Chapter 40： convention

In the afternoon, the sun was shining and the wind was blowing warmly, but Rhode felt a chill inexplicably, as if he had come to a world of ice and snow, and his whole body became a little stiff.

He turned his head slowly, and then saw a familiar figure.

The seats in the VIP seats are very luxurious. A tall and graceful woman is sitting on the seat, with Erlang's legs on her legs, one hand is casually raised on the armrest of the chair, and the other hand is resting on her cheeks, looking down with the legendary big man sitting posture.

Long smooth black hair hangs down, she wears a long black dress like a tulle, with a wide open neckline, her mind is not grand, but it is remarkable, exquisite and delicate.

The bifurcation of the skirt is very high, revealing a pair of thrilling long legs, overlapping together, like two white snakes in love.

Her figure is charming and enchanting, but her appearance is not amazing, but very charming, with no trace of the years, bright eyes and white teeth, looking at the two of Rhodes with a smile that is not a smile.

Rhode never thought that this woman would be so sharp, and it was so coincidental that the two were so close!

So much so that for a while, I was a little dazed.

It was Kerla who responded quickly. She almost instantly turned on the mode of acting stupid and acting like a good boy: "Big sister, you are so beautiful."

"Ah."

Facts have proved that praising women for being beautiful is never out of date.

Especially a young and beautiful girl like Kerla, and, if Rhode remembers correctly, Taotu is not too young.

Taotu smiled when she heard the words, and said, "The little girl's mouth is quite sweet."

She had deep meaning in her eyes, and because of Rhodes' reactions, she clearly recognized her as a general candidate.

It's not easy.

However, Taotu didn't mean to embarrass the two juniors, and the hidden sharpness in his expression was quietly put away.

How clever is Kerla, she naturally sees the meaning, and immediately hits the snake with a stick and starts a conversation.

After all, this is a navy, not a vicious pirate, and seeing Taotu in casual clothes, it is obvious that he is here to play.

Seeing this, Rhodes was relieved. There were very few scenes about Peach Rabbit in the original book. He was also uncertain about the character of this big guy.

"She's here too, if I show enough talent in swordsmanship..."

After relaxing, Rhode's mind became lively and a little hot.

From a very early time, he has set a path to become stronger with swordsmanship as the core. Now that the power of thunder is the mainstay, this concept has become a bit embarrassing.

Only by apprenticing a great swordsman and studying swordsmanship in a systematic and in-depth manner can he achieve a go-ahead in swordsmanship, otherwise he would have to be embarrassed forever.

Because the energy of the book of knowledge will continue to grow with battle and practice, the power of thunder will naturally continue to grow stronger.

"Little devil, are you going to be my apprentice?"

Rhodes was thinking about it, but Taotu suddenly spoke up, which startled Rhodes and the two of them.

"You... how do you know?" Rhode said cautiously.

He was a little terrified.

Once it can be said to be accidental, but twice is a bit unusual.

Could it be that this rare female great swordsman has some kind of ability to read people's hearts?

There are examples to follow. For example, Princess Otoji of Mermaid Island is born with a sense of domineering and can hear the inner voice of others.

Taotu is also a woman, and she is also a pure swordsman. With such abilities, it is not too much.

"You don't know how to hide your thoughts at all. You are still too immature."

Taotu smiled lightly and said with a deep meaning.

When Rhode heard the words, his expression changed, and he almost instantly entered a state of concentration, concentrating his thoughts on one line, his spirit was highly concentrated, and his eyes were as flat as a mirror lake.

"what?"

Taotu let out a small murmur, and glanced at Rhodes in surprise. She didn't expect Rhodes to react so quickly, and he understood it at one point.

What surprised her even more was how profound Rhodes mastered the state of concentration.

The state of concentration is the basic state that all swordsmen possess.

This foundation, in a sense, can also be regarded as talent and talent. Most swordsmen, if they want to enter this state, they must have a brewing time, which can be as short as a sword swing or as long as a minute.

Only some top swordsmen, and even great swordsmen, can be like Rhodes, and in a second, they enter the state.

But she didn't know that Rhodes kept his body in this state almost every night to temper his body. Of course, he was very skilled.

Taotu pondered for a while and said, "How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

Rhodes first thought about it in his heart and found that Taotu couldn't detect it, so he said with a sigh of relief.

It is really unpleasant to be easily spied on by others.

Thinking activities will generate brain waves, which will radiate out. If you are keen enough to see and hear, you will be able to catch them, and then gain insight into people's hearts.

However, most of the strong ones are firm-willed, able to restrain their mental will and achieve a state similar to that of a swordsman's concentration.

Taotu's ability should only be effective on ordinary people, or weaker people.

"It's not right. In the fierce battle, the situation of unstable thoughts may also be captured by thoughts, to achieve some kind of effect similar to predicting the future!"

In a second, Rhodes had a more intuitive analysis of this seemingly terrifying ability.

Fear stems from the unknown, and after understanding it, it is actually like that. UU Reading

When he was thinking, Taotu suddenly said, "If you can beat everyone in this arena, I will consider giving you advice for a while."

"a period of time…"

Rhode's head was covered in black lines, but Kerla cheered in surprise: "That's great."

"With your guidance, Rhodes will definitely be very happy."

Taotu said expressionlessly, "Let's wait until he defeats everyone."

Rhodes glanced at Kerla and found that her surprise came from the bottom of her heart. She didn't seem to have any grudges because of Taotu's navy status, she just thought it was good for Rhodes.

"She's really a pure and sensual little girl."

Rhodes sighed in his heart, but said very calmly in his mouth:

"Then please wait and see, teacher."

"I'm not your teacher yet."

Taotu's tone was calm, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.

The seventeen-year-old Jianhao has an excellent foundation. Such seedlings are rare in the world. At this time, they are just maintaining the dignity and restraint of the master.

Kerla secretly complained, the smile in your old man's eyes overflowed.

And at this time, the ring competition has come to a critical stage.

A big man dressed in animal skins, with a rough face, as if he had come out of the wilderness, was looking down on the heroes in the arena.

He has already defeated seven or eight opponents who came to challenge, many of them strong, and even those with Devil Fruit ability.

His armament looks domineering and extraordinary, his physical skills are simple and rude, but he has a natural beauty. His attack is like a fierce beast, extremely violent, and when he travels, he is like a cheetah preying, extremely fast.

Even the pillar of the Beasts Pirates, Buckley, admired and admired him.

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