Svadilfari, Wilderness World.
Ryan rode Winter's Chill freely across this wilderness, with the strong wind howling in his ears, and Cloud Sea in the sky receding into the distance, as if hundreds of days had passed in this short period of time.
The earth seemed to have no end, and the distant mountains were submerged by wind and snow. Among the lonely [Volund's Forge], Brock was wielding the artifact hammer, trying to hammer out a powerful weapon that had never been seen before.
The heat of Qi and blood dispelled the coldness of the world, and Ryan came to the war horse breeding base of Archmage McCann.
"Sir Grand Mage Macken, your wisdom astounds Deities."
Grand Mage Macken was lying on a chair in his rare free time. In his hand, there was a transparent vessel, in which was swaying precious fruit wine that could only be found in this world.
"Haha, the reason why Deities is afraid of the rise of magic is because the birth of magic makes Deities feel threatened."
"Sir Baron Ryan, your talent for earning Gold Punk is the best I have ever seen."
Ryan also laughed.
Just in the morning, Andara Kingdom's team came back, bringing with them the goodwill of the Grand Duke and many nobles.
At the same time, the team that went to Calais Province in the south to trade with the Clayton Family and his father-in-law's family came back, bringing more trade orders.
Of course, there is also a letter from his fiancée, Avril·Melendez Family.
There was not much communication in the letters, but Viscount Melendez's letter mentioned that Avril was progressing in the Magic Academy's studies and would soon be able to finish his studies and then go to Frozen Earth Territory to get married.
Seeing this, Ryan couldn't help but be speechless. He had never had such an experience in two lifetimes, so he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, so he came to Svadilfari and changed places to gallop freely.
I have just received a letter from afar, so I am not too embarrassed to ride on that wild horse in the castle tonight.
Hearing the news brought by Ryan, Grand Mage Macken couldn't help but be slightly startled.
"The descendant of the Mayers Family, a noble from the fiefdom Lordship, was assassinated."
"That old friend must be very angry. I wonder if Nightmare Knights will participate in South's battlefield."
There was worry in Grand Mage Macken's eyes, which made Ryan unable to help but wonder.
"You seem to really don't want Grand Duke Mayers to participate in the war?"
"Not just him, but any Four Grand Dukes member of the empire would be in for a huge disaster if his Extraordinary Legion were allowed to enter Thousand Lakes Province."
"The background of Four Grand Dukes is no less than that of Imperial House. If we join forces, Imperial House will also have to avoid its edge."
"Did you know? A hundred years ago, when War of the Deities Across Planes just ended, the Columbus Royal Family and Four Grand Dukes families were collectively called First Empire."
"At that time, Imperial House and Four Grand Dukes will represent the entire empire."
"Of course, I don't want Ryan your father to join the war. Count Clayton Family's strength has become terrifying under the leadership of your father."
"Among the Magic Academy, many demons Mages have helped Clayton Family do something."
"Later we communicated that your father had at least seven Otherworld Plane."
"Each one will not be inferior to the Mountain Forest World discovered by Thundercloud County."
"Of course, you..."
Suddenly thinking of Ryan, Grand Mage Macken shook his head and stopped talking.
It seems that Ryan, the son, seems to be more favored by Deities than Count Clayton.
"You just need to understand that if necessary, the great nobles of the empire can unite to have the power to fight Deities."
What does "if necessary" mean? Ryan doesn't understand. He has a similar understanding of the politics, social structure and economy of this world, but when it comes to the extraordinary side, he still seems to be in the initial stages.
This is not surprising, after all, after traveling through time, experience and knowledge are limited to this.
History books don't teach anything about extraordinary things.
Grand Mage Macken doesn't understand either. This is what his teacher, the senior who has single-handedly developed Highland Warhorse, said.
other side.
Black Swan of the Church has entered Frozen Earth Territory, and has even broken into the castle on Rhino Horn Mountain. This castle, which is not covered by any magic Mystic Runes, cannot stop them from walking invisible at all.
However, they did not find Ryan.
"He's not here?"
The shadows in the darkness were whispering, and some assassins were silent and confused. There were actually nobles who were not in their castles at night.
"Where could he be?"
"Archbishop said he is a believer in our Lord, maybe... he is praying?"
"Praying in the dark?"
"Waiting for the moment when Dawn arrives?"
"How about waiting until daytime?"
"Okay."
In the darkness, the shadows are silent, and Black Swan Assassin hidden in the shadows stands like a Gargoyle.
However, at a certain moment.
There are no towering trees on Rhino Horn Mountain, only some ornamental trees planted in the castle.
In the dark night, a leaf that was not supposed to fall tonight fell off silently. It glided in a zigzag pattern. When the fifth glide revealed the other side of the leaf, the lines on the leaf lit up in the darkness.
The extreme speed caused the leaf to split into two. Without the advantage of resisting gravity, it was no longer light. The two halves of the leaf quickly fell towards the ground, but what was faster than its falling speed was the swaying of blood in the darkness.
The shadows were shaking, and the walls of the castle were originally pitch black, but in just a few dozen seconds, an inexplicable light would appear, reflecting every moment in the dark castle.
In one moment, outlines flashed, and in another moment, slender weapons streaked across the wall. Only then did it seem possible to realize that the flash of light in the darkness was the explosion of huge blazing energy at the moment of metal collision.
boom!!!
The stone wall collapsed, and Brandt broke in with Knight's Greatsword in hand. Just as Ryan once said, there is no place for assassins on the battlefield. The moment he came here, this place became his battlefield.
There was a stag neighing behind him, and it was difficult for him to spot the enemy in the shadows. Fortunately, Apia spoke at this time.
"Left!"
Boom!
The great sword fell, and Knight Battle Aura tore through the darkness.
Huh~!
When Ryan returned to Rhino Horn Mountain from Svadilfari Plains the next day, he saw that he was missing a large piece of the castle.
The soldier pulled off his cloak, and what was exposed in front of Ryan were thin corpses with pale skin.
Seven in total.
"Six of them escaped. I couldn't catch up with them. They are stronger than me. If it weren't for the fact that the assassin skills are not as good as ours, and we sneaked up on them, we wouldn't have survived a head-on collision."
There were three staggered blood marks on Apia's chest, and on the other side, five Catfolk assassins had died last night.
They clearly attacked by surprise, and they had the right location and people, but they still won miserably.
He also didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing in Frozen Earth Territory just after returning from the Andara Kingdom.
"Whose assassin could this be?"
Ryan looked at these pale corpses whose skin looked like they had been soaked in water, with thoughts in their eyes.
Northwind Province What is impossible for oneself is an outsider.
Ryan thought of the dead Valente Meyers, and it seemed that there were not many answers.
"I didn't expect the Church to be so sinister?"
Ryan laughed, he was very happy, yes.
If the Church is a believer who has such devout and fanatical beliefs as Adriana and those missionaries, but abandons everything else for their faith, Ryan will really be afraid of the Church.
Fanatics are unreasonable.
But now, he is not so afraid.
These assassins most likely came from the Church to come to him for nothing, so the proportion of faith reasons is very small. Which of those Light Pioneer is not more valuable to assassinate than Baron Ryan.
On the contrary, there is a large proportion of politics.
"Archbishop also has a rival in the Church."
"Apia? You said they are stronger than you?"
"Yes, Master."
Apia lowered his head and said, their Catfolk assassins were indeed born on this extraordinary path.
But one percent of talent and ninety-nine percent of resources will also create a huge gap.
"Then work hard and become stronger than them."
"I don't want you to lose in the next duel, and I don't want my life to continue to be threatened by these things."
Ryan pointed at the ground. The chests of several corpses had sunken and their hearts were turning into thick water. They were obviously not normal people.
"Follow your wishes."
Apia knelt on the ground. Of course he understood that this was Ryan's intention to bless them Catfolk on a large scale.