Chapter 538 Crisis and Searching
Ryan quickly looked at the document: ".Apply for promotion to a large wizard school, and be willing to assume corresponding responsibilities and obligations."
This kind of document with the letterhead of the Empire and the Federation of Wizard Schools is a standard document. Ryan naturally would not raise any objections and signed it immediately.
"Your Majesty Ryan, please come this way. After your school becomes a large wizard school, you can reapply for a station. Generally speaking, the Empire will allocate a certain area in the border area as a station for a large wizard school."
"Oh?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, quite interested.
Although he already had the option of Cyrodiil Plateau in his mind, it did not prevent him from understanding the specific situation.
Soon, the group came to a room on the second floor of the headquarters of the Federation of Schools.
As soon as he entered the door, Ryan saw a huge map on the wall. This was the overall territory map of the Dragun Empire. The whole was an irregular ellipse. At the same time, some areas near the border were marked with various symbols.
Ryan knew that each of these symbols represented a large wizard school.
However, even if the coastline is excluded, the areas marked by these symbols cannot be connected along the border of the empire. A considerable part of them is blank.
Obviously, this shows that even if the Dragun Empire relies on the power of large wizard schools, it cannot fully project its power to the border. This is consistent with what Ryan knows. Many border areas of the empire are poor in resources, dangerous, and have a small population. Naturally, it is not worth the empire to invest a lot of power there.
In addition, Ryan also noticed that there are several places that are not on the border, but in the heart of the empire, which also have symbols of large wizard schools.
"Your Majesty Parkins, how many large wizard schools are there in the empire now?" Ryan asked casually.
"Including your school, the empire currently has a total of 14 large wizard schools. For example, the Seraphin School where I am is stationed in the Pampas in the northwest of the empire, the Helaton School is stationed in the Erzgebirge in the south, and the Isoderre School is stationed in the Cyrodiil Plateau."
Parkins introduced them one by one.
"I see." Ryan nodded, thinking.
"However, the number you said is wrong. It should still be thirteen. The application for the demotion of the Isodri School should be on the way."
"Huh?"
Several people present looked at Ryan with wide eyes, puzzled and surprised, even Perkins, who was also a guardian of the Empire.
Demotion application?
But why did the Isodri School apply for demotion?
The most important thing is, even if there is such a thing, shouldn't it be a top secret of the Isodri School? Your Majesty Ryan, how did you know?
"Could it be you." In an instant, Perkins remembered a rumor and blurted it out.
However, Ryan did not want to explain. He smiled slightly and changed the subject, saying: "What are these two large wizard schools in the heart of the empire?"
"Oh, this. That is the base of the Kronos School - the Hammerfall Mountains, known as the Jedi, covered with black fog cyclones. In order to prevent sudden changes, the Empire specially set up such a place for large wizard schools to monitor."
Hammerfall Mountains?
Ryan certainly had an impression of the Black Mist Cyclone. He had passed through Hammerfall Fortress when he went to the Howling Tundra.
In Ryan's opinion, the danger of garrisoning in the Jedi was no less than that of garrisoning in the Cyrodiil Plateau. At least, the latter could roughly determine the number and strength of the enemy, but this kind of Jedi was not so easy to say.
"Your Majesty Perkins, on behalf of the Bishu Construct School, I will choose the Cyrodiil Plateau as the base." As
soon as Ryan's voice fell, the whole room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!
Several people present looked at Ryan with strange eyes, as if to say: This is too cruel, not only did they beat the Isolder School down to a downgrade, but they also robbed the other side's base?
When Ryan saw the expressions of these people, he couldn't help but smile. Obviously, these people had misunderstood.
"By the way, Your Majesty Perkins, there is one more thing. I have formed an association called the Construction Association. According to regulations, I need to report it to the Empire and the Federation of Wizard Schools."
"Currently, the members of the association are only the Bixiu Construction School and the Isolder School. I hope the Federation can help me promote it so that all the schools and colleges that are interested in the production of constructed creatures will know about it."
"Construction Association?"
"That's good! No problem." Facing Ryan, Perkins really couldn't say anything to refuse. After a little thought, he nodded and agreed.
"Thank you! Then please trouble Your Majesty Perkins. If there are other procedures, you can contact me or Ms. Olena at any time." Ryan pointed to Olena on the side and said.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty Ryan."
When Audrey and Alicia walked out of the Federation Hall with Ryan, they were still dizzy. They completed the school promotion and station selection so quickly?
Normally, it is not necessary to test combat power first, and then to carry out a school promotion task. As for the choice of station, it is necessary to go through layers of discussion in the Federation. It is impossible to get confirmed news in ten days or half a month. But now.
After leaving the Wizard School Federation, Ryan's carriage drove towards the Sword Bearer Headquarters.
Since Ryan had not appeared in the Sword Bearer Headquarters for quite a long time before, he wanted to meet with Marshal Alfred this time.
As the deputy director-general of the Sword Bearer, on the one hand, this is his duty. Just now, he has heard from Olena that the current situation in the empire is becoming more and more serious. Now it is not only a problem of cults, but also involves the problems of multiple secret realms in the empire.
On the other hand, he also wants to ask Marshal Alfred for information about the Dragon Scale Brotherhood.
In Ryan's view, with his own strength reaching the current level, plus the relationship with Menia, the conditions for rescuing Anna's mother, Darren Hawkmoon, are ripe.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the Sword Bearer Headquarters.
In the office on the top floor of the administrative building.
"Sir Ryan, congratulations on winning the competition." Marshal Alfred stood up from behind his desk when he saw Ryan, walked forward with a smile and said.
"Thank you, Marshal." Ryan bowed slightly and showed respect to the head of the Imperial Sword Bearer in front of him.
After a brief greeting, Marshal Alfred got to the point: "Ryan, you have been to many Imperial secret realms, such as the Flame Canyon and the Dragon Valley. The situation in the Empire has become increasingly severe recently, and this time the trouble comes from the secret realms."
"Not only us Sword Bearers, but also departments and organizations such as the military and the Wizard Union have found that the stability of many secret realms has fluctuated dramatically. Many of these secret realms were once closed passages to other planes. Once there is a real problem..."
"At present, the Imperial Senate, us, and the military have sent people to check it out."
"Marshal, what do you need me to do?" Ryan frowned and said.
If this is the case, the situation facing the Empire can be said to be increasingly collapsing.
No wonder he didn't see Elder Ivan and General Augustus in this competition. It turned out that they were all dealing with this matter.
"Not for now, but you may be needed once the situation is clear. In addition, the Empire will hold a high-level meeting before that."
"Well, I understand." Ryan nodded.
However, in this case, the matter of Anna's mother can no longer be delayed.
After a little thought, Ryan said bluntly: "Marshal, does the Sword Bearer know the location of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood?"
"This. Ryan, because this matter involves His Royal Highness the Second Prince, the Sword Bearer Department has always only maintained a minimum level of attention. But what is certain is that the three locations in the imperial capital are not the real locations of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood. They can only be said to be places for exchanges and gatherings."
Marshal Alfred shook his head and said.
However, after hesitating for a moment, Alfred still asked: "Ryan, although you are now amazingly powerful, the other party is the imperial royal family, and some things are still..."
At this point, Marshal Alfred stopped talking, he believed that Ryan must understand what he meant.
Ryan naturally understood.
However, rescuing Anna's mother was something he must do.
After thinking for a while, Ryan decided to reveal part of the truth and said, "I have a very good friend, her mother should be imprisoned in a secret base of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood."
Very good friend?
Alfred suddenly realized. He had known for a long time that Ryan had several close female friends. It was understandable for young people to be angry for their beloved.
No wonder, even if the other party was the second prince, Ryan did not intend to give in.
"In fact, the other party's base should be in a small secret realm, but the sword holder is not sure how to enter or where to enter."
Marshal Alfred revealed an important information.
"Small secret realm?" Ryan nodded.
No wonder, the source of the other party's mixture has not been found. Logically speaking, it is not so easy to hide whether it is the equipment or the raw materials for refining these things. It should be a larger venue to do this.
He once thought that the other party's secret base should be somewhere underground in Tamriel, or somewhere near the Dragon's Nest.
Now it seems that he still underestimated the hand of the imperial prince.
However, it is troublesome to find it this way.
He had already thought about it and realized that it was not appropriate to go directly to the door. If the other party did something desperate, it would be too late to regret it.
However, it was not practical to ask the Sword Holder Department to send secret agents to investigate in detail. After all, the other party was the second prince of the empire, and his identity was too sensitive.
So it seemed that there was only one way.
That was to use the newly acquired talent ability "Shadow Shuttle" to find it, but... this was also problematic.
In the case of not being able to find the secret space node, searching randomly would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it would consume a lot of mental energy. In addition, the other party's secret realm could not be defenseless, and there must be a large protective magic array.
If you want to break through the protection of the large protective magic array and forcefully enter the small secret realm, the mental energy consumed would be very astonishing.
"So it seems that I still have to ask people to find clues first and limit the area as much as possible. On the other hand, I need to study the fifth level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method to further strengthen my mental power." Ryan thought to himself.
Ryan, who left the Sword Holder headquarters, soon arrived at the door of his own mansion.
However, the noisy voices and the long line of people on the roadside that he saw through the car window made him stunned!
After Ryan defeated the imperial guardian Pantos Kirk, who was named "Storm", in the Royal Arena, the news spread rapidly in the past two days.
And the entrance of Ryan's mansion was crowded with people every day.
Originally, the beautiful woman Jennifer was still worried about not being able to find a partner in the imperial capital, but now, she is worried about which one to cooperate with.
There are so many partners that are not only dazzling, but also have bigger backgrounds than each other. There are more than ten chambers of commerce with duke family backgrounds, more than thirty at the level of marquis, and there are too many at the level of earl to count.
Whether it is the beautiful woman Jennifer or Claire, who has studied at the Royal Academy and seen the world, they are shocked by the influence brought by Ryan's victory this time.
Only the barbarian girl Lagre thought it was normal. After all, in the tradition of the barbarian tribe, the strong have everything.
Ryan's mother Emma was grinning from ear to ear, and her previous illness was cured, because every day many noble ladies and young ladies took the "lady route" to visit Ryan's mother Emma to ask about her well-being and warmly greet her.
However, not everyone likes the hustle and bustle, for example, Mint is a little annoyed.
Whenever she wants to play in the yard for a while, she will be praised by the enthusiastic noble ladies, and pulled into the room by the hand for a warm chat, and she has to sit upright and nod with a smile according to the noble etiquette she just learned.
After returning to the study, Ryan said to Matteo beside him:
"Matteo, I will turn down all visits from here except for acquaintances."
On the one hand, he plans to think carefully about finding the secret base of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood, and on the other hand, he doesn't want to waste time on expanding his network among the nobles.
At his level, unless it is an imperial guardian with similar strength to him, otherwise, this kind of formal courtesy and greeting is meaningless.
Because he is the "network" in the eyes of others, not the other way around.
"As you command, Lord Ryan." The short Matteo bowed and saluted.
However, after a while, there was a knock on the door.
Hmm? Ryan frowned. Didn't he just tell Matteo about this?
"Lord Ryan, Viscount Hamadi is here to visit." Matteo's voice came from the door.
Hamadi?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Ryan's mind!
Yes, that matter, perhaps for all the official departments of the empire, it is not easy to investigate, but for the Federation, it is different.
"Please ask him to come to the study."
"As you command, sir."
Soon, Hamadi's familiar figure appeared at the door of the study.
"Lord Ryan, congratulations on your victory over His Majesty Pentoskirk." Hamadi bowed deeply to Ryan and said.
Hamadi's understanding of Ryan is definitely beyond most of the imperial nobles, especially some things that happened in the Federation, he has learned from special channels, so when he saw Ryan again, his mentality also changed greatly, and he also put his attitude very low.
"Thank you, Mr. Hammadi, you are so polite." Ryan smiled and motioned for the other party to take a seat.
After some pleasantries, Hammadi stated his purpose. First, he expressed the congratulations from the Federation, and second, he conveyed an invitation letter from Hiram, the director of the Federal Mechanical Research Institute.
Ryan took it and read it. The content roughly stated that Hiram hoped that Ryan could spare time to visit the Federation again to jointly study and exchange ideas on the ancient goblin mechanical creations.
"Thank Mr. Hiram for my invitation, but I am afraid I cannot spare the time recently. Perhaps I will go there after a while. I am also looking forward to exchanging ideas on mechanical manufacturing with Mr. Hiram."
"Okay, Lord Ryan, I will definitely pass on your message."
"Also, is there anything you need us to do recently? Please rest assured that even though we have limited capabilities, we will report back."
Hamadi's words just now were just a casual question, without any hope at all.
He knew very well that Ryan was no longer the same as before. Not only had his strength improved by leaps and bounds, but his connections had also greatly increased. How could he trouble them?
Hamadi himself couldn't think of anything.
Just as Hamadi stood up and was about to leave, Ryan smiled slightly and said,
"Sir Hamadi, there is indeed something that may need to be troubled by you."
"Hmm? Please tell me." Hamadi was slightly startled at first, and then his eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
"I would like to trouble you to investigate a secret base of an organization called the Dragon Scale Brotherhood. If nothing unexpected happens, the other party's base should be in a small secret realm somewhere. I don't need you to go in, just help me determine the approximate range."
Ryan chose his words carefully.
"Don't worry, Lord Ryan, leave this matter to us." Hamadi was overjoyed!
"As long as the other party is in the imperial capital, we should be able to give you a definite answer within three days. Do you really not need us to help you solve it directly?" Hamadi looked at Ryan with an eager expression and said.
Although he didn't know what the specific matter was, he believed that even if they couldn't solve it, the Federation would definitely be able to.
Lord Ryan in front of him spoke for the first time, so he had to do things beautifully.
(End of this chapter)
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