Chapter 7 Comprehension
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"Speaking of which, where did the protagonist who brought us such a delicacy go?" The black swan of Renosk asked. She thought that Miss Hayes should know Lan Feng's movements, but unfortunately Fiona was also at a loss. But Miss Hayes has another magic weapon - summoning her twin brother.
Fiore really gave his sister the right answer, and Lan Feng went to the martial arts training hall in the manor with a few other men. This made all the young ladies interested, and a group of people unanimously decided to go to the martial arts training hall to observe the men's martial arts before dinner, of course, several people wanted to pay attention to different objects.
The martial arts hall in the Luce manor is a free-standing, single-storey stone building, not far from the stables, separated only by a walled racecourse. The racetrack was used for training horses, and Reinhardt would sometimes ride his horses there for a while. This martial arts hall is one of the few large sums of money that Miss Luce does not invest for profit. Kaunescu is not a stone source, and transporting building stone here is costly. Not to mention the large area of floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the north and south sides, even the royal family has never used so much clear glass in one house. Although the house is only one floor, its height is basically the same as that of a normal two-story building. On the east side of the staircase is an outdoor staircase, also made of rubble masonry, with large pebbles forming a handrail fence. Everyone was led by Reinhardt into the martial arts training hall from here.
After walking into the room, everyone was slightly shocked by the spacious space inside. After they entered the door, there was a wooden platform overlooking the entire martial arts training hall. The floor of the martial arts training hall is sprinkled with a layer of fine sand after the mud is leveled, which is solid and not easy to injure people after falling, and the floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the north and south sides make it very light inside. To the northwest is a row of weapon racks with a variety of unfired weapons and armor.
Everyone looked down, and Reinster was fighting Lan Feng, both using wooden sticks instead of weapons. It's just that Reinster holds the appearance of a two-handed sword, while Lan Feng really uses a stick to hold it. Sogrend watched the battle with the brothers Michelle and Redknapp, but Sogrend had already noticed the crowd that had just come in and waved at them.
Just as the crowd stepped down from the platform, Reingst attacked. He shouted, and it was a frontal slash, opening and closing, making it difficult for people to resist. And Lan Feng really didn't intend to resist, he took a step back and stretched out his stick to push Reinst's attack aside. Lei Inster quickly collected his strength, raised his hand and swept towards Lan Feng's waist again. Lan Feng turned the wooden stick in his hand counterclockwise, and once again unloaded the opponent's attack to the other side. With a twist of his wrist, Reinster pulled out the suppressed wooden stick and knocked Lan Feng away with his shoulder. Lan Feng rolled backwards all at once, which made Miss Hayes exclaim.
However, several people who were proficient in martial arts clearly saw that Lan Feng still withdrew his stick and defended at the critical moment. It is estimated that he should not suffer any losses, but took the opportunity to distance himself from Reinst. Of course, Lei Inst couldn't let him get his wish, and immediately rushed forward to attack again, but Lan Feng wouldn't give him another chance. The Oriental sticks stabbed at Reingst's face like a snake letter, forcing him to block and defend in embarrassment.
"Alright, let's stop here." Thorgrande spoke up to stop the two.
"Agreed, Reingst." Lan Feng withdrew his stick and saluted with his fists. This is the etiquette of the oriental warriors.
"You're welcome, I'm losing." Reinster briskly admitted his disadvantage, "But it's interesting, we'll come back later." ”
"Reinst, you should take a good look back at Lan Feng's attack, this is a martial art that we have never seen before." Sogrerd began to instruct his adopted son.
"Isn't Lance going to try his hand?" Yusuf said.
"Hehe, I think it's better to give you such a chance to perform." Michelle is not much smarter than Reingst, and he is not Lan Feng's opponent since he thinks about it, and he doesn't want to lose face in front of Fiona.
"What a pity, the captain of the dignified Mastar Praetorian Guard would want me to set an example in a down-to-earth contest with a dragon knight?" Yusuf continued to tease.
Just as Michelle was thinking about how to pay tribute to Yusuph, Cyodora suddenly spoke: "You two don't argue, I think it's better to ask the last Sword Master of Mastar to show us how to deal with the martial arts we have never encountered before." She said this, and turned her gaze to Thorgrande. As soon as these words came out, everyone present was taken aback.
Sogrend smiled and looked at Celedora for a while, although he turned around and said to Lan Feng, "Lord Lan Feng, if you don't mind, let's have a competition, we can't ruin the interest of the ladies." ”
"It's an honor under it." Lan Feng had heard the story of Sogrande's sword fighting tournament in Mastar, and he also realized that this man should be one of the top masters on the continent. No one in the Oriental Martial Arts will refuse to compete with such a figure.
"Daddy, here's this." Reinhardt was also interested, her father's swordsmanship was one of the things she was proud of, and she hurriedly handed over the wooden sword that Sogrend usually used.
Sogrend swung a few times to warm up and then took a pose.
"So, let's get started." Cyodora noticed that his eyes were full of joy after he said this, and he no longer had the relaxed and casual appearance just now.
Sogrande's serious sharp gaze made Lan Feng tense his nerves, and the two of them did not act rashly in the first few seconds, but observed each other's posture, hoping to find some real flaws. Just when everyone thought that the stalemate would continue, the two acted almost simultaneously.
This fight was completely different from the confrontation between Lan Feng and Lei Inster just now, and its speed was almost twice as fast as just now. is also a slash, Sogrend's attack speed and angle are more varied, and Lan Feng's response is also methodical. Seeing this, Reinster and Michelle were afraid that everyone would make a mistake, so they hurriedly beckoned everyone to retreat to the platform on the second floor.
It soon became clear that this was prescient. In order to take advantage of the length of his weapon, Lan Feng tried his best to move and try to distance himself, but such an attempt was seen through by Thorgrande. He chased after Lan Feng closely, and continued to attack to delay the opponent's movements. Sogrend had thought that as long as he kept enough distance, he would be able to force Lan Feng, who was using the long stick, to be tired, but Lan Feng's long stick was still as nimble as a poisonous snake even when it was close to his body. Even after Sogregor blocked an opponent's kick, Lan Feng turned to the counterattack, and his attacks went from the top three to the bottom three, and then from the bottom three to the top three. A set of moves is seamless.
Laymen like the Hayes brothers and sisters have completely failed to see the moves on the field, and even a few people who think they are good at martial arts already feel that it is very difficult to observe clearly.
"Michelle, how many times did you say that little man's attack just now?" Yusuf already felt a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
"I don't know, Lord Luce has blocked at least twelve or thirteen." Michelle was in no mood to laugh at the Dragon Knight's martial arts at this time.
"There were seven stabs, three blows to the legs, five probing attacks to the head, and two blows to the shoulders. But the most critical attack was those seven stabs. Cyodora said word by word, as if answering the questions of the two, and as if talking to herself. Her eyes were completely attracted by the competition on the field, and her expression seemed to be obsessed.
"Sister!" Reinhardt called out to her.
Cyodora snorted and came back to her senses, "Oh, I was so fascinated by what I just saw. With that, both Reingster and Nastasya turned their eyes to her. Although Lei Yingst had completely seen the movements of the two just now, he hadn't had time to think about the subtleties of Lan Feng's attack routine. As for Nastaxia, her grasp of the situation on the field is basically similar to Michelle, and when she heard Theodora's comment, she secretly said in her heart: "Is this the genetic talent of blood?" ”
At this moment, the competition between Sogrend and Lan Feng finally stopped because of the equipment, and Sogrande's wooden sword broke, just when he turned to the counterattack.
"That's it, it's really a good fight, it's been a long time since I've met such a good opponent as Lord Lanfeng."
"There are many offenses in the bottom, and I get a little carried away when I fight." Lan Feng quickly regained his usual reserve.
Reinhardt was the first to run off the platform and took a towel from the side and handed it to his father. Fiona seemed to suddenly realize something, and hurriedly went to look for the towel. But when Miss Hayes turned around, she saw that the black swan of Reynolds had already put her handkerchief on Lan Feng's face.
"By the way, what is your attack routine that contains seven stabs just now, I don't think it's like stick art, but more like the martial art of using a spear, it's really an amazing move, I almost can't dodge it." Thorgrande wiped his sweat.
"Lord Luce is really sharp, and it's really too much to be in the bottom." Lan Feng smiled apologetically, "This is indeed a set of spear moves, it does have a name, it is called: 'Seven Detectives of the Coiling Snake', the meaning of the name refers to the entrenched poisonous snake in ambush to launch seven bite attacks. It is said that a famous military general in ancient China has been handed down, and he once single-handedly charged back and forth among tens of thousands of enemy troops seven times with this spearmanship and rescued a prince who was still in infancy. ”
At this time, Cyodora suddenly interjected a sentence: "Please teach me how to use a sword!" Of course, she said it to Sogrande.
"Okay, as long as you're willing to learn. From tomorrow onwards, we will meet here every day after the roosters crow. Thorgrande smiled and agreed.
"Yes, no problem." Cyodora replied.
"That's great!" Reinhardt smiled and hugged his own sister.
"Oh, by the way, why don't I think it's been a long time since I've seen Miss Macmillan?" Michelle suddenly interjected and asked.
"I haven't seen her since she borrowed my sword." Sogrend said.
"Sister Estella has borrowed from me the manor's blacksmith's shop, and I think she's always been there." Reinhardt said with one hand on his chin.
"Then we'd better not bother her, for Estella must be meditating right there against Mistress Luce's sword. She's only obsessed with this one thing. Fiona concluded.
"Then you should still go and see her, I heard that some craftsmen will completely forget about eating and sleeping once they are obsessed with work, and it is not good for their health after a long time." Fiore reminded.
"Then let's go visit her class together." Nastasya suggested. Her proposal was echoed by everyone, so a group of people cleaned up the martial arts training hall and walked towards the blacksmith shop.
It had indeed been a day or two since Estella had left the smithy, and since she had gotten her hands on the Tooth Moon, all her thoughts had been on the sword. Estella's parents died young, and she grew up with Macmillan Sr., and her grandfather's blacksmith was her childhood paradise. Although she was young and fashionable at the time, Estella vividly remembers the scene when Sogrede came to the store to buy the "Tooth Moon", and she was fascinated by the sword for the first time. In the past 19 years, she has always dreamed that she can create a work comparable to "Yayue" with her own hands, and all her previous efforts have failed. Now, when she holds the "Tooth Moon" in her hand again, she seems to be able to feel her grandfather's soul from the blade of the sword. After a long period of speculation and reflection, Estella finally set out to create a new piece.
When everyone arrived at the blacksmith's shop, Estella had finished the final process, wiping down the newly created sword and hanging it with the "Tooth Moon". It is a standard two-handed sword, 5 cm wide and about 75 cm long, with a straight blade like a beam of light, with blades on both sides, and a round and graceful arc of blood grooves on the back of the sword, glowing with black and cyan light.
"What a good sword." Thorgrande opened his mouth and complimented.
Estella looked up at the crowd, smiled slightly, and then turned her attention to her new work and "Tooth Moon".
"The material is still not good, if I can have a piece of meteor iron, I am now confident that I can make a work as good as 'Yayue'." The female swordsmith said. There was a confident glint in her eyes, which made her whole person look radiant. This made Hayes a little distracted for a while.
Smiling, Thorgrande walked over, he took the moon off and handed it to Estella.
"I would like to entrust you with a job, Miss Macmillan."
"Please do what you command, Lord Luce. You're welcome, I'm able to make a breakthrough because you're willing to let me take a closer look at the Tooth Moon. If you have any needs, please try to say them. ”
"It may be overkill for you, but because you want to give a gift to your loved ones, I think that even if it costs a lot, you should ask a famous person like you to do it. I'll just tell you what, please help me remove the two amethysts from the hilt of the Tooth Moon sword, and then make a pair of bracers for me and inlay them on them. Sogrend said.
"Any other requirements? For example, materials, styles, and so on. ”
"I guess it's up to you, whatever material you need can ask me, whether it's gold, platinum, silver, copper, iron, or gemstones, I can send it to you." Reinhardt went on for his father. At this time, Miss Luce no longer looked like a young girl, but a full of the style of a big businessman.
"Okay, just leave it to me, I'll write you a list of materials in three days, and in seven days, please come here and pick up the goods." Estella said after a moment's silence.
"Then please." Thorgrande placed the Tooth Moon in the hands of the female swordsmith.
At the same time, Reingst, Michelle and Yusuf also took a fancy to Estella's new work. Fiona couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the three older men like children who saw the toys they wanted but were too embarrassed to speak. He said to Estella: "My friend Estella, as the so-called 'sword for heroes', you should find a master for your new work." ”
Estella listened, and glanced at the three of them.
"Uh...... I said Estella, how to say that we are all Mastar, sell me this sword, I will pay a high price. Yusuf was the first to speak.
"Hey, hey, everyone grew up playing together, why should you be cheap." Michelle wouldn't give up the good stuff to the Redknapp brothers.
"Then whoever pays the most will get it, and people will also have to do business."
"Youssef, if I'm not mistaken, you owe Mademoiselle Ranphane a ransom, a third of your personal fortune according to the rules, which is not a small amount, and are you sure you still have spare money to spend on a weapon that you don't use much?" Michelle poked at the other party's key point again.
"What do you mean by not being able to use it much? I'm also a knight and of course need a decent sword. Yusuf argued.
"Alright, alright, gentlemen, I think so, I need a piece of Meteor Iron to complete a work comparable to the Tooth Moon Phase, whoever gets me a piece of Meteor Iron first, I will give this two-handed sword to whoever I want. That's it, don't disturb my work, all out, get out! Estella impatiently pushed Yusuf and Michelle outside.
"Brother Rein, do you like that sword very much?" Reinhardt leaned in and asked.
"Well, I do like it, but I can't get such a rare thing as meteor iron, forget it, go and apply for a new sword from Lord Beta, it's just a matter of filling out a bunch of forms. Let's go, don't bother Miss Macmillan. Reinster touched Reinhardt's head.
"Isn't it just a piece of iron, I'll find it for you." After saying this, Cyodora left the blacksmith shop without a clue.
"Then I sincerely look forward to your work, Miss Macmillan." Sogrerd also took his leave.
The rest of the people also said goodbye to the female swordsmith one by one and left.