Chapter 159 The Surprise of the Elves (Two chapters in one)
"Well, I said, Lagre has left Goldshire Town and returned to the Frost Tundra." Ryan said again.
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the dinner table froze, and his mother Emma said faintly:
"Ryan, could it be that you did something to let her down?"
This made Ryan's heart skip a beat.
"Otherwise, why would she leave without even saying hello to us? Usually, when Lagre sees me, she always greets me with a smile and calls me Aunt Emma."
Mother Emma thought for a while, looked at Ryan suspiciously, and added.
This made Ryan not know how to explain it for a while, but he certainly couldn't admit such a thing.
"How is this possible? Maybe Lagre doesn't want to be too sad when she says goodbye."
Before Ryan finished speaking, Anna on the side looked at Ryan with a pair of bright big eyes, blinking.
Suddenly, Ryan felt an inexplicable feeling of guilt in his heart.
"Then why did Lagre say that to you alone? Isn't it sad to say goodbye to you?" Anna whispered.
This once again focused the eyes of the whole family on Ryan!
For a moment, Ryan felt like he had no way to defend himself.
After finishing his breakfast quickly, Ryan went upstairs to the utility room on the second floor.
According to the previous agreement with Jenny, it is estimated that a carriage from the Crowley family will come to pick him up later.
Before that, Ryan can try to see how many will runes he can visualize at one time.
Because after yesterday's battle in the Nightsong Forest, Ryan once again gained 3 points of spiritual attribute improvement, so that his spirit reached 23 points, so compared with the previous 20 points of spiritual power, it is a great improvement.
Ryan remembered very clearly that the last time he just changed his job to a tamer, that is, when his spiritual attribute reached 20 points, he was able to visualize and complete 16 will runes at one time, and entered the popular sense of the 'second-level wizard apprentice'.
Therefore, Ryan knew that even with 23 points of spirit, it was unlikely to directly visualize all 24 will runes of the basic meditation method and reach the level of "Level 3 Wizard Apprentice".
However, when a person sees that the gap between himself and the goal is getting smaller and smaller, or in other words, getting closer and closer to the goal, the motivation to work hard will become very sufficient!
A minute later.
Ryan opened his eyes happily.
This time, he directly visualized 20 will runes successfully, and he was getting closer and closer to the final goal of 24 will runes.
Don't forget that Ryan still has three free attribute points.
However, Ryan thought for a while and did not choose to continue to add points to the spirit attribute now.
After all, the special effect of "adding points to restore" is no less than a killer if used well in battle.
This point has been fully verified again in the battle with the flesh and blood tree spirit!
Therefore, it is a better choice to add points in the next battle.
The carriage has not arrived yet, so Ryan plans to test the changes in the power of witchcraft after the mental power is improved.
Because the wooden table was burned black last time, Ryan brought back a fire-resistant clay mold from the blacksmith shop a few days ago. The mold was black and gray, and the shape was like a large beaker.
Ryan put a small piece of hardened adamantium fragment left over from last time into the clay mold, and then he began to cast the witchcraft "Scorching Touch".
When the low chanting of the spell sounded, the hardened adamantium fragment in front of Ryan's palm began to heat up rapidly. After a few seconds, the hardened adamantium fragment began to gradually turn red and smoke.
With Ryan's continuous guidance and the continuous output of mental power, in about ten seconds, the hardened adamantium fragment completely turned into liquid!
Seeing this scene, Ryan couldn't help but smile.
Before, the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" he cast, after about ten seconds of maintenance and guidance, the maximum temperature that could be reached was about 1,400 to 1,500 degrees.
And now, this limit temperature should have reached about 2,000 degrees.
Because the melting point of the hardened adamantium fragment is around 2,000 degrees.
I remember that the last time Ryan was smelting and hardening the fine gold fragments in the blacksmith shop, he had to use the blacksmith furnace combined with the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" to successfully smelt it.
But now, the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" alone can do it.
The increase in the power of this witchcraft is obvious. With the increase of mental power, the water rises and the boat rises!
However, Ryan also keenly noticed that with the increase of mental power, the year-on-year increase of this power is not linear.
Simply put, at the beginning, assuming that for every increase in mental power, the limit temperature of the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" will increase by 100 degrees, but slowly, with a little increase in mental power, the temperature increase of the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" becomes 80 degrees, or even 70 degrees.
Although the trend of this decrease in increase is slow, it does exist.
Ryan frowned slightly, thought for a while, and felt that this might be due to some reason of the witchcraft model itself.
From this point of view, it means that in the future, he needs to further search for more advanced witchcraft to learn.
To be precise, it is the best choice to choose witchcraft that suits his current level of strength to learn.
But soon, Ryan touched his nose and laughed at himself.
Now he was a "poor peasant" in terms of the number of witchcrafts, so he had no right to be picky. Even though he was the fire element with the highest affinity, he only mastered two witchcrafts in total.
Among them, the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" was still an entry-level contact witchcraft. Although it was powerful, it had many restrictions in actual combat.
For example, in the battle with the flesh and blood tree spirit, he relied on the witchcraft scroll "Extreme Cold Wind" to find the opportunity to release it.
In addition, the witchcraft "Scorching Touch" needs to be continuously guided to achieve maximum damage.
In comparison, the release and effectiveness of the witchcraft "high temperature force field" is much easier.
Because once released successfully, the witchcraft "high temperature force field" can generate a high temperature force field within a certain range around Ryan and last for about one minute.
Just when Ryan wanted to test the power change of the witchcraft "high temperature force field", he heard the sound of "kicks" of horse hooves.
Ryan looked down from the window of the utility room on the second floor and found that the Crowley family carriage with a rose kite shield emblem pattern was slowly arriving at his door.
After packing up a little, Ryan went downstairs.
As soon as he walked to the carriage, a servant quickly opened the carriage, and two beautiful girls wearing cashmere long skirts and large light-colored mink shawls walked down the carriage quickly. They were Jenny and her best friend Agatha.
The first time they saw Ryan, they saw the beautiful eyes of the two noble ladies, and they lit up all of a sudden.
"Sir Ryan, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are becoming more and more manly!" Jenny couldn't help but praise.
"Thank you!" Ryan was naturally in a good mood after hearing the girl's praise.
Masculine?
Okay
, but in Ryan's opinion, this should be the increase in charm caused by the improvement of his mental strength.
"By the way, Mr. Ryan, this is my best friend Agatha, do you remember her?" Jenny blinked and introduced.
"Of course, beautiful Miss Agatha Wiggins, of course I remember, hello!" Ryan smiled and greeted.
"Hello, Mr. Ryan." Agatha's pretty face with some freckles blushed slightly, and she bowed to Ryan.
Although Miss Agatha in front of him had some freckles on her nose, it did not affect her beauty, but instead gave her a more youthful atmosphere.
"Mr. Ryan, then shall we set off now? My father is not here today, so you can stay in the library for a while." Agatha took the initiative to say.
"Okay, thank you Miss Agatha." Although Ryan felt that it was a bit strange to hear Agatha say this, as if it was a feeling of a young couple having an affair behind their parents' backs, after all, she had good intentions.
Moreover, Ryan was also looking forward to whether he could gain something from the Wiggins family's library, so he naturally didn't care about these details.
The three of them got on the carriage and headed to the Wiggins family where Agatha was.
After entering the carriage, Agatha took off her mink cape, revealing her fair shoulders. The girl's curves had fully grown, and she looked youthful and charming.
"Sir Ryan, Jenny has been mentioning you these days, saying that you..."
"Agatha, don't talk nonsense in front of Sir Ryan."
Jenny's pretty face blushed, and she immediately covered Agatha's red lips.
And Agatha quickly "fights back" and tickles Jenny's armpits. Soon, the two beautiful girls started to laugh and play.
Ryan looked at this scene, smiled lightly, shook his head slightly, and didn't say anything.
A few minutes ago, when Ryan went downstairs, a squirrel quickly jumped down from the branch and slipped into Ryan's bedroom through the half-open window.
After searching for a while, the squirrel's big eyes revealed a very human expression of doubt.
Because it did not find the seeds of the dark mother tree it was looking for, and even did not feel its breath.
The squirrel was naturally transformed by the black-haired elf.
It showed a thoughtful expression and recalled the following process along the way, including when Ryan went to the sheriff's office, it was observing from the side.
As for last night, it came almost every few minutes.
Therefore, it was very sure that if the seeds of the dark mother tree were not hidden by the young knight, then he must have carried them with him!
After figuring this out, the squirrel quickly planned to leave.
But the next second, it was stunned, and saw that the bedroom door was quietly opened. A human girl wearing a light gray layered tunic was staring at it curiously with a pair of bright eyes.
And its eyes were fixed on the human girl's chest, on the wooden amulet that it was very familiar with!
Anna just heard the rustling noise coming from Ryan's room, which was quite strange, so she opened the door to check, but she didn't expect to see such a cute squirrel.
Seeing how cleverly it was rummaging through boxes and cabinets, it must be looking for food.
"What a cute little guy, are you hungry? There's nothing delicious here in Rennes, come here, come to me." Anna squatted down and said softly, and opened her arms towards the squirrel, as if she wanted to hug it.
The squirrel was stunned for a moment, but soon, it turned around and ran out of the window, disappearing from Anna's sight.
This made Anna a little disappointed!
The squirrel just now gave her a particularly friendly feeling, but it actually ran away.
The squirrel transformed by the black-haired elf was now jumping quickly along the roadside trees, chasing in the direction of the carriage where Ryan was.
The black-haired elf had never expected that she had originally planned to find the seeds of the dark elf mother tree first, and then look for the amulet, but she didn't expect the two things to be so close.
Moreover, she sensed a special blood connection from the human girl.
In an instant, she figured out some things.
However, the most urgent task now is to quickly catch up with the young knight named "Ryan?"
Since the other party carried the seeds with him, it is very likely that he wanted to trade them out.
After this matter is dealt with, she will come back immediately.
——As
the carriage gradually left the town of Shining Gold and drove on the avenue outside the suburbs, Ryan suddenly heard the coachman outside the carriage muttering in surprise:
"This weather is really strange. It was clearly a sign of sunny weather in the morning, but how come it's foggy not long after?"
The word "fog" immediately aroused Ryan's vigilance. After all, whether it was the thick fog when the Iron Virgin Doll appeared last time or the "black fog" witchcraft performed by Adams, they were all related to "fog". So
Ryan turned his head and looked outside through the window.
Sure enough, a lot of fog seemed to rise on the avenue along the road. Some places were dense, while others were relatively thin. In this case, it looked very much like a ball of fog.
The carriage soon drove into a relatively dense fog, and the visibility dropped from dozens of meters to a few meters.
The coachman let out a "whoosh" and the speed of the carriage slowed down significantly.
But Ryan suddenly felt a trance, just like the feeling of being dizzy when encountering big waves on a boat. The next second, he felt that the surroundings were quiet.
The crisp chatter of the two women in his ears suddenly disappeared.
When Ryan was puzzled, he immediately shifted his gaze from the window to the carriage. In an instant, Ryan's pupils shrank and he was shocked on the spot!
Because he found that he was the only one left in the carriage at this moment, while Jenny and Agatha disappeared without a trace.
This weird scene made Ryan's hair stand up.
With his strength as a peak knight, it was impossible for him to kidnap the two women directly under his nose.
In an instant, Ryan thought of Adams who controlled the black fog.
Obviously, only wizards or other mysterious professions can do this.
Ryan reached behind his back and grasped the hilt of the greatsword to be alert. Although he was very surprised that his level 3 "Danger Sense" did not give a warning this time.
Soon, Ryan could feel that the carriage was gradually stopping.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the carriage.
"Dong Dong Dong!"
Ryan was startled and tightened his hand on the hilt.
The expected attack did not happen. Instead, the "enemy" knocked on the door politely this time. But soon, Ryan realized that it might not be the "enemy".
After thinking about it, Ryan opened the door of the carriage.
A tall and slender woman wearing a gray robe and a hood was standing a few meters away from the carriage. From the hair exposed from the hood, it was a rare black color.
The next second, it seemed that because she saw Ryan getting off the carriage, the other party took off the hood and revealed a beautiful female face.
And the pair of pointed ears unique to female elves instantly attracted Ryan's attention.
Female elf?
Ryan's eyes suddenly widened, and his figure after getting off the carriage was frozen for two seconds.
The black-haired elf looked at Ryan with a pair of smart eyes with long eyelashes, and said: "Young man, please don't worry about your two friends."
"We are now in the misty dream. They are in a deep sleep at the moment and are not in any danger."
"I came here this time in the hope that you can give me the dark mother tree seed. It is too dangerous to keep it in the hands of humans."
"Of course, I will give you some compensation."
Ryan was stunned, but soon reacted and said: "Dark mother tree seed? Are you talking about the light golden tree?"
The black-haired elf's beautiful eyes flashed a light of joy, as if saying 'it is indeed here with you'.
"Yes! It is it."
"Uh" This is a bit difficult for Ryan.
He can't say that this thing has been absorbed by his panel system, right?
It has also been transformed into an excellent effect of +1 for all attributes.
"I did see that light golden tree, but it disappeared not long after it came into my hands!" Ryan thought about it and decided to tell the truth.
After all, it was true that it was absorbed by the system, and it was also true that it disappeared in his hands.
The black-haired elf frowned, and his expression clearly revealed a hint of displeasure, and said, "How is this possible?"
"Really!" Ryan spread his hands and said.
"If you don't believe it, Madam Elf, you can come and search."
The black-haired elf looked at Ryan again and said, "Young man, I saw you release the witchcraft scroll that day. It was a very smart move. Obviously, you are not unfamiliar with witchcraft."
"I have a natural witchcraft scroll 'Life Bloom' here, which can be used to exchange for the dark mother tree seed in your hand."
"Madam Elf, although I really want to get the witchcraft scroll in your hand, the dark mother tree seed is really not in my hand." Ryan said, looking at the black-haired elf seriously.
"Hmm?"
Perhaps it was because Ryan's expression was too sincere when he spoke, of course, it could also be because the black-haired elf could detect whether a person was lying through some mysterious means.
The black-haired elf first looked puzzled, then slowly stepped forward, came to Ryan, walked around Ryan, and at the same time, his small nose flared slightly.
The black-haired elf nodded in confusion and said, "I really can't sense the breath of the dark mother tree seed. Could it be that it really disappeared?"
"Is it possible that its energy is exhausted, or that it is injured by the power of witchcraft?" While smelling the pleasant scent of the black-haired elf, which was like the fragrance of plants and trees, Ryan tried to explain this matter.
"The former is not possible, and the latter, although the possibility is not great, it seems that there is only this reasonable explanation." The black-haired elf thought about it and nodded.
It was considered to accept the explanation given by Ryan.
"Young man, since the seeds of the dark mother tree have been destroyed, it couldn't be better. This is the witchcraft scroll 'Life Blossom' that I promised you. Thank you for your honest answer."
As he said that, the black-haired elf handed Ryan a witchcraft scroll.
"Thank you, Elf Lady." Ryan bowed slightly and took the witchcraft scroll. As soon as he took it in his hand, he was slightly surprised.
Because the material of this witchcraft scroll is quite strange, and it is different from the witchcraft scrolls he has touched before.
Judging from the touch, the scroll seems to be made of the leaves of some big tree, and exudes a faint natural scent, unlike the general witchcraft scrolls, which are mainly made of animal skin.
Just when Ryan raised his head and was about to ask about the specific effects of this witchcraft scroll 'Life Blossom', he was shocked to find that the black-haired elf had disappeared.
After a little thought, Ryan put away the witchcraft scroll and put it in his waist bag.
After that, he returned to the carriage and began to think about what had just happened.
Suddenly, the slight dizziness reappeared, and soon, Ryan found that the fog outside the window quickly dissipated, and Jenny and Agatha appeared in the carriage.
The two were leaning against each other, sleeping soundly.
At this time, the carriage began to move slowly again, and the driver seemed to have woken up, but he did not realize that he had just fallen into a deep sleep.
Then, the two women's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the eyeballs under their eyelids moved quickly. Soon, the two woke up almost at the same time.
"Hey, Lord Ryan, did we fall asleep just now?"
"Yes." Ryan nodded, and at the same time, his right hand slightly touched the witchcraft scroll in his arms.
Fortunately, the witchcraft scroll was still there, indicating that what he had just experienced was not a dream. Ryan thought.
"This is too strange, I slept well last night." Jenny was a little confused.
"I actually fell asleep in front of Lord Ryan. I am so rude." Agatha also looked puzzled.
Ryan smiled slightly and said, "Maybe the driver's skills are too good, and the carriage is too stable, so you all fell asleep."
Although he said so, in fact, Ryan was quite surprised at the magic of the dream-like witchcraft performed by the black-haired elf. It seemed that he could freely control the dreams of different people within the range of the witchcraft.
After a while, there were more pedestrians and carriages on the avenue, and the familiar tall black and gray city walls appeared in Ryan's sight.
The county town has arrived.
This is Ryan's second time to the county town.
Just like the last time, after entering the city, the carriage continued to drive for about half an hour, and then stopped at the door of a luxurious mansion with a garden.
As the carriage slowly stopped, Agatha smiled slightly and said, "We are here, Sir Ryan, this is my home."
(End of this chapter)
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