South, Wessex, an inn, sunny weather.
Aku looked at a refurbished armor and couldn't help but touch it, which awakened his obsession with martial arts.
This is the equipment that Axel helped him get. Although the crown prince recruited troops, he could not provide the equipment, so he could only start from the lowest level of infantry.
His face was ostracized, and his companion Axel copied for half a month and broke three quills, plus an old scripture, and gave it back to him on credit for half the price.
"It's time to eat."
A girl with freckles shouted outside. Aku put on his mask and went out to get his meal in front of the mirror.
Opening the door and taking it, the smile on the girl's face made Aku think it was very beautiful.
Nothing else, it was a smile of confidence.
And he has lost the ability to laugh.
It's a very simple food. Add wheat flour to wild fruits and vegetables, and cook it into a pot of porridge, a stack of fried beans that can be eaten dry, and a piece of extremely hard black bread.
After taking a bite, well, the black-hearted shopkeeper also added sawdust...
After the meal, he walked to the training ground with his armor sword.
Four days ago, he was driven out without equipment, and when he reappeared, there were shouts from soldiers who disliked his appearance.
"The beggar-like boy is back again."
Aku ignored them, walked up to the instructor and said, "I've prepared what you want."
"As an infantryman, in addition to these two things, you also need to know a lot of combat skills, which are not the same as a farmer wielding a pestle."
The training instructor sent him aside.
When someone came to cause trouble, he would take off his mask and look at them with ferocious eyes, pretending to be in a life-and-death struggle, but he was finally in peace.
He was afraid of causing harm to Axel, so he didn't take action.
If you can participate in training, you can get subsidies.
No one was bothering him, he was swinging his sword quietly by himself, doing the same thing every day.
After arriving at the point, leave to find a quiet and uninhabited place, set up simple wooden stakes, and attack them as enemies.
While the people around him were learning how to use swords, spears, shields and armor, he also wielded his sword.
If you don’t have a horse, and you want to learn to drive one, you have to spend money to rent one.
While other soldiers who could not afford the money were practicing riding skills hundreds of meters away, he still waved his sword.
This continued for seven or eight days, and finally someone couldn't help but ask, "You can't become famous even if you practice like this all your life."
Aku just nodded and continued to swing, he was strengthening this body, the previous injury was so severe that his tendons were stiff.
On the thirteenth day of training, the news spread that the Crown Prince was coming to take the exam.
The soldiers all wanted to show off in front of the crown prince.
There are even people who abstain from prayer in order to perform well on that day.
That day, it was very bright and the sun was as hot as a fireball.
Sweat wet all parts of his body, and the bored Aku took off his mask, which frightened many people.
When the crown prince appeared, he was riding a white horse, tall and majestic. Girls on the roadside gave him flowers, and the people boasted about his achievements.
Aku watched quietly from the crowd.
He saw his companion Axel also behind the queue.
This infantry training ground is spacious and open, built just outside the fort.
It is enough to accommodate a hundred people training at the same time.
Divided into three areas, archers, infantry (also unarmed combat), and riders (chariots).
Around the training ground, there are viewing seats (for commanders to inspect) and rest seats.
Alfred was very satisfied when he saw that the people in his territory loved him so much. After saying a few words to his close confidant, Baron Frédéric Sestin, the latter spoke up, hoping to see a wonderful and exciting competition.
Although his son was released by Oran, he eventually died of illness due to long-term torture.
This made Fu Li's hair all white, and he hated the North from then on.
He is the chief instructor in charge of this training ground.
But he has been with the crown prince for a long time, and Aku met him for the first time.
"Let's begin, warriors."
The inspection suddenly turned into a small competition. Hundreds of people from the territory gathered outside. Alfred did not chase them away, but only ordered people to maintain order.
In Alfred's mind, the crown prince's followers were trained as his confidants. In addition to fighting, they also needed to be able to read, write, and arithmetic.
The highest level one also needs to learn etiquette and diplomacy, because he has to often accompany him to attend court ceremonies. However, during this period of time, in the four training grounds, excluding those noble children, none of the civilians could reach what he expected. required standards.
When the competition started, there was cheers all over the sky.
Although a wooden sword is used, it is also a rare entertainment.
But at the end of the fight, the two best swordsmen stepped on the turf, each holding a real sword!
The referee waved the flag and the whistle blew.
The two of them each rushed to the opposite side as fast as they could.
The swords and flowers danced, and the sharp metal collisions pierced people's hearts with every blow.
All kinds of fancy defense and attack changes make people salivate.
This was a trick, Aku could tell. There weren't so many tricks in a real sword fight. The target was either the face or the heart, or worst of all, the lower body.
The winner is Aku's infantry instructor, the third son of a knight family.
When Furay called him a warrior and asked for a reward, the man got carried away and shouted to everyone, "Who else wants to come up, I accept any challenge!"
Aku didn't move, but a nearby landless knight moved.
Even the nobles want the generous bounty.
They were all followers of the crown prince, but this knight didn't know Aku's instructor, but he was confident that he could win, so he walked out.
In real sword fighting, courage is very important.
Life and death are in a moment.
The knight held up a slightly taller long sword, splayed out in the middle under the scorching sun.
The most important killing move in the middle section is the stabbing sword.
Compared with the upper section, it is very difficult to achieve such speed and power in the middle section with the help of a powerful swing of the body, because his stance is in the middle, sacrificing part of the attack power, forming a method of both offense and defense.
bump!
bump!
After the two swordsmen collided a few times and estimated their respective strengths, the knight knew that he had won.
After judging that his speed was faster and his strength was equal, the knight circled around Instructor Aku and stabbed quickly. In a few seconds, he was forced to retreat into a corner, surrounded by crowds.
With a clang, the knight knocked his opponent's sword away. Even though his opponent had already admitted defeat, the knight still chased him out of the sideline, almost injuring a civilian.
Geng Kong wielded two swords.
This is a stress state caused by excessive concentration on fighting, which is understandable.
But one of the swords almost hurt Axel, who was also in the corner.
Aku walked over and asked him how he was doing.
In the end, the knight won, and Aku did not participate in the rest of the martial arts competition.
Axel asked him why he didn't join, and he only said, "I didn't understand before, and I just wanted to let people know how good I am, but there was no one around me that I could keep.
I am a retainer now, as long as I can protect the lord. "
Whatever work you do, do it well.
Axel thought for a moment, then smiled after understanding the truth, "You're right, there will be a chance."
The opportunity came quickly. Three days later, Wang Ting's killer came to Alfred.
When Baron Fletcher and the Crown Prince were separated due to a fierce battle, Aku proved his ability with an almost ghostly speed.
There are more people around the crown prince, and once the situation is stabilized, it becomes one-sided.
But few people dare to behead people like Aku.
If the strength is not enough, the strong state of the head and bones will make people vomit out all yesterday's food.
These corpses awaken Aku's fighting spirit and ferocity.
He regarded a certain head as a white eagle and cut it in half with one sword!
"Warrior, your name!"
This was the first sentence Aku heard about himself from the Crown Prince...
At the same time, in the north, the eagle flag is flying,
Soon, the enemy flag from the opposite side also arrived.
