Chapter 221 Storm Crow (Two Chapters in One)

At this time, there was a sudden "tapping" sound of leather boots outside the door. Ryan listened and his ears moved slightly. It was the footsteps of Major Marika.

"Dong Dong Dong!"

"Come in!"

Sure enough, it was Marika in a slim navy uniform who opened the door.

Marika wanted to say something, but when she saw the two people from the Yulong team, she was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon, she showed a bright smile and said:

"It seems that the two lords of the Yulong team acted much faster than I thought. Lord Ryan, it seems that I don't need to relay the news from the fleet anymore."

"That's true, Major Marika." Ryan smiled and said.

"My lords, I won't disturb your conversation for now." Major Marika smiled and turned away.

Only a large and round figure in a hip skirt uniform was left, which made Trevor and Nathaniel look at each other, then turned to look at Ryan and laughed, saying:

"Sir Ryan, it seems that the Imperial Navy's 'Flower of the Sixth Fleet' - Major Marika, still cares about you."

"Huh?" Ryan glanced at the two people, and seeing that they had an expression that all men understand, he was slightly stunned, shook his head and denied: "You two, there is nothing between Major Marika and me."

"We are just working relationships."

"Haha, Sir Ryan, there is nothing now, but it doesn't mean there will be nothing in the future." Trevor blinked and said with a smile.

"Trevor, since Sir Ryan doesn't want to talk about this topic, let's talk about business first." Although Nathaniel said this, his playful eyes still made Ryan smile bitterly.

"That's right!"

"Sir Ryan, before I teach you the 'Sharp Technique', I would like to trouble you to sign this confidentiality agreement." Trevor took out a thin parchment scroll emitting a faint energy fluctuation and handed it to Ryan.

"Of course." Ryan nodded, and then took it and read it carefully.

The parchment scroll listed some prohibition clauses, such as 'without the consent of the Imperial Navy, any witchcraft and extraordinary combat skills exchanged from the Imperial Navy shall not be disclosed, and are limited to personal practice and use'

The faint energy fluctuations emitted seemed to be some kind of witchcraft formula.

After a while, Ryan picked up the feather pen and signed his name with a 'swish'.

After signing, Ryan could keenly perceive that the energy fluctuations had undergone some subtle changes, and had some connection with his mental power fluctuations. This should be because the formula attached to the parchment scroll was triggered.

Seeing this, Trevor laughed and handed Ryan another yellowish animal skin scroll, saying, "Sir Ryan, this is the introduction and witchcraft model of 'Sharpness'. Please take a look first, and we can discuss it later."

"Okay, thank you Sir Trevor." Ryan smiled.

After sending the two away, Ryan carefully flipped through the animal skin scroll.

After reading it carefully several times, Ryan found that the difficulty of visualizing the witchcraft model of this new metal witchcraft 'Sharpness' was similar to that of the fire witchcraft 'Blazing Light', which was not very difficult.

Since Ryan had already mastered three witchcrafts 'Scorching Touch', 'High Temperature Force Field' and 'Blazing Light', when Ryan learned this metal witchcraft, he did not have too much difficulty.

About half an hour later, after failing five or six times in a row, Ryan succeeded in his first attempt!

A slightly dazzling silver light suddenly appeared on the surface of the glimmering giant sword in Ryan's hand. This light was different from the needle-like light emitting outwards, and it was more like some kind of water halo.

At this moment, it was flowing on the surface of the sword, like a flowing silver liquid, quite beautiful.

At this time, the system prompt also came:

[You have learned the sharp art, and the relevant understanding has improved! ]

[You have learned a new skill - sharp art]

[Your skill sharp art has been improved, experience value +1]

At the same time, under the wizard apprentice (super) panel, next to the icon of the blazing light, a new icon appeared.

The border of the icon was slightly lit up, and the pattern on the icon was a handleless sharp blade emitting light, and there were many short horizontal lines around it, representing sharpness.

Ryan focused his attention on the new icon, and saw a line of small words under the icon.

Sharpness lv1 (1/100)

Effect of Sharpness lv1: Consume a certain amount of mental power, use a specific witchcraft model to attract the surrounding metal energy particles, and make the host's designated metal weapon sharper, which lasts for about one minute.

(Note: The spell takes 3 seconds to cast, and the power is proportional to the host's mental power.)

After a little thought, Ryan took down a decorative steel shield hanging on the wall of the room and swung his sword gently across it.

A feeling of cutting into tough leather came from the hilt of the greatsword.

Although Ryan had expected it, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly at this time. He didn't expect that the effect of Sharpness would be so good.

He carefully recalled the scene when he fought with Trevo a few days ago. Ryan found that the Sharpness that Trevo performed at that time, although fast, did not have such a strong effect.

Could it be because of his affinity with metal elements that the effect was better than that of Trevo?

It should be, Ryan nodded slightly.

With a slight wave of his right hand, Ren canceled this new witchcraft. At the same time, he mobilized the force of his great knight to pour it into the shimmering giant sword. At this time, the big sword began to emit a faint fluorescence.

The effect caused by the Force is far less gorgeous and dazzling than the silver light of the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique'.

At this time, Renn placed the sword flat on the desk, crossed his arms and began to think.

At this time, he has realized the difference between Force infusion and witchcraft 'sharpness' in their application to weapons.

Let's not talk about the power, but from the perspective of duration, there is an essential difference between the two.

Once the force output stops, the force blessing effect on the sword will naturally dissipate instantly, but the continuous effect of the sharpness technique lasts for up to a minute.

Therefore, once a bow and arrow are used, although the force of force can also bless the metal arrow cluster at the front of the arrow, once the arrow leaves the hand, the force of force cannot be maintained, and the effect of the blessing is naturally lost.

But the sharpness technique is different. It can last for one minute and can be used for arrows and throwing sharp weapons. The range of scenarios it can be applied to is much wider than Ren's current Force blessing.

The other thing is

Ren suddenly thought of something.

I saw him holding the big sword again, first chanting a spell and casting the witchcraft 'Sharpness Technique'. When the big sword lit up with a rippling silver halo, Ren continued to inject force into the big sword.

I saw that on the surface of the sword, in addition to the silver film, there was also a layer of faint fluorescence.

This made Renn nod secretly, it was indeed a double blessing.

So what's the effect?

Out of curiosity, Rendang's sword, which was about to be blessed with 'sharpness' and the force of the Great Knight, once again crossed the steel shield. Suddenly, a feeling of cutting butter came from the hilt of the sword.

hiss!

It's so sharp!

Looking at the smooth incision that seemed to have been made by a cutting machine, Ren's pupils shrank. You must know that he didn't use much force just now, but the effect was far beyond his expectation.

This made him stand there and think, his eyes twinkling.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Trevor appeared at the door and said with a smile: "Sir Ren, can we learn the sharpness technique now?"

"According to the difficulty of learning the Sharp Technique, I initially plan to divide it into ten days. I will learn and practice step by step every day, which will take about two hours."

"Of course, Sir Ren, if there are any problems during the period, we can also extend the teaching days."

"In recent times, I think I will always be in Fishing Port Town."

Ren was slightly startled when he heard Trevor's words.

Although Trevor said very politely that if ten days are not enough, he can extend it for a few more days, but the problem is that he has now learned all the sharp skills.

Because as long as he successfully casts it once, the system will prompt, and he will naturally master this witchcraft.

This actually put Renn in a bit of trouble.

What might be a good thing for others, but for him it's just a waste of time.

Of course, he could choose to conceal this matter and slowly learn the sharp edge technique from Trevor, but in this case, as the saying goes, 'a waste of time is a waste of life'.

At this time, Ren accidentally noticed the big brown bow that Trevor was carrying, and immediately thought of something.

Renn smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Trevor, but for the learning of sharpness, I hope that Mr. Trevor can explain it in combination with archery."

"In the previous battle, your Excellency blessed the arrows with the 'sharpness technique', which left a deep impression on me."

Ren's words just scratched Trevor's itch.

After all, no marksman would refuse praise for his archery skills.

Trevor's originally smiling face was now blooming like a chrysanthemum, and he immediately agreed to Renne: "Of course, Sir Renn."

Soon, the two arrived at the training room, and Trevor began to demonstrate the use of the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique' while holding a bow and arrow.

Although Trevor was very surprised as to why the questions asked by Ren were basically related to archery and not the witchcraft "sharpness", he still answered it happily.

Another half hour passed

At this time, no matter how dull Trevor was, he felt that Ren seemed to be more interested in the archery he had mastered than in witchcraft.

Then, Trevor realized that Ren's main purpose was actually to ask him for advice on how to improve his archery skills.

After hesitating for a moment, Trevor said seriously: "Sir Ren, I can see that you are very interested in archery. If so, in the next few days, maybe I can teach you some practice methods. "

"These methods are applicable to any kind of extraordinary bow and arrow combat skills."

Renn smiled, nodded immediately, and said, "Sir Trevor, that would be perfect."

"Sir Ren, what do you think is the most important thing for an archer to hit a moving object?" Trevor said seriously.

When talking about archery, Trevor became much more serious.

Trevor's question made Renn think about it.

Obviously, the answer to this question will not be attributes such as strength and agility that represent physical fitness. So, is it eyesight?

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

Although keen vision helps to see distant targets clearly, if the opponent is a moving object, just seeing clearly is obviously not enough.

At this moment, a word popped into Ren's mind.

Just listen to Ren's tentative answer: "Sir Trevor, is this a prejudgment?"

I saw Trevor looking at Ren with an admiring look, and said: "Your Excellency Ren, your wisdom is breathtaking."

"You know, when my archery teacher asked me this question, I thought hard for a long time and answered it wrong several times before I figured it out. I didn't expect you to get it right the first time."

"It's prediction!"

"Unlike shooting dead objects, if you want to hit a moving target in the distance, you must predict the opponent's direction and speed in advance. The farther the distance, the more important the prediction is."

Ren nodded. He could understand this. In his previous life, there was a saying that 'a slight mistake can make a thousand miles difference'.

If the prediction is wrong at the beginning, the arrow will deviate from a slight angle at the beginning. The farther it is shot, the later deviation may be calculated by several meters or even tens of meters.

"Your Excellency Renn, through the demonstration just now, I found that you already have a certain foundation of archery skills, and your physical fitness is very strong in all aspects, so we can directly carry out the follow-up training."

"Now let's do the first training, shoot the gold coins."

Trevor smiled, took out an imperial gold coin from his arms, and flicked it up with his thumbnail. The golden gold coin was rolling in the air, and two seconds later, it fell to Trevor again. palm of hand.

"Wait a moment, I will bounce this gold coin from 30 meters away, and Mr. Ren, you need to hit the gold coin before it falls to the ground. If the hit rate exceeds 90%, then you have completed the first training ”

Ren nodded.

This purely technical training was more to his liking.

Obviously, the training content of shooting gold coins does not require you to be very strong, but it does have extremely high requirements for eyesight and prediction.

"Sir Ren, please pay attention, I am about to start." Trevor stood in the distance and said.

"Ding!"

As Trevor bounced the gold coins into the air.

"Whoosh!"

Ren quickly nocked his bow and shot!

Unfortunately, he failed to hit the gold coin the first time, but the distance between the arrow and the gold coin was not that big.

After several consecutive arrows, Renn vaguely grasped the speed change pattern of gold coins when they fall from the highest point.

Within ten minutes, Renne began to hit occasionally.

Half an hour later, the hit rate was close to half.

Two hours later, the hit rate reached over 90%.

This surprised Trevor. He didn't expect that Renne was so talented at bow and arrow.

"Very good, Lord Ren, your training progress shows that you have a very good talent for archery. The next step is to increase the difficulty. I will increase the distance to fifty meters."

"However, we can rest for a while first."

After thinking about it, Ren nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Trevor."

At this time, Trevor looked at the two two-handed weapons carried behind Ren's back, as well as the metal bow still held in his hand at this moment. He couldn't help but look thoughtful. He hesitated for a while and said:

"Sir Ren, do you feel that there are too many weapons on you, and the total weight should greatly reduce your speed."

"Yes, does Mr. Trevor have any good ideas?" Renn noticed that Trevor seemed to have a solution to the problem that he had a headache for, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved, and asked immediately.

"I suddenly remembered that last year, we were working with a team of sword holders. Their captain seemed to have used a rare metal witchcraft that could transform metal. The other party turned a long sword into metal. Buckler, the whole process only takes a few seconds.”

"So, I'm thinking that if you learn that witchcraft, it might be a lot more convenient. At least, you can only carry one two-handed sword and two-handed war hammer."

"If you could solve the bow string problem, you might even only need to carry a weapon's weight of metal."

"Is there such a witchcraft?" After hearing this, Renn couldn't help but feel overjoyed!

Then, he quickly asked: "Does the Imperial Navy have this witchcraft?"

After all, there are still more than twenty days before the sword wielder assessment. In addition, even if he joins successfully, he will not be able to redeem this witchcraft so quickly.

Referring to the Tide Walkers of the Navy's special department, they also need to complete tasks above a certain level of difficulty and obtain the task evaluation before they can redeem items of the corresponding level.

If the navy has it, that would be the best. Maybe, he can still have a chance to obtain this witchcraft.

"Yes, Sir Ren, I'm sure of this."

"It's a pity that it's not in the Navy's special item exchange list, which disappoints you." Trevor shook his head and said.

This made Renn feel a little disappointed.

"By the way, Lord Renn, you should be heading to Munster soon to take the assessment of the 'Sword Bearer' organization, right?" Trevor changed the subject and asked.

"Yes, Mr. Trevor is also concerned about the Sword Bearer Organization?" Renn couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Haha, Sir Ren, four years ago I failed the sword wielder assessment, and that's why I came to be a Tidewalker in the Imperial Navy."

Renn raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Trevor had also participated in the sword wielder selection and failed. However, is the sword wielder assessment so difficult?

It shouldn’t be!

Can the Great Knight lose the election?

"Huh? Mr. Trevor, can you elaborate a little bit? After all, as far as I know, it seems that the sword wielder test shouldn't be that difficult. Can you fail the exam even if you are a great knight archer?"

Trevor smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Sir Ren, at that time, I was just a senior knight. Although my archery skills were good, I didn't even pass the first test."

"First test?"

"Eh? Didn't Mr. Ren understand it in detail?" Now it was Trevor's turn to be surprised.

However, he soon smiled and said: "That's right, with your strength, you don't need to pay attention to the first test. For you, the retest is the key."

"Well, Mr. Trevor, if it's convenient, could you tell us about the preliminary test and the retest."

Hearing Ren's question, Trevor seemed to understand something. He looked at Ren with an extremely surprised look, nodded and said, "Of course."

"The assessment of the Imperial Sword Bearer Organization is divided into a preliminary examination and a re-examination. After passing the preliminary examination, you will be able to obtain the official status of a sword holder and be regarded as a rare talent in the empire. But only those who pass the re-examination will be vigorously cultivated by the empire and are among the elites. Elite.”

"Let's put it this way, Mr. Ren, the first-time tester can be understood as the ordinary team member level, and those who pass the re-examination are the captain-level. After the corresponding special training, members who pass the re-examination can select personnel to form a team among the first-time test personnel. Squad.”

"As for the squad, Mr. Ren should have heard that the sword wielder also uses the squad mode to conduct tasks. The captain not only has the right to distribute the squad's loot, but also has a series of other priorities."

"By the way, the pass rate for the re-examination is extremely low, only about one-tenth of that for the initial examination."

Ren nodded.

From this point of view, before taking part in the sword wielder assessment, he needs to improve his strength as high as possible.

For two consecutive days, Renne practiced archery with Trevor.

Now he is already trying to hit gold coins from a hundred meters away.

After these few days of practice, Renn's Blood Fury Archery has also improved by leaps and bounds. Just now, it has been upgraded to level 5!

As for Ren, he was gaining more and more understanding of prediction. Suddenly, he seemed to have pierced a certain layer of 'window paper'.

At this time, the system prompt appears:

【Congratulations! You have experienced an epiphany and unlocked the additional special effects of long-range combat skills: precise aiming level 1 (passive)]

[Precise Aiming lv1 (Passive) Effect: You have a preliminary judgment on the enemy's movement trajectory and a basic understanding of the weapon in your hand. You can accurately control the landing point of each blow, which makes the opponent slightly less likely to dodge your attack. reduce. 】

(Note: Precise aiming is an additional special effect of long-range combat skills. It will be automatically unlocked after meeting the conditions.)

Remote effects?

Renn soon saw a line of small words on the lower right side of the 'Bloodfury Archery' icon on the Weapon Master (Legendary) career panel:

Blood Fury Archery lv5 (112/2000), with special effect ‘Precise Aiming lv1’.

(Note: To unlock Accurate Level 2 of Blood Fury Bow, you need to meet the following conditions: 1. Blood Fury Bow lv 7 or above; 2. Strength 16 points, agility 20 points, and constitution 18 or above.)——

On the coast a few kilometers away from the fishing port town of Meist County.

I saw two people slowly walking ashore from the sea. The leader was a thin man wearing leather armor, with a bloody dagger shining on both sides of his waist. It was Waxman who was entrusted by Nehru.

One step behind him was a slim woman wearing a black robe.

The two of them walked out of the sea, but their whole bodies were very dry, without a trace of water.

If someone had been snorkeling in the sea just now, they would have seen that under the surface of the sea, each of the two people had a bubble wrapped around them.

"Zenina, investigate the strength of the defense force in Fishing Port Town, and find out the location of Renn. I think, if nothing unexpected happens, the other party should be in the administrative hall of Fishing Port Town or patrolling the main streets. "

Waxman turned his head and said to the black-robed followers beside him.

In fact, Waxman is the least follower among the entire Leviathan team and has one official member. Of course, this is directly related to his fighting style.

There is only this maid beside him, a relatively rare third-level wizard apprentice of the shadow system, who is good at crow manipulation, shadow curses, etc.

Basically, after the female wizard apprentice named Zenina found the target, it was time for Waxman to appear.

"As you command, my lord."

I saw Zenina reciting a spell in a low voice, and as a wave of energy radiated, many large crows soon flew around. These crows were almost the same as ordinary crows.

Only the body size is obviously at least twice the size of an ordinary crow.

This is a special kind of crow, the Storm Crow, which is good at group movements. After gathering in a certain number, it dares to attack birds of prey. At the same time, after spreading out, it can carry out tracking, positioning and other tasks.

Soon, more than a hundred Storm Crows soared into the sky and flew towards the fishing port town several kilometers away.

In Fishing Port Town.

At this time, a cry of "dumb~dumb~" suddenly came from the horizon.

Many residents couldn't help but look up and saw a group of black crows suddenly flying from the horizon.

Soon, the crows scattered in all directions, seemingly looking for something.

At the door of the administrative office, two guards were chatting casually.

Suddenly, one of the guards pointed to the roof in front and said, "Hey, Jeff, have you seen that big black bird? It looks like a crow, but it seems to be much bigger than ordinary crows?"

"It really is, it should be a crow, but it's rare to see such a big crow."

"Hey, there's one here too."

"There's one there too."

"This"

The two guards looked at each other and saw some worry in each other's eyes. It seems that something is wrong!