Chapter 402: Thorn Iron Ball
Ryan first thought about what Buchanan had just said, and found that if he had not been carrying the system, the other party's suggestion could be said to be quite tempting, and it would be almost impossible to refuse to join the Dragon Scale Brotherhood.
"It can be imagined that the Dragon Scale Brotherhood that the other party mentioned should have recruited quite a number of people with dragon blood to join."
"Although the probability of other people in the empire having dragon blood is extremely low except for the royal heirs, even if it is only one in a hundred thousand or even one in a million, it can be calculated according to the vast territory and large population of the empire."
"I'm afraid that this number is also in the hundreds or thousands."
"The purpose of the second prince leading the establishment of this hermitage is really to provide a platform for communication and improvement for the owners of dragon blood?"
"Also, what do the blood polluters and breakers mentioned by the other party just now mean? It seems that they are very eager to join the Dragon Scale Brotherhood."
"It seems that I have to look up the relevant information." Ryan looked thoughtful, and in an instant, he thought of several questions.
However, the information he knew was too little and he could not judge yet.
After thinking for a moment, Ryan turned his attention to the red potion in the wooden box on the coffee table.
After a little perception, Ryan picked up the bottle of the so-called Dragon Vein Evolution Potion and looked at it carefully.
The potion, which exuded a hazy red witchcraft aura, was particularly beautiful in the sun, but somehow, Ryan always felt that it looked like a blooming poppy.
Under the extreme beauty, there was a hint of evil.
His body seemed to have a desire for the potion in front of him, but the feeling was not strong. What was more special was that when Ryan just had the idea of taking it to try, he felt a hint of danger.
"Interesting, it seems to have a certain promotion to my mutant dragon bloodline, but the gain should not be great."
"And it seems to have some potential unknown harm." Ryan stared at the red potion in front of him and thought to himself.
"If there is a chance, I can find out how this mixture is made. If the potential harm can be eliminated and only the positive effects can be left, it would be great."
After thinking about it, although the system might be able to eliminate the potential danger, Ryan did not decide to drink it, but put it back into the wooden box and put it away properly.
Since the test of 'Steel Armor' was just interrupted by Buchanan's arrival, Ryan now came to the training room again, intending to test a new combination of witchcraft.
However, Ryan accidentally glanced at the bottom of the attribute panel and found that there were still 64 gold skill points left, which surprised him.
You know, although he had 95 gold skill points before, he consumed them twice in a row.
They were 28 points consumed by the improved second-level talent witchcraft 'Cutting Net' when he was promoted, and 42 points consumed by the deduction of the combination witchcraft 'Steel Armor', a total of 70 points.
But soon he showed a sudden realization.
Because Ryan had not checked the previous battle records with Staven and the incarnation of the evil god.
Ryan quickly flipped through the list:
[Congratulations, you defeated a powerful enemy and gained 39 gold skill points! ]
[Congratulations, your Will (Hidden) attribute has been upgraded! ]
[Congratulations, your Warhammer Wizard (Legend) class level has been upgraded! ]
[Congratulations, your Thousand Blade King (Epic) class level has been upgraded! ]
"Hey, both classes have been upgraded, not bad."
Although the Thousand Blade King (Epic) class level was as high as lv13 before, and it required a huge amount of experience points to upgrade, but due to the accumulation of Ryan's last kill of the Abyss Fire Rock Giant, plus this fierce battle with the incarnation of the evil god Neyobrekhan, it was finally upgraded.
Thousand Blade King (Epic) has entered lv14.
In addition, it was thanks to Ryan's repeated use of sorcery in battle, including the use of activation to control the Hellfire Golem to fight.
The Warhammer Wizard (Legend) class level has also entered lv12 from lv11.
The two combined allowed Ryan to gain 2 attribute points and 2 skill points.
In addition, Ryan had been training as a potion master for a while, and his professional level had reached level 6. His attribute points reached 25 points. After deducting the 5 points consumed in the battle, plus these 2 points, the remaining attribute points are now 22 points.
As for skill points, it was 12 points before, plus the 2 points this time, a total of 14 points.
As for the gold skill points, although they were consumed twice in a row for deduction, the gold skill points gained in the battle were as high as 39 points, so now there are 64 points left.
"It seems that after I am familiar with the combination witchcraft 'Iron Armor', I can learn the third-level metal witchcraft 'Iron Ball of Thorns'."
"The current skill points are enough to improve it and quickly form combat effectiveness."
After a little thought, Ryan decided on the next witchcraft training plan.
"Level 1 Talented Magic 'Metal Transfiguration'!"
"Level 2 Magic 'Iron Armor'!"
"Level 3 Talented Magic 'Steel Armor'!"
"Combined Magic: Steel Armor!"
As Ryan cast three spells in a row at great speed, he was covered with a thick layer of armor that shone with a rich dark silver magic aura.
"Huh, it's actually in the shape of armor?" Ryan looked at the mirror in the training room and was slightly surprised by his own shape in the mirror.
You know, before, whether it was the level 2 magic 'Iron Armor' or the level 3 magic 'Steel Armor', or even the water-based protective magic 'Water Film', they were all protective magics similar to membranes or close-fitting shields.
But at this moment, the combined magic 'Steel Armor' on him was a protective magic that looked very much like a knight's armor.
It was the first time Ryan had seen a protective magic with this effect.
In addition, although the effect of this combined magic was similar to a knight's armor, the defensive effects of the two were very different!
First of all, there is the witchcraft defense effect. At this moment, Ryan's whole body is emitting a strong metallic witchcraft aura because of the "Iron Armor". Obviously, whether it is a melee attack or a witchcraft attack, it has a very strong defense.
Of course, the specific defense degree can only be known after testing.
Secondly, there is flexibility. Ordinary metal armor, no matter what material it is made of, will have a sense of heaviness and inconvenience.
Because of the articulation problem of the armor
at the joints, even if it is made of soft top-layer cowhide, the defense is not only reduced, but it is still not particularly flexible. But Ryan's current "Iron Armor" is shining with dark silver light, and the metal at the joints is flowing like mercury, greatly improving flexibility.
Ryan's mind moved slightly, and he saw the hardened fine gold ingot in his hand quickly transformed into a two-handed sword.
Ryan, covered with "Iron Armor", ran, chopped, and stabbed quickly in the field, and finally, he also performed the secret.
After a series of tests, Ryan found that, not to mention the difference in defense, his flexibility alone was at least one level higher than when he was wearing the magicized thorium armor.
At this moment, an idea suddenly flashed through Ryan's mind.
He first looked up at the height of the training room, and then performed the transformation.
However, this time, Ryan only activated the first form, the dragon warrior transformation, and his body suddenly increased to more than five meters.
Then, he performed the combined sorcery 'Iron Armor'.
Soon, his strong body in the dragon warrior form was covered with a whole set of thick knight armor that flashed with sorcery.
"Not bad! It doesn't affect flexibility at all." Ryan looked down and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Now, if the enemy wants to hurt me, they must first break through this layer of 'Iron Armor' formed by the combined sorcery, and then break through my dragon scale defense." Ryan clenched his dragon claws as if wearing crucible gloves, and thought to himself.
"It's flexible and thick, and my melee ability is stronger!"
"Hey, this seems a bit wrong. I strengthened my witchcraft strength, but how come it ended up strengthening my melee strength!"
Ryan thought of a problem instantly.
After a little thought, Ryan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"No matter which side it is, the improvement of strength is the most important."
After testing it several times, Ryan returned to the study.
Just as he took out the parchment scroll of the third-level metal witchcraft 'Thorny Iron Ball' and planned to study it, he suddenly remembered another thing.
Ryan concentrated and slightly operated the second-level Iron Heart Meditation Method.
"Sure enough, after entering the crystallization, the effect of the second level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method began to decline significantly, and the role in promoting the process of continuing the crystallization of mental power was even negligible."
This result was also expected. Soon, Ryan once again focused his attention on the parchment scroll recording 'Thorny Iron Ball'.
At the same time.
After walking out of the Ryan mansion, Buchanan immediately boarded a luxurious carriage waiting at the door.
Soon, the carriage returned to the mansion of the second prince Everton.
In the study, Everton, who was looking through some intelligence, glanced outside the door and saw that it was Buchanan who came back. He asked casually:
"Buchanan, how is the Mother Tree Sect's action in Ferdinand Forest?"
Buchanan immediately realized that the second prince should have seen the intelligence in Ferdinand Forest. After a little thought, he replied:
"Your Highness, the other party launched a surprise attack based on the defense intelligence of the elf outpost camps we provided, and the harvest was quite fruitful. Now the other party has sent a letter that they will send more than ten elven female captives to the Dragon Scale Nest."
"Very good, with this batch of elven captives, the problem of raw materials should be solved in a short time." The second prince said with a satisfied smile on his feminine face.
"By the way, notify Lin Duen and Kinger and ask them to speed up the research and development of the compound."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will contact these two pharmacist masters immediately."
However, before Buchanan left, the second prince Everton asked again: "By the way, the owner of the dragon blood you met today is called Ryan, right? How is he?"
"Well, he is very young and powerful, but his personality is quite cautious. He politely rejected the invitation of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood I mentioned to him."
"Until I said that you are the examiner of the Dragon Knight Reserve this time, his attitude of rejection softened." Buchanan reported in detail.
"Well, it's okay. One more or one less owner of the dragon blood is not the focus for the Dragon Scale Brotherhood."
"Our focus now is still on the experiment."
Obviously, Everton didn't care at all when he heard that Ryan was not very active in joining.
After all, there are quite a few people with dragon blood in the entire empire.
"By the way, Your Highness, this is a replica of the other party's dragon breath."
At this time, Buchanan seemed to think of something, took out something similar to a pocket watch from his arms, and handed it to the second prince Everton respectfully.
This pocket watch-shaped witchcraft creation in front of him has only one function, which is to record the dragon breath of people nearby.
With this, the second prince Everton can quickly understand the other party's approximate blood origin, concentration, etc.
When the second prince Everton took it, he had a careless expression at first, but after holding it in his hand and sensing it for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up and he exclaimed.
"Huh? This dragon breath."
"Your Highness?" Buchanan looked at his own prince in confusion.
Could it be that there is something strange about this Ryan's dragon blood?
"The other party's dragon blood aura is very strong. Although it is not as strong as mine and Reinara, it is no less than that of ordinary royal descendants."
"And what's even more rare is that this aura gives me the feeling that it is not the blood of ordinary black dragons, red dragons and other five-colored dragons. It is a bit like the aura of metal dragons that have long disappeared from this world."
"Metal dragon?" Buchanan was even more confused.
"Well, there is a faint smell of metal particles in it."
"Forget it, you won't understand if I tell you too much." The second prince Everton shook his head and said.
"Adjust the attention level of this Ryan to level one. In addition, you go and investigate the other party's interpersonal relationships to see where to find a breakthrough."
"This Ryan must be won over to the Dragon Scale Brotherhood."
"His blood is likely to be of great use!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Buchanan immediately bowed and said respectfully.
Just when Buchanan left the study of the second prince Everton and walked into the front garden, a guard came over quickly and whispered:
"My lord, the Duke of Durham is here. He is waiting in the carriage not far from the gate of the mansion. Look."
Buchanan thought for a moment, waved his hand, and said, "Don't bother, I'll go out and see him."
He naturally knew the purpose of the Duke of Durham's visit.
However, this time the other party was afraid that things would not go as he wished.
A few minutes later, in the carriage.
"Sir Buchanan, about this Ryan, His Highness," said the Duke of Durham, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I'm afraid this matter has disappointed you. His Highness the Second Prince is very interested in this Ryan, and he sent me to invite him to join the Dragon Scale Brotherhood, so..."
"What?" Duke of Durham said with a gloomy face.
Ever since he received the first-hand news from the stronghold and knew that Staven's attack had failed, Duke of Durham had been a little uneasy.
It's not that he was worried that Ryan would find out about the attack. They just played a role in fueling the whole thing. The real execution was from the Isolder School.
He found that Ryan's growth rate was too fast.
Even a veteran wizard like Staven, who had been famous for decades and had the top necromancy weapon "Iron Spine Undead Breastplate", was not Ryan's opponent.
From this point of view, with his talent, he would most likely become the guardian of the empire in the near future.
If he still remembered the previous conflict with the Drum family, Ryan would sooner or later become a major concern for the family.
By then, even with the ancestor of Pantoskok, he might not be able to suppress him.
"Did the other party agree?" After thinking about it, Duke Drum asked again.
"Not yet, but if Ryan is wise enough, he should agree."
"Okay, I see. Thank you, Lord Buchanan."
Upon hearing this, Duke Drum's face returned to calm. After a moment's thought, he said goodbye to Buchanan.
After returning to the Drum family mansion, Duke Drum pondered for a while in the study alone.
"Come here!"
"Lord Duke." A new young butler immediately walked into the study and bowed.
Obviously, this new butler was the candidate to replace the original butler Owen.
"Has the news about Ryan spread?" Duke Drum asked.
"It has spread. According to the report of Lord Owen a few days ago, the information about Ryan killing several high-ranking officials of different cult organizations has been disclosed to the relevant cult organizations."
"Very good." Duke Drum nodded and said.
Although the Drum family supports the second prince, it does not mean that they need to obey orders. As a wealthy family in the empire and a guardian family, it is normal for them to have their own demands without violating the big framework.
Even if Ryan joined the Dragon Scale Brotherhood, if he was killed by the cult, it was because of his own lack of strength, and had nothing to do with the Drum family.
At the same time.
In the third ring of the imperial capital, Ryan's mansion.
After about two hours of study, Ryan, who thought he had mastered the new witchcraft, first came to the training room. Just as he was about to raise his hand to cast the "thorn iron ball", he suddenly put it down.
"The power of the third-level witchcraft is still a little too great.
Perhaps it would be better for me to go to the witchcraft test room at the headquarters." After all, Ryan didn't want his new mansion to be demolished if his new witchcraft failed.
Soon, Ryan took a carriage to the Sword Bearer headquarters.
Under the guidance of the young staff, Ryan soon came to the third-level witchcraft test room.
"Lord Ryan, if you have any needs, you can ring the bell to call me at any time."
"Okay, thank you." Ryan nodded and said.
"It's my honor to serve you!" The young female staff smiled and bowed.
After the other party left, Ryan walked to the giant cylindrical metal block placed on the slide rail and began to recite a spell.
Soon, a solid iron ball with a diameter of two meters appeared out of thin air, rotating at high speed.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
The surface of the iron ball was covered with dense spikes of varying lengths, rubbing against the ground with sparks flying.
As Ryan waved his right hand, there was a "whoosh" sound, and with huge kinetic energy, the giant iron ball drew a straight line and hit the smooth cut surface of the metal ingot at a high speed!
"Boom!!!"
A deafening sound echoed in the room!
The giant cylindrical metal block on the slide was almost hit on the head by this blow.
Even the floor of the room was slightly shaken.
Ryan looked closely and saw that the spiked iron ball formed by the third-level witchcraft "Thorn Iron Ball" was directly embedded in the giant metal ingot.
"Clang clang!"
At the same time, the metal block weighing dozens of tons was vibrating back and forth on the slide.
On the black wisdom stone slab next to it, a large value was displayed-191!
"It's so powerful!" Ryan's eyes lit up and said.
"Although the attack method of this thorn iron ball is a bit monotonous, its power is really amazing."
You should know that the power of the general third-level witchcraft is basically between 120 and 200 degrees.
Now, relying on the super metal element affinity and the special effect of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, the lethality of Ryan's third-level witchcraft has almost reached the upper edge of the power of the third-level witchcraft.
According to the effect description in the parchment scroll, the diameter of a normal thorn iron ball is about 1.5 meters.
But the iron ball that Ryan just cast, regardless of the length of the spikes, has a diameter of two meters.
At this time, the system prompt also appeared:
[You have learned the thorn iron ball, and the relevant understanding has been improved! ]
[You have learned a new skill - thorn iron ball]
[Your skill thorn iron ball has been improved, experience value +5]
At the same time, a new icon appeared below the Warhammer Wizard (Legend) panel.
The pattern on the icon is a huge, giant metal ball with jagged spikes.
In addition, the small text below the icon is as follows:
Thorn Iron Ball lv1 (1/100)
Thorn Iron Ball lv1 Effect: Consume a certain amount of mental power, use a specific witchcraft model to attract the surrounding metal energy particles, form a giant thorn iron ball, and collide and crush all targets in a straight line.
(Note: The casting time is 3 seconds.)
"For all targets in a straight line?"
Ryan immediately grasped a feature of this new witchcraft.
Although the proficiency of the third-level witchcraft is several times more difficult than that of the second-level witchcraft, Ryan was well prepared.
Without much hesitation, Ryan invested 11 skill points and 8 gold skill points in the third-level witchcraft "Thorn Iron Ball" in an instant.
As the third-level witchcraft "Thorn Iron Ball" was upgraded from lv1 to lv20, a magnificent memory of the witchcraft "Thorn Iron Ball" suddenly flooded into Ryan's mind. For
a moment, Ryan seemed to have come to a mysterious space, and kept practicing the third-level witchcraft "Thorn Iron Ball" for one or two hundred years, compressing the syllables to the extreme, and casting the spell was like instinct.
The next morning.
In the inner ring of the imperial capital Tamriel, a carriage slowly stopped at the door of the Snyder family mansion where "Chimaera Knight" Luther was.
As Ryan got off the carriage, two tall knights with extraordinary demeanor who had been waiting at the door of the mansion walked up quickly.
"Sir Ryan, long time no see! Your recent achievements are really jaw-dropping!" Luther greeted Ryan enthusiastically when he saw him.
"Yes, Sir Ryan, the news that you killed the strongest legendary 'Engraver' Harold has almost spread throughout the imperial capital's aristocratic circles recently." Harlowen also smiled and echoed.
"Sir Luther, Sir Harlowen, long time no see. Both of you have improved in strength. Congratulations." Ryan smiled.
He just felt it a little and found that the strength of Harlowen and Luther seemed to have improved slightly.
Obviously, these two people have not been idle recently, and they should also be actively preparing for the selection of dragon knight reserves.
After a brief greeting, the three of them came to the reception room and sat down.
At this time, Ryan asked directly: "Sir Luther, I would like to ask, what specific method will be used for the selection of dragon knight reserves next week?"
Thank you for the reward of "Happy and Lucky"!
(End of this chapter)
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