Chapter 209: Island of Fear (Two Chapters in One)

Veronica looked at Ryan up and down with her sparkling eyes, as if she was getting to know Ryan again.

"Baron Ryan, your fighting power seems to be stronger than that of a great knight, no, it is stronger than that of an ordinary third-level wizard apprentice."

"Major Marika mentioned you before, and I thought there would be a little exaggeration in it, but now it seems that there is no exaggeration, and the evaluation is even more conservative!"

Ryan smiled slightly and said, "Miss Veronica, in terms of real fighting power, I should not be as good as you. A third-level wizard apprentice plus a magic scroll, even a great knight cannot resist it."

"But for these two, I may not have any weaknesses that can be targeted by them, so it is relatively easier to deal with them." Ryan pointed to the two people lying on the ground and said.

"Sir Ryan, excessive modesty is pride." Major Marika, who was standing aside, heard the conversation between the two, walked over with a smile, and said to Ryan.

Although she had witnessed Ryan's combat power when he was being assessed for canonization, Ryan's strength has greatly improved again after two months.

Those levels that are extremely difficult for ordinary knights to break through seem to be completely inapplicable to Ryan.

Originally, Marika always thought that the combat power of her group should be Veronica, a third-level wizard apprentice, but now it seems that it must be Ryan.

"Yes! Mr. Ryan, by the way, I also want to thank you for helping my Dabai to avenge!" Veronica stroked the huge white owl that was almost as tall as her and gave Ryan a lady's salute.

"Oh, Dabai is injured?" Ryan looked carefully at Dabai's injured wings. It should be injured by the signature skill "Blood Rage Blow" of "Bloody Shooter" Phil Kraz.

Because there is still a faint bloody smell lingering on it.

"Coo!" Dabai chirped at Ryan twice in a very humane way, and then, imitating Veronica's lady's etiquette, spread its wings slightly and saluted Ryan, obviously thanking Ryan.

"Yes, this is my contracted creature Dabai, a modified white owl. Baron Ryan, Dabai just said that it is very grateful to you for helping it to get revenge." Veronica said with a smile.

"Well, you're welcome, Dabai, this is what I should do." Ryan looked at Dabai carefully. Judging from the breath, this giant white owl - Dabai, is probably not inferior to the senior knight in strength.

If it were another opponent, not Phil Kratz who is extremely good at archery, the combination of Veronica and Dabai should be able to easily control the opponent.

Dabai is the meat shield in front, and Veronica is the witchcraft in the back.

"By the way, Lord Ryan, I think we should find a safe place now and interrogate these two people properly." Major Marika pointed at the two people who were crestfallen on the ground with her white fingers.

"Of course, why don't we go to the fishing port town now. It is estimated that it will not be done in a short time to interrogate these two people. There should be a detention room in the town's administrative hall, which will be more convenient for interrogation." Ryan nodded.

For these two people, if the interrogation methods are in place, a lot of "secrets" about the Poseidon Cult and the Black Sail Pirates should be dug out.

"However, Major Marika, these two are hardliners. If the subsequent interrogation uses ordinary methods, it may not be very effective." Ryan glanced at Knight Frodo on the side and reminded Marika.

"The cultists are indeed extraordinary! Miss Veronica, I may have to trouble you with your witchcraft to help me then." Marika's face was solemn. She knew that Ryan's worries were not redundant.

Knight Frodo's interrogation method may be powerful for ordinary pirates, but it may not be enough for these two.

She still has to think of a way.

"Of course, Major Marika can come to me at any time. I have a few bottles of truth serum here, which should have a certain effect." Veronica nodded and said.

After the group cleaned up the battlefield, the cavalry was responsible for escorting Phil Kraz and Mialko, two important members, towards the fishing port town.

About a quarter of an hour later, the densely packed houses in the fishing port town were clearly visible.

But strangely, there were still very few pedestrians on the roadside.

Ryan squinted his eyes and looked carefully in the distance, and found that many houses on the edge of the town had collapsed, as if they had been through a fierce battle.

After thinking about it, perhaps the pirates had the strength to take over the fishing port town, but in order to avoid the attention of the upper echelons of the empire, or for other reasons, they still mainly plundered the fishing port town.

Soon, Ryan and his party came to a temporary roadblock set up on the street. The security guards in charge of the guard looked at Ryan and his party with vigilance.

"Stop, who are you?"

Because the identity of the naval task force was sensitive, the cavalry did not directly report their identities, but instead told Ryan's identity.

"This is the new governor and sheriff of the fishing port town, Baron Ryan, we are all his guards."

"Huh? Baron Ryan?" The security guards looked at each other.

They didn't know the news.

But soon, someone reacted and said: "Baron, knights, we have not received any notification of the situation you mentioned. Due to the recent rampant pirates, please wait a moment and we will report it immediately."

A security guard quickly ran towards the administrative hall in the center of the town.

After waiting for a few minutes, several cavalrymen in the front row of Ryan's team said to the security guards: "Move these roadblocks first! The pirates should not launch attacks again in the short term."

"Hmm? Any new situation?" After a few minutes, the security guards were able to basically confirm that the people in front of them were most likely not pirates, because although more than a dozen cavalrymen were injured, they were relatively young and handsome, with white teeth, and did not look like pirates.

The two cavalrymen smiled at each other, and one of them turned to the security guards and said: "You have to thank Baron Ryan. He cleared all the pirates entrenched on the roads in and out of your town."

"By the way, he also caught two big fish!"

"What! Is Baron Ryan so powerful?"

"Some of the pirates entrenched on several roads in our town are members of the large pirate group Black Sail Pirates, and they are very powerful."

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The security guards were extremely surprised to hear the news and soon whispered to each other.

"Of course!" The cavalrymen patted the bags on the side of the horses and showed the spoils.

The security guards knew at a glance that these were indeed weapons and some iconic objects from the pirates, such as the skull turbans of the Black Sail Pirates.

After a few exchanges, the security guards began to follow the cavalry's advice and moved the roadblocks away.

At this time, two bearded men with bandages on their bodies and hammer shields came over.

Both of them were family knights of Count Habsburg. They were both senior knights and were good at using hammer shields.

From the obvious traces of bandages on both of them, it was obvious that as the main defense force of the fishing port town, they were under great pressure.

Seeing the Lehman brothers coming over, Ryan in the carriage said to the two women: "Major Marika, Miss Veronica, you two sit for a while, I'll go to connect."

"Of course, Baron Ryan." The two women nodded immediately.

Due to their special identities, Ryan is naturally the most suitable person to connect with the territory.

When the Lehman brothers saw that Ryan was so young, they were stunned. The younger brother, Connett Lehman, said hastily: "You are Baron Ryan? You are too young."

"Why would the Earl send a knight as young as you?"

"Although your cavalry team looks elite, do you know that most of the 20 elites I led before have been killed or injured, and it is hard to hold on to the current situation."

Because the Lehman brothers were sent to the fishing port town before the bloody duel between Ryan and Baron Norman, the news was relatively closed.

They didn't know that Ryan had a record of bloody duels with the knights, and they didn't know that he had just captured the 'bloody shooter' Phil Kraz and the special envoy of the Poseidon Church, Mialko.

But at this time, after taking a closer look at Ryan, the elder brother, Colbert Lehman, pulled his brother's hand and said, "I believe him!"

The younger brother looked at his elder brother with some doubts, while his elder brother Colbert Lehman pointed to the big bow hanging on the side of the black horse and asked, "Doesn't this bow look familiar?"

The younger brother took a closer look and was immediately shocked and said, "Isn't this the bow of Phil Kratz, the 'bloody archer'?"

"How did it appear on him?"

"Could it be that"

This bow was naturally very familiar to Colnitt Lehman. It was because of this bow that he and his brother were injured and have not recovered yet!

At this time, a knight of the task force could no longer bear it and said, "The 'bloody archer' guy is behind now!"

As soon as these words came out, the Lehman brothers looked at each other in shock.

Seizing weapons and capturing the enemy alive are of course two concepts!

The 'bloody archer' they treated as a great enemy, but they didn't expect that the new governor had not yet arrived in the fishing port town, but had already dealt with him on the way.

With this kind of strength

The next thing became a natural thing.

Ryan and his party were quickly taken to the town administration hall.

The Lehman brothers quickly adjusted their attitudes and quickly reported to Ryan about some of the things that happened in the fishing port town during their half-month garrison.

This allowed Ryan to quickly obtain first-hand information on the current situation of the fishing port town.

Originally, the Lehman brothers could return to the county town after the handover with Ryan, but when they saw the cavalry escorting Phil Kraz into the interrogation room, they changed their minds.

Especially when the brothers heard Marika say that they would contact the South China Sea Fleet to send interrogation experts, the brothers patted their chests and said, "We are professionals in this matter!"

"Even in prison, sometimes prisoners who can't handle it will ask us to go over."

When Ryan heard this, it was a good thing, and he didn't have to wait for the navy to send interrogators.

So he asked Marika to send Knight Frodo to torture each other with the brothers.

In the following time, Ryan followed the established rhythm and practiced meditation and witchcraft every day in the administration hall.

According to the current progress, he only needs another seven or eight days to upgrade the wizard apprentice to level 6.

However, Ryan did not spend all his time and energy on training.

Every day, Veronica's white seagulls would spread out to conduct reconnaissance work. Once they found a pirate landing boat or more than ten pirates, Ryan would personally attack and eliminate them.

Of course, if there are few pirates, they will be handed over to the naval task force for handling.

Therefore, with the help of birds to detect the enemy, the pirates in the area near the fishing port town were almost extinct in just a few days.

The lives of the residents of the fishing port town slowly began to return to their original normal track.

This can be easily seen from the increasing number of smiles on the faces of the residents.

In addition, as the governor and sheriff of the fishing port town, Ryan would lead a team of cavalry to ride around the fishing port town every day.

Although this move is more of a formality and symbolic significance, it has restored the confidence of the residents of the town that the empire can eradicate pirates.

Even though the fishing port town cannot currently carry out normal fishing operations and resume normal fishery production, the public security has been completely renewed. At the same time, the original arrogant and domineering arrogance of the pirates has been effectively curbed.

However, for Ryan, the most important thing is that he has steadily improved Kadar boxing through practice and killing pirates.

Three days later, after clearing a small group of pirates who had landed, Ryan finally received a system prompt for the improvement of Kadar Boxing:

[Your skill Kadar Boxing has been improved, experience value +59]

[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Super) professional experience value +16]

[Congratulations, your skill Kadar Boxing has been upgraded to level 6]

Instantly, Ryan's mind was filled with a lot of fragmented training memories about Kadar Boxing.

After absorbing and digesting it, Ryan felt as if he had been practicing Kadar Boxing for half a year!

But Ryan just came back to his senses and found that the system prompt just now was not over.

There was another system prompt later, which followed:

[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret skill of Kadar Boxing: high-speed combo! ]

Sure enough, generally speaking, after the control level of super combat skills has entered the proficiency, the secret skills will begin to be unlocked.

The delighted Ryan saw a brand new icon above the "Kadar Boxing" on the Knight (Super) panel.

The pattern in the icon is a strong man, waving his fists forward quickly, with dozens of fist shadows in front of him, looking vivid and powerful.

In the lower right corner of the icon, there is a line of small words:

High-speed combo lv1 (secret technique) effect: burst out in a very short time, and hit as many punches, left swings, right swings and uppercuts as possible.

(Note: High-speed combo is a secret technique and cannot be directly improved through skill points.)

(High-speed combo lv2 requires the following conditions: 1. Kadar boxing lv8 or above; 2. Strength 16 points or above, physique 16 points or above, agility 18 points or above.)

Ryan tried it, basically, wearing the knight's plate armor gauntlets, he can hit about twelve punches per second, if he takes off the plate armor gauntlets and shoulder guards, he can hit fourteen punches per second!

This made Ryan very happy, he now has an additional killer for close combat!

Originally, his weapons, whether it was a great sword or a two-handed warhammer, were more than 1.5 meters long, which was very inconvenient to fight in a narrow environment. It can be said that this was an obvious shortcoming of his.

Because whether it was Tokkar Hammer or Giant Bear Sword, his control level had reached the master level. Without these two weapons in hand, his combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.

This point was vividly reflected in the battle with the Sea God Messenger Mialko in the cave.

Looking at the triggering conditions of the secret skill "High-speed Combo lv2", Ryan thought for a while and decided to add points directly now.

It is not possible to upgrade Kadar Boxing lv6 to lv7 in a short period of time, and in about three or four days, his wizard apprentice (superb) professional level will be able to enter lv6.

By then, Kadar Boxing can be upgraded to lv10, meeting all the requirements for the job transfer [Weapon Master (Legend)].

So now he plans to add these three remaining skill points first to upgrade Kadar Boxing to lv9.

This way, you can get used to it first.

In addition, the lv9 Kadar boxing will definitely trigger another boxing secret skill, 'Hundred Splits'. Ryan is quite looking forward to this.

As the remaining skill points on the attribute panel change from 3 to 0, Kadar boxing also jumps from lv6 to lv9.

A large amount of Kadar boxing training memories poured in.

And multiple system prompts also appeared:

[Ding! The host's Kadar boxing has reached lv7, unlocking the exclusive secret skill of Kadar boxing: Hundred Splits lv1. ]

Hundred Splits lv1 (secret skill) effect: imitate the tiger's claw attack, transform the fist into a claw, burst in a very short time, and use moves such as upward slashing, downward slashing, and swinging left and right to attack as many claws as possible.

(Note: Hundred Strike is a secret skill and cannot be directly upgraded through skill points.)

(Note: Only effective when equipped with sharp knuckles.)

(Hundred Strike lv2 requires the following conditions: 1. Kadar boxing lv9 or above; 2. Strength 18 points or above, physique 16 points or above, and agility 18 points or above.)

[Ding! The host's Kadar boxing has reached lv8, unlocking the exclusive secret skill of Kadar boxing: high-speed combo lv2. ]

[Ding! The host's Kadar boxing has reached lv9, unlocking the exclusive secret skill of Kadar boxing: Hundred Strike lv2. ]

On the fourth day, Lehman Brothers came to report.

Before, with the help of the "truth serum" provided by Veronica, they took great pains and finally got the other party to confess some confidential information, and after two days of repeated verification, it was confirmed.

Veronica immediately passed the location of the Poseidon Church's base near the waters of Meister County and the bases of several major pirate groups to the Imperial Navy's South China Sea Fleet through seabird messaging.

Next, it's time to wait.

After all, naval warfare is not within the scope of the Navy Task Force and Ryan's mission this time, so it's better to leave it to the South China Sea Fleet and Major General Silva.

Soon, Ryan and his team waited for the fleet's reply.

Major General Silva asked Ryan and the task force to do a good job of defense near the coast, because if the pirates were severely damaged by the Imperial Fleet in the naval battle, they would probably be desperate and flee directly to the coastal areas.

Although this is a group of scattered soldiers, they are also a big enemy for coastal towns with weak defense. Once they are broken, the losses will be extremely heavy.

On the fifth day, Lehman Brothers came to report again.

"Baron, this is what we found in the gap between Phil Kratz's armor. It is said to be a treasure map of the pirate king Vincent Sanborn, the 'Shipburner'. Unfortunately, it is not complete, only one quarter."

"Hmm?" Ryan was delighted and immediately took the parchment roll and looked at it carefully.

Judging from the texture and pattern, this is the missing last quarter of the treasure map.

One quarter is fine, if it is a complete treasure map, who would not be jealous?

After the two brothers left, Ryan immediately took out the remaining three pieces of the map and quickly pieced them together.

When a complete treasure map appeared in front of Ryan, he found that the center of the map showed a circular island chain composed of multiple islands.

However, the position marked with a cross is not on the circular island chain, but on a small island next to it.

Obviously, the small island next to it is the destination and the location of the treasure.

Ryan thought about it, but he did not ask Major Marika or Veronica about the location drawn in the treasure map.

After understanding the fishing port town for a while, Ryan knew that there lived an old man in the town who used to be the captain of an ocean-going merchant ship - Captain Kashan. He planned to ask him for advice.

After simply hand-painting a pattern based on the treasure map, Ryan found Captain Kashan, an old man with gray hair and a pipe in his mouth.

"Baron, this necklace-shaped circular island chain, judging from the number and shape of the islands, is very similar to the Saphira Islands located in the open sea."

"And this island is just to the east of the Saphira Islands. If I am not mistaken, this should be the Island of Fear."

"The Island of Fear?"

After hearing this name, Ryan couldn't help but frown.

Because from the name, it can be judged that this does not seem to be a simple island.

"That's right! As for why this island is called the Island of Fear, it's because there is a group of three-headed marine iguanas on the Island of Fear." Captain Kashan nodded and said solemnly.

"Three-headed marine iguanas? Is it some kind of ferocious beast?" Ryan couldn't help but ask back.

Ryan had never come into contact with such a ferocious beast, but from Captain Kashan's slightly frightened expression, he knew that this creature should be very strong.

"Yes, the three-headed marine iguana is an extremely powerful and violent beast. As long as it is an adult, it has the strength of a senior knight. The leader of the three-headed marine iguana is said to have the strength of a peak knight."

"Once there was a pirate who encountered a hurricane, and the ship was destroyed and the people died. He drifted to the Island of Fear. As a result, among more than a hundred pirates, only one person managed to escape with a sampan, and the others were all swallowed by the three-headed marine iguana."

"Some pirates who didn't believe in evil went to the distance to observe the island and found that there was indeed a large group of three-headed marine iguanas on the island. Later, this matter spread, and the island was soon designated as a forbidden area by pirates and ocean-going merchant ships."

Captain Kashan narrated slowly.

Are the strength of adult individuals comparable to that of senior knights?

And a large group?

It really deserves to be the Island of Fear!

When Ryan thought that if he landed on this island, he would face more than ten or even dozens of three-headed marine iguanas with strength comparable to senior knights, his scalp tingled slightly!

However, Ryan thought of another question. Why did the pirate king Vincent Sanborn, the Shipburner, place the treasure on this island?

Could it be that the original wizard and great knight Vincent Sanborn had some kind of contractual relationship with the leader of the three-headed marine iguana clan?

Or did the pirate king Vincent Sanborn have a magic such as invisibility that allowed him to easily hide his treasure here?

After thinking for a moment, Ryan shook his head slightly.

I'm afraid only the pirate king himself knows this question.

Another question is that although Ryan has solved the secret of the treasure map, with his current strength, it is too risky to land on this island.

Ryan quickly thought of various feasible plans in his mind.

First of all, if it is with the help of the navy, it is not impossible!

But the problem is that once the Imperial Navy's South China Sea Fleet intervenes, the nature of the whole thing changes.

Although Rear Admiral Silva and Major Marika of the Sixth Fleet had a good impression of him, exploring the treasure of the Pirate King required the use of warships, which was obviously a matter of official business.

Let alone the problem of war damage after the battle, the distribution of the proceeds would be a problem.

Ryan might not get what he wanted.

Moreover, there might be some problems other than fighting in the middle.

After all, there were some people with ulterior motives in the navy who would be jealous when they saw him get the treasure of the Pirate King, so Ryan quickly rejected the idea of ​​inviting the South China Sea Fleet to participate.

After some serious thinking, Ryan felt that it might be more appropriate to explore the island alone when he was capable.

Because in terms of time, he would go to Munster to participate in the assessment of the Imperial Sword Bearer Organization in less than a month.

The importance of this matter was naturally above the Pirate King's treasure.

Because referring to Marika's statement, Ryan believed that once he joined the Imperial Sword Bearer Organization, he would be able to complete various tasks and accumulate enough points to exchange for some witchcraft or other important knowledge.

This would greatly increase his strength, and at the same time, this method was more lasting, safe, and targeted.

The Pirate King's treasure, in a sense, was more like the icing on the cake.

Moreover, he could immediately switch to a weapon master, and his wizard apprentice profession had reached the level of a third-level wizard apprentice.

Ryan believed that once he became a formal wizard, with the blessing of two legendary professions, he should have the ability to initially explore the island.

This time would not be too long.

After thinking through these issues, Ryan's enthusiasm for the Pirate King's treasure was not as urgent as before.

On the sixth day, news came from the sea fleet.