The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

When Ryan arrived at the entrance of the Sword Bearer Division, he saw a luxurious carriage parked at the door.

A middle-aged man with a mustache and hunting clothes had been waiting by the carriage early. Seeing Ryan coming out, Fabien smiled, took two steps forward, and said enthusiastically:

"Sir Ryan, I'm sorry to bother you. I'm Fabien from the Axon Auction House."

"Maybe. There were some misunderstandings in the communication between us and you before."

"Oh? You attacked me twice, is this what Sir Fabien said? Can a misunderstanding be cleared up?" Ryan waved his hand and interrupted the other party.

Facing Ryan's words, Fabien was also embarrassed, but he quickly explained his purpose:

"Well, because of this, the higher-ups attach great importance to you, and Lord Drake even came here personally from the imperial capital. He is in the Mona Coffee Shop next door. Do you think you can come and chat with him?"

Following the direction Fabien pointed, Ryan looked up and saw a coffee shop not far ahead.

"Okay." Ryan nodded.

At first, Ryan thought that the person he was talking to was Viscount Fabien, but now it seems that he was not.

Since Admiral Edward might take time to meet him at any time in the afternoon, Ryan had considered it on the way here and would not have a long speech with him.

Since the other party arranged the meeting place at the gate of the Sword Bearer Branch, it saved a lot of time for the round trip.

In addition, the other party should have considered some security factors. If it was a private residence, he might not agree.

From this point of view, the arrangement was a little sincere.

So, accompanied by Fabien, Ryan walked to the coffee shop 20 to 30 meters away.

The whole coffee shop had been booked by the other party, and there were two guards who were obviously knights guarding the door.

Walking into the coffee shop, I saw a slightly wealthy middle-aged man with a meticulously combed back hair waiting in a booth. The surroundings were spacious and bright, and there was no place for an ambush.

Seeing Ryan coming in, the other party smiled and stood up to greet him: "Sir Ryan, first meeting, I am Drake Orenz."

"Sir Drake, hello." Ryan nodded and said.

Seeing Ryan's unhappy face, the other party took the initiative to smile and said:

"Sir Ryan, your time is precious, so I will get straight to the point."

"On behalf of Marquis Orenz, I apologize to you for what happened before. In this regard, the Marquis is willing to pay 10% of the shares of the Münster branch of the Axon Auction House as compensation."

Hearing this, Ryan nodded, but did not speak.

He already understood the general meaning of the other party.

Feeling that he has some talent, the price to kill himself is too high, so this is a way of winning over?

Also, how much profit can a 10% share bring?

Seeing Ryan's silent expression, Fabien couldn't help himself. He glanced at Drake and said after receiving instructions:

"Sir Ryan, you may not know that the auction house branch in Munster, even if it is a 10% dividend, has an annual income of about 20,000 to 30,000 imperial gold coins, which is not a small amount. Moreover, the main thing is that it will continue to flow in later."

"I think this fully demonstrates the sincerity of Marquis Orenz and his sincere apologies to you."

Huh?

20,000 to 30,000 imperial gold coins a year?

That is indeed not a small amount.

The Hammer and Rose Chamber of Commerce, which is in charge of the beautiful woman Jennifer, has only made this much income in half a year.

"Oh? Then what price do I have to pay?" Ryan smiled and said.

"Just ask Sir Ryan not to mind the previous misunderstanding. In addition, when the Munster auction house branch encounters trouble, Sir Ryan can also help solve it."

Draco smiled and waved his hand.

"So easy?"

"So easy."

"It seems that Lord Ryan agrees?" Drake's smile became brighter.

"Well, if that's the case, I agree." Ryan nodded and said.

This condition is not too bad, but too generous. Ryan vaguely feels that the other party should have a backup plan.

Sure enough, when he agreed, Drake continued:

"By the way, Lord Ryan, there is one more thing, that is, the pair of ancient troll fangs, which has a special meaning to Marquis Orenz, so do you think it would be convenient for us to buy them back."

"Before, the people below were not very sensible. The ownership of your spoils of war naturally belongs to you, but this time we are buying them."

"It's a pity that I used the pair of ancient troll fangs?"

"What! Used?" Drake looked at Ryan in disbelief, and the whole person stood up suddenly.

This is different from the original plan.

Since he contacted the Imperial Capital about the red dragon scales given by His Highness Menia to Ryan, his brother, Marquis Orenzi, decided to make some concessions.

The reply to him meant that he could take the initiative to show goodwill and take out some of the shares of the Minster branch of the Axon Auction House that originally belonged to the Orenzi family as compensation to Ryan.

At the same time, he also proposed to repurchase the ancient troll fangs.

With such a set of procedures, the other party would most likely not refuse.

But now Drake did not expect that the troll fangs were actually used by Ryan.

So, he now has a little idea of ​​how to deal with the current situation.

"What, is there a problem?" Ryan looked at the other party with a smile.

"No, no, Mr. Ryan, this, the delivery of our shares will take a few days. Because the Axon Auction House has a regulation since its establishment that when trading shares, it is necessary to seek the consent of the major shareholders."

"So, how about three days later?" Drake wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead and said.

"Of course, I hope everything goes well by then." Ryan smiled and stood up.

"Smooth, smooth," Drake said slightly stiffly.

He felt that what Ryan said was probably true.

In addition, whether the thing is there or not, this point can be made clear by a fortune-teller above the level of a formal wizard, which is not difficult.

But the question is, if the thing is really gone, will his brother Marquis Orenz agree to give Ryan shares?

You know, his brother Orenz is not very kind!

Ryan immediately returned to the Sword Bearer Branch.

After a communication, he basically understood the other party's attitude and plan.

"The other party is very concerned about the ancient troll fangs. For this reason, he would rather pay 10% of the shares of the Munster branch in exchange for the opportunity to trade peacefully with himself."

"But unfortunately, the troll fangs have really been used."

"This 10% share of the Munster branch is my mental damage compensation. I hope the other party will not do anything else."

"Otherwise"

In the afternoon, just when Ryan was about to go to the exchange hall again, Olena hurried to his dormitory.

"Sir Ryan, Admiral Edward is back. If you are free now, can you go with me?"

"Of course."

Soon, Ryan, accompanied by the capable young woman Olena, came to Admiral Edward's office on the top floor of the administrative building.

This is the first time Ryan has seen the sword-bearing Munster branch leader.

The other party is an old man in an admiral uniform, with a pair of tiger eyes. Although there are some crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, it does not affect the other party's majestic demeanor at all, but makes the other party have a sense of heaviness with rich experience.

"Admiral Edward, good day." Ryan bowed respectfully.

"Viscount Ryan, hello, please sit down." Admiral Edward smiled kindly, looking Ryan up and down.

Strictly speaking, this was his second time meeting Ryan.

It was just that the first meeting was one-sided.

At that time, Ryan knocked down the obsidian giant with a hammer, which left a very deep impression on him.

"Ryan, I saw your performance in the mission some time ago, which really surprised me! Especially the record of killing the ancient hero Monger, which exceeded my expectations of you."

"Thank you for your praise, Admiral." Ryan bowed slightly and said with a smile.

"I asked you to come this time because I wanted to see you and I have a few things to tell you."

"First of all, it's the mark on your body. I have already talked to Archbishop Gomes of the Munster Goddess Church. He will personally help you solve the problem of the mark."

"However, you need to take time to go there in the next two days. Archbishop Gomes wants to know the strength of your mark first."

"Thank you for your concern, Admiral." Ryan bowed again.

"The second thing is that I hope you don't leave the Munster Sword Bearer Branch so soon. You have just joined the Sword Bearer. I think you can settle down in the branch."

"Of course, don't worry. For now, I haven't considered leaving the Sword Bearer Branch." Ryan smiled and said.

"Very good, Viscount Ryan, I heard from Olena that you are also a rare metal wizard?"

"Uh, yes, sir." Ryan hesitated for a moment and nodded immediately.

There is no need to deny this point. Many people in the branch already know it.

"Then I have something here, I believe you will be very interested." Admiral Edward smiled mysteriously, took out an old parchment scroll from the drawer, and handed it to Ryan.

Ryan took it doubtfully and looked at Edward again.

The other party smiled and stretched out his hand, motioning Ryan to open it.

Without much hesitation, Ryan untied the rope on the parchment scroll and opened it to look carefully.

"Metal barrier!" Ryan's eyes widened and he said in shock.

It turned out to be a defensive first-level metal magic!

This is too rare.

Ryan searched for a long time, but he couldn't find any metal defense magic.

This is why he chose metal transformation as his innate magic at that time, although it seems to be very effective at present.

But he didn't expect that at this time, he actually got a rare, defensive first-level metal magic.

At the same time, Ryan was a little confused.

Because he was very sure that this magic was not in the exchange catalog of the branch, otherwise he would not have chosen metal transformation.

"Although you should already have a defensive metal magic, this one is one of the best options I can help you apply for from the Sword Bearer Headquarters."

"Having one more defensive magic is not a bad thing."

"You are so young and have a bright future. Surviving in battle is the most important thing." Admiral Edward explained why it was a defensive magic.

"Thank you very much for your help." Ryan stood up and bowed.

Only Ryan himself knew that he did not have any defensive metal magic as a gifted magic. The 'metal barrier' in front of him was his first.

"However, even I cannot exempt you from the exchange medals and merit points that should be paid." Admiral Edward waved his hand and said with a smile.

"It's like this, Lord Ryan. According to the regulations, this is an item that can only be exchanged at the Sword Bearer Headquarters after the Magic Iron Level, but because of this mission, you know, the Admiral personally communicated with the headquarters."

Olena said at the right time.

Ryan nodded.

So that's it.

"Dong Dong Dong!"

At this time, Colonel Stanley, whom Ryan had met several times, walked in with a serious face, holding a document in his hand, and said: "Sir, maybe you need to take a look at this first."

Admiral Edward took the document, glanced at it casually, and immediately stood up with a serious face and said: "Hmm? Are you sure?"

"Sure, I have verified it with the South China Sea Fleet." Colonel Stanley said.

"Sorry, Ryan, I have to go to the Duke of Munster right away. It seems that we can only talk next time." Admiral Edward looked apologetic.

"Okay, Lord Admiral." Ryan smiled.

But, Admiral Edward just mentioned the South China Sea Fleet?

Could it be that something happened to the South China Sea Fleet?

Remember that Her Highness Menia, the ‘Red Queen’, is over there. Logically, nothing should happen.

Perhaps, I should contact Veronica

Ryan, who returned to the dormitory again, could not hide his excitement!

Immediately, Ryan opened the scroll eagerly and read it. The more he read, the more delighted he became.

Effect of the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’: a certain amount of metal pieces will float within two meters of the caster and block any attack that intends to harm the caster. The casting material is required, any metal piece.

Because Ryan discovered that this is not only a defensive metal witchcraft, but also a force field witchcraft.

Although the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’ came a little late, it is indeed what he needs very much at the moment.

At his current level, the enemies who can be regarded as formal opponents are very strong. Either they have no shortcomings, or they specialize in a certain direction, such as Galina, and they are not easy to deal with.

The water film steel knight suit on him is increasingly unable to keep up with the intensity of the current battle.

Ryan's current defense mainly relies on his talent 'Advanced Steel Body'.

If the 'Metal Barrier' sorcery can be transformed into combat power as soon as possible, it will be equivalent to having an extra layer of extremely strong defense.

In battle, I dare not say that I am invincible, but at least the safety is definitely greatly enhanced.

However, the complexity of the 'Metal Barrier' sorcery model also surpasses the Metal Transfiguration by a large margin.

Ryan knows that this is due to the complexity of force field sorcery.

The previous fire sorcery 'High Temperature Force Field' of the same level was much more difficult than 'Scorching Touch'.

However, no matter how difficult it is, as long as he succeeds once, it means that it is engraved on the panel of the Warhammer Wizard, and it can be quickly improved by adding points later.

Don't forget, he is a cheat!

"But... metal sheets?"

"A certain amount of metal sheets, this expression should mean that it can be multiple metal sheets? In addition, a certain amount refers to the total volume, or the total mass cannot exceed a certain limit?"

After carefully reading the text description of the 'metal barrier', Ryan hugged his chest with one hand, stroked his chin with the other hand, and began to pace around the room to think.

"Let's try it first!"

Immediately, Ryan used his innate witchcraft 'Metal Transfiguration' to quickly form a kite-shaped shield from the hardened gold in his hand.

"The integrated metal shield should also be considered a metal sheet."

"After all, to be precise, this is at most a metal sheet that looks like a shield."

Ryan looked at the kite-shaped shield in his hand, nodded with satisfaction, and immediately began to try.

After failing more than 20 times in a row, Ryan finally succeeded!

The thick kite-shaped shield was seen in the air more than one meter beside Ryan, with the shield facing outwards, slowly circling.

"Are you using the shield for defense? But why is the movement speed so slow?" Ryan frowned.

However, when he subconsciously accelerated the shield, a "whoosh!" sounded through the air.

The kite-shaped shield left a residual image and quickly stopped in front of him.

"Huh? This is..."

This immediately surprised Ryan!

He understood a little.

This is a continuous guided witchcraft. When he is not attacked, the metal piece (shield) will slowly linger around him, that is, in a free state.

Once attacked, the metal piece will move to the direction of the attack at high speed with his consciousness to resist.

In addition, Ryan can feel that in this free state, the mental power consumed is not great.

However, when the shield moves at high speed with his consciousness, the consumption of mental power begins to increase greatly.

"Can two pieces be used together?" Ryan immediately thought of another question.

So, almost in an instant, Ryan had another kite-shaped shield made of hardened fine gold in his hand.

This time, when Ryan cast the spell of "Metal Barrier" again, two kite-shaped shields, one in front and one behind, began to slowly rotate around him.

It was as if he was the sun, and the two metal shields were Mars and Mercury.

At the same time, Ryan could also control them at will with his consciousness, such as making the two shields linger around him in the same direction.

This scene made Ryan even more delighted.

"The defense of two shields is naturally better than one."

"And it seems there is still some power left."

"What about three?"

Immediately, Ryan transformed into another kite-shaped shield.

Now, the fifty kilograms of hardened gold in his hand have basically turned into three kite-shaped shields.

"Hmm?"

Although the spell was successful, Ryan felt a sense of heaviness coming from his mind. Although the three kite-shaped shields were only slowly floating, they also made his mental power consumption rise sharply.

"It seems that the total amount still exceeds the upper limit, and it has to be reduced slightly."

Soon, Ryan found the critical point after repeated attempts.

In addition, Ryan also determined that the certain amount in the description of witchcraft refers to the total weight of the metal sheet, not the volume.

At this time, the system prompt also came:

[You have studied the metal barrier, and the relevant understanding has been improved! ]

[You have understood the new skill - Metal Barrier]

[Your skill Metal Barrier has been improved, experience value +3]

At the same time, a new icon appeared below the Warhammer Wizard (Legend) panel.

The pattern on the icon is a hooded, gray-robed man holding a short staff, surrounded by many shield-like metal pieces.

Its size is much smaller than Ryan's kite shield, about the size of a palm.

In addition, there is a line of small words below the icon:

Metal Barrier lv1 (1/100)

Metal Barrier lv1 effect: consume a certain amount of mental power, drive a certain amount of metal pieces with a specific witchcraft model, float within a two-meter range around the caster, and block any attack intended to harm the caster.

(Note: Casting materials are required - metal pieces of any material.)

(Note: The casting time is 3 seconds, and the duration is proportional to the caster's mental power, which can be canceled actively.)

"Three seconds of casting time is too long!"

"If you want to quickly form combat effectiveness, you have to increase the points and shorten the casting time." Ryan looked thoughtful.

After all, a "metal barrier" with a three-second casting time has no combat effectiveness at all.

No enemy will wait for you to finish casting a spell in three seconds before attacking you.

"But in this case"

"My subsequent plan to increase points and improve will have to change significantly."

Originally, Ryan planned to use the gold skill points on breathing techniques to quickly improve various attributes of the body.

And ordinary skill points were used to improve extraordinary combat skills, because one of the prerequisites for the epic profession 'King of Thousand Blades' requires nine mysteries.

But now it seems that these can be delayed.

He can consider using both skill points and gold skill points to improve the 'metal barrier' to quickly form combat effectiveness.

"In addition, although the metal barrier has been initially mastered, how strong is the defense of this witchcraft? It still needs to be tested."

Before the formal battle, it is necessary to understand the upper limit of the defense of the 'metal barrier' clearly and have a clear idea in mind.

Unlike the 'high-level steel body', Ryan can try to test the defense of the skin with a dagger himself.

But the new witchcraft 'metal barrier' still needs to be tested by external force.

After thinking about it, Ryan decided to go to the training hall.

——

At the same time.

In the upper town of Munster, in a villa of a wealthy businessman.

Brino, a girl in a white cashmere dress, was in the bedroom, staring blankly out the window.

This morning, she visited the exhibition of the oil painting master Franco Van Cleef.

At that time, she seemed to see a slightly strange painting. At least, she had never seen Master Franco paint similar paintings, and the style was very different.

The content of the painting was also faintly weird, as if a little boy was holding a female doll and looking into the distance.

But when Brino thought of the painting, she couldn't help but think of the other person's eyes.

It was pure black, without whites.

Although the other person's sight seemed to be sideways, Brino always felt that the other person was looking at her, which made her creepy.

Then

She seemed to have forgotten what happened afterwards.

"How strange!"

"How could this happen?"

Brino shook her head. She planned to go to the garden to relax.

But as soon as she opened the door, she was stunned!

Because at the end of the corridor in the room, she suddenly saw the boy, holding the female puppet doll in his hand, with a pair of black eyes, staring at her blankly.

Brino's heart skipped a beat, but she still thought she was dazzled.

She rubbed her eyes and looked closely.

"Ah!!!"

"Bang!"

Brino screamed and slammed the door!

Her chest rose and fell violently, and her breathing was rapid!

Because, the boy in the painting just now, in the moment when she rubbed her eyes, suddenly came from the end of the corridor to a few meters in front of her, and continued to stare at her blankly.