Although that whip made William Foster want to complain, now was not the time for such things.

“Learning martial arts is still the priority!”

So he immediately asked Arthur King to teach him the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber.

Standing before him, Arthur King also maintained the usual characteristics of a master provided by the system: few words, dedicated teaching. Whenever William Foster had any questions, as long as Arthur King could answer, he would, and he patiently taught all forty-nine moves of the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber.

After practicing for more than three hours, William Foster, who had now grasped the basics of the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber, began to ask about the Eighteen Chopping Wood Saber Techniques. Arthur King actually had a high opinion of this set.

“Although the moves are simple, they cover all the basic saber techniques you need, and the whole set emphasizes accuracy, which is extremely beneficial for your martial arts training. After all, no matter what martial art you use, if you can't hit your enemy, it's useless—even if you have immense strength, it won't matter.”

“So only by mastering accuracy can you actually hit people. In the future, you can further develop on this foundation... Actually, I suggest you master the Eighteen Chopping Wood Saber Techniques first before practicing the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber. This step-by-step approach is the only way to truly unleash the real power of the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber!”

The Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber is extremely fierce—not only must you be accurate, but also ruthless. Ruthlessness and accuracy are the hallmarks of this saber technique. If someone is made to practice this saber technique directly, it may be hard to balance both ruthlessness and accuracy. So many ‘disciples’ who practice this saber technique only focus on being ruthless, while their accuracy is simply appalling.

At this point, William Foster suddenly realized—could this be a hint from the system? Those so-called disciples are probably the ‘Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber School Disciples’ with the three-point mark, right?

If he redeemed those guys, they might just teach him the wrong way, which shows that you really can't use cheap masters...

While secretly feeling lucky, he also became curious about how Philip Turner and Samuel Parker were stronger than Arthur King.

But before he could ask, Arthur King ‘confessed’ himself: “It is said that when the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber was first created, there were sixty-four moves, but unfortunately, several moves were lost over time. By the time it was passed down to my master, only forty-nine moves remained... Actually, even among these forty-nine moves, quite a few variations are missing...”

Hearing this, William Foster finally understood—so what he learned from Arthur King was only a fragment of the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber. No wonder the price was so much lower than that of Philip Turner and Samuel Parker.

After chatting for a while, William Foster resumed his training with Arthur King. This time, the system’s guidance finally made William Foster understand why Arthur King was worth seven points.

It turned out that when Arthur King taught, he not only guided him on how to practice saber techniques, but even taught him how to breathe and adjust his internal strength while performing and practicing the saber techniques.

After practicing twice like this, William Foster not only didn’t feel tired, but actually felt warm all over, as if a stream of heat was circulating inside his body.

While he was still thinking it might be his imagination, Arthur King spoke up: “Your body is a bit lacking, but my own talent isn’t great either. People like us have to make up for it with diligence! Remember what I just taught you—if you practice diligently, after a while you’ll develop a sense of qi, and if you manage to cultivate internal energy, your strength will increase significantly!”

“Sense of qi? Internal energy?”

Only then did William Foster realize that what Arthur King had just taught him was actually a method of cultivating qi from the outside in, and it was specifically designed to be used with the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber. He hadn’t expected such an unexpected gain.

After all, as far as William Foster knew, having internal energy and not having it was like heaven and earth—true experts must cultivate internal energy, even so-called external experts have it.

He had been wondering how he could find a way to cultivate internal energy, and unexpectedly, by learning the Five Tiger Gate-Cutting Saber, he gained this surprise. It was truly a huge delight.

Excited, he pulled Arthur King to practice for a while longer, and when he finally exited the system, he was still grinning from ear to ear.

He was so excited that he couldn’t sleep well that night, and the next morning he still looked silly with happiness—fortunately, everyone thought he was just happy about being promoted to a full constable, so no one suspected anything else.

After washing up and getting dressed, William Foster hung the iron badge at his waist, then picked up the long saber on the table to examine it—this was the standard saber for constables, and it looked somewhat similar to the ring-pommel saber in William Foster’s memory.

The blade was about three fingers wide, straight with no curve, the end of the handle had a ring, and the guard was engraved with the character ‘捕’, indicating the identity of the weapon’s owner.

“It’s not light!”

He swung it a couple of times, and with his current strength, he could barely manage it. At this moment, he felt even more aware of his lack of strength.

He sheathed the saber, and just then Andrew Cooper came to find him.

“Brother Foster, you’re up!” Seeing that William Foster was already dressed, Andrew Cooper got straight to the point: “Come with me to register first. Your next assignment has already been arranged, so let’s go together to take up your post.”