Ya Xiao looked down and took off his gloves.
Since his tuxedo didn't allow for ease of movement, Ya Xiao had changed into a white outfit that was easy to move in. He smoothed out the creases in his shirt as he looked over at Emily, his blue eyes brimming with excitement.
"Ready?"
Emily's gaze shifted to the opposite side, where the slender body of the young man showed no signs of explosive strength, and even his stance was full of flaws. If attacked from behind, he could be easily subdued.
This was normal. Ya Xiao did not have any systematic training or experience. He could slowly master his fighting skills in sparring.
At least it would allow the young man to be able to defend himself.
"Okay!" Ya Xiao nodded his head.
Emily took a defensive stance, "Don't force it at first, be careful of getting hurt."
At the words, he quickly rushed towards Emily.
The speed was good.
Emily judged calmly. The next second, she saw him swinging his fist directly at her, softly, like a child who had just learned how to hit others.
"Harder!"
Emily's voice was cold and hard, commanding Ya Xiao while inclining her head to avoid Ya Xiao's attack.
Probably due to the reason of physical weakness, even if the youth with a thin body had slightly increased strength under Emily's guidance, it was still a bit soft. It could even be said that there was no strength at all. It was much weaker than an ordinary person who hadn't been trained.
Emily was not surprised. She continued to dodge and observe Ya Xiao's movements. From time to time, she would also take the initiative to strike.
It was at this time that she suddenly realized something as she watched Ya Xiao's movements.
Every move Ya Xiao was using right now was actually a fighting technique from the video!
It should be noted that most people rely on their instincts to attack at some point when they have not yet mastered the attacking moves.
However, Ya Xiao didn't have such a problem, every move was from the video.
"You memorized all the fighting moves?"
During the break, Emily looked at Ya Xiao who was drinking water. She didn't realize that Ya Xiao was so talented in learning to fight.
"My memory is good." Ya Xiao humbly said.
Emily nodded, "That's good. Although the movements are still a bit substandard, let's take it step by step."
The only problem was that Ya Xiao's strength was a bit small.
However, these were minor matters. Ya Xiao was originally a tender butler, and when the training was a bit longer, basic self-preservation would definitely be no problem.
Because of Ya Xiao's unexpected talent, the two of them quickly finished the day's task and prepared to leave the fighting arena.
"You can train for two hours a day. In addition, I will arrange some tasks for you to train your strength." Emily arranged according to the butler's status for the day.
"By the time the spring meeting comes around, you'll be able to basically meet the marshal's requirements."
Ya Xiao nodded very cooperatively, his heart instantly relaxing.
It could be considered over.
Practicing fighting techniques was great fun, but controlling the force to prevent hurting Emily was indeed still a bit tricky for him.
Within a few steps of leaving the gates of the fighting arena, Ya Xiao seemed to notice something. He smiled slightly sideways at Niels, who was not far away, and said hello.
The young boy did not expect Ya Xiao to take the initiative to greet him. He waved his hand at him in a hasty manner, hurriedly bowed, and ran away.
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"The boy's life was saved by the marshal, so it's no wonder he worships the marshal." After getting on the hovercar, Emily casually returned.
Saved by the marshal?
Ya Xiao's blue eyes were a little confused, Niels hadn't told him about this matter, so how did Emily know about it?
Emily saw Ya Xiao's puzzlement and took the initiative to say, "The optical brain on his wrist is the model uniformly distributed by the Sixth Base Relief Home. Only orphans rescued by the Marshal at that time can receive that batch of optical brain."
Ya Xiao came to a sudden realization.
This world was just as chaotic and cruel as the demon world. It was impossible for ordinary humans to survive outside the barrier, but of course, life inside the barrier was just as difficult. No matter which base, orphans were the most common thing.
Emily remembered that the Ya Xiao next to her was also an orphan from the central city. She paused for a moment, skipped the topic just now, and instead mentioned, "Not to mention those rescued people, even the Sixth Base has a lot of officers who have been rescued by the marshal. The marshal has been an excellent soldier since he went to war at the age of eleven."
"Then, they should all admire the marshal."
Ya Xiao curled his eyes at the thought of the Sixth Base officers known as the mad dogs. In the original plot, the officers under the villain indeed only followed the villain's orders.
Emily didn't deny it, her thumb rubbed the steering wheel, then said, "Well, the people of the central city regard the marshal as a beast. As long as we know that the marshal we worship is a worthy leader to follow, that's all that matters."
The hovercar drove slowly.
Ya Xiao's eyes retracted from Emily's determined profile, thinking about her comment on the villain. He pondered and said to the system in his mind:
[Fourth Uncle, why do you think the villain actually wanted to destroy the Seventh Base?]
[I don't know.]
Until the villain camp of this book was all dead, the protagonist group did not find out the real reason why Qin Qi destroyed the Seventh Base.
The system was puzzled in its heart. From the surface, Qin Qi really didn't look like a villain. He was an extremely responsible marshal and the guardian god of the Sixth Base altogether.
The protagonist group didn't believe that it was Qin Qi who destroyed the Seventh Base in the first place and even felt at one point that Qin Qi was following orders, but the truth was that the group from the Elder Council hadn't given that order.
The only marshal who might know the truth, Wista, was also killed on the battlefield not long after the villain's death.
At the end of the plot, the protagonist group only suspected that Qin Qi's destruction of the base's barriers was for their Sixth Base. As for whether or not that suspicion was correct, no one knew.
[Oh.]
Ya Xiao nodded inwardly.
[Is the host curious about this matter?]
The system was a bit surprised. Although the host loved powerful villains, there were quite a few existences in the demon world that were even more powerful than Qin Qi, such as Ya Xiao's own father, the Demon King Orlik.
In the system's opinion, although the host liked Qin Qi, he wouldn't be excessively curious about him. At most, because of his demon value, he wanted to protect the villain at the hands of many assassins.
[A little bit.]
Ya Xiao never hid his emotions.
He flicked his tail behind him. Suddenly, he thought of something, and his blue eyes revealed a hint of a smile, [Fourth Uncle, if the villain lives to the end, I should be able to find out why he wanted to destroy the Seventh Base, right?]
[It should be possible?]
The system said uncertainly. The plot ended after two years, so if the villain doesn't kill himself on the battlefield, maybe he can really know?
[That would be good.]
Ya Xiao was in a somewhat fluttery mood at the words as if he had found something interesting. The smile on his face still hadn't gone down until he returned to the military building and stood in front of Qin Qi's office door.
The two adjutants, Mist and Soren, came out of the office and saw Ya Xiao, and were a little surprised.
"Ya Xiao, didn't you go to find Emily to practice fighting?"
Mist turned around and added the thick pile of information in his hand to the one Soren was holding, letting Soren carry it as he asked with a smile, "It's over already?"
Next to him, Soren held the information in one hand and nodded at Ya Xiao as a greeting.
The air inside the gas mask was thin, and usually, Soren didn't speak much.
"Hmm, Emily said to continue tomorrow."
Ya Xiao sidestepped to make way for the two adjutants.
Mist understood and prompted with a smile, "The marshal's work for the morning is done."
Ya Xiao's blue eyes curved into a crescent moon when he heard this, realizing that he could go into the office now.
At the same time, Qin Qi inside the office heard the voices of the adjutant and Ya Xiao talking outside the door.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the message on the optical brain's screen, which was a report sent by Emily.
Emily had switched to a civilian position due to her injury. It was more than enough to be a fighting instructor for a butler.
Qin Qi should have been completely at ease with Emily's teaching, but even he didn't know why he had asked Emily to report on the butler's training daily.
Perhaps it was because Ya Xiao was nearly assassinated not long ago because of himself, or perhaps it was because the other party could have lived in a much safer place and did not have to undergo such training.
Qin Qi scanned the report and turned off the optical brain.
"Marshal, I'm back."
Ya Xiao pushed open the door in a brisk tone and stood behind Qin Qi as usual.
According to Emily's report, Ya Xiao was very talented. Although his strength was insufficient, at the current progress, he should be able to basically defend himself before the spring meeting.
Qin Qi's eyes traced over Ya Xiao's smiling face. It was hard to imagine what the pale and slender young man would look like when he learned how to fight.
"How was the fighting?"
These words came out a bit suddenly, but Ya Xiao accepted it well. He happily said, "I learned it for the first time. I feel it's very interesting."
"That's good."
Qin Qi looked at him and it didn't look like he was forcing himself. He closed his eyes, rubbed his eyes in his hands, and didn't say anything else.
Ya Xiao felt that Qin Qi took the initiative to bring up the topic, so he definitely didn't mind chatting with himself. He talked about what happened today, how lively the fighting arena was, how he met a boy named Niels, and also mentioned Niels's dream of wanting to be a military officer.
Qin Qi didn't talk back but managed to make it seem like he was listening quietly.
Ya Xiao liked that.
When they were in the demon world, no demon would have the patience to listen to another demon talk about boring things. They preferred to find powerful demons to fight with than to talk to them. Fourth Uncle was an elderly retired system, who had to sleep for nearly sixteen hours a day. Alone, Ya Xiao played with himself most of the time.
But Qin Qi would keep listening to him talk about these things.
If only he could take Qin Qi with him when he leaves, Ya Xiao thought secretly.
"Not talking anymore?"
Hearing the office go quiet, Qin Qi suddenly spoke out.
"Well, Marshal, you can rest for two hours."
Ya Xiao estimated the time, well aware of Qin Qi's next work schedule. He curved his eyes and said, "I'll remind you when the afternoon's meeting is about to start."
Qin Qi hmmed.
The butler had a lot to say, but perhaps because the young man's voice always carried a smile, he didn't get bored.
"Learn fighting seriously. I will check your training before the spring meeting." A moment later, Qin Qi suddenly spoke out.
"Marshal, do you want to fight with me?"
Ya Xiao was instantly excited. Fighting the villain! This was so awesome!
Qin Qi raised his eyelids to look at Ya Xiao, intending to deny the other's idea and explain that he was just a spectator. However, when he saw the hopeful gleam in the young man's eyes, Qin Qi paused for a moment and did not deny it.
It was an assessment anyway, so it was fine to go on the field himself.
If Ya Xiao could take the training seriously as a result and have the ability to defend himself at the spring meeting, it would be considered to have accomplished its purpose.
[Host, calm down a bit.]
The system trembled as it held its glasses. This was clearly not a scene that he should be happy about, okay? It's not a joke if you expose your strength!
[Don't worry, Fourth Uncle, I know my limits.]
Ya Xiao's mind was filled with the agreement to fight Qin Qi, and his gaze was fixed on Qin Qi. His tone sounded somewhat perfunctory.
Fighting with a strong person is something that every demon dreams of, okay?!
Ever since agreeing to spar with Qin Qi, Ya Xiao has been extremely enthusiastic about learning fighting skills. Besides following the villain every day to collect demon value, his mind was filled only with learning human fighting techniques.
The only regret was that because of the limitations of the butler's persona, it was impossible for him to use magical power or do anything beyond the range of normal human abilities, but being able to fight the villain was a super fun thing in itself!
Ya Xiao couldn't wait to wake up the next day to the time of the villain's assessment.
As the person closest to Ya Xiao, Qin Qi naturally noticed the fluctuations in the butler's emotions lately. Although he wasn't sure why Ya Xiao was so excited, he didn't go back on his promise to Ya Xiao earlier.
Time unknowingly came to the agreed date. That evening, Qin Qi took the expectant Ya Xiao to the second floor of the villa.
On the second floor, there was a fighting room specially used for training. Ya Xiao looked at Qin Qi, who had already wrapped up the bandage, and was eager to try.
The system saw Ya Xiao so excited and anxiously repeated: [Host, you are an ordinary person. You just learned fighting for two months, you are not strong. You must remember, you are an ordinary person....]
[I know, I know.]
Ya Xiao couldn't stop nodding in his mind, but his eyes glowed a little. Waiting until the villain stood still, he directly kicked and swept over.
Qin Qi took two steps backward and dodged the attack, his eyebrows slightly raised as if he thought Ya Xiao's movements were good.
The two men, one intentionally wanted to test the other's strength, and the other was suppressing his true strength but jumped at the chance to try to use ordinary people's physical qualities to compete with the other. For a while, it was hard to tell the winner from the loser.
As the body gradually warmed up, Ya Xiao became more and more excited. He directly raised his leg and hooked Qin Qi's neck, trying to clamp down on the other party to pull him down to the ground.
Qin Qi did not resist and followed Ya Xiao's force to fall to the ground. Although the force was not enough, but for a new student, it was really good to be able to achieve this level.
This showed that the butler had been practicing seriously.
Feeling his neck being bound tighter and tighter, Qin Qi raised his hand and clutched Ya Xiao's ankle, directly reversing his body and pinning the other party to the ground.
Ya Xiao wanted to pull out his feet but was unable to move as he was held by a strong grip.
His chest was heaving up and down, and his face was hot and sweaty from the exercise. He looked up at the man on top of him, his blue eyes seemed to be bright as if they were stars in the night sky.
The villain was really strong!
Qin Qi looked at the sweat and smile on his face as he paused for a moment and let go:
"You did well."
With that said, he was about to get up, but a leg hooked onto his back, and Qin Qi's body instantly stiffened. The dark-haired young man didn't seem to think that there was anything strange about this action at all. Those beautiful blue eyes were full of excitement and anticipation:
"Let's do it again, okay?"