wandering fairy

Navia asked her sweetheart to wait upstairs, and hurried down to meet this fourth-level mage and great businessman.This kind of condescension is not because of respecting him, but because of asking for him, and it is still a big "asking".

He closed the door tightly after he walked out, afraid that Ivana would hear a little noise.Then, in a very low voice, he said to the mage businessman with a pointed nose, a long face, a bald chin and a long beard, "Don't worry, I will prepare what you want soon."

Desmond, with a pointed nose and a sharp chin, brushed out a strand of beard, squinted his sharp eyes and sneered, "I've been hearing this for half a year! Now the time stipulated in the contract has passed, and I don't want to wait any longer. This The second time I came to inform you that if you don’t hand in the items within two weeks, then I will sell the level-up potion you asked for to someone else.”

Navia was startled, and glanced at the window sill above. Seeing that there was no sign of Ivana, she hurriedly said: "Don't do this! One month! Give me one month! The previous times were all because I was the only one. Do it alone, that's why I failed. This time I have found a partner, just need to find two more to cooperate with me, it will definitely succeed! Please, give me three weeks. If you want money , I can write an IOU to you"

Desmond waved his hand cautiously and interrupted: "Stop talking! This time it's not about money! I really can't wait for a month!"

Navia was so anxious that she almost cried!If he hadn't taken into account his status as a sixth-order mage, he would have knelt down and begged long ago!

Yes!He sure will!Because Ivana's love is so precious to him, even beyond his own life and the pursuit of the arcane.

With reddened eyes, he begged: "Just three weeks, I will be able to finish this thing! Only three weeks, once successful, you can sell it for a lot of money!" He pulled excitedly. Desmond's arm won't let him go.

Desmond narrowed his sharp eyes, and after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's three weeks! Listen, I'll only give you three weeks! One more day and our contract ends."

Wearing a dark blue robe, Desmond walked out of the inner city of Giffen City and walked towards one of the larger markets.There are no straight roads, wide squares, beautiful magic fountains and cool atmosphere in the college, only small merchants crowded on both sides, noisy quarrels and a musty smell.

But in one part of the chaotic street, there was a big red store lintel as spacious as two large houses, and it was decorated with special arcane torches made of bronze.There are constantly various colored dancing lights on it, even in daylight, it emits colorful light balls or long flames.Sworn to its wealth and status.And its entrance is clean and tidy, and there are no small vendors on both sides.Stands out in a chaotic scene.

Desmond frowned as soon as he entered the spacious and bright hall decorated in gold and red.Because the second-order little mage Grimm came here again.

This kid is poor and likes to bargain, every time I have to talk to him for a long time.Seeing that his servant Jeleka was still bickering with him endlessly, he suddenly felt impatient.He stepped forward and patted Grimm on the back and said, "Why are you here again? I haven't bargained for the things here since last month!"

An angry look flashed in Grimm's eyes again, but he still said with a smile: "No, no, this time it's not buying, but selling." Then he took out a silver arm armor made of fine steel, The thick and solid feeling and the faint aura of magic immediately attracted Desmond's eyes.

He finally let go of his brows. This arm armor is a very good magical armor, and it is not bad to do another business before leaving this place of right and wrong.He took the initiative to ask: "Is it just this arm armor?"

Grimm smiled and said, "Of course not. This is just a sample. The full set of armor is in a friend's house." He whispered, "A very powerful and trustworthy friend."

Desmond narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "I said, how did you get such a valuable thing? It turned out to be selling it on behalf of someone else. Hey, who took this thing off?"

Grimm glared at him, and said in a low voice: "Hey, you can't talk nonsense. What did you pick up? I bought it from the countryside at a low price, okay? Well, don't talk about the origin anymore, you accept this Is there still less stock?"

Desmond shook his head and smiled, making his half-bald head reflect dazzling luster: "Well, I'm just a businessman. I don't care who owned this thing before. So now let's talk about the price. I'm talking about the price of a full suit of armor. You know, I'd pay for this kind of stuff to be reconditioned."

When Grimm negotiated the price and returned to the suburban mansion not far from the market, Dongzi was teaching martial arts to Lelin on the green grass outside.

Dongzi watched Le Lin's rehearsal in a standing posture, and then said, "This is the gossip step you made? Why do I see you jumping around like a monkey?" laughed.

In the past, Le Lin was going to get angry with him again, but unexpectedly this time, not only did she not put on a straight face, but she asked respectfully and humbly: "Master, what do you think is wrong?"

Dongzi felt a little strange, especially the word "you" made him feel very awkward, as if a cat suddenly became as obedient as a dog.However, he still said in his mouth: "Let me ask you, what is the core point of the gossip step that I said before? Do you remember?"

Le Lin nodded with a serious expression: "Remember, the momentum is like water, and the body is like an axis."

Dongzi asked, "Then why are you jumping around like a monkey? You completely lost this core?"

Le Linqi said: "Aren't I jumping up and down in accordance with the key points of being like water and body like an axis? Being like water is to avoid the opponent's attack as softly as water. Body like an axis is to be in the Rotate to the side of the opponent within a few millimeters to strike. I follow the requirements of the pace, move quickly and avoid according to the enemy’s pace and attacking strong points, and then strike the weak parts of the enemy’s side and rear. Isn’t that how it is?”

Dongzi shook his head while sighing, "It's not wrong for you to understand this way, but it's too superficial. With your style of play, it's easy to catch enemies weaker than you. But if the opponent matches You are as flexible and quick as you are, so it is useless for you to jump like this, but you will expose your weakness to the enemy. So the Bagua step is not how you understand it! Momentum like water and body like an axis are not only reflected in avoidance. More importantly, It is reflected in the active attack."

Le Lin was taken aback by these words: "Water is a weak thing. How to show the initiative to attack? The body is like an axis, what can I do if I don't avoid it?"

Dongzi felt both funny and helpless.I had to ask back: "Didn't I often tell you the truth that softness is better than rigidity? You have never thought about the reason carefully?"

Le Lin said: "Of course I have thought about it, but how can softness overcome rigidity? Soft things will be destroyed if they don't avoid strong things when they see them, so how can they overcome rigidity. Your words are so weird, I want to stop Mostly it refers to temporary avoidance and patience when the enemy is strong, and to seize the opportunity to counterattack when the enemy is exhausted. You see, I am avoiding the enemy's attack by dodging and jumping. Then I am waiting for the opportunity to destroy the enemy?"

Dongzi smiled helplessly: "So you think that being soft means avoiding? It means forbearance? So the characteristic of the gossip step is to avoid first and then look for opportunities to attack?"

Le Lin asked back: "That's not the case, what else can I do?"

Dongzi laughed and said, "Then do you know that there is a real master of gossip martial arts who is called the robber who drills the mountain? It's because he is as fast as an eagle, and his shots are as fierce as thunder. Not only did he never evade when facing the enemy , instead of taking the initiative to attack the opponent again and again, often killing people within one or two moves, while the opponent can't even make a move."

Seeing that Le Lin was really puzzled, she slowly said: "You understand softness as avoidance, forbearance, and passivity. This cannot be miscalculated. But the understanding is quite superficial! It is far from the profound meaning in the original text of the soul, no matter what. Take this gossip step as an example, let me explain it to you in detail. In fact, this sentence has also misunderstood many people."

So he stood up straight and said seriously: "Softness does not necessarily mean passiveness. For example, although a steel sword is strong, it will be slowly rusted into powder when placed in sea water. If soft water avoids the steel sword, how can it be Is it corrupt? Roushui beats the steel sword precisely because it is actively attacking the opponent! So when I say soft, you can’t just look at the superficial meaning. You should deeply observe the principle of change in everything, and deeply understand the transformation of offensive and defensive strength Softness can also be expressed as transformable, pervasive, and meticulous, and these meanings can be used in active attack. Take this sea water victory over steel sword as an example, how can soft water win? I will simply say three First, seawater can convert iron into rust, which is corrosion, and it is difficult to resist corrosion! Second, seawater is all-round for corrosion. As long as there is contact, there will be corrosion, and there is no room for the other party to maneuver The third corrosion is the whole process, as long as the steel sword is soaked in water, it will be corroded continuously, without giving the opponent a chance to breathe! It is precisely because of these aggressiveness that soft water can defeat the steel sword."

See Le Lin thoughtful.He said: "Ordinary people just jump to conclusions when they see the external manifestations of things, but they don't know that the internal changes between things are far from being as simple as they appear on the outside. If you don't observe carefully and think seriously, you can't grasp the real core. And the essence! For example, like water does not require you to be weak and dodge! You see, even someone holding a sharp broadsword cannot resist the flood. Why? Because the flood meets the sharp edge and avoids it by itself. But avoid It is not dodging, it is attacking at the same time as dodging. It is directly attacking other parts of the opponent! Here offense and defense are integrated and cannot be completely separated. Because one point is a mistake! Put it in actual combat. If you really understand the essence of momentum like water Then you won't jump around so abruptly when you shoot. You need to know that as long as the enemy launches an attack, he will form a strong force, but strong and weak are inseparable. Forever strong, weak will follow. Momentum is like water It is to detect the division between strength and weakness at the moment when the enemy moves. At this time, instead of retreating, he will take the initiative to step forward, and follow this division to directly attack the opponent's weak point. Therefore, being soft like water is not to avoid, but to have Wisdom to attack. Not only does it not have the meaning of avoiding psychologically, but it needs a strong tendency to attack, so that it can be regarded as a deep understanding of Shi Rushui."

Seeing Lelin's expression of sudden realization, she continued, "In terms of the body as an axis, it cannot be summed up by the word avoidance. If the body as an axis is simply understood as the body rotating around like an axis, then It’s superficial again. We need to understand this sentence from a more detailed perspective. For example, the axis refers not only to the whole body, but also to a part of the body. Carrying head-to-head, but deflecting the arm posture, deflecting the opponent's strength while making contact. It makes him less than five percent of his ten-point strength. Another example is when the two are intertwined, the body actively rotates slightly like an axis, staggering apart The enemy's attacking part disrupts its actions so that it forces him to expose his weaknesses during body changes. These are not simple passive avoidance, but emphasize active interference and attack. Be careful. Not only the torso can be like the axis, Arms can be like axes, legs, feet, waist and body can be like axes, of course, how to use it is very flexible, it can be used for passive avoidance or active attack.”

Suddenly he saw Grimm running towards him, and seemed to have something to say, so he took the initiative to end: "So softness can overcome rigidity, not only because of superficial passivity, avoidance, and forbearance, but also because of transforming others, pervasiveness, meticulousness, etc. Active, deep-level power. When you understand it, you must not take the words literally. Otherwise, you will be biased. Well, go down and think about it yourself, and try how to actively use those tips.”

Unexpectedly, Lelin bowed like a student meeting a teacher before walking away.The startled Grimm was dumbfounded.It wasn't until Dongzi took the initiative to greet him that he looked curiously at Le Lin who was going away, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with her today? Did you give her some medicine? Or did you use some spell to fascinate her mind? "

Dongzi smiled and said: "You're the only one who can think about it! I don't know what happened to her these two days. It seems that she has become very honest suddenly, and she really doesn't get used to it. Okay. Don't talk about this. What do you have? matter?"

Grimm's mind returned to the "money" that excited him: "I found a buyer for that armor of Palik! And we negotiated a good price!"

Dongzi asked cautiously: "Will they expose this matter?"

Grimm sneered and said, "He specializes in buying illegal goods. Many merchants, mercenaries, and even mages have come to him to deal with illegal things. Nothing has happened to him, so you can rest assured. And the Principality of Hereford It will take a long time for things to spread here. Even if it does, it doesn’t matter, the vast majority of people here believe in the Goddess of the Earth, and they have never heard of the Lord of Eternity, let alone Someone came out on his behalf."

Dongzi nodded, and asked again: "Then how about contacting Master Bainhale for me?"

Grimm smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry. I'll go find him right away after I get rid of the armor. But let me make it clear first that this mage is greedy for money, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Dongzi wondered, "How greedy for money?"

Grimm shrugged his shoulders: "I haven't dealt with him much, I only heard that his magic equipment is very good. But the price is very high, and he is lustful, often spending a lot of money for women. Anyway, word of mouth is not very good."

The setting sun in the west shone on the castle of the Duke of Sauers. At this time, the "clouds" covering the castle had long since dissipated, and the warm light gilded the castle into a majestic golden fortress.

With a scream, a tall soldier with strong limbs like a pillar flew obliquely into the wall like a light rotten sack.After falling to the ground.I was so dizzy that I couldn't stand it anymore.

Then several burly and fierce soldiers were thrown to the ground.Still rolled a long way; or was beaten and flew out together with a person and a weapon; or with a scream, arm bones, leg bones, and even sternum snapped off.Curled up on the ground like a wounded bug, moaning in pain.

Seeing Pastor Holder commanding several young priests to go to heal the wounds, the Duke of Sauers excitedly turned his head and said to Teacher Powardi: "It's really amazing, one person can easily defeat so many elite soldiers with only a single stick. .Then everyone on the battlefield is in first gear and ten? The martial arts of Steel Heart Flow is really well-deserved."

The old martial artist Bovodi watched proudly as his students displayed their mighty power off the court, and with just seven or eight breaths, they killed more than ten people who swarmed forward.Then he smiled and said: "It's nothing at all. Firstly, his martial arts skills are far behind Hymina's. Secondly, this time he is just trying out his skills, so he can't use some cruel moves, otherwise he will be hit. It’s cleaner and more beautiful. If it’s as messy as it is now, it would have been killed on the battlefield!”

At this time, the small martial arts training ground was completely silent. All the soldiers under the Duke looked at the only young man standing in the field with a stick in fear. He was only wearing coarse and short-skinned clothes. At first glance, he thought he was a young farmer. .But his face is as fierce as a beast, and his body maintains a good attacking posture.It wasn't until the Duke on the stage applauded with Mr. Powardi that he relaxed.He became a strong young man with a shy face, and walked over to salute the two.

However, Mr. Powardi did not intend to stop there, and ordered him to draw a short javelin at random, and demonstrate the art of throwing.

The young warrior asked for instructions in the training ground below: "This place is too narrow to demonstrate the skill of long-range shooting. We can only demonstrate the power of short-range shooting."

Duke Sauers nodded in agreement.But the soldiers on both sides made a little noise. Although this training ground is not big, its length is still a hundred feet away.The effective range of the general javelin is so far, how can it be "unable to demonstrate"?But frightened by this person's astonishing martial arts just now, they either stretched their necks and waited for the change, or waited to see a joke with a sneer on their faces, or opened their eyes wide in anticipation.All kinds of complicated eyes looked together, only to see how powerful this kid's short-range shot is.

Unexpectedly, that kid had someone hang a thick piece of fine steel armor at the end of the place a hundred feet away, and it was still hung on the hanger with ropes.Then he holds a special black short javelin in each of his left and right hands.Walk to the other side of the training ground and stand still.After taking a few deep breaths, his gaze suddenly changed. He looked like a sneaking tiger in an instant, and his posture immediately looked like an eagle about to fly.

Two sharp and wind-piercing black lights flashed past.

There was a muffled bang, and sparks shot out from the thick silver armor, splashing in all directions, and the entire armor also fell to the ground suddenly.There was another muffled sound.

All the soldiers took a breath!A short black javelin pierced through the whole piece of steel armor, piercing "too heart-cooling"!After the other javelin shot through the thick rope hanging from the armor, it "nailed" directly into the thick rock wall, more than enough to get inside!

Everyone covered their mouths and made a noise. The first shot was to demonstrate its terrifying power, and the second shot was to demonstrate its shocking accuracy.Such a formidable combat power was terrifying enough, but what was even more terrible was that these two shots were fired consecutively in a very short period of time.There was no respite in between.This is simply beyond the limits of the human body, I really don't know how to explain it.The more they watched, the more frightened they became, and in the end they started talking loudly to each other regardless of the duke's presence.

But, it's not over yet!

Teacher Powardi ordered him to demonstrate shooting with a crossbow again.

A chest-high ballista was pushed out by several strong men.It is composed of several powerful crossbows.The young man didn't say a word, and after the ballista was fixed, he reached out and grabbed the thick string, adjusted his breath a few times, and then pulled it violently!

Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, the string that four or five people couldn't pull was actually pulled away by him alone!And he wound up the string firmly, waiting for the arrow to shoot.

Now everyone lost their composure, and they discussed excitedly one by one. The enthusiastic posture seemed to be arguing with each other and celebrating each other.

"Gods. That is the ballista used to shoot the enemy's long-range mage troops and flying troops! If there is a team of soldiers like this on the battlefield, they can use the ballista to suppress the enemy's mage troops and flying troops!"

"Yes. The scariest thing about mage troops is to gather together and fly over our positions to carry out long-range intensive bombing. And they always bless each other with a bunch of protective spells, so it is difficult to kill them. Only those who are defending the city Sometimes you can use such a long-range ballista to attack, but it is a pity that you need to use special equipment and spend a lot of time every time it is wound. Therefore, it is impossible to attack it intensively, and you can only deter it from a distance. Now if a hundred soldiers like this come to By operating the ballista, you can fire multiple salvos in a short period of time, and use the dense rain of arrows to strike the mage troops indiscriminately! Let their "obscure, displacement, protective arrows, and obscuring fog" all become Waste. Hahahaha, this will force them to not gather together to bomb our side, and they can only disperse in the battle groups to fight independently, and the combat efficiency will inevitably drop greatly."

"Hey, how did you say he pulled it off? Even a strong bull can't pull the string! He just blushed a bit. Is he human?"

"Don't worry too much, of course it's human. I heard that Miss Hymina can pull off such a heavy ballista. She must be human."

Bovody laughed lightly, his old face was full of complacency.The Duke of Saurs next to him laughed loudly, even higher than obtaining a piece of rich territory.

After seeing off Bovoldy and his students, the Duke was still so excited that when he reprimanded his subordinates for their incompetence, he was still smiling on his face and mouth!How can there be a little seriousness?On the contrary, it seemed that he was very happy to lose.

"Ahahaha" he laughed and said, "You useless guys, dozens of people with second-class demonized long swords can't beat a person with ordinary wooden sticks, are you still my personal guard? Hahahaha" He kept laughing, as if he had changed his mind: "Tell yourself, what happened at that time? Why did all the people fail after meeting each other? Was it because they were frightened by their names? When you are soft-handed and soft-footed? Hahahahahaha"

The soldiers of the pro-guards stepped forward to defend: "We were not frightened at all, on the contrary, we were killed at that time! But when he cut the wooden stick in his hand, it was like hitting a high-speed spinning The big iron ball. Not only did it lose the force, but it also deflected all our attacks, and even caused our body to stand unsteadily, and then he caught the flaw and knocked down."

"Yeah, yeah! I still feel like I'm using a sword to chop a flood. I was about to hit it. Somehow he avoided my attack and hit me."

"Yes, yes!" The others also shouted: "It's like a flood. When we stabbed him, he always slid away for no reason, but when he hit us, he always hit us firmly. And , every time we just made a move, he would slide like a loach to a weak point along our offensive, hitting our vitals. It’s like I was bumping into a violent flood myself! This feeling is too depressing!"

"Flood? Hahahaha" the Duke of Sauers still couldn't stop laughing: "If there is such a flood in my hands, why not worry about it? Hahahahahaha"