Sword and Magic and Taxi

What kind of weapon do you want to use? Seeing that Zhao Mai's attention had returned to the right track, the old man asked him. There is a box in his tree hole. After opening, it is full of old equipment, with different sizes and styles.

Zhao Mai understood the origin of these weapons without the old man's explanation. This must be the spoils of battle after battle, accumulated by the ranger through victories. So here you can see the serrated knives of the kobolds, the double-headed axes of the orcs, the spear-tailed halberds of the centaur, and the double-bladed giant machetes of the jackals.

Although martial arts are completely zero, Zhao Mai's vision definitely spans the level of time and space. From the bone stick of the primitive man to the lightsaber of Star Wars, what kind of high-manganese alloy sword to the high-frequency ion vibration knife, his theoretical knowledge - or brain hole - surpassed anyone in Golarion. Heroes of all kinds throughout the ages, whether in history or from literary works, are all in his memory bank, and what he has to do now is to choose a path that suits him best.

When it comes to the ranger's weapons, one will think of the elf ranger's perfect bow and arrow skills, and the other is the impenetrable knife net of the dual-knife ranger. These two roads are very good, both in appearance and power are superior. But if you think about it carefully, someone who can reach the peak does not mean that it is the most suitable thing for most people to learn, especially for Zhao Mai who has no foundation. He is just a human being, and it is impossible for him to spend a hundred years honing these two types of martial arts like elves or dark elves.

If he has practiced for a hundred years, Zhao Mai will definitely choose Taijiquan or find a way to practice internal skills, which is definitely more reliable than a dual-sword ranger.

The martial arts he understands is to defeat the enemy on the premise of protecting himself. It is very difficult to achieve both offense and defense with one weapon, so he quickly figured out the path he was going to take.

Shield and short spear, he found the corresponding vocabulary, and said to the old man: Shield is the main thing, short spear or sword or hammer is fine.

This is the safest path, survival is the first priority, and it doesn't affect flexibility too much. He had chosen the shield a long time ago, it was the spare tire of his car. Although it is a bit heavy, but find a rope to fix it well, this is the strongest artifact shield!

The short spear, also known as the one-handed spear, is a weapon that can only be used for stabbing. When raising the shield, only the simplest thrust with the shortest movement distance can guarantee that it will not affect the defender's hand. The ancient Spartan warriors combined shields, short spears, battle formations and iron smelting technology to match their military culture and created a legendary army. Zhao Mai felt that it was most suitable for him to take this fighting style as the basis.

As for the future, he will definitely have to learn long-distance, such as crossbows and so on. Ranger Karl's crossbow is a light crossbow that can be shot with one hand (but both hands are required to wind it), and it will not affect the use of shields. Anyway, Zhao Mai's purpose is to hide behind the shield, watch others fight to death, and focus on making up for himself.

There are few obvious advantages to this option, but there are few disadvantages either, Carl agrees. In fact, he was also very worried that Zhao Mai would choose some flashy combat skills, such as dual wielding long swords and daggers. That kind of martial arts requires the cooperation of footwork even more, and Karl doesn't understand those footwork, and he is afraid that he will teach it badly.

Shields and spears are much simpler and require fewer moves to learn. The shield's movements include a vigilant shield-holding posture, five skills of blocking, sliding, dialing, pushing, and smashing. The rest is sufficient arm strength, sharp reaction and continuous concentration.

To put it bluntly, there is only one action to use a spear: stab. Because there is a shield in the other hand, Zhao Mai can simply consider attacking with a spear, and does not need to learn to defend with a spear for the time being. The old ranger Karl took out a pen and paper, drew a human figure crookedly, and then began to talk about the basic combat skills training method.

He divided the plane in front of Zhao Mai into nine squares, and marked them with numbers like a small computer keyboard. 1 means the attack comes from the bottom left, 6 means the center right, and 8 means the top. As long as you can defend the attacking grid, and then seize the enemy's undefended grid to stab, you can win.

This is a very simple and refined way, easy to understand. Holding his wooden shield, he made the basic movements of defending nine grids, and asked Zhao Mai to imitate them one by one until he got it right. After that, he picked up a wooden stick, shouted the number in his mouth, and launched the corresponding attack.

Don't consider false moves, don't consider skills, only consider simple blocking, this method is the foundation of the foundation. Zhao Mai listened to the numbers and had to react quickly in his mind and make correct actions. Karl's stick speed was slow at first, but then gradually accelerated, and Zhao Mai had to keep up with the rhythm as soon as possible.

Strength, speed, and skill are the core components of martial arts, but they need to be built on some kind of foundation. Karl may not be able to train a master of martial arts, but he is perfect as Zhao Mai's entry-level master. He guided Zhao Mai step by step, watched him gradually form the most basic reactions, and made sure that he had mastered the basic movements, so he let him practice by himself.

Putting down the light wooden shield, Zhao Mai picked up the heavy spare tire shield. His center of gravity was skewed by this thing, and it was not easy to stand still. It's not impossible to practice with a light shield first, but if you don't have the spirit to endure hardship, how can you improve faster? If there is no pressure, there will be no motivation, and this is not because others are embarrassing yourself, but because you are making demands on yourself, there is no reason not to work hard!

He practiced from scratch one by one, and gradually became familiar with the center of gravity and inertia of the spare tire shield. Muscle soreness is nothing, Zhao Mai's only regret is that he doesn't have a big mirror. If you can have a whole wall of mirrors like a dance practice room, it will be of great help to correct your movements.

Shaggydog couldn't sit on his shoulders when he was training. The little guy didn't stay away either, he watched Zhao Mai's training with his eyes wide open, his little tail wagging. As long as Zhao Mai's movements are standard, its tail will swing quickly; if it's not done well, it won't bother to shake it. It's weird to have a dog correcting its own training, but it's a fantasy world, isn't it?

When it was getting dusk, Ranger Karl stopped Zhao Mai's self-training, and went to the kitchen to cook with salt. Zhao Mai wanted to follow, but he couldn't lift his arms. In his more than 20 years of life, he has never been so tired, nor has he been so satisfied. He doesn't need others to praise at this time, because he can feel his own progress.

The half-orc Solu tilted his head to look at Zhao Mai, curled his lips, and followed Karl to the kitchen. Tonight's supper would include cheese and liqueur from Nepo, which he had been coveting for a long time.

Solu didn't like Mike who didn't come to help and sat in the yard waiting for food. He thought it was a sign of weakness and uselessness. Teacher, do you want to train him to be a Ranger?

No, he can't become a jungle ranger, he won't stay here forever. Carl thought of the way Mike came to this world, and knew that sooner or later Mike would definitely leave. He shook his head and told Solu to fetch some more water.

The half-orc's strong shoulders are getting wider day by day, and Solu is much better than himself in terms of physical fitness. In terms of strength, endurance, and speed, he can take over the position of the jungle ranger. The only thing that worries Karl is the half-orc's temperament.