Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

It was already halfway through the afternoon, and Wang Chen was in no hurry to learn the Wind Pressure Sword, but he wanted to go to the training ground to say hello first, to avoid any accidents if he went there directly.

This is the social experience he has gained from working for two and a half years...

The training ground of the Knights Templar was very large. According to the chief instructor next to him, this training ground could accommodate 5,000 people at the same time.

At this time, the crowd on the training ground was divided into two parts, east and west.

The people in the west were all dressed in the uniforms of the Knights Templar, including armor and swords, and were running in the sunset.

These people are the recruits who passed the selection last season. After passing the selection, they still have to train in the training ground for three months, and now is the last month.

Although it was a bit inappropriate, Wang Chen thought of his lost youth, the morning exercises that seemed endless but passed in a flash, and the even shorter military training life. He was obviously unwilling to do it at the time, but after it was over, it became a very special memory.

Compared to the few dozen people on the west side, the number of people on the east side of the training ground is ten times as many.

However, they were dressed differently and their actions were not uniform. Some were practicing sword skills, while others were doing various physical training.

These people are the reserve forces participating in this knightly selection. The sharp contrast in the number of people on both sides reveals the fierce competition.

Wang Chen turned his gaze back to the chief instructor beside him.

He is the person in charge of this venue, including the selection of the Knights. In the past, Captain Qin was in charge when he was free, but now the full authority has been handed over to the chief instructor.

There was a hideous scar on his face that ran from right to left across the bridge of his nose. One could imagine that if the medical capabilities of this world were not so powerful, this nose would definitely not have just been left with a scar.

His skin is tanned due to working in the sun for many years, and his sturdy body is composed of well-developed muscles under the skin. He is half a body taller than Wang Chen, and his physique is almost catching up with Feng Quan of the Fatui.

Add to that his wild short brown hair and worldly-wise brown eyes, and he's the poster child for a tough guy, making you wonder if he has more scars on his body beneath his uniform.

If he had a divine eye, it would most likely be a fire divine eye, right? Just as he was thinking this, Wang Chen saw the wind divine eye hanging on his waist in a proper manner.

It’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.

"I know what you're here for. You want to learn the Wind Pressure Sword directly, so you're naturally qualified, but how's your swordsmanship?"

Although Wang Chen's sword and the Eye of God could not be seen, the Wind Pressure Sword was a skill that could only be learned by a wind-type one-handed sword. The chief instructor's sharp eyes indeed found the outline of the one-handed sword slightly propped up under Wang Chen's cloak.

"Uh..." Wang Chen did record a lot of relevant books in his mind while in the library, but he had never practiced them.

As for why he didn't practice, it wasn't because Wang Chen looked down on swordsmanship. First, he was busy memorizing books, studying combat skills, and dealing with trivial matters in the library. Second, he was really neglected...

The West Wind sword technique comes from the young wolf Rustan. Legend has it that he can cut off the falling rain one by one with just his sword, and the wind from his dancing sword can cut off roses and extinguish torches.

But so what? Such a powerful character can only do these things. Wang Chen can do the same with his wind blade. To put it bluntly, even the West Wind Sword Technique is just a normal attack in the game. Who can deal damage purely with normal attacks?

Including the Heavenly Sword worn on the waist, its biggest function is to be a magic wand for releasing skills, right? This is what Wang Chen thinks now.

"Any combat skills that use weapons have certain requirements for martial arts skills. Let's try a few moves."

There was no intention of negotiation, the chief instructor had already drawn his sword.

This……

Wang Chen had no choice but to draw his sword and search through his memory for a few moves, or to swing subconsciously with the arm holding the sword. The clanging sound was very lively and looked quite exciting.

But the chief instructor didn’t try at all. It’s not that he didn’t try his best, he just didn’t try at all.

Instead, he urged Wang Chen, “Use all your strength.”

Wang Chen's face turned red, and he injected wind elemental power into the sword, swinging the sword three times faster and with greater strength.

However, the chief instructor still acted like he was playing with a child.

"I'm going to use elemental combat skills!"

"bring it on."

The chief instructor finally reacted. A layer of wind elemental force instantly surged to the surface of his body, forming a simple defense.

Wang Chen swung out several wind blades, which flew towards the chief instructor from different directions. As a result, the chief instructor turned sharply, made a beautiful spiral on the spot, and actually blocked all the wind blades from all directions with just a sword.

Wang Chen completely gave up using the sword and raised his hand to release the Wind Vortex Sword.

The ground was filled with gravel and dust, and the chief instructor was also attracted, but he was not in a hurry to get away. He waited until he got closer, then slashed with his sword, and the Wind Vortex Sword was cut in half by an invisible force.

He cut the Wind Vortex Sword in half without even using elemental power... How is that possible?

Apart from the Gale Vortex Sword and the Dulong Drill, Wang Chen had run out of tricks. Even if he used all of them, it would not change the outcome. He shook his head and admitted defeat.

"You have a lot of room for improvement. Your swordsmanship is not solid enough. I suggest you learn our West Wind Swordsmanship first."

Low emotional intelligence: know nothing.

High emotional intelligence: not solid enough.

Wang Chen, who had been working behind closed doors, was severely taught a lesson the first time he fought against someone with divine eyes.

The opponent only used elemental force protection, and even this protection was useless...my attacks could not get close to him.

Is this the difference between humans and machines? Flower-Phantom relies on elemental power to crush ordinary hillbillies, and she crushes Flower-Phantom, whose moves are rigid and who can't defend. When she encounters a human who is more flexible than herself... Flower-Phantom is really a machine.

Your goal should be One-Eyed Little Treasure or even Frozen Tree. At the very least, you have to compete with Wind Fist and Debt Handler. You really can't practice your skills by beating robots!

A huge feeling of frustration came over me.

"Please let me learn."

The instructor took out a small notebook and wrote Wang Chen's name on it.

"The training time is from 9am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm, starting tomorrow. I hope you can be there on time."

An air of dominance that could only be acquired by a teacher who had taught countless students emanated from this tall and majestic man. It actually made Wang Chen see the vision of the teacher he feared the most, and he shuddered unconsciously.

The next day, Wang Chen arrived at the training ground twenty minutes early.

All the new recruits had arrived and were waiting in the lounge for the training to begin. Of the nearly 500 reserve troops, only a dozen showed up. Some were having breakfast in the cafeteria south of the training ground, and only two were practicing sword fighting very diligently.

These two people are Wang Chen’s acquaintances, Irene and Xiao.

Wang Chen was not surprised that Irene was so diligent. She was a promising True Lord who was only one Divine Eye away from challenging the laws of nature.

As for Xiao, maybe Wang Chen didn’t have a good first impression of him. After all, Xiao was killing his own kind at that time, so Wang Chen was a little surprised by his diligence.

"Run! Run! As usual, run for an hour first. Be more disciplined."

At eight fifty, following the order from the chief instructor, fifty recruits began running around the western half of the huge training ground.

In the continent of Teyvat, although ordinary people do not have the ability to call upon elemental forces, they live in a world full of elemental forces. People's bodies are constantly permeated by elemental forces from birth, so their general physical fitness is stronger than that of people on Earth.

And with the combination of elemental power and alchemy, although medical ability cannot bring the dead back to life, it can heal bones.

With the support of these conditions, the training of the recruits is naturally much more demanding.

It was not until nine o'clock that many reserve members arrived on time.

The chief instructor blew a sharp assembly whistle, and nearly 500 reservists were divided into ten teams, with ten deputy instructors responsible for calling the roll. Wang Chen was now in a separate team.

The chief instructor personally called the name: "Chen."

"To!"

"Come here, remember this position and this assistant instructor, and follow this team from now on."

"Yes!" Wang Chen joined the team of Irene and Xiao and stood in the last row.

The chief instructor nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that this young man had no temper, which was very good.

When the people nearby heard Wang Chen's name, they couldn't help but turn their eyes over.

"Hey, what are you looking at? I'm talking to you!" Wang Chen's team of deputy instructors, who were not as burly as the chief instructor, patted the people who couldn't control their curiosity, "You, you, and you, run for ten more minutes later."

The few people who were caught immediately looked bitter.

Then the deputy instructor walked up to Wang Chen and said sternly, "I don't care where you come from. Once you join my team, you must abide by the rules."

"Yes!"

Even the deputy instructor could not find fault with Wang Chen's performance.

"As usual, run for an hour first. If the team gets out of control, we'll extend the time!" Then the deputy instructor raised his voice and said, "Those with the Eye of God are not allowed to use elemental power to run. If you can't hold on, leave!"

It was obviously a special reminder for the newcomer Wang Chen.

The team started slowly and then accelerated. This was not jogging, but sprinting.

After an hour, Wang Chen felt that everyone had run about fourteen kilometers, but nothing went wrong with the team.

"Those who were named just now, step out. Those who have the Eye of God, step out as well."

Wang Chen saw those who had been punished to run ten more minutes stand up, and then the five people with divine eyes. After a slight hesitation, he also stood up.

The assistant instructor waved behind him to those who were running extra seconds, and they continued running on their own accord.

"You have the divine eye, so your physical fitness is better than that of ordinary people. They have all run to their limit, so you have to run to your limit as well, otherwise you won't get any exercise effect. Does anyone have any objection?"

"no!"

After Wang Chen opened his mouth, he realized that he was the only one who answered. He thought to himself that this was not good. The instructor would definitely catch these mistakes, but he guessed wrong.

"If there's no next time, don't tell me. Just run for another half an hour and then get going."

While running, Wang Chen saw the deputy instructor demonstrating the sword-fighting movements to others, and the others followed suit in training.

Ah, that's my purpose, why am I running here?

Another thirty minutes passed. Wang Chen was really tired without the elemental power to assist him in running. The people running with him were also sweating and panting.

After they returned to the team, the deputy instructor's swordsmanship demonstration was over.

Everyone rested for another ten minutes, followed by common physical exercises such as squats and push-ups. The only exercise that had some connection with swordsmanship was the horse stance.

Until dinner started at twelve o'clock, Wang Chen still hadn't learned how to use the sword.

Xiao took the initiative to talk to him: "Hello, do you remember me?"

"Your name is Xiao."

Xiao continued to inquire: "I didn't realize you had the Eye of God when we met last time. Are you still a junior adventurer now?"

"Ah."

A stone in Xiao's heart fell to the ground, and a feeling of joy arose spontaneously. He guessed that this person had just obtained the Eye of God. Although there was another potential competitor, he had already crushed them in terms of experience after three selections.

Wang Chen naturally didn't know what Xiao was thinking, so he told Xiao his doubts: "Do you know when we can practice sword fighting? I see that the instructor is already teaching others during our extra training."

Swordsmanship. After being defeated by the chief instructor, Wang Chen's desire to become stronger increased, and he only wanted to practice swordsmanship.

"Don't worry, the morning is for physical training, and the afternoon is for sword practice. This is actually a privilege for us. We can't let those ordinary people do the same amount as us, right? So we can only let them wait for us."

Wang Chen expressed his understanding.