Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Chapter 43 Modifying Sword Skills

Lu Meng picked up a piece of wheat cake from the simple earthen oven and placed it on the tray.

This is his breakfast.

The heat is transmitted through the bottom of the plate to the palm of your hand, and you can still feel a warm feeling.

He carefully brought the wheat cake to his mouth and took a bite. The shiny and crispy skin burst open, with a burnt aroma, and the dense inside became more fluffy due to slight fermentation.

It has a unique wheat aroma and sweetness when chewed.

After finishing one pancake, Lu Meng did not rush to get another one. Instead, he picked up the crispy crumbs that missed the plate and ate them in one bite.

This is the essence.

Huo Buyang on the side was also feasting and asked curiously:
"Brother Lu, why are you the first one not to eat stuffed food like this?"

Xiao Huo ate half of the wheat cake in his hand, revealing the finely chopped camel meat filling, and the juice was still steaming.

"This is called 'original flavor'," Lu Meng took out another pancake from the oven, "The first bite you take is to feel the simplest taste of the ingredients themselves, so that when you add other seasonings and side dishes, it will taste better. It’s more fun…”

It's not because I just took the wrong one.

"Yeah, that makes sense." Huo Buyang put down the half-eaten meat pie, picked a pure wheat one from the oven, and ate it while savoring it.

I hope there will be no problems with the child's growth.

Lu Meng happily picked up the new wheat cake and took a big bite, the juice overflowing on his taste buds.

This time it was meat-filled, which was equally delicious and even more satisfying.

It would be nice if there were sesame seeds.

Lu Meng was eager to push further in his heart.

When they came back last night, the dinner Li Liu prepared for them was actually baked wheat pancakes, so even if the pancakes are still as delicious now, they still can't compare to the surprise when they tasted them for the first time yesterday.

Li Liu is also well aware of the little considerations of diners, so he adds small fillings of different flavors while making wheat cakes.

Lu Meng's [Cooking Skills] also improved to level 9 during the learning process, reaching the threshold from "entry" to "basic".

It is said to be a threshold, but in fact, it is enough to practice diligently.

After eating and drinking, Lu Meng started a day of training.

It was morning now, and the sun was not very harsh yet. Only the faint light shone gently on Lu Meng's body, soaking in a trace of warmth.

Lu Meng, who knew that the weather at the hub station was bad, did not immerse himself in this drunken comfort, but found a shaded open space under the eaves to stand.

Within a few hours, the star's rays would pass through the atmosphere, which is unobstructed by clouds and water vapor, turning the ground into an oven.

In short, sun and heat.

He took off his heavy leather robe and wore only a cotton and linen vest on his upper body.

The muscles in the arms and chest make this piece of clothing swell, which is usually not noticeable under the cover of the robe.

Lu Meng took out a linear book, which was the nameless sword technique given to him by the popular little boss Jiaochi Tuo.

Although the paper is old and it is said to be from ancient sword techniques, the handwriting is not original but a copy.

This is also normal. Unless it is the kind of [ancient science book] that Huo Buyang picked up and processed with special plastic sealing technology, few paper products can be completely preserved.

To use an analogy, ancient books from the Song Dynasty that were carved more than 800 years before I was born are already quite precious, and the originals from earlier can be regarded as national treasures.

Lu Meng flipped through a few pages, wrote down the movements and key points above, and closed his eyes to reflect on it in his mind.

Then he stabilized his horse stance and slowly drew his sword.

He followed the description and image instructions on the page and swung the knife.

frown.

Something is subtly wrong.

Then he continued to do a few actions.

"Is it because the movements are not standard?"

He carefully compared the movements on the page to ensure that each step was adjusted in place before starting to practice.

An hour passed.

His body began to sweat, and it was likely that his muscles and nerves had initially memorized these movements.

Shu State's physiological reaction told him: he was getting better.

Lu Meng opened the properties panel.

[Melee skills: Machete 6 (entry level)]

However, there was no change.

Lu Meng is not a person who is eager for success, but his current practice is obviously weird.

He is a person with dual assistance from attribute panel and experience bonus module.

His original [Machete] skill was not very high, just an entry-level skill. It stands to reason that as long as he gets on the right track, he can make rapid progress.

Is the progress a bit slow now?
Mind a move.

In the word column of [Machete], the light screen changes and the project expands:

[Machete] 6 (49/100) - In fact, each skill has a corresponding upgrade progress bar.

It's just that Lu Meng is too familiar with the mechanism and can know the general upgrade progress without opening the detailed interface, so he usually doesn't open it deliberately to take a look.

So that the information is not too cluttered and takes up energy.

But now that he wants to practice this weird sword technique, he needs the accurate display of the panel to assist him.

The design of the "Swordsman" panel is different from that of many games. The "amount" of proficiency required to upgrade does not increase according to the level.

Each level is 100 points.

However, as the level increases, the proficiency multiplier for actions at the previous level will be reduced.

For example, if Lu Meng now causes the same damage to enemies whose actual combat level is lower than his own, the proficiency gained will also be reduced.

In the same way, when you cause damage to an enemy whose actual combat level is higher than your own, the proficiency gained will be greatly increased, speeding up the upgrade.

This is easy to understand:
In the past, Lu Meng could improve his [Strength] attribute without carrying out weight-bearing training.

If Lu Meng still maintains the previous training intensity, he won't even feel tired. He won't be able to stimulate his muscles, and he won't be able to achieve the effect of exercise.

Finally, when the proficiency acquisition speed drops to 0, it means that the skill or attribute has reached the full level.

——In the original version.

Lu Meng stared at the panel while quickly rehearsing the actions he had just memorized.

【Machete】6 (51/100)

From 49 to 51, the proficiency level increased by 2 points.

Lu Meng closed his eyes and meditated, recalling the experience of using a machete in actual combat for more than half a year.

The moment when the sword is drawn, the roar of the wind, and the handover of weapons.

And the feeling of various blades cutting into the human body.

The stickiness when piercing the abdomen, the rolling when the flesh and blood are cut off, the crackling sound when the bones are split...

Lu Meng rearranged his stance and swung the first sword.

He examines this style from the perspective of a warrior, and uses rich practical experience to test its rationality.

He accidentally deflected the knife by an inch.

[Proficiency +3]

【Machete】6(54/100)】

"It's really weird!"

After adjustment, the proficiency gained by swinging a knife will be more than the previous set of practice.

Lu Meng's eyes lit up.

You still have to find the right training posture.

One of the misunderstandings about exercise is to continue training after deforming the movements, just to pursue the number of completed movements, while ignoring the quality of each movement.

The final result is that the correct part cannot be trained because the force exerted is not standard, and the body may even be injured because the force is received in the wrong position.

The same goes for martial arts.

Effort is important, but it is more important to find the right direction, otherwise the more you persist, the more you will end up on the wrong road.

This sword technique manuscript has such a problem.

The moves seem to be precise and easy to master, and it can give people a strong sense of accomplishment when practiced.

But the actual effect is equivalent to psychological comfort.

"Perhaps this is what Jiao Qi wanted to achieve."

Lu Meng sneered.

But knowing this, he still chose to practice this sword technique.

Without him, it's just convenient.

Although the attribute panel does not have the function of actively correcting and improving "skills", he can use the proficiency mechanism to "develop" them.

To him, it didn't matter what kind of practice method he got, it just mattered how long the trial and error process was.

On a smaller scale, for example, when practicing [Cooking Skills], Lu Meng only needs to try out the metaphysical measures such as "a little" and "appropriate amount" during practice, without having to taste the final product, but to find improvements. The fastest feeling of proficiency is complete mastery.

Lu Meng can find the most standard and efficient skill practice movements by himself.

Without the wonderful use of this proficiency mechanism and just relying on the experience bonus module, he would not be able to maintain the upgrade speed and develop his current attributes.

In any case, compared to practicing blindly on your own, there are not many errors and omissions in this free knife technique, and they can be easily fixed.

The first move came naturally. He used the same experience and compared the increase in proficiency on the panel to continue to modify the next moves and perform them one after another.

prick!
cut!
hack!
After a few sets of combos, the jerky and sluggish feeling in the previous movements gradually disappeared.

[Melee skill: machete 6 → 7]

(End of this chapter)