NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10: Flying Slash and System Limitations
Do what you say.
Gawain activated the badge ability again. When he focused his gaze on himself, the familiar light blue screen appeared before his eyes again:
[Name: Gawain]
[Potential: silver]
[Rating: Iron; a leader among the small fish, but still a small fish with untapped potential.]
"Silver level potential?"
"My physique has been raised to level 5, and the Equilibrium attribute has been awakened, making my body undergo a transformation."
"Even the silver-level potential may be the result of this transformation, but this still needs to be verified in the future."
"And the potential of this body, even if it is developed to its limit, is only silver level?"
"Furthermore, what are the methods to improve potential?"
After some fruitless thinking, Gawain looked down, his eyes fell on the ratings, and murmured: "Iron, a leader among the small fish..."
"That means my current combat power is already at a critical point. If I go one step further, can I reach the Bronze level?"
"The main task at the moment is to get familiar with my body."
Thinking of this, Gawain closed the system interface, walked out of the captain's room, and came to the deck.
Now, it was late at night, and the sea breeze brought cool breezes.
The pirates who were originally lying on the deck to rest have also returned to the cabin.
Gawain slowly drew out the long sword from his waist and began to swing it according to the sword moves he had learned from memory.
Clang! Clang!Clang!
…
Silver light flickered on the deck, and the sound of something breaking through the air could be heard from time to time.
Gawain's sword was moving faster and faster.
What his predecessor learned was the most orthodox knight swordsmanship. There were no fancy sword moves, but each move was extremely moderate and peaceful, and the foundation he laid was extremely solid.
But in Gawain's hands, it became something else.
Sharp and swift, abandoning all complicated techniques and changes, relying on super-fast sword-drawing speed to go straight forward, pursuing the most extreme lethality, it is a sword technique born for killing!
The benefits brought by the swiftness are not only reflected in the speed of attack but also in the significant improvement of Gawain's own movement and nerve reaction speed.
With his previous body, he couldn't even fully utilize the effect of his speed.
But now that his physique has also been raised to level 5, the situation is different.
The basic stat has almost doubled, which is fully capable of withstanding this kind of explosion, not to mention that Gawain also has the bonus of the Equilibrium.
The simultaneous growth of his physique, strength, and agility allowed his body to enter a state of perfect balance.
Every attribute can be used to its fullest extent, and the burden on the body is almost zero.
"My judgment was correct!"
"Physique, agility, and strength complement each other. To fully exert their effects, only when the three are synchronized can it reach the most perfect state!"
Amidst the sky filled with sword light.
Gawain's eyes became brighter, and as he practiced each move, he felt a sense of comfort. It seemed that every cell in his body felt extremely excited.
The power in his body is surging endlessly!
Finally…
Whoosh!
As Gawain swung his sword, a silver-white light flew out of his hand and cut off the guardrail of the warship. The remaining force did not decrease and flew all the way to dozens of meters away before slowly dissipating.
"Flying slash?!"
Looking at the smooth cut on the guardrail, Gawain couldn't suppress the excitement in his eyes.
"In other words, these common skills of swordsmen can really be learned without system entries?!"
"Luckily, I chose swiftness. After all, the other two skills can be mastered by myself through hard practice."
Gawain secretly thanked his luck and calmed down to continue practicing his swordsmanship.
As he became more familiar with his body, his swordsmanship became more fierce and swift.
In the end, only sound on the deck could be heard, but nothing could be seen.
Everyone was awakened by the noise on the deck. Seeing the flashing silver light on the deck, they couldn't help swallowing.
"So fast!"
"That is the flying slash that only a swordsman can master!"
"I have only seen this kind of ability a few times!"
They looked at each other and saw an unconcealable awe in each other's eyes.
Who else but Captain Gawain has such strength on board?
… … ...
"Huh!"
After exhaling a breath of hot air, Gawain ended his training, and then he discovered that the sun had risen in the sky.
He worked all night without stopping and was sweating all over, with his clothes all soaked.
But his body did not feel tired at all. On the contrary, during such high-intensity training, he only felt that the strength in his body was constantly surging.
It was as if something sleeping in this body was completely awakened!
At this moment, Gawain finally confirmed that his silver-level potential must be related to the improvement of his physique and Equilibrium ability, and the latter is more likely!
After all, if it is just the physical improvement, the growth of basic attributes cannot bring about such a fundamental change.
"If the potential of the silver level can reach this level, then what will the higher levels like gold, Diamond, or even Platinum be like?"
Gawain muttered to himself, quietly gripping the sword in his hand tighter.
"As long as I work hard at practicing, I will definitely be able to go further and even compete with those Diamonds rank."
Gawain had this confidence, but then he felt his skin become sticky, and the impurities eliminated from last night's physical transformation mixed with sweat gave off a nauseating smell.
He turned and walked back to the cabin, washed up briefly and changed his clothes, then returned to the deck.
The pirates had already stood in a neat line on the deck, and without even Gawain's urging, they took the initiative to practice swordsmanship.
Last night, they witnessed Gawain's swordsmanship. Whether it was the ghostly speed or the flying slashes, it all aroused their desire, and they naturally worked harder on their practice.
For a moment, the only sound on the deck was the clashing of swords.
Gawain nodded secretly upon seeing this, and after simply correcting the movements of a few people, he let these pirates practice on their own.
By late at night, everyone had finished their practice.
What Gawain didn't expect was that the experience provided by everyone began to shrink.
There are more than fifty people practicing on the deck. According to the previous ratio, they should be able to provide more than ten points of experience a day.
But today, both the gains in physical strength and swordsmanship are only in the pitiful single digits.
"What's going on?"
Gawain frowned slightly. He looked at the pirates resting on the deck and quietly opened the system panel:
[Name: Gabe]
[potential: Iron]
[Rating: Iron, swordsmanship apprentice, potential exhausted.]
"Potential exhausted..."
Gawain looked at the content in the rating and gradually understood.
How is it possible for a person's abilities to improve without limits?
As time goes by, they will always reach a point where, no matter how much they practice, they cannot make any further progress or even maintain their original state.
The potential of Iron level means that they can only grow to Iron level at most.
For the boat full of Iron fry, the speed at which they reached their limits was much faster than Gawain had imagined.
It is foreseeable that the reduction in experience is just the beginning, and Gawain's income will become lower and lower.
"I need to speed up the recruitment of new talents."
"If it really doesn't work..."
A stern look flashed in Gawain's eyes.
Despite not being a good person, he doesn't want to do anything bad to the civilians.
After all, they were a group of poor people, and there was nothing much to be gained from poor people.
But some people were different…
"Snatch people from my peers!"