"Whoosh!"
The slightly rust-stained One-handed Sword chopped down hard, its fairly sharp blade slicing through the air and sending out a thin, shrill whistle.
Sweat ran down his cheeks and splashed onto the meadow, bursting into crystalline droplets.
The boy with short brown hair had a determined gaze. Even though his arms were already trembling slightly from overexertion, he still maintained the most standard stance, relying on sheer willpower as he swung the longsword in his hands again and again.
Xia Nan sat by the little stream not far away and withdrew his gaze from the brown-haired boy.
At present, three days had already passed since he arrived at Gray Valley Village.
Compared with the dangerous adventure missions from before, life in the village was far less rich and exciting than in River Valley Town, but the wheat fields and streams let him feel a long-lost peace.
Vior's small request before they parted was actually very simple.
On his way back to River Valley Town, he was to find a boy named Leon in a small village called "Gray Valley Village."
He was to help the other party grasp a certain degree of combat technique and gain the courage to face three Goblins head-on while equipped with ordinary armor and weapons.
To be honest, this request was not difficult. It could even be called easy.
After all, if they were only ordinary Green-skinned Goblins, even a farmer in the fields who had never received professional training might not necessarily lose to three of them if he picked up a hoe, gritted his teeth, and risked his life.
What was more, what the other party had requested was "courage" when facing Goblins, under the premise of being fully equipped.
Xia Nan had already confirmed the other party's requirements with Vior in