Chapter 49: Drills
After a pleasant lunch, it was hellish training time, but Salian and Aphroa were both satisfied, and in addition to their height and size, their personalities had to be said to be very similar, and the more difficult it was, the more exciting it would be for them. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info now that they have changed into a big sickle and started practicing.
Unlike the sickle just now, this kind of military scythe is very different from the agricultural type, the handle is 180 centimeters long, the blade is 90 centimeters long, the middle angle is very small, the biggest feature is that the middle and end of the long handle are equipped with handles, the middle grip is Io type, and the end grip is trapezoidal.
"The right hand holds the middle grip and the left hand holds the end grip, and the scythe is not easy to use because the center of gravity is forward, and it lacks flexibility. However, as a farmer who has been using it for a long time, you should be able to get started faster and use all of its functions when you become proficient. ”
Salian was still in front of him, explaining and demonstrating.
"The first 'upper section' posture can be said to be very beautiful, you are wearing a long skirt just so that people can't see the leg movements, each hand holds the corresponding handle in front of you, and the scythe is raised above the top, so that you can slash or hook and put it from top to bottom, like a real Grim Reaper!"
Salian looked back in admiration of the beautiful cat-eared girl's posture, and sure enough, it was right for her to practice this weapon. He then taught Aphroa the other two positions of the scythe, the ladder pose and the horizontal one. We won't go into the details here, because she will often be seen wielding this strange weapon to reap the lives of her enemies in the future.
That night in the castle's secret study, Salian taught the orc girl a few special techniques of control-type horror mysteries, and since Aphroa had no foundation at all, of course it couldn't be powerful, it was just a simple show. But in order to be a good model for Salian, these looks are also necessary.
"Since my family is known as the master of control among the imperial eagle dogs, they naturally have some unique characteristics, as long as they learn these things, they can imitate me perfectly. ”
Just as the orc girl was listening attentively, she noticed a magical apple in the fruit bowl on the desk in front of her that was beating restlessly, and she tried to reach out and grab it but pounced.
"Similar to telekinesis magic, our type of horror knight is the best at telekinesis, but unlike magicians who have to consume Mana energy to launch magic, we rely on innate willpower, so the magicians' detection magic cannot perceive our arcane power, only other horror knights can detect it. ”
"That's why you're always called the mage's nemesis!"
"This is only one aspect, and in order to telegraph objects or draw the opponent's power, you need to learn the Heaven and Earth Transformation Method, which is one of the core abilities of our Control Terror Knight. ”
"Salian, I haven't mastered the technique of stimulating the willpower in my body that I taught yesterday, is it useful to learn the Heaven and Earth Transformation Method today?"
"Aphroya, the time doesn't allow us to learn slowly!, but don't worry, I have a way for you to use the power of the arcane arts directly. ”
As he spoke, he took out a purple crystal from his bosom and handed it to the girl of the cat-eared tribe, Aphroa took the gem and looked at it, she found that there seemed to be a purple flame surging inside this beautiful crystal, which looked very strange.
"It's something similar to a synthetic magic crystal, except that it doesn't contain Mana energy but willpower, so it's simply called 'Mystic Amethyst'. This technique is one of the heirloom secrets of our Hohenstelingen family, because my family's secret talent is not outstanding, but on the other hand there are many masters of alchemy, so I used the ready-made technology to make magic crystals to invent this convenient crystallization of willpower.
"Oh, I see, as long as I have this crystal, I directly have a certain amount of secret power, right?"
"Yes, relying on special extraction methods, this 'Secret Amethyst' is enough to support you for half an hour of fighting, hey, it's a pity that the cost of this thing is too high, and it can't be passed on for mass production, so it can only be used at critical moments. ”
"Does it really matter if you tell me this secret?"
"There's no doubt that you'll be surnamed Hohenstringen one day, I'm 100% sure of that!"
"Hmph, think beautifully!"
Although she still looks arrogant on the surface, the pleasure in Little Meow's heart has been completely mastered by Salian, and everything is developing according to his ideas. Salian then asked Aphroya to memorize the use of the five control arcanes, and when she was familiar with them, she would practice them, and it was expected that they would be able to use them a little when they went out.
It's another sunny morning, and it's still a martial arts arena, and Salian and Aphroa will practice the skills of flail and chain hammer today, this kind of cramming education has to be said to be very suitable for talents with high understanding and perseverance like orc girls.
First, they started with the simpler flail.
Flails, as the name suggests, are agricultural tools that connect two wooden sticks with a short chain and can be easily used for threshing and threshing.
"Aphroya, like yesterday's scythe and scythe, the flail is a tool you use a lot. It's just that the workmanship of this kind of military is better, the flail head is shorter than that of agricultural use, made of high hard metal, and spikes are installed on it, the handle of the flail is 150 centimeters long, and it has been treated with anti-slip treatment to make it easy to hold, and the chain in the middle is made of stainless steel, which is durable. ”
Today, Aphroya is wearing the same cut-out outfit as Salian, and instead of wearing a long skirt, she wears a pair of cropped-length wide-legged trousers, and last night the clever girl changed Salian's clothes to the most suitable style for herself, and she looks heroic and sassy, which makes the weapon more flavorful! Salian continued to explain while admiring the beauty.
"The flail that uses centrifugal force is very powerful, not to mention weapons such as swords, and even the power of long-handled battle axes cannot be compared with it. In addition, relying on the flail that can be turned, it can directly attack the opponent's body regardless of the shield's defense, and at the same time, the reaction force is low, so it is not easy to get tired. Therefore, the Vanolia rebels relied on a peasant army using this weapon to defeat our well-armed Imperial Knights, but it was also thanks to this opportunity that our family was able to obtain the Neumark Territory. ”
"Oh, you've told me this story hundreds of times since I was a kid, let's talk about weapons!"
"Okay, okay, I know! The flail has many advantages and disadvantages, first of all, it is extremely difficult to master, as a new weapon, there is no formed move skills, and our imperial sword god flow is completely unrecorded, and it is all up to its own exploration. In addition, the direction of the flail head is difficult to control, whether it is to accurately hit the target with it, or to prevent the flail from bouncing back from hitting itself. ”
"Well, that's what I've known before, and I use them every year for the harvest. ”
"That's good, I'll teach you the two positions of the flail, both of which were recently developed by our family and founded by my grandfather on the core concept of the Imperial Sword Divine Stream. ”
Salian struck a strange position as he spoke, his left hand in the middle of the flail handle, and his right thumb pressed the flail to avoid bobbing the flail before the attack.
"Oh, this looks so ugly, can you not learn it?"
"Because this is not the inherent posture of the Imperial Sword God Flow, our family is not a perfectionist like the Sword God Richardnell, and there are no requirements for the shape of the pose! Okay, don't look at me like that, let's learn the second pose. ”
Salian put his hands back diagonally and lowered the flail until the chains touched the ground.
"This pose was created in imitation of the 'noblewoman' style of a two-handed sword, so it should look good, with the legs apart, the weapon slightly back and mopping the floor, and the flail head parallel to the ground, which is a perfect posture for attacking and defending. ”
The training in the morning went well, but in the afternoon things changed.
"The three weapons I taught you earlier are used by infantry, and now I will teach you one of my favorite weapons, although it is no longer the only weapon in my family, but no one can surpass us in terms of how to use it. It was the Mace, a weapon that my grandfather perfected from their flails after fighting the Vanoria rebels, and could be used on foot and on horse. ”
Salian swung a chain hammer out of it with a mighty move, and in an instant, a training doll in front of them was shattered.
"Hahahaha, how's it going, awesome!"
The tsundere cat-eared girl naturally rolled her eyes at Salian, but she did want to use this weapon with enthusiasm, but unlike the first three weapons, the chain hammer was already very different from the flail, and the obviously long chain and the huge and heavy hammer made Aphroa extremely uncomfortable as soon as she got started. Not to mention attacking with it, it's hard to swing it steadily.
"Well, it seems that this weapon is too difficult for you for the time being, but this is the most important part of imitating me, what should I do?" said Sully, in great distress.
"Hmph, I'm not going to admit defeat, it only takes three days to become proficient!" the orc girl's determination pleased Salian.
They spent the afternoon in constant failure. Feeling that Aphroa was too tired, the evening class was forced to pause once, and Salian considered that she also needed time to digest the previous two days.
In the next few days, Salian did not teach the orc girl any new content, and the existing content was enough to imitate Salian just by mastering it. What he told Hilda about learning the secret art of protective terror was just an excuse for Salion.
During this time, Salian also visited Ivan, whose condition has now stabilized through Hilda's treatment, and has been moved out of Yulia's laboratory to live with his sister. They now had their own room in the castle, and Aphroa found the time to move all their belongings, and now that she was Sallian's disciple and mistress-to-be, she naturally made Strindberg her home.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the personnel from the fortress of Talenis, Dietrich, had finally arrived. They consisted of a company of banners, a total of one hundred and fifty cavalrymen, as part of the retinue of Salian on this trip to the southern part of the empire. A lord of the rank of an imperial prince, these are essential.
Salian told them to rest for a few days, and he had to wait for the arrival of Lorana Ise and the end of the matter on the side of Constance.
Fortunately, Heixingen originally had a standing military camp, but because it was not wartime, it was not activated, and this company could be stationed there at this time. They were also able to use this time to customize their outfits for their travels, and Sallian hired tailors in the city of Constance to make the most fashionable new uniforms for his army.