317: First experience with the sword without sheath

Chapter 316: First Experience with the sheathless sword

The morning sky was gray, and just as Dick expected, a blizzard had indeed arrived.

Such harsh weather was completely unsuitable for hunting. Most Beasts basically hid in caves or underground, and the vast Eternal Frost Forest was filled only with endless white snow.

However, at Bit Manor, the high-level wide-area barrier kept it warm like spring. The sturdy semi-circular shield effectively blocked most of the raging wind and snow, protecting the plants and flowers from damage.

In a reception room, Dick looked at the sheathless sword handed to him by Yasuo, feeling uncharacteristically bewildered.

"So... are you saying that the sheathless sword voluntarily chose me?"

Just moments ago, Yasuo came over and immediately performed a master-disciple ceremony with Dick, then directly stated that he would gift the sheathless sword to him.

This sudden turn of events left Dick completely unprepared. The schemes he had planned earlier died in the cradle before they could be implemented.

"That's right," Yasuo looked at the sheathless sword with some reluctance, gazing at the complex patterns on it, and sighed softly, "It has a spirit and has the right to choose its own master."

"This sheathless sword has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Since the founding ancestor of the Wind Style Sword Technique, it has always been the sword choosing the person, not the person choosing the sword."

"Not every Wind Style successor is qualified to obtain the sheathless sword. I was fortunate to be its master for a few decades, and now it's your turn."

Saying this, Yasuo tremblingly placed the sheathless sword in Dick's hand.

It wasn't until he took the long sword that Dick suddenly realized it wasn't Yasuo who was trembling, but the sheathless sword. It... seemed very excited?

The next second, an ethereal female voice sounded in Dick's mind.

"Dick Grudia, I'm so happy to be your sword. You must cherish me well. Every morning, you must wipe me with a towel soaked in warm water..."

This voice was clearly from the sheathless sword, or to be precise, the spirit within it!

Listening to the sheathless sword babbling on about a bunch of precautions, Dick's face showed shock.

This clear logic, this organized reasoning, this highly emotional tone... Is this a quasi-God-rank Magic Item???

Anyone who didn't know would think it was a Quasi-Emperor Rank item!

Seeing Dick's shocked expression, Yasuo smiled gently and patted his shoulder, saying, "Hehe, don't be afraid. The sheathless sword is very miraculous. Unlike other swords, it can communicate with people..."

Dick didn't reply but quickly used "Magic Item Identification" repeatedly to confirm, but the display consistently showed "quasi-God-rank".

This was very unreasonable!

According to the common knowledge of Magic Items, although quasi-God-rank items can nurture spirits, their intelligence is very low, no different from a newborn baby, only following basic instincts.

But this sheathless sword was completely different. Its speech was so mature it was almost bizarre.

After all, what baby can talk fluently as soon as they are born?

Even more outrageous, this sheathless sword even stated that it would teach Dick the Wind Style Sword Technique, answer questions, and reveal everything!

Simply heaven-defying, truly heaven-defying!

Although Dick had felt that the sheathless sword was unusual before, he hadn't thought of it being in the realm of the absurd. At most, he just thought its quality was very high.

The reason Yasuo didn't feel anything abnormal was due to his limited knowledge. He simply didn't know what kind of sword he had held in his hand for decades.

"Dick, are you alright? Did A'Qiao say something mean to you?"

Seeing Dick remain silent, Yasuo was very worried that he was scared. After all, last night the sheathless sword even said some indescribable excessive things...

"It's alright, I'm fine," Dick exhaled softly and smiled, "I'm just not quite used to talking to a sword for the first time."

Dick quickly calmed his mind, thinking and analyzing rapidly, and soon came up with a possibility.

If a child acts too outrageously, it's not because they are a genius, but because they haven't completely forgotten their past life.

Dick himself was the best example.

But the sheathless sword in front of him was just a Magic Item. It didn't have any so-called past life memories, but this line of thinking could still explain it.

For example, the sheathless sword was originally a Quasi-Emperor Rank or Emperor-Rank Magic Item, and later, for some reason, it self-destructed and dropped in rank, becoming the current quasi-God-rank!

The accumulated experience from multiple lives made Dick think of this possibility. If this were the case, it would completely explain the abnormalities of the sheathless sword!

A Magic Item that self-destructs and drops in rank will have its quality reduced, but it can retain some of its original characteristics.

Just like now, the sheathless sword is clearly only quasi-God-rank, but it can talk fluently like a Quasi-Emperor Rank item, as if an adult's soul is residing in an infant's body.

After handing over the sheathless sword, Yasuo bid farewell and left. Losing his treasured sword made him feel depressed and required wine to soothe his inner wounds.

All night yesterday, the sheathless sword had been clamoring to change masters, which is why Yasuo had to come over to find Dick early in the morning.

After all, in a sense, the sheathless sword was actually Yasuo's elder, considered the Grand Elder of the Wind Style Sword Technique. No matter how reluctant Yasuo was, he could only obey orders.

Throughout the entire morning, Dick chatted with the sheathless sword, attempting to determine if it had truly self-destructed and dropped in rank before.

But unfortunately, the sheathless sword had amnesia. To be precise, it completely couldn't remember anything before joining the Wind Style Sword Technique.

Who forged it?

Who was its first master?

Where did the scars on the sword body come from?

To Dick's many questions, the sheathless sword basically knew nothing. Its earliest memory was the founding ancestor of the Wind Style Sword Technique.

So many years had passed, and the sheathless sword had only been exposed to the Wind Style Sword Technique, thus its entire body had become suitable for wind element magic power.

In Dick's opinion, this was truly a pity. After all, with the quality of the sheathless sword, a mere A-rank sword technique was simply not worthy of it.

"Dick, you are still young. Although your talent is high, you must practice diligently. Let me teach you some basic sword moves of the Wind Style Sword Technique first..."

No one would have expected that the true "Transmission Elder" of the Wind Style Sword Technique was actually a sword. Every Wind Style successor learned from the sheathless sword.

Hearing this, Dick shook his head and politely refused. He picked up the sheathless sword, gently stroked the beautiful patterns on it, and injected magic power, causing the entire sword body to tremble violently.

"Ah~ Dick, you're so good. This is the first time I've experienced this kind of technique..."

Dick smiled without speaking, holding the sheathless sword and slowly walking out of the room.

"Dick~ Our first time, not in the warm room, but on the cold snowy ground...? Hehe, as long as you can inject magic power to warm me up, I don't mind being outside..."

Listening to the somewhat ambiguous female voice in his mind, Dick paid no attention. Instead, he circulated the magic power within his body, his eyes narrowed, and a fierce wind suddenly rose around him.

"Compared to the Wind Style Sword Technique, I actually have another very special wind element sword technique that I want you to experience properly!"

"Special...?"

Dick's lips curved into a smile, and he said in a deep voice, "Yes, very special, so special that it might make you addicted."

For a Magic Item with a spirit like the sheathless sword, once it experiences the SS-rank Wind God Style Swordsmanship, the A-rank Wind Style Sword Technique will become difficult to swallow.