There is a clearing in the castle's training ground dedicated to swordsmanship training, and next to the clearing there is a wooden shelf with a long sword on the shelf.

The guards use real swords in training on weekdays, but they don't open their edges, which ensures a certain amount of safety.

Herag and the emir each held a long sword and stood opposite each other.

The emir personally taught the sword art of Herag, which can be said to be very important.

He said to Herag: "Swordsmanship is to kill the enemy, my swordsmanship does not have the fancy movements of court swordsmanship, and there will be no superfluous sword styles. ”

"Chop, slash, stab, pick, block!"

"These five words are the eternal foundation of all swordsmanship, as long as you practice these foundations solidly, the rest is the cultivation of combat experience."

The emir took a deep breath, lifted his sword and slashed forward, the sword wind kicking up a cloud of dust.

His movements were so fast that Herag couldn't see the Emir's movements without the help of the chip.

"It's normal speed, I'm going to slow down a little bit next, you pay attention to the details of my movements. Don't chase speed when you first start learning swordsmanship, you just need to get every move in place. ”

The Emir slashed forward again, and this time Herag could see his movements on his own.

"You try." Emir said after the presentation.

"Deep Blue, open the sword cultivation assistance."

A small blue figure appeared in Herag's field of vision, demonstrating the essentials of this move.

He adjusted his movements as instructed by Deep Blue, and then slashed forward with a sword.

"If you put too much force on your wrist, you should use more arm force." Deep Blue immediately gave a hint to correct the way Herag was exerting force.

The emir also saw the problem and said, "The movement looks good, but you should use more of your arm strength and try again." ”

Herag recalled how he had just felt, and after finding the right point of power, he slashed forward again.

"Very nice! I'll teach you a few other tricks. The emir smiled rarely.

Throughout the afternoon, Herag practiced basic swordsmanship, and the speed of learning was praised by the always unsmiling Emier.

Herag didn't want to hide it, he was from a humble background, and only by trying his best to show his value would he let others invest more resources.

"During this time, you will continue to insist on cultivating, and I will provide you with some opportunities to exercise later, people who have not seen blood cannot become knights."

The emir had already cultivated Herag as a reserve knight in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Emir! Thank you, Lord Baron! Herag said gratefully.

At the end of the day's practice, Herag had just arrived at the hut when he received a salary from Evan Butler.

"Steward Evan, five more silver coins." Herag opened his purse and found that his salary was more than before.

"No, Mr. Herag, Captain Emir has reported your situation to Lord Baron, and has specially raised your salary." Evan was an old man with gray hair, smiling kindly.

"Oh, I see......"

The Emir had never spoken to Khrag about it, and it was probably nothing more than a trivial matter in his eyes.

After receiving his salary, Herag went to the back garden with a jar of good wine that he had bought.

"Old Henry, I've brought you wine!" He went into the garden, and saw old Henry lying in a chair with his eyes closed.

"What wine?" Old Henry moved his nose, but didn't smell it.

Gerag put the wine next to his chair and said, "I don't understand, I asked him to buy it for someone who went to town on an errand." ”

"I'll see." Old Henry came to his senses when he saw the wine, got up and lifted the jar, untied the lid and smelled it.

"This is the wine of Marco's house in town, and his wine tastes really good." Old Henry looked intoxicated.

"By the way, my salary has also increased, and now I have a full ten silver coins a month, half of which is for you!" Herag pulled out five silver coins and shoved them in.

Old Henry said disdainfully: "What do I want money for when I'm so old, I can't gnaw meat and bones, and I'm afraid that I'll die when I go to the town to find a girl." When people are old, a lot of money is spent and they don't feel like they were young. You're still young, take the money and go in style, I'll have enough wine. ”

When Herag heard old Henry's words, he remembered an ancient poem from his previous life: "If you want to buy osmanthus and carry wine, it will not be the same in the end, and you will travel as a young man." ”

He suddenly thought of something and asked, "Old Henry, do you know how old a formal knight like the Emir can live?" ”

"How old are you? There are very few knights who die of old age, and I think about it, I think I have heard of it before that it seems to be a hundred years old, and they live a little longer and stronger than ordinary people. Old Henry recalled.

"And what about a knight like Lord Baron?" Herag continued.

Old Henry took a sip of wine and said, "The great knight is also a human being, and they are all about the same. ”

"Is it only about 100 years old......

Herag thought that the knight had mastered extraordinary power and could live for a long time, but he didn't expect it to be a little longer than ordinary people.

"Old Henry, is there anyone more powerful than a knight?"

"Stronger?" Old Henry thought for a moment, "Of course there is, but it's all legends. It is said that wizards are more powerful than knights, but wizards are very mysterious, and no one knows if they really exist. ”

"Wizard ......," Herag silently remembered the term.

It was late at night when Herag returned to his hut, and he had spent the night drinking with old Henry.

He helped the drunken old Henry to rest, but still kept the five silver coins.

He is a man who knows how to repay his kindness.

……

Half a month later, the castle training ground.

Dressed in armor, Herag stood in a line with six other guards, waiting for the emir's orders.

"There is a group of bandits on the pumpkin farm, and it is our responsibility to protect the safety of the people of the territory, and the Baron has ordered us to exterminate the bandits......" Emir said about the mission.

Herag has been working hard to practice the Earth Breathing Method and Basic Sword Technique for half a month, and today he finally has the opportunity to fight.

"Although this is just a group of ordinary bandits, you can't take it lightly, you will die if you are stabbed with a knife!" The emir said something to be aware of.

Herag listened attentively, and he felt that the other six had not taken the matter to heart.

Exterminating bandits is a common thing, firstly, it is the lord's responsibility, and secondly, it is also an opportunity for the lord to show his strength and deter others.

This era was very chaotic, and there were often attacks between territories.

Every once in a while, Herag would hear about a territory that had been annexed and where there had been a famine.

The bandits must be eliminated as soon as possible after they reach the territory, otherwise others will think that you are easy to bully here, attracting more and more bandits.

This time, the emir personally led the team, plus seven castle guards, to form the crusade team.

Herag was still a little rusty on horseback, but fortunately he had the knowledge of horseback riding in his memory. With the help of Deep Blue, he quickly learned how to steer the horses.