The gathering place was arranged by the Kaoya royal family, not in the city of Saint-Williams, but in a secluded manor outside the city.

Emperor Kaoya did not participate in this gathering, although he is the Emperor, his strength is not strong, and this kind of gathering led by a level 9 Sword Saint and a level 9 Holy Demon Master, the identity of the Emperor is not very useful, and it is not as important as a few level 8 Great Sword Masters of the royal family.

When Ryan followed Ceshudi and Matthews to the manor, he was welcomed by the manor's owner, Frank Lampard, a level 8 swordsman of the royal family.

Before coming, Ryan had learned that Lampard was the most powerful person in the Kaoya Empire's royal family, and he was the other person that Matthews had agreed to take to the Northern Secret Realm. However, it is not known whether Lampard is thinking about the royal family of the Kaoya Empire, or if he is really greedy for the treasures of the Northern Secret Realm, Lampard initiated a proposal to limit the number of level 8 great swordsmen, so he has the support of other level 8 great swordsmen.

At this moment, Lampard welcomes Cheshudi and Matthews, who will enter the northern secret realm in the future, and if he encounters danger, he will need the help of Cheshudi and Matthews and others. Therefore, although he had to bring many level 8 great sword masters to negotiate with Che Shudi and the others, he did not dare to offend Che Shudi and the others at all.

Frank Lampard met Ryan, and it was easy to guess that Ryan was the one who took another place for Matthews, although he didn't know Ryan, but from Ryan's age and Ryan's iconic big figure, it was easy to guess that Ryan was the level 8 great swordsman and level 8 magister who had been in the limelight recently. Frank Lampard did not show hostility, but nodded to Ryan, exuding the demeanor of Imperial royalty.

Ryan nodded as well. Even if it was a hello, he was equally quiet. Frank Lampard was polite but also vigilant.

"Master Cheshudi. Master Matthews, several other masters have arrived, waiting for the two to arrive. Frank Lampard smiled and welcomed the crowd inside.

Everyone soon came to the reception hall in the manor, there were already many people sitting in it, Ryan looked at it, although there was no clear distinction, but in the upper position, there were four people sitting, obviously the 9th level Sword Saint and the 9th level Holy Demon Master. And in the lower position, there were more than a dozen level 8 great sword masters.

In the Kaoya Empire, a place that admires swordsmen, the level 8 mage is weaker in comparison, and it is difficult to ensure safety when entering the northern secret realm, so only the level 8 great swordsman who wants to go to the northern secret realm this time, and there is no level 8 mage.

Soon, Ryan saw someone he knew, and in the seat above, there was a level 9 sword saint Vepsis. And in the lower position, there is the Saint Andy family's level 8 great sword master Lei Qi. Ryan couldn't help but be angry when he saw Rhezzie, the last time Rhezzie used Vepsis's hand to deal with him. Ryan hasn't retaliated yet, but Ryan knows that now is not the time to do it, and there is a chance to trouble Rhezzie again in the future.

As soon as Cheshudi and Matthews entered the hall. The level 8 great sword masters sitting below left their seats one after another to say hello, seemingly flattering Cheshudi and Matthews. Apparently. They all have the same mindset as Lampard and will not easily offend the two. Of course. There were also two level 8 great sword masters who didn't come forward to curry favor, but just stood up and made a silent salute. Ryan was a little puzzled, but after thinking about it quickly, he understood that these two level 8 great sword masters must be people from the south of the continent, because there was a level 9 holy demon master sitting in the seat above, and these two level 8 great sword masters must have gone to the northern secret realm as protectors.

After a while, Cheshudi and Matthews came to the upper seat and sat down, and the top seat was reserved for Cheshudi, because Cheshudi was the oldest among the people, and perhaps not the most powerful, but everyone else respected Cheshudi and left the top position to Cheshudi.

Ryan found a seat in the lower seat himself, and he didn't know anyone but Rhezzie, so he found a seat in the outermost and most remote way, which was very low-key.

Ryan followed Cheshudi and Matthews in, and was very faceless, so once everyone sat down, many people in the audience looked at Ryan, among them, Razzi's eyes were full of hatred, and Vepsis above had a cold gaze and a slight disdain.

Seeing this, Che Shudi introduced Ryan and said, "Everyone, I would like to introduce you to a new master, this one is the Rank 8 Great Sword Master and Rank 8 Magister from the Osedon family, Ryan. ”

Ryan stood up and silently gave a swordsman salute to the crowd.

Suddenly, everyone who didn't know Ryan suddenly understood, and looked at Ryan more eagerly. Recently, Ryan's deeds have spread throughout the Kaoya Empire, but Ryan's battle with the St. Andy's family and the battle with Vepsis have not spread, so the stories circulating outside are only Ryan's deeds of becoming an 8-level great sword master and a level 8 mage, as well as a limited number of battle deeds. Therefore, after people heard Ryan's name, they were not too shocked except for curiosity, and obviously did not know Ryan's strength.

Next, Cheshudi introduced Ryan to the others, mainly the Level 9 Professionals who sat in the upper position.

In addition to Vepsis, the other of the three rank 9 sword masters in the Kaoya Empire was Simonster, who was an old man in his sixties, his short and thin stature made him look very inconspicuous, but he had unimaginable strength.

In addition, there is also a level 9 sword saint Su Li and a level 9 holy demon master Menyes in the upper position, they are both coming from the kingdom principality in the south of the continent close to the Kaoya Empire, and Menyes also brought two level 8 great sword masters as protectors to go to the northern secret realm together according to the previous practice.

When introducing everyone to Ryan, Vepsis didn't react at all coldly, which made Ryan a little embarrassed in addition to embarrassing Ryan, and also embarrassing Cheshudi. Simonster didn't seem to have heard much of Ryan's reputation, but it seemed certain that Ryan was related to Cheshudi and Matthews, so he just nodded quietly. Sully and Menyes, who were from the southern part of the continent, didn't seem to have heard much of Ryan's reputation, but as guests, they began to smile and nod to Ryan as polite.

As for those level 8 great sword masters below, Che Shudi didn't introduce them to Ryan one by one, perhaps in Che Shudi's eyes, he didn't feel necessary.

Then, after the introduction, everyone fell silent for a while, Cheshudi, who was sitting at the top, did not speak, and Frank Lampard, the convener of the party, seemed to be thinking about how to negotiate with the level 9 professionals, and did not know how to speak for a while, resulting in a brief coldness.

Unexpectedly, it was Vepsis who spoke first, and what he did was unexpected, which was to embarrass Ryan. I saw him say coldly: "Your Excellency Cheshudi, I heard that you have arranged a candidate to protect Master Matthews. ”

"Yes." Cheshudi didn't know what Vepsis wanted to do, but he thought it was already a public thing, so he didn't deny it.

"It can't be this Ryan, right?"

Hearing this, Ryan's face turned cold, he didn't expect Vepsis to make trouble for himself at this time, although Vepsis hadn't started to make trouble yet, but since Ryan's name was mentioned, he would definitely not give up. It's a pity that Ryan's strength is insufficient, otherwise he would definitely not let Vepsis embarrass him, but now Ryan has no choice but to watch Vepsis embarrass himself.

"Yes." Cheshudi had already seen that Vepsis was targeting Ryan, and his face had turned unpleasant, but he didn't deny it.

"Then why is he? In terms of age and qualifications, he is the lowest one of all the people here, and in terms of strength, he is also lowly in ability. Could it be that His Excellency Cheshudi wants to show favoritism? Vepsis said coldly, this time, he not only embarrassed Ryan, but also embarrassed Shudi.

Obviously, in addition to seeing Ryan's displeasure, Vepsis seems to want to challenge the position of Cheshudi, among the three major level 9 sword saints in the Kaoya Empire, he is the youngest one, and he is ranked third on weekdays, but at the same time, he is the most ambitious one, and he usually has no chance, but now that he has the opportunity, he naturally wants to challenge the position of Cheshudi. Maybe he didn't have the idea of replacing it, but a blow to Cheshudi was what he was happy to do.

The others sitting above were slightly surprised, but did not react at all. Matthews was a little angry, but he didn't need to open his mouth to refute before Cheshudi could fight back.

The level 8 great sword masters sitting below were even more unlikely to speak at this moment, and those who had nothing to do with themselves all remained silent and watched the excitement. There was a hint of excitement on Lampard's face, he was worried about how to negotiate with the level 9 pros, and now that Vepsis was embarrassed by Ryan, it would be good for him, as long as he made his own request at the right time, maybe the level 9 pros would agree.

Redge's face was happy, he hated Ryan very much, but he couldn't help Ryan, so now as long as Ryan was in the slightest difficulty, he was happy. Last time, Rhezzy used Vepsis's hand to deal with Ryan, but it didn't work, and then maybe because their ancestors had a good relationship, Vepsis didn't hold Rhezzy accountable for using him, but just scolded Rheezie, so Rhezzie hated Ryan even more.

Cheshudi's face was dark, and he didn't seem to know how to answer Vepsis's words for a while, he was not angry that Vepsis questioned Ryan's ability, and it was easy to question Ryan when many people had not seen Ryan's strength. Cheshudi was furious that Vepsis had swept his face in such a way that it could be called unceremonious.

Ryan's face also changed drastically, he had wanted to use Cheshudi to deal with Vepsis, but now he couldn't stand up. Immediately, I saw Ryan stand up and say, "Your Excellency Vepsis, are you questioning my strength?" (To be continued.) )