If you want to improve your martial arts level, basic skills are the basis and premise of everything, and it is also the part that Hanmodom lacks the most. However, Hanmodom always wants to win with one blow, and he thinks that the longer he delays, the more likely he will fail.

"I will also know the dazzling trick you said, but I won't teach you. That kind of technology is used instantly to seize the initiative in a specific battlefield situation. The actual conditions for use are very harsh. If you don't use it well, you will die." Dagon persuaded: "You should change your wrong perception, that is, killing the enemy quickly is the victory. No, the longer you live on the battlefield and keep making contributions, that is the victory."

“What should I do?”

"Don't worry, roast the fire and relieve sweat. I know you feel hot, but now the weather is cold. After taking off your armor, your body cannot cool down quickly, otherwise it will be damaged." Dagon pressed Hanmodom on the stool and added a handful of crushed firewood to the peat-lit stove. Let the flame rise first and the temperature rise. "Bak it and think you are a mushroom potato."

The fire was red, and the jumping flames gave people a sense of comfort and safety. Hanmodom took the wooden cup handed over by Dagon with both hands, which was filled with thick ale wine provided by the college cafeteria. This ale wine has a strong taste and is full of grains. It is both a drink and a pleasure to chew. It is mixed with many fermented oat grains, and more liquid used to brew dry noodles when living in the wild.

"This is not delicious." Hanmodom frowned at the suspicious layer of foam on the drink.

"It can quickly replenish your energy, I think it tastes pretty good." Dagon took off his armor, put them on the rack and hung them first, and waited for Hanmodom to turn around before cleaning up. He also took a cup for himself, sat on the other side of the stove with both hands, and said while drinking: "You can serve drinks in the canteen delivery. The same price is the most affordable."

"I usually drink Elf's fruit wine, especially those with high degrees, which can give me a good night's sleep. But you can drink this too, I won't waste it." Hanmodom looked at the cup again, thinking that this was not poison anyway, so I could drink it.

Sometimes, the tongue doesn't know what you need, but the stomach and intestines won't deceive people. After taking a few sips, Hanmodum felt much more relaxed and comfortable in his body. The heat from the thick ale wine from the inside out and from the outside of the stove formed a clamp, just like massage his body, and there was a sense of comfort everywhere. He is now beginning to understand the benefits of Dagon asking him to do this.

"Dagon, can we continue to say it? What should I do next?"

"The most difficult thing to do in battle is defense rather than offense. As long as you want to fight for life, there are so-called unique skills that make you try one-to-one. Defense means being prepared to deal with all situations and striving for a long-term battle. The difficulty will definitely be higher and requires longer practice."

When Hanmodom heard this, he became anxious. "No! The exam will be at the end of the year soon, I can't wait!"

"There is also a trick to defend, that is, prepare a suitable set of heavy armor." Dagon said: "Today I listened carefully to the battle scenes you mentioned. In fact, you can't catch up with the elf shooter even if you wear light armor, right?"

Although reluctant, Hanmodom has to admit: "They are too flexible, elusive, and often move their positions. If they can't catch up, none of us can catch up."

"Then don't chase." Dagon said: "Working a pursuit battle with the elves in the woods is a self-inflicted effort. It will only waste your energy, and then cause the defensive ability to decline and be defeated by the elves seized the opportunity. Then why don't you change your thinking and not fight with them at all, or even try to dial their arrows, just block them with armor."

"Can this work? The elves' arrows are very powerful! You also looked at their bows, and that's really amazing, isn't it?"

"If we have to go deep into the forest on the battlefield, when facing the tactics of the elves, this method can only be used to alleviate, not to solve the problem." Dagon said: "But in the competition, don't care about their bows. Anyway, the arrows are not used to shoot armor, especially heavy armor."

"Uh...you may not know, the invigilator will judge the kill when he sees the hit."

"If he replaces it with a real arrow, he will not shoot people. At most, he will be stuck on the heavy armor, and the arrow will scratch the skin. If you put a chain armor under the heavy armor, you will have stronger protection ability. If it really doesn't work, take the tower shield and implement the fortress tactics, and advance layer by layer regardless of anything else. If the elf only shoots arrows, then his best result will be a draw." Dagon said: "You tied with everyone, don't you pass the exam?"

"At least pass?" Hanmodom suddenly became interested and said, "There are some heavy armors in the student equipment office, many of which were gifts given by the dwarf lord to celebrate the opening of the academy. They have been accumulated for many years. Wait, just replace the heavy armor and take the tower shield to ensure passing? Just cheat by relying on simulated weapons that cannot hurt people? Isn't this too simple?"

"It's not simple, there are some things to pay attention to," said Dagon. "First of all, you have to choose a good helmet, especially covering the face. You have to make a special mask, thick enough, with a breathing hole downward, and only two small holes left in the eyes, which must be smaller than the tip of the arrow."

"Well, then I can't see anything?"

"No." Dagon looked around, took a piece of parchment paper, stabbed a small eye with the steel needle in the armor maintenance tool, and then put it close to Hanmodome's face. "The small hole is close to the eyes, and you will find that the line of sight is basically unaffected, and you can still see a lot. Because it is necessary to be close and the thickness must be guaranteed, the facial armor must make this shape on the part of the eyes."

Dargon flipped over the parchment paper and picked up a charcoal pen to draw the picture on it. The face armor itself should be thick and a raised nose bridge is needed to protect the downward open breathing hole. The eye socket should be dug out on the face armor, and first ensure that it can form a conical field of view to observe the battlefield. This is essential. Then, the eye socket cannot become a guide groove leading to the eyeball, but should remove the arrow shot to the side of the face as far as possible. Therefore, it is not a regular cone, but a shape that starts from the bridge of the nose toward the side of the cheek.

"There needs to be a cover here. Don't worry, this is the edge of the blind spot, and as long as you adapt, it will not affect your vision. With this bulge, the arrow shot from the front will be bounced outwards, and this initial lateral deviation will be strengthened by the shape of the eye socket and continue to be guided out." Dagon said: "It's roughly like this. It can't be said that it can avoid arrows 100%, but it is always useful. And the elves can't be so accurate that they can always aim at your eyes to shoot. If you are such a shooter, you have to admit that he is powerful and you can't lose."

"This... this is such a great design!" Hanmodom put down the thick wine glass that had already reached the bottom, took the parchment with both hands, and said excitedly: "If the face is not hit by an arrow, the armor in other places will be easy to deal with, and everything will be easy to deal with!"

"Pay attention to the protection of the neck, especially the back of the neck, the armpits, the back of the knees, and the ankles... When you pick up armor, I will go to the equipment office with you to advise you. The design of this facial armor also needs to be explained carefully to the craftsmen."

"Great, thank you." Hanmodom said: "There is enough armor in the equipment office, and the new one needs to be made is just a mask. It's time to go. Dagon, do you have such masks? If you take them over, it will save the craftsmen's time."

Dagon shook his head and told the truth: "I don't have such a mask, and I have never seen it, I just heard of it. My father had seen such armor on the battlefield of the Infinite Maze. At that time, I thought the design was very thoughtful and wrote it down. My design has been improved and I used some physics knowledge. The specific size will be calculated at that time."

"It turns out that I haven't gone through actual combat?"

"It's okay, the arrows don't really hurt anyway. The design of this mask is to make the examiner speechless." Dagon said: "It's all for this, just to prevent the elves from directly betraying you! You even have to have the courage to let him shoot with real arrows. In short, you can't spoil the elves, and use their pride to drag the battle into a draw."

"Yeah!" Hanmodom nodded vigorously, and for the first time I felt that there was really hope of passing the exam.

"If you want to adapt to heavy armor, you must have enough weight-bearing ability. During this period, you must strengthen weight-bearing training, and you have a weight chain tied to your body every day. Isn't there a lot of martial arts competition? No matter what you do, even if you squat on the toilet, you cannot reduce the weight-bearing. And you must stand, squat and don't lie down. The main weight should... Forget it, I will also give you a demonstration."

"Thank you very much," said Hanmodom. "Facial armor, heavy armor and counterweight training. By the way, why not wear heavy armor every day? Isn't that the best way to adapt?"

"I don't know what the elves will react after seeing it, so it's better to hide it." Dagon said: "Don't be too happy, this is just the first step. You can't let the elves win easily with bows and arrows. When they find that the model arrows are invalid for the armor, the next step is the second step."

"If the elves think it's a draw, then accept it without saying a word. After all, your physical energy will be more than them. But the elves have always been proud and will not easily recognize the tie. Moreover, they also have melee martial arts." Dagon continued: "The elves are very agile and will try to attack in the gaps in your armor, so they have to use light blade or spike weapons."

"Yes, yes, it's impossible to use a machete!" Hanmodom nodded vigorously.

"If they use a long-handled axe or a heavy hammer, you will be in danger." Dagon said: "I have never heard of elves using maces, so you can grab the length advantage in melee. Don't need much, just practice three moves: back, thrust, and stab! The weapon is one: short spear."

“Shouldn’t it be a spear?”
Chapter completed!