27. Expert Advice

Rowan grasped the hilt of the sword cautiously "Draw the sword?"

Old Zorro shook his head and stabbed Rowan with his wooden crutch.

Rowan subconsciously drew his sword to block.

But the wooden crutch had a gentle force, and it miraculously 'slid' the swift sword away.

At the first encounter, Rowan's weapon was knocked away.

Rowan, who maintained his stance but had his hands empty, was stunned.

Even if his swordsmanship is average, he shouldn't be killed instantly.

Thinking of old Zorro's incredible power, Rowan mentally linked Zorro with martial arts novels.

'If I treat this as a martial arts novel, it suddenly seems normal.'

Rowan took a breath. "What do you want to do? Humiliate me?"

"Help you get revenge." Old Zorro said simply

Rowan picked up the Swift Sword and softly said "No need, I won't lose."

"Yeah, you only lost to an old guy." Old Zorro said as he laughed, "What's your name?"

"Rowan."

Apart from his identity, his name, appearance and body are all his.

Not quite role-playing...

'Virtual game' is good this way, it won't cause identity confusion and lead to mentaI disorder.

There is also another mode if you want to fully experience it, but Rowan plans to wait until after the second round.

"Rowan."

Old Zorro said "There is a proverb in Catalonia, Spain, 'When you want to learn, the master will appear in front of you."

"I will teach you advanced swordsmanship, how to kill your enemy and still be alive to kiss your lover, celebrate with dancing and wine... As long as you study hard, you will be able to kill that man and achieve your revenge."

"Why are you helping me?" Rowan asked

"because..."

The old man seemed to see what happened more than 20 years ago. Old Zorro raised the pendent and said, "Because you helped me a long time ago."

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Somewhere in a cave.

This is Zorro's secret base.

It was a nice place with lots of air, but Rowan didn't like it very much.

Black mask, training ground, fencing practice...

This combination is so subtle.

Rowan inexplicably thought of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and some dark and deep world.

Fortunately, this fencing is not that fencing.

Zorro did not use a heavy sword for fencing, but a swift sword and a side sword.

The Swift Sword is suitable for 1v1, while the Side Sword is more suitable for one- on-many.

The two look similar, and their similar appearance makes them look similar to an amateur, just like the WWII rifles are all similar to the 98k, but there are still big differences in the details.

The side sword has a blade, which allows for a bit of chopping and slashing.

Although the swift sword also has a blade, it is not used for chopping, but to prevent the enemy from directly grasping the sword with his hands.

Spanish soldiers in the 17th century did not carry a rapier with them, and generally chose a side sword.

There was no personal danger in Zorro's secret base, so Rowan followed the "old man" for special training with peace of mind.

Rowan had previously thought that t he swordsmanship of old Zorro Don Diego De La Vega was very similar to martial arts.

It is indeed very unscientific, but it still has some theoretical basis.

In terms of weapon differences, the heaviest of the three major types of fencing swords, the Epee, does not exceed 770 grams.

The swift sword and the side sword weigh far more than 770 grams, and many even exceed 1000 grams.

The weight may not seem to be much different, but the impact is huge.

Taking mobile phones as an example, a 200g mobile phone is very light, but a 300g mobile phone will feel like a brick.

The difference between the two is only 100g.

A swift sword weighing more than 1000g means that the fingers are not enough to complete many fencing moves.

Also, because the swift sword is heavy and more difficult to control, a rash attack is likely to be deflected and counterattacked by the opponent.

Given the weight of the swift sword, it would be extremely difficult to handle it in time, so both sides would mostly exchange swords for a long time, changing sides to find the right angle and position, trying to control the opponent's sword and attack the opponent.

The handguard of a swift sword usually has a cross guard, which makes it easier to control the opponent's sword than the handguard of a fencing sword. This involves a lot of diagonal attack routes, which is not feasible in fencing because the sword path of fencing is a straight narrow channel.

Essentially, this is a one-on-one sword play in which the whole person appears to be hunched over, with the torso distanced from the opponent's sword to increase safety.

If you hit your opponent, he may fight back desperately, so controlling the opponent's sword and preventing yourself from being injured or killed is of utmost importanсе.

The core is actually the art of controlling the attack distance.

Whether it is a cold weapon or a hot weapon, the most basic and important performance indicator is the attack distance.

When the environment, hardware and other conditions are the same, the one who can hit far is invincible.

Old Zoro Don Diego De La Vega knew this well.

Back when he was Zorro, he often had to face off against a large group of enemies. Over time, the concept he formed was distance.

Keep your distance, make the enemy Iose their ability to resist as quickly as possible, and then face the next enemy.

It is complicated or not. The positioning is differentiated, turning one-on-many into multiple one-on-ones. Controlling the distance is equivalent to countless duels.

It's neither easy nor difficult. It requires insight, positioning, and the ability to quickly eliminate enemies... If there is even one shortcoming, it won't be possible.

But as long as there are no shortcomings, it may seem like walking on a tightrope and dancing on the scythe of the Grim Reaper, but because you firmly control the safe distance, there is actually no danger at all.

Coming across a firearm is another matter.

In addition to swordsmanship, Old Zorro also teaches footwork. Coordinate footwork with swordplay, and run and jump to shake off enemies or p ursuers in complex terrain.

In Rowan's opinion, this is about 70% similar to the urban hunting technique of Al Simmons, the Spawn and Sean Trice.

There's nothing strange about this.

Developing tools is a natural ability of Homoerectus.

When faced with similar environments and similar needs, similar 'tools' will naturally be developed.

In the past, there were bows and arrows from ancient times, and now there are fist and kick techniques that are very similar.

Both focus on pursuit and escape in complex environments, so it makes sense for Zorro, Super Agent and the super fighter Sean Trice to develop similar running and jumping techniques, of course infront of Zorro and Al Simmons, the super fighter Sean Trice is one level below.

With a solid foundation and a strong learning ability, Rowan naturally learns very quickly.

Get advice from an expert - get humiliated - become stronger and defeat the expert.

This montage training process didn't take long.

Rowan knew that the copy had to go to the next stage.

As expected, after his first victory over Don Diego De La Vega, the old Zorro took him to town.

"Arre! Arre!"

Spanish.

The sound of thundering horse hooves.

The two turned their heads and saw a group of cavalry driving several horses into the city.

Just a glance, Rowan and Old Zorro both stared at one of the horses.

It has large, expressive eyes, a long, straight profile, delicate lips, flared nostrils and chiseled cheeks.

The head and neck are gracefully arched, the body is elegant and the figure is handsome.

The horse's long and powerful limbs stamped the ground, its back rose and fell, and its strong muscles formed nearly perfect black curves on its body as it ran. It's soft hair and ponytail fluttered in the air like a silk dress on a beauty blown by the wind.

Trample!

The cavalry moved from left to right. The two people's eyes also moved from left to right.

Until the cavalry disappeared around the corner.

Old Zorro was intoxicated by the horse and said "The best black Andalusian horse, so beautiful."

Rowan removed the wooden stick from his mouth and nodded in approval "I saw the horse of my dreams. It looks a lot like your Tornado."

Old Zorro smiled and said "One breed, but each has its own charm."

"This black Andalusian has better curves and my Tornado has a more perky butt. I like a big butt, it's very comfortable to ride."

"You have good taste, old man. I also like big butts, but I like long legs more. Having both butts and legs makes you feel more powerful when you thrust."