The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 262 Outsourcing? (Two chapters in one)

With Grant's death, the huge ice shield condensed by his innate witchcraft began to disintegrate instantly!
Ryan quickly pulled out the hardened platinum spear, but before pulling it out, he had used metal transformation to straighten and shorten the front end of the spear.

"Pfft!"

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground sounded!
Grant, the Ice Messenger, fell on his back, his eyes wide open, staring at the sky.

Ryan looked around with calm eyes.

Although he killed people in the street, no one around him dared to look him in the eye.

On the contrary, the pedestrians who saw this scene, whether they were ordinary people or knights, had their eyelids twitching and their mouths dry.

Because the man who was just killed was obviously an official wizard, and anyone with good eyesight could see that the other party was a rare ice wizard.

But now, the other party was lying on the ground with an expression of unwillingness.

This means that this young man's strength is even stronger than that of a powerful ice wizard, which naturally makes everyone feel in awe!
Claire's eyes widened as she stared at Ryan's clean and efficient kill, she was stunned on the spot!
After a while, he murmured to himself: "It would be great if my family could have such a master."

The person on the side who was originally planning to say that the other party seemed to be Ryan's head maid, Xia Diya, remained silent at this moment.

Because although the opponent looks very much like Ryan, his strength is too strong, and at the same time, he doesn't look like Ryan at all.

Asani, who was not far away, felt numb all over at this moment!

He dared to swear that his little eyes had never been opened so wide in his life!

But the body of 'Ice Messenger' Grant was not far in front of him, and Asani could not refuse this result.

In an instant, he thought of many things!

For example, if this gentleman died here, it would definitely cause considerable trouble to their auction house, even though the other party was from the imperial capital.

In fact, when the 'Ice Messenger' Grant just arrived in Munster, Viscount Fabien had implicitly reminded him at the reception, saying that if there was no absolute certainty, it was recommended to take action outside the city.

As a result, Grant said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?", which made me blush.

It's better now!
The Ice Messenger Grant is quite famous in the imperial capital, and the swordsman can find out the cause of the case with a little investigation.

Oh! What is this?

No, I have to report this to Viscount Fabien and ask the head office to clean up the mess quickly, like giving Grant an undercover identity as a cult agent.
Immediately, Asani, with his fat body, turned around and went back at a speed even faster than when he came.

At this time, Ryan hung the hardened platinum short spear in his hand on his knight's arm armor, giving others the feeling that Ryan had been carrying a short spear for a long time.

If it can tactically mislead the enemy, it can naturally be covered up a little.

In the battle just now, Ryan did not use his best hammer technique, nor did he use the advanced secret technique "Crushing Hammer".

Throughout the entire battle, Ryan basically fought with metal transfiguration as the core.

Especially at the beginning, Ryan crushed the opponent's ice blade with one hand, shocking the opponent for a short moment.

Although it is only a moment, but when masters fight, being able to seize a moment means taking the initiative!
Ryan could feel that the opponent wanted to suppress him, so he instinctively chose to do the opposite.

In fact, facing an ice wizard, if a melee profession chooses to defend and counterattack, it will basically fall into the opponent's attack rhythm, and powerful witchcraft will follow one after another.

Because, Ice is not Water.

The unique low temperature of ice witchcraft will make people's movements stiff, and the freezing of the ground will make melee professions suffer terribly. The rhythm of the battle is completely disrupted, and they can only perform at less than 60% of their full level.

So, when facing the attacking ice blade, Ryan immediately decided - "Since you want me to defend, I will attack, and I will make you defend."

Now it seems that it has achieved very good results.

Ryan bent down and picked up the crystal short staff next to the other party, which was emitting faint energy fluctuations, and it felt cold in his hand.

Very beautiful weapon, should be very valuable.

Because Ryan killed Grant so quickly, the guards at the entrance of the sword-wielding branch not far away had just noticed that a battle was happening two or three hundred meters away when it was over.

After the panicked crowd dispersed, the guards saw clearly that the person who was attacked was Lord Ryan, who had just walked out of the gate!
He actually dared to attack and kill the sword-bearer at the entrance of the sword-bearer's department. He was so bold!

This immediately made the guards shocked and angry, and they ran over immediately.

"Lord Ryan!"

"Go, contact His Excellency Logan, the sheriff of the administrative district, immediately!"

“Protect the scene!”

The guards immediately put Ryan and the scene on alert.

Lord Ryan?

When Shadiya heard the call in the carriage, her eyes suddenly widened. She quickly shook Claire who was lost in thought and said, "Miss! Miss! That's Ryan!"

"Hmm?" Claire glanced at Shadiya as if she was looking at a fool.

The opponent was able to kill the 'Ice Messenger' Grant. This kind of strength is absolutely top-notch among the great knights. How could it be Ryan!
Moreover, Claire had just carefully experienced the opponent's opening response and the connection between the three moves, and she felt that it was quite helpful to her.

She had been thinking about something just now, but after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out.

That is, if she was not mistaken, Grant, who cast the innate sorcery 'Ice Shield', clearly defended against the opponent's attack, and Grant also dodged the tip of the spear by moving sideways, so how could he be hit right in the middle of the eyebrows!

How is this going?

It's impossible that a short spear can turn, right?
Claire glanced at the short spear that Ryan placed on his arm armor with a confused look in her eyes.

Although it is an administrative district, the security guards and city guards always arrive a little later. They heard from the guards of the Sword Bearer Branch that a Sword Bearer was attacked at the door of his own branch.

Everyone was immediately filled with righteous indignation, but after seeing the body, including Sheriff Logan, everyone fell silent.

The attacker turned out to be a formal wizard.
The force behind this is extraordinary!

At this time, Melanie, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Promotion, came out with a team of guards in the administrative building.

She had just walked out of the administrative building when she heard noise outside the gate.

As she approached, she saw large pieces of ice fragments on the ground and a corpse in a white robe lying on the ground. Her eyes narrowed immediately, and when she looked at Ryan again, her eyes changed.

Although Melanie knew that Ryan was very strong, she didn't expect him to be this strong!

The opponent was obviously a rare ice wizard, and he actually died at Ryan's hands.

"Mr. Ryan, are you okay? I heard from the guards that you were just assassinated?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Melanie."

"It's really abominable, Lord Ryan, leave the follow-up matters to me." Melanie noticed the imitation imperial scepter on Ryan's waist and knew that Ryan must have a mission.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Lady Melanie." Ryan thought about it and did not say that the other party might be instructed by the Axon Auction House. Instead, he took the crystal short staff and planned to leave.

Because some things are better left to others to investigate.

At this moment, Ryan suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye a luxurious carriage parked not far away.

This carriage seemed to have been there just at the beginning of his battle, and he could sense that the people in the carriage must have observed him before.

However, when Ryan saw the familiar Kaliri bird emblem on the surface of the carriage, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Isn't this the emblem of the Habsburg family?

Why is the Habsburg family's carriage here?

At this time, the head maid, Xia Diya, opened the door of the carriage with an excited expression and walked down in a hurry.

However, the other party seemed a little hesitant, so after getting off the carriage, he did not come forward, but stared at Ryan.

Head Maid Shadiya?

Why is she here?

Ryan was slightly startled, then took the initiative to walk over.

At this moment, Xia Diya was much more excited than Ryan, because from the expression on the other person's face, Xia Diya was sure that the other person was Ryan!

It's really Ryan!
I wasn't seeing things!
As for why Ryan's strength became so strong, she couldn't figure it out, so she didn't think about it anymore.

"Maid Shadiya, why are you here?" Ryan greeted with a smile.

"Baron Ryan, little..." Xia Diya was so nervous that she was a little tongue-tied.

Because Ryan's momentum is too strong now.

Ryan came over with the aura of someone who could kill a real wizard, and Xia Diya, an ordinary person, instinctively felt nervous when facing Ryan.

At this time, a figure that Ryan was familiar with and that often appeared in his dreams when he was young walked out of the carriage again.
This instantly made Ryan's eyes widen, and he quickly blurted out:
"Ms. Claire, shouldn't you be in the imperial capital?"

Claire smiled slightly and said, "Ryan, no, I should call you Baron Ryan now. Long time no see!"

"Long time no see!"

Somehow, Ryan thought that his strength was far superior to the other party's, but when facing the goddess in his heart since his child servant period, he still felt a little uncomfortable or a little nervous.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar tall boy in front of her scratching his head with a straightforward look, Claire couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Suddenly, her plump and tight body trembled slightly with laughter, which was extremely beautiful.

Claire discovered that although the boy's strength had undergone a drastic change, becoming beyond her reach, his figure was no longer thin, but tall and sturdy.

But the clear eyes and familiar movements of the boy in front of her seemed to be the same boy Ryan in her memory.

"Ryan, it doesn't seem appropriate for us to chat here, how about..." Claire calmed down, looked around at the eyes that were frequently looking at her and Ryan, and said.

"Of course, Miss Claire, why don't you come sit over there with me? It's not far away."

"Okay, Baron Ryan, please lead the way." Claire smiled faintly.

"Ms. Claire, you should just call me by my name, Ryan, just like before." The group of three did not get on the carriage, but walked towards the nearby villa.

It seemed that because they hadn't seen each other for half a year, although they didn't feel strange, for a moment, both of them didn't know where to start.

At this moment, Claire seemed to have thought of something, her face became serious, and she said, "Ryan, do you know the origin of the ice wizard you just fought with?"

Ren nodded.

"He should be sent by the Axon Auction House."

Claire looked at Ryan in surprise. She didn't expect that Ryan knew the other person's origins.

It seems that there must be some entanglement between the young man in front of him and the Yaxon Auction House.

"Ms. Claire, do you know this ice wizard?"

"Well, the other party's name is Grant Savage, and he has the title of 'Ice Messenger'."

"I once met this man at the headquarters of the Yaxon Auction House in the imperial capital."

Claire's words made Ryan raise his eyebrows.

At first he thought it was a top killer hired by the Yaxon Auction House.

But he didn't expect that the other party was actually a master under the name of the Yaxon Auction House.

Do they do that?
However, Ryan immediately thought of something and asked again:

"Ms. Claire, during your time in the imperial capital, are you familiar with the background of the Axon Auction House?"

Claire looked at Ryan with approval. She didn't expect that the boy in front of her would realize the key to the problem so quickly.

"The major shareholder of Axon Auction House is Duke Ferdinand. However, it is said that Axon Auction House has the support of the Second Prince of the Empire." Claire revealed a secret.

Ok?
The second prince of the empire?

"No wonder he acts so arrogantly." Ryan murmured.

"Yes and no."

"Oh, Miss Claire, is there any other explanation?" Ryan asked curiously.

"Well, in fact, some experts including 'Ice Messenger' Grant, although they actually work for the Axon Auction House, on the surface, they belong to another independent mercenary group."

"Axon Auction House uses the method of purchasing services to obtain the services of these masters."

"Using this method, the auction can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble. At the same time, we can also do some more sensitive things." Claire said slowly.

These secrets can only be easily learned in the Imperial Royal Academy, which has many descendants of great nobles.

It turned out to be the case.

Ryan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it!
Isn’t this the outsourcing he heard most often in his previous life?
If something goes wrong, will the contract worker take the blame?

Who said the Dragun Empire was backward?

This is very advanced!
Seeing Ryan's face turn ugly, Claire couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ryan, things are not as exaggerated as you think. The other party has witnesses and evidence. If Axon Auction House doesn't bleed a little this time, it will be difficult to explain."

"It's just that it would be difficult for you to cause trouble for the Axon Auction House through Grant."

Ryan nodded and said, "Well, thank you Miss Claire for clearing up my confusion."

Since the Axon Auction House has a strong background, he naturally wouldn't choose to hold on to it now.

Of course, this also depends on the follow-up of this incident and how the Axon Auction House will deal with it. Otherwise,
Soon, Ryan and his three companions arrived at the villa.

The beautiful ladies Jennifer and Jenny were not there, but had gone out to look at a noble mansion that was just being sold.

In the reception room.

After some pleasantries, Claire organized her words in her mind. She planned to have a serious talk with Ryan about Maest.

At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and at the same time, a young and crisp female voice said:

"Mr. Ryan, I heard that you were attacked. Are you okay?"

The beautiful girl who suddenly appeared interrupted what Claire wanted to say.

"Alyosha, why are you here?" Ryan stood up and said with a slightly surprised look.

Claire looked at the big-eyed cute girl who suddenly appeared outside the door, and realized at a glance that she must be from a noble family. Moreover, she was not an ordinary noble, because the layered tunic she was wearing at the moment had many pure gold applique embroideries.

Judging from the style, it seems to be the latest model of Menel, a famous women's clothing brand in the empire, and it is expensive.

Claire carefully looked at the beautiful girl in front of her again. She vaguely had the wisdom of a scholar.

When Alyosha saw Claire, he seemed slightly surprised, but he quickly lifted the hem of his long coat gracefully, smiled and saluted like a lady.

Then, he turned around, took a wooden box from the attendant beside him, handed it to Ryan, and said:
"Sir Ryan, this is a special healing potion made by my mentor, the pharmacist Cabrera of the Royal Pharmacist Association."

"Well, Miss Alyosha, thank you for your concern."

When Claire heard the name of the master potion master Cabrera, a flash of lightning flashed through her mind.

She remembered that the person in front of her was the famous genius pharmacist girl from the Royal Pharmacist College. She had heard friends mention her even when she was at the Imperial Royal College.

You have to know that pharmacy is a subject that requires long-term accumulation. Throughout the empire, geniuses in pharmacy are actually much rarer than geniuses on the path of knighthood.

That's right, she remembered that Master Cabrera of the Royal Pharmacists Association had accepted a very talented pharmacy genius named Alyosha.

Claire also heard that the other party was the daughter of a marquis, but she didn't expect that the other party's attitude towards Ryan would be so intimate.

For a moment, Claire felt uncomfortable.

how to say?

It’s like a child has a toy of his own, but he doesn’t play with it much and leaves it aside for a long time. Suddenly one day, the toy is noticed by another child, who starts playing with it with great interest.

This made Claire realize in an instant that even though the boy in front of her was still the same boy, the people and things around him were completely different.

at the same time.

Asani rushed into the study on the third floor of the Axon Auction House, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said hurriedly: "My Lord Viscount, it's bad. Lord Grant was killed on the spot by Ryan."

"What?" Viscount Fabien was originally sipping Yotun black tea leisurely, but at this moment, his right hand trembled and he almost dropped the teacup in his hand.

"What are you kidding, Asani! Even if Lord Grant is defeated by Ryan, he can't be killed on the spot by Ryan!" Fabien immediately thought of something unreasonable.

"Really! Although I don't know why, Ryan killed Lord Grant, the 'Ice Messenger', on the street. This scene was not only seen by me, but also by a group of people!"

"Moreover, Lord Viscount, you would never have thought that it took Ryan only three moves to kill Lord Grant!" Asani said with lingering fear.

"Three moves?" Viscount Fabien was stunned!
This is getting more and more outrageous!
But what did Asani say just now?
Killing in the street?

That arrogant Grant actually killed an Imperial swordsman in the street!
This idiot!

Is his brain also made of ice?

Viscount Fabien also immediately came to his senses after his loss of composure.

Now this is where the trouble lies. Grant is dead, but the problem is that no matter whether it is the Sword-Bearer or the Administrative Office, a little investigation will lead to them.

"Asani, contact the head office immediately! Report this situation immediately!"

"As you command, Lord Viscount."

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door!

"Boom boom boom!"

As soon as he opened the door, Viscount Fabien saw the district's sheriff, Logan, who was looking at him seriously. At the same time, there was a capable young woman with a team of guards beside him.

"Viscount Fabien, excuse me!"

"This is Ms. Melanie from the Imperial Swordbearer Division. We are investigating an attack."

"Just now, an imperial swordsman was attacked and killed on the street. Although the attacker has been killed, there are witnesses who saw that the Axon Auction House received this attacker."

Viscount Fabien didn't expect the investigation to come so quickly!

He looked at the portrait of the attacker presented by Sheriff Logan and was silent for a long time before he said, "Mr. Morgan, Ms. Melanie, although we have received this wizard Grant, I actually don't know why he did this."

"I think you two can write to our head office."
-
Meister, Wolf Hills.

A secret place.

I saw a Black Flame Monk wearing a black robe with black flames tattooed on his cuffs and collar, reporting something to a middle-aged man sitting in a large and luxurious chair.

"Lord Bloodburner, we just heard the latest news that Count Habsburg's daughter Claire is about to return to Meister from the imperial capital."

"I think if we can capture him alive, we should be able to use it to threaten the Habsburg family." Monk Black Flame said.

"Oh, when will the other party come?" The middle-aged man seemed quite interested in the news.

"They should be able to arrive in the next two days. I have arranged for people to follow them inside and outside the county city."

"Very good, a good plan, but we need to further investigate the other party's guards. We need to succeed in one go and not alert the enemy."

"Forget it, I'll do it myself." The middle-aged man thought for a while and said.

"That old guy Habsburg has been seriously injured by Lord Freeman. His daughter came back this time probably to help the Habsburg family maintain the situation in Mayest."

"The cornerstone of the Dragun Empire's rule is these feudal nobles. Without their restraint, the Meister County without the Habsburg family will soon be completely controlled by us."

"Now several sects such as the Limb Reattachment Cult, the Sea God Cult, and the Secret Snake Cult have tied up a large number of the empire's elite forces in other places. We must seize this opportunity."

(End of this chapter)