Can't I develop my own character?

Ryan thought to himself, aren’t you just someone else?

My brother and I are close friends, but you're playing tricks on me, right? Come on, let's reveal the identity of the traitor.

"Actually, I've been wanting to choose the director for a while now. You exposed Adler's crimes, so you're the perfect candidate. I've been considering this, but Princess Casradi brought it up today... You know what? Even members of the royal family don't have the right to interfere in the affairs of the territory."

"The reason I agreed is not because she is a princess, but because I have high hopes for you." Bill shook his head. "The princess is too young. The empire is not as simple as she thinks, and Berman City is not her private garden. Ryan, the princess will leave soon, and Berman City will ultimately rely on ourselves. Do you understand?"

Ryan was confused: "Mayor, what exactly do you want to say?"

"What I mean is, the princess can't promise you anything, and it's not worth your life to work for her. If you want to climb up, you can follow me. Being the director is just the beginning. I will help you become a noble, and from now on you can do whatever you want in Berman City."

Bill didn't know the relationship between Ryan and Fire Covenant. Although Ryan was close to Jonathan, Ryan himself was from the East City Branch.

Later, he got involved in the capture of Adler more because of Casradi. Of course, Bill guessed that Ryan was the extraordinary person, so he is now testing and trying to recruit Ryan.

Ryan didn't want to talk anymore.

If possible, he wants to set up a mahjong table and call Magna, Casradi and Bill together. Can you talk it over first and then tell me?

"Think about it carefully. Don't rush to answer me." Seeing Ryan silent, Bill smiled and patted his shoulder. "Maybe you will make a decision in a couple of days."

Bill left after leaving a word.

He seems confident of defeating Casradi?

Ryan cursed inwardly, these two people really didn't let anyone have peace.

"Alas, my life is like walking on thin ice... Can I ever reach the other side?"

If the cleansing fails, what should I do? What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?

"Come on, Grandpa Ryan."

...

Early the next morning, Ryan received the notice of his appointment as director.

For the people in the General Administration of Administration, it would be more appropriate to push Ryan to the position rather than parachuting in a director.

The main thing is that Ryan worked his way up from little Camilla to the position of director in just one month. To ordinary people, it would be impossible without some connections. The boss has strong connections, so they, the younger brothers, can also benefit from it, right?

Then in the afternoon, the support personnel sent by Maganna also arrived in Berman City.

Xicheng District, a secret stronghold.

As Ryan walked into the house, he was startled by a uniform shout.

"Hello, sir!"

There were seven figures standing neatly in the room.

There were five men and two women, each standing straight and emitting an invisible murderous aura.

Ryan was stunned: "What are you doing?"

"Thank you for your hard work, sir!"

"?"

"Report!" the large man standing on the far left of the seven shouted, "By order of Grand Duke Maganna, obey the orders of Lord Ryan!"

"..."

"Everyone, introduce yourselves!"

Starting with the big man, everyone introduced their basic situation to Ryan.

The big man, the team leader, is named Gluck, a third-level transcendent and a professional soul eater.

Member Blood Clothes, a second-level transcendent, and a shadow hunter.

Member Adi, a second-level transcendent, a near-tactician.

Member Oger, a first-level transcendent and dark magician.

Member Myron, a first-level transcendent and a near-tactician.

Member Lanny, a first-level transcendent and puppeteer.

Member An, a first-level transcendent and a spearman.

Ryan: "..."

Seven people, one level three, two level two, and four level one.

More importantly, these seven people gave him the feeling that they had super strong discipline, which was simply incomparable to ordinary organizations.

To the point that Ryan even had the illusion that these seven people could overthrow the entire Fire Covenant in Berman City.

"Are you really sent by the Grand Duke?" Ryan was a little bit unbelievable. Although Maganna said that she would send support, the layout of Berman City was broken because of Adler's death. Now that he took over the position, his future was bleak no matter how he looked at it.

Is it really appropriate to send out a luxurious lineup in this situation?

"Yes," Gluck replied, "The Grand Duke said that everything should be based on Lord Ryan's orders."

"Just the seven of you?"

"There are still hundreds of ordinary members. I have asked them to hide and wait for Lord Ryan's orders at any time."

"That's it..."

Ryan smacked his lips, thinking that this time he really couldn't repay the favor.

"Well, let them hide first. The situation in Berman City is unstable right now, so don't worry." Ryan pressed his hand. "As for the seven of you, you can stay in this base. I'll notify you if there's a mission."

Gluck said, "Please allow us to keep you safe."

"Me? No, no, no, I don't need it." Ryan shook his head, "I'm the director of the Administrative Bureau now, no one dares to touch me."

"This is the task entrusted to you by the Grand Duke," Gluck said stubbornly.

Before setting off, Maganna specifically instructed that everything should be done with Ryan's safety as the prerequisite. Who made him weak? He had brains but was weak. Maganna didn't want Ryan to die in Berman City like Adler.

Ryan was helpless. He could see that Gluck and the others were stubborn. Unless he could convince Maganna, it would be useless.

After discussion, it was finally decided that Xueyi and An would be responsible for his safety. Xueyi was a shadow hunter, a killer profession with strange changes. He was also a second-level transcendent, and his hard power was second only to Gluck.

Although An is a first-level extraordinary person, as a gunman, she has the advantage of long-range protection. On weekdays, they are not suitable to be with Ryan, so An's abilities can be maximized.

But think about it from another angle, if these two people have been following him, then he must be careful not to reveal anything in his future actions.

Fortunately, the second character 'Xia Li' will be available soon, and I can leave the tasks to the secondary character in the future.

"Magna didn't arrange this on purpose to test my composition, did she? That shouldn't be the case. If she had any doubts, she would have investigated secretly."

Ryan thought and gave Gluck a task: to investigate Bill and Colonel Hart. He hadn't figured out the purpose of the sacrifice yet, and it was too risky to let Lin Qi do it. After all, he was working for Magna, so Ryan wouldn't be heartbroken even if these people died.

"Remember, don't let Bill find out. I suspect he's also a transcendent. As for Hart, we must also pay close attention to him to see if he has any connection with the Cairnt military."

After giving a few instructions, Ryan left the base and then took the time to rent a new place at the real estate center in Midtown.

It was no longer convenient to commute to work from Dongcheng District. Houses in Zhongcheng District were too expensive to buy, but I could afford to rent one.

Ryan picked a good location and rented a detached house.

Jonathan and Jack came to help with the move.

"There's something. If you want to advance, don't worry. Tell me and I'll prepare it for you."

Jonathan asked in a relaxed tone while carrying a large cabinet.

"How can it be that fast?" Ryan followed, holding his things. "How long have I been a transcendent?"

"Hey~ You underestimate your talent. Burning six stars, if you have enough soul jade, it won't even take half a month to break through from the first level to the second level."

After knowing Ryan's magical talent, Jonathan specifically looked up some relevant information. The highest magic test here can only reach A level, but if it is a more sophisticated testing ceremony, it can also measure a higher S level.

Judging from his performance in the previous ceremony, Ryan's talent is definitely more than just A, and given the commonly recorded cultivation speed of S-level talents, it is normal to break through the rank in half a month.

"real or fake?"

"Why would I lie to you? Generally speaking, someone with your talent can advance by consuming about 3,000 soul jades every day."

The experiences are summarized, and this information can also be found in the Fire Covenant.

Moreover, the difference in talent represents the upper limit and the speed of cultivation, and has nothing to do with the magic power required for advancement. Advancement is only related to the profession. Taking his profession of Son of the Sun as the standard, he used almost three thousand units of soul jade when he advanced.

"Three thousand?"

Ryan had a strange expression on his face.

"Yes, I absorb about 200 units every day... What, you're out of soul jade?"

"...Yes, I searched a lot of that stuff from Adler's house."

"That's fine, you keep it for yourself."

Jonathan didn't care. He didn't follow Ryan when the house was searched before. He just wanted to keep whatever Ryan found for himself.

But Ryan was a little confused. Although he had a lot of things to deal with these days, he never stopped practicing. He practiced whenever he had time, and even absorbed soul jade when he was free in the office.

Over the past few days, the efficiency of absorbing soul jades has become higher and higher. Three thousand units have been directly consumed, but there is no feeling of breaking through the second level.

In terms of efficiency, he seems to be much more efficient than Jonathan described.

But when it comes to advancement, although there is no system marking of the level, Ryan feels that he will probably have to spend another 3,000 soul jades to reach it.

"Captain, what if more soul jades are needed to advance? What does that mean?" he asked.

Jonathan paused, realizing Ryan's situation might be different. However, he didn't point it out. Instead, he said, "If that's the case, it's most likely due to the characteristics of the class. The more powerful the class, the more difficult it is to change classes and advance."

"I see."

"Don't worry." Jonathan said with a smile, cigarette in his mouth. "You have to practice steadily. There's no need to rush for just one or two days."

Ryan didn't say anything, wondering what kind of job he was doing.

...

At night, in the new room.

Ryan sat cross-legged in the room with a pile of soul jades beside him.

As the cultivation process continues, the number of soul jades is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If Jonathan were here, he would probably be so surprised that the cigarette would fall to the ground, because Ryan's speed of absorbing soul jade has surpassed many second-level transcendents.

About an hour later, Ryan opened his eyes and exhaled softly.

"It still doesn't work. I don't feel like I'm advancing at all. If the magic power required to advance is related to my profession, then is my profession really that awesome?"

He couldn't help but think of the situation on the day of his job change. The scene in the other world was too shocking, but he could not find any information about the pyramid or the pilgrimage scene.

According to historical records, large-scale pilgrimage customs in recent times can be traced back to thousands of years ago, but have almost disappeared in modern times.

So what he saw was definitely not related to the ceremony arranged by Jonathan, but was caused by the job change. It's a pity that there is too little information about the Chosen Ones, otherwise he could refer to it to see if all the Chosen Ones would encounter this situation.

"Forget it, I still have enough soul jade. I don't believe I can't advance."

Relying on Lin Qi's speed in brushing soul jade, it is enough to support his future practice.

After taking a look at the situation of the two characters and finding no problem, Ryan continued to devote himself to his training.

Silent all night.

The next day, a piece of news from the border swept through the city of Berman - the army of the Kingdom of Kaint crossed the border of the empire and broke out in battle with the border garrison!

Although most people were not worried about this so-called military action and believed that the Kingdom of Caint was simply overestimating its own capabilities, Ryan knew that there was no necessary connection between overestimating one's own capabilities and attacking the city of Berman.

Judging from the current situation, it is entirely possible that the army of the Kingdom of Caint will reach the city of Berman in a few days.

As expected, when the war broke out the next day, the army of the Kingdom of Kaint had broken through the border defenses and officially entered the imperial territory.

Now the nobles and wealthy businessmen in Berman City began to panic.

The border is not far from here. The army can get there in two or three days. If they can hijack the train, they can reach Berman City in half a day. This time, the number of troops of the Kingdom of Caint is as high as over ten thousand.

The only city that could stop this army was the border city of Kosotho, but Kosotho had no intention of sending troops so far.

This is the disadvantage of lords having their own troops. The troops in the territory are directly dispatched by the lords, their interests are tied to the lords, and they have little sense of imperial honor.

Unless the Kainte army takes the initiative to attack Kosotoya, there will be no battle.

Ryan originally thought that Maganna was going to take advantage of the opportunity to do something. After all, as long as she led her army to attack, this territory in the south of the empire would naturally be under her control.

If there is no war, there is no legitimate reason to mobilize the army. If you send troops out at will, it is called rebellion.

To his surprise, Maganna did not make any movement. Seeing that the army of the Kingdom of Caint was heading towards this side, Ryan became a little restless.