The Swordsman of Faerûn

Drizzt was a little embarrassed and embarrassed, because he really didn't want to talk about his experience in the Do'Urden family of Menzoberranzan, especially when it involved one of the most important relatives of his boyhood.But at the instigation of curious melon-eating crowd Catti-brie (and, of course, the encouragement of Bruno's honesty), the drow finally revealed his little-known teenage apprenticeship.

"Since I was 16 years old, I have studied fighting skills with my teacher and also my father Zaknafein Do'Urden for five years, and then I have studied fighting skills for ten years at the Fighting Wu Tower, um, basically Learn from Zaknafein. What follows is some adventure and fighting process." Drizzt said something lightly, which disappointed Catti-brie who was full of expectations, including Wulfgar and Bruno.

William sneered and said, "Drizzt, tell me how your father taught you how to fight."

The four of them were stunned for a moment. Is there a need to talk about this kind of thing?However, under William's unquestionable gaze, Drizzt said dryly: "Zaknafein taught me how to hold a sword, how to swing a sword, the standard postures of various sword techniques, and the steps. Then he fought me , Teach me how to attack and defend, every time you defeat me, tell me my shortcomings and deficiencies.”

After listening to Drizzt's learning process, Bruno laughed and laughed directly: "Drow, I didn't expect you to have such a good baby experience! Hahaha! Reliable fighters are like rocks and iron ore Like stones, real steel can only be tempered through collisions! Sure enough, they are weak elves, so their swords are as weak as girls!"

That last sentence caused Catti-brie to roll her eyes quite a bit.

Drizzt also felt that he shouldn't have listened to William. Wasn't this deliberately causing him to be laughed at by his friends? !

William was about to be laughed at by these stupid birds, he said angrily: "A bunch of idiots! They are so stupid and hopelessly stupid! Don't you realize that Drizzt is the most powerful of you? Bruenor Warhammer, you are a king, and you are older than Drizzt, but Drizzt is enough to kill two Bruenors. I think you are as old as a dog!"

The dwarf was so angry that he jumped up, blowing his beard and staring, and said angrily: "Boy! You are insulting a king!"

William sneered and said, "Fart king! A bandit leader hiding in a small bunker has the guts to call himself king?! What a shameless boast!" As an outsider, William was one of the things that he disliked most about Faerun. It's just that in any place with big boogers, there are people who dare to call themselves kings with arrogance, but in fact they can't even be called grass-headed kings.

If he wasn't worried about Wulfgar, Bruenor would definitely have had a good fight with this annoying human kid, and let him know that King Warhammer is not a vegetarian.

William turned to Wulfgar after scolding the mindless Bruno, "Drizzt is stronger than all of you, there is no doubt about it. He is even stronger than the three of you combined, there is no doubt about it. There is a reason for this, Wulfgar."

"You should know that when a warrior is young, due to lack of experience, he can only fight with superior strength and physical strength. Wulfgar, you are the best proof of this. But when the warrior is old , his physical strength will decline sharply, and at this time he can only rely on experience and skills to fight."

Wulfgar said unconvinced: "But I can still kill those old warriors!"

William said angrily: "Idiot! If you replace those old fighters with young men with similar physical strength, you can even kill a group of them with your eyes closed. But when facing those old guys, do you dare to be careless?"

Wulfgar was dumbfounded. Indeed, when he faced those old fellows, he always had to be careful of their tricks. If he didn't pay attention, he might suffer a big loss.

William continued with a sinister smile: "Think again, a young man as strong as you, but with the wisdom and experience of an old man, how terrifying he would be? Do you dare to face him?"

Wulfgar really imagined this in his mind. In fact, this barbarian is not stupid. He has a better brain than most people, but his life experience is too poor.

Wulfgar thought for a while, but he broke out in a cold sweat. He said with lingering fear: "Are you kidding! Mr. William, where in this world would there be such a monster?!"

William pointed at Drizzt with a sneer, and then at himself.This time it wasn't just Wulfgar, Bruenor and Catti-brie also exclaimed that it was impossible, they were most familiar with Drizzt, but the drow couldn't be that kind of monster that defies common sense.

These elm heads are too stupid!

William said angrily: "You all know that learning spells needs to be under the strict guidance of an instructor to make progress. Don't you think about it, fighters also need the experience of their predecessors to guide them in combat?"

Bruno once again showed his stone-headed talent, and said without thinking: "Is it necessary? Isn't combat experience acquired after a few more fights?"

William felt that he could not continue to offend the dwarf, otherwise he would probably be angry, well, really angry, not an adjective.He continued: "If a young man wants to grow into a qualified fighter, he needs at least five years to hone his fighting instincts. And if he wants to become a master in the same way, he needs to continue to grow for at least 20 years. The premise is that he doesn't die halfway.

As a human being, how many 25 years do you have to consume? "

William's rhetorical question left Wulfgar speechless, including Catti-brie who also felt sympathetic, but Bruno muttered in a low voice: "I am a dwarf, and a dwarf can live for 400 years." ignore him.

William continued to ask: "Dizzy, what level is your father Zaknafein's martial arts in your hometown?"

Drizzt said proudly: "Zaknafein is the strongest warrior in Menzoberranzan, no one can match him in swordsmanship!"

"What about you? What was your level when you left?"

Drizzt was a little shy this time, and he whispered: "Except for Zaknafein, none of my compatriots is my opponent. I should be regarded as the second martial arts fighter in Menzoberranzan."

William said with emotion: "As expected! Your father spent hundreds of years growing up to be the number one expert in Menzoberranzan (this is just a casual trick of Wulfgar and others, don't take it seriously) , but it only took him 15 years to cultivate another Zaknafein, namely Drizzt!

Don't you understand?Drizzt's father gave Drizzt the condensed essence of his hundreds of years of combat experience in what the dwarves called a sissy way, allowing him to grow into a real man in a very short time. master.This is why Drizzt is stronger than all his brethren, and all of you! "

Wulfgar couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, and he asked eagerly: "What about you? Mr. William, you seem to be more terrifying than Drizzt, right?"

William smiled reservedly: "It's scarier than you imagined! Mr. Wulfgar, my heritage is even more legendary!"

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William said affectionately: "My inheritance comes from a great and splendid race. They have a long history, splendid culture, and hardworking and intelligent people.

This great race has a unique tradition. Any one of them, whether it is a high-ranking emperor, general, consul (prime minister), or a farmer, hunter, or craftsman, the greatest pursuit in his life is to hope to bring His own life experience, wisdom and experience are recorded and compiled into classics for reference by future generations. "

Catti-brie, who was good at writing among the audience, couldn't help sticking out her tongue when she heard this, and said in surprise, "How many pieces of parchment will be consumed to record the events of a lifetime?"

William rolled his eyes, he wouldn't tell these guys about papermaking, he wouldn't get himself into trouble.He continued:

"Only those who are extremely intelligent or have made great achievements are truly qualified to write books and become role models for future generations. And those who are not qualified will not give up. They will put their wisdom, skills and experience Summarize it, and then pass it on to your next generation or students, and the future generations and students will continue to pass it on when you are old."

When Drizzt and the others heard this, they were already confused. How could there be such a perverted race in the world?If there were, they would have dominated the world long ago!

William also ignored the strange thoughts of the audience. He said affectionately in a self-talking manner: "People have all kinds of styles, and there are all kinds of crafts. As long as they are passed on, they will be great. Friends over there Well, eavesdropping on others is not a good habit. If you are interested, why not come here and listen to my story, I think you should like it very much. "

As soon as William's words fell, a strong man with black beard and black hair emerged from nothingness. This man had a serious and majestic face, eyes as sharp as a falcon, and he was wearing a black scholar's robe with silver lining Clothes, robes over a gray fur-lined cloak.

Everyone's first impression of this guy who appeared out of nowhere was that he was a very stinky idiot!Who wears clothes like a king while running outside?

The man in black came to the crowd unhurriedly, and greeted Drizzt and the others friendly: "Are you all right? My friends."

Drizzt and Wulfgar looked at the person coming, and then said in surprise: "You are Kerban, the ranger who helped us not long ago. How did you come here?"

The man in black gave a rare smile, and then saluted William with his chest: "I am Kelben Olosan from Waterdeep City. It is a great honor to meet you here, Mr. William. Ms. Santilla asked me You say hello and she thanks you for everything you do for her."

William also forced a smile and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Kelben. I don't know where you are from?"

"I'm sorry that I concealed my identity from you at the beginning, because my identity is a bit special, and I don't want to involve you in the disputes in Waterdeep City." Kelben Olosan first expressed his apology to the four friends of Mithril Hall, and then Then he said to William: "I am a friend of Ms. Tabari, the archmage. She entrusted me to help Mr. William return to your family. Of course, it is my honor to be able to listen to Mr. William's secret. After all, many people love you. Powerful secrets filled with interest."

The reason why William made up so much nonsense was not to give a passable answer to some people who wanted to listen to the corner. Of course, he would not refuse Olosan's request to listen.

"Occasionally, I have acquired bits and pieces of knowledge about the great race called [Huaxia]. Well, it's about developing one's own potential and tempering the ability to fight and fight. It was the countless great fighters who combined their experience and The lessons are accumulated, and then integrated to form a set of effective secret art system."

Although the audience was amazed by William's description, they didn't feel much about this so-called summary of experience, just like you would tell someone who has never seen a crab or even knows what it is. It's so delicious, it's like playing the piano to a cow.

King Bruno said half mockingly and half dissatisfied: "Boy William, tell me about your finger-breaking skills."

William thought he was waiting for your words. He got up and patted the dust that didn't exist on his body, and said, "Your Excellency Bruno, that's not called finger breaking, but a unique fighting technique."

Bruno didn't notice Wulfgar, whose face had become constipated, and continued to laugh, "Goblin feces (a dwarf's swearing, which is equivalent to excrement and fart)! That's a rogue method that children only use when fighting. "

William didn't care about Bruno's accusation, or he welcomed it very much. After all, he didn't understand the reason, and the words didn't make sense. It's not convincing for him to sing a one-man show alone.

William said: "China's fighting and fighting skills are collectively called martial arts, or martial arts. They have many schools. They have killing techniques that specialize in one-hit kills, and there are body-building schools that advocate hard bridges and horses. To subdue the opponent's capture faction."

"Finger breaking is a small method belonging to the capture school. This school mainly uses the weaknesses of human joints, acupuncture points and vital parts to capture the opponent's skill through special techniques and techniques. Because this school mainly focuses on hand kung fu, That's why it's called the grabbing hand." While talking, William squeezed his hands into eagle claws, making a "click" bone friction sound like mechanical claws (you can refer to the "Nine Yin White Bone Claws" performed by a certain Chaofeng ).

"There are many types of grappling hands, such as large grappling hands, small grappling hands, silk-wrapping grappling hands, muscle-splitting grappling hands, etc. The one I am best at is the eagle claw grappling hand, which means the goshawk Hunting, the rhyme that one hit must hit."

He was sensible, so he opened his posture on the spot and performed a big eagle claw hand routine for everyone.That's right!William is just acting, and for a man like him who is already extraordinary and powerful, it can be said that he can do whatever he wants.The moves should be beautiful, the movements should be chic, and the power should be scary, so that people will have a feeling of ignorance at first glance.Just like Yang Luchan, the Tai Chi master back then, used the picturesque Tai Chi routines to play the princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty.

William's performance was very successful, at least he completely frightened the current group of friends. Anyone who saw him scratching a hole in the sand, sweeping the wind, and his knuckles were scary, could not help but feel a little scared.

Among them, only Drizzt is the most difficult to deceive, because this guy is also a real technical expert, although he can't do the picturesque routines like William, but he is very proficient in basic fighting skills , so I have some doubts about William's performance.

Chapter One Thirty Seven

Drizzt had a very good impression of William. From the first meeting, he learned a lot from this man who was only a big boy in terms of human age, not only in terms of fighting, for example, he Contempt for authority and tradition.Drow is very envious of William's free and easy, because until now, he has always been troubled by his own origin and bloodlines, and wherever he goes, he is always met with eyes of disgust and fear.

Drizzt has been following the news about William since he left Mirabar, and he has always been skeptical about the so-called "conspiracy to kill the Lord of Mirabar" vile incident.Sure enough, Drizzt later heard another version of the Mirabar incident from Ms. Alustri in Silvermoon City. In that version, which cannot be made public, William became a righteous man against the tyranny of the evil lord (politicians and combined mouth of woman).

Out of respect for a strong man with "good" character, the drow elves expressed their doubts without hesitation.

"Mr. William, why do I feel that these actions of yours are not very practical? In battle, we can't wait for those enemies to cooperate with these actions, right?"

Sure enough, the one who is best at stabbing the knife is the one who looks the most sincere. Of course, William knows what he is dancing. , Thirty percent is real kung fu, and seventy percent is a show.

Fortunately, William had already prepared for this. Although it was not a plan for Drizzt at the beginning, it did not affect the subsequent demonstration.While inviting Drizzt to be his "model" to practice the attack and defense of the eagle claw grappler, he explained to everyone: "The series of postures I just performed are collectively called boxing. Movements are the crystallization of the wisdom of the predecessors. Although (using) them cannot directly defeat the enemy, they can correct my subconscious mistakes in the process of attack and defense. Drizzt, you can attack me at any time, don't worry about me blocking Can't live."

Drizzt was short (officially five foot four), and when he stood in front of Willem he looked like a Napoleon defying giants.Obviously attacking with fists alone was not a wise thing to do, so Drizzt drew his dual knives, Ice Death and Flash.

When Bingxin was unsheathed, William felt a bone-piercing chill, and the warning from the spiritual sense reminded him that this scimitar was very threatening to him.This is strange. The last time they met outside Mirabar, William asked Bingdean to play with him a few times. At that time, he didn't realize that Bingdean was so powerful.

Drizzt's knife was faster than last time, he cut more than a dozen knives almost in one breath, and the knife made phantoms, especially when he made full use of his pace and agility, people walked with the knife, and used gestures It couldn't be more appropriate to describe it as a blast.

It's a pity that William's progress has completely exceeded the limit of human imagination. He has stronger strength, faster speed, more agile steps, and sharper dynamic vision than Drizzt...a person who has completely set foot in the legendary extraordinary, even almost The existence standing at the apex, but bullying a mortal elementary school monk here, is completely bullying people.

With a casual probe, William easily broke Drizzt's knife net, then easily grabbed Drow's wrist, and then pinched and crutched, disintegrating Drizzt's ability to resist, just like the pitiful uniform at the beginning. Wulfgar did the same, but that time it was a finger snap, this time it was a wrist clasp.

Of course, William secretly cheated. As soon as he got started, he knew that Drizzt was completely different from Wulfgar's big fool. Physical pain alone would hardly break Drow's fighting spirit, so He quietly used a little dark energy technique, using dark energy to paralyze Drizzt's core muscle group.

Cheating is cool for a while, cheating is always cool.

William Ming used eagle claws to capture, and secretly used the latent energy of the Dan Jin level, but he put the miserable Drizzt in twelve tricks, and demonstrated twelve offensive and defensive routines for capturing and defeating the enemy.Especially in the last attack and defense, when William knocked out the scimitar in Drizzt's hand and forced him to submit to a half-kneeling posture by breaking his fingers, Wulfgar jumped up with a scream.

right!That's it!That's what it feels like!It's not that I, Lord Wulfgar, are cowardly (savages call the fear of pain cowardice), but that the opponent is really perverted!Look!Look!Even Drizzt, the black boy, suffered from this trick!Hahaha——The grievances of several generations have been cleared up, and I am so happy today!

Seeing Drizzt's unlucky mess, Wulfgar suddenly felt that the old fears and troubles had disappeared without medicine, and all the worries and doubts were gone forever.

His demons are gone!He is free!

Wulfgar suddenly realized that the sky was so blue (maybe?), the earth was so yellow, and his companions were so kind, well, it felt like Bruno was fatter, Catti-brie was more beautiful, and With Drizzt, he was in such a mess!Ha ha! (This is a bad friend)

Of course William noticed Wulfgar's change, and this guy has become a energetic young man again, so there is no need to continue his grappling hand demonstration. After all, cheating and bullying, his conscience will also painful.

Of course, in order to prevent Drizzt from following Wulfgar's old path, he also specifically explained after the end: "The Eagle Claw Grappler is a set that was inherited, summarized, and fused successively by 27 top fighters, and finally evolved Grasping the essence, its power is naturally beyond doubt."

The liveliest Catti-brie stared at her charming big eyes, and asked curiously: "Are 27 great warriors fighting and learning together to discover these martial arts?"

William shook his head, and said in the most sincere tone: "It's not like this. When a soldier is old, he passes on his experience and skills to the young people. The young people grow up, grow strong, and age, and then pass it on to the third. Generations of young people... After 27 generations of inheritance, this is the origin of the Eagle Claw Grappler."

Catti-brie's eyes were dazed, what an ancient inheritance this must be? !

Bruno, who had been criticizing all the time, no longer doubted William's ability this time, but he shouted angrily: "This is not fair! You are cheating! Boy William, what you are doing is a blasphemy against the courage of soldiers." How can you make those country boys live like this!"

But the dwarf has another idea in his heart. When he returns to Mithril Hall, he must also try some of this inheritance method. Those stupid dwarves will be angry when they see it!

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After solving Wulfgar's psychological problems, William also felt that nothing had happened.When he was about to continue on his way to Calimport with Drizzt and the other four, Kelben, who was an unexpected visitor, raised objections.

Mr. Black Rod (the title of Kelben) said solemnly: "Mr. William, although we still have some doubts about your origin. However, we don't want you to step into the trap of the Mother of Order, Karin Hong Kong is a den of evil for you. Believe me, that will make you irreparable, and you will eventually become a puppet for others to manipulate at will."

William smiled and said, "Mr. Kelben, don't worry! I know what I'm doing, and I will never make fun of my life and dignity. Even if it is really my place of robbery, I will Going to break through. Because I am worried that one day, some guys will catch my real weakness and lead me here, and that will be the real doom."

Kelben Olosan thought for a while, and finally sighed: "Since you insist on going, then go."

The road behind was calm and calm, neither robbers who robbed houses appeared nor monsters jumped out to block the way.Catti-brie, on the other hand, pestered William to learn the Talon Grappler, and William didn't dare to teach her that.

After all, with this girl's innocence, if she really learns, this silly girl will definitely go to the battlefield to give her head, and William will really become a pockmark.So William had to hide from Catti-brie most of the time, to the amusement of Kelben Olosan, who was watching.

During the rest on the last day, Mr. Blackstick said half in jest and half as a suggestion: "Mr. William, I heard that women are your weakness before, and I was skeptical at first, but you are helpless against Miss Catti-brie." But it has refreshed my understanding of you. You really are not good at dealing with women!"

William is a little confused, idiot!Which eye of yours sees my helplessness with women? !But he quickly realized that he knew that Kelben had misunderstood something.Wulfgar went out to find water tonight, and William took the opportunity to greet the silly girl who had been trying to get up, and then waved Drizzt, who was secretly watching, to come over.As for Bruenor, the dwarf king, he was snoring.

William looked at the three of them, and then sighed: "Okay! I've got a showdown! The eagle claw grabber I mentioned two days ago is just a bluff, and basically has no actual combat effect. Miss Kelly, This is the reason why I refuse to teach you, if you really learn, you will die the fastest on the battlefield, because it is not suitable for fighting at all."

"Ah?" The three cried out in disbelief at the same time.

"How is it possible? Mr. William, you have defeated Drizzt many times, and the eagle's claw skills are so beautiful, how could it not be powerful?" Under William's signal, the most excited Catti-brie could only lower her voice. The sound was lost, but still expressed his unbelievable meaning.

William also said in a low voice: "The Eagle Claw Grappler is just an appearance I use to fool Wulfgar. You also know the origin of his heart disease. If you don't give him a reason, that big man may never be able to get rid of his heart demons." Come out by yourself. Fortunately, my strategy is very effective, Wulfgar is fine, but you guys have been affected, and you have a tendency to go crazy."

As he spoke, he cast his eyes on Drizzt, and said, "Drizzer, you should be very clear. Although the moves of those eagle-claw grapplers are pretty, they don't pose any threat to you."

Drizzt replied honestly: "But as soon as William you catch me, I lose the ability to resist. Isn't this the function of capture?"

William patted Drizzt on the shoulder casually, and then asked, "What about now, how do you feel?"

Drizzt exclaimed in surprise: "It's that feeling again, I can't seem to move. No! It's just that I have no strength. Is this your secret, Mr. William?"

William nodded and said, "That's right! This is my special secret technique, which can make people temporarily lose control in an instant, thus losing the ability to resist."

Catti-brie asked curiously: "What special secret technique? I don't believe it!" Then William patted her again, and the girl was immediately dumbfounded, and she just sat down on the ground and said tremblingly: "I... why can't I move?"

William patted Drizzt and Catti-brie back to normal, and he continued: "This time, do you believe it? I defeated Drizzt with special secret techniques, not me. The proclaimed Eagle Claw Grappler. So, in the future, Miss Kelly should stop chasing me to learn these ostentatious things, or it will really hurt you."

That's it!

William threatened again: "What I said just now must not be spread outside the public, especially not to let Wulfgar know, otherwise he may fall ill again."

Catti-brie nodded understandingly, but Kelben Olosan was thoughtful. Only Drizzt was still puzzled, and he continued to interrogate: "Mr. William, I think what you mean The useless eagle claw grappling hand is actually not useless, and there are still many things that can be used for reference."

William said angrily: "Brother Cui! Which pot are you not opening and lifting! Of course I know the usefulness of the eagle claw grabbing hand. But you should also be very clear that this thing is only suitable for physical fitness , it’s not suitable for beginners to fight, don’t you really want Miss Kelly to die young?”

Drizzt remained silent, while Catti-brie felt melancholy and disappointed, because her dream of being a master was shattered, and Tamari's heart-piercing bow (Catti-brie's weapon) was more reliable, at least it could relieve her depression.Only Kelben Olosan smiled meaningfully, but whatever.

Out of the Kalin Desert, there is a small piece of low hills, half sand and half rock.At the bottom of the hill is Kalin Port. Standing on the top of the hill, you can clearly see most of the buildings in Kalin Port, and a small part is blocked by the Grand Pasha Palace, which is more majestic than the hill.

Kelben Olosan stood on the hill and said in a deep voice: "William, you must be careful, and if you make a mistake, come back. I will wait for you on this small hill. It's a pity that I am limited by my status. You can't go directly to Calimport, otherwise I will definitely take a risk with you."

"Then I really have to thank you! Kelben, you just stay here and watch my performance." William said with a smile, and then he called to Drizzt and the others: "Let's go to Calimport and make a big fuss." Let's play! At that time, you are responsible for saving people, and I am responsible for making trouble and attracting the opponent's attention."