Chapter Four(2/3)
However, these are not the most difficult techniques to master.
Long-distance running exercises in the morning during training one day are the hardest tests.
For killers, escaping is definitely not as easy as running on a flat grass.
Jump over the bush-filled trenches, draw down sharp rock slopes like blades, climb up mountains with soft texture that may collapse at any time, and run wildly along the bone-cold stream. This is the route for the killer to escape.
Not only that, Ruibo also has to avoid arrow branches flying from all directions at any time. For killers, bows and arrows are the most frequently encountered and the least popular thing for them. Although the arrows used in practice have already been removed, the pain still exists.
The time spent with Kelle is always full of tension and a strong sense of crisis, and even when sleeping, it is not peaceful. Although Ribo cannot sleep like a horse, since he lived with Kelle, he has been sleeping in the corner every day. Although he was tied tightly with ropes in the first few days, Ribo became used to it soon after.
The only thing he hasn't mastered is to stay alert in his sleep. In fact, after a day of fatigue, Ribo quickly fell into a deep dream when he returned to the corner of his wall. Vigilance in sleep is simply impossible to do completely.
Although Ribo couldn't do it to satisfy Kelle at this point, Kelle could not find any other problems.
Among them, the best results are undoubtedly shooting and fighting training.
In Kelle's view, Ribo is a natural skilled warrior. Although he does not have a tall figure and strong strength, his excellent flexibility and precise shooting skills undoubtedly make him not stand still even when facing a powerful opponent.
For Ruibo, fighting is not a project he likes. If it is elegant sword skills, he is quite interested. When he was in Nangang, there were often open swordsmanship performances. Xibairen is the most loyal enthusiast and expert in this area. Although swordsmanship performances are not as popular as circuses and fashion shows, because there are many Xibairen who come out of Nangang, the audience will never be short of it.
When he was in Nangang, Ruibo became obsessed with the crystallization of power and art.
But the fighting skills taught by Kelle were completely unbeautiful.
The weapon Kelle gave him was a dagger, a dagger that was very thin and sharp like a paper cutter, without a guard and a long grip. Obviously, this was definitely not a defensive weapon, and even blocking was impossible.
The tricks of the Kelle religion are also extremely simple and purely aggressive methods. The trick is just how to increase the speed and hit rate of the attack, what methods to use to cut the blood vessels in the throat and neck, or to cut off muscles and ligaments.
Such a light and thin dagger is not suitable for stabbing into the heart. Although Kelle did not forget to teach himself the assassination course, he also warned that piercing with a dagger is not reliable. If there are other parts that can be used, it is best to dispel the strong desire to stab the dagger into the other party's heart.
However, Ribo hopes that he does not need to use the skills of the Kelle religion to deal with anyone.
For some reason, Ruibo liked the small and exquisite crossbow very much. Although it was also a weapon for killing people, Ruibo did not have much burden in his heart. As soon as he had time, Ruibo went to the shooting range in the backyard to practice.
Without even aiming, Ribo can easily shoot the bull's-eye fifty meters away, shoot flying birds, or shoot fixed targets on the back of a light, which is not quite difficult for Ribo.
Practicing shooting is one of the things that Ribo is most interested in besides staying with Mr. Hyde and practicing Sibai language.
This lesson was conducted in the treasure pavilion that no one else except Kelle could never enter without Mr. Hyde's summons.
The Treasure Pavilion is actually Mr. Hyde's private lounge, where Mr. Hyde spends most of the day.
The treasure pavilion contains the treasures collected by Mr. Hyde spent his whole life.
The time spent in this lounge filled with precious artworks every day is the most exciting thing for Ruibo.
At this time, Ruibo always feels that he has achieved his dream and completed the feat of traveling around the world, the strange and diverse artistic treasures, and the crystallization from different cultures from all over the world.
This treasure pavilion collects all kinds of rare treasures that have been seen by Ruibo, never seen, heard of, and never heard of. Moreover, these rare treasures are not comparable to those vulgar gold and silver and Xuanhua jewelry.
Every treasure here shows a different civilization.
It is also gold and silver, a gold necklace inlaid with gemstones made by Franx's handicraftsmanship, and a necklace with gemstones transported from Yi Lei, twisting gold into thin filaments and weaving them one by one, and decorated with colorful enamel to inlaid with scattered gemstones is simply incomparable.
In addition to those treasures, Ribo also likes Mr. Hyde very much.
In his opinion, Mr. Hyde was a kind and amiable old man like his old boss.
But Mr. Hyde is richer and more knowledgeable.
Rebow knew one thing clearly that Mr. Hyde could be said to be the best connoisseur he had ever seen.
Eckert can also be regarded as an excellent appraiser, but he often has to use books to determine the origin of something.
However, Mr. Hyde was completely different. He seemed to be able to see at a glance that the objects came from, belonged to the masterpiece of that era, and sometimes even clearly stated the origin.
Among all the treasures, what interested Ruibo the most was a sailboat model that was carefully crafted according to the real original.
The hull is made of oak, which is also the main raw material used to make real ships. The deck is covered with red pine floors, all the railings, the decorations and inlaid lace on the ship are carved from walnut wood, and the statue of the Dawn goddess carved from a whole piece of white locust wood is tightly hung from the bow.
The name of the ship "Light Sail Horn" is clearly engraved on the warehouse on the left and right sides of the ship and the stern of the model.
Rebow gently tweaked the rudder and the winch that managed the sails, and like a real boat, they all worked smoothly.
"You seem to like my sailing boat very much." The old voice in Xibai's words came from behind. It was Mr. Hyde's arrival. It seemed that his nap today was extremely sweet, and obviously he didn't pay much attention to the time.
Ruibo quickly stood aside with his hands down. After staying in this house for so long, Ruibo was not surprised at all about everyone's elusiveness.
"Yes, this is the most exquisite model I've ever seen, it's like it's really." Rebbo also replied in Sibai.
"It used to be a ship sailing freely on the ocean, and I used to be the second mate of this ship." Mr. Hyde sighed.
Ruibo has long been used to this. Mr. Hyde's class is the easiest thing, he talks to each other in Xibai.
"You must have been to many places?" Ruibo asked.
"I have indeed been to many places. I have been to Bergate in the East, seen the Thors riding horses and wielding scimitars, to Linti in the East, and saw the ancient Linti country that has been passed down for three thousand years. The farthest has reached China in the Far East, and seen the metropolis with more than three million people." Mr. Hyde said slowly in Xibai dialect.
Although Ribo didn't fully understand, he was obviously full of strong and unstoppable curiosity about these things.
"The Thors of Bergate are really so good at casting swords. Can the scimitars they made can easily cut off our long swords? I used to see spices transported from Yilei in Nangang. The merchants said that Bergate produces spices, and people wear gold and silver. Emperor Thor's palace was built of the entire marble, which is the richest country. Is that true? What kind of country is Linti? Mr. Hyde, what are you talking about? Is that the extreme east country that produces porcelain?" Ruibo asked a series of questions.
"The scimitars made by the Thors are indeed sharp, but when it comes to being rich, they are far inferior to Linti and China. In fact, Linti is the real country of spices. The extremely precious spices here are not strange to them. In addition to spices, Linti also produces gold and gems, and is a veritable wealthy country. "As for China, it is even more strange. The words they say and write are different from those of any country. They do not have letters, so if you want to express your meaning, you must remember thousands of completely different words. The strangest thing is that that country does not believe in gods, they have no religion, and their beliefs are their ancestors.
"That country has a strange culture and extremely prosperous city. Their cities usually have a population of hundreds of thousands and several cities with more than one million. This is unimaginable in any other country. In addition to porcelain, silk is also a unique specialty of this country. Their paintings have nothing in common with other countries." The old man pointed to the several paintings hanging on the wall and said.
"You are such a learned person, and even Eckert knows about these things." Rebow sighed. This is not his flattery.
"Do you like sailing?" the old man asked.
"When I was in Nangang, the sailors I envy the most were those sailors. By the way, Mr. Hyde, how did you become a sailor and travel around the world?" Ruibo asked.
"My hometown is also Nangang. When I was a child, I also envied those sailors. At that time, Nangang was just a newly established town by the sea. Even the wharf had not been built yet. If you want to board a large ship parked outside the harbor, you must ferry through a sampan, and you have to rely on those sampans to transport goods. Are there any sampans now?" asked Mr. Hyde.
"Yes, but very few are already there."
"Is that right? At that time, we were counting on these sampans. When I was at your age, I bought a small sampan with two friends, and helped people transport goods every day, saving all the money I earned. The small sampan was replaced with a large sampan, and at the same time, I learned a lot of sea skills from the crew members who were passing by.
"When we raised some money, the three of us decided to sell the sampan and found a boat to work on the boat. The sailor's life was hard and poor. However, every time we arrived in a city, the three of us took out all our savings to prepare some goods. We had heard from sailors that what specialties in those cities and which goods could be sold at a good price. After a while, we really made a lot of money. The boat I worked for was the "Light Sail Horn" in front of you. This was a fast ship that specialized in the offshore. From Yilei to Nangang, there were the most such ships at that time."
"The same is true now." Ruibo interrupted.
"But the last voyage of the 'Light Sail Horn' unfortunately became a disaster. At that time, there was a war between Yilei and Thor, and all the ships docked in Yilei were requisitioned as warships. We could not escape from any port, and there was a team of soldiers stationed on the ship.
"Short after the war began, our ships were dispatched to transport food and supplies as transport ships, which was an extremely dangerous channel. In a narrow and long sea, the Thor fleets were filled with Thor fleets. We met those fleets several times, and with the flexibility of fast sailing, we escaped extremely dangerously. However, in the end, our good luck was used up, and the "Light Sail Horn" full of food met the Thor's huge fleet.
"The captain stationed on our ship was a stubborn guy. He did not allow the crew to throw food into the sea. Seeing the Thors chasing closer and closer, my friend killed the captain. There was a melee on the ship. In the end, the small team of soldiers was subdued by us, and we sacrificed more than half of them, including my friend. "After throwing away the food, we finally escaped the Thors' pursuit, but it is impossible to go back to Yilei. Any port of Yilei will arrest us, and Thor's port will not welcome us. In order to escape, we had to walk carefully along the Thor's coastline to the east."
"Why don't you sail in the opposite direction? So you can go back to Franx?"
"Irey has a large number of fast sailing boats, and we can't escape. Thor's ship is far less flexible and fast than us, so going east is the only way to live. We drove all the way east, hunting along the road to replenish supplies, and finally came to Mia City in Linti.
"We originally thought everything was safe there, but we didn't expect that the hot climate caused most of the people on the ship to be infected with incurable diseases, and there was no priest on the ship. Seeing the sailors die one by one, the captain and another friend of mine died. The remaining sailors and I left the "Light Sail Horn" and passed through the dense rainforest, crossed the mountains and ridges and finally arrived at China.
"Compared with other countries in the Far East, this strange country obviously has a more developed civilization, but it is a culture that we cannot understand. Obviously, our appearance is also a very novel thing for them. His Majesty the Emperor summoned us. You can't imagine that the King of China did not live in a palace, a city, a city that belongs entirely to him. The King of China was even larger than most of our cities. The King of China was very interested in the stories we told him, and he generously rewarded us with many things."
"It must be quite precious." Ruibo said with great envy.
"Of course, the most common porcelain and satin shipped from China can be sold at the best price in Franx, and the gifts given to me by His Majesty the Emperor are the best among the best. The porcelain is as bright as gems, and the satin has a gold color. When we set out from China, each of us is full of porcelain and satin. As long as we can return to Franx, it will be a huge fortune.
"From China, we traveled through the desert, bypassed the war-torn Polynia, crossed the Suo Mountains, and returned to Francs through Deli, many of our companions died halfway through the way, and only two people were able to return to their hometown."
"It's so great. You must have made a fortune now." Ruibo said excitedly.
"No, the distant road has made all of us understand that life is far more important than wealth. I am already very lucky to be able to return to my hometown alive. The gift given to me by the generous emperor has long been lost halfway."
"What a pity, but your experience is the most precious wealth. It would be great if one day I could have such an experience worth remembering for my life. By the way, did you not follow your original route to the distant Qina again and visit the generous Qina Emperor?"
"Impossible. Since the Thors won that war, they cut off the sea and land passages. At that time, we were desperate. Now, no crew member is willing to try to cross this route of death wildly." The old man explained.
"So, what's the other one among the two people of Francis?" asked Ribbon.
"Mer Dowfen. He was originally in charge of the account on the ship." The old man said, obviously after such a long time, the name was still deeply in the depths of his memory.
"Mer Dowfen!" Ribo exclaimed: "The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Federation of Nangang, Nangang is the richest and most influential person in the whole of Nangang."
Ruibo really couldn't imagine that this essential ruler of Nangang was a companion who had been through life and death with this Mr. Hyde.
"He is also the internal affairs and financial advisor of Serthborg and the personal close friend of the Bishop," the old man added.
"Did you meet Lord Daofen later?" asked Rebe. Everyone in Southport knew that Mr. Miel Daofen was awarded the title of Lord by His Majesty the King for his outstanding contributions to the prosperity of Southport. The common people were awarded the title of nobility, which was an amazing supreme glory.
"We each have a lot of things to be busy with, and we really can't find time to meet. However, I have never forgotten this old guy, and I guess he is the same. Sometimes, he will ask me for help in some things that he is not convenient for him to deal with. Over the years, we have cooperated quite well."
Although Rebow still didn't understand anything about what Mr. Hyde said, he knew at least one thing, that is, Mr. Hyde was definitely not an ordinary thief. Neither Peem, Eckert nor Kelle were ordinary thieves, and Mr. Hyde was obviously even more so.
And the action they planned must have had inside stories that shocked him. Ruibo vaguely felt that he was involved in an extremely terrible conspiracy, which was far from simple as a successful fraud.
His mind was messy, and Ruibo didn't pay much attention to the next answer.
The training of Xibai language was finally over as the sun gradually sets.
The time after dinner belongs to Kelle, practicing keen perception in the dark is the best exercise before going to bed.
Rebol forced himself to recover from his hesitation. After all, Kelle's training was absolutely impossible to deal with it easily.
Putting on thin soft-soled shoes, Ruibo was like a cat walking silently in the dark, bypassing the obstacles placed in the room, carefully avoiding the sharp blades that could easily penetrate the soles of his feet.
Although Ribo is not able to see things as clearly as in the dark as Kelle, he is at least able to distinguish small objects, especially those shiny metals.
Moving forward gently, his toes keenly feeling any object that was touching in front of him, especially those blades that could cut his feet, Ribo moved from the door to the window.
"Not bad!" A hoarse voice sounded behind him.
To be continued...