Chapter 301: Advancement and Direction

Chapter 301: Advancement and Direction



Swordmaster Branch.

Exchange Hall Service Desk.

A tall young man in silver armor approached.

"How may I help you, sir?" The young female staff member's eyes lit up as she saw Ren and immediately stood up.

"I'd like to have an item appraised."

"Of course, sir. Please follow me." The young woman led Ren to a nearby rest room.

"Sir, is your item a potion, equipment, or raw material?" she asked.

Asla looked puzzled.

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"Of course not. As I understand, detailed information about this should only be available in the Imperial Capital or the Bius Assembly School. Most masters skilled in puppetry are there, so perhaps Lord Ren could inquire there."

"What about this crystal?" Ren took out the smaller white crystal from within his metal prosthetic and asked.

"However, regarding the shares, can they be registered under someone else's name?"

This meant that he could adjust the weight and length of the spear in his hand at any time, thereby increasing the power of his spear throws.

Ren nodded with a smile and said, "That would be perfect. But I still need to think about it first. I might need to trouble Lady Olena later."

Ren thought for a moment and then pointed at the Lava Heart, saying, "I'd like to know if it can be used as a weapon."

Although Ren could still self-study to improve his Shadow Spear Throw skill, the process would be slow.

"Well, you just need to pay attention to some minor details, such as finger strength and adjusting the force."

"After receiving authorization from the Admiral, I went to talk with Drake, the representative of the Lorenz family, this morning."

The two sat in the living room.

Soon, an elderly man with grayish-white curly hair and a thick yellow beard followed the young staff member into the room.

This invitation was similar to the one he had received during his time as a Baron, but he hadn't even used the previous one yet, and now it had been updated to a Viscount's invitation. - Midnight, 12 a.m.

At this stage, if he could obtain 10% of the shares in Axson Auction House, he would likely be able to exchange them for valuable resources with the help of Madame Jennifer's business acumen.

The icon's design was simple: a strong silhouette with widely spread legs, the left arm raised diagonally, and the right arm holding a spear, poised in a spinning spear throw.

Extor's Residence.

"Master Dubes, this is Diamond Rank Sword Fighter Captain, Lord Ren," the young woman introduced.

Ren immediately thought of the 'Bius Assembly School', as the notes mentioned them as the supplier when he purchased the spell 'Metal Transformation'.

Ren's Physical Stage Two Limit Break value had reached 52%, and it wouldn't be long before he entered the peak Great Knight stage.

"I obtained this while fighting an enemy."

Additionally, he needed to improve his Breathing Technique.

"This is the invitation letter for the Viscount ceremony. Four days from now, on the last Sunday of Grass Moon, the ceremony will be held at the Minster Duke's manor. Please don't forget to attend."

Ren thought for a moment and quickly agreed, "I'm available. Let's go now."

"If you have any questions, I can help you contact the relevant experts."

Hearing Olena's words, Ren's eyebrows twitched as he thought, 'So soon?'

"Of course, Lord Ren also wishes to proceed immediately," the staff member smiled.

"The rest is just a matter of practice."

He was eager to learn about puppetry knowledge, but given the current situation, he might only have the opportunity to do so if he joined the Bius Assembly School or went to the Imperial Capital.

"Master Dubes, hello," Ren bowed slightly and continued, "I need your help to appraise something."

When Ren took out the heart-shaped red crystal from the wooden box, Master Dubes' eyes widened in surprise.

【You have learned a new skill - Shadow Spear Throw】

When the time came, this Marquis family wouldn't pose much of a threat.

"Yes, Instructor Asla, Lord Ren specifically requested to spar with you. You see, over here," the staff member said respectfully.

If it only served this purpose, it would be quite useless to him.

No one would mess with the Glory Points.

"The second-best use is for engraving Fire-type spell arrays on giant puppets, although the energy conversion efficiency is slightly inferior, they are still very practical."

Hearing Ren's question, Master Dubes smiled and said, "

It's not that bows are bad.

"Since the items involve different fields, I need to contact different appraisal masters."

But he couldn't say this directly.

"By the way, Lord Ren, there's one more thing.

Lady Olena smiled and took out an invitation-like item from her bag, handing it to Ren.

After thoroughly studying the Shadow Spear Throwing Technique, Ren closed his eyes slightly, deep in thought.

"The Construct School?"

The short steel spear was almost half-inserted into the massive cylindrical metal block of the attack power tester!

This point was something Ren understood very well.

Just as Ren reached the door of the third-floor suite, he saw Lady Olena approaching from the other end of the corridor.

But if he only gave one, could the other one be pacified? For Ren, as time passed, his strength would only grow stronger.

"What did you say? A Star-piercing Swordmaster Captain is looking for me?" The burly man couldn't hide his surprise.

However, what he was more interested in was the origin of the Lava Heart and its usefulness.

"They expressed their willingness to unconditionally transfer 10% of the Axson Auction House's Miester branch to Captain Ren. This share originally belonged to the Marquis Orense family and was their entire stake in the Miester branch."

After just a few readings, the system notification appeared: [You have studied the Shadow Spear Throwing Technique, and your understanding has increased!]



"Whether you choose to hold it or sell it, you can gain considerable profits."

His training fees were expensive, and most Swordmasters couldn't afford them, so they were mostly taught in small groups. This was similar for other instructors.

"Master Dibbs, what exactly is the use of this Lava Heart? Aside from using it as a means of enhancement when summoning lava creatures..." Ren couldn't help but ask.

He needed to think it over carefully. Before leaving the exchange hall, Ren replenished some Hardened Fine Gold Ingots and Enchanted Silver Ingots and also exchanged an extraordinary combat technique related to spear throwing, the 'Shadow Spear Throwing Technique'.

"You're welcome, Captain Ren. By the way, that research master, you know, he might have a bit of a temper..." Lady Olena chose her words carefully.

Of course, there was an even more important reason.

"I see." Ren nodded.

The next moment, a bright light flashed in her beautiful eyes, as if she had remembered something, she said, "Captain Ren, I just remembered that there are a few Puppetry Masters related to the Construct School in Miester recently."

"Of course." Ren smiled and took the spear, weighing it in his hand.

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"Master, I just went to the library, and I found that our branch doesn't seem to have any specific blueprints or books related to puppetry, most of them are just general discussions." Ren asked.

Ever since seeing 'Iron Man's' metal prosthetic limb, Ren had new ideas about 'Metal Morph' and metal-based wizards.

"By the way, Captain Ren, Master Dibbs' appraisal fee is 50 to 200 merit points, depending on the rarity of the item. You see, this fee..."

However, the instructors naturally preferred one-on-one training, as it was less tiring and earned more merit points.

"But if it's the heart of a Lava Hound, then the Lava Monster will transform into the form of a Lava Hound after merging with this Lava Heart."

"Umm..." For a moment, Yasla didn't know how to respond.

The capable-looking woman paused for a moment, then said,

"It's just a little light."

"Last night, I reported this to General Edward, and he was quite angry."

"Hehe, Captain Ren, this Lava Heart is very rare, at least it's not available in our branch. If you want to exchange it, you'll have to go to the Imperial Capital."

In just a few days of subtle transformation, Ren's physical second-stage limit value increased by nearly two percentage points.

So, Ren put away the Lava Heart and took out a piece of Iron Man's metal prosthetic limb, handing it to Master Dibbs, "Master, do you have any knowledge about this?"

"If it's Earth Magic, then it's even less, maybe increasing by half a level or less."

But in half a year, in his eyes, they would become insignificant ants.

"Hmm, speed up!"

This was mainly because he had encountered a Lava Giant, a massive creature with scorching lava, making him feel the lack of long-range combat capabilities once again.

"Tweet!"

It was hardly any different from a toothpick.

"Hmm? A Star-piercing Swordmaster Captain?" Master Dibbs' eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Ren.

However, the tiny arrows, compared to the giant creature with a height of nine meters and a weight of several dozen tons or even nearly a hundred tons, could only cause limited damage.

Master Dibbs' story immediately reminded Ren of the battery of a tram from his past life.

This rapid progress had two main reasons. First, it was due to continuous skill point allocation, and now his strength, agility, and constitution had all reached 46 points or higher, with strength at 48 points.

But spear throwing was different!

On the second floor of the training building, inside an office,

"Lady Olena, thank you for your hard work. Please come in and talk,"

"This should be the heart of a legendary Lava Giant.

"

He carefully recalled Ren's throwing motion, which was almost perfect, if he had to nitpick, it would be the hand posture.

Ren took the spear and examined it, nodding, "Yes, I'll participate."

10% of the shares?

Ren, who had just become a Battlehammer Wizard, gained the core skill 'Soul Shattering Hammer', an incredibly powerful technique.

"Okay, my lord, please show me your insignia."

Among the five prerequisites, the first and fourth conditions had been met, and the fifth condition - the attribute point requirement - didn't seem to pose any difficulty at the moment.

The heavy spear, when thrown at high speed, could also inflict considerable damage on giant creatures.

The speed was beyond what ordinary people could imagine!

With such power, are you really a novice, needing training guidance? It's more like you're guiding me. "Captain Ren, have you never practiced throwing spears before?" Asla adjusted her address to 'you'.

"I'd like to ask, Captain Ren, are you satisfied with this compensation?"

After the spear's shadow passed, a sharp whistling sound followed.

Olena, of course, considered Ren's squad members, Vinica and Evelyn, were considered Ren's lovers.

"It's like this, Captain Ren. If we report this to the Imperial Senate, the other party might suffer greater losses, but it won't bring you any benefits."

Exter took a sip of Bordeaux and turned to ask, "Freeman, what about you? Any updates from Minter?"

"Burgess, is the blood crystal collection ready?" Exter smiled, swirling the Bordeaux in his glass.

With the foundation of five different types of Extraordinary Battle Techniques, learning the Shadow Spear Throwing Technique wasn't too difficult for Ren.

Ren thought for a moment and asked, "Lady Olena, what do you think?"

Ren nodded, "Okay, Lady Olena, then let's go with your idea."

Half a day passed.

[Your skill Shadow Spear Throwing has improved, +1 experience] Below the Weapon Master (Legendary) profession panel, a new icon appeared among the ten or so skill icons.

"It should be the original skill." Ren thought for a moment and replied.

"At that time, General Edward will also attend, it will be a grand occasion, one of the most important events in Minter Province this year."

"High Priest, just one more, and it should be done tomorrow."

"No problem." Ren nodded.

When Asla entered the room and saw Ren's youthful face, she thought, 'Did I get it wrong? He's so young, and he's already a Star-level Swordmaster Captain?'

She remembered that Drak had only mentioned 2% to her before.

That was the second condition, 'Mastering nine different Great Techniques', and the third condition, 'Breaking the physical limit by 90%', would require considerable time and energy to fulfill.

"But Captain Ren, I haven't heard of him before. Is he a newcomer?"

As for why he chose a spear-type Extraordinary Battle Technique?

And so, after repeated use, the charging effect began to weaken.

"Captain Ren, greetings." Dibs' attitude immediately became more solemn.

"This level of craftsmanship should be the work of a master puppeteer, but I'm not very familiar with it."

"Not yet." Olena shook her head.

And don't forget, Ren's innate sorcery is 'Metal Morph'.

As for sorcery, after raising the defensive 'Metal Barrier' to lv12, he could put it aside for now, unless he encountered other sorceries that were more compatible.

As a Thousand Blade King, an epic-level profession, once he changed professions, Ren believed his strength would significantly increase.

"Cough, Captain Ren, please throw it once for me, can you?" Asla took a steel short spear from the room and handed it to Ren.

"Also, you crushed the Blood Peak Mercenaries. According to my understanding, the strongest force they can dispatch is no match for you. That is to say, unless they personally take the field, they won't pose a threat to you, but that possibility is extremely slim."

"Lord Ren, this is Master Dibs."

But this time, he planned to use a more efficient way to improve.

A young girl was reporting something to a burly middle-aged man.

"For example, it can be used on special war golems. This is a fire-earth dual-energy crystal used to drive a war golem engraved with a lava sorcery array, that's perfect."

Or through the channel of Axsen Auction House, to obtain some unique resources.

Seeing this, Captain Ren might indeed be a beginner at spear throwing!

Under Asla's meticulous guidance, and with the blessing of the passive skill 'Extraordinary Comprehension', in just one morning, Ren's 'Shadow Spear Throwing' reached lv4 (12/1000).

"Your core muscle groups in the waist and abdomen are already well-developed, and your rotational burst power is also exceptional. These aspects don't require additional training."

Ren was slightly startled upon hearing this.

Suddenly, Ren turned his hips and took a step forward! A silver lightning bolt shot out from Ren's fingertip, striking a test dummy over 10 meters away.

That was the prerequisite for the Epic-tier job 'Thousand Blade King'—'Master nine different Great Techniques.'

"Oh, this is a purified energy crystal. The originally chaotic attributes of the crystal, when purified through a special purification sorcery array, will be unified into a crystal without attributes, thus expanding its application range."

Ren had already fulfilled 5 out of 9 requirements. Just four more to go.

When he first saw Ren, although he didn't look down on him, deep down, he didn't hold much regard for him either.

"Sure," Ren nodded.

When Ren handed over the crystal emblem, the female clerk was taken aback. She accepted it with both hands and looked at Ren with respect. Then, she smiled sweetly and quickly left.

In the town of Barrington, near the city of Minter.

"As long as you, Lord Ren, authorize and agree, this shouldn't be a big issue." Lady Olena nodded.

Seeing Ren, Lady Olena smiled faintly and said, "Lord Ren, I was just looking for you. There's a reply from the Aksen Auction House."

"Of course, if it's purely Fire Sorcery, the power increase will be around ten percent."

"By the way, Lady Olena, regarding the Construct Assembly School, is there a branch in Minter?" Ren asked, thinking of something else.

Shadow Spear Throwing Technique lv1 (1/100).

"Of course, after repeated use, it won't return to its initial full-capacity state, but it can still provide around seventy to eighty percent of its energy storage effect."

"Alright, my lord, if it's raw materials, I recommend Master Dibbs from our branch. He's skilled in raw material appraisal."

After that, Ren headed towards his residence.

"Oh, these are puppet parts. The craftsmanship is quite exquisite." Master Dibbs' eyes lit up as he gently caressed the metal prosthetic's inner side and examined its internal structure.

Therefore, it seemed that the Epic-tier job 'Thousand Blade King' wasn't particularly difficult to attain. Naturally, it became Ren's top choice.

According to the other party's explanation, the annual income was around twenty thousand gold coins. So, ten percent meant an annual dividend of nearly one hundred thousand gold coins, which was quite a substantial amount.

After hearing about the uses of the Lava Heart, Ren had a comprehensive understanding of its purpose.

"Actually, there are several sources for the Lava Heart. As long as a Lava creature reaches the Legendary tier, there's a certain probability of obtaining one."

"Additionally, its uses are quite extensive."

"For an individual, if they wield this Lava Heart or make it into a staff when casting Lava Sorcery, it can increase their sorcery power by about one and a half levels."

"Yes, the Assembly School. The Assembly School researches puppet construction and other types of sorcery creations." Master Dibbs nodded.

"According to what Captain Ren said, after the enemy used this Lava Heart to enhance the Lava Monster, it turned into a Lava Giant. This precisely indicates its origin."

Judging by its appearance, the depth was about 0.7 to 0.8 meters. "Hiss~" Master Asla's eyes widened, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

"Actually, it's somewhat related to you. Do you remember that giant axe golem guardian you defeated in Wales County?"

Master Dibbs carefully picked up the red crystal and examined it closely. After a while, he said:

At the same time, the capable housewife was curious about this person. Could it be one of Lord Ren's two little lovers?

Regarding the choice of an appraiser, Ren didn't have any particular requirements. As long as they could answer his questions, that was enough.

"Well, I personally suggest that you, Lord Ren, consider accepting this ten percent as compensation."

"These few masters are currently in Minter researching this ancient cult."

"Your Excellency, there's a situation. That Ren I mentioned to you before seems to have fought with someone at the Novice tier last night."

Ren opened a pale yellow parchment, which was precisely the 'Shadow Spear Throwing Technique.'

"Yeah, I just learned it today."

The spear's speed exceeded the speed of sound! "Boom!"

"Master Dibbs, if this is used as the energy source for a giant puppet or a giant puppet's energy source, can it only be used once?"

Ren nodded upon hearing this.

"Judging from the battle scene, it seems that Ren's strength has improved again!" Freeman spoke with a worried expression.

"Tsk, Freeman, you're just scared by Myester, right! The Novice tier isn't something we should worry about." Exter smiled.

"You!" Freeman's face turned angry.

"Alright! Freeman has a point. As long as the opponent isn't Legendary, they're not our focus."

(End of Chapter)

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