Royal Sword Art

June 5, Kane Family Estate.

It was another sunny day. Rosie opened the dining room windows, letting the fresh air flow inside.

Li Si still looked half-asleep as he sat at the dining table, yawning while enjoying today's breakfast.

Breakfast consisted of bacon and fried eggs, blueberry cake, and yogurt granola with nuts. The pink bacon had been cut into small pieces and paired with golden fried eggs, sprinkled with pepper and salt—quite appetizing. The delicate blueberry cake and colorful yogurt granola were sweet enough to always put one in a good mood for the start of a new day.

Even Li Si, who had spent more than ten hours continuously researching in the basement, felt somewhat more alert.

The tremors and noises coming from underground throughout the night had not particularly alarmed the servants. Everyone knew that Young Master Li Si studied magic in the basement; this time, it had simply lasted a little longer and caused a little more commotion.

Li Si paid no attention to the servants' dark circles. Though more than ten hours of experiments yesterday had not successfully improved his first arcane spell, he had gained quite a lot.

First, the system's Arcane Submodule differed from his previous life. Now, every attempt he made to alter a Spell Model cost no experience points. The only limitation was that if his mana was insufficient, he would be unable to manifest the Spell Model.

Second, whether each Spell Model modification in the Arcane Submodule succeeded was no longer represented by compatibility. Therefore, after every change, Li Si could only cast the fireball and observe its actual effect. Perhaps he would learn the standard for success once he constructed his first Exclusive Arcane Model.

Third, casting spells in this real world was unlike the immersive game of his previous life, where he merely had to select a spell with his mind and release it. Whenever Li Si used Fireball, he could clearly feel genuine magic flowing through his body, and he needed to adapt to and master that sensation.

Though he had encountered many difficulties, Li Si was not discouraged. Unlike in the game, the feeling of truly wielding extraordinary power was so wonderful and captivating. Li Si soon lost himself in it and forgot the passage of time.

Moreover, as he kept trying, Li Si had a feeling that within a week, he would be able to master his first arcane spell.

Li Si stretched his body and felt that it still had not fully become one with him, just like last night—

His mind had clearly still been buzzing with excitement, but his body had been exhausted beyond measure!

This pampered body still could not adapt to a soul that loved staying up late!

But it was fine. The solution was simple.

He just needed to stay up a few more nights!

How about some forced therapy?

As Li Si loosened up, the butler Joyce spoke from beside him.

"Young Master Li Si, the clothes you asked for have just been placed in your bedroom. Welf has already brought two guards and is waiting for you in the courtyard."

Li Si patted his face and pulled himself together. "I understand. Tell Welf and the others to wait for me at the back gate in plain clothes."

"Yes."

Before long, Li Si had changed and arrived at the estate's back gate.

Joyce knew that Li Si intended to train his body and learn to use weapons, so he had specially prepared a set of short-sleeved clothes and shorts that allowed easy movement. The cotton fabric was comfortable and breathable.

Welf and two guards were already waiting at the back gate in plain clothes, carrying weapons.

One of the guards was somewhat thin and small. He stood beside Welf, smiling ingratiatingly as they chatted about something.

The other guard looked to be under twenty. He stood alone to one side with a weapon on his back, not participating in Welf and the other man's conversation. When he saw Li Si approaching, he hurriedly straightened up and saluted.

Only then did Welf and the thin guard notice that Li Si had reached them, and they quickly saluted as well.

"Good morning, Young Master Li Si."

Li Si waved a hand. "I remember Welf. You two are?"

The thin guard immediately replied in a fawning tone, "Good morning, Young Master Li Si! My name is Bill. I joined the Kane Family together with Captain Welf."

The young guard spoke steadily, with a trace of respect in his voice. "Young Master Li Si, my name is Di Sen. Butler Joyce adopted me when I was young, and I have always lived at the estate."

"Mm, I understand." Li Si nodded. It was obvious that Bill, like Welf, had been hired by the butler as a guard for the Kane Family, while Di Sen had been raised by the family since childhood and could be considered one of his trusted subordinates.

"Then let's go. We'll head straight to the warehouse on Beilei Street. When we go out today, we'll act like ordinary people. Keep it normal."

Welf and the other two had no questions. They only needed to follow the young master's orders. Perhaps the young master had suddenly decided he wanted to experience the life of a commoner.

Beilei Street was not far from Fes Street. Both were in the eastern half of Can Guang City.

Before them stood a spacious warehouse enclosed by gray-white walls. By a rough estimate, its interior covered more than eight hundred square meters, with a ceiling five meters high.

Everything that had once been stored inside had already been cleared away, leaving only a few piles of firewood and straw in the corners.

Besides the warehouse itself, there was an open area of nearly one thousand square meters to the east, apparently meant for parking caravans and storing goods. The entire warehouse was surrounded by a brick wall more than a person tall.

The whole warehouse was fairly neat and appeared to have been well maintained.

Li Si was quite satisfied. It was spacious enough and relatively secluded. Apart from the storage rooms for goods, there were also several rooms in the back where people could rest temporarily.

Li Si walked a circuit around the warehouse. Seeing that Welf and the others had already prepared the weapons they would need—and had even moved the food box Rosie had specially packed for him, containing desserts and Black Tea, onto a table at the side—he signaled for Welf to begin the training.

Seeing this, Welf stepped forward without hesitation and handed Li Si a wooden practice sword.

"Young Master, let's start by trying the Single-Handed Sword."

After saying that, Welf picked up a wooden sword himself and casually performed a beautiful flourish.

Li Si tested the wooden sword in his hand. Though it was made of wood, the material was exceptionally hard, and it felt rather heavy in his grip.

However, although his strength had yet to receive attribute adjustments, the strength increase brought by level thirty was enough for Li Si to wield this wooden sword normally.

Watching Li Si clumsily swing the wooden sword and produce an irregular flourish, Welf smiled and asked, "When facing enemies on the battlefield, a Single-Handed Sword is generally used together with a shield. Of course, warriors with greater skill and mastery who seek higher agility and freedom will choose to use only a Single-Handed Sword."

"Which sword art would Young Master Li Si like to learn? Rock Sword Art, Tidal Sword Art, or Gale Sword Art?"

These sword arts were all ones Welf had mastered, and among publicly circulated sword arts, they were considered fairly high-grade.

Li Si did not hesitate. He had long since made his plan.

"I want to practice Royal Sword Art."

"Royal Sword Art?"

Welf was somewhat surprised. Royal Sword Art was indeed a very famous sword art, but it was not renowned for its power. Rather, it was because every move in Royal Sword Art was exceptionally ornate.

Simply put, it was a ceremonial sword art, existing solely in pursuit of visual beauty.

For that reason, it was also highly favored by nobles and wealthy merchants.

Naturally, Welf knew this sword art. Besides looking good, its greatest advantage was that it was simple.

After hesitating for a moment, Welf gave up on trying to persuade Li Si to choose another sword art. He would just indulge the viscount's son for a while. Perhaps Young Master Li Si simply liked this sword art, which was why he, an esteemed mage, had specifically come to train with weapons.

Welf raised his hand to indicate the blade and tip, then began explaining the Single-Handed Sword and Royal Family Swordsmanship.

"The lethal parts of a Single-Handed Sword are these two areas. To make full use of—"

As Welf explained, lines of system notifications appeared before Li Si's eyes.

The reason he had chosen Royal Family Swordsmanship was that it was simple and quick to learn. Royal combat arts included swordsmanship, spear techniques, saber techniques, and more. They had all been proven through repeated testing to be the martial skills that increased weapon proficiency the fastest.

As for whether people would mistake it for flashy but useless moves, Li Si did not care. Mastering the Proficiency in All Weapons specialty as quickly as possible was what mattered most.

[Gold Warrior Welf is teaching you techniques for using the Single-Handed Sword. Your Single-Handed Sword weapon proficiency has increased]

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[Your Single-Handed Sword weapon proficiency has increased to Beginner]