Soul of Burning Steel

"His Majesty?"

Seeing that Israel hadn't spoken for a long time, Nash asked worriedly.

The opinions of this group of people in the church are too transgressive, making His Majesty angry?

This is indeed possible. In any case, Earl Radcliffe is a nobleman of the empire. Is it what the church wants? And even if the Earl is invited to help, at least a few people must be sent to hand over the formal documents and send out a solemn invitation, which can be regarded as respect.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged samurai couldn't help but nodded. Although such steps seemed a bit cumbersome, the formal process of communication between major forces was like this. It was impossible to want someone with just one sentence.

"It's really interesting... That's right, Eagle is not an idiot either."

On the side, Israel did not show any signs of anger, he just tapped the armrests of the seat rhythmically, nodded, and said thoughtfully: "The church is dealing with the dragon disaster now, they borrowed money from me. Going to the fusion star should be to go deep into a region polluted by chaos, and now, even the fusion star is not enough to meet their requirements..."

Having said that, he didn't continue talking.

The nuclear fusion star collected by the Diamond royal family is indeed not a powerful treasure in terms of purification ability alone. After all, there are great differences between various positive energies. The nuclear fusion star is similar to It is naturally the best choice to use the positive energy of sunlight as an energy source, but it is not as good as the holy light in terms of purification or healing.

And the holy light, in terms of pure purification, is not comparable to the "power of order" left by the sages.

If the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea is not for the purpose of preserving its strength, there is no need to ask the empire for help in response to the next concentrated attack of the main force of the mad dragon. But now, Israel believes that the church obviously encountered a big attack in that polluted area. Trouble, you can only pin your hopes on Joshua who possesses the power of order.

As for why it wasn't Brandon, the answer is very simple. Not long ago, Robzek and Saya saw Joshua make a move with their own eyes, and they also had a conversation. They have never seen Beidi before, nor are they familiar with it.

People will naturally choose what they are familiar with and understand.

"It's not a bad thing."

Noticing Nash's worried expression, Israel shook his head, thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. Radcliffe's strength is recognized by the Church of the Seven Gods, which is considered an honor. But even if I am the emperor, I cannot force a local nobleman to leave his territory and go to the far south on the other side of the continent."

"So, Nash, you tell Nostradamus about this, and he will pass it on."

His Majesty the Emperor gave a clear order: "As for whether to accept the church's invitation or not, it all depends on the mood of our Northern Earl."

On the same day, Nissier Snow Mountain, Winter Castle Academy.

Like an iceberg, four-fifths of Winterhold College is located inside the mountain, and only one-fifth is exposed. There are two reasons for this construction. First, there is not enough space on the entire snow mountain to go Second, the temperature inside the mountain is far warmer than the outside world, making it more suitable for human life.

At this time, in the deepest part of the academy, in the snow-capped mountain, on the big arena surrounded by crowds, a battle between apprentices has come to an end.

"You lost, Amira."

Kaifeng's sword rested on the girl's weak shoulders, and the blade exuding icy cold light was pressed against her fair neck, while the boy who was supposed to be her brother said in a calm tone: "This time I won."

"Well... you won this time, my brother."

Realizing that there was indeed no way to recover, the girl sighed helplessly, she turned her head slightly, and could see the silver sword light reflecting the faces of the two of them. Knowing that there was nothing to be done, the girl named Amira simply put down the short bow she was about to draw, and raised her hands to express her surrender: "Congratulations—by the way, Ivan, when did you learn swordsmanship? "

This is indeed a question that confuses her very much. You know, the girl always thought that her brother was just like herself. She just learned some archery skills from her father who is a hunter. Who knew that he could actually have exquisite sword skills? , simply unexpected.

"Ms. Theodore taught me."

Seeing that his sister had completely given up resisting, Ivan shrugged and retracted the long sword on the opponent's neck: "He said that as a mage, he must at least learn a skill of close combat, otherwise sometimes will be passive."

"Anyway, I really didn't expect that you would actually shoot your sword at your sister." Shaking her head, Amira said with some emotion: "You clearly said that you will protect me for the rest of your life!"

"My good sister."

And Ivan sneered, not to be outdone, "You weren't so merciful when you shot fireballs and lightning bolts at me."

"snort."

After finishing speaking, after putting the sword back into its sheath, the relaxed young man came back to his senses. His whole body was already wet with nervous sweat, especially his forehead, which was covered with dense drops of sweat.

Obviously, the battle with his sister was not easy, and this victory was just a narrow victory.

But anyway - I won.

Ivan whispered to himself in his heart.

——I defeated Amira.

——I won the final group arena of this comprehensive evaluation!

It wasn't until this time that the real feeling of victory slowly appeared in Ivan's heart, which made the boy clenched his fists and almost let out an uncontrollable cheer.

Amira got the first place in the written test, and he was the fifth place, but the teenager was the first place in the wilderness survival and the group arena, so his total score ranked first-it lasted two weeks, since the winter Since the opening of Fort College, the longest comprehensive evaluation finally ended with Ivan Makarov's victory!

What a tough two weeks this was. First, there were two consecutive days of written tests for all subjects, and then a full six and a half days of survival in the wilderness. After three days of rest, it was the group arena that was so tense that you couldn't breathe!

Ivan can still recall the six nights he spent alone in the Frost Forest. Through planning in advance, he defeated the Frost Slime step by step, captured three Frost Butterflies, and successfully hunted Although there were many accidents on the way, with his good personal ability and perfect plan, he won the first place in the wilderness survival points.

But who would have known that in order to kill that Frost Slime, he spent most of the night playing hide-and-seek with it, and in the end, relying on the restraint of the morning sun, he killed that jelly-like slime with strange anti-magic power biology?

Not to mention the Ice Butterfly and the Big Wild Boar, they are all very dangerous creatures, many times more terrifying than slimes in terms of damage ability, if not because of his past life, Ivan knew their weaknesses and habits, the boy would still be It may not be able to do anything to these weak monsters.

However, the next group arena was relatively simple. Due to the lack of magic power, most of the students knew that they might not be able to cast many spells on the stage, so they all chose some of their usual weapons as assistance.

Ivan was no exception. He chose a long cross sword as his weapon, while his sister Amira chose a bow and arrow as an auxiliary tool.

The battle in the arena is hard. Although Ivan's talent is not top-notch in the entire academy, he is still excellent, and in terms of reaction speed and actual combat ability, he is definitely among the best. With his cautious attitude and good swordsmanship, He successfully defeated all his opponents, and came to the final finals, where he played against his sister.

As the person with the strongest affinity for elements in the entire academy, Amira's progress in spells is indeed much better than her brother's. Along the way, she has defeated all other opponents with a crushing attitude, even Ivan. It's hard to persevere, but Amira is only an apprentice after all, and there are not many spells she can use, and Ivan is also the person who knows her best, so when the young man supported her until her magic power was exhausted, the situation began to reverse.

Outside the arena, the students were cheering for the winner, and all the mentors nodded and applauded. To them, this battle was just a trivial matter, but to the apprentices, it was a wonderful event. , The persistence and wisdom shown in it are also worthy of applause from teachers like them.

In a daze, Ivan, the winner, was led by Theodore to an office on the top floor of the college.

"Go ahead and open the door."

The brown-haired mage lowered his voice, and said to the boy in an encouraging tone: "Due to some trivial matters, the lord seldom shows up in front of the apprentices. This time he will give you a special reward for the first place alone."

"……yes!"

Hearing the instructor's words, Ivan broke away from the joy of victory. He looked at the gate in front of him with the coat of arms of the hand holding the sword, took a deep breath, and calmed down his emotions.

Then, he opened the door.

The afternoon sun shines through the skylight on the top floor, adding a bit of warmth to the cool-toned environment, and the dark brown ironwood planks absorb all the noise, making the whole room extraordinarily quiet.

And a man in a black coat is sitting behind a wide desk, reading an ancient book full of history, with a standard posture and a serious expression, as if he is attracted by the information in the book and is thinking seriously.

He has straight black hair and red eyes, and his resolute facial features seem to be carved from the hardest rock. Obviously, he is the honorary dean of Cold Winter Castle Vocational College, the lord of Moldavia, Joshua Ya Van Radcliffe.

"Ivan Makarov."

Just when the young man was at a loss, a deep and clear male voice came from behind the desk. The black-haired man closed the book in his hand. He turned his head and said calmly: "You have won the first place in the comprehensive evaluation. good grades."

"Congratulations."

Ivan raised his head and looked at the place where the voice came from. This was the first time he had met Joshua's eyes so formally, so in an instant, his mind suffered a terrible shock.

It seems that all the colors and lights disappeared in an instant, and the whole world fell into the boundless darkness. In the darkness, there is no sense of touch, no sense of smell, no direction, and even the passage of time. The battle roar from the sky surrounds the ears, deafening.

At this moment, the boy felt his legs go limp. He was about to kneel on the ground, but he didn't fall down thanks to the support of the doorknob beside him. Leaning against the door, Ivan covered his ears with a pale face, panting heavily.

"The giant dragon's... Longwei..."

He whispered to himself softly: "It's scary... I feel like I'm going to be eaten right away, this is Long Wei..."

When speaking, Ivan's voice and body trembled, but as if supported by a belief in his heart, the boy gritted his teeth and gradually broke away from the sincere fear.

fear?

How can this work!

His goal is to become the strongest dragon slayer in the world!

He has been working so hard for revenge and to be able to repay his debt with blood. Is he going to succumb to Longwei now? Succumb to the coercion that all dragon beasts have?

joke!

Even if it is death, he will never shrink back because of fear!

Thinking so, he straightened his back slowly. Even though his body was still trembling slightly due to fear, he still stood straight at the gate, his expression gradually becoming resolute.

"really not bad."

Looking at Ivan's performance with some surprise, Joshua's eyes flashed a gleam, and he said to the boy with a pun, "You have passed the test."

Because of his terrifying negative charm, Joshua can't appear in front of most college students now, unless he wants to see all the students comatose, so the soldier specially asked Theodore to bring the person with the highest total points to come Go to his office and he will present the award alone.

The first is to take care of other students, and the second is to let the future dragon owner experience a test of imitating Longwei.

Anyway, this is a dragon, even if it is a young dragon, it is also a very dangerous existence. A timid person will not only have no way to take care of it, but will be injured by it. Let this future dragon riding mage learn to adapt to the dragon. Wei is not a bad thing.

But the facts proved that Ivan was better than he had imagined. In just a dozen seconds, he escaped from the extreme fear brought about by coercion and woke up. This proves that the next time he encounters Longwei, maybe the boy will Then you won't feel afraid.

"come over."

Speaking with a hint of a smile, Joshua took out a delicate silver metal box from the side, with dense magic patterns drawn on the outer layer: "This is your reward."

Ivan took a deep breath, looked at the idol he admired in front of him, and then slowly walked to the desk, and the soldier handed him the silver box.

"Thank you...thank you, Lord Lord."

"It can be seen that you already know what is inside."

Joshua looked at the young man who was at a loss and didn't know what to say. He nodded slightly and encouraged him: "You deserve this, so you don't need to feel panic about it."

"This dragon egg..."

Suddenly, the soldier stopped talking. He turned his head and looked at his gate, where strange space-time fluctuations were spreading.

Then, there was a very regular knock on the door.

"Come in, Master Nostradamus."

He greeted: "The door is not locked."

After finishing speaking, Joshua turned his head to look at the boy with platinum hair. He shrugged and said helplessly: "Okay, little guy, due to an accident, this award is temporarily over—if you agree with your award If you have any doubts, you can ask Tutor Theodore, he is an expert in this field."

"Now, you go back first, take part in the banquet prepared by the academy for you, and accept the congratulations from your friends."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the office was opened, and a white-haired old man in a gray robe walked slowly. The old mage saw Ivan who was about to leave, and showed a kind smile. He nodded in appreciation and said: "Good job, boy."

While speaking, he took out a small box made of red cedar wood from his pocket, and handed it to the young man who was still in a daze: "Joshua even gave you a gift, and I can't fall behind... This is for you too."

"Thank you...thank you, Dean!"

Even if he was shocked by a series of events, Ivan would never forget who the person in front of him was. That was the real dean of this academy, one of the most powerful mages in the empire, Master Nostradamus!

In just a few minutes, he met two big people that he would never see in a row. The boy's mind was a little dazed, and he walked towards the gate as if he was sleepwalking, preparing to leave.

And just before leaving this office, the young man with two small boxes in his hand seemed to have heard a sentence.

"Joshua, His Majesty the Emperor has something to tell you."

Sorry everyone, the weather turned cold yesterday and I caught a cold...

To be precise, it was diarrhea, probably related to the hot pot I ate a few days ago. Anyway, it was very uncomfortable, and the update was late...

I beg your pardon.

Think about it carefully, the college is nothing more than an attached line that confirms the development of the territory, I will abbreviate it, it’s not a big deal... 4600 words