The mercenaries did not have breakfast to serve, so most of them chose to sleep, and few people got up early, and even those who were awake were to relax in their tents. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, Payne left the boot camp just as the sky was white, and he went straight to the training ground.

The training ground is the size of a football field and has all kinds of training equipment, but they are all very rudimentary, such as wooden stakes, targets, suspension bridges, climbing boards, etc.

"Two hundred seventy-nine, two hundred and eighty-,...... Three hundred.... As the words fell, Payne plunged his heavy sword into the ground and fell directly on his back on the dirt floor, letting the sweat soak the dirt beneath him.

From sunrise to the present, Payne has completed 300 sword swings in one go, which is the goal he has just set for himself, and he has swung his sword 300 times every morning, noon, and evening.

He did the same every day when he was in Megtown, but he didn't swing his sword that much, less than three hundred times a day. And just two hours ago he couldn't do it until he met Mayo.

Payne met Mayo, the bartender from last night, at the training ground. In fact, everyone here knows that Mayo is not a bartender, he is the owner of the tavern, and he is also a bounty hunter.

However, Mayo only appears in taverns during the winter months, and like most idle bounty hunters, he finds a way to make a living in the winter months, such as setting up a tent in a mercenary camp, running a tavern, or something.

The encounter between the two was purely coincidental, but it was inevitable. Except when Mayo is on a mission, he spends the rest of his time exercising at dawn, a habit he has developed over the years, and he has never stopped. Payne, on the other hand, works hard every day for the bounty hunter's goal, so he never stops.

The training area wasn't big, only half the size of a basketball court, so Mayo could easily see Payne swinging his sword, if that was also called a sword.

Mayo only looked at it twice and couldn't stand it, he felt that the other party was purely wasting time and energy, "Hey, boy, what are you doing?"

"My name is Payne," Payne recognized at a glance... It was the bartender, "I think you know my name, we only met last night at the tavern." ”

Payne was still quite impressed with Mayo, it was this man who saved him last night, and it was because of this that he ordered the most expensive flame. However, the wine was so strong that after only two sips he became a little dizzy, so he returned to the boot camp early.

"Huh... "What's the difference," Mayo shrugged, "I'm afraid you won't even survive this winter, and it doesn't make a difference to me whether you have a name or not." ”

At the moment when the two looked at each other, Payne was a little stunned, he had seen this kind of look on more than one person, "Are you a bounty hunter?"

Payne quickly understood why the other party had shut everyone up with a single sentence when he was in the tavern last night. Now that I think about it, it is very likely that the other party is a bounty hunter, and their sharp and confident eyes are only seen in the eyes of a bounty hunter. - He remembered that the tavern owner in Meg's Town was a bounty hunter, so it wasn't unusual.

Mayo didn't answer the other party's question, "You haven't answered my question yet, boy, what are you doing?"

"Oh... I'm practicing swinging my sword. Payne saw that the other party was deliberate, but he had no intention of raising the bar with the other party, "I've been practicing for a long time, and I was still thinking about whether I should change to a lighter sword." ”

"Can I take a look?" said Mayo.

Payne didn't refuse. He had a hunch that the other party was a bounty hunter, and if he could get a word or two of guidance from the other party, it would not be impossible to have an epiphany.

Mayo took the sword from Payne's hand, waved it casually twice, and then said, "This is a standard forty-pound bounty hunter's sword, both the hilt and the blade are quite exquisitely workmanlike, it shouldn't belong to you, right?"

"It was sent by a friend," said Payne, "and you mean... The standard bounty hunter's sword? Aren't you all silver?"

"This is a practice sword, just like the one I have in my hand," Mayo smiled, "The price of the silver epee is quite expensive, the one you saw last night is at least three gold coins, and it costs thirty silver coins to repair it once, and not any blacksmith can repair it." ”

Payne nodded, and while answering his question, the other party also identified himself, but he still wanted to confirm again, "You're also a bounty hunter, right?"

"That's right, you can call me Mayo. Mayo returned the sword to Payne, "Didn't the friend who gave you the sword instruct you to swing it?"

"No," Payne said, "they were in too much of a hurry, so..."

"So you're just on the same side, aren't you?" said Mayo, "and the snake girl can give you her sword, and that's... It was a surprise. ”

"You know her, too?" said Payne, a little surprised, and suddenly noticed that the circle seemed small, "How did you tell it was her sword? I mean it didn't look like it had any special insignia." ”

"You'll understand when you look at the sword sideways," Mayo continued, "I think there's no one in the South who won't disown her." ”

Payne was stunned for a moment, raised the sword flat with both hands, and then looked at the blade from the side.

It's a snake, Payne was shocked to discover.

"Looks like you've got it," Mayo smiled and continued, "you don't swing your sword by brute force, boy. You have to try to feel the feeling every time you swing your sword, and use your body to experience and remember it. ...... In other words, you can think of it as a trick, and what you need to do is tap into the potential of this skill limitlessly. I think you'd better forget about it, and you won't be able to wield this sword after ten years of practice. ”

"It doesn't sound like a good idea. Payne said.

"Actually, it's about controlling yourself," Mayo didn't know how to explain it clearly, and said with a smile with his hands outstretched, "If you want to master this technique, you must first slowly become familiar with it through a lot of practice, - you don't have to be a heavy sword, a wooden stick is fine, and when you master the essentials, it's not too late to practice with a heavy sword, otherwise you won't make any progress if you swing it ten thousand times, but it will waste your physical strength and slow down your progress." ”

"Thank you...... Mayo, I think I probably get it. Payne said gratefully.

The other party waved his hand indifferently, "It's nothing... Hopefully, this will help you, and if you are careful, you will learn a lot of tricks that will help you at this stage,......。 ”

After Mayo left, Payne thought about it. - He found himself ignoring an extremely important piece of information, which was the teaching, or rather guidance, of the Silver Light Knight.

In fact, there is no way to explain this kind of power, except for one's own comprehension and talent, one can only rely on a lot of practice to gradually become familiar with it and master it. But only if you have to figure out what it is, at least have a direction.

The guidance of the Silver Light Knight coincides with what Mayo just said, although the content is different, but the expression is the same meaning, - to use oneself to perceive.

A country boy who can't even read a word certainly doesn't understand what this means, let alone how to use it. However, Payne is not the country kid he used to be.

But there are some regrets...... The time gap is a bit too long, and the predecessor doesn't seem to be memorized with his heart, so even if Payne tries to remember, he can only get a vague idea, and after summarizing it, Payne defines it as a [Mastery Skill].