The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 221 The first metal-based witchcraft (two chapters in one)

The next morning.

Renne and Cornette Lehman were in the training room early, practicing the newly learned Blood Fury Bow technique.

At this time, the big bow he was holding was the big bow from 'Bloody Archer' Phil. The length of the big bow was about 1.6 meters. It was made of pure metal. Judging from the material, it was made of rare ore magic steel ingots.

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

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

You know, most of the bow's elasticity comes from the bow body, not the bow string.

The bow arms used by ordinary people 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, so The elasticity it can produce is a bit lacking.

At this point, if it is not very obvious to be a formal knight, then it becomes more obvious after becoming a senior knight and a peak knight.

Therefore, the vast majority of senior knights will use metal bows made of special ores. As long as they are physically strong enough and the metal bow is heavy and has a high pulling force, it is not a problem.

In the letter, Ren asked her to help acquire some magic steel ingots. He planned to add magic steel ingots after returning to Meist County for a while and remelt the big bow to make it suitable for his level of power. .

Renn was not interested in these matters, so he asked Colbert Lehman, who had a relatively calm personality, to help take charge of these matters.

Although the empire would also inform Earl Habs through official channels in the near future, Ren thought about it and it might be better to take the initiative to mention it.

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

Because for him, it is not only an honor, but also a rare opportunity that Lord Ren, as a great knight, is willing to ask him to come as a sparring partner.

And Ren pulled the silver-gray metal bow, and a training arrow shot straight at Cornit like lightning.

It's not that Ren doesn't want to let go, it's because if he goes too far, the skill experience value of Blood Fury Archery will be pitiful, so Cornit can only work hard.

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

Just last night, Wren had written two letters, one of which was addressed to Baroness Crawley.

In an instant, Cornette was unable to dodge, and his muscles all over his body were tense. Veins popped out in his hands and forearms holding the tower shield, and his muscles were knotted!
"clang!"

"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.”

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

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

With the Poseidon Cult and most of the pirates in the waters of Meist County being wiped out, Fishing Port Town has gradually resumed fishing, merchant ship exchanges, etc. in the past few days, and some government affairs have gradually begun to increase.

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."

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

"Boom boom boom!"

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

Another letter was written by Renne to Earl Habsburg. The main idea was that the situation in Fishing Port Town had stabilized and the threats of Poseidon and pirates had been eliminated. He hoped that he could be allowed to step down. In the letter, Renn did not break his promise. Recommended Lehman Brothers as successor.

"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."

While he was training with Cornit, he practiced the newly mastered Blood Fury Archery, but it was just a pain for Cornit.

If there had been 'special training' from Lord Ren before meeting the 'Bloody Archer', he and his brother would never have been injured by the 'Bloody Archer's' arrows.

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

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.

As for his brother Colbert Lehman, he has to help Ren with the political affairs of Fishing Port Town, and he cannot get away from it.

That's the benefit of having someone up there.

But at this stage, Ren's Blood Fury Bow control level is not high, but it is enough for use.

I saw Cornette holding a huge metal tower shield with both hands, quickly dodging left and right in front of Renn, and advancing steadily in the direction of Renn.

The sound of metal clashing sounded, and the impact of the blunt training arrow caused Cornette, who was holding the tower shield in his hand, to stop his forward momentum and slow down involuntarily.

Moreover, looking at it from another perspective, it has become an advantage. In addition, the metal bow can also serve as a defensive weapon during sudden close combat.

As for the bow string, he also found a better replacement, which was a back tendon from the Spiny Ridge Sea Serpent. It was slightly elastic and extremely tough, and could withstand a stronger pulling force than the bow string of this bow.

This allowed Ren to seize the opportunity and shoot a quick arrow at Cornit again.

However, for Renn, this metal bow can only be considered acceptable. After all, his physical fitness as a knight is much better than that of the 'bloody shooter' Phil Kratz.

Finally, Ren also mentioned in the letter that he would take part in the assessment of the 'Sword Bearer' organization in the near future.

The training arrows are made of metal arrow clusters, but they are not sharp. They have a blunt shape, and the arrow shafts are made of birch. Although they are not heavy, Knight Ren’s physical fitness is there. He can shoot an arrow casually and let Corny The special tower shield is quite difficult to resist.

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

I saw Major Marika, wearing a navy uniform, looking at Ren with a smile at the door.

Ren nodded, he understood what Major Marika meant.

After only fifteen minutes, Cornette was covered in sweat, as if he had been fished out of water.

"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?"

According to the training content, once Cornette is within five arrows and reaches ten meters in front of Renn, it will be deemed that Cornit has won. On the contrary, Renn has completed the training goal.

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 taking advantage of your credit, 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 Malika." 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 is written: 10,000 imperial gold coins. There is still time around, and 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 Imperial Central Bank 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 Malika, 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."

Ren nodded: "If that's the case, then of course it's best."
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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 passed to me by the Federation Navy, the young knight with the talent of iron will is the consul of the fishing port town of Meist in the Dragon Empire, named Renn."

"The most suitable candidate to deal with this young man is you." Nehru said with a gloomy look.

"Nehru, don't put too much blame on me. Besides, since the other party is not a member of the Dragon Empire Navy, why are you bothering with this? It is very likely that you will never meet the other party in the future." The man named Waxman The man said casually, not buying it.

I saw that he was thin and his left and right hands were playing with two short daggers that exuded blood-colored light.

The dagger is like a butterfly flying among the flowers, jumping quickly between the opponent's slender but extremely flexible fingers.

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

"Okay, I really don't understand this stuff that you curse masters do."

"But...why don't you find someone else to do this?" Waxman thought for a while. Although in his eyes, the combat effectiveness of the Curse Master was average, but for some prophecies, divination and other things, it was really not Nonsense.

"Waxman, only if you take action can this matter be foolproof. I'm not worried about the rest of the team." Nehru smiled and flattered him a little.

"Haha, come on. You know, my price is very high. Although we are teammates, I can give you a 20% discount at most." Waxman remained unmoved and continued to flip the dagger.

Nehru didn't mind what the other party said, but because the other party had a tendency to agree, he smiled and said: "Waxman, as long as you can kill this Ren, I will give you the box of shadow steel ingots I obtained last time. for you."

"One box of shadow steel ingots is not enough. The opponent is on the land of the Dragon Empire. I have to go all the way through the opponent's tightly guarded sea area. The risks I take are quite high." After some bargaining, Nehru still looked not good. , but I feel quite comfortable inside.

Although it's a bit painful, if Waxman agrees to take action, then there will be no problem.

After all, assassinations are best left to professionals. As a shadow assassin, Waxman is the best candidate among the people he knows.
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at the same time.

An underground hall in a mansion in Meist County.

"Master officiant, 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 Meist County." Black Flame Monk Lamar reported respectfully to the bloated figure who was sitting upright.

"Huh? Didn't they fight with the Imperial Navy before? Why were they suddenly defeated this time?" The tone of the officiant was obviously a little surprised.

"The specific situation is not known yet. We are still waiting for the latest information."

"Where is the Archon Ren of Fishing Port Town? Did the Poseidon Cult take advantage of the chaos to kill him?" the fat chief priest suddenly said.

"This. From the battle report sent to Meist, we did not see this item." Lamar said tactfully.

"In other words, the plan of letting the Poseidon Cult take action to kill the opponent failed again?" the chief priest couldn't help but murmured.

Lamar's head hung lower, and he didn't know what to say to the officiant's words.

At this time, a black flame monk appeared at the door of the hall, holding a letter in his hands.

Lamar waved his hand and motioned for the other party to come in.

This secret letter should contain the latest news.

After he opened the letter, he glanced at it quickly, his face was startled, and his lips pursed twice, not knowing how to say this.

"If you have something to say, just say it and don't be secretive." The fat officiant sitting above him obviously noticed something strange about Lamar and said.

"Um, Lord Priest, according to the latest information, it is said that it was because Ren captured alive the deputy leader of the Black Sail Pirates and a special envoy of the Poseidon, which allowed the Empire's South Sea Fleet to find members of the major pirate groups and the Poseidon. Hidden stronghold.”

"What? In other words, not only was the other party okay when he went to Fishing Port Town this time, but he also accumulated more meritorious deeds by annihilating the Poseidon Cult and pirates?" The chief priest's narrowed eyes could not help but twitch slightly.

Is there anything more ridiculous than this?
I originally expected the Poseidon Cult to kill Renn, but now it seems that Renn used the Imperial Navy to directly overthrow the Poseidon Cult!

Let the other party's resume be even more brilliant!
The underground hall fell into silence for a short time.

"No, we can't let this Ren continue to grow like this. After a certain time, the other party will definitely attack us." The officiant couldn't hold himself back, and his bloated body left the large chair and paced back and forth in the underground hall. stand up.

"Lamar, what do you suggest?"

Black Flame Monk Lamar thought for a moment and cautiously suggested:
"Well, Master Priest, the only sure way I can think of is to attract the other party into the next Black Flame Ritual and use the power of the ritual to kill him."

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

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

Because there is no guarantee that the above methods will kill Renn.

Of course, this may also be because Renn reversed their assassinations too many times, which made him fearful.

But using the pressure from Rune, the God of Hunting, in the ritual, he would definitely be able to kill the opponent.

"This is one way, but the question is, how can we lure Ren into the ritual?"

"In addition, if the other party discovers that there is a problem in advance and makes a big fuss before the ceremony, there is a risk that the ceremony will be interrupted." The officiant's small eyes flickered for a while and he said hesitantly.

Because only after the ceremony officially begins, will the pressure of the God of Hunting come.

But before that, if the other party notices something is wrong, then all the previous efforts will be wasted.

"Master officiant, I think Baron Alonso can hold a grand noble cocktail party above the ceremony location."
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three days later.

Yugang Town Administrative Hall Training Ground.

Cornette continued to hold the tower shield, quickly dodged and pushed forward.

Renn drew the silver-gray metal bow to full length, and a training arrow shot straight at Cornit like lightning.

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

"Oh!"

It sounded like a bell ringing!
I saw the blunt-tipped training arrow. In an instant, the wooden arrow body shattered. The huge impact caused Cornette, who was holding the tower shield, to stop his forward momentum immediately and freeze on the spot for a short time.

Immediately afterwards, Renn quickly shot another arrow, one after another, hitting Cornit almost without the ability to fight back.

Only five minutes later, Cornette was out of breath and exhausted.

Cornette looked at Ren, his eyes full of horror!

He finally understands now that Lord Ren's progress is astonishing, no, terrifying!
From the beginning, he could still fight back and forth, but now, he has almost become a living target. It has only been three days!
In the past three days, Renn's Blood Fury Archery has improved rapidly. He successfully entered level 4 this morning, which can be regarded as forming a certain degree of long-range combat effectiveness.

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

However, right now, his training target, Cornette, can no longer keep up with his progress.

If Renn gives up, of course he can let Cornette practice for a while longer, but the experience value he can gain in the Blood Fury Bow Skill will plummet, so the training will be of little significance.

Ren was thinking about whether to ask Colbert to come with him. It would be better if the two brothers were together.

But Renn thought for a moment and shook his head slightly. The administrative affairs of Fishing Port Town, such as daily patrols, etc., all need to be handled by one person. It is not appropriate for both brothers to be sparring partners.

In addition, although the two of them cooperated tacitly, they could only train with him to the lv5 level of Blood Fury Archery, and it would be impossible to go above that.

For a moment, Renn didn't seem to think of any good solution.

"Boom boom boom!"

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

Ren turned his head and looked, and couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw Trevor and Nathaniel from the Ichthyosaurus team, both of them smiling at the door.

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

"Hey, how come you two have time to come to Fishing Port Town again? Do you have a new mission?" Renn couldn't help but ask with a hint of doubt.

The two looked at each other, smiled even brighter, and said, "It's a mission."

"Sir Ren, this time I have a mission from above to teach you the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique'."

"Sir Ren, I didn't expect that in addition to being an extremely talented knight, you are also a wizard apprentice. I feel that the goddess's favor is concentrated on you alone." Trevor said with a hint of laughter. Said in a jealous tone.

At that time, Trevor was really shocked when he heard that Ren was actually a wizard apprentice.

When Ren heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He didn't expect the Imperial Navy to be so fast this time.

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

Of course, it may also be because of Captain Baron. As the team leader of the special department, Baron's influence cannot be underestimated.

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

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

Renn nodded, that's it. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable to let two members of the combat team handle this matter. Without these two people, the combat effectiveness of the Ichthyosaurus team will be greatly affected.

"Of course, it was the two of us who took the initiative to come and carry out this mission."

"By the way, there is one more thing." Trevor looked around and did not continue.

Ren understood immediately and turned to Cornit and said, "Konit, let's stop here today."

"As you command, Lord Baron." Cornette happened to be a little tired.

"You two, please come with me and talk in our office."

A group of three people came to Ren's office and sat down.

"Sir Renn, 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 Squad. He has a paranoid personality. "Trevor introduced in detail.

"By the way, the Eagle Federation's team has a different setup than our empire's team."

"There are about 5-7 people in their team, and each person has a different number of followers. Therefore, their team is more like a combination of our four to five teams." Nathaniel added road.

Ren nodded, that's it.

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

"According to the judgment of the intelligence department, many official members of the Leviathan team have arrived in the waters of the Münster Province and seem to be carrying out a special mission."

"In addition, based on the divination and Nehru's psychological portrait, the other party may take the opportunity to retaliate against you, Sir Ren, so Captain Baron asked the two of us to come over first."

After hearing this, Ren finally understood why the two of them came to Fishing Port Town together. In addition to teaching the witchcraft 'Sharp Technique', they also had the purpose of preventing the other party from retaliating.

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

"You're welcome, Mr. Ren. By the way, if it's convenient for you, I can teach you the sharp edge technique now." Trevor bowed slightly and said.

"Then please trouble Mr. Trevor." Renn couldn't help but laugh.

(End of this chapter)