Old Mark was extremely familiar with the terrain and roads of the Imperial Capital. He grabbed Rody and turned left and right through the sparsely traveled paths. He actually quickly brought Rody to the southern gate of the Imperial Capital.
Rody stared at the buildings on the left and right with wide eyes, and confirmed that he was indeed right. This was indeed the south gate of the imperial capital. If we go at normal speed, even if we take a carriage from the cave, it will take an estimated half an hour. But Rody was sure that the time it took Old Mark to walk with him was definitely not as long as half an hour.
"I have been a coachman for decades." As if he saw the surprise on Roddy's face, Mark said lightly: "Besides, I am very familiar with the roads in the imperial capital. The roads we took just now were all small roads, almost straight lines. distance."
Rody muttered in his heart: Nonsense, you have lived for more than two hundred years, and you have lived here for two hundred years, so of course you are familiar with it!
Without saying anything, Mark led Rody into a small alley on the side of the road, and then stood in front of a medium-sized house.
"What is this place?"
Old Mark didn't answer, but stretched out his hand to push the door open, then strode in, and Roddy had no choice but to follow.
The house is indeed not small, with two courtyards inside, but it looks very deserted, as if few people come here on weekdays. The two of them walked to the innermost courtyard. Mark turned around and closed the courtyard door, then looked back at Rody.
"Give me your sword!"
"Huh?" Although it was strange, Roddy took down the sword and handed it to Old Mark. He knew that facing this guy with unfathomable strength, it was useless to object.
Old Mark took the sword, gently pulled it out and looked at it carefully, and sighed: "It is indeed the 'light-gathering sword' used by the master back then! Where did you get it?"
Roddy was about to say something, but in his mind Andy had already yelled before him: "Don't tell him I exist!"
"Found it in the family's laboratory. It should be a relic of Master Dandong." Rody said without changing his expression. These days, he pretends to be Seth and interacts with other people, and he has told countless lies, so when he tells one or two lies now, he no longer looks like the clumsy and honest boy he was before.
Old Mark sighed again, returned the sword to Rody, frowned and said: "This sword is very powerful, do you know how to use it?"
"I probably know." Rody nodded. Seeing Mark's confused look, he made up another lie: "I found some records in Master Dandong's notes in my family laboratory."
"Okay. Just try it for me."
Roddy immediately understood that Old Mark wanted to feel the depth of his strength first, so he took a deep breath, slowly moved the strength in his body, and then felt the heat flow slowly pouring from his arm into the concentrated light in his hand. sword. Sure enough, the gem on the hilt of the light-concentrating sword lit up, and then a layer of faint light burst out from the blade.
"Hmph!" Unexpectedly, Old Mark snorted dissatisfied: "Idiot! Are you always so slow every time you use this sword? You must know that fighting on the battlefield is full of dangers every moment. If you Facing a group of enemies, will they wait for you to slowly develop your skills? If you stand here so stupidly, they will rush up and cut you into pieces!"
After being scolded like this, Rody said depressedly: "I can't help it, it's just that the power in my body is too weak, otherwise I wouldn't be able to use this sword at all - you know, if I can't gather my power, this sword It's just scrap metal! Even an ordinary sword can easily cut it."
Mark frowned and grabbed the sword from Rody's hand. He didn't see how focused he was and just shook the sword in his hand. The light-gathering sword suddenly let out a pleasant low groan, and the gem on the sword's hilt suddenly burst out with light, and then a layer of light that was a finger long burst out from the sword's blade!
"Watch!" Old Mark shouted, flicked his wrist, and moved the sword in his hand slightly, letting out a clear sword cry, as crisp as jade being struck. Before the voice could be heard, Old Mark's body suddenly floated out like a light leaf. It was so light that he didn't see how he made a move. All he saw was the sword light falling gently...
laugh! With a soft sound, a bluestone platform in the courtyard was split into two, and slowly fell down on both sides.
Rody looked very carefully. It seemed that before the blade of the sword hit the stone table, the faint light on the blade had already cut into the stone, easily cutting the solid bluestone table into two pieces. Half!
Rody sighed inwardly. After all, he is a guy who has lived for more than two hundred years. This kind of strength is really scary!
Old Mark returned the sword to Roddy steadily, with a serious expression on his face, and said: "My swordsmanship tends to be light and agile. You probably won't be able to learn it based on your body shape, but I want you to understand that the purpose of the light-focusing sword is not its own. It's sharp, but it can amplify the power in your body several times through the blade! Although the power accumulated in your body is still too weak, as long as you can understand this and use the power in your body skillfully! , then this sword can be truly useful!"
Rody rolled his eyes and couldn't help but whispered: "It's all in vain!"
Old Mark rolled his eyes at him and said calmly: "So I suggest you put away your light-concentrating sword, or carry a better sword with you. The light-concentrating sword can only be used in times of crisis. ! After all, your strength is too weak, just like you learn Mr. Qiu's Half Moon Slash. Every time you "slash" with one sword, you are no longer weak, but after one sword strike, you have no strength at all. How can that be done? On the battlefield, if you slash down with your sword and kill a few enemies, more people will rush forward. Are you just lying on the ground waiting to die? "
"Then what do you think we should do? Can you teach me what you call 'power'?"
"Do you think it's that easy?" Old Mark sneered: "It took me ten years to understand Dou Qi, another ten years to fully master Dou Qi, and then it took me another ten years to break through that bottleneck and understand it. This kind of 'power'! According to normal procedures, this kind of power is sublimated from fighting spirit! You don't even have fighting spirit now, do you think that power will fall from the sky? It's like a pot of boiling water. It will turn into mist later! But now you are basically an empty kettle!"
Having said this, Old Mark took out a piece of parchment from his arms, threw it into Roddy's arms, and said lightly: "This is a fighting spirit training method. Originally, according to your current strength, you have to wait until you reach level five. Only after you become a warrior can you practice, but you little lackey is lucky! That Mr. Qiu actually gave you some strength, and you will be able to practice much faster than ordinary people!"
Roddy's eyes immediately lit up. He was someone who loved practicing martial arts. He immediately picked up the sheepskin and looked at it carefully, only to find that the first line of words on it was: "Tulips are blooming!"
"This is..." Roddy blurted out.
"This is the Tulip family's method of cultivating fighting qi!" Old Mark said with a proud smile: "I have been in the Tulip family for two hundred years, and I started to practice fighting qi using this method."
"Did you steal it?" Rody looked at him with wide eyes.
"Do you want to learn?" Old Mark stared. Roddy thought for a while and put away the sheepskin first, thinking that if I fight for the Tulip family, it would not be a sin to imitate their fighting spirit, right? Anyway, in this generation of Tulip family members, that bastard Seth will definitely not be willing to learn. With his strength, he would not be able to learn even if he wanted to. Level 5 samurai? Don't expect that young and beautiful young man to have any hope in this life!
Roddy put away the parchment, suddenly his heart moved, and he said loudly: "Why don't you just give me a little 'power' like Mr. Qiu did? Then wouldn't I be able to improve a lot immediately?"
Old Mark immediately became furious, with an expression on his face that he wished he could kick him immediately. He cursed loudly: "Do you think this kind of 'power' is sold on the street by the pound? Let me tell you! Just the little Mr. Qiu gave you would take a senior warrior who is proficient in fighting spirit to practice for several years to develop it! Really? I don’t know what’s wrong with Mr. Qiu’s thinking! I gave you what I cultivated with my fighting energy for nothing!”
Roddy immediately shut his mouth. He knew that the old monster in front of him was different from Andy's skeleton. When Andy was angry, he would at most curse at himself. But the skeleton was absolutely powerless against him, but this old monster was different. I'm afraid that if I accidentally annoy him, he will give me a few blows at any time...
Old Mark gradually lost his temper. After thinking for a while, he took out a piece of transparent crystal-like object that was only one-third the size of an egg and handed it to Rody. This time his face was extremely serious.
"Take this thing with you. If it really comes to a critical moment! I'm talking about the most critical moment of life and death, you put this thing in the palm of your hand, and then pour your own power into this thing. This thing is affected by your After the power is broken, you will have an hour! The power in your body will increase a lot. Within an hour, your strength and physical strength are unlimited - of course, you can only increase your strength. Let you perform unlimitedly at your current level! Although your Half Moon Slash is easy to use, it can only be used once based on your own strength. But once you break this crystal, you can use it at will within an hour! That move! Don’t worry about running out of power!”
"So good!" Rody was surprised!
Infinite "Half Moon Slash"! ! What kind of power is that!
Back then, Rody only used one move, Half-Moon Slash, to defeat Lant's guard, who had reached the fourth level of warrior, and the warrior Longdoer from the Big Moon Kingdom! If I could use that move at will within an hour... that would be how much my strength would increase! !
Rody felt his heart beating wildly, his blood was boiling, his mouth was dry, and he was too stunned to say a word.
Old Mark sighed and said seriously: "But remember! You only have one hour. This thing has side effects! After one hour, you will be finished! You will feel as if all your strength has been used up. One stick You can't even move your little finger! That situation will last for many days! In other words, this is a thing that consumes your energy! You can only use it in dangerous situations! And you must solve the problem within an hour! Otherwise you're dead!"
Old Mark's face looked a little sad: "This thing was made by Mr. Dandong himself. Originally, there were only three pieces in total. I used one piece to protect the Duke in a war. Now there are two pieces left. I can't give them all to you." .So you must make good use of this! Don’t use it as much as possible!”
When Roddy was taken out of the middle-class residence by Old Mark, his heart had not yet completely calmed down. His heart was filled with awe, surprise, curiosity, and excitement... This thing left by Dandong is really amazing! Imagine that samurai doesn't want his strength to increase a lot at once? Even if it’s just a short hour, it’s still good!
Thinking of this, Roddy couldn't help but gave a deep salute to old Mark, and said solemnly: "I know this thing is very precious, and I will definitely make good use of it... And... thank you, Mr. Mark!"
Mark was in a good mood, waved his hand, and was about to say something like "My old man" when Roddy's next sentence almost made him stop laughing immediately.
"Mr. Mark, it seems that you have made a lot of money in the Tulip family for more than two hundred years! This house is your private property, right? I guess no one in the family knows about it? In the imperial capital, such a big house is not cheap. ah!"
Old Mark was furious and kicked Roddy in the butt when he was going out.