Chapter 160 It's really a scumbag (two chapters in one)
Just as Ryan entered the Wiggins family's library.
Shimmering Gold Town.
Anna was in her room, her right hand holding her white and tender cheek, while her left hand was flipping through the silver book in boredom. She looked out the window at the bleak winter scenery, her mind wandering.
Two days ago, she successfully completed the eight will runes of the one-time visualization basic meditation method, and officially entered the level of "first-level wizard apprentice".
Originally, she planned to share this good news with Ryan.
But after becoming a formal knight, Ryan was so busy
that it was difficult for her to find a suitable time to be alone with Ryan.
When Lagre and Ryan went to Nightsong Forest together, Anna was extremely envious in her heart. She also wanted to have enough ability to solve those difficult and mysterious events with Ryan.
In addition, the sudden departure of Lagre today made Anna feel that there seemed to be some little secret between Lagre and Ryan.
Just as Anna was lost in her reverie, the door suddenly opened with a creak.
A cute squirrel ran in.
Anna was startled when she heard the door open, and turned around quickly, only to find that it was the "cute" who ran to Ryan's room to look for food in the morning. She immediately smiled kindly on her pretty face and said,
"Come, little squirrel, come to me."
But Anna's voice had just fallen!
The next second, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened twice, and her cherry mouth opened roundly, as if she couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.
Because she saw that the cute little squirrel instantly turned into a tall, hooded woman.
What surprised her even more was that when the other party lifted the hood, she actually revealed a head of long black hair, a beautiful face and a pair of pointed ears.
Suddenly, time seemed to stop at this moment!
The scene in front of her gave Anna an extremely strong impact!
But unexpectedly, Anna couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy in her heart at this moment, as if the strange elf lady in front of her had a natural, mysterious connection with her.
"Child, come, let me see you." The black-haired elf's voice was very pleasant.
Before Anna could react, as the black-haired elf took the initiative to step forward and waved her hand, a light green witchcraft aura suddenly appeared on Anna's body.
The black-haired elf murmured: "It's Darien's method, it's a solidified disguise."
The next second, the black-haired elf chanted a spell.
Soon, Anna's body suddenly glowed with green light.
Then, Anna felt her whole body relax!
This is a feeling that is difficult to describe.
It was as if she had always lived in a cloak before, but now, that mysterious cloak was suddenly taken off.
"Child, you have to call me aunt. I am the sister of your mother, Darien Hawkmoon. My name is Delanna Hawkmoon."
"I, I." Anna hesitated, at a loss. At this moment, she felt that her little head was about to explode.
Oh my God!
A strange female elf suddenly came to her room and said that she was my relative.
The key is that I am a human!
My mother is also a human, and my mother's name is not Darien.
This elf lady must have recognized the wrong person!
But the other party's breath is so familiar, and just now in her body
, Anna was confused!
After a long time, Anna calmed down and organized her words, and said:
"That. This beautiful elf lady, did you recognize the wrong person? I am a human, and my mother's name is not Darien"
"Child, touch your ears." The black-haired elf looked at Anna with a gentle and doting look, and gently touched her head and said.
Anna could feel the kindness from the bottom of her heart of the female elf, and she had a special warm feeling when she was touched by the other party.
But why do you want to touch your ears?
She doesn't have the same pointed ears as the other person.
Because she would tidy up her appearance in front of the bronze mirror every morning, so she was sure and certain of this.
But when Anna touched her "very familiar" ears, her eyes suddenly widened with an unbelievable expression.
"This, this, how is this possible!"
She hurried to the bronze mirror and saw the familiar yet unfamiliar self in the bronze mirror. She couldn't help but mutter to herself: "It turns out that I am a half-elf."
As a half-elf, Anna's ears are not as pointed as those of a pure-blooded elf, but slightly curved.
In general, Anna, who has removed the "camouflage", is more beautiful than before, and has an exotic style.
"I don't know if Ryan will still be like me like this." Anna said the last sentence to herself in her heart.
When the black-haired elf named Delanna Eagle Moon told the story of Anna's mother, that is, her sister, Anna finally believed that the elf lady in front of her was probably really related to her.
Moreover, this was the first time Anna clearly understood the story of her own mother.
It turned out that her mother, Darien Hawkmoon, was deceived by a human bard when she was young and fell in love with him. Soon after, under the instigation and encouragement of the bard, she stole some information from the Druid's Circle, including the Book of Trials (Silver Book).
In fact, the bard was a third-level wizard apprentice majoring in human body transformation, and had always coveted some special methods of plant and animal transformation in the Druid's Circle.
However, the other party mistook the Book of Trials for a blank diary.
So, when Ryan got it, he found that there were a lot of negative energy and natural witchcraft-related animal and plant transformation methods on it.
After getting these materials, the wizard apprentice sold Darlene Hawkmoon to an imperial noble, but later heard that Darlene had escaped, but when the Druid Ring sent people to pursue him, they could not find him.
It was not until Anna touched the amulet last time that Drana felt it in her heart, because this was the amulet she made by herself and gave to her sister Darlene.
If Ryan heard this, he would definitely curse him as a "scumbag"!
Not only did he cheat on her, but he also let his woman steal his own things.
But the most amazing thing is that after using her, he sold his woman! He
is really a scumbag!
"Aunt Drana, what about my mother now?" Anna asked nervously.
"I don't know, but the one who can hide Daleon and block our search should be a great noble of the Dragun Empire."
"Because I heard that many of these great nobles, as high-ranking officials in the empire, like foreign beauties, especially elf beauties."
"From this perspective, I think Daleon's life should not be in danger at present."
Anna nodded after listening.
However, when she heard that her mother should still be alive and not in danger of life, she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
No wonder, she had been living a displaced life with her mother for a period of time. Her
mother should be avoiding the pursuit of a great noble, but in the end, it seems that she still couldn't escape.
At this time, Drana said: "So, child, it is very dangerous for you to stay in the empire alone, now come back to the Druid Ring with me."
"Ah? This..." Anna hesitated.
I only heard Delanna continue to say: "As a half-elf, you need to have the strength to protect yourself."
"Child, your current age is the period of fastest growth in strength. We must hurry back to the Druid's Ring and make up for some of the time you missed. Do you understand?"
After thinking about it, Anna nodded!
Indeed, I have always been in a role that needs protection.
It would be great if I could have enough strength!
"Aunt Delanna, I will go to the Druid's Ring with you. However."
Anna looked at the Trial Book in Delanna's hand that had been returned to its original owner, and her beautiful eyes flickered slightly. She knew that Ryan was very interested in some of the contents in it.
After seeing Anna stammering twice, she asked: "Aunt Delanna, can I copy down the contents of the taming of beasts and the transformation of animals and plants in this Trial Book?"
"Hmm? You are going to give it to the boy named Ryan?" Delanna quickly reacted to Anna's intention, and immediately, with a complicated expression, looked at the niece who had just been found.
"Hmm!" Anna nodded heavily.
Well,
my niece, do you know the young man you like?
In an instant, the blushing scenes she saw in Ryan's room last night appeared in Delanna's mind.
"Aunt Delanna, why are you looking at me with such a strange look?" Anna was keenly aware that when she mentioned that she wanted to stay with Ryan, Aunt Delanna's eyes suddenly became very complicated.
How to say it, it seems to be sympathy, pity, etc., and both.
"Anna, do you like Ryan?" Delanna asked directly this time.
"Ah? No, it's just that Ryan saved me." Anna blushed, lowered her head, and told Delanna the whole story of Ryan saving her from two wanted criminals.
"So that's it." Delanna's eyes softened a lot when she heard Ryan save Anna.
The hero saves the "princess" from the hands of the villain. What a familiar and beautiful plot, no wonder Anna was moved.
In addition, Dranna immediately recalled that the Flesh and Blood Tree Spirit died from fire magic in the ruined temple, but the fog was too thick at the time, so she couldn't see clearly how Ryan killed the Flesh and Blood Tree Spirit.
But now that I think about it carefully, this young knight may not be that simple.
The other party killed the Flesh and Blood Tree Spirit, probably not relying on the fire magic scroll, but based on the magic he mastered.
Has he been involved in both the knight and the wizard apprentice?
What an extraordinary young man.
"Okay, Anna, the content recorded here has been processed by that abominable wizard apprentice, so copying it down does not violate the rules of the Druid's Ring."
"In addition to copying this, I will also leave a copy of the fire magic 'Burning Light' that I accidentally obtained before to your 'good friend' Ryan, as a thank you for saving you."
As she spoke, Delanna used the "rubbing technique" to rub the contents of the Trial Book onto a stack of papers. At the same time, she took out a piece of animal skin scroll from her body and handed it to Anna.
After Anna took it, she said excitedly: "Ah? That's great! Thank you, Aunt Delanna. I... I'll leave a letter for Ryan. Please wait."
Anna picked up the feather pen and wrote quickly:
"Ryan: When you see this letter, Aunt Delanna and I will have set off to return to the Druid Ring in Ferdinand Forest. I will improve my abilities and hope that I can help you next time we meet."
"Also, let me tell you a little secret. I can already visualize eight will runes at a time, Anna."
Anna carefully placed the letter, the paper with the rubbing of the taming content, and the animal skin scroll that recorded the fire witchcraft neatly on the bedside of Ryan's room.
Then, she looked at Ryan's room with a little nostalgia, turned to Delanna and said:
"Aunt Delanna, let's go?"
"Yes, okay." Delanna nodded.
However, Delanna, who was about to take Anna away, suddenly realized that someone was spying on this residence nearby.
"Huh? Wait!"
Delanna motioned Anna to stay in the room first, and the next second, she turned into a squirrel again, and jumped from the room to the roof in a "whoosh".
Then, an eagle flew up from the roof!
After a while, Anna heard the sound of fighting not far away in the southwest!
But it soon returned to calm, as if the fighting was very short.
In the alley in the southwest corner, the black-haired elf Delanna looked at the black flames surrounding herself and whispered: "It's black flames, could it be the believers of that god?"
Although these black flames could not hurt her at all, they were only used to hinder her actions, but she had already seen the origin of these black flames.
"It seems that Lord Windrunner's reminder is right. The sleeping gods have gradually revived." Delanna seemed to think of something, and for a moment, his face showed worry.
Not long after, Delanna returned to Anna's room again, and his face was calm.
"Aunt Delanna, did something happen just now?" Anna asked with a worried look.
At this moment, many security guards were rushing over there on the street.
"Nothing, it's been solved. Anna, we have to go!" Delanna shook his head and didn't elaborate.
"Oh, okay!"
In the woods in the north of Shimmering Gold Town.
A slender knight carrying a "scythe" weapon was covering his bleeding abdomen with his hand and running quickly. He was heard running and cursing in a low voice: "How could a druid suddenly appear near Ryan's house?"
This man was Giovanni, the president of the Wilderness Brotherhood, nicknamed "Beast Knight"! ——Meist
County City.
In the Wiggins family library.
Ryan, who had no idea what happened in his home, was now searching for ancient books in the library seriously.
Unlike the Crowley family, the Wiggins family's library is larger, but the books are not classified separately according to whether they are written in spiritual texts, so Ryan needs to search one bookshelf after another.
After flipping through one book after another, Ryan basically shook his head.
Not long after, Ryan suddenly stopped because he found a travel note written in spiritual texts, which contained a part of the record about the Mother Tree Sect.
The travel note expounded the core doctrine of the "Mother Tree Sect" - at the beginning of the world, a mother tree from a distant void descended into the world and sowed seeds, which gave rise to the origin of life.
But in fact, according to the ancient sages, the so-called "Mother Tree" is actually a powerful existence from the void of another world, which bewitched intelligent creatures to worship and sacrifice.
Of course, all the sacrifices of the "Mother Tree Sect" believers can obtain different degrees of rewards and gifts from the mother tree.
A few hours later, after Ryan read through all the ancient books written in the spiritual language (Akkadian) in the library, he found that the only useful one was the travelogue he had just read.
The others were either sacrificial ceremonies that had long disappeared in the long river of history or eulogies of someone in ancient times, which made Ryan a little disappointed.
Although, this result was also expected by him.
But when he really saw this result, Ryan's inner loss was still inevitable.
"Perhaps, I should change my mind about searching for witchcraft."
Ryan found that his current method of searching for witchcraft was like a person looking for something in a primeval forest with tall trees blocking the view.
But because he couldn't see clearly around, it was difficult to determine where the thing was, so he could only try his luck and look around.
This was obviously not a good way.
A more effective way should be to climb to a high place first, like a watchtower, and then look far away and find out where the thing you want is, or at least determine in which direction it is.
Then, if you look for it again, it would be "targeted"!
"At present, my level in the empire is like a lookout."
"Once I pass the canonization test this time and become a formal noble, I should know more secrets. Perhaps, the direction of witchcraft and even the wizard's path will gradually become clear."
Just like Adams' inheritance, it actually comes from a wizard school called the 'Igni School'.
But how to connect with this wizard school is a problem that Ryan needs to consider at present.
However, as long as Ryan's position in the imperial power class continues to rise, he will inevitably be exposed to relevant information at a certain point in time.
And if you want to quickly climb up the imperial power class, the invitation letter from the empire's 'sword bearer' mentioned by Hamilton and Colonel Connor of the Imperial Army last time should have a similar meaning as a stepping stone to a fast promotion channel.
Ryan continued to think.
Because Colonel Connor's words at that time left a deep impression on him.
"The Sword Bearers are a privileged organization that covers a wide range of areas across the entire empire. If you can join, you will jump out of the scope of Mayster County and even the Munster Province."
"You will be exposed to a wider world!"
Will you be exposed to a wider world? Ryan murmured.
"In this case, the bottom line of my canonization assessment must be to get the evaluation of the baron level, which is the highest evaluation."
"It seems that I have to prepare well."
After all, even if he gets the baron evaluation, it does not mean that he will definitely receive an invitation letter from the Empire's "Sword Bearers".
Only if you are bright enough can you stand out!
Thinking of this, Ryan's eyes gradually brightened.
At this time, Jenny and Agatha's silver bell-like laughter rang out at the door of the library. Just now, the two saw Ryan so focused, so they quietly left the library and did not accompany him throughout the whole process.
Ryan looked at the time. It was already twelve o'clock. It seemed that the two women should have invited him to have lunch.
In the afternoon, after finishing the Wiggins family trip, Ryan declined Jenny's invitation to the Crowley family. After exchanging a brand new set of chrome suits and otter skin armor at the county military supply office, he took a carriage back to Shining Gold Town.
The otter skin armor was what Hamilton reminded him to prepare last time, because the canonization examination location was in Rossby City, and Rossby City was close to the sea.
However, after arriving in Shining Gold Town, Ryan did not go home directly, but came to Hamilton's office first.
Because Ryan planned to leave for Rossby City in a few days, he came to say hello to Hamilton first.
"Hey, Ryan, why are you here?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you something. Since you solved the mystery of Agatha's Mill last time, many nobles have contacted me and asked me to convey their wishes that you can help them solve some mysterious events in their territory."
"However, considering that you are about to participate in the canonization assessment, these things can be put on hold for now. After all, if something unexpected happens and affects your performance during the canonization assessment, it will be more trouble than gain."
"So, I rejected them all for you first."
"Thank you, sir." Ryan nodded.
He actually had this plan himself. At present, he had to do some preparations before departure, and it was really not a suitable time to deal with these mysterious events.
In addition, after experiencing the "Mother Tree Sect" incident in Night Song Forest last time, Ryan felt that the danger level of mysterious events fluctuated greatly, and the danger was much higher than he had expected before.
In particular, due to the particularity of mysterious events, their investigation reports were often inaccurate.
"Ryan, did you come here this time to tell me that you were going to leave in the next few days?" Hamilton asked proactively.
"Yes, sir, I plan to leave in ten days."
"Ten days later?" Hamilton thought for a moment and reminded, "Ryan, I suggest you leave a few days earlier. After all, only after arriving early will you have enough time to familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment."
"You are very thoughtful, sir. Then I will leave in seven days." Ryan calculated the time and said.
After returning home, Ryan suddenly found that the house was much quieter, and his mother Emma looked at him with a blaming look.
Just when Ryan was confused, his sister Mint rushed into his arms with a sad face and said, "Brother, Sister Anna is gone too."
"Huh?"
"What?" Ryan's heart suddenly 'skipped', and he immediately asked back.
"Sister Anna is gone. It seems that Sister Anna left a letter for you, and it is on the head of your bed." Sister Mint said with her big eyes blinking.
(End of this chapter)
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