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Chapter 11: A Swordsmanship Prodigy?
Chapter 11: A Swordsmanship Prodigy?
On the transparent display in his retina, the third page now revealed itself, titled 'Militia' with densely packed icons.
Among the myriad of icons, only one was lit up—Basic Swordsmanship.
After practicing swordsmanship for a while, Rain discovered that the difficulty of improving Basic Swordsmanship was higher than that of Shoeing in the Blacksmith Apprentice panel.
[You have trained in Basic Swordsmanship and gained insight!]
[Your Basic Swordsmanship skill has improved, +1 Experience]
After two hours, he gained a single point, reaching Basic Swordsmanship Lv.1 (2/100).
Rain quickly estimated, "So, if I practice for eight hours a day, it'll take me almost a month to reach Level 2."
"No, if we average out the time, there's not even eight hours a day. They say next week is the Basic Trainer Training, and the week after is Archery Training! This cycle repeats every three months."
At this moment, a noble man observing Claire spoke up, unable to hold back, "Miss Claire, these lowly commoners are not worthy of your noble attention."
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[Your Basic Swordsmanship skill has improved, +1 Experience]
After all, he had just acquired Basic Swordsmanship, and it was best to take it one step at a time. He decided to focus on mastering Basic Swordsmanship first.
She nodded in agreement, impressed. The manor's servant training was indeed thorough, and Sir Royde was dedicated to his duties.
"That's Rain, the farmer's son. His parents are both tenants of the manor."
Rain silently recited to himself and added 1 point to Basic Swordsmanship.
"What about the freckled boy?"
"Here."
Most likely, he had practiced Basic Swordsmanship beforehand.
In fact, Rain had already slowed down, deliberately reducing the speed and precision of his ironwood sword strikes. Otherwise, he would have stood out even more! As the servants practiced Basic Swordsmanship, the children of nobles and wealthy merchants also arrived at the outer courtyard to begin their swordsmanship training.
For the manor guard who had taught servant training for many years, if Rain had not learned Basic Swordsmanship before, his current swordsmanship skills, while not the best, were undoubtedly improving at the fastest rate! Initially, Rain's execution of the three basic moves was awkward and clumsy, clearly revealing his novice status.
"Could it be that the 2nd-level Swordsmanship is boosting the 1st-level Militia panel?"
Watching the steadily increasing +1+1 experience, Rain was filled with motivation, leaving George in awe!
"Oh? Is that so?" Rain was taken aback but didn't mind after some thought.
The last one, standing at the edge of the group, was a slender, dark-haired boy, currently practicing with sweat pouring down his face.
After a moment's thought, Rain decided to use a precious skill point on Basic Swordsmanship, also observing the effect of the skill point.
Rome wasn't built in a day! Rain stopped chatting and continued practicing, sweat dripping from his face.
Hmm? Claire casually glanced at the servants and immediately noticed two or three of them whose swordsmanship stood out among the group.
George thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, this Basic Swordsmanship is just the simplest introductory swordsmanship. It doesn't make you a swordsmanship genius!"
"In other words, on average, there's only one week per month for swordsmanship practice! On a daily basis, it's equivalent to two hours of swordsmanship training. So, it'll take at least three months to reach Level 2 in Basic Swordsmanship."
As the panel displayed the upgrade from Basic Swordsmanship Lv.1 to Basic Swordsmanship Lv.2 (0/300)
"Yes, and look at George here, he's Rain's best friend. It doesn't make sense for Rain to learn swordsmanship while George, with better conditions, doesn't."
"In this extraordinary world, if you want to stand out, there's no doubt that being a swordsmanship genius is a better choice than being a blacksmith genius!"
Some servants deliberately concealed their prior experience in Basic Swordsmanship, initially delighting Rain, but their progress soon stagnated.
With a quick glance, Claire noticed the servants practicing Basic Swordsmanship.
How do they not get tired? Rain, too, was filled with motivation, like a youth energized by chicken blood!
First was the freckled boy, practicing diligently. He was one of the better servants.
Hmm? That doesn't sound right! Why does this sound so off?
Then, there was the tall, big-eyed boy with prominent eyebrows, the most proficient in Basic Swordsmanship among the servants. However, his execution seemed set in stone, showing little improvement after several attempts.
Hmm! Rain discovered that as Basic Swordsmanship reached Level 2, the Militia job level also seemed to increase at a faster rate.
Rayn shook his head, "Of course not, where would I get the money to study that?"
But now, he seemed to have practiced for a month or two, and his movements were quite proficient. Could it be that Rayn had an extraordinary understanding of swordsmanship?
After all, some people liked to show off their cleverness.
George thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Prominent Brow, look, Rayn doesn't seem right! At first, I saw him stumbling, but now, after just over an hour, he seems to have gotten the hang of it!"
George kept encouraging himself to catch up with his best friend. But after practicing for a while, he found it incredibly boring, tedious, tiring, and hard to persist. At that moment, the pseudo-second-generation boys also noticed Rayn's transformation.
What caught Claire's attention was that after several repetitions, his movements became noticeably more standardized.
[You focused on practicing basic swordsmanship for an hour, +1 Militia Profession Experience.]
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This had happened before during the servant training.
Claire nodded and said nothing more.
Could Rayn be a swordsmanship genius?
It was then that Rayn noticed George, who had been practicing diligently beside him, staring at him in a daze. George had just realized that his best friend Rayn was performing the basic swordsmanship quite skillfully, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Swordsmanship instructor Humbert also noticed Rayn's improvement and was astonished.
Leading the group was a noble girl with a chestnut ponytail.
Such progress seemed to indicate a promising talent. Claire slightly tilted her head and waved to the maid beside her, Shadia, and asked, "Shadia, who is that on the far right, the black-haired boy?"
"Rayn, when did you learn basic swordsmanship? You're so ungrateful, learning it behind my back!"
Obviously, this rate of improvement was far from satisfying Rayn.
Because the manor guard position offered a chance to embark on an extraordinary path, Rayn would definitely apply for it first.
"I heard from my brother that the nobility practices swordsmanship passed down in their families, which is much more difficult than basic swordsmanship."
Or perhaps he had an innate affinity for swords? Humbert decided to observe further.
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Although Claire found Rayn's posture far from standard and his power transitions a bit problematic, she could see that he was trying his best.
Could this be the same lazy best friend?
"Ah, Rayn, if that's the case, aren't you a swordsmanship genius?" George exclaimed, his eyes wide with surprise.
These memories were fragmented training scenes, like slides flashing through Rayn's mind and implanting themselves into his muscle memory.
"I guess not, I just have a feel for basic swordsmanship."
"But Rayn's family is just tenants, where would they get the money to learn basic swordsmanship?"
When Rayn opened his eyes again and demonstrated his basic swordsmanship, it was as if he had been practicing for eight hours every day for a month, and each strike became increasingly fluid.
Impossible! Perhaps they would admit that there were geniuses in the world, but that genius could never be Rayn, the son of a farmer.
"That's Leonard, the son of the Golden Flash Town Beech Inn owner."
As the daughter of the Count of Habsburg, Claire was always the center of attention wherever she went.
So, the lie was quickly exposed! Because those who had prior experience or natural talent would easily be distinguished in the following days.
Speckles, seeing George still awkwardly wielding the wooden sword, pointed out a crucial detail. In comparison, Rayn's skilled swordsmanship was almost blinding. The pseudo-second-generation boys fell into deep thought.
Instantly, a flood of memories about basic swordsmanship training poured into Rayn's mind.
Prominent Brow followed Speckles' gaze and, after observing Rayn's movements for a few moments, exclaimed with a look of shock, "Damn, Rayn must have practiced before! He's almost as good as me!" "What? That's incredible!"
"Dennis! These are all citizens of the House of Habsburg, not the commoners you speak of!" Claire glanced at the noble boy beside her, displeased.
It was said that in the New World, the Eagle Federation allowed commoners to run for parliament, but many ancient nobles in the Empire still believed their nobility was innate, and commoners were inherently lowly and ugly.
This outdated mindset left Claire feeling helpless. After being rebuked by Claire, the noble boy named Dennis showed a hint of anger but dared not retaliate, silently enduring it.
Behind Dennis, a boy dressed in silk observed Claire and Dennis, seeming to recall something amusing, a smirk on his face.
(End of Chapter)
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