The captain turned to the boatswain and said, "What duty are Domon and Chipodi arranged today?" Replace them immediately. ”

The boatswain grimaced: "They are the oarsmen of His Excellency Mage's expedition, and it is impossible to fight now. ”

Captain: "What about Jorxi and Cai Zhaixi?" ”

Boatswain: "Jolsie is the helmsman of the expedition, and Cai Zhaixi is here, currently resting in the cabin. ”

Captain: "Then call Ager again, and the two of them will be the opponents of the little prince of Monrovia, the little princess." ”

Oscar frowned: "Is this really the best swordsman on your ship?" It doesn't sound very powerful. ”

Captain: "They are mainly sailors, and we don't have professional soldiers on the ship, but everyone has experience in fighting river pirates when they run the boat, so they know a little bit about swordsmanship." ”

Oscar: "Hmph, let's hurry up then." Do you have swords? ”

The captain nodded: "Of course." ”

Then the boatswain arrived with two sailors, and when the captain saw them both, he commanded: "You two must not strike with your own swords." It's not fair that the little princess didn't bring her own sword. You have to use a strange sword. ”

In the process of forging swords, due to the operation of craftsmen and other accidents, there are actually subtle differences in data such as the center of gravity of each sword, and in a sense, each sword is unique.

Therefore, it is already common knowledge that the same swordsman will be more skilled when he uses the sword he is familiar with.

Marika also spoke: "I will not use a dagger and a short sword, I will use a long sword to fight the little princess." ”

Oscar frowned: "Daggers and short swords have a disadvantage when facing long swords, my teacher said." ”

Marika shrugged, "Isn't that just right?" You can have a fair and just duel with me. ”

Elizabeth stared at Marika for several seconds before deciding to speak, "Although she is a wanderer, she has been trained as a drow warrior and has a long weapon. ”

Marika shrugged, "If I said that the main weapon of our drow elves is the elven scimitar, would it make the game seem fairer?" ”

Oscar raised his chin: "You can fight me with an elven scimitar." ”

"I see," Marika nodded, "you don't want to take part in any adventures, you just want to find a reason to go back, I see." I won't release the water later, and I can just clear a potential rival for the princess. ”

Oscar had a straight face: "You won't succeed!" ”

"Wait a minute!" The sailor named Ager, who had just been brought in by the boatswain, interjected, "Drow is indeed a much stronger swordsman than us, just by looking at her usual actions, she is definitely a master of using swords." But isn't it too early for you to think about confrontation with Drow? ”

"That's right, although we haven't learned swordsmanship seriously, but we have also practiced it for so many years." Cai said that he had an oriental face—of course, by the name, he must have come from a place farther east than the orc wasteland.

Ager: "Although we are best at playing with five people, and the strength of singles is not so outstanding, but ...... It's hard for you, little girl, to beat us. ”

Oscar: "Let's try it then." ”

Captain: "I'll be the referee, let's start when I'm ready." ”

The boatswain asked, "Do you want to prepare a springboard?" Or the upper mast? ”

The captain retorted: "We are not a sea ship! Just hit it on the deck! ”

Heads-up on a sea ship, not only to compete in swordsmanship, but also to compete in balance, the sea ship is shaking all the time, so in order to emphasize the balance ability, the heads-up on the sea ship is either on the crossbar of the mast, or a board between the two boats.

Firstly, the riverboat does not shake so much, and secondly, the riverboat does not have this strange tradition.

Soon a small duel area was carved out, and both Elizabeth and Rosalie went to the stern helm to watch the battle.

Oscar casually chose a long sword, waved it, and nodded.

Marika explained beside Elizabeth, "You can master the performance of the sword with only a few swings, either a master or a pretend. Soon the results will be known. ”

The first to take the stage was Ager, who also swung his sword a few times and played a sword flower, and then grinned at Oscar: "Come on! ”

Captain: "Two swords intersect!" ”

So the two dueling men crossed their swords.

"Let's go!" The captain took a big step back.

With a bang, the sword in Ager's hand flew out and stuck on the deck in front of the first floor, sinking about a quarter into the wood.

Ager was shocked: "What? ”

Marika: "Oh~"

Ager said angrily: "You sneak attack! I ask to do it all over again! ”

Oscar nodded: "You can do it all over again." ”

Next to him, Cai Zhaixi was still talking cool words: "This doesn't look like a man from the sea!" ”

Ager: "I've never been to the sea!" Again! ”

He grabbed the sword that the other sailors had helped to retrieve, and played a sword flower again.

Captain: "Two swords intersect." Begin! ”

Qiang.

Ager: "I don't believe it! Again! ”

The captain turned his head to look at Oscar, who nodded: "Beat until he is convinced." ”

So the sword was returned to Ager for the second time.

Cai Zhaixi grimaced and looked at Oscar solemnly, without any contempt.

Ager held the sword in both hands this time.

Oscar was speechless: "This is a one-handed sword, the length of the hilt is not suitable for holding with both hands, the two-handed sword should be flexible, and a long hilt is required, so that the direction of the sword can be controlled by the staggered force of the two hands." So a two-handed sword can be made longer and heavier than a one-handed sword. If you hold a one-handed sword like this, the hilt is not long enough, and it will be very bulky. ”

Ager: "Don't care! Come! ”

The captain said, "What do you think, boatswain?" ”

Boatswain: "I don't accept to look at the opponent, but I think such a humiliating performance should be wiped off the deck for a month." ”

The other sailors began to cheer: "Yay! No more wiping the deck! ”

The boatswain added: "Not only wipe the deck, but also wax it." ”

Ager didn't care about any of this at all, but urged, "Hurry up, come again!" ”

"Two swords intersect, begin!"

The sailors began to look for the direction in which the sword flew, but this time the sword did not fly.

Oscar carefully kept his distance.

Ager laughed and stepped forward to swing his sword—

Oscar ducked his head to dodge the sword, and then the blade was pressed against Ager's neck.

"I said, it's bulky, isn't it? I was casual before you retracted your movements and resumed your stance, huh. ”

Oscar explained like a teacher.

Elizabeth suddenly grabbed the railing and stared at Oscar.

Marika: "What's wrong?" ”

"Marika, you're going to beat her away! With her character, I feel that she will be very compatible with Wang! ”

Marika smiled: "Don't worry, Your Highness, there is also a sailor!" ”

Cai Zhaixi: "I surrender!" I don't have to fight, I definitely can't beat this little princess. ”

The captain looked at Cai Zhaixi: "You also go to wipe the deck, and you can wipe it with Ager." ”

Then he turned to Oscar: "Do you accept it?" ”

"Of course, I also probably know your strength, so it's good not to waste time."

Elizabeth's mouth opened wide: "Even the annoying places are the same!" ”

Rosalie comforted: "It's too similar but it's not easy to become a couple, don't worry." ”

Elizabeth: "You have a point, but it's also possible to be like-minded and become like-minded!" Marika! ”

Marika smiled: "Got it, don't worry." ”

As he spoke, the Drow jumped down from the stern and stood in front of Oscar.

The sailors pushed the weapon racks over: "Pick one, it's all maintained." ”

Marika took the weapon rack closest to her, and without waving it or posturing, she just stood with her sword in her hand.

Captain: "Two swords intersect!" ”

Marika casually raised her sword.

Originally, Oscar also put on a posture, and after finding that the Drow Elf was holding a sword so sloppily, she also put away her posture and raised her sword at will.

The two swords collided with a crisp metallic sound.

Captain: "Begin!" ”

Boom!

A long sword flew up and plunged into the second layer of the mast, the blade of which sank nearly halfway into the wood, and the tip of the other side peeked out of the mast.

Marika waved the sword in her hand, played a sword trick, and then said to the captain: "I'm sorry, I haven't used a sword for too long, and I am a little rusty, and I wanted to pick a harmless part, but I ended up piercing the mainmast." It won't affect the safety of navigation, right? ”

The captain frowned: "Of course it will affect the safety of navigation." Especially when the sword is pulled out, it is estimated that it will have to be overhauled at the shipyard. If you don't pull it out, repair it, strengthen it, and strengthen it can still be used. I mean the mast. ”

"Then I'll bother you."

As soon as the words fell, Oscar knelt on the ground with a puff: "You...... My thirteen years of hard work ......"

Marika: "I've been practicing for about a hundred years. That's the case with the Immortals. ”

And Elizabeth spotted Huadian: "Wait a minute! At what age did you start practicing swords? ”

Marika: "Twenty years old...... It's been too long to remember. ”

"No, no, I asked Oscar."

"Me? Five years old. ”

"You're the same age as me? How can it be! Elizabeth was shocked.

Rosalie looked at Elizabeth's figure and said, "I understand your astonishment. ”

Oscar didn't pay any attention to this at all, and she muttered in frustration: "I...... What the hell have you been doing all these years? ”

She burst into tears.

"My life...... Isn't it just nothing? ”

Marika looked at her without pity, "Do you know why I gave up my sword and started to be a wanderer?" ”

Oscar wiped tears and asked, "Why?" ”

"About two or three hundred years ago, a group of human adventurers entered my hometown, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and killing Drow when they saw it. Then I went into battle as the most elite guard of the city. Then she was beaten by an eighteen-year-old human girl and was powerless. ”

"Huh?" Oscar looked up in surprise.

Marika: "Talent is such a thing, you see our captain, he has a lot of knowledge like the sea, and yet he is only eighteen years old. This is genius, but this genius has a fatal shortcoming, so it doesn't seem so exaggerated.

"You should have some talent, but it's not enough to cross the gap formed by 100 years of practice. Then, I am willing to lose the bet, and when Xiaobai comes back, you will go back in a griffin. ”

"Wait a minute!" Rosalie suddenly said, "It occurred to me that my sister's level should be enough to train sailors." In the future, there should be times when such teams leave the ship to go on expeditions, and it is not a bad thing that the sailors are a little more powerful at this time, right? ”

Oscar looked at her sister in surprise: "Huh? ”

Rosalie continued: "Or would you like to be the head coach of the sailors, Marika? You don't have the kung fu, do you? I know you'll secretly take turns with the forest elves, and you'll be a lookout when she's resting or attending classes at the king's. You'll also leave the ship from time to time to scout. ”

Marika frowned, "But we've already talked about it......"

Elizabeth: "But Rosalie's decision made sense. Besides, it's useless for us to discuss, the captain is the king, and we should wait for him to come back to get ideas. ”

Marika was silent for a few seconds: "That's right. Anyway, send her away and wait for the king to come back, so be it. ”

(End of chapter)