My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo had an idea in mind and stopped worrying about it, focusing his energy on searching for blood addicts.

Rexor, who was walking beside him, had actually sensed that Shazor was preoccupied with something.

Whenever Xia Zuo is pondering something or struggling with his thoughts, he unconsciously lowers his head, furrows his brow, and lets his gaze drift between the ground and the buildings.

Rexor knew that the other party needed some time to adjust to their new relationship with the Mage Temple.

Moreover, as far as he knew, pure-blood mages were all like this; the innate spells brought about by their bloodline awakening were their greatest secrets. Therefore, the Temple had never asked pure-blood mages to reveal what their innate spells were.

I need to find an opportunity to tell Xia Zuo that the Mage Temple doesn't pay attention to the talent spells of pure-blood mages.

They only care about loyalty.

...

The two walked on the street for three hours, and at noon they randomly found a restaurant to sit down for a meal and rest.

At the dinner table, Xia Zuo talked about his plan to improve his physical fitness.

Upon hearing that he wanted to practice breathing techniques, Rexol shook his head repeatedly, put down his beer mug, and said:

“No need for that, Xia Zuo. Breathing techniques are suitable for ordinary people. If you want to have a strong physique, you can try the Demon Hunter School's adaptation potion.”

Xia Zuo became interested, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and asked, "Don't you need to join the Demon Hunter School?"

"No need. Adaptation potions numbered 1 through 10 are available to every member of the Temple. Although you have only undergone the loyalty ceremony and have not yet become a high-ranking mage, you can be considered a member of the Temple in a way."

Rexor said:

"But you'll have to pay with federal points. Taking the adaptation potion is only the first step; you'll also need to learn melee weapons under my guidance. My suggestion is to learn swordsmanship."

"The longsword has blades on both sides, making it more difficult to learn than a knife or axe, but it has the advantage of combining speed and power."

"Hmm... You're a pure-blooded mage, so you don't need melee weapons. Improving your physical attributes is just to learn better defensive spells. So, which melee weapon you want to learn is up to your own interest."

When Rexor mentioned "protective spells," Shazor suddenly remembered something.

The shield and armor spells he currently possesses are at the basic level, requiring little in terms of the caster's strength, agility, and stamina, and these three attributes do not provide any additional power bonuses.

However, starting from the advanced stage, these three attributes will become closely associated with protective spells.

This provides a convenient excuse to improve physical fitness.

What a coincidence! It saves me the trouble of explaining why I need to improve my physical fitness.

Xia Zuo thought for a moment.

He's aiming to improve his strength, agility, and endurance; he should be pursuing efficiency, not aesthetics or good looks.

In the previous life, there was a saying that "an inch longer, an inch stronger," so if one were to learn, it would definitely be to learn powerful cold weapons.

and so…

"Master, can you teach me how to use long weapons?" Xia Zuo asked.

Rexor's lips twitched, a look of apprehension crossed his face, and his eyes narrowed. "Long weapons? What long weapons? Pitchforks? Or two-handed sickles? I've witnessed their power, but unfortunately, neither Serites nor I have mastered them."

"Oh...I see..."

Xia Zuo scratched the back of his head, not understanding where the other party's fear came from. Could it be that he had been defeated by a master who was skilled with pitchforks and sickles?

Xia Zuo pondered for a few seconds and asked:

"Master, what other powerful weapons do you think there are?"

"Impressive? Are you pursuing efficiency in killing enemies and the power to pierce armor?" Rexol retorted.

"No, no, no, my main goal is to improve my physical fitness faster. That's all I'm after," Xia Zuo said, shaking his head.

Rexor Mosso is bald.

“There is a weapon. It’s a bit heavy and requires a lot of muscle strength to hold. You have to be alert when using it, and if you don’t handle it properly, you can hurt yourself. Swinging it for a long time will consume a lot of energy, and it’s more strenuous than a longsword. In the future, you can also use it with a shield or dual-wield it.”

Xia Zuo's eyes widened; this was the weapon he wanted.

"Master, what kind of weapon can be equipped with a shield?"

“Yes.” Rexor nodded, looking at Shazo who seemed inexplicably excited.

Xia Zuo asked excitedly:

"Can I wear full metal armor? You mean heavy armor that can withstand impacts, arrows, and projectiles, and also protect against magical attacks."

"Wh...what?" Rexol thought he had misheard.

A pureblood mage wants to wear heavy armor?

The bald man paused for a few seconds before saying:

"It can be worn with heavy armor. In fact, to truly unleash its power, one must wear heavy armor."

Xia Zuo clapped his hands and laughed loudly:

"Haha! That's it! Master, can you teach me? What kind of weapon is it?"

The two dined in a corner, and Rexor had set up multiple protective barriers so they wouldn't attract attention.

"This weapon is called a chain hammer," the bald man said.

Oh, so that's what it is.

Xia Zuo suddenly realized.

It's a weapon with a chain attached to a metal bar, and a metal hammer attached to the other end of the chain.

I've seen it on the guards of the Starry Night Kingdom before.

A similar weapon to the chain hammer is the flail—a long stick connected to a short stick by a chain.

Similar to the flail is the nunchaku, but in terms of usage, the nunchaku is quite different from the flail and chain hammer.

Rexor ate a piece of meat, swallowed it, and said:

"Since you want to learn this, you'll have to put in a lot of effort. Start with the light chain mace, then the heavy chain mace, and finally, if the Mage Temple allows it, you can learn the elemental chain mace, which is an alchemical weapon, but you need to be quite proficient in it."

Xia Zuo's eyes lit up with anticipation, but he quickly calmed down. "How many points does it cost to learn this weapon?"

“Hmm…” Rexol pondered for a moment, “Let’s see if you have any talent in this area first, and then we can discuss tuition.”

"Shall we start tonight?" Xia Zuo asked.

"Sure. Every night and weekends are fine."

Xia Zuo touched the blood-red crystal in his pocket. "Let's eat quickly then. Let's finish today's patrol mission as soon as possible."

He shoveled a piece of meat pie into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it, a question arising in his mind.

"Master, if we patrol one district at a time, won't some criminals slip through the net? Why not deploy more teams to patrol at the same time?"

Rexor picked up his knife and fork and said:

"Actually, we're not the only ones patrolling the city every day with blood-red crystals. The resident mages are doing the same thing with the Visionary Pearl. In your alchemical school's terms, this is a control experiment."

"We are observing the crowd up close."

“The resident monks used a telescope to observe the crowd.”

"If the results of the comparative tests are consistent, then after we have inspected the entire city, the subsequent inspection work will be handed over to the resident monks."

"I understand." Xia Zuo stuffed the remaining meat chop into his mouth, eating faster to leave more time for training the chain hammer.

The Elemental Chain Hammer and Elemental Heavy Armor boast high attack and defense, coupled with incredible healing... wow...

Uh... wait a minute.

What if you encounter an enemy skilled in ranged attacks?

To be flown to death by kite flying?

Xia Zuo suddenly thought of Dim, and his elemental cannon mounted on his elemental body.

Although the Yuan Energy Cannon is powerful and has a good range, its firing rate is too slow.

Dim was forced to load the cannon because he hadn't learned curse spells.

With the Slowing Curse in hand, Xia Zuo is not truly helpless against fast-moving enemies.

...

At 4 p.m. that day.

When Xia Zuo and Rexol returned to the manor after inspecting the southern district, a light rain began to fall, dampening their trench coats.

Xia Zuo went into the low house, took off his coat and hat, and hung them by the fireplace to warm himself.

Rexor took the two crimson crystals and headed towards the stairwell. "Wait for me, Shazo. I'm going to hand over to the temple guards. You go find something to eat first, we'll start training soon."

“Yes, Master.” Xia Zuo walked to the kitchen, grabbed a handful from the earthenware jar full of dried fruit, poured himself a glass of milk, and cut a piece of bread.

Rexor wanted to test him to see if he had any talent for melee combat, and Shazor had the same idea.

To be honest, as a gamer who loves playing games, I've always longed for the kind of battles with flashing swords and clashing shields. Today, I finally have the opportunity to systematically learn how to do it.

Xia Zuo couldn't help but think of Snake.

This snake charmer from Audrey's Circus, carrying the knives he was inspecting hidden in the floorboards of the carriage, was the first to demonstrate the world's cold weapons.

I wonder how Audrey and the others are doing now. They should have received my points reward by now...

Xia Zuo drank his milk, his mind racing with thoughts.

Rexol returned, picked up a bottle of fruit wine, and said, "Come with me, let's go to the backyard."

Chapter 66 A Perfect Match Between Signs and Weapons

In the backyard of the Demon Hunter Manor, there is a pointed-roof wooden shed covering several tens of square meters.

Inside the wooden shed that shelters you from the wind and rain is a training ground, with weapon racks and clothes racks hanging on the side.

Xia Zuo rolled up his sleeves, took a wooden chain hammer, and stood on the training ground.

Rexor also had a chain mace, but his chain mace was made of metal, with a fist-sized iron ball at the top, and its dark gray metal surface made it look very heavy.

"The weapon you have in your hand now is the one used for training a 12-year-old Witcher apprentice."