What about Ashley? Has she been in the academy for two years? If I remember correctly, it's only been a little over a year... What can she train in such a short time? I'm afraid her muscle memory was formed on Brays Island?
Compared to Hitzfeld who only thought about it in his mind and asked the question out loud, Xia Yibing's verification was much more direct.
She walked quickly towards Ashley, and when Ashley looked at her, she narrowed her eyes and looked at her, saying only one sentence, "Use your left hand." Then her steps suddenly quickened and she turned into a black shadow and rushed towards her.
Ashley was unable to react at all. She instinctively raised her left hand to block as the other party said. The next second, as Xia Yibing turned sideways, her long legs, wrapped in close-fitting trousers and also showing a full and round shape, were chopped down like an axe blade!
"Bang!" The upper end of the arm came into contact with the calf. It was clearly the collision of flesh and blood, but it made an extremely obvious sound of air explosion.
How can the power be so great...?
Ashley's eyes widened - she had always thought that even if this "Mother Xia" could surpass her, it was only in terms of skills. She never expected that that kind of body could be as strong as hers!
"Bang!" As Ashley retreated, her brown-black leather boots missed her step and landed on the floor with another loud bang. Xia Yibing took advantage of the situation and continued to get close to Ashley, raising her right hand to lock her throat.
"......!" Having experienced how powerful this woman actually is, Ashley didn't dare to let this attack get her. She didn't have time to adjust the force quickly while retreating, so she could only raise her right arm again to try to block it.
But this is just a cover.
The raised right arm just happened to slightly block Ashley's vision at this moment, which she didn't even notice herself, but the opponent she was facing at this time was not an ordinary opponent.
Xia Yibing changed his hands in the middle, clenched his claws into fists, and completed the change just in time when her vision was blocked, and then punched her hard above the chest.
"Bang!" There was another muffled sound, and this time Ashley flew sideways. Her body flew in the air for a second before she staggered to her feet, holding her chest and looking over here in great astonishment.
"You have a solid foundation." Xia Yibing snorted coldly, "But do you think we sent you to the Knight Academy just to let you learn these things?"
"If I had hit you in the stomach just now, you would be a corpse now!"
"..." Ashley's face was dark and she was speechless. She did not use the excuse that she had not put on armor yet to refute. She knew in her heart that Xia Yibing was right.
"Alright." Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming extremely heavy, Hitzfeld spoke up to smooth things over. "Ashley's skills definitely need to be honed. Don't worry that you are already a silver level. You still have to continue with the training tasks assigned to you by your teacher in the academy... Did you hear me?"
"heard it."
When leaving, Ashley glanced at Xia Yibing more, and it was obvious that she was still not convinced.
Or it could be said that she was mostly shocked. The woman's sudden increase in strength, coupled with her fighting skills that were far more advanced than hers, could be said to have stunned her during this test. Even the instructors in the school had never given her such a shock.
"You're welcome to come find me anytime." Xia Yibing leaned against the bulkhead, crossing her arms. "I'm not an expert in knight training, but I know that at least you have to be proficient with your left hand. It's true that armor protects your vitals during combat, but if the enemy always attacks your left side closely, and the attack is strong enough to break through the armor, then a long-handled weapon won't be useful."
Ashley snorted and scurried off into the hallway.
"...Did I use too much force?" Xia Yibing turned and asked Hitzfeld.
"I think it's not enough." Hitzfeld sighed heavily.
Fortunately, this problem was discovered early. Becoming a silver player does not mean that past training has been interrupted - although there is no compulsory training, as long as you are willing, you can still continue to hone your body and skills.
Ashley was still young, and her body had a lot of potential to tap. She hadn't yet turned many of her skills into muscle memory, and at best she had only learned to adjust her breathing rhythm during impact, a way of fighting that Hitzfeld now thought was too crude.
Maybe she could rely on her physical talent to suppress other students, and even some silver-level unarmored students were no match for her. But the silver-level students could receive power armor, which would greatly reduce this gap.
What will come into play is experience, skills, breathing rhythm, and the pace of footsteps. Hitzfeld will not feel at ease unless Ashley's deficiencies in these aspects are made up. In fact, she is not at ease with her being a knight.
"Her instructor is also a lunatic..." Thinking of this, she frowned and could only force herself to hold back from swearing.
I am an outsider and I don’t understand.
If I can see this hidden danger, how can Ashley’s instructor not see it?
Letting her take the formal knight assessment would simply be harming her. She didn't know if the instructor had been replaced, but she would have to talk to him when she came back.
"You are also responsible." Xia Yibing said this suddenly, which stunned her.
Hitzfeld stared at her. I have a responsibility? What responsibility do I have?
"I see you've made too many things and even forgot about strategic materials like the Boiling Blood Potion." Xia Yibing tilted her head, her smile looking playful.
Hitzfeld held her forehead...well now she knew why.
Boiling blood potion, a medicine she invented during her convalescence.
This thing can raise body temperature through a reaction, temporarily speed up metabolism, and help the user to remove those deeply hidden impurities from the body. It can almost be said that it is tailor-made for the Flintstone Knights.
Normal people don't need to use this kind of medicine, because the accelerated metabolism process is a bit drastic, and it is a minor injury in itself. But for the Flintstone Knights, even if they don't take medicine, their life span will be greatly reduced due to metal toxins. Taking medicine may lose 1-2 years of life, but without medicine, they lose 10 years.
"I didn't pay any attention to this matter afterwards...Did they get the production license?" Hitzfeld tried to recall the details.
During that time, she was still in a dissociative state, and her mind was not very stable. She was actually not willing to think about these things subconsciously. That's why she ignored the boiling blood potion.
"Approved." The woman nodded. "It is said that it has been improved and three types of boiling blood type 1, boiling blood type 2, and boiling blood type 3 have been introduced. They correspond to the three stages of people with different degrees of metal poisoning."
"Among them, Boiling Blood Type 1 has the least side effects. Many high-level... I have heard of golds who, when facing a fatal crisis, quickly enter the 'Boiling Blood State' by giving themselves a sip, and then successfully counterattack by virtue of being one level higher than the enemy."
"..." Hitzfeld first wiped his face with both hands, then whispered: "This is a good thing..."
"To Sarah, for sure." Xia Yibing smiled more happily, "And even more so to you."
"I beg you to stop talking..."
Hitzfeld could imagine how much weight a drug that could cure hidden diseases and be used as a desperate trump card after dilution would have in the hearts of a group of warriors. It was foreseeable that if those people knew that this thing was invented by her, given their enthusiasm, she suspected that she would be caught and thrown into the sky the next time she showed up.
Now she was not at all surprised why Ashley passed the assessment. It was obvious that her instructor knew this secret. He might have thought that letting Ashley quickly enter the silver level was her parent's intention, so he let her pass.
But that's not a reason.
Damn it... If it was really for her own good, he should have asked clearly instead of just unilaterally thinking that this was how he could repay me.
"Do many people know the inventor?" she asked Xia Yibing.
The woman shook her head - the Boiling Blood Potion was an absolute strategic material from any perspective, and announcing its inventor was a dangerous choice.
"Where's the gold?"
"Only a few of the golds know about it." The woman gave an example, "For example, Frick and the others... They are all acquaintances, so we are not afraid of them telling others."
That's okay.
Hitzfeld felt a little relieved.
In fact, this is not a big deal. After all, she is now the Earl of Xiyang, with a noble status. There are already many people who admire and love her. If there is another large group of people respecting her, it doesn't make much difference in theory.
But Hitzfeld doesn't think so. Take Ashley's case as an example. Sometimes overly passionate emotions do not lead to good results.
Kindness...Aren’t there enough tragedies in this world caused by kindness?
If possible, she still hopes that everyone she meets in life and work can communicate with her in a normal attitude.
After thinking so much, she was also tired. She wanted to get out of bed to brush her teeth, but Xia Yibing wouldn't let her. She had no choice but to experience the full service of the other party carrying the basin and pouring water. After Hitzfeld finished cleaning, she could finally have a good sleep.
Thank God Mapps-Dyrant was not on the same airship as them, so she could at least have some peace and quiet during the journey.
I really have to thank Xia...
She was the one who said she wanted to change the airship temporarily... um...
Corneril Aviation was quite capable. They had obviously been eyeing this piece of cake for some time. Soon after the investment came in, they announced three technological innovations, which improved the stability and speed of the airship. So the team arrived in Xixinna Parish a day earlier than expected.
It was a sunny day. Early in the morning, Hitzfeld woke up, opened the curtains and looked outside. He was immediately struck by the dazzling sunlight.
The sky was blue, almost cloudless. With her unprofessional geographical knowledge, she judged that Xixinna must be at a high altitude, otherwise it would be unlikely to change from a coastal city to a semi-inland city.
After washing and dressing, she unlocked the door and found Xia Yibing on the observation deck.
Standing with her and looking down, a large and densely populated urban area comes into view.
Xixinna couldn't possibly develop as fast as coastal cities, the buildings here were relatively short, no more than five stories high. Most of the conspicuous high-roofed buildings had special significance, either bell towers or churches, and the arc-shaped convex roof in the distance should be the government station.
From this angle, Hitzfeld also saw more than one large stadium. She couldn't help but think that the entire Xixinna region was famous for football. There were more than a dozen teams in Xixinna alone competing in the professional league, and many of the large stadiums were originally Colosseums. Xixinna retained the barbaric tradition of "gladiator fighting" in ancient documents.
"People here are bad-tempered because of the sandstorms that blow in from the west every now and then."
Following the sound, Kangana-Flick and Carlo appeared together.
"Think about it, every time you go out, you have to cover your head and face tightly, which makes it inconvenient to do things and talk, and you have to keep everything in your heart... I can actually understand this kind of irritability."
"But I think this irritability is more due to the lack of water." Hitzfeld turned around.
"There are mountains to the west and north. Although it is not far from the coastal city of Nanxinze, it is very difficult to transport water resources. The people of Xixinna don't bathe or wash their hair often because of the lack of water. This irritability is mainly caused by itchy scalp."
"You are still the same." Frick laughed, "It seems that we only need to be thugs this time."
The two sides exchanged a few brief greetings, and before Hitzfeld could ask them what they had been busy with during this period, Frick signaled to Carlo, and the two of them suddenly stood at attention and saluted her rigidly.
"Boiling Blood Potion..."
Xia Yibing muttered something beside her, which served as a reminder to Hitzfeld and the others why they were like that.
With this thing, Aisuen can really win the hearts of most knights... She probably won't have any problem becoming the king now.
Damn Charuni, she is really good at judging people...
It wasn't that the old king had hinted that Hitzfeld could take over, but that he had long since decided to hand the throne back to Hollyoak in the next generation.
That's Alvin.
Only if Alwin is the king can he tolerate this place.
Only when Alwin becomes king can this place be peaceful and stable without any weird thoughts.
"I know you don't care, but we do."
Putting down his arms, Frick smiled and said, "Thank you, Hitzfeld. You saved our lives."
"It's not that exaggerated." Hitzfeld frowned, "And now I know... the so-called golden secret... will it really have no impact?"
With her current authority, the Golden Knight's symbol and assessment standards were no longer hidden from her. So she already knew that the most important thing was to make the knight understand the spirit of sacrifice.
What kind of spirit of sacrifice?
By burning the metal toxins accumulated in the body over the years, using them as fuel for the final combustion, using the chest as armor and the body as mail, he can burst out combat power comparable to that of a person wearing armor in a short period of time by relying on his naked body.
This is how Carl died in Nanxinze.
Heroic, shocking and amazing.
This is gold's biggest trump card. What makes gold win over silver is not strength or fighting skills, but their heart. Only the strength of their soul can make their body strong.
This explains why gold almost never betrays - a warrior who can understand this spirit will certainly not be easily shaken.
However, with the emergence of the boiling blood potion, the hope of this trump card...that is, the metal toxins accumulated in the body will gradually be excreted.
Without this thing, she cannot "use herself as a furnace". Although she can temporarily take drugs to enter the "boiling blood state" as compensation, she is not a person of this class, and she is not sure whether this is a good thing.
"How can it not be a good thing?" Frick laughed, thinking that she was really thinking too much.
"If there is a choice, I don't think anyone is willing to exchange their lives. Now Type 1 potion can at least increase combat power, and the side effects are much lighter than self-combustion... So you have saved more than just our lives!"
At this point, he began to frown.
“There are some people…”
“Those diehards.”
"Old antique!"
“They just can’t figure it out.”
"Is there anyone who doesn't want the blood boiling potion to appear?"
Xia Yibing stared. This was something she had never expected.
As Frick said, the appearance of the boiling blood potion is a good thing no matter how you look at it, and the benefits definitely outweigh the disadvantages. If it is not the knights, but the group that wants to check and balance the power of the cult and say that they don't want to see it appear, then it is understandable. Why would anyone in the knight group think so?
"That's the extreme ascetic sect." Carlo curled his lips, "Those people have become so obsessed with Taoism... They think that metal poison is a test from the goddess. If the soul does not pass the test of blood and fire, it will not be able to ascend to the Kingdom of the Sun God after death. That's why they insist on resisting the boiling blood potion. They don't need it themselves."
Wait a moment……
Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing looked at each other, and the former said, "Then the representative of this extreme ascetic sect..."
"Correct."
Frick nodded.
"Angus Belmaren."
"I came to you mainly to talk about this matter."
Chapter 14: Various Aspects (Two in One)
The sky was blue, and seven large airships slowly landed at the eastern airport of Xixinna Parish.
Only the eastern part here is suitable for building an airport. Its northwest, southwest, and north are almost all surrounded by mountains and rocks. Only the city of Manion in the north and the city of Aile across the Great Rift Valley in the east of the city are convenient for traveling with it.
On the observation deck, Frick and Carlo accompanied the two "masterminds" to watch the airship slowly descend, their eyes fixed on the abyss on the side of the airport.
