Amber Sword-Chapter 603: Act 50 Underground King (1)(1 update, seeking support)_2
"What is this?" Princess Griffeyn picked up the report written on parchment and glanced at it. She frowned, then placed her hand on a crystal fragment the size of a fist beside her.
The crystal immediately lit up, then images appeared on its surface.
Upon closer inspection, it was a record of the Knight Tournament from a few days ago. But the figure shown was that of a young girl. Princess Griffeyn recognized her as Frey, and she was momentarily stunned, then played it back again.
Princess Griffeyn raised her head, a trace of curiosity flashing in her eyes: "Is there a problem?"
"Swordsmanship," Nimesis replied.
"Swordsmanship?"
"That young girl’s swordsmanship has some issues," this time it was Ou Fawei’s response.
"Isn’t she Everton’s daughter? What problems could there be?" The girl questioned.
Nimesis nodded. She took out a bell and shook it. As the bell rang, the door outside opened in response, and a young knight dressed in chest armor and cloaked in red with white fur trim stepped in to inquire:
"What are your orders, Lady Nimesis?"
"Attack me!" The female knight ordered concisely.
The knight was slightly startled but didn’t ask more. Instead, he stepped back, drew his sword, and faced her. As an Imperial Guard Knight, he possessed Gold level strength and his moves were swift and precise. However, Nimesis simply took a step back to avoid his first strike—
The girl sidestepped and closed the distance, drawing her sword halfway and pressing it against his shoulder and neck. She leaned forward, putting pressure on him with the sword, forcing him to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Nimesis had her sword half-drawn and perfectly positioned at the knight’s neck, while the knight sat on the ground in defeat.
"Nimesis, your swordsmanship has improved again," the Half-Elf girl said with shining eyes.
But the Kingdom Knight sitting on the ground was not discouraged at all. He took Nimesis’ extended hand to stand up and bowed his head in apology: "Sorry to disappoint you!"
Nimesis had always served as the Guard Knight Captain to Princess Griffith Corcovado Odefis. Though she wasn’t entirely within the same system, she could also command the Imperial Guards—she was practically half of their superior.
Despite some dissenting voices, most of the young knights in the order both respected and admired their female superior.
Jealousy aside, this female knight had long earned a notorious reputation.
Nimesis nodded and sheathed her sword before responding to Princess Griffeyn: "This is military swordsmanship, a technique developed to end battles quickly."
The silver-haired girl pondered for a moment and said: "I recall that our country’s military swordsmanship isn’t quite like this."
"Because it’s modified," Ou Fawei answered, "This swordsmanship is an improved version of military swordsmanship, emphasizing strategy over technique. Its core principle is to incapacitate the enemy in the simplest way—"
The minister pointed to his neck, waist, and the bends of his arms and thighs, "Usually to kill, but there are other methods as well. However, without long-term battlefield experience, one cannot master this swordsmanship."
The Princess fell into contemplation. She placed her hand back on the crystal and replayed the images, focusing on the latter part of Frey’s final strike:
"Are you referring to this?"
The female knight nodded.
"I’ve observed this after Miss Nimesis pointed it out to me," Ou Fawei replied, "The girl’s technique of disarming was purely improvisational, but the subsequent move carried the essence of military swordsmanship!"
The Half-Elf Princess frowned, but soon her expression relaxed, revealing interest.
"You said this swordsmanship requires prolonged battlefield experience, but she lacks that. She was merely a militia member in Buqi, participating in the war with Madara for only a few days."
"Yes."
"But there is another possibility," Ou Fawei said, lowering his head, "A veteran."
"You mean someone taught her. Madden?" Griffeyn asked.
"No, I had someone investigate this old guard captain. He is quite capable and has experienced the November War, but he is just an ordinary old soldier."
"Indeed, his other student doesn’t know this swordsmanship either," the Princess nodded, referring to Breson.
There was, however, another possibility: Frey might be a genius who didn’t need long-term accumulation to comprehend swordsmanship. But considering her capabilities, this possibility was naturally set aside.
"Who could it be?" The Half-Elf girl wondered, "She does not know many people."
"There might be someone outside our sight, Princess."
Princess Griffeyn immediately reacted, a peculiar light flashing in her silver eyes: "Are you referring to him?"
Ou Fawei nodded.
The Half-Elf Princess quickly calmed down: "But he is also just a young man. Unless someone taught him." She turned her head: "Can you find out more about him?"
She suddenly realized that she felt a mixed anticipation when asking this question—was it to uncover this matter or to know more about the person? Or perhaps both, but even the Princess didn’t know for sure.
"Unless we return to Buqi."
"No information from those who escaped Buqi?"
"They barely know him," Nimesis interjected, "I even had someone privately ask Breson, but he said he didn’t know."
"He said he didn’t know," Princess Griffeyn thought for a moment, "not that he’s unsure?"
Nimesis nodded, indicating she too felt something odd but had no further clues.
"Let’s set it aside for now," the Princess inserted her fingers into her silver hair, tidying the silver ring behind her: "Let’s return to the matter at hand. Can this swordsmanship be popularized?"
"That young girl can’t. Miss Nimesis observed her for a while; she has only a superficial understanding of it," Ou Fawei shook his head.
"Unless you can find him," the girl looked up and asked: "Right?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Both of them nodded.
The Princess looked at the female knight: "Nimesis, can you not replicate this swordsmanship? You are one of the few swordsmanship geniuses in the kingdom, is there really no way?" she asked.
Nimesis appeared to be deep in thought. When she came to: "I’ll try my best, but don’t have high hopes. I am not a warrior."
"Hmm?"
"I mean, without battlefield experience, it’s difficult to replicate this swordsmanship," the female knight answered plainly.
"I understand. I will have Lord Ou Fawei assist you, gathering a few veterans of the November War to discuss this together—"
Princess Griffeyn added after some thought: "In the upcoming time, apart from preparing for the Ambeser trip, spend more focus on this matter—I truly see potential in this swordsmanship’s spread, so I entrust this to you two!"
"Understood, Your Majesty."
"Understood," Nimesis also nodded slightly.
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