During the morning exercise on the third day, Pat couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked Reddy, "Reddy, what are the big iron wheels and that iron chair in the corner of the yard for? Alisa and Schwader's toys?"
Reddy shook his head: "That's not a toy, it's the equipment I used for training. Or it can be used as a toy for children, but they don't like to play with it."
"Training equipment? I don't understand." Pat looked at the two things carefully again, but couldn't see anything related to training.
"When I was playing in the mountains and forests when I was young, I accidentally made a wild bee, and countless wild bees rushed towards me. I was so scared that I closed my eyes and danced wildly with the branches in my hand. Although I killed many wild bees, I was still caught. The sting is full of bumps and bruises all over the body. It took more than a month to raise it at home. It was this wild bee incident that left a shadow on my soul. Don’t laugh, this is what the master said.” Reddy was not happy Look at the laughing Pat.
"Okay, sorry, I was wrong, you continue." Pat apologized to Reddy.
"I used to learn swordsmanship from my father. When I came to Morente City, I learned swordsmanship from Uncle Garrilando, who is the owner of the Red Crow Tavern. Don't look at him limping, he is a swordsman of the golden rank. I alone I performed very well during practice. But when I fight against people with a sword, as long as I see the light of the sword wielded by my opponent, I can't help but think of the cold light that flashed on the tail needle when the wild bees stung me, so I can't control it Close your eyes, and dance the sword in your hand like a branch. I have completely forgotten all the sword moves I have learned, and I can’t use them no matter what. Both my father and Uncle Gary Lando were so angry at me. , saying that I'm really not good at learning swords..."
"Then you're good at using the sword now, didn't you have that problem when you competed with me yesterday?" Pat didn't expect that Reddy would have the habit of closing his eyes. Last night he tried it out with Reddy, and what made him unconvinced was that his black iron three-star was tied with Reddy's bronze three-star. Moreover, Reddy did not find that he closed his eyes during the competition. On the contrary, his eyes were wider than copper bells, and he was closely watching his every move. This made him wonder if what Reddy said was true.
"Of course I'm fine now. The master cured me with those two instruments. The big wheel is called a hollow wheel, and the iron chair is called a swivel chair," Reddy said.
"Hollow spinning wheel? Swivel chair? Can these two things cure your habitual eye closure? Tell me, how do you cure it?" Pat became interested.
"Well, after I followed the master, within a few days, the master discovered my habit of closing my eyes. So the master patiently asked me what was the reason for my habitual closing of my eyes? Finally, he helped me recall When I met wild bees when I was young, the owner said that these wild bees left a shadow in my heart, making me easy to close my eyes to see if I was in danger. This is an ostrich mentality. Don’t ask me what I don’t know if it’s an ostrich. The owner said it’s a kind of bird that lives in the desert. When they encounter enemies, they will stick their heads into the sand, thinking that they won’t be in danger if they can’t see the enemy. Do you think there are such stupid birds? "
"Then what happened afterwards?" Pat listened with relish.
"The master said that it would take a long time to cure my problem, and some psychological counseling would be done to slowly change the fear of danger. However, he said that there is a quick cure, which is very painful and uncomfortable, but it can be cured. Let me add a visual ability, so that those fast-moving things will slow down in my eyes. As long as the things I can see are not fast, I will not feel dangerous and I will close my eyes habitually, so that I The problem will naturally heal without treatment." Reddy said.
Pat asked, "A quick cure is what you chose?"
"Of course, when the master asked me which method to choose, I naturally chose quick treatment. So the master customized this hollow wheel and swivel chair. It's just that I never thought that these two things would be so terrible. It took two months to adapt and get used to it. The master said that I was ready, and then brought a swarm of wild bees over, smeared honey on my body, and gave me a sword so that I could concentrate on killing all the wild bees. I was very scared, but after the wild bees were released, I really found that their speed suddenly became very slow, and I could even see their fluttering wings clearly, and I easily stabbed them to death with a sword." Reddy When he mentioned the process of treatment, he had an unbearable expression, but when he talked about the result, he was very excited.
"The master said that the visual ability I have now is called dynamic vision. As long as I concentrate, I can perceive the trajectory of fast objects. Like yesterday, Brother Pat, you competed with me, and I saw all your sword moves towards me. It is clear and clear, and it is effortless to deal with it. Even if you are a three-star black iron, you can't help me with a three-star bronze, so we have a tie." Reddy beamed with pride
Pat looked at the hollow wheel and swivel chair in the corner, and thought: "Then Reddy, if I train with this hollow wheel and swivel chair like you, will I be able to have the same dynamic vision as you?"
Reddy was stunned: "It should be possible. I heard the master said that these two things were originally used to train ordinary people to have dynamic vision. If you want, I can ask the master if you want to allow it. But Brother Pat, The training process is really uncomfortable and painful, and maybe you will feel that you would rather die. Do you want to stop thinking about it?"
Pat shook his head: "Don't think about it, if I have the same dynamic vision ability as you, my strength will definitely be further improved, so that I can better protect the young master. I will ask the young master myself."
"No, no, I'll ask for you." Reddy suddenly became excited, turned around and ran towards the house.
Pat touched the hollow spinning wheel and the swivel chair and thought: "These two things look simple, but are they really as scary and unbearable as Reddy said? It can't be that Reddy is scaring me."
Reddy quickly ran back, elated: "Brother Pat, the master agreed. But he said that if you want to train, you must persevere, and you must not give up halfway."
"I promise to stay the course and never give up halfway, I swear," Pat said.
"Okay, how about starting now? The master said, I will give you the same training method as I did, to ensure that you can have the same dynamic vision ability as me." Reddy seemed a little gloating.
Maybe it's my illusion? thought Pat.
At this time, there was the rumble of a carriage outside the courtyard door. It was Sister Keli returning from a big purchase in the market in the commercial district in a public carriage in the residential district.
Reddy and Pat went over to help her unload the bags of supplies from the car and carry them to the warehouse.
Reddy asked, "Miss Keli, what's for lunch?"
Keli said: "I will make steak for lunch, as well as stewed fish soup, vegetable salad, fruit pudding, and Alisa's favorite chicken leg."
"Well, Sister Keli, let's skip the steak at noon, so as not to waste it." Reddy said.
"What? Isn't the young master coming back for lunch?" Keli asked.
Reddy smiled: "It's not the young master, you will know soon..."
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It was late at night, everything was quiet, and even the croaking frogs on the shore of Moon Lake were much less.
Outside the window, the silver moonlight quietly filled the silent Chenxi Academy, painting the forest, grassland, houses, and houses with a new layer of silver-gray clothing.
Lorist got up with his clothes on, and stood at the window looking at Moon Lake in the moonlit night. The night wind blows the white curtains, dancing in the silver moonlight.
Looking at the hourglass in front of the table, it should be around two o'clock in the middle of the night. But Lorist was still sleepless, after hesitating for a long time, Lorist decided to take a walk by the Moon Lake, maybe that would make his heart calm...
August has passed, and now it should be September 1st. College is officially on holiday.
A few days ago, President Peterson delivered a box containing thirty gold dollar rolls to Lorist, and thanked the instructors and assistants of the teaching group repeatedly, because Master Peterson, like the remaining dozens of students, had awakened his fighting spirit .
Dean Levins also handed over the promised bonus of 1,000 gold coins, plus the 3,000 gold coins from President Peterson and the remaining funds from the previous month, there is a total of more than 4,000 bonuses. Lorist received 300 gold coins as the chief instructor, and Hughes, Marin, and Anfeya each received 200 gold coins. Each of the twenty-four instructors received one hundred gold coins, and each of the twenty-four teaching assistants received a bonus of fifty gold coins. Everyone was beaming with joy, and the remaining dozen or so gold coins became the cost of the celebration. After a night of revelry at the Red Crow Tavern, even Lorist was vomited three times.
And the duel on the external challenge day, Lorist finally proved his title of silver invincible with a record of 3,000 consecutive victories. Now that the event is over, Chenxi Academy has asked the instructors and students of the academy's sculpture major to take a comprehensive and detailed body measurement for Lorist. When the next semester begins, a life-size bronze statue of Lorist will stand in the college. The story of Black Iron Locke and Silver Invincibility will become the eternal legend of Dawn Academy.
In a few days, the settlement of Er's plate will be finished, and Lorist will have another 26,000 gold coins in his pocket. Adding the savings at home, there will be a wealth of nearly 30,000 gold coins. , can be regarded as sitting on ten thousand family property. In Morente City, he can be called a rich man, and he is more than enough than the next. It doesn't matter if he doesn't do anything for ten years and is lazy.
The next semester will start in October, and it is impossible for the college to arrange any tasks for Lorist. Lorist can stay at home and enjoy it comfortably, or he can form a team with his close friends to go on some adventures. That's how we came here. Now that the affairs of the college are over, and the holiday is over, logically speaking, it should be very relaxing to have a holiday without burdens, but Lorist always feels as if something is weighing on his heart, the heavy feeling makes him I eat tasteless and sleep uneasy. Like this night, Lorist found himself suffering from insomnia again.
The light of the silver moon sprinkled on the moon lake, sparkling.
Lorist sat on a rock by the lake, looking at the surface of the lake wrinkled by the night wind, meditating silently...
Yes, I am indeed escaping. A few days ago, I could use the excuse of a duel, the vindictiveness enlightenment class and other school affairs to avoid myself from making that decision. Now that things are all done, I finally have to face that choice.
Why go back and inherit the territory? It was a completely strange place with strange people, and the family had to solve the plight. There was a fire pit. Is it really so good to be a lord? Lorist couldn't figure it out, he had lived in Morente City for ten years and was familiar with everything here. Here you have your own friends, your own work, and your own legends, and this is your own home.
Lorist really didn't want to go back to be some kind of lord, he was very satisfied with his current life. It's like when Soderkamp admitted to Lorist after the past ten days, that life here is simply paradise compared to the family territory. Whether it is food, clothing or use, the family territory is incomparable with this place, it is too remote and backward.
But why do I always feel throbbing in my heart? There always seems to be an unwilling voice in my heart calling me to leave here and return to my hometown to inherit the territory. This may be the soul imprint of the Norton family in this body. It is eager to return to its hometown to revitalize the family. That is The deepest wish buried deep in the heart of every Norton descendant.
Yes, I have already made a decision to stay in Morente City and do not want to go back to inherit the territory and become a remote country lord. There is a conflict with the soul imprint hidden in the bones of this body, so I have a lot of thoughts and restlessness , insomnia and other symptoms have appeared, and I don't know what my body will be tortured if I continue to make trouble. Perhaps, as long as I survive until March next year, it doesn't matter. At that time, the family territory will choose the baron's illegitimate son as the lord, so it has nothing to do with me.
In fact, what does it matter if an illegitimate child is born, isn't it all the blood inheritance of the baron? Why is it so clear? Suddenly there was a strong throbbing in my heart, and I felt a chill all over my body.
"Ah!" Lorist sneezed loudly.
Okay, okay, an illegitimate child is an illegitimate child, so naturally it is not as good as me, the orthodox heir Don't make a fuss, okay? Lorist begged for mercy in a low voice towards his body. His heart gradually calmed down, but Lorist seemed to hear a low cry: I want to go home, I want to go home...
Yeah, I want to go home too. Little Locke, your home can still go back, but mine can never go back...
Lorist sat on the rock by the lake and wept silently. By the time the sky became light, the tears on his face had dried up. Lorist stood up and said to the newborn Chaoyang, "Little Locke, let's go home together."