Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 6 The Main Quest Finally Remembered
"Compared to Soul, I'm just trash."

When he woke up from the dream of heroes again, Li En found that there was a wet spot next to his pillow.

He shook his head, washed his face, and prepared to start his "working time".

[Synchronization rate: 14.5%, satisfaction rate: 9.5%.]

I did a lot of good things yesterday, and while the increase in synchronization rate was negligible, my satisfaction level actually dropped a bit.

He took out his notebook and compared his work from yesterday.

At least he was certain that the "good deeds" he had done before would have little effect if he repeated them again, and there were some "good deeds" that even dogs wouldn't do!
"Help a man and woman who are in conflict determine who is right and who is wrong. The man is a prostitute, gambler, and commits domestic violence on a daily basis, while the woman cheats and buys a chronic poison to murder her husband. Very good, the husband and wife are in the same detention center, so let's love and hate each other in there."

Is this a "good thing"? But the satisfaction used by the "Heroic Soul" means get out. But Rean thinks that sending the unfortunate child to an orphanage should be considered a good thing.

She lost her family, but at least her parents were still alive, and when she grew up she could visit her family in prison.

"Disputes between men and women, conflicts between husband and wife, no one cares!" What a mess! Li En sighed and prepared to keep an eye on the case, at least to give the unfortunate child a decent future.

This isn't even the weirdest thing about this weird city.

A street prostitute was reported for stealing money from customers. Li En ran over and found that she had raised several orphans. She was skinny, but at least the children could survive. The reporter was a gang leader who was trying to control her and her children.

What a living Buddha! Li En paid her back with the money and then beat up the gangster.

They dragged him around the streets and warned anyone who did it again that they would chop off his head, both top and bottom.

This behavior shelters thieves and other criminals, and even becomes a kind of protective umbrella for them, which is obviously illegal.

Rean was prepared for a drop in satisfaction. But this was the item that increased his satisfaction and synchronization rate the most yesterday.

"It seems that although he is a law enforcer and a believer in the God of Law, the Heroic Soul Sur doesn't care that much about the law. He cares about his own justice."

There are many other similar cases. After working for a day and settling the accounts, it is almost like doing nothing. This may make the "Heroic Soul" more satisfied. The city is really full of villains and there is no way to keep it, but it makes Rean feel helpless.

"This city is not bad. At least it is much better than the ones in my dreams."

During these two days, Rean experienced Soul's life again in his dreams, including several overly wonderful life fragments.

"Grand Inquisitor Sur, Patron of Lady Libra"

After the initial start of hell, Soul, who was born an orphan, was adopted by an orphanage and started as a knight's apprentice. He gradually became a paladin, a sworn knight, and finally a trial knight directly under the Supreme Court of the Church.

He is the Grand Inquisitor of the Special Tribunal, and his main job is to sentence and execute.

Kill the villains, kill the cults, kill the witches, kill the black magic, kill the ancient beasts, kill the monsters, kill the evil gods. When facing various "evil" in the dream, most of the ways to deal with it are Holy Flame plus Evil-Breaking Slash, Judgment Field plus Law-Breaking Sword.

"It seems that ordinary villains cannot satisfy Master Suer."

Rean looked back on these days, and perhaps the thing that gained him the most and made Master Sur most satisfied was killing that tail-hunting villain. That was probably the cornerstone of his current synchronization rate and satisfaction.

"Small-scale measures won't work. If they go wrong, it might end up in negative growth."

Regarding the couple case with the lowest satisfaction rate, Rean even felt that Soul's heroic spirit was not dissatisfied with his handling of the matter, but with the matter itself.

Dealing with more of these dilemmas will definitely result in negative returns, and the real "cunning villain" must be used as a sacrifice.

".No rush, take your time. First, recall your life in the dream and try to solidify Sur's combat skills as much as possible."

Early in the morning, Rean walked into the yard with the Sword of the Brave, recalling Soul's actions in his dream, restoring them bit by bit.

First, stand in a lunge position to accumulate power, with your front foot pointing toward an imaginary target and your back foot 45 degrees apart, ready to exert force with your body.

Then, there is the hand gesture of holding a two-handed sword, one palm and one hand pushing, which is convenient for stabbing, blocking, and spiral force to kill.
"First, practice the basic moves 500 times each, eight directional slashes: forward slash, reverse slash, and robe slash."

The knight's morning training in the dream was repeated, but Rean was unable to move, not even one-tenth of the training had been completed, let alone completing it.

His basic physical fitness was far from enough, even compared to a newly-trained knight apprentice.

However, a small episode that appeared in an ancient book did not make Rean feel it was a waste.

[Gained skills: Entry-level two-handed swordsmanship (basic style of the classic Paladin)]

"Doesn't it take at least three months to learn the normal swordsmanship?" He has only been practicing for a few days, how come he has already gotten started.

But if you think about it carefully, it is the inevitable result of Rean's current strange state of being possessed by the heroic spirit.

The heart is the soul and the source of everything.

The body is the flesh, the carrier of strength, wisdom, and skills, and the cup that holds water.

Technology is the water in the cup, the software running on the hardware, and the professional experience of an extraordinary person.

Rean now possesses a "heart" and "skills" that do not belong to him. The [Second-level Classical Oath Knight, First-level Paladin, First-level Warrior (disappears after 14 days and 2 hours)] marked in the book are the so-called professional levels, or the skills of a transcendent profession.

These professions are all pure melee units, and melee swordsmanship is their common foundation, and it is also the skill that requires the most time to hone.
"I've actually mastered it completely?" Rean clearly felt that he was using the sword more smoothly and easily. The entry-level swordsmanship he obtained this time was not marked as temporary, but should be permanent.

The world is not peaceful, and Rean needs strength.

Even if you can't get Sur's soul ability, it would be a good thing to get more combat skills or professional abilities.

He already knew that becoming a professional often required two to three years of basic training, and learning a little on his own could significantly reduce this time.

As mentioned in Sur's memory fragments, it took two and a half years for a Paladin apprentice to master basic abilities such as swordsmanship, horsemanship, holy force summoning, law, and religious knowledge. It would take at least three months just to reach the entry level in swordsmanship.

But considering the current situation, my outrageous progress seems to be justified.

"When possessed by a Heroic Spirit, every movement and action is corrected by the Spirit. The effect is much better than one-on-one instruction."

Passing the water marks, he tried to leave more marks on his body while the water was still flowing.

".It seems I need more muscle memory."

So, after a short rest, he started practicing hard again.

After completing the basic swordsmanship, he naturally turned his attention to the next step in his professional combat skills. "I'll go with either the Flow Slash or the Evil Slash. The Evil Slash requires too much strength."

These two professional skills can be regarded as the core abilities of low- and mid-level warriors and paladins, but they follow completely different paths.

The two-handed sword's momentum slash is a standard weapon for group battles. The sword comes out like an arc, and masters can even make the sword into a half-moon, which is impossible to avoid.

He takes the route of using great force and heavy momentum, killing a lot of people with one strike.

The ordinary Evil-Breaking Slash is a standard single-target combat skill, which is a direct slash by the Paladin that shines with white light and holy light.

The principle is quite simple, which is to infuse "holy power" and then strike with a knife. But this is actually an outrageous skill that can be used to the level of myth. It can be regarded as the standard of the Paladin class, with a wide variety of variants.

The infused "Power of Judgment of Sin" is the Sin-Breaking Slash, the infused evil power of the Fallen Paladin is the Saint-Breaking Slash, and the infused special attack against a certain race is the Dragon/Beast/Elf-Breaking Slash. It is said that some people have developed the Infidelity-Breaking Slash (Shoe-Breaking Slash) for specific people due to certain grievances. It can only be said that there are many strange things in the world.

There are many variations of its usage techniques. The most common one is the Great Evil Slash combined with the Straight Slash. It still cuts a large area with one move. It is a super easy-to-use judgment weapon and a favorite of great knights.

What Rean is most envious of right now is probably the "Great Evil Slash". Generally speaking, this requires a warrior to a very high level, and the Paladin's holy power level is also very high. Don't even think about it without more than ten years of practice.

But Li En's situation was special. Not only did he have a first-level Paladin and a first-level Warrior, but he also had two more levels of Paladin, which theoretically required at least a fourth or fifth level to advance to the Classical Oathed Knight rank! He had the confidence to learn high-level combat techniques.

In fact, his current class list includes Great Cleave and Great Evil-Smashing Slash, but he can't use them. But in reality, the Evil-Smashing Slash he can use, with the blessing of the Heroic Spirit, can cut through a large area with one blow! It's clearly Great Evil-Smashing Slash disguised as Evil-Smashing Slash.

If he could practice more, and then his basic strength and physique improved, he should be able to easily master the straight chop and the big straight chop.

"No rush, let's master the Evil-Breaking Slash first." This no longer feels like cultivation, but more like a reawakening, so naturally the effect is very good.

This time, he practiced on and off until he was completely out of strength.

But what surprised him was that after practicing diligently for a whole morning, his synchronization rate and satisfaction both increased by 1%, which was more than what he earned from working overtime for a whole day yesterday!
"Is it the increase in synchronization rate due to the increase in the physical limit and compatibility? Or is it that the knight's training itself has satisfied the heroic spirit?"

This makes sense in theory. The closer the physical conditions are to those of the Heroic Soul, the more "water" they can naturally carry, and the higher the synchronization rate will naturally be.

And fulfilling his past deeds will naturally please the heroic spirit.

Satisfaction means that the heroic spirit is satisfied and willing to give you strength, while the synchronization rate is how much your "cup" can accept.

This seemed like a plausible possibility, and after thinking about it, Rean found a way to test it.

He took out a pile of books, which were history, geography and law books he bought at the bookstore yesterday.

By the way, books here are extremely expensive. A third-hand old book can cost you a week’s worth of hotel money.

He picked out the local and national codes and piled them on the table first, reading them carefully.

This is not a familiar set of rules and laws, but a mixture of rules and precedents, with unfamiliar words and many strange metaphors.

But it was not difficult for Rean to learn!
Many people have a misunderstanding about the Ancient Oath's Inquisition Paladins, thinking that they are radical heretic inquisitors who basically burn witches and cultists as a sign of respect.

This is actually true, but judges who can act independently are also veterans who are well versed in the law.

In many cases, they are one-man courts that go to the countryside alone. Many civil cases must be tried as quickly as possible, and the training of the trial knights includes the study of law.

As a way to advance the Paladin's "Law Mastery", the prerequisite for its ability to take effect is the identity of a law enforcer.

The prerequisite for the supernatural power of "Judgment of Crime and Punishment" that Rean uses the most is that the user himself has a deep enough understanding of the law. At the moment when the red light of Judgment of Crime and Punishment shines, the silver light of Evil Breaking Slash and even Sin Breaking Slash will follow.

And Sur is the executor of the blind Daughter of Scales, the messenger of the Goddess of Law, the Grand Inquisitor of the Church, and the great legal expert of the time.

[Synchronization rate: 15.6%, satisfaction rate: 10.6%.]

Although his points only increased slightly after reading the book, it was enough to prove everything. When reading the code, Rean even felt an inexplicable joy, which should be the sharing of the heroic spirit.

While reading, by comparing it with Soul's fragmentary memories, Rean also learned more about this city, this country and this world.

The Kingdom of Aetherin, a dilapidated small country that almost became an empire, is very famous in the world and in history.

"A country that was nearly destroyed by a dragon."

The most famous place in this country is the "Grand Canyon of Pain" where the former capital was located. Sixteen years ago, a scorching dragon's breath split it into two, and the core area is still a blazing canyon of fire.

It is said that this also directly led to the death of the previous famous warrior and king, as well as the weakening of the country.

And Glowing City, a small border town that was not well-known in the kingdom in the past, has now become one of the most prosperous cities in the country.

The reason? Besides the natural commercial advantage of the seaport, there is also an extremely dangerous resource point here.

"There are a large number of underground ruins beneath the city, even to the extent of a multi-layered underground maze?"

Beneath this city, there is another "urban cluster" full of monsters and dangers, and even industries related to it.

Whether it is the advancement of the orc species or the training of professionals, a large amount of extraordinary life materials is required.

In a sense, this is indeed a resource city.

But looking at the underground mentioned in the information, Li En suddenly remembered a threat.

"Underground?! Previous hint"

He opened the ancient book, and the main task glittering on it made his scalp tingle.

[Main Quest: Seal/Kill the Evil God Elsena.]

If nothing unexpected happens, this natural "resource" belonging to the city will become a bomb within two years.

Mission Brief: The seal of the evil god beneath Glowing City is crumbling. He is about to escape. Eliminate him, or be eliminated by him (Countdown to failure: 759 days and 4 hours).

[Penalty for mission failure: If the mission fails, the city will become history, no penalty required.]

Well, this kingdom is really full of disasters. The new core of the kingdom is on the crater, and it is about to explode.

(End of this chapter)