NABC Chapter 459 The Northern Divine Stream in the Land of Conflict
Chapter 459 The Northern Divine Stream in the Land of Conflict
Chapter 459 The Northern Divine Stream in the Land of Conflict
Broly was used to the rewind of time. As usual, he filled his empty stomach with roasted rabbit meat before embarking on his journey once more.
The story is repeated, so there's no need to elaborate. Just a month and a half later, he returned to the capital city of Asura in this cycle and went to the main dojo of the Water God.
"Your story about time travel is interesting, but if you want to prove yourself, you'll have to demonstrate the corresponding capabilities."
Because of this statement, the water goddess Reda was brutally beaten by her Saiyan disciple from the previous timeline, who used her improved Water God Style swordsmanship.
Although Broly held back, he still used his wooden sword to beat the handsome face of the elegant water god master until it was bruised and swollen.
"It seems you weren't lying, Broly, right? Thank you for bringing me new knowledge about the Water God Style. Hmm, although you've already defeated me and are stronger than me, and could easily take my Water God title, I'll still consider you my student, is that alright?"
Wiping away the blood from her nose, Lydia asked the question. Since she hadn't spent any time with Broly in this loop, she was somewhat distant from him.
"No need to be so polite. I'm waiting for you, Teacher Leda, to develop even more powerful Water God Flow techniques for me before you teach me."
"In that case, Broly, why don't you stay at the dojo for a while, until I've absorbed all the new techniques you brought, and then we can also strengthen our bond as teacher and student?"
Broly accepted the invitation from the water goddess Lyda and was arranged to stay in her room that night. Lyda Lyda dragged him along for almost half the night to discuss the Water God's Flow Techniques, which made Broly, who was used to sleeping in at night, yawn. After tossing and turning for half the night, he finally fell asleep in his own bed.
"This guy is testing you."
In his sleep, the god spoke these words to him in the blank dream.
"What are you testing me for?"
Broly asked, somewhat puzzled.
"It's a test to see if you have ulterior motives, because there were people in the past who knew about the things you mentioned, such as those nobles who almost severed her tendons."
"And now?"
"Now she seems to be at ease, perhaps because you were in the same room with her but did not do anything improper, and even slept soundly in front of her. Lydia is now more at ease with you and no longer thinks you are a spy sent by someone else."
"They're being very cautious."
"It's just her personal habit. With the current strength of the water goddess Leda Lia, no one in the Kingdom of Asra is her match."
"By the way, are those nobles who tried to sever her tendons still alive?"
Broly suddenly asked the question.
"You're quite the stickler for grudges; apart from one who's already dead, the others are still alive."
Both gods and men appreciate this clear distinction between gratitude and resentment.
The next day, guided by the little god, some people died in their homes.
"Did you kill those people?"
On the third day, when Lydia was exchanging swords with Broly, she asked him the question.
"Um."
Broly did not deny it.
Why?
Lydia was somewhat puzzled.
"Just to put your mind at ease."
"But why kill Darius along with him?"
"He saved you, and you have a good impression of him, but he's a scoundrel now. If he knew your identity, he might try to take advantage of your kindness and put you in a difficult position."
The water goddess Lyda Lia fell silent, for Broly's words were true, which she could not refute, and she could not blame a disciple who had killed someone for her sake.
In this playthrough, Darius's family was not divided up by other nobles because of the gratitude shown by the water goddess Leta Lia.
Just as the water goddess Leda had absorbed all the knowledge she needed and Broly was about to set off again, the goddess suddenly asked him, "Broly, don't you want to meet the women in Asura's palace?"
"Is it possible that I already went to see it when I was here last week?"
"is that so?"
The little god feigned surprise and then said, "But soon, a poor, helpless little princess inside will be assassinated. Can you really bear to leave her alone?"
"It's Princess Ariel, isn't it? That little one really has a rough life. At different times, she seems to be targeted for assassination. But even if I didn't intervene, the assassin wouldn't die, would they?"
"She won't die, but she'll inevitably be frightened. She'll cry loudly because of the death of her female bodyguard, and she'll also feel sad and heartbroken because she was the female protector who had been by her side since birth."
Broly looked at the god and man and wondered if the little princess Ariel was a chosen one left behind by the other.
However, Broly still went to help, as if doing a daily routine, and went to Asura's palace to kill a group of assassins who were preparing to kill the other party.
The idea of cutting down enemies and leaving immediately leaves the gods and humans who can also benefit their own future in this playthrough somewhat helpless.
This time, because the magical city of Sharia in the Kingdom of Lanoa was skipped, as well as the territory of Fituia and the village of Buena in the Kingdom of Asura, neither the gods nor humans knew the identities of the targets acknowledged by the Crystal Palace, nor did they see that Broly would stop moving once he encountered them. Therefore, no death fate was designed for him.
Broly successfully reached the lower jaw of the red dragon and ate the red dragon meat he had been looking forward to for several playthroughs, but he felt that the red dragon meat was not as delicious as the blue dragon meat, which left him somewhat disappointed.
"For the next leg of the journey, there are two directions to choose from."
One is the conflict zone in the northeast, where many small countries stand side by side, making it an arena for power struggles between major powers.
One is the continent of Becarit in the southwest. Although Becarit is mainly a desert, its numerous ancient labyrinths have attracted a large number of adventurers and explorers, leading to a unique culture and economic activity…”
After listening to the little god's introduction, Broly pondered for a while and decided to complete the journey through the central continent first, choosing the conflict zone in the northeast.
That place was exactly north of the Green Grassland, where he traveled back in time and came to this world.
Due to the chaotic situation in the land of conflict, and the fact that finding people is a delicate task, Broly found a traveling merchant caravan with a skilled chef and paid to join them.
During this time, Broly's traveling merchant caravan encountered several robberies, but thanks to the presence of capable guards, the bandits from the conflict-ridden lands were all repelled.
It wasn't until an army from a small country disguised as a large band of thieves appeared that they were able to stop this traveling merchant caravan, which possessed considerable protective capabilities.
"The Kingdom of Asura is transporting some military supplies to a small country it supports."
The country behind the opposing bandit group is a small nation supported by the Holy Kingdom of Milis. They do not want to see the forces supported by the Kingdom of Asra in the Conflict Zone receive military reinforcement.
But they stopped the wrong group, because this traveling merchant caravan was just a decoy, bait entrusted to transport regular supplies to this conflict zone...
The little god introduces the story of the great power struggles behind it.
"So, this time I have to help take care of this gang of thieves disguised as regular soldiers?"
Broly got off the carriage, seemingly unconcerned about cutting down a few people.
"No need, because someone will help take care of it."
The little god shook his head.
"yu~"
With a whistle, a group of swordsmen missing arms and legs appeared between the two opposing teams, led by a fully armed armored warrior on horseback.
"My name is Chandur von Grandor. You are looking for the transport caravan of the Kingdom of Asura, but this is not the caravan you are looking for. They are just a traveling merchant caravan composed of merchants and commoners."
Perhaps you might think of robbing this group of wealth and women, but if you do, I, Shandur, will also join the fight for justice and stop the bandits' plundering.
"So, do you want to be my enemy?"
The armored warrior in the lead shouted to the bandit group after he appeared.
The band of thieves, disguised as over six hundred regular soldiers, chose to retreat when faced with a group of only a few dozen wandering knights.
Having heard of the reputation of the chivalrous Shandur, and having determined that the merchant caravan before them was not the one they were looking for, they did not want to clash with the renowned chivalrous caravan of the Conflict Lands.
The traveling merchant's leader breathed a sigh of relief and, holding the thank-you fee, greeted the group of knights approaching on horseback: "Lord Chantur, thank you for your help."
"There's no need for that; this is for the sake of justice."
The helmet was removed, revealing the face of a handsome middle-aged man. This man accepted the thank-you fee offered by the steward and then said, "If possible, please provide food and a place to rest for me and my disciple."
In the evening, the traveling merchants camped by a river. Just as Broly was eating some kind of mushroom stew, a man approached him.
"Hello, young man, I'd like to ask you about the sword on your back."
Chantelle got straight to the point.
"This is what I won, from a young man named Alexander Kalman, through a sword contest."
Broly wasn't surprised that this person had come.
"Did you defeat him?"
Chantelle asked.
"Do you want to stand up for him?"
Broly countered with a question.
"I just want to know if Alexander is still alive."
"He's still alive. I only defeated him, I didn't kill him."
With his strength, even without this sword, he should be able to leave the Wanglong Mountains.
"That's good."
Chantelle breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, do you want to have a match with me and take this sword back?"
Broly asked.
"No, this sword is nothing but a shackle for both me and Alexander."
Chantelle shook her head.
"It's not like you can just take it back whenever you want it."
Broly made a sarcastic remark about the man.
"Ah, that's true. May I ask your name?"
"Broly".
"Alex Kalman Rebek."
Broly shook hands with the outstretched hand of the Northern God II and then asked him a question.
"I heard that you spread the strange and unorthodox teachings of the Northern God School. Why did you spread this bizarre Northern God School?"
Broly's negative impression of the Northern God School stemmed primarily from its unorthodox faction. While the Sword God School was based on the concept of absolute attack and the Water God School on the concept of defense and counterattack, what exactly was the unorthodox faction of the Northern God School? Throwing sand and firecrackers, sneak attacks and ambushes.
"Strange North God Style, Lord Broly, why do you say such a thing?"
Shandul was somewhat puzzled, so Broly told him about the Northern Gods opponents he had encountered in previous playthroughs.
Excluding those who used tricky swordsmanship but were still considered normal Northern God Style swordsmen, he focused on naming those who would use all sorts of underhanded tricks and schemes, which surprised Shandur, who then burst into laughter.
Do you think that using methods like poisoning sand, feigning death, or launching a sneak attack are despicable and shameless?
"Isn't that right?"
"Then do you know what Kitakami-ryu is?"
"All I know about the Kitakami-ryu school is that it uses any means necessary to achieve victory."
Broly answered.
"That's not wrong, but the reason they resort to any means necessary is because they have no other options..."
The Second Northern God, using the alias Chantelle, was not angry about Broly's negative view of his own Northern God School of Strange Tales.
Instead, this person shared his own story, explaining his understanding of the school founded by the first Northern God, who was his father.
The Northern God School originated from the Laplace Battle four hundred years ago, when the demon race launched a full-scale invasion of the central continent. Faced with the powerful demon race, humans were weak and had to fight to the death to survive.
Whether it's calling on friends to gang up on the weak or resorting to underhanded tricks, these are all methods used to survive.
Those who use this method do so not because they want to, but because they have no other options.
"The Northern God Style of Strange Tales is a fighting style that my father developed for the weak."
It is a school of thought created to enable those who lack power or have lost something to survive on the brutal battlefield.
Lord Broly, do you see my disciples? They are people who have lost parts of their bodies in the chaotic environment of the Land of Strife.
Those who should have died tragically on the battlefield have survived because they learned the Northern Divine Style of the Strange and Unusual School, and now they even have the strength to follow me to help others.
In this world, not everyone is strong, and the weak should also have the right to survive. The Northern Divine Stream Strange Faction is a fighting style that grants these weak people the right to survive.
I don't expect to persuade you to change your views on the fighting style of the Strange Faction, but I hope you can correctly understand the significance of the existence of our Northern God School of Strange Faction.
Broly's conversation with the Second Northern God revealed the original intentions of the Northern God School of Strange Tales, which indeed changed his view of the Northern God School.
"By the way, among the people you mentioned who defeated the Strange and Mysterious Sect, one of them is still my disciple and has always been by my side. I don't recall you defeating him. Could it be a case of the same name?"
At this point, Shantul asked again that one of the members of the Northern God School that Broly defeated in a previous playthrough was the future North Emperor Obel, who had not yet completed his apprenticeship.
It will be half a month before he leaves Shandur's side, takes a ship to the continent of Milis, and makes a name for himself with the Peacock Sword.
"It's not just a coincidence of names, it's the same person, but not someone at this point in time, but someone from the future."
Broly told Shandul about the Dragon God's ability to rewind time.
"No wonder such a thing exists."
"No wonder what?"
No wonder this Dragon God has a notorious reputation for suddenly ripping someone out of their chest to kill them and stealing treasures that others have just acquired.
"No, by the way, Mr. Broly, I would like to ask you for a favor."
"What?"
"If time were to rewind again, please grant my son another defeat and take the King Dragon Sword from his hand."
"Um?"
"Only through setbacks can that child avoid becoming arrogant and conceited, and allow him to grow better without relying on powerful weapons. In return, I am willing to pass on my Hokushin-ryu techniques to you."
"Agreeing to this is no problem, but I don't really want the Kitakami-ryu technique. Can I ask for no payment?"
"Don't worry, besides teaching the weak to defeat the strong, the Kitakami-ryu school also has conventional deceptive sword techniques."
In addition, this King Dragon Sword has quite a few combat methods that can be explored. Are you aware of them?
During his journey to the land of conflict, Broly did not find a target to conquer, but he did find a teacher named Kitakami Ryu.
Under Chantelle's enthusiastic invitation, Broly mastered another sword technique, the Northern God Style.
Unlike the Sword God style, which focuses on offense, and the Water God style, which focuses on defense, the Northern God style emphasizes a combination of deception and realism.
When you adopt a stance as if you're attacking the left, you're actually attacking the right. When you make a step back to leave, your foot touches the ground and you move forward.
The Northern God Style Deceptive Sword Technique is surprisingly interesting to use, but Broly feels that it will be countered by the Sword God Style Sword Technique, which requires little thought and is fast enough. However, it is more effective against the Water God Style Sword Technique, which requires more thought.
The martial arts philosophies of these three schools, when used by users of equal skill levels, actually have a mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining relationship.
Of course, most swordsmen in this world are proficient in multiple styles.
"Brother Broly is truly a genius. I have no doubt that the Northern God Style of Deceptive Swordsmanship will shine brightly in your hands. I just hope that when you reach the top of the world's strongest, you won't forget to mention my name and tell others that I taught you your Deceptive Swordsmanship."
When they parted, Shantul had become quite familiar with Broly, who was obsessed with becoming the teacher of the strongest swordsman.
"Alright, no problem. However, my swordsmanship teachers are not just you, but also the Sword God Gar Farion and the Water Goddess Leda Lia. It's not enough to just mention you."
"To be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the other two schools of thought in this era is something I aspire to; the name of Chantelle von Grendorf will be etched in history!"
The Northern God Kalman II gave Broly the feeling of a middle-aged man from the Crimson Demon Clan.
Before heading to the continent of Becarit after saying goodbye to him, Broly encountered something that made him somewhat unable to hold back.
(End of this chapter)