The caravan arrived at a new foothold in the afternoon.
It was a small town named Jinxi Town. Because there used to be a river where gold could be panned, it was very prosperous for a while. Unfortunately, after the gold mine was fully mined, it gradually declined. Before the caravan got close to the town, the alarm bell sounded, and then someone rode over to check it out. This area was still at the edge of the wilderness, so the people living here were very vigilant. After confirming that it was a caravan, the people in the town let it go, and at the same time, some people came to inquire about the goods.
In places far away from the city, some people will sell the goods cheaply to caravans, and they will bring them to the city for sale.
At the same time, some items will be purchased from merchants and sold in nearby towns. Unless there is a large group of guards like this Northland caravan, ordinary merchants will not conduct long-distance trade.
Because it is more dangerous, and it is very troublesome to communicate.
The little girl was in a good mood today, perhaps because the road was relatively peaceful, she jumped down just after arriving at the town, and looked around curiously.
The captain of the guard told Sauron that he would stay in the small town today, and that he could take a look here at will, and just go to the hotel at the east gate at night.
The whole town is surrounded by walls.
It is the kind of wall built with double layers of solid logs. A log is 20 centimeters thick, with both ends sharpened and driven into the ground. There are archery towers every 100 meters or so, and ladders can be used to climb up from below. There are two gates on the east and west sides of the town, both of which are very heavy gates, which look like a strong fortress.
This is to guard against the attacks of Gnolls and possible robbers.
But in any town like this, there are people on guard at night, because Jackals may sneak in here.
"Brother, look!"
The little girl held Sauron's hand and looked around. Hearing shouts from the side, she curiously pulled him over.
That's two people training.
One is a middle-aged man, and the other is younger. They look similar, either father and son or uncles and nephews.
"Pay attention to the right!"
The middle-aged man with the shield and wooden sword snorted, and continued: "When the enemy attacks from this direction, you must learn to use your shield."
"Look carefully."
"When blocking, the arms must be kept at a distance, so that there is room for movement."
"Don't take too many steps when launching a shield attack."
"It's the sword in your hand that's really deadly, not this shield."
"All you need is the impact of the shield to make the opponent unsteady, and then stab your weapon."
The two are training hard.
The middle-aged man didn't look back at all, but the young man was a little distracted, and then the middle-aged man directly smashed him to the ground with a shield: "This is the second point I want to tell you, when fighting Absolutely no distractions."
"Continue training."
The young man gritted his teeth and got up, his expression became more serious, and at the same time he launched a more courageous attack.
Maybe it was because someone watched him arouse his competitive spirit.
The middle-aged man remained unhurried, while blocking and said in a deep voice: "Look clearly."
"Facing the enemy's slashing attack."
"Shields are not the only means of defense, you have to learn to use weapons to parry."
"A slash attack is a line."
"If you can't dodge at this time, you need to find a way to hold back the enemy's attack."
"It's like this."
The middle-aged man waved his sword to parry, then rushed forward and knocked the young man to the ground with his shoulders: "It is not only the sword that can defeat the enemy, our body is also a weapon."
"stand up."
A very real and relentless approach to training.
Seeing the blood dripping from the young man's nose, Sauron gradually became serious, observing them carefully.
The middle-aged man only glanced at them at this moment.
But he didn't pay much attention to it. After turning the wooden sword in his hand around, he continued: "If the enemy stabs you with a sword."
"It's best not to parry and block at this time."
"You have to learn to dodge with your body. The piercing attack is at one point. It is very difficult to parry, but you can easily dodge the attack as long as you move your body."
"but."
"When the enemy stabs, it is often just the beginning of the attack."
"You need to learn to judge instantly."
"Watch their shoulders."
"Any attack launch has a trajectory. When they need explosive power, their bodies will inevitably make corresponding movements."
"Let's say you can do this."
The middle-aged man dodged to avoid the stabbing sword, then twisted his waist, stepped forward and swung the sword towards the young man's wrist. The wooden sword fell to the ground with a clang.
The young man who had been defeated in succession was finally a little discouraged.
He lay on the ground panting, not even picking up the sword. The middle-aged man looked at the sky and said slowly, "I'm done training here today."
"If you want to become a qualified fighter, you still need to learn a lot."
"Fighting with strength alone is nothing more than death."
The middle-aged man wiped his sweat with the clothes on the side, then glanced at Sauron, glanced at the scimitar on his body, and said seriously: "Outsider."
"I'm the captain of the militia here."
"Although outsiders are not excluded here, it is not welcome either."
"You better not cause trouble." [Threatening]
The other party's tone was very serious, and there was no provocative expression, as if he was talking about a very normal thing, but inexplicably it gave people a kind of pressure.
"I've never liked to initiate trouble."
Sauron smiled and said calmly: "But if someone provokes me, I will make him feel very regretful."
"We're just passing through here."
The middle-aged man nodded: "That's the best." [Threat failed]
This is a Tier 3 warrior, most likely a well-known adventurer. Sauron noticed that his legs were inconvenient. It may be that he had been seriously injured, so that his bones had shifted. Such adventurers are quite common, and many of them have to retire after being injured, and return to their hometown to live an ordinary life.
There are many people with stories in this world.
"elder brother."
The little girl picked up a twig and made gestures, then said with a smile, "That man just now looked quite powerful."
"but."
"The people he teaches are so stupid, they can't remember such simple things."
"look."
Soran glanced at the little girl who was gesticulating crookedly. She was small and weak, and she didn't know where her airs were. But Sauron didn't hit her, just rubbed her little head and said: "It's quite simple."
"But they are all very practical skills. Of course he is not as smart as my Vivian."
"Walk."
"I'll take you to buy something delicious."
Just when he was watching the opponent's training, a row of small words appeared in front of Sauron's eyes:
"Skills improved!"
"You learned something while watching other people's training!... You have mastered certain combat skills!..."
"Parry +1, block +1, dodge (maneuver) +1."
Sauron didn't expect that two new basic skills would be triggered in this way. He thought that he would not be able to activate these two basic skills until he had training on parrying and blocking in the future. One or two points of basic skills are not very useful. If you want to get a significant improvement, you need at least an increase of more than 10 points. Generally, if you increase a certain basic skill by about 50 points, you will have a relatively obvious improvement in ability.
For example, the shield warrior's 100-point block.
That is the professional level of using a shield to block, just like Sauron's ability in stealth.
The basic skills are to choose a direction of specialization.
Then the other basic skills that are triggered are all improved by themselves with time training, and the skill points obtained from the upgrade are rarely invested in it, because 'there is a specialization in the art industry'.
Most of the basic skills related to occupations will improve faster.
For example, Sauron's evasion skill already has 6 points, and he has not undergone special training. If he conducts relevant dodging (rolling) and dodging (maneuvering) training, his dodging skill point can be quickly increased to 20 points. point above.
Generally, with about 50 points of dodge basic skills, one can passively improve one's own dodge by 1 point.
This dodge is an instinctive dodge.
That is, people's subconscious reaction when they are attacked, and only some specialties can be increased.
For example, specialties such as 'Intuitive Dodge', 'Proficient Dodge', 'Super Dodge', etc., are all combat specialties that are difficult to train and obtain, and the effects they produce are also very obvious.
Basic skills are relatively common abilities, and only specialties are skills that can significantly improve one's strength.
Of course, the difficulty of mastering is also very high.
Some feats have pre-requirements for basic skills, such as the combat expertise derived from blocking and parry [defensive in attack] (blocking and parrying 100 points), and the combat skill derived from parrying [Powerful Shield Bash] (Block 150 points), these are all requirements for mastering basic skill points.
It is easier to master the basic skills below 50 points, and to continue to improve requires the level of professionals.
For example, the negotiation and valuation capabilities of professional businessmen.
as well as.
Barbarian's taunt ability.
Sometimes when you meet these simple-minded and muscular guys, you will really get angry at his few words!
This group of mocking professionals.
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(One of the things that the player Barbarian likes to do most is to show off his muscles in disdain for the enemy, and then taunt: "A bunch of weak chickens."
In addition, the poisonous witch's taunting ability is also very strong.
There used to be some players whose professional level was not high [only level 6] because their mouths were too poisonous, and their taunting skills had reached more than 200 points [master level]. As soon as they opened the poisonous tongue map gun, they became the target of everyone in an instant.
Too much sarcasm will form an aura, even if you can't understand what you are saying, just looking at your expression will be full of hatred. )