Chapter 220 The First Metal Witchcraft (Two Chapters in One)

The next morning.

Ryan and Cornett Rayman were in the training room early to practice the newly learned blood rage bow technique.

At this time, the longbow he held was the longbow from the ‘bloody archer’ Phil. The longbow was about 1.6 meters long and made of pure metal. Judging from the material, it was made of rare ore magic steel ingots.

Ryan had seen the material of magic steel ingots once in the blacksmith shop in the Habsburg Castle, so he quickly recognized that this special metal has very good toughness.

To a certain extent, it is a very good bow body material, but it has extremely high requirements for the archer's strength.

You know, most of the elasticity of the bow comes from the bow body, not the bowstring.

The bows used by ordinary people, the bow arms are mostly made of oak, cypress and other woods. Their strong fiber structure determines the elasticity and stability of the bow, but for formal knights, these ordinary oak bows or cypress bows can produce a little less elasticity.

On this point, if the formal knights are not very obvious, then when they become senior knights and peak knights, it will be fully reflected.

Therefore, most senior knights will use metal bows made of special ores. As long as the physical fitness is strong enough, the heavy metal bows and the high pulling force are not a problem.

Moreover, from another perspective, they have become advantages. In addition, the metal bow can also serve as a defensive weapon during sudden close combat.

However, for Ryan, this metal bow can only be regarded as a makeshift one. After all, his physical fitness as a great knight is much stronger than that of Phil Kraz, the ‘bloody archer’.

But at this stage, Ryan’s control of the blood fury bow is not high, but it is enough to use.

Just last night, Ryan had written two letters, one of which was written to Baroness Crowley.

In the letter, Ryan asked her to help purchase some magic steel ingots. He planned to add magic steel ingots after returning to Mayest County in a while, and recast this bow to make it suitable for his power level.

As for the bowstring, he also found a better replacement, which is a back tendon from the body of a thorn-backed sea snake. It is slightly elastic and extremely tough, and can withstand a stronger tension than the bowstring of this bow.

Another letter was written by Ryan to Count Habsburg, saying that the situation in the fishing port town has been stabilized, and the threats of the Poseidon Church and pirates have been eliminated. He hopes to be allowed to resign. Ryan did not break his promise in the letter and recommended the Lehman brothers as his successor.

Finally, Ryan also mentioned in the letter that he will participate in the assessment of the "Sword Bearer" organization in the near future.

Although the Empire will also inform Count Habsburg through official channels in the near future, Ryan thought about it and it might be better to take the initiative to mention it.

Since the Lehman brothers are good at sword and shield combat skills, they are considered to be excellent archery sparring partners. Therefore, Ryan made an appointment with the younger brother of the Lehman brothers, Connet Lehman, to practice archery with him in the morning last night.

As for his brother Colbert Lehman, he has to help Ryan take care of the government affairs of the fishing port town and cannot get away.

With the annihilation of the Poseidon Cult and most of the pirates in the waters of Mayest County, the fishing port town has gradually resumed fishing, merchant ship exchanges, etc., and some government affairs have gradually increased.

Ryan was not interested in these things, so he asked Colbert Lehman, who was relatively calm, to help take care of these things.

He practiced the newly mastered blood fury bow technique with Connet's sparring partner, but it was Connet's hardship.

According to the training content, once Connet came to ten meters in front of Ryan within five arrows, it was considered that Connet won, otherwise, Ryan completed the training goal.

I saw Connet holding a huge metal tower shield with both hands, dodging quickly left and right in front of Ryan, and steadily advancing towards Ryan.

Ryan pulled the silver-gray metal bow, and a training arrow shot straight at Connet like lightning.

In an instant, Connet, who was unable to dodge, had his muscles tense all over his body, and his hands and forearms holding the tower shield were bulging with veins, and his muscles were knotted!

"Dang!"

The sound of metal colliding rang out, and the impact of the blunt-headed training arrow made Connet, who was holding the tower shield, stop his forward momentum and slow down.

This gave Ryan the opportunity to quickly shoot an arrow at Connet again.

The training arrow was a metal arrowhead, but it was not sharp. It was a blunt-headed shape, and the arrow shaft was made of birch. Although it was not heavy, the physical fitness of Knight Ryan was there. He shot an arrow casually, and Connet's tower shield was quite strenuous to resist.

After only fifteen minutes, Connet was sweating all over, and the whole person was like being fished out of the water.

It was not that Ryan was unwilling to let him go, but if he let him go too much, the skill experience value of Blood Fury Archery would be pitifully small, so Connet had to work hard.

However, although Connet worked hard, his eyes were bright.

Because for him, as a great knight, Lord Ryan was willing to ask him to practice with him, which was not only an honor, but also a rare opportunity.

If he and his brother had received special training from Lord Ryan before they met the Bloody Shooter, they would never have been injured by the Bloody Shooter's arrows.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

There was a sudden knock at the door of the training room.

Major Marika, dressed in a navy uniform, was standing at the door, smiling at Ryan.

"Sir Ren, I heard from the guards that you have been practicing here for two hours. Therefore, I can only take the liberty of disturbing you."

"Of course, Major Malika, let's talk next to each other." Renn smiled and motioned for Major Malika to come to the office nearby.

He knew that Major Malika came to him and naturally had something to discuss with him.

After the two of them arrived at Ren's office.

Just listen to Marika say: "Your Excellency Renn, I have drafted a letter regarding yesterday's situation and will submit it to the fleet immediately."

"In addition, I would like to ask Mr. Ren's opinion. This time you and Veronica rescue the Ichthyosaurus team, you and Veronica will definitely be rewarded by the Imperial Navy. Does Mr. Ren have any special requirements for this?"

"Of course, for this part, I will write another letter to General Silva and ask him to help coordinate. Because according to convention, since Lord Ren is not affiliated with the Navy, substantive rewards will generally be converted into merit points. and issuing imperial gold coins.”

As if she was worried that Ren wouldn't understand what she meant, Major Malika spoke in detail.

Ren nodded, he understood what Major Marika meant.

Because he is not affiliated with the Imperial Navy, and the rescue mission is not a scheduled mission, the Navy will only reward him with merit points and gold coins, and nothing else.

If he wants something special, he needs to speak for him through General Silva.

That's the benefit of having someone up there.

Of course, one day in the future, when General Silva troubles him with something, Renne will naturally need to reciprocate.

But the problem is that since there is no reference object, Ren now doesn't know how much the rescue ichthyosaur team has contributed and what it can get him in exchange for.

After all, if you say it is too high, it will give people a feeling of pride, but if you say it is too low, you will be the loser.

However, Ren glanced at Major Marika next to him, quickly thought of something, smiled, and said: "Major Marika, if you can, I am very sharp about the metal witchcraft that Mr. Trevor used before. I'm more interested in technology."

"I just don't know if my contribution can be redeemed for this witchcraft. Of course, I will also sign a confidentiality agreement in accordance with the regulations and will not spread the witchcraft awarded by the Imperial Navy in any form."

Major Marika thought for a moment and said: "It should be about the same. If it is just to exchange for the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique', Lord Ren's contribution should be enough. However, it still depends on whether this matter can be successful in the end. The attitude of the fleet."

"Of course, even if it fails, Lord Ren will not suffer any losses. The merit points and imperial gold coins that he deserves are guaranteed." Malika added.

"Then thank you, Major Marika." Renn smiled and bowed slightly.

"By the way, Sir Ren, the reward for Warlord has been paid out this time. This is a cashier's check in the amount of 10,000 imperial gold coins. Please keep it." Major Marika took it out of her arms. A special piece of paper the size of a palm was handed to Ren with a smile.

Cashier's check?

Renn took the cashier's check that exuded subtle energy fluctuations and looked at it carefully. He saw that the paper of the cashier's check was made of some special material and seemed to be imprinted with some special traces of witchcraft. On the letterhead was written 'Central Bank Promissory Note of the Dragon Empire'.

The specific amount was written: 10,000 imperial gold coins. There is still time all around, with words such as ‘redeem upon presentation’.

On the back of the promissory note is a dignified old man.

Major Mallika, who was listening to the side, said: "This is His Majesty the first emperor of the empire. In addition, Sir Ren, the cashier's check of the Central Bank of the Empire that you hold can be exchanged at any bank within the territory of the empire. The validity period is within one year.”

"If it exceeds the time limit, it will need to be submitted to the Navy again, and the procedure will be more troublesome."

"Okay, Major Marika, I will redeem it as soon as possible." Renn nodded with a smile on his face.

"Sir Ren, excuse me for disturbing you. I'm going to contact you first." Major Marika stood up and prepared to leave, leaving behind a graceful figure.

At this time, Ren suddenly thought of something and said: "Major Malika, there is one thing I want to ask. If the enemy last time was affiliated with the Eagle Federation, then he invaded the Empire's offshore territory, and the Empire Attitude"

Hearing Ren ask this question, Marika stopped, her pretty face condensed, and she turned around and said:

"Sir Ren, I asked the intelligence department about this yesterday. Regarding the specific situation of the other party, there has been no reply yet. Most likely, the other party should be similar to the Ichthyosaurus Squadron, a special department affiliated to the Eagle Federation."

"But for this kind of small-scale infiltration, neither the empire nor the federation has a good way."

"Judging from the current situation, both the Empire and the Federation are wary of each other. Although there are small-scale frictions, they will not cause large-scale harm to civilians. On the contrary, those cults are more harmful."

Renn nodded: "If that's the case, then of course it's best."

——

In the offshore waters of Meist, on a remote island near the outer edge.

Nehru was talking to a man, and to his right was the huge spiny-backed sea snake.

"Waxman, according to the news from the Federal Navy, the young knight with the talent of iron will is the governor of the fishing port town of Meister in the Dragun Empire, named Ryan."

"You are the most suitable person to deal with this young man." Nehru said with a gloomy face.

"Nehru, don't flatter me. Moreover, since the other party is not a member of the Dragun Empire Navy, why do you bother with this? It is very likely that you will never meet him again in the future." The man named Waxman said casually, not buying it.

He was thin, and his left and right hands were playing with two daggers emitting blood-red light.

The dagger was like a butterfly flying in the flowers, quickly jumping between the other party's slender but extremely flexible fingers.

"No, you don't understand. Based on the intuition of a wizard, I feel that if the other party is alive, I will meet him again one day soon." Nehru waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Well, I really don't understand your trickster's stuff."

"But. Why don't you ask someone else to do this?" Waxman thought about it. Although in his eyes, the trickster's combat effectiveness is average, but for some prophecies and divinations, it's really not nonsense.

"Waxman, only if you go out, this matter will be foolproof. I don't trust the other people in the team." Nehru smiled and flattered the other party a little.

"Haha, don't give me that. You know, the price I offer is very high. Although we are teammates, I can only give you 20% off at most." Waxman was unmoved and continued to flip the dagger.

Nehru didn't mind what the other party said. On the contrary, because the other party was about to agree, he smiled and said, "Waxman, as long as you can kill this Ryan, I will give you the box of shadow steel ingots I got last time."

"One box of shadow steel ingots is not enough. The other party is on the land of the Dragun Empire. I have to cross the tightly guarded sea area of ​​the other party. The risk is not small."

After bargaining, Nehru's face was still not very good, but he felt comfortable in his heart.

Although it was a bit painful, if Waxman agreed to go out, then there would be basically no problem.

After all, assassination is best left to professionals. As a shadow assassin, Waxman is the best candidate among the people he knows.

——

At the same time.

In a mansion in Meister County City, the underground hall.

"Master Priest, the latest news is that the Empire's South Sea Fleet defeated the Poseidon Cult and most of the pirate groups in the waters near Meister County." Black Flame Monk Lamar respectfully reported to the bloated figure sitting upright.

"Hmm? Didn't they fight back and forth with the Imperial Navy before? Why were they suddenly defeated this time?" The tone of the chief priest was obviously a little surprised.

"This. The specific situation is still unknown. We are still waiting for the latest information."

"Where is the governor of the fishing port town, Ryan? Did the Poseidon Cult take advantage of the chaos to kill the other party?" The fat chief priest suddenly said.

"This. From the battle report sent to Meister, we didn't see this item." Lamar said tactfully.

"In other words, the plan to let the Poseidon Cult take action to kill the other party has failed again?" The chief priest couldn't help but murmured.

Lamar's head drooped even lower, and he didn't know what to say to the chief priest's words.

At this time, a Black Flame Monk appeared at the door of the hall, holding a letter in both hands.

Lamar waved his hand, indicating that the other party should send it in.

This secret letter should contain the latest news.

After opening the letter, he quickly glanced at it, his face was startled, and his lips stammered twice, not knowing how to talk about this matter.

"Just say it directly if you have something to say, don't hide it." The fat high priest sitting above obviously noticed Lamar's abnormality and said.

"Mr. High Priest, according to the latest intelligence, it is said that it was because that Ryan captured the deputy leader of the Black Sail Pirates and a special envoy of the Sea God Church alive that the Imperial South Sea Fleet found the hidden bases of the major pirate groups and the Sea God Church."

"What? In other words, the other party went to the fishing port town this time, not only was there nothing wrong, but also because they accumulated more merits by eliminating the Sea God Church and pirates?" The high priest's narrowed eyes twitched slightly.

Is there anything more ridiculous than this?

Originally, I expected the Sea God Church to kill Ryan, but now it seems that Ryan used the Imperial Navy to overthrow the Sea God Church directly!

Let the other party's resume add a brilliant stroke!

The underground hall fell into a short silence.

"No, we can't let this Ryan continue to grow like this. After a certain time, the other party will definitely attack us." The chief priest couldn't hold back a little. His bloated body left the wide chair and paced back and forth in the underground hall.

"Lamar, what do you suggest?"

The Black Flame Monk Lamar thought about it and suggested cautiously:

"Well, this chief priest, the only sure way I can think of is to attract the other party to the next Black Flame Ritual and use the power of the ritual to kill him."

"This is a 100% sure way to kill the other party."

At that moment, Lamar's mind flashed several methods, but he quickly rejected them one by one.

Because none of the above methods can guarantee that Ryan will be killed.

Of course, this may also be because Ryan has turned the tables on them too many times, which makes him feel apprehensive.

But using the pressure from the hunting god Rune during the ceremony, he must be able to kill the other party.

"That's one way, but the question is, how can we lure Ryan into the ceremony?"

"In addition, if the other party finds out that there is a problem in advance and makes a big noise before the ceremony, the ceremony is at risk of being interrupted." The chief priest's eyes flickered for a while, and he hesitated.

Because only after the ceremony officially begins will the pressure from the hunting god come.

Before that, if the other party finds something wrong, then all the previous efforts will be wasted.

"Master Chief Priest, I think Baron Alonso can hold a grand aristocratic cocktail party above the ceremony site"

-

Three days later.

Training ground of the administrative hall of the fishing port town.

Connet continued to hold the tower shield, quickly dodging and moving forward.

And Ryan pulled the silver-gray metal bow to full bow, and a training arrow shot straight at Connet like lightning.

In an instant, Connett's muscles bulged, his upper body leaned forward, and he held the thick tower shield in front of him.

"Bang!"

A sound like a bell rang out!

The wooden body of the blunt training arrow shattered in an instant. The huge impact force stopped Connett, who was holding the tower shield, from charging forward and froze on the spot for a short time.

Then, Ryan quickly shot another arrow, one arrow after another, hitting Connett almost without any ability to fight back.

After only five minutes, Connett was panting and exhausted.

Connett looked at Ryan, his eyes full of horror!

He finally understood a little bit now, the speed of Lord Ryan's progress was amazing, no, it was terrifying!

From the beginning, he could still fight back and forth, now, he almost became a living target, and this time has only been three days!

In the past three days, Ryan's blood rage archery has improved rapidly. This morning, he successfully entered level 4, which can be regarded as a certain long-range combat capability.

This level of archery control is no problem if it is used to deal with knight-level enemies, but if it is used to fight against great knight-level enemies, there is still a certain gap.

However, at present, his training object, Connet, can no longer keep up with his progress.

If Ryan lets him off, of course he can let Connet practice with him for a while, but the blood rage archery experience he can get will drop sharply, so the meaning of training is not great.

Ryan is thinking about whether to let Colbert come together. It should be better if the two brothers are together.

But Ryan thought about it for a while and shook his head slightly. The administrative affairs of the fishing port town, such as daily patrols, etc., all need one person to be responsible. It is not appropriate to let both brothers come as sparring partners.

In addition, although the two cooperate well, they can only accompany him to the level 5 of blood rage archery at most, and it is unlikely to go up.

For a moment, Ryan seemed to have no idea.

"Dong Dong Dong!"

At this time, two unexpected people appeared at the door of the training room.

Ryan turned around and was stunned.

Seeing Trevor and Nathaniel of the Fish Dragon Team, they appeared at the door with a smile on their faces.

"Baron Ryan, we meet again." Trevor said with a smile.

"Hey, how come you two have time to come to the fishing port again? Is there a new mission?" Ryan asked with a hint of doubt.

The two looked at each other, smiled more brightly, and said: "It's a mission."

"Sir Ryan, this time I am here with the mission from above to teach you the witchcraft 'Sharp Art'."

"Sir Ryan, I didn't expect that in addition to being a very talented knight, you are also a wizard apprentice. I feel that the goddess's favor is concentrated on you alone." Trevor said with a slightly jealous tone.

At that time, Trevor was really shocked when he heard that Ryan was still a wizard apprentice.

Ryan was delighted when he heard this. He didn't expect the Imperial Navy to be so fast this time.

It seems that General Silva should have played a significant role in this.

Of course, it may also be because of Captain Baron. As the captain of a special department team, Baron's influence should not be underestimated.

"Welcome, both of you. I thought the Imperial Navy would send other people here. So, it seems that the operation on the fleet side has ended?"

"That's not the case. Captain Baron's injuries will take about ten days to fully recover, so our team is temporarily in a state of repair." Nathaniel explained.

Ryan nodded. That's why. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable to let two combat team members do this. Without these two people, the combat effectiveness of the Fish Dragon Team will be greatly affected.

"Of course, it was also the two of us who took the initiative to ask to come here to perform this task."

"By the way, there is one more thing." Trevor looked around and didn't continue.

Ryan understood immediately and turned to Connet and said, "Connet, let's stop here today."

"Yes, Baron." Connet was a little tired.

"Please follow me, both of you. Let's talk in the office."

The three of them came to Ryan's office and sat down.

"Sir Ryan, according to the latest news, the intelligence department has found out the identity of the Federation Curse Master we met that day. Nehru is a formal member of the Eagle Federation Navy's 'Leviathan Squadron' and has a paranoid personality," Trevor introduced in detail.

"By the way, the Eagle Federation's squad is set up differently from our Empire's squad."

"A squad of them is about 5-7 people, and each person has a varying number of followers. So, their squad is more like a combination of four or five squads on our side." Nathaniel added.

Ryan nodded, that's it.

Otherwise, if a squad is tasked with such a difficult task as Nehru, then the combat power of this squad is too exaggerated, and the Fish Dragon Squad will definitely not be its opponent.

"According to the intelligence department, several official members of the Leviathan team have arrived at the sea border of the Munster Province, and it seems that they are going to perform a special mission."

"In addition, according to divination and Nehru's psychological portrait, the other party may take the opportunity to retaliate against you, Lord Ryan, so Captain Baron asked us to come first."

After hearing this, Ryan understood why the two of them came to the fishing port town together. In addition to teaching the witchcraft "Sharp Art", there was also the intention of preventing the other party from retaliating.

"Thank you, both of you, and please help me convey my gratitude to Captain Baron."

"Lord Ryan is polite. By the way, if it is convenient for you, I can teach you the Sharp Art now." Trevor bowed slightly and said.

"Then I'll trouble Lord Trevor." Ryan couldn't help laughing.