Chapter 277: The Gap Between Knights and Squires
The gladiators' "cultivation methods" were not much different from Andre's expectations, and even if the healing methods provided by the gladiatorial arena could not be compared to Andrarui's logistics, armed with wooden weapons was the most common practice they used in addition to killing each other to the death. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Compared with gladiators who have nothing new, Xiu'en's knight cultivation process is equally old-fashioned, but there are also many "projects". According to the apprentice knights themselves, the methods used by some veteran knight families to train young knights are even regarded as the foundation of the family and are kept strictly secret.
Air-wielding counterweight spears, weight-bearing sprints, and riding exercises are just common methods of knightly training, but they are designed for knights but can also be used as regular training methods for swordsmen, infantry, and other warriors. What really cared about Andrei was the special course on chivalry that set him apart from other warriors.
For humans, knights are unique from other warriors, detached from other warriors, and have a unique and unshakable position in the city-state. Knights were able to gain such an important position, naturally because they had unique advantages that other warriors did not have.
In Ghosn's view, the reason why the knight's position is unshakable is very clear, that is, the most courageous orc warriors dare not easily step into their sharp cluster charge.
Surprisingly, Xiuen, who has always been at odds with werewolf fighters, did not raise any objections this time.
"Ghosn is right, those who have just joined the way of knighthood can only be called squires, and only those who have a preliminary understanding of the charge will be given the status of being on a par with knights, that is, trainee knights like me. On the subject of knights, Xiun's expression was much more serious than usual.
Trying to understand the knightly culture in depth, Andre keenly grasped a strange word for Xiun: "Comprehension - charge?"
Isn't the knight charging just putting on heavy full-body armor and riding on a war horse to rush at the enemy without hesitation? It's just a tactical move, how can you comprehend it?
"Sir, it is difficult for me to explain the mystery of this. "I can only tell you that the so-called knightly charge is not as simple as instigating the warhorse to rush to the target. ”
The Children of the Abyss nodded thoughtfully, and then made a request that sounded excessive, "If it's convenient, can you demonstrate it for me?"
If someone who doesn't know what to say makes such a request to a knight, it is not surprising that it will be treated as a humiliation or provocation and the knight will answer with a duel, depending on the situation. Most people who thought of such a request were just curious, and Andre was curious while retaining the original purpose of studying the knight's core power. While it may not be realistic to develop a power system such as dragon strike by studying the "Way of Knighthood", a deeper understanding of "The Way of Knighthood" allows André to make a more accurate analysis of the ways in which mortals gain power, as well as the society and civilization of the city-state.
After much deliberation, Xiun finally picked up his spear and put on his armor at the instigation of Rogham.
Meticulously inspecting the Cadet Knight's armor throughout the process was Androny, who was known in the Church as the best force in the city-state, in addition to the devout Templars. Although the Radiant Church has been inherited for nearly a thousand years and now rarely needs them to set foot on the actual battlefield, before each routine patrol mission, the priests and priests will pray and bless these "marching" warriors.
For Androni, who had been a candidate for ascetics, retooling the knights with protective gear had long been a familiar job. At this moment, Xiuen can only be glad that he has brought a full set of knight armor by the ghost, and he can hide his red face behind the armor early, instead of becoming the object of ridicule in front of everyone.
Although anyone with the slightest discerning eye could already detect something in his unnatural behavior, Androni, as one of the people involved, calmly and carefully checked that every frenulum was secure, and that there was no loss of the heavy, reassuring nail plate.
I don't know if it's because she's too close and focused on the armor, but the fair-haired girl doesn't seem to notice Xiun's embarrassment. After making sure that nothing was missing, Androni put her hands in her heart and began to chant the prayer with her eyebrows bowed.
"The morning light dispels darkness and spreads warmth in the world. Day and night alternate with each other, and the cycle never ends. Waiting for the struggle to coexist in the heart, the footsteps never stop. The road ahead is rough and bumpy, the holy light guides the way, and the sword cuts through the thorns and thorns......"
More than once she fantasized about what could happen between herself and Andronie, but she didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly, although the atmosphere was a little too serious.
The blonde girl patted the knight's armor and concluded the prayer with a calm, slightly expectant gaze: "May the Light lead you to triumph! ”
Although Xiun felt that he could not bear the title of knight now, he did not want to be disappointed by the girl he secretly liked, and finally turned his horse's head and focused on the imaginary enemy that he had predetermined.
Slightly clamping his legs, his partner Hanno leisurely opened his four hooves and ran happily on the verdant grass in the sun. The galloping breeze ran through the gap between the armor and gently touched Xiun's cheek, and as the most famous pure-blood Quisa horse in the city-state, Hanno's tall and muscular frame allowed him to carry a full set of knightly armor.
Seun felt the vibrations coming from Hanno's body, and when he realized that his partner was in the best shape, Seun began to clamp his legs and tug on the reins to adjust the direction of Hanno's run.
The heavily armed knight grew faster and faster in a few breaths. The iron armor on his body showed a dazzling reflection in the sunlight, and Xiu'en's target, the big tree bathed in sunlight under the gentle slope, became extremely clear in Xiu'en's eyes.
- The light directs the way, and the sword cuts through thorns.
Seun suddenly realizes that this is the blessing that Androni bestows on him. As a result, the midshipman in the charge lowered his body, clenched the knight's spear in his hand with both hands, and brushed past the tree at the moment when his speed reached its peak......
Around the big tree in front of him, which was regarded as an imaginary enemy by Xiun, even Ghosn, who regarded the knight charge as the biggest threat to the city-state, couldn't help but be amazed at the moment.
Thorn's spear pierced through the tree in the middle, the tip of the metal spear that pierced the trunk was twisted and deformed, and the pine body and grip were even more broken.
"Xiun is so powerful~ But why is the spear so bad?" Nanali's eyes widened with excitement, and she tried to pull out the spear that had pierced the trunk, but found that the broken spear was stuck in the trunk and did not move.
So Ghosn also tried with all his strength, but still couldn't pull out the broken spear, but was stabbed by the wooden thorn.
"Can this only be used once?" Gorn frowned unconsciously, as if he was thinking of a possible countermeasure based on the characteristics of the knight.
"This design is to reduce the impact of the spear on the knight himself when it stabs the target. André walked thoughtfully at the end, "If the spear is too hard, the reaction force may injure the knight or even cause him to fall under his horse." ”
However, at this time, the children of the abyss were thinking about a different question. In order to figure out what the difference between the charge that would make the knight stand tall in the city-state and what he expected, Andrei's Eye of the Abyss had been active since he stepped onto his horse.
When Andre saw that the various "attributes" of Xiun continued to improve as the war horse continued to accelerate, he felt that he might have spied on the secrets of the way of knighthood.
It's similar to a druid's blessing spell, and it's like a status boost that can be brought about by dragon's breath. It's just that this state of Xiuen in the charge only lasted less than Nanali drank a glass of milk. At the moment when his speed reached its peak, that is, the moment the spear stabbed the trunk of the tree, Xiu'en's strength, physique, and spirit all reached the peak of nearly 25. There is also a slight increase in perception, with only agility remaining at a normal level.
Although Xiu'en's various attributes returned to their usual level in only two breaths after stabbing the trunk of the tree, the extreme physique of 25 had really changed. It's hard not to remind the Children of the Abyss of their Dragonstrike as a bottom-of-the-box stunt, but the increase that Dragonstrike can provide is much larger and shorter. If Andre was not mistaken, unlike the dragon strike technique that was driven by the "burning" of life magic, the changes that Xiun experienced during the charge should be closely related to his mental state at the time.
At this time, with the help of Androni and Logia, Xiun had removed the armor that bound his whole body, and led his lover Hanno from afar.
"What were you thinking about when you stepped on the horse?" said Andre, pointing to what he had decided to be the key.
Xiuen was stunned when faced with this sudden question: "I ......"
This unexpected question immediately stumped Xiuen, could he say that he didn't know what he was thinking?
Xiao Moo dragged a small wooden cart with armor and armor behind her, but the fox girl who was leading the little bull smiled evilly and thought of the slightly subtle realm of youth: "Are you thinking about something unspeakable?"
"Please don't speculate, how can a knight have distracting thoughts when charging?" Faced with Logia's teasing, Xiu'en unexpectedly straightened his face, as if he was really a little angry, "Naturally, when charging, I can only be distracted. ”
"What do you want to think about without distraction?" the Children of the Abyss wondered how Seun had managed to get him into a state of "charge", and when he asked, he seemed to be haunting the topic that Lokia had just insinuated.
"I'm just staring at the tree, please don't go any further!" Androni was standing beside Xiun at the moment, and the young midshipman seemed a little annoyed.
"Just staring at the tree?" Andre reconfirmed.
"Of course!" If it weren't for the lectures of the children of the abyss, knowing that the "half-elf" in front of him was not the kind of superficial and boring guy, Xiun would have wanted to throw his face and leave.
"That's right, every time I sing, I don't seem to know what I was thinking at the time?" Andre recalls the occasions when he used to use his speech, and finds it difficult to describe his mental state at the time with only one or two sentences.
After secretly pondering the similarities and differences between the bard's psychic song and the knight's charge, and having a general idea in his heart, the son of the abyss found that the eyes of everyone looking at him were inexplicably strange. Everyone seemed to use his self-talk as an excuse to forcibly change the subject.
-- It was a look of disgust hidden in suspicion.
"Didn't I say I was a bard a long time ago?
"Yes, yes, sir, you are not only a bard, a messenger of the goddess, but also the judge of the underworld, a fighter who devours souls~~" The little fox Nanali shook her head and counted these titles helplessly.
The reason for this is that the son of the abyss has suffered on his own - after he was so high-spirited that day that he applied for the title of the law enforcement officer of the underworld for a while, the little fox stalked him to the death, just to extract more stories and legends about the "law enforcement officer of the underworld" from his mouth.
How can there be any background setting that can justify the things that are quickly made up in the moment? So Andre's perfunctory rejection of Nanelli and his avoidance for a long time after that confirmed the fact that "Mr. occasionally talks serious nonsense".
This is a fact, and the son of the abyss is naturally speechless. So the girls also took Andrei's claim that he once called himself a bard as a harmless joke.
The bards in everyone's impression are obviously laughing like flowers, both romantic and funny, how can a person like Mr. who is too serious and even jokes to distinguish between truth and falsehood be a bard?
The girls were relieved to think that among the elves of the Whispering Forest were rich in poets who were famous throughout the continent. Who doesn't have a few dreams of his youth? As a half-elf, it is normal to yearn for poets and romance in songs, so everyone has not been considerate enough to puncture Mr. about the self-boasting of poets, after all, no one is perfect.
At this time, such an unnatural repetition of the old words was used by Nanali as a random cover up when Mr. was weak and poor.
Andrei was not in a hurry to justify, it seemed to him that it was really difficult for an unknown person to associate a bard with a knightly charge. Even he only has some ambiguous ideas at the moment, and he doesn't know if these assumptions are correct or not.
"I remember seeing an all-iron knight's spear?, sir, said the wooden spear was used to protect the knight?" the werewolf fighter who had asked for help noticed the half-elf's embarrassment at the moment, and wittily succeeded in refreshing the increasingly awkward atmosphere with a question that he really cared about.
Xiun glanced at the werewolf with a slight surprise, and then realized that it was the half-elf who had shown extraordinary wisdom more than once to come to this conclusion, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
"Sir is right. As far as my practice is concerned, I can pierce such a thick trunk with a spear, and if the spear is not broken, it may be my bones that are broken. Xiuen seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his own strength, and laughed at himself helplessly.
In fact, at his age, becoming a trainee knight is not worthy of the evaluation of a genius, but it is also very good.
Loss flashed across Xiun's young and handsome face, and the young knight's expression became cheerful again, as if the clouds just now were just everyone's illusion.
"Gorn, you're not mistaken, the all-iron knight's spear is a weapon that only a true knight can fully control. This is exactly the gap between a trainee knight and a knight. ”