The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 310 Advanced Meditation Method (Two chapters in one)

"Ryan, do you know what happened in the imperial capital?" Mogaro said anxiously when he saw Ryan for the first time.

"Well, Admiral Edward just held a meeting with us. His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire was seriously injured. The situation is not good now."

"It's not good at all. The exchanges between the Empire and the academy have been suspended, and all active personnel have returned to work. I'm afraid your further studies at the academy will have to be put on hold for the time being."

Ryan heard what Mogaro said and nodded.

He had already had this psychological expectation when Admiral Edward convened an emergency meeting just now, and his emotions did not fluctuate too much. Of course, he did feel a little disappointed.

"Besides, I will be returning to Tamriel soon to repair the super giant war golem 'Magic Steel Giant'. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you in the short term." Mogaro looked at Ryan with regret.

He originally wanted to give good instruction to such a talented disciple.

"Don't worry, Master Mogaro, let's wait until the situation settles down." Ryan said comfortingly.

"No, I am anxious even if you are not! You are my disciple, I am determined to accept you!" Mogaro immediately raised his voice.

He was seen saying something excitedly while taking out a parchment scroll emitting a strong witchcraft aura from his arms and handing it to Ryan.

"Here! This is the contract to join the Bishu Construction School. Take a look and sign it if you like. I've already told the dean about you."

"After signing, you will be an official member of the school. Then you will be my disciple, and no one can take you away."

"Huh? Contract?" Ryan took it with a little surprise. He didn't expect that Mogaro was more anxious than him.

It seems that the wizard talent he has shown so far really makes Mogaro very interested.

but
After his initial contact with Mogaro, he had a good impression of him.

Mogaro has a straightforward personality, or in other words, his emotions show on his face.

Ryan could feel that although Mogaro might have great attainments in puppetry, his own strength was very average, only at the peak level of a first-level wizard.

This can be seen from a comparison with Minol, the Duke's advisor who is a second-level liquefied wizard that Ryan knows, that his aura is much weaker.

Although the opponent's strength is not very strong, Ryan is more of a guide on the road to becoming a wizard.

As for strength, it is better to be stronger, but if the strength is average, it doesn’t matter much.

After all, with the system in hand, even if he is stronger than Ryan now, there is a high probability that Ryan will quickly surpass him in the near future.

Of course, Ryan still had to look carefully at things like signing contracts.

After he took it, he opened the parchment contract that was emitting witchcraft auras and read it item by item.

After a few minutes, Ryan did not find any problems. The terms of the contract were mostly such as "do not do anything that harms the interests of the school", "do not spread the secret knowledge within the school", and so on.

After reading it carefully again, Ryan no longer hesitated and immediately picked up the feather pen and signed his name.

At this moment, the parchment contract suddenly emitted a burst of white light, and then quickly weathered and dissipated. At the same time, a complex witchcraft symbol appeared in the air, flashed a few times, and then disappeared.

"Well, very good!" Mogaro, who had been waiting anxiously on the side, took the parchment scroll, looked carefully at the signature 'Ryan Karan' on it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

In fact, Mogaro cares more about Ryan joining the school than Ryan himself.

After that day, he immediately contacted the school.

After receiving the news from the imperial capital this morning, he became extremely anxious. After taking the contract and a few other things, he hurried over.

"In that case, I have a few things here, and I can give them all to you first." Mogaro said as he took out a transparent prismatic crystal from his arms.

The crystal has eight faces, which are two regular tetrahedrons superimposed on each other, about two fingers wide and one finger long.

"This is a memory crystal. It contains the first level of the school's most important advanced meditation method, 'Heart of Steel.'"

"Although it is only the first level of advanced meditation, it is also a secret of all major wizard schools. Generally speaking, newcomers to a school need to undergo an observation period of more than one year, in addition to background checks and assessments."

"But you are different. With your qualifications and status, these things seem a bit redundant to me."

"In addition to allowing formal wizards to further enhance and condense their mental strength, the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method also has the added ability of improving the control over metals. It is perfect for you."

"But it's quite difficult to get started, so just take your time and read it."

Having said that, Mogaro took out another slightly thicker book from his arms and handed it to Ryan.

"The principles of puppetry are relatively easy to learn, but difficult to master. You should focus on learning the principles of making metal puppets. This is a perfect match for your affinity with metal, and you will be able to better unleash the combat power of metal puppets."

"As for the others, such as clay puppets, rock puppets, and flesh puppets, you don't need to master them. Just a little understanding of them will do."

"Also, this is the method for making an entry-level combat puppet - the iron combat puppet." Mogaro took out another ancient parchment scroll and handed it to Ryan.

"Of course, you don't need to make this. It's mainly for you to better understand and master the principles of puppetry."

"Please keep these three things."

"I estimate that the current turbulent situation will calm down after the Emperor recovers in two or three months. During this time, you should have enough time to learn these things."

"I hope you can study it carefully in the next few months. Then when you come to the school, you will be able to get started more quickly." Mogaro reminded.

When Ryan saw these three things, he was stunned at first, and then, naturally, he was extremely happy.

He didn't expect that after signing the contract, the benefits would come to him so quickly.

Especially the 'Heart of Steel Advanced Meditation'!
Ryan had already checked this thing at the exchange hall.

No!

Maybe there might be some at the Sword Bearer headquarters, but there really isn't any at the branch.

Moreover, even if it is available at the headquarters, there may be very high redemption conditions, or task evaluation medals above the Diamond Star level may be required, etc.

He also asked Olena about this. As far as she knew, it seemed that only by going to the Sword Bearer Headquarters would he have the opportunity to receive the teachings.

Unexpectedly, he could obtain it so easily now, even though it was only the first level.

It seems that his super-level affinity for metal elements may be rarer than he expected.

"By the way, mentor, how do I use this memory crystal?" Ryan looked at the transparent crystal in his hand that was emitting a faint white light and couldn't help asking.

Ryan also changed the address and called Mogaro "mentor", which immediately made Mogaro stroke his red beard and smile.

Hearing Ryan's question, Mogaro couldn't help but pat his head and said:
"Oh, I almost forgot something so important."

"Focus your mind on the memory crystal, and you will see nine light spots arranged in a square, three in a row, for a total of three rows. Draw a 'Z' on the square, activate these light spots, and you can read the contents of the memory crystal."

"By the way, the memory crystal must be kept carefully. Once you have memorized all the contents, just squeeze it hard and the memory crystal will shatter to prevent it from being accidentally leaked." Mogaro warned with a serious expression.

"Okay, mentor." Ryan nodded.

This is convenient, but it may not be easy to make. In addition, there may be some restrictions.

Otherwise, so many ancient books would not have been preserved in the form of books.

"Okay, Ryan, I have to go. The airship to the Empire will depart in two hours. I still have some things to pack." Mogaro stood up and said.

"Okay, mentor, I'll see you off." Ryan smiled.

Ryan returned to the room again and looked at the three things in his hands, and couldn't help but show joy on his face.

“I thought the trip to the school might be a failure.”

“I didn’t expect that there would be a silver lining!”

After lining up the three items on the desk, Ryan was first attracted by the memory crystal.

"Heart of Steel Advanced Meditation"

He picked up the glowing memory crystal and immediately concentrated his mental energy on it. According to what Mogaro had said before, he successfully opened the memory crystal.

Suddenly, an extremely complex three-dimensional pattern appeared in Ryan's mind.

Is this the first level of the advanced meditation method, Heart of Steel?
Ryan took a closer look.

In fact, this is a three-dimensional figure, but its complexity is far beyond any will rune he had used in his previous basic meditation method.

If the twenty-four will runes originally practiced were different building blocks in the Lego toys in the previous life, then the three-dimensional pattern in front of us is a collection of building blocks.

It's like a toy car or a toy house assembled from many building blocks.

The difficulty is naturally incomparable.

But the power is incomparable.

The latter can not only enhance and condense mental strength, but also achieve certain special effects, or in other words, allow the practicing wizard to possess certain special abilities.

Ryan, slightly excited, tried it immediately.

After a period of time, even with Ryan's current mental strength, he was unable to get started for a while.

"It seems that what Teacher Mogaro said is right. This Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method is really difficult to learn."

Although Ryan has a system, he still needs to get started first. Only when it is displayed on the system panel can he improve it by adding points later.

but
Ryan calmed down a little and put the memory crystal in his hand aside.

He crossed his arms over his chest, paced back and forth in the room for a while, and then focused his attention on his system properties panel.

"Under the current circumstances, it is most important to switch to the epic class 'King of Thousand Blades' first."

"Then, consider spending your energy and time on practicing the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method."

"The goal must be clear!"

After thinking about it, Ryan decided to change his job first.

In addition, he still has some talent points to add.

In fact, if he wanted to use this talent point instead of saving it, he had no other choice.

Because whether it is 'Intermediate Giant Strength (Active)', 'Advanced Supernatural Enlightenment (Passive)' or 'Advanced Steel Body (Passive)', improving them cannot be achieved with just a few talent points.

After a little thought, Ryan decided to use this talent point instead of keeping it.

Under the current circumstances, every increase in strength will make us more capable of dealing with crises.

As Ryan focused his attention on the talent 'Primary Weapon Mastery (Passive)', a system prompt soon appeared:
[Congratulations, your talent 'Primary Weapon Mastery (Passive)' has been upgraded to 'Intermediate Weapon Mastery (Passive)'! ]

Ryan immediately checked the intermediate talent "Intermediate Weapon Mastery (Passive)". The text description was as follows:

[Weapon Master (Legendary) Exclusive Talent: Intermediate Weapon Mastery (Passive)]

Intermediate Weapon Mastery (Passive) Effect: Weapon Masters have a natural familiarity with various weapons, and any weapon they use will have the "Expertise lv2" effect.

(Note: 'Hammer Expertise lv3' remains unchanged as it exceeds this effect.)
After thinking for a while, Ryan transformed the hardened gold into a javelin.

But when he held the javelin in his hand, he clearly felt that it was different from before.

There is a greater sense of familiarity and a feeling of being more in control.

Judging from the text description, this is because his full weapon specialization has been upgraded from lv1 to lv2.

In addition, there is one biggest benefit after the specialization is upgraded to level 2.

That is, with the blessing of level 2 specialization in all weapon categories, the difficulty of comprehending the profound meaning of his subsequent extraordinary combat skills will be further reduced.

"It's very likely that level 11 will be enough."

"Adding the three skill points I still have, that is to say, after upgrading the extraordinary combat skills to level 3, if I add a few more points, I can basically comprehend the secret."

"If that's the case, well, maybe it will only take three to four days for me to master a new secret."

"That is to say, in nine days at the fastest and half a month at the slowest, I can switch to the epic class 'King of Thousand Blades'!" Ryan quickly calculated the approximate time required for his job change.

This made Ryan feel at ease, and a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

"But, which weapon should I choose for the next extraordinary combat skill?"

Ryan accidentally glanced at the trophy cabinet next to him.

He discovered that there were more than three daggers in there, but he had never practiced any extraordinary fighting skills involving daggers.

"Eh, could it be that I have a natural aversion to the profession of assassin?"

Ryan thought about it and couldn't help laughing.

"Then for the next item, choose the dagger."

Having made up his mind, Ryan quickly went out and walked towards the exchange hall.

In fact, at Ryan's current level, he already has relatively complete melee and long-range attack methods. It is not so important for him to learn any extraordinary combat skills at this time.

Ryan plans to learn a dagger-related extraordinary combat skill first.

Next, he would consider learning a long-handled weapon, such as a lance, which he could use when riding the fast-trotting wildebeest 'Xiao Hei'.

As for the ninth mystery.
Ryan hasn't made up his mind yet.

Half an hour later, Ryan returned to his room with a parchment scroll.

After sitting down at the desk, he opened the parchment and saw a few large characters written on it - 'Brack's Assassination Dance'. He couldn't help but smile and nodded.

This is the extraordinary dagger-type combat skill that Ryan just exchanged for.

As for why I chose this one?
the reason is simple.

Because the price for redeeming this item is the highest, higher than any other dagger-type extraordinary combat skills!
Maybe it was because Ryan had experience using short weapons like the brass knuckles, but this time, it only took him a few minutes to master this "Brack's assassination dance."

So, Ryan went to the training room nearby, instantly transformed two daggers, and began to practice.

And the system prompts sounded like a revolving lantern:
[You have trained in Burak's assassination dance, and your understanding of it has improved! ]

[Your skill, Burak's Assassination Dance, is upgraded, experience value +3]

Every six or seven seconds, the system would prompt an experience value increase of three, which was in stark contrast to the original experience value increase of one.

After only ten minutes, Burak's assassination dance steps reached level 2.

This amazing speed made Ryan very happy!

"Is this the effect of the advanced talent 'Advanced Supernatural Enlightenment'? Awesome!"

Although Ryan knew this would be the current situation when he calculated it before, when it really came to this moment, the joy in his heart was still beyond words.

After about half an hour, Burak's assassination dance steps reached level 3!

Less than an hour later, I reached level 4!
"This speed is unmatched!"

“It’s like a rocket-like improvement.”

Ryan himself felt that it was a bit exaggerated.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Ryan opened the door and saw Neoro, Vieri and other team members coming.

"team leader!"

"Captain Ryan!"

"Come in quickly."

Ever since Ryan moved to the Diamond-level Swordsman's suite, it has become a gathering place for Ryan's team because it comes with a separate training room.

Basically, whether there is something going on or not, everyone will gather here.

"Hey, Captain, are you practicing with a dagger?" Vieri was sharp-eyed and noticed at the first moment that the weapon Ryan was holding this time was different.

What made him even more curious was that this was the first time he saw Ryan use a dagger.

"Yes, captain, I remember you were practicing spear throwing the past two days. Why is it that it has to be dagger today?" Angus on the side also looked confused.

After all, a few days ago, his shield suffered a lot and was almost shot to pieces by Ryan's javelin.

"Well, it was just a sudden impulse, so I found a dagger-related extraordinary combat skill and practiced it casually."

Hearing Vieri and Angus' questions, Ryan looked down at the dagger in his hand and made up an excuse to evade them.

After all, you can't say that your talent has suddenly improved and you can comprehend the mysteries in a few days!

But Ryan's words still made the others look at each other in bewilderment.

On a whim?

Just practice?

Among those present, perhaps only Neoro, as a scroll master, might not quite understand how much sweat, time and effort it takes for an ordinary knight to learn an extraordinary combat skill.

Whether it was Angus, Vieri or Evelyn, who was also studying knighthood, they all understood the difficulty very well.

A few people silently said in their hearts, "What a gifted person!"

"By the way, you guys came at the right time. You can accompany me to try out this new dagger fighting skill." Ryan said with a smile.

"Captain, did you just learn it today? If you lose, don't be embarrassed." Vieri was the first to volunteer and said jokingly.

"Just try it and you'll know." Ryan couldn't help but laugh.

After a few minutes, the competition ended.

Vieri looked at Ryan as if he had seen a ghost, and said, "Captain, you really didn't lie to me? Did you just start learning dagger today?"

"Well, maybe as a short weapon, the dagger has a lot of similarities with the sharp brass knuckles that I master, so I learn it faster." Ryan thought for a long time before finding such a vague explanation.

Evelin's beautiful eyes flickered twice, and she couldn't help but complain in her heart, 'Is this fast? That's flying, okay!'

Angus listened and nodded silently, stroking his chin in thought, with an expression that he thought it made sense.

Thanks to the teammates' rotation of sparring, Ryan's new combat skill 'Bora's Assassination Dance' has soared at a speed that ordinary people can hardly imagine!

……

The morning after two days.

The sun is rising.

A slim girl came to the shore of Zhishui Lake alone, looking exhausted.

Several groups of men and women who were camping by the lake looked at the girl curiously, and seemed surprised that she was traveling alone.

You know, the situation in the empire has been turbulent recently, with refugees, bandit gangs and even vicious cultists emerging in an endless stream. Most people can only travel smoothly with the help of large caravans or mercenary groups.

The girl washed her face with clean water, then stood up and looked up at the towering mountains in the distance and the huge city of Münster built on the mountains.

After staring blankly for a few seconds, the girl exclaimed in a low voice: "So this is Munster's. It's so magnificent!"

The girl was Anna, who had traveled all the way from the county town of Meist to Münster.

She asked the servants who stayed behind in the Meister Ryan mansion for detailed information about Ryan. She learned that after he was granted the title of Baron, he joined the Imperial Swordbearers. At the same time, his family had moved to Munster not long ago.

So Anna rushed all the way to Münster again.

The journey was not entirely safe and smooth, but Anna's transformation into a giant elk was very useful.

After transforming into a giant elk, he not only possessed impressive combat capabilities, but his speed in traveling was no less than that of the fast-trotting wildebeest 'Xiao Hei'.

When Anna encountered some bandit groups on the road, she didn't stop at all. She accelerated and took a detour.

If she really meets someone who is blind and relentless, Anna will use the "Giant Horn Charge" to instantly break the opponent's bones and tendons.

at the same time.

Munster Swordbearers Chapter.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door outside Ryan's room.

"Hey, Lady Olena, it's so early."

"Mr. Ryan, good morning. Admiral Edward wants you to come over. The Duke of Munster has just arrived at the branch. It seems that he wants to commend you for your outstanding contribution to the cult incident last time."

Olena said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)