The Rise of the Grassroots Rider

Chapter 17 Morning Exercise

At night, after answering one weird question after another from his brothers, Locke lay in bed thinking about things. The specific acceptance has not yet been announced, but it will probably be announced tomorrow. What is fighting spirit? Locke touched his belly button. From the outside, there was nothing. But Locke could feel a white spot the size of a meter inside. Knight Will said it was a vortex of fighting spirit, but Locke couldn't see it at all. It looks like a whirlpool.

If you don’t understand, just forget about it. The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. Maybe you can ask Uncle Yoshak. Locke then thought of Xia Qian, the glamorous landlady in Giza Town outside the military camp. He hadn't gone to see her recently. Let's go tomorrow and bring some gifts along the way.

I don’t know what’s going on at home. Last time my parents sent me a message that everything was fine and that I should pay attention to my safety. I don’t know if my parents used the money I sent back. Based on Locke’s knowledge of them, I guess most of it was saved for my future marriage. Locke giggled at the thought of marriage.

In this era, getting married is a lifelong event for ordinary people. If you can marry a virtuous wife who can do housework, you can laugh out of your dreams. Locke is full of fantasies about his marriage. Xia Qian is quite good. She is good-looking and can make wine and write. However, she has been married before, so her parents may not be satisfied with her.

Locke suddenly thought of his sister. In Locke's opinion, his sister was the prettiest, and in the years since he left home to join the army, his sister had been doing the housework. When it came to being virtuous, his sister was the first. If only he could marry his sister... Locke fell into random thoughts again. I don't know when I fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Locke came to the training ground outside the camp early. At this time, no other squadron leaders came here for training. He said hello to the soldiers on duty at the door and walked straight into a relatively small area of ​​the training ground.

He came today mainly to see the changes in his strength after practicing Dou Qi. According to Knight Will, his current rank is that of an entry-level knight attendant, and Dou Qi is still in its seed form. At this stage, Dou Qi can only be used for Repair injuries and increase strength. When the fighting spirit seeds are condensed to the size of a pigeon egg, it will be the peak of the entry-level knight squire. At that time, you can advance to a low-level knight squire.

What Knight Will granted him yesterday was only the training method of entry-level knight squire. When he reaches the peak of entry-level knight squire, he will teach him the next fighting qi skills.

Locke first walked to a boulder in the training area where he was. According to his past strength, he could only lift half of a boulder with the physical strength of an adult and could only hold it for a short while. Locke didn't use any fighting spirit. He hugged the boulder with both arms and shouted "Get up!" The boulder was picked up by Locke's huge force, but Locke could only keep it at the knee position. After holding on for more than ten seconds, he exhausted his strength and made a "boom" sound, and the boulder fell to the ground.

A few minutes later, Locke finished his rest and appeared in front of the boulder again. He recalled the method of using fighting spirit taught by Knight Will, and mobilized the fighting spirit in his abdomen to his arms and abdominal muscles. He hugged the boulder with both hands and said, "Get up." !" Locke shouted, and the boulder was actually lifted to his chest by Locke. Locke felt a slight chill coming from his belly. This was a sign of rapid consumption of fighting energy. Locke felt that the seeds of fighting energy that were originally the size of rice grains were here. After a while, it almost shrank to the size of a grain of millet, so I hurriedly used all my strength to throw the boulder.

"Boom" The boulder was actually thrown five meters away after Locke blessed him with fighting spirit. Locke watched himself move his hands. He couldn't believe that this was the divine power after blessing Dou Qi, which actually increased his strength by two to three times. Although it lasted for a short time, this was because he only practiced for one day. , the reason for too little fighting spirit.

Moreover, Locke felt that Dou Qi did not essentially improve his muscle strength. It was just a blessing. He had just lifted a boulder that was beyond his own strength, causing muscle soreness all over his body, especially his arms. At this time, the fighting spirit seeds under his abdomen penetrated through a stream of clear water. This stream of clear stream flowed upward from the lower abdomen. The passing position made Locke feel refreshed. Finally, this stream of clear water stayed at the position of both arms. Locke knew that this was what Knight Will said, where fighting spirit automatically protects the master after being injured. If you mobilize your own fighting spirit to recover from the injury, the effect will be better.

Locke felt the seeds of fighting spirit in his belly shrink again and then decisively gave up the idea. Knight Will told him that the accumulation of fighting spirit lies in years of practice. If you don't advance, you will retreat. You must breathe out fighting spirit for more than an hour every day to ensure that your fighting spirit is growing.

Locke looked at the still empty training ground around him and sat cross-legged to breathe out his fighting energy. Time passed unknowingly during practice. When Locke opened his eyes again, it was already three hours later and it was now ten o'clock in the morning. Locke felt that at this time, his fighting energy seeds had returned to the same size as when they were first condensed yesterday, and they did not seem to grow in size.

At this time, in addition to Locke, there were four squadron leaders training at the training ground, including Uncle Yoshak and Will Knight. Just like Locke before, they all occupied an area of the training ground and vented their fighting spirit. Will Knight occupies the largest area in the middle of the training ground.

You cannot be disturbed by others when practicing Dou Qi, otherwise it will affect the absorption rate of Dou Qi and make people irritable. Although he does not know what consequences this behavior will have, Locke does not want to try it. Use the long sword on the training ground to practice your sword skills while waiting for the training of knights Yoshack and Will to finish.

After another hour, Knight Will, Uncle Yoshak and other four people woke up from training one after another. Yoshak looked at Locke who was practicing swordsmanship not far away, smiled and shouted to Locke, "Early in the morning I see your kid is here to practice, he is a good piece of material. Come on, let’s go have dinner together.”

Locke then followed Uncle Yoshak and the others and left the training ground. On the way, Locke learned that he and Jerson were assigned to the Fourth Squadron. He was the vice-captain and Jerson was the captain. Locke didn’t say anything. Jerson’s qualifications and abilities were indeed better than Locke’s. He was the captain. , Locke had nothing to say.

On the way, Locke emphatically asked Uncle Yoshak about cultivation. Yesterday, Knight Will only gave a general lesson on the cultivation and usage of fighting spirit, but did not mention the details, tips, etc. Obviously because Locke is an outsider. Locke knew that Uncle Yoshak was the person closest to him, and only Uncle Yoshak could learn true knowledge.

Regarding cultivation experience, everyone has his or her own set of ideas, which cannot be passed on to others. The other squadron leaders also knew what the two wanted to communicate, so they said hello in a sensible manner and left first. Yoshak and Locke walked very slowly. Along the way, Locke was asking questions and Yoshak was answering them.

When he asked why he had not made much progress in fighting qi seeds after practicing all morning, Uncle Yoshak slapped him, "Boy, I have been practicing fighting qi for more than a year, and now it is only as big as a soybean. You, boy, have just started practicing." After a day, you just want to go to heaven?" Locke covered his head and looked at Uncle Yoshak innocently.

"Cultivating Dou Qi is just a grind. We can only rely on ourselves. The harder you work, the stronger you will become." Uncle Yoshak sighed and continued.

"Is there no other way to speed up cultivation?" Locke asked.

Uncle Yoshak glanced at Locke and said, "Yes, some heavenly and earthly treasures can speed up the cultivation of fighting qi, and some precious ones can even directly increase one level of strength, but I think you may not be so lucky."

Locke could only act disappointed after hearing this, but he thought of a plant segment that Master Sauron had given him before, called Red Sea Flower. When he returned, he gave it to Xia Qian and asked her to plant it in a flowerpot. , I don’t know how it looks now. If you can't plant it, you can only eat it as Master Zoro said.

Uncle Yoshak saw Locke's disappointed look and comforted him, "It's good for us civilians to be able to practice fighting spirit. According to Knight Will, people who practice fighting spirit can live two more years than ordinary people because of the cultivation of fighting spirit." Thirty years, you’ll earn it. Don’t dream all day long and think about unrealistic things.”

"Oh." Locke replied absently, still thinking about his red sea flower. He is still young and does not have a deep understanding of life span.

"Now, in addition to relying on our own water mills to practice fighting qi, there is another way to take potions." Uncle Yoshak said. "Military merit can be used to exchange for potions for training. Only first-class soldiers and above are eligible to exchange. Our battalion only has hemostatic potions. If you want to exchange for potions for training, you can only go to the Corps headquarters or the military headquarters. That requires a lot of military merit. , I know you have a lot of military merit, but after being promoted to squadron leader this time, how much do you have left? Moreover, the training potions in the military logistics are extremely expensive, and there are so many replacements. We are not from the corps headquarters, so we basically have military merit. I can’t change the potion either.”

"It seems we can only work hard every day," Locke said helplessly.

"Nonsense, you don't see people as high-ranking as Knight Will, and they still insist on practicing every day." Uncle Yoshak said.

"Uncle, what rank is Knight Will now?" Locke asked curiously.

"Knight Will, it is said that he is a high-level knight's attendant..." Uncle Yoshak's eyes were full of solemnity. The high-level knight's attendant is a level that the two of them cannot touch.