Innistrad Stunxiang Province.
This place is different from Kagwani, the wealthy province where Serban City is located. It is a high-altitude mountainous area with a large number of rocks mixed in the soil, so it is not suitable for agricultural farming.
However, humans with extremely strong adaptability have developed a unique animal husbandry here.
Large herds of sheep, cattle and horses, driven by shepherds and sheepdogs, graze around the pastures belonging to their own families, mainly relying on various dairy products, dried meat and other foods.
Of course, if a businessman passes by, they will also sell some livestock, leather, dairy products, wool and other commodities in exchange for salt, grain, iron products and other supplies.
In short, the people living in this land seem to be very comfortable, and there are very few monsters around that can threaten life, such as werewolves and undead creatures.
But if you think this is the most livable paradise in the Innistrad plane and space, you are totally wrong.
The reason why Shitunxiang Province is so "safe" is entirely because it is ruled by a more powerful evil force.
In the eyes of the latter, all humans living on this land are "livestock" raised by themselves and are the most important source of food.
For any enemy that threatens their "herd", they will immediately send out manpower to eliminate them mercilessly.
This powerful evil force is none other than the vampires of Innistrad.
By establishing one manor after another, these guys divided the entire Shitunxiang Province into family or private territories, and they could dispose of the humans in their territories at will.
Right now, Zuo Si is in a manor like this, enduring the stormy attack of Sorin Markov, the King of Innistrad.
In the empty hall filled with shelves of various armors and weapons, the latter waved a silver sword, all of which were left behind, and a large number of practical combat skills honed over thousands of years were all merciless.
Use it.
With such fighting power, not to mention Zuo Si, who has never received any melee combat training, even a legendary warrior from Faerûn may not be able to withstand it.
The result was no surprise. After just a few seconds, the weapon in his hand was knocked off with a bang. He knelt down on one knee and gasped for air. Sweat fell to the ground along his forehead and cheeks.<
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"The seventeenth time! It's the seventeenth time you've thrown away the weapon in your hand! How many times have I said, never let the weapon leave your hand at any time." Solin's tone contained strong disdain and dissatisfaction.
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Zuo Si rolled his eyes angrily and retorted: "I'm not a warrior, but a spell caster. I really don't understand why you have to drag me to do this kind of meaningless close combat training."
"Pointless?
No! This is not meaningless!
Remember, planeswalkers are not ordinary spellcasters.
You must do your best to make up for every shortcoming in your body and ensure that you have no flaws that can be exploited by the enemy.
Now pick up your weapon and stand up!
Since you chose me to be your teacher, you must obey my instructions."
After saying that, Solin raised his foot and kicked back the sword that fell on the ground.
"Damn! What I want to learn is obviously the life magic part..." Zuo Si cursed in a low voice.
In desperation, he could only pick up the weapon and assume a defensive posture according to the sword-holding skills taught by the opponent before.
Just a few seconds later, this powerful vampire planeswalker once again used his overwhelming superb swordsmanship to beat Zuo Si back steadily, leaving him without the slightest ability to fight back.
Since Solin is an ancient planeswalker, his physical fitness is even better than Zuo Si's. His strength attribute has reached at least forty points. Every time a weapon collides, a huge sonic boom and impact will erupt, and his agility attribute is super high.
He can easily perform all kinds of incredible actions, and his reaction speed is fast enough to dodge bullets.
In addition, Zuo Si cannot use any magical power, let alone transform into a dragon form, so Zuo Si has almost no way to deal with this "teacher".
At this moment, he truly realized what the words "ancient planeswalker" meant.
Over the course of thousands or even tens of thousands of years, these old guys have already trained themselves to an almost perfect level in all aspects.
Take Sorin Markov for example. Not only is he good at vampire necromancy and blood magic, he can also use the power of sparks to create life, and even awaken the consciousness of a planet. Even his melee combat level is higher than that of legendary warriors.
above the level.
Come and try it soon.]
In particular, the gorgeous and deadly swordsmanship is the best among all the warriors Zuo Si has encountered so far.
When facing an opponent without any obvious flaws, even if one can gain a certain advantage in spell confrontation, it is not easy to defeat him.
And even if defeated, it is almost impossible to kill them all.
This also means that almost all the existing ancient planeswalkers, unless they become impatient and actively seek death, have no power that can easily threaten their lives.
Finally, after an hour-long unilateral ravage, Solin finally ended today's melee combat training, put away his weapon and solemnly warned: "If you are willing to use the concentration and seriousness you use when learning magic, you will be a little different."
Use it in swordsmanship and fighting, and I believe it won't take long to reach the first-class level. Don't underestimate this primitive and ancient skill, because magic may become extremely unstable due to some external factors, but swordsmanship
And fighting skills will never be the same. The more critical the moment, the more it can help you get out of the predicament."
"Maybe you are right. But if magic really becomes extremely unstable due to external factors, I would rather find ways to change and adapt to the new magic environment than waste time on some bullshit swordsmanship."<
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Zuo Si casually threw the scarred training sword to the weapon, his tone full of disdain and disdain for melee combat.
In his view, spellcasters should find ways to use magic to solve all problems and troubles.
If you can't do it, it means your understanding of magic is not deep enough and you don't have enough knowledge.
Solin's theory is as ridiculous as the propaganda in modern society about how lethal martial arts, judo, Muay Thai and other unarmed combat are.
Are those so-called World Mixed Martial Arts Championship champions powerful enough?
As a result, when encountering gangsters, they are not always easily killed with a dagger.
Not to mention that there is an even more powerful "American-style Iai" on top of this.
When the gunshot rings out, no matter what kind of martial arts you practice, you have to lie down obediently.
"Hmph! Sooner or later you will suffer a big loss because of this arrogance."
There is no doubt that Zuo Si's disdainful attitude towards swordsmanship and fighting made Sorin Markov very annoyed, but he was also helpless.
Because he witnessed with his own eyes how this young human planeswalker learned the essence of his own unique life magic in less than two days.
That kind of terrifying learning speed is something that this ancient planeswalker has never seen before in his thousands of years of life.
It is precisely because of this that Solin wants to try to tap Zuo Si's potential, and swordsmanship and fighting skills courses are one of them.
But unfortunately, Zuo Si was obviously full of resistance to this kind of training, disdainful and dismissive, and was not very cooperative from the beginning.
Especially in the attitude towards weapons, there is no trace of the warrior spirit of "the sword is with the man".
Once you find that you are outmatched, you will immediately throw away the weapon decisively or throw it out to delay time.
Obviously, this is the way of thinking of a typical pure spellcaster.
Because only spellcasters will regard the sword in their hands as a prop, rather than as their second life like a warrior.
Although Solin tried to correct it several times, he failed in the end as expected.
After all, everyone who can ignite a spark and become a planeswalker has an extremely strong "self-awareness". If he believes in something, he will never change his attitude easily.
After the fighting training, Zuo Si was led by a servant to the bathroom on the first floor, stripped off his clothes and jumped directly into the hot water to soak in so that the muscles in his upper limbs that had been red and swollen due to the violent collision could quickly relax.
After a while, he began to feel soreness in his arm. He couldn't help but gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Damn Solin! You hit too hard! If it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid it would take just two blows.
He beat me into a bloody mist."
"But it is undeniable that he is indeed an excellent teacher, isn't he?"
The diary piled on the steps with the clothes asked with a smile.
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes, he is indeed a very good teacher. After these few days of study, I have a deeper understanding of the power of sparks, and at the same time I also understand the essence of creating life magic. In addition to every day
Except for the melee combat training, which is a bit annoying, everything else is fine."
"What are you going to do next? Return to Zendikar first, or go to Tarkir with Sorin to participate in the resurrection of the spirit dragon Ugin? Or go to the earth to use the power of the soul well to create your own god?" The diary is full of information.
Asked with interest.
Zuo Si answered bluntly: "Of course it's the last one.
After all, from the moment I prevented the Eldrazi seal from being opened, I have been standing on the opposite side of the old dragon Nico Bolas.
So you have to prepare more trump cards.
To be continued...