"Yes, father! I will find a way to earn money. I won''t touch our family''s treasury."
As someone from the future, he knew many locations where he could find valuable things that were worth a lot of money. He also knew which businesses they could invest in.
"You don''t need to feel pressured. If you need help. Don''t hesitate to ask for my help." Lucas said before he went back to his training.
ric bowed gratefully to his father.
He then turned his head to Gnar.
"Gnar, you can train on your own here. You can find the equipment there. Just be careful when you are swinging your sword."
Gnar nodded.
"Yes, my lord."
He cupped his fists and went to grab some training equipment, to begin with his training.@@novelbin@@
Meanwhile, ric went to the weapon rack and grabbed a steel sword.
He now had the SSS-ss Swordsmanship Talent so he wanted to find out if it wasn''t a mere fluke that he hadprehended all those sword movements.
Some of the guards curiously looked over.
ric rarely came here to practice so they wanted to see what he would do.
Normally, people in the training grounds do simple physical training to work on their muscles and strength. Some also hone their weapon proficiency with repeated exercises. As for the knights, other than physical training and weapon proficiency training, they also do mana training.
ric was only a Knight Apprentice so he still couldn''t control the mana in his body.
Before starting with his sword training, ric did some light exercises to warm up his muscles.
However, before he could start, the translucent cyan screen appeared before him.
He looked around and checked if the others could see the screen, but no one showed any reaction.
So I''m the only one who can see this thing?
ric was no longer surprised. He already believed that this thing was an immortal relic and he was nning to make full use of it. Why wouldn''t he use it when it''s already handed to him on a silver tter? Only fools would do that.
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Daily Mission:
100 pushups
100 sit-ups
100 pull-ups
10 km run
100 vertical shes
100 diagonal shes
100 horizontal shes
100 stabs
Rewards: 10 Battle Points, 1 EXP, and 1 Stat Point
Penalty for failure: - 1 random stat point
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This… What is this?
ric stared at the tutorial for the weird training exercises on the daily mission. Each exercise had a tutorial so he quickly understood them.
So if I do these exercises, I will be rewarded.
There is even a penalty…
ric still had no clue about the specifics of the translucent cyan screen. However, his instincts told him that something good would happen if he followed the weird exercises.
So that''s how you do a push-up. I just need a hundred, right?
After watching the push-up tutorial, ric followed the posture and started doing push-ups.
The guards stared at him in confusion. The exercises they normally did were lifting heavy objects, wall climbing with weights, or sparring with training weapons.
"What is Lord ric doing?"
"Is that a secret exercise to train the body?"
Lucas also noticed his peculiar exercises. He rubbed his chin and observed ric.
That exercise puts pressure on the arms and the shoulders. Every movement also squeezes the core muscles.
Where did he learn that from?
ric ignored them and focused onpleting the mission.
At first, he thought that it would be easy, but he realized that it was actually very tiring. Just doing 100 push-ups alone made his shoulders and arms feel a bit sore.
100 push-ups ??
ric rested for half a minute before he proceeded with the next exercise.
100 sit-ups ??
100 pull-ups ??
10 km run ??
After an hour, he finallypleted half of the exercises.
So it''s finally time for the sword exercises.
He muttered after seeing the tutorial for vertical shes. It was just a simple sh with no shy movements.
ric grabbed the training sword he had temporarily put aside earlier.
Swish!
Swish!
He followed the posture of the tutorial. The posture was differentpared to what he normally did duringbat. The vertical sh on the tutorial looked swift, urate, and graceful.
"Wow! Is that a sword technique?!"
"It looks like a normal sh, but the movements are more stylish and sophisticated."
As a Transcendent Knight sword user, Lucas discovered something more in the vertical shes that ric performed.
That posture looks more natural than the orthodox stance. It also uses less arm strength since the force is drawn from every part of the body.
The more Lucas observed, the more astonished he became.
100 vertical shes ??
100 diagonal shes ??
100 horizontal shes ??
Half an hourter, only one exercise was left.
ric was covered in sweat. He wasn''t used to all those exercises so his muscles were sore.
Afterining inwardly, he watched the sword stab tutorial.
His SSS-ss Sword Talent helped him to quickly grasp the movements of the exercise. He didn''t even need to rewatch the tutorial.
Ten minutester…
100 stabs ??
[You received 10 Battle Points.]
[You received 1 EXP.]
[You received 1 Stat Point.]
ric Silversword [Knight Apprentice] EXP: 71/100
Potential: B
Traits: Horseback Riding (D), Swordsmanship (SSS), Close Combat (D), Archery (F), Hunting (E), Tracking (F)
Strength: 17 +
Stamina: 18 +
Agility: 15 +
Vitality: 17 +
Endurance: 17 +
Mana: 3
Battle Points: 1010
Stat Points: 1
ric saw the changes on the screen which disyed the quantification of his physical abilities.
What is this EXP thing? Will I be a Knight once it reaches a hundred?
A look of anticipation shed in his eyes as he thought of this.
In hisst life, he only became a Knight when he was in his twenties.
What do these battle points do?
Unfortunately, there was no tutorial on these things so he could only temporarily put it aside.
Suddenly, he noticed that there were plus (+) symbols on his stats.
These symbols weren''t here thest time I checked it.
Out of curiosity, he clicked the ''+'' symbol on his strength.
+ 1 Strength
A message appeared on the screen, followed by his Strength going from 17 to 18. The Stat Points also turned to 0.
It finally dawned on him.
So the stat points can increase my physical abilities!
What a pity! I only got one from the daily mission.
He tried testing his strength by lifting some weights. It wasn''t much, but he did feel a slight increase in his strength.
Sweet!
"ric!"
Lucas'' voice interrupted his thoughts.
"What can I do for you, father?"
Lucas approached him and said. "Those exercises you performed… Where did you learn them?"
ric scratched his head as he thought of a random excuse. "I learned them myself."
"By yourself?" Lucas was surprised to hear that.
ric nodded. "Yes. I thought that doing those exercises could help me develop my body."
"Then what about those sword techniques?" Lucas sensed the fluctuations in his eyes, but he didn''t expose his son.
"That… I felt that the orthodox sword stances put way more emphasis on strength. This is good, but in the battlefield where stamina is important, you need to preserve as much strength as possible. That''s why I made some adjustments with the postures to make them less draining to the muscles."
This was ric''sment on the orthodox sword stance. He felt that the ones shown in the tutorials were better.
He didn''t know why he felt that way. He guessed that it was rted to his SSS-ss Swordsmanship Talent. After awakening that talent, it was as if he could see through the mistakes in any sword movements with just one look.
Lucas became silent. He felt that ric wasn''t saying the whole truth.
There must be some kind of secret rted to those exercises, but why did he perform them in front of the others?
I should ask him again next time.
"Alright. You may go." Lucas waved his hand.
ric bowed lightly. He then left the training ground with Gnar.
After they left, Lucas grabbed his sword. It was a two-handed heavy sword that was simr to the one Gnar had.
Lucas closed his eyes and recalled ric''s posture when he performed the sword shes.
Seeing this, everyone immediately gave him some space.
A momentter, Lucas opened his eyes and abruptly swung his heavy sword.
SWISH!!!
The sword made a sharp humming sound and even caused a violent fluctuation of the wind.
Lucas was stunned by the unexpected power behind that sh.