In the west of Coster City, in the Torch Tavern in the civilian area, there are bustling sounds everywhere.
The bad smell of tobacco and alcohol, the smell of sweat from not taking a bath for several days or even more than ten days, as the busiest tavern in the civilian area, it is full of all kinds of gangsters, gangsters, low-level workers in society, alcoholics, gamblers, prostitutes...
"Have you heard? Feiyang Knight Academy is recruiting students again, I plan to try it."
"Haha, it's up to you? I remember that you have practiced a basic skill for five years before reaching full level."
"Have you heard? The Ulanlis United Nations in the north has found traces of demons."
"Hmph, did those blasphemers come up with it again?"
Fang Xingjian kept listening to news one after another. This was already the third day he had been in Coster, and he had basically inquired about the general situation of the entire city in the past three days.
As one of the largest cities of the Sinkoda Empire on the west coast, Koster is not only a port of huge ocean trade, but also one of the political and economic centers of the west coast.
Here, people with black hair and black eyes like him can often be seen, because it is said that on the other side of the sea, on the far western continent, people like him are everywhere.
However, Fang Xingjian knew that although the appearance was similar, the other party was not of Asian descent on Earth.
As the center of politics and economy, and shouldering the responsibility of a trading port, the entire Koster City is extremely prosperous. Here, of course, there are too many organizations that provide people with learning and upgrading.
As a world accustomed to upgrades, skills, specialties, and attributes, people in this world, even the elderly and children, have physical fitness far superior to that of people on Earth, and even learn martial arts more or less.
Here, upgrading and becoming stronger is a matter of course, and everyone hopes to change their lives through power.
In Koster, not to mention ordinary warrior schools, martial arts colleges, dojos, gymnasiums, etc., the seven most famous places in the entire city that provide martial arts learning are collectively called the Pearl Seven Academy.
The so-called Pearl refers to Koster, the pearl of the west coast of the empire.
Then, according to Fang Xingjian's inquiry, there are two famous swordsmanship and sword skills among the Pearl Seventh Academy, namely the Shuojian Academy and the Theresia Knight Academy.
Among them, Dave Theresia, the founder of Theresia Knight Academy, was a god-level strongman who reached level 30 more than a hundred years ago. Over the years, he has trained batches of famous strongmen, famous generals, and masters. Although the Theresia Knight Academy has weakened over the years, it can definitely rank among the top three among the Pearl Seventh Academy.
As for the Sword Talking Hall, it was much worse.
First of all, the sword talk hall in Koster City is just a branch hall. The real head hall of the sword talk hall is located in the capital of the empire, Deha, which was once a super school with the same reputation as the entire empire.
However, because the former owner of the Swordsmanship Hall in Coster City was defeated in a martial arts competition and died of serious injuries, the current owner is too young and lacks strength, so it has been declining over the years. The six houses are comparable.
However, what is very strange is that it has been three days since Fang Xingjian came to Coster City, but he has never heard of the magic pattern.
It seems that there has never been a magic pattern transfer on this continent. In this world, the job transfer method passed down from ancient times is still being carried out, and all the secret methods of job transfer are monopolized by major organizations and royal families.
Moreover, their understanding of wizards is also very shallow, and even most civilians do not understand the power of wizards, and their understanding of this kind of information is not even as good as many cultivators in the capital.
"Have the wizards blocked the news?" Fang Xingjian thought to himself, "Or is it that the magic patterns are really researched by the people on earth as the government said?"
Fang Xingjian couldn't think of a reason, so he could only continue to listen to various gossip around him.
"Hey, have you heard? The Dark Witch King has accepted another personal disciple."
"Oh? I don't know who is so unlucky that he was taken to study by those blasphemers."
Hearing this news, Fang Xingjian's expression froze slightly.
"The Witch King...Onassis..." Fang Xingjian's fists were slightly white, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his heart.
Every second, every sentence, every word during those seven days was clearly remembered in his heart.
Ulanlis, one of the six major countries in the mainland, is a country ruled by wizards, and the three strongest wizards among all wizards, and the only three wizards who have reached the 30th god level, are called the wizard kings.
Among them, the Dark Witch King is the one who is most interested in the earth among the three Witch Kings, and the one who most supports the union and communication between the two parties.
The earth... the magic city... the magic pattern... the Onassis family... the Witch King... all things seem to be connected together.
Fang Xingjian instinctively felt that there were some secrets hidden in it, but he also knew that now was not the time to worry about these things. Learning sword skills and becoming stronger were the most important things for him right now.
"Then let's talk about the sword hall..."
Compared with the Theresia Knight Academy, which cultivates nobles and retainers, in addition to martial arts, it also needs to learn various etiquette, theology, language, military, administrative management and other skills, and it also needs various referees, qualifications, and backgrounds. Or is it that a place like the sword gym where everyone can sign up is suitable for Fang Xingjian.
In particular, it is said that the sword hall has collected many sword skills handed down from generation to generation, and Fang Xingjian has taken a fancy to it.
So the next morning, Fang Xingjian arrived early at the gate of the Sword Talking Hall located on Chengdong Street.
With deserted streets, rusty iron gates, and not even a concierge, it seems that the current Shuojian Gym is indeed a lot down.
Fang Xingjian tried to push the door, but found that the iron door was not locked at all. He stepped in and walked in. After turning around a corner, he could see more than a dozen students in the martial arts factory holding their long swords for practice. Sword moves, kung fu gestures.
A young man wearing a gray exercise suit is walking on the practice field while instructing the students to practice swordsmanship. The young man has blond hair and eyes closed, and looks a little malnourished and thin. The exercise suit is almost white from washing, and there are several sewn patches. The whole person looks poor and desolate, only the heroic spirit exuded slightly seems to be different from ordinary people.
Seeing Fang Xingjian's appearance, the young man showed a friendly and expectant smile, even though Fang Xingjian looked like a penniless tramp, there was no trace of impatience in his eyes.
"Hi, I'm talking about Kyle, the owner of the sword hall. Do you want to learn swordsmanship? We said that the sword hall has a history of 150 years, but it is the first holy place to learn swords in the mainland. I think you have slender fingers, With strong limbs, they are definitely good seedlings for sword training. Do you want to practice swords here? As long as you practice swords in the Swordsmanship Hall, we will assign you a job. As long as you pay the tuition, you will learn and teach all swordsmanship... "
Fang Xingjian froze for a moment, it seemed that the situation in the Sword Gym was even worse than the rumors said.
He interrupted the other party and said directly: "I'm here to learn swordsmanship."
"Oh?" Kyle laughed: "Okay, okay, but you have to pay the tuition first, every six months, a total of 30 copper coins."
Thirty copper coins, the total money Fang Xingjian earned on the road was about one hundred copper coins. This tuition fee is really not expensive. He nodded and handed the money to the young man.
Kyle accepted the money happily, with a relaxed smile on his face.
"Okay, okay, come on, let me teach you the basic swordsmanship of the sword hall, the grizzly bear swordsmanship." After speaking, Kyle picked up the wooden sword on one side and began to practice.