Chapter 378 Guardian Family

On the way back in the luxurious carriage, Ryan directly opened the wooden box containing 11 soul crystals and grabbed all the soul crystals.

[Ding! Soul crystals that can improve the degree of spiritual power liquefaction are detected. Do you want to accelerate absorption? (Note: The system can remove impurities and absorb them all at once.)]

"Yes!"

Instantly, Ryan felt that part of the silver mist in his mind began to surge and quickly turned into silver liquid.

The silver liquid began to increase immediately, and after a few seconds, this growth began to stop.

Because it was a double-digit soul crystal, compared with the three crystals that the beautiful woman Jennifer brought last time, Ryan felt that the improvement this time was still more obvious.

Ryan glanced at the system panel:

Spirit: 88 (liquefaction 42%)

"But 11 crystals, it only increased by 10%." Ryan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself.

"No wonder, compared to its expensive price and small improvement, ordinary noble heirs can't afford it."

"Unless they are the heirs of the top families in the imperial capital, but for them, the biggest problem is the sequelae. They can't use it continuously like me. After using each soul crystal, they have to stop for a while."

After a while, Ryan, who returned to the Bavarian family mansion, couldn't resist the temptation of the new second-level witchcraft. After saying hello to Anna, he came to the study and opened the parchment scroll.

One hour later.

In the training room.

As Ryan silently chanted the spell, a few seconds later, he pointed at an ironwood dummy not far ahead.

I saw a dark silver light flashing around the ironwood dummy, and a square metal cage similar to the one used to hold prisoners suddenly appeared, locking the ironwood dummy inside.

"It's amazing, is this the effect achieved by mobilizing the surrounding metal element particles?" Anna exclaimed on the side.

"And it's so thick!" Anna stepped forward to take a closer look, and then used her fair and slender fingers to feel the solidity of the cylindrical fences of the metal cage, and was quite surprised.

Ryan smiled and nodded.

According to the effect description in the parchment, the thickness of the metal cage fence should be about two fingers thick.

But the effect Ryan exerted has reached the thickness of an adult man's wrist.

Ryan knew that this was because of his top metal element affinity, plus the added effect of the Iron Heart Meditation Method.

At this time, the system prompt also came:

[You have studied the metal cage, and the relevant comprehension has improved! ]

[You have comprehended a new skill - Metal Cage]

[Your skill Metal Cage has been improved, experience value +3]

At the same time, a new icon appeared below the Warhammer Wizard (Legend) panel.

The pattern on the icon is a square metal cage with a grid of uniform thickness.

The small text below the icon reads as follows:

Metal Cage lv1 (1/100)

Effect of Metal Cage lv1: Consume a certain amount of mental power, use a specific witchcraft model to attract the surrounding metal energy particles, and quickly form a metal cage around the single target.

(Note: The spell takes 3 seconds.)

After practicing for a while, Ryan found a problem.

The difficulty of the second-level witchcraft is several times higher than that of the first-level witchcraft.

"Knock, knock!"

At this time, there was a knock at the door of the training room.

"Come in!"

A young man appeared at the door. He was wearing a knight's armor with silver and gold lines, and his face looked very similar to the Duke of Munster.

This made Ryan guess the other party's identity immediately.

"Hello, Mr. Ryan, I am Harlowen." The young man smiled very sunny, giving people a very sincere feeling.

"Hello, Mr. Harlowen."

"This is Miss Anna." Harlowen nodded slightly to Anna.

"Hello, Lord Harlowen." Anna bowed like a lady and said.

"Huh? Is this the second-level metal magic 'Metal Cage'?" After greeting, Harlowen accidentally caught a glimpse of the metal cage cast by Ryan on the ironwood dummy.

Immediately, he could not look away.

"This kind of power." A few seconds later, when Harlowen looked at Ryan again, his attitude was completely different.

Harlowen's nickname was 'The Spear of Bavaria'. His strength was better than his father's, and he was even better than the Duke of Munster. Naturally, he had legendary strength.

A few days ago, he received a message from his father saying that a young man named Ryan was transferred to the headquarters of the Sword Bearer in the Imperial Capital and would temporarily live in his mansion.

To be honest, at that time, Harlowen still felt that his father was too polite.

Although my father also made it clear in the letter that the other party had been of great help to the Munster Province and the Bavarian Family when he was in the Munster Sword Bearer Branch, and this young man was also extremely talented.

But there was no need to be so polite, right? !

But now it seems that this young man's talent is not just extraordinary, it is also top-notch in the entire empire.

You should know that the difficulty of improving the strength of a wizard is even greater than that of a knight. At this age, the other party is actually a second-level liquefied wizard, and it is a rare metal system. What does this mean?

After a brief greeting, Harlowen looked at Ryan with shining eyes and said, "Sir Ryan, do you mind if we stop at a certain point and have a competition?"

Ryan was stunned!

He looked at Harlowen's clear and fiery eyes and couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Interesting.

I didn't expect that the eldest son of the Duke of Munster, the first heir of the Bavarian family, was actually a battle maniac.

Yes, otherwise, with his age of more than 30, it would be impossible for him to enter the official legend and be awarded the title of "Bavarian Spear".

"Of course." Ryan had a good impression of the eldest son of the Duke of Munster, whom he met for the first time, and nodded in agreement immediately.

However, before that, Ryan planned to improve it a little.

"The three-second casting time of the metal cage is too slow after all, and it can't be used in actual combat at all."

"Just right, take this opportunity to integrate this new witchcraft into your own combat system." Ryan thought to himself.

After all, there are not many opportunities to practice with a legendary strongman.

Ryan looked at the remaining skill points on the attribute panel.

After spending 2 points on the Iron Heart Meditation, there were still 14 points left out of the 16 skill points, which was more than enough to upgrade the second-level witchcraft "Metal Cage".

This was also the purpose of his hard work in tailoring skills in Munster.

Be prepared!

Without hesitation, Ryan invested 11 skill points, plus 8 gold skill points, into the second-level witchcraft "Metal Cage".

As the second-level witchcraft "Metal Cage" suddenly increased from lv1 to lv20!

In an instant, a huge torrent of memories about the witchcraft "Metal Cage" poured into Ryan's mind.

For a moment, Ryan seemed to have come to a mysterious space, and he had been practicing the second-level witchcraft "Metal Cage" for more than a hundred years. For syllable compression and gesture coordination, it was like instinct!

A few seconds later, when Ryan digested the memory and came back to his senses again, he smiled at Harlowen.

And Harlowen only felt that Ryan's smile suddenly exuded a mysterious and profound aura, which made him feel a chill in his heart, and immediately raised his attention to Ryan to a higher level.

"Sir Harlowen, let's get started."

"Of course, Sir Ryan, I'm going to take action, please give me some advice!" Harlowen picked up a nearly three-meter lance from the weapon rack beside him, and said with a serious face.

"Swish!"

Harlowen took a step forward, raised his lance and rushed towards Ryan.

As a title knight, he naturally needed to close the distance.

Especially in Harlowen's view, Ryan was also an extraordinary wizard.

But the next second, he was stunned.

He was also blocked.

Because at this moment, he was trapped on the spot by a square metal cage.

"This is a second-level witchcraft, and it was just instant? Your second-level innate witchcraft is actually a 'metal cage'?!" Harlowen, who was trapped in the cage, widened his eyes, looking like he had seen a ghost.

0.04 seconds ago.

Ryan's lips moved, and he pointed at Harlowen, and the second-level witchcraft metal cage came in response!

"Ding!"

Harlowen exuded the brilliance of will, and with a heavy punch from his right hand, even the metal fence as thick as a bowl was instantly deformed.

In just two punches, he rushed out of the metal cage.

As a second-level witchcraft, even after Ryan's enhancement, it is unrealistic to want to trap a legendary melee for too long.

But Harlowen's expression was extremely solemn.

Others may not know, but he himself knows it best.

Just now, he had used almost 80% of his strength to break the cage. The strength of this binding was almost as strong as the third-level magic cast by the crystallized wizard.

At this time, Ryan had already cast the second-level magic "Cutting Net". A huge net emitting silver light was seen covering Harlowen's head, leaving no room for escape.

At the same time, Ryan leisurely distanced himself from Harlowen again and cast the next magic.

So, after Harlowen fought hard with the sharp metal net, he was hit by Ryan's almost instantaneous "Metal Cage" again.

Since it was a competition, Ryan naturally would not cast a magic killer move, and similarly, Harlowen would not cast a killer move.

In this case, Ryan relied on two second-level metal magics to beat Harlowen directly without any temper.

Can't catch up.

Can't catch up at all.

For Ryan, the purpose of this competition is to skillfully apply the control effect of the second-level magic "Metal Cage", so he repeatedly tested the new magic.

After a few minutes, the two men, who were reserved with each other, stopped fighting, and neither won or lost.

Harlowen panted and stared at Ryan in a daze.

Damn, this wizard talent is even more exaggerated than what his father wrote in the letter.

For several consecutive days, the two would communicate.

The two who both liked fighting and were from the Munster Province naturally became familiar with each other quickly.

Especially when they talked about Ryan's visit to the Marne Province some time ago.

"Huh? Lord Ryan, do you also know Lord Luther?" Harlowen's eyes lit up and said.

"Well, he is a good friend, and he should be arriving in the imperial capital soon." Ryan smiled and nodded.

"Is it to participate in the assessment of the Dragon Knight Reserve? He told me last year. I didn't expect that he would become my competitor in the selection of this batch." Harlowen laughed.

"Sir Ryan, by the way, are you also planning to join this batch?" Harlowen suddenly remembered the newly appeared blood-feathered horned eagle beast in the family mansion's animal pen.

Yes, Sir Ryan in front of him is also a flying knight, meeting the assessment and selection requirements for participating in the dragon knight reserve.

Compared with Luther, Harlowen thought that the two were on par with each other, and the difference in their combat power was not big.

But for Ryan, Harlowen somehow always felt a little scared in his heart, and naturally did not want to meet him in the selection.

Suddenly, the adamantium badge in Ryan's pocket vibrated slightly.

One of the special functions of the adamantium badge is to convey simple and specific information within the imperial capital.

The vibration frequency just now means that there is a situation at the headquarters, and Ryan needs to go there.

"Sir Harlowen, I have to go to the headquarters. See you in the evening."

"Of course, Sir Ryan, please feel free."

Half an hour later.

In the mission hall of the Sword Bearer Headquarters, in Anthony's office.

"Sir Ryan, I'm sorry to disturb you. Your assignment has come."

The person talking to Ryan was an old acquaintance, Anthony, the director of the reception office.

Ryan only realized at this time that the other party actually held the position of deputy minister of the mission hall.

"Huh? Assignment? So fast, I just reported three days ago, and I got the assignment today? According to the regulations, isn't it once every three months?" Ryan raised his eyebrows and looked at Anthony with a slightly unfriendly look.

"This... This is an order from above. According to the regulations, it is indeed a task to be completed within three months, but it does not say which day within three months."

Anthony explained with an awkward smile, pointing to the top and said.

The room fell silent for a while.

Ryan didn't understand that he was being targeted.

As for who is behind it?

There are several possibilities, but the most suspicious one is naturally the Drum family.

"What about the specific situation of the task?" After a long while, Ryan stared at the other party's slightly flickering eyes and asked.

"Uh, Lord Ryan, this is the specific task content, hehe." Anthony smiled awkwardly and quickly handed a stack of information to Ryan.

Ryan flipped it open and saw that the first thing that caught his eye was a ferocious black dragon on the front page. It looked very similar to a giant dragon, but judging from the size marked on the side, it was much smaller, only twelve meters long.

Just below it was a large section of detailed information: 'Venom Dragon'. Nome Province's estimated strength is at the peak of legend

"Peak of legend? Lord Anthony, do you also think that this assigned task is suitable for me, a newcomer who just arrived at the headquarters?" Ryan looked at Anthony with a smile and said.

"This, hehe, may be because the higher-ups know that Lord Ryan is young and talented." Anthony wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief while racking his brains to think of words of praise.

He knew there was something wrong with this.

This task of killing the venom dragon can be said to be one of the most difficult tasks in the Sword Bearer Headquarters at present.

After all, if it were a little more difficult, it would be epic.

That was the target that the Imperial Guardian had to deal with, not the sword holder.

"What if I refuse?" Ryan said with a smile.

"Sir Ray Ryan, you are joking. Refusing to assign a task will be punished." Anthony's face changed and said.

"Okay, I'll take it. However, I need to recruit team members, which will take some time."

Ryan nodded, looking reluctant to agree.

In fact, he laughed in his heart when he saw that the target was a dragon creature.

Although he didn't know what the people behind the scenes thought, if the target of the mission was a dragon creature, then. Even if they didn't arrange it, Ryan himself would take the initiative to apply to complete this task.

You must know that if his dragon bloodline wants to be further improved, he must absorb the blood essence of various powerful dragon creatures.

The stronger, the better the effect!

"Of course! You can leave within three days at the latest. We have a special airship at our headquarters that can go directly to the destination."

"Okay!"

Looking at Ryan's departing figure, Anthony couldn't help shaking his head and sighed, "It's a pity that such a talented young man actually offended the superiors."

He was also helpless. If he didn't obey the orders from his superiors, his position would be removed in minutes.

Half an hour later.

In Greenwood's room at the Sword Bearer headquarters.

"Did the other party accept it?" Greenwood asked a little hurriedly.

"Accepted it." Nathan nodded and said.

"It's good if they accept it, haha. Now it's impossible for the other party to regret it, and the matter is half successful." Greenwood slapped the armrest of the chair heavily and said excitedly.

He also considered what to do if Ryan refused.

In fact, he initially thought that the possibility of Ryan refusing was slightly higher than accepting the task.

After all, this task is quite tricky!

"What is the task?" Mia saw Greenwood looking so happy and confident, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"Kill the Venom Dragon!" Greenwood said word by word with a hint of satisfaction on his face.

"What?! Isn't this one of the most difficult tasks at the headquarters?!" Chandler on the side was also shocked.

He didn't expect Greenwood to assign this task to Ryan through the headquarters' senior management.

This is simply... too bullying.

He couldn't help but mourn for Ryan in his heart.

If a young man in a small town wants to stand out, he must be obedient, otherwise he will really die!

"Then what do Chandler and I need to do?" Mia said, lifting her hair.

In her opinion, there is no more work for her and Chandler.

"Has the news about Ryan's lack of strength and relying on luck to get promoted spread?"

"It has been spread through people in the headquarters."

"Well, you two still need to work hard. At that time, take the initiative to join the other team. When fighting, just..." Greenwood said in a deep voice.

"This. Can't you send someone to attack after he and Venom Dragon are both injured or seriously injured?" After listening to Mia, she felt that Greenwood's plan was too shameless.

"The other party has killed three legends, and their strength should not be underestimated. I have to make sure that everything is safe."

"Don't worry, I will ensure your safety with the strong men of the family. In addition, the reward for killing the venom dragon will be counted on you."

"Okay, I agree." Chandler shrugged and said.

At the same time.

In a counter in the mission hall of the Sword Bearer Headquarters.

"I want to recruit a few team members." Ryan handed the adamantium badge to the female staff in front of him and said.

"Okay, Lord Ryan, what are your requirements?"

"Mithril level, one skill is enough, wizards are preferred, and five people are fine." Ryan said.

Facing flying creatures like flying dragons, ordinary knights are not very useful unless they are flying knights. In comparison, wizards are naturally better.

In addition, the regulations of the headquarters are similar to those of the branches, and the upper limit of the team is generally six people.

"Okay, Lord Ryan, it has been filled out."

"Well, thank you."

Dinner that day, Bavaria Mansion.

"Oh? Lord Ryan received the assignment so quickly?" Upon hearing this news, Harlowen frowned slightly.

Although he did not join the Sword Bearers, as the legitimate son of the Duke of Munster and a Griffin Knight, he knew the operation of most of the empire's institutions.

He knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it.

"Someone should be doing something behind the scenes."

"It should be." Ryan nodded.

"By the way, Lord Harlowen, do you know the situation of the Drum family?" Ryan asked after thinking about it.

It was naturally difficult for Ryan to ask this question before. First, he did not know Harlowen's character, and second, he did not know the relationship between the Bavarian family and the Drum family.

However, after these few days, after the two of them got familiar with each other, some things gradually became clear.

"Drum family?" Harlowen's face changed.

From what happened just now, he immediately thought of something.

"Do you need me to come forward to coordinate?" After thinking about it, Harlowen's face became serious and took the initiative to say.

This is actually a very responsible statement. After all, this is the imperial capital, not Munster.

Not everyone will give face to the Duke of Munster.

"Not for now, thank you, Lord Harlowen." Ryan smiled and said.

"Well, the Drum family doesn't have much contact with our Bavarian family, but I still know them better."

"Although on the surface, it looks like a duke family like our Bavarian family, but in fact, the other family has an imperial guardian."

"In this case, we generally call it a guardian family. Although they are both dukes, there is a big difference."

"Oh? There is an imperial guardian in the family?" Ryan frowned and said.

This is a bit tricky.

But Ryan is not afraid at all.

Since fighting with the projection of the goddess of the underworld, he also knows the level of his own strength. He has transformed into a dragon general and is a legendary peak.

Even if he is an epic strong man, he has the killer mace "Soul Crushing Hammer", and he is not afraid.

In addition, he also hoped that an enemy would give him a chance to use the core skill of the Thousand Blades King, ‘Blood Rage’, not to mention that his strength has improved significantly over this period of time.

“Yes, in addition, there are several legendary advisors in the family. In addition, the Drum family is deeply rooted in the imperial capital and has close relations with many large families.”

Hallowen introduced it in detail.

“Who is that guardian?” Ryan’s focus was still on the guardian.

“Dragon Knight Pantoskok, titled ‘Storm’!”Hallowen said with a serious face.