Dimly by candlelight.
Sauron and Vivian sat opposite each other at the small table, white bread, bacon, fish soup and lettuce were placed in front of them.
Human things in this era are relatively simple and barren. In fact, under the historical background with the characteristics of Western races, the food itself is very uncreative. The real gourmet skills are found in the elven kingdom, and those small halflings, especially the latter almost all have master-level culinary skills. But for Vivian, the food in front of her seemed a bit too rich.
"elder brother."
The little girl swallowed, blinked her eyes and said, "Will it be too wasteful?"
There was meat, and there was soup, and there was white bread.
In the past, they could only eat such good things during the New Year.
Sauron didn't answer, but just stretched out his hand and fondled her little head, and then twisted his fingertips, and a shiny Kindler appeared on the back of his hand. Under the dim candlelight, Kindler shone brightly, causing Vivienne's pretty little face to show a bit of consternation, and then she smiled so much that her eyes narrowed like crescent moons, and whispered, "Brother."
"Are we rich?"
She doesn't care how the money comes from!
Now that it is in their hands, the money belongs to them.
The appearance of the little girl sneaking and whispering made Sauron amused. He stretched out his hand and pinched Vivienne's little face, and then took out an embroidered purse. He squeezed it with his fingers and shook it slightly. There was a crisp sound inside, and he smiled. Said: "This is for you."
"Vivian's dividend!"
The little girl didn't understand the meaning of Sauron's words, but it didn't prevent her from knowing that it was for her.
She stretched out her small hand to take the purse, which was sewn with simple patterned cloth. Only noble ladies in the city would use such a purse. There was a circle of thin string on it, which could be tied up as long as it was pulled tight. Vivian opened the purse, and her eyes were immediately dazzled by the light inside. She saw several Jin De Le, and a lot of Yin De Le.
"Get rich!"
The little girl smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, she happily put away her purse, and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you brother!"
This is Kindler!
She had never taken so much money, enough to buy a lot of food and a new dress.
"Let's eat."
Sauron rubbed her little head, and put a piece of meat into her bowl.
He was not used to not having chopsticks at first, but after staying in this world for a long time, he gradually became indifferent.
Adventurers don't pay so much attention in the wild, and most of the time he just grabs and eats with his hands!
The little girl happily took a bite, showing a trace of satisfaction on her face, then took a little fish soup with a spoon, blew it on her little mouth, handed it to Sauron, blinked and said, "Brother."
"Open your mouth!"
Sauron smiled helplessly, then opened his mouth.
Vivienne smiled, and suddenly drank the fish soup by herself, and pretended to smash it, said with a small mouth: "It's delicious!"
"Naughty!"
Sauron's expression was dumbfounded, but there was an inexplicable joy in his heart.
He hasn't been this happy in a long time!
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It's a quiet day.
The turbulent waves in Amber City did not affect the good mood of the two of them!
Sauron got up early in the morning to practice swordsmanship. Basic swordsmanship can be perfectly applied to any weapon, because its core is chopping, chopping and stabbing.
The memory of the previous battle is still there, and Sauron remembers it very clearly!
He practiced according to the routine in his memory, getting familiar with the weapon in his hand, and also getting familiar with his own body.
—[Sword Poses-Heavy Slash]!
This is a very practical combat skill, and its key is to concentrate all the strength of the whole body in one slashing attack.
Let's say you punch out.
If you're using only arm strength, you're clearly failing.
This exerted power is less than one-third of your total, and it is not fatal at all when it hits a person!
But if you can use the strength of your waist, congratulations, you already have the most basic fighting skills, and the power of a punch is enough to seriously injure the enemy. But if you can explode all the strength of your whole body with one punch, then you can be regarded as the real entry into the room, and you have mastered deadly fighting skills.
[Sword Poses - Heavy Slash] is such a fighting technique.
You must concentrate all your strength on the front line in a slashing attack, in order to pursue the maximum speed and maximum lethality you can display!
Only in this way can we truly master the ability.
[Sword Power - Heavy Slash] is a combat skill that can be applied to all weapons. When using it, you can maximize your own strength. Even ordinary people with 10 points of strength can chop with a single attack after mastering the skill. Open 20 cm thick wood. Because the strength of the whole body is concentrated on the front line, the explosive combat power is several times your usual!
According to the term of digitization.
That is, when using this combat skill, your lethality can explode to the maximum!
It's a bit similar to the "Qi Lifting Slash" skill mastered by warriors after they advanced, except that [Sword Power - Heavy Slash] is a one-time attack, while "Qi Lifting Slash" can use a special way to stimulate the body's Qi and blood for 30 seconds clock or so. If he can advance to the level of 'Sword Master', he can even explode with twice the normal lethality at the cost of physical overload and injury!
This is what many people dreaded before - 'a fatal attack without hitting the vitals'.
However, Juggernauts have special requirements for their advancement. The way they explode determines that they cannot wear any armor or protective equipment. Otherwise, the physical burden will cause their speed and lethality to drop significantly. It's as if Sauron never wears protective gear above leather armor, because it will reduce his flexibility and greatly reduce his ability to dodge. It can be said that thieves rely on flexible dodge to make a living.
To penetrate armor, it must be heavy armor, and pursue strong protection at the cost of giving up flexibility.
Time passed bit by bit.
Sauron exercised for half a day, and then began to read a book.
That's right.
It was those books that were found from the treasure cave. Although he knew the words on them, he needed to memorize them again.
Probably because of the specialty of 'photographic memory', Sauron's memory is very fast.
When he wrote down one of the texts about basic spell knowledge and relevant wizard area information.
A row of data also emerged:
"Reading complete."
"You successfully read and memorized a book!..."
"Knowledge +1, spell recognition +1."
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There is no base profession for the scholar.
Sauron could only improve his knowledge through the stupid method of reading books, because these books recorded the spell knowledge of wizards, so Sauron also improved his spell recognition skills a little. To put it simply, it is the familiarity with various spells. For example, what spell the enemy uses, you can judge it based on the opponent's pronunciation and gestures, and then prepare for dodge in advance. Or some special magic devices, as well as various enchanted extraordinary items, etc., you can recognize them through the knowledge of spell recognition.
During the battle, no one would yell what moves I was going to make.
Whether you can predict the magic attacks used by the enemy depends entirely on your own skill points in spell recognition.
This skill is useless against warriors.
But if you are dealing with Faye, it is a life-saving skill that must be mastered.
Sauron relied on this to judge the spell cast by the wizard several times in advance, and then avoided the range attack covered by the spell.
For example, you know that the opponent is using a fireball technique, and if you predict the rolling dodge in advance, you will receive half the damage at most.
But if you don't know.
In the middle of the explosion range of the fireball, you will be Sparta (SBD) in an instant.
If the skill points of spell recognition are high enough, you can even judge the enemy's silent spells and instant spells by the fluctuation of arcane energy around you.
If you want to avoid instant spells, spell recognition is a must-have skill!
noon.
Sauron took Vivian into Amber City. He was going to the commercial area to buy some daily necessities, including camping tools and small things that might be used.
certainly!
The cute little girl also needs a new dress.
Because of traveling in the wild, those beautiful but impractical dresses must be given up. The first criterion for Sauron to buy is that they are durable and convenient, and it is best to have a certain degree of protection. The lowest standard is also the kind that will not be damaged by the barbed hooks on wild flowers and trees, which can easily scratch a piece.
Therefore, skirts must be given up, and only some strong underwear can be prepared.
Then there are shoes, which are one of the most important things for outdoor adventures. First, they must be durable, second, they must be thick, and most importantly, they must be warm.
Sauron didn't save on this point, and directly spent three Kindlers on a pair of high-quality moccasin boots.
So much so that Vivian complained a bit.
After the little girl got the new pair of boots, although she said that it was too wasteful and too expensive, she could just buy a pair of ordinary thick cloth shoes, but her eyes were already smiling into two slits, and she was full of smiles all day long. meaning.
Really exquisite and beautiful boots!
It is estimated that only noble ladies in the city can afford to wear them, but they are a little too big, even the smallest size boots.
"But that's okay."
"I'm going to be a little older soon, and that's just the right time."
"Now you can put something on it first."
The little girl was thinking about trivial matters in her mind, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously, and her beautiful big eyes also narrowed into a smile.
"I have new clothes and new boots!"
"Um."
"There's also a new headband. It's pink. It's pretty."
"I'm so happy today!"
then.
Vivienne's happy day passed like this.
She didn't care much about leaving Amber City for a long journey, because the little girl had a vague idea of her hometown.
Besides.
Where there is a brother in her heart, it can be regarded as her home.
So her home is very simple.
Wherever home goes, she will go.
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