I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 47 Is this really not just a beating?
Qili no longer remembered how the battle between Teacher Tanes and Mr. Bernal ended. He only knew that he could no longer see the figures of the two until the sound of swords clashing suddenly stopped, and one of the knight's greatswords flew out and rolled to the lush ground.

Who won?

Qili quickly looked over and found that Teacher Tanes and Bernal's figures overlapped with each other. He didn't know whose weapon was knocked down.

Tanes and Bernal did not let the spectators wait for long and soon separated. Tanes still held the knight's sword in his hand, but Bernal had no weapon in his hand.

"The winner has been decided! King Tanes of Elden has defeated the quasi-king Bernard! Let us cheer for His Majesty Tanes, and let us also applaud Lord Bernard for his courage in challenging the King of Elden!"

Neferi Lu shouted loudly, bringing the duel to an end.

Fili and Qili immediately clapped their hands excitedly and cheered for this wonderful performance.

The golden people watching followed suit and cheered, while the elves clapped their hands gracefully.

Bernard did not show any anger or displeasure, but rather satisfaction with this exhilarating battle.

His only complaint was probably his ninth defeat to Tanes. He sighed, "I didn't expect you to even know the Bloody Knight's Hound Footwork. I thought you, a master of magic, wouldn't be good at close combat. I miscalculated."

Because of Bernal's misjudgment, he thought Tanes could not deal with his close attack, so he slightly relaxed his vigilance from behind. As a result, the opponent seized the opportunity and came from behind him in an instant using the hound step.

Although Bernard reacted quickly and blocked Tanes's attack with the knight's sword behind him, his strength had already left and new strength had not yet emerged. The hand that did not have time to swing the sword was hit by Tanes who had planned it in advance, and the hilt of the sword slipped out of his hand.

Tanes put away his knight's greatsword, smiled modestly, and said, "I was just trying to learn various styles to relieve my boredom. In terms of swordsmanship alone, I'm indeed slightly inferior to you. You simply lost to the unknown. Besides, you still have your [World-Eating Scepter], don't you?"

Bernard shook his head and said self-deprecatingly, "A true enemy on the battlefield wouldn't reveal their true identity. I lost, and I lost. It's simply because I wasn't as skilled as you. There's no need to make excuses. Besides, this is my ninth defeat by you. It has nothing to do with the World-Devouring Scepter."

At this time, the crowd around gradually dispersed. Nepheli Lu picked up the knight's sword that fell on the ground and walked over to return it to Tanes.

Tanes took it and weighed it for a few seconds before inserting the knight's sword into the scabbard and handing it to Bernard: "I still prefer the way you look when you use the sword, Bernard."

Bernard took the knight's broadsword and slung it on his back, replying, "My witch also likes the way I swing my sword... Never mind, let's not talk about this nonsense. Aren't you going to send those two dwarves who still won't leave over here?"

After being reminded by Bernard, Tanes noticed that Fili and Qili were still staying where they were and did not leave like the other onlookers.

So he waved to the two of them and asked them to come over.

Fili gently pushed Qili's back and asked him to follow him. The two dwarves came in front of Tanes and Benar together, raised their heads and looked at them with admiration.

Tanes said to Fili and Kili, "I believe Neferi Lu has already introduced you. This is the combat instructor I found for you. You have just witnessed his strength. Even if you can only learn 10% of his skills, it will be enough for Thorin to look at you with new eyes."

This is also the reason why Tanes did not use magic to fight Bernal. Allowing Bernal to fully demonstrate his swordsmanship is also one of Tanes's purposes in this duel.

Moreover, when Tanes dueled with Bernal, he also understood why Neferi Lu recommended him as the teacher of Fili and Kili.

Because although Nepheli Lu herself is good at fighting and the weapon she uses is the battle axe that the dwarves like to use, she does not use prayer in battle.

If it was to teach dwarves like Dwalin who couldn't use prayers, Neferi Lu felt that there was no problem in teaching them herself. Even if she was not good at verbal instruction, she could make up for it with actual combat.

But when she heard that the dwarves Tanes asked her to teach were Fili and Kili, she immediately thought that these two dwarves had learned prayer systematically from Tanes.

It would be a waste of Fili and Kili's talents if they were simply asked to learn axemanship from him instead of teaching them how to incorporate prayer into their respective fighting styles.

At this time, Fili and Qili also bowed to Bernard and shouted in unison: "Teacher Bernard!"

Bernal raised his hand and touched his chin, then walked over and pressed hard on the shoulders of Fili and Qili several times.

Fili and Qili felt a strange force coming from their shoulders, as if trying to push them down. They subconsciously exerted force with their legs and feet, but only shook their bodies slightly.
"Well, very strong bodies. I can feel that you two have been exercising seriously." Bernard let go of his hands, which was considered to have ended a small test. He evaluated his two new students. At least the first impression he made was not bad.

If Fili and Kili had just been pinned to the ground by him, Bernal would have to think about how to train the stability of the two dwarves' lower bodies.

Tanes smiled and said, "I've already said that I trust the dwarves' control of their body balance. Your little trick just now wouldn't be difficult for Fili and Kili."

Bernard glanced at Tanes and said, "How I teach my apprentice is my business. Don't bother me."

Tanes shrugged and then asked, "By the way, do you still have your Red Dewdrop Holy Grail bottle with you?"

Bernal took out an exquisite transparent bottle from somewhere, which was filled with red liquid. The liquid flashed a golden light from time to time.

Tanes finally nodded. "Then I have no problem. Just remember to feed them the drops of grace in the bottle in time. If you need to replenish them, just leave them in the courtyard of the Golden Tree for half an hour. As long as nothing happens to them, you can teach them any other way."

Bernard put away the Red Dew Drop Holy Grail bottle and replied, "I understand."

Fili and Kili blinked together. The dwarf brothers were still in the dark and didn't understand what the conversation between Tanes and Benar meant.

Bernard waved to Tanes and said, "I'm free now anyway, so why not start teaching now? If you have time, please help me and my new apprentices find a quiet, spacious courtyard with few people around. If you have something to do, go ahead and get busy."

"Then come with me. The military training ground in Stonewell City is quite suitable."

Tanes didn't care what Bernal said, because he knew that Bernal was actually eager to pass on his fighting skills. Bernal was always so enthusiastic in this regard.

Tanes brought them to the area where the homeless knights and exiled soldiers lived in Stonewell City with ease. The two exiled soldiers on guard, wrapped in dark red cloaks, saluted Tanes and Nepheli Lu respectively, and took the initiative to move the barricades at the main gate for them.

After they went in, Nepheli Lu separated from Tanes and others and went to another training ground. She went to check the training situation of the exiled soldiers.

After all, Nepheli Lu is now the Storm King, and the exile soldiers are the army directly under her name. They are not like the previous King Greg's army, which was just commanded by Tanes.

Tanes took the remaining three people to a relatively secluded training ground and stopped.

The afternoon sun shines through the clouds and falls on the field.

In the armory nearby, armor and swords were neatly arranged, shining with a cold light.

Tanes gave Fili and Kili an encouraging look and said, "Fili, Kili, keep going! Bernal is a very good teacher. He also taught me. I look forward to the day when you will graduate."

Fili replied very politely, "We won't embarrass you, Mr. Tanes."

Qili said confidently, "That's right, Mr. Tanes! Fili and I will definitely work hard to learn combat techniques!"

Bernal couldn't help but smile when he heard the dwarf brothers' voices full of energy and enthusiasm.

Tanes nodded and said, "Well, I'll arrange for someone to prepare a room for you to rest."

But before he left, he stopped and looked at Bernard's smiling face, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he warned Bernard, "Don't scare Fili and Kili. Be more restrained."

"I know, I know. Don't worry. Remember to prepare some meat for their dinner," Bernard said. Tanes left with peace of mind after seeing Bernard nod.

Why did Mr. Tanes say that Mr. Bernal would scare us?

Fili and Kili looked at each other.

Bernard clapped his hands, drawing Fili and Qili's attention to himself. A bright smile appeared on his old face, and he seemed to have become several years younger.

He laughed and said, "Alright, without further ado, let's get started! Now it's time for combat skills instruction!"

Why does it feel like Teacher Bernal has suddenly become a different person and has become so excited?
Fili thought to himself and whispered to Kili, "Do you feel anything is wrong?"

Qili looked over with a confused expression: "Huh?"

"It's okay." When Philip saw his brother's appearance, he immediately realized that he could not rely on him.

So Fili suppressed the uneasiness that was rising in his heart and waited with Qili for Bernal's next move.

Bernard looked the dwarves up and down with a smile and said, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Bernard..."

Fili and Kili also immediately gave their names.

"Fili, at your service."

"Kili, at your service as well."

Bernard, however, smiled and raised his hand, interrupting, "Wait a minute, I know you two are excited about learning combat techniques, but I'm still talking!"

Wait, it seems like you're the one who's excited! And this is probably what you'd call "hyper-excited," right? Even your body is swaying with joy!
Fili looked at Bernard in surprise, but Qili was slow to react and showed an apologetic expression.

He felt that he really shouldn't interrupt Bernard while he was talking.

Bernal seemed to realize that he was too excited, so he calmed down and cooled down.

He took off the knight's greatsword hanging from his back, resting the scabbard against the ground, and continued, "I only know how to wield a sword. I have devoted all my energy to combat. Therefore, I really want to pass on my combat skills to people like Tanes."

Then Bernal smiled and looked down at Fili and Kili: "But it's not bad to pass it on to you."

Fili blinked, trying to steer the conversation in the right direction, and asked, "So when do we start learning combat skills?"

Bernard laughed heartily upon hearing this. He walked towards the armory on the training ground, rummaging through the weapons, and said loudly, "Okay! So, where do we start?"

He seemed to be unable to find a suitable weapon in the armory, so he walked back, but Bernal seemed to have made up his mind.

So he looked at his dwarf brothers, patted his chest, and the beast armor made a crisp sound. He said, "Fili, Qili, you two come and beat me up and see."

"what?"

Fili and Qili were both stunned. They didn't expect Bernal to say such a thing.

Bernard didn't pick up the knight's broadsword stuck in the ground. Instead, he crossed his arms in front of his chest in a defensive stance and said, "Don't worry, I won't fight back. Just attack me, don't be polite!"

Fili hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded with his brother Qili and said, "Then we won't be polite!"

The two of them rushed towards Bernal. Because Bernal did not use the knight's sword, Fili and Qili did not take out their weapons, but raised their fists.

Bernal stood motionless, his eyes fixed on the two dwarves rushing towards him.

Due to his height, Fili came behind Qili halfway through the sprint, and Qili also jumped to a height higher than Bernal with the help of Fili, and then landed a punch.

A gleam of light flashed in Bernal's eyes, and then his whole body shook violently.

"Boom!"

But the scene that Qili imagined of Bernard blocking his fist did not appear. Instead, the fist actually hit Bernard's right cheek with a dull sound.

However, Bernal's body did not move, even his head did not shake. It seemed that he had taken a solid blow from Qili with all his strength.

Fili, who was behind Qili, immediately widened his eyes and covered his mouth. Qili also fell to the ground and rolled to Fili's side, then stood up with the same surprised expression on his face.

Fili said in a low and hurried voice: "Why did you really punch Mr. Bernal in the face!?"

Qili's eyes were innocent and bewildered. "I thought he would block it."

Fili whispered again, "But you used too much force. Look, your fist is red. I bet you knocked out a few of Mr. Bernard's teeth."

Qili didn't dare to speak now, and looked at Bernard nervously.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I did it on purpose!" Bernard's laughter attracted the attention of the dwarf brothers again.

Fili quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Mr. Bernal, we were too rude."

Bernal said, "I told you, it was intentional. Look carefully at my face and see where I was hit."

Fili and Qili looked over and saw that the place where Bernal had been hit hard by Qili was only slightly red. It looked like the damage was not as severe as Qili's own fist.

Fili instantly turned his head to look at Qili: "Were you not strong enough just now? Or didn't you eat enough?"

Qili glared back in dissatisfaction: "I ate two more pieces of cheese than you at lunch! And do you want me to push harder or not?"

It was obvious that both Fili and Qili understood that the injury on Bernal's face should not be so minor.

Bernard raised his hand and gently touched his right cheek, grinning and saying, "That was the combat skill [Patience]."

Fili and Kili couldn't help but speak at the same time: "Patience!?"

Then, Fili asked in disbelief, "Patience? Can that really be considered a combat skill?"

Qili nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes. This seems to be no different from simply being beaten."

　PS: Bernal's personality is based on his personality in the official comic "The Road to the Golden Tree", the kind that gets excited as long as combat skills are taught.

　　Special thanks to Elune for the Qidian coins reward. It was so much that it scared the kids. I kneel down to you (a tough guy sheds tears)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)