Time always flew by.
In the blink of an eye, several months passed.
Going hunting with Lancelot was Gong Hao's happiest and freest time. Even though Lancelot had said that he would not teach him anything, the truth was that even oaths could be broken, let alone words that came out of nowhere.
Of course, Lancelot wouldn't give Gong Hao any formal guidance, but that didn't stop the golden-haired boy from using his own special method to learn what he wanted to learn.
For example, sometimes Gong Hao would show off his small improvement in front of Lancelot. He would shout at Lancelot,"Oh, my lord, look, I can cut this small tree.”
Then, he would see Lancelot's disdainful eyes and tell him in a disdainful tone that cutting down a small tree was not something to be proud of. Moreover, he should not only use the strength of his arms when exerting strength, but should learn to use the strength of his body to increase the strength of his hands. The circulation of warrior power should not be limited to a certain part. It should be distributed throughout the body according to the change in the force exerted. Different distribution proportions would produce different effects.
Thus, the usually intelligent Shuiglaire would seize the opportunity to become stupid, as if he could not understand what Lancelot was saying. Lancelot had to explain in detail and even demonstrate to understand. He began to understand that the control of strength was also a type of technique. How to coordinate the strength of the whole body and limbs, how to distribute the strength, how to change the strength.
After the commentary, Lancelot would regret saying too much.
However, he had already said it. He couldn't let this kid forget it again, right? Kill him? That was definitely not possible. With this little fellow by his side, he really saved a lot of effort. Not to mention that he cooked for her every day, he could even serve her comfortably when she went out hunting. He would always wipe Lancelot's blood-stained armor after a battle, lay out a gorgeous carpet for him, prevent him from sitting on the grass when he was resting, or pick a delicious fruit for him.
Many of the fruits in the forest were inedible, but there were also delicious and sweet rare fruits. Lancelot didn't know the difference and wouldn't use it easily. However, Gong Hao, who had read through the entire book in the library, knew everything.
His observation of his surroundings was also very meticulous. Lancelot would sometimes lose his way in the foggy forest that covered the sky and the sun, but the little fellow could always find his way.
Lancelot felt that his work had become much easier ever since he had this little fellow to follow him out hunting.
This made him turn a blind eye to Gong Hao's cultivation of Dou Qi.
Of course, in order to get what he wanted from Lancelot, he had to make a fool of himself.
Sometimes, they would encounter some trouble while hunting.
There was once when Lancelot was capturing a magical beast of the sixth rank, while Gong Hao was carefully observing and learning from the fellow's movements. He did not expect a blood ape to appear beside him. This was a magical beast of the second rank. Its combat strength was average, but it was extremely strong.
The Sanguine Ape probably knew about these two people who had been in the forest for a long time. It knew how powerful the longsword-wielding guy was, so it wanted to attack Gong Hao.
As soon as it appeared, it roared and pounced on Gong Hao. Gong Hao could have chosen to immediately use the ability to stab to escape the attack, but he gave up on dodging and was sent flying by the Sanguine Ape's slap.
If Lancelot hadn't come to save Gong Hao in time, Gong Hao would never have stood up alive.
After the incident, Lancelot thought that this kid was too weak. He was so weak that he couldn't even dodge the sneak attack of a 2nd-tier magic beast.
Therefore, he decided to teach this kid some more things. With his current strength, he wouldn't be able to escape Purgatory Island even if he increased it tenfold. Besides, unless he discovered the secret of the island, there was no need for him to escape.
"I think I have to tell you something about what a warrior should pay attention to in battle. All along, there had been a misconception in people's thinking that mages were the symbol of wisdom, while warriors only knew how to use brute force. Actually, this was a big mistake. In fact, to become an outstanding warrior, one must have the qualities of calmness and wisdom. One must know that the growth and application of combat qi was only a foundation of a warrior's ability. Combat techniques were the key to bringing out this foundation. These techniques were all the experience of countless predecessors who had exchanged their blood and lives for them. They were the crystallization of wisdom. Compared to those gorgeous and grand magic spells, the warriors were the ones who used their brains to fight. Otherwise, if they only knew how to charge at a powerful enemy, it would be equivalent to courting death.”
"First of all, to become an outstanding warrior, you must understand yourself. You have to know what you can do and what you can't do. When a threat comes, a solution that you are familiar with is far more meaningful than those powerful methods that you are not familiar with. No unfamiliar techniques were allowed in battle, as that would kill you.”
"Secondly, you have to understand your opponent. You must know what your opponent is before you can make a targeted choice. In the jungle, we were facing magical beasts. Magical beasts were actually the easiest to deal with. It must be known that the strength of humans did not lie in their own strength, but in their ability to sum up their experiences and use various methods to make up for their shortcomings and improve themselves. This was the biggest difference between us and the magical beasts. We could use tools, strengthen ourselves through various training, invent various weapons that were beneficial to us, create traps, and even fight together. But magical beasts were different. Most of them relied on their instincts to act. No matter how powerful they were, they acted based on their instincts. They did not use their brains to fight, and they had fixed habits. Even if they understood this, they could not change it. Their intelligence was not enough for them to use all kinds of techniques in battle.”
"For example, when this Blood Ape attacks an enemy, it will habitually roar. This was its habit, as well as the attacking habit of most ape-type magical beasts and tiger-leopard-type magical beasts. If it roared at you, it meant that it was going to attack you. If it bent down and half-squatted on the ground, it meant that it would leap into the air. If its shoulders retracted, it meant that it would punch heavily. Even if the Sanguine Ape knew about its habits, it could not change them. Therefore, as long as we master its habits, we will easily have a corresponding solution.”
"Tell me, Grayer, what did this monkey do when it attacked you?”
Gong Hao immediately replied,"It squatted down and retracted its shoulders."”
"Yes, this means that it's going to jump over and hit you. What should you do?”
"I should have dodged to the side when it jumped so that it wouldn't be able to attack me.”
But you didn't do it."
"I was frightened, my lord.
"Calmness is the most important factor for survival in battle. High-intensity training can only help you practice your skills, but calmness in battle can help you avoid making mistakes. If you can't learn to stay calm, you'll only die when danger comes.”
"Yes, my lord." Gong Hao smiled happily. Being able to give up resisting the Sanguine Ape's attack in exchange for Lancelot's guidance was not something that could be done by being calm.
"Now, let me tell you the third point. After you understand your own abilities and master the other party's habits, you still have to do one thing, which is to counterattack. A samurai would never forget how to counterattack. Even in the most difficult situation, one should not forget to counterattack. Because without a counterattack, you would forever be suppressed by your opponent.”
"I understand, my lord."
"Very well, remember that we are humans. The greatest characteristic of humans was that even if they encountered powerful creatures, they could always find a way to restrain them. This is an important reason why we are the leaders of all spirits. The enemy of mankind…would always be mankind.”
The enemy of mankind would always be mankind. Gong Hao savored Lancelot's words. It could be seen that this Sky Warrior had a bitter past. Perhaps that was the reason why he had stayed on Purgatory Island for twenty years.
"Alright, now let me tell you what skills you must master in battle. There are many things that may not look gorgeous, but they are very important. For example, there was a lot of knowledge involved in a small sideways movement. Remember, when your opponent swings his right fist at you, you must move to his right. Yes, move to the outer edge of his arm, because that is his blind spot. No one can hit their right with their right hand. After all, the elbow will always turn inward, unless it is some anti-joint creature. If he wanted to keep attacking you, he would have to shift his body and face you head-on. However, this way, his speed would slow down and he would lose his offensive advantage. If you can make a fierce counterattack at this time, victory is already in sight. And your best attack method is to use your side to dodge and at the same time, hit his right hand joint. Then, you will find that if you were to knock on a straight arm from the outer joint, you only need a small amount of strength to break it…"
"When facing a Magical Beast that likes to leap, dodging to the sides is far inferior to taking the initiative to charge forward and attack from its lower and rear. However, this is very dangerous. You must be able to clearly grasp its jumping distance and act quickly when it is in the air. Remember, hesitation is the most important thing in battle. Instinct is far more valuable than thinking clearly before punching, and this requires a lot of practical experience…"
"When you encounter a huge strength type opponent, simply dodging isn't the solution. The guerrilla tactics are just for show, because your opponent can completely use the stones on the ground to attack you from a distance. The best way was to immediately find an obstacle to hide. Those with large bodies usually couldn't turn very nimbly. Taking advantage of the opponent's slow turn, they quickly launched an attack, circling behind him and aiming at his joints, but don't try to kick his knees. If you wanted to deal a fatal blow to his knee, you had to face him and kick him head-on. Then, when you kicked him, you were likely to be injured by your opponent. However, if you kicked his knee from behind, your opponent could reduce the damage by bending his leg. The damage caused would be very small. This was what was mentioned earlier. So if you successfully get behind him, your spine will be your best attack area. You have to aim for the weak spot and hit it in one shot…"
Lancelot started chattering.
Gong Hao felt like he was squeezing toothpaste.
As long as he was willing, he could squeeze something out of Lancelot's mouth.
Every time he taught Shuiglaer, Lancelot would shout,""Oh, I've said too much again. Don't think about what I'll teach you next time.”
But in fact, it was not difficult to get some information about the use of combat qi and combat skills and experience from him.
Moreover, as Gong Hao's survival experience in the forest increased, he realized that he could already fight some level-two magical beasts head-on. According to Lancelot, in terms of strength, a beginner warrior and a grade-1 magic beast were not much different. However, if they really fought, the magical beasts would definitely lose.
The reason was that they had a fixed attack habit and a shallow combat intelligence, which allowed humans to always grasp the opponent's weakness and attack. Only magical beasts of the seventh rank and above with high intelligence could compete with human warriors of the same rank to a certain extent.
Thus, to magical beasts, there was an obvious difference between those above the seventh rank and those below the seventh rank. This difference was not reflected in their combat strength, but in their intelligence.
On this day, Gong Hao was fighting with a magical beast of the second rank. He was in the middle of a bitter battle when he suddenly felt the Dou Qi in his body increase by a large margin. He casually slashed out with his sword and actually split the magical beast in half.
He was surprised and delighted. He shouted at Lancelot,""Sir, look!"
He circulated his battle energy, and a metallic luster appeared around his body.
" Congratulations," Lancelot said with a smile." You've advanced." From today onwards, you are a true beginner Bronze Warrior.”
Below the seventh rank, the first to third rank warriors were Bronze Warriors, Black Iron Warriors, and Silver Warriors.
The fourth to sixth-grade warriors were the Vajra Warriors, Iron Blood Warriors, and Flame Warriors.
Therefore, the first three ranks of warriors were also called basic warriors or ordinary warriors, while the middle three ranks were called war warriors, which meant that they played a decisive role in the war. The last three levels were free warriors. Constellation Warriors were at the quasi-sage level, so they were also known as peak warriors. For example, Gonggong Hao had been flattering Lancelot by calling him " you, a peak warrior ". But then again, a Level Nine Sky Warrior was indeed at the peak of the Sky Warrior Realm. The only difference was the size of the peak.
After every warrior's advancement, their battle energy would increase by a large margin, resulting in the appearance of a strengthening effect on their bodies. At the same time, it would produce a metal-like color.
At this moment, Gong Hao's body was filled with Dou Qi. Therefore, Lancelot could tell at a glance that he had advanced.
Therefore, from that day onwards, Gong Hao was in charge of wiping out any weak Magical Beasts they encountered on the road. Lancelot no longer took action.
Perhaps it was because Lancelot realized that he had become much more relaxed, but he felt that he could teach Shuiglaire more things. This way, he would not have to fight against Third-Grade Magical Beasts in the future.
However, after a short while, he felt that he might be able to hand over the task of cleaning up the fourth-grade magical beasts to him. That way, he would be able to save more effort.
A person's laziness would always grow rapidly. Before Gong Hao had grown to that stage, Lancelot had already felt that it would be a good idea to hand over the task of clearing out all the magical beasts below level-seven to him.
However, that meant that Shuiglaire would have to become an Iron-Blooded Warrior of the fifth rank at the very least.
It had been a while.
Lancelot decided to train this kid well.
Anyway, there were more than 200 puppet warriors in Heinz 'castle, and he was there. No matter how capable this kid was, he could not escape from his grasp.
Unknowingly, Lancelot was getting further and further away from the standard of "only teaching a little" that he had set when he taught Gong Hao.
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There weren't many magical beasts to capture today, so Gong Hao and Lancelot returned early. Lancelot lived in seclusion in the small house, while Gong Hao still had to return to the library to record and check the working conditions of the servants in various areas.
Seeing that it was still early, Gong Hao decided to take a look at Area 56 first.
"Hey, Hong, are you pretending to be your wife again?”Gong Hao said to the male Flaming Bird, Red, with a smile.
Hong Yangtian let out a long hiss. He was obviously not convinced.
Although the Flaming Birds looked exactly the same to humans, be it their feathers or fur color, Gong Hao still found a difference between them.
When they were happy, the red and green birds would flap their wings and look up at the sky to let out a long neigh. When observing their eyes at this time, one would notice that the male Flaming Birds 'eyes would be slightly red, while the females' eyes would be slightly green. Therefore, Gong Hao named them Red and Green.
Other than observing their eyes, a simpler way was to observe their behavior. Green loved to be clean and would often clean its feathers. Red, on the other hand, was more violent and liked to stay in the cage.
He knew that was the only way out.
Whenever it was time for Green to draw blood, Red would chase his wife to the cage entrance and pretend to clean the feathers himself…Even now, Red still hoped to fool the servants. Fortunately, the servants had changed their magic number plates this time.
However, Red and Green's attitude towards Gong Hao was much better.
Perhaps she knew that Gong Hao had saved Red, but Red never lost her temper at Gong Hao.
When she saw Gong Hao coming over, Red called out to Gong Hao a few times. From the looks of it, she didn't even reveal her red eyes. How could he know that she was Red?
There was no reason for him to know that he was red before he even looked at the number plate.
Gong Hao opened the cage door and walked in. He patted Green's head and said to Red,"You don't know how scary it was when you were guarding the cage. Green doesn't have this problem of yours. You pretend to be green, but you don't pretend to be green.”
So that's how it is. Hong shook her head and cried out to the sky. He was helpless about his wife's " uncooperative " attitude. If Ager had such keen observation skills back then, Red would not have nearly died.
"Alright, it's time to let Green out to play today. Do you need me to stay here with you?”As Gong Hao spoke, he turned off the first layer of magic barrier and sent Green out of the cage.
As soon as it came out of the cage, Green immediately spread its wings and flew around the iron cage, letting out a cheerful cry.
It was Gong Hao's suggestion to let a Flaming Bird out every day to relax.
Ever since Red Health returned, Andrew also felt that this was a good idea.
He wasn't doing it out of kindness.
The Flaming Bird would be able to obtain more freedom and be in a good mood. Its recovery ability would be even better, and it could draw more blood.
Red looked at Green, who was reluctant to leave the cage, and called out to Green a few times. It seemed that Red was urging his wife to go out and have fun. If he could, he would have hoped that his wife would never come back.
Gong Hao walked to Red's side and gently stroked its wings.
This was a very dangerous move. The Flaming Birds were grade-9 magic beasts. Back then, Lancelot had to face two Flaming Birds by himself. He had to rely on the help of more than twenty puppet warriors and the alchemy tools that Heinz had given him to defeat them and capture them. The price was that all the puppet warriors were killed, and it was said that he had lost a high-level puppet.
The magic cage would confine most of the Flaming Bird's power, but even so, it was still very dangerous to get close to it. Other than their powerful flame-spitting ability, their steel claws, wings, and long, sharp beaks could kill anyone. Every time the servant drew the blood of the Flaming Bird, he had to first anesthetize it. The Great Alchemist Heinz's anesthetic was very powerful and was effective on most magic beasts. On the other hand, the level-seven poisonous python had extremely high resistance to poison, so anesthesia was useless to it. That was why Lancelot had to personally teach Gong Hao the cultivation method of battle aura.
However, Gong Hao wasn't worried about how terrifying Red was because Red wouldn't attack him.
He gently stroked the bright red flame feather and said,""I know you want to go out too. You really want to fly in the sky with your wife and be free, right? Unlike now, where we can only meet each other in prison every day…"
"Yes, Hong. I'm trapped on this island just like you. I want freedom too. I want to go out. Believe me, Red, no one understands your situation better than I do. Because we're basically in the same boat.”
Gong Hao said softly. Only at this moment could he say some of his innermost thoughts. He didn't know if Red could understand him, but he knew that Red could feel the sorrow in his heart.
Red lowered his proud head.
The elemental bird was a large bird. When it stood on the ground, it was almost as tall as Gong Hao. However, in the next moment, it began to shrink its body and spit out fire elements from its mouth.
As the fire elemental energy erupted, its body gradually became smaller. It was like an ordinary bird that stopped on Gong Hao's shoulder.
Gong Hao took out some of Hong's favorite fire hazelnuts from his pocket and allowed Hong's sharp beak to peck on his palm.
Gong Hao had once seen in the records that some magical beasts could freely control the size of their bodies, which allowed them to enter and exit special areas more freely. This process of enlarging or shrinking the body was actually caused by the absorption and release of energy.
Although Gong Hao didn't know what was the meaning of the Flaming Bird shrinking its body at this time, from its behavior of stopping on his shoulder, it was clearly expressing its friendship.
Even though Red could not speak, it did not stop him from expressing his feelings in his own way.
This was an affirmation of Gong Hao, and also a gratitude for the fact that he had helped her in the past and was still doing his best to make their lives happy.
Gong Hao smiled happily.
At this moment, Finkle suddenly ran over in a hurry. Thanks to Gong Hao becoming the head servant and his advice to Finkle that day, Finkle was lucky enough to stay until now and not be taken away.
Seeing Finkle's anxious expression, Gong Hao knew that something had happened again.
Sure enough, Finkle shouted,""Xiu Yi, Xiu Yi, a ship, a ship is coming!”
"What?" "That's impossible!" Gong Hao was shocked. It wasn't time for Freedom to deliver the goods yet.”
"It's not Liberty, it's another ship.”"Lord Andrew went to the port. He wanted me to tell you to go too." It seemed like some big shot had arrived.”
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