Around the training ground of Black Rock Castle, Ye Qi, who ran more than ten laps, panting, and walking towards the cafeteria, was glad that he found the emerald green brooch yesterday, and at this time prepared his chest to wear in his underwear, and obtained a good bonus in his physique and dexterity attributes, he completed the morning exercise like everyone else.

Among them, especially Jim, this kid, can be said to be almost complete, with a load, six kilometers of armed cross-country, since he didn't even gasp for breath a few times, but his forehead was sweaty.

[What kind of monster is this kid?] Or is it that the physique of these aborigines is much stronger than that of people in their own world......]

Without waiting for Ye Qi to speculate more about this phenomenon in his heart, Stanley Ford, who also walked into the cafeteria at this time, this middle-aged man who always had a serious expression, greeted the former: "It seems that you are recovering well, I thought you would be like those two newcomers who couldn't hold on." ”

Obviously, the middle-aged man who understands this reserve is called Captain Ford refers to Ye Qi, who joined the reserve with him yesterday and fell behind in the morning run, obviously not going to explain anything.

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At the same time, in the corridor on the second floor of the headquarters on the side of the training ground, Commander Kress was looking at the reserve who had returned from morning exercise, but at this time he did not look back at the breath behind him and was still a little unstable. ”

"The blood beast has been slain by Captain Ford and Jonathan combined. Before we could get there, though, at least a quarter of the buildings in Horseshoe Town had been destroyed by monsters. Eighty-two local township militia members were killed or wounded, accounting for almost 60 percent of the township militia regiment. And civilian casualties, not yet counted. ”

Listening to his officer's report, Commander Cress, who couldn't help frowning, asked again, "Do you know which clan released the blood beast yesterday?" ”

Aaron, who shook his head at this: "It's not the traditional seven-branch clan of the blood clan, I heard that this stronghold seems to be related to the boiling bloody duke that has been rumored in the dark world during this time." ”

"The traitor among the Bloods?"

For a while, there was a sudden feeling as if what happened in Horseshoe Town last night was not as simple as it seemed, Commander Cress, a pair of pale eyebrows were furrowed, and after thinking about it slightly, he said to Aaron behind him: "It seems that no matter what has to do with this bloody duke, there is nothing good about it." Submit the report to HQ and use the Falcon to inform the other three rangers of this time away from Horseshoe. I will first go to the church in the city to meet Benjamin, hoping that he will get some support from the Holy See. ”

Commander Kress was about to go to Baal City, but when he remembered something, he stopped and asked Aaron behind him, "By the way, how is Hank's injury?" ”

"Fellow Billy has already stabilized his injuries, but even with the help of that bottle of holy water No. 28, Uncle Hank may not be able to regain his combat strength in two months."

"That's good...... Child, I remember that in our holy water inventory, the holy water above the number 32 seems to be the bottle of the number 28 holy water left, right? ”

Looking at Aaron, who nodded at this, Commander Cress, who couldn't help but sigh helplessly, couldn't help but say to himself: "It seems that this time I'm going to Benjamin's old guy on credit again." ”

Aaron, who raised the corner of his mouth in this regard, said: "How can it be considered credit, after all, in the face of dark creatures, we have always stood on the united front with the Holy See, which can only be regarded as supporting friendly forces at most." ”

"Also to ......"

Commander Cress, who obviously agreed with Aaron's words, laughed "haha" at this.

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"Have you heard, which Ranger team led by Hank last night found a blood stronghold in Horseshoe Town, and in the process of smashing it, it was attacked by a awakened blood beast, and the team of thirteen people, only Hank escaped back."

"Fart, where did you kid get the news from hearsay, the skill of cultivating blood beasts has long been lost among the seven clans of the blood clan, okay?"

"Yes, doesn't it mean that there has been no news about blood beasts in the entire Aya for nearly a hundred years?"

"I know you don't believe it, and if you don't believe it, ask Simon, who was on duty last night. At that time, he was working with Jonathan, the "good old man", to give first aid to Hank. ”

"Really? Simon. ”

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In this big restaurant, Ye Qi, who was catching soy milk with bread, listened to the appearance of more than a dozen reservists talking about gossip around him, and couldn't help but feel that the heart of gossip was really something in every world, so he just smiled and shook his head.

On the side, Captain Ford, who obviously misunderstood something, opened his mouth to Ye Qi under the surprised gaze of Jim, who was also sitting next to Ye Qi, and said: "What they said is true, Jonathan, who went to Horseshoe Town with me last night, is still in the university. ”

At the same time, Ye Qi, who had already heard that Billy University Scholar of Black Rock Castle had superb medical skills, and had been playing the role of "doctor" among the night watchmen, remembered that in the process of taking him to the alchemy union in the city to choose suitable glasses yesterday, Jonathan, who didn't know anything, took care of himself in many ways, and subconsciously asked: "Is he okay?" ”

After taking a big sip of soy milk, which was so thick that it looked like it was hand-ground, Stanley Ford replied under Ye Qi's gaze: "It's okay, it's just that during the battle, in order to create an opportunity for me, the left hand that resisted the blow of the blood beast with a shield was crushed and fractured, and if you want to recover, it should take more than ten days." ”

In this regard, Ye Qi, who breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably in his heart: "It's okay." ”

"You seem to care about him very much, you seem to have known each other for less than two days, right?"

Faced with Stanley Ford's question, Ye Qi, who didn't think much about it, replied like this: "Jonathan is a good person, Captain Ford." ”

"He's always been a good guy......"

As if with some meaning, and as if he simply echoed Ye Qi's above views, after drinking the remaining soybean milk from the huge wooden soup bowl in his hand, Stanley Ford, who stood up, shouted to the reservists who were still actively discussing on the side: "A group of big men, what are you discussing like an eight woman?!" It seems that the usual training is still too easy for you, you are limited to finish breakfast in two minutes, you few, double the amount of training today! ”

Faced with this result, these reservists, whom Stanley Ford had pointed out, were depressed. However, given the former's reputation among Black Rock Castle, they all chose to remain silent.

After all, if you open your mouth to complain, who knows what new tricks this devil captain, who has a face tied all day and is in charge of reserve training, will come up with new tricks to rectify them.

After breakfast, the hundreds of reservists who came to the training ground took out a blunt sword from the warehouse where training weapons were usually placed, and then returned to the training ground, and under the watchful eye of Captain Ford, they waved the blunt sword in their hands vigorously.

At the same time, from Ye Qi's gesture of holding the sword, it was clear at a glance that the former was obviously Captain Ford, who had never touched the weapon of the long sword, and shouted: "Simon! ”

More than ten minutes later, under Simon's guidance, Ye Qi, who roughly understood how to hold this Western long sword, brandished the long sword under the guidance of the former.

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And time, unconsciously, seven days have passed in a blink of an eye.

"Downcut"

With the silent thought in his heart, the one-handed sword held high in his hand of one hundred and six centimeters brought a roar in the air, slashing down like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

"Thrust", "Slash", "Pick"

In the training ground, after completing this set of movements, Ye Qi, who had been breathing steadily, said to Jim, who had been waiting for a long time: "Okay, one hundred groups, let's go to dinner." ”

Although these four moves seem to be very simple, they are also very boring to practice for a long time.

However, Ye Qi, who has passed the age of getting bored doing the same thing for a long time, knows very well that it is these exercises that you usually find boring that can save your life at critical moments.

Especially after these days of understanding, he has clearly realized how dangerous this world is, and when he trains, he is naturally very hard.

As for the idea that even if there is a battle, as a long-range strike force, as long as you do your job well, you have nothing to practice with any melee weapons, it is a joke.

After all, this isn't a game, and every time you fight, there's no blood cow that can help you hold back the hatred and let you stand at a distance and take charge of long-range strikes.

Everyone is a living, independent thinking individual, and when faced with an archer who is good at long-range strikes, it is natural to try to get close to the other party and kill him.

At the same time, standing on the wall of Black Rock Fort from a distance and staring at Ye Qi, who had basically recovered, Jonathan, who was not yet able to do strenuous movements, said like this: "The training attitude is serious, the physical fitness, and the flexibility of the body are not bad. But what is the power of that girl? ”

"Who knows, maybe it's the strength of the Kamithians who are themselves in a weak position. Otherwise, they who came from afar across the blue sea more than two hundred years ago would have already unified the entire territory of the human race. ”

Faced with Stanley Ford's explanation beside him, Jonathan, who was definitely the same, just asked: "It's not a way to go on like this, with Ye Qi's current strength, I'm afraid he can't even pull the lowest pound battle bow." Why don't we go and ask Commander Kress to eat some of the beast's meat frozen in the freezer? ”

Although, knowing that Jonathan said that the ferocious beast meat has a good effect on the power of those who have eaten it for a long time. However, Stanley Ford, who obviously knew how precious this kind of thing was, asked rhetorically: "Do you think that Commander Kress who has always regarded those thirty-plus pounds of fierce beast meat as a treasure, even when Tina's girl was about to popularize black iron, would only take out more than ten pounds of Commander Cress?" ”

"If you don't try, how do you know?"

For his friend's unyielding attitude, Stanley Ford could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, as if to say, then you go and try it.

"By the way, Tina's girl should be coming back from the Moon Tower soon, right?"

Stanley Ford, who only nodded at his friend's obvious divergence from the topic, said, "Tomorrow, I'll come back with the brothers who changed the guard of the Moon Tower." ”