Chapter Ninety-Eight: Testing and Interpretation
While thinking about such a thing in the corner of his mind, Lin Yiyan walked towards his partner. The right hand formed a knife posture and apologized, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Lena-senpai's practice special edition......"
“…… Well, today is the last time, and I know that. After glaring at Lin Yiyan lightly and saying this, Yugeo smiled and continued, "To be honest, I'm also twenty minutes late. Talking all the time in the room of Kruklon's senpai. ”
"What, it's been up there...... However, what a surprise, I thought it was Long's seniors, and the final guidance would be a competition. I passed in front of Ugeo, walked over to the writing and sleeping bed in the innermost corner, and took off the leather handbag, elbow pads, and knee pads that I used to practice, and put them in a drawer. If the armor of the real-world kendo is placed like this, it will soon release a trace of fragrance, but in this world where there are no bacteria, there is no need to worry about this. Even if you get soaked after practice, your uniform will dry out before you know it.
However, Senior Sister Lena didn't leave a drop of sweat from the beginning to the end of the practice.
Lin Yiyan, who had become lighter, raised his head, and Yugeo replied with a wry smile, "Senior Long, don't look at that, he is quite theoretical...... No, that's not exact. Emphasis on thinking training to the same extent as swordsmanship......"
"Ah, I agree with that. His Baruti Oriyu felt more powerful than Nolukialiu's one-hit kill. ”
"Hmm. Our Ayn Grant flow is known for being improvised. However, as a swordsman, there will be times when you need to stop and hit with all your might...... Off topic. The seniors said a lot today. Dragged the time to the end of the day. ”
"I see, it may be. Hearing you say that, I can also feel that the power of your slash has increased recently...... In this case, what would happen if the two swordsmanship were fused together, such as the Ain Grant Stream, which focuses on improvisation, and the ever-changing Serlute Stream. ”
While the conversation was going on, the two walked out of the room.
The eight people in the same room had already gone to the cafeteria, and there was no trace of students in the corridor. In the dormitory, dinner should be eaten by 7 p.m., and it is not a violation of the rules to sit at the table before 6 p.m., but it will miss the pre-dinner prayer. Moreover, Lin Yiyan and Yugeo, in the eyes of the aristocratic students, are 'as commoners, they are really arrogant to be selected as followers with only twelve people'.
So the two of them increased their speed to the maximum speed and ran towards the large canteen to the east. There is no way to arrange the rooms of civilian students in the far corner. I heard that the dormitory for advanced practitioners is also arranged in the same way, but since April, I don't have to suffer from this. As long as Lin Yiyan and the others become the top twelve in the promotion exam held at the end of the month, they can be appointed as high-level swordsmen and can be arranged according to Lin Yiyan's wishes.
Yugeo seemed to be thinking about the same thing, and he spoke, "...... I don't have much left to run around the hallway. ”
"Well, the high-level sword cultivator's dormitory is much more free than this...... However, Yugeo, if I become a high-level sword cultivator, there is one thing that ......"
"I don't need you to say it, I know, it's a matter of the retinue practitioner."
"That's right, although I'm glad to have Lena-senpai for guidance...... However, if I also take her side......"
"Yes...... If the children of the nobles are named, I don't know what to do......"
The two sighed in unison.
Walking through the corridor and pushing open the door in front of him, a lively atmosphere surrounded Lin Yiyan and the two. The first and second floors are connected, and the dormitory is the only one that is shared by men and women. Among the 120 students, most of them were men, and women sat around the table, and there were people who were good at talking and laughing. So far, it's no different from a real-world school.
Lin Yiyan and Ugeo walked down the stairs quickly, first to the counter to get the plate, and then to the empty table in the corner. Then the bell rang at six o'clock, and I was relieved that I wasn't late.
The male students who were the head of the dormitory (of course, the nobles) stood up and offered a prayer to the Congregational Church, and all the students chanted the hadith 'Abiatomina'. Completely unknown what it means. After doing this, it was finally time to eat.
Tonight's menu is fried herb toast and pine white body fish, root vegetable soup, and two small breads. The food is similar to Lulid's church and Zakaria Farm, and in this school with many children of nobles, Lin Yiyan was somewhat surprised by the appearance of such a recipe, but they were not dissatisfied and ate these foods as a matter of course.
I didn't expect the aristocracy to live so simply, but because of the unique concept of 'spatial resource' under orld. To put it simply, a system where the mass of objects generated per unit area and per unit time is limited, i.e. crops, livestock, beasts, and fish cannot be produced (or hunted) in excess of the limit.
If a certain amount of food is possessed by the nobles in large quantities, there will be commoners starving, and then the Mandate of Heaven will be reduced. 'You must not reduce the destiny of others without a valid reason', because there is this taboo list, so the nobles and the emperor cannot violate it. Therefore, in this world, it is forbidden to monopolize the food that sustains the destiny...... That's it.
Therefore, it is not because the nobles are not extravagant in food that they have a noble character.
“…… It's really enviable, don't you say, Your Highness Leos! Inadvertently hearing someone behind him say this, Lin Yiyan and Yugeo showed surprised expressions on their faces at the same time.
"After we worked hard to clean the canteen, some people came over slowly, just had one meal, and didn't have to do anything else, which is really enviable." In response to the complaining line, another voice responded, "Well, don't say that, Wimbell, everyone who follows the trainer must have a problem that we don't know about." ”
"Hehe, too. I heard that the retinue must obey the instructor. ”
"If you become a civilian, or an entourage of a guide who breaks the ban, you may be asked to do something."
If you react to this kind of deliberately loud words, it will be in their arms, so Lin Yiyan continued to turn his back to them, constantly moving his knife and fork.
However, the ugly words continued. If this is only aimed at Lin Yiyan and Yugeo, then it is nothing, the key is that 'civilian background' refers to Yugeo's mentor Kruklon's predecessor, and 'breaking the ban' refers to Lin Yiyan's mentor Sister Solutilina, this hint could not be more obvious.
And that's not all. The first sentence, 'Lin Yiyan came over slowly after cleaning' also means this. In this cafeteria, although the twelve attendants, including Lin Yiyan and Yougio, were there, the only entourage practitioners who barely arrived before dinner started were Lin Yiyan, so their words were also specifically referring to Lin Yiyan.
In Zakaria, there were such annoying guys. The bad idea made by Ikongmu, who competed with Lin Yiyan at the swordsmanship conference, was relatively ordinary. However, since entering this school, the people who regard Lin Yiyan as a thorn in their side, Lin Yiyan has to admire their degree of distortion. The artificial fluctlight of the inhabitants of this world, Lin Yiyan no longer thinks that this is just a simple AI, and one of the reasons for this may be the ugly words of these guys.
“…… Anyway, it's good to just be patient for a while, Yi Yan! Next to Lin Yiyan, Ugeo said while eating bread.
This short sentence means, 'When we become senior swordsmen, we don't have to live in the same dormitory with them.'" This is challenging for the character of Yogeo, but of course, it's not unfounded.
The 12 retinue trainees selected from the 120 junior practitioners were among the freshmen who had the top scores in the entrance examination, and were named by each of the 12 senior trainees of that year.
When you become an attendant, you don't have to do chores such as cleaning the dormitory and organizing exercise equipment. After school, they go to the room of the swordsman who is their instructor, clean the room and take care of the swordsman's daily life, and then become their practice opponent.
The two people behind them continued to talk over there, but since they were not selected as their entourage, it meant that their admission scores were lower than those of Lin Yiyan and Yugeo. In the subsequent examination competitions, they often hovered in the twentieth or thirtieth position, so neither Lin Yiyan nor Yugeo thought that they could enter the selection line of swordsmen.
But what does that look like......
Lin Yiyan thought so as he picked up the knife with his right hand, and the polished silver knife reflected the scene behind him.
At the table a little farther away, two male students, still talking about some of the things they didn't have, turned their eyes to this side from time to time. On the left, the gray hair combed into a big back is called Wimbel and Zeku, who came from a fourth-class family. Then on the right, with the long wavy blonde hair back is Leos Antinos, the eldest son of a certain third-class family.
There doesn't seem to be a child from a first-class lord family in this school (if the status is noble to this level, they all directly invite a tutor, right), and those who were born in a second-class lord family only include that Uro? There are only a few people including Nippontein, so the status is much higher than that of the third class.
However, not all the children of the high nobility were as filthy as these two. Although he hasn't spoken much to Chairman Uro, he is indeed a quiet warrior, and Sister Lina, who is the heir of the third-class lord family like Leos, is also of noble character.
If you look at it this way, you will feel that Leios and Wembel are just children who have no strength but can only brush their mouths. But is this really the case, Lin Yiyan also has doubts about this.
I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky, I've never played against them in a competition, and these two guys may have been in the quarterly certification exam...... Or has been releasing water since the initial entrance exam, Lin Yiyan guessed.
The reason for this is that if you score less than 12 in the exam, you will be named as an attendant of a senior practitioner. In the academy, it is indeed an honor to be an entourage, but for the Leios gang with high self-esteem, it is estimated that they do not want to be ordered by the instructor to do such and such things.
Of course, Lin Yiyan's speculation is unfounded. However, when he was practicing the actual skills, when he saw their shape, Lin Yiyan felt a chill pressing over. It is the pressure of imagination born from the absolute conceit of being a high nobleman.
“…… Oh, Yi Yan, your plate is empty. Yougeo touched Lin Yiyan with his elbow, and Lin Yiyan noticed that the fork in his left hand kept sticking on the empty toast plate. I quickly put down the knife in my right hand and wanted to cut the fish fillet, but I don't know when the fish was gone. So, because he cared too much about Laios's affairs, Lin Yiyan couldn't enjoy the second expected dinner time of the day. Isn't this just that you have completely fallen for their provocation?
And,The first thing I was looking forward to,The practice with Lena-senpai ended today.
No, no, although the official assignment as an entourage is over, there is still an important agreement on tomorrow's Sabbath. Show her all your swordsmanship. Finally remembering this important matter, Lin Yiyan put down the knife and fork and leaned towards Yugeo's face.
"Well, Yugeo, let's talk about something. After dinner, come with me to the atrium. ”
"Well, yes, I'm also very concerned about what happened to Yi Yan's 'field'."
"Huh~Huh, it looks good, and I will definitely be able to catch up before the graduation ceremony."
"Hehe, I'm looking forward to it." At the end of this whispered conversation, the two stood up with their plates in hand, and deliberately patted their uniforms as they passed behind Leios, who was still croaking. Like animals lured by spices, Lin Yiyan and the two left quickly.
Put the cutlery back in the cupboard, and just as they were about to walk out of the cafeteria, the two sighed together.
The bell had struck a few minutes earlier, and it was now half past six. From now until the lights out time at 10 o'clock, it is free time, but you are not allowed to go out of the junior training dormitory, and you have to go back to your room before 8 o'clock. As a result, at best, you can only practice on your own or review your homework. However, for Lin Yiyan, there is still one more work to be done after dinner.
There is a small door on the wall on the west side of the dormitory (opposite the cafeteria) and a small courtyard on the opposite side of the door. It is surrounded by a high-speed rail fence, and because there is no roof, it is also considered to be within the dormitory area.
The square courtyard is divided into four flower beds, and plants with strange flowers are planted. There are full-time dormitory students in charge of the care, but none of these plants are simply for ornamental purposes. The four different flowers planted in the four flower beds are all used in the Divine Arts class. The timing of flowering is three months apart, so that the fruit can be harvested throughout the year. When you crush the dried fruit, it will release divine power to the surroundings, and these resources are used to practice the techniques for the students.
Of course, both the ground and sunlight can provide resources from time to time, but because there is less land in the city, sunlight also depends on the weather. In order for one hundred and twenty students to be able to use the Divine Technique together, it is necessary to have an energy source other than the spatial resource.
It's spring, and the flower beds in the northeast are blooming with blue double vases. Marigolds bloom in the summer, dahlias in the fall, and catalans in the winter...... That is, it is a representative of flowers that can release more resources.
Lin Yiyan speculated that in the past 380 years, some of the animals and plants in the underorld have undergone considerable changes on their own, while some have the same name and form as the current world, and all plants have played a great role in maintaining this world. However, if the ecological environment here is all based on reality, Lin Yiyan doesn't believe it very much.
For example, these flowers, when the flowers are gone, they all bear similar round fruits. After the fruit is picked, air-dried, and peeled, it is taken out that it is a glassy sphere of two centimeters directly in length. Shattering the orb will turn into a shiny green light (i.e., divine power) that spreads...... That's not what happens right now.
I heard from the teacher of divine art that on top of the "Four Sacred Flowers", there is also a miracle plant "Rose" that blooms several times a year and is full of resources in the fruit. However, commoners, nobles, and even emperors were not allowed to cultivate, so if they wanted to see it, they could only go to the deep mountains and old forests to find wild ones to see. Hearing this, Lin Yiyan also remembered that he had indeed never been to Rose once since he came to this world. Therefore, roses can be used as materials for making artifacts, and Lin Yiyan fully understands this.
While looking at the cute double bottle of plums, I walked west in the crossroads of the courtyard. In front of the fence at the end there is a large metal shed, neatly arranged with gardening tools such as shovels and watering cans. In the corner of the metal shed, in front of a small flower pot placed in an inconspicuous place, Lin Yiyan and Yougeo squatted down.
"Really, it's good-looking. The buds have already grown. Regarding what his partner said, Lin Yiyan nodded heavily.
"After all, it's been three failures. It would be nice to be able to bloom this time...... "The plant planted in the pot is a pure green plant with sharp and angular leaves. It's called Zephria, and it's probably a species used by Under Orld. Although it doesn't produce a lot of resources, it's very beautiful......
Possibly. The reason why I am uncertain is because Lin Yiyan and Eugeo, even among the people of the North Empire of Nolan Gors, have never seen the real thing. This Zephria, opposite the Wall of Immortality, is endemic to the western empire of Usdalas. In the Northern Empire, there was neither cultivated nor wild.
The scale of the trade between empires was small, and while flowers and bonsai might be popular items, they were not among the traded items. Because there is no such thing as a flower merchant here. And there is another reason, as for inedible flowers, it is okay for individuals to cultivate them for ornamentation, but if they are used as commodities, they are wasting divine power.