In front of the castle stood a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man wears a luxurious golden dress, with thick connections and bracelets hanging around his neck and wrists. The luxurious golden garments are adorned with various gems and precious jewels. Even on each finger hangs ten various thumb-sized gemstones. Horn alone can recognize ink crystal, cat's eye, emerald, etc.

Horn looked at the outfit and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. It's simply a moving gem museum.

The middle-aged man's appearance is also very consistent with his dress, with a round face and oily lush, fleshy cheeks, small eyes, thick lips, and large and fleshy ears, just like a nouveau riche. When he laughs, he looks more like a treacherous businessman. If it weren't for the gleam in those small eyes, others would never associate a high-level martial artist as high as fifteen with the appearance of this nouveau riche in front of him.

Jack stepped forward, made a salute and said, "Master DuPont, this young man is Horn Reinhardt, the one who told you yesterday to pay half a year's tuition. ”

Dupont squinted and looked at Horn. He looked up and down, and said with a smile: "You are Horn." Your skills are very poor, and you are only a little bit closer to level 5, only a little stronger than ordinary people. Don't you know that if you don't reach level seven at your age, it will be very difficult to achieve something in this life? ”

Horn nodded, and said indifferently: "I know, but I believe that the reason why I haven't reached level seven at this age is because I didn't pay attention to martial arts cultivation before, and if I can make a breakthrough under your guidance, I believe that I will be able to make a breakthrough soon." ”

DuPont admired Horn's faith. "Sometimes, confidence is the opposite of reality. I hope you're not one of them. ”

Horn smiled and said in a firm tone, "Then Master DuPont will wait and see." ”

DuPont smiled and said, "Okay, I hope you don't disappoint me." ”

Then he said to Jacques, "You go back first." Later, the others will come back as well. ”

Jake answered, said goodbye to Horn, and went back the way he came.

Chapter 20: The Meaning of Vampires

Shortly after Jacques returned, a dozen figures climbed up from the side of the stone pillar. It should be other students at DuPont.

The men approached slowly, looking tired, and one of them staggered and was supported by another.

When these people approached, Horn saw clearly that these people were some young people in their teens, most of them were like himself. The levels of these people are uneven, but Horn feels that they all have seventh-level strength, and they are all higher than himself.

After these stands, they bow to Dupont. One of the young men who seemed to be the leader stood up and said, "Teacher, today's training is over. Except for Justin, who was injured a little, everyone else was fine. ”

Dupont's small eyes lit up on his round face, and he looked at the injured young man Justin with a smile and said, "Justin, how are you? Are you seriously injured? Do you need a teacher to help you treat it?"

It looked like a hungry wolf seeing a little sheep and tempting it.

When Justin heard this seemingly considerate sentence, he smiled bitterly, and said with a helpless look in his eyes: "The teacher appreciates your kindness, but ...... I can't bear your kindness anymore, and I'll go to Master Haobot for treatment of this little injury. ”

Horn didn't understand why this Justin was obviously seriously injured, but he didn't let DuPont treat, couldn't DuPont be treated?

When Du Pont heard this, his face suddenly darkened. With a straight face, he said, "Go ahead." ”

Then he pointed at Horn and said, "This is a new student, called Horn Reinhardt, and you will have to practice together in the future." ”

Then he pointed to the group of young people and introduced them to Horn one by one.

The young man who spoke just now was called Adel Duruff. He is tall and stocky, with short brown hair curled like a lion. The face is square, and the rigid lines are like knives and axes. In combination with the muscles that are uplifted and hard as stones, it gives people a feeling of calm and mountain. In every word and deed, people are trustworthy.

And that Justin is lean, delicate-looking, and his facial features are inconspicuous, but with those slippery eyes, he looks like an elf eccentric, very scheming, and can't calm down.

It was getting late, and Dupont said, "Adel, you've been here for the longest time." Explain to Horn some things you need to pay attention to, and go back to rest. ”

After that, he walked straight back to the castle.

Everyone watched after Dupont returned. Adel turned around and said to Horn, "Your name is Horn, isn't it?" Just got here today?"

Horn nodded and said, "Yes." Why does Master Dupont live in this castle? Seeing that this castle is quite big, why does he live here and we live on the platform? Isn't it more convenient to live together. ”

Adel glanced at the castle and said, "Oh, the castle is very big, but it's not suitable for us to live in, you'll know later." Since you have come here to practice, it is more appropriate to call Teacher Dupont. ”

Horn didn't understand what it meant that Adel wasn't fit to live in. Since Adel said that he would know later, he didn't want to ask.

Adel continued, "Let's go. All go back to rest. ”

Except for the injured Justin, everyone else, including Horn, walked in the direction of the wire.

After arriving at the ferrata. Adel stopped and asked Horn, "Did you come here in a hanging basket when you came?"

Horn was a little baffled and jumped over without making a hanging basket. Said: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"No, just sue you. Teacher Dupont has a rule that as long as the students here go back and forth to this iron cable, they are not allowed to make hanging baskets. Adair explained.

Horn was a little dumbfounded now, such a long iron cable was in such a high place, how could he pass without sitting on a hanging basket. He asked, "How did you get there?"

"Walk over there," Adair said. Then he pointed to the others and said, "You see them go, and you just do it." ”

I saw the others jump on the rope one by one, and landed firmly on the arm-thick rope. Then one after the other galloped by, during which a strong wind blew and shook the iron ropes, and the people on them swayed from side to side. Hang Horn's heart to his throat.

But although the people above were swaying, their feet stood firmly on the iron rope as if they were rooted. When the wind was a little lighter, they rushed by one by one. In an instant, it disappeared from view.

"See? That's how it passed. Adel said. Then he said: "Today is the first time you have walked this iron rope, you go ahead, I will follow you, I can help you with anything." ”

Horn looked at the Ropes, not sure how he could run over them. And I don't understand that there is a hanging basket and you don't sit, so you have to take this risk. So he asked, "Why don't you sit in the hanging basket, isn't that safer and faster?"

Adel shook his head and said, "Teacher Dupont has a purpose in doing this. This rope is so long. To walk on it, you need to master balance. And as you can see, the wind blows from time to time, which can exercise one's instantaneous reflexes. In short, walking on the iron rope is also a kind of cultivation. ”

When Horn heard this, he also felt that Adel made a lot of sense. This really improves the body's balance and reflexes. But when I was about to go on it, I still didn't have a bottom in my heart.

Bite the bullet and jump on the ferroid. As soon as I landed on the iron cable, I felt that the iron rope was swaying, and my body couldn't help twisting to maintain balance. It took a while to settle down.

It was Adele's voice coming from behind: "Focus, don't think wildly, keep walking." ”

When Horn heard this, he thought to himself, it is easy to say, the height of two or three hundred meters is not high, and it is not low to say low. At least like Horn's current skills, if he falls and doesn't die, he will be seriously injured.

This distraction, I didn't pay attention to my feet, one stepped into the air, and my body fell straight down. Seeing that he was about to fall, Horn hurriedly reached out and grabbed the iron cable. I didn't fall off it, but I was shocked.

Adel was also startled and hurriedly jumped on the iron rope. Landing steadily on the iron cable, one stepped forward, pulled Horn up, and said anxiously: "You must concentrate and don't be distracted, otherwise something will happen." ”

Horn pinched a cold sweat and nodded. Barely calming his heartbeat. Then focus on the iron rope under your feet, and walk carefully step by step.

Adair, on the other hand, walked behind, following in unison, and if Horn was in danger, he would strike immediately. But looking at his appearance, it was as if he was strolling leisurely on the iron cable, and it was very relaxed.

This multi-kilometre stretch of wire is the most thrilling journey Horn has walked since he was born. During the encounter, he encountered a mountain wind and almost fell twice, but he grabbed the iron rope quickly and survived the crisis in a thrilling way. This walk, a distance of several kilometers, from dusk to dark.

When Horn jumped off the iron cable, the stone in his heart finally hit the ground, and a gust of wind blew, and his whole body was cold, only to realize that his whole body was soaked with sweat.

Adair jumped off the ground. He patted Horn on the shoulder and said, "That's it, you just have to concentrate and pay attention, and it's nothing." ”

Horn nodded in agreement. When I look back at this iron cable, I don't feel like I was having a hard time at the beginning.

By this time, it was completely dark. The other students who arrived earlier were gone. I guess they all went back to rest. Horn found that the passage he had come from had been completely sealed, with straight cliffs above and below the platform, and nothing but the stone houses. I couldn't do anything at night except sleep, and I looked at them as if they were tired from training, and I couldn't wait to go back to rest.

At this moment, there was a call from the alone. Even Adair could hear the noise, and Horn asked awkwardly, "I wonder if dinner is served here." ”

Although Horn had brought a whole cart of dry food, enough to eat for a while. But if you want to stay here for at least half a year, sooner or later you will finish eating. It would be nice to have free food here.