chsdbacks Chapter 73 Dismissal
Chapter 73 Dismissal
A beginner's guide to countering flirting.
The rest was much simpler for Lu Lin; he just needed to keep practicing.
However, some of the captains and lieutenants in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore.
"Xiao Lu, how can you develop good martial arts skills if you stay in the cafeteria every day?"
"You're right, it's not enough for you to just practice on your own. Why don't you come to my team after dinner and I'll find a few guys to practice with you?"
"Big Head, what nonsense are you spouting? Little Lu is a student at the academy. What would he do at your place? Hehe, he should come to me instead."
"Alright, stop talking about going to your place or his place. Xiao Lu is all alone. Are you trying to split him up? Stop arguing. I'm the captain. Let Xiao Lu come to me."
Ok?
Seven or eight captains looked at the captain who was speaking with surprise.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you heard that a higher-ranking official can crush you? Go away! All of you, get out of my way."
The captain's name was Fang Tang, which had nothing to do with the Fang family. He got the name because he used to eat candy when he was a child.
He glared at them, and all the captains shut up and obediently left.
"Xiao Lu, you want to practice swordsmanship recently, right? That's great! Me and the soldiers under my command are all swordsmen and shieldmen. If you train with us, your swordsmanship will improve by at least three levels a day."
"Let's go, let's go! I'll have someone get some monster meat. We won't drink alcohol at noon, just eat meat!"
Sugar cubes are rugged.
Lu Lin never imagined that he, who started out as a sparring partner, would one day find someone to be his sparring partner.
Fang Tang kept her word, not only preparing several meat dishes but also somehow managing to obtain a large piece of monster meat.
He grilled it outside the barracks and shared it with Lu Lin, half of it each.
After eating, I began my cultivation practice.
Fang Tang's troops were considered elite.
He wielded a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and wore leather armor, a helmet, and arm and leg guards.
This is the same for daily practice.
Fang Tang didn't call anyone else, but summoned the ten team captains under his command and asked them to spar with Lu Lin, demanding that they do their best to spar with Lu Lin.
These captains also knew that Lu Lin's swordsmanship was superb, and they were eager to practice with him.
They all used the military's standardized swordsmanship, specifically the general-slaying swordsmanship.
This is a sword technique created by a super expert who rose from a common soldier to a general during the chaotic period of warring states.
The moves were wide and powerful, clean and crisp, without any unnecessary flourishes.
Lu Lin practiced with the other two and found that this set of sword techniques was quite similar in concept to the first three moves of the Nine-Spinning Slash.
The idea is to use the simplest moves to inflict the greatest damage.
During sparring, Lu Lin not only used the counter-sweeping technique, but also frequently combined the thrusting and chopping techniques he had learned before.
This gradually deepened his understanding of swordsmanship.
"Little Lu, your swordsmanship looks similar to the swords we use for slaying generals. Why don't you practice with it too?"
"OK!"
Lu Lin had the same idea.
The General-Slaying Sword Technique consists of seven moves, but it doesn't emphasize each individual move; rather, it focuses on the overall continuity of the attack.
After all, on the battlefield, you have to face a constant stream of enemies; it's not enough to just kill one and be done with it.
"First move, Sky-Splitting Slash; second move, Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies..."
"This set of sword techniques also has a set of incantations, which are shouted out loud during practice to increase momentum."
"Rising from the sky, sinking the waist to cleave the blade; cutting through a thousand armies, sweeping away the past; shaking mountains to defend against enemies, deflecting force to stabilize the body; piercing armor to thrust directly at the vital point; swirling in the wind, breaking through the encirclement and breaking the formation; splitting rocks and splitting mountains, with the force of a thousand pounds; returning to the formation to sheathe the blade, and gathering the battle spirit once more."
Fang Tang taught meticulously, and Lu Lin listened attentively.
After he finished speaking, a prompt appeared in front of Lu Lin's eyes.
【General-Slaying Blade: 198/500, Beginner Level】
Such a high level of skill in knife work for someone who's just started out.
It's obviously related to the sparring session with the captains earlier.
"Come on, Xiao Lu, let me demonstrate it for you again. Just looking at the picture book might not be as intuitive."
As Fang Tang spoke, he brandished his knife.
After finishing the entire battle with the sword, Fang Tang was neither red-faced nor out of breath.
"How about it, want to give it a try?"
"OK!"
Lu Lin was also eager to try, so he took the broadsword and practiced the moves according to his own understanding.
"Wow, you're pretty good!"
Fang Tang exclaimed in amazement, "You're much better than those brats under my command. No wonder you got into the academy; your brain is truly brilliant."
"Yeah, boss. My men, even after a month of training, are only at Xiao Lu's level. By the way, Xiao Lu, did you train before?"
Lu Lin waved his hands repeatedly.
After practicing with the others for a while, Lu Lin's mastery of the Zhanjiang Blade reached a minor level.
Reaching the highest level requires over 5,000 proficiency points.
The team captains who were training with the team were also tired, so they decided to sit down, chat, and joke around.
"Hey, Xiao Lu, do you know any boxing? We were practicing swordsmanship just now, and I always felt like I was missing something, so I didn't dare to use my full strength."
One of the team leaders made a suggestion, but he was interrupted by Fang Tang as soon as he spoke.
"Get lost! Little Lu is a reincarnation of the God of Literature, do you want him to bleed? Get lost. When we have dinner later, go get some liquor. We don't have any patrol duties tonight, so we can drink less."
"Boss, are you crazy? You were caught drinking by Commander Zhang last month. If you drink again, no, no, I don't want to get whipped with you again."
Seemingly recalling the pain of being whipped last month, the captain looked utterly unwilling.
"You bastard, fine, I won't drink then, so I won't get targeted by that big butt. Little Lu, when I'm on vacation in a few days, I'll definitely drink with you until we're satisfied."
"Huh? Which bastard is talking bad about me!"
Just then, a figure walked over.
The muscle memory that had developed over a long period of time made Fangtang and the others stand up straight immediately.
"Greetings, Commander Zhang!"
"Good? Good my ass! It's a good thing I came, otherwise I wouldn't have known you dared to call me by my nickname!"
Zhang Jiacheng slapped Fangtang on the back of the head, and Fangtang didn't dare to utter a sound.
Lu Lin quickly stood up as well, "Greetings, Commander Zhang."
Zhang Jiacheng looked at Lu Lin and laughed, "You little rascal, you've turned our camp's mess hall upside down these past two days, and now you know to greet me?"
"I apologize, Commander Zhang. It was just a sudden thought that inadvertently disrupted the order of the army. Please punish me, Commander."
"Punishment? I wouldn't dare punish you. In a couple of days, the new governor and his lieutenant will arrive. If you complain, I'll cut off my head and let you kick it around like a ball."
Zhang Jiacheng walked over with a smile, put his arm around Lu Lin's shoulder, and said, "I heard from that guy with the chopped chili fish head that you're a practitioner of external martial arts, so you must be pretty tough. If you're not afraid, how about we spar?"
"I couldn't ask for more!"
Lu Lin was so excited he almost jumped up.
Although Zhang Jiacheng has a foul mouth, he is a really good person.
Seeing Lu Lin's excited expression, Zhang Jiacheng was taken aback for a moment. "Alright, alright, kid, how about you? How about joining my army?"
"I'm firing that bastard Fang Tang, you're in his place!"
"what?"
Fang Tang looked completely innocent. "Commander, if you're trying to recruit Lu Lin, why are you messing with me?"
"Thank you for your consideration, Commander Zhang, but I have no intention of joining the army in the short term."
Lu Lin had already refused Yu Tong, so how could he possibly accept Zhang Jiacheng's offer?