"Click~"

Thor raised his dagger to successfully block the oncoming attack, but missed the opportunity to counterattack.

Shogues retreated with a single touch, and continued to wander around Thor intently.

This kind of fast-paced combat makes Thor a little passive, and he can only keep turning his vision to capture the opponent's figure.

In a short moment, Thor deliberately exposed a flaw in his spare hand in his eagerness, and Xiugus, who saw the opportunity, really approached again, and Thor also suddenly burst out of power, trying to counteract with a faster shot.

The two figures staggered past after a quick hedge over short distances.

In the end, Thor still lost, and although his dagger backhand slashed through Shogoth's leather armor in a flash, Shogoth's dagger also stabbed him in two parts.

If it were a real battle, Thor would have been able to inflict a wound on someone else in terms of damage, while Shogues had literally pierced his body.

At the end of the confrontation practice, the two sat back on the fire and rested.

Playing with the dagger made of wood in his hand, Shogues had a rare serious expression on his face, and picked out some points to Sol that he felt in the confrontation.

"You've grown up so fast that you've been able to confront me for many rounds, but that's normal. ”

"When a novice to all combat classes develops their combat awareness in the early stage, the process of starting from scratch is the fastest, because that is the easiest stage to shape. ”

"After you have formed your own accustomed fighting style, and then you want to improve on the existing basis, then the speed of progress will gradually slow down or even stagnate, in short, the more difficult it is to improve your strength in the future. ”

"Your reflexes and speed are okay, but there are still a lot of problems, the main one being that your movements are too stiff and you don't have any pace to speak of. ”

"You have to learn to be more agile in combat, not just stand still and defend passively, and don't be overwhelmed by my speed, you have to find a way or use your own strengths to break this effect. ”

"For example, as a thief, if I can't use my agility to contain you and drag you into my battle rhythm, then when the battle falls into the power contest phase, my advantage will not be obvious. ”

"I don't know how much that old man taught you, but the dagger is clearly not for you now, and I'll find an opportunity to get you a sword back when things improve in town. ”

Thor thoughtfully understood Shogues's words, and raised his hand to touch the punctures on his leather armor.

This leather armor was an old item that Shogues had bought for him from the Thieves' Guild, and it was a little bigger, barely enough to make do.

It is true that Shogues's individual strength is much better than that of a beginner like himself, and his pace is flexible and quicker, which makes Thor think that it may be true that Shogues often boasts that he has no opponent in the Abbey.

Of course, there are not many orphans in the monastery who can really fight, and they are better at calculating others with the dirty methods they learned from adults, or scaring weaker beings with their expressions and fists.

After summing up, Hughgos went on to talk about some of the thieves' lessons.

"The importance of attacking at the same time, both thieves and assassins, is a basic skill. It's basic, but it's still useful even in the later stages, and it's been a whole part of my career. ”

Catching Thor's gaze, Shogues raised his hand and nodded at several points on his body.

"The side of the forehead, the throat, the heart, the joints of the hands and feet, these are the main places where the vital attack is targeted. ”

"The throat and heart are the most important places, so as to kill with one blow.

"But many times, because of the lack of attack angle or the direction of the force, we can often only choose secondary targets such as the joints of the hands and feet, in order to limit the opponent's movement and break the opponent's body balance. ”

"It's not easy to hit these points accurately in a quick fight, it takes long-term targeted practice. And if you switch to a long sword in the future, mostly slashing, these dagger field points may not be of much use to you. ”

Thor nodded silently, absorbing the knowledge.

In the past few days, he had almost exhausted the stock in Xiugus's stomach, and the two would often engage in some offensive and defensive confrontations at the bottom of the well to hone their fighting skills.

As a peripheral member of the Thieves' Guild, there aren't many of the various skills that Xiugues has mastered that actually involve combat.

Most of them are refined auxiliary skills in the Rogue profession such as makeup, tracking, disguise, and concealment, and these practical survival methods happen to be the part that Thor cares about the most.

"You want to join the Thieves' Guild?" said Shugues, clasping his hands on the fire, casting an inquiring glance at Thor on the other side.

Thor stared at the fire and shook his head.

"People like us end up with hardship, and it's never a bad thing to have a little more skill. ”

Hearing this answer, Xiugus nodded silently in deep understanding.

The day before yesterday, Thor suddenly mentioned that he wanted to learn some thief skills, but Shuggers didn't have any idea of keeping it private, he just thought that Thor was interested in the Thieves' Guild.

In his heart, Shugues actually hoped that Thor could join the Thieves' Guild and have one more reliable companion, so that his situation in the Guild would no longer be so isolated.

However, because of the theft not long ago, Shogues is now in the stage of being unpopular in the guild, lacking the qualifications and confidence to recommend, and it is not a good time for Thor to join at this time.

"What are the requirements to join the Thieves' Guild?" Thor asked in passing.

"It's very simple, defeat the veteran thief in charge of the assessment in a battle, or go to the wilderness and find something to kill, in short, as long as you can prove your ability. ”

Looking at Shogues's arrogant look, Saul asked a question.

"Have you really killed anyone?"

"Uh...... Not really. Of course, there is another way, if you are referred by an acquaintance, you can also join the guild after paying some fees. ”

Shogues rolled his eyes in embarrassment, apparently that this was the real reason he could become a thief.

Just as he was about to say a few words to support the scene, when he looked up and saw that Thor had already stood up again and started to move his body, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly stood up as well.

"I'll go out for a spin. ”

After dropping these words, Hughgos ran towards the exit without looking back.

Thor stood there stunned, and after a moment he shouted in the direction of Shogues' escape:

"Damn, what are you running for? You're going to meet the girl you like with a stinky sweat? What about your elegance and decency?"

Hearing Thor's words, Shogues ran faster, like a mouse afraid of being chased by a cat, and in the blink of an eye he jumped to the ground.

In terms of the importance of resources, firewood is the next thing to food.

In order to save firewood, hot water is always insufficient.

So in order to solve the problem of stinky sweat after training every day, Saul resolutely embarked on the road of no return to take a cold bath, and invited Xiuggos to join him many times.

Shogues once watched Saul take a bath.

Standing in the snow, first rubbing the surface of his body red with snow, and then pouring ice water from the well in the backyard head-on, and then he saw Thor shivering with a distorted face, and the whole person kept emitting white smoke-like heat.

Just thinking about it can make Shogues shiver, let alone try it for yourself.

However, this is not the main reason for Xiugus to escape, but he knows that if he does not leave, he will be dragged by Thor into the next round of confrontation training.

Thor has been even more abnormal since he came back from three days with the old crook in the barn.

Except for the occasional fishing rod during the break, as long as he still has the strength these days, he will drag Xiugoth to non-stop confrontation training, and torture Xiugoth badly.

And Shogues knew very well that even in his absence, the Saul guy never stopped torturing himself.

Fishing, training, fishing, training, Thor seems to have fallen into a strange paranoia, and boring repetition has taken over almost all of his life.

Shogues could understand Thor's feelings, after all, he himself had been at that stage, like an insecure weak man who suddenly appeared in front of his eyes and a path to strength.

In fact, most people's reasons for the pursuit of power are similar.

In order to stand in front of the people I want to protect, for the glory of the family, not to be dusty in my life, or to be less embarrassed when danger comes.

In the final analysis, if you want to live a better and more secure life, having a certain amount of force must be an unavoidable link.

Shogues never considered himself a slacker man, and he knew no less about this difficult world than Thor, but he still had a headache in the face of Saul's crazy training energy.

In order not to spend the whole day on boring training, Shoggers had no choice but to flee decisively.

The bottom of the well is quiet again.

After training alone for a while, Thor tossed the dagger in his hand aside.

Maybe it's time for me to change to a long sword, after all, the skills taught by the old man are all based on long swords, and it really feels awkward to use a dagger to force it.

Covering the fire with sand, Thor silently climbed to the ground.

Standing in the cemetery, looking up at the sky, it was another snowy day.

Thor has never been a fan of the southern side of the climate.

The four seasons in Grey Curtain are generally only spring when it is relatively mild and pleasant. The summer is so hot that it feels like everything on the ground is burning. The winter is so cold that even people's souls can freeze. As for autumn, people brave successive rainy days to harvest their crops and then dry their drenched minds by the fire with spirits.

After gritting his teeth and taking a shower in the wind and snow, Thor returned to the bottom of the well and lit a candle, then pulled a book and continued to shrink on the small round stool in the corner with a fishing rod.

After three days of study, Thor never saw the nameless old man again.

After all, I regretted that three days was too short, and I was all used by myself to learn skills, and I didn't even have time to express my gratitude to the old man like a real apprentice.

Thor erected a grave for the old man in the cemetery, and got a decent tombstone from another grave.

"My mentor is buried here. ”

"This is a brave warrior, a true adventurer. ”

"He has fought dragons, proved his will with blood, and has wandered around, putting himself in danger again and again. He walked through the blood flan that bloomed in the light, walked through the thorns that bloomed in the darkness, and finally rested in this lightless land. ”

Although there was nothing in the tomb, Thor carved this text into the tombstone.

It is now the last month of winter, and the sharp-leaved carrots that were planted before have already borne green fruits, which will be harvested in a few days. Fishing is still very volatile, but the current remaining food reserves are not in jeopardy for survival.

There is nothing dissatisfying about Sol's current situation, and he is lucky to be alive.

"Bang!"

There was the sound of something falling to the ground at the exit, and Thor turned around alertly, and through the candlelight, he vaguely saw Erin standing up in a panic with her sore buttocks clutched.