Chapter 388 School Secrets
As this question was raised, the luxurious reception room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The conservative noble representatives present either frowned, drank tea silently, or took a deep puff on their pipes,
but no one spoke.
Because even the strongest legendary "Engraver" Sir Harold died at the hands of the other party, then under the premise that the Imperial Guardian could not directly intervene, what they could do on the surface was extremely limited.
As time passed, the nobles present left one after another. At this time, the Duke of Durham, with an ugly face, waved to the butler Owen beside him.
"My Lord Duke." Butler Owen bowed respectfully.
"Disclose the specific achievements of this Ryan in killing the Black Flame Cult, the Sea God Cult, and the Secret Snake Cult through several secret channels."
"Yes, my Lord." Butler Owen's eyes lit up and he immediately bowed to respond.
He understood what his Lord Duke meant in an instant.
Since there is no way to deal with the other party openly, there are only some covert means.
Since the specific tasks and actions of the Sword Bearer are kept secret, although the cult knows that one of its main priests or high priests was killed by the Sword Bearer, they don't know who did it.
Once the cult knows who did it, the other party will rush towards Ryan like a shark smelling blood, like a wasp poked in a hornet's nest.
Of course, this has nothing to do with them.
At the same time.
On the way back, Major General Tatia and Ryan chatted intermittently:
"This time, the conservatives dared to attack you. An important reason is that although you are very powerful, you have been in the imperial capital for too short a time, and your fame is mainly limited to the scope of the Sword Bearer headquarters."
"Considering what may happen later, Mr. Ryan, I suggest that all your family members in Munster be brought to the imperial capital immediately. What do you think?"
"Thank you, I have no objection, but the mansion..."
"Is it a mansion problem? The headquarters will arrange this, you can rest assured." Tatia smiled and said.
"Thank you then." Ryan smiled.
"By the way, Lord Ryan, I suggest that you do not accept any more missions recently, and do not leave the imperial capital Tamriel. Make arrangements after the incident has calmed down. Do you think it's okay?"
"Okay." Ryan nodded.
When Ryan returned to the Bavaria family mansion, he saw Harlowen and Luther waiting in the hall with serious faces.
Obviously, the two must have heard something.
Luther saw Ryan, his expression relaxed a little, walked up and said, "Lord Ryan, is that news true?"
"Yes." Ryan nodded, but thought about it and did not explain too much.
"Hiss~" Luther and Harlowen looked at each other, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.
"Lord Ryan, just now, I received a letter from my father. Yesterday, the Durham family sent a representative to Munster to talk to my father about you." Harlowen said.
"Oh? Is it pressure?" Ryan immediately guessed the other party's intention.
"Yes, the other party hopes that our Bavarian family will draw a clear line with you. At best, they can do something." Harlowen did not say the following words directly.
"I'm sorry that this matter has embarrassed you and the Duke." Ryan said apologetically.
"Sir Ryan, my father rejected the other party's suggestion and said that you have made outstanding contributions to Munster. He may not be able to help, but he will never add insult to injury."
"Tell the Duke of Munster that I am very grateful for his support." Ryan's face was serious, staring at Harlowen, and said seriously.
"Sir Harlowen, I will move out later."
"Sir Ryan!" Harlowen's face was anxious, and he was about to say something, but Ryan waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Sir Harlowen, I know what you want to say, but the other party is a behemoth, and the Bavarian family does not need to be involved too deeply. In addition, the Sword Bearer Headquarters has arranged a mansion for me."
Ryan didn't know whether the other party supported him because of the influence of the reformists or the result of discussions between Admiral Edward and the Duke of Munster.
But in his opinion, as a frontier official, if the Duke of Munster confronted the conservatives head-on, the loss would be too great and there was no need.
In addition, sometimes, if one's own power is hidden under the water, it may be of greater help to him.
That afternoon.
Ryan took Anna with him, and the two of them took a carriage to the new mansion arranged for him by the Sword Bearer Headquarters.
Although the location is in the second ring of the imperial capital, it is also an aristocratic area, surrounded by either marquises or earls, so there is basically no need to worry about safety.
In addition, the mansion in front of him does not belong to Ryan in terms of ownership, but in fact, he can use it as long as he wants.
Female Major General Tatia was waiting for Ryan at the gate of the new mansion early. After seeing the two, she introduced: "Sir Ryan, this mansion was originally the mansion of an earl"
"Take a look, are you satisfied?"
The size and layout of the mansion in front of him are very similar to the mansion when Ryan was in Munster. After a tour, Ryan quickly decided that this was the one.
The next morning.
Suddenly, there was a noise at the gate of the new mansion.
Ryan looked out the window of the study in the new mansion and saw his sister Mint, mother Emma and father Old Ryan getting off a luxurious carriage.
"Huh, so fast." Ryan raised his eyebrows, quite surprised.
Counting the airship's journey time of about a day and a half, it seems that Tatia started to do this as soon as she talked to him yesterday.
"Brother! The imperial capital is really too big! Is this our new home?" When his sister Mint saw Ryan coming over, she immediately flew into Ryan's arms and asked curiously.
Along the way, her eyes never stopped.
There were so many new things in the imperial capital of Tamriel that she was almost overwhelmed.
"Yes, this is our new home." Ryan rubbed Mint's head and said with a smile.
"Sister Anna!"
At this time, Anna also came over from the side. Mint immediately left her brother Ryan and ran to Anna.
The beautiful woman Jennifer still had to deal with the affairs of the Axon Auction House and the Chamber of Commerce, so she couldn't come over in a short time.
In addition, Lagre and the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group had just arrived in Munster and were currently with Jennifer.
The next morning.
Ryan put on the high-level witchcraft prop "Concealment Robe" and came to the office of mentor Mogaro as if he was familiar with the place.
Seeing Ryan, Mogaro looked inexplicably excited. He immediately stood up and asked the first sentence:
"That. Ryan, I heard that you... you killed the "Sculptor" Hadro?"
"Uh-huh!" Looking at Mogaro's hopeful eyes, Ryan thought about it and nodded.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that I would have a disciple like you in my lifetime!" Mogaro couldn't help but laugh excitedly.
Ryan didn't quite understand why Mogaro was so excited.
Logically speaking, as a member of the Bixiu Construct School, he killed a member of the more powerful wizard school, the Isolde School. Shouldn't he be worried about retaliation? Why is he so excited?
However, Ryan's main purpose of coming here today was not this, and he was not interested in exploring the gossip in this regard. So, after some greetings, Ryan got straight to the point and asked:
"Teacher, I heard that as a medium-sized school, some key inheritances are missing?"
"You are talking about the inheritance. Originally, I wanted to wait until you entered the third-level crystallized wizard before talking about this. But since you asked, I will tell you the situation." Mogaro said with a serious face.
"To some extent, there is nothing wrong with what people say outside. The Iron Heart Advanced Meditation in the school does have only three levels, which can only allow you to practice to the peak of the third-level crystallized wizard."
"But it is undeniable that this is the most suitable advanced meditation method for metal wizards in the entire empire."
Ryan nodded, and he also agreed with the last sentence.
Improving the control of metal elements may not seem very powerful at first glance, but when combined with his top-level affinity for metal elements, the power is quite terrifying.
The power of his first-level witchcraft has already entered the threshold of second-level witchcraft. If he tells others about it, it is estimated that it will be difficult for others to believe it.
But the problem is, if he can only practice to the peak of the third-level crystallized wizard, what should he do when he wants to be promoted to the Dawn Wizard?
"Teacher, if I reach the peak of the third-level crystallized wizard and want to enter the Dawn Wizard, what should I do?"
"Two ways. One is to deduce the subsequent fourth level based on the existing three-level Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, but this requires a large number of high-level wizards to participate, which takes a long time and may not be successful."
Deduction?
Ryan looked thoughtful.
The system does have this "deduction", but it seems to be based on some kind of foundation. It is unknown whether it can successfully deduce the advanced meditation method.
"Teacher, what about the second way?" Ryan asked.
"The second way, of course, is to find the subsequent fourth layer, which is the best solution." Mogaro said with a smile.
Hmm?
Ryan was speechless.
"But Ryan, you don't have to worry too much. For the subsequent fourth layer, the school, especially our metal wizards, have been looking for clues, and now we have some clues."
"Oh?" Ryan raised his eyebrows. No wonder Teacher Mogaro said that just now.
It turns out that there are already clues.
"It's just that it involves the exploration of dangerous ruins. I think you should have heard that the exploration of ruins is often accompanied by various unpredictable risks, and the metal wizards of our school are mainly strong in puppetry, so..."
After hearing this, Ryan thought for a while and said,
"Teacher, if possible, you can ask me to explore. Don't forget that in addition to being your disciple, I am also an imperial swordsman. Fighting is commonplace for me."
"Haha, I almost forgot that you are also a member of the Metal Department now." Mogaro immediately reacted and was overjoyed when he heard it.
"Since you have this idea, I naturally have no problem. After a while, when the news is further clarified, I will tell you. You can decide whether to participate or not." Mogaro said with a smile.
"Okay, mentor." Ryan also smiled and nodded immediately.
If there is a chance to find the original fourth level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, it would be great.
For several days in a row, Ryan rarely lived a life of two points and one line.
Before, he was basically busy with the various tasks of the sword holder, and he was considered to be running around a lot, but during this period, he basically spent more time in the school library.
Ryan has made up for a lot of basic knowledge about wizards.
At the same time, Ryan has slowly integrated into the small group of Audrey and a few others.
In the headquarters of the Bixiu Construction School, in the Metal Department Production Hall.
Ryan and Audrey and others are making a new batch of giant sword battle puppets.
Of course, Ryan naturally slowed down the speed of performing metal deformation, but even so, it was several times faster than Audrey and others.
"Hey, have you heard? A big thing happened in the imperial capital recently." The mature and beautiful Alicia whispered to Ryan, Joseph and Audrey.
"Huh? What happened?" Joseph couldn't help but wonder.
"I heard that Harold, the so-called strongest legendary 'sculptor', was killed!"
"What! Is it the one from the Isolde School? Harold, the peak of the third-level crystal wizard?" Joseph's eyes widened and he said in a lost voice.
He had naturally heard of the other party's name, and besides, this was a top-level strong man comparable to the level of the master of his own school. In fact
, in terms of fame alone, it was even higher than the master of his own school.
"Yes, the strong man who killed the other party is said to be named Ryan." At this point, Alicia glanced at Ryan with her beautiful eyes and said.
"But I heard that the other party seems to be a strong man from the Empire Sword Bearer."
Hearing this, Audrey's beautiful eyes suddenly widened, her face turned pale instantly, and the hand that was performing the metal deformation technique began to tremble.
"Clang!"
The puppet parts in her hand fell to the ground.
"Ouch!"
"Audrey, how could you be so careless, you almost hit me." Alicia couldn't help but be shocked.
"Sorry, sorry, sorry!" Audrey hurriedly concealed her panic.
Seeing Audrey's pale face, the mature and beautiful Alicia naturally didn't dwell on this matter anymore, but threw a coquettish eye to Ryan, and continued:
"Junior Ryan, I have the same name as you~"
"When did you have such strength? I will tell you your name, and no one should dare to bully me, hehe~" At this point, Alicia couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
The pair of white and huge breasts on her chest suddenly trembled seductively, making Joseph on the side stare straight.
Alicia still had a good impression of the new junior, Ryan.
That afternoon, he completed dozens of parts of the Wrath Hammer Battle Golem by himself, which shocked the entire metal department.
Later, she learned from her mentor Mogaro that her junior, Ryan, had a very high affinity for metal and specialized in metal deformation, so he had such a perverted performance.
It was a pity that her junior, Ryan, had such a good talent, but he did not use it to specialize in other offensive metal witchcraft, but instead specialized in manufacturing metal deformation. However,
Alicia thought about it and felt that it was normal.
After all, there were few metal wizards, and relatively complete inheritance was even less. There were very few offensive metal witchcrafts handed down outside.
Even within the school, offensive metal witchcraft was rare.
"Haha." Ryan smiled, neither denying nor admitting.
"Junior Ryan, I still have some parts here, and it may be too late. Can you help me?" Alicia took the initiative to approach Ryan and said.
Although Alicia's best partner is to find a wizard with strong combat power and preferably from a wealthy family in the empire, she is not stupid.
For a young man with amazing talent like Ryan, even if he cannot become her other half, he is still a person worth making friends with.
At least, if Ryan in front of her is willing to lend a hand, the production tasks within the school can be easily completed in minutes.
Seeing this scene, Audrey looked at Alicia and was speechless.
Alicia, do you know what you are doing?
You actually let Mr. Ryan, the top strong man who killed the "sculptor" Harold, help you make puppet parts!
Oh my God! When you know the truth one day, I'm afraid you will want to die.
"Senior Alicia, it's just a piece of cake." Ryan smiled and nodded, and agreed.
"Great, junior Ryan, I'll treat you to lunch at noon." Alicia said, while using her towering chest to seemingly accidentally brush Ryan's arm, and said coquettishly.
It's not that Ryan is playing a trick, but it's not convenient for him to leave the imperial capital for the time being. In addition, he still needs the contribution points of the school.
First of all, the third level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, he has already asked about it, and it requires 2,000 contribution points to exchange.
In addition, if you want to check and exchange the third-level witchcraft, the dwarf girl at the exchange place last time said very clearly that you need to accumulate 10,000 historical contribution points.
Therefore, in the case of not being able to go out on missions, making some puppet parts to earn contribution points while getting familiar with various puppet making processes is a good choice in Ryan's opinion.
Moreover, in his spare time, he can also learn some basic knowledge of wizards and understand the situation of some wizard schools in the empire.
In the past few days, Ryan also learned two important things.
One is about metal puppets. When driving advanced combat puppets, in addition to the need to perform activation spells to activate them, another more critical thing is needed, that is, the control core.
When Ryan saw the primary control core for the first time, he remembered the circuit board in his previous life, similar to the cartridges of the Subor game console in the 1990s.
However, the production of this technology is quite difficult and requires extremely high precision. At present, the Bixiu Construction School represents the highest level of skills in the relevant aspects of the empire, but it can only produce primary control cores.
For the intermediate and advanced control cores recorded in ancient books, they are still in the exploratory stage.
At the same time, this is why Ryan can exchange the metal arm debris obtained from Tienan for 3,700 contribution points.
According to mentor Mogaro, the Eagle Federation is ahead of the empire in terms of item manufacturing precision. Of course, it is also possible that the Federation has found an important site of the ancient goblin empire and discovered and digested the relevant technology.
The other is the secret of the wizard school.
It turns out that the wizard school of the empire has taken on an important task, which is to guard the secret realm.
But in Ryan's opinion, this so-called secret realm seems more like some kind of passage or seal.
For example, the Bixiu Construction School is responsible for the secret realm called "Raging Flame Canyon" together with another medium-sized wizard school, the Sander School.
"Have you heard? The half-yearly rotation time of the Raging Flame Canyon is coming, and Senior Trevor will be back soon." Joseph suddenly thought of something and said.
"I guess our metal department can't send anyone this time. You can't do it, Audrey and I can't do it, and Ryan has just arrived, so he can't do it even more."
"Alas, I don't know how the instructor will arrange it then?" Joseph sighed and said.
"Oh? Can you tell me more specifically?" Ryan said with a little interest.
"It is said that there is an underground crack deep in the Raging Flame Canyon that has existed since ancient times. From time to time, some special things will rush out of the ground through this crack."
"The most common thing is something called the evil fire element, which is extremely violent."
"If you are not at the peak of the first-level wizard and are proficient in witchcraft combat skills, you can't resist it at all." Joseph introduced.
"That's right, so the minimum strength requirement for replacing and garrisoning in the Raging Flame Canyon is the peak of the first-level wizard." Alicia also said with a rare serious face.
"Basically, the school assigns one every time from our metal department."
"Then what will happen if there is no candidate?" Ryan asked.
"There are two situations. One is that Professor Mogaro will go in person, and the other is that if other departments have spare capacity to help, then our metal department will deduct a large amount of research funds and let other departments do it for you."
"I see." Ryan nodded.
But this method is actually worse, because the reduction in funds will actually put the training of wizard apprentices in the metal department into a more embarrassing situation, making it more difficult for wizards to emerge.
This is actually a vicious cycle.
"Speaking of fighting, by the way, Junior Ryan, you've been here for a while. Let's go to the training room and let me see how well you can control the combat puppets."
Alicia's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Ryan and said.
"Oh, yes, Junior Ryan, let's go. You can't just be proficient in puppet making. For wizards, fighting is a very important part." Joseph also echoed.
"That... It's not necessary." Ryan said with a slight hesitation.
But Alicia and Joseph thought that Ryan was afraid of losing. After all, it's normal for young people to be proud.
But Audrey knew it clearly in her heart. Seeing Ryan who was a little embarrassed, she immediately said: "Junior Ryan, since you don't want to, forget it."
"Let's go! Don't be afraid of losing. You have helped me many times. I will also teach you about puppet control! Hehe~" Alicia patted her full chest and laughed.
(End of this chapter)
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