In her private room, Leonidas crossed her arms, looked at the excited-looking Matthew in front of her, and repeated what she meant with a hint of confusion.
"Yes! If it is the world-famous King of Sparta, there must be one, right? What are your thoughts on the shield?"
After all, Sparta's gun shield is too famous.
In fact, Mashu didn't have any special feelings towards Sparta until he became a sub-server and until he got a shield as a weapon.
In fact, the shield is a very troublesome thing. Because it is not a weapon [in the direct sense].
For example, if you are given a sword, everyone will know that you hold the hilt and swing it.
People who are good at swordsmanship and those who are not good at swordsmanship can kill people with a sword.
But the shield is different.
This was originally a piece of equipment used for defense. Now Mashu has no other weapons and can only wield a shield...
However, there was no information that could be used for reference. Seeing Leonidas' arrival, Matthew was actually very happy in his heart.
King Leonidas rubbed his head with his big hands through his helmet, looking like he didn't know what to say.
The red cloak flames burned behind him as he moved. After a while, he discovered that using his brain was not his area of expertise. No matter how he organized his words, he said rather boldly:
"Listen up, Matthew. There is only one secret to the shield."
"Yeah! I'm listening!"
Matthew's eyes shone brightly, thinking to himself that it was the right time to visit Leonidas' personal room today.
"That is, take your shield and stand opposite your enemy."
Leonidas said something that was confusing.
No, it should be said that it is precisely because it is so easy for others to understand the meaning that they feel that these words have a profound meaning. Is there any symbolic technique used?
Matthew was also stunned and asked with a subtle expression:
"Is it just...that's it?"
"Yes. That's just it."
Leonidas nodded, smiling boldly under his helmet.
"Are you expecting me to tell you something in a long way?"
"..."
Matthew didn't answer, but it was exactly what he expected. He thought Leonidas would introduce various techniques to him.
"Because that's how the shield is used. Spartans are not supermen or monsters. We can't do it if we are asked to fly into the sky and escape. So for us, the best thing is to do what we can.
Basic things are enough."
"Base?"
"Yes. It doesn't mean that people need to fly into the sky and escape from the earth, nor does it mean that people can control the wind and rain. The secret of the shield is as simple as picking up the shield and standing in front of the enemy. Hide those who need protection behind you. It's that simple. No matter when.
, if we can stick to this bottom line, there will be no problem.”
Leonidas didn't look like he was good at teaching others. As he said this, he simply turned the head of the gun, gave it a shake, inserted the spear in his hand on the floor, turned sideways, and stood in front of him with a shield in one hand.
"As for technology, different people have different understandings."
As he spoke, he waved his shield vigorously, colliding, slapping, and using the edge of the shield to strike, and he displayed many techniques.
"Techniques can be trained. However, there is always only one core. That is to hold a shield, stand in front of the enemy, and protect friendly forces behind you. This is a simple thing that anyone can do. As long as you think like this, you will not
If you lose courage, you will not fall into panic. As long as you keep this in mind at all times, you can become an excellent guard!"
Leonidas said, picking up the gun again.
When telling her about it, for a moment, Leonidas seemed to have returned to the land of Sparta, back to the time and space of the past, the moment when he stood up for his country and led his elite troops to resist Persia.
No matter how you look at it, the War of Thermopylae is an extremely stupid battle in the eyes of modern people.
The motley Greek coalition led by 300 Spartans dared to try to resist the Persian army, which was said to have 100,000 elite soldiers. No matter how you look at it, it was an extremely stupid choice. No one in their right mind would make this choice.
However, Leonidas went anyway.
During the battle, the combat effectiveness of the motley crew was honestly not worth the wait.
The real main force is still the three hundred Spartan warriors.
In a boundless sea of enemies, any skill is insignificant.
Because there is really no point. There are endless enemies to kill.
No matter how many people are killed, the next person will pounce on them. The latter person will push the body of the previous person as a shield and thrust the knife out from the ribs or shoulder. There is no room for skills in this kind of chaos.
.
If you kill a hundred people, thousands will come.
At that time, all we could rely on was the Spartans' hardened bodies and minds.
If you think about how to defeat Xerxes' army, or think about how to intercept the army's footsteps, your spirit will probably be defeated before your body.
This is what Leonidas learned after many battles: simplify complex things and only think about the simplest things.
Facing Xerxes' army, no matter how many people there are, pick up the shield, pick up the spear, stand in front of the enemy, and stand in front of the friendly forces. Repeat this process, and continue this action until you can't stand up anymore.
(Probably, it’s still a bit difficult for Matthew to understand now.)
He thought so.
In fact, this answer...is not the answer that Matthew wants.
What she wants to know is how to use the shield's techniques and moves to bring out the shield's combat effectiveness...
but……
(What do you think of Shield? Senior Leonidas is always a good shield player...)
"Okay, I, I remember."
Ma Xiu responded. Regardless of whether he understood it or not, he should keep it in mind first.
Leonidas smiled boldly and stood firm.
"Ma Xiu-kun, there is no need to ask for too luxurious technology, and there is no need to think about too complicated things. Just do your job well. If you hone your skills, you will definitely find the technology that suits you!
In order to reach that moment——- let’s do special training! First, let’s do basic training!”
"Hey?! Okay, okay! I understand! Mash Kyrielight will do his best!"
Hearing that Leonidas later said that he wanted to train himself specially, Matthew hastily agreed.
This is the answer she wants!
Perhaps one day in the future, Mashu will understand after going through many battles.
Although the answer given by Leonidas is not gorgeous enough, it is the real essence of the shield.