In early December, the sun was shining slantingly in the sky, and the wind in the distance brought a bit of chill.
In the forest full of fallen leaves, Sylutia stood with her eyes closed. She held a sword in one hand, and the other hand was free. Her fingertips dropped from the cuffs, slightly open, as if she could feel the breeze passing through her fingers.
A blunt-tipped arrow shot out of the woods in the distance and ran towards the girl. The blade of the sword in her hand spun around, drawing an arc from bottom to top, and hit the incoming arrow accurately.
However, this was only the first time, and then the arrows struck again from different directions, at different angles, and sometimes even from two directions at the same time.
Sylutia moved his steps, and the sword in his hand followed suit, slashing away the incoming arrows again and again, becoming more and more skillful.
After a long time, the arrows stopped shooting, and several familiar figures walked out of the forest.
Karen came to the girl with a long bow in one hand and looked at the arrows scattered on the ground.
"There are 30 training arrows in total, and Tia dodged and parried them all." She was a little curious.
"Did Tia learn the ability of "Wind-Listening Positioning"?" This is an ability of hunter Class.
"No, but when I was promoted to "First Order·Emerald Nectar", I received an improvement related to perception." She opened her eyes and answered, then picked up the arrows on the ground around her and put away some that were still usable.
Mick looked at the broken arrow now. He picked up one and observed the fracture. The cut surface was quite smooth, which showed that the person using the sword was very skilled. Even in the quick reaction, there was no such thing as an uneven blade.
He had a new understanding of this girl's swordsmanship.
"Tia, can you compete with me?" He was a little itchy and eager to try.
They had always been guided by each other in theory before, but the two had never actually practiced in actual combat.
Before Sylutia could answer, Comia jumped over and stopped her loudly.
"No, Mick, you are now "First Order·Blood Law". You are so strong, what if Tia gets injured?" She felt that a girl's appearance is the most important. It would be a pity if she got injured during this kind of training.
"How about I use an thick wooden sword?" Mick thought for a while.
"A thick wooden sword probably won't work either." Comia spoke again.
"Don't you remember that competition with Solin? You broke the wooden sword as soon as you started."
Breathing Technique has reached the third stage of practice, and coupled with the blessing of strength from "Blood Law" Aspect Power, Mick can now easily crush the skull of a cow with a full punch. Comia's worries are unfounded.
"Oh, I should have known that before I advanced, I would have had a trial with Tia." Mick said regretfully.
After hearing the conversation between the two, Sylutia thought for a moment and shook his head slightly.
"I'm afraid it won't work today. I don't have a suitable weapon." The dagger she had been using before was a gift from Captain Frien. Now it was a bit light for her and it was no longer useful.
Breathing Technique With the blessing of the third stage, ordinary iron swords can easily break in fierce battles and cause accidents.
"That's it." Mick looked at the broken iron sword on his waist and felt that it should be replaced.
His iron sword is relatively thick. To put it bluntly, it is just a pile of pig iron that barely forms the shape of a sword.
Because the cost was not expensive, he didn't feel too worried about cutting out the gaps every now and then. He would just sharpen it occasionally and continue to make do with it.
"Karen, I see that your ash wood longbow is a bit old. Do you want to replace it?"
"I've taken good care of it, so I'm not in a hurry to change it." Karen shook his head.
"What are you talking about?" At this moment, Comia came closer with Lei and put the arrows he was holding together.
"I'm thinking about changing my weapon." Mick put his hands behind his head.
"Weapons?" Comia looked at Mick's broken iron sword and couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.
"Ah, this guy is not afraid of embarrassment if you use him, haha."
"When you are an adventurer, you have to be sparing in everything." Mick shook his head indifferently.
"If a good sword costing more than 50 silver coins is used for hunting and various strange purposes, it will be completely broken within a month. That is really a waste."
"So the average adventurer will prepare several weapons, cheap ones for doing odd jobs, and real weapons for fighting."
"Brother Jero's sword is completely made of Black Steel. Not only is it extremely heavy, it is also very strong and cannot be broken by ordinary steel."
"Black Steel ah, those things are not cheap." Comia thought of something.
"My dad used to go to Stone-Forging City with a representative of the Chamber of Commerce to negotiate a deal and purchase two hundred tablets of Black Steel. At that time, he struggled with the Blacksmith Guild there for a long time and promised a lot of additional conditions before he won."
"What's the price?" Mick wants to buy a sword made by Black Steel.
"It was very expensive. One ingot of Black Steel cost almost 5 gold coins. That ingot was smaller than my hand." Comia recalled.
"If you use Black Steel to make a sword, even if it is only used for the blade and other steel is used inside, the price will be more than 6-7 gold coins."
"It's so expensive." Mick wailed. It seems that he can't afford it now.
"Look at it this way, isn't it very profitable to be a blacksmith, even better than being an adventurer?" He thought of something.
"Of course, blacksmiths are usually the wealthiest families in the village, followed by tailors and doctors." Comia touched his forehead and sighed.
Suddenly, Comia thought of something and looked at Lei.
"Lei, I think you will be a good blacksmith if you become a blacksmith." Lei is tall and strong, so he really meets the requirements of a blacksmith.
Speaking of which, Karen and Sylutia also think this is a good idea.
"I can't do anything too complicated." Lei was a little unsure of himself.
"The blacksmith shouldn't be so smart." Comia thought for a while.
"Actually, Lei is not stupid, it's just..." She looked at the black-haired girl beside her, but this girl was so smart that many people felt that they were born stupid.
Before meeting Sylutia, Comia was also famous among his peers for his flexible mind and good memory.
The conversation among several people changed from the competition to hand weapons, from Black Steel to the blacksmith, and then from the blacksmith to their future plans.
"I will become a hunter." Karen had already thought about his future direction from the beginning.
"I will probably become an adventurer, but it doesn't seem that strong now." After gradually gaining access to more knowledge and broadening his horizons, Mick gradually discovered that being an adventurer is not such a perfect profession.
"Lei said he didn't know, but after listening to our suggestion just now, he said he would go to Stone-Forging City next year to see if he could learn the blacksmith's skills."
"My words..." Comia leaned against the tree trunk and thought carefully.
"Actually, I love to play. I don't know what I want to do in the future. Anyway, let's learn something interesting and useful first, and then travel around."
"Tia What about you, what are your plans?"
Plan, Sylutia leaned against the tree trunk, raised his head and admired the dense leaves in the wind, and there was a slight rustling sound in the autumn wind.
To be honest, because she has no memory of this life in her mind, there is nothing she is particularly attached to or cares about.
Although this lacks some sense of belonging, like a floating dandelion, the other advantage is that she does not have too many constraints and can try many things.
It is rare that I have a talent that I could not imagine in my previous life. I can absorb a lot of magical and fresh knowledge in this world like a sponge and learn various skills.
On earth, limited by environment, origin, and various constraints, the lives of most people cannot be said to be free and smooth. Many people are also numb and anxious under the various information Impact on the Internet. Even if they have ideas, it is difficult to persist in the Impact of various concepts and facts.
"What kind of life do I want, or how should every life that is bound to die choose to spend this life." This is the ultimate source of almost all questions.
Thinking of this, Sylutia shook his head slightly. It's too early to say this now.
However, since I have the opportunity to see a wider world and experience more wonderful things, wouldn't it be a pity to miss it?
"I will probably study with Scholar Heide and the teacher for a while. When I am ready, I will start traveling and try to further improve my Aspect Power level."
"In this case, it seems to be a good choice to go to Secret Forest, Tia." Comia reminded.
"That place..." Sylutia recalled Scholar Heide's introduction.
It is said that there are stations set up by many schools in "Secret Forest". Young people who enter there can be exposed to the elementary secrets of each school. If you meet certain conditions, you can apply for the assessment of that school. After completing various assessments and trials, you can join the school and come into contact with the true inheritance.
These extraordinary schools are powerful organizations that far exceed the country. They have branches all over the continent and are the supporting force behind many countries. When Regas Kingdom was established, they relied on their assistance.
If you don't go to Secret Forest, it will be extremely difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with high-level extraordinary knowledge in the outside world. Most of the things taught in various industry guilds are limited to the third level Aspect Power.
From this analysis, going there is indeed the best choice, and she can also come into contact with a wider world.
Since there is no other reason to reject it, let's make going to "Secret Forest" our next goal, Sylutia slowly decided in his heart.