There is a very cool wind in the UK in mid-September. In such weather, it must be a pleasant experience to walk through the mixed forest of rowan and oak trees and set foot on the slightly moist climbing path.
Gray originally thought so. When she lived in the countryside, she also liked this kind of outdoor sports and would not feel tired after playing for a whole day. But today, after walking for only an hour, she felt particularly tired because she walked more distance in this hour than in the usual five hours.
"How is it? Can you still hold on? Do you want to stop and rest for a while?" The young man who was a few steps ahead turned his head and asked.
"No... Instructor, I can still hold on..."
Looking at the boy who had walked the same distance as herself but whose breathing was still even, but whose face was slightly flushed, Gray clenched her teeth as she panted.
"Very good." Shinji nodded with satisfaction. "Becoming stronger as a warrior is a process of exploring one's own potential again and again, and constantly surpassing oneself. The closer you are to your limit, the more you must persist - this is what my master taught me ten years ago, and now I give it to you."
"Yes, I remember that, instructor."
"Boy, it seems your teacher is quite capable, much better than that incompetent middle-aged man."
Yade's voice came from under Gray's cloak. Even though she was sweating profusely, the girl still did not take off her cloak.
"Although what you say is unpleasant most of the time, this time you finally got the point." Shinji turned around and continued to move forward at a steady pace.
"Wow, you didn't refute it. Who is your teacher?" It is not difficult to hear from this sentence that Yade has actually already acknowledged Weber's level as a teacher.
"I won't tell you." Shinji kept it a secret.
"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I don't want to know!"
"Hey, Yad."
"You want to talk again? Then I will listen to you reluctantly."
"No, I'm asking you to keep your voice down. We're almost at our destination, and you don't want to be discovered by someone else and taken for dissection."
The last threat made Yad shut up immediately. According to Grey, Weber almost dissected Yad when he first met him, which directly led to Yad's psychological trauma towards Weber and dissection.
It was at this moment that Gray's breathing suddenly became unusually rapid, and the blush on her cheeks gradually spread to her forehead. Shinji knew that this was a sign that her magic power was exhausted and she was beginning to demand life force.
This is a very special way of training. In the process of moving, you need to constantly inject magic power into your legs to move faster, which not only exercises your physical fitness but also tempers your magic power, killing two birds with one stone. Scathach trained Shinji in this way back then, and Shinji also used it on Gray.
The difference is that Shinji could not hold on for more than ten minutes, but Gray persisted for more than an hour, which shows that Gray fully inherited Altria's huge magic power.
"It's time to slow down. If you keep going like this, it will cause harm to your body. You must control the limits of exercise. Excessive exercise is equivalent to self-destruction."
"Yes, instructor."
"Don't worry, slow down slowly and regulate your breathing... Very good, that's it..."
"Be careful, don't relax too quickly. This is the best time to tap into your body's potential. I'll teach you a meditation method that, combined with the breathing method I taught you before, can greatly increase your recovery speed."
"Follow my rhythm. Breathing is a process of communication between humans and nature. When your breathing is consistent with the breathing of nature, you can draw strength from nature—"
Gray is worthy of being the descendant of Altria. She is indeed very talented in this area. Under Shinji's guidance, she quickly leaned against the oak tree behind her and entered a state of oblivion of herself and the world.
"Kid." Yade's voice sounded again. Unlike his usual sharp tongue, this time there was a different kind of seriousness.
"What's up?"
"Where are you from? This meditation method is definitely not a modern product."
"It doesn't matter whether it is or not. What matters is that it suits Gray. When she has mastered everything I taught her, she will be able to reach the level of the Knights of the Round Table. What do you think?"
"You can join the Order, but you have to be with—no, you're asking me."
"You're also trying to find out about me. We're on the same page."
"Hmph, I warn you, don't set your sights on Gray."
"I have no interest in minors."
"You know that's not what I'm talking about."
"What is that?"
"Your shameless look reminds me of someone."
"Who? Is it Gawain, one of Gray's ancestors, the origin of Prince Charming, known as the 'Knight of the Sun'? - You see, I can also use the power of the sun."
Shinji stretched out a finger, with the flame of the sun lingering around the tip of the finger.
Yad laughed out loud, "You? Prince Charming?"
"No, that's Lancelot, the first knight, known as the 'Flower of Knights'. Well, I think he and I are quite similar, especially in that we are both handsome."
"Hahahaha, you must want to make me die of laughter." Yade laughed so hard that he was out of breath.
"That is the King's sworn brother, the one who has been with the King the longest, the loyal and courageous 'Knight of Martial Arts'; Kai."
"FXXK, I shouldn't talk to you." Yade stopped laughing.
"You really won't say anything?"
Yarde responded with concrete action.
"Then let's not talk about it. It's not my fault anyway. It's a pity. I wanted to tell you more about her story."
"Humph, I know more about her than you do." Yade couldn't help himself.
"Are you sure? Have you seen what she looks like when she grows up?"
"Grow up? That's impossible! If you know the legend of King Arthur, you would know that her body stopped growing when she pulled out the 'Sword in the Stone'. After the 'Sword in the Stone' was broken, the 'Sword of Promise and Victory' had the same effect." Yad said firmly.
"Yes, you are right, but you forgot one thing - the 'Sword in the Stone' was man-made, and the effect of stopping growth was also imposed by that person. Do you think he has no way to remove it?"
"You mean..." Yade obviously thought of something.
"Haha, you care a lot, right? You must care a lot, right?"
Shinji put his hands on his hips, his face full of ill intentions.
"But I won't tell you! Ahaha, go ahead and regret it. And then you'll be worried about it so much that you can't sleep at night! Haha, you deserve it!"
"Are you kidding me, bastard?"
"So what if I'm playing a trick on you? Come out and hit me if you dare—Friendly reminder, Gray should wake up soon."
"Remember this for me~~~~~~~~!"
Yad's shouting echoed throughout the forest, awakening Gray from her meditation.
"Instructor, I'm done with my rest."
"Let's go - the legendary 'Stripping City'; it's very close, let's walk slowly over there."
"Yes, instructor."