Full-Time Wizard: Starting with Harvesting Wheat

"The first move is the one I've practiced the longest and is the most difficult..." Before Perland could finish speaking, Roy already understood—he was referring to the Lv.4 "Spinning Slash" on the panel.

Through thermal sensing, Roy observed a surge of scorching heat erupting from the soles of Perland's feet, rushing up his bones and muscles to his arms, and finally, the heat detached from his body and poured out with a powerful swing of the wooden sword!

Sizzle—!

A deafening explosion, as if tearing the air apart, suddenly rang out. Despite the cool autumn day, a visible heatwave surged up where the sword's blade had passed.

Gerald once mentioned that the mercenary Perland could decapitate five goblins in a single spinning slash, which Roy found exaggerated at the time.

But when he saw the swordsmanship with his own eyes, he realized that Gerald's description was even a bit too conservative.

He had no doubt that even with this wooden sword, Perand could easily sever his neck with a sweeping motion.

What alarmed Roy the most was the data captured by the Eye of True Sight when Perland used Spinning Slash.

【Whirling Slash (Wooden Sword)】

[Ankle: Force angle deviation 0.8 degrees]

[Waist: Rotation range deviation 2 degrees]

[Current action accuracy: 92.3%]

With only two minor deviations from the standard, his level of skill, like Old John's forging, has already reached the realm of a master!

"This is only a level 4 spinning slash... Could it be that higher-level spinning slashes are no longer limited to the standard of the movement?" Roy thought to himself.

At the same time, Perand's sword swung back and smoothly moved to the same position as his starting stance, his waist taut and straight, without the slightest slackening, demonstrating the professionalism of an old mercenary.

"That sword technique you just used is called Whirlwind Slash, it's my oldest companion." Perand's tone was full of nostalgia. "Back then, I was just a clueless little kid. A knight's squire was passing through town and left half a page of his sword technique on my table."

"Even though it was only half a page, and I didn't even know what happened next, through day after day of practice, I eventually..."

As the memories deepened, the straw clippings flying across the wheat field, the scarecrow severed in half, and the wooden sword thrown by the impact intertwined to form the image of his first use of the Spinning Slash.

"Later, when I became a full-fledged squire," Perland continued, "I received another half-page of the Spinning Cleaver. And guess what? I found that the contents were exactly the same as what I had deduced."

"I'm not a swordsmanship genius, but I'm a master of the spinning slash. Once I have the first half of the page, I can naturally deduce the rest of the movements."

Perland spoke casually, but his words before the demonstration clearly indicated the difficulty of this sword technique.

"Not bad. Although there are only a few movements when broken down, they can be connected smoothly..." He shook his head, and in an instant, the roar of tearing air reverberated once again!

Roy stared intently again, and Perland had returned to his initial stance as solid as a rock, as if that fleeting glimpse had never happened.

"The Spinning Slash is a very useful technique. It can be used to instantly cut off an enemy in one-on-one combat. At the same time, if you are surrounded, it can quickly open up an escape route. However, the premise is..." Perland's voice was deep.

"Your strength must be sufficient to cut through the enemy's flesh. Otherwise, your sword will get stuck in the bones and muscles, leading to your defeat."

After Perland's detailed explanation, Roy learned that the most important technique for mastering the Spinning Slash is to use the strength of the whole body, starting from the toes, going straight to the arm, and finally swinging the sword fiercely.

Perland, as a knight's squire, possessed the power of life energy and had long since learned to infuse it into this sword strike. The upward-flowing heat source that Roy had previously perceived with his thermal senses was that mysterious life energy.

The Spinning Slash is undoubtedly the most widely applicable and offensive sword technique, but similarly, it is also extremely difficult.

"Most of the other ten chose this sword technique. To be honest, I admire their thinking quite a bit." Then, Perland immediately changed the subject, "However, failing to master the basic sword techniques that match it and choosing a more difficult sword technique instead is actually a very unwise move."

The mercenary's words were all advising Roy not to learn this move for the time being.

He feared that if Roy learned the Spinning Slash and made no progress for several months, it would dampen his youthful spirit.

"Derok also learned the Whirlwind Slash?"

Perland frowned suddenly, mistakenly thinking that Roy admired Delock and wanted to follow in his footsteps. After observing that there was no look of admiration on his face, he was slightly relieved.

"Yes, he also learned the Whirlwind Slash, so now..."

He shook his head. "He hasn't mastered it yet."

Roy silently made Spinning Slash one of Delock's trump cards. Although he didn't see any relevant data with his True Sight, it was hard to say whether Delock would suddenly have an epiphany before being recruited.

"Next, I will demonstrate the straight thrust."

Perand changed his stance, his feet staggered into a lunge position, the wooden sword close to his forearm, the tip of the sword straight and at shoulder height, his upper body taut like a fully drawn bow.

He still had the energy to speak even in that state.

"The straight thrust is not difficult, and it does not require as much skill as the spinning slash. On the contrary, the straight thrust can only attack one person, and it is only effective when it hits a vital point."

"Therefore, the key to a straight thrust is—precision!"

The next second, Perand slammed his hind leg into the ground, the heat flowing from his leg bone straight into his arm! The wooden sword pierced out with a whooshing sound, striking the trunk of the large tree in the courtyard with precision.

The tree suddenly trembled.

A few leaves, which were already few and far between on the branches, drifted down.

It's clear that Perand's thrust was powerful, but for the tree as a whole, the straight spikes obviously didn't have much of an impact.

Roy immediately understood that this was a killing technique, specifically designed to kill people whose vital parts were exposed. Hmm, perhaps even humanoid creatures could be targeted.

But against muscular giants or wild beasts like boars, a straight thrust can at most only affect their movement.

"I believe you've also noticed that the main purpose of this move was invented is for conflict between humans, that is—war." Perland gave a wry smile. "When I became a squire, I learned this move mainly to obey the lord's orders to go and wipe out mountain bandits."

"You don't know, back in the day, bandits were rampant in Blackwater Territory..."

Hearing that Perland was about to veer off-topic, Roy quickly interrupted:

"Master Perland! Are there any other sword techniques?"

"Hey—you little brat, you really have no manners." Perland's expression hardened slightly. "But Delock said you're an orphan, so I won't blame you for that."

A black line flashed across Roy's forehead.

"The final sword technique is actually the simplest," Perland said. "If the spinning slash is based on slashing, and the straight thrust is based on stabbing, then the foundation of this last move is..."

"Block!"