Chapter 102 A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step
After Zhao Mai became bruised and swollen, Butcher let him go. "Go to Paladin Nizi for treatment. Their hands have touched your hair. Even if you don't use spells, you will feel better immediately."
Zhao Mai shook his head and sat down on the ground against the little flower mat. If you can use the natural force, use the natural force. The holy positive energy used by the Paladin is not harmful to the body, but it will still affect the training of the druid. Most of the injuries suffered during training are bruises. Massage to reduce swelling, remove blood stasis and activate blood circulation is enough.
In fact, at this time, Zhao Mai missed the old Chinese medicine practitioners on earth. Whether it was massage or acupuncture, they were all very effective in this situation. But it's not bad now. Xiaohua continues to provide natural force, keeping his body always in a state of vitality, and the recovery effect is very good - only his body becomes hungrier.
He ate three days of rations in one day, which surprised a group of paladin girls. On the contrary, Butcher nodded with satisfaction, as if this was the normal state.
They continued on the road early the next morning. As they got closer and closer to the goblin-controlled area, everyone began to reduce their speed and increase their vigilance. It's not that he's timid in front of goblins, but he doesn't want to alert a large-scale enemy and put himself in a desperate situation.
The map "Cuckoo" gave Butcher was very useful and helped them avoid some places that the goblins had long controlled. From a distance, everyone could see goblin-style buildings: conical houses piled up and cut into pieces at random, sharpened spurs everywhere, and black smoke rising from fires.
If he were still wearing the pure white clothes from before, he would have been exposed in this mainly dark brown swamp. The thatch cloak covers the reflective objects on the body and easily blends into the background. Goblins don't like to stand guard, and they don't have telescopes or other things for detection, so the group doesn't have to crawl forward, they just need to hide all reflective metal objects.
Once the detour begins, the actual distance traveled every day is very limited, which gives Zhao Mai more training time. In addition to being beaten, Zhao Mai also received a special gift. Butcher used stones and branches picked up from the roadside to add weights to the blunt sword, and actually made a short spear that felt almost like a megalodon. Of course, the "lance head" part of this short spear is a bit long, and its attack range is wider than that of the Megalodon.
"You can't hit me anyway, the current practice is enough." Butcher took advantage of Zhao Mai before he could adapt to the feel of the new weapon, and beat him to the ground first, then clapped his hands and laughed proudly. "You're even weaker, boy, why haven't you made any progress?"
In fact, Zhao Mai has made progress, and Hazel can see this clearly. She thought many times that Zhao Mai wouldn't be able to hold on, but she didn't expect that he showed no signs of giving up. The high-intensity march along the way, coupled with non-stop training, and even insufficient sleep time, would have been unbearable for most people, but this young druid gritted his teeth and endured. He continued to use the force of nature, and unknowingly he had comprehensively improved his physical fitness. Although his face still looked a little tired, the energy and energy coming out of his eyes were completely different.
Based on her own experience, Hazel knows that the most important thing for Zhao Mai at this stage is to form a habit and let the body remember the current state. As long as he develops a habit, he can stabilize the current training progress and let his body steadily reach a higher level. Since he has not received his own Holy Treatment before, let him continue to do so without changing it.
"Why do you tie so many strips of cloth around your legs and wrap them tightly?" After several days, Hazel finally couldn't help it and came closer to Zhao Mai. It was time to set up camp and rest. She had finished her work, so she had time to relax. Only at this time can she not be a paladin or captain for the time being, but just a girl in the adventure team.
"This is called leggings. It starts from the long strip of cloth wrapped around the ankle and goes to the bottom of the knee. It is tighter at the bottom and looser at the top." Zhao Mai only remembered such an artifact a few days ago and cut out the canvas he carried with him to use for himself. . "You will feel a little uncomfortable at first, as your calves will feel swollen, but you will feel comfortable after two or three days. It can effectively reduce the soreness and fatigue of your calves after long-distance walking."
"Does this work?" This is the first time Hazel has heard of this kind of thing. Although she is a cavalry, not all the combatants in the Temple of Iomedae are paladins. After all, only a few can obtain celestial mounts, and horseless infantry still account for a large proportion. When cavalry and infantry march together, infantry often have to bear greater pressure, and leg swelling and pain are very common.
"Don't worry, this will definitely work." Zhao Mai said: "This has been proven by hundreds of thousands of people and decades of practice."
"Then tie one to me." Hazel suddenly said: "If it works, I will recommend it to the Goddess Temple. You don't object to this, right?"
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm not going to keep it a secret from you." Zhao Mai scratched his head and said, "But you have a horse. What's the use of bringing this thing with you?"
"Because I often ride a horse, I rarely have the opportunity to march on foot. I am just about the same as a new recruit, so I can test the effect. Besides, three goblin patrols have been discovered today. We all have to dismount to reduce the risk of being discovered. What’s the risk? I think we might as well just walk tomorrow, and I’ll walk with you.”
"Okay, you're right." Zhao Mai nodded, turned around and found the remaining half of the canvas from the bag. "Hey, these are for you."
Hazel shook her head: "It's your first time to tie her up. Let me experience it and try what it feels like." After saying that, she untied her boots with a twitch of her fingers, then rolled up her trouser legs and stretched out her calves and bare feet. Arriving in front of Zhao Mai.
Well, Zhao Mai would not say "this foot exudes the fragrance of a beautiful woman" against his will. That is absolutely nonsense. He could only say that this foot left a deep impression on him, and he would definitely be able to find Hai Rouer's among a thousand beauties' calves and feet. After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Mai asked strangely: "Aren't you wearing socks?"
It was okay for Hazel to stretch out her foot, but she blushed when she heard the question, and said a little shyly: "I accidentally tore it, and I don't know how to mend it."
"I'll give you mine, washed ones. Although they are a bit big, they are better than bare feet." Zhao Mai took out his socks and put them on her. They were street stalls and knockoffs. There was a leaping and attacking bird on them. leopard.
"Is this made by your druids? The workmanship is so good." Hazel obviously thought wrong, and her embarrassment left her speechless. But Zhao Mai couldn't explain it, so he could only hold his nose and admit it.
"Stand up now. The leggings need to be done while standing for the best effect." Zhao Mai lowered his head and half-knelt in front of Hazel. Holding the canvas strip, he held her feet and placed them on his knees. He started to tie it tightly, then circled around and lowered his head to SH Rou'er. His sight was blocked by the breastplate, and he could only see Zhao Mai's back. She held her face in her hands, hoping to bring the temperature down as soon as possible. As for Zhao Mai, he was also very embarrassed. He must not finish wearing the leggings before calming down...