The independent courtyard was spacious, and the house was big enough for two people to live in without worrying about disturbing each other. Outside the courtyard was the beach, which was enough for Elvin and Gary to play around, whether it was training or actual combat.
What Elvin was most satisfied with was that there was a small independent attic at the top of the house. Opening a small door would lead to a balcony covered with creepers. It was lush and quiet in the midst of noise and had a different kind of elegance.
He intended to transform this place into his own pharmacy. While being a trainee Knight, Elvin was also an excellent pharmacist. He could make many auxiliary potions on his own.
Moreover, the elderly landlord and his wife lived next door with their grandson. They could help take care of the house when they were drifting at sea, so the house would not be abandoned.
"Not bad, Gary. What do you think?"
"Hehehe, I'm fine with anything." Gary who had already made up his mind to live in the house naturally had no objections.
"Then let's prepare the contract." Elvin clapped his hands and finally decided on his future residence.
Subsequently, both parties signed a lease contract with the help of the clerk. According to the rent of one silver bull per month, the two officially settled down in Gabred.
The rent of one silver bull was borne by Elvin, while Gary was responsible for the labor, cleaning the courtyard, and purchasing daily necessities. Each had their own division of labor, so they did not completely take advantage of Elvin.
According to Elvin's understanding, the monthly salary of an ordinary sailor in the Third Fleet was about three silver bulls, which was equivalent to one gold lion. Elvin's monthly salary as a probationary officer was five silver bulls. One silver bull was equivalent to one hundred copper Fordes. In terms of purchasing power, one copper Forde could buy two barley bread, which was a staple food.
For the crew, they could only rely on their monthly salary to survive, and it was impossible for them to spend extravagantly. But for the officers, they had a generous loot distribution system.
The captain alone got a quarter, and the officers on the ship got a quarter. Of course, the actual operation was not so simple and crude, but the officers did have a lot of extra income.
Then again, if there were not enough benefits, how could they attract people to join the navy and let them risk their lives in the dangerous sea?
It was also impossible for the Faletis Kingdom to become the most powerful sea power in the Tulip Alliance in just a generation.
After declining the landlord and his wife's invitation for dinner, the two of them found a restaurant and ordered a lot of vegetables to satisfy their oily stomachs.
Back in his hometown, Gary often ate potatoes for a month straight, so he didn't think it was a big deal to have no vegetables to eat. However, Elvin was different. He kept the habits from his previous life and tried his best to ensure that his nutrition was balanced.
There was a shortage of fresh vegetables after going out to sea. It was fine for a short cruise like the Silver Wing, but it would be a big problem if there was a lack of supplies for future long-distance voyages.
Although the humans in this world were much stronger than in his previous world due to the mysterious factors, diseases such as scurvy still existed. Due to the limited medical conditions, it would be fatal if one fell ill at sea.
It could be said that the loss of personnel at sea, especially during long-distance voyages, was more serious than the loss of personnel due to non-combat losses caused by diseases.
Therefore, before returning to his residence, Elvin took a detour and went to the market. He found several kinds of beans that looked most like soybeans and mung beans in his previous life and ordered a big bag of each.
He was going to try to grow a very common dish in his previous life. If he succeeded, not to mention whether it would benefit the sailors, his stomach would suffer less.
Moreover, the kingdom had always had a decree to reward the invention of advanced navigation technology. If he could achieve the expected goal, he might gain both fame and fortune.
The two of them had no friends in this city. As a 15-year-old young man from a small town, he had never had a chance to experience the city's bright lights. For the next two days of vacation, they stayed at home and played with iron.
The beach next to the house was their ready-made training ground.
Elvin had been insisting on the breathing method, weight bearing, diving, and swordsmanship in Leopold. Most of the training subjects could be met by this training ground. Now the two of them promoted each other, so the effect was even better.
After a great battle with the sea monsters and a few more sea monster feasts, Elvin found that his physical fitness had changed again.
Name: Elvin Galliot
Gender: Male
Military Rank: Warrant Officer (Silver Wing of the Third Fleet of the Kingdom of Faletis)
Professional Rank: Peak Trainee Knight
Attributes: Constitution 0.91 + 0.02
Strength 0.88 + 0.01
Agility 0.93
Intelligence 0.9
Skills: (omitted)
Constitution increased by 0.02, strength also increased by 0.01.
He had thought that he had reached his limit, but he did not expect that after leaving Leopold, plus the recruit training period of only three months, his progress was not slower than when he was a junior Knight Trainee.
Was fighting the shortcut to progress as an Extraordinaire on the Knight's path?
Elvin was a little tempted. He decided to ask Uncle Gör for a try when he returned to the ship. Elvin thought that Uncle Gör would not refuse such a request.
In fact, in addition to Elvin's outstanding talent, with the help of the Data Analyzing Vision, he could get the best result every time he exercised. From the age of eight to the age of fifteen, his body had laid a solid foundation.
After leaving Leopold, he had experienced several perfect real battles. Like a forging hammer, Elvin, a piece of iron embryo, was forged into fine steel little by little, which made Elvin feel that he had made rapid progress during this period.
In addition, with the continuous one-on-one guidance from Elvin, Gary's constitution finally broke through the innate value of 0.7, and he took the first step to improve his physical fitness in the Knight's training method.
Speaking of the innate aptitude of a Knight, to some extent, Gary might be better than Elvin.
After all, a guy who could reach the late stage of a Knight Trainee only by natural growth was really terrifying. It was a pity that he had not received any guidance since childhood. If he had Elvin's learning conditions, maybe he would have been an official Knight by now.
.....
After an uneventful vacation, the two returned to the Silver Wing and resumed the cruise mission.
In the middle, Elvin took the initiative to find the captain and asked for real battle training.
As expected, Gör agreed without hesitation. As the captain, Gör was not that busy during non-combat time, and there was no entertainment on the ship. Therefore, it was exactly what he wanted to train Elvin.
The training ground was not on the deck. After all, even Elvin was a little superhuman who had reached the limit of mortals, let alone Gör, a genuine Transcendent Knight. If they were allowed to train on the deck, their destructive power would be too great.
The training ground was also easy to solve.
After putting down several lifeboats and tying them together with ropes, they formed a "training ground" that was big enough for the two of them to move freely. Even if they made mistakes, they would not hurt others.
"Elvin, use all your means and attack me with all your strength." Gör was still in his neat and tidy military uniform. He held a long sword in his hand as he stood at the front of a lifeboat and said calmly.
Although he felt that he was being underestimated, Elvin knew that Uncle Gör had the right to say such words. He did not dare to be careless. He silently drew his sword and got into an aggressive stance.
At this stage, the lethality of a real sword and a training sword was not much different. In order to give Elvin enough pressure, Gör directly requested to train with a real sword.
The gap between them was too big, and he was confident that he could control the situation.
Clank —!
Sparks flew in all directions as Elven, who had initiated the attack, was sent flying. He turned around in the air and used a lifeboat as leverage to jump up again amidst the splashing water.
He raised his sword with both hands and performed a powerful "Jumping Slash".
Clank —!
However, he was still caught by Gör single-handedly and sent him flying with a sword block.
In fact, Elvin's current attack style was very different from his agility-oriented sword style. That was because he wanted to improve his physical fitness and not his moves. This kind of head-on battle style was more beneficial for him to experience the Knight's level of strength and feel the subtle changes in physical combat.
Gör did not agree or disagree with Elvin's attack style. He only suppressed his strength to Elvin's limit and gave him real and powerful feedback.
The rest was up to Elvin to experience on his own.
In fact, in the process of transforming his own attributes, the list that appeared in front of Elvin was only the result after the data analysis had stabilized.
During the training process, it would provide feedback on the results of the training. Even if the numbers after the decimal point could not be displayed, Elvin could still feel the trend of the changes.
0.93+
0.93+...
"It's effective!" Elvin was secretly happy. In the past, real battles were mostly life and death battles. He did not have the energy to pay attention to the subtle changes. Now that he was in an absolutely safe environment, Elvin finally discovered the secret of the changes in his physical fitness.
His physical fitness was like a wooden bucket that was constantly filled with snow. It seemed to be full, but in fact, it could still hold a lot more if he pressed it harder. The action of "pressing it down" could not be done by himself. He had to rely on external forces, and Uncle Gör happened to be the best leverage point.
Elvin used the data analysis to verify his conjecture and was even more relaxed. He tried to compress his bucket of snow to the limit in the shortest time possible. Presumably, that would be the moment when he would turn into ice and complete the Transcendent transformation!
Clank, clank, clank …
Now was not the time to cherish his sword. Elvin's moves were a lot more straightforward. He had abandoned all the unnecessary movements and the elegance of White Sail's swordsmanship. All that was left was an even more intense head-on clash!
Even the style of his swordsmanship gradually changed from the White Sail Swordsmanship to the Faletis Army Saber Technique, desperately squeezing out his stamina and potential.
"Hah —"
Bang —
He was sent flying.
"Again!"
"Again!"
“.....”
Just like that, Elvin's fulfilling sailing life began.
Usually, he would still learn how to control the sail and various practical sailing skills on the ship. When Gör was free, he would pester him for actual combat training.
Gör keenly sensed that Elvin had reached a certain critical point. The real peak of the apprentice period was almost right in front of him. He put down some unimportant work and took time to spend with Elvin on the "training ground" that was located in the small space.
He did his best to help him complete the final preparations before the transformation. Elvin's physical fitness and swordsmanship level rapidly improved with the help of Gör, the "golden sparring partner".
Elvin felt that he was very close to the limit …
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