The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 331 Dragon Rider Selection (Two chapters in one)

Ryan, who was originally riding on Xueyu and was about forty or fifty meters away from the rock wall, now held his lance horizontally, squeezed his legs together, and followed Xueyu's loud eagle cry.

Suddenly, the man and the eagle, like arrows shot from a bow, shot straight towards the rock wall at such a fast speed that they arrived in an instant.

"boom!"

With a loud bang!
At the impact point of the rock wall, a circle of white air waves suddenly exploded, and a large amount of gravel splashed. As the smoke and dust dissipated, a basin-sized depression appeared on the rock wall!

However, the nearly four-meter-long lance in Ryan's hand was performing a disappearing trick.

Because at this moment, part of Ryan's hand was inserted into the rock wall, not reaching his forearm, so the lance could no longer be seen.

Fortunately, Xueyu used his strong claws to grab the rock wall hard, which cushioned the impact of the sprint. Otherwise, he might have hit the rock wall slightly.

"The rock wall is more brittle than I thought."

"No, it's probably because my strength has become stronger and I didn't grasp the right scale at once." Ryan shook his head and said.

"Wow!"

He slowly pulled the dark lance out of the rock wall, bringing out a lot of gravel, and a round hole the size of a bowl appeared on the rock wall.

At this moment, Ryan suddenly raised his head and looked to his left rear.

Seeing four black spots flying in the distance, Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately saw clearly that they were four griffin knights.

Obviously, the patrolling griffin knight must have noticed the movement here, so he came to check.

"Hey, it's Lord Ryan." As the distance gradually got closer, the leading Viscount Felke soon exclaimed in a low voice.

He just shook the reins and immediately accelerated forward.

Fisher, who was standing by, also smiled and said to the other two Griffin Knights, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to meet Lord Ryan? Here he is."

"Mr. Felke, long time no see." Ryan waved and greeted with a smile.

He just saw that the person coming was Viscount Felke, the deputy captain of the Griffin Squadron, and he was an old acquaintance.

"Sir Ryan, the beast you have on your hippogryph should be some kind of flying mount, right? It's such a rare flying mount!" The blond Felke looked at the blood-feathered beast on Ryan's hips and said with surprise on his face.

"Yes, the Blood-Feathered Hippogryph. I also got it by chance."

"Viscount Felke, I have always envied you for being able to soar into the sky as a griffin knight." Ryan said with a smile.

The two of them complimented each other.

At this moment, Fisher inadvertently felt a ray of sunlight shining on his face, flickering and blinding, so he naturally looked up.

Huh?
I saw that the beam of light was actually coming from the rock wall of the main peak of the Hrothgar Mountains!
What's happening here?
My current position should be just north of the main peak, where the sun is blocked. How can there still be light?
and many more.

"Sigh~"

Fisher rubbed his eyes and squinted to look carefully. In an instant, his eyes suddenly widened and he took a breath.

Seeing Fisher's dumbfounded look, Felke and the other two griffin knights beside him naturally turned their heads to look over curiously.

The next second, the three of them were like Fisher, as if struck by lightning. They froze there, their eyes bulging with horror on their faces!

This made Ryan curious, so he looked up.

Ok?
The rock wall that I just hit was penetrated?
I saw a penetrating hole on the seven or eight meter thick rock wall at the top of the mountain.

What was even more bizarre was that it seemed that the sun was in the right position, and a ray of sunlight just passed through the hole, shining from the other side of the mountain to the Münster side in advance.

"The original beautiful scenery of the main peak of the Hrothgar Mountains - 'Golden Summit', I'm afraid it has to be renamed. No, there should be another beautiful scenery!" Fisher, a native of here, was a little dazed for a moment and muttered to himself.

The main peak of the original Hrothgar Mountains would shine with golden light in the morning on clear days as the sun reached a suitable position, so this beautiful scenery was named "Golden Summit".

After hearing Fisher's words, everyone, including Felke, fell silent for a moment.

Because they really couldn't believe that Ryan's attack just now directly created a new attraction.

Ryan was also slightly stunned!
After all, he didn't think too much when he made the move. He just felt that the rock wall of the main peak of the Hrosga Mountains was just right.

However, the effect before him really surprised him!
"Mr. Ryan, I'm afraid you have added a new beautiful scenery to Münster. Perhaps the Administrative Office will soon come to ask you what name would be more appropriate." Felke said with a smile while being surprised.

"Well, I just tried the new secret, but I didn't expect it to have this effect." Ryan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Lord Ryan, I think we should name this hole after you. How about calling it 'Ryan's Hole'?" Fisher complimented.

Fisher's starting point was very simple. If he wanted to make the story famous, he naturally had to let people know who had made the hole.

But Ryan was stunned when he heard this!
What? What kind of a name is this?

Chiseling a hole in the wall to steal light is better than this.

I originally thought that this young man Fisher was a smart guy, but now it seems that he is also bad at naming.

"How about coughing the hole of light? Maybe it sounds better." Ryan coughed and said.

Ryan's words immediately made the four people react.

"Mr. Ryan is right. The name 'Hole of Light' has a more profound meaning." Felker immediately agreed with a smile.

As the descendant of a great noble from the imperial capital, observing people's words and expressions is naturally one of the necessary skills.

"Lord Ryan, this is a great name."

The others praised loudly, but their eyes kept looking at the hole from time to time. The powerful penetrating power brought by such highly concentrated force was really amazing!

After a while.

Ryan and Felke slowly controlled their mounts and landed on a slightly flatter part of the mountain, where they chatted alone.

"Sir Ryan, as a knight with a flying mount and a sword-wielder, you are almost equivalent to a griffin knight. You can skip the Royal Griffin Guard and directly apply for the assessment to join the Imperial Dragon Rider Reserve."

Felke's face became serious and he spoke seriously.

"Dragon Rider Reserve?" Ryan asked doubtfully.

He only knew that the guardians of the empire, the dragon knights, seemed to be carefully selected from the Royal Griffin Guards, and he didn't know much about the others.

"Yes, Sir Ren."

"Do you still remember the token that His Highness Menia gave you, the red dragon scale?"

"Of course." Ren nodded.

"In fact, His Highness Menia had this idea at the time and thought that you had a chance to participate in the selection of dragon knights. However, considering that you don't have a flying mount and lack relevant air combat experience, he gave you red dragon scales and let you join the Royal Griffin Guard first."

"Because according to the normal process, most dragon knight candidates first join the Royal Griffin Guard, contract a griffin, and train for a few days to become familiar with flying before they are eligible to participate in the dragon knight assessment."

"But now that you have a Bloodfeather Hippogryph mount, you can skip this step."

"As for your identity as a Diamond-level swordsman and His Highness Menia's token, there will be basically no problem in the background check during the Dragon Rider Reserve Assessment."

Felke spoke a lot in a very eloquent manner, and Ryan could of course tell that this was the other party trying to show goodwill to him.

On the other hand, he was indeed quite interested in what the other party said.

"Oh? What about after you pass this assessment and become a dragon rider reserve? How long will it take to become a dragon rider?" Hearing this, Ryan's eyes lit up and he asked.

Before, Ryan had little interest in joining the Royal Griffin Guard. The main reason was that the combat effectiveness of the griffins themselves was not of much help to him.

At the same time, he already had a Bloodfeather Hippogryph, so there was not much point in contracting a griffin.

But if you can make a contract with a dragon, then it will naturally be different, two completely different concepts.

Not to mention the powerful combat power of an adult dragon, even the benefit that the epic class 'Dragon Knight' brings to Ryan is probably no less than that of the epic class 'King of Thousand Blades'.

"Uh, that's hard to say."

Filk paused, as if he was organizing his words.

This made Ryan curious.

"Because the birth of the Dragon Knight is ultimately the product of a two-way selection. The dragon chooses the human, and of course, the human also chooses the dragon. However, the most important thing is the former, because the number of dragons is far less than the number of Dragon Knight candidates." Felke said slowly.

"Oh? So that's how it is." Ryan raised his eyebrows and nodded.

"Dragon Knight selection is basically held once every five years, unless there is very serious combat damage, an additional test will be conducted. This time, because of the battle in the imperial capital, several imperial dragon knights were killed. Therefore, the empire decided to conduct an additional test."

Ok?
Ryan finally understood.

"Could it be that the dragon rider's mount, the giant dragon, was inherited from the previous dragon rider who died in battle?" Ryan couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, the growth cycle of dragons is too long. Moreover, dragons are different from other creatures. They grow continuously. In other words, the longer a dragon lives, the larger its body becomes, and the richer its combat experience becomes."

Felker took the trouble to explain.

"Although the official dragon knight selection is scheduled for the Frost Month, if Lord Ryan has an idea, you must go to the imperial capital as soon as possible, because the assessment of the dragon knight reserve is on the first Sunday of the Harvest Month."

"If you miss it, you might have to wait another five years."

"Thank you, Lord Felke, for the information." Ryan bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

"You're welcome, Lord Ryan. I still have some things to take care of. We can talk again next time when we are free." Felke also bowed slightly and said with a smile.

"Yes, Master Felker."

After Filk and his group left.

Ryan jumped onto Bloodfeather's back again and flew towards his own mansion.

But along the way, Ryan was digesting the information provided by Felke.

"It is now the Moon of Flowers, followed by the Stag Moon, Midsummer Moon and Flowing Fire Moon, and then the Harvest Moon."

"From this perspective, if I want to participate in this Dragon Knight selection, I only have more than three months to prepare."

When Ryan controlled Blood Feather to slowly land, his sister Mint immediately came over and pulled Ryan to ask excitedly:
"Brother, why did you take so long? By the way, how does it feel in heaven?"

"I want to fly in the sky too."

"Brother, can you take me flying in the sky?"

"That's easy. I'll take you flying for a while now." Ryan touched Mint's head and said with a smile. Ryan would naturally satisfy such a small request from his sister.

However, Mint's pair of bright eyes rolled around, and she turned her head and smiled sweetly at Anna beside her, saying, "Sister Anna, please stay with me, otherwise I'll be scared."

"Ah? This." Anna was about to refuse, but she didn't expect Bohe to grab her hand and push it towards her.

Anna was just wondering, would Mint be scared?
But with Ryan as her brother, why would Mint, as a younger sister, still be afraid?
Before Anna could figure out the problem, she was pulled over by Bohe.

At this moment, another problem was put before her: how should three people sit?

However, while Anna was still in a daze, Mint had already arranged this problem.

"Sister Anna, if you hold me, I won't be scared, okay?"

Facing Mint's innocent big eyes, Anna found it difficult to say no or say anything else. All she could do was nod.

"Ok!"

"Yeah, that's great!" Mint smiled so much that his big eyes narrowed into slits.

and many more.

its not right.

If I hold Mint, I can't let Mint hold Ryan, right?
Isn't that Ryan holding
Anna seemed to have thought of something, and her beautiful eyes showed a hint of panic.

"Brother, you have to hug Sister Anna, otherwise, Sister Anna will be scared too." Mint said loudly at this time.

Swish!
Anna's face turned red.

Although her intimacy with Ryan had improved by leaps and bounds after their reunion, it was still done secretly.

But this time, she still felt very shy to be held in Ryan's arms in front of all the guards.

“This, this. Actually, I…”

Before Anna could say anything else, Mint urged the two to hurry up.

"Brother, let's go!"

"Okay!" Ryan nodded and said with a smile.

When Anna was held in Ryan's arms, she immediately lowered her head shyly and hugged Mint tightly.

before taking off.

Ryan used his innate magic, 'Metal Transfiguration'.

On Ryan's palm, a piece of slightly softer demonic silver instantly transformed into a ring that looked like the safety bar of a roller coaster in his previous life. It encircled the three people and passed through and buckled Xueyu's abdomen.

After all, since it involves my sister and Anna, safety naturally comes first.

But in this case, Anna and Ryan would be stuck together tightly.

As a close combat Bloodfeather Hippogryph, with the addition of Anna and the almost negligible Mint, it doesn't have any pressure at all.

As the Bloodfeather Hippogryph flapped its wings again and flew into the air, the three of them suddenly rose and fell violently. Mint naturally shouted excitedly, and Anna and Ryan could not help but be infected by this simple and pure happiness.

However, when the blood feather flew quickly, Anna, who was sitting in front of Ryan, had her hair fluttering in the wind.

When the pleasant scent of grass and woods, along with the hair, brushed past Ryan's nose, Ryan couldn't help but tighten his arms around Anna.

The flying posture of the Bloodfeather Hippogryph is quite special. It is different from that of ordinary eagles. It is more like that of a horse. Every time it flaps its wings, it will rise and fall.

This made Ryan feel a little uncomfortable.

It's really hard to remain calm when they're so close to each other!
Especially the relationship between the two of them, which is very close.

After a while, Anna suddenly felt her buttocks seemed to hit something hard.

At first, she twisted her waist uncomfortably, trying to adjust the position of her hips to avoid that thing.

But later I found that I couldn't avoid it.

So, she tried to press the other person under her hips.

But as Ryan's slight groan came, Anna suddenly realized that the thing that was causing her pain was...
Immediately, Anna's face turned as red as a red-hot iron, almost red as if blood was dripping out.

For a moment, she felt her cheeks burning and her whole body going limp, even her hands holding mint became loose and soft.

Fortunately, Ryan used metal transformation in advance to wrap the three of them together, and then fastened them tightly to Xueyu's abdomen. Even if Anna let go, Mint would not have any safety issues.

Mint, who was sitting in the front row, waved his hands happily and shouted from time to time.

In sharp contrast to Mint, Anna kept her head down the entire time, almost burying it in her chest, and did not say a word.

"Sister Anna, why are you so hot?"

"Sister Anna, why are you shaking all over? Are you scared?"

"Brother, hold Sister Anna tight, she's scared!"

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Anna's whole body twitched slightly, and she collapsed limply in Ryan's arms. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with a layer of mist. She didn't even know when Blood Feather landed in the backyard.

When he came down, his legs felt weak. If Ryan hadn't supported him, he would have probably sat on the ground.

But when she came to her senses, she quickly left the scene like a frightened rabbit.

"Brother, what happened to Sister Anna?"

"Doesn't she like flying in the sky?"

"This." Ryan didn't know how to answer his sister's question for a moment.

You can't say that your sister Anna was shy because her brother pointed a gun at her the whole time.

But Ryan thought briefly about what happened in the sky just now.

He found that Anna's body became soft when touched, and she seemed to be extremely sensitive.
"Maybe it's my first time, so I'm a little nervous."

"But it's my first time too, why am I not nervous?" Bohe continued to ask puzzledly.

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But after the beautiful moment, Ryan soon thought of something.

"I have to hurry up and learn the art of floating. Otherwise, if I fall from a high altitude, I will be seriously injured if not killed."

After all, once the battle begins, anything can happen, so be prepared in advance just in case.

"I have to go to the exchange hall this afternoon or early tomorrow morning."

"Exchange for levitation skills and some rare metals."

When Ryan returned to the study, he stopped by Jenny's room.

Since Agatha's room is still under renovation, Agatha is now resting in Jenny's room.

In light of the unexpected disaster that Agatha had suffered this time, Ryan still had to come and visit her.

"Lord Ryan, why are you here?" When Agatha saw Ryan coming to visit her, she immediately sat up from the bed with joy.

This feeling of being valued by an important person made Agatha feel warm in her heart.

"Have a good rest, Agatha." Ryan waved his hand, motioning Agatha to lie down.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Ryan. I'm actually fine. I'm just a little scared."

"Lord Ryan, Agatha was just frightened and has some minor scratches. Don't worry, I will take good care of Agatha." Jenny introduced.

"Well, you can tell me if you need anything." Ryan nodded.

"Okay, thank you Master Ryan."

When Ryan returned to the study, he quickly called the beautiful woman Jennifer and asked:

"Jennifer, how are the guards you trained at the Chamber of Commerce last time?"

Although the main reason for this attack was the attackers' strength, which was too strong compared to the guards, it also sounded a wake-up call for Ryan.

He planned to strengthen the overall defense of the mansion.

"The time is too short, only half a year. Most of them are at the level of first or second level knight squires. There are very few who have reached the level of third level knight squires." The beautiful woman frowned slightly, shook her head and said.

Ryan nodded, which was pretty much what he expected.

When nobles select servants or guards, they usually train them from childhood and select them through layers of screening. Although this can basically ensure their loyalty, it is very time-consuming.

This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for emerging nobles to catch up with the great nobles with deep roots in a short period of time.

"By the way, dear, we just received an invitation letter from the Goddess Church in our mansion. It's signed by Brandoel." The beautiful woman took out an invitation letter from the side and handed it to Ryan.

"Oh? A letter from Brando?" Ryan took it, opened it, and read it quickly.

After reading it, Ryan couldn't help laughing and said, "Jennifer, you would never have thought that Bishop Sheen has been transferred to Munster Cathedral to preside over the work."

"Hmm? Bishop Sheen is coming to Munster? That's great." The beautiful woman said with her eyes lighting up.

"Tomorrow night, please accompany me to the welcome party." Ryan nodded and said.

"OK, dear."

After Jennifer left, Ryan took out the transparent prismatic crystal from his waist bag for the first time. It was the memory crystal from his mentor Mogaro.

And what is stored inside is the first level of 'Heart of Steel', the most important advanced meditation method of the Bixiu Construction School.

Previously, because Ryan had been focusing on his epic career transition, he had temporarily put aside the matter of learning advanced meditation methods.

However, now is the time to learn.

As Ryan held the crystal and probed his consciousness into it, soon, knowledge of advanced meditation methods flooded into his mind.

(End of this chapter)