Chapter 295: The Young Man’s Main Weapon
The dragonman youngster would be dueling Teng Dong Lang in the future.
Penetration power was a great trump card, and if it was exposed like that, it would be such a pity.
Zong Ge sighed, “The ship can’t stand it. Even if we sail out and look for an uninhabited island, the conditions haven’t been met sufficiently.”
“I still need better medicine to resist penetration power.”
Zi Di supplied a lot of medicine, including those that were silver level.
But when Zong Ge used them, he noticed they was inadequate.
The dragonman youngster defended Zi Di, “She is just a bronze level magician, and wanting her to refine gold level medicine is making things too difficult for her.”
“We can buy some from the Secret Medicine store.”
“Even if they don’t have any now, we can place an order.”
Zong Ge nodded, “Next, I will teach you.”
After saying that, Zong Ge returned the Gold Silk Chainmail and the Grand Arena Medal to the dragonman youngster.
Zong Ge then asked, “Have you considered it yet? What will be your main weapon?”
The dragonman youngster spoke honestly, “As of now, I am considering a crossbow or a firearm.”
“By choosing a crossbow, I can improve my deficiency in long range attacks.”
“If Teng Dong Lang has a flying battle skill, I will be mainly relying on a crossbow or a firearm.”
Although the dragonman youngster could forcefully displace himself through the air, that was through Surge working in concert with the spurting smoke dragon ring mound transformation.
This kind of displacement could bully Xiong Ju, but it was far from being close to gold level flight.
After muttering to himself, Zong Ge shook his head, “You have the fundamentals of shooting, but that isn’t enough.”
“Your battle with Xiong Ju is proof of that: silver level crossbows with alchemy arrows was not enough to threaten him.”
“Therefore, you need have at least a gold level crossbow or firearm.”
“But even doing that is insufficient.”
“If you want to sufficiently display a crossbow’s might, you need to pair it up with all kinds of archery battle skills.”
“Generally speaking, qualified archers need to have at least three archery battle skills.”
“Comparatively outstanding archers know even more of them, about 5-6.”
“I experienced a few archery experts myself; they knew at least 10 archery battle skills.”
“I know 4 archery battle skills and War Merchant’s database has many more.”
“The crucial problem is time. Even with the Grand Arena Medal, there is not enough time for you to learn those before you duel Teng Dong Lang.”
“Using penetration power as an excuse won’t give you enough time.”
Long ranged weapons like crossbows and firearms were quite easy to use, while simultaneously placing the user at a safe distance.
But the advantages of long ranged weapons also had their disadvantages too.
After arrows and bullets were shot, a fighter had low control over them.
Even an ordinary person, as long as they practice martial art techniques, could evade those arrows and bullets.
Therefore, one needed battle skills to change the flight trajectory of arrows and bullets.
Archery battle skills could also increase the might of ammunition, lessen interference, form combinations, and so on.
Only by doing this could monotonous fire become complex and be hard to defend against.
If one only knew one or two archery battle skills, they wouldn’t be very threatening.
A long ranged fighter not only needed to invest in increasing their battle skills, but they also needed to have the money to support their ammo consumption.
Arrows and bullets were expendable goods. The price of a single arrow or bullet wasn’t high, but during a battle, it was impossible to fire only a few arrows or bullets.
With many drops making an ocean, these arrows or bullets could become a gigantic sum of money.
The more one fought, the more one’s personal finances were tested.
The dragonman youngster understood what Zong Ge was saying, and was willing to accept his view, thus, he dispelled his thoughts of choosing a long ranged weapon as his main weapon.
“What do you suggest?” The dragonman youngster asked.
Zong Ge explicated stated, “I suggest you chose a close quarters weapon.”
The dragonman youngster’s eyebrows wrinkled, “Then if Teng Dong Lang has a flying battle skill, I will be very passive.”
Zong Ge nodded, “Not just passive, you have no chance of winning.”
“Your opponent is a gold level.”
“There is a giant gap between silver levels and gold levels.”
“Your dashing through the air via explosions is very crude. It’s decent when dealing with silver levels, but against a flying gold level, it will expose many weak points.”
“Therefore, if Teng Dong Lang can fly, your best response is to find a way to concede with dignity.”
“There is no need to fight an impossible battle, right?”
The dragonman youngster’s face stagnated.
Zong Ge’s words were not pleasant to hear but were indeed reasonable.
Zong Ge continued, “Luckily, based on our current intelligence reports, Teng Dong Lang doesn’t possess a flying battle skill.”
“Envision engaging him on the ground, close ranged weapons are far more of threat to him than long ranged weapons.”
The dragonman youngster asked, “In that case, what weapon should I chose, which one fits the best?”
Zong Ge had obviously thought on this question and blurted out, “The appropriate weapon is one that can restrain the enemy, and will best display your superiorities, you need to play to your strengths.”
“Teng Dong Lang’s bloodline is the Winter Blue bloodline, he has many ice attribute battle skills, and his main weapon is a long whip, a medium-ranged type weapon.
“While your current greatest advantage is your speed. Your high frequency of unarmed attacks can force the enemy to be caught up in your quick tempo.”
The dragonman youngster’s eyes suddenly lit up when he was told that, “Do you mean claw sheaths or boxing gloves?”
But Zong Ge shook his head.
He looked at the dragonman youngster’s dragon claws.
“Your hands are already natural weapons, and I believe they will get sharper in the future; it is unnecessary to drag legs on a snake.”
Zong Ge and Tripleblade knew the dragonman youngster had kept the Bloodcore when they left Mystifying Monster Island.
They surmised that the Bloodcore was crucial for the dragonman youngster’s various beast transformations.
The dragonman youngster had clearly gained the spurting smoke dragon transformation, among others, after they left that island.
Therefore, Zong Ge had guessed that in the future, the dragonman youngster’s beast transformations would develop further.
Zong Ge continued, “Axes and swords do suit you. To deal with Teng Dong Lang’s long whip, you need cutting damage.”
“In addition to that, short spears and hammers are also not so bad. The former can pierce through an opponent’s defense at a single point. The latter is compatible with your battle qi and can increase the power of your explosions.”
Zong Ge was worthy of being a weapon great master; he had a deep understanding of all types of weapons.
He carried on, “According to your current fighting style, short spears are the most suitable for you. Because your two offensive battle skills exert force similar to a short spear’s thrust. It will take a minimal amount of time and energy for you to grasp how to use a short spear.”
“With hammers, the round melon shaped hammer best suits you. When Xiong Ju was swinging a square hammer, he needed to pay attention to which direction he was moving it towards. Regardless of whether it is a square or round hammer, it will need to have a short shaft and not a long one.”
“Your speed advantage is very clear, and you don’t need to put time and effort into attack range. Because you can dash at an opponent with your rapid displacement and attack them directly.”
“A short weapon will make full use of your fighting style and won’t impair your superiority in high frequency of attacks and having a rapid tempo.”
“When choosing weapons like axes, knives, and swords, you can follow the aforementioned principles.”
“Those three are nearly identical to you.”
“If you want to choose one, see what you like.”
“Of course, the main thing we are looking for is what we can buy right now.”
“What the specific type of and of what quality the equipment is very crucial.
Zong Ge gave his suggestion, it was voluminous and had many penetrating insights.
His suggestion was full of sincerity.
Like how the dragonman youngster treated him, Zong Ge also wanted to help the dragonman youngster from the bottom of his heart.
The two had quite a complicated relationship.
They were comrades and competitors.
They were open-minded types of people, they didn’t want to suppress the other, rather they wanted to support the other, then use the other’s strength to validate themselves, encourage themselves, and make themselves stronger.
After some reflection, the dragonman youngster decided to pick a short spear for the time being.
He thought of the short spears Zong Ge had on his back, perhaps that signified that out of all the weapons, Zong Ge was the best at using short spears.
From this angle, through absorbing Zong Ge’s battle experience, the dragonman youngster’s growth of using short spears would be more effective.
Although the tower spirit could not refine iron and silver level weapons, it could rush out a few ordinary short spears that were usable.
The dragonman youngster and Zong Ge both held a pair of short spears and began to train.
The dragonman youngster challenging Teng Dong Lang was not him acting alone, it was a major event for the entire mercenary corps.
To help the dragonman youngster, Zong Ge decided to give up training the Quick Knife and Backwater battle squads.
He had trained troops before, and now he was training the dragonman youngster.
While resting between bouts, he made every second count to talk about his insights as well as point out the dragonman youngster’s abnormalities. He was doing his utmost and wasn’t withholding anything back.
Time flew by.
The two were so immersed in it that they forgot lunch.
Zi Di came by with food, so the two stopped for a spell to wolf it down.
The ghost girl found out about how Zong Ge’s attempts went, as well as what the two hypothesized on why they failed. Then after a round of fighting, she took out a set of medicine.
She said to Zong Ge, “The medicine you wanted is right here. The main one is gold level and has a strong defensive effect against penetration power. The other three are silver level medicine with different helpful effects, plenty of them can increase your defense, and others heal you.”
The dragonman youngster and Zong Ge felt curious.
Zi Di told them, “Of course I didn’t refine these, rather at noon, someone gave this as a gift.”
“Using gold level medicine as a present?” Zong Ge grew more curious, “Who would have so much sincerity?”
Zi Di looked at the dragonman youngster, and the latter guessed, “Could it be Bu Quan?”