Chapter XXII Insurance
"But what about your network?" Hear this from Claymatis. Bot was still a little uneasy.
Barrett was very calm about this: "Mr. Daniel is also an old man. After getting my reminder, I know what to do. Don't underestimate the wisdom of the Aborigines. ”
Although Barrett was so appeased in front of his companions. But as soon as he turned around, he went to the inner city to find the Morpheus knights stationed there. Hope to get some pointers from him.
And after seeing the Morpheus Knight on the training ground, the other party kicked the training sword on the weapon rack into Barrett's hand without saying a word: "Come and practice with me first, I have taught you skills before, and I feel that I need to test your academic status." ”
'Are you having itchy hands, or are you going to abuse vegetables!' I don't think we had an apprentice-mentor relationship. It's all about making excuses! Barrett continued to despise the guy in front of him who was ready to abuse the food.
In the Western Continent, the relationship between mentor and apprentice varies according to different types. The closest thing is the knight mentor and the knights he teaches. The relationship between them is often difficult to summarize in terms of the preaching and teaching of the East.
Generally speaking, children who intend to embark on the path of knighthood will choose a good mentor to become a knight boy at the age of 7 or 8. After becoming a waiter, these children had to take care of horses, wipe armor and weapons, and even wash the master's clothes or tidy up the study.
Of course, the squires of this period were not under the direct management of the knights (of course, not without exceptions), and each squire had a knight squire for his responsibility to guide and train, so in addition to a good knight as a mentor. A good knight squire needs to be found as their direct senior.
Wait until they are 14 years old. After being recognized by the Knight Mentor. While being taught by the knights, they also have to take on the daily affairs of the manor and the responsibility of assisting in battle. When it comes time to become full-fledged knights, or to break through the hopelessness of turning to other ways as squires, they often stay with their knight mentors for more than 10 years.
Therefore, these two sides include mentors, elders, bosses and many other relationships in one, which is absolutely imaginable by thousands of people.
And the next thing is to touch the master-apprentice inheritance between martial arts schools. They were far less rigorous than the knights, but for the most part they had not yet become such a trade of skill and money. Generally speaking, if you happen to meet a competent mentor, then the master-apprentice relationship will follow the ancient tradition of one day as a teacher and a father for life in the East. It's usually a win-win one-loser.
And the relationship between Barrett and Morpheus Knight has nothing to do with the first two. It's more similar to the kind of targeted teaching that costs money to learn. To put it bluntly, it is a trade between skill and materiality. It's just that Barrett is not paying gold coins, but family contributions. In this case, as long as the money and goods are cleared, the Morpheus Knight naturally does not have to bear any responsibility for Barrett. And the school he just took was naturally impossible to talk about.
It was precisely because of this understanding that Barrett would then pretend to be surprised and say, "Exam school? Mr. Morpheus, are you ready to be my guide? ”
"Guides?" As he said this, the Morpheus Knight lowered his greatsword. As he looked at Barrett, the eyebrows on his forehead were twisted. Seems to be thinking about how to deal with Barrett's move of beating the snake and stick.
After a moment he shook his head: "This is not good! You can't be a knight anymore. So don't talk about formal mentors, I can't even be your even guides. ”
"But isn't the responsibility of an apprentice in a school reserved for formal instructors?" Barrett tilted his head and began to pretend to be confused.
The words that came out were spilled water, and the Morpheus Knight couldn't pull his face to swallow it back. In the end, he could only sigh: "I've slapped you!" In the future, if you have any questions on the way forward, you can come to me for answers. ”
Although the Morpheus Knight Knight gave only a blank check. But Barrett was already satisfied—after all, he had just been talking about a dead horse as a live horse. Originally, it wasn't intended to really get any benefit from the Morpheus Knight. So being able to get such a sentence is already a surprise. With this good start. Barrett also has a foundation for wanting to operate in the future.
"Mr. Morpheus! Then please see how I've improved during this time! As he spoke, Barrett picked up the greatsword kicked by the Morpheus Knight.
And the Morpheus Knight, who grabbed his weapon again, waved his hand: "Don't think I'm going to bully you!" I'll push my strength and speed to the same level as you, and I'll test your future weapon master in a year's time. I guess this kind of contest will be good for you, too! ”
"Then Mr. Morpheus, I'm on it." As soon as he finished speaking, Barrett pounced on the Morpheus Knight like a tiger descending from the mountain. Then there was a 'clang' of smoke and dust, and in the flying dust, the voices of Morpheus Knight and Barrett intertwined back and forth.
The practice heavy sword in the hands of the Morpheus knight was like the wind with every swing. It's as if it's about to tear everything around it apart, and the momentum and power are amazing. Relatively speaking, Barrett alone behaved much calmer, he was like a wicker in the wind, dancing with the wind, and like a pontoon boat on the sea chasing the waves, in harmony with the surrounding environment, including the opponent's attacks. The heavy sword in his hand is even more awe-inspiring, either grid or block, and in an instant, the opponent's attack is invisible and invisible.
Although judging from the scene, Barrett only had the ability to parry under the attack of the Morpheus Knight, and had no power to fight back. But from another point of view, he is like a pillar mountain standing in the rapids of the Yellow River - I will stand still no matter how the wind blows. And then he fought back with a seemingly innocent swing of his sword, but he was able to occasionally make the Morpheus Knight dodge.
After a long fight, Barrett's body gradually began to sweat, and his physical strength could not keep up with the intense exertion. Seeing this situation, the Morpheus knight took the initiative to stop: "Okay! Let's call it a day! This year's time, it seems that you have not wasted it! If you were one wall away from the Master. Now you've half dug through that wall. I thought it would be nice if you could knock down a few wall tiles! ”
Generally speaking, the higher the level of a certain area, the more difficult it is to improve. Many skills have been played, and every step behind it is as difficult as the sky. Of course, the impact on people can be extraordinary—and that's what some people think of as well. A higher line is a description that is so high that there is no boundary. So after seeing Barrett's progress, even characters like Morpheus Knight were a little surprised.
"Isn't that as your strength increases, many of the combat methods that you couldn't use before have now been unlocked! Although he thought so in his heart, Barrett could not say it. However, he has already prepared a similar reason: "Although one year is not a long time, I have experienced a lot of things along the way. Fight or compete with quite a few enemies at the same time. Maybe it's because of this life that my strength has improved so quickly! ”
"It's true that I went out to see the world and faced a few more dangers. For a little guy of your strength, it can often bring about a rapid improvement. Speaking of this, the Morpheus Knight threw his weapon back into the rack, "But like us, we can only hope for a flash of inspiration, or a serious problem there." ”
"Isn't the last 'Plane Subsidence Event' a great opportunity for you?" Barrett asked, pretending to be curious.
Knight Morpheus stretched at this time: "It's a pity that there are more monks and less porridge, and I haven't caught many opportunities!" It's true that it hasn't improved, but it's still too small compared to some people. ”
"Isn't it good to have an improvement? It's better than the ones who don't react to a battle! Barrett immediately said with a pretense of concern.
Morpheus nodded: "Compared to those unlucky people, I am indeed much better. That's right! You kid came to me for something this time. Wouldn't you be prepared to learn something? In that case, your family contribution is ready. ”
"Nope! No! No! I'm not here because of that. After all, I've only been promoted for a short time, and I still need to consolidate what I've learned. There are no plans to learn new tricks for the time being. Barrett then lowered his voice, "It's just that what happened in Karadari worries me a little. That's why I came to Mr. Morpheus to discuss it......"
Immediately after that, Barrett learned from the anvil and Daniel. Mr. Jodock's performance was told to Morpheus Knight. Because Barrett believed in the Morpheus Knight, who was the representative of the Boreham family. Absolutely credible in this kind of thing.
"I know a little bit about that! But because it's not a big deal, I don't know much about it. The Morpheus Knight twisted his neck as he said this, "Seriously, if it weren't for that incident having something to do with you." The news has not yet reached my ears! ”
"Oh! I thought I would get some news from you! Barrett's face can be said to be full of disappointment.
Looking at Barrett's appearance, the Morpheus Knight felt a little strange: "Do you kid need this?" I remember that your companion didn't suffer much in that matter! And judging from the fact that you weren't around at the time, your relationship wasn't very close anymore. The sudden division of troops by a good team is most likely due to some internal contradictions! ”
The Morpheus Knight's statement is also a common situation among adventurers in the Western Continent. And the blood-stained gray flower, the mercenary group that went through the back door, is in the eyes of people like Morpheus Knight. Maybe his own strength will be much stronger, but in terms of organizational structure and personnel relations, he is not much different from those ordinary adventurers.
"If it's just me trying to get back on the field or avenge my teammates, how can I come to you, Mr. Morpheus!" Speaking of this, Barrett slightly accentuated his tone, "I'm a little worried about the official attitude later. And my fellow elder in the city hall didn't get any news. It's just weird. ”
Even if he is not too sensitive to the politics of the secret room, the Morpheus Knight also remembered when he heard this: "It's really a bit boring here." But that's basically a trick that doesn't come to the fore, and the royal family is really getting hungrier and hungrier now. Even that kind of guy has put a lot of effort into protecting it! ”
"And what's going on with Mr. Joddock?" In front of the Morpheus Knight, Barrett doesn't quite address Daniel. Jodok's name.
The Morpheus Knight shook his head and spread his hands: "I don't know much about this. The water inside the town hall is very deep. People like us who wield knives and wielded swords can't figure out what those smiling swords are thinking. That's why I never stirred it in, so as not to make myself uncomfortable. ”
"That's it!" Barrett was even more disappointed at the moment.
Seeing the big man in front of him doing this, the Morpheus knight patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry! Nothing big happens. Among the bureaucrats who were implicated in the previous incident, those with a little status were sent to the top five visiting groups in Shao Dou Huate City in the south for exchanges. The rest of them were just clerks who didn't have much power at the beginning, not to mention that they have no position now and are tigers with their teeth pulled out, so they can't make any waves at all. ”
"What if! I mean, if their actions are really a threat to Mr. Jodok, can you help without too much trouble. Speaking of this, Barrett immediately explained: "Although this has more or less my own selfishness in it. But Mr. Jodok, he also belongs to the bureaucratic group close to our family in Karadane. Helping him at the right time will also help us buy hearts and minds. ”
Barrett's current approach can be said to be deliberately showing that he is a young man who values feelings and knows how to measure - it can be said that Barrett has also put a lot of effort into creating an image. After all, other people's perceptions are always accumulated bit by bit in this daily life. In order to be able to have an image in the hearts of the aborigines without being disjointed, Barrett had to work hard in this regard.
"Okay! If anything, in the time that Mr. Jodoch is in trouble. I'll see if I can help. The Morpheus Knight was silent for a moment before making this promise. (To be continued......)
PS: Modify the wording. Thanks to the "Clear Night Starry Sky" for the great monthly ticket.