Chapter 438 Count Ryan
"Okay, Lord Ryan, I will report to Major General Tatia immediately. With your current status, if you decide to go, I think the headquarters will pay great attention to it."
"In addition, the situation in Ferdinand Forest is still unclear. If you decide to go, you should be cautious." Olena added before leaving.
"Thank you, I will." Ryan nodded.
After Olena left, Ryan thought about it and immediately decided to quickly upgrade his leatherworker to level 7, so as to get 11 skill points.
However, he still had to go to old Henry to find a new leather armor style.
Because the carved leather jacket will not improve so fast when his leatherworker level reaches level 4.
According to a preliminary estimate, it takes more than 100 carved leather jackets to upgrade from level 4 to level 5. Moreover, more experience points are required after level 5, so the improvement is even slower.
So, Ryan took a carriage to the leather workshop where old Henry was, and spent half an hour learning a new leather armor style, the "thick leather breastplate".
This breastplate also has carvings on the front and back, but the thickness is much thicker than ordinary carved leather jackets.
And this is where the difficulty of this model lies.
First, the six layers of tanned cowhide are stacked together with a special glue, and it is very laborious for ordinary leather workers to compact each layer of cowhide.
Secondly, after the six layers of cowhide are stacked together, it is extremely difficult to sew them, and it is extremely difficult to thread the needle and it is easy to run the thread.
However, the protective power of the thick leather breastplate made in this way is comparable to that of mail armor, but the weight is only about half of that of mail armor, and the sales are very good.
Of course, these are difficult points for ordinary people, but for Ryan, it is naturally a piece of cake.
Since it comes to the specific production stage, only a sufficient amount of tanned cowhide, glue and tools are needed to make it, so Ryan returned to the mansion after loading a large amount of tanned cowhide in the back of the carriage.
Just as Ryan returned to the mansion and arranged for people to move things to the storage room, Olena and Major General Tatia came to the door together.
As soon as Tatia met, she got straight to the point: "Sir Ryan, I heard from Olena that you plan to go to Ferdinand Forest in the near future?"
"Yes, Sir Tatia, I have this plan. By the way, I heard that the headquarters will not send personnel for the time being?" Ryan nodded and said.
"It didn't happen before, but now that you have decided to go, the situation is different. The headquarters will mobilize logistics personnel and arrange an airship for you to go, nominally to investigate the movements of the cult."
"Thank you, this is more convenient." Ryan smiled.
"In fact, the headquarters originally planned to mobilize two or three teams of adamantium-level sword bearers to accompany you, Lord Ryan. However, due to some special reasons, the higher-ups disagreed with this plan."
"So, on this issue, General Augustus wants me to ask for your personal opinion."
"Oh? Disagreement?" Ryan couldn't help but look at Tatia with some curiosity.
"Lord Ryan, let me first introduce to you some confidential information about Ferdinand Forest that the headquarters has."
"Okay!" Ryan nodded.
"It's like this, the incident in Ferdinand Forest this time is quite complicated. This time, a high-level traitor appeared within the elves of Ferdinand Forest. It is said that he was seduced by the Mother Tree Cult and believed in the legendary Void Mother Tree."
Tatia described in detail.
"Including the elf ambassadors in the imperial capital, we were unable to contact the elf leaders for a while. Although we reported the specific movements of the cult, the core decision-making level of the empire has not received any formal requests for help from the elves, so we are still waiting and watching."
"I understand. Simply put, while the elves are in turmoil, other cults are also trying to get a piece of the pie." Ryan nodded and continued to ask:
"What are the empire's subsequent plans? Will they intervene or continue to wait and see?"
"This is still controversial at the moment, but the empire has sent two guardians to the provinces of Dornie and Gironde in secret."
Ryan knew the locations of these two provinces, which were to the east and north of Ferdinand Forest respectively.
In other words, the empire was actually prepared, but had not yet officially intervened.
"The Marshal's opinion is that because of the cult's activeness, the Sword Bearers need to intervene in advance, but they have not been able to find the right person."
"Because if it is nominally a reconnaissance, then the number of people cannot be too large, otherwise the nature will change, which will easily cause tension among the elves, leading to diplomatic incidents or even conflicts."
"And if the number of people is too small, as far as we know, many cults have sent quite powerful personnel to go there, I am afraid that safety will be a problem."
"So, hearing that you are interested in going, the two adults asked me to confirm with you again, and at the same time, to inform you of the relevant confidential information."
Ryan nodded. He knew that some confidential information of the headquarters was not known to Olena at this level, no wonder Tatia came here in person.
However, he was mainly going to confirm Anna's situation this time, and it would be inconvenient to have other Sword Bearers go with him.
And the two Claire and Beyonce under his command were relatively weak.
If it was a general mission, it would be fine, but with the current complex situation in Ferdinand Forest, it is very likely to encounter very powerful enemies, and it is not appropriate to go together.
"Sir Tatia, please tell the Marshal and General Augustus that I am going."
"In addition, except for the logistics personnel, I will go alone." Ryan said.
"Okay, Sir Ryan, I will report your decision immediately." At this time, Tatia took out a map from the file bag beside her and unfolded it flat on the coffee table.
"Sir Ryan, this is a rubbing of the map of Ferdinand Forest. Although this map was drawn hundreds of years ago, the general location will not change at will according to the custom of the elves."
"This is Ferdinand City, and these green dots here represent the villages of the elves." Tatia pointed to the south of the middle of Ferdinand Forest and explained.
"As for the small red dots around the edge of the forest, they are the elves' outposts and fortifications. But the information we have received so far is that more than ten defense outposts in the south have been breached."
"Oh? Did the cult enter from the south?" Ryan asked.
"Yes, but the current situation is that the gap has spread, and many of the elf outposts in the southwest and southeast have been breached!"
Ryan nodded. It seems that the situation is worse than expected.
"By the way, Lord Ryan, if you go there, in addition to the cults and elven rebels, there is another force that you need to pay attention to, and that is the slave-catching teams."
"The human slave-catching teams wandering around the Ferdinand Forest are very strong. The strength of some of the captains of individual slave-catching teams has reached the legendary level, and the personnel are capable and familiar with the terrain."
"And many members of the slave-catching teams are not simple either. Many of them are good players privately raised by the great nobles of the empire. Even some people wanted by the empire and those who live on the edge of a knife have been absorbed into the slave-catching teams."
Ryan had heard of this situation before. It was common among the great nobles in the imperial capital to raise these wanted criminals, because the great nobles often needed these people to do some dirty work, and they could quickly distance themselves from the matter once something happened.
"In the past, these slave-hunting teams rarely had any big gains due to the tight defense of the elven outposts, and could only capture individual elves sporadically. This time, when they encounter such a good opportunity, they will definitely step forward to share a piece of the pie."
"These people are ferocious jackals. According to our understanding, the destruction of some elven border outposts was not caused by the cults, but by them. This also means that when you enter this time, you will most likely be regarded as an invader like these slave-hunting teams by the elves."
"I understand the situation." Ryan nodded, and then said:
"In other words, there are roughly three enemy forces, namely the teams of the major cults, the elven rebels, and a large number of human slave-hunting teams. It is even possible that the official forces of the elves will mistake me for an invader, right?"
"That's right, Lord Ryan. The great nobles behind the slave-hunting teams played a certain influence on the empire's decision-making on this matter."
"In addition, the existence of the elven rebels has led to a more complicated situation in the Ferdinand Forest. This is also the reason why the empire has been slow to take any major action."
"Well, I see. By the way, Lord Tatia, I plan to set off at noon tomorrow." Ryan put away the copy of the map of Ferdinand Forest.
"No problem, Lord Ryan, Lord Olena and I will arrange everything, don't worry."
"In addition, this map is for you. Lord Ryan, I will go back and report now." Tatia bowed slightly to Ryan and said.
"Lord Ryan, Lord Tatia and I will return to the headquarters first." Olena on the side also stood up quickly.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Ryan smiled and nodded to the two.
After the two left, Ryan began to think about the situations Tatia had just mentioned.
"It is indeed a bit complicated, but to break these obstacles, it is simple to say that the most important thing is to have one's own combat power."
"In addition, it is accurate intelligence."
"This time, you can bring Cookie and Blood Feather together."
Although the fighting power of the Greyhound Cookie is a bit outdated now, its sensitive sense of smell can play a unique role in the forest, especially in the field of tracking. As for the aerial reconnaissance function of the Blood Feathered Hippogryph, its importance is self-evident.
"It seems that I have to pack my bags and prepare some things."
Just as Ryan was thinking, he suddenly looked up and looked out the window. He
saw a rare flying sea ray landing on the open space of the mansion. On the sea ray stood a man with his arms folded and a two-handed sword on his back. It was Lambert.
A few minutes later.
In the study.
"Sir Ryan, I was going to say goodbye to you. After competing with you, I have a lot of insights in my heart. This time I plan to travel outside for a while and then return to Tidal Bay." Lambert smiled and explained his purpose.
"Travel? Good idea." Ryan nodded.
He could see that Lambert in front of him exuded a sharp aura all over his body. This was because the explosive growth of the sword's belief made it impossible for him to restrain this sharp will in a short time.
"Hey, Lord Ryan, are you going out?" Lambert originally came to say goodbye, but when he saw the bag being packed beside Ryan, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
After all, Ryan and he had just returned from the secret realm, and it was a bit too frequent for them to go out on missions so soon.
Or are all the Imperial Gold-level Sword Bearers so unpredictable?
"It's like this, I'm going to Ferdinand Forest this time, and something happened there, because a friend of mine is there. For now, it's not a formal mission." Ryan smiled and said.
The eldest disciple of the Tide Sword Saint, Lambert, had a bit of a sense of acquaintance without fighting. He had come to trouble him before because the Drum family had some kind of agreement with the other party.
From this perspective, the other party was still a person who kept his promise.
"Oh? Something happened? Lord Ryan, is there a battle?"
"Oh, I mean, if there is a battle, you might as well add me in." Lambert smiled and said.
After the last battle with Ryan, he had a lot of insights. Now he plans to travel in order to fight with different strong men, so as to further improve the sword's faith and impact the sword master!
"This may be a little dangerous, but there should be no shortage of battles." Hearing Lambert's words, Ryan couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, it's good to have a battle. However, Sir Ryan, if I act with you, I'm afraid I won't have many opportunities to take action." Lambert seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly.
"Sir Ryan, do you need someone to act as an outpost for your mission this time?" Lambert thought about it and suddenly asked.
After thinking for a while, Ryan thought that he could let Lambert go ahead and check the situation.
In addition, considering that Lambert's speed is extremely fast and his combat power has almost touched the ceiling of the legend, even if there is really an enemy that he can't beat, it is always okay to escape.
"Well, the main purpose of my trip this time is to confirm the safety of a friend, her name is Anna."
"If Sir Lambert doesn't mind, can you help me check on her first? She lives in the southeast corner of Ferdinand Forest, in a small town called Bashalan."
"In addition, Sir Lambert, you need to pay attention to cults, elven rebels, slave-hunting teams, and even the official forces of the elven tribe. If you find her, please ensure her safety, and I will come to find you."
"So many enemies? Interesting, Sir Ryan, then I will set off now. By the way, do you have any evidence to prove it to Miss Anna?"
Lambert was not afraid when he heard what Ryan said, but was quite excited.
At this time, Ryan took out a green leaf that was emitting a light green light and shaped like a maple leaf from a drawer beside him and handed it to Lambert.
"Hey, this seems to be the leaf of the ancient tree of wisdom. Lord Ryan, your friend seems to have a high status in the elves."
"This is a leaf that an elf lady once gave me. It contains the natural witchcraft 'Life Blossom'. When Anna sees this thing, she will naturally know that you are my friend."
"I understand, Lord Ryan, then I will set off now."
A few minutes later, the resolute Lambert rode the flying sea ray, quickly took off, left the Ryan Mansion, and flew towards Ferdinand Forest.
After Ryan watched the other party go away, his heart was relieved.
Then, he began to focus on making thick leather breastplate.
A quarter of an hour later, when the finished product came out, the system prompt also sounded:
[You have made thick leather breastplate, and the relevant comprehension has improved! 】
【You have learned a new skill - making a thick leather breastplate】
【Your skill in making a thick leather breastplate has been improved, and your experience points are +31】
【You have successfully made a thick leather breastplate, and your leatherworker professional experience points are +27】
"Sure enough, the experience points have almost doubled!"
After several hours, Ryan finally upgraded the leatherworker's professional level from lv4 to lv7, and finally gathered 11 skill points.
At this time, he now has 12 remaining attribute points, which can basically support two medium-intensity battles in the fourth form, and it can be regarded as a certain preparation for this trip to Ferdinand Forest.
Of course, if there are more attribute points, it will be better.
And the gold skill points are still 203 points. This number does not need to worry about not being enough in a short time.
Without any hesitation, Ryan immediately invested 11 skill points, plus 8 gold skill points, into the third-level metal-based new sorcery 'Sawtooth Ring'.
With the third-level attack sorcery 'Sawtooth Ring' suddenly increased from lv1 to lv20!
Instantly, a huge torrent of memories about the witchcraft "Sawtooth Ring" poured into Ryan's mind.
For a moment, Ryan seemed to be in a mysterious space, constantly practicing the third-level witchcraft "Sawtooth Ring" for more than a hundred years. Various insights came one after another, and the spell was like instinct!
A few seconds later, when Ryan digested the memory and was about to give it a try, he heard the slightly excited voice of the little man Matteo from outside the door:
"Lord Ryan, a team of internal guards came outside the door, led by Lord Marquis Javier, who said he was ordered to award you the title of Earl."
"Please ask Lord Javier and his entourage to sit in the reception room for a while, I will be down soon." Ryan replied immediately.
Olena had already told him about this matter before, and the report of the Earl was several months ago, so Ryan was quite calm.
Perhaps, after he received the reward from the Dragon Valley Secret Realm this time, he could be promoted to the title of Marquis.
However, for other people in the mansion, its meaning was very different.
For example, Matteo's heart was beating with excitement at this moment, and his face was slightly flushed with excitement.
Although it was not him who was promoted, Matteo was also very excited because it was his master who was promoted.
"Earl!"
"If Lord Ryan is promoted to Earl, then I will be a close follower of Lord Earl!"
If it was in the town of Shining Gold, it was something Matteo would never dare to think about.
Reception room.
Ryan saw Javier and several of his entourage, all smiling.
"Mr. Ryan, I am here on behalf of the Emperor and the Senate to confer upon you the title of Earl of the Empire. Apart from the hereditary ones, you are the youngest among those promoted to Earl this time!"
(End of this chapter)
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