Ms. Meredian is a history teacher. She walked into the classroom with a straight face, holding a stack of books, and slowly walked onto the podium. The classroom was immediately silent.
She turned to look at Surdak, who was sitting on the seat by the window, and raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously feeling a little unhappy that Surdak had just ran past her rashly.
In order to avoid blocking other students, Surdak usually sits in the last row when choosing a seat. But today, the back row seats in the classroom were full, so Surdak had to settle for the next best thing and sit by the window.
, through the window you can see the entire playground and the snow at the school gate. There are also some trainee knights on the playground practicing simple military formations.
This class is "A General History of Imperial Knights", which is Surdak's weakest point. He doesn't know the official history of the Green Empire. He usually goes to the library to read some history books when he has the opportunity, but he still can't understand the whole story.
What do terms such as race war and goblin technology era specifically represent?
However, this class does not seem to be about that. The teachers here never worry about the chronological order of historical events when teaching. Basically, they just randomly think of whatever they think of and continue to explore it in depth through this issue.
Ms. Meredian picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the word "knight" on the blackboard. Then she turned around, held the podium with both hands and said to the trainee knights in the audience:
“Knight! It usually has two meanings for us Green Empire people.”
The students in the audience looked at me and I looked at you, a little confused as to what Ms. Meredian was going to say.
Since this old woman is known for her bad temper in the college, no one dares to whisper or joke in her class. Being stared at by her is definitely more terrifying than the death stare of a bull in the swamp country.
Ms. Meredian raised a finger and said to the trainee knights in the audience:
"The first one represents social status, which is above civilians and second only to nobles. Knights are a group of people who are attached to nobles and own small fiefs. This group of people mainly fight during wars.
People who resist foreign enemies on the battlefield, or develop territories in some unknown areas.”
Then she stretched out a second finger, glanced at everyone in the classroom, and said:
"The second one represents a profession among warriors, just like warriors, assassins, swordsmen, combatants, rangers, and archers. It is the collective name for a type of warriors. Of course, in our Knight Academy,
The knights belong to the second type. When you graduate from the academy, your identity will not change, nor will you obtain a fief. If you want to obtain these honors, you still have to rely on your meritorious service on the battlefield to obtain them."
At this time, she saw Suldak opening the window and looking back, and she felt even more unhappy.
Suldak was sitting by the window and happened to see a magic caravan parked at the gate of the college. Miss Darcy Christie, wearing a tight-fitting leather armor, nimbly jumped out of the car and ran in at a sprint speed of 100 meters.
In the sword hall, it looked like she was late.
‘You are truly a swordsman, you can run so fast!’ Surdak sighed secretly in his heart.
At this time, he did not realize that he had been targeted by Ms. Meredian, but he heard someone say in his ear: "Knight Suldak, if it is convenient, I would like to know...where did you belong before?"
An army?”
At some point, Ms. Meredian was already standing behind Suldak.
She is always like this. Sometimes she walks as lightly as an orange cat. She can always walk up to a distracted classmate unexpectedly and suddenly ask a question to scare him.
Surdak was startled by the sudden appearance of Ms. Meredian. He stood up as a reflex, stood up straight, and said loudly: "The Fourth Battalion of the 57th Heavy Armored Infantry Regiment of the Bena Legion."
Surdak, Second Squadron of the Sixth Squadron.”
The trainee knights in the classroom all focused their attention on Suldak, and countless pairs of young eyes looked at him with curiosity.
These teenagers are full of curiosity about the battlefield, and the high battle death rate in the Green Empire every year makes the word "battlefield" almost synonymous with "terror". Any warrior who can come back alive from the battlefield will
He was looked upon with envy by these young men who had not yet gone to the battlefield.
“Very good, how many evil spirits have died in your hands?” Ms. Meredian was very satisfied with Surdak’s reaction.
"I can't remember clearly, Ms. Meredian." Suldak touched the back of his head, smiled apologetically at Ms. Meredian and said, "Our second team always performs reconnaissance missions. I peeled off
I have passed at least a hundred Black Demon Skins, possibly more."
“Were you a shield warrior before?” Ms. Meredion was a head shorter than him. She raised her head and looked at Suldak's face.
“Yes, Ms. Meredian.” Suldak replied succinctly.
“Can you also do skinning?” Ms. Meredian’s tone softened a little.
Suldak recalled his experience of learning to peel skin and said: "When I first joined the army, I only knew a little bit, but later I became proficient in peeling."
"Please sit down and talk. Relax. We can chat casually." Ms. Meredian reached out and patted Suldak on the shoulder. Her eyes fell on the knighthood medal on his chest, imagining him on the battlefield.
He looked like he was going to fight, and the last half of his sentence seemed to be addressed to other students in the classroom.
“Teacher, what is the basic difference between knights and warriors?” A young apprentice knight raised his hand and asked.
Except for Surdak, the average age of these trainee knights is only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Ms. Meredian held the pointer in her hand and walked towards the podium while saying: "This is a very good question. I have been waiting for one of you to stand up and ask me this question. This proves your real thinking.
Understand the meaning of the word 'knight', instead of passively accepting what I instill in you. Some of you trainee knights are destined to go to the battlefield in the future. I think the first thing you must learn in the academy is, clearly
Go to the battlefield by yourself, put yourself in the right position, and be able to protect yourself."
She stepped onto the podium, slowly glanced around the classroom, and said:
“Only when you are alive will you have glory!”
Then he turned around and wrote the word "warrior" at the top of the blackboard, and divided two lines below, connecting "warrior" and "knight" respectively.
Her chalk writing was smooth and pleasing to the eye. Ms. Meredian said: "First of all, many people think that junior combatants are warriors. This itself has certain misunderstandings. The reason why everyone has this
This wrong understanding lies in what they have in common: both knights and warriors can wear heavy armor, learn basic swordsmanship, and both have long swords and shields. In my opinion, knights are far worse than knights without riding horses.
A warrior, so it seems unfair to me to ask a knight to dismount and duel with a warrior."
"Of course, you haven't been exposed to real knight skills, so you don't know the difference between knights and warriors." Ms. Meredian said: "Only when you are exposed to professional skills will you understand the difference between the two."
Then she wrote under the word 'Warrior' on the blackboard: "The training of junior warriors is geared towards weapons proficiency. They pursue a strong body. When they understand the 'shi', they can complete their first job change and become
Intermediate warriors will have to learn combat techniques and practice fighting spirit in the future. Once the fighting spirit is released, they can undergo a second job transfer. Once they break through the second job transfer and become a second-level powerhouse, they can use magic patterns to strengthen themselves..."
Just below 'Knight', 'Riding and Aura' was written, introducing: "The knight's learning direction will be more balanced. First of all, the core combat skill of the knight is riding. Of course, the knight also needs to understand the 'moment'. When
When you become an intermediate knight, you must try to choose to learn a kind of aura, which is a powerful force that can affect people around you. Only by spreading the power of the aura can you have the opportunity to become a strong second-level knight, knight and warrior.
They are two completely different paths."
…”
This class allowed Suldak to learn a lot of new knowledge.
There were many things that he had never thought of before. Although there were so many heavy cavalry and constructed knights in the Moyunling Expeditionary Army camp, each legion was fighting alone on the battlefield. He saw these knights from a distance.
He picked up a spear, provoked the evil spirits, and then chopped off the evil spirits' heads with a long sword, but did not notice the knight halo on their bodies.
Until the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Suldak was thinking about these questions in his seat by the window.
…
Suldak was looking for a seat in the crowded cafeteria with his dinner plate in hand. A figure stood up from the crowd and waved to him to go over there.
Dacy Christie stood there to greet him, and Suldak walked over with a dinner plate, only to find that the seats here were also full. At noon, the seats in the cafeteria always seemed very tight.
Darcy Christie glanced at the student next to her who was engrossed in eating. As if she felt Darcy's sharp gaze, the student immediately ran away with a plate in his hands and a nervous look on his face. Darcy moved her body to the side.
Move, indicating that Surdak can sit down.
She gracefully tore off a piece of wheat cake and put it into her mouth. As she ate it, her red lips said, "I heard you're back home?"
Those eyes looked at Suldak without any scruples.
“Hmm!” Suldak nodded while eating.
The pupils of Darcy Christie's eyes slowly dilated, her mouth opened, and she stared at him in surprise, as if she were looking at a monster: "It snowed so heavily, you shouldn't be so upset, right? Inside the home
In a hurry?"
Seeing that it was such a cold day, Darcy was only wearing a tight-fitting light leather armor, and Suldak felt cold for her.
“No.” Suldak’s mouth was stuffed with wheat cakes, and his voice was a little unclear.
Darcy expressed her frustration at his appearance, but she immediately said: "By the way, we will prepare for winter hunting next weekend. How is your archery skills?"
Suldak didn’t think he could shoot the sand wolf to death with his alloy bow, but since Darcy Christie asked this, he still said: “It’s okay!”
Dacy Christie stared at Suldak with a strange expression: "Hey, you talk listlessly, what happened? Do you need me to help you solve it?"
"Where? Maybe I didn't sleep well last night. I came back a little late and couldn't go into the city. I stayed at the Golden Acorn Hotel outside the city for one night. It was very noisy next door." Suldak said.
Darcy Christie gave him a sympathetic look.
Suldak looked at Darcy Christie's exquisite light leather armor and sword, and suddenly thought that she had graduated from the Advanced Swordsman Academy and must be very knowledgeable about combat warriors, so he humbly said: "Darcy
, then you can help me analyze it..."
As expected of a graduate of the Advanced Swordsman Academy, Darcy Christie's answer gave Surdak a general understanding of the various combatants.
Suldak said a little depressed: "So, I am still a warrior? I am specialized in sword and shield, but no one has ever told me that I can learn combat skills and fighting spirit..."
“Probably the cannon fodder in the heavy armored infantry regiment does not need to learn high-level combat techniques and fighting spirit...” Darcy Christie said very straightforwardly.
This almost left Suldak speechless, so he could only change the subject: "Darcy, what are your swordsmen like?"
"We usually pay more attention to the training of agility and balance. Junior swordsmen should focus on swordsmanship skills, and intermediate swordsmen are also called sword dancers." Darcy explained first, and saw Suldak's puzzled face.
Then he put on an indifferent look and said, "Don't worry about it. Knights and warriors have so much in common. You can learn whatever you want. You can learn weapons and riding skills at the same time. Isn't that what you do too?"
?"
"..." Surdak was speechless, thinking when did I do this? I just practice basic swordsmanship every day.
“I’m a little confused right now...” Suldak said.
When Darcy heard what Surdak said, she suddenly became interested. She simply put down her spoon and pushed the dinner plate aside, and then asked Surdak: "Are you torn between learning combat skills and fighting spirit, or learning the knight's aura?
"
“You can choose any one. The problem is that I haven’t learned yet...” Suldak spread his hands to show that he was not picky about food.
Darcy Christie stared at Suldak with an idiotic look, and then said for a long time: "...Well, you are indeed the most special person I have ever met, so do you want to learn the knight's halo? Knight Academy
There seems to be one in the library, and I can find an instructor to help you get started. Of course, there are only the simplest ones in the academy, such as defense and strength."
“Is it available in the library? Let me find out first.” Suldak thought for a while and said.
“Well, don’t forget about the winter hunting next weekend and behave well!” Darcy Christie stood up, held the dinner plate and walked away with her long legs.
Suldak also ate the food on the plate in a hurry.
There are two classes in the afternoon, and then we have to go to the White Elephant Trading Company to trade sulfur ore. If those magic herbs have not been traded yet, Suldak wants to remove them as soon as possible. After all, they are trophies obtained from the black magician.
, before the remnants of the Black Magic Hermitage lurking in the city of Halanza are completely eliminated, it is best not to take it out if you can.