Chapter 263 Two New Secrets (Two chapters in one)
In the city of Munster.
Ryan's villa, reception room.
"By the way, Alyosha, how did you know that I was attacked today? Did the news spread so quickly?" Ryan asked after taking the special healing potion.
"Sir Ryan, I actually wanted to come and congratulate you today, but I just happened to hear about your attack." Seeing that Ryan had no signs of injury at all, Alyosha couldn't help but relax and said with a smile.
"Congratulations?" Ryan looked puzzled.
"Huh? Yes, don't you know?"
"Because of your recent outstanding performance, the Munster Sword Bearer Branch has already reported your application for the title of Viscount."
Viscount?
Claire on the side was stunned!
How long has it been since Ryan was promoted from Baron to Viscount?
As a descendant of the nobility, she naturally knew how difficult it was.
Generally, a baron would not be able to accumulate enough merits to be promoted to Viscount throughout his life, but how long did Ryan take, five months? Three months? Or even shorter?
The head maid Shadiya, who was standing next to Claire, had her eyes widened suddenly and covered her mouth.
Oh my God!
What on earth has Ryan done in the past six months?
Before, although young barons like Ryan were rare, I had heard of them, but such a young viscount of the empire was really unheard of!
And if it was a viscount, wouldn’t it be just one step away from being an earl!
Shadiya couldn’t help but lower her eyes and looked at Claire who was sitting on the large suede sofa chair beside her, thinking to herself, "Miss, since you discovered that Ryan was so talented at the time, why didn’t you let Ryan sign a contract to become your follower! '
"Alyosha, how did you know? I don’t even know about this." After thinking about it, Ryan felt that the most likely possibility should be the diamond-level mission that was completed this time.
Hearing Ryan's words, Alyosha chuckled and said, "Sir Ryan, have you forgotten what my father does?"
Ryan immediately realized!
He really didn't remember that Alyosha's father, Javier, was the special envoy of the Imperial Conferment Assessment Committee stationed in the province of Munster.
All promotions to barons and viscounts in the province of Munster need to be reported to Javier.
Only after assessment and review, and after confirming that there are no problems, Javier will report to the Imperial Elders Council for record. In other words, Javier is an inevitable link in the promotion process.
No wonder Alyosha came to congratulate him.
Speaking of promotion, Ryan suddenly remembered one thing. On the last Sunday of the Green Grass Month this year, he had to attend the official conferment ceremony of the Duke of Munster. Of course, the Duke of Munster was conferring the title on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor.
"Thank you, Miss Alyosha." Ryan immediately expressed his gratitude for the girl's concern and congratulations.
"You're welcome. By the way, Mr. Ryan, since you have a distinguished guest today, I won't bother you. I'll take my leave first." Alyosha glanced at Claire with his beautiful eyes, and then gave the two of them a lady's salute and turned away.
Alyosha came and left in a hurry, but what he brought to Claire and her servant was a layer of shock!
Claire smoothed the hair hanging by her ears, calmed down, looked at Ryan with a burning gaze, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Viscount Ryan."
"Ms. Claire, you should still call me Ryan." Ryan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Ryan, I didn't expect that you have made such great progress in just half a year. If I had known, I should have signed a contract with you and made you my follower."
"Having an imperial viscount follower is not an ordinary style." Claire said half-jokingly.
"Ms. Claire, if it weren't for your enlightenment at that time, I wouldn't have taken the first step to transcendence." Ryan also smiled and said.
At this time, Claire turned to Shatia and said, "I need to talk to Viscount Ryan, Shatia, please don't let others disturb us."
"Yes, miss." Shatia left the living room and closed the door.
Claire's face froze, and she said slowly:
"Ryan, now that you have joined the Sword Bearers, you must have understood some things."
"I returned from the imperial capital this time because my family encountered an unprecedented predicament."
"My father, Count Habsburg, was seriously injured in a sneak attack by the high-level officials of the Black Flame Church. The family suffered a lot of elite losses, and most of the family's allies and old friends are not optimistic about the current situation and their support for us is relatively limited."
"If it weren't for the special departments such as the Imperial Sword Bearers and the Earthshakers who sent out teams, the situation in Mayster County would probably be even worse now."
"As a family with a fief in Mayster, the Habsburg family has a special feeling for Mayster and has a greater responsibility to maintain the stability of the situation. Therefore, Ryan, I would like to hire you as the guardian knight of the Habsburg family."
Having said this, Claire paused, and then stated the conditions:
"Ryan, once you agree to become the guardian knight of the Habsburg family, you will receive the maximum support of the extraordinary combat skills, witchcraft, potions, funds, and connections collected by the Habsburg family."
Hearing this, Ryan thought for a moment and said frankly:
"Miss Claire, in fact, before I met you today, I took on several tasks related to the Black Flame Cult in Meister County as a sword bearer, including the task of protecting your father, the governor of Meister County."
"So, you don't need to hire me as the guardian knight of the Habsburg family. There are also some things I should do."
"Don't forget that Meister is also my hometown."
There is no doubt that the conditions given by Claire are extremely generous. Even the guardian knights of ordinary marquis families cannot get such generous conditions.
But at this time, Ryan is no longer the boy servant who wanted to seek promotion in the Habsburg Manor.
Now, it is not very attractive for him to become the guardian knight of the Habsburg family, or the guardian knight of any other noble family. Instead, it is an extra layer of restraint.
After all, according to the contract of the guardian knight, once the other family is in danger, he must go to rescue.
Now, the only family that Ryan has agreed to is the Crowley family, the family of the beautiful woman Jennifer.
With the close relationship between the other party and him, it doesn't matter whether it is a guardian knight or not. Ryan will take action.
Hearing Ryan's words, Claire was happy at first, but it disappeared quickly.
She frowned slightly, shook her head, and said, "Ren, maybe there is something you don't know yet."
"According to the information I got from the Imperial Royal Academy, the turmoil that Meister and most of the empire's territory have encountered this time is likely to be just the beginning."
"Hmm? Miss Claire, are you sure?" Ryan frowned slightly.
This turmoil that almost swept the entire empire's territory is just the beginning?
But why didn't he hear any similar rumors in the Sword Bearer Branch?
"Well, it is said that it comes from the prophecy of the great astrologer Lord Darion. Including His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, everyone attaches great importance to this prophecy."
Great astrologer?
No wonder!
Ryan seemed to have seen some relevant introductions in a book. It seems to be a special title for high-level wizards who specialize in prophecy. There are only a handful of them in the entire empire.
"Ryan, I saw with my own eyes that you killed Grant, the 'Ice Messenger', in three moves. Your talent in the path of knighthood far exceeds my expectations."
"I believe that this is not your end. Your strength will become stronger with time. In addition, even if the conditions I give can attract other masters, I prefer to believe in you."
"Like what you just said, Ryan, Meister is also your hometown."
Claire's words immediately made Ryan fall into deep thought.
If the turmoil in front of him is just the beginning,
then this issue needs to be reconsidered.
Although he can obtain the extraordinary combat skills and witchcraft that Claire mentioned from the Empire Sword Bearer Organization, resources such as funds and connections are his weaknesses.
Because many things require several generations of accumulation of a noble family, and he has just been promoted to a noble, the time is too short, and the foundation is insufficient. If he has the support of the Habsburg family, it will naturally be very beneficial.
Apart from other things, just the news revealed by Claire just now, even in the Sword Bearer, he has never heard of it.
Of course, this may be because he is only in the Munster branch of the Sword Bearer, or it may be because of insufficient authority.
However,
Ryan still shook his head and said, "Miss Claire, I'm sorry, please forgive me for not agreeing."
This immediately made Claire's beautiful face unable to hide disappointment!
But the next second, Ryan changed his tone and said, "But. Miss Claire, please allow me to be your personal guardian knight."
Hmm?
This immediately made Claire stunned, but immediately, she showed joy.
She understood what Ryan meant.
Although becoming the guardian knight of the Habsburg family and her personal guardian knight are both guardian knights, there is a big difference between them.
Simply put, if it is to become her guardian knight, then if other people in the Habsburg family want to seek Ryan's protection, Ryan can completely refuse.
At the same time, Ryan could also intervene or not intervene in the troubles involving the interests of the Habsburg family.
The only thing Ryan had to guarantee was that he would take action to solve the problem when she was in danger.
"Thank you, Ryan." Claire sat up straight, and looked at Ryan seriously with her beautiful eyes.
But immediately, Claire blushed slightly.
She thought of something else.
Because according to the established practice, if a knight who also has a formal title says that he wants to become the guardian knight of a noble lady, it is actually an implicit expression of love.
Claire didn't know whether Ryan knew this or not.
Moreover, if the noble lady chose to accept, then it actually expressed the meaning of "I accept your love".
Ryan naturally didn't know this.
Ryan just felt that if Claire was in danger, he would be willing to help even if there was no contract.
So, he saw Miss Claire, who was always generous, blushing slightly, and couldn't help but feel a little strange, and then took a few more glances.
But it's not to mention that Claire seems to have a different kind of style and beauty.
Claire's pretty face turned redder after being looked at by Ryan, and she said quickly:
"Ryan, I'll go back to the hotel first. By the way, we have to meet up with two reinforcements sent by my father's old subordinates on the way, so we will set off for Meister early tomorrow morning. Do you think the time is okay?"
"As for the appointment ceremony and dinner, please allow me to hold it for you when I return to Meister."
"Of course, Miss Claire."
After Ryan sent Claire and her servant to the luxurious carriage parked at the door, the beautiful women Jennifer and Jenny came back after a while.
That night, accompanied by Ryan, mother Emma, father old Ryan, sister Mint, and Jennifer enjoyed the first and extremely sumptuous dinner after arriving in the provincial capital of Münster.
However, at dinner, when they learned that Ryan was going to Meister to carry out a mission the next day, everyone looked different.
Mother Emma and old Ryan were naturally worried, but Mint was still full of confidence in her brother, and there was no worry on her little face. The beautiful woman Jennifer could not hide her disappointment.
Ryan had to carry out a mission the next day, so she was naturally not in a good mood at night.
But soon, the beautiful woman seemed to have received some kind of secret signal and became excited.
Agatha was very surprised that Jenny, who almost never went out at night, actually asked her to go shopping for the first time.
"Jenny, didn't you say it's unsafe to go shopping at night?"
"Isn't it that the guards are here at home
?" "The key is that you don't like shopping during the day?" Agatha still looked puzzled.
"Don't ask so many questions! Are you going to 'Cheruti'?"
"Well? Yes! But can it be a little later? I want to talk to Baron Ryan for a while." Agatha was very entangled!
But soon, Agatha was moved by Jenny's offer to help her customize a set of women's clothing at the famous tailor shop 'Cheruti' in Munster, and went out with Jenny.
At this time, the beautiful woman Jennifer, who had just finished her meal, blushed slightly and stood up and said, "Baron Ryan, there are a lot of things happening in the Chamber of Commerce recently, and I need to discuss something with you."
Mother Emma and old Ryan naturally had no doubts.
In the room.
Ryan, who had become a senior knight, naturally had further increased his needs in certain aspects.
The beautiful woman had not seen Ryan for a long time, and she was at an age where she needed a lot.
So, a fierce battle soon started
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An hour passed.
Downstairs.
Mother Emma said to old Ryan with some doubt:
"It seems that the work of the Chamber of Commerce is very busy? Look, Jennifer has come upstairs and discussed with Ryan for so long."
"Well, I heard that the business of the Chamber of Commerce has expanded from the county town to the provincial capital, so it is normal to be busy."
"Yes, it's hard for Jennifer, Ryan should thank her."
In the room upstairs,
at this moment, her loose cashmere double-layered tunic had been lifted up by Ryan, and her huge and snow-white buttocks were vaguely visible in the movement, while Ryan easily fixed the other's thin waist with one hand.
After a while, the beautiful woman was able to rest on the large and luxurious chair. She turned her head, lifted the slightly messy hair by her ear, looked at Ryan tiredly and said:
"Dear, you are really amazing."
"Dear, I really think you should find a noble lady who also has extraordinary power."
"This." Ryan knew that the beautiful woman was speaking the truth.
Jennifer has said this several times since he entered the Great Knight.
If he had just become a formal knight, the beautiful woman could still be considered a match.
Now, Jennifer was really powerless.
After all, no woman would push the man she loved away.
No, she really couldn't stand it
. Not to mention "thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger", even if it was a real wolf or tiger, before it became violent, it would not be much better than a cat or a dog when facing Ryan, a senior knight.
Let the beautiful woman Jennifer rest early, and Ryan, who was in good condition, returned to his bedroom and suddenly thought of something.
He remembered that today, because he met Claire, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he forgot to check the system prompt.
The system prompt was as follows:
[You have experienced a battle, wizard (legend) experience value +802]
[Congratulations, you defeated a strong enemy and got 1 gold skill point! ]
[Congratulations, your wizard (legend) career level has been upgraded! ]
[Congratulations, your wizard (legend) career level has been upgraded! 】
The wizard (legend) occupation level has been upgraded by two levels in a row, reaching level 3 (422/500), and will be upgraded again soon.
At the same time, this also allowed Ryan to gain two attribute points and two skill points again. Now he has 8 attribute points and 4 skill points left.
In addition, although the whole battle ended very quickly, in terms of the opponent's strength, Grant, the 'Ice Messenger', is still very strong and naturally belongs to the category of strong enemies.
Therefore, this battle also allowed Ryan to get 1 gold skill point. At this moment, his gold skill points have reached 8 points.
This made Ryan's mind move.
"It seems that the 'Crushing Hammer' is only one step away from being promoted to the top secret."
Ryan immediately called up the Weapon Master (Legend) panel and checked it again.
After a little calculation, the Crushing Hammer needs to be upgraded to the top level, and both the Hammer Technique and the Breathing Technique must be above level 18, which means 4 gold skill points are needed, plus the consumption required for promotion, a total of 8 points, which is exactly enough.
However, the attribute requirements are still a little short. The top level requires 45 points of strength, 38 points of agility, and 40 points of physique.
At this moment, Ryan's attribute panel is:
physique: 38
strength: 41
agility: 35
spirit: 52.
There are gaps in physique, strength and agility, but the overall gap in attribute points is only 1 point!
But soon, Ryan frowned slightly.
He recalled the battle during the day.
Although his strength is getting stronger and stronger, the enemies he faces are becoming more and more difficult to deal with, and various means are emerging one after another.
In fact, when he crushed the opponent's ice blade, his left hand could clearly feel the biting cold.
If it lasts longer, the cold will cause the blood flow rate to slow down, the limbs to stiffen, etc., which is also one of the special witchcraft effects that ice wizards are afraid of.
Therefore, Ryan felt that he should be more diverse in his means of dealing with it.
Perhaps, he could consider improving his defense first.
Although his talent of "Intermediate Steel Body" is very effective in defending against sharp attacks such as knives, guns, swords, arrows, etc., judging from the situation during the day, the defense of the steel body is relatively poor in the face of the extreme cold, extreme heat or other effects of witchcraft.
After thinking for a moment, Ryan's mind changed, and in an instant, the hardened fine gold covering the left hand plate armor guard instantly turned into an iris shield.
Then, it quickly changed into a larger tower shield, firmly defending the area in front of Ryan.
The talent witchcraft "Metal Transfiguration" allows Ryan to use various shields at any time and anywhere.
At this moment, Ryan understood!
So, as Ryan added 4 skill points in a row, he directly upgraded the Locken Axe and Shield combat skill to level 12.
Immediately, a torrent of memories about the practice of Locken Axe and Shield combat skills poured into Ryan's mind.
This memory of axe and shield training filled Ryan's mind at this time, and quickly merged into his muscle and fascia memory, as if he had experienced more than ten years of hard training of Locken Axe and Shield Combat Skills alone in a mysterious space.
At the same time, Ryan could vaguely feel that he was only one step away from the subsequent derivative secrets of the combat skills.
Without hesitation, he continued to add points!
With the investment of 1 gold skill point, Locken Axe and Shield Combat Skills successfully entered level 13, and the system's prompt about the secrets finally sounded:
[Congratulations, you have comprehended the primary secret of Locken Axe and Shield Combat Skills: Flash Cut! ]
[Congratulations, you have comprehended the primary secret of Locken Axe and Shield Combat Skills: Iron Wall! ]
"Huh? Two secrets!"
"Flash Cut was expected."
"But it seems that the second item is about the secret of shield defense!"
Surprised Ryan couldn't help but check it carefully.
Soon, he saw two new icons located just above the 'Loken Axe and Shield Combat Skills' on the Weapon Master (Legend) panel.
The patterns in the icons are like twins, with the same characters and weapons, but different postures.
The left picture shows a strong man holding a shield in his left hand and an axe in his right hand, striding forward with the axe chopped down fiercely.
The other picture shows a strong man holding an axe and shield, with the axe retracted and the shield held high, in a rock-hard, defensive posture.
The text description of the secrets is as follows:
Flash Cut (primary secret) Effect: Use a special force-generating technique that combines the Force with slashing, swing the axe, and deliver a powerful cutting attack.
Iron Wall (primary secret) Effect: Use a special blocking technique that combines the Force with the shield, and swing the shield quickly, like a wall made of steel.
(To upgrade Iron Wall to the intermediate secret, the following conditions must be met: 1. Locken Axe and Shield Combat Skill lv14 or above; 2. Bear King Breathing Technique lv14 or above; 3. Strength 35 points, Agility 32 points, Constitution 30 points or above; 4. Consume 1 gold skill point.)
(End of this chapter)
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