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"Okay, Lord Ryan, I will report to Major General Tatia immediately. With your current status, if you decide to go, I think the headquarters will pay great attention to it."

"In addition, the situation in Ferdinand Forest is still unclear. If you decide to go, you should be cautious." Olena added before leaving.

"Thank you, I will." Ryan nodded.

After Olena left, Ryan thought about it and immediately decided to quickly upgrade the leatherworker to level 7, so as to get 11 skill points.

However, he still had to go to old Henry to find a new leather armor style.

Because the carved leather jacket will not improve so fast when his leatherworker level reaches level 4.

Preliminary estimates show that it takes more than 100 carved leather jackets to upgrade the leatherworker level from level 4 to level 5, and the experience points required after level 5 are more, so the improvement is slower.

So Ryan took a carriage to the leather workshop where old Henry was again, and spent half an hour learning a new leather armor style, the "thick leather breastplate".

This breastplate also has carvings on the front and back, but the thickness is much thicker than ordinary carved leather jackets.

And this is where the difficulty of this model lies.

First, the six layers of tanned cowhide are pressed together with a special glue, and it is very laborious for ordinary leather workers to compact each layer of cowhide.

Secondly, after the six layers of cowhide are stacked together, it is extremely difficult to sew, and it is extremely difficult to thread the needle, and it is easy to run the thread.

However, the protective power of the thick leather breastplate made in this way is comparable to that of mail mail, but the weight is only about half of that of mail mail, and the sales are very good.

Of course, these are difficult points for ordinary people, but for Ryan, it is naturally a piece of cake.

Since it comes to the specific production stage, only a sufficient amount of tanned cowhide, glue and tools are needed to make it, so Ryan returned to the mansion after loading a large amount of tanned cowhide in the back of the carriage.

Just as Ryan returned to the mansion and arranged for people to move things to the storage room, Olena and Major General Tatia came to the door together.

As soon as Tatia met, she said straight to the point: "Lord Ryan, I heard from Olena that you plan to go to Ferdinand Forest in the near future?"

"Yes, Sir Tatia, I have this plan. By the way, I heard that the headquarters will not send personnel for the time being?" Ryan nodded and said.

"It didn't happen before, but now that you have decided to go, the situation is different. The headquarters will mobilize logistics personnel and arrange an airship for you to go there, nominally to investigate the movements of the cult."

"Thank you, this is more convenient." Ryan smiled.

"In fact, the headquarters originally planned to mobilize two or three teams of adamantium-level sword bearers to accompany you, Lord Ryan. However, due to some special reasons, the higher-ups disagreed with this plan."

"So, on this issue, General Augustus wants me to ask for your personal opinion."

"Oh? Disagreement?" Ryan couldn't help but look at Tatia with some curiosity.

"Lord Ryan, let me first introduce to you some confidential information about Ferdinand Forest that the headquarters has."

"Okay!" Ryan nodded.

"It's like this, the incident in Ferdinand Forest this time is more complicated. This time, a high-level traitor appeared within the Ferdinand Forest elves. It is said that he was seduced by the Mother Tree Cult and believed in the legendary Void Mother Tree."

Tatia described in detail.

"Including the elf ambassadors in the imperial capital, we were unable to contact the elf leaders for a while. Although we reported the specific movements of the cult, as the core decision-making level of the empire, we have not received any formal requests for help from the elves, so we are still waiting and watching."

"I understand. Simply put, while the elves are in turmoil, other cults are also trying to get a piece of the pie." Ryan nodded and continued to ask:

"What are the empire's subsequent plans? Will it intervene or continue to wait and see?"

"This is still controversial at the moment, but the empire has sent two guardians to the provinces of Dorne and Gironde in secret."

Ryan knew the locations of these two provinces, which were to the east and north of Ferdinand Forest respectively.

In other words, the empire was actually prepared, but had not yet officially intervened.

"The Marshal's opinion is that because of the activeness of the cult, the Sword Bearers need to intervene in advance, but they have not been able to find the right person."

"Because if it is nominally a reconnaissance, then the number of people cannot be too large, otherwise the nature will change, which is easy to cause tension among the elves, leading to diplomatic incidents or even conflicts."

"And if the number of people is too small, as far as we know, many cults have sent quite powerful personnel to go there, I am afraid that safety will be a problem."

"So, hearing that you are interested in going, the two adults asked me to confirm with you again, and at the same time, to inform you of the relevant confidential information."

Ryan nodded. He knew that some confidential information of the headquarters was not known to Olena at this level, no wonder Tatia came here in person.

However, this time he was mainly going to confirm Anna's situation, and it would be inconvenient to have other Sword Bearers go with him.

And the two Claire and Beyonce under his command were relatively weak.

If it was a general mission, it would be fine, but with the current complex situation in Ferdinand Forest, it is very likely to encounter strong enemies, and it is not appropriate to go together.

"Sir Tatia, please tell the Marshal and General Augustus that I am going there."

"Besides, apart from the support staff, I should go alone." Ren said.

"Okay, Sir Ren, I will report your decision to the superior immediately." At this time, Tatia took out a map from the document bag beside him and laid it flat on the coffee table and unfolded it.

"Lord Ren, this is a rubbing of the map of Ferdinand Forest. Although this map was drawn hundreds of years ago, the general location, according to the elves' habits, will not be changed at will."

"This is Ferdinand City. These green dots here represent the elves' villages." Tatia pointed to the south location in the middle of Ferdinand Forest and explained.

"As for the small red dots in the circle at the edge of the forest, they are the elven outposts and defenses. But the information we have received so far is that the more than ten defensive outposts in the south have been breached."

"Oh? Did the cult enter from the south?" Ren asked.

"Yes, but the current situation is that this gap has spread, and many elf outposts in the southwest and southeast have been breached!"

Ren nodded. It seemed that the situation was worse than imagined.

"By the way, Lord Ren, if you go there, in addition to the cults and elf rebels, there is another force that needs to be careful, and that is the slave-catching team."

"The human slave-catching teams wandering near the Ferdinand Forest are very powerful. The strength of some of the captains of the slave-catching teams has reached the legendary level, and the personnel are capable and familiar with the terrain."

"And many of the members of the slave-catching team are not simple. Many of them are masters raised privately by the great nobles of the empire. There are even some people wanted by the empire and blood-lickers who have also been absorbed into the slave-catching team. Team."

Renn had heard about this situation before. It was very common among the great nobles of the imperial capital to keep these wanted criminals, because the great nobles often needed these people to do some dirty work, and they could quickly clear up the relationship if something happened.

"In the past, due to the tight defense of the elf outposts, these slave-catching teams rarely made any big gains. They could only capture individual elves sporadically. When they encounter such a good opportunity this time, they will definitely step forward to get a share of the pie."

"These people are ferocious wolves. As far as we know, the destruction of individual elven border outposts was not by the hands of the cult, but by them. This also means that when you enter this time, it is very likely that the elves will treat you as the same as these Invaders like a slave team."

"I understand the situation." Renn nodded and said:

"In other words, there are roughly three groups of enemies, namely the teams of major cults, the elf rebels, and the large number of human slave-catching teams. It is even possible that the official forces of the elves will mistakenly think that I am an intruder. Bar?"

"That's right, Lord Ren, the nobles behind the slave-catching team had some influence on the empire's decision-making on this matter."

"In addition, the existence of the elven rebels has made the situation in Ferdinand Forest more complicated. This is also the reason why the empire has not made any big moves."

"Yes, I understand. By the way, Your Excellency Tatia, I plan to leave at noon tomorrow." Renn put away the copy of the map rubbing of Ferdinand Forest.

"No problem, Lord Ren, Sir Olena and I will arrange everything, don't worry."

"In addition, this map is for you. Then Lord Ren, I will go back and report right away." Tatia bowed slightly towards Ren and said.

"Lord Ren, Lady Tatia and I are returning to the headquarters first." Olena stood up quickly and said.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, both of you." Renn smiled and nodded at the two of them.

After the two left, Renn began to think about what Tatia had just said.

"It is indeed a bit complicated, but to overcome these obstacles, it is simple to say the least. The most important thing is your own combat power."

"Besides, it's accurate information."

"This time I can bring the cookies and blood feathers with me."

Although the combat effectiveness of the Greyhound War Dog Cookie is somewhat outdated now, its keen sense of smell can play a unique role in the forest, especially in the field of tracking. As for the aerial reconnaissance role of the Blood-feathered Hippogryph, its importance goes without saying. Table.

"Looks like I need to pack my bags and prepare some things."

While Ren was thinking, suddenly, he raised his head and looked out the window.

I saw a rare flying sea ray landing in the open space of the mansion. There was also a man standing on the sea ray with his arms crossed and a two-handed sword on his back. It was Lambert.

A few minutes later.

In the study room.

"Sir Ren, I plan to say goodbye to you. After competing with you, I have a lot of insights in my heart. This time I plan to travel outside for a while and then return to Tidal Bay." Lambert smiled and explained the purpose of his visit.

"Traveling? That's a good idea." Renn nodded.

He could see that the Lambert in front of him exuded a fierce aura. This was because of the explosive growth of his sword belief, which made him unable to restrain this sharpness of will in a short period of time.

"Hey, Sir Ren, are you going out?" Lambert originally came to say goodbye, but when he saw the luggage being packed next to Ren, he couldn't help but asked curiously.

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After all, Ren and he had just returned from the secret realm, so it was a bit too frequent to go out on missions so soon.

Or are all Imperial Adamant-level sword-wielders like this?

"It's like this. I'm going to Ferdinand Forest this time. Something happened there because a friend of mine is there. For now, it's not a formal mission." Ryan smiled and said.

Lambert, the disciple of the Tide Sword Saint in front of him, has a bit of a sense of acquaintance without fighting. He came to trouble him before because the Drum family had some kind of agreement with the other party.

From this perspective, the other party is still a person who keeps his promise.

"Oh? Something happened? Sir Ryan, is there a fight?"

"Oh, I mean, if there is a fight, you might as well add me." Lambert smiled and said.

After the last battle with Ryan, he had a lot of insights. Now he plans to travel for the purpose of fighting with different strong hands, so as to further improve the sword's belief and impact the sword saint!

"This... may be a little dangerous, but there should be no shortage of battles." Hearing Lambert's words, Ryan couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, it's good to have a fight. However, Lord Ryan, if I act with you, I'm afraid I won't have many opportunities to fight." Lambert frowned as if he thought of something.

"Lord Ryan, do you need someone to be the vanguard for this mission?" Lambert thought about it and suddenly asked.

After thinking for a while, Ryan thought that Lambert could go ahead and check the situation.

In addition, considering that Lambert's speed is extremely fast and his combat power has almost touched the ceiling of the legend, even if there is really an enemy that he can't beat, it is always okay to escape.

"Well, the main purpose of my trip this time is to confirm the safety of a friend, her name is Anna."

"If Sir Lambert doesn't mind, can you help me check the other party's situation first? The other party lives in the southeast corner of Ferdinand Forest, a small town called Bashalan."

"In addition, Sir Lambert, you need to pay attention to the cult, the elf rebels, the slave-hunting team, and even the official forces of the elves. If you find her, please ensure her safety, I will come to you."

"So many enemies? Interesting, Sir Ryan, then I will set off now. By the way, do you have any evidence to prove it to Miss Anna?"

Lambert was not afraid when he heard what Ryan said, but was quite excited.

At this time, Ryan took out a green leaf that was emitting a light green light and shaped like a maple leaf from a drawer on the side and handed it to Lambert.

"Hey, this seems to be the leaf of the ancient tree of wisdom. Lord Ryan, your friend seems to have a high status in the elves."

"This is a leaf that an elf lady once gave me. It contains the natural witchcraft "Life Blossom". When Anna sees this thing, she will naturally know that you are my friend."

"I understand, Lord Ryan, then I will set off now."

A few minutes later, the vigorous Lambert rode the flying sea ray and quickly took off, leaving the Ryan Mansion and flying towards Ferdinand Forest.

After Ryan watched the other party go away, his heart was relieved.

Immediately afterwards, he began to focus on making thick leather breastplate.

A quarter of an hour later, when the finished product came out, the system prompt also sounded:

[You have made thick leather breastplate, and the relevant comprehension has improved! ]

[You have learned a new skill - making thick leather breastplate]

[Your skill in making thick leather breastplate has been improved, experience value +31]

[You have successfully made a thick leather breastplate, leatherworker professional experience value +27]

"Sure enough, the experience value has almost doubled!"

A few hours later, Ryan finally upgraded the leatherworker's professional level from lv4 to lv7, and finally gathered 11 skill points.

At this time, he now has 12 remaining attribute points, which can basically support two medium-intensity battles in the fourth form, which can be regarded as a certain preparation for this trip to Ferdinand Forest.

Of course, if the attribute points can be a little more, it will be better.

And the gold skill points are still 203 points. This number does not need to worry about not being enough in a short time.

Without hesitation, Ryan immediately invested 11 skill points, plus 8 gold skill points, into the third-level metal-based new witchcraft 'Sawtooth Ring'.

With the third-level attack, the witchcraft "Sawtooth Ring" suddenly increased from lv1 to lv20!

In an instant, a vast torrent of memories about the witchcraft "Sawtooth Ring" poured into Ryan's mind.

For a moment, Ryan seemed to be in a mysterious space, constantly practicing the third-level witchcraft "Sawtooth Ring" for more than a hundred years, with all kinds of insights coming one after another, and casting the spell seemed like instinct!

A few seconds later, when Ryan digested the memory and was about to give it a try, he heard the slightly excited voice of the little man Matteo from outside the door:

"Lord Ryan, a team of internal guards came outside the door, led by Lord Marquis Javier, who said he was ordered to award you the title of Earl."

"Please ask Lord Javier and his entourage to sit in the reception room for a while, I will be down soon." Ryan replied immediately.

Olena had told him about this matter before, and the report of the Earl was several months ago, so Ryan was quite calm.

Perhaps, after receiving the Dragon Valley Secret Realm reward, he will be promoted to the rank of Marquis.

However, for other people in the mansion, its meaning is very different.

For example, Matteo's heart was beating so fast at this moment, and his face was slightly flushed with excitement.

Although he was not promoted himself, Matteo was also very excited because it was his master who was promoted.

"Count!"

"If Lord Ryan is promoted to Count, then I will be a close follower of Lord Ryan!"

If this happened in the town of Shining Gold, it would be something Matteo would never have dared to think about.

Living room.

Ryan saw Javier with a smile on his face and several entourage.

"Sir Ryan, I am here this time to represent His Majesty the Emperor and the Senate to grant you the title of Imperial Count. Except for the hereditary ones, you are the youngest among those promoted to Count this time!"