Chapter 354 Improvement and Enhancement (Two Chapters in One)

"Then I'll leave the Frostwolf Knight to you." Lagre knew that Ryan's subsequent itinerary seemed to be a trip to Howling Fjord to find a piece of metal witchcraft, and he might need manpower, so he took the initiative to say.

"No, I'm worried about you returning alone. It's much safer with 20 Frostwolf Knights." Ryan waved his hand and refused without hesitation.

"Don't forget, I'm the king of the bear monsters now. If I really need manpower, I can mobilize more than 20 people." Seeing that Lagre wanted to say something, Ryan said half-jokingly.

This made Lagre and the others laugh.

"Yes, I forgot that you are the king of the bear monsters now." Lagre smiled and said.

Not long after, Lagre and the 20 elite barbarians who had just arrived on the frost wolf left the ancestral dragon's nest and returned to the new settlement of the Norton tribe in the Jikar Valley.

At this time, Luther on the side seemed to have thought of something, his face became serious, and he said: "Sir Ryan, are you going to Howling Fjord? The situation there is not peaceful recently!"

"Oh? Sir Luther, can you tell me in detail?" Ryan raised his eyebrows and said.

"Of course."

"Recently, I heard that there were traces of Poseidon activities there. It turns out that the thick-shelled lobster tribe there has been conquered. At present, there have been many small-scale battles with the defenders of Fjord County."

"So, if Sir Ryan wants to go to Howling Fjord now, he is likely to encounter the cultists of Poseidon directly."

Obviously, as the family of the governor of Marne Province, Luther is very well-informed.

"Uh, Sir Luther, then we ride the flying mount directly to the destination. If we are careful, we should not be discovered, right?" Anna asked.

"Miss Anna, you may not know. Many of these Poseidon cultists have sea eagles in captivity, which are used as a communication tool and also as a warning. Therefore, even if you and Lord Ryan take the horned eagle, you will most likely be discovered before you arrive."

"Even if you are lucky enough not to be discovered, if you stay a little longer, the other party will probably gather quickly like a pack of wolves that smell blood."

"I am not worried about Lord Ryan's strength, but the Poseidon cult also has masters, and their methods are strange and diverse, so you still have to be careful." Luther explained patiently.

"I see." Anna nodded.

"This. Lord Ryan, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect this to happen." Hearing this news, Melita was the most nervous and embarrassed.

Although she didn't know this situation when she agreed with Ryan before.

But the problem is that now Ryan has agreed to her conditions, and the killing of the ancestor dragon Cora Hughes has been completed, but what she promised has now changed.

For a moment, Melita's face flushed, and she was a little at a loss.

"Melita, the appearance of the Poseidon Cult has nothing to do with you." Ryan immediately waved his hand and said.

When he was on the road before, he learned that Melita had actually been outside for quite a long time and had not returned to Winterhold College. It was normal not to know this situation.

In addition, Melita had already given him the parchment scroll (map) before he came to the Colasius Lair.

As for the Poseidon Cult?

Ryan looked thoughtful.

According to the map of the empire's territory given by Olena, the Howling Fjord is adjacent to the junction of the Summer Sea and the Everfreeze Sea, and is separated from Rosby County in the Munster Province by seven or eight provinces of sea.

He did not expect that the expansion of the Poseidon Cult's power was so amazing that it almost spread and covered all the coastal areas in the central and northern parts of the Dragun Empire.

It is very likely that the coastal areas in the southern part of the empire have also been infiltrated or harassed.

Judging from the coverage, the opponent's strength may be even higher than that of the Black Flame Cult.

In addition, this also shows that the turbulent situation faced by the empire is indeed not something that can be calmed down in a short time.

This also indirectly confirms what Admiral Edward and Bishop Xien said. Even with the most optimistic estimate, this turbulence will continue for quite a long time.

This can't help but make Ryan feel a lot more urgent.

Even the joy of just killing the ancestor dragon Cora Hussus was diluted a lot.

However,

It's not that he wants to take the initiative to take risks, but there is a reason for him to go.

Metal witchcraft is rare, and this time it is an offensive metal witchcraft. It's the first time Ryan has encountered it. If he doesn't take it back, I'm afraid he will be unwilling for quite a long time.

"When I was in Munster before, I didn't fight with the Poseidon Cult head-on. I didn't expect to have this opportunity in the Wind Tundra." Ryan thought to himself.

"Melita, I shouldn't have asked about the matter between you and Lord Ryan, but it's obvious that you have caused inconvenience to Lord Ryan this time."

"Lord Ryan, if it's convenient to tell me, I wonder why you went to Howling Fjord?" Batalov first reprimanded Melita, then turned to ask Ryan.

Apart from Anna, there were Luther, Batalov and several other senior members of Winterhold Academy. With the gold mine as a bond, to a certain extent, the three parties were a community of interests.

So Ryan smiled and said, "There's nothing to keep secret. In fact, Lord Melita knows this matter best, so why not let Lord Melita tell us."

Melita had just been scolded by her mentor and her head had dropped to her chest. However, when she heard Ryan's tone that he obviously didn't mind, she looked at Ryan with more gratitude.

She immediately adjusted her mindset and began to tell everyone:

"Mentor, Lord Luther, Vice Dean Welty, this is what happened"

"I should have thought of it earlier. It turns out that Mr. Ryan was going to find the old residence of Otakar, a second-level liquefied wizard nicknamed "Cutter." Batalov said with a look of sudden realization.

The other people also showed expressions of sudden realization.

After all, in addition to Ryan's strong melee strength that made everyone dumbfounded in the battle, his extremely skilled metal magic also impressed everyone.

It was natural to look for offensive metal magic.

"Oh? Otakar?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, obviously noticing Batalov's choice of words. It seems that the dean of Winterhold College is quite familiar with this wizard nicknamed "Cutter".

"Yes, the real name of 'Cutter' is Otakar Frey. He became famous in the North just 30 years earlier than me. He is a rare metal wizard. Unfortunately, he failed when he tried to become a level 3 crystal wizard." Batalov said with a look of reminiscence.

"However, I'm afraid there will be a very troublesome situation in his old residence." Batalov frowned, as if he thought of something, and said.

"Oh?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Batalov curiously.

"In fact, in addition to the 'cutting net', the other party's killer weapon is not well known, that is, Otakar has a group of four-eyed giant moths. Perhaps you are more familiar with another name of the four-eyed giant moth - the soul-eating giant moth."

"Soul-eating giant moth? Is it the kind of soul-eating giant moth that likes to eat spirits?" Luther frowned and said.

"That's right! It seems that Lord Luther has heard of it." Batalov nodded and said.

"Of course, this soul-eating giant moth is almost the nightmare of the knights. It is immune to physical damage, and I also heard that even witchcraft damage is not very effective against it?"

"Yes, the soul-eating giant moth is a strange creature similar to a half-spirit body. It is immune to physical damage and has a high resistance to various witchcraft damage. Unless you can perform witchcraft that directly strikes the soul, you can kill the opponent more easily." Batalov nodded and praised.

"But how can witchcraft that directly strikes the soul be so easy to obtain? This kind of witchcraft is probably the most precious level in black witchcraft. At least I haven't heard of it much." The beautiful woman Welty sighed and said.

"Indeed." The others nodded and said.

Soul-eating giant moth?

Need witchcraft that directly strikes the soul?

Isn't it just tailor-made for 'Soul-breaking Impact'.

Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't help but smile in his heart.

At this time, Batalov, Luther and others focused their attention on Ryan.

Although they had seen Ryan's almost unparalleled close combat power in this battle, they all believed that Ryan was mainly a knight and a wizard.

Encountering the physically immune Soul Devouring Moth, Ryan was afraid that he would suffer a great loss.

"Sir Ryan, otherwise, you wait for a while, and I will accompany you after I recover from my injury." Batalov thought about it and took the initiative to say.

"Well, Sir Ryan, I may not be able to deal with the Soul Devouring Moth, but it should not be a problem to resist the Sea God Cult on the side." Luther immediately followed up.

Ryan thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No, Dean Batalov, Mr. Luther, I think I should be able to solve this problem."

"However, for the specific situation of the Soul-Eating Giant Moth, Dean Batalov may need to provide more detailed information."

"Hmm?" Several people looked at each other in surprise, and were quite confused for a while.

But this involved Ryan's trump card, so he naturally wouldn't tell in detail.

"Of course, no problem, Mr. Ryan, but this may require returning to Winterburg College first. Some relevant information is in the library of the college." Batalov nodded immediately after he came to his senses.

"Okay, then thank Dean Batalov." Ryan bowed slightly and said.

Due to dealing with dragon corpses and gold mining, Ryan and his friends stayed in the Proto-Dragon's Lair for several hours before they set out to return to Winterburg College together.

Before leaving, Ryan also gave instructions to the white-haired bear monster priest Urusen and left a communication method.

A few hours later, everyone arrived at Winterburg College.

Since Batalov didn't know Ryan's strength and identity before, the room he arranged was just an ordinary reception room.

This time, the Winter Castle Academy arranged the only two luxury suites used for reception to Ryan and Anna.

In addition to the bedroom, living room, and bathroom, the luxury suite also has a small training room with quite complete facilities.

In the suite.

Ryan had time to check some of his own changes.

After the concentration of the mutant dragon blood was raised to the "rich" level, it also had the top talent of "high-speed healing".

[Effect of the mutant dragon blood (rich): The affinity of water, fire, and earth elements is greatly improved, with the top talent effects of high-speed healing, danger perception, dark vision, weapon proficiency, extraordinary comprehension, giant strength, steel body, and dragon roar, and the ability to transform into the first and second forms of the mutant dragon man. ]

[Mutated dragon man first form (dragon man warrior form)]

[Mutated dragon man second form (dragon man general form)]

"However, 'rich' does not seem to be the focus of the blood"

"Moreover, the increase in blood concentration will have an immediate effect on improving one's own strength!"

"It seems that in the future, we can still absorb the genes of other dragons to strengthen and increase the blood concentration."

"Although as the concentration of bloodline increases, it will probably become more and more difficult to jump again, but for now, this road has not reached the end. You can keep an eye out for news about dragons or dragonborns."

Ren clenched his fists, felt the power surging through his body, and thought to himself.

Immediately afterwards, Renn looked through the previous battle prompts:

[Congratulations, you defeated a strong enemy and obtained 19 gold skill points! 】

[Congratulations, your will (hidden) attribute has been improved! 】

[Congratulations, your King of Thousand Blades (Epic) career level has been improved! 】

With this battle with Corasius, the King of Thousand Blades (Epic) professional level has successfully entered lv10, allowing Renn to gain 1 attribute point and 1 skill point again.

Adding his original remaining points, the total remaining attribute points are now 5 points, and the remaining skill points are 3 points.

After 12 gold skill points were consumed last time, another 19 gold skill points were gained this time. Therefore, it reached a new high of 56 gold skill points.

Seeing so many golden skill points, Renn couldn't help but think.

"So many golden skill points"

"Before, to break through the extraordinary combat skills level, you needed to use gold skill points. In addition, there are..."

"By the way, a large number of golden skill points have been used when integrating extraordinary combat skills of the same type, such as the fusion of the Giant Bear Swordsmanship and the Arcadian Swordsmanship, the fusion of the Knight's Breathing Technique, etc."

"Is it possible that it can only be used to enhance breakthroughs if it is used in witchcraft?"

After thinking about it, Ren planned to try again to see if any triggering conditions had to be met before he could have other options.

I saw that he was focusing on the 'Sharp Technique' of level 20, and he planned to try adding more points again.

As Renn added some golden skill points to the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique', 'Sharp Technique' successfully entered level 21.

At this time, the system prompt suddenly appeared:

[It is detected that the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique' mastered by the host reaches level 21, and the improvement restrictions of this witchcraft are unlocked. Do you want to improve this witchcraft? This improvement requires 7 gold skill points. 】

(Note: The improved witchcraft will be more suitable for the host to perform, and its power, attack range or other aspects will be improved.)

(Note: The level of the improved witchcraft will not change.)

"Hiss~"

"I didn't expect that it really has to meet certain triggering conditions!"

Renn suddenly felt like he had hit the jackpot!

"After the improvement, has the power, attack range or other aspects been improved?"

"Very good!"

Renn couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Now he is no longer the 'Bai Ding' he was half a year ago. Renn knows very well that it is quite difficult to improve the power of witchcraft.

So without any hesitation, Renn immediately chose ‘yes’!

At the same time, a huge improvement process about the witchcraft "Sharp Technique" began to pour into Ren's mind.

It was as if Renn had spent more than a hundred years in a mysterious space, improving the Sharpness Technique based on his own spell-casting habits, physical condition, etc., and fine-tuning his witchcraft model to become more suitable for him. Own.

During this period, Ren didn't know how many times he failed or tried.

After he absorbed this memory, the system prompt came again:

【bite! The witchcraft 'Sharp Technique' mastered by the host has been improved, the new witchcraft model has been successfully adjusted, and the power of the witchcraft has been increased by 17%. 】

"17%?!" Ren's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This increase is not a small amount!"

"It is equivalent to a 34% increase in the degree of atomization of mental power."

This made Ren's eyes look at the first-level witchcraft metal barrier even more intensely.

"Sharpness is only a zero-level witchcraft, so is it possible that a first-level witchcraft would be more effective?"

There is no need to speculate on this matter. Renne currently has enough golden skill points to directly verify this matter.

As Ren added another 1 gold skill point to the Level 20 witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’, the system prompt also appeared:

[It is detected that the witchcraft 'Metal Barrier' mastered by the host reaches level 21, and the improvement restrictions of this witchcraft are unlocked. Do you want to improve this witchcraft? This improvement requires 13 gold skill points]

(Note: The improved witchcraft will be more suitable for the host to perform, and its power, attack range or other aspects will be improved.)

(Note:.)

Having had this experience, Renn immediately chose ‘yes’!

In an instant, a huge process of improving defense to the sorcery 'metal barrier' began to flow into Ren's mind.

A few seconds later, the system prompt came again:

【bite! The witchcraft 'Metal Barrier' mastered by the host has been improved, and the new witchcraft model has been successfully adjusted. The power of witchcraft has been increased by 18%, and the scope of witchcraft has been increased by 25%. 】

"There is not much difference in the increase in witchcraft power. It was 17% last time and 18% this time."

"This is normal. After all, it is just an improvement and fine-tuning according to your own situation."

"If the increase is 40 to 50 percent, that would be abnormal!"

"Hey, the range of witchcraft has been increased?" Suddenly, Ren's eyes lit up.

This also made Ryan understand the sentence in the note more deeply - 'power, attack range or other aspects will be improved'.

After a little thought, Ryan focused his attention on the Warhammer Wizard Class Panel, about the description of the witchcraft 'metal barrier':

Metal Barrier lv21 effect: consume a certain amount of mental power, drive a certain amount of metal pieces with a specific witchcraft model, float within a range of two and a half meters around the caster, and block any attack intended to harm the caster.

"Sure enough, the previous statement was 'two meters', this time it is 'two and a half meters', an increase of 25%!"

The improved effect of the metal barrier made Ryan a little overjoyed. Immediately, in order to test the effect, he quickly came to the small training room of the suite.

As Ryan's mind moved slightly, he saw three kite-shaped shields that were slightly larger than the original ones, lingering around him.

The most obvious thing is the distance, which has been increased from two meters around the body to two and a half meters around the body, leaving him more space to use weapons.

"Then can we also improve other witchcraft?"

"No, the improvement of two witchcrafts just now actually used up 22 gold skill points."

"The original 56 skill points, and now only 34 points are left."

Ryan's face changed slightly.

"I thought I could use it freely, but I didn't expect that I still have to plan it reasonably."

"Then the improvement will come to an end for the time being."

"Knock knock knock!" At this time, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Please come in!"

"Sir Ryan, excuse me."

To Ryan's surprise, the visitor turned out to be Ms. Welty, the vice president of Winterburg College.

"Sir Welty, please come in."

After a brief greeting, the beautiful woman Welty smiled and stated her purpose: "Sir Ryan, this time in the process of killing the ancestor dragon Corasius, thanks to your help."

"I heard from Melita that you need soul energy crystals. Here are five soul energy crystals, on behalf of Winterburg College to express my gratitude to you."

The beautiful woman Welty smiled and placed a small dark brown wooden box on the coffee table.

"This is too expensive."

"Actually, I have an agreement with your academy's Lord Melita. So, Winterhold Academy doesn't need to thank me for killing Corasius." Ryan waved his hand and refused.

"Lord Ryan, if you hadn't acted in time, the academy would have suffered heavy casualties this time. This is also the unanimous opinion of Dean Batalov and us, so please accept it."

The beautiful woman Welti insisted.

"Okay, then I'll accept it."

"Lord Ryan, then I won't bother you." The beautiful woman smiled slightly and got up to leave.

After taking Welti away, Ryan opened the small wooden box and saw that there were indeed five soul crystals lying quietly inside.

"As expected, the wizard school is still rich."

For a wizard school like Winterhold Academy, soul crystals are naturally in short supply. It is very generous to give Ryan five of them this time.

You should know that it was not easy for the Norton tribe to save three before, and they went through many battles.

"If one crystal increases by 4%, it can increase my atomization progress by 20%, not bad." Ryan's mouth corners slightly raised.

After thinking about it, Ryan decided to absorb these five soul energy crystals.

After all, he only had one last condition to change to a dragon vein wizard - a crystal wizard, so he naturally had to enter the second-level liquefaction wizard as quickly as possible.

He held the five soul energy crystals in his hands and quickly activated the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, and the system prompt also sounded:

[Ding! Soul energy crystals that can improve the degree of mental power atomization are detected. Do you want to accelerate absorption? (Note: System absorption can eliminate impurities and can be absorbed all at once.)]