Slowly drawing his sword from its sheath, Jude took two steps back and took a battle stance.

"Before that, there is one more necessary preparation. Nossa stared at Maldos in his hand and suddenly chanted the incantation, "Ins_covig_mourie." ”

The boy saw the transparent light briefly appear on the dark gray sword, and then quickly fade away, like some kind of spell that changed the school.

"It's a spell called 'Blade Loss'. Nosa explained, "It can only be applied to one's own weapon, and the duration of the effect is about ten minutes. It's made up of just one element of a spell, and it's so simple that you should be able to use it. Try it?"

It turned out that Nossa had cast a spell that blunted the blade of the sword, no wonder those robbers had never seen blood, but why had he never heard of this spell? Jude was amazed, not only did Master Stanxiu never mention it, but he never flipped through it in his notes. Of course, it may be a coincidence, after all, the practical value of this spell is not high.

“Ins_covig_mourie。 The boy mimicked Nosa's tone and rhythm as he pronounced the Olos phrase, and a burst of transparent light flashed on the sword, and then the blade lost its edge, as if it had returned to an unedged state.

"What a magical spell. While admiring, Jude secretly decided to go back and go through the part of the note that changed the school.

"So, let's get started. With that, Nosa took a defensive stance, "Try to attack me." ”

The boy clenched his sword and moved sideways, and found that Nosa's defense was very loose, and only casually held Mardos in front of him, and looked at him calmly.

Since the blades of the sword had lost their edges, there was nothing to take care of, and Jude suddenly accelerated forward, raising his long sword and swinging it with all his might.

Seeing that Nosa was unavoidable, the boy was hesitating to control the strength, when he was suddenly pushed from behind, and he immediately leaned over and fell to the grass.

Nossa stood behind him in his previous position, and Jude had no idea when he had shifted his form and appeared there.

"You can only use brute force, but you can't talk about technology. Nosa explained, "In most cases, you can only use seven points of strength at most, and the remaining three points of strength are reserved for receiving or changing moves. ”

Quickly getting up, Jude nodded, thinking hard about Nosa's teachings, trying to correct his movements: "Come again." ”

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The teenager was knocked to the ground again.

"Always keep an eye on your surroundings and watch your opponent's movements. Nossa explained.

Jude got up from the ground and reflected on his previous oversight: "Come again." ”

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The sword came out of the boy's hand and stuck it in the grass beside him.

"Hold your sword steadily, and be careful of being disarmed by your opponent. Nossa explained.

Jude pulled his sword out of the dirt and clenched it tightly, "Come again." ”

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The boy was knocked to the ground again.

"No matter what time in the battle, the next game must be stable. Nossa explained.

Getting up, Jude summed up his lesson and adjusted his stance: "Come again." ”

......

This is how many times Jude has been knocked to the ground.

"Let's get here today, and then I'll practice next time. Before the boy could get up and try again, Nosa advised him to stop.

Jude was frustrated: he had failed to hit Nosa once today, and his swordsmanship and body skills had reached their peak. At the same time, the young man also felt that he had gained a lot: today he has learned a lot of valuable practical skills and experience.

Just as Jude was about to put the sword into the sheath, Linda came to his side at some point and suddenly grabbed the young man's right hand holding the sword.

Unable to comprehend the girl's intentions, Jude looked at her with some confusion and followed the other man's movements and handed the sword into her hand.

"I want to try. Linda said this, taking the young man's sword and trying to swing it twice, and then stared at Nosa, who was not far away.

Before Nossa could say anything, the girl was already in action, and she walked swiftly around her opponent's side, her sword stabbing at a sharp angle.

Obviously, this long sword was not as suitable for stabbing as Linda's original rapier, and this sword was parried sideways by Nosa, but the girl did not stop attacking, she quickly adjusted her angle, and continued to stab her opponent in the vital parts like a storm.

Nosa, on the other hand, defended tightly, and blocked and retreated calmly, without showing the slightest flaw; for a while, the two sides faced each other, and the winner was inseparable.

Jude was so dazzled by the battle between the two that he couldn't even keep up with Linda's pace of attack or see Nosa's parrying moves, but he could be sure that both were masters of swordsmanship.

The sound of swords clashing kept coming until Linda suddenly gave up her frontal attack and quickly circled behind Nosa, who seemed to want to leap to her feet and stab her opponent in the back of the neck, but the girl suddenly lost her balance and fell to the ground uncoordinatedly.

"I don't have magic skills, so I'm not comfortable. Standing up, Linda summed up, shook her head and walked over to hand the sword back to the boy.

"It is worthy of Miss Linda, and her swordsmanship is extraordinary. Nossa retracted Maldos and looked at the girl's back in admiration.

Linda lacked magic support, and as for Nosa, Jude noticed the calm and nonchariot smile on his face throughout, and he didn't seem to be using his full strength.

The boy couldn't help but wonder who would be better if the two of them gave it their all, but he probably wouldn't know the answer anytime soon.

Jude put the sword in his sheath, opened his backpack and took out Linda's jug and dry food and handed them to her, and the girl took it as if it were noon, as if it were a common thing.

Nossa always called Miss Linda, not without reason, and the boy was also quite helpless. According to her, there seemed to be someone in the Aeolus Sect who served her, or there was a convenient divine art, and in short, all the daily affairs did not need to be done by herself.

Jude suddenly realizes that Linda's status within the sect may not be low.

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After dinner, Nosa took the initiative to take the three's kettle to the distant stream to replenish clean water, while Linda stood still facing south, not knowing what to think.

Jude was sorting out his luggage, and suddenly remembered the pocket watch in his pocket, took it out and opened the case to check, the current time was 7:27 p.m. With a slight ticking sound, the second hand rotates regularly.

The boy still couldn't understand how the time-still effect needed to be activated, and he casually pressed the button above his pocket watch.

"Knock-" The illusory and distant bell rang from nowhere, and the world instantly returned to silence and grayness.

With the sound of the mirror shattering, the tiny prismatic fragments resurfaced in the air around them, slowly spinning over and over again in countless non-existent planes.

As the world around him changed dramatically, Jude was surprised to find that the watch hands were all reversed counterclockwise to their top origin, while the minute hand continued to recede, crossing the 12 o'clock scale and eventually pointing to 11 o'clock. At the same time, with a slight "ticking" sound, the second hand begins to rotate clockwise regularly.

The boy looked around in astonishment: everything stood still at the beginning, the wind-swept grass remained skewed, and the dark clouds in the dark sky no longer flowed. The moment the watch is pressed continues indefinitely, the sky is calm, the noise is quiet, the mountains and the wilderness are silent, and there seems to be no other living creature in the world.

Jude tried to touch the slowly rotating crystal fragments, but found that he couldn't reach them. They seem to be illusory projections, with no actual form, and yet they are so realistic that they even reflect a glimmer of light.

Inadvertently in front of Linda, Jude curiously observes the girl who is also frozen in an eternal whisker, gazing at the horizon of the far south. The boy tried to look in the same direction, but he could not see anything, only the vast and empty wilderness and the dark and reckless sky.

The girl's blue eyes were as clear as the water of a lake, and there was a faint aura in the calm, and Jude had the first chance to continue to observe Linda up close, her long pale blonde hair draped down like a waterfall, neat and smooth.

The silver-white crescent silk was still fresh and clean, and it exuded a faint and dark fragrance, and the fragrance was so familiar that the young man's heart was so enchanted that his heart beat faster and his breathing became a little short.

Looking at the curve of the girl's chest, Jude swallowed with difficulty, feeling that he couldn't bear it anymore, and quickly looked away, not daring to look at Linda again.

After taking several deep breaths, the boy barely managed to hold his composure, and quickly walked away from the girl's surroundings and returned to where he had been.

Looking at the dial again, the minute hand was approaching the 12-o'clock scale, the second hand was still beating steadily, and Jude carefully observed the hands until all three coincided at the top.

"Knock-" Another illusory and distant bell rang from nowhere, and the world instantly returned to its original state.

The wind continued to sweep through the wilderness, the grass swayed, the sound of leaves rubbing between the mountains and forests was heard again, and Linda still stared south, and everything was normal.

At the same time, the hands are turned clockwise to their rightful position, and the time is still displayed at 7:27.

It seems that the time stand still lasts for five minutes, and Jude thinks that this successful activation must be due to the completion of the internal charge. I don't know how long it will take to recharge, but it obviously takes a lot of time, so the boy pressed the button on the pocket watch again, and sure enough, nothing happened.

Closing his pocket watch and putting it in his pocket, Jude continued to pack his luggage.

Not long after, Nosa returned with the three of them filling up the kettle, and collected some twigs along the way.

Just in time for the firewood, Jude thanked them and piled them in the middle of the camp, and took out the flint and velvet jars from his backpack.

Carefully removing a small amount of dried velvet from the sealed wooden jar and attaching it to the flint, Jude picked up another flint and scratched it, and then quickly led the lit flame to the twig.

Seeing the young man Fei lighting the bonfire so vigorously, Nosa couldn't help but ask, "Jude, as a mage, why don't you use spells to make fires?

"Uh......" Jude replied, putting away the flint and velvet, and after a moment's thought, "I'm used to it, or rather, not yet." ”

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Another_View：Alphonsus

Alfonsos Taomer stood in the light.

"Archbishop. The assistant behind him woke him up and gave him an update, "At present, our priests are building churches in the villages of Sylfest, Skrawby, Raivis, and Lanbertin, and everything is going well, except for the priests of Ochedant, who are still facing great resistance. ”

"Good. Alphonsos did not turn around, he turned his back to his assistant and said, "Blessed of the Light, our work in the West is going well. Early next month, I'll be heading for the snowfall in the north, where the pastor we sent there seems to be at a loss. We'll talk about it at next week's rally, so get some rest after a hard day. ”

"It is an honor to serve the Light. The assistant saluted, then withdrew.

Dale Norberis (Dell_Nobres), Duke of Ranlent, was still young, and after inheriting his father's vast and rich domain, he was now only thinking about having an affair with his fiancée, and the Sect's expansion in the West met with little resistance.

But unlike the Marquis de Stoudemire (Stradmire_Voluncis), the White River tundra was a barren tundra, and the bitter cold of the Northland made him resilient and conservative. I will have to go there myself, and it would be best if communication could dispel his vigilance, but I'm afraid things won't be so simple.

Alphonsos stood still, his mind quickly contemplating and analyzing, and the pure and holy light shone on him from the dome, bathing him in peace and clarity.

There are critical moments that may have to be sacrificed. Only by overcoming the difficulties in front of us can we go further and save more people.

But what about the victims? Are they redeemed because of it?

There are still many questions to ponder.

Alphonsos Taomer pondered in the light.

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