Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Boy Is Growing
Training has become Renault's daily routine, and except for the "focused care" of his acquaintance Hill in the cultivation course, the rest of the time is occupied by Joe.
Unlike Hill, Joe didn't teach Renault any cultivation techniques, instead pinning him down in his office and piling a large pile of heavy books in front of him.
These books are much more than Joe's "basics", from astronomical calendars to folk traditions, from plant species to architectural structures, far more complex than Renault could have imagined. If studying O'Rewyn's book The Meaning of Travel would make Renault a worthy adventurer, then by reading the list of books provided by Joe, Renault would be a brilliant scholar, the kind known for his erudition.
"I said, why do I want to learn this kind of thing, didn't I say that I came to learn martial arts." Renault poked his head out of the suffocating sea of books, his tone full of resentment.
Qiao didn't even look at him, and replied casually: "Don't you understand this kind of question, what is the original intention of learning martial arts?" ”
"To get stronger, of course."
"That's right." Joe himself was holding a miscellaneous book and said absentmindedly, "These things can also make you stronger." ”
"Huh?" Renault held up the book "Architecture and Aesthetics" in his hand in disgust, "This kind of thing can also make me stronger?" ”
Joe glanced back at the cover of the book in his hand and asked without thinking, "Do you have any ideas if you were to be asked to go and security this room?" ”
Renault was stunned by his question, thought for a moment and replied, "Guard the door...... And windows? ”
"What else?" Joe then asked, Renault frowned and shook his head, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Joe's mouth when he saw this, "This is the consequence of thoughtlessness, do you know the structure of this room?" Do you know that the wall behind you is hollow, and you can dig a wide enough secret passage under your feet to break the pillar in front of you on the left, and you can bury the two of us directly in the house. If the enemy takes these offensive methods, guarding the doors and windows, will it be useful? ”
Renault was startled, and subconsciously looked at the inconspicuous pillar on the left, and Joe's voice came from his ear: "You remember, the wise man plans the game, and the man is brave." If you can achieve victory with the least cost, don't put in any extra effort, because every little effort you save means that you and your companions are safer. ”
Renault nodded approvingly.
But suddenly another question came to his mind: "But Uncle Hill has told us that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is useless. ”
He remembered that when he was in the training ground, a student was pressed to the ground and rubbed by Hill because of his cleverness, and that scene left a deep shadow on the children present at that time.
But when Joe heard this, he pouted disapprovingly: "It will indeed be what that guy said, and in that case, I will tell you a word." Learning what I've taught you won't allow you to defeat an enemy a hundred times stronger than you, but it's enough for you to take down a hundred muscular idiots of similar strength to you. Okay, if you understand it, read it to me, and then complete the tactical homework I assigned, and when you can come up with a strategy to counter me, your study can move on to the next stage. ”
Renault nodded, buried his head in the sea of books again, and after a while, suddenly heard Joe add again: "You'd better not let Hill know about what you just said." ”
It didn't take long for Renault to know why he had gone out of his way to add this.
As soon as the theory class ended, Renault walked out of Joe's office when he was caught in a corner where no one was occupied by Hill out of nowhere, Renault looked at Hill's glowing green eyes and unconsciously covered his chest.
Hill's purpose was really just to know the content of Joe's lessons. He has always been very curious about Joe's thoughts, because originally Renault's martial arts were taught by Joe himself, but after only one day, Renault was thrown into the rookie camp and specially placed in his own class, he didn't say a word about the reason for doing so, only threw him a sentence "This kid needs to be sharpened", which is why Hill tortured Renault so unscrupulously at the beginning.
But a few days later, Joe suddenly told Hill to spare part of the time for him, and the reason was not to tell him, which made Hill, who was Joe's gold partner, very unhappy, and the feeling was like the vegetable field that he had been cultivating at home for more than ten years, and was suddenly arched by the little pig from outside.
But even Joe's black-bellied Hill knew that no matter how much he entangled, this guy wouldn't tell him about his plan, so he decisively changed his goal.
So as soon as Renault finished the course, he was caught by Hill, who was squatting.
"Say, what did that guy Joe teach you?" Hill's eyes were fixed on Renault, and his pupils were full of jealousy, ah no, anger.
Intimidated by Hill's obscenity, Renaud did not hesitate to explain Joe's words and discernment, and even paid no attention to the high sentence about brains and muscles.
Hill's gaze instantly became dangerous, and he asked Renault with a smile on his face, "Then dear little friend Renault, which statement do you think is more correct?" ”
"When...... Of course, you're right, strength is the foundation of strength, right? ”
Renaud swallowed, carefully treading his words.
Hill nodded in satisfaction, and then said in a chilling tone: "Then don't be late for tomorrow's class, and ah, don't keep paying attention to those insidious things, and remember that the heart of playing tactics is dirty, and children don't learn it." ”
With that, Hill swiped and vanished, leaving only his perverted shrill laughter echoing around him.
Excellent danger instincts tell Renault that he seems to be finished!
Really......
For a long time to come, Renault fully experienced what it means to be "Ice and Fire". Joe and Hill, a pair of good friends, don't know what's wrong, they don't agree with each other's educational philosophy at all, one stubbornly believes that personal strength is more important than everything, and the other insists that the mind is the real weapon. As partners, the two sides naturally can't belittle each other on the surface, so they reached a tacit understanding to judge the theoretical merits of both sides through the results of Renault's practice.
These two people are like a competition, sparing no effort to carry out "humanitarian transformation" on Renault, you let him analyze tactics, I will let him temper his body, you let him practice martial arts routines, I want him to learn intelligence processing.
In the end, the two of them seemed to have forgotten what the original intention of letting Renault practice with the two of them was in the first place, and they simply made it clear that the carriages and horses were aimed at each other, and the whole guild knew about it, but because this was the family affair of the two partners and their disciples, it was difficult for outsiders to interfere, so they could only wait and see what happened.
The only victim seems to be Renault alone.
As the days passed, the boy continued to grow up in dire straits, and the dispute between Joe and Hill ended in Joe's victory, because although Hill spent a lot of effort to teach (torture) Renault, he could not make him a martial arts master, and the only result was that Renault's ability to resist attacks has been rapidly improved. Joe's education has paid off, and over time they have evolved from one-sided instruction to tactical games with occasional Renault taking advantage.
For these reasons, Renault is also well-known among newcomers, and he has also earned a well-known nickname among his peers:
Its name is the Iron Sheet Division.
Today's first update,Because the outline has been fine-tuned,Resulting in a lot of manuscripts that can't be used,Now Red Panda is trying to write a new draft,The update time of these two days may fluctuate slightly,I hope you don't worry,I promise that there should be no less updates~