The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

After thinking for a while, one of the guards said to his companion: "Jeff, go and report to Lady Veronica immediately. She is a master of birds and should know if there is any problem."

"Okay, I'll go right away." The young guard named Jeff felt excited when he thought of the beautiful lady who could control the white seagull, and immediately turned around to report.

In fact, there was no need for the young man to report it. At this time, Veronica had already had a fight with the Blood Feather Hippogryph chick "Blood Feather" and Storm Crow in the open space in the backyard of the Administration Hall.

It was 'Xueyu' who noticed it first. He immediately noticed the sudden increase in storm crows around him. Although Xueyu was still just a fledgling, as a naturally violent species, it had already learned to fly the day before yesterday.

Therefore, it is natural that it considers the administrative hall where its master Renn is located and even the sky above Fishing Port Town to be its own territory.

As soon as it saw so many Storm Crows invading, Xueyu launched an attack on a Storm Crow.

At first, Veronica didn't notice anything wrong, thinking it was just some kind of crow-like bird, or a mutated crow.

After Xueyu beat the Storm Crow, which was similar in size to itself, to a pulp, the other party quickly summoned more than ten Storm Crows to gather together, which immediately surprised Veronica.

While giving Xue Yu a water film spell to increase his defense, he observed them carefully. Soon, he discovered something was wrong with these crows.

Veronica discovered that these crows were actually rare storm crows. There was no habitat for such crows near Meister County, or even in the entire Münster Province.

The Storm Crow's origin is Stormheim, which is thousands of kilometers away.

Another point is that the eyes of these Storm Crows are slightly rigid, as if some kind of control or surveillance witchcraft has been cast, which makes Veronica instantly alert.

The enemy is conducting reconnaissance!

Without much thought, Veronica immediately ran to the training room nearby, because she knew that Lord Ren and Lord Trevor had been exchanging archery skills here in the past few days.

In mid-air, with the blessing of the 'Water Film Technique', the young bird Xueyu was not afraid of more than ten storm crows and started fighting again. Suddenly, black feathers frequently fell from the sky.

"Dong dong dong!"

A rapid knock on the door interrupted the archery teaching between Ren and Trevor.

I saw the girl with twin tails walking in quickly and said anxiously: "Your Excellency Renn, Mr. Trevor, come quickly, there is a wizard apprentice nearby controlling the Storm Crow to detect this area."

Um?

The two looked at each other and immediately followed Veronica out of the training room quickly.

Just listen to the girl walking and saying quickly:

"I just saw at least a dozen Storm Crows parked around the administrative hall."

"Storm Crow?" Trevor frowned, as if he thought of something.

"This is a bird that is often controlled by wizards for attack and detection. In this case, it is very likely that there is a third-level wizard apprentice majoring in negative energy or a wizard nearby controlling these storm crows."

When the three of them rushed to the open space in the backyard of the Administration Hall, Nathaniel had just arrived in the backyard, and they saw Blood Feather and more than a dozen hen-sized Storm Crows continuing to 'fight'.

Although the blood feather was at a disadvantage, it was not injured due to the 'water film technique' performed by Veronica. It was still full of energy and was pecking at each other with its sharp claws.

Ren took a look and saw that it was indeed a blood-feathered hippogryph that specialized in melee combat. A chick that had only been out of its eggshell for a few days had such combat power.

Trevor instinctively took off the longbow from his back, preparing to destroy the group of Storm Crows.

Just as Trevor pulled out an arrow and was about to set up his bow and shoot, Ren stopped him, turned around and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Trevor, as a marksman, you should be on guard against the enemy who may be nearby. "

"As for these crows, leave them to me, just to test the results of the previous archery training."

When Trevor heard this, he felt that the potential enemy was the biggest threat. He immediately nodded and said, "Okay!"

I saw Ren quickly taking out a sharp arrow and quickly aiming the bow at a Storm Crow. With a 'swish' sound, the arrow instantly hit a Storm Crow that was the size of a hen and was besieging the 'Blood Feather'.

Seeing that his master was also coming, 'Xueyu' couldn't help but scream loudly, and his morale was boosted!

After succeeding in the attack, Renn's hands were like plucking strings, quickly drawing arrows, setting up the bow, and shooting. A whole set of coherent archery movements, like flowing clouds and flowing water, was quite beautiful.

What's more important is that after this period of training, Renn has gained considerable experience in the prediction of archery. He can grasp the flight path of the Storm Crow with a little observation.

On the other hand, these dozen Storm Crows gathered together again and besieged Xueyu, creating good shooting conditions for Renn.

For a time, Renn almost missed his shot.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

After seven or eight consecutive arrows, the Storm Crows realized why their companions were getting fewer and fewer!

Soon, they noticed that someone was actually on the ground, launching an attack on them. Out of biological instinct, a noisy and sharp crow sounded intensively.

I saw that the Storm Crows in the entire Fishing Port Town were mobilized, and a large black mass of more than a hundred Storm Crows began to gather in large numbers above the administrative hall.

These storm crows flapped their wings vigorously and flew in rapid circles. Renn could vaguely see the shape of the surging airflow, which seemed to be forming a tornado.

Sure enough, there was only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.

It seems that the word "Storm" in this Storm Crow is not for nothing.

Upon seeing this, Ren was worried that the blood feather would be lost, so he immediately summoned it back.

However, Renn looked at the large group of Storm Crows flying in circles in the sky, and his heart became more and more calm. He continued to draw arrows, nock the bow, aim, and shoot arrows without stopping, and a whole set of actions The speed is getting faster and faster.

For a time, the rate of fire increased to his current extreme.

Vaguely, Ren felt that he had somewhat grasped the secret skill of the Blood Fury Archery - a certain secret of 'rapid continuous shooting'.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

I saw that the arrows fired by Ren were very rhythmic. The interval between the two vibrations of the bow string was almost fixed. The vibration of the bow string actually gave others the feeling of playing a musical instrument.

Veronica and Nathaniel, who were about to recite a spell and cast a spell, couldn't help but stop chanting the spell and turned to look at Ren in surprise.

Veronica's pretty face showed confusion. She didn't expect that Ren's archery skills were so strong.

Because when she and Lord Renn faced the Federation Curse Master before, she had never seen Renn perform such a powerful bow skill. Otherwise, that battle should have been easier.

Nathaniel knew that his teammate Trevor was teaching Rennes archery these days. He occasionally went to the training room to take a look. Therefore, he was even more surprised by the rapid improvement of Rennes archery. .

At this time, Ren's archery skills were almost a qualitative leap compared to the previous days!

Under Ren's precise rapid-fire offensive, in less than a minute, the large black group of Storm Crows was now sparse and began to flee in all directions.

As for the tornado that was about to take shape at the beginning, it came to an abrupt end because the storm crows dispersed!

The sky above the Yugang Town Administrative Hall was completely clear, and the winter sun shone down, making Ren, holding a large metal bow, shine like a pure gold sculpture.

Around where Ren was standing, due to the air flow stirred by the Storm Crow, some fallen black feathers were hovering in mid-air, faintly forming ring patterns one after another, rotating around Ren.

"Your Excellency Renn, you shot beautifully." Trevor on the side couldn't help but raise his thumb and praised.

As a marksman, Trevor knows best how difficult it is to achieve Rennes' level.

Even if he were to take action in his place, the killing efficiency would not be much higher than that of Renne.

Renn was slightly startled, because just now, the system prompt appeared:

[Your skill Bloodfury Archery has been improved, and your experience value is +1159]

[You have experienced a battle, and the weapon master (legendary) professional experience value +118]

(Note: The above skills and experience have already enjoyed the 30% increase of the exclusive talent ‘Junior Extraordinary Comprehension’.)

[Congratulations, you have unlocked the exclusive secret skill of Blood Fury Archery: Rapid Fire! 】

Due to the 30% experience bonus of the Weapon Master (Legendary) exclusive talent ‘Elementary Extraordinary Comprehension’, the experience bar of Blood Fury Archery level 5 has increased by more than half, directly to level 5 (1498/2000).

If the remaining twenty or thirty Storm Crows had not escaped just now, maybe Renne could have upgraded the Blood Fury Archery to level 6.

At this time, what caught Ren's attention was the last tip.

At the same time, Renn had some more memories in his mind about the secret skill of Blood Fury Archery, ‘Rapid Continuous Fire’.

Huh?

This is

Seeing the secret bow skill that was suddenly unlocked, Ren couldn't help but look happy and a little surprised at the same time.

According to the experience of the Giant Bear Swordsmanship, if you don’t have ‘Sword Specialization’, you won’t unlock the secret skill until you reach level 6.

Soon, Renn saw a brand new icon located above the 'Bloodfury Archery' on the Weapon Master (Legendary) panel.

The pattern in the icon is a war bow with the bow string drawn, and an arrow about to be shot out. But what is more eye-catching is that in front of this arrow, there are three consecutive arrows flying in mid-air. Status arrows.

At the bottom right of the icon, there is a line of small words:

Rapid Continuous Shooting lv1 (Secret Skill) Effect: Use a rapid and continuous arrow-drawing and shooting method to shoot as many arrows as possible in a short period of time.

(Note: Rapid shooting is a secret skill and cannot be directly improved through skill points.)

(Rapid continuous fire level 2 must meet the following conditions: 1. Blood Fury Archery level 8 or above (Bow specialization can offset part of the level requirements); 2. Strength above 18 points, agility above 22 points, and constitution above 16 points.)

Looking at the sentence "Bow specialization can offset part of the archery level requirements", Ren was thoughtful.

I see!

No wonder I was able to master the secret skill in advance with the Blood Fury Archery at level 5. The key to the problem turned out to be here.

This is the true value of the exclusive talent ‘Basic Weapon Mastery’ in the Weapon Master (Legendary) profession!

Immediately, Renn thought of something again.

From this point of view, relying on this exclusive talent, he can also master the exclusive secret skills of a certain extraordinary combat skill in other weapons faster and earlier than ordinary people.

——

With the death of seventy or eighty Storm Crows, the black-robed woman Zenina, who was several kilometers away, swayed slightly.

The storm crows that were killed were the targets of Zenina's witchcraft "Crow's Eye", so at this moment, she suffered a certain degree of witchcraft backlash.

I saw her frowning, rubbing her temples and saying:

"Lord Waxman, maybe I found the Ren."

"But the strange thing is that the other party does not match the situation described in the information you gave me. The other party seems to be a marksman. He just shot more than 80 of my Storm Crows in a very short period of time."

"Huh? Sharpshooter?" The black-robed woman Zenina immediately stunned Waxman.

He knew very well that when Nehru came to him two days ago, he described the opponent in detail, saying that he was a young knight who was good at using a two-handed war hammer, but he did not say that the opponent was a marksman.

This kind of discrepancy between information and reality is relatively rare.

Waxman, who was experienced in combat, immediately became alert.

At the same time, Waxman immediately thought of something and asked:

"Can you tell me in detail how the other party found out there was something wrong with your Storm Crow?"

"As you command, my lord. At that time."

After some questions and answers.

Waxman paced back and forth on the beach for a while and asked again:

"So, after the other party discovered something was wrong with your Storm Crow, he started shooting your Storm Crow with a bow and arrow alone? No one else intervened during the whole process?"

"That's right, Lord Waxman."

"Is there anyone else around the other party who needs attention?"

"Yes. Based on my preliminary judgment based on the 'Crow's Eye', there are at least two wizard apprentices and another marksman beside the target person."

"Two wizard apprentices and another marksman? This strength is no less than an elite squad of the Dragon Imperial Navy." Waxman couldn't help but blurt out.

"Yes, sir, I am also surprised."

"But one of the men and one of the women has performed witchcraft, and the other man is holding a war bow. I think my judgment should be correct." Zenina, the black-robed woman, said with certainty.

For a moment, Waxman couldn't help but hesitate.

Because the situation of the target person at this time is not even the slightest bit different from what Nehru said.

Not only are the weapons that the target person is proficient in different, but also the strength of the people around the target person is not just a female rookie wizard apprentice as Nehru said, but a sharpshooter and another wizard apprentice.

This situation was a bit unexpected for him for a while.

Not that he couldn't do it hard.

The key problem is that this becomes a loss-making transaction.

It's okay if he wants to come, but Nehru has to pay more!

"Zenina, just ask Storm Crow to keep surveillance from a distance. Once the target person leaves Fishing Port Town, tell me immediately."

"In addition, you summoned this guy Nehru and told him the current situation. If you want me to take action, you have to increase the money. It's not me who raised the price, but Nehru's information was wrong, so two boxes of shadow steel ingots were asked. He disagrees."

"As you command, my lord!" The black-robed woman Zenina bowed slightly, then immediately took two steps back and began to chant spells and perform spells.

——

Yugang Town Administrative Office.

The sudden arrival of the crows alerted everyone else in the administration hall, including Major Marika who was drafting a letter, and they all immediately rushed to the open space in the backyard.

Looking at the backyard covered with black feathers, Major Malika also knew that the enemy was not simple.

Soon, several people were discussing in the office of the Rennes Archon.

"Nathaniel and Miss Veronica, both experienced wizard apprentices, can we track the enemy's location through the Storm Crow?" Trevor asked proactively.

Trevor believes that offense is the best defense, and as a marksman, he has an advantage against wizard apprentices who need to chant spells and have average defense. Even if the opponent is a wizard, he is not afraid.

After thinking for a moment, the two of them shook their heads.

"Trevor, I can't track it, but I can tell that the other party should have used the shadow-based witchcraft 'Crow Calling'."

"Of course, the opponent's witchcraft should have been improved, so it attracted Storm Crows whose strength is far beyond ordinary crows." Nathaniel has rich combat experience and immediately expressed his judgment.

After Veronica thought for a moment, she explained: "Your Excellency Trevor, the other party's crows are summoned using witchcraft and are usually not around the caster. This is completely different from the process we use to improve and domesticate birds. "

"However, judging from the number of crows that the other party attracted, the other party should be like us. There is a high probability that the other party is a third-level wizard apprentice, not a wizard."

"Because, I heard from my mentor that this witchcraft, if performed by a formal wizard, can at least attract thousands or even tens of thousands of crows to attack."

Ren nodded.

Not an official wizard, but a third-level wizard apprentice?

It's a bit strange.

From this point of view, the possibility that the other party is the Federation Curse Master from last time is not high.

However, from the corner of his eye, Ren noticed that Major Malika, who had been silent until now, frowned slightly and looked thoughtful, so he took the initiative to ask:

"Major Marika, what do you think about this matter?"

"The Storm Crow you just mentioned reminds me of the description of crows in several previous reports from the Imperial South Sea Fleet."

"Oh, Major Malika, if it's convenient, you might as well tell me." Ren said with a raised brow.

"Let me think about it. One time was when Major General Zhu Quin of the Fourth Squadron was assassinated. The situation report seemed to mention the appearance of such a large crow."

"The second time was when Rear Admiral Bravo, the captain of the fourth-class ship of the First Squadron, was assassinated. There was also a description of the black bird in the report."

"As for the third time, I can't remember it."

"So, I think this is probably just a probe by the enemy, and then the other party will carry out a real attack!"

Major Marika's words made everyone look solemn.

If the powerful witchcraft 'Crow Calling' is just an appetizer, it is conceivable that the opponent's subsequent real attack will be difficult to resist.

"After Major Marika's reminder, I remembered that I had heard before that it seems that there are several troublesome people in the Eagle Federation Navy's combat team who are extremely good at beheading operations." Nathaniel said seriously.

"Federal Navy? Isn't that the same as that Curse Master?"

"Then the opponent's target must be Lord Ren!" The girl with twin tails on the side suddenly thought of something and couldn't help blurting out.

The remaining three people immediately focused their attention on Ren.

Renn smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry so much, I'm not that fragile."

After thinking about it for a moment, Ren continued to ask: "Major Marika, the two major generals you just mentioned should be formal knights. What was the cause of their death?"

"Yes, both major generals died from a sharp knife. According to the autopsy results at the time, it was judged to be a dagger. Moreover, it is said that it was not an ordinary dagger, because both major generals suffered from massive blood loss."

"Moreover, the fighting time is extremely short. In Major General Bravo's assassination, only ten seconds passed from the screams to the guards rushing in."

With a dagger?

And an experienced fourth-level ship captain only lasted less than ten seconds?

Ren immediately became silent and his eyes flashed.

He was thinking in his shoes, exchanging the murderer with himself, estimating and comparing the killing time, so as to judge the opponent's general strength.

Even if it is a sneak attack, if the opponent keeps avoiding or running away, Ren thinks it will be difficult to kill an experienced knight within ten seconds. From this point of view, two points can be inferred.

First of all, this enemy is very fast, and secondly, the opponent's attack or dagger is very powerful and difficult to resist.

Finally, the opponent has resorted to assassination several times. It is very likely that the opponent does not like or is not good at frontal combat.

"Is there any way to reduce the enemy's movement speed in a certain area?" Major Marika seemed to have thought of what Ren was thinking about and spoke first.

"Also, if the opponent's target is Mr. Ren, do you have any items that can improve your defense?"

"Reducing the enemy's movement speed?" Trevor looked thoughtful, and quickly said: "I don't have such witchcraft props. However, I do have paralysis poison, which is used to smear on the arrow clusters to deal with some large sea monsters. of."

"Master Ren, would you like to prepare some? The effect is very fast. If one arrow hits, it only takes a few seconds to kill a cow. Large sea beasts will need a few more arrows."

On the other side, the girl with twin ponytails said weakly: "I used the witchcraft prop to increase defense power before. Can I use the stand-in doll?"

——

night.

On a hidden beach in Fishing Port Town.

In the gaps between several tall rocks, a bonfire was burning.

Following the crackling sound of firewood, there was a sound of flapping wings in the sky, and a black crow landed and stood on the shoulders of the black-robed woman Zenina.

Zenina said respectfully: "Sir, Nehru finally responded to your letter. Although he was very reluctant, he agreed to your request for two boxes of shadow steel ingots."

"Zenina, if that's the case, let's take a trip!"

"Look, the night is so beautiful tonight." Waxman stood up slowly, smiled and glanced at the night sky that was shrouded in dark clouds and only had a faint starlight.

"As you command, my lord!"

Zenina followed Waxman, just half a body behind.

As the two people gradually left the range of the bonfire, the shadows gradually lengthened, and then the two figures were no longer visible, as if they had merged into the darkness.