Chapter 270 Blade Storm! (Two chapters in one)

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

At this point in the mission hall, there were fewer staff members than in 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 'Blood Burner' Laxul."

"Originally, this task was rated two stars gold, but judging from the strength shown by the opponent this time, and the possible influence of the 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, then 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 City.'"

The capable young woman Olena thought for a while and asked, "My lord, what about the advice from the Intelligence Hall?"

"The sly Colin wrote that Lord Ryan should make the decision on his own." 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 ability."

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 should believe in Lord Ryan who can create miracles."

"You forgot that even when encountering the 'Tide Piercer' with the strength of a titled knight, Lord Ryan was able to 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 of 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. 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 Welsh 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.

However, the excitement and spirit that flashed from time to time in everyone's eyes proved that they were the winners.

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

As a gold-level sword bearer, one of the benefits of Ryan being able to call for non-combat support is that he can let McKen take the seriously injured away for treatment first, and the whole team can still go into battle lightly.

Ryan was originally planning to consider the subsequent points, but when he saw Claire coming over, he knew that she must have something to tell him, so he stood up immediately.

"Ryan, let's go for a walk?"

"Okay, Miss Claire."

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

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

"Well, it was probably not long after I joined the Sword Bearer. I accidentally discovered that I actually have a rare affinity with metal elements, and then I became a formal wizard." Ryan's story was as simple as going to a pie shop to buy a piece of pie.

After all, if he wanted to tell the truth, it would lead to Anna, which would make a simple matter a little complicated.

"By the way, Miss Claire, was the secret skill of 'Arcadia Swordsmanship' that you used in the battle just now?" Ryan changed the subject rather abruptly.

Women are more sensitive to this, not to mention the earl's daughter Claire. She rolled her eyes at Ryan and said,

"Yes, I used the secret skill of Arcadia Swordsmanship 'One-stage Arc Slash'. I also mastered the subsequent 'Two-stage Arc Slash', but it consumes more physical strength to use, so I rarely use it in battle."

Ryan nodded.

This is the normal way of fighting for knights or great knights. Even if they have mastered the secret skills or secrets, they are still cautious in using them. They must use them according to their own physical strength and save their strength. Unlike

him, as long as there are spare attribute points, he almost never considers physical strength.

At the same time, this is why Ryan used the advanced secret skill 'Crushing Hammer' to smash the golem guards, which brought unparalleled shock to everyone!

Ryan raised his eyebrows and was quite interested in what Claire said.

"From the name, it seems to be a progressive multiple secret technique? Then the subsequent secrets should be very powerful, right?"

Claire nodded and said:

"Well, after mastering the secret technique 'Three-segment Arc Slash', you can comprehend the secret 'Blade Storm'."

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

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

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

"Uh, I only read the first moves, and I haven't had time to read the latter." Ryan said a little embarrassedly.

Logically, he should have read the Arcadia Swordsmanship that Claire gave him with great care.

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

After all, Ryan had just received it, and he had experienced a big battle today.

The two chatted casually for a while .

At this time, the night mist gradually dissipated.

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

For Claire, who also had an impressive figure, Ryan unconsciously compared her with the beautiful woman Jennifer.

But soon, Ryan found that the two had completely different styles.

If the beautiful woman Jennifer was a ripe peach, then Claire was a rose that had just bloomed. The feminine style between her eyebrows was slightly immature, but the temperament of years of exercise was more confident, and the front and back were also firmer and more elastic.

Claire's face seemed to notice something, and it became redder and redder.

As a woman and a peak knight, she naturally sensed Ryan's sight, which swept across some of her perky parts.

"Ryan, I, I still have something to do, you practice on your own first." After saying that, Claire left quickly in a bit of a "fleeing" manner.

After several battles, Claire's attitude towards Ryan was also changing subtly. If others saw her like this, Claire would only think that he was a "lecher".

But Ryan's words

would make her heart beat faster, her face blush, and she would feel a sense of shyness that only women have, but she would not be angry.

It was just that for a moment, she could not accept Ryan's bold gaze.

"Okay, Miss Claire." Ryan responded with some doubt.

However, when Claire turned around, she exposed her perky and tight buttocks in front of Ryan.

Years of knight training made Claire's perky buttocks not shake greatly when she walked, but trembled slightly, appearing extremely fine and tight.

It was a feast for Ryan's eyes!

After Claire walked away, Ryan calmed down his fluctuating emotions and turned his mind back to swordsmanship.

He saw that after transforming the hardened fine gold into a two-handed sword, he practiced Arcadia swordsmanship in the open space.

However, at this time, the system prompt soon sounded:

[You have practiced Arcadia Swordsmanship, and your understanding of it has improved! ]

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

[It is detected that the host has practiced the Giant Bear Swordsmanship, which is also a two-handed sword skill. Do you want to merge it into Arcadia Swordsmanship? This fusion will consume 3 gold skill points. ]

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

(Note: After fusion, Arcadia Swordsmanship will absorb the advantages of Giant Bear Swordsmanship and improve it, and the host's experience value in Giant Bear Swordsmanship will be converted into the experience value of the improved Arcadia Swordsmanship at a certain ratio.)

Hmm?

Seeing the last system prompt, Ryan immediately remembered something.

The previous Imperial Military Swordsmanship and Basic Swordsmanship were also like this, and they could be merged together.

But.

Ryan remembered it very clearly.

At that time, the basic swordsmanship was in the same vein as the imperial military swordsmanship, and it might also be 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"!

Ryan looked at the statement again.

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

"Then there is no problem."

"But 3 gold skill points is not a small number."

Ryan's mind moved, and he called up the attribute panel again:

Constitution: 38

Strength: 43

Agility: 35

Spirit: 52

Before, 2 points of strength were added continuously, so the strength reached 43, getting closer and closer to the top secrets required by "strength 45 points, agility 38 points, constitution 40 points or more".

"I only need one less gold skill point to upgrade 'Crushing Hammer' to the top secret."

"But if I add points to strength, agility and constitution, I need a total of 7 attribute points to meet the conditions. With only 1 attribute point left, it's still too risky in the current environment." "If I use

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

Ryan frowned slightly, and for a moment he was a little unsure about how to make a decision.

"I guess there will be a lot of subsequent battles when I come to Meister this time."

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

"I still have to save more attribute points for backup."

"In this case, there is only one way..."

In the end, after thinking for a while, Ryan chose 'yes' - fusion!

Then, on the Weapon Master (Legend) panel, the lv13 Giant Bear Sword Art suddenly disappeared, and the Arcadia Sword Art lv10 (12/20000) appeared instead.

The lv13 and lv14 Giant Bear Sword Art, after the transformation, only struggled to enter the Arcadia Sword Art lv10.

This shows the huge difference in the level between the two.

But this is a good thing!

It means that the power of the Arcadian swordsmanship of the same level will significantly surpass the Giant Bear Swordsmanship.

At the same time, a torrent of memories about practicing Arcadian swordsmanship poured into Ryan's mind, causing both sides of Ryan's temples to swell slightly.

For a moment, it seemed to Ryan that he had been practicing Arcadian 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 Arcadian swordsmanship: Arc Slash! ]

[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret skill of Arcadian swordsmanship: Arc Slash lv2! ]

"Arc Slash lv2, it should be what Claire said about the second arc slash."

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

"I still have 2 skill points, and Arcadia Swordsmanship is currently at level 10, so I can do it."

Immediately, Ryan, who was slightly excited, focused his attention on the lv10 Arcadia Swordsmanship.

Without much hesitation, Ryan invested both skill points!

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

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

It really works!

"If Claire knew that I have surpassed her more than ten years of hard training since she was a child in such a short time, I wonder what she would think."

"It seems that I still have to keep it secret for a short time, or find a suitable time to quickly show my progress," Ryan thought to himself.

However, this is still not the ultimate purpose of Ryan's adding points this time!

At this moment, his mind has already vaguely understood the subsequent Arcadia Swordsmanship secret 'Blade Storm'.

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

Obviously, there is no need to hesitate!

As the number of gold skill points increased from 4 to 3, Ryan suddenly had a better understanding of the secret of "Blade Storm".

A system prompt appeared:

[Congratulations, you have mastered the primary secret of Arcadia Sword Art: Blade Storm! ]

"Blade Storm!"

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

Yes, this is what Ryan just thought of - to master the secret of Arcadia Sword Art "Blade Storm" in one go!

Then, Ryan, who was delighted, saw a new icon above "Arcadia Sword Art" and the secret skill "Circular Slash lv3" on the Weapon Master (Legend) panel.

The pattern in this icon is a strong man waving a big sword in his hand like a spinning top, with a high-speed spinning posture.

There are divergent air currents all around, which seem to represent the big sword blade cutting through the air, which is extremely sharp!

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

Blade Storm (Primary Secret) Effect: Based on the arc slash, the force is exquisitely combined, and the greatsword in the hand is swung, like a whirlwind of sharp blades, attacking all nearby enemies.

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

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

"Hmm?"

"So expensive?"

"Is it necessary to consume 2 gold skill points to upgrade to the intermediate secret?"

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

"But if this is the case, there is no way to upgrade 'Crushing Hammer' to the top secret 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 secret 'Blade Storm' at this time.

However, 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 secrets of 'Blade Storm' and 'Roaring War Cry', Ryan can say with certainty that he is not afraid of group battles at this stage!

At dawn.

Ryan and his group set off and continued to move towards the direction of Meister County City.

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 before leaving."

Shining 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 the road ahead."

Why choose to go now?

Ryan mainly considered that once he arrived in 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 since he received a letter from his childhood best friend George, Ryan has actually been thinking about the situation in

Shining Gold Town. If you turn to Shining Gold Town from here, it will only take a detour, and it will take about two or three hours longer. The time to arrive in the county town is about 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 door to take a look." Claire smiled and said.

The head maid Shadiya beside him glanced at Ryan.

Shimmering 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 Shimmering Gold Town for several years as a head maid, so naturally she has feelings for Shimmering Gold Town.

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

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

But at this moment, what was heard was silence, and what came into view were many collapsed houses.

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

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

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

Ryan was not a person who was sad and compassionate, but seeing this scene with his own eyes, his heart was still deeply touched!

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 their hard life.

In comparison, what these cults did was really inhumane!

Seeing this scene, Xia Diya 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 town of Shining Gold to purchase some things.

But now, the familiar people should never be seen again, and the shops she often went to are also closed.

Claire is not very familiar with Shining Gold. When she came to Shining Gold before, she also stayed 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 we wipe out the cult, we can rebuild the town." Claire saw Ryan's expression and comforted him.

"Thank you." Ryan nodded and said nothing.

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

(End of this chapter)