I was an apprentice in Ferren

Chapter 75 Understanding and Not Understanding
DuPont shook his head at the proprietress's suggestion. He reasoned that with Eastern aesthetics, you couldn't buy good things just by spending money. He wondered if this idea would work here: "I've just never seen these professionals before. Is there anything unique about them?"

"Sorry, my guards' Common Tongue isn't very good." The shopkeeper smiled slightly, his eyes narrowing to slits. "If you'd like to spar, you can pay ten gold coins, how about it?"

"A spar? No interest. There are too many people here, and it wouldn't be good if I revealed my true strength." DuPont shook his head and took out ten gold coins: "Consider this a bonus for drinks. I'd like to see what kind of professional skills you Easterners have. Is that alright?"

The proprietress called out in an Eastern language, and the swordsman put down his gourd, glanced at DuPont, muttered "troublesome," stood up, and asked the proprietress, "Does this guy know how to use a sword?"

"I don't understand, it's only usable," DuPont replied directly, causing the three to turn around in surprise.

“The sorcerer has a spell called Language Proficiency, and your language isn’t complicated.” DuPont shrugged. “So you can accept it?”

"For the sake of the wine," the swordsman said, hanging the gourd at his waist and holding his longsword at his side. "Attack me."

DuPont remained silent upon hearing this, but instead drew his sword to stab, only to see the opponent's footsteps become unsteady, and the next second his body was no longer in its original position, as if it were a mirror image.

Stepping forward, the swordsman's longsword and DuPont's short sword were parallel to each other but did not intersect. In the blink of an eye, he separated himself from the attacking DuPont. With a contemptuous smile on his face, he used his right knee to strike DuPont's thigh.

To his surprise, his move, which should have succeeded, failed to land. Before he could react, DuPont's short sword swung back towards his waist. The swordsman had no choice but to dodge, his figure flashing five meters away.

DuPont frowned, but the surprise in the proprietress's eyes deepened.

Although it was clear that Ye Fei hadn't used his full strength at the beginning and was just going through the motions, this counter-charge still failed.

Especially when the other person looks quite thin.

“Interesting.” The swordsman looked at DuPont: “Your combat skills are quite high, and your reactions are quick. You don’t seem as weak as you look.”

"It's alright." DuPont looked thoughtful. "I've heard that in the East there's a group of people called martial artists who spend their lives trying to climb the highest path of martial arts. Is this one of them?"

"It seems you are quite knowledgeable. That's right, this is one of the Nine Swords, the Twilight Style. It excels at parrying, throwing, and footwork changes, and is good at using small to defeat large, but it is not known for its lethality. And that move just now was also a beginner's move."

"Is that so?" Dupont closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. When he opened them again, he held his sword to his right thigh, just like his opponent. He looked at his opponent with open eyes and asked, "Want to try?"

"Huh?" The martial monk watching the commotion couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, while the swordsman frowned and asked a question.

How intelligent are you?

"Not bad, not stupid." DuPont looked at the other person with a smile: "Want to give it a try?"

The swordsman took a deep breath and stepped forward with his sword in the next second. Compared to Dupont's straight thrust, his sword was undoubtedly faster, but Dupont's sword accurately parried his sword move. When he shifted his body, he did not raise his knee, but instead flipped his wrist to change to a normal grip and thrust back.

With a sharp 'bang', several vendors nearby looked over, and a crack appeared in the short sword in DuPont's hand, but he still gripped it tightly in his palm.

"Interesting." The swordsman looked at DuPont: "Interested in becoming a swordsman?"

“Yes, but not many, after all, this isn’t my main profession.” DuPont’s fingers moved, and a breeze brushed across the stall’s table. The proprietress and the monk beside her were both shocked, speechless with astonishment.

This guy is actually a mage?
Even the swordsman remained silent, but DuPont took out his last braised pig's trotter: "However, if you're willing to teach me a few moves, I'd be happy to." "Without heart for the sword, what difference does it make whether I teach you or not?" The swordsman shook his head, but threw out an ancient book: "If you can understand it, it means you're destined for the sword. If you can't understand it, then it's best not to waste your time. There are almost no paths to the highest level in this world. If you try to do too much and waste your precious years, the price you'll have to pay to make up for it won't be small."

"Thank you." DuPont put the ancient book and the broken short sword into his bag, then chuckled at the strange-looking proprietress: "Buy two longswords, the same style as the one he has."

"Exquisite longswords cost 20 gold coins each, while those with special enchantments cost 400 gold coins each."

"400 gold per sword? That's a bit expensive." DuPont picked up the longsword and checked the enchantment. "I don't have much money left. How about a buy-one-get-one-free deal?"

"..." The proprietress looked at Ye Fei, only to find that he had already gone back to drinking with that frivolous monk. She glared at him before coming to her senses: "Giving it away for free is impossible, but I can give you a 10 gold discount if you buy it together."

"okay."

+1 Eastern Longsword
Enchantment: Adaptive
Adaptive: If you have any weapon proficiency, mastery, specialization, or advanced specialization weapon feats, then when you use an adaptive weapon, your bonus will still apply even if the weapon you are proficient in is different from that weapon type.

This is a very magical effect. DuPont's current proficiency is still with the mace, but he feels unusually comfortable wielding this weapon. The system panel also shows an additional 1 point of attack bonus and 1 point of damage bonus.

Of course, the effect isn't that great, and you can basically forget about changing your tactics and playstyle with this enchantment, but it's not bad as it can add a nice finishing touch.

After browsing the black market, DuPont was left with only 21 gold coins. However, this time he didn't feel bad about it; on the contrary, he was excited.

He should have no problem clearing out that goblin camp now, but he doesn't know if someone else has beaten him to it.

No money? Just rob someone! Trying to copy the papers yourself is nowhere near as fast as robbing someone.

With the little money left, DuPont didn't have enough to buy anything more, and he lost the desire to buy anything. However, not long after he left the black market, he sensed something was wrong.

Although he didn't hear any sound, the battle mage's intuition warned him that he might be in danger.

Without any prior warning, DuPont suddenly accelerated and sprinted forward, a sudden change that startled some of his pursuers who were following him in the shadows.

How could they, a group of experienced thieves, be detected on such a dark night, 30 yards away?
However, since the other party has already discovered him, we naturally cannot let him escape.

The hooting of an owl broke the silence of the night. Those who had been lying in ambush immediately turned to look at the source of the sound. Some held animal nets, others carried crossbows, and their eyes gleamed with bloodlust as they rushed toward the sound.

It's said that this is a big deal. If it goes well, everyone can easily get a hundred or two hundred gold coins. If you pull this off, you can live a carefree year even if you don't do anything else!

The people lying in ambush around them were excited, and the thieves following behind were even more excited. From hearing the news to setting off, they had waited for almost an hour in the still cold night. If they lost their target, how could they live up to their expectations?

Just as the bandits launched their charge, the orc leader suddenly noticed an unusual light appearing before him, a terrifying sight that made his pupils shrink to slits.

This is? ?
This is! !
"boom!"

　Arcane Paladin has 2 Tricks, 3 new first-level spells, and 2 first-level spell slots. I made a mistake before, so please refer to this version.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)