Chapter 10: Reason for Becoming a Swordsman

Early the next morning, David took his son out of Bigen Village and arrived at the outskirts of the Magic Forest.

Since William had awakened his magic power, from today onward David and the five of them no longer limited William's instruction to combat techniques and various basic training; sword skills and magic were also added to William's training plan, so the training location also needed to be moved from Bigen Village into the Magic Forest.

On the first day, David was responsible for teaching William sword skills; although Geilan and the others didn't need to be present, they still couldn't resist their curiosity and all followed along.

"Geez, I already said you guys aren't needed, so why are you following me? Wouldn't it be better to go to town and take on some quests to earn money?" David complained to the four behind him, Geilan and the others.

Xierna laughed and said, "Oh come on, David, don't say that. Today at least is little William's first day learning sword skills and magic; if William has any questions, we can also help answer them."

"Exactly, David, your profession is after all a swordsman, so if William encounters any questions about other professions, we four can also help fill in the gaps." Geilan said bluntly, completely unmindful of David's contemptuous look.

"Really, there's nothing I can do with you guys..." David sighed, looked at William and asked, "By the way, William, you should have some understanding of the adventurer professions I just mentioned, right?"

William nodded and replied, "The five basic professions of adventurers are mage, warrior, archer, warlock, and thief."

David was very pleased with his son's answer and added, "That's right; besides these five basic professions, adventurers also have some branch professions. For example, the warrior profession focuses on close combat and usually serves as the tank position that directly blocks enemies in an adventurer party."

However, the swordsman branch of the warrior profession enhances the warrior's attack capability, allowing it to serve as the primary physical damage output position in a party, but its defensive capability is lacking compared to the warrior profession.

Each profession has its own focus in cultivation, so there is no absolute strongest profession; they merely differ in fighting style and ability. By the way, William, do you currently have a leaning toward any profession?

"I lean toward the swordsman profession," William replied without any hesitation, as if he hadn't even thought about it.

This inevitably aroused the jealousy of the observing Geilan and the three others, who all together let out a drawn-out sound: "Huh... huh?"

"What do you guys have to say about it!" David said displeased.

Xierna said with a smile, "Little William, my thief profession is also pretty awesome, wanna give it a try~"

"A man should choose the warrior profession, right!" Geilan said, flexing the muscles on his arm.

David said, "Alright, you guys stop making a fuss; first listen to William's reasons for wanting to choose the swordsman profession."

Upon hearing that, the several people immediately fell silent and all looked toward William.

William said, "My reasons for choosing the swordsman profession are mainly two: first, the swordsman profession has a relatively balanced offense and defense, making it the profession with the strongest solo combat ability among all professions; second, it's because your father you are a swordsman, so I am most familiar with this profession."

Actually, William lied about his reasons for choosing the swordsman profession.

In his previous life, William had no magical aptitude and was only bronze rank, so he could hardly find any adventurers willing to team up with him; all quests were completed by him alone. In this life, if he wants to conceal his reincarnation and change his and those around him's fate, then fighting alone is inevitably unavoidable.

Moreover, his familiarity with the swordsman profession is not because his father David is a swordsman, but because his profession in his previous life was a swordsman.

Xierna showed a surprised expression and said, "Ah? Little William, you're so pitiful,"

"'At such a young age, you're already thinking about fighting alone.'"

"'Actually, judging by William's aptitude, the profession most suited to him is indeed the swordsman,' Geilan admitted somewhat reluctantly."

Ou Li nodded: "Indeed."

David encouraged his son, saying, "William, you actually don't need to worry about fighting alone; although the situation where you must inevitably fight alone will definitely occur, most of the time teammates will stay by your side and fight shoulder to shoulder with you. I believe that once you set foot on the adventurer's path, you will surely meet teammates you can trust."

Of course, the role a swordsman can play in an adventurer party is also significant, and it's not that it cannot be chosen.

"'Then, what should I do if I encounter a situation where no one is willing to team up with me?' William asked seriously, looking into his father David's eyes."

Seeing William stare directly at David with a serious expression, utterly without joking intent, everyone couldn't help but feel a bit shocked—what experiences has William gone through to utter such lonely words at such a young age?

"'In that case, of course there's nothing that can be done...' David thought to himself."

But he couldn't say those words to his son William, so he changed the subject: "We'll talk about that kind of thing later if it happens; for now, you don't need to think that far ahead—start by learning the most basic sword skills."

"'Mm.' William nodded."

David said, "Before I start teaching you sword skills, you first list everything you know, so that we five can better guide you; we elders actually know you're hiding quite a few secrets, William."

Upon hearing that, William looked at Geilan and the others; he saw all four of them wearing a smirk that said, "Let's see how long you can keep this up."

If he could reveal the secret of his reincarnation, William wouldn't want to choose to conceal things he currently can't explain; his father proactively asking him actually saves him the trouble of fabricating lies.

Thus William candidly said, "Aside from 【Double Thrust】, the martial techniques I know are 【Strengthen】, 【Accelerate】, 【Mental Focus】, and 【Sword Strike】; the only magic I know is 【Minor Heal】."

Xierna made a face like she had a bad stomach and said, "Uh... that already counts as a bronze-rank swordsman, no wonder little William said he wants to fight alone; at such a young age, his fortitude is downright scary..."

Although David and the others had mentally prepared themselves for William knowing more than one martial technique, hearing a ten-year-old who had just awakened his magic power yesterday personally list all the martial techniques and magic he knows still inevitably shocked everyone.

David set aside his surprise, thought for a moment, and said, "These abilities are not bad; then we five will use your currently mastered abilities as a foundation and, based on that, teach you with the swordsman profession as the main goal. Today I will first teach you a martial technique called 【Sword Strike Slash】."

The martial technique 【Sword Strike】 is a low-level swordsman profession skill that enhances the user's slash damage, allowing an iron sword to easily cut wood and similar objects, whereas 【Sword Strike Slash】 enables the user to unleash Sword Strike as a shockwave; it is the ranged version of 【Sword Strike】.

In his previous life, as a swordsman, William naturally knew the effect of 【Sword Strike Slash】, but because he possessed too little magic power, he couldn't execute it.

However, in this life William possesses stellar magic power, and he is confident he can learn 【Sword Strike Slash】.

"'Please instruct me!' William said, bowing."