58 Training (1/2)

Li Wei was curious, what could have happened for them to act this way? But Bright Sun and Cai Wenji already disappeared in one of the adjacent streets, leaving the 3 members of the Cai Family standing there.

Coincidentally, the 3 were standing on the street where Li Wei needed to go. He quietly walked that way towards the Training Center but did not inquire about what happened. He was not familiar with them and as far as he was concerned, it might just be some family conflicts.

But as he walked past the group of three, he faintly heard them speak,

”Let's not worry about it, she is a diligent person and loyal family, she will eventually agree to it.”

”Sigh... She should consider herself lucky to have been chosen.”

”Really? Would you not have made a mess if he chose you instead?”

”...”

...

It did not take long for Li Wei to arrive at the Training Center. He quickly entered and asked the receptionist to access a private room: ”Hello, I would like to use one of the private training rooms of the Fleeting Clouds Sect please!”

”I am sorry but all the private rooms are being used right now! You can only choose to go to the shared one or rent one for some gold” answered the receptionist.

”Every room is already taken? Strange, wouldn't people usually be hunting at this time of the day? ... I might as well take the opportunity to watch others train again,” said Li Wei to himself.

”In that case, I will choose the shared room!”

”No problem!”

...

Li Wei quickly entered the room and sat in a quiet area. Many players were already present using their own training techniques that Li Wei did not recognize. He observed for a moment trying to see if he could learn these techniques just from watching. He tried it at first when he last came to the shared room but he failed, now that he was more experienced with training techniques, he thought that he might be able to understand one thing or two but in the end, he obtained nothing.

”Nevermind, let's practice the Gliding Steps for now,” said Li Wei to himself.

30 minutes later, he finished his cycle and his Gliding Step's mastery advanced by 16 points. Following that, he summoned a mannequin and started practicing his moves. After more than a week, he already became quite proficient at the dual sword style. However, he was nowhere close to the Red Bandit Leader when he was at level 15.

While there were a certain flow and harmony in his movements, he was well aware that it was not enough. He mercilessly attacked the poor mannequin from different sides as he usually did. He could clearly see that the damage he was dealing was quite high. However, he was not satisfied, he felt like something was missing.

He kept practicing and tried different moves but still did not find what he wanted. Eventually, he settled down and watch some players practice their swordplay and finally, Li Wei's eyes brightened. He finally realized that what he was missing. While he could continuously strike the target 4-6 times in a series of strikes, it would always leave a bland aftertaste. The damage was quite high, especially with the two new swords but that was it, to create a feeling of satisfaction, what he really needed now was a way to end his combo, in other words: a finishing move that could be incorporated in his combos.

”This should be the next technique I acquire! I have quite a lot of contribution points now, I wonder how much such a move will cost,” said Li Wei to himself.

”Oh yeah... I forgot to check if Rising Dragon transferred his Contribution points! There should be something around 3000. I did not check the prices but a good skill at the Warrior Association costs about 3000, it should not be too different,” thought Li Wei as he stood up to leave the shared room.

He still had to train the [Clarity of the mind] but chose to have a look at the techniques he could acquire first. With the fatigue generated, he was still able to train only one technique and since [Clarity of the mind] only gave wisdom, he would rather train the other one if he found a suitable one.

Li Wei quickly went out, he was about to leave the Training Center when he saw a familiar figure walk out of the corridor leading to the private rooms; it was Bright Sun.

”It does not matter, you should go back brother, I am just a bit disturbed but you should not worry about me, go train a little more,” said Bright Sun.

Behind her, Cai Wenji appeared, ”don't worry about that, it's just one day. It's more important to make sure you don't do something crazy.”

Bright Sun sighed as she walked towards the exit but then, she saw Li Wei looking at her from the entrance. She still did not look in a good mood but forced a smile upon seeing him,”hi Seven.”

”Hello! Congratulation for your Time Attack, last time I've seen your party was tenth on the leaderboard,” greeted Li Wei.

”Oh that, I am just a priest and did not do much. Anyway, I should get going, I'll see you later,” said Bright Sun as she walked towards the exit.

Cai Wenji quickly followed her and looked at Li Wei,” Sorry about that, something happened and she is not in a good mood right now, we'll talk later.”

”Ah Cai Wenji wait! I wanted to ask you about the techniques I can choose from, I have some contribution points now and it would be good if I can get a second one,” said Li Wei.

”You can just go to the Headquarters for that, you will get access to all techniques available for exchange,” said Cai Wenji in a hurry.

”mmm” Li Wei nodded, he already knew that he could look at them at the headquarters. However, he was hoping to get some more advanced techniques from Cai Wenji. He was well aware that the best techniques were not available for exchange to the outer members, for example, the Gliding Steps was something reserved for Core members of the sect but he obtained it through Bright Sun when he joined the sect.

”I know what you are looking for but things are different now, we could give you the Gliding Steps when inviting you to join the sect, but we cannot give you everything as you remain as an outer member. Although we do have the authority to take some actions, we are still bound by the rules of the sect” said Bright Sun who stopped when she heard Li Wei.

”But don't look down on the techniques available for exchange! You might find some buried treasure there! While most techniques there are relatively weak, many of them are simply incomplete versions of strong skills,” continued Bright Sun.

”Alright, I understand,” answered Li Wei. He was disappointed but it was something he was already told when he chose to join as an outer member. Bright Sun and Cai Wenji were about to leave when Li Wei opened his mouth: