The sun is scorching hot at the Xujiacun martial arts training ground.
"Master, I can't hold on anymore."
"Uh...ahhhh..."
A group of eleven or twelve-year-old boys were naked to the waist, holding more than 50 kilograms of stone piles in their hands. The veins were bulging, and the ground under their feet was soaked with sweat.
The young man in the center stood out from the crowd at over 1.90 meters tall. The stone pile in his hand was larger than that of the young men around him, weighing over a hundred kilograms. His eyes were firm and he gritted his teeth without saying a word.
The strong man paced around the martial arts training ground, the wooden stick in his hand giving instructions to the teenagers from time to time. Uncle Xu, the coach of Xujiacun, retired from the imperial guards. The high-level strength of the knights was the ceiling of Xujiacun's military strength.
Lying under the big tree next to it was a wild monster, nearly 3 meters long and waist high, with brown fur shining coldly in the sun.
There was a wound on his forehead that reached the bridge of his nose. The huge teeth the size of daggers fluctuated with his breathing, and a puff of dust rose up when his tail swept.
The jungle wolf, a second-level low-grade combat power, is Uncle Xu's natural mount and has followed him on the battlefield for many years. In the eyes of people in Xujia Village, jungle wolves are trusted partners. Several six- or seven-year-old children played and played on the jungle wolves, but the jungle wolves didn't care and continued to take a nap with their eyes closed.
Half an hour later, only the boy was still holding on in the field, and the coach looked at him with admiration and relief.
"I can still hold on if I hang another 50 pounds of sandbags!" the boy shouted loudly.
"Good boy!"
"Brother Feng, come on! Brother Feng is awesome!" The surrounding teenagers were also cheering loudly.
After an hour passed, the boy threw away the stone piles and sandbags and collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. The huge beads of sweat turned his feet into a small puddle.
….
Under the big locust tree in the martial arts training ground, the instructor gave a giant venison leg to the boy.
"Xu Feng, among the children in our village, you have the best understanding, the best talent and the best ability to endure hardships. This is the first-level giant venison. Go back and replenish it. Tomorrow's mount will be up to you. .”
"Thank you, Uncle Xu. I feel like I'm about to break through to the high level of Cavalry Servant."
Uncle Xu's eyes lit up, and he slapped Xu Feng's shoulders heavily with a pair of big hands. The high-level knight's strength almost caused Xu Feng to vomit blood.
"My good boy did not disappoint me and lived up to your father's expectations."
After Xu Feng became a martyr, my father was a soldier of the Imperial Guard, and he and his instructor Uncle Xu were comrades who fought bloody battles together.
It's a pity that he sacrificed his life in a war with foreign tribes when his troops were cut off and fell into dire straits.
After the war, Uncle Xu retired from the army. With his father's pension and his military exploits, he went to the village to serve as a coach, guiding the young people in the village to practice martial arts, and from time to time he would go hunting in the mountains to give Xu Feng a little work.
Carrying the giant venison, Xu Feng quickly returned home. At this time, the aroma of lunch filled the village.
Nearing the door of the house, a broad body pulled Xu Feng. Shitou, the son of the blacksmith next door, looked at the giant venison in Xu Feng's hand and licked his mouth.
"Brother Feng, the coach is giving you some extra time. Have you enjoyed your meal today?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the blacksmith came out and picked up the stone's ears and dragged it home.
"With so much meat at home, can't you stop your mouth? Your brother Feng will awaken his mount with you tomorrow, so don't delay me."
"It's okay, uncle. Shitou often brings me meat from home. It doesn't matter. Let's eat some together when we are done."
Xu Feng lifted Shitou's shoulders and said with a smile.
Having grown up together since childhood, Shitou has always regarded Xu Feng as his eldest brother.
When Shitou was a child, his innocent appearance made many children tease him. As he grew older, Shitou's oppressive physique put children of the same age at a distance.
Only Xu Feng has always taken care of Shitou. He has treated him as a younger brother since he was a child. When the instructor opened a small stove, he would call Shitou to eat together. Xu Feng was also surprised by Shitou's appetite. A meal of twenty or thirty kilograms of meat is not a problem.
When the two usually competed in the courtyard of Shitou's house, Xu Feng also praised Shitou's talent for strength.
Daddy Stone is the blacksmith in the village, and the knight's low-level strength is second only to the instructor.
My grandfather who passed away was even more remarkable. He was once a centurion of the Imperial Guard. He made great contributions on the battlefield and passed down the martial arts and secrets. He returned to his roots in Xujiacun at an old age due to an injury and retired from the army.
Shitou basically doesn't practice with the children in the village at the martial arts training ground. Instead, he works with his father at home.
Blacksmithing is also a way of tempering the body. Ever since Stonesmith came into contact with Blacksmithing, Dad Shitou spent significantly more time at home eating melon and chattering than before.
Shitou stood a head taller than Xu Feng. At the age of fourteen, he was 2 meters tall, tall and thick, which gave people a great sense of oppression.
But if you really think of him as a simple-minded person with well-developed limbs, you would be wrong. Have you ever seen a child who used his bare hands and traps and brainpower to kill a 400-pound wild boar in the forest when he was ten years old?
A big body has great wisdom, Zhang Fei's embroidery needle is thick and fine, this is Xu Feng's evaluation of stones.
In the fenced yard,
"Mom, this is the meat given by Uncle Xu."
"Okay, I'll get it done right away. You've practiced hard today. Let's eat some cushion first."
After my father died, my mother took care of the family affairs and kept the farm and housework in good order. In order to provide Xu Feng with better food conditions, my mother also gave fabrics for the lining of the armor woven by the ordnance department in the mansion.
At the dinner table, Xu Feng took big bites of giant deer meat and quickly recovered from the fatigue of today's training. A wave of warmth surged out of his body. His mother took out a brocade box and gave it to Xu Feng, stroking the box in her hand.
"Your father brought this back when he was in the army and visiting relatives. He said he would keep your mount for awakening. You must let me keep it well."
Xu Feng opened the brocade box. Inside was a first-order mid-grade wolf fruit, which had the effect of enhancing qi and blood, tempering muscles and bones, and was also helpful for the servants to break through the knights.
At the same time, when the mount is awakened, it also has the effect of slightly improving the awakened wolf mount. Its value is enough to buy hundreds of giant venison meat.
A low-level knight soldier harvested a first-level mid-level wolf fruit, and the danger was evident.
Xu Feng solemnly took the wolf fruit into his arms, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely create a new world and won't let you down."
With the wolf fruit in hand, today is an opportunity to break through to the high level of the mounted servant, and it can also provide a guarantee for the awakening of the mount tomorrow.
In the evening, Xu Feng practiced basic body-training techniques in the yard. When his mind and body were united and his body's meridians were fully opened, he walked into the house and began to prepare to break through to the high-level Cavalry Servant.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xu Feng's eyes were focused, and he swallowed the wolf fruit in one gulp. Heat suddenly surged from his abdominal cavity to the top of his head, extending to his limbs. With the help of the wolf fruit's effect, Xu Feng successfully broke through to the high level of the Cavalry. With the help of the remaining After receiving the medicine's power, Xu Feng immediately got up and came to the yard, where he started the basic body-refining method to stabilize the blood and energy for the breakthrough.
Under the silver moonlight, Xu Feng took a deep breath, let out a low cry, and clenched his fists. The strength of the high-level servant was more than doubled than before. It was already late at night. Xu Feng packed up his clothes, washed himself and lay down on the bed to rest and recharge his energy. Rui, Xu Feng is determined to win tomorrow's mount.
