Chapter 345 Beverly Pass (two chapters in one)
After several hours of flying, the Bloodfeather Hippogryph was a little tired.
Of course, Ryan, who was sandwiched, was even more tired and tormented, even more tired than when he passed through the Hammerfall Tunnel and killed lava creatures continuously.
Because they were riding the Bloodfeather Hippogryph, they flew directly to the Beverly Mountains in the air. Ryan did not deliberately look for villages and towns to stop along the way, so at this time, the three of them landed on a clearing by the lake in a dense forest.
As for the waterside being unsafe at night and wild beasts lurking?
This was basically a cold joke for the three wizards.
It was late at night, and the bright moonlight in the sky fell, illuminating a scene of mottled shadows of trees. The breeze blew, the leaves fluttered, and the lake was slightly rippled.
After a bonfire was lit in the clearing, the three of them rested separately.
The next day, the dawn was slightly revealed.
Ryan looked at the extinguished bonfire, and then looked at the two people. Finding that they had not woken up yet, he checked the system prompts.
The battle in the Hammerfall Tunnel was perhaps too simple for him at the moment, and the system only gave him two gold skill points as a reward.
Adding his original remaining points, the total remaining attribute points were now 7 points, the remaining skill points were 0 points, and the gold skill points were 21 points.
However, after practicing advanced meditation for several consecutive nights, Ryan's mental power increased by 1 point again.
In addition, perhaps due to the follow-up effect of absorbing the soul energy crystal last time, the degree of atomization also increased by 1%.
At this time, the mental value on the attribute panel showed: 63 (atomization 21%).
Ryan thought about it, then stood up, untied a small cloth bag from the blood-feathered horned beast next to him, and took out some white silk cloth rolls and thin threads from it.
In an instant, Ryan used the hardened fine gold in his hand to transform into a needle and a cutter, and began to repair the white wizard robe that was damaged in the previous battle.
When Ryan finished the repair, the system prompt suddenly appeared like a screen refresh:
[You have repaired the white silk wizard robe, and the relevant comprehension has improved! 】
【Tailoring Apprentice Occupational Experience Value +31】
【Detected host's promotion to Tailor Conditions: 1. Tailoring Apprentice lv3 max level; 2. Agility 5 points or more, Constitution 5 points or more; 3. Produce any 10 qualified Tailor products. All current conditions are met, yes/no to Tailor? 】
【Note: After being promoted to Tailor, the new Tailoring Occupational Panel will overwrite the original Tailoring Apprentice Panel. 】
"I thought it would take a few days to reach Tailoring Apprentice lv3 max level, but I didn't expect to upgrade after these two days."
Ryan couldn't help but feel happy.
Obviously, there was no need to consider whether to change jobs, and Ryan chose "Yes" without hesitation!
【Ding! Promotion Successful! 】
【Promotion to Tailor Successful! Agility +2! Obtain Tailor Core Skill: Dexterity lv1】
【Dexterity lv1 (Active): Since tailors use their hands all year round, their dexterity is different from that of ordinary people. 】
Huh? Dexterity?
Well, this is very Tailor!
At the same time, the original tailor apprentice panel disappeared, and the tailor panel appeared instead.
A new icon frame appeared below the panel, and the surrounding area was slightly lit.
Ryan immediately focused his attention on the icon.
The pattern on the icon was a pair of slender hands, one holding a cloth and the other holding a needle, looking like they were flying up and down.
There was a line of small words below the icon:
[Core Skill: Dexterity lv1 (Active)]
Dexterity lv1 (Active) Effect: After the skill is activated, the hand speed is slightly improved.
(Note: The effect of this skill is increased by a certain proportion of the host's own hand flexibility, and the duration is proportional to the host's physique and mental strength.)
"Agility +2, better than nothing, but a blank professional panel can also provide attribute improvements, which is already very good." Ryan nodded slightly.
"Huh? Hand speed?!"
"This statement is easy to be misunderstood." Ryan couldn't help but think a little bit off.
However, for new skills, Ryan always adheres to the principle of trying them first before evaluating.
With a slight thought, he activated the core skill of Dexterity.
Immediately, Ryan could clearly feel the improvement in the flexibility of his hands.
When he threaded the needle again, his high agility made his hands extremely fast. At this moment, after activating Dexterity, it reached a dazzling level.
At the same time, Melita, who was just awakened by the morning light, seemed to have noticed the movement on Ryan's side.
She tilted her head slightly, and with her sleepy eyes, she saw Ryan's fast-flying hands not far away, as if holding the needle and thread to mend something.
Hmm?
She rubbed her eyes, and the next second, she looked at this scene with an unbelievable expression on her face.
Oh my God!
Lord Ryan, who is so powerful, can actually mend his own clothes?
A warm-hearted wizard?
Ryan, who was not far away, was immersed in the process of testing the new core skill "Dexterity", and did not notice Melita's extremely surprised look beside him.
At this moment, Ryan suddenly thought of something, and two dark daggers instantly appeared in his hands. As he swung them quickly, it seemed as if Ryan's hands had disappeared, replaced by dagger shadows all over the sky.
Ryan smiled.
He had discovered how to apply the core skill "Skillful Hands" in battle.
"Skillful Hands" can improve the performance of short weapons such as daggers immediately.
"In addition, there are also those special witchcrafts that require hand seals to cooperate, which should also have a certain degree of increase, at least it can shorten the casting time." Ryan thought to himself.
At this time, Ryan seemed to feel something, turned around and looked behind him, only to see Melita looking at him blankly.
"Awake? Your Excellency Melita, good morning." Ryan smiled.
Ryan, who unexpectedly gained a core skill early in the morning, was naturally in a good mood.
"Lord Ray Ryan, good morning." Melita was stunned for a moment, and immediately returned the greeting.
"Ryan, Melita, you two woke up so early!" Hearing the two people talking, Anna also woke up in a daze.
Soon, the three of them were ready to set off again.
However, when Ryan walked to the side of the blood-feathered horned beast, he was in trouble again. He looked at Anna and then at Melita, and couldn't think of any good suggestions for a while.
Anna seemed to have thought of something, slowed down her pace, holding the corner of the white wizard robe with both hands, and felt a little nervous and shy in her heart.
It's not that she didn't think about changing positions.
For example, she and Melita could switch places.
But in this case, she would be holding Ryan from behind, and Ryan would hold Melita.
As soon as this scene appeared, Anna shook her head slightly.
Because in this case, Ryan might point a gun at Melita,
so it would be better to continue pointing at her.
Melita seemed to think of yesterday's situation, and her pretty face turned slightly red. Yesterday, she rubbed and rubbed, and it was impossible to say that she didn't feel anything, especially when the object was a powerful, rich, and handsome young man.
So, at this moment, Melita had an indescribable feeling about sitting behind Ryan again.
She wanted it, but she was a little resistant.
This made Melita feel annoyed with the blood-feathered horned eagle beast in her heart.
Can't you just fly properly?
Can't you fly like a normal bird, silky and smooth?
You have to flap your wings and go up and down once, how can people bear this.
However, although the three people had different thoughts, they didn't say anything.
It seemed that everything continued in tacit understanding.
Ryan was still in the middle, and the two women were in front and behind. The three of them sat on the Blood Feather Hippogryph and continued to move forward towards the Beverly Mountains.
At noon, Blood Feather landed and took a short rest.
"Lord Ryan, we will reach the Beverly Pass in Caswith Province in half a day." Melita, who was relatively more familiar with the route, introduced. "
By the way, Your Excellency Melita, can you introduce the Fengpeng group in the Beverly Mountains?" Ryan couldn't help asking.
Just now, Ryan looked at the map of the northern border of the empire and found that the Beverly Mountains ran from east to west and stretched for thousands of kilometers. In fact, if they could go straight through, they could save a lot of time.
Because the Beverly Pass was in the northeast corner of their current position, the two points connected to form a diagonal line.
Although the map given by Olena briefly introduced that the Fengpeng was ferocious and numerous, it did not provide detailed explanations.
"Of course, Lord Ryan, the wind roc is a kind of naturally ferocious raptor that lives in groups. It will hunt any creature within its range."
"Adult wind rocs have the innate ability of wind blades, which is similar to the power of wind blades cast by wind wizards."
At this time, Anna also looked at Melita curiously. Obviously, she was also quite interested in creatures like wind rocs.
"If it is just one wind roc, it is not a problem for wizards or even great knights. But the problem is that there are dozens of wind rocs that go out to forage at one time. Can you imagine the scene of dozens of wind blades attacking?"
Melita said, as if she thought of that scene, with a look of fear on her face.
Ryan nodded.
So that's it.
Indeed, if dozens of wind blades attack, even a second-level liquefied wizard would find it difficult to resist. The defense power of the second-level defense to witchcraft is also limited.
As for the first-level wizard?
There is a high probability that he will die on the spot. Of course, he cannot be counted.
If you want to withstand the attack of dozens of wind blades without any injury, you must be a level 3 crystal wizard to resist it, except for dodging.
"By the way, what about the speed of Fengpeng?" Ryan asked again.
In theory, if Fengpeng's speed is not fast enough, the Blood Feathered Hippogryph can completely cross it.
"Fengpeng is born with the ability to control wind energy particles. Not to mention your Hippogryph, I'm afraid the speed of the Imperial Griffin is slightly slower."
"If you want to cross it, it's unlikely unless you are an Imperial Dragon Knight."
As if she thought of something, Melita paused and continued:
"In addition, there are male hunting Fengpengs in the Fengpeng group, and their strength is stronger than ordinary Fengpengs."
"As for other mutant Fengpengs, etc., it is unknown, but according to the number of more than 100,000, I'm afraid there are many mutant Fengpengs, at least more than a hundred." "
Of course, the most terrifying one is the Queen of Fengpeng!"
"Queen of Fengpeng?" Ryan said with surprise.
"Yes!"
"There are more than 100,000 Fengpeng in the Beverly Mountains, all led by a Fengpeng Queen of epic strength. It is said that the Empire did not think about annihilating them, but after considering the huge losses that might be incurred, it gave up."
"Then why can the Beverly Pass avoid the attacks of Fengpeng?" Anna asked curiously.
"The purple knotwood forest on the other side of the pass releases a strange gas all year round, which can make Fengpeng feel disgusted and uncomfortable, so that they will actively avoid that area."
Afternoon.
As the Blood Feather flew over a small town, Ryan could faintly hear screams from below even though he was hundreds of meters in the air.
This made him look down.
He saw several men in black robes, seemingly driving the crowd into a building in the center of the town, and those who disobeyed were killed on the spot.
"Ryan, the other party seems to be the Black Flame Cult." Anna also immediately found these black-robed people familiar.
"Hmm!" Ryan's face sank, and he immediately controlled the blood feather to swoop down towards the church-like building.
At this time, in the church hall.
Several Black Flame monks who presided over the ceremony had just finished chanting, and the entire blood sacrifice ceremony seemed to have reached the final stage.
I saw that the transparent diamond crystal on the top of the bone staff at the center of the evil magic array was now surrounded by a rich blood color.
In the entire church, hundreds of small town residents were curled up and lying on the ground in all directions, with terrified and haggard faces, and their deaths were tragic!
Obviously, the blood essence of these small town residents was absorbed into this diamond crystal by the blood sacrifice ceremony.
"Not bad, finally got it done!"
"This blood crystal is of good quality, we should all get rewards from the church." A Black Flame monk said with a smile.
Just as he was taking a leisurely step, intending to retrieve the bone staff and blood crystal, suddenly, the glazed spire on top of the church above him suddenly exploded.
Then, a strong wind blew, fragments flew everywhere, and a huge bird of prey with blue and purple feathers fell from the sky!
"Why would a ferocious bird of prey suddenly attack us?" The smiling faces of the Black Flame monks froze in an instant, and such a thought popped up in their minds.
And Xueyu swooped down directly and threw the astonished Black Flame monk to the ground.
"Ah!!!"
Xueyu's iron claws were extremely sharp, and easily tore the chest and abdomen of the unprepared Black Flame monk, and the other party screamed.
"Not good! There is someone on that bird!"
"Enemy attack!!!" The remaining four or five Black Flame monks reacted and shouted.
But the next second!
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
The sound of a sharp weapon breaking through the air was heard, and the four or five Black Flame monks froze in place, and then their eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief.
Then, there were several "thumps" of heavy objects falling to the ground, and all the Black Flame monks fell on their backs.
I saw that each of these Black Flame monks had a four-cornered dart stuck in their foreheads.
The one who shot it was Ryan.
After killing all the Black Flame monks in one move, Ryan jumped off the horned eagle with a serious face and looked around.
The scene in front of him instantly reminded him of the cult attack that had occurred in the town of Shining Gold.
This scene was too familiar to him.
"The Black Flame Cult's bastards!" Ryan said in a deep voice with a solemn face.
"It is indeed them, Lord Ryan. In the past year, these Black Flame monks have been active in several provinces in the northern border, causing many tragedies." Melita, who was standing aside, walked up with a serious face.
Melita was also extremely disgusted with these evil cults that killed ordinary people.
Ryan nodded, calmed down a little, walked to the center of the evil magic circle, took down the bone staff, and crushed the blood crystal.
At this time, the system prompt sounded:
[Ding! A large amount of unknown absorbable energy was detected. Yes/No? (Note: After absorption, it can be converted into designated professional experience points.)]
Seeing this prompt, Ryan, who should have been happy, was not happy at all, and was still heavy.
However, after thinking about it, Ryan still chose "Yes"!
At the same time, he silently said in his heart, "Rest in peace, your blood will not be wasted in vain. These bastards will pay more, the price of blood!"
The next second, the rich blood essence in the diamond-shaped crystal, as if a flood found a gap in the dam, began to surge into Ryan's body.
However, it seems that because of Ryan's current strength, he can clearly feel that the energy level of this blood essence is relatively low.
As the blood color of the crystal quickly faded, Ryan also completed this absorption process, and the system prompt sounded again:
[Ding! A total of 1311 points of extraordinary experience points have been converted. Please choose Breaking Bad (Extraordinary)/Great Armorsmith (Extraordinary) to upgrade. 】
Ryan took a look and found that Breaking Bad (Extraordinary) and Great Armorsmith (Extraordinary) were both level 6 at this time, but Breaking Bad (Extraordinary) could be upgraded again after adding more than a thousand points of experience.
After a little thought, Ryan chose Breaking Bad (Extraordinary).
The next second, a system prompt appeared in front of Ryan:
[Congratulations, your Breaking Bad (Extraordinary) career level has been upgraded! 】
Ryan's action of crushing the blood-colored crystal did not arouse any suspicion from Melita, who just thought that Ryan was angry.
In the next journey, Ryan and his three companions discovered another town that had been attacked by the Black Flame Cult.
This gave Ryan a clearer understanding of the situation in the northern border of the empire.
It seems that the situation in the empire is more turbulent than I imagined.
"We are here, Lord Ryan. That is the Beverly Pass. Look." Melita pointed to the lower left and said excitedly.
Ryan looked sideways and saw a much lower valley in the middle of the towering mountains in front of him, as if a gap had been cut in the middle of the towering mountains.
As the blood-feathered horned eagle slowly descended, the purple forest below was very distinctive. There were purple coconut-sized bulges on the trunks, and there was a faint pungent smell.
"Is this the purple knotwood?"
"Yes, Lord Ryan."
Beverly Pass.
There were many travelers and caravans coming and going, and they passed through the purple forest in an orderly manner.
And Ryan also saw at this time that the so-called mountain pass was actually just a passage in the purple knotwood forest.
"Everyone, please note that you cannot fight in the passage. The noise of the battle is too loud and will attract the attention of the Fengpeng group. Do not damage the purple tumor wood." The guard at the entrance of the passage reminded loudly from time to time.
Ryan and his three companions, plus Blood Feather, followed a caravan and walked towards the passage.
Not long after Ryan and his companions landed, four or five black birds suddenly flew in the sky not far away.
On the two birds in the front, two people were talking.
"High Priest Ericson, after your breakthrough this time, your pure physical strength has exceeded the limit of the Great Knight by several times. I think no one in the entire church can surpass you."
"I heard that the barbarian patriarch in the Wind Tundra is also extremely strong in physical fitness. It's just right that you can try your hand on him."
A hooded black-robed man said to the middle-aged black-robed man beside him with a little respect.
"Haha, I thought so too." The middle-aged man named Ericson seemed to be quite interested in his subordinate's mention of the barbarian patriarch.
"By the way, Archbishop Ericson, I heard from the church last time that our church suffered heavy losses in the Munster Province in the central part of the empire?"
"Yes, it is true. Logically, Exter is a very powerful guy, and this kind of thing should not happen." Hearing this, Ericson frowned and said.
"Quack!"
Soon, the other party also landed, and the strange bird calls naturally attracted the attention of Ryan and the other two.
These black birds, with bare necks and blood-red eyes, were full of a sense of tyranny.
"Giant scavenger vultures!" Melita whispered.
"They actually use this kind of raptor as a mount. The other party is not simple."
"Yes, these scavenger vultures are very irritable." Anna nodded and said.
As a druid, she has the ability to grasp the emotions of wild beasts.
Ryan glanced at the scavenger vultures, and then focused his attention on the people who jumped down. The
two leading men were wearing black robes, one strong and the other thin, with a deep breath, and they obviously deliberately concealed their own strength.
The other three were dressed as knights, with strong bodies, but seemed to be followers. Judging from their aura, they should be as strong as senior knights.
However, the aura of the other party always gave Ryan an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"Get out of the way!"
"Don't block the way!" The three senior knights shouted loudly as if no one was there.
The other travelers and caravans in the passage seemed to feel that the five people who suddenly appeared were not easy to deal with, and they dodged to make a way.
Soon, the five people on the other side quickly came to the center of the passage, close to the position of Ryan and the other two.
"By the way, is there any news from Crowley?"
"High Priest Ericson, Crowley just sent a message two hours ago. They have joined forces with the white-haired bear monster to attack the barbarian tribe."
The two black robes walking behind continued to talk in a low voice.
Although the distance was far, Ryan still heard the words "high priest" and "barbarian tribe" clearly, which made him squint his eyes.
However, he did not continue to stare at the other party.
At their level of strength, they are already very sensitive to gazes.
At this time, the other party also saw the three people in front of them, and they were obviously surprised to see the three people in white wizard robes.
Especially the three knights who were responsible for clearing the way, when they passed by the three people in Ryan, they looked at Melita's beautiful face and figure with unscrupulous eyes, and whistled.
"This girl has a really good figure."
"I heard that female wizards are very open."
"Maybe they like you"
The other party's teasing made Melita's chest rise and fall violently, her face flushed, but she didn't dare to say anything.
Because the breath of the two people behind the other party was very deep, Melita knew that the other party's strength was far above her.
In addition, she didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble to Ryan and Anna.
However, it seemed that the sturdy black robe seemed to see that the three people in Ryan were formal wizards, and he said in a deep voice:
"You guys stop talking nonsense!"
After the reprimand, the three knights immediately restrained themselves, but their eyes still looked at Melita unscrupulously.
As they continued to walk forward, a voice rang out from behind: "Wait, you offended my friend, and you want to leave without apologizing?"
The one who spoke was Ryan.
He looked at the five people calmly.
"Huh?"
"Interesting." Including the two black robes, they all stopped and turned to look at Ryan.
Melita covered her mouth in surprise. She didn't expect Ryan to suddenly stand up for her and say such a thing. At the same time, she was happy and worried.
"Oh? Offense?"
"Young man, do you think you are great just because you are a formal wizard?"
"It's best not to force yourself to stand out if you are not strong enough. There are at least ten formal wizards who died in my hands, if not twenty. Now, do you still need our apology?"
The thinner black robe said with a ferocious look on his face while staring at Ryan.
(End of this chapter)
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