"Is this so? Sure enough, the elders of the White People are not stupid. If they really want to know, then you can reveal your identity as a psyker."
When Hilliard took Ian to the outer courtyard to prepare for practicing the breathing method, he knew what happened to Ian at night and heard Ian retell what Elder Puder had done.
The old knight nodded slightly and approved of the boy's response: "Don't worry, psykers are the absolute priority for training. You are a psyker. Even the local lord will use resources - this is a very important achievement. As long as the local If a lord wants to receive rewards and promotions, the indicators of the psykers in his territory are very important."
“But it all depends on you, you can reveal it when you think it’s appropriate.
"As for the natives, don't worry. If there is someone who is far beyond the scope of your dealings and wants to harm you, I will definitely take action."
——The implication is that if the strength is about the same, let me handle the training on my own?
Ian understands this very well, and this is consistent with his impression of Hilliard - the old knight is obviously not the type to take special care of his disciples. Instead, he is keen to encourage students to challenge themselves and improve themselves in crises.
Exactly what he wanted.
"Just right here."
With that said, Hilliard took Ian and sat cross-legged in the backyard outside the house.
Because it rained in the afternoon, the night air was slightly cool and the sea breeze was blowing, which was unexpectedly calming.
The teaching of breathing guidance begins here.
"Although it's called breathing guidance, there's actually no need to specifically speed up breathing."
"Ian, imagine coke in a furnace. It burns slowly and quietly, but if you blow air in with a blower, the fire will burn brightly enough to melt the steel into molten iron."
"The same goes for the human body. Isn't the food a person eats a kind of charcoal fire? And isn't the breath a person usually breathes just a kind of wind blowing into the furnace? The human body itself is a furnace that is constantly blowing and burning, and the sublimator is The stove is stronger and more efficient.”
"Ian, imagine. Imagine that the movement of the Source Seed follows the flow of blood, slowly and naturally, just like the breeze blowing the stream. But this is far from the limit of the Source Seed. Use breathing to stimulate the Source Seed and drive it to run. Like the storm that blows up the sails of a ship, like a river that drives a waterwheel.”
Hilliard's voice was gentle and clear. He sat cross-legged on the ground and guided Ian, who was kneeling with his eyes closed, to master a breathing rhythm: "Very good, that's it. You mastered it very quickly, but the details are still lacking." .”
"Next, you stretch out your hand and pay attention to sensing my breathing rhythm, as well as the cooperation of muscles, internal organs and even blood."
The old knight asked Ian to put his hand on his chest to sense the heartbeat frequency, blood veins, and the rules of muscle and organ operation. He gave instructions: "Adjusting breathing is just self-suggestion. The most important thing is guidance, gathering and dispersion." The fragments of source matter in every blood vessel around the body allow the power stored deep in the body to be released, and then converted into the essence of source matter by the source seed."
"Control your heartbeat, make it slower and more powerful; make your body relatively still, and feel the blood surging throughout your body and circulating through every peripheral part."
"In this way, you can sense the debris flowing in your body, just like ears of wheat in the light."
Ears of wheat in the light is a term commonly used among ascendants on the continent of Terra.
It refers to all 'power given by the sun' and 'fruit of life', and is the source of all extraordinary power.
The golden ears of wheat are bathed in sunlight and become strong, just as the homogenous substance is condensed from the essence of life; if the blood is regarded as the sunlight flowing in essence, and the source of matter is regarded as the wheat ear of life, then the guidance technique is to accelerate the growth of the wheat ears. process.
Ian listened carefully to Hilliard's teachings. He controlled his breathing as much as possible and converged with the other person.
However, the metabolism of an eight-year-old body is too fast, and the lungs and chest have not yet been fully formed, making it difficult to breathe at the same frequency as an adult.
Even for him, it would be difficult for him to really calm down in a short period of time and guide the fragments of source matter in his body to gather and condense.
However, Ian is very good at imagination and observation.
And, listen.
Closing his eyes, Ian opened his 'precognitive vision'.
Immediately, he could see the teacher's body in front of him that was filled with golden light.
If you look carefully, you can even see the pale golden heat and light surging in the body. They are intertwined with each other, forming a complicated but extremely regular structure.
breathe--
Staring, listening, imitating.
Ian's heart felt soothed and peaceful like never before.
breathe--
Thinking, analyzing, summarizing.
Ian's mind was racing like never before.
He has noticed that Hilliard's breathing is long and long, powerful but not abrupt, like a rushing river. It is not as sudden and lethal as a dynamite explosion or thunder bombardment, but it still has a huge power.
The other person's breathing has become blurry. Originally sensing the ups and downs of the lungs and the flow of blood, Ian should easily be able to tell when the other person is inhaling and when he is exhaling.
But the old knight's breathing made him a little confused, because it seemed to be a long breath without end, and it also seemed like a long sigh without end.
——What kind of breathing is this?
At this moment, Ian could no longer keep up with Hilliard's rhythm. Even with the guidance of the old knight, he suddenly lost his breath and began to cough violently.
"Ahem...ahem!"
"No need to rush, you've done a good job."
Stretching out his hand, caressing Ian's back, soothing the boy's discomfort, Hilliard was quite patient: "You are almost able to grasp that rhythm, but your physical fitness is still not enough to keep up with your thoughts."
To be honest, Hilliard is actually quite satisfied at this moment.
Children's special physical signs are also the reason why it is difficult for them to start practicing. But on the other hand, if the children's defects can be overcome and the guidance technique can be used under such circumstances, then the stability of Ian's practice in the future will definitely be far better than that of other people of the same age. .
"Guidance can strengthen the lungs and accelerate the refining of the essence, but it cannot affect the muscles and sharpen willpower."
After thinking about it, the old knight said: "Starting tomorrow, I will arrange some physical training for you to exercise."
He emphasized: "No matter what the inheritance is, there are different requirements for physical fitness. Sand Armor apprentices are even more demanding. They require extraordinary strength and physique to meet the requirements for taking magic potions and condensing and sublimating organs. condition."
"Rather, the stronger the inheritance, the higher the basic quality required. If you think you can relax your training because of a strong inheritance, you will definitely suffer a lot."
"Not to mention anything else, the drastic changes and stimulation caused by the potion to the body are enough to kill an inadequately prepared Ascended Apprentice."
"Even like just now, when you were just slightly distracted, your body couldn't keep up with the load of the breathing method."
"I understand, teacher." After taking a breath, Ian understood Hilliard's emphasis on physical fitness very well.
It’s just a property requirement for job transfer, I understand. The more powerful the profession, the more basic requirements it requires, which is normal.
On Earth, we have experienced enough of this setting!
He originally had the idea of exercising to improve his physical strength. After all, the Terran people are really blessed with physical fitness. If he doesn't sharpen it, he won't know the limits of his body.
"Let's do it again, let's go slower this time."
Hilliard noticed that Ian was still very interested and did not shrink from the previous pain, so he did not stop the teaching: "Remember the rhythm, not just the lungs, your body, muscles, organs and blood must comply with it. The rhythm of breathing…”
"Um."
Following Hilliard's instructions, Ian breathed rhythmically.
All sounds were covered up by the noise of the July tide, and the originally rapid frequency gradually became peaceful and long. Every breath slowly revived the power that had been dormant deep in the body, slowly revived...
soon.
Ian fell asleep.
