Chapter 314 News (Two chapters in one)

Ryan smiled at the beautiful woman's teasing, but did not respond. Instead, he asked, "Jennifer, how much do you know about this Duke of Durham?"

Hearing Ryan's question, the beautiful woman shook her head and said,

"I have just taken over the Minster branch, and I am not familiar with some of the situations."

"What's more, although this Duke of Durham is a major shareholder, he has been in the imperial capital all year round and seems to have never appeared at the shareholders' meeting of the Minster branch. He is here and only sent a spokesperson named Sam, who is the leader of the Sam Group."

"I met him at the meeting today. He seems to be a powerful second-level wizard."

Wizard?

Ryan nodded.

"Send someone to investigate this Sam Group in the next two days."

"Well, do we need to take the initiative to communicate with them?" The beautiful woman thought for a while and suggested.

Ryan shook his head and said, "No, I don't have time to talk to them now."

"Besides, they should come to me for this matter, not the other way around."

In the evening, a sumptuous dinner was held in Ryan's new mansion to welcome Anna back.

The beautiful woman Jennifer took the initiative to ask to sit on the other side of Anna, frequently introducing food to Anna, and constantly talking about Ryan's glorious deeds, with words of praise overflowing.

This made Jenny on the side stunned!

She couldn't understand her mother's mysterious operation!

And pushing her lover away?

Although it is very common for nobles to have lovers in the Dragun Empire.

She had expected this a long time ago. Even if her mother was with Ryan, it was normal for Ryan to have several lovers outside.

But the problem is that her mother's posture looks like... How to say it?

It seems that she is impatient to push Ryan to Anna.

This scene also made Agatha beside her confused. After a while, she gently elbowed her best friend and said,

"Hey, Jenny, did you quarrel with your mother? She didn't match up her own daughter, but she actually matched Lord Ryan with this new girl?"

Jenny was also confused. She didn't know how to answer her best friend's question. She shook her head and said,

"I don't know, but I didn't quarrel with my mother."

In addition, she corrected her best friend's words in her heart, 'This girl is not new, she has known Ryan earlier than her mother.'

The great enthusiasm shown by the beautiful woman for Anna also made Anna a little overwhelmed.

She didn't quite understand why this elegant and beautiful lady would favor her so much.

And Ryan's mother Emma on the side couldn't stop laughing!

Originally, with her natural sensitivity as a woman, she had a faint sense that the relationship between this beautiful Baroness Crawley and her son seemed to be unusual.

Because, the look in her eyes when she looked at her son was sometimes so gentle that it almost dripped water.

As a person who had experienced it, Emma naturally knew what that meant.

Although the beautiful Baroness Crawley was very capable and quite beautiful, the problem was that she was too old and was still a widow.

Although she was a noble lady, a widow was still a widow, wasn't she?

However, seeing the beautiful woman so enthusiastic about matching Ryan and Anna today, Emma's worries were completely dispelled.

It seemed that she was too sensitive before. Baroness Crawley should be more adoring of her son, which was normal.

After all, women all admire the strong.

In fact, for the beautiful woman Jennifer, the reason for doing so was not that complicated at all.

Last time, she wanted Ryan to find a noble lady with extraordinary power because she, as an ordinary person, could not stand it.

Although the noble lady did not wait for it now, she waited for a rare elf girl.

But as long as she could share the "fire", it would be fine!

But the problem is that she asked Ryan indirectly about his thoughts, but he just let it go. This naturally made her more anxious than Ryan, so she tried to match them up at the welcome banquet to create a chance for Anna and Ryan to be alone.

After dinner, with Jennifer's efforts,

Anna and Ryan finally got a rare time alone.

"Wow! Has Cookie grown so big?"

You know, when Anna left, Cookie was still a little puppy, but now, he is tall and mighty, and his body is even bigger, comparable to a pony.

"Ryan, what did you feed Cookie? Hey, that's not right. Cookie has become a ferocious beast?"

"How is this possible?" Anna, who had just bent down, had her beautiful eyes wide open. After she stroked Cookie's head, she immediately discovered something.

As a formal druid, her perception of animals and plants is far beyond that of ordinary people.

"Woof woof!"

The little hand that felt the soft and warm stopped and stopped stroking its head. Cookie barked twice in dissatisfaction, saying "I want more."

"This guy" Ryan couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

Anna chuckled and continued to rub Cookie's head, and Cookie squinted his eyes in comfort.

He remembered the smell of the mistress very clearly, but it seemed to smell better, giving him a sense of intimacy, which made Cookie rub Anna's trouser legs to show his intimacy.

Ryan couldn't help but feel envious of this scene .

Although he was a beast sacrificer, he couldn't compare with Anna, a druid, in terms of affinity with beasts.

The two took two completely different paths to control beasts.

"Remember the diary where we found the basic meditation method? It records a mutant growth potion. After I prepared it, I used it on Cookie. Now it seems to be very effective."

"By the way, Anna, I also used this potion on horses. I'll take you to see Xiao Hei. I think you will like it very much." Ryan said with a smile.

Facing Anna, Ryan felt a special sense of tranquility in his heart.

"Okay. Xiao Hei? Is it the name of a black horse?" Anna couldn't help but chuckle.

The two talked and chatted, and soon they came to the stable in the backyard.

Seeing the tall body of the trotting wildebeest and the protruding horn on its forehead, Anna's beautiful eyes lit up, and she was quite interested. She walked forward quickly and said, "This is not Xiao Hei, it's obviously Da Hei."

Just when Ryan was about to remind Anna that the trotting wildebeest had a bad temper, Anna's white little hand had just been stretched out, and Xiao Hei took the initiative to stick his head out of the stable fence for Anna to touch.

This surprised Ryan.

But after a little thought, Ryan understood that this should be the effect of being a druid, which is similar to the affinity with nature.

"By the way, Anna, you said last time that you came here for another important matter this time?" Ryan suddenly thought of something and turned to ask.

"Yeah." Anna nodded.

Speaking of this topic, the smile on Anna's face disappeared, and she slowly put down the arm that was stroking Xiao Hei, frowning slightly, as if she was thinking about what to say.

After a long while, Anna spoke: "I saw a secret letter in Aunt Delanna's study."

"It said that my mother's disappearance may be related to the Axon Auction House."

"Huh? Axon Auction House? Is the news true?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, quite surprised.

He didn't expect that not only was Anna's matter related to the Axon Auction House this time, but even her mother's disappearance was related to the Axon Auction House.

"It seems to be news from the elves' special channels. I don't know the details, but it should be true." Anna nodded and continued, "Ryan, do you know about the Axon Auction House?"

"Well, it's a huge company. In the entire empire, as long as it is a slightly larger city, there are branches or stations there." Ryan nodded and said.

"Does that mean that I can't do it alone?" Anna's beautiful eyes darkened.

"No, first of all, you are not alone." Ryan looked at Anna and said seriously.

This made Anna blush.

"Secondly, although the Axon Auction House is a huge company with complex forces, it is divided into multiple interest groups according to shareholders."

"So, as long as we find out which shareholder is involved in this matter, it will be much easier to deal with it later."

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Ryan immediately told Anna what he knew about the Axon Auction House.

"Ah? So, Ryan, you are also a shareholder of the Axon Auction House now?" Anna blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Ryan in shock.

Anna didn't expect that Ryan would become a shareholder of the Axon Auction House, although only a shareholder of the Munster branch.

"Isn't this a good thing? You can think of me as an undercover agent you sent into the Axon Auction House." Ryan smiled and said.

"However, it may take some time to investigate your mother's case." Ryan smiled and said seriously.

Because Jennifer had just become a shareholder of the Munster branch, it would take some time to cultivate personnel and power.

And Ryan guessed that if Anna's mother's disappearance was really related to the Axon Auction House, then it was likely that she was sent to the imperial capital.

Therefore, it would take even longer to investigate this matter.

"Well, my mother has been missing for more than two years. I was very anxious for a while before, but now, I just hope she can be safe."

"Of course, it would be even better if we could find out where she is."

Anna nodded, without much emotional fluctuation.

"Don't worry! If it is really related to the Axon Auction House, your mother will not be in danger of life."

This was not just Ryan's way of comforting Anna.

But if this matter is really related to the Axon Auction House, Ryan believes that it is most likely that it was done by various slave-hunting teams or similar teams under its command.

The other party will definitely capture Anna's mother, a rare pure-blooded elf woman, and sell her for a good price.

And those who can afford this price must be wealthy businessmen or nobles in the empire.

In other words, although Anna's mother has lost her freedom, her life is probably not in danger.

At this time, the two of them were walking and slowly walked to a corner of the backyard of the new mansion.

The original owner planted seven or eight beech trees here, which grew quite tall and lush.

The moonlight fell from the mottled shadows of the trees, illuminating the outline of Anna's delicate body.

Anna was no longer the skinny girl she was when Ray first met her. She had curvy female curves.

Although she was not as plump and delicate as the beautiful woman Jennifer, she was just right.

The girl's face still had the slight shyness she had when she was alone with Ryan.

But at this moment, she heard Ryan's comforting words, and she said "hmm", raised her head, looked at her face seriously with her big eyes, and said:

"Thank you, Ryan."

Ryan smiled slightly and was about to say something, but suddenly, he felt a fresh breeze approaching.

Anna approached him lightly like a butterfly, and stood on tiptoe, kissed Ryan's cheek quickly with her soft and warm lips.

Then, like a panicked deer, she quickly jumped away, lowered her head, and said:

"Then I'll go back first."

Anna said, and without waiting for Ryan's answer, she was shy and wanted to leave immediately.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she turned around, a strong hand would hold her slender waist.

With an irresistible force coming, Anna's light body was immediately pulled back, and then, she was pressed by a strong and hot chest.

Suddenly, Anna was flustered, raising and lowering her hands, at a loss,

and the next second, she could only make a "woohoo" sound.

The cherry mouth was covered.

Anna didn't know how much time had passed, she just felt like she was floating in the clouds, until she was a little out of breath, she got the right to breathe fresh air.

At this moment, her pretty face was flushed, as if she was drunk, and the whole person was dizzy.

——Two

consecutive days passed.

Ryan, who was practicing "Langilo's Spear" in the training room, still didn't wait for the formal negotiation of "Sam Group". Instead

, many people approached the beautiful woman to make connections, meaning whether Dixon could be released.

The beautiful woman said that she could make the decision on business matters, but for this kind of thing, it would be more appropriate for you to go to Mr. Ryan to communicate directly.

Now she no longer needs to compromise.

As one of the shareholders of the Munster branch, she has Ryan behind her, which is also her confidence.

In addition, from the latest intelligence of the sword bearers, Ryan found that the turbulence in the province is intensifying.

Almost every day, small towns and county towns are attacked by cults or behemoths, and there are many casualties.

More news is that there is only one casualty report, and as for the attackers, they are all "unknown" and "unknown".

Being able to get these confidential information at the first time is also due to some changes brought about by Ryan's promotion to the diamond-level sword bearer.

In terms of identity, the diamond-level sword bearer is no longer just a combatant, or a combat captain.

In terms of importance, any diamond-level sword bearer captain is the backbone of a sword bearer branch, and to some extent, is also involved in decision-making.

For example, this time, Admiral Edward will ask Ryan for his opinion.

Obviously, the branch will also listen to the opinions of several other captains of the Diamond-star Sword Bearers.

From another perspective, the Diamond-star represents the contribution that Ryan has made to the Empire. If he chooses to go to the Duke of Munster, that is, to be transferred to the administrative system of the Empire, the corresponding position will definitely not be low.

If he is the governor in charge of a county city, like Count Habsburg, the information may be a little shallow.

But it is absolutely no problem to serve as the deputy chief of public security in the provincial capital of Munster.

Even if he goes to the Griffin Guard, he will at least be at the captain level. If there are vacancies above, he may be in a higher position.

For these changes, Ryan is very clear that the most fundamental reason is that his own strength is growing stronger.

Otherwise, let alone whether he can continue to be promoted smoothly in the next step, he may fall in a dangerous mission.

Therefore, in the past few days, he has not spent too much time accompanying Anna, nor has he gone out to attend the banquet invitations that have been sent like snowflakes, but has remained at home.

Most of Ryan's time was spent in the training room. He was improving his lance-type extraordinary combat skill 'Lance of Longilo' as quickly as possible.

After two days, he has reached level 8 (122/7000), and is only one step away from level 9.

At the same time, he is also urging other members of the team to strengthen their combat effectiveness.

In the study of Ryan's new mansion.

"Knock, knock!" There was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

It was Olena, a capable young woman, who came in.

"Sir Ryan, the mission is here. However, this is the latest information summarized today. I think you can take a look first." Olena's face was serious, and she took out a document and handed it to Ryan.

Because the situation in the empire changed suddenly, the Sword Bearer Munster Branch also kept pace with the times and established a temporary coordination agency. The main purpose was naturally to complete the two tasks assigned by the empire.

Specifically, it is to let multiple deputy ministers of affairs in each department be responsible for contacting a diamond-level Sword Bearer captain one-on-one to improve communication efficiency.

Therefore, Olena, who was most familiar with Ryan, continued to serve as the deputy minister of the mission hall, and was also responsible for communication and coordination with Ryan.

Ryan took the materials and read them carefully.

The intelligence content from the sword bearer was mainly divided into two parts. One was about some cult activities in the two counties of Meister and Rossby.

What caught his attention was a piece of writing that "suspected members of the Secret Snake Cult appeared again in Meister County."

Seeing this news,

Ryan's eyes paused for a moment.

After thinking about it, Ryan thought that the other party was probably looking for the legendary earth snake.

Because the message showed that after the other party appeared, they quickly hid, as if they were looking for something.

Of course, it is not ruled out that they will launch revenge or attack after finding the earth snake.

Ryan was quite impressed by the fighting power of the Secret Snake Cult. Compared with the Black Flame Cult, the other party paid more attention to physical training and had more secret skills related to it.

From a certain perspective, it was very similar to his situation of practicing both knights and wizards, but the means were more bizarre.

"The people of the Secret Snake Cult appeared again?" Ryan looked up and confirmed.

"Yes, Sir Ryan, and unlike last time, the Secret Snake Cult personnel who appeared this time were a small team. At present, at least seven or eight people have been found." Olena nodded and said.

"Sir Olena, please convey this message to Miss Claire of Meister as soon as possible, and let her be careful and alert."

"Is it the one from the Habsburg family?" Olena was impressed by the beautiful lady who returned from the Imperial Royal Academy.

"Yes."

"Okay, Lord Ryan."

After processing one, Ryan quickly looked at the next one.

The next one was about the underground cave of the former Blood Curse Naga on the coastline of the fishing port town.

"The silver-level sword-bearing team stationed there is missing? And then, the gold-level team sent to investigate, the Rock Team, has not received any news for a day?"

Seeing this, Ryan frowned and looked thoughtful.

As Admiral Edward said, Rossby County and Mayest County are currently fighting with the sea tribe, so there will be more and more troublesome tasks involved.

Since the forbidden gate was unsealed and Her Highness the 'Red Queen' Menia severely injured the three-headed sea dragon, this area has been completely abandoned by the sea tribe.

If there is any change now, Ryan thinks that it is very likely that the sea tribe has returned.

They should have noticed that Her Highness Menia, the guardian of the empire, has left, so they plan to take action?

Ryan saw Admiral Edward's comments, which was also his mission this time.

"Is there any more information about the Blood Curse Naga Cave?"

"No. We have stopped sending teams because the strength of the Rock Team is very strong. Even they..." Olena shook her head and said.

Ryan nodded.

The rest of the news is not so important or urgent.

For example, the activity of the sea tribe in Rosby County has further increased, and the frequency of sea giants launching attacks has increased.

Those that will not cause too much trouble in the short term can be put aside for now.

The second part of the information is a summary of some important information in the entire Munster Province.

When Ryan turned to this part, his eyes suddenly condensed.

A piece of news immediately attracted his attention:

"At the Dragon Tooth Pass in the north of the province, the Adachi Mine is suspected to have discovered a forbidden door. At present, the Diamond-level Sword Bearer Team "Black Sword" in charge of the area has gone to investigate."

Dragon Tooth Pass.

After joining the Sword Bearers, Ryan gradually learned about some important mountain passes in the province.

He knew that the Dragon Tooth Pass was very close to the neighboring Savoy Province in the north.

It is a long way from Munster. You have to cross the Howling Bastion and the Breitshing Pass to reach the Dragon Tooth Pass.

"Has the news from the Dragon Tooth Pass been confirmed?"

"Not yet." Olena shook her head. When she heard Ryan mention this, she looked worried.

Because if it is really a new undiscovered forbidden door, it will be a big trouble.

"Well, if it is confirmed, remember to notify me as soon as possible." Ryan nodded and said.

Thank you for the reward for being happy and having good luck!

(End of this chapter)