Looking at the empty campus grounds, Lorist stopped in his tracks, as if the scene of standing on the dilapidated bluestone platform before his eyes to speak eloquently to more than 200 students in the swordsmanship instruction class...
"What? You want to learn advanced and exquisite swordsmanship, but you don't want to practice the basic movements of swordsmanship? That three-year-old child can practice it? Shit! You can't even walk and want to run? Do you know what swordsmanship is? What is it? Swordsmanship? Who knows the difference between the two? You, yes, it’s you, tell me.”
"Wrong! Your statement is too one-sided! Let me tell you, stretch your necks and listen carefully, and no one will tell you so kindly in the future! Swordsmanship is about using the most appropriate and most suitable method at the fastest time. It is convenient and the most labor-saving way to knock down opponents. Swordsmanship is a method of connecting several efficient swordsmanship movements for exercise. But for you, it is still too early to practice swordsmanship! It is like not fighting Start building a house with a good foundation, and it will be blown down by a strong wind in the future.”
"Why did you ask you to practice the eight basic movements of swordsmanship? It's very simple. No matter what kind of swordsmanship movements are inseparable from these eight movements, stab, chop, lift, block, pick, sweep, wipe, and block. I want you to practice these eight movements. The basic movements of the eight-style swordsmanship should be practiced until these eight-styles become your body's instinctive response. In this way, even if the opponent's sword is so fast that you can't see clearly, your body's instinctive reaction can automatically perform these eight-style basic movements , to save you in a critical moment. Only when you reach this point can you say that you have the power to protect yourself in swordsmanship."
"Yes, this is my personal sword practice trick. I will tell you all today without reservation. I believe you have also seen the duel where I challenged Professor Baiyin. The reason why I won is that I have already practiced the eight basic movements of swordsmanship. Without the instinctive reaction of the body, there is no invincible swordsmanship. Only the most solid basic movements can allow me to rely on the instinctive reaction of the body to make the most direct counterattack in the duel. win."
"Swordsmanship? Letting you practice swordsmanship now is fooling you. If you don't practice the basic movements of swordsmanship, even the best swordsmanship is just a show. It looks beautiful, but it is actually a fool. Stop talking nonsense, cheer me up, and be serious. Let’s practice the basic movements of swordsmanship, and practice all eight moves a thousand times, and the top 20 who practice the most seriously will receive my swordsmanship guidance.”
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The past scenes no longer recur, time flies so fast, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye. The Icardo Badge has returned to the Academy's Hall of Fame, awaiting its next owner. Since Lorist received the gold teaching badge of fighting qi last year, he asked the academy to create this double gold teaching badge representing swordsmanship and fighting qi for himself. Return the Icardo badge to the academy, and whoever wants to get it can go for another 30 consecutive victories.
Lorist recalled the original excuse: "The three badges on the chest are too ugly. Those who don't know think I'm selling badges, so why not combine these two gold badges."
Fortunately, the academy was reasonable and agreed to his request.
But what is Dean Levins' plan this time? Lorist didn't believe that Fatty Shi said that the academy wanted to earn registration fees from those challengers. If Dawn Academy was reduced to relying on charging registration fees to maintain itself, it would have already started from the top ten colleges in Galintia. removed from the list. Simply put, I just can't afford to lose that person.
In the past three years, I have dealt with Dean Levins several times. In Lorist's heart, this dead old man is definitely the representative of the term treacherous and slippery. If I am not careful, I have been sold by him and I have to count the money for him. . You have to be very careful when dealing with him.
At the beginning of this year, the academy organized an expedition team to the Ruins Islands. First, Lorist wanted to let go of emotional entanglements and calm himself down. Second, he wanted to use the many mid-level and high-level monsters on the Ruins Islands to practice and see if he could break through the long-term. After half a year of peak state of bright energy, he entered the realm of dark energy. So I went to see Dean Levins and said that I wanted to join the expedition.
In the end, Professor Crude intervened first, and had a private competition with Lorist. Then Dean Levins used the excuse that Lorist's vindictiveness did not reach the silver rank and did not meet the requirements for participating in the expedition team, forcing Lorist to agree to several conditions, and then arranged for Lorist a living assistance Join the expedition team as a member.
Standing at the door of the dean's office, Lorist took a deep breath, calmed down after climbing five flights of stairs, and knocked on the door.
"Please come in."
Lorist pushed the door open and went in.
"Oh, it's Little Locke, are you back?"
Lorist bowed his head: "Yes, Dean, I'm back."
Dean Levins smiled very kindly: "Come on, sit down, I'll make you a cup of Mycos, this is a new product this year, and it tastes pretty good."
"Oh, Dean, you're welcome, I'm not thirsty." Lorist hastily declined.
"Sit and sit, don't be restrained when you come to me, just treat it as your own home." Dean Levins put the Mycos beans into a small silver bowl and smashed them, then poured them into a silver pot with water Cook on the stove.
"Little Locke, do you know the duel announcement issued by the academy?"
"Understood, but Dean, I don't understand. Could it be that the academy organized this duel to collect the challenger's registration fee as Shredder said? Or is there some other reason that I don't know?" Lorist was a little dissatisfied , after all, he is the object of the challenge.
"Hehe, Little Locke, I know you have an opinion on the arrangement of the college. The college made the decision for you without your consent. If it were me, I would be very unhappy too. But this time it happened suddenly, so I had to first I have wronged you. I hope you can fight for the college this time and slap those colleges in the face."
Dean Levins sat down on the armchair in front of Lorist: "This time the situation is a bit complicated, so let me start from the beginning, and I hope you can understand my old man's difficulties."
"Do you know the Yellow Ribbon Academy next door to our academy?"
"Yes, their training for housekeepers and swordsmen and guards is excellent." Lorist replied.
"Two months ago, their old master, Sir Arisberge, died of a heart attack. Alas, suddenly there was no will left, and his children were fighting for the family property. No one wanted to inherit. Jazz’s career is also going to sell the Yellow Ribbon Academy as a whole and divide the money. When I heard the news, I sent someone to negotiate, and finally spent 180,000 gold to merge the Yellow Ribbon Academy into our academy.”
Dean Levins was very proud of this matter. Although the Yellow Ribbon College is not well-known and ranks relatively low among the more than 20 colleges in the Morente City College District, it has a history of 50 or 60 years. It is one-third the size of Chenxi Academy. It only cost 180,000 Jinford, which is a good deal no matter how you look at it. In particular, Yellow Ribbon College and Dawn College are adjacent to each other, as long as the wall in the middle is removed, they can be integrated into one.
"Oh, this is a good thing. With the merger of the Yellow Ribbon Academy, the strength of our Chenxi Academy will be strengthened again. Maybe we can go further in the ranking of the top ten academies." Lorist congratulated.
"Although it is a good thing, the financial pressure brought by the 180,000 gold credits is not small." Dean Levins lifted the silver pot on the stove, and placed a silver cup in front of himself and Lorist, Then pour in the piping hot Mycos.
"This is milk, and this is honey crystals. You can add whatever flavor you like. I'm old, and I still like to drink the original flavor." Dean Levins raised the cup in his hand, and gently blowing the hot air on the cup, while Signaled Lorist to take care of himself.
"Our college's annual tuition income is 60,000 to 70,000 gold coins, plus social donations of 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins, plus miscellaneous income from the college's other industries, the total annual income is about 110,000 or 120,000 gold coins About. It looks like a lot, but our expenditure is not small. Every year, the salaries and welfare subsidies of college teachers and employees cost 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, and the loss and supplement of teaching materials and equipment also cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year. The wear and tear of the swords used in the cavalry training for knight training and the training swords in the swordsmanship instruction class is the largest."
"In addition, the support for poor students and the rewards for outstanding students will cost about 10,000 yuan a year, as well as experimental funds for pharmacy, and research funds for more than a dozen professional courses will also cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Like this year's expedition to the Relic Islands The team cost more than 4,000 gold coins. In addition to other miscellaneous expenses in the academy, simply speaking, the annual income of 120,000, if you are lucky at the end of the year, you may have savings of several thousand or 10,000. If you are unlucky and encounter something that increases expenses, it is normal to lose thousands of gold that year."
Dean Levins sighed: "Spending 180,000 gold to merge the Yellow Ribbon Academy, although the cost is huge, it is related to the development and growth of our Chenxi Academy. This opportunity should not be missed. It is only the savings and mobilization of our Chenxi Academy over the years. The mortgage of several properties in Lent City only allowed us to raise 150,000 gold coins. Thinking that after the merger of the Yellow Ribbon College, some reconstruction costs would be needed, so I decided to apply to the College Fellowship, hoping to get a sum of 50,000 gold coins. Wan Jinford’s loan, so that our Chenxi Academy can achieve better development.”
Speaking of this, Dean Levins became a little excited: "I didn't expect that I would be humiliated when I applied for a loan at the college fraternity! That old bastard Weston actually said what kind of loan is it? If you quit the college with Professor Baiyin, you will have plenty of funds. Anyway, even those with fighting spirit on the black iron level in our academy can become gold instructors. Why not just find more black iron instructors? It is practical and cheap, and it can save money. It’s a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!”
"It's so unreasonable! What a bastard! I got into an argument with that old bastard on the spot. Do you know what the old bastard said? He said that our academy claimed that the silver invincible Locke was not that powerful at all. It was deliberately touted for the need for publicity and recruiting new students. The reason is that when you challenged the steps, several silver instructors who resigned are now working at St. Marceau College. They said that they left because the college forced them to deliberately lose to you. Get you thirty wins in a row to get the Icado badge to create buzz."
Dean Levins was very satisfied to see that Lorist's hands were covered with veins, and he tightly grasped the silver cup: "In a fit of rage, I made a bet with that old bastard, I bet you can Pick all the silver teachings at St. Marceau College without losing a game. At this time, the deans of the colleges who watched the excitement jumped out one after another, and they all wanted to participate. Therefore, it later became our college and all other colleges in the college area. The college bet against each other, the bet is the loan of 50,000 Jinford, and our college won’t have to repay it if you win. If you lose, you will not only have to repay the loan twice in the future, but I, an old man, will also publicly admit my mistake to them with a drink.”
"Little Locke, forgive the waywardness of an old man. You were asked to face so many challenges without your consent, but I, an old man, couldn't bear it at the time, especially when I was facing the one from St. Marceau College. Old bastard."
St. Marceau College ranked eighth among the top ten colleges in Galintia, and ranked fourth among the more than twenty colleges in Morente City, which happened to be a place behind Chenxi College. Regardless of the professors or students of Dawn Academy, they all regard surpassing the ranking of San Marceau Academy as their greatest goal and hope. In the same way, the professors and students of St. Marceau College are also working hard not to let Dawn College surpass their own college rankings. The two colleges are natural rivals. And the old bastard Dean Levins was referring to was Dean Weston of St. Marceau College.
Lorist stood up: "Thank you Dean Max, the taste is really good. I have to leave, don't worry, I won't let you down."
"Don't be in a hurry, just wait, there's still something to do," Dean Levins tugged on a rope that rang a bell by the wall, and soon a middle-aged female clerk came to the office next door.
"Lianna, go and get the paper bag with Professor Locke's name written on it in the document room." Dean Levins ordered.
The paper bag with Norton Lorist's name on it was sent over quickly. Dean Levins opened the paper bag, and inside was a bunch of copper keys: "Little Locke, as a double gold teacher of our academy, I couldn't give you The reason for allocating a separate teaching residence is that our college had limited conditions before. Now that the Yellow Ribbon College has been merged, it has land and capacity, so a group of houses have been built on the other side of Moon Lake as the college’s golden teaching residential area. This is allocated to Yours, on the 35th of the month, you can just go over there and find Aunt Scarlett, who is in charge."
Lorist took the copper key and was about to leave when he heard Dean Levins say: "By the way, there are two more things I almost forgot. One is that the fighting qi enlightenment class will officially start seven days later, and this time there are a little more people , so the academy arranged them to the auditorium of the original Yellow Ribbon Academy. Another thing is that the academy has allowed the official establishment of the swordsmanship club, and the residence of the swordsmanship club is arranged in the swordsman training hall of the original Yellow Ribbon Academy. You are the students The elected president, please complete the rules and regulations of the swordsmanship club as soon as possible. In addition, the law enforcement department proposed that the elite members of the swordsmanship club be used as the backup force of the law enforcement department. You should discuss with Director Shrader how to handle it. Don’t forget .”
"Okay, Dean, I know what to do."