After a few days of traveling, the group returned to the Jewel Heart Cave. Kanna walked over to the jeweled sword, took a deep breath, and pulled it out with all her might. As if unhindered, the jeweled sword was drawn out. It was Kanna, who was too hard and threw herself backwards. Fortunately, there were no sharp-shaped gems in the vicinity, and there were no injuries.

Ashley held the jeweled sword in both hands, and looked at it with delight. The hilt and lattice are made of unidentified silvery-white metal, smooth as a mirror. The entire body of the sword is composed of Dimon blue diamonds, which is brilliant and clear. Reaching out and holding the hilt of the sword, it was neither cold nor slippery, it didn't feel like real metal, and it didn't seem to need to be wrapped around a non-slip cloth. The sword body has a double-edged blade, with a blade length of 100 centimeters, which is between a long sword and a two-handed giant sword. The hilt of the sword is 26 cm long and can be held with both hands. From this, it can be seen that the sword can be used with one hand, as well as with both hands.

Kanna had always been accustomed to using two-handed swords, and it was hard to imagine being taught by a sword dancer. Because most of the sword dancers are good at dual-wielding lightweight long swords. Light weapons can better grasp the balance of power and use combat skills. The only sword dancer who has heard of wielding a two-handed sword is the legendary "melodious Jeka", which is an exception in ten thousand. Kanna's strength attribute is high. Even when compared to higher-ranking adult human male warriors, few are stronger than Kanna. However, even though she had always used the smallest two-handed sword in the kingdom's armory, Kanna had always felt that the weight was too high. The intensity of the blow is acceptable, and the precision of the control technique is insufficient. And Ashley, because of the special material, weighs only as much as a dagger, as if it was tailor-made for Canna.

Kanna tried to swing Ashley for a while, and the time it took to slash three swords in a row before can now slash about five swords.

"It's going to take time to get used to such a light weapon, so take your time."

With this in mind, Kanna changed into her adventure clothes in the cave before exiting the cave. Outside the entrance of the cave, an elven woman was seen standing not far from her companion, seemingly waiting for her.

The elven woman wears an elven chain mail and two swords at her waist. The long pale blonde hair was combed with many small braids and stood in a dignified manner. She glanced at the jeweled sword on Kanna's belt and smiled, "Princess Kanna." Hello. ”

Kanna smiled and replied, "Hi." Hello. ”

"I'm the Sun Elf, Isidore. I heard that Princess Kanna came here to draw her sword and waited for a long time. Can you take a step to speak? ”

Kanna nodded, and walked with Isidore into the woods.

Reaching the depths of the woods, Isidore stopped and asked, "Is that the one on your waist Ashley?" ”

"Yes."

"Can you take a closer look?"

"Okay." Kanna handed over the sword.

Isidore looked at Ashley carefully and again, then held it with one hand and waved it again. "The sword body is much lighter than a metal sword. The center of gravity is in the sword grid position, and it is completely integrated with the palm of the hand. I don't know what material makes up the hilt and lattice of the sword, and it has excellent slip resistance, so even if the palm of your hand is sweaty, it will not slip at all. Coupled with the incredible hardness and toughness of Dimon Blue Diamond. It is an unparalleled one-handed sword. ”

"I'm going to use it with both hands."

"Hands? I rarely use a two-handed sword. Warriors who use two-handed swords often need to use the weight of the sword to strike. When facing heavily armored enemies, it can play a certain role as a blunt weapon. But as far as I know, your sword initiation teacher is Barnett, right? Sword dancers pursue a style of combat that dodges hard hits and uses lightweight weapons to quickly stab or slice through weak parts of enemy armor. Therefore, the way of using a two-handed sword is a bit contrary to the pursuit of a sword dancer. The only sword dancer who wields a two-handed sword is probably the well-known one. Although this sword is slightly longer than a normal one-handed longsword, it is extremely light and very sharp. It's the best one-handed weapon a sword dancer can pursue. At the beginning, I also tried to pull it, but it was not approved. If you use this sword with both hands, DPS (damage per second) is no weaker than any two-handed sword. However, for the usual combat style of a two-handed sword, the sword is too light and fast, and the DPH (damage per hit) is slightly insufficient. ”

"I feel like you have a deep understanding of the sword! Are you also a sword dancer? ”

"It was a long time ago, and it wasn't anymore."

"You've changed jobs?"

"Yes. I'm now a sword singer. ”

"Sword minstrand? I've never heard of this profession. ”

Isidore shook his head a little helplessly and said, "The Sword Bard is the rarest legendary class in the Xenofertile world. From ancient times to the present day combined, the total number may be less than 20. The reason why it is so rare is because this profession is slightly awkward. ”

"I want to hear about it." Kanna looked serious.

"You know that. There are quite a few people who are warriors and part-time magicians. Among them, the higher level of warriors is commonly known as arcane warriors, and the higher level of mages is commonly known as battle mage. The Sword Bard is also a type of warrior part-time magician, but it is unique in that it requires the ability to successfully chant and cast magic while fighting in the manner of a warrior. ”

"This ...... Is this something that can be done? ”

"There are tens of thousands of magic in this world, and there are thousands of magic that require complex casting materials and casting preparation, and there are thousands of magic that are suitable for daily practice. No mage can remember so much magic at the same time, not even the Archmage, one of the legendary classes of the Mage faction known for his knowledge of magic. Therefore, magicians will carry a magic book to record the magic they can successfully cast. When preparing for battle, memorize a little magic in it, so that you can cast it correctly without reading the magic book during battle. For most spells that are not memorized in advance, the magic book must be read and chanted. Magic is a very rigorous and complex subject, and a single mispronunciation of a chant can be suicidal. ”

"Indeed."

"When chanting mantras, you need to put a lot of concentration. Not to mention chanting while engaging in physical combat, it is almost impossible to even chant while moving. Therefore, when practicing the sword bard class, most of the attempters are at a much higher level than the warrior level. Because it's so hard to cast spells in physical combat. However, let's not talk about the success of the spell in physical combat. As long as you can successfully cast spells when you move, and work hard to improve the ability of pure magicians on this basis, you can really beat the vast majority of warrior part-time magicians, and the part of the warrior is completely added to the snake. This direction is much simpler than the path of the sword bard, and it is likely to be stronger than the sword barist, who values the mage level and despises the warrior level, so why should you be a sword bard? This is one of the embarrassments. Isidore paused for a moment and asked, "Ever heard of the Elven Unicorn Cavalry?" ”

"Denise explained it to me."

"Hmm. The Unicorn Cavalry is a warrior and part-time magician, but there are less than 5 of them. It will only be less and less in the future. Because riding a unicorn fights is to avoid embarrassment. Use the mount unicorn movement to achieve mobile spellcasting. Therefore, they do not have high requirements for spell-casting ability, and most of them have a higher level of warriors and a lower level of magicians. The Mage section only needs to replenish the deactivated protective magic in battle. ”

"I see." Kanna listened attentively.

"Back to casting spells in physical combat. Actually, the principle is still to put all your focus into chanting when casting spells. During these few seconds of chanting magic, physical combat is entirely surrendered to the body's instinctive reactions. But a warrior who can focus on other things and fight by instinct is basically at the level of a sword dancer. They have all reached the level of sword dancers, so why do you want to be a sword dancer? This is the second embarrassment. Because of these two embarrassments, fewer and fewer people are willing to try to be promoted to the rank of Sword Ministr. The simple summary is that the pay is not proportional to the gain, and the cost performance is too low. ”

"Then you're already a sword dancer, why did you have to work so thanklessly to become a sword dancer?"

"Do you think that a warrior or a magician of the same grade will have a better chance of winning?"

"The odds of a mage are far greater than that of a warrior. If nothing else, it's almost a must-win for the magician. ”

"Yes. So compare it in the legendary class. Sword dancers and archmages of the same grade go head-to-head, who has a better chance of winning? ”

"Without casting a full set of protective magic or setting up the battlefield before the battle, the Sword Dancer has a good chance of winning. This is because the speed and skill of the Sword Dancer can frequently interfere with the mage's spell casting, and dodge a lot of magic. ”

"That's right. Then 10 sword dancers and 10 archmages fight. And how? ”

"I've never seen so many legendary classes come together in a battle, and it's hard to deduce the outcome."

"I've seen it. I've seen it many times. Isidore lowered his head, his expression slightly pained, and continued, "The battle situation will change to the archmage group suppressing the sword dancer group. This is true even if they are not archmages, but ordinary high-level mages. Due to the complex conditions of the battlefield, the terrain, and the complex positioning of both the enemy and the enemy, it is difficult to make it difficult for the sword dancers to deal with the mages one by one and interrupt their spells at the same time. As soon as one of the mages successfully casts a crowd control spell, a vicious cycle ensues. And when the battlefield expands to hundreds of sword dancers against hundreds of mages, the battle situation will change from suppression to crushing. ”

“……”

"Magic is taught to humans by elves. It is conceivable how many elven magicians there were during the Elven Age. I was involved in two Elven Civil Wars. The situation of the mage troop crushing the sword dancer troop has been experienced many times. That's what the sword bard is all about. In this case, a small number of Sword Minstrands will rush into the enemy line while using protective magic or magic that dispels teammates' debuffs, disrupting the enemy's cast rhythm and formation. The situation can be reversed. ”

"So, you think the value of a sword bard is to rely on the skill of a warrior to fight. Use magic to support yourself or your teammates, reduce your chances of being controlled and reduce the amount of damage you take in battle? ”

"Princess Kanna is really smart and can understand everything. Yes, I think that's the value of the sword bard. On top of that, consider whether you need to add control or offensive magic to the battle. Those who try to successfully cast spells in physical combat, resulting in a much larger mage level than a warrior level, are completely putting the cart before the horse. In pursuit of the sword bard profession, he forgot what the sword bard existed for. The Sword Bard is the most gifted and legendary class. People who are talentedly difficult to succeed in casting spells in physical battles are better off concentrating on one profession with one mind. ”

"Can you help me see what my talent is?"

"Wait a minute."

Isidore took out a magic book from the Elven Expedition Dimension Bag on his waist, flipped through the eighth-order magic [Advanced Detective Technique] of the spell system, and cast it on Kanna. The difference between the eighth-order [Advanced Exploration Technique] and the fourth-order [Exploration Technique] is that in addition to the target's basic attributes and career level, it can also detect the opponent's various talent levels.

"Incredible......" Isidore muttered.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Isidore talking to herself, Kanna was curious.

"Whether it's a talent for strength, a talent for acuity, a talent for magic, a talent for chanting, and so on. For all the talents related to the combat class, you have the highest LV10. ”

"So I can master all the skills of a warrior, a wanderer, a magician, a ranger, and so on?"

"Theoretically, it is true, as long as talent allows, a person can work part-time in all professions and master all skills. But in reality it is simply not possible. No matter how talented it is, it can't be done. ”

"Why?"

"The mastery of advanced vocational skills comes from practice makes perfect, so it is not only about talent, but also about professional level. You're not at a high level now, and you've only experienced leveling up and not downgrading in your usual practice and adventures, right? ”

"Will the class level go down?"

"Absolutely. Any skill that has not been practiced for a long time or has not reached that level of practice will become rusty, and rustiness means degrading. Anyone's time and energy are limited. Even if you don't eat or sleep and train 24 hours a day, you won't be able to maintain three or four high levels at the same time, let alone raise all of them to a high enough level to master the skills of all classes. The higher the level, the harder it is to maintain the level. The more part-time jobs you have, the harder it is to maintain your rank. In particular, when it comes to maintaining a multi-class level, the difficulty increase is not linear, but jumping. Pursue individual strength, and work part-time in one profession at most. Part-time jobs with two or more occupations are often required for special tasks, and have nothing to do with the pursuit of becoming stronger. ”

"Is Isidore the strongest sword minstrand?"

"For now, yes. My master is the world's first sword minstrand, the original elf, Lord Gavin. He was slightly stronger than me, but died during the Second Elven Civil War. ”

"Sorry......"

"Don't worry, he's an elven hero in history, and I'm proud of him."

Kanna thought of the "melodious Jaca" who died defending the kingdom of Meredis, and couldn't help but be in awe. Then he went on to ask, "What is Isidore's hierarchy?" ”

"During the Elven Civil War, because of the continuous battles, my level reached the limit of my career. Warrior level 100, Wizard level 78, Legendary class Sword Bard level 21. If you try to break through the 80 level of the mage level, using the ninth order of magic, the warrior level may drop below level 90. It's been peaceful for a long time now, and although I've been insisting on high-intensity training, the normal level is only about level 90 for warriors, about level 70 for magicians, and about level 15 for sword trouders. ”

Kanna fell into deep thought, then became unusually determined, and said word by word, "I want to be a sword bard." ”