For a long time, Hiko has heard stories about those legendary swordsmen showing off their superb swordsmanship. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are stories about small insects crawling in the hair of a noble lady with the tip of a sword, and there are also stories about wielding a giant sword and splitting a rock taller than a person in half. Of course, like his father's doing, cutting steel with a single blow and the like, is also a regular word of mouth among people.

However, Hiko is sure that such an example only appears when the user has an extremely advanced qi cultivation, or is holding some kind of divine weapon. Instead of doing this with one finger like Mu, he did it entirely with the strength of his own flesh.

This is a bit incredible, but it also shows the strength of the Sword Master from the side. If they can come to the apex of the world, they must have the corresponding capital. This steel slashing sword technique should be just the tip of the iceberg that Mu has as a sword saint, and there should be more of what he is even more incredible.

As his longing for his father rose in his heart, Hiko immediately turned his head to the totem pole that had just been erected in front of him, and then clenched the iron rod in his hand and swung it down again.

The collision of the iron rod and the totem pole instantly made Hiko feel a tremor that was numb even to his bones. And in this case, Hikoko immediately closed his eyes and began to feel this tremor desperately, wanting to seize the opportunity to be able to use it.

However, if the mysteries of the Sword Saint's own inheritance can be learned so easily, then the existence of the Sword Saint is inevitably a little too cheap. So, of course, Hiko's behavior was reduced to uselessness, but because the vibration was too huge, his teeth began to ache.

This made him immediately open his eyes and look at his father, wanting to get some tips from him. But in this regard, Mu's answer was to knock on the totem beside him.

"Go on, if you want to learn to chop steel, there is no trick to it. Repeat your movements, be regular, swift, and complete your attack in a moment's time. Day and night, countless swings, not a single one. When your body feels the adaptation and starts to get used to all of this, when you no longer feel the power of the shock, and then the power of the shock starts to get stronger because of you. Then, you can cut through the obstacle in front of you, and at the same time, you will learn the art of cutting steel. ”

Speaking in simple words about the reality that is not simple at all, after giving such guidance, Mu walked straight back to his position and shouted at Yan in the most realistic tone.

"Alright, hurry up and start your moves. The new totem starts with a new count, and the first ......"

Gritting his teeth, without any rebuttal, Hiko began his hard cultivation again. And like him, Qiong, who has not yet found the mystery of tidal swordsmanship, can only seek possible progress with the same assiduity.

This is cultivation, although talent and talent are very important, but perseverance and hard work are the most important capital. Some people rely on their own petty talent to ignore this most basic fact. And such a choice will always bring them only a bleak ending.

Both Hiko and Qiong understand this, so they work hard enough, hard enough to make most of this world fearful. And in the midst of such hardship, time began to slip away quietly, and the annual ice-breaking period at sea along the coast of the Arctic Ice Sheet also quietly came.

It is a very important festival for the Nord people. Because the area connecting the continent of the Icefield was completely sealed off by majestic mountains, they could only communicate with the outside world by ships sailing on the sea.

However, the oceans of the Far North have always been a haunt of sea monsters, coupled with the extreme harsh environment of wind and snow for most of the year, as well as strange currents and tides. There are really not many merchants who dare to set foot on this territory at such great risk.

The lack of supplies became a fatal factor, because of this, many Nord men gave up their lives on land and joined the sea, choosing to use their hands and strength to negotiate a life with the big merchant ships at sea.

This is the cause of the Nord pirates, who are so used to being that they are completely killer whales that have seen blood on the sea. Whether it is a merchant ship or a pirate, as long as it appears in your sight, it is all prey. And no one wants to meet a horde of terrible Nord warriors at sea. Their strength makes them no less powerful than the ships of the emerging kingdoms.

This deterrence of force has led most people to pay for safety when they encounter Nord pirates. Traditionally, the Nords would not kill such subservients, which made many savvy businessmen think about it. Some of them risked their lives to meet the leader of the Nord pirates, and they also made a deal with several villages and towns along the coast of Arest. That is, in exchange for the safety of their merchant ships on the Nord pirate routes, and at the same time, for a period of security each year, they would go to the Arest Icefield to do business with the Nords.

Sounds like good news, especially for the Nords, who are scarved for supplies. So the tradition was established. And every year just after winter, when the ice on the Far North Sea has just been lifted and everything is relatively calm, it becomes a fixed time for such a major transaction.

In less than a month, hundreds of gigantic merchant ships would cross the thawing seas and dock at ports built by the Nords specifically for trade. They would bring large quantities of grain, cloth, steel, and livestock. These merchants dare to sell anything as long as there is a need. Of course, they are not selfless.

Ice-iron from Arest's specialty, rare animal skins, and high-quality wood were all they needed. These things can often be sold for sky-high prices in the human kingdom, but in this trading port, they have been pressed to the price of cabbage. And seriously, it also has to do with the brains of the Nords. Expecting these guys with muscles in their brains to learn to do business is as ridiculous as expecting their own animals to turn into dragons the next day.

For a long time, the Nords have been regarded as fools, and they are the kind of people who are stupid and easy to cheat. This made the merchants who went to the sea a lot of money in this unfair trade. But now, the situation is very different. Because Hiko's takeover, new rules and order were established for this kind of trading. And this also makes him an indispensable presence for the Nords during the icebreaker trading period.

Just like now, as soon as the ice-breaking period arrived, a group of Nord men from distant villages and towns drove sturdy cattle and heavy goods to the hut of their father and son, and blocked Yan who was just about to go out to cultivate.

"Hiko, why are you still here? The ice-breaking period is here, and the human merchant ships have arrived. How can you stay in this place when the port needs your help?"

Hearing the leader's shout, Hiko touched his head and said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Gu. I've been so busy cultivating lately that I've almost forgotten the time?"

"Cultivation, you?" Seeing that Yan was indeed very different from before, this uncle, who was called Gu, immediately laughed. "It's true that this little body of yours needs to be exercised. And it looks like you've been doing a great job lately. But now is not the time to talk about this, hurry up and sit down, we have to rush to the port. Don't let the old shaman wait. ”

As he spoke, the uncle stretched out his hand and wanted to bring Yan up directly as before. This time, though, he wasn't as easy as he had come before, because when he did, Hiko grabbed his arm and stopped him from making the next move.

"Don't worry, Uncle Gu. I'm going to talk to my dad first, and I've got something to take with me. ”

As a somewhat prestigious Nord samurai, Ko was a little surprised by Hiko's performance. However, it was only a surprise. His eyesight wasn't good enough to see through what kind of exercise Hiko had gone through, so he just said happily.

"That's right, Hiko, you already have a feeling of strength in your arm, and it seems that your cultivation is very effective. By the way, aren't you going to say hello to your father? Go, go. I couldn't find a place to stay when I was late. ”

"I know, I know. With a shake of his hand, Hiko went straight back to his house. And as soon as he entered, he saw Mu who was carrying this big bag and the dome who followed him with an angry face.

Ignoring the firmament's inexplicable anger, Hiko said directly to his father.

"Dad, Uncle Gu is here to pick me up. The port side seems to need my help right now. So I wondered if I could suspend my cultivation for the past few days. ”

"Yes, after you come back, you can make up for it yourself. Nodding, Mu didn't give Yan too many obstacles in this kind of thing, on the contrary, he still attached great importance to the matter of icebreaker trading, and even he directly handed the animal skin bag in his hand to Yan's hand and admonished him. "Or the cunning merchant, give him the contents of the bag and bring back what I want, understand?"

"That balding human uncle? I know, I ordered quite a few things from him?"

As soon as he heard his father's words, Hiko, who had been traveling with his father for a while, naturally knew who he was talking about, so he smiled immediately, and it felt like a fox seeing a fat chicken that had been fat and couldn't move quickly.

And I don't know why, as soon as I saw Yan's expression, Qiong was extremely angry. Coupled with the fact that Mu had stopped all training and forced her to go to the port with Hiko, she vented all her frustration on Hiko.

"What are you waiting for? I don't want to spend the night with you outside when the night breeze blows!"

"I'll take something. As soon as he replied, Hiko's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked the dome in astonishment. "What, you're going to the port with me too?"