coach’s face was a bit ugly.
nHe looked at Shillong with a dark face, and motioned for him to go up and try.
nShillong nodded casually and took the Iron Wood Sword, which was much heavier than the ordinary longsword on his waist, but it still felt light in his hand.
nHe felt like he held a small twig. It was so light!
nHe waved it dozens of times and didn’t feel tired at all.
n“Okay! Stop it! Your strength is beyond doubt! You are indeed qualified to practice greatswords!”
nThe coach shouted to stop Shillong from continuing,
n“However, although your strength is very good, the profound meaning of swordsmanship is not only strength but also skills! Since you came here to learn, then it’s obvious that you lack skills!”
n”Compete with the students here to see the gap between yourself and others! This will help you improve, this elf student! It’s up to you to come first!”
n“Don’t call me elf student,”
nArman took Shillong’s greatsword,
n“Call me Arman, Arman, this is my name, the one next to me is my brother, Shillong.”
n“Okay! So student Arman, please go to the practice field first, I will arrange your opponent for you.”
nThe coach walked to the practice field after finishing.
nArman and Shillong quickly followed behind.
nWhen he came to the middle of the practice field, the coach clapped his hands and said,
n“Okay! Everyone, stop! Today, we welcome two new students. Now, Peter! Come up and compete with them! Let them see your strength!”
nWhen the trainees heard the coach’s words, they immediately stopped and looked at the three people in the middle.
nOut of the trainees walked out a particularly strong man with short golden hair and a square face.
nHe is Peter, the student the coach called, also the strongest of this batch of temporary students.
nThese temporary students all failed the entrance examination, but they wanted to study in the ‘general swordsmanship academy’.
nMost of them are younglings who are not yet of proper age, Peter is the oldest.
nBecause of his age advantage, Peter is temporarily ranked first in this temporary class.
nAge 18.
nHe is now a level 6 fighter.
nA warrior of this level can be called a little expert in the outside world, but at the genius-filled General Swordsmanship Academy, he is not even qualified for admission.
nHe has been studying here temporarily for more than a year.
nHis strength has changed from the original 5th level to the current 6th level.
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