Chapter 153: Try the shield axe?
The boss of the dragon tribe followed Gordon and the bouncing Feng Ying to the training ground.
Feng Ying was very excited. Although she didn't know what Gordon and the others wanted to do, the new armor was enough to make her happy for a while.
Gordon discussed with the hunters who were exercising in the training ground for a few words, and then they all left the equipment and targets.
Most of them did not leave directly, but retreated to the edge of the training ground and gathered around to watch with interest.
Feng Ying was a little embarrassed to be the center of attention, but she still followed Gordon's instructions, equipped herself with a sword, and stood in the center of the training ground.
Gordon glanced at the dragon clan boss.
The old man stood aside with his arms folded, his face sullen and silent, not even chewing tobacco leaves, as if he was waiting for an opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Gordon didn't care either. He believed that it wouldn't be long before the boss understood what he was thinking.
Seeing that Feng Ying was also ready, Gordon pointed to several hardwood targets seven or eight meters apart in the field and said: "Treat them as blue velociraptors and attack them in the way you are accustomed to."
Feng Ying nodded, took a deep breath, and in the next second turned into an afterimage and rushed out.
“Ouch!”
The boss of the dragon clan couldn't help but exclaimed, "With this speed, this pace, he is a great talent with light weapons. It would be a pity not to be able to wield two swords."
Halfway through her words of praise, Feng Ying had already rushed to a target. She cut off a section of the hardwood pile with a click of her round sword, and then used her feet again to rush towards the next target.
Dragon tribe boss: “??!”
Hunters watching on the edge of the training ground also let out bursts of exclamation.
The hardwood targets at the training ground are not very strong in front of the hunters' weapons, but that is only relatively speaking. Most of them think they cannot do it with a single cut using a novice-level hand sword.
Such a powerful blow on the neck of a blue velociraptor will undoubtedly cut off their head.
But is this how the kata-shou sword is used? Shouldn't it be to approach flexibly and roundaboutly, and then wait for opportunities to burst out smooth combos, win with the frequency of attacks, and continue to accumulate damage?
Before everyone could recover, Feng Ying had already finished cutting down "those blue velociraptors" and ran back with a bit of pride on her face.
After Gordon simply praised her a few words, he looked at the boss of the dragon tribe and said, "Old man, you probably understand what I mean."
The boss of the Dragon Tribe did not answer immediately, but pointed to a target that was as thick as a bucket and could never be broken by a single sword and said to Feng Ying: "Little girl, look at the standard combo of one-handed swords at that. "
Feng Ying is not a fool. She also realized at this time that Gordon brought the workshop owner here to watch her "performance" for a purpose, so she nodded and obeyed.
After a series of combos were executed, several obvious cuts appeared on the target.
The dragon clan boss frowned again.
Although he is not a hunter, after dealing with countless hunters over the years, he has a rather vicious vision.
Feng Ying's combo speed is obviously slower than that of ordinary swordsmen. This is because she is so powerful and each cut cuts deeper.
Reduce the strength and improve the consistency of moves?
Then the gain outweighs the loss. If you don’t have the strength to cut it in two, why do you need scraping?
A middle-aged hunter with gray sideburns next to him suggested, "How about a spear? A spear requires a lot of strength, and defensive sprinting also requires speed, so it might be suitable."
“No, no, no.” The dragon clan boss shook his head repeatedly, “Lance and blunderbuss are two defensive weapons that require not only strength, but also the stability of their own center of gravity.
I believe she can easily lift a gun and shield weighing dozens of kilograms, but with her small body, can she still stand firm? Where has the focus gone? "
"Too."
Gordon sighed, "I also considered teaching her the big sword, but if you imagine her carrying the big sword and gathering the strength to strike, I'm really afraid of her falling over."
"Hahaha, why not try the sledgehammer? You might be able to fly out with the hammer after charging up, hahahaha!" A certain hunter laughed unscrupulously.
Feng Ying's face turned dark when she heard this, and she angrily stepped on the unscrupulous hunter. The latter didn't care about wearing armor and continued to laugh.
“Looking at it this way, the shield ax may be quite suitable for this little girl.”
Not paying attention to the commotion over there, the boss rubbed his forehead and said to Gordon, "But there may not be a few shield and ax users in all of Minagard. Who are you going to find to teach her?"
Speaking of this issue, Gordon is also confused.
“I can only ask Madam President to see if she can find someone to help. Master, why don’t you make her a novice-level shield and ax first and let her try it out?”
Hand feel, this statement sounds mysterious, but many hunters, including Gordon himself, choose the type of weapon this way.
“I understand what you mean. I can make her a ‘mixed lead shield axe’. Oh, it is the initial model of the ore shield axe. The only material required is iron ore.
This shield ax has no advantages other than being strong, and the cost is quite low, so you won’t feel bad if you throw it away. If the little girl can use it well, you can add some frozen metal and earth crystals to strengthen it to make a ‘mixed lead shield ax II’.
Afterwards, collect some advanced ores such as light crystals, which can be strengthened into an 'Alloy Shield Axe', which will be a weapon of the same level as the blasting knife you used before, enough for her to use it to three stars. "
“What is a shield axe? Isn’t it a weapon you’ve never heard of?”
Feng Ying, who had sneaked over at some point, blinked her eyes. She secretly overheard a general idea. Master Gordon seemed to be discussing with the boss about changing her weapons?
"Hmm." At this point, there was no need for Gordon to keep showing off, "Feng Ying, do you feel that the sword is a bit uncomfortable?"
Feng Ying was stunned for a moment. She flicked the sword in her palm, and after making a "whoosh" sound, she nodded and said, "It does feel a little light, and I can't use my strength."
“We were just talking about this, you should probably try the shield axe.”
"Shield ax. Is it holding a shield in one hand and an ax in the other? It does feel more powerful than a single-handed sword." Feng Ying guessed wildly.
"No, no, no, it's not this concept at all." Gordon waved his hands repeatedly. In fact, to be honest, he had only seen this new type of weapon once.
That was more than half a year ago, when he and Ancil cooperated with a hunter from Balubare to hunt sand dragons in the great desert, and saw the latter using it.
As a new weapon that was just developed by the researchers of Balubare and has only been around for more than a year.
The shield ax has two forms, which can be flexibly switched between the agile and fast sword and shield mode and the powerful ax mode.
The tactics were versatile and powerful, which left a very deep impression on him.
As for Feng Ying, it’s normal that she hasn’t heard of it. The corresponding craftsmanship and blueprints probably haven’t spread to the Western Continent yet.
After hearing Gordon and the dragon tribe boss briefly describe the shield ax, a weapon that was still somewhat unfamiliar and even mysterious in the eyes of most hunters, Feng Ying also became interested.
A weapon that can transform? It’s exciting to hear!
(End of this chapter)