The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 301 Promotion and Direction (Two chapters in one)

Sword Bearer Division.

Exchange Hall Service Counter.

A tall young man in silver armor stepped forward.

"Hello, how can I help you?" When the young female employee saw Ryan, her beautiful eyes lit up and she immediately stood up and said.

"I want to identify an item."

"Okay, sir, please follow me." The girl took Ryan to the lounge nearby.

At this time, the girl continued to ask: "Sir, what are your items? Medicine? Equipment? Or raw materials?"

"Because the items are different and involve different fields, I need to contact different appraisal masters."

"It should be considered raw material." Ryan thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, sir, if it's raw materials, I recommend Master Dibs from our branch. He's good at identifying raw materials."

"Okay." Ryan nodded.

Ryan was not particular about the selection of the appraisal master, as long as he could help answer his questions.

"By the way, Master Ryan, Master Dibs's appraisal fee ranges from 50 to 200 merit points, depending on the preciousness of the specific item. Please take a look at the fee."

"No problem." Ryan nodded.

"Yes, sir, please show me your emblem."

When Ryan handed the crystal badge to the other party, the young employee was stunned. After taking it with both hands, she looked at Ryan with respect, smiled sweetly, and left quickly.

After a while, an old man with gray curly hair and a thick yellow beard walked in with the young employee.

"Master Ryan, this is Master Dibs."

"Master Dibs, this is the captain of the Diamond-level sword bearers, Lord Ryan," the girl introduced.

"Huh? The captain of the Diamond-level sword-wielding warriors?" Dibs' narrowed eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Ryan in disbelief.

When he first saw that Ryan was so young, although he didn't look down on him, it was true that he didn't take him seriously in his heart.

"Hello, Captain Ryan." Dibs' attitude immediately became much more serious.

"Hello, Master Dibs." Ryan bowed slightly and continued, "This time I need your help in identifying something."

“This is me fighting an enemy.”

When Ryan took out a red crystal shaped like a heart from the wooden box, the surprise in Dibs' eyes became even greater.

Dibs carefully lifted up the red crystal and examined it carefully. After a while, he said:

"According to what Captain Ryan just said, after the enemy used this Lava Heart to strengthen the Lava Monster, the Lava Monster was upgraded to a Lava Giant, which just shows its origin."

"This should be the heart of a legendary lava giant."

"In fact, there are several sources of lava hearts. As long as it is a lava creature with legendary strength, there is a certain probability that it will be generated."

"But if it is the heart of a lava hound, then after the lava monster fuses with this lava heart, it will transform into the form of a lava hound."

Ryan nodded when he heard this.

But in fact, he was more interested in the origin of the Lava Heart than its use.

"Master Dibs, what exactly is the function of this Lava Heart? Besides being a means of strengthening when summoning lava creatures," Ryan couldn't help but ask.

If this is the only function, it would be useless to him.

Hearing Ryan's question, Master Dibs smiled and said:

"Haha, Captain Ryan, this Lava Heart is very rare. At least it is not in our branch's exchange catalog. If you want to exchange it, you have to go to the Imperial Capital Headquarters."

“In addition, its uses are quite extensive.”

"For example, it can be used on special war golems. This is a dual-element energy crystal of fire and earth. It is perfect for driving a war golem engraved with a lava-element witch formation."

"The next best is used on giant puppets engraved with fire witch formations. The energy conversion efficiency is slightly lower, but it is also very applicable."

"For an individual, if you hold this lava heart in your hand or make it into a walking stick when casting lava-based magic, it can increase the power of the magic by about one and a half levels."

"Of course, if it is pure fire magic, the power increase may only be about 10%."

"If it's earth-based magic, then the increase will be even less, probably less than half a percent."

Ryan listened thoughtfully, thought for a moment, then pointed at the lava heart and said:

"Master Dibs, if it is used as a power source for a war golem or a giant puppet, can it only be used once?"

"Of course not, Lord Ryan. If the energy of your lava heart is exhausted, you can place it in the magma to slowly recover. Generally speaking, it will be fully charged after about half a month."

"Of course, after repeated use, it is impossible for it to return to its initial full state, but it can generally store about 70% to 80% of its energy."

Ryan understood this very clearly.

Because of Dibs's narration, he immediately thought of the tram battery in his previous life.

Likewise, after repeated use, the power storage effect begins to weaken.

In fact, after hearing this, Ryan had a more comprehensive understanding of the general uses of the Lava Heart.

So, Ryan put away the Lava Heart, and at the same time, took out a section of the metal prosthesis from Tienan, handed it to Master Dibs, and said:
"Master, have you done any research on this?"

"Hey, this is a puppet component. It's made with such fine craftsmanship." Dibs' eyes lit up. He gently stroked the inside of the metal prosthesis with his fingers, then observed the internal structure and said.

"This level of craftsmanship should have been made by a master of puppetry. I don't know much about this."

"Master, I just went to the library and found that there don't seem to be any specific drawings or books related to puppetry in our branch. Most of them are general discussions." Ryan asked.

"Yes, that's right. As far as I know, detailed information in this area should only be available in the imperial capital or the construction school. The masters who are proficient in puppetry are basically there. Perhaps Lord Ryan can go and ask about it."

"The School of Constructivism?"

The first thing Ryan thought of was the 'Bishu Construction School'. When he purchased the witchcraft 'Metal Transfiguration', it was written in the notes that the Bishu Construction School was the supplier.

"Yes, the School of Construction. The objects of study of the School of Construction are puppet creations and other types of witchcraft creations." Dibs nodded and said.

"So what about this crystal?" Ryan took out the white, slightly smaller crystal in the metal prosthesis and asked.

"Oh, this is a purified energy crystal. Crystals with mixed properties can be purified into crystals without properties through a special purification array, thus expanding their application range."

"That's it." Renn nodded.

Ever since seeing the metal prosthesis of 'Iron Man', Ryan had some new ideas about 'Metal Transfiguration' and metal wizards.

He really wanted to learn about puppetry, but according to the current situation, he might only have this opportunity after joining the Bishu Construction School or going to the imperial capital.

Still need to think carefully about it.
Before leaving the exchange hall, Ryan replenished some hardened adamantite ingots and enchanted thorium ingots, and exchanged for a spear-throwing extraordinary combat skill called "Shadow Spear Throwing".

After that, Ryan walked towards his residence.

As for why you choose the extraordinary fighting skill of spear throwing?

This was mainly because this time he encountered the Lava Giant, a huge creature covered in hot magma that was difficult to approach, and he once again felt the lack of his own long-range attack capabilities.

It’s not that the bow is not good.

Rather, they are tiny arrows. Compared to giant creatures that are nine meters tall and weigh tens of tons or even nearly a hundred tons, the damage that tiny arrows can cause is extremely limited.

It's really not much different from a toothpick.

But spear throwing is different!

A heavy spear, if thrown at high speed, can cause considerable damage to giant creatures.

One more thing to remember, Ryan's innate magic is 'Metal Transfiguration'.

This means that he can adjust the weight and length of the spear in his hand at any time to increase the power of the spear.

Of course there is a more important reason.

That is the prerequisite for changing to the epic class 'King of Thousand Blades' - 'Second, master nine different mysteries.'

Ryan has already achieved it (5/9), and only four more items need to be achieved.

After changing his job to a Warhammer Wizard, Ryan gained the core skill of 'Soul Crushing Hammer', which is extremely powerful.

As the King of Thousand Blades, an epic profession, Ryan believed that once his job change was successful, his strength would definitely increase significantly.

Of the five prerequisites, conditions one and four have been met, and condition five - the requirement for attribute points - does not seem to pose any difficulty at present.

That is condition two, 'mastering nine different mysteries' and condition three, 'breaking the second level limit of the physical body by more than 90%', which will take a lot of time and effort to achieve.

Ryan's current second-level physical limit-breaking value has reached 52%. It won't be long before he can reach the peak level of the great knight.

There are two main reasons for this rapid improvement. One is the continuous increase in points. Now strength, agility and stamina have all reached 46 points and above, and strength has even reached 48 points.

In addition, the quality of breathing techniques is improved.

Just under the subtle effect of these few days, Ryan's physical second-level limit-breaking value has increased by nearly two percentage points.

Therefore, it seems that as an epic profession, the difficulty of changing to 'King of Thousand Blades' is not particularly great, so it is naturally Ryan's first choice.

As for witchcraft, after upgrading the defensive 'Metal Barrier' to level 12, you can put it aside for now, unless you encounter other more suitable witchcraft.

Ryan opened a pale yellow parchment scroll, which was the "Shadow Spear Throwing Technique".

After reading and studying the "Shadow Spear Throwing Technique" from beginning to end, Ryan closed his eyes and began to think seriously.

With the foundation of five different types of extraordinary combat skills, it is not too difficult for Ryan to comprehend the shadow spear throwing technique.

After just flipping through it a few times, I was greeted with a system prompt:
[You have learned the Shadow Spear Throwing Technique, and your understanding of it has improved! ]

[You have mastered a new skill - Shadow Spear Throwing]

[Your skill Shadow Spear Throwing is improved, experience value +1] Among the dozen skill icons below the Weapon Master (Legendary) profession panel, a new icon is lit up.

Shadow spear throwing skill level 1 (1/100).

The pattern of this icon is very simple, a strong human figure with his legs wide apart, his left arm stretched diagonally upward, and his right arm holding a spear, spinning and throwing.

Although Ryan can still use self-study to improve his proficiency in shadow spear throwing.

But this time he plans to use a more efficient way of improvement.

On the second floor of the training building, in an office.

A young female employee was reporting something to a burly middle-aged man.

"What did you say? A Diamond-star sword-wielding captain is looking for me?" the burly man said, unable to hide the surprise on his face.

"Yes, Instructor Asra, Lord Ryan has requested you to practice with him alone. Please look over here," the young staff member said respectfully.

"But I don't think I've heard of the name Ryan. I know several Diamond-level sword-wielding captains in the branch. Could he be a newcomer?"

Asra looked suspicious.

After thinking about it, he immediately nodded and agreed: "No problem on my side, I'll go over now."

The price of his sparring partner is quite high, which is hard for ordinary sword holders to afford, so he usually teaches in small classes. The same is true for other instructors.

But for instructors, they naturally prefer one-on-one practice, which is less tiring and can earn more merit points.

No one would go against merit points.

"Of course, Lord Ryan also wants to proceed immediately." The young employee couldn't help but laugh.

When Asra came into the room and saw Ryan's young face, he thought to himself, 'Is this a mistake? He's so young, and he's already the captain of the Diamond Star Swordbearer?'

But this kind of thing definitely can't be said to someone's face.

"Hey, Lord Ryan, could you please throw it once for me to see?" Yasra picked up a steel spear from the training room and handed it to Ryan, saying.

"Of course." Ryan took the spear with a smile and weighed it.

"It's just a little lighter."

Suddenly, Ryan turned around, twisted his hips, and took a step forward!
A silver lightning bolt shot from Ryan's fingertips to the attack power tester dozens of meters away.

"Chirp!"

After the spear shadow passed, an extremely sharp whistling sound was heard.

This means that the speed of the spear has exceeded the speed of sound!
"Boom!"

Nearly half of this steel spear was inserted into the huge cylindrical metal block on the attack power tester!

The estimated depth is about 0.7~0.8 meters!
"Hiss~" Yasra's eyes suddenly widened and the corners of his eyes twitched.

With this kind of power, do you have the nerve to say that you are a novice and need training and guidance?
I'm afraid it's not the other way around.
"Sir Raylan, you have never practiced spear throwing?" Yasra adjusted the address to 'you'.

"Yeah, I just learned it today."

"Uh, this..." For a moment, Yasra didn't know what to say.

He carefully recalled Ryan's movements and posture when he threw the ball just now. It was almost perfect. If he had to say something, it would be the hand position.

From this point of view, it is possible that Lord Ryan has just learned how to throw a spear!

"Your core muscle stability in your waist and abdomen, as well as your whole body's rotational explosive power, these don't require additional training."

"Well, you just need to pay a little more attention to some small details, such as the strength of your fingers, the adjustment of your strength, etc."

“The rest is just a matter of practice.”

It took half a day.

Under the careful guidance of Yasra, and with the blessing of the talent 'Primary Supernatural Enlightenment (Passive)', after just one morning, Ryan's 'Shadow Spear Throwing Technique' was upgraded to level 4 (12/1000).

The speed is beyond ordinary people’s imagination!
noon.

Ryan just walked to the door of the suite on the third floor, and found Olena walking towards him from the other end of the corridor.

Seeing Ryan, Olena smiled faintly and said, "Sir Ryan, I was just looking for you. There's a reply from the Axon Auction House."

Hearing Olena's words, Ryan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, "So fast?"

"Mr. Olena, thank you for your hard work. Come in and talk."

They sat down in the living room.

"Last night, after I reported this to Admiral Edward, he was quite angry."

"After getting the authorization from the Admiral, I went to talk to the representative of the Orenz family, Drake, this morning."

"They said they were willing to unconditionally transfer 10% of the shares of the Münster branch of the Axon Auction House to Mr. Ryan. This part of the shares originally belonged to the Marquis of Orenz's family and was their entire shareholding in the Münster branch."

10% of the shares?

Ryan was slightly startled when he heard this.

He remembered that it was only 2% when Draco talked to him before.

According to the other party at the time, the annual income was about 10 gold. If it is % now, it means that the annual dividend will be nearly gold, which is a considerable income.

"I would like to ask, Mr. Ryan, are you satisfied with this compensation?"

Ryan thought for a moment and asked, "Sir Olena, what is your opinion?"

The capable young woman pondered for a while and said:

"That's right, Lord Ryan. If we report this matter to the Imperial Elders Council, the other party may suffer greater losses, but for you, Lord Ryan, there will be no benefit."

"In addition, you defeated the Bloodtop Mercenary Group. As far as I know, the other party can probably not dispatch a team stronger than this one. In other words, unless the other party chooses to take action personally, it is possible to pose a threat to you, but this possibility is very small."

"So, I personally suggest that Mr. Ryan consider accepting this 10% stake as compensation."

"Whether you choose to hold on to the property or sell it, you can get a lot of profit."

Ryan thought about it and nodded, saying, "Okay, Ms. Olena, let's talk about it according to your idea."

"However, as for the shares, can they be put in another person's name?"

"As long as Lord Ryan authorizes and agrees, this shouldn't be a problem." Olena nodded and said.

At the same time, the capable young woman was quite curious about this person. Could he be one of Lord Ryan’s two lovers?

Olena naturally thought that Veronica and Evelyn, who were in Ryan's team, were Ryan's lovers.

But if this is only given to one, how can the other one be dealt with?
For Ryan, as time goes by, his strength will only get stronger.

By then, this Marquis family, even though it poses a certain threat to him now, will be gone.

But after another half a year, I became an ant in his eyes.

At this stage, if he can obtain 10% of the shares of Axon Auction House and use the business ability of the beautiful woman Jennifer, he will most likely be able to exchange for good resources.

Or you can use the channel of Yaxon Auction House to obtain some rare resources.

"By the way, Lady Olena, regarding the Bishu Construction School, does it have a branch in Munster?" Ryan thought of another question and asked.

"That's not the case." Olena shook her head.

But the next second, a light flashed in her beautiful eyes, as if she remembered something, and said:
"Sir Ryan, I remember that there are several puppet masters from the Bishu Construction School in Munster recently."

"Actually, it has something to do with you. Do you still remember the giant axe golem guard you defeated in Welsh County?"

"These masters are currently studying this ancient cult puppet in Munster."

"If you have any questions, I can help you get in touch."

Ryan nodded, smiled, and said, "That would be great, but I still need to think about it first. I may have to trouble Lady Olena then."

"You're welcome, Lord Ryan. By the way, that master researcher, as you know, may have a bad temper, so..." Olena carefully chose her words and reminded.

"By the way, Lord Ryan, there is one more thing." Olena smiled and took out something similar to an invitation from a bag beside her and handed it to Ryan.

"This is your invitation to be awarded the title of Viscount. Four days later, on the last Sunday of the Moon of Grass, this year's awarding ceremony will be held at the Duke of Munster's residence. Please don't forget to attend."

"Admiral Edward will also attend. It will be a grand event and one of the most important events in the province of Munster this year."

After Ryan took it, he looked at it, nodded, and said, "Well, I will participate."

This was the same invitation letter he had received when he was a baron. However, he didn't expect that before the previous one was used, this one had already been updated and turned into a viscount invitation letter.
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It's twelve o'clock at night.

The small town of Barrington is near the provincial capital of Munster.

Inside Exeter's residence.

"Berriggs, are you ready to collect the blood crystals?" Exeter asked with a smile, shaking the Bordeaux liquid in the glass.

"High Priest, we are still short of one. If nothing goes wrong, we can get it tomorrow."

"Well, speed up!"

Exeter took a sip of Bordeaux and turned to ask, "Freeman, what about you? Is there any new situation in Munster?"

"Well, High Priest, there is a situation. The Ryan I mentioned to you last time seemed to have fought with a quasi-legendary master last night."

"Judging from the situation at the battle scene, Ryan's strength seems to have improved again!" Freeman said with a worried look on his face.

"Tsk, Freeman, you're scared after being beaten in Meister! The quasi-legendary level is not something the high priest needs to worry about." Briggs on the side got the chance and immediately mocked.

"You" Freeman looked annoyed!

"Okay! However, what Berrigs said is right. As long as the opponent is not a legend, he is not the focus of our attention." Exter said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)