The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

The information from the underground intelligence hall was quickly uploaded to the mission hall through a special pipeline.

At this point, the mission hall had fewer staff than the brightly lit intelligence hall, but there were still people on duty.

After receiving the urgent message, the yawning female staff member was refreshed and immediately sent the urgent information to the affairs officer's room.

Today, the affairs officer Yumaz was on duty, but his duty was different from that of the intelligence hall. Basically, there would be nothing to do, except for situations like today.

After a while, the affairs deputy officer Olena, who was resting at home, was also invited to the Sword Bearer Branch.

Mission Hall, Affairs Officer Yumaz's office.

"Lord Yumaz, you are looking for me?"

"Yes, Olena, I have something to discuss with you." Yumaz directly handed the two urgent intelligence reports from the intelligence hall to the capable young woman.

After Olena took it, she quickly flipped through it. After a few minutes, she frowned and said, "Lord Yumaz, what do you mean?"

"My idea is to let Lord Ryan suspend the task of killing the 'Blood Burner' Laxul."

"Originally, this task was rated two stars gold, but from the strength shown by the other party this time, and the influence of the possible Secret Snake Cult envoy, the difficulty of this task has increased significantly and needs to be re-evaluated."

Yumaz's face was serious, and he paused, and continued: "I think the difficulty of this task has reached the level of three and a half stars gold."

"Even for safety reasons, I think the other three-star gold task 'Investigate the truth behind the attack on Meister' should also be suspended."

"I suggest keeping a one-star gold task 'Protect the governor of Meister County'."

The capable young woman Olena thought for a while and asked, "Lord, what is the suggestion from the intelligence hall?"

"Colin, the sly guy, wrote that Lord Ryan should make his own decision." Yumaz stood up and said unhappily.

At the same time, he handed the Intelligence Hall's comments on the two intelligence reports to Olena.

After thinking for a while, Olena said, "I think we can convey Colin's suggestions directly to Mr. Ryan."

"Hmm?" Yumaz looked at his deputy in surprise and said.

"Olena, Lord Ryan accepting three gold-level missions is not in compliance with the regulations. If something really happens to him, you and I will be punished!"

"Thank you for your reminder, Lord Yumaz, but I believe in Lord Ryan's strength."

Olena raised the intelligence from the Welsh County Observer McKen and said:

"Before receiving this intelligence, I might agree with your opinion. But now, I think we have to believe in Lord Ryan who can create miracles."

"You forgot that even if he encountered the 'Tide Piercer' with the strength of a titled knight, Lord Ryan could escape unscathed."

"Besides, Meister is Lord Ryan's hometown. I think it would be the best choice to let Lord Ryan decide whether to continue."

After listening to his deputy's words, Yumaz fell into deep thought.

He paced back and forth in the room, thinking.

After a long time, he nodded and said, "Okay! Since you and Colin both agree, let's arrange it this way."

"However, you will adjust the reward level for the task of killing the 'Blood Burner' Laxul to three and a half stars. If Lord Ryan succeeds in killing him, we can't let him get less reward."

"By the way, is there any vacant gold-level team in our branch?"

Olena instantly understood what her master meant. He wanted to assign another gold-level team to go there in the form of a task, but now it's hard for a good cook to cook without rice.

The capable young woman shook her head and said:

"Not at the moment, sir, you know, the situation in Rossby County is worse than that in Meister, and more than half of the gold-level teams in the branch have gone to Rossby County."

As for the silver level, it is too weak, and going there will only increase casualties.

"Then pass the information to Lord Ryan as soon as possible, and ask him if he has any other needs. We will try our best to meet them."

"Okay, Lord Yumaz, I'll go now!"

Welsh County.

In the temporary camp.

According to the news from observer McKen, after this battle, the remaining Black Flame Cult forces in Wales County basically cannot pose any threat to the team. Naturally, Ryan does not need to consider the option of traveling overnight.

Especially after just experiencing a big battle, including the knights who have entered the extraordinary, everyone looks tired, not to mention the ordinary cavalry.

It's just that the excitement and spirit that flashed from time to time in everyone's eyes proved that they are the winners.

After cleaning up the battlefield, everyone has resumed alert and rest under Claire's arrangement.

And as a gold-level swordsman, Ryan can call for non-combat support. One of the benefits is that the seriously injured can be taken away by McKen for treatment first, and the whole team can still go into battle lightly.

Ryan was originally planning to consider adding more points later. At this time, he saw Claire coming over and knew that she must have something to tell him, so he stood up immediately.

"Ryan, shall we go this way?"

"Okay, Miss Claire."

The two came to a slightly secluded place not far from the camp. Claire looked at Ren with a curious and complicated expression and asked:

"Ren, what is your strength or when did you become a wizard?"

"Well, probably not long after joining the Sword Bearers, I discovered by chance that I actually had a relatively rare affinity for metal elements, and then I became an official wizard." Ren told it as if he went to a pie shop to buy a piece. Pie is so easy.

After all, if you want to tell the truth, it will lead to Anna, which will make a simple thing a little complicated.

"By the way, Miss Claire, was it the secret skill of 'Arcadia Swordsmanship' that you used in the battle just now?" Renn said rather bluntly, changing the subject.

Women are more sensitive to this aspect, not to mention Claire, the Count's daughter. She gave Ren a bright look and said:

"Yes, I used the Arcadian swordsmanship secret skill 'One-Stage Arc Slash', and I also mastered the subsequent 'Two-Stage Arc Slash', but it consumes more physical energy to perform, so I used it less in battle. "

Ren nodded.

This is the way a normal knight or great knight fights. Even if you master the secret skills or mysteries, you still have concerns about using them. You must use them sparingly according to your own physical strength.

Unlike him, as long as there are remaining attribute points, physical strength is almost never considered.

At the same time, this is also the reason why Ren continuously used the advanced secret "Smashing Hammer" to blast the golem guard, which brought an unparalleled shock to everyone!

Regarding what Claire said, Renn raised his eyebrows and was quite interested.

"From the name, it seems to be a series of progressive secret skills? Then the subsequent secret skills should be very powerful, right?"

Claire nodded and said:

"Well, after mastering the secret skill 'Three Arc Slash', you can understand the secret skill 'Blade Storm'."

"But at present, I have only barely mastered the 'Three-Arc Slash', and I am not proficient enough to master the secret. After I become a great knight, I will have to continue to practice hard for a while."

However, soon, Claire looked at Renn suspiciously and asked:

"Didn't I give you the parchment of 'Arcadia Swordsmanship'? Ren, didn't you read it?"

"Well, I only looked at the previous moves, and I haven't had time to look at the later ones." Ren said with a little embarrassment.

It stands to reason that he should carefully read through the Arcadia Swordsmanship that Claire gave him so dearly.

"Yeah!" Claire didn't think there was anything wrong.

After all, Renne just got it, and he went through a big battle today.

The two chatted casually for a while

At this time, the night mist gradually dispersed.

Claire's fair face was still a little red after experiencing the battle, and reflected a faint crystal luster under the bright moonlight, revealing an extremely healthy beauty and heroic temperament.

Regarding Claire, who also has a proud figure, Renn unconsciously compared her with the beautiful woman Jennifer.

But soon, Ren discovered that the two had completely different styles.

If the beautiful woman Jennifer is like a ripe peach, then Claire is like a rose that has just bloomed. The feminine style between her eyebrows is a little immature, but her temperament that has been exercised all year round is more confident, and her lordosis and back curls are stronger and softer. Flexible.

As if she noticed something, Claire's face turned redder and redder.

As a woman and a peak knight, she naturally sensed Ren's gaze, passing over certain pert parts of her body.

"Ren, I, I still have something to do, so I'll practice on my own first." After saying that, Claire felt a bit like "fleeing" and left quickly.

After going through several battles, Claire's mentality towards Renne is also changing subtly. If others see her like this, it will only make Claire think that the other person is a 'lecher'.

But what Ren said.

It will make her heart beat faster, her face turn red, and she will feel shy but not angry.

But for a while, she couldn't accept Ren's bold gaze.

"Okay, Miss Claire." Ren responded with some confusion.

However, as soon as Claire turned around, her pert and tight buttocks were exposed to Ren's eyes.

Years of training as a knight have caused Claire's buttocks to not sway greatly when walking, but to tremble very slightly, making them look unusually fine and tight.

Feast your eyes on Ren!

After Claire walked away, Ren calmed down his fluctuating emotions and returned his mind to swordsmanship.

After transforming the hardened fine gold into a two-handed sword, he began to practice Arcadian swordsmanship in the open space.

But at this time, the system prompt sounded quickly:

[You have practiced Arcadia swordsmanship, and your relevant understanding has improved! 】

[Your skill Arcadia Swordsmanship has been improved, experience value +3]

[It has been detected that the host is practicing the Giant Bear Swordsmanship, which is also a two-handed sword skill. Is it integrated into the Arcadia Swordsmanship? This fusion requires 3 gold skill points. 】

(Note: After fusion, the giant bear sword skills will not be displayed on the panel, but the host can still use related sword skills and derived secrets.)

(Note: After fusion, the Arcadian Swordsmanship will absorb the advantages of the Giant Bear Swordsmanship and improve it, and the host’s experience in the Giant Bear Swordsmanship will be converted into the improved Arcadia Swordsmanship experience according to a certain proportion. value.)

Um?

Seeing the last system prompt, Renn immediately remembered something.

The same goes for the previous imperial military swordsmanship and basic swordsmanship, which can be integrated together.

only.

Wren remembers it clearly.

At that time, the basic swordsmanship could be said to be of the same origin as the imperial military swordsmanship, and perhaps because the skill level was still relatively low, so the fusion did not consume any skill points.

But he really didn't expect that this fusion would actually cost 3 gold skill points.

In comparison, this time it can really be called ‘expensive’!

Ren read the statement again.

"Would it not affect the use of original sword skills and derived secrets?"

"Then there's no problem."

"It's just that 3 gold skill points is not a small amount."

With a thought in his mind, Ren called up the attribute panel again:

Physique: 38

Strength: 43

Agility: 35

Spirit: 52

I had added 2 points of strength in a row before, so my strength reached 43, getting closer and closer to the 'strength 45 points, agility 38 points, and constitution above 40 points' required by the top secrets.

"With just one gold skill point less, I can promote the 'Shattering Hammer' to the top secret."

"It's just that if you add points in strength, agility and physique, you need to spend a total of 7 attribute points to meet the conditions. If there is only 1 attribute point left as a spare, it is still a bit too risky in the current environment."

"If 3 points are used for fusion, the gap in gold skill points will become 4 points again."

Ren frowned slightly, and for a moment he couldn't decide what to do.

"When we come to Meist this time, I guess there will be many battles in the future."

"After all, we were attacked on the road!"

“It’s better to keep more attribute points as backup”

"In this case, that's all"

In the end, after thinking about it for a while, Renn chose 'yes' - fusion!

Immediately, on the Weapon Master (Legendary) panel, the lv13 Dire Bear Swordsmanship suddenly disappeared, and instead appeared the lv10 Arcadia Swordsmanship (12/20000).

The giant bear swordsmanship at level 13 is almost at level 14. After the transformation, it is just a difficult step into Arcadia swordsmanship at level 10.

This shows the huge difference in grade between the two.

But that's a good thing!

This means that the Arcadian swordsmanship of the same level will be significantly more powerful than the giant bear swordsmanship.

At the same time, a torrent of memories about practicing Arcadian swordsmanship flooded into Ren's mind, making Ren's temples feel a little swollen.

For a moment, Renn felt as if he had been practicing Arcadia swordsmanship in a mysterious space for decades!

After he absorbed this memory, the system prompt also came:

[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret skill of Arcadia Swordsmanship: Arc Slash! 】

[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret skill of Arcadia Swordsmanship: Arc Slash lv2! 】

"Arc Slash Level 2 should be what Claire meant by the two-stage arc slash."

However, in an instant, a flash of lightning flashed in Renn's mind.

"I still have 2 skill points, and Arcadia Swordsmanship is currently at level 10. Isn't that okay?"

Immediately, a slightly excited Ren focused his attention on the level 10 Arcadia swordsmanship.

Without much hesitation, Renn invested all 2 skill points in it!

Ren narrowed his eyes and began to digest and absorb the new training memory, and the system prompt came quickly:

[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret skill of Arcadia Swordsmanship: Arc Slash lv3! 】

Sure enough it can!

"I don't know how Claire would feel if she knew that in just a moment, she has been able to match her more than ten years of hard training since childhood."

"It seems that in a short period of time, we still have to keep it a secret, or find a suitable time to quickly reveal our progress," Renn thought to himself.

However, this is still not the ultimate goal of Rennes adding points this time!

At this moment, he had already vaguely comprehended the subsequent arcadian swordsmanship secret "Blade Storm" in his mind.

He needs an epiphany or 1 golden skill point to break through this limit!

Obviously, there’s no need to hesitate!

As the number of gold skill points changed from 4 to 3, Renn suddenly had a clear understanding of the secret of "Blade Storm".

Only a system prompt appeared:

[Congratulations, you have understood the primary secret of Arcadia swordsmanship: Blade Storm! 】

"Blade Storm!"

Seeing these four words, Renn couldn't help but smile!

Yes, this is what Ren just thought of - to master the secret of Arcadia's swordsmanship 'Blade Storm' at once!

Immediately, a delighted Ren saw a brand new icon located above the 'Arcadia Swordsmanship' and the secret skill 'Arc Slash lv3' on the Weapon Master (Legendary) panel.

The pattern inside this icon is of a strong man like a top, waving a sword in his hand, spinning at high speed.

There are divergent airflows all around, which seem to represent the blade of a great sword cutting the air, so sharp and smooth!

At the bottom right of the icon, there is a line of small words:

Blade Storm (Elementary Mystery) Effect: Based on the arc slash, the force is exquisitely combined, and the sword in the hand is waved, like a whirlwind of sharp blades, attacking all nearby enemies.

(Note: Blade Storm is a secret and cannot be improved through skill points.)

(To upgrade Blade Storm to the intermediate level, the following conditions must be met: 1. Arcadia Swordsmanship lv14 or above; 2. Bear King Breathing Technique lv14 or above. 3. Consume 2 gold skill points.)

"Hmm?"

"So expensive?"

"I need to consume 2 gold skill points to upgrade to the intermediate level?"

"According to this calculation, it takes a total of 3 gold skill points to upgrade to the intermediate level, which is just enough."

"But if this is the case, there is no need to think about upgrading the 'Crushing Hammer' to the top level in the short term." Ryan thought.

Because the team had just been attacked, and in order to temporarily avoid being discovered by Claire, Ryan did not plan to practice the new ultimate 'Blade Storm' at this time.

But in this case, he would not be able to evaluate the power of this move.

But one thing is clear.

That is, after mastering the two group attack ultimates of 'Blade Storm' and 'Roaring War Cry', Ryan can say with certainty that he is not afraid of group battles at this stage!

It was dawn.

Ryan and his party set off and continued to move towards the direction of Mayest County.

After walking for a while, they left Welsh County and entered the territory of Mayest County. At this time, Ryan, who was looking out the window in the carriage, suddenly turned to Claire and said:

"Miss Claire, I want to go back to Shining Gold Town to see the situation there and then leave."

Shinning Gold Town?

Hearing this familiar place name, Claire seemed to understand something, and did not refuse at all. She nodded and said, "Of course, we can turn to Shining Gold Town at the fork in front."

Why choose to go now?

Ryan mainly considered that once he arrived at the county town, he still had the task of protecting Earl Habsburg. At that time, it might be a bit difficult to get out and go to Shining Gold Town.

But as for the situation in Shining Gold Town, Ryan has actually been very concerned about it since he received a letter from his childhood best friend George.

If we turn from here to go to Shining Gold Town, it will only take a detour, and it will take about two or three more hours. We will arrive at the county town in the evening.

Generally speaking, it does not delay anything.

"Thank you, Miss Claire."

"Ryan, actually, I just want to go back to the Habsburg Manor next to it." Claire smiled and said.

The head maid Shadiya looked at Ryan.

Shining Gold Town is where the young Lord Ryan was born and grew up.

In addition, Shadiya herself also stayed in the Habsburg Manor next to Shining Gold Town for several years as the head maid, so she naturally has feelings for Shining Gold Town.

She also wants to see how Shining Gold Town is now after the attack.

As the convoy gradually drove into Shining Gold Town, it stands to reason that such a large team entering would instantly cause a commotion among the residents of the town, and the curious children would run out to watch with their big eyes.

But at this moment, what was heard was silence, and what was seen were many collapsed houses.

It was totally different from the lively scene in Ryan's memory.

There were basically no pedestrians on the streets, not to mention the children running back and forth.

This town changed from the lively town that Ryan was familiar with to a dead town with almost no one.

Ryan was not a person who felt sad for the passing of time, but seeing this scene with his own eyes still touched his heart!

Ryan's face was as gloomy as water, and his heart was in turmoil!

Fuck!

Damn cult!

Although the Dragun Empire had various problems, including the system, which Ryan thought was very backward.

But no matter what, the empire at least gave ordinary people the opportunity to survive, and occasionally, it could allow the lower-class people to find a little happiness in life in the hard life.

In comparison, what these cults did was really inhumane!

When Xia Diya saw this scene, she covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes widened, and her whole eye circles were red.

When she was the head maid of the manor, she also came to the Shining Gold Town to purchase some things.

But now, the familiar people will probably never be seen again, and the shops that she often goes to are all closed.

Claire is not very familiar with the town of Shining Gold. When she came to Shining Gold before, she also stayed temporarily in the Habsburg Manor next to it.

However,

seeing the town under the actual control of her family become so depressed, she was still quite touched.

"Let's go, Miss Claire." Ryan said in a deep voice.

"Well, Ryan, after the cult is wiped out, we can rebuild the town." Claire saw Ryan's face and comforted him.

"Thank you." Ryan nodded and said nothing.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the carriage was a bit dull.