After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

In order to get everyone in Snow Goose to seriously participate in the training, Lin Da decided that for every mistake they made, the team leader Lia would have to carry him and do a push-up. This doubly humiliated Lia, both physically and in terms of dignity.

Upon hearing this, Lia was indeed energized and glared at the people around her, as if to say, "Just wait if you mess up."
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By evening, Lia, humiliated, was supporting herself on all fours and, without using any Battle Qi, did 783 push-ups with Lin Da on her back.

When Lin Da got up, his pants were soaked with the sweat from Lia's waist.

"Next time, I will lower this number!"

In the training field, Lia's reluctant voice echoed incessantly.

Since it was too late, the other members of Snow Goose had left, leaving only the individuals from Phoenix Tail Flower and Lia.

"Have your eyes recovered?" Lin Da, after disdainfully wiping his rear with a towel, glanced at Lia as she removed her eye patch and asked.

Lia's expression softened, and she fiddled coyly with a strand of hair in front of her forehead, "You noticed, huh? I thought..."

"Such a big eye patch, even a blind man would see it, wouldn't they?" Lin Da said flatly.

"Come here, let me have a look."

"You think I'll just come because you say so? Who do you think you are?"

Lia wanted to stay tough for a bit longer, but unexpectedly, Lin Da suddenly walked over to her.

She was sitting on the ground resting when Lin Da's tall figure suddenly loomed over her, grabbing her by the face.

What was he doing?

Lia's heart raced, her eyes darting away. She was pulled closer, almost crashing headfirst into Lin Da's chest.

"What are you doing!" Lia cried out in panic.

Without answering, Lin Da flipped up Lia's left eyelid and peered inside.

Indeed, a faint red glow of Flames flickered by.

Lin Da murmured to himself, "Finally awakened the 'Starfire Douqi'."

He let go of Lia, "It's fine now. Your eyes have recovered quite well."

"Huh? You pulled me over just for this?"

"What else?"

"I thought..."

Lia, her face flushing red, became speechless.

"Hold on."

"You know about the changes in my eyes, the inside story?"

Lia finally realized.

When she was injured and first saw Lin Da, he seemed indifferent.

Could it be that Lin Da knew her eyes would be fine, that's why he didn't ask her then?

"You already knew my eyes would recover, and you know what that pure Fire Series Battle Qi inside me is?" Lia, anxious, stood up.

"Who knows."

Lin Da vaguely said, "Anyway, it's a good thing, just keep up your training."

Actually, the flame inside Lia, known as Starfire Douqi, is essential for changing classes to a Starfire Swordsman.

In the mid-game, at level 40, Lia possesses combat capabilities comparable to a Five-star Character.

The reason is precisely this class of Starfire Swordsman.

According to the original game plot, Lia should have awakened a trace of Starfire Douqi at level 20.

But Lin Da joining Snow Goose caused her to only awaken it at level 28.

He worried that if Lia knew about the existence of Starfire Douqi, she might become arrogant and overconfident.

Thus, he kept it a secret.

"We needn't discuss this now, you should fulfill my conditions by now, right?"

Lin Da checked the time; it was 7 p.m.

"Happy New Year."

Shortly after, Isa arrived at the training hall, greeting them with a faint smile.

Isa was dressed in a streamlined Swordsman Uniform, the black trousers accentuating her elegantly long legs, her silver hair billowing behind her.

Due to her practice of Ice Douqi, the temperature around Isa was colder than elsewhere, making her seem like a mobile human refrigerator.

Lin Da heard from Fannis that in summer, she would chill juices under Isa's clothes for a while; fragrantly creamy and very delicious, she recommended Lin Da try it too.

Feeling the chill emanating from the girl, Lin Da's thoughts momentarily wandered.

Perhaps because she was just a step away from reaching level 30, Isa's Battle Qi was in a boiling and unstable state, emitting a cold white mist from her body as if she might advance to Star Rank at any moment.

Both Lin Da and Lia were somewhat envious.

The Star Rank was the ultimate pursuit of most adventurers in White Dove City.

Moving on to why Isa came.

The three of them had discussed it one winter night during the Winter Festival.

Lin Da had tasked both Lia and Isa to be his swordsmanship mentors.

His Swordsmanship was merely at the level of an ordinary adventurer and urgently needed improvement.

Lin Da would provide strategies when Snow Goose and Ice Flower needed them, and for the improvement of his own sword skills, he would rely on their help.

Facing Lin Da, who was grasping a wooden sword, Isa looked serious, "I won't go easy, even in training, I'll give it my all."

Lia said, "Me too! I'll give you back all the hardship I suffered during the day!"

"Bring it on."

Lin Da stretched his limbs, "If you're not harsh enough, I'll be disappointed."

...

From 7 p.m. until midnight, Lin Da spent time in a dual torment of ice and fire.

Isa's teaching style was precise, academically faulting Lin Da on incorrect movements and how to exert force or the angle of swinging the sword.

Sometimes, for a simple jab, Lin Da had to repeat it hundreds of times before Isa was barely satisfied.

Lia, on the other hand, came from a rough background and relied purely on instinct, often pointing out tricks that even Isa hadn't noticed.

"You don't swing a sword like that, you should feel it with your heart, treat it as your partner!"

"The angle is also wrong, if it were a real fight, I would have beaten you down dozens of times already."

"Clumsy, so clumsy!"

Her unrelenting mouth didn't spare Lin Da from a verbal thrashing.