Chapter 5 Training
With Eris's advice, Link was more determined to fully realize Isol's talent first, but he was worried that he could not have any attack power by relying solely on healing and auxiliary skills, so he begged Eris to say more about talent.
It was difficult to explain clearly in a few words. The elves took Link to the middle of the ancient tree, which was a large library of books. The hollow trunks were displayed in stacks of handwritten documents made of bark and leaves. Some were scrolls, and some had been made into books. In order to prevent chaos, they were specially packaged in wooden boxes and hung a label with content. History, geography, humanities, and species distribution were all available, and there were too many, so Link was confused.
"There are handwritten documents collected here by previous sons of nature and druids. The records are much more comprehensive than humans. If you don't understand, you can find the answers here." The elf pointed to the middle stack and said that it was the "talent" that Link wanted to see.
Finally, there was no need to blindly choose. Link excitedly picked up the top volume, marked [Gasos Eagle], and he drew another volume, [Isol's Deer], that's it!
In the long skill list, you can tell at a glance that natural healing, requiem, breath of life related to healing, as well as attack skills written with the word "stone" written by the earth spear, earthquake technique, rockfall technique, petrochemical, etc.
Fortunately, this talent is not all about healing.
While secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Link was worried about the upgrade issue. With the experience just now, he didn't dare to use it as a task anymore, and talked to NPCs with game words such as upgrades.
"Is there any way to increase the spell position? I can't just rely on the four abilities I have learned today to complete the heavy responsibility of the guardian pillar, right?"
Relying on his experience in writing online articles, Link compiled a rhetoric that he could not find any loopholes. Eris took the bait. He told Link that the son of nature had the responsibilities of the three tasks of patroling the territories, maintaining barriers, and maintaining species balance. He could be improved in self-cultivation and combat. When his abilities were enhanced, his magic position would naturally increase.
Sure enough, I still have to earn experience by killing monsters... But there are no monsters near the ancient tree. You can't kill small animals in the forest, right? If you really do that, I guess I'll be destroyed by Eris and Hull before it's upgraded.
Link skipped the know-how to maintain barriers and maintain species balance. Inspection of territory is probably the only task he can do at present. He can not only find out nearby maps but also increase experience, killing two birds with one stone, but he doesn't know whether Iris is willing to help...
"It's not locked here, you can come anytime if you want to see it. Your first priority now is to exercise your physical fitness." Taking away the scroll from Link's hand, Eris took him back to the wide treetop on the grounds of training.
Seeing Eris lifting the elf longbow, Link knew that even if he spoke, he would probably be rejected. Forget it, it would be better to complete the initial training first and then talk about patrol.
Compared with arrows that can automatically track, Birdman Hull's acceleration arrow is not enough to see. Link, who transformed into a white deer, ran on the round training field, accelerating sometimes and dashing to avoid Iris' superb archery skills. At first, he was in high spirits and could not bear it after about half an hour. No matter how light and agile incarnation was, he could not escape his original body. As an otaku who did not exercise frequently, he soon lost his body without training.
“Hu…hu…hu…hu…hu…hu…hu…”
My body is so heavy that I can't run anymore.
The panting Link stopped. Hull said nothing. He was indeed very weak and was proud after learning a few skills. This is a world set by a high demon, and there are too many creatures that can cast spells.
Iris stopped shooting, neither ridiculed like Hull nor expressed comfort.
"Am I embarrassing the guardians of my previous positions..." The transformation did not affect my speech. Link was determined to exercise his physical strength. He could not use up all his magic positions in the battle and wait for death.
"Human physique is indeed much weaker than other species. This is a congenital gap. You need to spend more time training than other selected candidates." Eris raised his hand and fired a green light. The moment he was shrouded, Link felt that the physical strength lost due to running had recovered.
This feeling...is it natural healing?
Link experienced it once when he learned the skills. He clearly remembered that this is the natural healing that can eliminate abnormal states. Hasn't Eris been reclaimed and blessed? How could he still use the skills of the Son of Nature?
"Nature is not exclusive to the son of nature. Just like Hull, who was born from a bird, does not have to waste a spell to learn to fly. Naturally, the more elves are born with their own abilities."
Iris's answer made Link extremely depressed. Humans were raised by stepmothers, and they could not take up any advantage. High light perception is useless.
This physical training continued until the sun set. In order to supplement Link's physical fitness, Eris used up ten spell positions.
After receiving the order to rest, Link, who had recovered from his body, was so tired that he collapsed on the ground, not even his fingers wanted to move. At this time, Eris took out something wrapped in leaves from the package he carried with him, and the unique aroma of the food overflowed.
"This is a special cake made by the Elf, one piece that can match the food you need for a day."
Holding the food given by the elf, Link felt so nervous. He didn't expect that the game would need to eat. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, he asked Eris about the daily diet of the Son of Nature.
"I really doubt that you are the sea clan who came out of the vortex. Although the son of nature lives in seclusion and still maintains a certain relationship with humans, you don't even know this kind of common sense knowledge." Fortunately, Eris was very patient and explained to Link without hesitation, "The son of nature who advocates the way of balance abides by the laws of the world and supports hunting for survival. There are no mandatory regulations on food and accommodation. You can retain your own habits."
Fortunately, there is no taboo to kill animals and eat meat. Link is not interested in being a vegetarian. The things made by elves are different. Not only does it smell the fragrance, but it melts when eaten. The super high sense of reality makes him want to swallow his tongue together.
Just as Link was savoring the flavor of the pancakes that were fragrant with his lips and teeth, Eris picked up all the arrows scattered all over the floor. Judging from his actions, Link had a bad premonition.
No, still have to continue?
"You have almost exhausted your physical fitness today, so let's practice shooting tonight."
Hearing that he had to continue training at night, Link collapsed and thought, I had complained about Hull's bad attitude before, it turned out that the real devil coach was Eris.
The light emitted by guarding the ancient tree itself made Link not even have the excuse of "not wanting to shoot in the dark". Unwilling to give up, he made excuses for "never learned to shoot archery" and "not having enough arm strength".
"It doesn't matter, you try to shoot an arrow first." Eris handed out his weapon, but couldn't help but Link could only accept his fate and took over the elf longbow.
This weapon, which combines gorgeous and exquisiteness, is unexpectedly light and has little weight. It is like plastic in your hand. Unlike the previous use of ordinary longbows, I pulled a full bow without much effort.
"Wind Words have the blessing of spells, which will greatly reduce the power required to draw the bow." The elf said and retreated.
"It's no benefit to use such a weapon for novices? Once you get used to it, it's hard to adapt to ordinary crossbows." Without a suitable shooting target, Link pulled the bow and aimed everywhere.
"That's why I said it was a test shot. When your physical strength is enhanced, the gap brought by the spell blessing can be ignored. Of course, you must practice with a normal bow, but it is already very difficult to pull it open with your current physical strength, and it is even more difficult to aim. The purpose of letting you use this bow is to practice the necessary skills of shooting first, and you don't want to spend most of your training time and energy on drawing the bow and aiming."
Eris analyzed thoroughly, and Link had nothing to say.
"Where should I shoot? I have to give me a target."
The elf who had retreated far enough waved to him.
Live target?
Link immediately understood the other party's intentions.
This is not a shooting game composed of data, but a living creature that can be seen and touched. Even if I understand in my heart that the other party is just an NPC, Link dares not really treat him as a target to practice.
"Don't worry, I can't hurt me with human skills. Come on!" Eris waved his hand again, and his words also dispelled Link's concerns.
Yes, the elf is known for his agility, and at my level, it is definitely not possible to threaten his life.
Link took a deep breath, pulled the bow, aimed, and shot!
"Swish--" After the bowstring made a slight sound, the arrow flew forward about twenty meters before falling to the ground.
"Puff~haha~" Eris laughed, and Link wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into it.
"Okay, I'll correct the statement. The blessed spell of this bow can allow anyone to easily pull it away, but the strength and accuracy of the shooting depend entirely on the user. If you don't have enough strength, you naturally don't have much range. Let's start with the most basic practice." The footsteps moved lightly, and Iris, who was about fifty meters away, flashed to Link in an instant, helping him to take the correct shooting posture: "First of all, your standing posture is wrong. Stand sideways, your feet are shoulder-width, and keep your weight evenly on your feet, and the center of gravity can be moved forward a little."
"Don't look at me, look straight ahead. The height of your arms is the same as the level of your eyes. The shoulders naturally sink and adjust your breathing. By sensation, you will know how to aim after practicing more."
Bending Link's head back to the right position, Eris retreated to the position where the first arrow dropped.
Maintaining the elves' posture, Link shot again, slightly better than before. Although his speed and strength did not meet the standard, he still flew towards Iris, and he easily caught the weak arrows.
"Yes, there is progress. Archery is actually very simple, you only need to practice continuously. What you lack the most is physical strength. Ordinary bows do not have magic blessings."
Eris's words frustrated Link and he revolved around the topic of physical fitness.
By the way! Why did I forget Hawkeye? If you have that skill, you should be able to aim easily.
Perhaps because his expression was too obvious, Link was stopped by Eris before he could use it.
"No! Hawkeye can certainly help users catch enemies, but once you get used to this convenience and cannot use it, your combat power is no different from that of ordinary people. This goes against my original intention of teaching you to shoot." Eris asked Link to complete each basic training steadily.
Link was a little impatient when he was doing boring physical training. After listening to Eris's advice, his dissatisfaction calmed down.
Forget it, real-person RPG is not as good as ordinary data games. If you don’t have background commands, just practice it honestly, just act like exercise.
Practice until all the spells of Eris run out of him before announcing the end of today's course.
Back at the tree house, Link was thinking in his mind that instead of lying down and dazed, he might as well go to the library to find a few books to pass the time. Anyway, there is no need to sleep in the game, so he can spend the night time on "common sense knowledge".
Just as he got up and was about to put his thoughts into action, his eyes suddenly turned black and he fell to the ground. When Link regained his consciousness again, he was surprised to find that he had come back to reality, lying face down on the cold living room floor. A uniform breathing sound came from the bedroom, indicating that Su Wu was still sleeping, and it was still pitch black outside the room. Combined with the pain from his shoulders and the back of his head, he came to an embarrassing conclusion that he woke up from the sofa because he turned over.
Rubbing his painful head, Link sat back on the sofa.
It turns out that Su Wu’s warning is not an exaggeration. Fortunately, when he woke up, he was in the rest stage. If he encountered such an emergency during the daytime training and had no mental control, he would suffer from skin injuries at the least. If he was lucky, he might be shot into a hedgehog.
Considering that the phone ringtone may also wake up people, Link turned off his phone directly.
Originally, he was a little skeptical about Su Wu's words. After experiencing the magical process of learning skills, Link finally understood how incredible this game world that only exists in his dreams was. However, it is not the time to enjoy the excitement of real-life games. He had to quickly complete the basic training and meet Su Wu in Hegu Town. The boy Yuan Ye didn't know where he was trapped.
Link, who promised his sister to save the person, did not forget his initial purpose of the trial. He was so obsessed with the idea that when he fell asleep again and returned to the game, it was already dawn.
When Eris, who came to call Link to get up for a morning exercise, he saw him lying on the ground as soon as he walked into the tree house.
"Haha~ I fell down accidentally..."
Link got up embarrassedly. Taking advantage of the fact that today's training had not started, he was determined to upgrade and asked Eris to take him to patrol the border. The reason was that he could not only exercise his physical fitness, but also understand the tasks he shouldered.
Iris agreed to this proposal of killing two birds with one stone after another. The first patrol area he chose for Link was the western border, with a rookie who knew nothing. Iris dared not go to the dangerous two areas of the south and north. As the corner closest to the west, it is the safest border of the guardian land.
Chapter completed!