Chapter 57 Study

"Ashurufat, Essin said you have something to do today." The chief executive Scadra said again in time.

"No, it's just a misunderstanding." Essin said hurriedly. "A small misunderstanding. Anyway, you'll be fine. I can rest more than one day." After saying this, he greeted Scadra and Ashu Rufate and left.

Ashu Rufate looked at the other party's back as he walked away, and looked back at the chief Scadra. The latter nodded slightly meaningfully.

"Ashu Rufate, I think they are behind this matter. Pay more attention in the future... You go in, Falyss should be impatient to wait."

However, this time, the chief Scadra guessed wrongly. Falyss did not mean impatient at all. On the contrary, he greeted Ashu Rufate very friendly and mentioned the things that Ashu Rufate needs to pay attention to today. In fact, the little girl had already told Ashu Rufate last time that there was a swordsmanship training class for the little queen today.

In most of the education content of aristocratic girls, fighting and swordsmanship are not included. However, in a queen's education, this part is essential. Although no one expects the queen to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person with a sword, at least some religious rituals or etiquettes related to war will require such basic skills.

In this regard, the queen is different from ordinary noble children. When ordinary noble children want to learn fighting skills, elders usually invite masters of fighting skills as coaches to guide them. The little queen's swordsmanship education requirements are much lower, and so far, her personal guards are in charge of the guidance.

Falyss carefully introduced the key points of swordsmanship to Ashurufat, and he said goodbye and left after the explanation.

"Wait, Falysis." Ashurufate called him before the other party left. "I have a question, I wonder if you can help me with the answer?"

"Of course, absolutely no problem." Falyss.

"I want to ask, when a person dies... says 'Blood sacrifice to the blood god', what does that mean?"

"Oh, you may not have fought with the barbarians," replied Falyssus. "The particularly warlike of the barbarians... often call this when they die. This is a religious ceremony for them, and they offer their last prayer to their gods before they die."

"Their God is called the Blood God?"

"Yes, in their legends and religions, the bloodthirsty demon gods are like crazy." Falysses replied. "The barbarians who would shout like this are the most brutal and tyrannical guys. It is said that the more people they kill, the more they can please the Blood God and get the power given by the Blood God. But I don't understand the specifics very well. You have to look for the church in this regard, and there is a complete record of the beliefs of evil gods."

"Thank you," said Ashu Rufat. He felt more and more the kindness expressed by the giant man. If he was not wrong, it would be Falyssis' turn to invite him out for a drink soon.

Ashu Rufat came to his post. Judging from Essim's performance today, he found the strange guy named Barcelona Dorni two days ago. But why did he say something like "Ahu Rufat can't come if there is something wrong" today? Ashu Rufat doesn't think the result of the duel will be kept secret for a long time - let alone so many onlookers, even idiots know that if the thug he sent did not come back according to time, something must have happened.

When he was thinking so carefully, the door of the queen's dormitory was pushed open from the inside. The little girl walked out in military uniform, followed by a maid who was obviously changing her clothes for her. Ashu Rufate couldn't help but look at the maid a few more times. This strange maid was really eye-catching, and it should be the first time she saw it. It was a bit strange. Why did the arrogant and old-fashioned female teacher, Jana, disappear? It is of course normal to ask for temporary leave...but... it seems that I haven't seen it for a while.

"You can leave." The little girl ordered to the maid. The latter bowed to the ground and then hurriedly left. Then the little girl turned her gaze to Ashu Rufate. "Ahu Rufate, let's go practice swords."

"There are only two of us?" Ashu Rufate asked in surprise.

"Of course, come and teach me." The little girl replied with her head raised.

The martial arts training ground in the palace, or specifically the queen-specific martial arts training ground is not far from the bedroom. Unlike horse riding, sword training is an activity that requires much smaller activities on the ground, but by the standards of a little girl, this ground is still large enough. Unlike ordinary martial arts training ground, the weapons on the weapon stand are divided into two types, one is ordinary training swords with no edges, and the other is made of wood, with similar appearance but much lighter wooden weapons. The first type can be seen in any training ground, and the second type is usually a small gift given to young children by elders. There are not many types of weapons on the weapon stand, mainly long swords, thin swords, arc swords, maces, flails, etc., all of which are one-handed weapons. The common two-handed long swords, spears, bows and arrows that are common in ordinary martial arts training grounds cannot be seen here.

The little girl came to the weapon stand and picked up a sword. The sword was no different from ordinary weapons in terms of length and thickness, so the little girl seemed very big in her hand. However, this problem was not very big. Because this one-handed sword for adults was held in her hands with both hands. After using this method, the weight of the sword was within the range of her arm strength, so she swung the sword and made several consecutive slashing and cutting piercings.

"How is it?" After doing these actions, the little girl looked at Ash Rufate with some pride. "My sword technique? This is not a wooden sword!" In order to prove this, she deliberately threw the long sword in her hand to the ground and made a metal sound. "I don't use those wooden weapons anymore."

"Your Majesty, do you want me to tell the truth...or is it a lie?"

"Of course it's the truth!"

"If it is a simple force training and laying the foundation for the future formal training, then it is already done well." Ashu Rufate said. He did not lie. Under the guidance of Essim and Falics (or perhaps some people who Ashu Rufate didn't know), the little girl has already understood the basic principles of sword movement, so she is also placed in a decent manner. "But if it is a skill that is really used for combat... then I can only express my regret."

He originally thought that his words would arouse the little girl's anger, but unexpectedly, the little girl was not angry. On the contrary, she was very curious.

"But they told me that with my sword skills, I should be able to defend myself... What do you think I am not enough?"

"Insufficient power." Ash Rufate replied.

"But the real weapon is to open the way!" the little girl immediately retorted. "It doesn't take much strength to cut the human body with a sharp weapon. I can definitely do it with my strength. As long as the other party is not wearing armor, I can knock him down."

"Tear can be done. But what's the use of doing it? With your strength, straight stabs cannot penetrate the human body, and chops cannot cut off bones. You can hurt people, but in actual combat, hurting people does not mean defeating the enemy. Not to mention your attack like this, even if it is a real fatal blow... For example, a sword piercing the heart, such injuries are not enough to kill a person in an instant, and it can still make humans make a final counterattack at the mortal end."

Ashu Rufate couldn't help but think of the previous duel.

"The original intention of fighting is to immediately deprive the opponent of his ability to move. Cutting off limbs, piercing the internal organs, or cutting off the neck are all means of immediate effect. On the contrary, for example, cutting a huge wound...even if it is a fatal injury, it will take until enough blood is shed before it will take effect. During this period, the enemy is threatening."

"You mean...my swordsmanship...can't be used with self-defense at all?"

"That's it. If you don't have the power to cut bones, it doesn't make sense no matter what tricks and techniques you master." Ash Rufate said. "As for whether you can cut bones, you can try it with bamboo." Ash Rufate pointed to a cluster of ornamental bamboo planted not far away. "The hardness of human bones is actually about the same as that of green bamboo. If you can cut bamboo, it proves that you have this power."

"Why... what you said is different from what others said?" The little girl looked at the bush of bamboo for a long time, then suddenly turned around and looked at Ash Rufate. "Essin said that with the skills I currently master, it should be possible..."

"You can believe what you believe." Ashu Rufat smiled softly. Suddenly, he realized that he had done something stupid again. Why should he tell the little girl these things? Like Essin, he taught the little girl some basic skills in sword movement and then praised her? When did he become so good at being a teacher?

The little girl seemed to be thinking carefully about Ashu Rufate's words. After a long time, she threw away the sword in her hand again in dismay.

"Is this sword training meaningless before I grow old enough?" she asked. "I don't have the ability to defend myself before I grow old enough..."

"This is not. It's very simple to really defend yourself. It should be said that there is actually only one choice for you." As Eshu Rufate said, he took out a dagger from his body, which was the dagger he picked up from the dead Barcelona Downey before. This dagger was light and sharp, and you could tell it was a fine product at a glance. So Eshu Rufate picked up this weapon without taking it.

"If you use this, it should be fine."

"Is this... a dagger?"

"Yes, dagger. It cannot be used for chopping, it can hardly be used for cutting, it has almost only one use in combat, that is, stabbing. The dagger is light in weight, short and sharp in blade, and it is easy to use even for people with novices or insufficient arm strength."

"Use it to defend?" the little girl took the dagger from Ash Rufat's hand and asked in an incredible tone.
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