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Moreover, the strike seemed to repeat itself every now and then, and before long, Yun Yi's legs sank into the golden sand like radishes that had been knocked into the ground.

Yun Yi was treated like a tin can and kept being hit, and feelings of frustration quickly began to rise in her heart.

"So annoying!" Finally, she couldn't help but scatter her saber, her hands, covered in futuristic armor, crossed in front of her chest and clenched into fists, then slammed them to her sides.

The blue patterns on the arm armor lit up, creating a blue protective shield that deflected all the incoming blade strikes, giving Yun Yi a moment of peace.

Yun Yi withdrew his hand from the ground, awkwardly pulled his leg out of the sand, shook himself off the sand and gravel from his armor, and looked at Lappland outside the protective shield, who was trying to cut with great interest, with a complicated expression.

Lappland's combat skills are much better than she imagined!

At least she can't win just by relying on her current armor bonuses.

—Unless she uses other functions similar to armor shields, but that would not achieve the purpose of training her close combat skills.

Unless... wait, the training grounds!

Yun Yi stared at Lappland outside the protective shield, suddenly remembering the system's function that could quickly improve her combat skills. Then she noticed her zero points and immediately deflated.

Just then, Lappland added fuel to the fire by saying, "Is that all? How boring."

She tapped her knuckles against Yun Yi's turtle shell protective shield, her expression utterly listless, and the look she gave him seemed to be condemning Yun Yi for being too weak and not giving her any satisfaction.

Yun Yi's original intention to end things like this was immediately extinguished and replaced by a raging fire of anger rising from the bottom of his heart.

Illuminated by this fiery emotion, her mind became clearer.

ps:

This is the author's first time writing about battle, so I can't tell if it's any good or bad. There will definitely be battle scenes in this story, but they don't necessarily have to be written out; they can be glossed over. If you'd like to hear your suggestions after reading, the author will adjust the content based on your feedback (until the story is finished).

The author's writing style is not good; from now on, battle scenes should be glossed over.

The author's writing style is acceptable; more battle scenes could be included in the future.

The author's writing style is flawed, but if you want to see battle scenes, the author should go and study.

Other ideas are welcome to be added.

The system is currently under maintenance and I can't log back. Um, once the system is fixed and I see the feedback, I'll adjust other subsequent chapters. For now, I'll write the battle chapters as originally planned.

Additionally, while the standard length of a horse-slaying sword is generally between 1.3 and 1.5 meters, there are uncommon special types that exceed 2 meters (Yun Yi's sword, the original of which is 2.21 meters).

Therefore, the length of the horse-slaying sword mentioned in the text is not a typo.

(The website is currently down, so this is an explanation.)

(The reason I'm explaining this is because it's feedback I received from people I know in real life ⊙▽⊙)

Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter Ninety-Two - If Only I Had Knew

If we end it now, Lappland will assume that Yunyi is weak and instantly lose interest in her.

In this way, the contract of being a kept man will truly become "being a kept man".

Yun Yi felt extremely uncomfortable at the thought of Lappland cutting ties with the system and herself, showing great interest in the system but little interest in her, and casually tossing things away.

Why is that unreliable system valued more than her?

So what if you don't have any points? Lapland is right here.

As Yun Yi pondered, he dispersed most of the armor's defensive layers, leaving only small pieces of armor on his shoulders, arms, hands, waist, legs, and feet to enhance his strength.

She immediately felt much better. After moving her hands and feet to adjust for a moment, she stepped in front of Lappland, who was covered by a protective shield. "It's not over yet. Let's have another fight—but before we start, you have to do me a favor."

Lappland was examining the blade upside down when she heard this and glanced at Yun Yi.

Yun Yi, having shed his bulky protective gear, looked refreshed and capable, catching her eye. "Oh? He looks quite presentable!"

Lappland became interested and stepped forward to examine Yun Yi's entire body, the black silver wolf tail at the end swaying slightly. "If you fight me while wearing this, and promise not to hold back, I'll agree to your request, how about it?"

"..." Yun Yi pondered for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "What exactly is the scope of this guarantee of restraint?"

If it's about giving it your all, then she didn't have that capability in the first place.

Her main combat power is in her mecha, so we can't expect her to pull out the mecha from inside the mecha, can we?

What? I lift myself up? That's impossible.

—At least for now, she can't do it.

Moreover, any practical combat involving the Nirvana can be resolved through its built-in simulation mode.

"I can't do it if I go all out. I just want to have a fight with you using only cold weapons to improve my skills in that area."

Yun Yi explained briefly, then felt his words were a bit abrupt, so he added, "Of course, I respect your wishes for this match."

After all, we just spoiled their mood with the protective shield, so let's be more tactful now.

Lappland raised an eyebrow at the knife in her hand. When it had just slashed at the protective shield, the shield hadn't moved at all, and the knife had instead trembled as if it were about to crack.

Yun Yi's protective shield and previous mental attacks are indeed overpowered, but his combat skills are extremely poor, which is only slightly better than his flaws.

"You only use a knife?" Lappland was therefore uninterested. "Boring."

She's had enough of that crushing defeat; hurry up and serve it.

Seeing this, Yun Yi scratched his brow in a troubled expression. "Hmm, but if I add other abilities, how can I train my combat skills? Look, didn't we just get into a stalemate?"

"Real combat is a life-or-death battle. You have to go all out and use whatever you have to get the training." Lappland glared at Yun Yi with disdain, as if he were a noob. "If you think it's useless, it's because you have too little patience."

In a life-or-death battle, it's common to see a quick decision between life and death, and it's equally common to see a stalemate. Giving up without even thinking...

“What kind of training can someone who gives up halfway get?” she scoffed. “Ha, if you take the knife away halfway through sharpening it, it will only be worse than before.”

"That makes sense..."

Yun Yi rested his chin on his hand, frowning in thought, but using all his abilities would be too extreme.

For example, armor. If this thing is not restricted, the scene will become Lappland cutting around an impenetrable shield while being chased and bombarded by a sky full of floating cannons equipped with automatic pursuit programs.

This way, the other party will definitely be happy, but you won't get any real training.

No, no, it still won't work.

Unable to come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties, Yunyi looked around, hoping to gain some inspiration.

The surrounding sand and gravel resembled a golden carpet shimmering with light, becoming increasingly wrinkled and disordered the closer she got to her feet—traces left by the recent battle.

She actually had an idea: if the quality isn't good, then just increase the quantity. And wouldn't that provide an anchor point?

Leaving it here, constantly dying and coming back to life, will eventually satisfy Lappland's thirst for battle and also meet my own training needs—that's feasible!

Yun Yi's spirits lifted. The only two questions were whether the anchor point could be placed in the driving space, and which abilities to use and which not to use when fighting Lappland.

But whether these two things work out or not is not something she can decide by wishful thinking; she has to take action.

Adhering to the simple belief that practice makes perfect, Yunyi took out the anchor point and tried to drive it in.

The anchor point reacted differently than before, buzzing several times in succession, and the frequency of the light and shadow fluctuations was also more intense than before, similar to the Poké Ball vibrating continuously after catching a Pokémon, indicating that it might fail at any time.

Yun Yi couldn't help but hold his breath. The anchor point fluctuated violently for a while and then calmed down. Finally, it flickered and successfully anchored, becoming as quiet and stable as the previous two anchor points.

It actually works?

Yun Yi blinked; she had thought this thing could only be placed on the Terra continent.

Just like when I played Genshin Impact in my previous life, this thing could only be placed on Teyvat and couldn't be used in the pot—isn't the cockpit just like a grotto-like space within a pot?

Stereotypes are a killer! If she had known it could be placed here, she wouldn't have needed to contact Penguin Logistics so quickly.

That way, you can slowly accumulate points and wait until your basic skills are almost up to par before challenging Lappland, this "senior teacher," to a duel.

As for the current situation, we still need to consult the other party's opinion.

Yun Yi sighed inwardly, no longer thinking about these hindsight opinions, and turned to explain the current situation to Lappland, letting her choose how to fight.

The fact that her opponent could repeatedly revive on the spot really bothered Lappland, and her gaze towards Yun Yi became much more moist—like a wolf unconsciously drooling when it sees raw meat.

When the contract is completed, the information injected into the mind of the contracting party is comprehensive, including the information about Yun Yi's "immortality," and the contracting party is required to help cover it up.

However, this immortality and recovery after death requires a long period of unconsciousness, which is far less appealing to Lappland than Yun Yi's current claim of "immediate resurrection after death and continued fighting".

Like a well-behaved dog attracted by a piece of meat, Lappland obediently came over and let Yun Yi "pat/touch" her before eating, thus taking away her reward.

The reward here is actually to willingly plan the use of various abilities for Yunyi according to her requirements—which ones to disable and which ones to retain, so as to achieve Yunyi's training goals in the most efficient way.

It must be said that Lapland is indeed an expert in this field; he easily planned it out in his mind and spoke eloquently about it.

Yun Yi's eyes lit up. Sure enough, professional matters should be handled by professionals, rather than having to rack his brains to figure them out himself.

She gazed at Lappland's fluffy head with longing in her eyes—once she had enough points, she would use the puppet binding to capture this wild external brain!

Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen - Chapter Ninety-Three: An Unexpected Ambiguity

With Lappland for physical combat and Swire for intellectual battles, who can rival us?

Yun Yi rubbed his hands together expectantly like a panda before eating, and raised an eyebrow at Lappland, who was still eager to finish her instruction, and asked, "So, can you agree to my request now?"

She adjusted the difficulty of the battles herself, so she can't possibly find them boring now, right?

“Of course.” Lappland flicked her right ear, her eyes crinkling into a gentle smile.

It wasn't for any other reason than that Yun Yi had mentioned several abilities that she envied in order to get her guidance—meaning he hoped Yun Yi would use those abilities to fight her.

The battle maniac Lappland even took the initiative to ask, offering plenty of emotional value, "Go ahead and name your terms."

Let me drive?

These words struck Yun Yi's desire switch, causing her to suddenly have a change of heart, even though she originally just wanted to give a normal hug and get a few points to unlock the training ground.

Yun Yi's gaze drifted to Lappland's smooth ears, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "So you can touch her ears if you want?"

The gray-white triangular ear, which was being stared at intently by Yun Yi, swung violently, then tilted sharply downwards and turned to the back. Its owner's expression, however, was remarkably calm. "If you want to touch it—come on."

Your ears don't say that.

Yun Yi silently complained as he looked at Lappland, whose wolf ears were pouting back with obvious reluctance, but whose mouth had agreed.

That's one good thing about orcs. With their extra limbs, like ears and tails, the variations are so great that Yun Yi can easily discern the true intentions hidden within them.

For example, at this moment, Lappland might be lying and doesn't actually want Yunyi to touch her ears.

After thinking for a moment, she decided to believe that the other party represented the wolf ears that conveyed the true emotions of the spirit Eryi. "No, actually I just need to have physical contact with you to earn points. Just one bite will do."

Unwilling to give up, Yun Yi quietly escalated his hug into a bite.

As for where is Yao Er Ling Er Yi San Ling?

Yun Yi thought it was fine, after all, Lappland looked all white, like a delicate cat jelly, tempting people to touch, lick, and bite it.

Instead of touching, they're biting?!

Lappland stared intently at Yun Yi, veins bulging on his temples, his fangs itching as if he wanted to bite him—this guy really knows how to take advantage of a kindness!

Touching the ear was already crossing the line enough, and they even wanted to bite the ear instead!

Unaware that his words had been misinterpreted, Yun Yi was baffled by her glare. "Uh, is that not allowed?"

You forced yourself to agree to have your ear touched, but now you're just giving me a random bite—that's clearly less serious, isn't it? Shouldn't you be happy?

Why is the reaction so strong?

"Heh—" Lappland couldn't help but sneer. If she hadn't said "go ahead and drive," Yun Yi would have been chopped into eight pieces without hesitation.

She wasn't the type to keep her promises, but Lappland didn't want to go back on her word for the time being.

She had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree, "Okay, why not? Stop dawdling, hurry up and bite!"

After biting, beat them to death! They won't die anyway.

"Alright!" Yun Yi, who hadn't sensed any danger, had clear eyes. She waved her hand to remove the protective shield and took a step to stand in front of Lappland.

When they got closer, the height difference between the two became particularly obvious; Lappland's upturned hair only reached the tip of Yun Yi's nose.

The airflow generated by Yunyi's breathing brushed through Lappland's hair, causing the fine strands to sway slightly.

Lappland slightly curled her fingertips, suppressing the urge to draw her sword immediately, forcing her ears to stay still, and waiting for Yun Yi to bite her ear.

The other person completely ignored her stiff ears and bent down to get even closer.

As Lappland was taken aback, her vision was filled with a thick, long white eyelash that slowly fluttered and cast shadows, within which red and gold gradient pupils appeared and disappeared.

It appears to be woven from gold and red silk threads, dazzling and radiant even in the shadows.