The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 240: Not Enough Merit Points (Two Chapters in One)

The people standing by, seeing Ryan being called over alone by Instructor Kuhlmann, had already pricked up their ears to listen.

Now, when he heard that the instructor wanted to have a sparring match with Ryan, he immediately became excited!

At this time, Ryan, who was about to leave with Kuhlmann, heard a voice from the side. It seemed to be another instructor's evaluation of Evelin. He saw the other party holding the information and reading softly:

"Evelyn Norman, strength performance is below average, speed is average, skill performance is above average in fire magic, knight combat skills are average, pre-combat reaction is average, combat decision-making is above average."

"Well, the examiner's evaluation and suggestion of you is that you have a certain ability to fight independently. It is recommended that you serve as an attacker in the sword-wielding team. Your potential is assessed to be medium."

"Of course, this is only the result of the evaluation based on your performance in the initial test. The organization fully respects everyone's wishes."

“The relevant training content and instructor (mentor) recommendations are as follows”

Ryan understood immediately!

It turns out that this is a normal evaluation report.

My own evaluation report is a special case.
As Ryan followed Coleman to the small training room nearby, the newcomers in the hall immediately looked disappointed.

The two of them actually went to the small room?
I lost the opportunity to feast my eyes!
Some people were looking forward to seeing Ryan being punished by Instructor Kuhlmann. They even stood on tiptoe to look into the small training room, but unfortunately, the door was closed.
Inside a small training room.

Ryan and Kuhlmann stood in the middle of the field.

Only then did Ryan have the opportunity to take a closer look at Kuhlmann, the Warhammer instructor. His skin was a little brown, and it was not known whether it was due to tanning or if he was just that skin color. His whole body was extremely muscular, and the shapes of his muscles were like lumps of iron.

He is half a head taller than Ryan, about two meters and a half tall.

In addition, the two-handed warhammer on his back is about one and a half meters long and silver-gray in color. It does not seem to be made of a single metal but rather a mixture of multiple metals. It is obvious at first glance that it is not light in weight.

"I heard a few days ago that in the preliminary test of this batch, someone knocked down the obsidian giant with a hammer. Today I finally saw the real person." Kuhlmann grinned and said.

"In the upcoming battle, I will gradually increase my strength and speed. As for you, Ryan, just go for it and don't worry about hurting me. You can defeat the Obsidian Giant. In my heart, you are already a master of the same level as me. I will not take it lightly."

Kuhlmann's face hardened and he spoke seriously.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Instructor Kuhlmann for your guidance." Ryan said, bowing slightly.

The next second, "Whoosh!"

Two figures flashed by and collided quickly.

"clang!!!"

As the two heavy hammers collided for the first time, a sharp sound of metal clashing was heard!
Ryan's hands suddenly felt numb.

After this fight, Ryan estimated the strength of Instructor Kuhlmann, who was most likely a top knight.

Although this was just a test, Ryan had no intention of letting it go or cheating. Instead, he focused his eyes and chose to take it seriously, so as to accurately test out his own shortcomings and facilitate future improvements.

"Cang! Cang!"

Soon, Ryan discovered that the opponent's subsequent second hammer was more powerful than the first one, and as soon as the second hammer ended, the third hammer was swung quickly. Kuhlmann's heavy hammer attack was extremely dense!

In addition, the power and speed of each of Kuhlmann's hammers are indeed improving with each hammer, just as he said at the beginning!

This put a lot of pressure on Ryan!

Soon, he reached the limit of his current physical fitness.

"Break the limit!"

As Ryan started to break the limit, his speed and strength suddenly increased, but Kuhlmann's reaction was also extremely fast. After another fight, he immediately increased his strength and speed to the same level as Ryan!
As a result, the battle situation returned to the previous state, and Kuhlmann continued to increase the power and speed of each blow.

This immediately made Ryan's eyes narrow.

What a strong strength!
Before the battle, Kuhlmann told Ryan not to hold back, so it didn't take long for Ryan to activate his talent 'Intermediate Strength'.

"Juli!"

As Ryan's muscles swelled, he was suddenly half a head taller than Coleman. Coleman's face, which had always been expressionless, showed a look of surprise for the first time!
"clang!"

For the first time, Ryan knocked Coleman back several steps!

In an instant, Kuhlmann's whole body grew in size, and he steadily caught Ryan's second attack.

This was the first time that Ryan encountered someone who could withstand his attack head-on when he was using all his strength.

"Cang! Cang!"

The sound of the collision was deafening!
Even the people in the hall could clearly hear the sound of weapons clashing!
Many people turned their heads to look over here, their faces full of regret, as if to say, "It's such a pity not to see the fight between Ryan and Instructor Kuhlmann."

suddenly!

A sound like a buzzing sound came from the small training room, and then, a thunder-like sound was heard!
This made several instructors look surprised.

This is all about the secret?
Is this new guy really that strong? I'm afraid Coleman has really met his match this time!

Could it be that Coleman lost to a newcomer? That would be embarrassing.
At this moment, the door of the small training room suddenly opened. Although both Coleman and Ryan were sweating profusely, they walked out together with smiles on their faces.

In addition, several instructors have keenly discovered that Kuhlmann, with his hands behind his back, seems to still be shaking slightly.

This couldn't help but bring a smile to their faces.
Hehe! This is a case of a reckless man meeting an even more reckless one!
In the battle just now, Ryan did not use the method of adding points to restore his physical strength. Otherwise, even if Instructor Kuhlmann was a top knight, he would have been exhausted by Ryan.

Ryan knew very well that the purpose of this battle was to allow Kuhlmann to give him opinions and suggestions from the perspective of an instructor, rather than to win by cheating.

However, although Ryan did not win, he felt that he was more fully committed and more excited in this battle than the time he defeated the Obsidian Giant with one hammer.

At the same time, the system rewards a lot of experience points:
[Your skill Tokkal Hammer has been improved, and your experience value is +671]

(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 +198]

After the two returned to the hall, they heard Kuhlmann say, "Ryan, I already know your situation. Now let me tell you my advice."

"As for hammer fighting skills, it can be said that you and I are not much different. There is nothing I can teach you."

"If you want to improve your hammer skills further, you need to gain more insights on your own and find a master who specializes in hammer skills. It's hard to imagine that you can master hammer skills to this level at your age."

At this point, Kuhlmann hesitated for a moment and continued:

"However, I think your physical development in all aspects seems to be a little weak."

"According to your strength talent, you can be stronger. This is probably because your breathing method is not very advanced, and the number of years you have practiced breathing methods is too short."

Ryan looked at Kuhlmann in surprise, and thought to himself that the sword-wielding instructor was indeed very capable and had a keen eye.

This also confirmed what Angus said during lunch. The sword-wielding instructors were not the strongest in the branch in terms of strength, but most of them had rich teaching experience.

I have only been practicing breathing techniques for less than a year. Compared to the average knight who starts practicing at the age of ten, I have been practicing for about seven or eight years. The development of the body through breathing techniques is not something that can be achieved overnight, but is a process that accumulates over time.

That's why this situation happens.

Otherwise, according to his lv14 Bear King Breathing Method, if it was not improved by adding points but through normal practice, the attributes in all aspects would be stronger.

But to others, this seems to be a big problem.

But not for myself.

This should be able to be made up for, after all, there are still up to 12 remaining attribute points!
"As for this, my advice to you is to take some specific drugs to improve your daily training. Secondly, you need to conduct training to strengthen your physical fitness." Coleman quickly put forward his opinion.

"Specific drugs? Is it something like refined black tung oil?" Ryan couldn't help but ask.

Kuhlmann shook his head immediately, but soon he thought of something. He looked at Ryan with bright eyes and said, "Huh? Are you practicing the Giant Bear Breathing Technique? No wonder I felt a little bit similar to it just now."

However, after observing Ryan carefully again, Kuhlmann said, "No, it should have been improved!"

"What a pity! The Giant Bear Breathing Technique you practiced is only of ordinary quality. Although it has been improved to a certain extent, it has only barely reached the advanced level."

"As for the development of your physical potential, it is definitely not as good as some of the higher-level breathing methods. It's a pity that you have such a good talent!" Coleman couldn't help but shook his head slightly and said.

Ryan heard what Kuhlmann said and did not refute it. He just said silently in his heart that he could add some more.
In addition, he thought of a question. By the way, why can't he change the breathing method?
After thinking about it, Ryan asked the question: "Instructor Kuhlmann, is it not possible to change the breathing method?"

Kuhlmann immediately looked at Ryan with a strange look, as if to say, "Why would you ask such a question?"

However, Kuhlmann did not keep the secret and quickly explained: "You must have practiced the Giant Bear Breathing Method for many years from the beginning to the mastery. If you switch to the advanced breathing method, it means you have to practice from the beginning to let your body adapt to this change again."

"During the several-year breathing adjustment period, your development of your body has almost stagnated, and your strength will most likely remain the same."

When Ryan heard this, he understood what Kuhlmann meant.

Normally, it is a long process for a knight to adjust his breathing method. Even if he has mastered advanced breathing methods, practicing from scratch will still take up a lot of time and energy.

Therefore, generally speaking, if the quality of the breathing method is only one level lower, few knights would choose to do so.

But this doesn't seem to apply to me.
I have only been practicing my Giant Bear Breathing Technique for a year, okay?

More importantly, because of the system's fusion function, two similar combat skills will be combined and improved, just like the previous basic archery and blood rage archery.

In other words, not only do I not have a long period of adjustment to my breathing method, but I can quickly master the improved advanced breathing method.

In this case, it seems that I can go to the redemption hall next time to see the redemption conditions for advanced breathing techniques.

Of course, this is a secret that belongs to him alone.

So, after listening to Kuhlmann's explanation, Ryan just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Coleman saw that Ryan didn't say anything and thought that Ryan was in a low mood.

He patted Ryan on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Your improved Giant Bear Breathing Method is not bad, it is sufficient, but there are more than just advanced breathing methods to improve your combat effectiveness." "Ryan, think about it from another perspective. If the force is strong enough and the speed is fast enough! Who can resist it with one hammer?" Kuhlmann made a hammer-swinging gesture with his right hand and said proudly.

Ryan nodded and laughed too.

indeed.

The combat capability of large ferocious beasts is strong enough, isn't it because they are strong enough or fast enough?
A ferocious beast does not need to practice breathing techniques
"So, I just said that I recommend you to take medication during the next training."

"For example, the powerful strength potion, a kind of training auxiliary potion for the great knight, will slowly increase the strength of the user to a certain extent within half a month after drinking it. The final increase will vary from person to person, probably ranging from half to ten percent."

"In addition, there are also strong agility potions, strong physical potions, and so on."

"Of course, after taking this medicine, you have to wait for a certain period of time before taking it again. Of course, the effectiveness of the medicine will also decrease as your body's drug resistance increases." Kuhlmann reminded.

A powerful strength potion?

Ryan couldn't help but think of the list of potions he had seen in the Meister Quartermaster Department before. There was a "strength potion" in it, which had a similar effect, but it was only effective for knight-level users.

This powerful strength potion is effective even for great knights, so it is naturally more precious.

"Thank you Instructor Kuhlmann for your guidance." Ryan bowed slightly and said.

At this time, Kuhlmann looked around and whispered to Ryan:
"By the way, next to our Sword Bearers branch is the Munster Provincial Branch of the Royal Apothecary Association."

"If you have an acquaintance, you can directly use gold coins to buy it from them, so you don't need to spend merit points to buy it in the exchange hall."

Ok?
Ryan raised his eyebrows and looked at Kuhlmann in surprise.

Good guy!
Mr. Instructor, is this what you should say?
As if he understood Ryan's look, Kuhlmann coughed, his face solemn, and said, "Well, this is a well-known secret. There is nothing wrong with making reasonable use of the loophole."

"Thank you, instructor!" Ryan said sincerely.

I didn't expect that Instructor Kuhlmann, who is even stronger than a bull, has such a meticulous mind.

Who said 'strong limbs, simple mind'?
He obviously has well-developed limbs and brains!
Also, the Münster Provincial Chapter of the Royal Apothecary Society?
That is the gathering place for most of the pharmacist masters in the entire province of Münster.

Is it possible that my subsequent career after "Breaking Bad" will be discovered there?
Just as Ryan's thoughts were scattered, Kuhlmann pointed at the greatsword on Ryan's back and said:
"Yes! By the way, Ryan, let me remind you that if you choose a two-handed sword as your secondary weapon, I personally think it is not appropriate."

"It's too heavy, and it will significantly reduce your movement speed."

"Ryan, what other weapons are you good at?"

This one
Ryan looked at Kuhlmann, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After all, he is good at many weapons.
However, he quickly thought of a topic that could divert the other party's attention.

Just now, Kuhlmann only talked about the medicine, but did not mention the second point, which is the physical fitness training.

"By the way, Instructor Kuhlmann, what do you mean by physical training?"

"I indeed forgot to tell you. Actually, this will also be covered in your general education course starting tomorrow."

"For example, the 'whitewater room', 'quicksand hall', 'mud room' and so on. These places can all be used for physical fitness training. I suggest you start with the whitewater room and work your way up step by step."

'Torrent Room', 'Quicksand Hall', 'Mud Room'?
I know every word, but why do I find it difficult to understand when they are put together?

"Haha, these three places all use witchcraft to conduct intensive training. The rapids room improves physical fitness by resisting the impact of the water flow."

"As for the details, Ryan, you can go and experience it yourself first. However, you need to consume merit points to train in these places." Kuhlmann said with a smile.

Do you want merit points again?

This suddenly made Ryan feel that his 2736 merit points would not last long.
When the afternoon class ended, it was already late. Ryan thought about it and decided to go to the exchange hall again tomorrow.

Although in the end, Marcus meant that Ryan could decide whether to participate in this special training.

But Ryan thought about it and felt it was necessary to listen.

For example, today, he benefited a lot.

After returning to his room at night, Ryan closed the door and thought alone.

"I have to go to the exchange hall again tomorrow to check the exchange price of the powerful strength potion that Marcus mentioned."

"Secondly, I need to find out about the cost of the rapids room."

Suddenly, Ryan thought of something more important.

Before, he had always thought about joining the Imperial Sword Bearers and looking for metal-based witchcraft.

But the problem is that he hasn't been promoted to a formal wizard yet.

"I almost forgot. I have to check the exchange conditions for the atomizer tomorrow."

"And a first-level defensive witchcraft model. It has to be fire-based."

"After all, the word 'metal transfiguration' doesn't sound like a defensive spell."

Ryan still remembered Naya, who had the blood of a warlock. She had tested his elemental affinity before. His affinity for fire was 71, and his affinity for metal was 72.

Obviously, these two types of witchcraft were his first choice.

But when he thought about so many things to exchange, Ryan frowned.

There are so many good things I want, but not enough money to spend!
"No, I have to go to the mission hall tomorrow."

"Increase revenue and reduce expenditure, increase revenue first!"

The next morning, the special training was arranged as a general education course.

However, what Ryan did not expect was that the instructor who taught them the first general education course was the extremely strong instructor Marcus.

This once again proves that a person with strong limbs has a strong mind.
“Today, let me first tell you why most of the special departments of the empire carry out their missions in the form of teams.” Marcus’s deep voice rang out in the hall.

"On the one hand, this is due to historical origins, and on the other hand, of course, there are also practical combat considerations. In ancient times, humans formed hunting teams with extraordinary individuals as the core to hunt wild beasts."

"For example, the most common extraordinary individuals in the empire - knights, often have multiple knight attendants forming a combat team around a formal knight, which constitutes the cornerstone of the empire's security."

Ryan had previously wondered why the sword bearers were formed into teams.

After listening to Marcus' explanation, Ryan's guess was confirmed.

The Sword Bearer Squad basically consists of each member serving as an auxiliary, with the captain as the core of combat and defense.

This model is very similar to the empire's oldest knight squad that builds its combat core around knights, and it has evolved slowly in this way.

"Next, let me tell you some common sense about accepting missions. Each person can only accept missions that are one level higher or lower than their own level. That is, for you, at the Iron level, you can only accept missions at the Bronze level at most."

"Once you reach the silver level, you can accept missions at the gold, silver, and bronze levels. However, please note that if you accept missions that are one level lower than your own level, the rewards will be discounted."

"On the other hand, if you accept a mission that is one level higher than your own and complete it, the reward will also increase. But if you fail, a certain amount of merit points will be deducted." Marcus continued.

Huh?
Ryan raised his eyebrows and listened carefully.

He was planning to visit the mission hall today, but he didn't expect Marcus to start talking about related content.

"The lowest level of missions among the Sword Bearers is bronze."

“Task types can be divided into designated tasks and non-designated tasks. Designated tasks have generous rewards.”

"The promotion rule is three-three. If you are at the bronze level, then if you get three bronze medals, you can be promoted to the silver level, and so on."

"Only the team leader is eligible to take on a team mission. Everyone already knows this."

"Mission evaluation medals can be split and used when exchanging, but they cannot be exchanged upwards. In other words, for example, a gold medal can be exchanged for three silver medals, but the reverse is not possible."

Ryan nodded repeatedly.

As the only one among the newcomers who was able to accept tasks, he listened particularly carefully.

Can’t convert upwards?

Right!

Otherwise, the experts would complete low-level tasks and then exchange them for higher-level medals, which would result in no one doing the high-level tasks and the newcomers would have no tasks to take.

"Finally, let me talk about loans," Marcus took a sip of water and continued.

loan?

Everyone below was stunned!
Ryan is no exception.

"You have just joined the Sword Bearers. If you have not worked in the functional departments of the Empire before, you may not have any merit points. However, many trainings, facilities, and potions in the branch will use merit points."

"The organization had already considered this situation, so it arranged the loan measure."

"Depending on your different potentials and efforts, you can spend first, and then return the borrowed merit points by completing tasks within a certain period of time."

How could it still be like this?

Ryan's eyes widened!

Then according to your potential, you can use the loan to buy defensive level 1 witchcraft, metal transformation, mist mixture, and powerful strength potion.
It shouldn’t be too much, right?

(End of this chapter)