The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 373 Going to the Capital to Debt

Ryan's words were basically returned to Greenwood verbatim.

For Greenwood, who always thinks highly of himself, this moment feels like a needle piercing his heart.

As the son of a noble family from the imperial capital, this was the first time he encountered such a situation and was taught a lesson by the "country people below".

You know, in the eyes of the people of Tamriel, the other provinces are all "countryside". Many ordinary people in the imperial capital think so. It is conceivable that the descendants of the great nobles who grew up in the imperial capital think so.

If this matter were to spread to the descendants of other great nobles in the imperial capital, Greenwood would become a laughing stock in the circle.

"You" Greenwood's face flushed and he glared at Ryan.

If his trembling hands had not told him at this moment that the young man in front of him named Ryan was extremely powerful and obviously stronger than him, he would have rushed up with red eyes.

"You are Ryan. Do you know who I am?" Greenwood suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice.

"I don't know, but I just saw someone who couldn't even take a punch from me just now talking nonsense."

"How rude! This is Master Greenwood of the Durham family, your superior, and a Mithril-level Sword Bearer of the Imperial Capital Sword Bearer Headquarters." Owen, the butler standing by, had just been shocked by Ryan's strength, but at this moment, after coming to his senses, he immediately said excitedly.

"You actually attacked your superior! Didn't Admiral Edward of the Munster Division teach you to respect your superiors?"

Hearing this, Vieri and Neoro frowned and looked at Ryan worriedly.

Indeed, this is a hurdle that cannot be circumvented.

In the Sword Bearers, a violent organization comparable to the military, subordinates must show great respect to their superiors, such as actively saluting when meeting, etc. This is a rule that everyone must follow on the surface.

Otherwise, the entire combat system will fall apart.

If subordinates do not listen to their superiors and do not respect their superiors, how can they convey orders and cooperate in operations?

Although our captain is very strong, and, judging from the recent match, seems to be even stronger than Greenwood, he is two levels lower in status than the other party, which is a fatal flaw.

"Evelyn, contact Admiral Edward of the branch immediately and ask him to come over." Neoro whispered to Evelyn beside him.

This time, Admiral Edward also returned to Munster with them on the same Imperial military airship. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be in the Sword Bearer branch now.

This is also the reason why they did not dare to initiate an attack just now.

"Yes! I'll go right away." Evelin nodded heavily.

She understood what Neoro meant. Currently, in the entire Münster province, the only person who could suppress the other party in terms of status was Admiral Edward, the head of the branch.

As the head of a provincial sword-wielder branch, his status is generally considered to be equivalent to that of an adamantium-level sword-wielder.

And according to Admiral Edward's previous appreciation of his Captain Ryan, the current situation will at least not get worse.

But just as Evelin was about to turn around and leave, Ryan suddenly laughed and said:

"A Mithril-level sword wielder?"

"Respect from your superiors?"

"Haha, sorry, but you are even less qualified then."

Ryan's words made Greenwood's originally gloomy face suddenly smile, and said:

"Why, you think you have some strength and ignore your superiors and subordinates? Haha, I will definitely report this matter to the Sword Bearer Headquarters. Don't think that you will be fine just because someone in the branch is protecting you."

"Master Greenwood, I think the situation is already very clear. There is absolutely no need for us to engage in a war of words with the other party." Owen, the Duke of Durham's butler, had a sly look on his gloomy face.

Although the strength of Ryan in front of him was far beyond his expectations.

But it was obvious that he had a low IQ, as he actually dared to go against the world and let a Mithril-level swordsman who was two levels higher than him salute him, a Diamond-level swordsman.

No matter how strong this kind of person is, he is not scary and can be dealt with in minutes by using the rules.

In Irving's opinion, staying here is a waste of time.

"You just said that I ignored the relationship between superiors and subordinates?" Ryan said with a smile.

"That's right!" Greenwood saw Ryan's smiling expression and had a bad feeling for a moment.

"Very good, then I am a platinum-level sword wielder, and you, a mithril-level sword wielder, shouldn't you salute me first?" Ryan looked at the other party with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone at the scene was stunned except Anna who already knew the contents of the official letter.

The whole scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!

"Hahaha! This is the least funny joke I have heard this year. You, a Platinum-level sword wielder?" Butler Owen couldn't help but burst into laughter after he came to his senses.

"Now, you have one more crime, blatant falsification of identity. You all heard it, your captain actually claimed that he is a platinum-level sword wielder. You are all witnesses, so when the time comes, don't lie or cover up." Owen's face looked very good, and his mood instantly turned from rainy to sunny.

He didn't expect that things would take such a turn. He had originally planned to withdraw to the imperial capital, report to Duke Durham, and make long-term plans.

As a result, such a thing actually happened. I am really blessed by the goddess of luck.

Neoro, Vieri and others on the side all looked worried.

They knew that their captain seemed to be able to be transferred to the Sword Bearer Headquarters before, but when he first arrived at the headquarters, he was only a Magic Iron-level Sword Bearer, while the Greenwood in front of them was a Mithril-level, which was above the Magic Iron-level.

Could it be that our captain remembered the level of the sword holders at the headquarters incorrectly?
Remember the magic iron level as the adamantium level?

But this doesn't seem possible.
And because Greenwood had just taken a blow from Ryan, he knew that Ryan's strength was extraordinary. Logically speaking, someone of Ryan's strength should not speak nonsense.

Therefore, facing Ryan's words, he was still cautious and said, "You said you are a fine gold-level sword wielder, so where is your emblem?"

After all, every adamantium-level sword wielder is a well-known figure in the Sword Wielder Headquarters. Even in the imperial capital of Tamrith, which is full of powerful people, they are not unknown people. But he has never heard of Ryan's name.

"I haven't had time to exchange the emblem at the headquarters, but according to the document, I have been a fine gold-level sword wielder since the day it was issued."

"Tsk! I don't even have an emblem, and I still say I'm the guardian." The butler Owen on the side was already impatient. In his eyes, Ryan was just being stubborn and confronting them.

The purpose, of course, is not to bow down and surrender on the spot.

"What Ryan said is right. Ryan, the heir of the Drum family, has been promoted to the rank of a fine gold swordsman by Marshal Alfred." At this time, Admiral Edward's voice came from the gate of the mansion.

"I have the original official letter here, do you want to see it?"

Admiral Edward strode towards them with a solemn expression, followed by his secretary Colonel Stanley, Olena, and several elite guards.

"What! Really!" After hearing Admiral Edward's words, Butler Owen was like a drake with its throat strangled. His eyes widened and he looked like he had seen a ghost.

"How is this possible? He is already a fine gold-level sword wielder at such a young age?"

And Greenwood stared at Ryan.
He practiced hard every day, and at the same time, the Drum family provided him with various rare resources and guidance from many famous teachers. But even so, he was still half a step away from becoming a platinum-level swordsman.

Unlike other levels, if one's strength is not enough, even if one has enough mission evaluation medals and merit points, one cannot be promoted to a Platinum-level Swordsman.

After all, the Platinum-level Sword Bearer is already the highest level in the Sword Bearer sequence, representing the face of the Sword Bearer organization and even the face of the empire. Naturally, they will not allow unqualified people to fill in the numbers.

And this 'country guy' in front of him is actually already one?
In an instant, Greenwood felt his pride, his self-esteem, and his worldview all collapse!
As for Neoro and the others, they were also shocked at first. Their captain jumped three levels and was directly promoted to a fine gold sword holder? But the next second, everyone was overjoyed!

Obviously, the original flaw has now become an advantage.

Now, it's the guy in front of me's turn to have a headache.

"Your Excellency the Admiral." Ryan smiled at Admiral Edward and bowed.

Then, he turned to Greenwood and said, “Now, tell me what should I do if someone breaks into my mansion and injures my people?”

"This." For a moment, even the most eloquent butler Owen was speechless.

After all, Greenwood was the first to injure someone, and everyone saw it.

Moreover, the situation was completely different from what we had expected.

If Ryan's identity wasn't so tricky, such a small matter as beating someone up would be easy to handle.

This is like a marquis going to a viscount's mansion and beating up a servant, which is a very small matter.

But that's different now.

Now it is equivalent to the Marquis rushing into the Duke's mansion and beating up the Duke's men.

I ask, which duke would let this go?

If we leave it at that, where is the Duke's dignity?
At this moment, Greenwood not only hated Ryan, but was also quite unhappy with the butler Owen.

How did this guy do his investigation? He made such a big mistake.

It’s like the other party is clearly a tiger, but the investigation data says he is a kitten.

You have to know that this is a fine gold-level sword wielder!

It doesn't matter who is the cat or dog. Even a duke should be treated with respect.

"I'm sorry, Lord Ryan!" After a slight hesitation, Greenwood blushed and bowed quickly, ready to turn around and leave.

"Wait, it's one thing to apologize for being rude, but you just hurt my people and you just want to leave like that?"

"Either pay compensation, or if you can take my attack, the matter will be over." Ryan knew that since Captain Edward had come, he would not be able to kill Greenwood on the spot this time.

Even because of the other party's identity as a mithril-level swordsman, it would not be appropriate to seriously injure Greenwood in front of Admiral Edward.

After all, Admiral Edward has always admired him, and he doesn't want to make things difficult for him because of this matter.

"You" Greenwood felt that he had never been insulted like this.

Not only had the injury of Ryan's subordinate been healed by the elf girl, but the other party's status was far inferior to his, and yet he actually wanted compensation from him?
"Mr. Ryan, how much compensation do you want?" asked the butler Owen with a stern face.

"I heard that the Durham family is a major shareholder in the Münster branch of the Axon Auction House, so let's transfer 10% of the shares."

"What! 10% of the shares!" Even if it was 10% of the shares of the Munster Provincial Branch, it was not a small amount. The annual dividend was as high as gold. Owen stared at Ryan with his eyes wide open!

"Oh, no, I remember now, you guys are here for Sam's group's affairs this time."

"It just so happens that the Sam group intended to kidnap Anna last time. If this matter is taken into account, I think that all of the shares of the Durham family in the Munster branch should be used as compensation, which would be barely enough." Ryan said with a smile.

After hearing this, Irving was no longer able to refute anything.

Because he was completely speechless after hearing what Ryan said.

At this moment, in the eyes of both butler Owen and Greenwood, Ryan had no sincerity and was obviously making things difficult for them.

However, as things have come to this point, Greenwood, a quasi-legendary master, has calmed down.

He carefully sensed Ryan's strength and found that the other party did not seem to have reached the legendary level.

Because the opponent had neither the glorious willpower of a titled knight nor the majestic aura of a third-level crystallized wizard, this gave Greenwood a flash of thought.

This means that the opponent's attack just now was most likely the application of some kind of boxing skills.

In addition, considering that the opponent has just been promoted to a Platinum-level swordsman, it is very likely that the opponent's strength has just entered the legendary level.

In other words, the gap in strength between him and Ryan in front of him should not be that big.

After realizing this, Greenwood suppressed his anger and looked at Ryan and said, "Sir Ryan, you just said that I couldn't even take a single blow. I really want to try."

"Oh, it seems that you chose to take my attack?"

"Yes."

"Clang!" Greenwood drew out the knight's sword from his waist.

"Master Greenwood has been learning swordsmanship from Sword Saint Leon for many years. Holding a sword and being empty-handed are two completely different concepts." When the butler Owen saw Greenwood draw out the knight's longsword, he couldn't help but regain his confidence.

Although Ryan's punch just now was extremely amazing, Owen believed that no matter how strong Ryan was, he would not be much stronger than Greenwood.

It is almost impossible to win with one blow.

Sword Master Leon?

Hearing this name, Admiral Edward couldn't help but frown.

As an admiral of the empire, he naturally knew that there were only seven people in the empire with the title of Sword Master, and all of them were powerful men at the level of Guardians of the empire.

The Sword Saint of Leon, also known as the Sword Saint of Tides, practiced sword skills in the sea and was promoted to Sword Saint. Even among the seven sword saints, his strength is ranked third. He has many disciples and is not easy to mess with.

As for Vieri and the others, their faces changed when they heard the word "Sword Saint". Although they were not as clear as Admiral Edward, they knew what being called a Sword Saint meant.

"Now that I'm ready, I'll take action." Ryan smiled slightly, and his attitude did not change at all because the butler Owen mentioned the Sword Master.

The next second, his lips opened slightly!
"Metal Transfiguration!"

"Cutting Web!"

"Sharp Technique!"

Suddenly, three closely arranged metal nets appeared in front of him. In an instant, the metal nets lit up with silver light.

"Witchcraft Killer Move: Multiple Web Cutting!"

As Ryan swung his right hand heavily, three huge metal nets flashing with rich silver light attacked Greenwood!

The strong aura of witchcraft made Greenwood stunned.

He never imagined that Ryan, who had just displayed some top-level boxing skills and repelled him, was actually a rare metal wizard.

Moreover, what did the other party just say, witchcraft killer move? !

Hey!
The rare metal-based witchcraft actually has a killer witchcraft move!
Even in the Sword Bearer Headquarters, he had never heard of it.

The butler Owen at the side also widened his eyes and exclaimed: "You are not a knight, you are actually a wizard!"

Admiral Edward was also slightly stunned when he saw this scene. After all, this was quite different from Ryan's previous fighting style.

Before, Ryan relied on metal transfiguration to quickly transform various weapons, and then used a variety of extraordinary combat skills at his disposal to fight the enemy.

Although he used witchcraft, he actually relied on various mysteries to fight. But this time it was different. The witchcraft killing moves that Ryan used had reached the legendary level in power.

It can be said that this is how true wizards fight.

The same thought flashed through the minds of Neolo and others standing nearby. They couldn't understand why their captain's fighting style suddenly changed.

In fact, they still underestimated Ryan.

Because of Ryan's dragon-man transformation, he obtained the first form after killing the corrupt dragon Agnes. After that, he went to the tundra and entered the second form during his first battle with Colasius.

Therefore, except Anna, no one present knew that Ryan actually had an even more powerful killer weapon, the Dragon General form.

In the blink of an eye, three huge silver nets had already arrived in front of Greenwood.

"The secret of swordsmanship, the Wind-Splitting Cross!" Greenwood mobilized the Force in his body and poured the ray of radiant will that he had comprehended into the knight's longsword in his hand.

As he swung his sword continuously at lightning speed, a several-meter-long, criss-crossed sword beam appeared in front of him and immediately collided with the attacking silver giant net.

"laugh!"

Under Greenwood's shocked gaze, he discovered that his first sword beam could not even withstand the cutting of the first giant silver net and directly collapsed.

It was not until the second sword light that it was able to offset the first giant silver net.

But the problem is that there are still two huge nets left, which are approaching one after another and are right in front of us.

In an instant, the extremely sharp knight's sword in his hand was cut into small pieces inch by inch, followed by his right hand wearing a plate armor glove.

"Ah!!" Greenwood screamed.

I saw that the fingers of his right hand holding the sword had been cut off by his palm!

"Stop! We'll pay!" Butler Owen was horrified when he saw this scene and shouted.

If Greenwood, the heir of the Durham family who was being carefully trained, died here, then even if he was trusted by the Duke, he would be in trouble. After returning, he would most likely die.

The reason is simple. He was the one who handled all the investigations into Ryan's situation.

Because he misjudged Ryan's strength, which led to the death of Greenwood, the heir who was the focus of the family's training, he must die.

If Greenwood is just injured now, he will recover soon after returning to the imperial capital and undergoing witchcraft treatment, so it won't be a big problem.

"Ryan!" Admiral Edward also shouted with a worried look on his face.

Greenwood's identity is too sensitive. Not only is he a mithril-level sword bearer in the Sword Bearer Headquarters, but he also has a certain relationship with the Imperial Guardian such as Sword Saint Leon.

He was not worried about himself, but Ryan was about to go to the imperial capital. Killing Greenwood now would not be a good thing.

The sharp metal cutting net stopped a few centimeters away from Greenwood's wide-open eyes.

In an instant, the feeling of being pulled back to the world from hell made Greenwood, a well-trained mithril-level swordsman, break out in beads of sweat on his forehead, and then he began to gasp for breath.

"The Durham family is willing to transfer all shares of the Minster branch of the Axon Auction House to Mr. Ryan."

"you sure?"

"Of course, thank you Lord Ryan for showing mercy. However, the transfer of shares ultimately requires the consent of the Duke, so I need a few days to return to the imperial capital to report before I can make the transfer." Owen, the butler, said immediately, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Okay!" Ryan nodded and said.

Soon, Owen helped Greenwood away in a hurry, without any trace of his previous arrogance.

"Captain, will they really transfer the shares to you honestly? I see that the butler has a cunning look in his eyes and he is not a good person." Neoro frowned and said.

Since Neolo was promoted to a wizard, his perception has become much sharper. He felt that the other party seemed to have agreed too readily.

"Wouldn't it be better not to transfer it? I'm going to the imperial capital soon, and then I can ask the Durham family for debt. My interest rate is very high." Ryan said with a smile.

In fact, Ryan didn't say one more thing, that is, he felt that the disappearance of Anna's mother seemed to be related to the Durham family. He got some evidence of this from Sam's group last time.

This time, he kept such a backup plan, partly because he wanted to be able to approach the Drum family with good reason. After all, the imperial capital of Tamriel was full of powerful people.

It is very important to have a legitimate reason for your teaching.

"Huh?" Neolo and others looked at their captain in surprise.

Go to the imperial capital of Tamriel and collect debts from the Duke's family!
Throughout the province of Münster, if someone else had said this, they would definitely have said that person was crazy.

But facing their captain Ryan, a man who has created so many miracles, they couldn't utter any words of doubt.

After all, past experience has taught them that no matter how powerful the enemy is, they are just paper tigers in front of their captain.

At this time, Admiral Edward stepped forward, sighed, and said, "Alas! Ryan, even in the imperial capital, the Durham family is still a wealthy family with complex influence."

"You this time..." Admiral Edward hesitated to speak.

"Let's not talk about this. However, Ryan, I didn't expect you to make such a big fuss in the Howling Tundra in just half a month!" Admiral Edward couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing this, Evelyn and the others looked at Ryan curiously. They also wanted to know what earth-shattering things Ryan had done in the Howling Tundra.

Why is it that after not seeing him for half a month, our captain seems like a completely different person?

Not only did his level rise three times in a row, but his fighting style also changed dramatically.

(End of this chapter)