It was past noon, and Fili came to the waterfall with his iron sword. He wanted to try the second sword today to see if any miracles could happen.
The roar of the waterfall is endless, and there is a section of rainbow in the mountain stream that is faintly visible in the sunlight.
Fili grasped the iron sword with both hands and took a stance. He took a deep breath and shook his arm again to make sure that the iron sword in his hand was aimed at the stubborn black stone.
"Drink!!"
Fili yelled and was about to chop down his sword, but the sword came to a halt half an inch from the surface of the black stone.
What's the difference between this strike with my sword and the one struck in the morning?
"well……"
Thinking of this, Feili couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He inserted his iron sword into the ground, then walked to the water bank and squatted down, picking up the stones on the ground and throwing them into the water.
He was obviously full of fighting spirit before, but when he came back and saw this black stone with just a few more gaps than it was a few dozen days ago, he was discouraged again.
Suddenly Fili wanted to give up. The thing that gave him a headache was just a stone. So if he encountered any more difficult tests in the future, would he be able to pass it?
"Nia and Master should have had lunch now, right?"
Not having the mood or courage to try the second sword for the time being, Fili began to think about the two people who went to the mountains.
"That's great, I also want to go to the mountains to practice!"
Is there any fun or sense of achievement in splitting rocks? There is no end in sight to the boring practice here. If he can go to the mountains to fight fierce beasts, and there is gentle Nia beside him, he will definitely be full of energy.
Although it was his true thought, Fili immediately hugged his knees and laughed at himself: "But what qualifications do I have to go? Going with a half bucket of water like me will only cause chaos."
Obviously they were all guided by the old blacksmith, but Fili had never trained with Nia once.
This mountain world is unexpectedly vast, and the training venues arranged by the two are far apart. Every time Feili wants to quietly visit Nia's training place, he can always have an "accidental encounter" with the ashen-faced old blacksmith on the road.
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Therefore, Feili has never seen Nia's training, and he has no idea what the old blacksmith taught Nia. Feili once asked Nia about her practice, but Nia's answers were mostly ambiguous. He could only know that it was with him.
Physical training similar to sword swing exercises.
Feili knew that Nia was stronger than him, and he could vaguely feel that Nia's talent was not on the same level as his.
But there was always resentment in his heart: If the old blacksmith could teach him the way he taught Nia, he could become very strong, right?
"I don't know what Master will take Nia to hunt in the forest, uh, it won't be a bear, right?"
As soon as he said this, Fili shook his head and denied his baseless guess.
No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for a fragile-looking girl like Nia to challenge a giant bear with a sword?
Even if you are practicing as a swordsman in actual combat, the most you can do is to fight a wolf or a rabbit to see some blood, right?
"Yeah, that should be it."
There should be no doubt here, at least that's what Fili thinks.
Having said that, why would a girl like Nia, who should live like a princess, hold a sword?
When they first met, Fili was deeply impressed by the powerful swordsmen around Nia. He never understood why a nobleman who could be loyally protected by these powerful swordsmen would come here to find a blacksmith to learn swordsmanship.
?
Is it to protect yourself?
Apart from this reason, Feili couldn't think of any other reason.
But if that's the case, wouldn't it be enough to have a powerful knight protect her? Is it because there is no such person who can protect her all the time?
When Feili thought of this, he suddenly became enlightened. It was estimated that some killer had issued a death threat to Nia. However, this killer was too strong. None of Nia's family guards were a match for that guy, so Nia's parents sent someone
Send Nia to the reclusive old blacksmith to learn swordsmanship to defend yourself and avoid that guy.
Yes! That’s it! Everything can be explained in this way!
"I have to work hard! For Nia!"
I have to become stronger.
Fili had another goal in mind.
He wants to become Nia's knight, and then defeat the guy who dares to pester Nia!
("Ah Sneeze!" "What's wrong? Boy, do you have a cold?" "No... I just suddenly felt like I was being stared at by a silly roe deer.")
"It's just a stone, I won't admit defeat!"
In this way, Feili, who regained his fighting spirit, stood up from the shore. He carried the iron sword to the edge of the black stone, raised the iron sword above his head with the belief that it must be cut, and then used all his strength to slash at the black stone.
Take this sword.
clang!!
With a loud noise, the black stone and the iron sword collided with sparks, and Fili's arms were shaken to the point of pain.
"Ah? This, this..."
Feili opened his mouth wide, and the situation in front of him made him look stunned.
There is another two-inch deep sword mark on the black stone, which is still so strong and disappointing.
The iron sword in Fili's hand was a little lighter, but this was not because his arm strength suddenly improved, but... it was broken.
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