A Panda's Martial Arts

"Look at this scar, which was left when I was very young. And here, it was cut out by someone with a knife. This scar was almost opened by someone with a sword, and here..."

"So that's how it is... I understand!"

With the guidance of the panda, the bald youth suddenly realized.

"You want to tell me that even if you are as strong as you are, there will be times when you will be beaten all over your body, so the current difficulties in the shelter can be passed smoothly? Is it like this?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Panda frowned.

"That's not what I said."

"Then I understand."

The bald young man thought for a while, and once again felt that he had understood something.

"You mean we should be careful enough so that we don't get beaten up like you used to be?"

"That's not what I meant either."

Seeing that the bald young man had started to think wildly, the panda shook his head again and again.

"I mean, with injuries like mine, if you want to become stronger, there will be no less."

"Ah this..."

Looking at the terrifying scars on the panda's body, the bald young man fell silent.

All the wounds, almost all the wounds, were almost a thread away from fatal wounds. It was hard for him to imagine how the panda had survived until now.

"Look, for example, this hole was shot when I first came out of the mountain."

Touching the dimple on his shoulder, the panda misses it very much.

"Indeed, I was almost killed that time. In fact, I was curious about how I survived at that time... But it was precisely because of these shots that I was able to understand what a gun is and how to deal with it. .”

Immediately afterwards, the panda's palm was transferred to some remaining scars on the chest and between the arms.

"These are the memories left during boxing. At that time, I still felt that I couldn't stand up...and then I was beaten. It turns out that if you want to improve, you have to practice more, and if you fall behind, you will be beaten."

The bear's paw touched the scar on the shoulder, which made the panda's expression a little lonely.

"This knife almost split my whole body, but it is precisely because of this time that I have really come into contact with some deeper things... such as this."

As he spoke, the bear's paw touched another scar on his shoulder. This long and narrow scar almost cut his entire body open.

"That's what happened later. In fact, I still can't say whether this sword can still be regarded as a martial art... But I have learned everything, so I will treat it as it."

At the end, the panda pointed to the fresh holes on his body.

The penetrating wounds pierced by these lightsabers have not healed up to now, at least they haven't fully healed yet.

"This one is more intuitive, lightsaber, you should know it too, I also took a few times to understand what this thing is about. And this, and this..."

Counting the scars and wounds on the body, pandas are like every treasure.

Looking at such a scene, the scalp of the bald young man felt numb.

"Are you saying... that we, too, will become like you?"

Looking at the terrifying scars on the panda's body, the bald young man hesitated to speak.

"This is too..."

"No, I mean, not just like me."

Putting the wide robe back on his body, the panda looked into the eyes of the bald young man.

"What do you think becoming stronger is? Is it an adventure? Is it killing people to seize treasure? Is it an old man who fell from the sky to help you practice? How could it be such a simple thing."

Sighing, the panda sat back.

"Becoming stronger is the process of making up for your own shortcomings."

"This……"

The bald young man scratched his head.

"That is to say, as long as we make up for our shortcomings, we can become stronger?"

"Then how do you know what your flaws are?"

Panda shrugged.

"It's like your refuge, you know there is a problem, but do you know where the problem is? You don't know. If you really knew where the problem was, you wouldn't come here to find me."

Having said that, the panda stood up and patted the shoulder of the bald young man.

"So, what I'm telling you today is not to say that you will definitely become stronger if you follow any method, and I don't know what that method is...

But I know that even if you know where the problem lies, there will be no less mines you should step on, and no pitfalls you should jump into.

Until you step on all the minefields, fill in all the pits, and choose all the wrong answers, then you will be left with the correct option. "

After all, becoming stronger is such a boring thing in the final analysis.

After eliminating all the mistakes one by one with the exhaustive method, the rest is the way to become stronger.

"But how do we know what is wrong and what is right?"

The bald young man was at a loss, he could no longer understand what the panda was saying.

"If you choose the wrong answer, don't we just..."

"You haven't tried it, how do you know it's right or wrong?"

The panda laughed.

"Either you are timid and afraid to try, and then you will be suffocated to death because you are too weak, or you will try boldly, and you will be beaten to death if you make a wrong choice... You have to choose one, at least the latter still has a way out, doesn't it?"

"I... will try my best."

After a moment of silence, the bald young man still nodded slowly.

What the panda said was too abstract, even as a monk, he couldn't understand it right away.

But this did not prevent him from writing down these words.

"Right, one more thing."

As if remembering something, the bald young man hurriedly reached for the package he was carrying.

"Actually, I should have given it to you last time, just because something happened. So... this is a collective thank you from the residents of the shelter."

"This……"

Seeing the khaki cloak handed over by the bald youth, Panda quickly stood up and took it.

"It's unnecessary, it's too troublesome..."

"You have to express your feelings, don't you?"

The bald young man smiled.

"Originally, I planned to use red, but because red was too conspicuous, I made it double-sided...you can wear it in reverse. The inside is flame red, and the outside is the same camouflage color as the wasteland."

"This...thank you so much."

The panda picked up the cloak and tried it on. The large cloak seemed to fit unexpectedly.

This may be the most meaningful gift he has ever received.

"It just so happens that I have something to say here."

Taking off the cloak on his body, the panda thought for a while before opening his mouth.

"Actually, I was going to talk about this just now, so I forgot about it if you interrupted me... This time I'm just going to go, and those little mammoths will stay on the mountain, so if you encounter something that you can't deal with Enemies, you can also let them come to help, but you must remember to provide them with feed, otherwise I can't guarantee that they will do anything."

"Huh? Don't those mammoths go away?"

The bald young man's face turned dark immediately, but he vaguely remembered how edible those mammoths were.

"No, what are they doing here? Why don't they go with you..."

"I do not know either."

Thinking of those little mammoths who were angrily cursing, the panda scratched its head.

"Maybe you think I'm too stinky playing chess?"

Chapter 35 Ancient Memories

In the thatched hut on the hillside, the panda made the bed.

He still has one thing to do before leaving, and that is to see what happened to the bracelet——

It was the first time he encountered such a thing that could make him hallucinate just by touching it, which directly aroused his curiosity.

After all, he believed in science, and this bracelet was too unscientific. Even with a critical attitude, he had to take a good look at what was going on with this thing.

Thinking of this, the panda lying on the bed opened the box, allowing the bracelet transformed from a crown to fully touch the pads on the bear's paw.

The panda's sight soon fell into darkness.

"Is it the picture? The sound? Or the text?"

Listening to the unknown beast's roar from the distant darkness, the panda waited for what this hallucination would bring to him.

It's just that in the illusion brought by the bracelet, the way of transmitting information is far more delicate than the panda imagined.

What is engraved in the panda's mind is a memory.

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[In the seventh year of 530 in the old calendar, my thinking has encountered a bottleneck. 】

[After mastering the method of mobilizing the power of heaven and earth, we do have the strength to fight against those things, but this is not a good thing.

Just like the famous saying, "As long as there is a strong enough stick, we can move the whole planet", but the problem also arises here.

We use ourselves as a lever to leverage greater power, even enough to allow us to kill the overlords of the old era, but it is difficult for us with mortal bodies to truly bear this power. 】

[On the front line of the conflict with the monsters of the old era, too many comrades-in-arms have chosen to explode and die at the last moment. They even regard this suicide charge as a symbol of heroism, but only I know, this only It can explain our incompetence in logistical support...]

[There must be a solution, but I haven't thought of it yet. 】