10. Arm guards
"Okay, I'm also leaving, you hurry up and wash up and rest, tomorrow the sheriff Viscount Sith will definitely come over, and those friends who are familiar with each other who have heard the news may also come to see you, you still have to be busy!hehe~!" Betty turned to leave with an elegant smile on her face. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Okay, Mom. Watching his mother leave the room, Hughes exhaled. With this breath, many of the emotions that were originally rippling in the chest quickly calmed down, and only the good memories were deeply engraved in the depths of the mind.
Letting his body fall on the soft bed, Shecius stared at the snow-white roof in a daze, his mind flowing.
He knew that this thrilling experience might not be forgotten for the rest of his life, not only because of this successful breakthrough, but in fact, there was another secret that he had been hiding before that was more memorable than the breakthrough.
Hughes raised his left hand, his inexplicable gaze fixed on the quaint and simple metal armguard that was quietly resting on his left forearm......
After a long time, he suddenly asked softly, "What the hell are you? the guy who saved my life!"
Hughes's mind went back to the ambush battle hours ago.
He carefully recalled every detail.
This good habit was forced by his father to develop it, and he did not understand it at first. That's right, what could be more disgusting to a child who is gradually having a mind of his own than to force him to do something?
Thinking about it, he was already very tired after training, but his father, who never smiled, still asked him to carefully recall every action and detail before, and then compare the advantages and disadvantages...... Oh my God, he remembered that he gritted his teeth for it!
However, when coercion becomes a habit, this thinking also becomes instinct, the instinct necessary for a good warrior.
Just like at this moment, when he began to recall the battle situation at that time, clear fragments flowed in front of him, the opponent's attacks and intentions, his own views and responses, bit by bit in his heart accumulated, compared, and re-selected.
In an instant, Theseus was already pleased to find that the contemplation of this battle was comparable to his hard training for several days.
That's right, combat is always the best teacher for fighters.
On the verge of life and death, that sense of crisis of destruction can force the warrior to instinctively squeeze out the last drop of his strength. And in that moment, a warrior is the perfect warrior, even if death is followed by it.
"The strength is still too weak!" When Xius recalled that he had been slashed to the ground by the opponent's second sword, his face couldn't help but be stained with blood, and the shame of suddenly seeing the other party playing cat and mouse stimulated his heart to beat violently a few times.
But immediately, his expression calmed down again, and he took a few deep breaths at the same time, letting his rapid heartbeat drop.
Xius's scattered gaze unconsciously roamed over the arm guard of his left forearm, his brain was running at high speed, and the second sword attacked by the enemy was slowed down ten million times in his mind at this time, and Xius analyzed all possible situations bit by bit.
"A precise sword slash, the angle and depth are top-notch, he is a master, both in strength and skill, he is stronger than me. Especially if it was completely more powerful than me, I would have been unable to catch it, and I would definitely have been injured. But I really didn't expect that an inconspicuous metal arm guard would stubbornly block that sword and save my life!"
Hussa's gaze gradually gathered on the armguard, and it was a look of doubt.
He clearly knew that such a metal arm guard would not be able to hold up the sword.
The normal situation should be that the arm guard is split, and then the great sword that weakens most of the power is deeply sunk into one's own flesh, and even the bones are not necessarily injured.
But the reality is that not only is his left arm intact, but even this inconspicuous arm guard is also intact, and there is not even a white mark left on it.
That's pretty abnormal!
A metal arm guard that doesn't look special, should never have such an excellent protective effect on a long sword blessed with fighting energy.
"Is it a magic weapon that is not known to anyone?" Hughes frowned and thought, suddenly, his frowning brow suddenly relaxed, his eyes lit up, he neatly unfastened the leather buckle on the inside of the armguard, removed the armguard entirely, and took it in his hand to observe it carefully, his mood slightly excited.
The true origin of magic weapons is no longer verifiable, and the mainstream theory on the mainland is that it was created by sages!
The sages of the Divine Continent have discovered many powerful powers that can be used by humans in their research of the world, and the powerful elemental magic power possessed by the guardian sages is one of them.
When the Guardian Sages' study of the power of the Guardian reached a certain depth, they discovered the combination of the invisible elemental power and the tangible solid matter. Using this method, they can maintain the elemental power that will dissipate as soon as they lose the restraint of their mental power on a solid piece of equipment for a long time, and play a corresponding role.
And the magical and powerful power of the magic element comes from heaven and earth, which is simply endless, so its power is also extremely powerful.
As a result, the power of equipment that can be attached to the power of the magic element is of course much more powerful than the effect that can be exerted by the material of the equipment itself, and there is a world of difference between the two.
It's impossible not to arouse a strong interest in enchanted equipment among equipment users. And in this regard, whether it is a guardian sage or a fighting warrior, it is the same.
However, it is a pity for everyone that because the manufacture of enchanted equipment requires a very powerful guardian sage to preside, and the materials required are also very scarce and expensive on the mainland, this kind of equipment cannot be manufactured in large quantities at all, and only a few finished equipment are in the hands of powerful individuals and accumulated continental forces.
Xiuth didn't know if he had any enchanted equipment at home, he had never seen it before, and he hadn't heard of it at all. Therefore, he looked at the magical life-saving arm in his hand for a while and still hesitated, unable to determine whether this arm guard was the legendary enchanted equipment.
"Whatever, whether it's true or not, you won't know if you try it, anyway, the method is very simple. Hughes frowned and thought for a while but couldn't come up with an accurate answer, so he decided to verify it directly.
Of course, the method of verifying magic weapons was simple, and Theseus had already learned this knowledge from the naturalist sage he had invited from his family.
To further explain here, due to the different users, there are two types of enchanted weapons, one is for the guardian sage with strong spiritual power, and the other is for ordinary people and vindictive warriors of various classes.
The former requires the Guardian Sage to use his spiritual power to imprint his own spiritual power in the enchantment center before using it, and then it is like an extension of the body, and it is difficult to lose.
The latter is a simple blood-dripping confession. Any ordinary person imprints his own blood into a special structure in the enchantment array, and he can use it to stimulate the power of magic with magic crystals or fighting spirit, and obtain the corresponding effect.
Of course, this method is definitely not comparable to the effect of the spiritual power imprint, both in terms of the effect of use and the difficulty of loss.
Xiusi himself has awakened his fighting spirit, and it is definitely impossible for him to become a guardian sage, so he can only verify whether this magical arm guard is an enchanted equipment by dripping blood to recognize the master.
"Hiss~", Theseus said and did it, rubbing the metal layer of the arm guard against the wound on the elbow. It was a wound from the skin he had broken when he was slashed by the enemy. By this time, the wounds had already been scarred, but Theseus didn't want to make an extra cut on his body with his sword, so he had to endure the pain and let the wound hurt again.
Scarface cracked, and bright red blood quickly flowed out, staining the metal surface of the armguard.
Meanwhile, Theseus stared carefully at the armguards, trying to spot the slightest change.
One second, two seconds...... For five seconds, the open-mouthed Hughes stared at the armguard with round eyes, praying in his heart that he would see this armguard suddenly flash with light, fading away from the mediocre surface and revealing a brilliant and wonderful prototype.
Unfortunately, a minute later, when his eyes were already sour, he still didn't see the spectacle he longed for, the arm guard was still the same, and of course, there was a small cloud of blood on it.
"Wouldn't it?!" The light in Xius's eyes gradually dimmed, and his heart felt an indescribable loss. The longing for the magic equipment that flashed in his mind for a moment before seemed to be ridiculed at this time, which made him more and more annoyed and bored.
But he was not reconciled, and he still waited for a miracle with the last bit of hope......
As a result, when the blood had finally formed a hard crust on the armguard, the armguard still did not react at all.
Completely disappointed, Hughes threw his arm guard on the bed, and he jumped out of the big bed and walked around the bed in a frated manner.
In the face of this result, he still has one last bit of unwillingness to keep in his heart, and he is lucky.
The reason why he was so desperate to give up was because this arm guard was an extraordinary thing, and he really couldn't think of any other special situation that could achieve such an excellent defensive effect except for the enchanted equipment.
"Maybe it's Xingchen Iron?" Hughes walked and suddenly remembered the teacher's teachings, and his eyes lit up suddenly, but then they dimmed again. Xingchen Iron is impossible, although he has never seen that thing, he also knows that it is something rarer than enchanted equipment, almost all of them are in the hands of the top powerhouses in the continent, and it is impossible for it to fall into his hands.
Moreover, according to the teacher, although the material is extremely powerful, it is extremely heavy, if it is the size of the armguard, the weight is so heavy, I am afraid that except for the strong people above the Great Sword Master, no one likes to carry such a heavy burden when fighting.
"No, the red steel is dark red, and this one of mine is bronze. And the elf's snowflake steel? Alas, it can't be, it's silvery-white, and it's much worse. Hughes paced back and forth, his brow furrowed. He knew that if he didn't figure it out today, he wouldn't even have the heart to sleep, even though he was very tired.
The attraction of a truly enchanted piece of equipment to a warrior is too great, and if he lets it go so easily, Xius is afraid that he will curse himself to death, which is really unwilling.
"By the way, the eight patterns above may be the answer!" Just when Xius was already a little restless, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he finally thought of the most distinctive part of his mediocre armguards, those eight patterns with strange forms, but when carefully observed for a long time, they can give people an incomparable sense of beauty.
Xius immediately stepped forward and held the arm guard in his hand, flipped it to the right angle, carefully observed and rubbed the eight patterns on it, and then laughed as if he remembered something.
At that time, this arm guard was given to him by his father, Viscount Gael, as a gift for his 12th birthday. Just when Gale decided to give this to his son, his mother, Mrs. Betty, persuaded Gale that she thought that with her son's character, it would be absolutely impossible to look at such a gift that was not beautiful and not attractive. If he is rejected by his son at the birthday party because of this, then he will be a big shame as a father. But Viscount Gale thought about it for a while and did not change his mind, and still insisted on giving this to his son, without giving a reason.
But the strangeness is here, when Viscount Gael took out the gift, Hughes did not refuse as Betty expected, but fixed his eyes fixed on the pattern of the armguard, and was stunned for a moment. And when he came to his senses, he took the arm guard into his arms even more unexpectedly, and said that it was the best gift he had received today.
This move surprised the whole family present at the time, especially Mrs. Betty, who was puzzled and asked her husband about it afterwards. But Gail, the giver, could not explain, or rather Betty did not believe it, for he only told Madame one thing that he thought it was extraordinary, and that there was no other reason for it.
The story behind this was later told to Hughes as an anecdote by the little maid. When the little maid also asked the young master why he accepted it, Xius shook his head in confusion and gave the little maid an answer that she couldn't understand, he just felt that this thing was very special inexplicably, and he was very kind, so he accepted it in a daze, and there was no other reason.
It's been a long time since then, and if it weren't for today's events, I am afraid that Hughes would not have been able to recall the anecdote of his 12-year-old age. However, it was precisely this anecdote and a related incident afterwards that caused Xiusi to be the most suspicious, and even an inexplicable confirmation for no reason!
"Looks like I've discovered your secret!" a faint but joyful voice rippled through the room.
In fact, after his birthday, because of this anecdote, Hughes asked the Naturalist Sage teacher about the meaning of the eight patterns on the armband. And what Xius didn't expect was that when the naturalist sage saw these eight patterns, his expression changed slightly, and the other party's brows furrowed at that time, and he raised his arm guard to his eyes, and carefully observed the pattern in small parts of the sunlight, and the more he observed, the deeper the wrinkles on his brows.
In the end, the Naturalist Sage Teacher did not express any opinions, but rubbed the pattern, saying that it was to be taken away for careful study.
After a long time, although the sage still came to his house to take lessons, he never took the initiative to mention it again, and the young Hughes was in Gael's strict training every day, and the strong fatigue caused him to forget about it soon in the back of his head.
Until one day, after the sage finished his class, he suddenly said to Xiusi in a serious manner that he had already taught Xiusi, and the rest was for Xiusi to understand in his own life, and he had something to leave.
Just when Hughes felt very sudden, the sage took out the original rubbed white cloth from his bosom, explained the explanation of each pattern on it very clearly, and told him to only keep it in his heart, and never to preach it everywhere.