Chapter 168: Become a Baron from Today (Two chapters in one)
Lamar is quite responsible. He tried his best to find out from a secret channel that Ryan might go to participate in the canonization assessment.
Coincidentally, he received an order from the High Priest to return and report, so today's scene happened.
After listening to Lamar's investigation results, the High Priest did not respond for a long time.
As a result, the entire underground hall fell into a dark and short silence, and Lamar could even hear his own breathing clearly.
The High Priest was also speechless at this moment!
Isn't this Ryan just a newly promoted knight?
How come he couldn't deal with him after several times, but instead showed a trend of becoming stronger and stronger!
This is simply unreasonable!
The Black Flame Prayer at the previous time node also missed the time and failed because of the failure of the blood sacrifice in the Shining Gold Town.
At present, preparing for the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony at the next time node is the top priority.
But if this Ryan is not dealt with, it will not only be a loss of face, but the other party may also disrupt the actions of the association again.
At this time, the tall and fat body of the chief priest moved slightly on the wide chair. He looked at Lamar and asked, "Just now, you said that Ryan went to Rossby City to participate in the canonization assessment?"
"Yes, Master Priest." Lamar nodded affirmatively.
"Then do you think he can pass the assessment?"
Lamar wanted to say of course, but he felt that he could not boost the enemy's morale and destroy his own prestige, so after considering the words, he said:
"Should. Can?"
The fat chief priest did not mind Lamar's slick questioning tone at the end, but continued: "If he can, then when he comes back, he will wait for the award and promotion, right?"
"Yes, Master Priest, according to the official procedures of the empire, it is like this." As if he noticed the chief priest and just wanted to confirm the official procedures of the empire with him, Lamar's rhythm of speaking immediately became much lighter.
"Well, Lamar, go contact Baron Alonso and tell him about this. Since Ryan has become a noble, let's find a way to get him promoted to the sheriff of the fishing port town."
The chief priest said, and a pair of small eyes flashed a gleam on his fat face.
However, Maral frowned and said, "Master Chief Priest, are you going to use the pirates to deal with them?"
"Isn't it the Poseidon Church?"
"The Poseidon Church? They have also begun to appear? Aren't you afraid that the Empire will clear them out again?" Lamar was shocked and asked hurriedly.
"Yes, they have been silent for a long time, and they have also started to move. Otherwise, why do you think the pirates cooperated with our actions so well last time? The reason behind it was that the Poseidon Church supported them."
So that's it!
Lamar looked surprised.
No wonder in the previous operations, the time when the pirates launched the attack and the time when their Black Flame Church took action were so tacitly, and the other party shared a considerable part of the attention of the official forces of the Mayest County Empire.
He didn't understand at the time that the Black Flame Church had nothing to restrain the pirates. It turned out that the High Priest had contacted the Poseidon Church.
This all made sense!
"Lamar, go to Alonso and take care of this. Next, our focus is to prepare for the Black Flame prayer ceremony." After a while, the low voice of the High Priest sounded again.
"Yes, High Priest, I'll go now." Lamar touched his chest and bowed, slowly retreating.
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Rosby City, Navy House Inn.
The tall Haas was saying goodbye to Ryan.
"Ryan, I'm currently living in Larchmond Fishing Port, adjacent to the Gold Coast. You can reach it in about two days along the south of Rosby City. When you are free, remember to come to me."
"By the way, stewed giant thorn salmon is a specialty of our place. When you come, I will definitely take you to taste it." When talking about stewed giant thorn salmon, Haas's Adam's apple moved obviously.
I didn't expect this kid to be a foodie!
And Ryan heard a familiar word 'Gold Coast'.
The swordsmanship master Gunther mentioned in Claire's letter before was living in seclusion on the Gold Coast.
Perhaps, he might meet Haas again in the near future.
Ryan had been considering whether to take advantage of this time when he came to Rosby City to take the assessment and go directly south to the Gold Coast to learn from this swordsmanship master, or go back home first. After
thinking about it, Ryan decided to go home first.
Because, if he went to study with Master Gunther, it would take at least a month, or at most several months. If he didn't notify his parents in advance, his parents would definitely worry.
Moreover, he was also the deputy sheriff of Shimmering Gold Town. If he was away for a month, Hamilton would at least notify him in advance.
"Okay, Haas, I will come to see you if I have a chance." Ryan nodded and said with a smile.
"Have a good trip!"
After seeing Haas off, Ryan began to wander around Rosby City.
On the day he first arrived, he had already walked around the area near the Navy House Inn, and he had a certain understanding of Rosby City.
Judging from the size of the entire city, Rossby is nearly twice as large as Mayest, and is also more prosperous, which is one of the characteristics of a trading port city.
Generally speaking, as long as the sea transportation is smooth and the trade is continuous, the prosperity of the city is much higher than that of an inland city.
Since there are three days, Ryan is not in a hurry. He plans to go to some busy alleys or taverns first.
Maybe like the Bat Market, this Nightingale Market is also in a quiet place in the bustling city.
Under the warm winter sun, the relatively warm and moist sea breeze blew, bringing a slightly salty smell. In the busy stalls along the way, Ryan saw a more diverse variety of seafood, shell products and goods from remote islands than in the busy streets of Meister.
After walking around for a long time, Ryan couldn't find the entrance to the Nightingale Market, which made him a little surprised.
Because after most of the day, he had basically walked through the more prosperous and lively areas of Rossby City.
Could it be that the location of this Nightingale Market would go the other way, in the noble mansion or the rich area?
Ryan thought about it for a while and felt that this possibility was not great.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Ryan's mind, and he thought of it.
There is a place that he may have overlooked before.
That is... the dock!
The entire Rossby City has many docks, such as the navy dock, the fishing boat dock and the cargo ship dock, etc., among which there are two fishing boat docks alone.
So Ryan began to look for the docks one by one.
Soon, when Ryan came to the cargo ship dock, he saw a nightingale pattern not far from a tavern called Sailor's House.
This made Ryan's face happy and he walked over.
Just like the Bat Market, after passing through a certain illusion, Ryan came to a market, which still had that familiar smell.
People came and went, most of them wore hoods or even veils, looking like they were hiding their whereabouts. Some showed their faces openly, but relatively speaking, there were much fewer.
There were quite a lot of people in the whole market, but their voices were very low.
At this time, the red-haired girl Evelyn was also purchasing some raw materials for potions in the Nightingale Market, and soon she noticed the familiar figure.
"Huh? Why is he here?"
The girl stopped when she saw Ryan wandering around.
To be honest, Evelyn was still quite curious about Ryan, who had carried out the ship bombing incident during the canonization assessment.
Although she herself was a little introverted and arrogant, it also depends on the object.
For her, who is almost the first among the noble children of the same age in Rossby City, it is inevitable to be a little proud and reserved when facing most of the so-called "young talents".
But Ryan is different. This person's performance in the canonization assessment was too amazing, and she still admires him very much.
As for the girl's gaze, Ryan, who is sensitive, naturally noticed it.
Although the other party was wearing a hood, the exposed red hair and the familiar bright eyes made Ryan quickly recognize that the other party was the red-haired girl Evelyn.
Soon, the two people's eyes met.
Ryan smiled slightly, which made Evelyn smile back immediately.
After thinking for a while, Evelyn took the initiative to come over and said, "Knight Ryan, hello, I am Evelyn. Your performance in the canonization assessment is quite amazing."
"Knight Evelyn, you are too polite. Haas introduced your strength and beauty to me. In comparison, I just took advantage of it."
Evelyn covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Knight Ryan, I thought that a person as powerful as you must be busy with cultivation and not good at speaking, but now it seems that this is not the case."
"By the way, Knight Ryan, may I ask if you have any needs when you come to the Nightingale Market? Perhaps, I, a local, can be your guide." Evelyn took the initiative to say.
Evelyn was also very surprised. Why did her mood suddenly become happy after hearing Ryan's praise?
You know, there are not ten young men who flatter her on weekdays, and it is inevitable that there are seven or eight every day.
Moreover, what these people say is much more straightforward and exaggerated than Ryan, but none of them can give her the feeling that Ryan just gave her.
Ryan was only complimenting her, and it was mostly politeness because it was their first official conversation, but somehow, she was very happy.
Maybe it was because he was strong enough? Evelyn thought.
"Of course, it is my honor to have the beautiful and powerful Knight Evelyn as my guide." Ryan immediately agreed with a smile.
Besides, he thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide. After all, they
both came to the Nightingale Market, which meant that from a certain perspective, he and Evelyn were both like-minded people. The other party was probably also a wizard apprentice, but he didn't know which department he specialized in.
So, Ryan continued, "I want to see if there is a witchcraft model that suits me, but after looking around, it seems that there is no powerful witchcraft."
Evelyn smiled and said, "Of course there won't be any powerful witchcraft or first-level witchcraft in this level of mysterious market. But sometimes, you can find some good entry-level witchcraft."
"Huh? Is there any reason for this?" Ryan asked with a little doubt.
"Because the actual managers behind these markets are jointly managed by the Empire and some wizarding schools, some things are still restricted." Evelyn explained.
"I see!" Ryan nodded.
No wonder!
He still remembered that last time at the Bat Market, he took a big bag of things from Adams's shop, and was later stopped by two managers of the market.
But after he introduced himself, he was released safely.
Sure enough, behind this mysterious market, as he had guessed before, it was under some kind of management of the empire.
Looking at the red-haired girl Evelyn in front of him, Ryan couldn't help but think of Jenny, who was also a noble girl.
But Jenny's level was a little lower. Secondly, Jenny was just a noble lady and was not good at fighting.
And Evelyn in front of him was not only the heir of the viscount who was one level higher than the baron, but also very strong.
Ryan had a feeling that the opponent's strength might not be much weaker than his.
Evelyn, like him, was a wizard apprentice and knight, and was also in a state that was a bit stronger than the peak knight in the general sense.
So, Ryan continued to ask, "So if you want to learn powerful witchcraft, what are the ways?"
Evelyn looked at Ryan with her beautiful eyes, and couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Knight Ryan, you are asking even though you know the answer."
"What other ways are there? Generally speaking, there are two ways. One is to join an ancient wizard school, and the second is to hold a high enough position in the empire's violent institutions."
"If the position is high enough, you can naturally get in touch with a lot of secrets, including those confidential witchcraft, combat skills, research materials, etc."
The two chatted and walked around, and soon became familiar with each other.
Evelyn also knew that Ryan was not a noble heir. This suddenly made her suddenly realize that no wonder Ryan had just asked a lot of questions that, in her opinion, were common sense questions.
But when she thought about it carefully, she was even more surprised!
How could a commoner's heir have such strength at present?
Evelyn found that she could not see through Ryan even more.
Because she knew that whether it was a knight or a wizard apprentice, a lot of resources were needed on the road of cultivation. If a commoner's heir wanted to reach Ryan's current level, how difficult it would be.
Accompanied by Evelyn, a 'guide' who was familiar with the Nightingale Market, Ryan quickly toured the entire Nightingale Market.
Sure enough, as Evelyn said, basically, you can't see those powerful witchcrafts in the market.
However, there are many rare materials, such as the material of starfish grass, another potion recorded in Ryan's 'Beast Taming Diary', which is sold here.
Spiritual potion: After taking it, it can improve the spirituality of animals.
In some places, it is also called 'wisdom potion', that is, after feeding animals with this potion, it will improve the wisdom of animals to a certain extent.
The production of this potion requires a main medicine, which is starfish grass that grows in the sea. It is named because it has five corners and looks like a starfish.
"Huh?" Ryan saw a tattered book in a shop. Judging from the spiritual text on the cover, it was written with four words: Witchcraft Notes.
There should be a person's name in front of these words, but perhaps because of the long time, or for other reasons, it can no longer be seen clearly.
Ryan thought for a moment and asked, "Hello, can I look through this book?"
"You can only look at two pages." The clerk nodded and handed the book to Ryan.
After Ryan carefully flipped through the two pages, he closed the book. Evelyn also looked sideways for a few glances.
Although Ryan had no expression on his face at the moment, he was quite happy in his heart, because the content of the first two pages showed that this was probably a witchcraft notebook that recorded fire witchcraft.
"How much is this?"
"Two thousand imperial gold coins!"
Ryan nodded. The price was acceptable. Just as he was considering buying something to get this book,
Evelyn suddenly interrupted and said, "The first two pages are indeed the manuscript of a formal wizard, but the material of the pages behind is not right. If you look closely, there are still subtle differences. I feel that this is not a whole."
After hearing this, the clerk's face changed, but he smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.
How could Ryan not understand what was going on? His face sank and he left the store.
"Thank you Knight Evelyn for your reminder." He almost suffered a loss just now.
Ryan felt that visiting this mysterious market to find witchcraft models was like visiting the Panjiayuan Antique Market in his previous life to find antiques.
Want to find a genuine product?
It's not that there is no chance, but the probability is too low and you need to have a sharp eye.
"You're welcome, Knight Ryan, I just have a little more experience than you. It's still very difficult to find good things here." Evelyn smiled and said.
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Munster, the capital of Munster Province.
Envoy Javier Stewart received the materials for the canonization assessment submitted by Theo in Rossby City in his office. He was quite surprised for a while.
Because the first place was written with Ryan's name.
He thought that Ryan might achieve good results, but after seeing the other party's performance this time, he was directly shocked. He was still very clear about what more than 2,000 points meant.
After thinking about it, he quickly stamped the word "agree" and sent someone to report it to the imperial capital immediately.
Two days later.
Baron Theo was quite happy after receiving the reply from the Imperial Elders Council.
But along with it came a piece of paper in the form of an invitation, which immediately made Viscount Theo look serious and whispered, "It's the invitation from the Sword Bearer!"
Then, he shook his head slightly and sighed, "It seems that I didn't earn the favor of General Silva after all."
After thinking about it, he felt that he should tell Silva the "bad news" as soon as possible to prevent the other party from continuing to do too much useless work.
Just as he arrived at the door of Silva's office, he heard Silva's slightly angry voice from inside.
"That idiot in Mayster County actually rejected my transfer order. Let me take a look. The person who rejected it is a baron named Alonso Habs."
"Huh! Habs? This person should be the direct descendant of Earl Habs."
When reading 'Habs', Silva was obviously a little surprised, because although he was far away in Rossby County, he naturally knew Earl Habs, the head of the neighboring county.
Since Ryan's current administrative position management authority is naturally under Mayster County, all transfer orders to call Ryan must, in principle, pass through Mayster County.
Mayster County has the right to refuse or reject transfer orders from horizontal or non-direct superior departments.
Unless it is a transfer order from the Province of Munster or a higher level.
Hearing this, Viscount Theo outside the door was delighted, and he knocked on the door quickly!
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in!"
"My Lord, you're just in time!" Silva saw that the person who came was Theo, and couldn't help but repeat what he had just complained about.
"No! If the Sixth Fleet doesn't give me enough face, I will issue a transfer order in the name of the Imperial South Sea Fleet. I don't know who in Mayest County dares to reject it!"
After listening to Silva's complaints, Viscount Theo smiled bitterly and comforted him:
"General, I think you don't have to be angry. Maybe you should take a look at this first."
Silva took the "invitation" handed over by Viscount Theo with a puzzled look.
He saw an invitation letter that he was familiar with but rarely saw, appeared in front of him.
On the invitation letter, there were five dragons flying in the sky with different postures. These were five-color dragons!
"This is an invitation letter from the Imperial Sword Bearer Organization. How could it come so quickly!" Silva couldn't help but be surprised and said.
Originally, Silva wanted to take advantage of the time difference and recruit Ryan before some special departments of the empire discovered this good seedling.
After all, at the level of the entire empire, the South Sea Fleet is also a behemoth, responsible for the security of the empire's territory. After Ryan was transferred here, even if there were special departments that wanted to transfer people, it would not be so easy.
At least they could argue with each other, and even if they were transferred away in the end, they could get some compensation in other aspects.
But now, his transfer order for the Sixth Fleet was rejected by Mayest County, and the invitation letter of the Sword Bearer has arrived.
These days have been in vain.
"That's right, General. Once Ryan receives this invitation letter, he will be a candidate for the Sword Bearer. So, even if you succeed in snatching people, it doesn't really mean much."
Silva thought about it, sighed and said, "Yes, it's better to cultivate it yourself."
"My Lord Viscount, I won't go to Ryan's side when the announcement is made. I'm sorry for your hard work."
As for Ryan, he naturally didn't know about the twists and turns that happened in the middle.
Ryan had no idea that he had missed a chance to participate in the great voyage, experience the magnificent ocean, treasures and fight against pirates.
Navy House Inn, a guest room on the second floor.
A rhythmic but steady knock on the door suddenly came.
Ryan opened the door and was slightly startled to see the great man he had only seen during the canonization assessment.
The person in charge of the canonization assessment, who was wearing a noble hunting suit and had a mustache, seemed to be called Viscount Theo. The title was told to him by the female major Marika.
"Good day, Viscount!" Ryan hurriedly invited him into the room.
Obviously, the other party came to see him because of something important.
Theo smiled and looked around after entering the room. He saw that although Ryan lived in the hotel, his items were neatly arranged and very organized, which made him more recognized.
Who said Ryan had no sense of rules? He obviously had a lot!
"Knight Ryan, I just received a letter from the Imperial Canonization Assessment Committee. Your excellent performance in the canonization assessment has been approved, so you will be awarded the title of Baron."
"Thank you, Viscount!" Ryan was overjoyed and clenched his fists slightly.
The dust has settled. From today on, he is a noble, a baron!
"But, Knight Ryan, perhaps you would like to see this more." Viscount Theo handed him a piece of 'invitation' style paper with a smile on his face.
(End of this chapter)
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