The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 265: The Warlock (Two chapters in one)

In a manor in Wales.

"Master High Priest, we just received an urgent message from Lord Bloodstained." A Black Flame monk said respectfully to a slim woman in black robes.

"Oh? Is it a letter from Lord Laxul? Bring it here and let me see it."

"As you command, sir." Monk Black Flame handed over a slightly curled letter.

A slender hand, which was too pale and bloodless, stretched out, took the letter, lifted the hood and began to check it.

At this time, the face in the hood was revealed. It turned out to be a young woman with a charming face, especially her dark brown eyes and the makeup around them that looked like black eye shadow. She seemed to exude a special charm that attracted people to fall in love with her.

This charming young woman is none other than Galina Birkin, the chief priest of the Black Flame Cult in Wales.

As she opened her thin lips, she whispered:
". Count Habsburg's daughter Claire and her group are on their way to Mayest via Welsh County. They have a strong guard with them."

".Capture the other party alive"

"There is a spy in the team. The other team should be camping in the woods between Colma and Eze tonight."

After reading it, Galina looked thoughtful and handed the opened letter to her subordinate, as if to let her take a look at it as well.

A few minutes later, Galina said:

"Since it is Lord Laxul's request, we must naturally cooperate."

“Contact this insider to see where they are and determine where they will camp tonight.

"By the way, how strong is the Earl's daughter? Are there any special experts around her? We need to investigate this thoroughly."

"Since we are doing this, we must do it beautifully!"

"As you command, Master Priest."

The black-robed subordinates slowly retreated.
At this time, Galina smiled slightly and whispered:

"Illusion combined with the Exploding Black Flame that the great God of Hunting has just bestowed upon me. This new trump card of mine just happened to be perfected not long ago, so I can try it out in actual combat."

"I hope the enemy this time is a little interesting."

Galina was originally a third-level wizard apprentice specializing in illusion, but due to her limited talent, after trying her best to obtain the atomization potion, she failed to successfully break through to become a formal wizard, and her strength was greatly damaged.

This gradually distorted her mentality, and coupled with the instigation of Laxul, Galina became a believer of Rune, the god of hunting, several years ago.

Galina, who joined the Black Flame Cult, performed extremely well in several missions, which earned her the favor of the God of Hunting through Black Flame's prayers and sacrifices. Not only did Galina successfully break through to become a wizard, but she also became a sorcerer.

A sorcerer's power, in addition to part of it coming from his own witchcraft, is mostly bestowed by the gods he serves. This kind of effect is like witchcraft, but it is more evil and weird, and is orthodoxly classified as sorcery.

All those who use the sorcerous powers granted by the evil gods can be collectively called sorcerers.

"Wait, this time the Protestant training in the province of Münster is being held here. We can just call them all over and watch."

"It can be used as a training exercise, and it can also make them more resolute in their belief that the empire is on the decline, and more proactively embrace our lord." Galina stopped her subordinate who was about to leave and said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the High Priest." The Black Flame Monk bowed again and turned away.
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Welsh County.

A makeshift camp on the side of the road.

Ryan took a closer look and found that almost all of the conditions for his promotion to the 'King of Thousand Blades' were not met at the moment.

The only thing that has been satisfied so far is the Bear King Breathing Method.

This also seems to indicate that, in fact, the level of his breathing method is already high enough, but the time he has stepped into the extraordinary path is too short, so the effect of the breathing method has not yet been fully reflected.

This is also normal.

The improvement of the body through breathing techniques is a continuous and slow change. Normally, if an ordinary person wants to become a formal knight, he needs to practice breathing techniques for several years to enhance his physical fitness.

But Ryan immediately thought of another point.

Since he can also add points to his body attributes, the effect is even less obvious. It is very likely that when there is an immediate improvement, it will be covered by the effect of the added points.

For example, because of the effect of the breathing method, Ryan will soon face an increase in strength or physique, but he has added points to his strength or physique at this time, so naturally, the improvement effect brought by the breathing method will be covered by the added points.

To put it another way, if a person already possesses the physical fitness of a great knight, then practicing entry-level breathing techniques will basically have no effect, or the effect will be minimal.

Another question is, are nine mysteries necessary?

Fortunately, it’s not nine different categories of weapons.

As for the nine mysteries, this is difficult for others, but it is not too difficult for me because I have already mastered five of them.

Seeing Ryan standing there in a daze, Claire thought that Ryan was shocked by the legend of the ancient troll race, the Thousand Blade King, so she joked:
"Ryan, tell me, you don't have the blood of the ancient trolls in you, right? Otherwise, why are you proficient in so many weapons and extraordinary combat skills?"

Looking at Claire's obviously teasing face, Ryan couldn't help but be stunned, but he was in a good mood. He shrugged and responded with a smile:

"This. I don't think so."

In fact, at this time, Ryan thought that it was impossible for there to be any troll blood in the pair of ancient troll fangs absorbed by the beast priest after so many years had passed!

At this moment, he is naturally still a complete human being!

Since the Arcadia Swordsmanship had already reached level 1 (12/100), Ryan was about to ask Claire to continue.

At this time, the head maid Shadiya came over, looked at Claire and Ryan who were chatting and laughing, smiled and bowed, and said, "Miss, Master Ryan, lunch is ready."

Claire and Ryan had lunch in the carriage.

Although they were in the wilderness, the head maid was still very considerate and prepared butter, white bread, grilled steak, etc.

"Ryan, after lunch, we will continue our journey. There is a manor owned by Viscount Selyr about ten kilometers ahead from the county town of Welsh County. According to the agreement, we will meet there."

"Okay, Miss Claire."

"Viscount Selyr was once an old subordinate of my father, and he has always been on good terms with the Habsburg family. This time he sent a cavalry team led by two top knights, with nearly ten senior knights and three teams of elite cavalry. It can be considered a strong support."

Although Ryan had some doubts, he still nodded and didn't ask.

Don’t you have the power of a great knight?
For Mayest County, the level of Peak Knight, although considered a good player, is far from being a master.

In other words, even if it has a certain effect, it will only slightly improve the situation, but it will not play a big role, let alone a decisive role.

This made Ryan somewhat understand the dilemma that the Habsburg family was currently facing.

Come to think of it, if it weren't for this, Kreya wouldn't have come to him.

Through the carriage window, Ryan saw the greyhound war dog 'Cookie' and the trotting wildebeest 'Little Black' were also well taken care of by the head maid Xia Diya, and were feasting on the side.

As for the Bloodfeather Hippogryph 'Bloodfeather', it can find food on its own, so Ryan doesn't need to worry about it.

After lunch, the group continued their journey and about two hours later, they arrived near the Seril Manor.

When he was still several kilometers away from the manor, Ryan actually saw from afar a large group of cavalry and knights gathering at the gate of the manor.

Huh?
This number is more than what Claire said.

Moreover, the strength is much stronger.

Especially the noble standing at the front of the team, who was guarded by two great knights.

This surprised Ryan.

But the one who was even more surprised was Claire. She muttered to herself, "Huh? Why is Earl Rodlin here too? Didn't we say that there's this annoying guy too?"

"Ryan, Xia Diya, wait for me in the car." Claire seemed to be concerned about something and did not let Ryan get out of the car with her.

As the team got closer, Claire quickly got off the carriage out of politeness, bowed slightly to Earl Rodlin, and said, "Earl Rodlin, why are you here?"

"Hello, Viscount Cerill!" Claire greeted the middle-aged man with thick eyebrows beside her, and Cerill quickly returned the greeting.

"Niece Claire, long time no see. You are becoming more and more beautiful!" Earl Rodlin laughed.

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Claire" When Claire got off the carriage, a young man who looked quite similar to Count Rodlin immediately stepped forward eagerly.

It seemed that the other party wanted to hold Claire's hand and kiss it!
However, for unmarried women, kissing hands is not a very polite behavior.

Claire's expression changed immediately, and she dodged the other person's outstretched hand, which made the young man look embarrassed. He had to put down his hand and said, "Claire, long time no see."

"Rachel, hello." Claire's face was cold.

At this time, Earl Rodlin tried to smooth things over for his youngest son and said, "Ahem."

"Claire, Rachel actually cares about you a lot. He has been telling me that he wants to send people to support you. But you also know that the situation in Wales County is also quite turbulent."

Having said this, the young man named Rachel straightened his chest and looked at Claire with an affectionate look.

"I think, Claire, you know that Rachel has always liked you. If you can agree to Rachel's proposal and our two families marry, then even if the situation in Mayest is dangerous, our Rodlin family will not hesitate."

When he spoke the last four words, Earl Rodlin's voice suddenly became high-pitched, full of a righteous aura.

At this time, Ryan heard the head maid Shatia whispering angrily:
"How shameless! How abominable! The Rodlin family doesn't even think about who helped them quell the rebellion of the family knights ten years ago!"

"Now, they are taking advantage of the situation and want the young lady to marry Rachel who is addicted to flirting with women!"

After hearing what Shadiya said, even though Ryan didn't understand the situation, he immediately understood what Count Rodlin was planning.

This guy was actually taking advantage of someone's misfortune, hoping that Claire would agree to his son's proposal before he would send the reinforcements behind him.

Now, the great knight beside him and the group of knights and cavalrymen behind him were like bait, tempting Claire to agree.

However, as the daughter of Count Habsburg, Claire was naturally familiar with some of the nobles' tricks, and she could see through the other party's thoughts immediately.

Claire's face changed slightly and she refused, "Lord Rodlin, I'm sorry, I really don't have any feelings for Rachel. Since the situation in Wales County is also quite turbulent, let's just forget about the reinforcements." "Bye."

"Wait!" Rodlin didn't expect Claire to refuse so decisively without even considering it.

He first looked at his disappointing son with hatred, then turned to look at Claire's tight and slender figure, and said with a hint of greed on his face:

"Niece Claire, the current situation in Mayest is too turbulent. As your elder, I think it would be better for you to stay in Wales County and wait until the situation stabilizes before returning."

As he spoke, Rodlin waved his hand without waiting for Claire to answer.

Suddenly, the two great knights behind him quickly walked towards Claire from the left and right sides, and it seemed that they wanted to put Claire under house arrest.

This made Claire's face suddenly change color. She said, "Count Rodlin, you are going too far! Do you still want to detain me?"

"No, no, my dear niece Claire, I just want to protect your safety. I believe that even if Count Habsburg knew about it, he would not blame me." Rodlin shook his head proudly.

Rachel, who was standing by, couldn't help but blush with excitement when she saw this scene, and said, "Father, this should have happened a long time ago."

Viscount Selyer, who was standing by, had an unpleasant expression on his face and said, "Earl Rodlin, isn't this a bit too much? After all, Earl Habsburg..."

"Ceril, you have to understand that you are just a viscount. Do you still want to teach me, the earl, how to do things?" Earl Rodlin looked at Cerill with displeasure and said.

At this time, Ryan in the carriage naturally couldn't bear to watch it anymore!
Damn it, this time he got to see the ugly faces of some nobles. He never thought that they could do something even more disgusting than kicking someone when he’s down!
What a scumbag!

When they saw a two-meter-tall black-haired young man wearing high-level silver knight armor walking down from Claire's carriage, the two knights who had originally looked relaxed suddenly became frightened and tensed up, as if they were facing a powerful enemy!
The two of them stopped right there.

Ryan looked relaxed as he walked up to her, took her warm little hand, and pulled Claire behind him, saying, "Ms. Claire, let me take care of this."

Claire, whose hand was held by Ryan, instinctively pulled her hand away, but it didn't move at all, which made her face slightly red.

However, she looked at Ryan's tall figure and didn't say anything. Instead, she felt relieved!
When Rachel saw a handsome young man getting off Claire's carriage, her expression suddenly changed. She shouted, "Who are you? How come you are on Claire's carriage?"

"Claire, I didn't expect you to be such a slut!"

This immediately made Ryan's face change!
"Swoosh!" Ryan disappeared on the spot!
"Be careful!" The two great knights were about to stop them, but it was too late.

next second!
"Snapped!"

Rachel was slapped by Ryan and fell to the ground headfirst, like a radish planted in the ground, with bloodstains and more than a dozen teeth scattered on the ground.

In fact, if you look closely, you can find that Rachel's entire mouth has been twisted. Her face, which was barely handsome at first, is now disfigured.

Ryan's lightning-fast action made everyone around him change their expressions!
Obviously, this black-haired young man is also a great knight, and judging from his strength, he seems to be stronger than the two great knights of Earl Rodlin's family.

The two great knights looked at each other.

next second!
The two men attacked Ryan from the left and right!

However, neither of them drew their weapons, and it seemed that they still had some room for maneuver.

"Be careful!" Claire shouted.

Ryan's expression remained unchanged. He turned around and kicked the ground, creating a deep pit.

With the force of this kick, Ryan moved left as fast as lightning and punched out with his right fist!

"Oh!"

Ryan's punch hit the big knight's abdomen, but he seemed to consider something and instantly retracted his force.

But the force was still too great. The opponent's knight's breastplate was immediately shattered into pieces, and the whole person was folded in half, with his eyes bulging out and his hands and feet stretched straight forward, like a piece of folded paper!
"Oh!"

Immediately afterwards, Ryan turned around again and punched to the right with his left fist. Another figure immediately suffered the same fate as the previous knight. He rushed over at more than twice the speed and flew backwards!
The two great knights both fell onto the horses beside them, and the crowd suddenly became panic-stricken.

The two war horses that were directly hit had their bones and tendons broken instantly and died on the spot!

Seeing Ryan so powerful!

Even a fool knows that Ryan is not simple
It only took two punches to defeat two official grand knights.

"Who are you? Do you know the consequences of attacking the imperial nobles?" Earl Rodlin seemed to be worried about being attacked by Ryan, and stood there without daring to move. However, the injuries of his son and his men forced him to question with a grim face.

"This is my guardian knight, Lord Ryan." Claire walked forward slowly and said.

"Even if he is a guardian knight, can he attack nobles?" Rodlin pointed at his son whose half of his teeth had been pulled out, and said angrily with a victim's look.

"Want to cause trouble for me? You're welcome anytime!" Ryan took out the golden emblem of the Imperial Sword Bearer and waved it in front of Rodlin.

"Sword bearer!"

"It's still gold level!" Rodlin's face suddenly changed!

"You are so young, how can you be a gold-level swordsman!"

"You are welcome to complain about me at the Sword Bearer Munster branch." Ryan waved his hand casually, and walked away holding Claire's hand without looking back.

"Those two great knights." Claire asked in a low voice.

"It's okay, don't worry. You won't die. The other party didn't draw his weapon, so I will naturally show mercy." Ryan explained to Claire.

Just now, Ryan used the newly learned intermediate secret of Kadar boxing, 'Heavy Punch Combo', but it came to an abrupt end. He punched one person at a time and still held back some strength.

Seeing that he was completely helpless against the other party, Earl Rodlin said bitterly: "Go!"

The people behind him hurriedly left, supporting two seriously injured knights and Rachel, whose head was buzzing from a blow.

At this time, Viscount Selyer, who was still at the scene, shouted to Claire, "Miss Claire, please wait a moment. We will go to Meister with you. You know what happened just now. After all, I am in Wales County, so..."

Claire smiled slightly, then turned around and said, "Lord Seril, I understand. You are welcome to join us."

She knew that Viscount Selyer was also forced by the situation, after all, they were both in Wales. If he offended Earl Rodling, his life would be difficult. Among the nobles, it was rare for the other party to remain neutral and not embarrass her just now.

As a result, the entire team became much larger.

In terms of strength, there is no longer a gap.

In addition to Ryan, the so-called "senior knight", there are two more peak knights, a group of senior knights and dozens of cavalrymen.

at the same time.

In a manor somewhere in Wales.

"How is it? Where is the enemy team? How is the information gathering going?" Seeing her subordinates coming in, Galina flicked her slender fingernails and asked casually.

"Master Priest, the enemy is heading towards the town of Korma just as we expected. However."

"But what?"

"The daughter of Count Habsburg is probably protected by a senior knight." Monk Black Flame immediately told the insider about what happened in front of the gate of Serir Manor in detail.

"Two official grand knights were knocked down with just two punches. I'm afraid the opponent's strength is not that of an ordinary senior grand knight." After listening to the report from her subordinates, Galina's face sank and she thought.

However, there was no sign of worry on her face, instead she looked eager to try.

"It is very likely that he is a master who has truly mastered the secret. Otherwise, based on his physical fitness, it is impossible for a senior Grand Knight to kill two official Grand Knights in an instant."

"Haha, interesting, that should be a very good test subject!" Galina smiled seductively and stood up.

After all, if the opponent is too weak, I won't even have the desire to use my trump card.
However, Galina suddenly realized that the subordinate who had finished reporting did not leave, so she asked in confusion: "Why, do you have anything else to report?"

"I think he showed me a golden emblem before he left. Judging from Earl Rodlin's attitude at the time, he was very timid. And what about the golden swordsman?"

"But this information is not 100% accurate, because the insider was standing a little far away and didn't hear it very clearly at the time."

"What?" This made Galina's face change!
"Gold-level swordsman."

Galina naturally knew what a gold-level swordsman meant.

The Imperial Sword Bearers have always been the objects of fear for these non-orthodox churches.

This is because sword bearers are not only powerful, but also often act in small teams with good coordination, making them very difficult to deal with.

If the opponent is gold level
It seems that the task given by Laxaul this time is not easy at all!

"Is the other party alone?" Galina asked.

"Yes, sir, it is clear that the other party is a person!"

This made Galina feel relieved.

One person and a small team, that is naturally not a difficult enemy.

Even if it was a gold-level swordsman, if she was alone, she was very confident that she could win. After all, the opponent was a gold-level swordsman who was on the path of a knight.

There are still many ways to deal with it.

But for insurance purposes
"How's the assembly going?" Galina turned to her subordinate and asked.

"Master High Priest, are you talking about the big thing that the church placed here for experiments? It's almost assembled now, and we're just a little bit short of being able to perform the prayer ceremony and activate it." The black-robed subordinate reported.

"Tell the craftsmen to speed up the process. I need it tonight!"

"Although dozens of craftsmen are working overtime, I'm afraid it may not be in time tonight, Master Priest."

"Haha, isn't it just in time to kill a craftsman?" Galina smiled evilly.

This immediately made the black-robed subordinate's heart tremble. He bowed his head and said respectfully: "Master Priest, I will do it right away."

Looking at her subordinates who left in a panic, Galina nodded with satisfaction!
With that thing, there shouldn't be any accidents tonight.

(End of this chapter)