book of old days

Chapter 64 An Ordinary Day

When Sean woke up in bed the next morning, it was almost noon.

Sean didn't realize this right away, because the sky outside the window was very gloomy, and it looked as if it was still dawn. It wasn't until he picked up the pocket watch by the bed and took a look, that he was surprised to discover this.

Every time the summoning ceremony ends, he has to catch up on sleep, which makes his work and rest schedule a bit disordered.

He obviously slept a few hours earlier before departure last night, but he still slept for a full seven hours this time. Calculated in this way, he needs to sleep for more than ten hours a day, which is a bit unreasonable, perhaps after absorbing the memory The reason why the spirit loss needs to be restored.

He quickly decided not to waste any more time on the bed and got out of bed.

It was a bit cold in the room, Sean looked out the window, the sky was covered with light gray clouds, it looked like it was going to snow soon.

He was a little worried, if heavy snow covered the bone burial ground, he would be in trouble if he wanted to summon the undead.

Why don't they dig up more bones and stock up on Wednesday before it snows?

This kind of thinking seems a bit weird, but it is the most realistic choice. Sean has a premonition that as his research on summoning gradually deepens in the future, he may do many weird things.

After getting dressed, he came to the living room, Sean washed his face, and started to make today's breakfast. While cooking porridge, Sean noticed the wine bottle on the shelf in the storage room. Fortunately, he didn't have that kind of desire in his heart. The urge to drink.

I wanted to fry two more bird eggs (they picked up a lot in the woods these days on Wednesday), but after thinking about it, I gave up. Oatmeal is good enough to drink, so there is no need to be too extravagant.

While drinking porridge, I thought about today's itinerary.

He is planning to go to Nordforsen again today. The bear meat should have been smoked. It's time to bring it back as a food reserve. The custom-made tomahawk is also going to be received. By the way, I will teach Ragnar a lesson. Well, it just so happens that two-handed sword skills also need to be proficient.

If there is still time, he is going to find someone to inquire about the past of that war and some things about the ancient Nord gods.

He quickly sorted out the things to do in a day, and made a plan in his heart.

After breakfast, he habitually prepares to throw the plate into the wooden basin until there is enough to wash it, or simply let the dwarf goblin do it for him (generally he doesn't like letting the dwarf goblin touch his eating guy, but occasionally he doesn't want to move will be an exception).

However, after hesitating for a moment, he didn't do this. Instead, he carefully cleaned every piece of tableware, dried it with a linen cloth, and placed it in the wooden cupboard by category.

In the past, when doing these trivial tasks, he was always impatient and rushed, but today he is surprisingly patient, and even enjoys this simple and ordinary work.

After finishing all this, Sean was ready to leave. Before going out, he asked the dwarves to chop more wood. This winter will need a lot of fuel. He had already chopped some when he was bored, but it is always better to have more supplies Well.

After repeatedly telling them to pay attention to safety and not to run around in the woods, Xiao En went out.

He was still a bit vigilant, and he didn't know what special hobbies this Alvie would have. If some kind of impulse popped up in his heart, he had to pay attention.

Glancing at his pocket watch, at 12:35, he should have three hours and 3 minutes before dark.

27 minutes later, Sean came to Nordforsen, Ragnar's home.

When he walked into the yard, Ragnar was sharpening an ax when he saw Sean's figure and nodded at him.

"Ah, John, you came just in time, how about looking at this thing?"

As Ragnar said, he threw the two-handed battle ax to him. Sean took it over and looked at it. The handle of the ax was made of oak, which was very strong and had a slight curvature, making it easy to hold with both hands. It hadn't been polished much, so It's a bit rough, but there are no burrs. Sean thinks it's not bad. This kind of handle has more friction and is less likely to drop.

The ax blade is polished very smooth. The ax blade is very wide. In theory, the wider the ax blade, the less armor-piercing ability, but as long as the strength is enough, there is no problem. Besides, there are almost no enemies wearing armor in this era, so it doesn't matter. , and the wide blade can maximize the killing area.

The blade of the ax has already been sharpened, but it is not particularly sharp. This kind of heavy weapon usually uses weight and inertia to tear apart the enemy, and does not pursue sharpness too much.

There is also a sharp spike on the back of the axe, which Sean specially instructed, it can be used to pierce armor and hook.

He turned the wheel against the air, feeling unusually smooth.

"Haha, well done, it's perfect."

"As long as you are satisfied." Ragnar said as he prepared to extinguish the stove.

But Sean said: "Don't worry, I still want to order another weapon, a two-handed sword with an open front edge, it needs to be four feet long and two inches wide...I have written the specifications, here it is."

Ragnar shook his head at the note Sean handed over, "I can't do this, it's time-consuming, I'm not a full-time blacksmith, I still have a lot of work to do, go to Rennes' blacksmith shop Let's see—but by the way, do you know how to use two-handed swords?"

"I understand." Sean said with a smile.

Ragnar didn't believe it. It's amazing to be proficient in one combat skill. He didn't believe that the grade in front of him and the Breton people he looked like could be so versatile.

Sean saw what Ragnar was thinking, and smiled slightly, "Why don't you practice?"

"Practice, practice!"

Ragnar was also unambiguous, and reached out to get the weapon, but hesitated for a moment, but the bruise on his shoulder reminded him, and then picked up a wooden guy next to him, "Let's use wood this time."

Xiao En didn't care, he picked a long wooden stick as a two-handed sword, tested the center of gravity, and used it to make do with it.

Ragnar took a shield as usual, but Sean didn't. The two-handed sword is a two-handed weapon and cannot match a shield. Generally speaking, two-handed swords are not heavy weapons and are not very good at breaking shields, but as long as the skills are good enough, it will be fine. .

The two opened up their posture, confronted each other for a while, and then started fighting.

Two-handed swords rarely appear in wars. The biggest problem is that you can't tell the enemy from yourself. If you fight in a melee, it is easy to accidentally injure the friendly army, and you don't dare to use it round.

But in this kind of one-on-one heads-up, there is no problem.

Sean held his long sword high, and the blade was always aimed at Ragnar's face. Every slash was fierce and deadly, forcing Ragnar to keep raising his shield to defend. A long weapon means greater centrifugal force, and the power of slashing with full force will It is very fierce, but it also means greater openings, so unless it can force the opponent back or kill the opponent, it cannot be used lightly. Instead, it often threatens the enemy's vital points with small picks, stabs, and cuts. .

The wooden stick kept dangling in front of his eyes. If it was a real sword, it would be even more terrifying, but even so, Ragnar was already frightened.

He felt that the opponent's wooden stick seemed to be alive, and he couldn't defend against it. His biggest advantage was that the long sword couldn't break the shield, and the two-handed sword was only effective in the front half, so he had to get closer...

Although he doesn't know how to use two-handed swords, after playing around for a few rounds, he also saw the advantages and disadvantages of two-handed weapons. After another block, Ragnar suddenly launched a strong attack, raised his shield and charged, trying to get close to Sean Win by strength.

With a wave of Sean's wooden stick, it smashed firmly on the shield. Ragnar slammed the wooden stick away with a loud roar, and at the same time approached Sean with the middle door exposed. , the two-handed sword could not be waved at all.

Sean turned sideways abruptly, holding the middle part of the wooden stick with one hand, fending off Ragnar's axe, and then passed along the momentum, pressing the top of the wooden stick against Ragnar's chest like a short spear forward.

"you lose!"

"I didn't lose." Ragnar said unconvinced.

"No, you have already lost. If I had a sword in my hand, the blade would have pierced your neck."

"No, if you are holding a sword, your hand is useless."

Xiao En smiled slightly, the middle part of the two-handed sword is not open, don't you know?

In fact, not all the two-handed swords had a sharp edge in the middle, but the one used by Alvie was indeed of this style.

Ragnar was speechless, "Come again."

"No, I have something to do today, next time." Sean made a gesture to leave.

"I'll help you build a two-handed sword."

Sean chuckled, thinking that this is not too bad.

(End of this chapter)