Chapter 587 I Ogata practice sword! It all depends on my intelligence! (Add points) [5100]
System sound prompting the ingestion of martial arts schools - Ogata felt that if he remembered correctly, the last time he heard this string of sounds was last spring, when he ingested the "Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu" from A-Machi on Butterfly Island.
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Because I haven't heard this sound for a long time, after hearing this string of system sounds for a long time, Ogata couldn't help but feel startled by this special strangeness.
——Iga-ryu... forbidden technique...?
The word "Iga" reminds Ogata of the famous "Iga no Sato".
Ogata is no stranger to Iga no Sato either.
During the Warring States Period two hundred years ago, Iga, Koga, Fuma, Togakushi, and Manten were collectively known as the Five Great Ninjas.
But in the end, Iganozato, who followed the right master, became the one who had the last laugh.
Two hundred years ago, Iga no Sato served the Tokugawa clan. After the Tokugawa clan usurped the Toyotomi clan, established the shogunate in Edo, and became the new overlord of the world, Iga no Sato's status also increased.
The Iga ninjas became the royal ninjas of the Edo shogunate - until 41 years ago.
41 years ago, Iga no Sato, which had enjoyed a comfortable life for more than a hundred years because of following the right master, was inexplicably destroyed.
There are different opinions on the reasons for its destruction.
It was only after Ogata defeated Shiranui Sato last fall that he finally learned the truth about Iga no Sato's destruction - he was destroyed by Genichi.
During last autumn's crusade against Shiranui, a group of remnants of Iga no Sato appeared to help Shiranui.
A-machi, Gourdiya and the others had all seen this group of ninjas from Iga no Sato, but they didn't know who they were at that time - except for Genichi.
Ogata was dueling with Shuntaro at that time, so he happened to pass by this group of Iga ninjas.
At that time, Genichi stopped the group of Iga ninjas alone, allowing Lin and others to pursue one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui: Eitaro.
It was not until after the war that Ogata, Lin and others learned from Genichi the identity of the group of men in black who had been stopped by Genichi alone.
It was only then that Ogata realized that Genichi, a troublemaker, had a different history with Iga no Sato - the destruction of Iga no Sato 41 years ago was one of Genichi's handiwork.
However, Genichi did not intend to talk too much about his past with Iga No Sato. At that time, after telling Ogata that Iga No Sato was destroyed by him 41 years ago, he discussed the rest of the things related to Iga No Sato.
Keep it secret.
He did not tell Ogata the details of his original destruction of Iga no Sato, nor did he tell Ogata why he wanted to destroy Iga no Sato in the first place.
Ogata didn't have much interest in this Iga ninja who had been destroyed for 41 years and he had no enmity with them, so when he saw that Genichi didn't want to say more, Ogata didn't ask too many questions.
Compared to the grievances between Origin One and the Iga ninjas, Ogata is actually more curious about why there are so many Iga ninjas staying in Shiranui.
Not only Ogata was curious about this issue, but the others in the Calabash House were also quite curious about this issue.
It's a pity that all the Iga ninjas were killed by Minamoto, and there was no one left to question them.
After the war, Genichi also frankly stated that he had been negligent. When fighting the Iga no Sato group, he should have captured one or two alive so that he could ask these remnants of Iga no Sato how they ended up with Shiranui Sato.
of ninjas mixed together.
At that time, the battle was over, Shiranui had been destroyed, and all the remnants of Iga had been killed by Genichi. It was impossible to ask why there were Iga ninjas in Shiranui.
In the end - this issue was settled.
After finishing the crusade against Shiranui and leaving Edo, Ogata originally thought that he would never have anything to do with this ninja that had been destroyed long ago and had become history for the rest of his life.
However... only a few months later, in this humble stowaway boat, I met a girl who could use the "Iga-ryu Forbidden Technique"...
At this moment, the questions piling up in Ogata's mind can be described as excessive...
A series of system sounds that he hadn't heard for a long time, coupled with the excessive questions that followed, made Ogata directly enter a dazed state.
"Um...are you okay?"
At this time, the girl's voice came to Ogata's ears.
The girl's voice suddenly reached Ogata's ears, causing Ogata to recover from his daze.
"Sorry, I was a little distracted just now. The punch you just gave was so powerful that it scared me a little." Ogata panicked casually.
Hearing Ogata's compliment, a big smile bloomed on the girl's face.
"How's that? I'm not lying, am I? Neither I nor my books are full of real information."
Ogata nodded slightly in agreement, and then moved his gaze to the pile of books beside the girl: "Excuse me, can you let me take a look at your books first?"
"sure!"
The girl randomly picked up a book and handed it to Ogata.
After receiving the "Martial Arts Secrets" handed over by the girl, Ogata found that the book was unexpectedly thin. It felt like it was only 5 or 6 pages thick.
Ogata did not start reading from the first page immediately, but browsed through it roughly.
The girl's "Training Secrets of Luck" reminded Ogata of the "Secrets of Teaching the Two-Sword Style" produced by Minamoto Ichibashi. Both of them are equally rich in pictures and texts, but the quality of the former is much better than that of the latter.
The latter's so-called "pictures" are piles of stick figures that can compete with Picasso's paintings.
The pictures of the former are genuine pictures, with detailed depictions of human bodies, postures and other types of pictures.
Ogata turned back to the first page.
The content on the first page is an introduction to what this so-called "luck" is.
[Seize the opportunity, and at the moment when the movement is completed, suddenly accelerate the contraction of the muscles to produce a short, crisp burst of force, so that the power of the fists and feet increases sharply. This is "Yun Jin".
Those who are proficient in "Lun Jin" can apply the power erupted by "Lun Jin" to the weapons in their hands, increasing the power of the weapons and making them powerful enough to cut through iron.]
On the first page, there are only two simple sentences to introduce "luck".
After reading this introduction, Ogata discovered that this so-called "luck strength" was similar to the famous "inch fist" in his previous life.
According to the introduction of "luck" in this book, this "luck" is indeed somewhat similar to the "inch fist" in the previous life.
However, compared to the principle of "luck", Ogata is actually more interested in the second half of this introduction to "luck".
"Strength can cut iron..." After repeating the words written in the book softly, Ogata raised his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him, "There are words in this book that can burst out the 'luck energy'
Force is exerted on the weapon. Is this true?"
The girl nodded, then smiled awkwardly: "It's true. But it's very difficult. You have to practice your 'luck' to perfection before you can do this."
"I have been practicing 'luck' since I can remember. As a result, until now, I can only use the power of 'luck' on the blade with great reluctance."
After saying that, the girl took out a wakizashi from her arms.
Wakizashi held a very special status during the Edo period.
The shogunate prohibited civilians from wearing and using the katana, which was the exclusive weapon of the samurai.
However, the shogunate did not prohibit civilians from using them and carrying wakizashi, as long as they were not worn around the waist.
Therefore, some common people who have extra money in their hands will keep one or two wakibashi at home.
When traveling far away, I would also carry my wakizashi with me for self-defense.
Therefore, in the Edo period, it was not that unusual to see civilians taking out a wakizashi from their bodies.
The wakizashi that the girl took out from her arms, judging from the appearance of the handle and scabbard, was just an ordinary sword.
The girl did not pull out the blade, but just raised the wakizashi in her palm with the knife and sheath. Ogata saw the muscles of her arm contracting with a special rhythm and amplitude just like before. Then, the girl lifted the wakizashi.
As he slashed forward, there was a sound of breaking wind that made Ogata raise his eyebrows.
——It seems... the sentence "Strength can cut iron" in this book is not nonsense...
Ogata just saw it clearly - the downward slash the girl had just made was not as powerful as what a skinny little girl like her could do. If it were a samurai with average skill, it would probably be too powerful.
I can't take the hit that this girl just made.
"What a powerful trick..." Ogata turned his attention to the "teaching manual" in his hand, "If this trick is your family's ancestral self-defense... then your family is really powerful.
Such powerful self-defense skills have been passed down from generation to generation."
"Are you a descendant of a big family?"
Ogata asked tentatively in a half-joking tone.
The girl replied with a normal expression: "Look at me selling straw sandals, I don't look like a descendant of a big family."
The girl smiled bitterly and nuzzled her lips towards the pile of straw sandals next to her.
"I'm just an ordinary businessman's daughter."
"I actually don't know what our family's self-defense skills are about."
"Perhaps it's because our family was a powerful family in the past. But now that the family has been passed down, it has become an ordinary merchant."
Ogata had been carefully observing the girl's expression. He found that there was nothing strange about the girl's expression.
This means two things -
1 - This girl is telling the truth.
Two - This girl, like Ogata, lies without blushing or heartbeat.
What Ogata is now sure of is: this girl can actually use this "Iga forbidden art", so she is most likely related to the Iga ninja who has been dead for 41 years.
Ogata glanced at the "Practice Manual" in his palm again.
"...Why do you compile this self-defense practice method passed down from generation to generation in your family into a book and then sell it? And you sell it so cheaply."
"Logically speaking, shouldn't the martial arts passed down from generation to generation in these families be kept strictly confidential and not allowed to be learned by outsiders?"
If Ogata heard what the child said correctly, then these books seem to cost only 30 cents each.
Books are not a cheap commodity in this era. Although the girl's "training manual" is very thin, with only 5 or 6 pages each, the price of 30 cents is indeed too cheap.
"Actually, the reason is very simple - I need travel expenses." The girl smiled, "I left home for some reasons and traveled around."
"And I don't have much talent that can be converted into money."
"So we can only compile our family's cultivation techniques into a book and sell them everywhere."
"Although I don't make as much money as these straw sandals of mine, I still made some money."
"There was a sword hall owner who was very interested in 'luck'. He bought 10 volumes in one go. He also said that he wanted to invite me to be a guest of his sword hall and that I would teach his disciples how to practice 'luck'."
strength'."
"But it's a pity that I'm still busy traveling, so I declined his invitation."
"Ah, I'm sorry, I seem to have talked too much and talked about a lot of things that have nothing to do with the topic just now."
Ogata's expression became strange: "So you are selling the martial arts passed down by your family from generation to generation at a low price just to earn travel expenses?"
The girl nodded.
Ogata's expression became even weirder.
The girl's words just now revealed an aura of "prodigal" everywhere...
"In short - this book is a thank you gift for buying me 6 pairs of straw sandals!" The girl continued, "If you are interested in this 'luck', you can try to learn it."
"Now, we are going to spend a few days together on this ship. If you don't understand anything in the book, you can just ask me!"
"My name is A-Zhu! You can just call me A-Zhu from now on."
"My name is Goro." Ogata announced his new pseudonym, "Just call me Goro."
After stating his new pseudonym, Ogata stuffed the training manual in his palm into his arms.
"In that case, I will accept this book."
"I'm quite interested in this 'luck' thing."
"Especially the part about 'Those who are skilled in luck can apply the power of luck to the weapons in their hands, increasing the power of the weapons and making them powerful enough to cut through iron.'"
Speaking of this, Ogata changed into a joking tone.
"After you have developed your luck to this level, it will definitely be much easier to cook in the kitchen. No matter what kind of fruits you are, you can cut them easily."
All along, when fighting with bare hands, Ogata used Shiranui-ryu jujutsu to attack the enemy.
Therefore, since he has learned Shiranui-ryu Jujutsu, other unarmed fighting styles, such as katana and wrestling, have become things that Ogata does not need to unlock and master at all.
Ogata would definitely not be happy to have Ogata spend precious skill points to unlock martial arts schools such as Tang Shou and wrestling that are no longer of much use.
But this "luck" is different.
This "luck" not only greatly increases the power of fists and feet, but also greatly increases the power of weapons.
With such a powerful skill, Ogata couldn't help but have a strong interest in it.
"It's not easy to practice to that level." At this time, Azhu suddenly changed to a serious tone, "This kind of luck has a characteristic, that is, it is easy to get started at the beginning, but it becomes more and more difficult as you go on."
"To be able to skillfully superimpose the power of luck onto a weapon, you have to practice hard for at least 20 years."
Azhu raised two fingers and said this with a serious face.
"I've been practicing hard since I was a child, and it's only now that I can barely add the force that my luck bursts out to my sword."
"Twenty years..." Ogata smiled meaningfully at this moment, "It seems that this kind of luck is indeed not easy to practice."
"To be honest, my mind is quite flexible."
"Maybe I can master this luck in just two days."
"That's impossible." Azhu said with a smile without thinking, "No matter how powerful a person is, it's impossible for him to master luck in just two days."
After hearing Azuki's words, Ogata remained silent and allowed the meaningful expression on his face to become more intense.
Then——Ogata silently opened his personal system interface.
——Unlock "Iga-ryu Forbidden Technique".
The moment the words in Ogata's heart fell, the system interface in front of him disappeared.
Then a series of system tones sounded in Ogata's mind:
[Ding! Successfully consumed 1 skill point to unlock the unarmed combat technique "Iga-ryu Forbidden Technique"]
[Currently remaining skill points: 5 points]
[The list of host martial arts genres begins to be updated]
[The list of host martial arts genres has been updated]
[Martial Arts School:
Sakakihara Itto-ryu level: 13th Dan (11185/12000)
Selfless Two Sword Style Level: 12th Stage (12860/14000)
[Ding! Spend 1 skill point to unlock "Luck". The current "Luck" level is: First Stage]
[Currently remaining skill points: 4 points]
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As the system tone fell, a series of knowledge related to "luck" poured into Ogata's mind...
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At this moment——
On a certain sea area——
"Hmm...it's such a comfortable sea breeze." Miyabe stood on the bow of the boat, closing his eyes and letting the salty sea breeze hit his face.
"Hahaha!" Yitong, standing next to Miyabe, laughed, "We are very lucky today! Not only is the weather good, but there is also a favorable wind!"
Miyabe slowly opened his eyes and looked around.
At Miyabe's feet is a huge European-style ship with a strong European style.
Outside the ship is the endless sea.
Previously, after receiving Yitong's invitation to "take them a ride", Miyabe and others actually accepted the invitation and boarded Yitong's pirate ship.
Now Miyabe and others are taking Yitong's boat, heading south on the vast sea, preparing to return to Satsuma, and then take a boat back to Ryukyu in Satsuma.
"Lord Yitong, this new ship of yours is really quite good."
"This is a ship that I spent a lot of money to ask the Dutch to help me build." Yitong stomped on the deck under his feet, "When I gave the money to the Dutch, I felt distressed for a long time. But it is still worth the money.
Alright."
"When I save enough money later, I will buy some artillery pieces from the Dutch!"
"By then, I will almost be able to be an 'ocean tyrant'!"
After finishing speaking, Yi Tong showed a proud smile.
"Lord Yitong!"
At this time, one of Yitong's subordinates came running quickly.
"Lunch is ready!"
"Oh! It's finally done!" Yitong bowed and gave an awkward salute to Miyabe, "Miyabe-sama, let's go back to the cabin to have dinner! Today's lunch will consist of the few sea fish we caught this morning.
, very fresh!”
"Yeah." Miyabe nodded lightly, "Let's go."
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After writing this chapter, I was surprised to find that from now on, A-Ting will be more tired every night...