Richard Turner looked very Frankish in appearance, with a tall build, black hair, and a big beard, which was mixed with black and white.
In addition, his way of holding the sword is also very Frank. Unlike Asker, who hangs the long sword on the buckle of his waist belt so that he can press the hilt or unsheath it at any time, he holds it in his arms.
The center of the bag is unsheathed and simply wrapped with strips of cloth.
"Weapons Master?" Richard Turnard asked when he saw Asker covered in weapons.
His voice was deep and magnetic, as if it was reverberating in his chest.
"Master of Swordsmanship?" Ask asked him in return.
Sword Master is not only a bloodline (similar to Weapon Master, but specialized in swords), but also a profession.
An honorific title for those swordsmen who are committed to improving their swordsmanship and teaching and spreading their own swordsmanship schools.
"I've never seen you," said Richard Turner.
"You can't meet everyone," Aske said.
"No." Richard Turner shook his head and said, "As long as I see a powerful swordsman once, I will never forget it."
"I'm not a swordsman in the strict sense." Ask replied.
"But your swordsmanship is very strong." Richard Turner said, "I feel that your swordsmanship comes from the East."
"How do you feel it?"
"Intuition." Richard Nall let go of his arms, the sword fell and pierced the ground, and the cloth spread out in the air like ripples, "The sword user's intuition."
"Have you noticed? The sword has a soul." His beard trembled and he muttered vaguely.
"When you hold it, it naturally becomes the makeup of your body, an extension of your arm, and a part of your soul."
"When you hold the sword, it hums; when you swing the sword, it roars; when you sheath the sword, it sighs." He stroked the hilt of his sword, as if talking to it, with eyes like rock.
Still.
This old man is indeed half crazy... Asik thought helplessly.
In the world of "Iron and Fire", when you reach level 20 or above and become a demigod, both players and NPCs have to face a hidden attribute: SAN value.
Simply based on the Ke style, it is not quite appropriate to translate the SAN value into "reason". To be more precise, it should be "human reason".
The higher the level, not only the physical distance from pure-blood humans (so-called dehumanization), but also the mental erosion of the law.
After all, the key to becoming a demigod lies in the integration of oneself and the law. The more integration, the stronger the strength and the crazier the spirit.
Lv.20-Lv.30, the SAN value fluctuates between 100 and 50. Extraordinary people only need to deal with some hallucinations and gibbering on a daily basis, and their daily behavior is no different from normal people. This stage is called "mental abnormality". For example, Sheila
's grandfather.
Lv.30-Lv.40, when the normal SAN value drops below 50, hallucinations and gibbering will evolve into physical harm and mental erosion, which require extraordinary people to actively resist and eliminate them.
For example, this old swordsman Richard Turner.
From other people's perspective, it's like a demigod walking on the road, suddenly starting to fight, as if fighting an invisible monster, or suddenly starting to talk to himself, having an inaudible conversation.
Therefore this stage is also called the "semi-crazy stage".
Lv.40 is the full level. Players can't level up. NPCs will go completely crazy if they level up.
After all, losing human reason is basically the same as being deprived of one's body, equivalent to the death of one's soul.
When this mechanism first came out, almost all the major player forums were full of curses. No one liked this "the higher the level, the crazier" setting - isn't that just asking for trouble for yourself? Co-authored by us veteran players who have high levels of practice Are you still going to be restricted?
However, the essence of human beings is true fragrance.
Players who have become demigods find that in the nature of the main plane, there are very few enemies and extraordinary creatures that can challenge them. Almost all of them can be beaten with their feet and killed casually, which is not interesting at all.
After all, demigods are already at a level above the mainstream.
On the contrary, when you fall into madness, the transformed monsters have unexpected strength. Killing them can increase your SAN value, and at the same time increase your integration with the corresponding laws. In short, you can become stronger while being difficult.
For example, it is like the endless mode of Plants vs. Zombies, which was immediately welcomed and addicted by a large number of highly skilled players.
Let's get back to the subject, if Asik remembers correctly the old man Richard Turner in front of him, he should be around Lv. 34 at this point in time, which is a typical semi-mad stage.
When the maximum level of the demon tide is Lv. 10, the fight between demigods and monsters is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will use excessive force and die due to spiritual loss.
However, the old man is a demigod in the physics department. His strength basically comes from pure physical body and combat experience, and is not greatly affected by the restrictions of the demonic tide. It is said that he has also mastered a set of swordsmanship on his own during his years of fighting against hallucinations and gibbering, and wrote it A long poem called "Zettle", which is full of incoherent words and grammar like a mental patient.
Different swordsmen can read this "Zettle" and learn different swordsmanship moves from it. It can be called the Western medieval swordsmanship version of the "Yi Jin Jing".
"You know me," said Richard Turner.
Ask frowned and didn't answer. He was now a little unsure whether the other person was a real person or a fake, but it was more likely to be a real person.
After all, the current demon tide level is Lv. 10. It is impossible for the mutation to copy a real demigod. At most, it can copy a shell of a demigod. Its strength level is the highest Lv. 10. That is meaningless - it cannot beat people. It can't deceive people, so what's the use.
"Let's talk." Richard Turnard drew his sword, "in a swordsman's way."
"Can't we use normal conversation methods?" Asik sighed.
"Words are weak and powerless; the clash of gold and iron is sonorous," said Richard Turner.
Ask:………………
When he came, he recited poems at all times, which was the characteristic of this old sword master.
Asker had no choice but to draw the sword with his right hand and the sword with his left hand, slowly forming a dual-wielding sword posture.
"Let's take a look at your foundation first." Richard Turner said this and suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Disappear? No, his speed is too fast!
Asker's right sword suddenly slashed down, and his left sword stabbed into the empty space in front of him. Richard Tenal had already flashed in front of him, and swung his long sword upward to knock away his right sword, and at the same time he spun around to avoid his blow. The left sword thrust forward, and the long sword slashed toward his throat from a tricky angle.
Shinra's Throat Cut is similar to Tora's Tora Swordsman's Tiger Kiri, both of which use a long sword to slash at the opponent's throat. However, Tiger Cut requires speed and a tricky angle; Throat Cut requires a clean and neat blow, killing with one blow.
The sword master's throat slash was both fast and powerful. If a normal person were to stand here, he would immediately end up with his trachea cut open and die.
However, Asik pulled back the long sword with his left wrist and just used his gauntlet to block the opponent's throat slash.
"Huh?" Richard Turner exclaimed, because using the sword blade near the guard to parry was a characteristic of his own swordsmanship style.
The old sword master jumped back quickly, swung his sword in the air, and slashed the full moon!
Ask's right sword slashed upwards, and he parried the opponent's full moon slash with a reverse half-moon slash. The long sword of his left hand was placed flat on his chest, and then he stabbed again.
"Don Luo's Eagle Sword." Richard Turner said as he jumped back. He used his sword in the air to catch the tip of Asker's sword. His whole body was pushed back by the force of the sword. Asker had already sheathed his sword.
, then slashed with his right sword, stabbed with his left sword, and attacked him again from both sides.
"What kind of swordsmanship is this?" Richard Turner jumped back one after another, dodging all the opponent's attacks, and asked curiously.
"The right sword is strong, the left sword is agile, and the two hands strike together, and it is impossible to guard against it." Richard Turner began to read the poem again.
Ask was speechless, and with a touch of his right hand on his waist, the saber in his hand was suddenly replaced by a battle axe.
"The 'quick hand' of the master of weapons." Richard Turner said, "Holding an ax in the right hand and a sword in the left hand, Holstein dual-wielding style?"
"Barbarian tactics." Ask said this and suddenly threw the battle ax at him.
Richard Turnard spun his wrist sharply and split the flying ax with his long sword.
Just at the moment when the flying ax blocked his sight, Asik had already rushed back behind him, Dragon Cut!
The sword wind struck silently from behind, but the old sword master seemed to have eyes on his back. He jumped forward to dodge, and then felt severe pain in his waist.
If it were the length of a long sword, Richard Turner's forward jump could have been easily dodged. However, Asker's free right hand had an extra spear at some point. With a longer attack range, he quickly