The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

"Well, it's different from the behemoths that frequently appear in various parts of our federation. I heard that some time ago, the situation in the Dragun Empire was turbulent, and many cult organizations emerged one after another."

"That's the case. With the corrupt and backward administrative management methods of the Dragun Empire, cults are difficult to eliminate. They can even be said to be the best breeding ground."

"Yes, Lady Terena, so the hope of mankind lies in the thriving federation, not the increasingly corrupt and decadent empire."

"Well, however, the Dragun Empire still retains many ancient traditions passed down from ancient times. The killer weapon that came, its strength should not be underestimated, such as the Dragon Knight. "

"The entire training system of the Dragon Knight is regarded as top secret by the Dragun Empire, and when dealing with those awakened beasts, it must be said that the Dragon Knight is more advantageous than the giant war golem developed by our Empire."

Hearing this, the middle-aged officer thought about it, nodded, and said:

"Indeed, I hope that your visit this time will make the Empire understand that only cooperation between the two sides can better deal with this catastrophe."

The middle-aged officer obviously considered the last word before saying it.

Because for him, and even for the Federation, the current situation is never expected, so the word catastrophe is used to describe it.

"Well, I hope everything goes well."

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In Ryan's study.

The conversation between Olena and Ryan is still going on.

"By the way, Your Excellency Olena, do you know the purpose of the Federation's visit to the Empire this time?" Ryan suddenly thought of a question and said.

"Well, I'm not very clear about this. You know, diplomatic affairs are all handled by the Empire's external liaison department. However, if you are more concerned, I can ask someone to find out." Olena said with an apologetic look.

"Well, it's okay. I just asked casually. How is the situation in other county cities recently?" Ryan shook his head and said.

Ryan didn't care much about the purpose of the Federation's visit. He just asked casually.

"At present, the situation in the entire Munster Province is relatively stable. You have solved two of the most likely incidents to cause crises by yourself."

The capable young woman looked at Ryan with a pair of beautiful eyes, covered her mouth and chuckled, and said.

"Oh?" Ryan didn't expect that he had only completed the tasks in two jurisdictions normally, but they were actually the two tasks that were most likely to cause crises.

In fact, think about it from another angle. Whether it is the Ancient Blood Curse Naga or the Secret Snake Cult, both of them have dispatched legendary strongmen this time. The general provincial-level sword-bearing branch may not be able to deal with the other party.

Once the mission fails, it is very likely that the situation in a considerable part of the area will quickly deteriorate.

"Yes, Lord Ryan."

"However, the situation in several surrounding provinces is not very good. For example, in the province of Vaz, an ancient cult that should have disappeared for a long time, the Plague Cult, suddenly revived, and it has a tendency to intensify."

"In the province of Gnom, in addition to the increasingly frequent activities of the Secret Snake Cult, the Limb Removal Cult has also made many tragedies. Admiral Edward even received a letter for help from the Sword Bearer Branch of the Gnom Province."

"Huh? Why don't they ask for help from the headquarters?" Hearing this news, Ryan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He looked up at Olena and asked.

"The staff at the headquarters is also stretched at the moment."

"Because the empire guardians have basically been transferred to guard the imperial capital, the responsibility of each province to fight against the high-end combat power of the cult falls on the Sword Bearer Branch and the local governors."

Speaking of this, Olena couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas, most provinces are under great pressure right now! Fortunately, we have you, Lord Ryan, in our branch, and Admiral Edward is still very wise."

"In general, we can only hope that His Majesty the Emperor will recover soon! In this way, the guardians of the empire can be fully mobilized and the situation can be quickly reversed."

"I see." Ryan nodded.

But Ryan was negative about Olena's last sentence.

It's not that he doesn't want the emperor to recover, but for him, the only thing he can rely on and hope for is his own strength.

Apart from that, it's not 100% stable.

However, when talking about the Gnom Province, Ryan remembered Langgel, Alex and Fry, who had fought together before, and didn't know how they were doing.

"In fact, our side is considered the eastern part of the empire, and the situation is still good. In several provinces in the northern part of the empire, especially near the Frost Tundra, the cults are more rampant. I heard that several county towns have fallen."

Seeing that Ryan was more concerned about the overall situation of the empire, Olena told another piece of news.

"Hmm? Howling Tundra? The situation there is so bad!" Ryan's eyes suddenly stern, and he confirmed again.

Olena froze, as if she was overwhelmed by Ryan's momentum, and nodded quickly, saying: "Yes, the news came from the official channels of the empire, and the accuracy is no problem."

However, she was also a little curious, why did it seem that Lord Ryan would pay special attention to the news from Howling Tundra?

After getting confirmation again, Ryan fell into thought for a while.

When he heard about Howling Tundra, a hot girl with a big shield on her back naturally appeared in his mind - Lagre.

For so long, the other party has not sent him any letters.

All along, Ryan thought that this situation was because Lagre wanted to return to her original life after returning to the barbarian tribe.

But now it seems that this is not necessarily the case.

This made Ryan a little worried.

However, he is not alone now, nor is he the little deputy sheriff of Shimmering Gold Town when Lagre knew him before.

Now he can completely use the huge organization of the Imperial Sword Bearers to obtain accurate intelligence first, and then make subsequent plans.

"Does Ms. Olena have any way to find out the news from the Cold Wind Tundra?" Ryan thought for a while and said.

"To be precise, it is the barbarian tribe in the Cold Wind Tundra." Ryan added.

After all, the Cold Wind Tundra stretches across several provinces of the Empire, and at the same time, there is a part of the tundra that is too far away and even beyond the territory of the Empire.

Therefore, it is necessary to make it clear with Olena.

Because for Ryan, what he cares about is naturally the barbarian tribe where Lagre lives.

"Hmm? Barbarian tribe?" Olena opened her mouth slightly, obviously a little surprised by Ryan's request.

Because Ryan's focus is really a little different.

But soon, Olena realized something and nodded quickly, saying: "Okay, Lord Ryan, no problem! I will contact someone to help investigate the situation of the barbarian tribe in the Wind Tundra."

"Thank you, Lord Olena, please contact me as soon as possible." Ryan nodded and said.

"You are polite, I will do it when I get back." Olena nodded and smiled slightly.

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At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Come in!"

A guard walked in and respectfully presented a stack of papers in his hand, saying: "Lord Ryan, the portraits of the attackers last night have been painted according to your requirements by the painter."

"Okay, put it on the table." Ryan nodded slightly and said.

"Yes, sir." After the guard put it down, he bowed respectfully and slowly retreated.

However, the guard's words made Olena's heart suddenly waver!

What! Lord Ryan was attacked again? !

"Lord Ryan, you were attacked last night?" Olena asked in surprise with her eyes wide open.

She happened to have a rare day off yesterday, and she didn't go to the Sword Bearer Branch in the morning and rushed directly to Ryan, so she really didn't know that Ryan's mansion was attacked last night.

Of course, the main reason was that Ryan solved it in a battle, it was too fast!

At this moment, except for a big hole in the west wall of the mansion, other places are almost intact, and there is no trace of fighting without a close look.

"Well, by the way, Lord Olena, it's just right, please help me contact the headquarters like last time and investigate a few people." Ryan handed Olena a stack of portraits.

It was the portraits of Sam and Hansal, the 'Earth Dragon Knight' and others.

However, some of them were hit in the head by Ryan, which took the painter a lot of time and energy to complete.

Since the beautiful woman Jennifer became a shareholder of the Minster branch of the Akson Auction House, although Ryan could conduct some investigations through Jennifer's internal channels, Ryan thought it was better to run two lines in parallel.

After all, when it comes to the people behind the Sam Group and the clues about Anna's mother, relying solely on the channels of the beautiful woman may be misled, or the accuracy of the information is not enough.

"Okay, Mr. Ryan, I will contact the headquarters immediately. In addition, this behavior of daring to attack you is a serious provocation to the Minster Sword Bearer Branch. I will report this situation to Admiral Edward immediately."

Olena's face was solemn and indignant.

Just kidding, this is not the first or second time. The capable young woman decided to report to Admiral Edward and severely punish the person behind the scenes.

"Trouble." Ryan smiled slightly.

After Olena left, Ryan had time to look through last night's battle record:

[Congratulations, you defeated a powerful enemy and gained 7 gold skill points! ]

[Congratulations, your Will (Hidden) attribute has been improved! ]

[Congratulations, your Thousand Blade King (Epic) occupation level has been improved! ]

[Congratulations, your Thousand Blade King (Epic) occupation level has been improved! ]

After last night's battle, Ryan's new epic occupation 'Thousand Blade King' has been upgraded three levels and entered level 4, giving him 3 attribute points and 3 skill points.

Adding his original remaining points, the total remaining attribute points are now 4 points, the remaining skill points are 5 points, and the gold skill points are 28 points.

Ryan folded his hands across his chest and paced back and forth in the room, thinking.

"After I have mastered the 'Top Weapon Mastery', except for the hammer when using the 'Soul Shattering Impact', there is not much difference in power when using any weapon."

"Of course, when performing the secret, the power is also quite different because of the different levels of the secret."

Ryan looked at the rows of densely packed extraordinary combat skills on the 'King of Thousand Blades' occupation panel, including two-handed hammers, two-handed swords, shields, one-handed axes, daggers, brass knuckles, iron canes, bows, lances, javelins and other different types of weapons.

Suddenly, Ryan felt a little dazzled.

If you look closely, you will find further differences.

Some extraordinary combat skills, Ryan has upgraded to the level of top secrets, such as two-handed hammers, two-handed swords, etc.

Some are at the advanced level.

Some remain at the intermediate level without much improvement.

"It's still a little messy. It would be nice if all these extraordinary skills could be integrated together."

"For example, if we could integrate them all into one extraordinary skill and then derive multiple mysteries, it would be much simpler." Ryan thought to himself.

Just when this thought just occurred to Ryan, suddenly, the system prompt sounded:

[It is detected that the host has a special profession 'King of Thousand Blades', which can integrate all extraordinary skills into one. Yes/No? This fusion will consume 22 gold skill points. After the fusion, all derived mysteries will reach the top level. 】

(Note: After fusion, all supernatural combat skills will no longer be displayed separately, except for the secrets, but the host can still use the relevant supernatural combat skills.)

(Note: After fusion, the new supernatural combat skills will be refined, and the host's experience points in various supernatural combat skills will be converted into new supernatural combat skills according to a certain ratio.)

"Hmm? Really?"

"Is it the special feature of the epic profession 'King of Thousand Blades'?"

"Moreover, all the derived secrets have reached the top secrets?" Ryan's eyes lit up when he saw the end, and he was overjoyed!

"Does it cost 22 gold skill points?"

"At present, there are not many places where I need to use gold skill points in witchcraft. Even if I use 22 points this time, I still have 6 points, which is 1 more than the number of ordinary skill points."

"Even if I study puppetry later, it will be enough in a short time!"

After a little thought, Ryan decided to merge.

After all, once this is integrated, all mysteries are upgraded to the top level, plus the talent of "top weapon mastery", it can be said that Ryan can blast out top mysteries with every move.

It's simply a humanoid self-propelled artillery!

Ryan felt that this was the right way to open the epic profession "King of Thousand Blades".

As Ryan chose "yes", a huge torrent of memories about the nine extraordinary combat skills began to flow into Ryan's mind.

For a moment, Ryan seemed to have come to a mysterious space, constantly practicing and comprehending these nine extraordinary combat skills, taking their essence and integrating them.

When Ryan came back to his senses, it seemed as if he had been in the mysterious space for nearly a hundred years. For a moment, his mind was still a little dazed!

At this time, the system prompt also came:

[Yes/No to rename the new extraordinary combat skills? 】

"Hmm? Another name?"

"Then let's call it Thousand Blades Combat Skill!" Ryan, who was too lazy to think about it, glanced at the four big words "King of Thousand Blades" on the occupation panel and muttered in his heart.

Just as Ryan was about to go to the training room to try out the new combat skill, he suddenly felt something and looked up at the window.

After a pause, Ryan smiled.

"Is it finally entering the mature stage?"

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and a crisp child's voice shouted: "Brother, sister Anna asked me to call you, saying that Xueyu is growing up."

Ryan quickly opened the door, smiled and rubbed his sister Mint's head, and said: "Let's go and see together."

"Yeah!" Mint happily took Ryan's hand and led the way.

Soon, Ryan and Mint came to the woods in the backyard of the mansion. This is where Xueyu's bird nest is. At this moment, Anna is comforting Xueyu.

Although Anna's breath, whispers and caresses calmed Blood Feather a lot, Ryan could see that Blood Feather was still a little excited and restless at the moment.

Blood Feather would cry loudly from time to time, and a pair of sharp claws as thick as ostrich legs kept digging the ground. It seemed that there was a huge change in the body, so it was a little manic.

But this is obviously a good thing!

"Anna, is Blood Feather about to enter maturity?" Ryan asked with a smile.

Last night, not long after Delanna left, Ryan fed Blood Feather the feather of the Thunder-headed Horned Eagle Beast.

He thought that Blood Feather would break through a certain limit on the spot and enter maturity.

But to Ryan's surprise, after Blood Feather excitedly swallowed the feather, he quickly returned to the nest and curled up to sleep.

"Well, although Xueyu has just awakened, the energy of the feathers has spread in its body while it was sleeping. Its current state should be about to break through a certain limit and enter maturity."

"So, it is very restless." Anna saw Ryan coming, and nodded.

Ryan nodded.

At this time, he noticed that the system prompt also sounded:

[Host pet Blood Feather Hippogryph, affected by the feathers of Thunder Head Hippogryph, began to grow rapidly! ]

[Growing rapidly]

Xueyu became even more restless!

It flapped its huge wings from time to time, and its whole body was trembling, as if ants were biting its whole body.

At the same time, the blue and purple feathers exuded a hazy luster, and the pair of sharp claws became longer and sharper at a speed visible to the naked eye!

A few minutes passed.

Suddenly, two bulges appeared on Blood Feather's forehead, and soon, two long horns "broke out of the ground" from the bulges, and continued to arch and fork, and soon formed a pair of antlers!

Seeing this scene, Ryan was slightly stunned, and then smiled.

Yes!

Because this reminded him of a sentence Veronica mentioned to him, 'One of the notable signs of an adult Blood Feather Hippogryph is that a pair of antlers will grow on the top of the head! '

A few minutes passed again.

With a high-pitched eagle cry, the size of Blood Feather has changed dramatically!

Its torso is close to the size of an adult warhorse, and its wingspan is more than four meters, nearly five meters. The strong muscles on its body are clearly visible, and its claws and beak are faintly emitting a dark halo.

From the body characteristics, it can be seen that it is very good at melee.

At this time, the system prompts began to refresh the screen:

[The host's pet Blood Feather Hippogryph has successfully entered the mature stage! ]

[Your skill of beast taming has been improved, and the experience value is +1018]

[Your beast priest (legend) professional experience +399]

(Note: Blood Feather Hippogryph has awakened the innate abilities of 'claw slam' and 'iron beak piercing'.)

Seeing Blood Feather entering the mature stage ahead of time, Ryan couldn't help but smile.

It's not that Blood Feather can provide him with much help in battle, but because he can finally try to ride the Hippogryph, just like a griffin rider, soaring into the sky.

"Huh? Two talents?"

"Sharp claws? Iron beak? It's really a ferocious melee raptor!" Ryan thought to himself as he looked at the awakened talents.

Although he didn't awaken the long-range attack ability, Ryan was not disappointed at all. After all, most of the time, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Walking around Blood Feather, Ryan looked at the majestic Blood Feather and nodded.

He reached out and stroked the bright blue-purple feathers of Blood Feather for a few times. It was smooth and soft, and felt great.

At this moment, Blood Feather also gently nudged Ryan with the antlers on his forehead, as if to express something.

"Oh? You're more anxious than me." Ryan said with a smile.

He naturally understood what Blood Feather meant, which was to let him sit on it and take Ryan for a ride.

As a druid, Anna naturally understood it, and immediately covered her mouth and chuckled.

Only her sister Mint didn't quite understand it, but soon she understood it.

Ryan just touched the ground with his toes and jumped onto Xueyu's back.

Xueyu opened his wings and flapped them vigorously a few times, and a strong wind suddenly rose.

Suddenly, Ryan was like riding a horse, his body up and down. Since it was his first time riding, there was no saddle pad and reins installed, Ryan could only gently hold the neck feather and clamp his legs.

Suddenly, after Xueyu took off, a faint green airflow lingered around his body, and then he flew into the sky!

"Wow! Brother is flying!" Mint pointed at Ryan excitedly and said.

The sky!

No one would not yearn to soar into the sky.

At this moment, Ryan immediately felt the excitement of a roller coaster in his previous life!

He only felt that the whole person was climbing up suddenly, and then Ryan saw that the surrounding ground scenery was moving away quickly.

He rode on Xueyu, flying higher and higher, and soon he was level with the main peak of the Hosga Mountains.

After gliding, flipping and accelerating, Ryan gradually became familiar with the flying method of the Blood Feather Hippogryph.

Ryan naturally felt the light blue wind energy lingering around Blood Feather.

After all, his weight plus Blood Feather's body comparable to that of a colt, if referring to the laws of physics, it is afraid that it will not be able to fly without a wingspan of ten meters.

But this is the extraordinary world.

At this moment, Ryan saw Blood Feather's relaxed look and knew that the current load was far from its limit.

This made Ryan's mind flash with inspiration.

"If that's the case, then maybe it can be done." Immediately, Ryan's eyes lit up and controlled Blood Feather to descend a little.

At the same time, the hardened fine gold on his forearm was fully mobilized, like mercury, and began to cover the surface of Blood Feather's body.

At first, Blood Feather chirped a few times and seemed to feel a little uncomfortable.

But after Ryan made a slight adjustment and avoided some joints, Blood Feather seemed to calm down a lot.

Soon, a horned eagle with armored surface appeared in front of Ryan.

"In this way, it is like wearing a layer of armor, and it is less likely to be injured in melee combat."

"It's just more expensive!"

"To defend against physical attacks, you need to prepare more hardened adamantium, and to defend against witchcraft energy attacks, you need to prepare more magicized thorium, especially magicized thorium, which is not cheap."

"In addition, in addition to covering the blood feathers, I have to keep some for weapon transformation." Ryan quickly thought of some preparations for the follow-up.

"By the way, I can try the power of the lance now!"

"With the sprint bonus of the mount, to what extent can the power of the lance's top secret 'armor-breaking attack' be increased?"

Ryan's eyes lit up!

Immediately, he focused his eyes on the large white rock wall of the main peak of the Hrothgar Mountains in front of him.