"The muscles of the foot are divided into two main parts: the dorsal muscles and the plantar muscles..."
Na Ye's teaching was absolutely novel for Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong. With the guidance of spiritual power and memory imprinting, they were able to clearly understand the muscles of the lower leg and foot in less than a quarter of an hour.
This is the strength of having a 9th Rank divine knight as a teacher. He doesn't need a lot of unnecessary talk, nor does he require the students to memorize the hard way. Instead, he uses spiritual power to imprint memory directly into the minds of the two brothers, followed by practical guidance to complete the memory quickly.
"Next, I will teach you how to exert force. There are many types of Slide Steps including horizontal, lateral, forward, backward, and the most important, long sliding and short sliding. First, practice these six types of Slide Steps. Once you can perform these Slide Steps with spiritual power, you have mastered the basics."
"Teacher, when can we reach the level you just demonstrated?" Long Kongkong asked curiously.
Na Ye snorted, "If you can achieve it in ten years, you are considered excellent."
Of course, he didn't tell the two brothers that he, as the Cowardly Knight, was definitely the number one in the Knights Temple in terms of Slide Step. Even a God's Seal Knight couldn't match him. What's the essence of Slide Step? It's about a smooth escape!
The way to practice Slide Step was simple. Na Ye taught the brothers how to apply force while having them chase each other. The chase could only be executed by using Slide Step. If there were mistakes in applying force, he would correct them immediately while guiding them using spiritual power.
The two brothers were smart and focused. When they were interested in something at their age, they tended to learn quickly. What surprised Na Ye was that Long Kongkong had a higher talent for Slide Step than Long Dangdang. He even shouted excitedly: "I'm sliding, I'm sliding..." After one hour, he actually performed the basic Slide Step quite decently.
While Long Dangdang still struggled a bit, Long Kongkong was already showing signs of dexterity.
Na Ye wasn't surprised at this. It was a normal situation because of the Master-Student Unity Scroll. The teaching method, based on an agreement, was not simple. Generally speaking, the abilities that the master excelled in, the disciples would learn more easily due to the influence of the contract.
Among the divine knights, Na Ye only had two abilities he was proud of, one of which was the Slide Step. As his contracted disciple, Long Kongkong could pick it up easily, as if he made himself smarter. By the time two hours of training passed and Long Dangdang slowly overcame his clumsiness, Long Kongkong already managed to avoid contact with household furniture while performing the basic Slide Steps around the house.
He surpassed Long Dangdang, and quite significantly. This made Long Kongkong very excited. After two hours, he was still enthusiastic about it. Na Ye didn't break the news. Isn't it important to build confidence for his disciple who has weaker innate spiritual power?
What surprised Na Ye was actually Long Dangdang. This kid didn't have the Master-Student Unity Scroll, but he was still getting the hang of it after two hours. This talent, even at the Knights Temple's Main Hall, would be a hot target for everyone.
"Alright, that's all for today. We'll continue tomorrow night. Kongkong, take me to your dormitory. I want to observe your state while you meditate."
"Oh! We're not practicing anymore! What do you think of my Slide Steps?" Long Kongkong quickly slid over to Na Ye and stopped half a foot away from him.
"You are still a long way off. Keep practicing!" Na Ye took him out the door.
Watching his master and fellow disciple leave, Long Dangkang did not immediately rest. Instead, he meticulously recalled the knowledge about Slide Step that Na Ye had earlier explained.
The more he practiced, the more he realized the importance of this basic knight skill. As a Mage, the greatest problem was physical weakness, so the most feared situation was being approached by the enemy! If he could master the Slide Step, it would become much more difficult for enemies to approach, and he would have more space to cast Magic. Since his younger brother could do it, why wouldn't he be able to? If he couldn't get to his little brother's level tonight, he wouldn't sleep! Anyway, meditating for an hour should be enough to restore his energy.
After leaving Long Dangdang's dormitory, Long Kongkong seemed unable to stop sliding around, sometimes sliding forward, sometimes backward, and sometimes sideways, thoroughly enjoying himself.
Na Ye ignored him. He knew very well that, at Long Kongkong's age and with his lazy character, the most important thing was to stimulate his interest. Otherwise, no matter how you forced him, he wouldn't learn well. Wasn't he like this in his younger days? If it weren't for his little sister...
A faint sadness flashed in his eyes as he watched Long Kongkong as if looking at his past self.
After the calmness of the previous night, he had gradually accepted his disciple. Of course, the main reason was that he had no choice; they already had the Master-Student Unity Scroll agreement in place, which couldn't be violated. Another reason was the familiar feeling when he first saw Long Kongkong. This boy's laid-back nature was really like his own, but even more unrestrained. At least he didn't dare to call his teacher "old man."