The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 553: The Unusual Movement at Cologne Cathedral
Suddenly, Ryan, who was on the broad back of the black dragon, was startled for a moment. After a long while, he muttered to himself:
"The energy tide has intensified again."

“No wonder the ancient sages of the elves predicted that the evil gods and demons would appear again.”

Just now, Ryan clearly felt the increase in the concentration of energy particles on the mysterious side around him. This time, like the last time, it was not a gradual increase, but a sudden increase.

Of course, the total amount is still not large, still at the level of one decimal place, but it is very obvious.

Logically speaking, this situation just happened once a while ago, so it shouldn't happen so frequently.

This reminded Ryan of the fact that before a strong earthquake there would often be multiple small tremors as warnings.

“Does this mean that in the near future, the amplitude of energy tide fluctuations will increase again?”

The intensification of energy tidal fluctuations has both advantages and disadvantages. In the short term, it can be said that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

This is because not only will it make it easier for humans with outstanding talents to break through, the emergence of geniuses will gradually surge, and it also means that the speed of the evil god's revival will further accelerate.

As for the evil demon, I’m afraid it’s not far away, right?

"It seems that I have to speed up the progress. After finishing the matter with the Steel Dragon here, I have to return to the Imperial Capital immediately. After meeting Menia, I will go to the Federation." Ryan's face became serious, and he thought to himself.

Naturally, Ryan was not the only one who was shocked by the intensified energy tidal fluctuations. All wizards at the third level of crystallization could clearly feel it.

Imperial capital of Tamriel.

The deepest part of the underground of the spire-shaped Cologne Cathedral in the imperial capital.

Inside a large crystal coffin, there is a black and hideous object. If you look closely, you can find that it looks like the upper half of a human body.

The only difference is that where the ribs should have been, there are now a row of mantis sickle-like forelimbs.

This unknown body was constantly trembling slightly, and the wisps of black and gray air coming out from above it were like living things, constantly exploring the crystal coffin, as if trying to find a gap to escape.

But every time he touched the crystal coffin, he would quickly shrink back as if he had been electrocuted.

What provides the crystal coffin with this special effect is an extra-large witchcraft formation on the periphery.

At this moment, the witch formation was emitting a rich aqua-blue light. At each corner of the hexagram stood an old man wearing the blue robe of a senior archbishop.

The mental fluctuations of the six people surprisingly reached the level of the Dawn Wizard.

As almost the only remaining orthodox religious sect, the strength of the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess Church is evident.

At this moment, a dazzling aqua-blue ball of light condensed in front of several people. At the same time, the ball of light emitted a beam of light as thick as a bowl, connecting to the huge wizard formation in front of them.

It looks like it is charging this witch formation.

After a few minutes, the entire charging process stopped, and the six archbishops breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's finally suppressed. The energy tidal fluctuation just now was too sudden."

"Well, although ancient books predicted that this would happen, I didn't expect it to happen so often!"

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An old archbishop with thick eyebrows glanced at the young priest beside him and asked:
"Fuller, are you sure there is no leakage? Even if there is no problem with the evil demon itself, if a trace of evil demon energy escapes, it will cause a lot of trouble."

"Well, probably not." The young priest's face was pale and there was panic in his eyes.

However, in the eyes of Archbishop Davis, his favorite disciple Fuller should have been frightened by the scene just now.

Yes, when he was young, he would not be much calmer than the young man in front of him.

However, this time he made a wrong judgment.

Because the real reason why the young priest Fuller Ophelin was panicking at this moment was because he called the police too late.

As the observer on duty today, he clearly saw a wisp of black evil spirit that had forcibly broken through the restrictions of the witch formation and escaped.

But as the youngest and most promising first-level priest, who would soon be appointed as a local bishop, Fuller thought over it again and again and decided not to reveal the truth.

After all, it's just a little bit, there shouldn't be any problem, he thought.

"Starting from today, increase the frequency of energy infusion into the magic circle from once every seven days to once every three days." Archbishop Thick Eyebrows turned to the other archbishops beside him and said.

“Does this require such a high frequency?”

"Well, to avoid any accidents. Once this evil demon's body escapes, we will be in big trouble!"

"What should we do in the future? I'm afraid that just a few of us won't be enough."

"Well, I will also report to His Holiness the Pope later."

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It is said that this ancient witch formation was set up by the goddess herself, and the minimum standard for implementing energy infusion requires six senior archbishops (Dawn level) to perform the infusion at the same time.

And each infusion would consume most of the six people's mental energy.

In other words, the Cologne Cathedral in the imperial capital needs to have six archbishops at the level of Dawn Wizards at all times.

In addition, with the addition of defense personnel, this is why, even when the evil god descended on the imperial capital before, the church could hardly spare any high-end combat power.

If you observe carefully from mid-air, you will find that a barely detectable black-gray gas is drifting out from the top of the towering Cologne Cathedral.

The front end of this black-gray gas seemed to have self-awareness, and it explored left and right. Finally, as if it had discovered something, it went against the wind direction and floated rapidly towards the Second Prince's residence not far to the left side of the imperial palace.

In the study room of the Second Prince’s residence.

Everton looked haggard and his eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't had a good rest in the past few days.

At this moment, he was staring blankly at a bottle of blood-colored potion in front of him that was emitting a hazy witchcraft aura.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid Renflier's experiment can no longer continue."

"The elves were all rescued by Ryan. This is the last bottle of improved super evolution potion that Renflier made using the previous stock. However, since there is no extra dose, the potion has not been tested."

Buchanan bowed and reported.

He was very busy recently.

His Highness the Second Prince, who was in a state of dismay, neither went to check the losses in the secret realm nor made any arrangements for subsequent matters, so he was the one who pushed all these matters forward.

The relationship between the elves and the empire is getting better and better. The strong rise of Ryan has made many high-ranking nobles quite wary. As a result, the slave-hunting teams have gone to Ferdinand Forest less frequently than before. In addition, the elves have strengthened their vigilance in the border areas. It is now more than ten times more difficult to capture an elf than before.

The problem is that Renflier's potion experiment requires at least two dozen elves to provide blood essence in order to move forward.
"Ryan! Elves!"

After hearing Buchanan's words, the second prince Everton seemed to have come back to his senses.

However, while the two were talking, no one noticed that a tiny ball of black-gray gas, which seemed to have life, had sneaked in from the end of the fireplace to the ground.

Soon, the front end of the black-gray gas, like a tentacle, first looked at Buchanan, then looked at the second prince Everton, and then, close to the ground, like a snake, it came to Everton's feet.

Suddenly, Everton felt a chill on his right ankle, and the next moment, he felt dizzy!
From Buchanan's perspective, Everton suddenly froze, his eyes rolled up, and his whole body began to tremble.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

This scene naturally frightened Buchanan so much that he hurried forward to check.

After a few seconds, Everton seemed to have returned to normal. He raised his hand and waved, saying:

"Phew~ I'm fine, maybe I'm too tired lately."

"You go down first, I'll take a rest for a while."

Buchanan looked at Everton again, as if to assess his physical condition.

Perhaps thinking that His Highness Everton should indeed rest more, Buchanan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "As you wish, Your Highness. You should have a good rest then."

After watching Buchanan leave, Everton's eyes froze again. He stared blankly at the 'Super Evolution Potion' in front of him, and kept muttering: "Drink the potion. Cologne Cathedral. Underground"

In the sky of Caswith Province.

After flying for just over an hour, Ryan arrived at the red dot marked on the map.

"It should be here, the former site of the Angmar Mine."

Letting the black dragon Metes slowly land, Ryan looked around.

This is a mine located in a lush hilly area. Not far away, there is a wooden sentry post more than 20 meters high. It is said that hundreds of years ago, this was a bustling mine, but soon after the excavation, strange things happened frequently, which then attracted the investigation of the empire's powerful men.

After investigation, it was discovered that a rare and powerful metal dragon was sleeping here.

Considering the metal dragon's violent temper, the mine was immediately abandoned, and the surrounding area was isolated and sentries were set up.

"Your Majesty Ryan! Garrison Captain Charles Hammond greets you!" At this time, a team of fully armed imperial soldiers, led by a middle-aged man in officer uniform, came quickly to report.

Long before Ryan came, Charles had received a message from above, indicating that His Majesty Ryan, the Guardian of the Empire, might visit in the near future.

"Well, is it in here?"

"Yes, sir." The colonel named Charles said respectfully.

At the same time, both he and the elite imperial soldiers behind him frequently and secretly focused their gazes on the huge, mountain-like body of Metes.

It seems to be saying, "Is this the Imperial Dragon Knight? He is so majestic."

"Captain Charles, have you been stationed here? Have you encountered any strange things? Or, have you recorded any movements?" Ryan asked casually as he walked towards the cave entrance.

"Uh, Your Majesty Ryan, I have been here for eleven years. I remember that there was a tremor here about ten years ago. I guess it was caused by the giant dragon below." Charles said.

"The ground is shaking? How do you know it's the other party causing the shaking and not an earthquake?"

"We heard a powerful roar, and immediately we felt our bodies stiff and our legs weak, as if we had encountered some natural enemy. Yes, it was just like seeing your Majesty's dragon companion." Charles pointed to the black dragon Metes beside him and said.

"Well, Captain Charles, you are very careful." Ryan nodded with a smile.

"Not really. This is something the previous captain taught me." Charles scratched his head, seeming a little embarrassed by Ryan's compliment.

At this time, the group had arrived at the cave entrance. Seeing that Ryan seemed to be planning to continue moving forward, Charles quickly reminded him:
"Your Majesty Ryan, be careful, there are some strange monsters in there."

"It's okay." Ryan waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to worry.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he immediately discovered that in addition to the movements of some creatures in the mine, there was also a faint and obscure and powerful breath coming from the deep inside.

At his level of strength, if he perceives carefully, there are very few things that can hide from his perception.

That breath should be the breath of that steel dragon!
Since he was sure that the other party was right below, Ryan immediately prepared to take action. He had already thought of a strategy on the way here.

"You guys step back."

"Yes, sir!" Charles and his group immediately took the order and retreated fifty or sixty meters.

"Not enough, go a little further, to the watchtower." Ryan pointed to a wooden tower at least 500 meters away.

"As you command, Your Majesty Ryan." Charles seemed a little confused, but nodded immediately.

After all, going five hundred meters away is too far.

After Charles and others left, Ryan gently placed his palm on the entrance wall of the mine, and dark silver metal ripples spread out from his palm.

He saw countless metal particles around him, gathering towards the palm of his hand.

This is an ability that all metal wizards possess. It absorbs the surrounding metals. There are only two factors that limit the strength of this move. One is the level of affinity with the metal element, and the other is the strength of the mental power.

However, no matter which one, Ryan is the top among metal wizards.

So, at this moment, Ryan's palm was like an oversized magnet, attracting the surrounding metal particles and quickly forming a metal ball the size of a millstone, which continued to expand.

Such great power naturally left Charles and others on the side stunned.

A smile also appeared on Ryan's face because he felt the movement coming from below.

Sure enough, just as Menia said, metal dragons like to eat metal and are very sensitive to metal energy fluctuations.

"Buzz!"

The ground around began to tremble, and more than a dozen lizard-like creatures covered with gray-black shells suddenly rushed out of the mine. However, they seemed to be frightened by Ryan's level of strength and did not dare to launch an attack. Instead, they ran away to both sides.

Soon after, cracks began to appear in the ground, as if some gigantic creature was about to break out of the earth.

(End of this chapter)