The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 289: Gazing Eyes (Two chapters in one)

Exeter knew it well.

After he entered the level of crystallized wizard, it became extremely difficult to improve himself.

If you want to continue to improve your strength at this time, you can only find a way to please the great god of hunting and pray for the blessing of the gods.

As for sacrificing ordinary people, unless the number is in the hundreds of thousands, the corresponding gift will not be enough for him to enter a higher level.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this time, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"What a coincidence, Freeman, Briggs is back as well." Exter said with a smile.

Berriggs?
Hearing the name, Freeman's face froze.

The other party, like him, was Exter's deputy. When Exter was hiding behind the scenes, the two of them fought fiercely.

When Exeter opened the door, Freeman saw a familiar figure.

However, this time, the other person was holding something that looked like a picture frame in his hand.

Since the object was covered by a black cloth, Freeman could only make a rough guess.

"Your Excellency High Priest, hey, Freeman is here too." Obviously, Briggs did not expect that Freeman would be here today. He just grinned at Freeman and greeted him.

"It looks like the mission went smoothly." After closing the door, Exeter focused his attention on the black cloth frame in Briggs's hand.

This made Freeman quite curious, and he immediately focused his attention on the object.

"A lucky break!"

Briggs did not keep the secret and took off the black cloth immediately.

Sure enough, as Freeman guessed, it was a painting.

When Burriggs turned the painting toward them, Freeman's pupils suddenly shrank and his face showed shock!

Immediately, he thought of something and blurted out:
"Your Excellency the Archbishop, is this the painting in the history of the church called 'The Gazing Eye'?"

"That's right, Freeman. It seems that you have spent some time studying the ancient scriptures of the church recently." Exeter smiled slightly.

The scenery in this painting is very simple.

A boy of seven or eight years old was holding a girl doll and standing in front of a glass-paneled door. On the inside of the checkered glass of the door were various handprints that looked like children's graffiti.

These handprints are very small, probably from children, except that the directions of the palms are inconsistent.

But if you look closely inside the glass door, it seems that there are quite a few short transparent figures inside.

The most terrifying thing about this painting is that the girl doll’s eyes are completely black, and so are the boy’s eyes. Both of them are slightly turned sideways, looking in a certain direction.

Although the face is turned away, anyone looking at this painting has a creepy feeling as if they are being stared at.
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at the same time.

The county town of Mayest, the residence of Earl Habsburg.

"I didn't expect that after the integration of the breathing method, the effect on further improving physical fitness would be so good." Ryan's eyes lit up.

However, Ryan immediately thought of another thing.

Now the fusion effect of the Fire Iguana Breathing Method is so good, then what about the Bloodline Breathing Method?
First of all, can he practice cultivation?
If so, will the effect after fusion be better?
Thinking of this, Ryan felt a little excited and lost all desire to sleep.

After thinking for a while, Ryan walked out of the bedroom and headed towards Claire's room.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Who?" A female voice with a hint of vigilance came out.

"It's me, Ren."

Ryan could clearly feel Claire's breathing ease, and as footsteps came from inside, the door soon opened.

Claire was wearing a white silk nightgown, which was low-cut and hollowed out, revealing a large area of ​​her fair and delicate skin, and a matching drawstring was tied around her waist.

Because the belt slightly tightened her narrow and elastic waist, Claire's towering chest and plump buttocks below the waist were particularly prominent.

Claire never expected that Ryan would come to see her so late. At this moment, she had already changed into pajamas and rested.

It was not until she opened the door that she saw Ryan's gaze linger on something for a moment.

Claire realized that her pajamas were not only hollowed out in many places, but also made of thin silk, almost translucent. Immediately, the girl's fair face turned red.

"Ryan, you..." Claire's heart was pounding.

Ryan came to see her at this time, could he be thinking of...
"Ahem, Claire, this is what I want to ask, can the Blood Breathing Technique only be practiced by people with a specific bloodline?"

Hearing Ryan's question, Claire's beautiful eyes looked at him with a strange look, as if to say, 'You woke me up in the middle of the night just to ask this?'

"of course."

"In fact, it's not just ordinary people who can't practice it. If the blood concentration of an offspring is not high enough, they will also be unable to fully practice the blood breathing method."

After hearing Claire's answer, Ryan nodded. He was not surprised by this conclusion.

However, Ryan is different from others in one respect: he has a system.

So, you have to try it to know whether it works or not.

Ryan had just thought about this problem. If he could also practice the blood breathing method, then the problem would arise.

Where could he get a copy of the Blood Breathing Technique?
The answer is obvious, the most likely one is the Habsburg family.

"Claire, could you let me see the Habsburg family's blood breathing method? Of course, if it's top secret or embarrassing, forget it."

Ryan considered his words and spoke in the most tactful tone possible.

"of course can."

To Ryan's surprise, Claire agreed readily.

She immediately turned around, took out a parchment scroll from the cabinet in the bedroom and handed it to Ryan.

"Thank you!"

Ryan was surprised and opened it and started reading immediately.

Soon, he discovered the difference between the Bloodline Breathing Method and the ordinary breathing method. The Bloodline Breathing Method added some specific sensing descriptions to the movement and posture annotations on the side.

For example, the first movement is completed only when you sense the special rhythm of a certain part of the body.

This made Ryan look thoughtful, and soon, regardless of Claire's presence, he immediately took the first action in Claire's room.

Claire looked at Ryan with interest, feeling both happy and a little disappointed.

It is naturally a good thing that your guardian knight is so motivated.

But he came to see her late at night, really for cultivation
This made her feel a little disappointed!

Ryan repeated the first move several times.

He was sure that there was nothing wrong with his posture, but he couldn't feel the rhythm of his shoulder blades at all.

According to the requirements of the Blood Breathing Method, it is considered complete only when you feel this rhythm.

"Claire, do you know about other families' blood breathing methods? Do they also require this kind of special induction?"

"Yes, this is a special effect that only people with bloodline can achieve by practicing the corresponding bloodline breathing method." Claire nodded.

Ren nodded.

From this point of view, he really cannot practice the Blood Breathing Method.

This couldn't help but make him feel a little regretful.

For him, as long as he can get started, he can add points through the system to directly improve and integrate the blood breathing method.

But unfortunately, the blood breathing method seemed to be isolated from him.

"It seems that I have no choice but to go back to the branch to exchange for a superior level of breathing method and try it." Ryan thought to himself.

The next morning, the sky was just beginning to turn pale and there were still dewdrops on the lush green leaves in the garden.

Ryan was already riding on the trotting wildebeest Xiao Hei, and beside him were Claire and the others who were seeing him off.

Langgel and the other two had already returned to Nome Province ahead of Ryan.

"Ryan, if you have anything else to do in Mayest, you can contact me directly. I should be in Mayest in the next one or two months."

Claire said as she stared at Ryan with her beautiful eyes.

If it weren't for Ryan, the situation that Meister was facing this time would have been destroyed by the Habsburg family's hundreds of years of foundation.

Especially in the end, the Black Flame Cult's trump card was the resurrection of an epic warrior from ancient times.

If Ryan had not been able to hold off the enemy, even if His Royal Highness the Dragon Knight Menia could quickly come to the rescue, I'm afraid that by the time the enemy arrived, they would only be able to collect the bodies of the Habsburg family.

"Well, there is one thing. I originally wanted to take some time to go there myself."

"Claire, the family of Lord Hamilton, the deceased sheriff of Goldshire, should be in the county town. I hope you can help take care of them."

"Of course, no problem, Xia Diya, help me find out where Hamilton's widow lives, and I will go there myself."

Claire turned her head and said to the head maid beside her.

"Okay, Miss Claire." The head maid bowed slightly and responded.

After saying goodbye, Ryan's figure gradually disappeared at the end of the road.

The head maid felt disappointed about Ryan's departure and said, "Miss, why don't you let Mr. Ryan stay?"

"It can be seen that you still have a good impression of Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Ryan likes you very much, too."

Claire shook her head, her face slightly red, but she did not deny it. She said:
"It's not appropriate now. I have to deal with Meister's father and family matters first."

"Besides, I'm about to awaken!"

"What, you...are you awakening?" The head maid covered her mouth lightly, her eyes widened.

As Claire's personal maid since childhood, Xia Diya naturally knew more than others.

The Habsburg family is a bloodline aristocracy, but due to the insufficient purity of their offspring's bloodline, not everyone can awaken in each generation.

For example, in the previous generation, that is, Claire’s father’s generation, no one could awaken their bloodline talent.
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On a military airship.

Ryan frowned slightly when he saw the wounded being transported in and out.

These wounded soldiers were often quite strong, either formal knights or senior knights. Judging from their epaulettes, they were at least captains or majors, but most of them were missing limbs.

There were also several seriously injured soldiers whose lower bodies were severed by some tremendous force. They had luckily survived and were about to be transported to the rear for treatment.

"Logically speaking, with the Imperial Guardians like His Royal Highness Dragon Knight Menia taking action, the battlefield should be unstoppable."

"Why does it look like there are still so many casualties?"

Ryan was about to stop a colonel in charge of transporting the wounded to ask him something, when suddenly he saw a familiar figure appear on the airship.

Immediately, he changed his mind, stepped forward and said, "You are from the Velociraptor Squad."

"Hey, it's Lord Ryan! I didn't expect to meet you here. My name is Odins." The Velociraptor team member named Odins couldn't help but show surprise when he saw Ryan and greeted him enthusiastically.

Odins was one of the people rescued by Ryan in the Blood Curse Naga Cave, and was a member of the Earthshaker 'Velociraptor' team.

"Odins, would you mind chatting for a minute?" It's great to meet someone familiar, Ryan said with a smile.

"of course can."

The two then came to Ryan's independent cabin.

"Is the fighting still fierce on the front line of Fishing Port Town? Hasn't Her Royal Highness the Red Queen Menia already taken action?" Ryan asked while brewing a cup of Yoton black tea.

"Eh? Sir Ryan, how did you know this? This is confidential information." Odins said with surprise. But he seemed to have thought of something immediately, and then he said:

"That's right. The commotion that day was so loud that most people on the front line saw it. It's normal that some of them spread the news."

"That day?"

"Yes, Lord Ryan, didn't you see the beam of light that day?" Odins looked puzzled, as if the information channel of Lord Ryan was different from what he guessed.

"Is His Highness Menia fighting the enemy?"

"Well." Odins looked embarrassed.

Ryan understood immediately that this should be confidential information, and according to regulations, Odins could not disclose it.

However, Ryan thought about it, and took out a red dragon scale that was slightly larger than an adult's palm from his arms, showed it, and said: "This is the red dragon scale that His Highness Menia gave me, so..."

"What!" Odins' eyes widened in shock.

He was still hesitating whether to break the rules and tell Lord Ryan, who had rescued him, some confidential information.

But when he saw the red dragon scales, Odins knew that his worries and hesitations were unnecessary.

He immediately told Ryan the whole situation like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube:
"The forbidden door was opened by the sea tribe and the Poseidon Cult together. It is said that the three-headed sea dragon with a magic tail is a divine creature. Her Highness the 'Red Queen' Menia failed to kill it and let it escape to the deep sea."

"Mr. Ryan, you know about the Forbidden Gate, right? It is said that the ancient human kingdoms and the Orthodox Churches sealed some difficult-to-eliminate evils in it."

Ryan nodded, frowning.

"It turns out that behind that forbidden door is a three-headed sea dragon with a devilish tail."

"Yes, Lord Ryan, you didn't see the opponent's power. It's too terrifying!"

"It was a huge body of thirty or forty meters tall, stirring up huge waves. Facing the three-headed sea dragon with a demonic tail, even a great knight like me felt my whole body trembling, not to mention other ordinary soldiers."

"I happened to be at the scene at the time. The Red Queen used a holy weapon to severely injure the opponent, which turned the tide."

"Odins, are there many of these forbidden gates within the empire's territory?"

"I'm not sure about this, but this kind of information should be top secret of the empire."

Ryan nodded. That was indeed the way it should be.

It is estimated that even Admiral Edward, the head of the Munster Sword Bearers branch, may not be aware of this kind of information, let alone Odins.

He was too anxious.

After Odins left, Ryan crossed his arms and paced back and forth in the cabin.

"Why does this world feel more and more dangerous?"

"Or has it always been this dangerous, but I didn't have the channels to understand it because my level was too low before?"

"Forbidden Gate? Could it be that the ancient hero Monger was also rescued from this kind of gate by the Black Flame Church?"

"Also, there are divine creatures! Those with the word 'god' in their names are probably not easy to mess with. They should be much stronger than the ancient hero Munger."

After thinking for a long time, Ryan sighed.

Since changing his job to a Warhammer wizard, Ryan has been secretly delighted with the progress he has just made.

With the support of the empire, Ryan felt that he had the ability to protect himself in this extraordinary world.

But now it seems.

His strength is still not strong enough!

The power of Her Royal Highness the 'Red Queen' Menia is unfathomable, and Ryan experienced it personally that day.

But since the opponent couldn't even take down the three-headed sea dragon with a magic tail that had been sealed for a long time and had its strength greatly damaged, we can infer the enemy's strength.

"No wonder the front line can only gain a certain advantage but cannot completely destroy or expel the enemy."

At this time, a system prompt came quietly:

【Congratulations! Your physical attributes are improved! 】

"Ok?"

"The effect of the fused breathing method is so obvious?" Ryan raised his eyebrows and said.

Open the properties panel and take a look:
Constitution: 45
Power: 46
Agility: 45
Spirit: 55
Will (hidden attribute): 2
"Yes, the original Bear King Breathing Method can barely be considered as an advanced level. After all, it is an improvement of the ordinary Giant Bear Breathing Method combined with the Internal Breathing Method, and it only has seven movements."

"And now the Fire Bear Breathing Technique has twenty-four movements."

"Even for my current body at the level of a senior knight, it still has a strong enhancing effect."

Ryan could feel the constant slight warmth in the small muscle groups in his calves and waist.

It's like something is slowly nourishing those tiny muscle groups and fascia.

I remember that this feeling was most obvious when he got up this morning and practiced all 24 movements.

"A slight fever in the waist?"

"Your waist and kidneys are better? So your physical condition has improved?"

In addition, Ryan seemed to have a feeling that his sensitivity to the surrounding flame energy particles was slightly stronger.

But the change was very slight.

If he hadn't been at the formal wizard level, he really wouldn't have been able to feel this change.

But he was still not sure whether it was the natural increase in the concentration of energy particles in the surrounding area, which Claire had mentioned to him.

If measured numerically, it is approximately a change in decimal places.

This made Ryan think deeply.

"During the Knight stage, I used the Giant Bear Breathing Technique and the Iron Mane Bear King's advanced potion, which eventually caused my body to undergo some kind of evolution, or mutation, so that I could have extraordinary characteristics."

"Then, as I advanced to the Great Knight, my extraordinary characteristics were strengthened again and became a talent."

"seem."

As he pondered, Ryan seemed to have grasped a clue.
"The main purpose of breathing techniques is to change a person's physical quality."

"At the same time, there is also a small chance that a person will undergo some kind of mutation, giving them extraordinary characteristics."

"For most people, this process ends here."

"But because I have a system, I can further expand this mutation and turn it into a talent!"

"So, that is to say, if you..."

Thinking of this, Ryan's eyes sparkled.

Not long after, the military airship arrived in Münster after several hours of flight.

Since he was carrying the wildebeest and greyhound war dog, Ryan naturally went back home first.

Mother Emma, ​​father Ryan Sr. and sister Mint were all there, but Jennifer and Jenny were not.

After a little questioning, Ryan found out that both of them had gone to expand new trade.

The reason was the unstable situation in Meister, and the overseas routes that had originally docked at the fishing port town had long been completely cut off due to the increasingly fierce fighting between the Empire and the Sea Clan.

Therefore, the newly established chamber of commerce almost died just after it made its first pot of gold.

The Chamber of Commerce employs a lot of people, and it is definitely not okay to just sit back and do nothing.

Ryan nodded, his heart sinking slightly.

He didn't stay long. After saying hello to his family, he quickly came to the Sword Bearer branch.

After thinking about it, Ryan decided to go to the mission hall first.

One is to hand in the task, and the other is to meet with Olena and ask when Admiral Edward is free.

However, when Ryan arrived at the mission hall, he found that there seemed to be a lot more people here than usual.

Some of them seemed to be unfamiliar faces, which made him a little curious.

So lively?

It's a bit rare.

But if I queue up, it would probably waste half an hour.

After a moment's thought, Ryan walked to the service desk nearby and said to a girl in uniform, "Is Deputy Minister Olena here?"

"Yes, but, sir, the Deputy Minister of Olena Affairs is quite busy these two days and may not have time to receive you."

"Tell Lady Olena that Ryan is back."

"Well." The female employee looked embarrassed.

Doesn’t this sword-wielding lord understand what I’m saying?
I have already said it tactfully. Lady Olena is very busy.

"Why aren't you going yet?" Ryan looked at the other person in surprise.

Ryan's glance made the female employee feel a sense of pressure, and she immediately said:

"Very well, sir. I will go and inform you now. However, Deputy Minister Olena may not be available. You can rest on the sofa for a while."

"Ah."

After a while, Ryan saw the capable young woman Olena, who walked out of the office quickly and waved to him enthusiastically.

The female employee who went over to report was looking at this scene in surprise.

My boss had specifically told me not to let anyone disturb her early in the morning. Why?
Another thing is, why does my boss have such a flattering expression?

This was her first time seeing it!
In Olena's office.

"Sir Ryan, I didn't expect you to come back one day later than me." Olena said with a smile.

"Yes, Lady Olena, I would like to hand in a few tasks this time." Ryan said, and took out the gold-level swordsman emblem from his arms.

"Of course, go and settle Lord Ryan's three tasks." Olena turned her head and said to the young female staff member beside her.

"Oh, okay, Lady Olena." The female staff member respectfully took Ryan's badge and left quickly.

When she put the badge into the card slot, the tasks refreshed on the wisdom slate, which instantly made her eyes widen and her mouth open slightly.

"Completed five gold-level missions."

"No, one of them is a diamond-level mission!"

The pretty female employee looked through the pages line by line in amazement:

"Killing Galina is a one-star gold mission!"

"Investigating the Golem Guard is a two-star gold mission. No, it's been upgraded to three stars!"

"Killed 'Bloodburner' Laxul, and the rank was also raised to three and a half stars!"

"Protect the governor of Meister County City, one star of gold!"

"Investigate the truth behind the attack on Mayest. Diamond Star, and three diamond stars at that!!"

"Oh my God!"

She finally understood why her boss, Olena, had such a respectful and flattering expression when she saw the young man again.

This Lord Ryan is so amazing!

(End of this chapter)