Richard Turner was a very Frankish man, with a large build, black hair, and a large beard, a mixture of black and white.
In addition, his way of holding the sword was also very Frankish. Unlike Ask, who hung the long sword on the buckle of the belt on the side of his waist so that he could hold the hilt or draw the sheath at any time, he held it in the middle of his arms without a sheath and simply wrapped it with a cloth strip.
"Weapon Master?" Richardnard asked when he saw Ask was covered with weapons.
His voice was deep and magnetic, as if it was echoing from his chest.
"Master of swordsmanship?" Ask asked him back.
A sword master is both a bloodline (similar to a weapon master, but specialized in swords) and a profession.
A respectful title for swordsmen who are dedicated to improving their swordsmanship and teaching and spreading their own swordsmanship styles.
"I haven't seen you." said Richard Turner.
“You can’t possibly meet everybody,” Ask said.
"No." Richardnard shook his head and said, "A great swordsman, once I see him, I will never forget him."
"I'm not strictly a swordsman," Ask replied.
"But your swordsmanship is very strong." Richard Turner said, "I feel that your swordsmanship comes from the East."
"How did you feel that?"
"Intuition." Richard Turner loosened his arms, and the long sword fell and stabbed into the ground. The cloth strips spread out in the air like ripples. "The intuition of the swordsman."
"Have you noticed? The sword has a soul." His beard trembled and he muttered vaguely.
"When you hold it, it becomes part of your body, an extension of your arm, a part of your soul."
"When you hold the sword, it hums softly; when you swing the sword, it roars; when you sheath the sword, it sighs." He stroked the hilt of his sword, as if he was talking to it, his eyes as firm as a rock.
This old man is really half crazy... Ask thought helplessly.
In the world of Iron and Fire, when a player reaches level 20 or above and becomes a demigod, both the player and the NPC have to face a hidden attribute: SAN value.
Simply according to the style of the K-series, it is not quite appropriate to translate the SAN value into "reason". To be more precise, it should be "human reason".
The higher the level, not only will one become further away from pure-blooded humans physically (so-called dehumanization), but one will also begin to be eroded by the laws spiritually.
After all, the key to becoming a demigod is the integration of oneself and the laws. The more integration, the stronger the strength, and the more crazy the spirit.
Lv.20-Lv.30, SAN value fluctuates between 100 and 50, the extraordinary person only needs to deal with some hallucinations and mumbling in daily life, and usually behaves like a normal person. This stage is called "mental abnormality". For example, Sheila's grandfather.
Lv.30-Lv.40, the normal SAN value drops below 50, hallucinations and mumbling will evolve into physical damage and mental erosion, requiring the extraordinary person to actively resist and eliminate them.
For example, this old swordsman Richard Turner.
From the perspective of other people, it is like a demigod walking on the road, and suddenly starts to tremble, as if fighting a life-and-death battle with an invisible monster, or suddenly starts to talk to himself and have a conversation with inaudible whispers, so this stage is also called the "semi-crazy stage".