Mercenaries and Adventurers

Captain Jess then taught Kiel the core element of the big sword battle - the control of the combat distance. As for how much Kiel can master by himself, according to Jess, it will take a long time of persistent practice and sparring.

Of course, participating in battles often will also give you a good understanding of the correct use of the big sword, but that is a matter of narrow escape. No one said that their luck could be that good, so basically the soldiers mastered the martial arts of various weapons in ordinary practice.

After the practice, Zhao Ji asked Captain Jess, who was wiping and washing his body, to wait for a while. He returned to his room and took out two simple wolf fur cloaks that had been made in the tailor shop.

This kind of cloak is quite light, instead of thick cloth to keep warm, it uses loose wolf fur to resist the cold of winter.

Holding the two wolf fur cloaks in his arms, Zhao Ji ran into Jamura when he went downstairs. Jamura seemed to have something to discuss, so Zhao Ji asked him to wait a while and go back as soon as he went.

Captain Jess liked Kiel's gift very much. He just taught Kiel the skills of the great sword, so he accepted Kiel's gift without hesitation.

Of course, Zhao Ji did not forget the cost that had been agreed before. Originally, Jess declined the fee somewhat, but Keir said that the other guards had accepted it, so he refused to accept it, and it would be difficult for others to accept it later, so he no longer insisted.

After bidding farewell to Captain Jess, Zhao Ji returned upstairs with the training equipment in his arms, and Jamura was already waiting outside his room.

"Jamura! Let's go in and talk quietly." After opening the door and entering the room, Kiel put down a lot of training equipment, and took off the thick wooden armor and helmet himself. The clothes worn inside the wooden armor were already soaked by the sweat from training, and Kiel had to talk to Jamura drenched in sweat.

"How is it? Did Knight Crowe agree to my trading terms?"

Jamura smiled: "Of course, Crowe agreed to your conditions. But there are also requirements."

Spreading his hands, Keir said casually, "Let's talk about it. I have any requirements."

James stretched out two fingers: "The first one, he asked that he must start training you as a knight next spring."

"Why? Why do we have to wait until next year? Can't we start now?" Keel was a little puzzled, wondering what the Crow Knight had planned.

"I also asked the same question as you. He said that there are two reasons. The first one is that your current physical fitness is not good. If you want to have strength beyond ordinary people, you must first make your own body reach what you can achieve. to the best extent."

Jamura paused for a moment: "Crow said that he met you before, and that your physical fitness is not bad, but the difference is still too far, too far. If you want to become a fighter beyond ordinary people, you must first reach the peak level of ordinary people It will do. At least not too far away."

Keir scratched his nose and didn't say anything, but he obviously agreed with Crow Knight's statement. His body was actually very ordinary before, and in the spring, he was injured and died once. Otherwise, how could he come to this different world by reviving his body.

"The second reason for not training now is that he said that he will go out for a period of time next spring. If he starts training, he will naturally not be able to leave the teaching and supervision. So next spring, after starting training, you have to follow him all the time. He can do it."

After smacking his mouth a few times, Kiel nodded. Since Knight Crowe has a mission, compared with his trading instruction, everything should naturally follow the opponent's itinerary.

Jamura saw that Keir agreed to the first transaction condition of Crow Knight, and then he said the second transaction condition: "The second one, you have to pay attention."

Hearing Jamura's words, Keir sat on the edge of the bed and straightened his back, pretending to be listening attentively.

"Crow said that he can ask him for transaction approval at any time in the future, but from now on, he needs you to provide him with your elemental crystals intermittently.

Don't give too much, just a little bit at a time. Correspondingly, he will also make a promise to the gods in the Pantheon at the beginning of the transaction to ensure that you complete the knight-level training given to you. "

Hearing the first half, Keir thought that Knight Crowe wanted to prostitute his elemental crystals for free, but after hearing the latter part, he knew that the other party was still sincere. The training couldn't start directly because of his physical fitness, and Knight Crowe didn't want to delay the acquisition of elemental crystals, so the two parties started to trade, but they didn't complete the deal.

Kiel only provided a small amount of elemental crystals, and Knight Crowe would also make a promise in front of the gods.

Both parties are guaranteed.

Zhao Ji has lived here for more than half a year, and he also knows that for a world where gods really exist, making promises in front of gods is not empty talk. It can be seen.

After thinking about it for a while, Keir agreed.

There are two reasons. First, he got the elemental crystal inexplicably during the adventure, and it was not the reward he expected at all. Therefore, he actually didn't have much real feeling and cherish for this thing that he knew should be very valuable.

Secondly, he really wanted to have the same knight-level strength as Crow Knight.

He really wanted to venture into this vast different world, but he only had one life. If he wanted to survive the subsequent adventures and live a wonderful life, he had to have the combat ability of the knight level.

When he faced the strange stone statue before, he really didn't want to come back with that feeling of powerlessness. When he occasionally had nightmares until now, it was always the stone statue haunting the dream, chasing him constantly and waking him up.

After two times, he knew that although he defeated the strange stone statue, he still couldn't get rid of the mental pressure caused by the opponent, unless he had the ability and strength to easily defeat the stone statue.

Seeing that Keir agreed to the terms of the transaction, Jamura was very happy. His old friend Crowe had room for improvement, and he brokered the possibility of this improvement, which gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Similarly, Keel, a young man, can correctly view what he has, knowing that dead things are not important, and willing to transform it into a powerful source of help for his future.

This young man is really good, he has brains. I don't want many young men in the city and the chamber of commerce to always think that money is everything, or reckless and ignorant of the comparison of their respective strengths.

For a young man like Keir, it is a real opportunity to get to know and even become a knight apprentice of Knight Crowe through this opportunity.

Afterwards, Kiel asked Jamura to wait downstairs. He changed his clothes and took a small piece of elemental crystal, and then set off directly to implement the deal with Knight Crowe.

Putting on his best clothes, Zhao Ji followed Jamura out of the chamber of commerce on the second floor and headed for the upper floors of the city.

It was not the first time for Zhao Ji to come to the upper area. During the Harvest Festival, he came to watch the ceremony of the March God.

It was midnight at that time, and together with some people who were curious, he watched the church of the March God appeared and established for the first time in the city in a garden for people to visit in the upper area. Before that, there were only sporadic believers who believed in the March God in the city, but after that ceremony, there was the first shepherd of the Church of the Moon God in the city. into Kendall City.

He couldn't see clearly that night, but now that Jamura is taking him with him, Zhao Ji can finally take a good look at the most luxurious place in Kendall City after entering here.

After seeing it, Zhao Ji was a little disappointed. Compared with the main street, the upper area is actually nothing special, except that there are very few people coming and going.

Mainly patrolling elite guards, as well as priests from various churches walking around, and some servants who walked in a hurry.

In terms of architecture, whether each knight's mansion is good-looking mainly depends on whether each knight has enough wealth. Some knight mansions are quite shabby, some are very large, and there are many rooms.

Of course, the buildings of the various churches are really beautiful. The building of the God of Wealth Church has many copper plates on the outer walls. You must know that metal copper is the main material of currency. So much copper represents so many coins. .

Kiel asked Jamura in a low voice why the Church of the God of Wealth didn't just replace the walls with copper plates with gold leaf. The gold leaf is beautiful and doesn't cost much.

Jamura smiled, and he answered Kiel in a low voice: "You all know that using gold leaf doesn't cost much, how could everyone not know that. People use copper to show the church's financial strength and strength, and gold leaf is used. Although it looks good, But it will only be considered by everyone as false strength. With the full-page metal copper plate, everyone can know that the other party's wealth is real at a glance, and naturally know how strong it is."

The building of the Saturnalia Church is also very unique. Many cold-resistant evergreen plants are planted on the walls. Those plants can still be as green as summer in winter at this time, and some of them even bear fruit. Some young girls and trainee priests studying in the Saturnalia Church would come out to pick the fruits and eat them casually. Judging by their expressions, the fruits seemed to be sweet.

The door of the Church of the Sun God is closed. At first glance, it seems to be abandoned, but when you walk in, you can still hear the sound of chants inside. It sounds like there are quite a few people inside.

Zhao Ji knew that the Church of the Sun God was the second largest church in the city, but after he came to Kendall City, he rarely saw the priests of the Sun God come out to do business. It seems that something happened to the Sun God Church.

Other churches did not respond to this either.

How strange.

Baron Kendall's mansion is on the edge of the upper area, occupying the largest area, not because of its status, but because there are many key facilities of the city in the baron's mansion.

According to Jamura, the tallest building I saw in the baron's mansion was the water tower.

The waste excreted by all the people in the city is washed out of the city by the water tower twice a day. And I heard that the system responsible for drinking water for everyone is located underground in the baron's mansion.

For the first time, Zhao Ji felt that there was something in this different world that he couldn't see. How did they raise a large amount of water from the underground river into the water tower, and how did they divert the continuous river water to a high place abnormally, and then let the river flow down naturally to supply the people in the city with drinking.

When Jamura talked about this, his face was very proud. He said that in the kingdom, except for Kendal, no city has such a convenient water supply and drainage system. Not even the provincial capital and the royal city.

Those cities, Jamura, have been there before. Although they have a large population, they are not as advanced and convenient as Kendall City.

Keel asks why?

Jamura scratched his head, reluctantly said that maybe the Baron Kendall family was in charge of water conservancy and construction in the empire a long time ago.

Jamura arranged Kiel first in a not very tall building. This is the pantheon, where the gods maintain their connection with all human beings.

It is said that all human cities, as long as they have a certain scale, must build a pantheon. This is the request of the gods, and the necessary construction made by human beings for survival.

In the areas controlled by humans, the names and runes of all gods are inside, which makes it possible for all official gods to intervene to influence human cities.

Zhao Ji is not very interested in the gods, but he still pays respect to them. After all, they are the big bosses who protect and maintain human existence.

After taking off the white rabbit fur cap, Zhao Ji entered the quiet Pantheon, found a seat at the door and sat down, waiting for Jamura to invite Crow Knight over.