The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 238: Being a Recommended Student Again (Two Chapters in One)

However, Jenny and Agatha thought about it and decided to go find Ryan.

After all, the Hammer and Rose Chamber of Commerce, the word "Hammer" represents "Baron Hammer" Ryan, although in name, the Crowley family is the largest shareholder.

But the two knew very well that Ryan was actually the largest shareholder, so no matter whether the business development was successful or not, they should inform Ryan.

So, the two women took a carriage before the sun set completely and arrived at the entrance of the majestic Munster branch of the Imperial Swordbearers.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they were shocked by the busy scene. They saw more than a dozen luxurious carriages lined up in an orderly manner at the door.

Whenever a carriage arrived near the gate, a man dressed like a butler would get out of the carriage, hand the invitation to the guard at the gate, say a few words, and then get back in the carriage and leave quickly.

Naturally, the next carriage would follow and the process would repeat.

The two women looked at each other and saw surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.

It doesn't look like the assessment has just ended?
After all, the carriage didn't pick anyone up.

Only a butler came down, handed one or several invitations to the guards and left.

Moreover, Jenny glanced at the noble coats of arms on the carriages in the row in front of her. They were different and obviously belonged to different noble families.

This made her even more curious!
As the carriages drove away one by one, the carriages that Jenny and Agatha were in also slowly moved forward with the flow of carriages. Soon, the two women heard clearly what the butler who got off the carriage in front said:
".Please give this invitation to Baron Ryan from Meister, and this one to Miss Evelyn from Rosby County."

"Okay." The guard raised his eyebrows, nodded and said.

But he couldn't help but linger a little longer on the words "Baron Ryan" on the invitation letter.

The guards were also surprised!

In previous years, when the sword-wielding examination was over, the adults who passed the examination would naturally be sought after by many nobles in the provincial capital.

But this situation rarely occurs.

The invitation letters were mostly focused on the situation of a certain adult.

Lord Ryan from Meister must have received at least thirty invitations in one afternoon, right?
He couldn't quite figure out what Lord Ryan had done.
He actually attracted so many nobles from provincial capitals that they vied with each other to invite him.

The two women who vaguely heard the words "Meist" and "Ryan" looked at each other in surprise and said almost in unison:

"Janie (Agatha), did you hear that?"

They both nodded at the same time!
As the steward of the next carriage came forward, the two could hear more clearly.

This time, the other party only left an invitation to the guards, and specifically invited Baron Ryan, not anyone else. In addition, the butler actually came from the family of Count Plank.

The earl family in the provincial capital should be of no less status than Count Habsburg of Meister, right? The two women could not help but sigh in their hearts!
For a moment, Jenny and Agatha became even more confused and curious.

How come so many nobles are competing to invite Lord Ryan as soon as he arrives in the provincial capital?
Even if he passed the sword wielder test, this doesn't make sense!

After all, he was not the only one who passed the assessment. On the way, they also heard that the passing rate of the assessment was about 30% to 40%.

Just when the two women were puzzled.

Ryan and Veronica walked up the stairs along Leavenworth Street, the main road in the city.

The two gradually walked to a position near the top of the mountain.

Two towering vaulted buildings appeared in front of them. According to the citizens nearby, one was the office residence of the Archon and the other was the cathedral of the Church of the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess.

Obviously, as the highest executive officer of the entire province of Münster, it is only natural that the Duke of Münster's office occupies the best location in the entire city.

Further up is the Griffin Platform, with a sentry post every five steps and ten steps along the way, and it is heavily guarded.

Ryan and Veronica came here to appreciate the scenery of Münster, so they naturally did not reveal their identities and went to these places.

The two stopped at the citizen viewing platform nearby, where they could overlook the entire plain and had an excellent view.

After finding a secluded corner, Veronica did not choose to sit on the bench, but walked forward playfully and cast a water spell to clean the edge of the suspended platform.

Ryan smiled slightly and instantly understood what Veronica meant. He also chanted a spell in a low voice, cast the witchcraft Burning Touch, and stretched out his hand to gently stroke the ground that had just been washed.

In an instant, the rinsed floor is dry.

So, the two of them sat on the ground, with their feet hanging in the air outside the observation deck. Veronica leaned gently on Ryan. Neither of them spoke, but quietly watched the sunset slowly set over the endless plains, and the winding river stretched into the distance.
Jenny and Agatha, who were waiting anxiously, finally saw Ryan and Veronica walking towards them leisurely after dark.

Jenny couldn't help but complain in her heart, Lord Ryan, we are all waiting so anxiously, but you are still here picking up girls.

Seeing the two women waiting under the street light, Ryan couldn't help but look surprised and said, "Jenny, Agatha, is there something urgent?"

"Well, there is something I want to discuss with Mr. Ryan."

Seeing Ryan coming, the guard at the door bowed slightly to him and said, "Lord Ryan, a number of nobles have just sent you invitations. Please check them."

"OK, thanks."

However, when Ryan saw the thick stack of invitations, he was still shocked.

this.
Since the Sword Bearers branch prohibited outsiders from entering, Ryan thought for a moment and said, "Jenny, Agatha, let's go to the carriage to discuss it."

"Ryan, I'll go back first then." Veronica glanced at the two women and said with a smile.

"Okay, go to bed early."

"Ah."

On the carriage.

"It's probably because I was faster when I passed the sword wielder assessment." Ryan didn't know how to explain to the two girls who were not good at fighting how he knocked down the obsidian giant with one hammer.

After all, they had never seen an obsidian giant before, and they had no idea of ​​its strength, so they could not compare it.

"By the way, Jenny, Agatha, perhaps trade matters are not that difficult." Ryan pointed to the invitations stacked half a meter high in the carriage and continued:
"These are all nobles who invited me to the banquet. You two can take a look and see if there is anyone you would like to cooperate with. I should be able to introduce them to you."

Although the two women were still confused by Ryan's explanation, when they heard the second half of his sentence that Ryan could help with the introduction, they immediately picked up the invitation letters and began to look through them one by one.

"Agatha, isn't this the Viscount Ocot we are looking for? He is the one supporting the Golden Chrysanthemum Chamber of Commerce." Jenny exclaimed.

"Yes, Jenny." Agatha turned her head to look at the invitation letter in Jenny's hand, nodded affirmatively, and replied.

"Huh? Jenny, do you think this Earl Owens is a supporter of the huge Nicolin Chamber of Commerce?"

After returning to the room, Ryan remembered that he had not checked the system prompts for defeating the Obsidian Giant during the day:
[Your skill Tokkal Hammer has been improved, and your experience value is +981]

(Note: The above skills and experience have enjoyed a 30% increase in the exclusive talent 'Elementary Extraordinary Comprehension'.)
[You have experienced a battle, and the weapon master (legendary) experience value +338]

Looking at the above system prompts, Ryan couldn't help but nodded.

Although it was only one attack, the experience value reward given by the system was not low.

After thinking about it, Ryan realized that this was probably because it was the first time he used his full strength to perform an intermediate secret.

The feeling of swinging the hammer in one go, with great satisfaction, even now, when he thinks of it, he feels his blood circulation quicken and he gets a little excited.

Of course, if he did not possess intermediate talent and master the intermediate secrets, it would be impossible for him to unleash such a powerful attack!
Unfortunately, to upgrade the intermediate secrets, you need gold skill points, and to improve talents, you need even more rare talent points.
Recovering his thoughts, Ryan recalled what happened during the initial test during the day.

Among those who passed the assessment, peak knights accounted for the majority, nearly twenty people.

As for the others, there are senior knights who are also second-level wizard apprentices, and there are also pure third-level wizard apprentice assessors, but their number is relatively small.

In addition, among those who passed the assessment, there were eight people with the strength of great knights. This made Ryan sigh that the number of geniuses in the entire province had obviously increased.

There were two people who made a deep impression on him.

One was a sturdy man holding a sword and shield, named Angus, a great knight. He seemed to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. It was said that he had been serving in the imperial army.

When facing the stone attack of the Obsidian Giant, the opponent was able to hold on to the shield to block it, giving people a feeling of being as solid as a rock and showing great strength.

The other young man, named Nereo, was very handsome and seemed to be the son of a marquis of Munster. He was a third-level wizard apprentice. He just tore open a wizard scroll called "Spider Web" to delay the movement of the obsidian giant and passed through easily.

According to others, this young man is a rare scroll master, so using a scroll is not against the rules.

"After three days, when the relevant formalities for becoming an official sword bearer are completed, I wonder if I can directly inquire about exchanging metal-based witchcraft. What are the requirements?"

"Secondly, I have to wait for the black horse to complete its mutation and become a ferocious beast. This way, I can become a beast tamer. Calculating the time, it should be soon."

"Weapon Master (Legend) is my core profession. I must not slack off in improving my extraordinary combat skills. If I can use Locken's Axe and Shield combat skills, I will have more ways to deal with the enemy."

Ryan was lying on the bed, looking thoughtful.

Soon after, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Ryan came to the training room where the building was located.

The Sword Bearer Branch naturally has an outdoor training ground, but it is only open to official personnel, so even if you want to go, you have to wait two days to complete the formalities.

As he approached, he was surprised to see several muscular young men with somewhat dark skin already training.

Ryan had a deep impression of these people. They were all from the army and formed a small group. The core of the group was the burly man Angus, who was holding a sword and shield and was a great knight.

Seeing Ryan come in, several people immediately raised their heads and focused their eyes on Ryan.

There is no way not to focus!

After all, facing this young man who knocked down the obsidian giant with one hammer, he was definitely the first in the first test. It would be a lie to say that I didn't pay attention to him.

Ryan didn't mind the other party's attention. He walked aside and planned to choose a training weapon, but in an instant, a flash of inspiration came to his mind.

Yup!

Aren’t these vigorous and energetic young people the best subjects for his experience?
Immediately, Ryan looked at him!
However, what disappointed Ryan was that after he glanced at them, several people lowered their heads and whispered.

this.
He thought the other party would look at him, and then come up and express his desire to compete.

In this way, you can become an 'Experience NPC'.

such a pity!
Although he is a master of the imperial army, he does not seem to be reckless.

Just when Ryan was still hesitating about which combat skill to practice, a muscular young man came over and said:
"Mr. Ryan, I am Vieri from Bobigny County. I admire your amazing performance in the assessment. I wonder if I can have the honor to ask for your advice."

Hearing the other party's words, the smile on Ryan's face gradually became brighter!

Ryan thought that given the power of the hammer, the opponent would avoid him, but he didn't expect that someone would actually take the initiative to compete with him. It seems that he still underestimated the passion and ambition of young people.

However, the only pity is that it is not Angus, the strongest sword and shield man among them.

Ryan immediately replied politely: "Of course, it's my honor!"

Vieri really didn't expect Rennes to be so easy to talk to. He immediately relaxed even though he was a little nervous.

The other people standing in the distance also came over with smiles on their faces.

"Vieri, you better keep going!"

"Sir Ryan, please show some mercy, otherwise Vieri won't be able to withstand the hammer." Several people said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I don't need the hammer today." Ryan said with a smile as he picked up the axe and shield from the weapon rack.

This made the young man named Vieri look puzzled and said:

"Sir Ryan, aren't you good at using a two-handed hammer? Why..."

"Idiot! Lord Ryan is afraid that you will get hurt." A young man patted Vieri on the shoulder.

"Mr. Vieri, I am actually quite familiar with the axe and shield."

"Okay." Vieri obviously didn't quite believe it, but still nodded.

Ryan could guess what the other person was thinking.

The other party must have thought that he didn't take him seriously enough, so he actually used a secondary weapon to fight him.

But there is no way, he can't level up when practicing with the Pig Head Hammer, Tokkar's Hammer Skill is already level 14.
Soon, the two men stood in the center of the field, Ryan holding an axe and shield, and Vieri holding a two-handed sword.

"Mr. Ryan, please give me some advice!"

The next second, Vieri took a quick step forward, and the sword in his hand drew a semicircular arc like lightning, and chopped down heavily at Ryan at a downward angle of forty-five degrees!

Facing Vieri's attack, Rennes secretly praised in his heart, thinking that his level was quite good!

Ryan's reaction was not slow at all, and he immediately blocked with his shield.

"clang!!"

The harsh sound of gold and iron clashing sounded.

Ryan firmly blocked the opponent's sword attack.

With just one strike, Ryan felt that the opponent was slightly inferior to him in strength and agility, but his sword skills were proficient and had obviously reached the level of mastery.

If Ryan uses the level 4 axe and shield combat skills to respond, then Vieri happens to be a equally matched opponent.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"

The two men fought faster and faster, and soon the sound of weapons clashing could be heard constantly.

"clang!!"

Neither Rennes nor Vieri activated the "Limit Breaking" technique, nor did they use any secret skills. It was just a regular fight. After all, this was a friendly match.

A few minutes later, Vieri ran out of energy and Rennes seized the opportunity to strike him with a shield, sending him flying several meters away.

"Thank you, Lord Ryan, for showing mercy."

Seeing that Vieri was defeated in the end due to exhaustion, several young men on the side exchanged glances, and all of them thought that Rennes was deliberately letting him win.

After all, the power of Ryan's hammer at that time left a deep impression in their minds.

Ryan glanced at the system prompt:
[Your skill, Lockon Axe and Shield, has been upgraded, experience value +431]

(Note: The above skills and experience have enjoyed a 30% increase in the exclusive talent 'Elementary Extraordinary Comprehension'.)
[You have experienced a battle, and the weapon master (legendary) experience value +38]

Seeing that Locken's axe and shield combat skills had been upgraded to level 4 (453/1000), Ryan's eyes immediately lit up!
This progress is almost halfway to level 4.

Yes! This speed.

With the 30% increase in the exclusive talent 'Primary Extraordinary Comprehension', a player of Vieri's level would have quite good experience points as a competition subject.

After seeing Vieri and Rennes fighting so well, the people next to them were all rubbing their hands and eager to give it a try.

Because in their opinion, this young Lord Ryan was unexpectedly easy to get along with!

No overbearing!

There was no quick move to defeat Vieri, and he pointed his weapon at Vieri with a look of disdain!
Instead, he kept feeding Vieri with moves, allowing Vieri to fight to his heart's content and only lost when he was exhausted.

Just ask, where can you find a top-notch sparring partner with such a "friendly" attitude?

Immediately, before Vieri officially left the field, the muscular young men spoke out:
"Sir Ryan, I am here hoping to have a chance to ask for your advice."

"Chris, wait a minute, let me ask Mr. Ryan first."

"Wait a minute, both of you, let me."

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Seeing several people coming forward enthusiastically, hoping to compete with him, Ryan was immediately delighted.

It’s really unintentional!
Don't be in a hurry!

Line up one by one.

I'll take turns on you all!

"Don't be anxious, come one by one, I think everyone will have a chance." Ryan said with a smile.

After hearing what Ryan said, everyone felt relieved and immediately elected one to come up and ask Ryan for advice.

Ten minutes later, it's time for the second one.
Half an hour later, the third
Well, this stamina is pretty good and lasts longer, although still not as good as Ryan's.

Forty-five minutes later, the fourth
After fighting against four muscular young men in a row, even Ryan, whose physical fitness was as high as 29 points, felt a little tired.

but
At this time, the 'Loken Axe and Shield Combat Skill' was successfully upgraded to level 5.

Suddenly, a fragment of memories about practicing axe and shield combat skills flooded into Ryan's mind.

These scattered fragments of memories of practicing the axe and shield combat skills flashed through Ryan's mind and were quickly integrated into his muscle memory, as if he had been practicing the Locken axe and shield combat skills with full concentration for more than a year.

At this time, after seeing Ryan compete with everyone else, Angus on the side was extremely jealous. He no longer cared about the reserve of a master, and walked over and said in a muffled voice:

"Sir Ryan, do you need to take a rest?"

"Sir Ryan, I actually admire you too."

Ryan couldn't help but feel very happy!

I'm waiting for you!

As the remaining attribute points dropped from 13 to 12, Ryan added one point to the Constitution attribute, restoring it to 30 points again.

At the same time, a warm current emitted by the heart pump instantly washed away Ryan's fatigue!
Half an hour later, Ryan and Angus were both sweating profusely, but their eyes were bright. Obviously, they both gained a lot from the competition.

At this time, the red-haired beauties Irina and Veronica also came to the training room together. At first glance, they saw the "affectionate look" between Ryan and Angus.

For a moment, the two women looked at each other with stunned expressions!

Ryan had a very fulfilling time during these three days.

Basically, he spent the day in the training room, competing with everyone and quickly improving the level of Locken's axe and shield combat skills, and at night, he took Jenny and Agatha to attend dinners hosted by three different nobles.

Thanks to Ryan's matchmaking, the new Chamber of Commerce's cargo sales mission had already been completed.

At the same time, the new Chamber of Commerce also signed long-term supply or cooperation agreements with the shops or chambers of commerce controlled by these nobles.

In addition, Jenny also purchased a house and a shop in the name of the new Chamber of Commerce as a temporary residence for them and Matteo.

Although the store is not in a very prosperous location, this has already exceeded the established mission goals before she came.

In the eyes of the nobles in the provincial capital of Munster, Jenny and Agatha, two noble ladies from the "countryside", were the "white gloves" of Ryan, the promising sword-bearer, and they were naturally treated with great respect.

This allowed the two women to quickly become friends with many of the sons of the nobility, and their business affairs gradually got on track.

three days later.

Swordbearer Munster branch, lobby of the newcomer building.

The young people who passed the test gathered again, and standing in front of them was still the familiar middle-aged knight.

He just smiled and said, "First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the Imperial Sword Bearer selection and becoming a glorious Imperial Black Iron-level Sword Bearer."

"In addition, Ryan from Meister performed well in the preliminary test and was the only examinee to defeat the Obsidian Giant. Therefore, the Imperial Sword Bearer Munster Branch decided..."

At this point, the middle-aged knight paused for a moment, looked around, and then continued:
"Ryan Kalan, exempt from retest, recommended as the captain of the sword bearers, enjoy the treatment of a bronze-level sword bearer."

The middle-aged knight looked at Ryan in the crowd and was amazed. It has been almost five or six years since such a situation happened, right?
Admiral Edward's personal instructions.

This is how geniuses are treated!
I passed the initial and re-examinations with just one try, and my salary was also confirmed!

At first, everyone who had just passed the test was silent, as if they were digesting what the middle-aged knight said, but then, like boiling water, the whole scene suddenly boiled up!

what?
Exempt from retest?

Became captain directly?
Many people were so envious that their eyes almost turned red!
Ryan was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would become a recommended student.

After everyone had been whispering for a while, the middle-aged knight slowly shouted, "Silence!"

"What will be distributed to you later is your personal sword bearer emblem. Please keep it carefully." The middle-aged knight pointed to the tray covered with black cloth held by the servant in his hands and continued.

"The emblem is not only your certificate as a sword bearer, but also a pass to enter various departments of the sword bearer. If you want to exchange for special items later, you will also need the emblem to query and exchange."

(End of this chapter)