Chapter 87 The Trial of the Seven Sons (11)

"No matter what weapon you use or who you fight against, it is very important to clearly grasp the attack range of both sides. This sense of distance determines your room for dodging and attack."

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The Warrior Sons from Stonetown were not here specifically for rescue. They were originally planning to go to King's Landing, but they met the rescuer sent by the team just after they set off, so they rushed over.

It was just because they took the wrong road with Renly and his team, so these people ran to the village behind, and finally they caught up with them after a quick ride.

Since they joined the team, Renly has never seen the riders hanging behind him again, and it seems that the crisis has been resolved.

Renly didn't know who sent those riders, but the Warrior Sons claimed that someone would investigate this, and they also took over the two captives.

So Renly stopped asking questions.

King's Landing is still a long way from here, and they naturally cannot keep on traveling without stopping. So whenever they rest, the knight named Morrie Grell will call Renly and teach him various fighting skills or let his own servants practice with him. This is obviously what he said.

"Swordsmanship does not rely on your instinct to chop, dodge, and block, but on your mind. Understand the enemy's behavior and habits, and try out whether his character is cautious or radical, so as to lay out tactics and then execute them. This is what you should consider first."

The sound of wooden swords colliding, accompanied by the stern teachings of the middle-aged knight, continued to sound by the river bank. There were some warrior sons watching around, but more were in the camp not far away, making fire and cooking. The crowds of people looked very lively.

Because of the addition of the knights, the team began to absorb some travelers on the road again, and it seemed that they had no concerns about whether they would be attacked. Renly guessed that this might be something to rely on, but he did not think about it at the moment, but devoted himself to training.

Western swordsmanship may not seem to have many tricks, but in fact there are still many fixed movements, such as attack, block, opening move... Renly has been learning these recently.

And when all the basic knowledge is learned, it is necessary to start repeated practice and put the knowledge into actual combat.

Renly is quite unfamiliar with this. Although he has rich "practical experience", that is only for bows and daggers. Even if he has practiced spears before, using this two-handed long sword to block attacks is still unfamiliar to him. At the same time, the full body armor on his body also makes him look clumsy.

Instinctively master the size of the sword, the attack range, the strength and weakness of the sword, and the so-called tactics...

The one practicing with him is the squire of Knight Murray, a small brown-haired man with a childish face. He looks very thin after wearing armor and looks much smaller than Renly.

However, during the fight between the two, the big man was beaten back by the small man. When the two wooden swords collided, Renly was mostly on the defensive and seemed to be in a mess, while the iron armor on his body was hit and banged.

The group of knights watching the excitement around often commented on this, but they didn't laugh at anything. Although Renly was a knight of show, his previous military exploits were enough to make the people around him have a certain degree of recognition of him.

Knight Murray, who was responsible for teaching, was not polite. He would pick out and scold any mistakes.

Renly was happy to accept this.

In addition to the use of the long sword, he also received training every day to master the shield. Compared with the sword, which can be used back and forth, the practice of the shield is completely passive.

In addition, after his riding skills were tested, Knight Murray thought that he didn't need to practice more.

"In terms of riding alone, you are more qualified than most knights, which is rare for people of your age." The knight commented.

Renly just smiled.

Wearing heavy armor and practicing for days, he sweated profusely every day, and his body was full of fatigue, but his spirit was more and more sufficient. Without the troubles brought by leading the team, he felt refreshed by investing in this kind of physical and mental labor.

The knights who watched them practice were also surprised to find that this big man, who was unable to fight back at the attack of the little squire at the beginning, could hold out longer and even fight with the squire in the end.

This progress became more and more obvious day by day, and they had to sigh that the talent of this grassroots knight was really amazing.

The discussion reached its peak during a practice. Renly, who was constantly defending, suddenly used his sword to separate the enemy's long sword after the opponent's attack, and knocked the wooden sword used for practice on the opponent's helmeted forehead with a sound, and then took advantage of the situation to drop the sword and gently knock on the part of his neck where the gap in the armor was exposed, making a dull sound of chain mail collision.

This meant that he had won!

The neat action attracted a lot of cheers, and some people came forward to pat his shoulders cheerfully to show encouragement. Even the little man who practiced with him was sincerely happy for him and came forward to hug him.

Although he was out of breath and exhausted, Renly was also happy because at the moment of his victory, his longsword mastery had reached level 4.

And the other skill he learned on the way, shield blocking, was at level 3.

After laughing for a while, he calmed down and stopped being proud. One victory does not mean everything. Every battle is a new beginning. Even senior knights can hardly guarantee victory in every competition.

Moreover, although these abilities are improving rapidly, it is more difficult to upgrade as you go up. According to Renly's previous experience, levels 1-3 are the easiest to upgrade. Levels 4 and above are very difficult, and the process of 6-7 requires day-to-day hard work to learn.

However, he is not qualified to participate in the Trial of the Seven Sons with his current ability level. At the same time, even if he is qualified, these are secondary.

Because the most important ability of the Trial of the Seven Sons is not the long sword, but the lance charge.

In the history of the Targaryen Dynasty, there have only been two Trials of the Seven Sons, one not long after, and the other more than a hundred years later. Renly does not know much about the current Trial of the Seven Sons, because there are few records about it in books, and most of them are confusing and conflicting.

But he has read the latter trial.

The first thing that the Seven Sons Trial started was the face-to-face lance charge, and if this step was performed well, the winner could basically be decided in one round.

Unfortunately, although he was able to train with a long sword and a shield on the way, he had no chance to practice lance. Although the knights said that the most important thing about lance charge was riding skills rather than spear skills, the most important thing did not mean the only thing. The mastery and familiarity of lances was also a problem that must be faced.

However, Renly had already figured it out, or he found a point that could be used.

The armor of the current era seemed to be significantly different from that of later generations. This difference was not reflected in the defensive ability, but in some auxiliary ability...

Renly thought about this, so during a break after a practice, he asked the young squire who was practicing with him.

"After joining the Warrior's Son, should my armor also be tailor-made?"

"Of course, the armor you are wearing now does not fit you well. It is not conducive to performance in real battles, and the armor of the Warrior's Son is all standard." The other party replied.

Renly then put his mind at ease and devoted himself to the training.

Although Knight Murray claimed at first that he could not accept Renly, he became more relaxed during the days of traveling. Renly was sure that there would be no surprises in his joining the Warrior's Son.

This could be the legacy of the old knight, or it could be his own merit and talent, or of course it could be a combination of the two.

So for him, all he needed to do was to ensure that he could smoothly join the future Trial of the Seven Sons.

He had no idea about this yet, so he could only take it one step at a time, and time passed quickly under the constant travel and training.

Until one gloomy morning, the shadow of King's Landing could be seen faintly.

But after approaching, Renly found that the city seemed to be in great chaos at the moment, and even a war was breaking out.

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