The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 493 Decision
After listening to the compensation conditions mentioned by Trena, Ryan's judgment was further confirmed.

There is a high probability that the other party did not lie about this matter.

Because judging from the conditions of the compensation, whether it is this luxurious mansion located in the core area of ​​Antu Hall, the federal capital, or a whole set of other types of Dawn killer moves, the compensation is an astronomical figure.

Especially the latter, their value is difficult to estimate and it is almost impossible to obtain them from any existing unofficial channels, even from large auction houses.

It is only possible to obtain it through official channels of the Empire or the Federation, and normally this requires considerable contributions.

This is enough to prove the sincerity of the Federation.

However, although Ryan felt the Federation's sincerity, he had his own ideas and he was determined to obtain the new Dawn killer move.

Because this will be an important part of his strength improvement. Now, as the concentration of his mutant dragon blood has entered the super level, the true damage percentage of "Dragon Soul Smash" has been further improved.

In other words, Chenxi's killing move has greatly improved his strength.

Especially this time's new Dawn killer move is different from the domain-type 'Iron Forest'.

Ryan has roughly judged from the first three witchcrafts such as "Serrated Ring" that this should be a powerful single-target Dawn Killing Move, which is exactly what he currently lacks, a killing move with a decisive effect!
Because with the rapid improvement of his strength, some of his previous killer weapons are no longer killer weapons.

The only thing that can be considered a killer move now is the newly mastered sixth form. Even the domain-type Dawn killer move 'Iron Forest' is not particularly useful when dealing with a single powerful enemy, such as the ancient red dragon 'Angus King'.

"Ms. Trena, I feel the sincerity of the Federation."

"However, compared to the compensation you mentioned, I would rather take back what belongs to me with my own hands. Therefore, I hope you can agree to let me go to the ruins of the ancient goblin empire."

"By then, if Lord Hiram is alive, I will rescue him. If he unfortunately dies, I can also get what I want from his remains."

"As for the compensation you mentioned, it is not necessary." Ryan said seriously.

"This..." Treina's beautiful eyes widened and she looked at Ryan in surprise.

This was another answer that was completely unexpected to her.

In her opinion, it was not wise for Ryan, as one of the empire's top talents, to put himself in danger.

If she were Ryan, she would definitely not choose to take risks.

However, what Ryan said made it difficult for her to refute for a while.

After all, what's wrong with taking back what's rightfully his?

However, she could not agree to this matter right away, because Deputy Speaker Bertrand had already said that this was most likely the ruins of the capital of the ancient Goblin Empire.

If this is true, then it is very likely that there are some valuable information that is of great significance to the Federation, such as golem manufacturing, machinery production, etc.

Normally speaking, these are the assets of the future federation and must not be leaked at will.

Another issue is risk.

Although the strength shown by Ryan is already that of an epic-level warrior and he can even transform into a dragon, there have been ancient ruins with high danger levels that can cause the death of epic-level warriors.

In fact, the number is more than one or two.

Therefore, if Ryan were to die in there, not only would the Federation’s initial investment be wasted, but it would also cause diplomatic disputes with the Empire.

"I'm sorry, Lord Ryan, but the danger level of this site seems very high right now. I don't think either the Federation or the Empire will allow a young genius like you to take risks."

Trena spoke sincerely, and at the same time, she mentioned risks, the Empire and the Federation. She believed that Ryan should understand what she meant.

Hearing the words of the beautiful female councillor in front of him, Ryan nodded and said, "I will communicate with Her Highness Menia. But for the Federation, I will have to trouble Ms. Trena."

"As for the risks? Haha, for example, fighting that ancient fire dragon 'Anguskin', isn't there any risk?"

"Ms. Trena, please forgive me for being frank, but this metal magic is very important to me. Therefore, I will bear the risk myself."

"Okay."

"I hope Mr. Ryan can give me some time. I need to discuss this matter with the Deputy Speaker."

"Of course, but I hope you and the Deputy Speaker can make a decision as soon as possible. After all, Mr. Hiram may still be waiting for rescue in the ruins, right?"

"You're right." Trena nodded.

There is no clear indication that Hiram is dead, and the wording used in the situation report is "lost contact".

And Treina also recalled that there was once a case where an exploration team lost contact at a certain site for several months and then reappeared. She remembered that this incident made the headlines of an important federal newspaper at the time.

Due to Ryan's "lack of understanding of romance", the dinner ended hastily.

Ryan also returned directly to the imperial delegation's state guest estate in Antu Hall.

at the same time.

Zetaia, underground on the west side of the Reserlo Canyon.

Inside the ruins of a huge ancient goblin city.

A muscular man in federal military uniform was running quickly.

However, judging from the fact that he kept turning his head to look back and the look of panic on his face, it was obvious that there seemed to be something terrifying chasing him.

If you listen carefully, you can hear a dense "clicking" sound coming from dozens of meters behind him.

This rhythmic impact sound does not sound like the footsteps of a person or a living creature.

It sounded more like some kind of metal hitting the ground.

After a few seconds.

On the same section of road, there appeared a row of seven or eight mechanical devices more than three meters high.

These mechanical devices look like some kind of giant chocobo. Logically speaking, after thousands of years, even the best mechanical devices would be almost damaged without maintenance.

But strangely, these mechanical devices seem to be well maintained.

But the weird thing is not this.

Instead, behind these mechanical chocobos, there were goblin mummies wearing uniform uniforms.

That's right!

It's a mummy!
His skin was so dry that it was almost entirely covered with deep wrinkles. His eyes were almost entirely white, and he had an expressionless face as he controlled the machine to chase the Federation man in front of him.

"Damn, there's no way to escape, let's fight!"

The sturdy man in the uniform of a federal major had beads of sweat on his forehead and a flushed face, looking as if his physical strength had almost reached its limit.

The exhaustion of physical strength and the excitement of being on the verge of death made him start to recall the entire exploration process of the team.

This damn place was nothing special at first.

But they didn't know when it started, but as they went deeper into a certain area, they began to hear the ubiquitous whispering sound, as if there was a woman who kept whispering in their ears.

This kind of situation would drive an ordinary person crazy in less than ten minutes. Even the well-trained team members began to become irritable and angry, and gradually went crazy.

To make matters worse, ghostly things behind them began to suddenly appear and attack them.

Mummy?

Mechanical monster?

The monsters combined together were extremely powerful, and coupled with the ubiquitous whispering, he was the only one left alive out of their team of twelve.

But the problem is that he has lost his way now and has completely lost hope of escaping.

"I'm unwilling to accept this! I haven't passed the information out yet!" The federal major said to himself with a sense of remorse.

Although there was the influence of the omnipresent whispers, he was still thinking normally and clearly because he was wearing the amulet of tranquility.

As the captain, he knew very well that if the situation here failed to be passed on, then everyone in the team, including himself, would have sacrificed in vain.

Later, even if the Federation sends a team to investigate, they will most likely follow in their footsteps.

This place is so weird and scary.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, in an empty place nearby, ripples like water film appeared in the air, and then a hand pulled the federal major into the ripples.

The next second, the federal major seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, without a trace.

And in an area that is invisible to the naked eye.

"Shh!"

"Don't make a sound!"

At this time, the federal major suddenly realized that he had come to an open space, surrounded by some kind of cylindrical magnetic devices. At the same time, there were complicated magic arrays carved on the ground, and six or seven people were busy.

In the center of the open space was an old man in a silver-gray wizard robe. It was him who had just pulled him in. He saw that the other party was looking at him with burning eyes.

"You are Lord Hiram!" exclaimed the surviving Union major.

Before setting off, everyone in their team had seen the portrait of the old man in front of them, the director of the Federal Mechanical Research Institute, and naturally recognized him at a glance.

"It seems that I guessed wrong. You should be sent by the higher-ups to find us." The old man named Hiram nodded and smiled.

"Yes, Lord Hiram, since you are fine, why don't you send a message out?" said the captain with red eyes.

In order to come and look for Lord Hiram, his elite team was killed, but now he was the only one left.

So, no matter how high the other party's level is, he wants an explanation!
"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't." Hiram didn't seem to be annoyed by the captain's slightly rude questioning, but answered calmly.

"This is a magnetic shield. If I hadn't happened to have this device with me, I would have been killed." Hiram pointed to the four cylindrical devices around the open space.

"Huh?" The captain was stunned.

"The entire site is covered with some kind of ancient goblin detection devices. Otherwise, how could those goblin mummies track you so accurately?" Hiram asked.

Yes!

The federal major was stunned when he heard this. He had never figured this out.

Several times, some of their team members sacrificed themselves voluntarily to divert the pursuing monsters, but not long after, they were caught up by the monsters again, and in even larger numbers.

I simply cannot understand this, so this is where the problem lies.

"If it weren't for this jammer, we wouldn't have been able to hide here safely for so long. However, after turning on the jammer, all means of communication have become ineffective," Hiram explained.

"I see. But, Lord Hiram, with your strength, you are unable to break out?" After his knot in his heart was untied, the federal major's attitude became much better. He asked with a slight bow.

Because he had heard of this Lord Hiram even before the mission. He could be said to be an extremely powerful being, second only to the Federation's protector-level strongmen.

"If you just want to break through the mummies and mechanical chocobos you encounter, it's actually not that difficult. But in fact, the most terrifying thing here is not this."

"Did you hear the whispers that are always echoing in your ears?"

"I heard it. This whisper seems to have a confusing effect. If I didn't have the calming amulet, I would be the same as everyone else." At this point, the federal major's voice choked again.

"Amulet of tranquility? What a lucky guy."

"Look, this isolation magic array on the ground is to block the whispers of this unknown ancient evil god." Hiram pointed to the complicated magic array on the ground and said.

"Oh, it's my fault too. I thought that with the support of Prototype No. 1, we could retreat smoothly even if we couldn't successfully explore the ruins. But I didn't expect that the prototype would suddenly lose control not long after it explored deeply."

at the same time.

In a small meeting room of the parliament building in the core area of ​​Antuhaur, the federal capital.

Bertrand, Trena and several senior federal officials were seen discussing something.

Since the situation described by Treina involved the newly discovered ancient goblin ruins, Deputy Speaker Bertrand specially invited the relevant persons in charge from the Federal Military and Industry Departments.

"No! I don't agree! That place may very well be the site of the ancient goblin empire's capital. If we allow an imperial genius to explore it, it is very likely that the ancient goblin technology will be leaked." A federal admiral clearly refused.

"Especially this genius, he has not made a clear statement about joining the Federation." An old man smoking a valuable pipe obviously disagreed.

"If you don't agree, I can be sure that we will forever lose the opportunity for the young and powerful Lord Ryan to join the Federation." Trena thought for a moment and said.

Her calm expression seemed to be stating a fact.

Treina recalled Ryan's expression when he said this and knew that the young man was not joking.

"There are geniuses every year. It is very likely that next year there will be a genius who is more suitable for the Federation than Ryan." The old man knocked the ashes out of his pipe and said.

"But there is only one site of the ancient Goblin Empire's capital. Once the cutting-edge Goblin technology is leaked, our bargaining chips for cooperation with the Empire will be much less."

"It's just a matter of risk, and," Traina argued.

“But I don’t think it’s necessary to take that risk.”

"Okay! Senators, I think I know what you want to say." Deputy Speaker Bertrand knocked on the table, interrupting the argument between Trena and the old man smoking a pipe.

After hesitating for a moment, he said:

"I agree in principle to allow Lord Ryan to go to the newly discovered ruins of the ancient Goblin Empire."

Hearing this, the military general and the old man with the pipe frowned visibly, and stammered twice, as if they wanted to say something, but Bertrand waved his hand in time to stop them and continued:
"But he can't go alone. Councillor Trena, please ask Swordmaster Tirion and Lord Hernandez. If the two Lords agree, let them go together."

"In this case, with these two His Majesties here, even if Ryan wants to obtain the ancient goblin technology, I'm afraid he won't have the opportunity to do so."

"What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)