Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 28 Roy's Fighting Techniques

"I hope old Neil will have a good ending."

Roy sighed.

The reason he chose this time was mainly because he didn't have many opportunities to come here, and it was just too coincidental that Dunn and his team happened to be on a mission at the time.

Revealing Old Neil's story now might minimize the damage.

Whether it's Neil, or Klein and Dunn.

He walked on silently.

As Roy reached a street corner, he saw two figures. One was Becky Corola, and the other was a tall man with short blond hair that had faded to white at the sides.

As you get closer, you can see the marks of time on his skin.

"Becky, I don't want to teach fighting anymore."

"Gawain, think about it again. Even now, martial arts still has value; many people are eager to learn it."

"What's the use? It's not even as good as a gun."

Gao Wen said calmly.

Becky scratched her hair in frustration, and just as she hesitated—

"Martial arts is a discipline, and it has the value of being passed down."

A voice rang out.

Becky turned her head and saw Roy walking slowly towards her.

He nodded in greeting: "Mr. Roy, I didn't expect to run into you here."

"Just happened to be passing by."

Roy greeted him, then looked at Gawain and said, "Sir, as long as it is knowledge, it has the value of being passed down. Moreover, fighting is useful. For example, when the police catch criminals, not every criminal deserves to die. Some can be caught and reformed."

Gawain was silent for a moment, then looked at Becky: "Who is he?"

"A scholar who loves martial arts and is extremely knowledgeable."

Becky tried to explain the meaning of "fighting scholar".

Gao Wen couldn't help but laugh: "Scholars should do scholarly work; fighting is not your field."

"Yes, I am an academic, but I have recently been researching how to master fighting skills scientifically and systematically."

Roy then began to introduce his recent research—

This is part of the role.

"The first step, naturally, is to hone your strength. Strength is like the energy source for a steamship; without sufficient energy, even the best configuration cannot start."

Gao Wen covered his mouth and coughed.

Becky, however, aptly asked, "And then?"

"The second step is to strengthen muscles and bones."

Roy said.

The two men frowned slightly.

"Perhaps you think it should be about techniques or controlling power, but I believe that stretching your muscles and bones is the key to better controlling your power, for example—"

Roy leaned back, keeping his body in a very low position, similar to a plank bridge.

Then he demonstrated several other uses of physical flexibility.

Gao Wen lowered his hand from his mouth.

Becky looked surprised: "This?"

"Of course, I was able to master this pose so quickly because I have a good talent for it."

Roy said.

The martial arts scholar has excellent balance, which allows him to easily execute this pose.

Gao Wen said, "Stretching muscles and bones and increasing flexibility to achieve postures that ordinary people cannot do are indeed techniques found in martial arts schools."

He initially thought Roy was an arrogant scholar who believed that "knowledge" could explain everything.

but.

After witnessing that move, he realized that Roy truly understood it, perhaps even at an expert level.

Becky asked hastily, "And the third step?"

"Mastering power is what I'm currently trying to achieve. I think that to reach the ultimate level at this stage, I need to perfectly control my power. I can deliver as much power as I want in this punch."

Roy tried to explain.

Ordinary people would find it very simple.

but.

Becky and Gawain both knew that this was difficult, especially when in combat, where it was often impossible to control it with such precision.

The two of them pondered for a long time.

Then, Becky hurriedly asked again, "And the fourth step?"

"Mr. Becky, I've only been learning martial arts for a month or two, and I'm currently only in the third stage of experimentation. How could I possibly think about the fourth stage?"

Roy smiled helplessly.

Becky sighed regretfully, looking rather lost.

But the next moment, Roy said, "However, I have a guess. I wonder if either of you has ever encountered this situation: something looks fine on the outside, but the inside is already broken."

"This is a common occurrence. I once put a piece of art in a glass bottle, and it fell down. The bottle itself didn't break, but the artwork inside shattered."

Becky smiled, then his expression froze.

Bottles, works of art?

His lips trembled as he excitedly asked, "You mean, using technique to achieve this effect with your fists and weapons?"

"It's just a guess, it might not come true."

Roy smiled.

Becky rubbed her hands excitedly, saying, "It's possible! This is Roy's brilliant idea for combat! Roy, you're a genius, a born warrior, how could you become—"

"Mr. Becky."

"Oh, sorry, I got a little too excited."

Becky suddenly realized what was happening.

Yes.

Gao Wen is here too. He was so excited that he completely forgot about Gao Wen's presence.

Gao Wen was also very excited and stood aside speechless.

Roy's conjecture was interesting, but if that were all, they wouldn't think it was that impressive. As seasoned combat experts, they had a feeling that part of Roy's conjecture was feasible.

such as--

Train your muscles and tendons, and then you can perfectly control your strength.

These techniques are used in modern combat sports, but no one has compiled them into a coherent system.

Roy did it.

The fourth step is purely speculative; if it could actually be achieved, the entire fighting system would be transformed.

"Mr. Gao Wen, besides these, combat has many other uses, such as simplifying it so that more people can learn combat self-defense, such as women's self-defense techniques."

Roy demonstrated how to gouge eyes and kick groin while talking.

Becky nodded repeatedly: "Yes, these two moves were very useful in previous battles. Even girls can use these moves to defend themselves."

"Just a little bit."

Gao Wendao.

They are still useless in the face of absolute power.

but.

He had to admit that Roy was right—

Martial arts still have a place in modern times.

Gawain thought for a moment and said, "Alright, Becky, you've brought in a persuasive and erudite scholar. I'm willing to take over your club, but you have to lower the price; the previous price was too high!"

"Good heavens, Gawain, how dare you try to bargain at this price?"

"It is indeed very expensive, why are you embarrassed?"

"Alright, let's compromise."

The two started arguing again, but the topic of their argument changed from whether they were willing to take over to how much money they would need to pay.

Roy smiled, bowed, and left.

What happened afterward had little to do with him, and staying there would only affect their bargaining.

However, he truly hadn't expected that Becky's so-called "friend" would actually be Mr. Gawain—

The old man was a consultant to the police, and later he also became Klein's fighting instructor, responsible for teaching Klein fighting skills.

(End of this chapter)