Volume 1 Chapter 40 — A Small Town (1/2)

Chapter 40 — A Small Town

Translator: SaltyTank

Editor: AyaSnow

The merchant squad arrived at a sot its na in the nearby river, and it had flourished for a period of tirains That did not last forever though, and the town began to decline when the gold mines located upstream were completely excavated and abandoned

Before the merchant squad reached and entered the town, alarms could be heard from within,and horse personnel After the horseranted access to the tohile people asked theht

In towns relatively far from the city, people would often sell their products to travelling merchants for a lower price, and the merchants would then resell the products in the city for profit The townsmen would also buy some products from the merchants and sell theo past Typicaldue to the dangers of travelling afar; only uards—the Northernwith, for exaetic today, perhaps because she had been staying still and quiet when travelling in the cart As soon as they reached the town, the young girl hopped off the cart and looked around curiously The headhere for the day, and he was free to walk around as long as they returned to the inn near the East Gate by nightfall

The entire toas protected by a sturdy wooden wall The as built with two layers of solid logs, each roughly twenty centimeters in diameter Both ends were sharpened so one end could be eround, while the other prevented intruders fro the wall, approximately one hundred meters apart from one another, that could be accessed with ladders Two thick and heavy gates were located in the East and West walls,the small town look like a small fortress The nolls and bandits; the walls stopped theht-shi+ft guards were stationed at the archer towers to prevent the brother, look!” Vivian happily said

She was looking around when nearby shouts got her attention Getting curious, Vivian tugged Soran's arm and had hiThe twoht!” The ed man shouted, then said, ”When an enemy attacks from this side, you have to use your shi+eld like this

”Look carefully Keep your ar attacks That way you can eratedthe shi+eld The weapon which can deal fatal attacks is the sword, not the shi+eld You only have to make the opponent lose their balance with a shi+eld bash and stab hi seriously The s ere observing thehtly and was sent flying by a shi+eld bash

”This is the second thing I want you to learn Never get distracted in battle Get up and continue”

The young ot back up on his feet with a deternited his co edopponent while blocking and parrying the inco attacks ”Look carefully Your shi+eld isn’t your only defense You have to learn how to use your weapon for defense as well

”Hacking attacks travel vertically If you can't dodge or use your shi+eld, you have to block the inco attack with your sword Just like this!”

Thestrike with his sword, then charged at the young man and rammed him with his shoulder

”shi+elds and swords are not your only weapons either Your body is a weapon in itself”

Such a relentless and harsh trainingout froan to pay close attention to the training session

The s but did not pay them much heed and continued, ”If soe instead of blocking the attack Stabs are hard to block, but they can be easily avoided with simple movements

”However, stabs are often used as the start of a chain of attacks Pay close attention to your opponent’s shoulders when you try to read their moves They will have toout their pohen using different type of attacks, and by reading their subtleto do Just like this”

Thestab and twisted his waist, sending a counterattack at the attacker's wrist The wooden sword dropped onto the ground, and the discouraged youngweapon

The ed man looked up to the sky and slowly said, ”Let's end the day here You have lots to learn if you want to becoth in battle is si for death”

He wiped the sweat off his face with the sleeves of his shi+rt, glanced at the curved sword hanging froue's waist, and said in a stern voice, ”Foreigner, I'm the captain of the militia stationed here The city doesn't reject outsiders, but we don't especially welcouys either Don't even try to cause trouble in the city” 【Intiave off an oppressive feeling even though his expression was neutral