There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

There was something she was actually quite curious about.

The lances used by Western knights and the spears used in the East, although both are called lances, are used in completely different ways.

Eastern spears are long and agile, while Western lances...

Although it's called a gun, the grip is actually not much different from that of a Western sword. The only difference is that the blade has been modified into a conical shape. It mainly relies on the momentum of a charge while on horseback to thrust at the enemy.

To be fair, the lance is indeed very powerful when cavalry charges, but it is not very useful in melee combat or when fighting on foot.

Well... that's why knights usually carry an extra longsword.

What Lu Qing was mainly curious about was how the knight's lance and the Eastern spear would be distinguished after the skill was formed.

We can't just call them all "basic marksmanship."

As for why Myron asked her if she knew how to use a sword, she did know a little about it.

The letter she had just read mentioned that the king hoped Sir Myron could give her some guidance in swordsmanship. In addition, the letter also mentioned that her own strength was not low and that she possessed quite good physical qualities.

It seems that her strength is not weak in the dream context, which will make it easier for her to explain her strength when she takes action in the future.

"Want to give it a try?" Myron asked with a smile.

"Yes, swordsmanship?" Lu Qing asked after a moment of surprise.

"Hmm." Myron nodded, then stroked his beard and said, "There are quite a few skilled swordsmen in the barracks. Doesn't Your Highness wish to give them a try?"

"Once we leave, there won't be so many experts to spar with for free. It would be such a pity to miss out..."

"Then I can just go to you, you are the kingdom's number one knight," Lu Qing said in a deliberately flattering tone.

“It’s precisely because I am the kingdom’s first knight that you need someone else to spar with.” Myron looked around, then walked towards the knight captain who had been yelling at his soldiers, continuing as he walked:

"When looking for a sparring partner, don't choose someone who is too strong. It's best if they are only slightly stronger than you. That way, you'll be able to improve."

"An overly powerful person is a teacher who can correct your mistakes, but if they are too powerful, you will lose hope of winning, you will not see your own progress, and you may even hit a bottleneck."

"In the end, you might not even be able to perform at your original level. This applies to everything. Frustration can be devastating."

“Oh…” Lu Qing nodded, inwardly agreeing with Knight Myron’s statement.

She was like this when she wrote online novels in her past life. For various reasons, she could never help but doubt whether she could write well or not.

The more you doubt, the more frustrated you will feel. No matter how you adjust your mindset, it won't help. In the end, you will completely rot away and struggle on the verge of death.

Creators online seem to all have this problem, which they generally refer to as a creative block.

Hmm, Knight Myron seems to be a man with a story, Lu Qing couldn't help but think to herself.

"Saro, stop training and come help me!" Myron shouted to the knight captain who was training soldiers in the distance.

The knight known as Salo looked over after hearing the sound, then pulled out a soldier who usually performed very well and asked him to keep an eye on the others for him. He then trotted over to Myron.

"Good morning, Sir Myron. May I ask what brings you here?" Sir Salo approached Myron, immediately straightened up, and clenched his right fist at his chest.

"Good morning, Sir Salo." Myron smiled and then made the same gesture as Salo.

After exchanging greetings, he looked at Lu Qing beside him and said, "This is Princess Lu Qing. At the king's request, I am now her guard knight and teacher. I would like you to spar with her."

"Your Highness, Guard Knight, Teacher, Shall we spar?"

Salo was taken aback by Melen's words. After sorting out his thoughts, he carefully observed the girl's figure.

Her skin is fair and smooth, and looks well-maintained, indicating she hasn't been exposed to too much sun. Her wrists are slender and delicate, suggesting she doesn't have much strength.

I can't see the palms, so I don't know if they have calluses from practicing swordsmanship.

However, based on the information obtained on the surface, the princess's combat ability should not be very strong.

Of course, these were just his thoughts; Salo certainly wouldn't say them out loud—he wasn't that lacking in emotional intelligence.

“Of course, no problem. It would be my honor to spar with Her Highness the Princess.” Salo placed his right hand on his chest and gave Lu Qing a knightly salute.

Knight Salo smiled inwardly. He never imagined he would one day spar with the princess. For a knight, this was indeed a momentous occasion.

The only thing that worried him was how to win without losing face. He had to save face for the princess, so he thought it best not to win too easily.

As for deliberately losing the sparring match? That's impossible. That would not only be disrespectful to the princess and his knightly dignity, but also a form of deception. A noble knight cannot do such a thing, especially with Sir Myron watching.

The diary, which hadn't appeared for a long time, suddenly trembled and then translated the thoughts in the mind of the Knight of Salo.

Lu Qing glanced at it and immediately laughed. Goodness, this person never even considered the possibility of losing.

Although she knew this was normal, a slight sense of resentment still rose in her heart.

You look down on me, huh? You think you've got this in the bag? Well, I'll show you what master-level swordsmanship really is!

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Thinking to herself about the astonished face of Knight Salo, Lu Qing and Salo each took a training iron sword and faced each other.

The soldiers on the training ground, though in the middle of their training, couldn't help but cast their gazes in this direction.

This time, there were no criticisms from the knight captain, because they were also curious about the situation here.

They were very familiar with the Knights of Salo, as they were all comrades-in-arms. That was why they were curious about the sparring match between the Knights of Salo and the noble girl.

Although the outcome was already clear in my mind, I still couldn't help but look over.

“Look at them all, maybe we can learn something from Knight Salo?” a knight captain joked with a smile.

"The contest begins!" Knight Myron, acting as the referee, shouted.

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Chapter 455: Hmph, sparring is easy!

"Excuse me!"

The knight Salo's eyes narrowed, and he took a step forward with his sword in one hand, slashing fiercely at Lu Qing.

Although I don't think we'll lose, I'm not going to throw the game; I just need to be careful not to hurt anyone.

Faced with the swift and rapid slash of the Salo Knight, Lu Qing did not choose to take it head-on, but instead tilted her body slightly and dodged to the side.

The knight Salo continued his pursuit, his knight's sword sweeping across, while Lu Qing raised her sword to parry.

"Wow, that's incredibly strong!"

The two longswords clashed together with a dull thud. Lu Qing's arm trembled slightly. There was no point in continuing to wrestle with her opponent, so she pushed off with her feet and jumped backward.

Her strength attribute is not high, only thirty-nine points, while the strength attribute of the Knight of Salo is probably one or two points higher than hers.

As expected of a knight captain in the royal capital's barracks, he is far more powerful than the Headbreaker in the Dark Forest.

However, she is still stronger in swordsmanship!

He narrowed his eyes slightly, unleashing his full swordsmanship skills, and with an upward slash, he deflected the blade that the Saro Knight was thrusting at him.

"Now!"

After the sword blade was deflected, the Knight Salo was exposed with a huge opening. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Qing gripped the knight's sword with both hands and slashed fiercely at his chest.

"what?"

Knight Salo was startled and forcefully swung his knight's sword to block Lu Qing's slash.

If she could, Lu Qing really wanted to kick her opponent in the groin right now, so that she could easily finish him off.

But considering that this was just a friendly sparring session, and the goal of the sparring was swordsmanship, he regretfully gave up.

She had completely taken control of the Salo Knight's rhythm. Although her strength was inferior to his, Lu Qing was much more agile than the Salo Knight.

As she quickened her sword swings, Lu Qing involuntarily recalled the scene of fighting the headless knight in the diary.

Thrust, slash, slash, and slash again!

She mimicked the headless horseman's movements, attacking swiftly and fiercely. The Saro knight could only defend passively, like a leaf in a rushing river, always on the verge of being overwhelmed.

[Basic Swordsmanship LV0-LV4]

These words suddenly appeared in her diary, but Lu Qing only glanced at them and then ignored them.

She felt exceptionally good right now, and the more she fought, the more addicted she became. Her past experiences of being brutally defeated by the Headless Horseman in her diary were transformed into her own skills, causing the Saro Knight to retreat in defeat.

As for the Knight of Salo, he had now abandoned all his contempt; no, he was no longer able to think about those things.

Because if he gets distracted, he will be defeated by the knight's sword in Lu Qing's hand!

He couldn't find an opportunity to retaliate, but he was also unwilling to admit defeat.

A bead of sweat rolled down his cheek, and as the battle intensified, his palms gradually became covered in sweat.

"clang!"

A tremendous force struck his hand, hitting the sword at an extremely strange angle. The knight felt his hand slip, and the knight's sword vanished without a trace.

"........."

As the knight's sword fell, the entire training ground fell silent. Neither the soldiers who were training nor the other knight captains had considered the possibility that Knight Salo might lose.

"Knight Salo actually lost!"

"Has the world changed? That Knight Salo actually lost!"

"Is that really Her Highness the Princess? Her swordsmanship seems even better than mine!"

"Be confident and take the feeling out of it."

The soldiers on the training ground couldn't help but start discussing among themselves, and their gazes toward the princess changed from awe to respect.

"Ha, ha, I lost." Coming to his senses, the Knight of Salo forced a bitter smile onto his face.

Lu Qing did not answer Sir Salo's question, but silently looked at the diary.

[Basic Swordsmanship LV4-LV7]

"Are skills leveling up this fast?" she couldn't help but wonder.

She doesn't know how to use a sword; it's just that the Ezio card has given her the purple Sword Master skill. She never expected that after a sparring match, she would have the Basic Swordsmanship skill added to her skill bar, and the leveling speed would be so fast.

According to the idiom, this should mean "to draw inferences from one instance to another".

Because he was familiar with other weapons and had a lot of experience dealing with enemies who used longswords, he learned to use swords very quickly.

"With the help of the cabin, can I learn a lot of weapons? Could I become a weapon master myself?" Lu Qing fantasized in her mind.