It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

"Little girl, you can be considered a swordsmanship genius. Although your shape has changed slightly, the effect has not regressed. No, with your strength, the effect should be better." He smiled and patted Bai Lin's head. Bai Lin subconsciously wanted to block it with her left hand, but stopped and smiled.

Everyone would be happy to be recognized by others.

The uncle walked to the side of Bai Lin again and looked into the distance. "Well, congratulations on your first taste of our Fiery Iron Forging Technique. I'm sure you're not as cold now. Remember that feeling just now. Next, I will also give you some pointers on how to better change your shape based on the different body structures of women."

"You must soon become a Holy Son who can save the world and stand on his own."

The joy of success made Bai Lin feel some warmth in her heart. She nodded and continued to hold the sword.

"Then, the next move is about to begin—"

-

After this, Bai Lin successfully learned five basic sword forms. With each sword swing, her resistance to the cold grew stronger and stronger. Gradually, she could find the feeling of overwhelming the opponent with her momentum in the blink of an eye.

Lunch was eaten in a tavern in the village. Although Bai Lin's voracious eating surprised the uncle, he just smiled and said, "Even your appetite is like a real warrior."

It was almost dusk. Bai Lin, who had said goodbye to his uncle and told him he had an appointment to have dinner with Katie, was now lying on the bed, feeling a little tired, flipping through a leather-covered manual that looked a little tattered.

This was the "Monster Characteristics Notes" Uncle Leydenhar had lent her. It contained the accumulated experience of successive generations of guards, handwritten and updated every few generations. Although Bai Lin would not officially join the village guards, she could still refer to the manual for consideration—as long as she remembered to return it.

The "Monster Characteristics Notes" has been recorded in the system's "Accessible Information" and can be viewed at any time using the taskbar

As she was flipping through the pages, a longer system prompt appeared before her. She curled her lips, placed the physical book on the cabinet, and opened her taskbar.

Bai Lin was now only wearing her underwear, and her leather armor was hung on a rack next to the tent to dry. She had gained a lot from today's training. Although the process was painful, she was already looking forward to tomorrow's training.

Not only the sword skills, the uncle's instructions are also very interactive and quite interesting.

"Little girl, you seem to be more courageous than those newcomers to the guard team. As a man, I feel ashamed of them."

Of course that’s because I’m also a man at heart, Bai Lin thought with a wry smile.

The author’s birthday is today, I wish myself a happy birthday orz

Chapter 30 Rest

The uncle said a lot of such teasing remarks. He also told me about the main city during his break.

"Although the main city is the safest fortress suitable for human habitation, it is also extremely expensive and is periodically impacted by 'beast tidal waves'. Civilians like us can easily be dragged onto the battlefield and killed. Even the most elite warriors may not survive."

As Leidenhal said this, he shook his head and closed his eyes. His somewhat sad expression was as if he had experienced it himself, and it was extremely real.

Bai Lin, who was only busy shaking his rice spoon and chewing his food nonchalantly, replied, "Well, I won't be going there in the short term anyway."

The uncle also smiled immediately.

"That's right, it would be better if you don't go."

Bai Lin flipped through the monster manual on the taskbar, but found he couldn't remember anything. In the past, he'd been one of those people who'd been writing guides for new areas. While he'd occasionally looked through it, it was always focused on the monsters or traps he'd "face next," jotting down a few random things in a short period of time.

Memorizing a manual of monster characteristics, which numbered at least several hundred, was unrealistic. It was like memorizing chemical formulas—the process was tedious, and even after memorizing them, you still wouldn't know how to apply them in real situations.

"Ah—never mind." Bai Lin turned over and lay on the bed, spreading his arms loosely and looking at the tent wall beside him with lifeless eyes like a salted fish.

At this moment, a sound of light footsteps came into her ears, and the action of lifting the door curtain also let Bai Lin know who came in.

"Eh? Bai Lin is back already?"

Obviously, this sweet and gentle voice could only be Katie's return. Bai Lin seemed to be more energetic all of a sudden, but still didn't want to move. She crawled on the bed.

…My muscles are so sore.

This was also a side effect of the Blazing Iron Forging Technique. When she first started using this sword technique, each use was like strenuous exercise. Although she didn't feel any strong sensations on the frozen ground, she felt like she was about to crack on the way back, and her steps were very heavy.

At this moment, Bai Lin had an idea in his mind, and he immediately opened his throat and cried out with a sobbing voice, "Katie, my body is so sore and painful, wuwuwu..."

"Huh? With Bai Lin's strength, would he be trained like this if he joined the Guard? It seems I have to re-examine myself..." Katie, who was behind Bai Lin, muttered to herself, walked to Bai Lin and put a basket on the cabinet.

After putting down the basket, Bai Lin saw Katie stretching her body curves.

So beautiful——

No, she looks like she's just warming up. What is she going to do?!

After Katie's "warm-up" was halfway through, Bai Lin realized that the word "danger" seemed to be all over his head.

"What are you doing, Katie?"

The best way to get information is to open your mouth and ask. She tried her best to use a pitiful tone as if begging for mercy.

Katie smiled, stopped what she was doing, and slowly walked towards Bai Lin.

"Of course it's a warm-up. Our family's ancestral massage technique is particularly effective in treating aches and pains."

Bai Lin felt a growing sense of unease, her pupils began to shrink, and then she felt a pain she had never felt before when facing the Minotaur.

"what!"

The scream echoed through the street. Unfortunately, they were the only two people on the street now, and Bai Lin's cry for help didn't attract any pedestrians.

After about ten minutes of pressing, Bai Lin successfully became a dead fish. Her eyes were dull, but out of physiological reaction, she still let out a soft cry as Katie moved for the last time.

Katie looked satisfied. She sat on the edge of the bed, pulled her shoulders down, and then touched Bai Lin's back, who was also being massaged. "How is it? Are you feeling better?"

"I'm dying..." Bai Lin replied weakly. A massage might be pleasant for sore muscles, but for a first-time user like Bai Lin, encountering a rough technician right from the start, the pain would be excruciating.

Unbelievably, Bai Lin was also shocked by the strength of Katie's thin arms and legs. After the pain subsided a little, Bai Lin turned over and raised his hands to stretch them.

Hey, it really doesn’t hurt anymore.

"It's like this at first, but after pressing it a few times you get used to it. After that it's like... meow?!!"

When Katie was halfway through her words, she suddenly made a strange noise, and the culprit was naturally Bai Lin's hands that were inserted into her ribs and waist.

Hehehe, revenge is a success. She thought so. After being stabbed, Katie fell on Bai Lin's thigh, leaning to one side, looking itchy and unbearable.

"Bai Lin, what are you doing?" The other party said angrily and helplessly, and it was obvious that he had no intention of blaming him. Bai Lin just grinned with an expression that said, "I am the wicked guy."

Katie pouted angrily. "Really? You've got the energy to mess with me. It must be okay, right? I'll contact the head guard right away and give you an extra lesson."

"No, no, no, I was wrong." Although he knew that the other party would never do that, Bai Lin still smiled and said, "Ahem, how is your magic training going today?"

"Not bad. How about you? You're so tired, you must have gained a lot." Katie said.

"I've learned a lot." Bai Lin seemed to intentionally draw out the end of her words. She sat up and asked, "When are you going to get off my lap, Miss Katie?"

"What's wrong with sleeping on your thigh for a while? Is it so precious? If you dare to touch it again, I will punish you by making you use my knee as a pillow." Katie glared at Bai Lin fiercely and started to do the same. Her expression that seemed to be threatening only made Bai Lin think that "it's so fun to tease her."

"welcome any time."

Bai Lin jumped out of bed after Katie did. All the aches and pains in her body were gone. She had often experienced muscle aches before, but they had never healed so quickly.

"So massage is so effective, it works immediately?"

She looked at her hands in shock, realizing that these hands, which had just felt tired from holding the book, were not her own.

"That's of course because I used magic. I'm the only one who can do this kind of massage." Katie said as she brought the basket and invited Bai Lin to sit on the cushion and start dinner.

Chapter 31 Before Departure

"Is there such a convenient magic?"

"Do you think magic is something complicated? It's meant to make life better." Katie made up what she thought magic was for, picked up the basket, and sat on the cushion.

It's dinner time again, then another night passes, a refreshing morning, a painful training session, and the cycle begins again.

The feeling of working hard and steadily made Bai Lin feel that he was getting stronger step by step. Even if the experience bar didn't grow much, the information such as skills and enemy characteristics was definitely the essence of fighting monsters.

This went on for a whole week. During this week, Bai Lin's mastery of her skills grew, and her swordsmanship became increasingly adept. By the third day, she had stopped taking the cold seriously. Compared to being beaten to death while fighting monsters, the cold wasn't particularly painful.

As she was thinking this, she went to report a week later and was told by the uncle:

"You have learned all my sword techniques. Now it's time to start practicing. First, we need to explore the ice forest and reach the snowy mountains!"

The uncle declared this in a menacing manner. The incident was so sudden that Bai Lin was stunned for a few seconds, and then her eyes were filled with great doubts.

"what???"

-

Then, the uncle brought a complete set of iron armor to Bai Lin, "Here, you have become a disciple. This is your graduation gift. Take it."

The armor didn't look well-polished, not even reflecting light visible to the naked eye; it looked as rough as the stone floor beneath his feet. If he looked closely at the joints, he could even see some protrusions from manufacturing errors, giving the impression that the joints would seize up if he moved them.

Bai Lin used her incredible eyes to doubt this set of iron armor that looked unreliable. Not only did it have many flaws at first glance, but it was even slightly taller than Bai Lin herself, and it didn't fit her well.

...I really wonder where this junk was picked up from.

"And this long sword. Although you may not need it, it has a special attack against monsters. You can try it out occasionally!"

Just like that, Bai Lin was locked outside the guards by Leidenhal, who declared, "I won't see you until you successfully break through the ice forest." Then Bai Lin was forcibly driven away.

Although Bai Lin had learned a lot of useful skills and memorized some of the "Monster Characteristics Manual," theoretically, breaking through a dungeon like the Ice Forest shouldn't be a problem. However, before a real battle, people were always nervous, especially after being surrounded and beaten last time.

Save, high difficulty, death and resurrection, a very standard soul-type. But the problem was that she had run in the ice forest for so long last time and didn't see a save point, which was one of the main reasons why she didn't want to go.

"How can it be so easy to notice just one flower!!!"

She began to miss the eye-catching save points like the bone Buddha, the bonfire, and the parasite. Bai Lin stretched out on the bed, emptying his mind and forming a battle plan in his head.

Forget it, I've been working hard for a week, so I can relax for a morning...

With this thought in mind, Bai Lin closed her eyes and took a nap. When she woke up, it was already noon. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. The first thing she saw was the pile of armor that looked like scrap metal.

...How should I wear this thing?

Oh, by the way, I can get dressed with just one click.

Bai Lin opened his taskbar and said with a half-smile, "That's all the use of your system."

She had traveled to another world, but her cheats hadn't worked, and she had even failed several times. Why hadn't the system in novels that gave out big gift packs to newbies and made them far superior to others come to her? With this unrealistic fantasy, Bai Lin used a one-button change to put on armor and walked to the mirror.

Although it was a full body armor, it wasn't very heavy. She also thought that the Minotaur's attack strength must have been able to reach the effect of a blunt weapon. She always felt clumsy in this iron barrel.

Fortunately, the field of vision is still quite wide. If I don't move my head deliberately, the helmet will not block my view. After stretching my muscles, the problem of joint jamming that I worried about before did not occur. As for what the shortcomings of this set of armor are, Bai Lin can only say:

"ugly."

The iron barrel-like shape perfectly covered every beautiful part of Bai Lin's body. Although I knew that this kind of clothing was suitable for high-defense clothing for strategy, but after finally playing a female character, who wouldn't want to wear beautiful clothes more often?

"Are you coming back at noon today?" Katie's familiar voice reached Bai Lin's ears after the door curtain was lifted.

"It's amazing that you could recognize it was me." Bai Lin covered his face with his right hand, feeling a little pain in his head.

"I want to ask you too, why are you dressed like that? Tell me slowly while we eat."

Katie shook the basket in her hand with a smile on her face. Bai Lin nodded, sat down and took off his helmet.

-

After explaining the whole story, Bai Lin exaggerated how terrifying the monsters were and how excessive the uncle was. Katie just kept smiling and nodding, agreeing with her opinions, and only started to express her own opinions after Bai Lin finished.

"If you're worried about possible danger, you can take me with you. After all, I go to that forest often."

"Hmm—eh? That won't do." Bai Lin came to his senses and thought briefly. If he were in danger, he wouldn't have the energy to protect Katie.

It doesn't matter if I die, but if something happens to her, I would be so ashamed of myself.

"Why not?" Katie looked as if she hadn't expected Bai Lin to refuse. She raised her fist and said, "I'm very strong, okay?"

Seeing her like this, Bai Lin wanted to pat Katie on the head to make her behave, but considering that he had a pair of iron guards, he stopped and used words to persuade her:

"I believe you are very strong, but this is a test given to me by Leidenhal. I still have to rely on myself to pass it."

Katie looked at Bai Lin with a questioning look on her face.

stare--

"You're just complaining about how much Uncle Leightonhal is doing, but that's completely unconvincing. Do you really think I'm a little brat? There's definitely something wrong with such a drastic change of attitude!"

"Ahaha, don't worry so much about these details..."

It’s not a good thing for a child to be too smart!

Chapter 32 Author Announcement

Can you give me a reason not to copy and paste?

Can't I just copy it over after writing it in other software?

Or am I the only one with a bug?

I'm stupid

It’s not that the author doesn’t want to update, it’s just that there is no one to urge him to update so he has become a little lax. After all, he has even thought of the ending.

I saw a lot of new comments today, so I wanted to write some