The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 448: Eighth Level Promotion
As the Quileute fell to the ground with a loud bang, the huge ritual on the ground suddenly burst into a strong wave and shock, and the blood-red energy light mixed with black rushed up into the sky like boiling magma.

Then, the light fell again, like the ocean after a tsunami, slowly returning to calm.

After a quick sense, Ryan confirmed that Quileute was completely dead, then walked towards the direction of the fallen huge snake body of the other party.

As soon as he got closer, Ryan sensed a special aura emanating from it.

This atmosphere is full of evil, bloodthirstiness, grandeur and majesty.

This familiar scene made Ryan laugh.

After several experiences of killing projections and incarnations of gods, Ryan has gained some experience in this regard. Basically, as long as the enemy has a certain relationship with God, he can absorb a small amount of dissipated high-quality energy through the system in the end.

The system prompt also confirmed what Ryan thought:
[Ding! Detected some unknown high-quality energy that can enhance the crystallization of spiritual power. Yes/No? (Note: The system can remove impurities by absorption.)]

"part?"

Ryan's eyes lit up immediately, as if he had thought of something, and he silently said "yes" in his heart!
At the same time, in order to prevent others from noticing anything, he stabbed his huge dragon claw into the seven-inch position of the Quileute's giant snake body with a puff.

Seeing this scene, everyone's faces were immediately horrified!

How cruel!
As for Ryan, in an instant, he felt the vast aura surrounding the Quileute's huge snake body suddenly being absorbed by him, seeping into his whole body and rushing straight into his mind.

The silver liquid in my mind, which was already quite viscous, seemed to have "frozen" at this moment.

Of course, this is an illusion!
In fact, that is because the number of crystals in the silver liquid has exceeded a certain threshold, so the entire state or property has almost completely changed from liquid to solid.

After a few seconds, Ryan glanced at the system panel:
Spirit: 176 (crystallized 94%)

Since he had just added 10 attribute points to his spirit, Ryan's spirit attribute had now increased from 166 to 176.

"The previous crystallization progress was 76%, and now it has reached 94%, a full 18% increase? This rate of improvement is too fast." Ryan was extremely happy.

"That's normal. Previously, the system used the word 'a small amount', but this time it's 'part'."

"In fact, if I wasn't in the late stage of crystallization, the improvement should be far more than 18%. After all, the later the crystallization of mental power, the harder it is to improve!"

Ryan was in a good mood. He sensed his surroundings again and after confirming that there were no hidden enemies, he immediately cancelled his dragon beast form.

In fact, Ryan also knew that since many cults had divided the Ferdinand Forest into areas, after the Secret Snake Cult team here was eliminated, there would no longer be any other cult teams within a considerable area.

After Ryan regained his human form, he turned and walked towards where Anna was.

Seeing Ryan coming over, both the pure-blooded elves and the centaurs stiffened slightly, with some unnatural looks on their faces.

After all, the young human being in front of him was not only an epic-level strongman, but his combat performance just now was also a bit too fierce.

At this time, Anna, who could no longer contain her excitement and joy, rushed into Ryan's arms like a light butterfly and hugged him tightly.

And Ryan naturally smiled and gently hugged Anna's slender and energetic body.

The person who was most deeply moved by this scene was naturally Anna's aunt Delanna.

At this moment, she was watching this scene from a distance with a smile on her face.

In fact, at the beginning, she was not optimistic about the relationship between Anna and Ryan, and could even be said to be very opposed to it.

On the one hand, it was because Anna's mother, that is, her sister, had met the wrong person, which led to Delanna's very poor sense of human males.

On the other hand, that time when she saw with her own eyes from outside the window that Ryan was intimate with a beautiful barbarian girl, it was even more difficult for her as an elf to accept it.

Finally, there is Ryan himself.

Dranna had never thought that a small town boy could become an epic warrior. This was even more exaggerated than those ancient sons of destiny recorded in the ancient books of the elves.

It was not until this moment that she realized that applying past experience to the people and things in front of her was not necessarily right.

As for the matter between Anna and Ryan, let them handle it themselves.

As for Lambert, who was standing by, he was watching the scene with a smile, thinking to himself: "Sure enough, this Miss Anna and Mr. Ryan have a close relationship."

After a while, Anna finally realized that a large group of people around her, including Aunt Delanna, were looking at her. However, driven by curiosity, Anna raised her blushing face and asked quickly:
"Ryan, how did you get here? No, I mean, how did you know that something happened here?"

"Also, how can you be so strong? That person is an epic-level warrior!"

Ryan rubbed Anna's head and smiled, "You have so many questions, which one should I answer first?"

"First of all, I want to criticize you. When such a big thing happened on your side, why didn't you contact me?"

"me."

Under Ryan's fiery gaze, Anna couldn't help but lower her head again shyly.

She lowered her head and said softly, "I don't want you to know because I'm worried that you will risk your life to find me. The enemy is too strong."

After hearing Anna's explanation, something deep inside Ryan seemed to be touched.

He couldn't help but think of the first time he saw the girl in front of him in Shimmering Gold Town. In the sunshine, Anna sat on the steps, eating bran cakes in small bites, with a look of satisfaction on her face.

She is petite and thin, but she is extremely kind and strong-willed at heart.

"Fool, do you know who is stronger now?"

"Yes!" Anna nodded heavily.

"What should we do next time we encounter something like this?" Ryan asked again.

"Looking for you."

"Very good, remember this answer." Ryan kissed Anna's smooth forehead lovingly, but this action still made the half-elf girl blush.

"No, no, Ryan. Aunt Delanna is still here." Anna buried her head in Ryan's chest like an ostrich, her hands nervously pulling Ryan's sleeves.

At this moment, Ryan remembered that he and Anna were not the only ones in front of him.

When he raised his head and looked around, all of a sudden, everyone, including the surrendered slave-hunting team members, immediately looked away and pretended to look around as if nothing had happened.

Only the elf girl Aixia blinked her big eyes and continued to stare at Ryan and Anna intently.

Seeing Ryan's gaze turned towards her, Aixia ran over quickly.

Ryan let go of Anna slightly, squatted down, and said with a smile: "Aishia, I have completed your employment mission, so this hairpin of yours is mine as a reward."

"Yes! Brother Ryan, thank you."

Anna, who was standing by, looked at Ryan and Aixia curiously, because she didn't quite understand what "employment" meant.
Ryan stood up and slowly inserted the wooden hairpin into the left end of Anna's hair. He smiled and said, "This hairpin is for you."

"Aishia, does Sister Anna look beautiful with the hairpin on?" Ryan asked with his head tilted.

"Of course it's beautiful!" Seeing that Ryan gave her beloved hairpin to her favorite sister Anna, Aixia was naturally willing in her heart, and her big eyes smiled into crescents.

Just as Anna was holding Aixia and understanding what was meant by hiring, Ryan walked to the middle of the pure-blooded elves with a smile on his face, bowed slightly to Drana, and said:
"Ms. Delanna, I'm late. I'm sorry."

"No, no, Lord Ryan. Lord Ryan." Facing an epic-level strong man, all races would show enough respect. So, although Delanna felt a little uncomfortable, he immediately changed his words.

"No, Ms. De Lanna, you are Anna's elder, so you are naturally my elder. Just call me Ryan." But Ryan waved his hand and interrupted De Lanna.

After hearing Ryan's words, the pure-blooded elves around looked at Anna, Dranna and Ryan again with curiosity.

It's not vanity. Being looked at by his own people with a look of curiosity and admiration, Delanna felt an inexplicable sense of comfort in his heart.

You know, in the past, some of the same people in the town of Basaran had gossiped about Anna's half-elf identity, and their eyes were filled with some strangeness and disapproval, but at this moment, all of them disappeared.

"Well, Ryan, we should thank you for your help this time."

"Ms. De Lanner, this is what I should do."

After briefly speaking to Delanna, Ryan turned to Lambert beside him and bowed slightly, saying:
"Mr. Lambert, thank you for your hard work this time. If you need my help next time, please don't hesitate to ask for help." "Mr. Ryan, you are too polite. I just did what I promised you to do."

"In addition, you entrusted me with such an important task as protecting Miss Anna, which shows your trust in me. I am very honored and happy!" Lambert felt flattered when he saw Ryan actually bowed to thank him.

After the battle just now, there is no doubt that Ryan in front of him has become a real epic-level powerhouse like his teacher, the Tide Sword Master.

And just now, he received the promise of an epic powerful man!

This naturally made Lambert in a good mood, and he immediately felt that the risks he had taken before were really worthwhile.

At this time, Ryan suddenly turned to the pure-blood elves and asked:
"By the way, do you know what happened in Ferdinand Forest?"

Hearing Ryan's question, the pure-blooded elves looked at each other, and then focused their attention on an old elf.

The old elf was a handsome old man, with only his snow-white hair and tiny wrinkles at the corners of his eyes revealing his true age.

"Sir Ryan, I am Aldilan, the mayor of Bashalan Town. Perhaps I can answer your question."

Ryan looked at Anna and Delanna beside him, and saw that they both nodded, so he said to the old man: "Mayor Aldiran, please speak."

"It's like this, Lord Ryan. A few days ago, an urgent report came from Ferdinand City that Prince Seidlin of our tribe was attracted by the Supreme Mother Tree of the Mother Tree Cult and fell. Ferdinand City fell into chaos, and we need to immediately withdraw the archdruids originally stationed in various towns."

"What!" The pure-blooded elves and the surviving centaurs suddenly became agitated.

"Prince Seidlin would actually betray his faith and the Moon Goddess!"

"Oh my God! Is this true?"

"No wonder Ferdinand City hasn't sent any reinforcements until now."

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Apparently, most of the pure-blooded elves in the town of Basaran were not aware of this news. When they heard their mayor talk about it, they were all shocked.

"In order to stabilize everyone's emotions, the opinions of the great druids are kept secret for the time being. But now, alas, there is naturally no need for this." Aldilan couldn't help but sigh and said.

Ren nodded.

This news should be true, as it coincides with the news received from the Sword Bearer headquarters.

The headquarters' previous judgment was that there was a rebellion among the high-level elves.

But now it seems that the problem is even more serious than what the headquarters judged.

Because Prince Seidlin is not an ordinary elf high-ranking official. As far as Ryan knows, he seems to be the only prince in the Ferdinand Forest Elf tribe.

With Prince Seidlin’s cooperation, it is not hard to understand why dozens of elven outposts on the border of Ferdinand Forest were destroyed, and why the chaos caused by the cult invasion that followed caused heavy casualties among the elves.

"So what's the situation in Ferdinand City now?" Ryan couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know the current situation, but Ferdinand City has five defensive crystal towers that have been passed down from ancient times. It shouldn't be so easy to be breached."

"But I think it will be very difficult to repel those cultists and quell the rebellion by relying solely on the strength of the elves. At the same time, if this process continues for a long time, our already small number of people will become even rarer."

"So, Lord Ryan, could you please go to Tamriel, the capital of the Dragun Empire, and help contact Lux, the ambassador of our elves in the capital, and ask him to seek help from the empire."

"Of course, don't worry, we will give you a satisfactory reward for this."

Ok?
Originally, Ryan thought that the mayor of the small town of Basaran would ask him for help directly, such as going to Ferdinand City or something like that. Unexpectedly, he just contacted the elf ambassador.

This was naturally too simple for him.

"Mayor Aldiran, this matter is easy for me. There is no need for reward. Perhaps you can tell me a piece of news."

"My wizard school needs an 'Ancient Tree Heart'. I heard that this is a treasure of the elves. Can you tell me where I can trade it?"

Hearing what Ryan said, Aldiran was slightly stunned at first, but then he laughed and said:

"Lord Ryan, the reward I intend to give you is exactly two 'Ancient Tree Hearts'. I hope you will not refuse."

The old elf Aldilan took a small box from another male elf and handed it to Ryan.

"Hmm?" Ryan raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but laugh as well.

What a coincidence.

Originally, he wanted to ask for transaction information from the old elf in front of him, but unexpectedly, he got it in one step.

At this moment, the flakes on Ryan's body began to vibrate.

Ryan walked slightly to the side, took out the slice, injected a trace of mental power, and said, "I am Ryan, please speak."

"Captain Ryan, I finally got through to you." When Ryan picked up the film, he seemed to hear Claire's relieved voice on the other side.

Claire said quickly and anxiously:

"Please pay attention. A powerful person who is probably of epic strength seems to be on his way to find you. His purpose is unknown, but he should have malicious intentions. Lady Olena is contacting the headquarters to inquire about his information."

"By the way, the other party is currently riding a streamlined long-distance airship and is rapidly heading towards the elf town of Bashalan."

"Claire, are you talking about a man riding an airship, about four meters tall, with huge iron shoulder pads on his shoulders?"

As soon as the words fell, the other side of the slice fell into a brief silence.
"Yes. Could it be that, Captain, you have already met the other party?" Claire was a little confused.

Could it be that the man was Captain Ryan's friend?

But judging from various signs, it doesn't seem like it.
"Well, I guess I have seen it before."

Ryan turned his head and looked at Bostaf who was nailed straight on the blade spear and couldn't move, and said.

"Is it your friend?" Claire asked cautiously.

"No."

"Then you have to be careful, the opponent is very strong"

"You shouldn't be careful."

"He is right next to me now and can no longer pose a threat to me."

"Ok?"

For a moment, the three women at the other end of the slice all had question marks on their faces.

"To put it simply, he has been killed by me." As if he had heard Claire's confused tone, Ryan added another sentence.

Suddenly, there was a long silence on the other side of the sheet.

After a few seconds, Olena coughed, took the slice, and said, "Lord Ryan, I'm really sorry. We were unable to give you the information in time due to communication problems."

"It's okay. By the way, I also killed the vice-pope of the Secret Snake Cult, an epic warrior named Quileute. At the same time, I also rescued the pure-blooded elves and centaurs in the town of Basaran."

Now, the three women opposite the slice were stunned and had no idea what to say.

"Then Lord Ryan, what do you need us to do?" Olena, who had seen big scenes, was now unsteady in her tone.

"Well, Olena, please contact the headquarters. I have a basic understanding of the situation in Ferdinand Forest. Aldilan, the mayor of Bashalan Town..."

After Ryan told Olena the news he had learned from Aldiran and other pure-blooded elves, it was a long while before he heard the other side's reply:

"Lord Leilan, the information you obtained is extremely important to me."

"With your intelligence support, I think the subsequent decision-making of the Sword Bearer Headquarters and even the top leaders of the empire will be much easier." From Olena's trembling tone, it is not difficult to hear her inner excitement at the moment.

(End of this chapter)