September 18, 1993 of the Teyvat New Calendar, inside the martial arts hall of Yunlu Academy.
At this moment, Kuaixue and her classmates were lined up, unusually attentive as they listened to the explanation from the Instructor at the very front.
Unlike her past life, magical monsters existed on the continent of Teyvat.
The monsters varied greatly in species, differed in shapes, and had uneven strengths.
The weak ones included Slime, which adults or even children who had basically mastered the basic knowledge of element could easily handle.
As for the strong ones like Lawachurls and Ruin Guards, they required at least a squad of elite Adventurer or Millelith to match them.
As for the legendary giant dragons and Haishan, those could basically only be seen in legends.
And those who could defeat these legendary monsters, looking across Teyvat, could be called dragons and phoenixes among men, absolute rare gems.
Of course, the most common and primary threat in the wild was the Hilichurl.
This humanoid monster not only initially possessed wisdom, could use weapons, set traps, and cooperate in teams, but was also widely distributed; whether in mountains or plains, rainforest or desert, populations of a certain scale existed everywhere.
Most terrifyingly, this type of creature had no fear of death and harbored extreme hostility toward humans.
The reproduction of Hilichurls had always been an unsolved mystery in academia; clearly possessing no reproductive organs whatsoever, and being subjected to organized and planned eradication by various nations every once in a while, yet the number of Hilichurls in the wild had never decreased.
The current mainstream view in academia was that the birth of Hilichurls was inextricably linked to Ley Lines, with newly born Hilichurls randomly appearing in every corner of Teyvat, so the total number of Hilichurls would neither decrease nor increase.
Precisely because of this, Hilichurls generally lacked the fear of death that living creatures ought to have.
Unlike ordinary Hilichurls, Samachurl, Mitachurl, and even Lawachurls seemed to require other conditions besides Ley Lines for their birth, and thus would choose to retreat when outmatched.
The destructiveness of Hilichurls to trade was extremely terrifying.
Possessing wisdom and understanding teamwork, yet unable to communicate, being enemies with humanity, and being immortal to a certain degree, these elements created one “monster” after another — Teyvat-style bandits who sought only lives rather than wealth, were endless to kill, and roamed in packs.
In addition, overland traveling merchants suffered not only natural disasters from monsters but also man-made disasters, such as Treasure Hoarders.
This was also the reason why water transport was more prevalent than land transport in Teyvat.
It was also the geographical advantage that made Liyue a nation of trade (Liyue was the nation in Teyvat that bordered the most other countries and possessed numerous fine ports).
Precisely because of the harsh environment in the wild, citizens of all nations in Teyvat generally attached great importance to martial arts education.
Even if they did not demand being able to win a fight, they only hoped to evade attacks and learn to escape during life-and-death crises, so having an extra percentage of survival rate was good.
Yunlu Academy naturally was no exception, inviting elites from within the Millelith to serve as Instructors.
“The above are the precautions to take when facing common monsters, class, are there any questions?” Instructor Fengyan, serving as a master Instructor of the Millelith, was invited to lecture.
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“If there are no questions, we will next enter the actual combat drill session.
Line up in order of your student ID numbers to spar with me.
I will give advice based on each person’s specific situation.” “First, Zhiqiang.” “Yes.” A boy with a few freckles on his face walked out from the queue; judging by his attire, he should be a commoner enrolled for free.
Seeing him pick up a wooden sword, Instructor Fengyan also casually picked one up, took a stance, and said to Zhiqiang, “You attack first.” “Yes.” Compared to Instructor Fengyan’s flawless, natural defensive stance, Zhiqiang was obviously an outsider who had not practiced swordsmanship before.
Zhiqiang was seen gripping the sword hilt tightly with both hands, taking a deep breath, letting out a shout of “Ah!”, raising her hands high, and hacking down with the sword.
Instructor Fengyan remained unmoved, observing calmly, and only raised her sword to block when Zhiqiang rushed right in front of her.
“Clap.” The two wooden swords collided, producing a sharp crashing sound.
Zhiqiang was forced back two steps by the impact transmitted from the blade, steadying her footing.
In contrast, Instructor Fengyan was as motionless as a mountain; the difference in skill was immediately clear.
“Hah.” Zhiqiang quickly began the next round of attacks, wielding the swordplay of “random hacking”.
After Instructor Fengyan parried a few strikes, everyone only felt a blur before their eyes; the sword hilt in Zhiqiang’s hand had already been knocked away, and Instructor Fengyan’s sword edge was resting within three inches of Zhiqiang’s neck.
“I lose.” Zhiqiang conceded straightforwardly.
“Mm.” Instructor Fengyan put away his wooden sword and asked, “Learning martial arts for the first time?” “Yes.” “What do you plan to do in the future?” “A scholar.” Instructor Fengyan then asked a few more questions about Zhiqiang’s personal situation, and subsequently gave the conclusion of the test: “I suggest practicing Polearms, and entering Class C of martial arts.” The teaching assistant on the side quickly jotted it down.
As a master Instructor of the Millelith, Instructor Fengyan naturally wouldn’t be idle enough to come to Yunlu Academy to teach every day.
The purpose of this class was to figure out the basic situation of the students in the class, point out existing problems, give suggestions, and at the same time divide the students into classes.
Those with no foundation entered Class C, those with a foundation entered Class B, and those with talent willing to advance further in martial arts entered Class A.
After the class division, their respective head teachers would be responsible for them.
The teaching task of Class C was to train students’ self-preservation abilities, hence the main practice focused on Polearms such as spears and staves.
The teaching task of Class B was to help students with a foundation who had already found weapons suitable for themselves to strive for greater excellence.
As for Class A, to put it bluntly, it was to cultivate officer Talents for the future Millelith.
After all, students who could enter Yunlu Academy would naturally not be poor in academic subjects.
Both literary and martial, the Millelith naturally thirsted for such Talents and welcomed all comers; this was also one of the reasons why Instructor Fengyan was willing to come here to teach.
“Next, Yuer.” “…Yes.” “Next, Hu Tao.” “Coming.” …
“Next, Keqing.” “Yes.”