The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 549 Crazy Wings
"Mr. Speaker, everyone, I would like to ask everyone to think about a question first. If the gods that happened in Imperial Tamriel descended and happened again in our Federation, would we be able to resist it?"

"This time, the Empire defeated the evil gods at the cost of the death of His Majesty King Carlos II." Deputy Speaker Bertrand did not directly agree or disagree, but instead raised a question.

"This." Many members of parliament looked thoughtful.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a golden monocle said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Vice Speaker, this is why we need to speed up the exploration of the floating city ruins. I believe that with the ancient floating city that is said to be able to fight against the true gods, we will naturally have the ability to fight back."

"But this does not mean that we need to cooperate with the Empire." The other party seemed to have noticed Bertrand's intention and emphasized.

Bertrand glanced at the other person. The congressman's name was Pod Black. His family was a family of exiled nobles from the empire, so naturally he would hate to see the Dragun Empire destroyed.

The descendants, derivative forces or spokespersons of these exiled nobles also occupy a considerable number of seats in the current Federal Parliament. This is why, during the low period of energy tides, there were constant frictions and a strong smell of gunpowder between the Federation and the Empire.

The man with the golden monocle looked indignant and continued:
"Moreover, take a look at the sentence in the report: 'I hope the parliament can agree to invite Mr. Ryan of the Empire to join the exploration of the floating city address at a certain price'. Does this safeguard the interests of the Federation?"

"Of course, I personally admire and respect these powerful men of the Federation, but it is clear that they do not understand politics very well."

Bertrand seemed to have anticipated this situation. He calmly drank a sip of tea and said, "If it were an ordinary ruins, Councillor Bode might be right. But you may not know that it has been confirmed that the black mist that controls the ancient goblin corpses in the floating city is evil spirits!"

"What! Demon?" An old congressman said with his eyes wide open.

Some members of the parliament who did not quite understand what the evil spirit represented began to look through another document that was placed below the report.

"To put it simply, if we want to successfully explore the floating city ruins relying solely on the Federation, the price we have to pay is probably quite high, and we may even fail."

"Besides, time is not on our side. To be more precise, it is not on the side of humanity. I think it's time to work together." Bertrand said in a deep voice.

For a moment, there was silence in the conference room.

"Mr. Vice Speaker, if the evil spirits are really so terrifying and powerful, then even with the Dragun Empire, we may not be able to successfully explore. Since Mr. Vice Speaker insists, I can agree to limited cooperation."

Councillor Pod, wearing a gold monocle, still did not agree with full cooperation, and interrupted.

"I also agree to limited cooperation. As for how much profit we can get in the floating city, it depends on the strength of the team sent by the empire this time."

"I agree."

"I agree."

After thinking for a moment, Federal Speaker Lawson Powell tapped his pipe and made the decision:
"Then let's decide on this, limited cooperation."

The beautiful woman Terena, who was sitting nearby, looked at her colleagues with her beautiful eyes, feeling quite speechless.

"Alas, if this plan is really implemented, and the Empire sends a team led by Lord Ryan, I'm afraid the Federation will not even get a share of the profits. They are really a group of people who don't understand the situation."

But this is also the general trend within the Federation, and even if she speaks out, it won’t change anything.

Deputy Speaker Bertrand’s speech just now was actually very insightful, but it is difficult to change anything.

After all, the hatred and prejudice against the empire in some people's hearts was not caused by one generation, but by several generations.
Imperial capital of Tamriel.

Menia and Ryan, who were standing at the entrance of the black dragon Odrax's lair, did not go in, but continued to talk.

"The black dragon has the worst temper among the five colored dragons. Compared to Odras, Metes has an even worse temper. No one has chosen it for almost two hundred years." Menia said with a wry smile.

"Two hundred years?" Ryan said with surprise on his face.

Although the opponent is at the level of an extremely old dragon and the ordinary dragon knights are not strong enough, it would not be the case that there would be no one to choose for two hundred years.

"Is there something wrong with the other party?"

"Well, Metes was nicknamed 'Crazy Wings' among the dragons. It is said that when he was a teenage dragon, he was very brave and aggressive. Later, in a battle, his head was severely injured. Once he got into a fierce battle, he would go crazy."

"Its previous dragon rider went mad because of it during the battle. Although he defeated the Balrog in the end, the dragon rider himself died from his injuries."

"That's it." Renn nodded.

The relationship between a dragon and its knight is like that between a man and his warhorse.

There is still cooperation between the knight and the warhorse, but if the knight is riding a dragon but it cannot obey the control or instructions of the dragon knight, then it will naturally be very dangerous in battle.

However, this is not a problem for Ryan.

On the one hand, it is the confidence in strength, and on the other hand, it naturally comes from the system's battle pet contract.

"Menia, in terms of combat power, isn't this Metes, known as the 'Wings of Madness', more powerful?"

"That's right. In terms of combat power, even if the other four-colored dragons are included, the combat power of 'Crazy Wings' Metes is second only to the Dragon King." Menia nodded and said.

"Ryan, could it be you..."

Hearing Ryan's question, Menia couldn't help but open her beautiful eyes slightly, as if she had thought of something, and immediately looked at Ryan with some confusion.

Because she had just explained it very clearly, there was no way Ryan couldn't understand.

But if Ryan understood
"Menia, let's go and see 'Wings of Madness' Metes first." Ryan nodded with a smile, confirming Menia's guess.

"are you serious."

"of course."

"Okay." After a moment's hesitation, Menia nodded in agreement.

She believed that Ryan was confident in what he did, and she swallowed the words she wanted to persuade Ryan.

Following Menia's graceful and noble figure, Ryan continued walking forward in the deep passage of the demiplane for a few minutes. Soon, he arrived at the entrance of another dragon's nest.

"Ryan, this is the lair of Metes the Wing of Madness."

“Except for the daily food deliveries, no one has come here for a long time.”

"Well, it is indeed a very powerful dragon." Ryan looked around and sensed it a little, then he felt an invisible pressure spreading all around.

The opponent's strength is indeed very strong, even stronger than Odrax just now.

In addition, the dull snoring sounds like thunder indicate that the other person seems to be in deep sleep.

As the two stepped into the scorching nest, they saw a bright black dragon lying in the middle of the huge dragon nest that was emitting wisps of hot steam and sleeping soundly.

"Hmm I smell the blood of Dragun."

"You are the descendant of Dragun, right?"

At this moment, it seemed that the strength of Ryan and Menia triggered some kind of alarm in Metes' body. The huge black dragon that was originally sleeping suddenly opened its huge window-like eyes and said in a deep voice.

The sound of voices was like thunder, causing fine dust to fall from above the nest.

"Good day, Your Majesty Metes. I am Menia Dragun, temporarily serving as the regent of the empire." Menia bowed slightly and said.

"Well, it seems that a lot of things happened in the Dragun Empire while I was asleep." Metes looked at Menia with a little curiosity and said.

"By the way, is there a dragon rider who wants to choose me this time?"

"This young man in front of me? He's quite capable."

"But it's still not okay for me. I don't want what happened to Ignatz to happen again."

Soon, Metes stretched out its dragon head and looked at Ryan. Although it felt the mental fluctuations of the 'late dawn' that Ryan deliberately revealed, it still shook its head.

Ryan knew that the Ignaz the other party was talking about was its previous dragon rider, the one who died from injuries caused by its rage. Menia had already introduced him to him on the road just now.
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Although the opponent directly refused, judging from the Black Dragon Metes' well-organized words, the opponent should only go mad during the battle, just like during a bullfight, the bull will go mad when it sees blood.

This made Ryan nod in his heart. If they could communicate normally, there would be no problem.

"Sir Metes, I want to know, what are your requirements for choosing a dragon knight?" Ryan didn't mind Metes' words at all, instead he asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Metes looked at Ryan in surprise with his huge dragon eyes.

Seeing Ryan's calm expression, it seemed a little surprised, and couldn't help but straighten its neck and look carefully.

After all, no fool would pass the rigorous dragon knight assessment. Those who could come here were selected from among the extraordinary strong men of the Dragun Empire.

Those who have the courage to stand in front of it and choose it are even more extraordinary. It is no exaggeration to say that they are one in a million.

"I need a dragon knight who can control me when I go crazy. Young man, although you are quite powerful, it is still impossible for you to do this." "The wizard's relatively weak body cannot avoid my accidental injuries when I go crazy. If you are a high-level swordsman, you may be able to avoid it."

"Are you afraid of accidental injury?" Ryan couldn't help but laugh.

"This request is not high. I think I should be able to do it." Ryan said with a smile.

"Ok?"

The huge dragon pupils of the black dragon Metes and the beautiful eyes of Menia beside him could not help but focus on Ryan.

Ryan took a step forward calmly, and the next second, his body shape changed drastically!

Muscles swelled, dragon scales emerged, and the body shape changed drastically.
What Ryan performed was the seventh form of the Extremely Old Dragon Transformation!

Suddenly, a dark silver dragon, whose length was almost the same as the black dragon Metes in front of it, appeared in the dragon's nest.

Metes, who was known as the "Wings of Madness", suddenly opened his dragon eyes wide, as if he had seen something incredible, and he took two steps back involuntarily.

"you you."

"But even if you are a descendant of Dragun, it is almost impossible for you to have such a rich and pure dragon bloodline as yours?"

Metes was stunned. He was stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses and muttered.

Ryan did not answer Metes' question, but waved his dark silver dragon claw, which was as big as Metes's, and said:
"Do you need a demonstration?"

"I think if I were your dragon rider, I wouldn't be accidentally injured when you go crazy. Maybe I can even wake you up immediately."

Hearing what Ryan said, Metes was not angry, but shook his head and said:

"No thanks. I agree to be your dragon partner."

"Descendants of Dragun, sign the contract." Metes turned his head slightly and said to Menia beside him.

"Okay." Menia's smile became brighter.

There is no doubt about the strength of Metes the Wing of Madness. Ryan was able to sign a contract with it. Not only did his own strength improve, but the empire also gained an important fighting force.

She took off an eye-shaped amulet from her white neck, held it tightly in her hand, and quickly recited a spell.

Ryan knew that this was the royal family's high-level magical weapon, the 'Eye of the Dragon'.

Soon, some strange and huge witchcraft fluctuations rose in the dragon's nest.

And right in front of Ryan and the black dragon Metes, several lines of ancient words written in spiritual language appeared out of thin air, which meant to become partners, take care of each other, fight, and so on.

After reading the terms of the contract, Ryan quickly raised his finger and pointed.

As a wave of mental power flashed by, the words "Ryan Karan" appeared in the position of the contractor below the ancient characters in the air.

At this time, Metes, the 'Wings of Madness', also raised his huge dragon claws and tapped the air. A dragon's true name, which was much longer than Ryan's, also appeared below the spiritual text.

In an instant, the contract was established!
At the same time, the system prompt sounded:

[Ding! The host has contracted a dragon for the first time. The current number of contracted pets is (3/4)]

[Ding! The host has been detected to have triggered the core event of the job change to Dragon Knight (Epic) - Contracting a Dragon! ]

[The prerequisites for changing to Dragon Knight (Epic) are: 5. Contract any dragon; 50. Behemoth Knight or related profession level 50 or above; 50. Strength 50 points or above, Agility points or above, Constitution points or above, Spirit points or above. The current conditions are met! Yes/No to change to Dragon Knight (Epic)? ]

[Note: After the advanced job change to Dragon Knight (Epic), the Beast Priest (Legendary) job panel will be covered. ]

Seeing this long-anticipated job transfer information, Ryan couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and naturally chose "Yes!" without hesitation.

【Ding! Job transfer successful! 】

[Job change to Dragon Knight (Epic)! Strength +5, Agility +5, Constitution +5, Spirit +5! Obtain the Dragon Knight (Epic) core skill: Dragon Companion (Passive). ]

Dragon Companion (Passive): As a dragon rider, when you and your dragon companion fight together, you will have a hidden battle aura blessing, and gain all attribute enhancement effects. 】

(Note: Fighting together means that the distance between the two parties cannot exceed the range of consciousness sensing.)
Ok?
Metes felt something was wrong for a moment, as if there was something else in it besides the contract that came from the descendants of Dragun.

However, it sensed carefully again but found nothing. It couldn't help but shook its head slightly and stopped thinking about it.

"Ryan, congratulations." Menia, who was standing by, saw this scene, stepped forward, smiled slightly, and congratulated.

"Thank you."

A few minutes later, a huge black dragon appeared above the palace. The huge black dragon soared into the sky, and as the concealing witchcraft flashed, the dragon disappeared in an instant.

"Ang~~~"

At this time, the black dragon roared loudly.

And on the broad back of the black dragon Metes, which was shining with bright black scales, Ryan stood with a smile on his face.

"Finally, I became a dragon knight!"

A few minutes later.

Ryan came to the office of the Sword Bearer headquarters.

Although he was promoted to Guardian of the Empire, he has not yet resigned from his position as Sword Bearer as the empire has just undergone major changes.

Olena, who had received the news that Ryan had arrived at the headquarters, soon appeared at the door and said respectfully, "Sir, this is a top-secret letter sent by the palace attendant. In addition, there is an urgent message from the leader of the Moria faction."

"The urgent message from the Moriah Sect Master should have been delivered the day before yesterday, but because of the battle in the imperial capital, it was delayed until now."

"Oh?" Ryan frowned slightly, took the letter and started reading it immediately.

As for the letter from the palace attendant, Ryan was not in a hurry, because Menia had already told him that the letter contained a map of the dragon's lair that was suspected to be a steel dragon.

"Have you discovered the secret base of the Tutkash School? Encircle it but don't destroy it. Wait for my news. The leader of the Moria School is very cautious." Ryan said with a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Although he left behind the 'Destroyer' and Graham was severely injured by him, and the two clones of the evil god Neyobrekan were also destroyed by him, there was no guarantee that the opponent would become desperate and force some special means to be used in the battle.

Moria was quite mature and prudent, and only sent people to surround them.

"My Lord, is the situation serious?"

"Fortunately, there were some casualties."

"It seems that I have to go to the Cyrodiil Plateau first and completely eradicate the Tutkarsh School, which has some secret connection with the evil god Neyobrekan."

"Otherwise, as the energy tides increase, I'm afraid the strength of the clones that the other party can send will also increase further."

Soon, Ryan had a plan in mind.

"Sir, I will help you arrange a high-speed airship."

"Wait, from now on, if I don't have any special instructions, you don't have to make any arrangements for me."

"Hmm?" Olena blinked her beautiful eyes, revealing a hint of confusion.

And when she followed Ryan out of the door, after a while, a special pressure suddenly descended. Although she didn't see anything, Olena could feel the fear from the depths of her heart.

When Ryan jumped onto Metes' back, the majestic figure of "Wings of Madness" flashed before Olena's eyes through the concealing magic.

"Hiss~ It's so big!" Olena couldn't help but cover her mouth and cried out.

"My Lord, have you contracted a dragon?"

"Congratulations, Master Ryan."

"Well, thank you, Olena. I'll go first then." Ryan nodded slightly and said with a smile.

After saying that, Ryan patted Metes on the back, and with a strong gust of air, the man and the dragon quickly disappeared in the Sword Bearer headquarters.

(End of this chapter)