Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 2 Martial Arts System
The next day, when Rhodes woke up, he saw a button appearing in the corner of his field of vision.

He was just about to try to touch the button when he heard a voice:
"Welcome to the martial arts system"

Immediately afterwards, a translucent screen appeared in front of Rhodes' eyes.Rhodes thought that he hadn't woken up, so he closed his eyes again.The translucent screen is clearer when eyes are closed.

Chinese characters familiar to him began to appear on the screen.With a thought, Rhode clicked on the function introduction on the screen.

The martial arts system will issue multiple tasks to users every week, and users will choose one of them to complete.Only after the task is completed, a new task will be released next week.

After completing the task, there will be a lottery draw, and the prizes include martial arts, equipment, elixirs...

The rewarded martial arts do not need to be learned, they can be directly mounted in the martial arts column, and can be upgraded through special methods.

Collect martial arts and martial arts from this world, and the system will reward the user with martial arts.

"It has been detected that the user has mastered the martial art "Nord's Battlecry", and it has been automatically entered into the system's skill library. The user will be rewarded with one martial art, please choose one."

Most Nords are born with the Nord War Cry, and so will the owner of Rhodes' body.

Use the Nord Warcry to banish fear and increase morale and strength.When fighting some timid people, it can directly make others weak.

"Please choose one of the following three martial arts."

Taizu Changquan: Also known as 32-strength Changquan, it is well-known all over the world and is known as the "mother of a hundred boxing".

Iron Shirt: Increase the defense of the body, making the whole body like steel to enhance the ability to resist blows.

Linked Kicks: It combines length, strength, and hardness into one. It can be used for both offense and defense. It has comprehensive functions and is rich in content.

After looking at the three martial arts, Rhodes chose the iron cloth shirt after a little thought.I still sigh in my heart that I am still too timid, but boxing and kicking are not very practical in this era of cold weapons. If I punch a knight wearing steel plate armor with my own strength, I may break my bones.It would be even more tragic if someone punched him and his hand was cut off with a weapon.

After receiving the reward, the iron cloth shirt is automatically mounted in the martial arts column.

There are only five slots in the martial arts column, and after one is occupied by Tie Shian, there are only four slots left.

Iron cloth shirt lv1: Enhance defense and reduce physical damage received.The effect of martial arts is related to strength and physical strength. (Upgrade method: take damage)
Rhodes was a little speechless when he saw the upgrade method of the iron cloth shirt. Isn't taking damage just like being beaten, and he said it so euphemistically.It seems that the road ahead is tortuous.

Rhodes opened the task bar again, and there were three tasks to choose from.

Task [-]: The purpose of this system is to cultivate a real Xia.Xia must have a heart that is willing to help others and is willing to fight for others.Task requirements: Help three people solve their difficulties for free.

Task [-]: As a knight, you need to keep your promise. You promised the merchant Otto that you would help him get back his goods.Task requirements: Complete Otto's commission or Otto dies.

Task [-]: Fame is as important as your strength. Defeating a strong man in a fair duel can make you famous.Task requirements: Fair duel with Balon and defeat him.

The reward for all three missions is a lucky draw chance.Rhodes finally chose the second task
The first task looks simple, but it is estimated to take a long time to do.

And the third task requires him to fight Balon fairly and defeat him.According to memory, this is basically impossible. Baron is a man who once killed a troll with his bare hands, so it's better to give him a shot.

The second task can also be completed by the way.But the quest requirements made Rhodes a bit strange, as he was the only one among the three quests that could be completed in two ways.

Otto's death can complete the task is the system to prevent Otto from dying before completing the task and causing the task to get stuck.

Or if Otto died, then he would not have the dark idea of ​​not keeping his promise.

There must be some secret hidden in it.

After accepting the task of the system, Rhodes began to wash up and prepare to have breakfast.

There is no toothbrush and toothpaste in Nord. To brush your teeth, you use a dried grass powder and apply it to the bark-cut branches.Other countries basically do not brush their teeth.

After washing up, Rhodes went to the first floor of the tavern to have breakfast.He was going to exercise after breakfast, so as not to be cold for the first adventure in two days.

Rhodes felt a little tired of eating barbecue recently. He ate bread and mushroom soup for breakfast, and the adventurers next to him who could get up for breakfast in the morning all had ale and barbecue.

After eating, Rhodes went to the open space near the tavern to exercise.The open space here was originally used for training the guards of Icestone City.

But because the weather is too cold, they are not willing to train, and only arrange people to patrol in turns. This area has been vacated recently, and if someone is here to "compete", no one will take care of it.

A few days ago, Rhodes tried to exercise and tested his physical fitness, and found that his physical fitness was much better than before, and his endurance and strength were even stronger than professional athletes.

Wearing thick clothes in winter can easily run 100 meters in less than ten seconds.Carrying a box weighing more than 200 kilograms, a person can walk tens of meters.

In this way, Rhode's strength is still a low-level adventurer of miscellaneous fish.Baron can beat someone like Rhodes five with one hand.

Rhodes is about 1.8 meters long and weighs more than 160 kilograms, but this size is considered thin among the Nords.Generally, the Nords are about 1.9 meters tall and weigh up to two hundred catties.

Baron is more than two meters tall, and the whole person looks like a stronger version of Kratos.Belonging to the strong among the elite adventurers, most of the nearby adventurers have heard of him.

Rhodes is going to run first, and if he can't beat others in the future, he must run fast, so it is definitely right to practice running.

Rhodes uses extreme variable speed running to exercise. If he escapes in the future, he must not only have a short-term burst, but also have long-distance endurance.In this way, both kinds of running can be exercised.

After running for a while, Rhodes was out of breath, and after thinking about it, the use of running like this didn't seem to be particularly great.In the wild, the terrain is complex and the ground is uneven, but here is flat ground.

Afterwards, Rhodes was about to do a few push-ups to exercise his strength, and just as he lay down and did a few, he heard Baron's voice not far away.

"What are you doing here so early in the morning?" Baron asked.

"Is this early in the morning? It's almost noon!"

"It's not important, I just want to know what are you doing here?"

"I'm working on my upper body strength."

"You mean getting down and getting up like this?" Baron finished doing a few push-ups in one breath, and then said, "It's too simple, I don't feel it at all."

"Then how do you usually train yourself?" Rhodes asked curiously.

"I've never tried to exercise myself like you. If you have to talk about exercise, does punching count? Punching someone with all your strength can not only make me feel happy, but also solve many conflicts." Ba Long said seriously.

Rhodes was a little speechless after hearing this, "Come and try punching me."

"Are you sure? You won't be able to bear it if I try a little harder," Baron said.

"Don't talk nonsense, come quickly." As soon as Rhodes finished speaking, Baron punched him.

Rhodes was just about to block Baron's fist with his hand, but before he raised his hand, he was sent flying a few meters away.

"Are you all right? I only used a little strength, and you flew out." Baron said.

Rhodes got up from the ground and patted the ashes on his body. When he was hit flying just now, the system reminded him that his iron shirt skill proficiency had increased.

He rubbed his chest that had just been hit, and found that although he was blown away, it didn't hurt that much. It seems that even a first-level iron shirt is still very useful.

"Keep hitting me, Baron," Rhodes said.

"Have you been beaten stupidly? Don't try to use your body to resist other people's attacks with your thin body. You should give full play to your size advantage and try to avoid other people's attacks as much as possible." Baron asked. Said while doing somersaults like a gymnast.

Rhodes was dumbfounded, and he couldn't imagine that a person who was as big as a bear could make such agile movements.

"I'm fine, Baron. I just want to know where my limit is. Punch me again, and add a little more force to the strength just now." Rhodes said.

"Then, be careful!" Baron punched him after he finished speaking.

This time Rhodes didn't even see the shadow of his fist, and was sent flying again.

Rhodes got up and imitated the kung fu masters he had seen on TV before, with one hand in front and one hand next to his head, gaiting and posing in a defensive posture, "Again!" Rhodes said.

Rhodes just finished speaking and flew out again, the place where he was hit hurt more and more every time, the pain from the last punch was barely tolerable, and this punch made him unable to get up for a long time.

Rhodes knew that it was because Baron kept his hands a lot. The three punches were not in the same place, and none of them were critical, but no matter where he hit, he flew out.

"Let's take a rest on the ground first. I think you should exercise your lower body strength more. I only used [-]% of my strength and you were knocked out." Baron said. "I'm hungry, let's go to the pub and have something to eat."

"Then let's continue in the afternoon. I think I will be able to resist your attack after eating something." Rhodes said.

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(End of this chapter)