Chapter 518: Chapter 264: Minor Commission and Special Training
"Swish!"
The one handed sword, stained with some rust, swung down sharply, the reasonably sharp blade slicing through the air, producing a piercing whistle.
Sweat flowed down his cheeks, splashing onto the meadow, turning into sparkling droplets.
The young man with short brown hair, eyes resolute, maintained the most standard posture despite his arms trembling slightly from exertion, relying on perseverance, swinging the longsword in his hand over and over again.
Xia Nan, sitting not far away by the creek, withdrew his gaze from the brown-haired youth.
At present, it had been three days since he arrived at Grey Valley Village.
Compared to the previously dangerous adventure tasks, life in the village was far from being as fulfilling and exciting as in River Valley Town, yet it brought him a long-lost tranquility amidst the fields and streams.
Vier’s small request before parting was actually very simple.
On the way back to River Valley Town, in a small village known as "Grey Valley Village," find a young man named "Leon."
Help him grasp certain combat skills, possessing the courage to face three goblins head-on, equipped with ordinary armor and weapons.
Frankly speaking, this request was not difficult, even considered quite easy.
After all, if it’s just ordinary green-skinned goblins, even a farmer who has never received professional training in the fields, wielding a hoe and gritting their teeth to fight desperately, might not necessarily lose against three.
Moreover, what was requested was the "courage" to face goblins, contingent upon being fully equipped.
That day, Xia Nan had already confirmed the requirements with Vier in detail.
All he needed to do was let this young man gain some combat experience, not to be flustered when encountering goblins in the future.
He did not need to teach him any battle skills, nor subject him to any rigorous special training.
In fact, Vier’s attitude when making the request was particularly casual, saying that if conditions didn’t permit, or if anything unexpected happened, abandoning midway would be okay.
He didn’t know the intention behind the mage girl’s request, having asked many people including Leon and the village chief after arriving in Grey Valley Village, who claimed they never encountered any mage, clearly not acquainted with Vier.
Feeling puzzled in his heart.
But after all, Vier had always been mysterious, as if hiding many things within her heart.
After a brief contemplation revealing nothing special, Xia Nan also set aside his concerns.
After all, he was merely doing things conveniently while passing by.
Exploring in the village for things that might aid him as mentioned by Vier, while also providing Leon with targeted training as per her request.
"Swish..."
The creek flowed, clear and transparent, revealing the smooth stones accumulating at the bottom, and small fish about the size of fingers swimming within.
Xia Nan had neither a fishing rod in hand nor any intention of going into the water.
Just sitting quietly on the dark brown rock by the shore.
Eyes watching, concentrating his thoughts.
Whoosh—
An invisible force subtly acted, causing a peculiar change in the originally flowing creek water.
The water clashed, launching a dense spray of pale white droplets splashing up.
Spiraling around.
Like some spontaneously rising undercurrent, a palm-sized vortex suddenly appeared in the middle of the creek amidst the water’s impact, entrapping a small swimming fish within.
The fish tail moved vigorously, seemingly wanting to use the body’s explosive power to escape instantly.
Strangely, the vortex seemed alive, just rotating slightly, enveloping the small fish once more.
Back and forth, for a few dozen seconds.
Until the fish ceased to struggle, just following the vortex like a fallen leaf in the water, turning over and over, even its belly was about to flip up, and the vortex vanished as abruptly as it formed into the clear water flow.
His pitch-black eyes mirrored the fish seemingly swimming in a drunken stupor in the water.
Xia Nan’s breathing was long and steady.
Though there was no semi-transparent "Skill Level +1" character appearing before him, he wasn’t disheartened, just pondering in his heart.
Currently, after the [Teeth Hunting] had been trained to lv5 full level, his daily training plan naturally changed.
[Gravity Etching] had a limitation on the number of uses, making its training fixed and consistent, even wanting to spend more time wasn’t useful.
Therefore, the focus originally placed on [Teeth Hunting] naturally shifted to [Gravity Control].
Like a drop in the bucket.
This ability that involves the operational rules of the material world, in Xia Nan’s view, has already transcended ordinary understanding of "battle skills".
Its inherent quality and the upper limit it could reach in the future were exaggerated.
The time and effort required to acquire each skill level far exceeded common imagination.
Many times, even with intermittent practice, continuously restoring spiritual strength while delving deeply throughout the day, or even an entire week, couldn’t necessarily increase even a slight skill level.
The sense of frustration was too intense.
This level of battle skill was not something he should master just having become a lv2 professional.
The effort was necessary, but recalling his previous encounters where multiple skill levels were gained, suitable opportunities were also essential.
Continuing this blind practice only lowered efficiency greatly, wasting time and effort.
Perhaps... he should quickly search for a new battle skill.
He was contemplating his future planning in his mind.
Looking up at the sky, seeing the sun had already set on the other side, with some evening glow gracing the horizon.