The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

"yes!"

In an instant, Renn felt that the silver mist in the spiritual sea began to increase rapidly, and soon, a new area was expanded in the spiritual sea.

At this point, nearly 70% of the area within the spiritual sea has been filled with silver mist.

Ren glanced at the system panel:

Spirit: 68 (Atomization 68%)

"Huh? I added 4 points of spirit during the previous battle, and the atomization level was also increased to 53%. Now it is 68%. After calculation, one soul energy crystal has increased by exactly 3%."

"Looking at it this way, if you want to increase it to above 90%, you will need at least seven to eight soul energy crystals."

"wrong!"

"The effect may get worse again. From this point of view, it is safer to have ten more soul energy crystals."

At this time, as if he thought of something, Ren took out the parchment (map) from his arms, spread it out and looked at it.

Before setting off, it is natural to check the map carefully.

I saw only an obvious red dot, located on the seaside of Howling Fjord, with the rime cliff marked on it. There was also an obvious sign of a shipwreck not far away.

"It's a very obvious sign, it shouldn't be difficult to find." Renn nodded and thought to himself.

At this time, the knock on the door rang again.

"Dong dong dong!"

"Please come in!"

"Lord Renn." Melita was seen wearing a slim-fitting white wizard robe. She called hesitantly at the door, and then continued: "Sir Renn, that matter."

"Your Excellency Melita, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't worry about it." Ren said with a smile.

"By the way, Master Ren, this is what my mentor asked me to bring to you." Melita walked forward quickly and handed a piece of information to Ren.

I don't know if it was because of nervousness, but when Melita was about to walk in front of Ren, suddenly her feet gave way and she fell onto Ren.

And Renn's original hand was naturally used to receive the information.

Unexpectedly, Melita suddenly fell down, so he instinctively used his right hand to lift her up, but

The position of the support was not good, and it happened to be supported by the other person's fair and tall part.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Lord Ren!" Melita was about to get up, but when her sensitive area was touched, she immediately fell limply on Ren's body again.

Ren only felt a warm and fragrant soft jade in his arms, but when he squeezed it and realized something was wrong, he naturally immediately helped the cotton-like Melita up.

But at this moment, Melita's face was flushed and her head almost buried in her chest.

Because when Melita recalled what she had done just now, she felt her face heat up. Even she felt that she was throwing herself into someone's arms.

But Melita swore it was really an accident.

And Ren was naturally a little embarrassed because he had touched the other person's sensitive area, so the two of them froze in place for a while.

At this time, Renn glanced at Melita naturally, and saw that Melita had perky breasts, slender waist, and excellent body curves. Moreover, this time she was wearing the same wizard robe as last time. The collar was A slit was also made and fastened with a brooch.

Even though Melita lowered her head, Ren could still clearly see her large area of ​​white and smooth skin.

"Ren, Melita, you?" At this moment, Anna's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

This made Melita almost jump in fear like a rabbit. She quickly bent down to pick up the information on the ground, handed it to Ren, and said: "Miss Anna, I will send a piece of information to Lord Ren."

"Good night you two."

The next second, Melita left in a slight panic.

"Huh? Melita is a little strange." Anna walked in from the half-open door, not forgetting to look back at Melita and said.

"Ahem, right? I'm not sure, maybe it's because of this incident." Renn coughed, gestured with the information about the Soul-Eating Giant Moth, and said.

Anna nodded and said, "Well, Melita is still very concerned about this matter, no wonder."

Early the next morning.

Renn considered that going to Howling Fjord would be risky, and originally planned to persuade Anna to stay at Winterhold College.

However, Anna said that she would wait for him in the forest near the destination, so Renne could only agree to take Anna with him.

Rejecting Batalov's suggestion of sending Melita to accompany him again, Ren and Anna got on the hippogryph.

The two of them waved to farewell Luther, Batalov and other senior officials of Winterhold College. Immediately afterwards, the blood feathers flapped their wings vigorously, quickly surrounding them with the light cyan airflow.

"Whoosh!"

The two of them soared into the sky and gradually disappeared into the sky.

Melita among the crowd could not hide the disappointment on her face.

A few hours later.

Wren and Anna arrive in a woodland near a small town called Ilgara.

This is also the closest town to the destination, with a straight-line distance of only more than a hundred miles. In addition, it is also the location of the last broadleaf forest. As a druid, Anna is still safe in the forest.

Coupled with the early warning and support from the blood-feathered Hippogryph in the sky, Renn did not need to worry too much about Anna's safety.

Anna took the initiative to hug Ren, and then kissed her quickly. Her pretty face flushed, and her beautiful eyes looked seriously into Ren's eyes and said: "Ren, be careful."

"Don't worry." Renn rubbed Anna's hair and smiled.

"Yeah!" Looking at Ren's retreating back, Anna couldn't help feeling a little disappointed for a moment.

Unexpectedly, after she became a druid, the gap in strength between her and Ren became wider and wider.

"Oh, we still have to work hard!"

"You must learn to transform into a giant bear and an eagle as soon as possible!" Anna waved her white fist and secretly made up her mind.

The small town of Ilgara is about a hundred miles away from the rime cliff shown on the map. It is considered an important border town in Fjord County and is still under the control of the empire.

The reason why Ren planned to ride overland from the small town of Yilgara was because he did not want to attract the attention of the Poseidon Cult in this area.

After all, a flying knight is too conspicuous.

In addition, considering that a suit of mithril carved plate armor or demonized thorium plate armor would be too eye-catching, Renn wore a gray-white wizard robe as before.

At the same time, Renn did not carry any other weapons, but only held a cane transformed from hardened adamantine in his hand. He looked like a young wizard apprentice.

Soon, Renn came to a horse farm near the small town of Yilgara.

It seems that because of the turbulent situation, there are not a few people buying horses.

"Boss, how do you sell this brown horse?" Ren asked, pointing to a rather strong-looking brown horse in the fence.

"Twenty gold, but I haven't had time to shoe him again. If this gentleman is not in a hurry, he can come back in the afternoon." The owner of the racecourse is a short and stocky middle-aged man. He gestured at the price. Then he pointed at the hoofs of the brown horse and said loudly.

"Boss, it doesn't matter, here are twenty gold coins." Renn smiled slightly, stepped forward and handed the other party twenty gold coins.

"Sir, please be careful. The shoe on the right rear horse's hoof is a little loose and cannot support you on a long journey." The stocky boss specifically reminded him and took the gold coin from Ren.

As a boss, there is no reason not to do business. Just give it a warning.

"Well, thank you." Renn nodded and said.

Several other horse buyers on the side looked at Ren with slight surprise as he led the horse away.

This young man seems to be in a hurry?

But you have to get the horseshoe right, otherwise if the horse's leg is lame, the horse will be completely disabled.

Renn, on the other hand, led the horse to the roadside next to the racecourse and stopped.

He raised the brown horse's right rear hoof and looked at it. The next second, he saw the witchcraft light flashing in his hand, and a brand new metal horseshoe appeared in the palm of his hand.

After gently taking off the original horseshoe, Renn put the horseshoe on with his bare hands, transformed into seven iron nails again, and quickly pressed them in one by one.

It only took a few seconds to replace a horseshoe, which was countless times faster than the most skilled blacksmith.

After all, how can any metal wizard do such a job as nailing horseshoes!

The brown horse seemed a little dumbfounded, blinking his big eyes, and his head was a little confused.

After it was over, Renn smiled and dusted his hands, mounted his horse and headed towards the town of Yilgara.

He planned to go to the tavern to understand the situation first.

In the distance, a middle-aged man dressed as a mercenary, who was also purchasing horses, looked at Ren's move from a distance with a look of shock on his face.

"Just now was it the metal witchcraft 'Sharp Technique?'"

"The other party is a rare metal wizard?"

"No, looking at the other person's age, he is most likely a third-level wizard apprentice."

"Could it be that the other party also accepted the reward? But how could the other party be a person? However, if the other party is a person, it would be fine," the middle-aged man quickly judged in his mind.

After thinking about it, the middle-aged man dressed as a mercenary purchased two horses and quickly headed towards the town.

The town of Ilgara.

The Fjord Tavern located in the center of the town was bustling with people.

Ren found an empty two-person seat by the window and sat down. With a quick glance, he found that most of them were mercenaries wearing leather armor and chainmail and carrying various weapons.

But something strange is that most of the mercenaries are carrying a war bow behind their backs.

Although a small number of them did not carry war bows, they did carry thick shields, and their equipment was somewhat different. Most of them wore thick plate armor, or a combination of plate and mail.

In addition, there are a few second- and third-level wizard apprentices interspersed among them.

This made Renjing a little confused.

Is there any bounty or mission here?

Otherwise, how could it attract so many mercenaries.

"Your Excellency, this is the Storm Spirit, a specialty of the fjord. Would you like to have a drink together?" A middle-aged man said with a smile, carrying a bottle of wine, and came to Ren's side.

Ren glanced at the other person and immediately remembered that he seemed to have seen the other person at the racecourse not long ago.

This made Ren think of something for a moment, and he smiled and nodded, saying: "Of course, please sit down."

After a few glasses of Stormstout and some small talk.

Renn also knew that the middle-aged man opposite him was named Fandral, and he was also the leader of a mercenary group called Ice Claw Bear.

This time, they also received a high reward from the empire for invading the Sea Tribe, and came to the Howling Fjord specifically.

This also made Ren understand why there were so many strong mercenary groups gathered in a small town on the border of the empire.

The area selected by the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group is centered on the wreckage of the shipwreck on the rime cliff. Although the destination is slightly different from the area where Ren is going, the difference is less than ten miles, which is roughly the same area. Overlapping.

Fandal is 37 years old. He has been a mercenary since he was 18 years old. He has a unique vision of people. He discovered almost every member of the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group and established the entire mercenary group.

Since the time at the horse farm, he felt that Ryan seemed to be quite extraordinary and extraordinary, but there seemed to be a layer of fog covering him, and he couldn't see his depth.

But this is not a bad thing.

Fandal, who has been working in the mercenary group for so many years, believes in his intuition and judgment.

At this time, Fandal saw that the atmosphere was right and took the initiative to talk about the topic.

"Sir Ryan, did you also accept the reward from the empire to kill the sea people? If so, why not join our team?"

After hearing the words of their leader Fandal, several people from the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group on the side couldn't help but wonder why their leader suddenly invited a stranger.

Although the young man's dress seemed to be a wizard apprentice, a relatively mature mercenary group like them was still quite taboo about the sudden joining of a stranger before the mission.

After all, the cooperation between the old men was already very tacit, and the sudden joining of one person would more or less disrupt this tacit understanding.

Moreover, the unknown background of the other party might bring big problems to the team.

"Well, it can be regarded as going to kill the sea people."

"Since Captain Fandral invited you so kindly, it's fine." Ryan thought about it, nodded, and agreed.

Although Luther had some information about the Poseidon Cult, it was mainly in the general direction. As for the specific strength and distribution of the Poseidon Cult near the Frost Cliff, it was not so clear. It would be most appropriate if they could conduct a field survey.

Ryan had planned to do so before.

Fan Daer was immediately delighted and said with a smile: "That's great! Lord Ryan, cheers! I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation!"

"Cheers~"

"Lord Ryan, excuse me, you should be a rare metal wizard apprentice, right?"

"Oh? How did Captain Fan Daer know?" Ryan showed some surprise at the right time and smiled.

"Hehe, I just saw Lord Ryan perform the 'Sharpness Technique' at the horse farm, the power seems to be unusual," Fan Daer said with a smile.

When the other members of the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group heard this, they all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

No wonder their leader suddenly invited a stranger to join the team, it turned out that the other party was a rare metal wizard apprentice.

All this makes sense!

Except for the leader's sister Georgia, who is an archer and a second-level wizard apprentice, all the others in their mercenary group are warriors and rangers.

If there is a metal wizard apprentice who can bless the "sharp art" in battle, it will improve the team a lot.

This made some people in the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group no longer so resistant to Ryan's joining.

At noon.

Ryan and Fandral's mercenary group headed towards the wreckage of the shipwreck.

Along the way, Ryan also learned that not only the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group, but also other mercenary groups were attracted by the high bounty of the Empire's Marne Province and came to the Howling Fjord.

The excitement in the Fjord Tavern just now also proved this point.

On the other hand, for those various sea creatures that are bewitched by the Sea God Cult, it still brings great pressure to the Empire's defense line.

"Captain Fandral, what is our plan this time." Ryan asked casually.

"Our goal this time is to kill 100 thick-shelled lobster people and bring back their giant claws as a mission certificate." A plate armor knight holding a tower shield next to him smiled honestly and answered Ryan's question.

"Of course, it would be even better if we could kill a few more Slippery Blade Nagas." The other party added with a smile.

"Slippery Blade Nagas?" Ryan asked with interest.

"Well, Lord Ryan, haven't you learned about it? Slippery Blade Nagas are high-level sea creatures. Their general strength is above that of formal knights, and some of them can even reach the strength of great knights. The amount of the bounty is naturally several times that of thick-shelled lobster people."

"However, once we meet them, we must be more careful." The other party reminded.

At this time, the eyes of others looking at Ryan were a little strange.

After all, not everyone in the team welcomes Ryan to join.

It seems that although the wizard apprentice in front of him is a rare metal system, he seems to be a novice.

Did he just come out of the wizard school to gain experience?

An inexperienced wizard apprentice is not good, even if it is a rare metal system.

What did the captain think, he actually invited the other party to join without asking clearly.

"Is that so? Is there anyone more powerful?" Ryan continued to ask.

"Of course, although Mr. Ryan is here to hunt the sea creatures, it seems that the preparations are not sufficient." A crisp voice came from the back.

"If you encounter a deep-sea giant, you will be scared and flee!" A slender young woman wearing leather armor and carrying a bow on her back said with a hint of sarcasm on her face.

Georgia is an archer and a second-level wizard apprentice. She strongly disagrees with her brother's invitation to Ryan.

Because Ryan is young, wearing a white wizard robe and holding an iron cane.

Who does he think he is, the ancient legendary wizard Rock Dilo? !

Most likely, he is a rookie who has just come out of the wizard school to gain experience.

"Georgia, watch your attitude." Fandral said in a deep voice.

"Sir Ryan, I'm sorry, this is my sister Georgia, an archer and a second-level wizard apprentice. I usually spoil her, so she's a little arrogant." Fandral said apologetically.

"How strong are the deep-sea giants?" Ryan waved his hand, not caring at all.

"Well, I saw the famous Blood Wolf Mercenary Group in the Wind Tundra fighting with a deep-sea giant from a distance last time. The opponent showed strong combat power."

"Moreover, the strength is particularly outstanding. The leader of the Blood Wolf Group is a senior knight. He holds a tower shield, but he can't withstand the opponent's hammer and was knocked away and injured. In the end, he relied on fighting and lost several people before he was barely killed."

"If our team encounters it, I'm afraid the chance of winning is not great. We have to avoid it immediately." Fandral mentioned the deep-sea giant with a serious face.

Ryan nodded and said with a smile: "Then the bounty for this deep-sea giant should be even higher, right? Now that I'm here, maybe we can give it a try."

"Haha, adding you won't change the result. Of course, it's best not to encounter a deep-sea giant!" Georgia was already unhappy about being scolded by her brother, so she interrupted immediately.

"Newcomer, my brother said that your sharpness is unusually powerful. Why don't you show it to everyone?"

"Haha, I will show it when we encounter a battle. Showing it now will only waste my mental energy." Ryan was not angry because he also has a sister.

However, he did not do what Georgia wanted, but just waved his hand.

But Ryan's words made Georgia angry. She snorted heavily, shook the reins, and controlled the horse to walk away.

As the team moved towards the wreckage of the ship, the broad-leaved forest around it became increasingly sparse.

Soon, the team walked out of the woods and came to a tidal flat area closer to the sea, with vegetation mainly low bushes and meadows.

Ryan and Fandral chatted in the team all the way, and soon he became more and more aware of the sea creatures that came ashore to harass nearby.

At this time, Ryan also brought the topic to the Poseidon Church.

"In fact, the most difficult to deal with are the Poseidon Church members. Some of them are weaker in controlling sea eagles and are the easiest to deal with. We call them eagle riders, who have the strength of senior or peak knights."

"Others, wearing black robes with giant octopuses on their chests, are Poseidon Church deacons. Each of them has the strength of a formal wizard and is very difficult to deal with."

"But whether it is dealing with eagle riders or Poseidon Church deacons, archers are the best candidates. Therefore, the mercenary groups that came this time are mostly archers or rangers, and this is the reason."

As Fandral said, he turned his head slightly back to indicate why half of the team members were carrying war bows.

"I see." Ryan immediately understood.

No wonder he felt a little strange, why almost half of the mercenaries in the Fjord Bar were holding a bow, and the rest were warriors carrying various shields.

"Captain Fandral, do you know if there are any strong people in the Poseidon Church nearby?" Ryan asked again.

"Well, the most famous strong man in the Poseidon Church in the Howling Fjord should be a high-level wizard named Havers, nicknamed 'Shadow Burner', who is said to have legendary strength."

"During this period, the other party has successively killed two imperial major generals responsible for the defense of this area." Fandral said solemnly.

"Don't be a jinx. If we really meet the 'Shadow Burner', we will all be finished!" Georgia, who heard the conversation between her brother and Ryan, couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

"Georgia!" Fandral turned his head and reprimanded.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ryan. As for the other strong men of the Poseidon Cult, I'm not sure. After all, this kind of information is considered confidential even in the cult, and I'm sure the Empire may not know it." Fandral said apologetically.

"Yeah." Ryan nodded.

At this time, Ryan suddenly looked up at the sky.

A few seconds later, the archer in charge of vigilance whispered: "Captain, it's the Iron Beak Sea Eagle! There are eagle riders of the Poseidon Cult nearby!"

"Everyone is on alert!" Fandral whispered.

"Swish!"

The people of the Ice Claw Bear Mercenary Group turned over and dismounted with serious faces, and quickly took off their bows, drew arrows, and aimed.

"Whatever you ask, it comes as soon as you mention the Poseidon Cult. I'm so angry!" Georgia rolled her eyes at Ryan while aiming, muttering angrily.