Chapter -12 : To the forest

"It doesn't matter what you do, remember one thing. The most important thing in this world has never been strength. Strength is only to protect the hard-earned things in our hands. To protect what we have and will regret for the rest of our life if lost it. If you remember this thing than you won't regret anything in your life. If you fight then fight for the happiness of your loved ones. If you can't provide them with happiness and feel their life with joy then what's the use of your having strength that is unmatched??" Paul turned his back towards Ryan slightly raised his head and watched the distant sky. At this point he looked a real hidden master of cultivation world just needed some White beard and hair.

"Next I will show you once again how you do it.. if possible try to see the difference between us so that you can get the general idea of what it is that you are lacking." Paul once again raised his sword with no hesitation after that, without waiting for answer.

He saw that Paul, this time was performing each and every movement in extremely slow motion and Ryan also didn't have much distraction at this time,he focused his eyes on how Paul performs this time around...

"If you practice a sword, you have to use your whole body otherwise it will be no difference from last time. You have to control your whole body with one thought. In a fight even a second is most important. You will never get a second chance, if you made a single slip in a fight. Concentrate every movement use you wrist, shoulders, waist and leg steps. Control the amount of strength at each point where it is needed." Ryan watched without blinking. He wanted to remember every details of what he just saw. Just know he had a feeling that Paul was performing a art. Each and every movement was fascinating.

"This is most basic in sword play. Everyone does this but later as they understand more and more, do they develop their own skills that they deem suitable. Practicing like this also helps in concentrating your wandering thoughts. Now you can start, you have to do this regularly untill you are proficient in it.

Paul felt that this much was enough for Ryan to understand many things for now. He has been teaching him for so long and new that Ryan will know the meaning of everything he told him right now. So he didn't pay attention to Ryan after that and started practicing a little further from Ryan.

As he has expected, Ryan really didn't have any questions after he saw every little move that Paul showed him.

Ryan raised his sword and did exactly the same as Paul told him, which resulted in his falling to the ground. No one can perfect new things just by looking at it. When you just see something, you will feel that it's too easy for you but when you actually start doing it, then the real deep information you understand that how much the other person should have been doing, how much hardwork it would have taken for him to do those things, to make it look so simple.

Ryan started his lessons of learning sword like this. Day by day, he practiced continuously and regularly for hours to perfect himself.

Like this few months passed by. In this period of time Ryan just did three things and they were exercise, exercise and exercise. He knew that without putting efforts in something, you will never get favourable results, so don't wait for miracles to happen and just begin with hardwork. Even if you fail, you will feel sad but will never regret it.

Ryan has practiced low- level healing magic because of the intense pain he felt each time after he exercises and learn swordplay. His body is now extremely flexible and he doesn't feel much even after hours of hardwork anymore.

"I heard you are addicted to magic and sword, and made huge progress in both, is that right?" In the garden, currently Andrew and Ryan sat inside the hut drinking tea opposite to each other. Ryan had a book in his hands, when Andrew's call came he put it away and looked at him.

"It's not addicted, it's called gaining knowledge." Ryan defended himself.

"Hehehe.. yes gaining knowledge, gaining knowledge." Andrew laughed heartly and jokingly repeated after Ryan.

"I got some reports on the matter of, increase in monsters but this is normal in this area but problem is that they are in groups, which means there is some powerful monster who can make other mindless monsters to have such behaviour. I will go and see if I can find that one. Want to use your gained knowledge with me??" Andrew has talked about this case with Jenny and Lamina, they said that everything depends on Ryan to agree or not. Although they knew the results of doing such thing, Ryan has to experience this sooner or later.

"You are going alone??" Ryan didn't answer him immediately but asked again to confirm with Andrew. Because of such habit of his, Andrew and Jenny sometimes felt , as if Ryan really was a child. Which was actually normal. Who would expect their child to behave like a adult boy?? but still they were happy even after that. They felt relieved that their son was sensible.

"I alone am enough, for this case. You haven't seen me in real fight, of course you don't know my strength. We can stand at the top in this scheming nobility, do you think, such thing is possible without personal strength?"

"Then okay, I will go too. I haven't seen any so called monsters since I heard about them. Also I heard most of the people say that there are many creatures in this forest.. if you are going too than, it will be a good experience."

Ryan readily agreed to these. He had thought of this things many times. In the knew world, he wanted to see what kind of monsters are there.

In this world most of the things in the homes of a person are made using monster parts which are highly durable and tough. Swords and other weapons are also made by this thing, magic metal are not something that can be available for anyone to use, because of which bones of monsters are used as material to make this things and many other objects have uses of such raw material.

Guild and associations also has task posted to collect raw materials as per the need their client requests.

Knowing that he will have chance to see monsters, Ryan didn't want to give it up like this.

Andrew watched Ryan who had a happy smile on his face and sighed secretly. In his opinion, Ryan was still a child who hasn't seen the world so he was this eager, about which he was right. Ryan was still just a child in knowing about new things. Andrew shook his head and said

"Prepare whatever you want to take with you, I heard from your mother that now you are able to cast low-level space-dimension magic and also you can cast this magic in no time, from this I can understand that you have high control on magic. Today I will give you chance, show me your skills. Don't disappoint me." Andrew with serious expression looked at Ryan. He loved his son but when it comes to teaching him something, he was never the type of person who spoils because of excessive feelings.

Being Duke for so many years has taught him many lessons.

After that Andrew dismissed Ryan. Ryan, after leaving first came to the store room where different types of weapons were placed. He came here this time because he wanted a suitable sword to carry with himself. He could use magic but still wanted to give it a try. Although he has practiced with sword, he never engaged in real combat with anyone seriously.

After choosing a sword that fit his needs he put it into his dimension space and also found another which he tied around his waist.

In these mansion there are so many things available which are priceless into outside world. Any of such things, if taken out for occasion, will fetch for millions of gold coins.

Over the time, from the moment he mastered his control on low level space-dimension magic, he developed a habit to place things in his dimension space, so there are too many things there because of which he doesn't need many things to prepare for.

After he was done preparing, Ryan again came to the garden where Andrew was.

"Father, I have prepared everything. When are we leaving??"

"Since you are this impatient than let's leave right away. We won't be taking any carriage or horses with us so you can start running, I will be around you."

In terms of experience, Andrew can't be beaten so Ryan didn't say much and left mansion and started running towards the forest.