In addition to being the chairman of the Potions Union, the old man Boggs is also the honorary dean of the Potions Branch of Tianlan Royal Naval Academy.
Raymond has long had the idea of going to the Royal Academy. After all, there is also the secret book of the advanced sword skill "Wind Sword Technique" left by Soderos.
There were still several days before the finals of the "Genius Potion Masters Conference". Thinking that he had nothing to do, he also went through the back door and asked Boggs for the dean's privilege token to go to the Royal Academy.
Tianlan Royal Naval Academy occupies a large area in the first ring. The gardens are densely forested and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. This is the most powerful higher education institution in the entire Black Sea. Sodros spent some time in the Royal Academy. He was once a member of this academy.
The most dazzling genius swordsman student, and later the youngest swordsmanship instructor.
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"Huh..."
Not long after he entered the Royal Academy, Raymond seemed to feel something. He looked in one direction and frowned, because he felt a familiar and impressive "Qi".
He touched his chin and muttered: "I didn't expect that the leader of the 'Assassin's League' would actually be lurking in the academy? It seems that he also has a very prestigious official identity..."
The "qi" of the mysterious cloaked man whom I met when he came out of the Guns and Roses Tavern that night was clearly within the range of perception. No matter how I concealed his aura, the "qi" on his body could not escape the domineering perception of Jianwense.
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And Raymond also knew the distribution of the Royal Academy buildings very well. The area where the cold "qi" lurked happened to be the area for the senior faculty and staff of the academy. Most of them were the deans, with their first-class residences and offices.
"It's really strange... Since that guy is an important figure in the Royal Academy, how come I haven't heard about it in the game? The only arcane master of the Royal Academy is the flame-like dean [Golden Lion] An
Duin Wu En, obviously the cold aura of the cloaked man is not suitable for him. Tsk tsk... Tianlan King's capital is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..."
He shook his head and didn't think much about it.
At least now, it seems that the cloaked man's purpose of assassinating the prince is probably for the throne, which does not conflict with his own purpose for the time being. Moreover, he himself has no intention of causing trouble from that kind of arcane transcendent.
The strange color disappeared in a flash, and Raymond and Judy quietly followed Elijah, their guide, and gradually walked deeper into the academy.
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It is a wise saying that there are people above who can do things easily.
In the game, players worked hard to create countless serial characters before they could access the Tianlan Royal Library. Raymond easily walked in with a dean's token. Although the redemption of martial arts, magic, etc. still requires a large number of student contribution points
, but there is no shortage of this kind of thing in Boggs's token. No matter where they are, senior potion masters will always be the handful of people who stand at the top of the wealth chain in the world.
Raymond successfully exchanged Boggs' Dean's Token for the advanced sword skill [Wind Sword Technique], and the process went smoothly beyond imagination.
Detailed explanation: Advanced sword skills, your sword is as free as the wind; attack speed is 90%; understand the sword energy of the wind, normal attacks are accompanied by 18% additional sword energy damage; sword damage is 30%; each level of skill increases attack speed by 12% and 8%
% extra damage;
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The library is adjacent to the Kendo Academy.
The three of them walked out of the side door of the library and immediately saw the "Sword Monument" left by Sodros.
This is a black stone tablet engraved with sword marks placed in the yard of the Kendo Hall.
In the game, this tall black stone monument was just a sculpture-like landmark and had no special significance. But in reality, Raymond discovered something strange about it.
"Wait! I think this stone tablet seems a little weird..."
As he said that, he stopped next to the stone tablet. The more he looked at it, the more suspicious he became in his eyes, and after a while he fell into deep thought.
Seeing this scene, Elijah and Judy looked at each other without disturbing them, and stood aside quietly waiting.
The actions of the three people naturally attracted criticism from those entering and exiting the academy.
This is the territory of the Kendo Academy, and the people who come and go are almost all swordsman students. The dispute between schools has been going on for a long time. Nowadays, the majority of kendo students are "flower sword style" students, so they naturally look down on the light sword style.
"Haha... Look, there are actually a few guys over there who are studying sword tablets. Looking at their swords, they are really those guys who are learning single-edged swords."
"The Kuai Sword Style has even fallen, but there are still people learning this swordsmanship? Now only our 'Flower Sword Style' is the strongest swordsmanship school in the Black Sea, and Dean Dionysus is the strongest swordsmanship master in the Black Sea!"
"Actually, the Kuai Sword style was quite strong before. Philip was so powerful when he led the way. He said that a blind old man killed Udyr, the Sequence 5 Stoneman Demon, with a quick sword..."
"So what? Didn't you eventually fall to the dean's sword?"
"It is said that there is a mysterious sword technique hidden in the sword marks on this stone tablet. Maybe these guys want to try their luck here. But Sodros's inheritance of 'Jokudou Style' has been cut off. Can they understand this stone tablet?"
"They must not be able to understand it. Senior Cook, who was the strongest in the Kuai Sword Style in the academy, didn't understand it either. How could these people understand it? Hey, you guys think, how could Senior Cook die because he was so strong?
Where are you on your adventure?"
"..."
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This background record in the game is very detailed, and almost every player of the swordsman profession knows the plot behind this stone tablet.
Raymond now has a good understanding of the way of swordsmanship, and he can see some of the tricks at this glance.
Even after decades, he could still faintly feel the sharp sword energy. He carefully traced the sword marks of different depths in front of him, and there was a vague feeling that he was familiar but unable to understand, like there was a sense of distance.
The feeling of jumping off a high wall to see the scenery outside the wall.
With just a little height difference, you can have a panoramic view of the scenery outside the wall.
It wasn't that Ilya minded other people's gossip, but he was bored with waiting and asked: "Uncle, do you think these sword marks are familiar to you?"
Raymond nodded.
Ilya blinked and asked again: "Then do you know the origin of this stone tablet?"
Before she could show off, Raymond nodded and said: "This is the 'Leng Yao Black Stone', which is extremely hard and not corroded by wind and rain. Legend has it that it was originally intended to be used to carve the statue of the old president of the Royal Academy. Later, Sodros
The night before leaving the Royal Academy, he left 361 sword marks on it. Not long after, he understood the meaning of the Jida sword, and this was how he came to be the 'Jokudou One Sword Style'..."
"How come you know better than me, an orthodox student of the Royal Academy?"
Ilya pursed her lips, looking a little bored. Suddenly, she slapped her forehead again, and suddenly said: "Oh! I almost forgot... Sodros is also the master of your lineage of swordsmanship."
Raymond shrugged noncommittally.
Although Ilya really has no interest in sword skills, his vision is not low.
She thought that Raymond didn't see the doorway, so she reminded: "Uncle, the sword marks on this stone tablet probably have a threshold of realm. Those who have not reached the realm cannot understand it."
Judy on the side also looked at the sword stele carefully. Her swordsmanship was not good enough, so she vaguely felt that there was something extraordinary about this stele, but she could not fully understand the mystery of it. She murmured softly: "
No wonder... I seem to feel some vague and mysterious sword intent from this 'sword monument', but I still can't grasp it."
"Isn't the realm of swordsmanship enough?"
Raymond squinted his eyes and rolled his eyes.
Suddenly, he thought of something, and immediately used his potential points to increase the [Wind Sword Technique] icon that just appeared in the skill slot to the full level.
Sure enough, the system prompt sounded as promised.
"Eh...it's really good!"
Raymond was delighted.
[Ding! Your swordsmanship is extraordinary. You have learned a trace of the ultimate sword intention from the 'Soderos Sword Monument'...]
[Ding! ‘Floating Wind Sword Technique (A)’ has been successfully upgraded to ‘Bad Wind Sword Technique (A)’. 】
"It turns out that there is really an advanced threshold for understanding... Tsk tsk, the skill level has been upgraded to A. The damage and attack speed of sword attacks have been increased by about 15%, and the chance of critical hit has been increased by an additional 1%..
.Not bad.”
Raymond looked at the replaced new skill with a hint of surprise.
No wonder no one in the game knew the secret of this "Sword Monument". It turned out that the exclusive skill level was not enough and the threshold for comprehension was not reached.
Generally speaking, in the real world, if extraordinary people want to achieve "mastery" after learning advanced sword skills, it is impossible to practice hard for several years. Even in the game, if swordsman players want to have full skills, at least their character levels must be high.
Several levels later. But the fact is that when it comes to Sequence 5, everyone is rushing to adventure in the Endless Sea. Who has the heart to stay in a novice area like the Black Sea for a long time.
At this time, Judy saw a look of sudden enlightenment on Raymond's face, and asked: "Raymond, have you seen the mystery?"
Raymond nodded and explained: "These three hundred and sixty-one sword marks are the [Flash Sword Technique] that Soderos used after he understood the ultimate sword intention. It's just that the sword moves contain sword intention, which is better than the academy collection."
The sword copy is half a level higher."
"A sword move that contains sword intent?"
Judy frowned and looked at it for a long time, shook her head slightly, and said a little discouraged: "I still don't see the mystery."
Raymond said: "It's normal that you can't see it now... If you want to understand the sword moves on this stone tablet, you have to at least wait until you have reached the level of mastery of the [Blazing Wind Sword Technique]."
"oh."
Hearing this, Judy glanced at Raymond, and a strange color appeared in her crystal eyes. It turned out that there was such a gap between her and his swordsmanship realm.
"Hey, hey, hey...Uncle, you've just got the sword book of [Blazing Wind Sword Technique], how can you understand the stone tablet?"
Ilya on the side obviously saw something, and asked curiously: "Why do I feel that you have made a breakthrough in swordsmanship just now?"
In fact, what she expressed was that when Lei Meng clicked on the full-level skill, the sword energy leaked out from his body, which was obviously a sign of breaking through. But she couldn't believe that someone could directly achieve "comprehensive mastery" not long after getting the sword book.
"Degree.
"Well, there are some small breakthroughs."
Of course, Raymond couldn't say it was a system bonus, he could only say haha: "It's probably due to accumulation... I already have enough understanding of basic sword skills. Even if I haven't learned advanced sword skills, I can understand them at a glance."
Five points. What’s more, this sword tablet is originally the exclusive inherited sword skill of my "Jokudou-ryu" lineage. Many mysteries have been figured out... The sword mark on the stone tablet I just saw, I suddenly realized it after clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.
"Yeah."
"Cut~"
Ilya pursed his lips in disbelief, and then sighed: "Senior Sodros's swordsmanship talent is really exaggerated... I remember that he was only in his twenties when he entered the swordsman realm and founded the 'Jokudou Itto Ryu'
Well. How did he realize the 'Sword Intent' at such a young age?"
"Understand the meaning of the sword?"
Raymond suddenly thought of something.
Once you understand swordsmanship to a certain level, you can roughly understand the emotions revealed by the swordsman when he performs his sword moves.
Looking at the "Sword Monument" in front of me again, it is completely different from when I didn't understand it just now.
He suddenly felt that he seemed to understand Sodros's emotions when he carved the sword monument with one move. The sword marks on the black stone in front of him showed a strong sense of catharsis from beginning to end... The sword moves were initially full of emotions.
Sadness, intense despair, slowly transitioning to regret and sadness, and then slowly to emptiness and indifference...
This seems to be the long-lasting "intention" on the stone tablet, the prototype of the "Ji Dao Sword Intent"?
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Seeing the stone tablet, an idea suddenly flashed through Raymond's mind and he slapped his thigh.
"By the way...how could I forget Sodros's last words!"
He suddenly thought of the incident two years ago in Philip's territory, where the descendants of Sodros were exterminated because of these last words. Back then, he had separated an obsession from the soul of Aphra's aunt, and happened to learn about Sodros's.
Last words.
"I left the sword where I once saw hell..."
If you really want to think about it carefully,
There happens to be a place in the Tianlan Royal Naval Academy that fits the last words of "Soderos saw hell"!
It was revealed in the original expansion pack in the game that the reason Sodros was able to comprehend the "Ultimate Sword Intent" had a lot to do with what happened on the night when the stone tablet was carved.
Because, that night, he saw hell!
"Meyer Clive must have learned this information back then... In the past two years, I don't know if he has found the 'sword' left by Soderos in advance?"
Raymond frowned slightly, but decided to try to find it.
"Ilya, are you familiar with the Art Institute library? I want to find something..."