"Agreed?" Richard looked at Nancy and said.
"Yes, I agreed. My father had to agree, unless he wanted to destroy the country." Nancy gritted her teeth, "But my father also tried hard to delay. He told the devil that I was too young. Wait until I grow up. , wait until I am sixteen, and then send me to the Blue Lion Kingdom."
"Well." Richard said, "You are sixteen years old, but you didn't go."
Nancy didn't ask Richard how he knew it. He probably guessed it, so it didn't matter. He said loudly: "That's right, I didn't go. Ever since I was very young, when I knew that I might have to marry someone I didn't know at all, the son of a devil, I vowed not to let the other party succeed. If I really let the other party succeed, Yes, I will take advantage of him to marry me and kill him while he is sleeping at night!"
"Uh..." Richard had no expression on his face, looking at the sea outside the deck, and at the place where the sea and the sky were connected in the distance, where the sunlight was constantly shining through.
"Of course, the best result is that he has no chance to succeed." Nancy said, "For this reason, I have worked hard since I was a child. When I learned that my ancestor had a very powerful wizard, I tried hard to inspire myself Talent. I used many methods, many cruel methods, and finally succeeded when I was twelve years old."
"It's amazing." Richard said with a wink.
Nancy smiled and continued: "If I have the talent of a wizard, then I may be favored by the wizard and be taken away by the wizard. No matter how angry the Blue Lion Kingdom is, it will not dare to do anything, otherwise it will be the enemy of the wizard. From then on. After that, I kept working hard and making myself better, and finally boarded the wizard's ship this year and came here. I am safe."
"Well… "
"But the funny thing is, I heard that the demon king of the Blue Lion Kingdom died, his two sons had internal strife, and the younger son disappeared. In fact, I don't have to worry about being captured and becoming a princess." Nancy road.
"So, you regret it?"
"No, I don't regret it." Nancy said seriously. "This incident made me know that it is sad to have no ability. I must become stronger, otherwise I can only hope for luck to come. I want to become strong and become very good." Strong, so that I can do what I want to do.
Becoming a wizard will naturally make you very powerful, but before that, I must ensure my own safety. Spells are very useful, but before becoming a wizard, swordsmanship was actually more useful. Many times I had to choose to use swordsmanship to ensure my own safety. Therefore, I can’t let go of swordsmanship. "
"Is that so?"
After Nancy finished speaking, she looked at Richard: "I've finished telling my secret, are you interested in telling me your secret?"
"No."
Nancy: “…”
"But in exchange, I can tell you a piece of information, a piece of information I heard from the information dealers in Emerald City."
"Oh, what?"
"About the king of the Blue Lion Kingdom and the missing young son you mentioned before."
"What's wrong with him?" Nancy asked, raising her eyebrows.
"I heard that he didn't disappear." Richard said, "Well, he died and was eaten by a fire-breathing dragon."
"Really?" Nancy blinked and said, "That's really a relief."
"Forehead… "
"Okay." Nancy stood up, looked at Richard and asked, "Let's not talk about the damn devil's young son. Since you don't want to tell your secret, can you practice swordsmanship with me?"
"Now?"
Nancy didn't answer and handed over the long sword directly.
"Okay." Richard took over the sword technique, and what he was thinking more about was that he could take this opportunity to continue testing the effect of the "trial acuity potion" in real combat.
"Wait for me." Nancy ran to the side, then walked back after a moment, holding another long sword in her hand, standing still and looking at Richard, "We can start."
"You take action first." Richard said.
"Are you sure?" Nancy asked, somewhat provocatively, "Although I know your swordsmanship is better than mine, you may not be able to please me if you let me strike first."
"You try it first and then talk." Richard said.
"Okay, just give it a try." Nancy said, slowly pulling the sword out of its scabbard.
Cut by cut...
"brush!"
When Nancy drew out the last part of the sword, her speed suddenly increased. A cold light flashed in mid-air, the long sword was unsheathed, and it slashed towards Richard quickly.
Richard took a slow step and drew his sword. There was a "bang" sound, but he accurately blocked Nancy's attack.
After being blocked, Nancy wasn't too surprised. She slid forward and slashed towards the left side of Richard's body.
"boom!"
Richard raised his sword and directly blocked Nancy's attack.
Nancy pursed her lips, took a step back, and then swung her sword to slash at Richard's right side.
Richard stood there without moving, turned his arm, raised Nancy's sword again, and blocked it.
Nancy's expression became solemn, and the attack speed began to speed up, getting faster and faster. She used her full strength, and the entire deck was filled with sharp sword light.
But Richard stood on the spot, holding a long sword and swinging out continuously, blocking them one by one.
Nancy felt very uncomfortable. When practicing swordsmanship with Richard, she felt that she was always half a beat slower. Every time she found a loophole and prepared to attack, but as soon as she swung the sword out, she found that Richard had already blocked it. During the attack, it was as if all her intentions were seen.
As the attack continued, Nancy's feeling of restraint became more and more intense, but her eyes were bright and she looked directly at Richard, as if she had discovered some treasure.
"Bang bang bang!"
The clash of long swords continued, then suddenly stopped.
"brush!"
Richard suddenly changed from defense to offense, and just passed through Nancy's hastily organized defense line, and put the tip of the sword against Nancy's white neck.
Nancy's eyes were bright. She was not afraid of being pointed at by the long sword. Instead, she asked Richard a little passionately: "Do you want to kill me?"
"Is this necessary?" Richard asked.
There is indeed no need for this. The main reason why Richard agreed to practice swordsmanship with Nancy was to test the effect of the "trial keen potion" in actual combat.
And now the results have been obtained: if it is a pure close combat, if it is defense alone, it is almost invincible. If it is offense, Nancy is now holding her neck, which explains everything.
"It seems that the effect of 'Trial Sensitivity Potion' is indeed amazing. If combined with 'Pierce's Nerve Sensitivity Technique'..."
Richard thought about it, put down his sword, and handed it to Nancy: "Forget it, I'll kill you. I'm going back to the cabin."
After Richard finished speaking, he turned around and left, preparing to sort out the data on the "trial production of acuity potion" and record the contents on a papyrus scroll.
At this moment, Nancy looked at Richard's back and made a decision, and suddenly said: "Hey, wait a minute."
"Huh?" Richard turned to look at Nancy.
"There is one thing I want to tell you." Nancy bit her pink lips and said, "I was not sure at first, but after what happened just now, I think I am sure."
"Huh? What's going on?" Richard's eyes flashed slightly. Is it an illusion? Is it an illusion? Or is it an illusion
"What I want to tell you is..." Nancy took a deep breath, "If you can, can you be my..."
"Um?"
"If possible, can you be my... attendant!" Nancy finally finished her sentence and looked directly at Richard, waiting for the answer.
"Attendant?" Richard's expression was calm, but he had a lot on his mind. Sure enough, a certain saying on modern earth is right. There are often three major illusions in life: there is no one in the grass, you can kill me, she is interested in me...
"Yes, attendant." Nancy repeated seriously, "You should know that wizards are very powerful, but that does not mean that they are truly invincible. Sometimes they are likely to be killed by some sneak attacks or targeted means.
In order to ensure their own safety, wizards generally do not choose to travel alone, and often bring attendants with them. Attendants are usually students, friends, relatives or lovers. Part of the reason why several wizards on the giant ship brought their direct students with them this time was to train their direct students into qualified attendants.
I know that I am only a first-level apprentice now, and becoming a wizard is still too far away for me, but I am confident that I can quickly become a real wizard after reaching the White Stone Tower.
By then, I hope you can be one of my attendants, protect me with your superb swordsmanship, ensure my safety in some critical situations, and allow me to calmly release spells to attack the enemy. Of course, in return, I won't let you suffer. "
"Well..." Richard spoke out, having completely understood Nancy's words. A simple translation is: I like you, come and be my slave, come and protect me, be my human shield, and block the knife for me, even though I I still owe you a favor. Although I have nothing to give you now, I will definitely not treat you badly in the future.
This is really... excellent, excellent.
Richard was not angry about this. After all, from Nancy's point of view, he was just a person with great swordsmanship but almost no wizard talent, while the other party was a person with super talent and very likely to become a real wizard.
Then as the other party's attendant, I can be considered a very good choice. For the other party, this is also a big deal, so the other party will spend a lot of time examining themselves, getting close to themselves, and finally asking for the answer.
But... this is completely inconsistent with what I want.
Richard looked at Nancy and did not refuse directly. He said calmly: "Let me think about this matter. You should also think about it carefully. When you really become a wizard, you can ask me again. Then I will I’ll give you a clear answer.”
"Uh, okay." Nancy nodded, "I'll be looking forward to it."
"me too."
On the sea in the distance, the sun shines through, and its rays of light shine in all directions. The dark color of the sea water quickly fades, and the sight is filled with fiery red.
"I'll wait for you." Nancy said.
"Uh..." Richard said, turned around and walked into the cabin.