Chapter 00146: Fish Leap Technique
# Fish Leap Technique
Chapter 146
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 146 Fish Leap Technique
Li Chengxi wasn't too familiar with what a formal loyalty ceremony looked like.
Based on his experience watching TV series, there should be a dedicated emcee reciting lines, and the knight below would typically just respond with a few simple sentences, like the bride and groom at a wedding ceremony, and that would be that.
Finally, someone would take a sword and wave it over their shoulders and head, say a few pleasantries to accept the oath, and maybe even grant a title or something.
Everything else was fine, but Viola holding a broom over her head... that was a truly bizarre move.
Viola had no choice either.
The moment she opened her eyes this morning, she had paced back and forth in her room, unable to find a sword, or anything that resembled a sword.
The only things available were a few kitchen knives in the kitchen, and using one of those would feel even more bizarre.
So, she had picked up the plastic broom.
Li Chengxi looked at the fully armored Viola and couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Um, you know, I don't really care much about formalities..."
"Wuu..."
Viola immediately put on an expression like a small, bullied animal, giving off a vibe of 'if you don't accept, I'll cry for you to see'.
In front of her subordinates, Viola always maintained a calm, brave, and responsible demeanor.
It was precisely because of this that so many were willing to follow her and fight their way out of the siege.
She hadn't earned the loyalty of so many people through her status as a princess, but through her personal charisma.
But Viola actually had a little girl's side to her, like when she learned that Li Chengxi had taken Audel away instead of her, she'd scratched the walls and clawed at the floor in her room.
It was just that this side of her was generally not shown to outsiders.
It was clear Viola felt she had no secrets from Li Chengxi, so naturally, she didn't need to put on an act.
"Alright, alright, I accept your oath of loyalty."
Li Chengxi took the broom and casually tapped it on Viola's head and shoulders a few times.
The latter immediately beamed with joy, her expression brightening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Having such a scene first thing in the morning was... alright, at least it was better than the time he woke up to find Audel in his bed.
"Lord, what are your plans for today?"
"Hmm... Today's Saturday, so I can open the shop a little later. It doesn't seem like there's anything else special going on. But the weather forecast says it's going to rain heavily today, so I don't really feel like going out."
Li Chengxi thought for a moment and said,
"By the way, don't always call me 'Lord' or 'Demon God'. Around here, just call me Big Brother or Brother Li. If outsiders ask, just say you're my cousin."
Viola immediately responded with vigor,
"Yes! As you wish!"
How strange.
What kind of cousin says "as you wish" to her cousin?
Viola had always seemed very reliable.
It should be fine, right?
"Anyway, let's have breakfast first. But before that, you need to change out of this armor."
Having her appear in the convenience store wearing a full suit of armor, Li Chengxi was worried that soon there would be rumors about him kidnapping a runaway cosplay girl...
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Li Chengxi wasn't quite sure, but for people who had never had instant noodles before, was the stuff especially tempting?
It was like that with Audel, and it was the same with Viola.
The moment you asked what she wanted to eat, her first reaction was instant noodles.
However, there was a slight difference between Audel's and Viola's breakfast choices, and this difference was mainly reflected in their portion sizes.
One cup of instant noodles was enough for Audel for a meal; she couldn't eat more.
It was a portion size that matched her height.
As for Viola, last night she had eaten three boxes of instant noodles plus four sausages and two Dirty Buns.
She probably got a little embarrassed towards the end; he felt like she could have actually kept eating.
He really wondered where all the food she ate went.
How did she maintain her figure while eating so much? He had never seen Viola exercise for long periods; she was clearly sitting in the office most of the time.
While Viola was eating upstairs, Li Chengxi went downstairs, opened the shop, and then sat behind the cash register as usual.
He turned on the computer.
It seemed nothing major was happening in the Leon Territory.
When Viola wasn't around, the Knight Commander Zola was handling the daily management, and there didn't seem to be any trouble.
The only significant change was that the number of gold coins displayed in the upper right corner had decreased by about fifteen thousand, which probably meant the White Dragon had taken all its treasure back yesterday.
He moved the mouse around the Leon Territory, wanting to check on the construction progress of the factory.
As a result, his eyes were immediately drawn to the very conspicuous blue hair on the screen.
Only then did Li Chengxi remember that he had told Audel to go protect Viola.
But Viola had come over to his place for a few days, and he hadn't notified Audel yet.
However, Audel looked quite busy right now, constantly modifying something on a drawing board.
She might have pulled another all-nighter.
It wasn't a big deal anyway.
Li Chengxi took a look and then set the new computer aside, turning on the old one to check on Yang Yiyi's situation.
Since it was the weekend, Li Chengxi opened the shop a bit later today.
In the game, it was already past four in the morning.
The screen showed a black-canopied boat floating down a river.
Yang Yiyi, as usual, had woken up very early and was grilling fish to eat on the small clay stove aboard the boat.
Seeing Yang Yiyi so relaxed indicated that, at the very least, the pursuers from the Plum Blossom Guard hadn't found them.
They should be safe for the time being.
He just didn't know if there would be more ambushes ahead.
The Spiritual Power Value on the right side of the screen had recovered slightly, but it was still far from the standard needed to interfere directly.
At most, he could stuff some bread in.
Why did that sound like raising fish...
And speaking of fish, Li Chengxi clicked on the 'Teaching Box' option and actually saw something related to fish.
Fish Leap Technique.
The Teaching Box would acquire new martial arts based on Yang Yiyi's experiences, and then impart these new techniques to her, forming a cycle.
Li Chengxi still hadn't completely figured out the specific rules.
He clicked on the Teaching Box because he wanted to see if the martial arts of the Plum Blossom Guard had been added.
You see, back in Peach Blossom Valley, he would get new martial arts every time she sparred with a demon.
Li Chengxi thought it would be the same this time.
As it turned out, aside from the one Fish Leap Technique, there was nothing else.
The conditions for obtaining new martial arts were a bit baffling.
If new martial arts could only be obtained in Peach Blossom Valley when the opponent was a demon, then the newly acquired Fish Leap Technique couldn't be explained.
This showed that the conditions for acquiring new martial arts in the Teaching Box were not directly related to the location or whether the opponent was a demon.
Sparring with demons yielded new techniques, but fighting to the death with the Plum Blossom Guard did not.
Since it wasn't related to the location or the type of opponent, was there something else he had overlooked?
Li Chengxi pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze back to the newly added Fish Leap Technique.
How this thing had appeared was also very puzzling.
Li Chengxi remembered that it definitely wasn't there before the fight with the Plum Blossom Guard yesterday.
Or perhaps, this technique was learned from the Plum Blossom Guard?
Li Chengxi saw that the Fish Leap Technique was categorized under Lightness Skill, equivalent to a kind of Lifting and Leaping Method.
Then he looked at the grilled fish on the charcoal stove...
It couldn't possibly be a case of 'you are what you eat', right?
(End of this chapter)