[Location: Tino City·Saint Louis Academy Boys' Dormitory]

A boy pulled out his great sword, facing three others, looking like he was about to engage in swordplay.

Uh, don't get it wrong, this swordplay is purely literal.

Each of the four students held a sharp sword, and slices of meat were evenly placed along the sword spines.

"Here comes the big one!"

A boy shouted.

Instantly, the blade of the sword he held turned red, and scorching flames erupted from the sword's body.

The thinly sliced pork belly meat quickly cooked from raw to ready in the blaze, emitting a sizzling sound of oil.

A group of boys' eyes lit up instantly.

Someone eagerly pushed the cooked meat slices onto their already prepared plates, sprinkled a bit of seasoning, and started eating happily.

While eating, someone said:

"The person who came up with this training method is a genius, Reggie, where did you hear about this training method?"

The speaker, named Yudo Werner, a sixth-year student in the Warrior category, Sage of the Sword discipline at Saint Louis Academy.

The young student, originally named Reggie Cassel, chuckled and said:

"You know I often went to consult with Instructor Kulin, and this training method was developed by a young swordsman known to Instructor Kulin."

"By controlling the rate of blood energy output, they control the flame temperature effect of the Red Lotus Sword and Red Lotus Sword·Mod."

Red Lotus Sword and Red Lotus Sword·Mod are level 1-2 martial skills specific to the Sage of the Sword's Desert Wind Style.

As special martial skills that help sword professionals deal flame elemental damage early on, the training method is quite standard.

They had never heard of such a method to improve the output efficiency of the Red Lotus Sword.

"It's said that the young swordsman can effortlessly cook the meat slices on the sword spine to any level of doneness through precise control."

"He is said to have used this skill recently to always have extra meals... wait, it allowed him to improve his control over basic sword skills to an astonishing degree."

Pepper Kiel, who lived in the same dorm, also marveled:

"Honestly, this kind of training method that can greatly motivate students and ensure field logistics is quite useful."

The oldest in the dorm, Bam Italia, nodded and said:

"An intriguingly fun training method. What's that person's name? I'd love to spar with them sometime."

Reggie said with a smile: "You might have heard the name, Bam, Louis Charles Julius, our Prince of the Empire."

"It's said he can master a level 1 martial skill in half a day, become skilled in a day, and achieve mastery in two days."

Bam, unsurprisingly, showed an expression of amazement:

"So it's that Prince of the Empire, in that case, no wonder."

Bam's ancestors came from the legion, and he still keeps in touch with many inside it.

If others don't know Prince Louis's prowess, someone like him would find that pretty fake.

That's the same guy who even the Captain of the Royal Guard and the bigwigs on the Saint Louis Honor Wall enthusiastically praise.

After hearing Bam's words, Yudo, who had earlier praised, suddenly changed his tone:

"Being the Prince of the Empire, it's understandable he knows such techniques."

This comment carried a hint of sarcasm compared to Bam's sincere remarks earlier.

— in other words, Louis, after all, received training from the strongest educational resources of the Empire.

This kind of special training method was probably taught by another instructor, then attributed to him.

No one minded.

Yudo has a rather radical personality and is quite distrustful of authority.

His willful demeanor could be pretty annoying to those unfamiliar with him.

But since this was the dorm, it didn't really matter.

The one who started the topic, Reggie, was shocked.

Risky!

Aren't you afraid of causing trouble if someone hears about it?

So, Reggie quickly changed the subject and said:

"Speaking of which, isn't anyone going to talk about the bizarre thing that happened a few days ago?"

Pepper asked curiously:

"What thing? Did I miss something juicy again?"

Yudo's curiosity was piqued, and he quickly asked:

"Don't tell me another student got tricked into a pyramid scheme?"

Reggie said speechlessly, "Why is it 'again'?"

All-knowing Bam thought for a moment, then said:

"Is it about the incident with the assistant instructor from Celestial Punishment Sword class 7 next door?"

Reggie nodded.

The other two looked like hedgehogs in a melon patch, wandering around aimlessly, unable to find a place to eat melons.

It wasn't until all eyes were on Bam that he contentedly said:

"This event happened more than half a month ago. Instructor Rogen from Celestial Punishment Sword class 7 suddenly fainted while organizing students for martial arts training."

"Several advanced instructors from Celestial Punishment Sword tried to use martial arts to inject life force into him, but without exception, they all failed."

"With no other choice, they urgently sent Instructor Rogen to the Church of Glory and Justice, hoping the church could provide an answer."

"The situation was so sudden that by that evening, news came from the church that Instructor Rogen had died of illness."

Yudo sneered, saying, "What's there to discuss? Every year, countless professionals die due to various accidents."

Upon hearing this, Bam showed a strangely eerie smile, which made Yudo shiver.

He lowered his voice and said:

"But, according to the statement issued by the church, the church suspected that our academy was deliberately playing with them."

"Because when Instructor Rogen was sent to the church, the priests had already judged that he had long lost any signs of life."

"Uh... Pepe, why is your body trembling?"

Pepe whispered, "Why bring up this matter..."

Bam was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:

"Ah, I remember now, your girlfriend is in Celestial Punishment Sword class 7, right."

"You were afraid that unknown men would take an interest in her, so you often attended her classes to declare your sovereignty."

"You weren't at the scene that day, were you?"

Pepe lowered his head, not daring to look at them, and said in a very low voice:

"Instructor Rogen's expression was indeed terrifying that day."

"And something very strange happened."

Yudo said, "How strange could it be?"

Pepe's voice grew weaker, and his face turned pale:

"You don't understand, when I was with Loli, I looked up and saw half of his face."

"He was bowing his head, wearing loose clothes, and his entire skin was unnaturally white, as if soaked in ice water."

"Do you know that feeling? That kind of eyes, engulfed by deep dark circles, vacant and lifeless, just staring at you quietly."

"At that time, I just felt a chill, the more I looked, the more scared I became, so I quietly took Loli and left."

"I was very uneasy that day, so I chose to go fishing by the Tino River since I couldn't sleep."

"As a result, while fishing, a corpse surfaced from the river, looking like it was wearing a uniform from some troop in Ense."

"The corpse was cold and icy, and the whole body was bloated."

"I might have been out of my mind then, but I just put the corpse aside and continued fishing."

"It wasn't until I caught a big fish that I left contentedly and went to notify the City Guard."

"When I came to my senses, I was covered in goosebumps."

A cold wind blew through, and everyone in the dormitory instantly wrapped themselves tightly in their blankets.

"WDNMD, Pepe, stop talking, it's the middle of the night."

"Why do I feel like it's a bit chilly in the dormitory today?"

"No, we shouldn't talk about such spooky topics. I don't want to dream about Rudelson's living dead tonight!"

While everyone was terrified, Reggie Cassel suddenly jumped up and punched Pepe, angrily saying:

"Trying to scare me, huh? Pepe, with your cunning personality, if you really caught a big fish near a corpse, you'd have been ecstatic to come back and share it with the brothers."

"By then, you'd probably not eat a bite, watch us grill and eat the fish, and only then dare to tell the truth."

"We haven't had your grilled fish for two months now, and you didn't catch any, yet you tell scary stories to frighten your father?!"

A trace of confusion flashed across Pepe's face, then he suddenly burst out laughing:

"Hahaha, didn't expect that, did you? You got fooled, right!"

"Your faces turned white, hahaha."

"Ah, wait, don't hit my face!"

"No more joking!"

"I won't joke anymore!"

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