Chapter 17 (1/2)
Chapter 17: Watch and Learn
Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
Fang Xingjian heaved a sigh of relief. He had not expected the problem of food money to be resolved so easily. With this, he would be able to devote all his energy to sword practice.
As for helping Kyle with the management of the martial school… With his talent in the sword arts, he was not afraid to waste such a little amount of time. After all, there was not much work to be done now that The School of Sword Arts was so run down.
Following this, Fang Xingjian was called by Kyle to the side of the training grounds. Looking at this disciple of his, Kyle was very satisfied.
To him, Fang Xingjian was good in terms of both talent and moral quality. While it was understandable that the rest of the students had stayed silent, he could not help but feel disappointed.
“Xingjian, there aren’t many people in the school now, so there isn’t much work you need to do. Firstly, the food. However, since Aunty Akele has been working as a kitchen helper in The School of Sword Arts for over twenty years, she usually doesn’t make any mistakes. You just need to do a rough check.
“The next thing would be cleaning the place.
“And the organization of the tools, as well as their repair. If things are broken, you can head to the east of the city…
“I’ve kept the spare wooden swords in..
“As for cleaning the toilets, you can get the students to take turns cleaning them up…
“As for the dishes, since Aunty Akele is getting on in her age, you can help her out if she’s unable to manage…”
There were not many things to take care of, but Kyle listed out each issue in detail, and within the wink of an eye, over an hour had already passed.
He smiled and said, “I’ve become more naggy. Alright. I will still return to the school every night. If you have any problems, just ask me in the morning.”
Fang Xingjian nodded and said, “Teacher, please rest assured. I will make sure everything is settled.”
“Mmm.” Kyle took a look at Fang Xingjian, and seeing that he had no intention to leave, he asked, “Is there anything else?”
“Teacher…” Fang Xingjian hesitated for a moment before asking, “I’d like to learn another set of sword techniques…”
Kyle frowned and said, “Learn another set? Xingjian, you are truly talented. But still, you can’t bite off more than what you can chew. You must understand that each person’s energy is limited. Although you’re talented, it would be just your limit to fully master the Eagle Sword Technique, the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique and the Tenauer-Style Body Strengthening Sword Technique within two to three years. If you divert your energy to learning other sword techniques, it will delay your progress.
“You must understand that Ogden and the rest have already spent close to ten years doing tough training, but you’ve only just picked up these three sets of sword techniques.”
Fang Xingjian had expected this, and presented the explanation he had prepared beforehand. “Teacher, I understand. It’s just that I’ve recently run into a bottleneck with these techniques’ training, and the increase in proficiency is lesser and lesser. Therefore, I’d like to take a look at other techniques so that I can draw reference from them, and see if I can gain further progress.”
“Draw reference?” Kyle laughed out loud and said, “With your puny sword skills now, if you were to look at other sword techniques which you hadn’t previously learned, it would only affect your mastery of the sword techniques you already know. It may even put obstacles in the way of your progress.
“Are you having these thoughts after meeting Kaunitz?”
Kyle shook his head. “Don’t compare yourself to him. He is truly a genius, and has received the full nurturing of the Tresia Clan since young. The food expenses spent on him so far could probably be more than enough to last you for ten generations.
“Moreover, he has also fully mastered Tresia’s sword techniques, and has come here only to pursue specialties.”
“Specialties?” asked Fang Xingjian, surprised.
“Mmm. A person’s fighting capacity is dependent on his attributes, skills and specialties. Kaunitz is picking up new sword techniques in order to complete the requirements for ‘Sword Specialist’, namely fully mastering ten sword techniques.”
“I see.”
Realization flashed in Fang Xingjian’s eyes. At the same time, he also understood that he would be unable to convince Kyle, and so he did not insist, but simply nodded in approval. After getting a few pointers from Kyle, he returned to the training grounds.
Thereafter, Kyle waved and called Ogden over to him.
“Ogden, you have now fully mastered all three basic sword techniques and have built a strong base for your muscles and bones. Now, I will impart to you our school’s Nine Yang Divine Sword Technique, Nine Yin Divine Sword Technique and Nine Heavenly Divine Sword Technique.”