The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 354: Improvement and Enhancement (Two chapters in one)

"Then I'll leave the Frostwolf Knight to you." Lagre knew Ryan's subsequent itinerary. It seemed that he was going to Howling Fjord to look for a piece of metal witchcraft and might need manpower, so she took the initiative to speak.

"No, I'm worried about you returning alone. It will be much safer with twenty Frostwolf Knights." Ryan waved his hand and refused without hesitation.

"Don't forget, I am the king of the bear monsters now. If I really need manpower, I can mobilize far more than twenty people." Seeing that Lagre wanted to say something, Ryan said half-jokingly.

This made Lagre and the others laugh.

"That's right, I forgot. Now you are the king of the bear monsters." Lagre said with a smile.

Not long after, Lagre and twenty elite barbarians who had just arrived on frost wolves left the Proto-Dragon's Lair and returned to the Norton tribe's new base in the Jikar Valley.

At this time, Luther on the side seemed to have thought of something, his face became serious, and he said: "Sir Ryan, are you going to Howling Fjord? The situation there is not peaceful recently!"

"Oh? Lord Luther, can you tell me in detail?" Ryan raised his eyebrows and said.

"of course can."

"Recently, I heard that there were traces of Poseidon Cult activities there. It turns out that the Thick-Shelled Lobster People tribe there has been subdued. Currently, there have been several small-scale battles with the defenders of Fjord County."

"So, if Lord Ryan wants to go to Howling Fjord now, he will most likely encounter the cultists of Poseidon."

Obviously, as the family of the governor of the province of Marne, Luther is extremely well-informed.

"Uh, Lord Luther, then if we ride our flying mounts directly to our destination and are careful, we shouldn't be discovered, right?" Anna couldn't help but ask.

"Miss Anna, you may not know. Many of these Poseidon cultists keep sea eagles in captivity, which serve as both a communication tool and a warning. Therefore, even if you and Mr. Ryan go there on a hippogryph, there is a high probability that you will be discovered before you arrive."

"Even if you are lucky enough not to be discovered, if you two stay for a little longer, the enemy will probably gather quickly like a pack of wolves smelling blood."

"I'm not worried about Lord Ryan's strength, but the Poseidon Cult also has masters, and their methods are strange and varied, so we still have to be careful." Luther explained patiently.

"I see." Anna couldn't help but nodded.

"Lord Ryan, I'm so sorry. I didn't expect this situation to happen." Upon hearing the news, the person who was most nervous and embarrassed was Melita.

Although she didn't know about this situation when she made the appointment with Ryan.

But the problem is that now Ryan has agreed to her conditions, and the killing of the Proto-Dragon Corasius has been completed, but what she promised has now changed.

For a moment, Melita's face turned red and she was a little at a loss.

"Melita, the emergence of the Poseidon Cult has nothing to do with you." Ryan waved his hand and said.

When he was on the road before, he learned that Melita had actually been outside for quite a long time and had not returned to Winterhold College. It was normal that he didn't know this.

In addition, Melita had already given him the parchment scroll (map) long before he came to Colasius's lair.

As for the Poseidon Cult?
Ren looked thoughtful.

According to the map of the empire's territory given by Olena, the Howling Fjord is close to the border between the Summer Sea and the Everfrozen Sea, and is separated from Rosby County in the Munster Province by seven or eight provinces of sea.

He didn't expect that the expansion of the power of the Poseidon Cult would be so astonishing that it almost spread and covered all the coastal areas in the central and northern parts of the Dragun Empire.

It is very likely that the coastal areas in the southern part of the empire have also been infiltrated or harassed.

Judging from the coverage area, the opponent's strength may be even greater than that of the Black Flame Cult.

In addition, this also shows that the turbulent situation facing the empire cannot be calmed down in a short period of time.

This also indirectly confirms what Admiral Edward and Bishop Theon said. Even with the most optimistic estimates, this turmoil will continue for quite some time.

This made Ryan feel more urgent.

Even the joy of having just killed the Proto-Dragon Corasius was diluted a lot.

but
It's not that he wanted to take the risk, but he had reasons to go.

There are not many metal-based witchcrafts, and this time it is offensive metal-based witchcraft. It is the first time that Ryan has encountered it. If he does not take it back, he will be unwilling to accept it for a long time.

"Before in Munster, I didn't have a head-on fight with the Poseidon Cult. I didn't expect to have this opportunity in the Howling Tundra." Ryan thought to himself.

"Melita, I shouldn't have asked about the matter between you and Mr. Ryan, but this time it's obviously you who caused inconvenience to Mr. Ryan."

"Sir Ryan, if it is convenient for you to tell me, I would like to know exactly where you are going to Howling Fjord?" Batalov first reprimanded Melita, then turned to Ryan and asked.

Besides Anna, there are several senior officials of Winterhold Academy, such as Luther and Batalov. With the gold mine as a bond, to a certain extent, the three parties form a community of interests.

So Ryan smiled and said, "There's nothing to keep secret. In fact, Lady Melita knows this matter best, so why not let Lady Melita talk about it."

Melita had just been scolded by her mentor so much that her head dropped to her chest. However, when she heard Ryan's tone that clearly showed that he didn't mind, she looked at Ryan with even more gratitude.

She immediately adjusted her mindset and began to tell everyone:

"Teacher, Master Luther, Vice Dean Welty, this is what happened."

"I should have thought of it earlier. It turns out that Lord Ryan is going to look for the former residence of Otakar, a second-level liquefied wizard nicknamed 'Cutter'." Batalov said with a look of sudden realization.

The other people also showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

After all, in addition to Ryan's powerful melee ability that astonished everyone in the battle, his extremely skilled metal witchcraft also left a deep impression on everyone.

It is natural to look for offensive metal-based witchcraft.

"Oh? Otakar?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, obviously noticing Batalov's choice of words. It seemed that the dean of Winterhold College was quite familiar with this wizard nicknamed "Cutter".

"Yes, the Cutter's real name is Otakar Frye. He became famous in the North just thirty years earlier than me. He is a rare metal wizard, but unfortunately he failed in his attempt to become a third-level crystal wizard." Batalov said with a look of reminiscence on his face.

"However, I'm afraid there will be a very troublesome situation in his old residence." Batalov frowned, as if he had thought of something, and said.

"Oh?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Batalov curiously.

"In fact, in addition to the 'Cutting Web', the opponent's famous killer weapon has another lesser-known one, which is that Otakar has a group of four-eyed giant moths. Perhaps you are more familiar with another name of the four-eyed giant moth - the Soul-Eating Giant Moth."

"The giant soul-eating moth? Is it the kind of giant soul-eating moth that likes to eat spiritual bodies?" Luther frowned and said.

"That's right! It seems that Lord Luther has also heard of it." Batalov nodded and said.

"Of course, this soul-eating giant moth is almost the nightmare of the knights. It is immune to physical damage, and I also heard that even witchcraft damage is not very effective against it?"

"Yes, the Soul-Eating Giant Moth is a strange creature that is like a half-spirit. It is immune to physical damage and has a high resistance to damage from all kinds of witchcraft. Unless you can cast a witchcraft that directly strikes the soul, you can kill the opponent relatively easily." Batalov nodded and praised.

"But how can it be so easy to obtain witchcraft that strikes the soul directly? This kind of witchcraft is probably the most precious level in the black witchcraft. At least I have never heard of it." The beautiful woman Welty sighed and said.

"Indeed." The others nodded.

Soul-eating giant moth?

In need of some soul-stirring witchcraft?

Wouldn't that be tailor-made for 'Soul Shattering Impact'?

Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't help but smile.

At this time, Batalov, Luther and others focused their attention on Ryan.

Although they had all witnessed Ryan's almost unparalleled close combat power in this battle, they all believed that Ryan was a person who mainly followed the path of knighthood and was supplemented by the path of wizardry.

Ryan was afraid that he would suffer a great loss if he encountered the giant soul-eating moth that was immune to physical attacks.

"Sir Ryan, how about you wait for a while? After I recover from my injury, I will accompany you." Batalov thought for a moment and took the initiative to say.

"Well, Lord Ryan, I may not be able to deal with the giant soul-eating moth, but it shouldn't be a problem for me to hold off the Poseidon Cult on the side." Luther immediately followed up.

Ryan thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No, Dean Batalov, Mr. Luther, I think I should be able to solve this problem."

"However, as to the specific situation of the Soul-Eating Giant Moth, we may need Dean Batalov to provide more detailed information."

"Huh?" Several people looked at each other in surprise and were quite confused for a moment.

But since this involves Ryan's trump card, he naturally won't explain it in detail.

"Of course no problem, Lord Ryan, but we may need to return to Winterhold College first. Some relevant information is in the college library." Batalov nodded immediately after he came to his senses.

"Okay, then thank you, Dean Batalov." Ryan said with a slight bow.

Due to dealing with dragon corpses and gold mining, Ryan and his companions stayed in the Proto-Dragon's Lair for several hours before setting out together to return to Winterhold College.

Before leaving, Ryan gave some instructions to the white-haired bear monster priest Urusen and left a communication method.

A few hours later, everyone arrived at the College of Winterhold.

Since Batalov didn't know Ryan's strength and identity before, the room he was arranged for was just an ordinary reception room.

This time, Winterhold College allocated the only two luxury suites used for reception to Ryan and Anna.

In addition to the bedroom, living room and bathroom, the luxury suite also has a small training room with complete facilities.

Inside the suite.

Only then did Ryan have time to check some of the changes in himself.

After the concentration of the mutant dragon's bloodline was raised to the 'rich' level, it also gained the top-level talent of 'high-speed healing'.

[Effect of the mutant dragon bloodline (rich): Affinity with water, fire, and earth elements is greatly improved, with top-level talent effects of high-speed healing, danger perception, dark vision, weapon proficiency, extraordinary comprehension, great strength, steel body, and dragon roar, and the ability to transform into the first and second forms of the mutant dragon man. ] [Mutated dragon man first form (dragon man warrior form)]

[Mutated Dragon Man Second Form (Dragon Man General Form)]

"However, 'rich' does not seem to be the focus of bloodline."

"Moreover, the increase in blood concentration will have an immediate effect on improving one's own strength!"

"It seems that we should be able to strengthen and increase the concentration of our bloodline by absorbing genes from other dragons."

"Although it will probably become increasingly difficult to teleport again as the blood concentration increases, this road has not yet reached its end. You can keep an eye out for news about dragons or dragonborn."

Ryan clenched his fists, felt the power surging in his body, and thought to himself.

Then, Ryan looked through the previous battle tips again:
[Congratulations, you defeated a strong enemy and gained 19 gold skill point! 】

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

[Congratulations, your Thousand Blade King (Epic) class level has been upgraded! ]

With this battle with Colasius, the King of Thousand Blades (Epic) profession level successfully reached lv10, allowing Ryan to gain 1 attribute point and 1 skill point again.

Adding his original remaining points, the total remaining attribute points are now 5 points and the remaining skill points are 3 points.

After consuming 12 gold skill points last time, I gained 19 more this time, so it reached a new high of 56 points.

Seeing so many golden skill points, Ryan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"So many gold skill points"

"Before, to break through the extraordinary combat skills level, you need to use gold skill points. In addition, there is also..."

"By the way, when fusing the same type of extraordinary combat skills, a large number of gold skill points have also been used, such as the fusion of Giant Bear Swordsmanship and Arcadia Swordsmanship, the fusion of Knight Breathing Technique, etc."

"Could it be that if it is used in witchcraft, it can only be used to improve breakthroughs?"

After thinking about it, Ryan decided to try again to see if he had to meet some triggering conditions before he could have other options.

He focused his attention on the lv20 "Sharp Technique" and planned to add some points to try again.

As Ryan added a little gold skill point to the witchcraft 'Sharpness', 'Sharpness' successfully entered level 21.

At this time, the system prompt suddenly appeared:
[It is detected that the host's witchcraft 'Sharpness' has reached level 21, unlocking the improvement restrictions of this witchcraft. Yes/No to improve this witchcraft? This improvement will consume 7 gold skill points. ]

(Note: The improved witchcraft will be more suitable for the host to perform, and its power, attack range or other aspects will be improved.)
(Note: The level of improved witchcraft will not change.)
"Sigh~"

"I didn't expect that it really had to meet certain triggering conditions!"

Ryan suddenly felt like he had won the jackpot!
"After the improvement, has the power, attack range or other aspects been improved?"

"Great!"

Ryan couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He is no longer the commoner he was half a year ago. Ryan knows very well that it is quite difficult to increase the power of witchcraft.

So without any hesitation, Ryan immediately chose "yes"!
At the same time, a huge amount of information about the improvement process of the witchcraft "Sharpness" began to flow into Ryan's mind.
It was as if Ryan had spent more than a hundred years in some mysterious space, improving the Sharp Technique based on his own casting habits, physical condition, etc., and fine-tuning the witchcraft model to make it more suitable for him.

During this period, Ryan didn't know how many times he failed, nor how many times he tried.
After he absorbed this memory, the system prompt came again:
[Ding! The host's magic 'Sharpness' has been improved, the new magic model has been adjusted successfully, and the magic power has increased by 17%. ]

"17%?!" Ryan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This increase is not a small amount!"

"It is equivalent to a 34% increase in the degree of mental atomization."

This made Ryan's eyes look at the first-level witchcraft metal barrier even more fiery.

"Sharpness is only a level 0 sorcery, so is it possible that a level 1 sorcery would be more effective?"

There is no need to guess about this matter. Ryan currently has enough gold skill points to directly verify this matter.

As Ryan added another gold skill point to the lv20 first-level sorcery "Metal Barrier", the system prompt also appeared:

[It is detected that the host's magic 'Metal Barrier' has reached level 21. Unlock the improvement limit of this magic. Yes/No to improve this magic? This improvement will consume 13 gold skill points]

(Note: The improved witchcraft will be more suitable for the host to perform, and its power, attack range or other aspects will be improved.)
(Note:.)

Having had this experience, Ryan immediately chose "yes"!
Instantly, a huge amount of information about the improvement process of the defensive magic "metal barrier" began to flow into Ryan's mind.
A few seconds later, the system prompt came again:

[Ding! The host's magic 'Metal Barrier' has been improved, the new magic model has been adjusted successfully, the magic power has increased by 18%, and the magic range has increased by 25%. ]

"The difference in the increase in witchcraft power is not much. Last time it was 17%, and this time it is 18%."

"This is normal. After all, it is just an improvement, a minor adjustment based on the situation."

"If the increase is 40 or 50 percent, that would be abnormal!"

"Hey, the range of witchcraft has been increased?" Ryan's eyes suddenly lit up.

This also gave Ryan a deeper understanding of the sentence in the note - 'power, attack range or other aspects will be improved'.

After a brief thought, Ryan focused his attention on the Warhammer Wizard Class Panel, which stated the spell "Metal Barrier":

Metal Barrier lv21 effect: consumes a certain amount of mental power, drives a certain amount of metal pieces with a specific witchcraft model, floats within a range of two and a half meters around the caster, and blocks any attack intended to harm the caster.

"Sure enough, the previous statement was 'two meters', and this time it is 'two and a half meters', an increase of 25%!"

Ryan was pleasantly surprised by the improved effect of the metal barrier. He immediately hurried to the small training room in the suite to test the effect.

As Ryan's mind moved slightly, he saw three kite-shaped shields, slightly larger than the original ones, lingering around his body.

The most obvious difference is the distance, which has been increased from two meters around the body to two and a half meters around the body, leaving him with more space to use weapons.

"Then can we improve other witchcraft as well?"

"No, the improvement of the two witchcrafts just now actually used up 22 gold skill points."

"The original 56 skill points are now reduced to 34."

Ryan's expression changed slightly.

"I thought I could use it freely, but I didn't expect that I still need to plan it properly."

"Then the improvement will come to an end for the time being."

"Knock knock knock!" At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

"Sir Ryan, excuse me."

To Ryan's surprise, the visitor turned out to be Ms. Welty, the vice-president of Winterhold College.

"Mr. Welty, please come in."

After some greetings, the beautiful woman Welty smiled and stated her purpose: "Sir Ryan, this time in the process of killing the ancestral dragon Corasius, it was thanks to your help."

"I heard from Melita that you are in need of soul crystals. Here are five soul crystals as a token of gratitude to you from the Winterhold Academy."

The beautiful woman Welty smiled and placed a small dark brown wooden box on the coffee table.

"This is too expensive."

"Actually, I have an agreement with Her Excellency Melita of your academy. Therefore, there is no need for Winterhold College to thank me specifically for killing Corasius." Ryan waved his hand and refused.

"Mr. Ryan, if you hadn't acted in time, the academy would have suffered heavy casualties. This is also the consensus of Dean Batalov and us, so please be sure to accept it."

The beautiful woman Welty insisted.

"Okay, I'll take it then."

"Sir Ryan, I won't bother you anymore." The beautiful woman smiled slightly, stood up and left.

After taking Welty away, Ryan opened the small wooden box and saw that, as expected, there were five soul energy crystals lying quietly inside.

"As expected, the wizarding school is still very wealthy."

For a wizarding school like the College of Winterhold, soul energy crystals are naturally in short supply. Giving five of them to Ryan this time is considered extremely generous.

You have to know that it was not easy for the Norton tribe to save up three of them, and it took many battles.

"If I calculate based on a 4% increase per pill, I can increase my atomization progress by 20%, which is not bad." Ryan's mouth corners slightly raised.

After thinking about it, Ryan decided to absorb these five soul energy crystals.

After all, he only had one last condition left to become a Dragon Vein Wizard - a Crystallization Wizard, so naturally he had to advance to the second level of Liquefied Wizard as quickly as possible.

He held the five soul crystals in his hands and quickly activated the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, and the system prompt sounded:

[Ding! Soul energy crystals that can improve the atomization of spiritual power have been detected. Do you want to accelerate absorption? (Note: System absorption can eliminate impurities and can be absorbed all at once.)]

(End of this chapter)