Soul of Burning Steel

"Sit down."

While Joshua was observing Israel's character list, His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to find a place to sit down, and he himself returned to the armchair behind the desk, and then said slowly: " There are very few people who know about my secret wounds, Teacher Nostradamus is one of them, and Di Moore probably understands a little bit, but Joshua, you are the first to see it yourself."

Israel at this time is not like in the past, full of the majesty of the overlord. At first glance, he seems to be just a middle-aged soldier with dark golden hair and a peaceful expression, without the momentum and majesty of a legendary powerhouse.

"Thank you, but no need."

Turning his eyes away from the character list, Joshua, who had already understood a lot of things, did not intend to find a chair to sit down and chat slowly with His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. He shook his head, and then said flatly: "I'm not here The purpose of the Erlai Palace is for your hidden wounds, other than that, they are all superfluous."

The actions of the warriors have always been so straightforward. Under Israel's somewhat dissatisfied gaze, Joshua stood still and began to narrate calmly: "Your majesty, your hidden wounds are probably caused by the curse of the orc shaman decades ago. , It was a cursed arrow containing shadow energy, it pierced your lower back, although it didn't penetrate the kidneys, it was close to the spine."

"Excellent." Israel was originally a little displeased because Joshua didn't listen to his kindness and instead spoke on his own, but after hearing this narration, his eyes widened slightly, and he whispered Admired: "The analysis is not bad at all."

As if he didn't see the surprised expression of the emperor in front of him, the soldier continued to narrate.

"At that time, you were supposed to be fighting hard on the battlefield, so you ignored the curse and continued to mobilize your fighting spirit to fight the enemy." Having said this, Joshua shook his head and said with some regret: "The battle took a long time, probably After more than a day, the power of the curse that could have been easily expelled was assimilated with your power, and even penetrated into the essence of life, causing your life to continue to be lost until now."

"This is indeed a dark wound that is difficult to heal. It is no longer a curse, but has become a part of your life. To heal it, you must sublimate the essence of life, but the legendary powerhouse has reached the limit of the extraordinary in the world of Mycroft , this is the ultimate in a certain sense, and it is almost impossible to sublimate."

Israel was about to speak when he saw Joshua grope in his bosom, and then solemnly took out a small transparent crystal. His expression was so solemn that His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but Set your sights on this crystal.

Without the slightest hesitation, Joshua directly placed the crystal in his hand on Israel's desk, and he said in a tone of no regrets, "Unless..."

"Unless I take the first step towards the realm of gods."

Interrupting the soldier's words, Israel solemnly picked up the transparent crystal on the desk. The moment the crystal touched his finger, it immediately released a violent lightning-like energy. If it was an ordinary golden strong Those who are not careful, or even careless and careless, will suffer a big loss, but how can the legendary warrior's strength be able to resist it?

At the moment when it was too late to breathe, the lightning energy turned into nothingness, and the crystal was held in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor. He stared at this ordinary crystal, and said with emotion: "The first step, gather your spirits. sex."

"This is a crystallization that contains restless divine power, and it should come from the one in the box of Erebus."

Putting the divinity crystal aside, Israel was silent for a while. He turned his head, looked at Joshua who was still expressionless, and said in a low voice, "You could have kept it yourself, or you could have found someone Good time to sell—it shouldn't be sitting on my desk so easily, anyway."

"Why?"

With the strength of a legendary warrior, Israel can naturally analyze the power in this restless divinity, so that he can condense his own divine power bit by bit, and sublimate his own life essence—this is better than waiting for the god of life. It would be more reliable for the agent to come and hold the healing ceremony for him, and it would also enhance his strength.

But why? He was puzzled by this. Joshua solved the case of the box of Erebus and obtained a crystal of divinity by accident. This incident is not surprising, but the warrior gave it so generously Even if he is as bold as Israel, he can't help but feel ashamed.

"Why?" He softly repeated His Majesty's doubts, Joshua looked very relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are a legendary powerhouse, it will take a lot of time for me to catch up with your strength .”

After all, this is a real world. Unlike the previous life, there are no endless wild monsters and dungeons. In fact, if it weren't for the nearly endless chaotic army in the other world, the fighters may not be able to reach the ultimate goal now. Thinking of this, he shrugged. Shrugging his shoulders, he said, "I want to have a real fight with you, not just a fight to suppress your efforts. If your majesty dies before then, I will be very sorry."

Israel's death in his previous life was probably five or six years later. Now the times have been changed by him, so Joshua also knows whether the death time of the other party will be advanced or delayed, but no matter what, it will take five or six years Even he would not dare to exaggerate the fact that he reached the middle and high ranks of the legendary realm within this year.

"By the way, there are still some points that need attention."

Thinking of this, he also specially explained to Israel something about the dangers of divinity—as a unique power, the divinity of other people can only be learned, but cannot be imitated. Sex and the divinity of the peace-loving man are quite different, and what is perfect to one man is poisonous to another.

His Majesty the emperor in the previous life should have also obtained this crystal of divinity, but he still died. Presumably, he didn’t notice this. The divinity of the god of despair and luck is indeed somewhat different for an emperor like Israel. Great fit, this definitely needs attention.

"You did me a great favor, Joshua."

After quietly listening to Joshua's explanation, Israel's expression gradually changed from cautious to joyful, and then from joyful to calm again. He stood up and said to the soldiers in a formal and serious tone; "This is also from the sages. Inherited knowledge?"

Joshua didn't answer, Joshua remained expressionless, and His Majesty regarded it as acquiescence, his eyes became a little emotional: "—All along, those who treat me can't even see the root of my injury clearly , even if you see it clearly, there is no way to come up with an effective treatment plan - even if it is the healing ceremony of the Church of the Seven Gods, to be honest, it is just a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

"What do you want?"

Without too much nonsense, Israel stared into Joshua's eyes and said directly: "The demon incident, the box of Erebus, and my injuries, you helped me a lot, but I didn't Give you the reward you deserve}——Speak, I will give you whatever you want, this is the emperor's promise."

Yisrael's originally peaceful appearance due to recuperation was suddenly torn to reveal a gap, revealing his previous overlord majesty on the battlefield.

"want?"

Slightly taken aback, Joshua really didn't think about it that much: "It's really hard to say."

The reason why he came here to treat Israel is very simple. It is what he said before. He didn't want such a strong man to die so early, and he didn't even have the chance to fight. The battle of the battle retains a legendary combat power, but that priority is relatively low.

So what exactly does he want? Joshua doesn't care about territory, titles, money, glory, chances to fight, extraordinary materials that can make him stronger, these are more reliable.

But the soldier believes that these things do not need to be given or rewarded by others, and he can get them by himself. This time, Joshua decided to go to the Far South just for these things

Some people want to be the strongest, just like men want to conquer everything, eagles want to fly higher, it is an instinct.

But he doesn't have those obsessions. Joshua doesn't care about the title of being the strongest. Of course, whoever wants to become the strongest must fight him once—but this is no longer linked to desire.

"If you think about it, I don't want anything in particular."

After thinking for a long time, Joshua frowned, and was a little surprised to find that he lived like a Puritan, but the soldier himself had no desires, which did not mean that the others around him were like this: "However, Your Majesty, Do you know how to strengthen the Divine Machine?"

The tone of his words was very sincere, with a hint of urgency.

Yingying and Rin, these two children accompanied him to fight all the way, they were loyal, and they also helped the soldiers a lot on weekdays. Without them, Joshua couldn't imagine handling the internal affairs of the territory by himself, but even so , The fighters also understand that they can't keep up with their own strength.

The magic machine is a weapon made by the Radcliffe family against the chaotic monsters of the Famine God lineage, and the strength of the Radcliffe family heads of the past generations, even if the power of order inherited from the past generations is added, it is nothing more than gold. Intermediate level.

Joshua, on the other hand, has already reached the realm of ultimate intent. Although the magical machine designed for gold-level battles has some self-strengthening functions, the rate of improvement is far inferior to that of fighters.

One day, Hotaru and Rin will definitely not be able to keep up with him, Joshua's heart trembled slightly when he thought of the despondent looks of the young girls who couldn't follow him to fight.

"Strengthen the magic machine? It is indeed difficult."

Repeated with some doubts, Israel pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "But for the empire, it is nothing more than spending a little more time. Compared with the contribution you have made, Sir Radcliffe, It’s not worth mentioning—it just so happens that you are going to the Far South right now, so I can order the people below to prepare it, and when you return from the Far South, the materials and manpower to strengthen the Divine Machine should be ready.”

After finishing speaking, he frowned and said, "That's all? Joshua, this is just to strengthen two weapons. Is there anything else you want more?"

"...the Winter Castle Academy in my territory lacks a knight teacher."

Joshua, who was also frowning and thinking for a long time, finally found another thing he probably needed: "Teachers of fighters and rangers, they said they have found suitable candidates, but knight instructors are not so easy to find."

Israel shook his head lightly: "This requirement is simpler than before - the knights of the five major legions, no matter they are active or retired, as long as you need them, you can choose them, and they will definitely not refuse you if you think about it." Require."

Originally, His Majesty the Emperor wanted to continue to ask the soldiers what they needed, but he also found that for a person like Joshua, he preferred to obtain the 'needed things' by himself, so he had no choice but to give up.

After confirming the details of strengthening the magic machine and selecting the actual instructor, Joshua left like this. He has always been so direct, and left without hesitation after achieving his goal.

And Israel was sitting on the armchair behind the desk, looking at the divinity crystal in his hand, expressionless, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What an incredible young man."

Holding the crystal in his hand tightly, His Majesty the Emperor whispered to himself, "I haven't seen such a pure desire to fight for a long time."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of the look that Joshua inadvertently showed from the corner of his eyes when he was thinking about his wish.

It was like the most ferocious beast, extremely bloodthirsty and full of dangerous eyes.

"Do you regard me as the prey that will be hunted in the future? That is his wish? Challenge the strong, keep challenging the strong."

Not at all angry about it, Israel showed an excited smile on the contrary: "That's why you came to tell me the treatment method, so that I won't die before he can challenge—it doesn't matter, it's better to say that there is such a Courage is thousands of times stronger than the group of sons who have been waiting for me to die, this is the real warrior, always looking forward, never shrinking, and disdain to hide the thoughts in his heart."

But after laughing, his eyes gradually became deep again.

"It is precisely because it is so pure that it is extremely dangerous."

Thinking of this, Israel couldn't help but fell silent.

Suppose, Joshua has no territory and is not a nobleman of the empire.

He has no subjects to take care of, no secrets that he cares about, no friends worth caring about, no subordinates, and nothing that can bind him... Suppose, Joshua, such a pure fighter, is free in the world. Growing up on the mainland, what kind of existence will it become?

If he hadn't died in the battle, and had grown stronger and stronger, marching towards the end of the world, the top of the sky, then how terrifying would he be?

Pure pursuit of fighting, and such a talent...

He will eventually bring everything to ruin in battle.

"But fortunately, he is still alone."

Putting away the divinity crystal in his hand, Israel picked up the book on the desk again. He turned his head to look in the direction Joshua left, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "A man with leaders, friends, and gods Human beings who don’t care about machines and things worth caring about, although a little more desireless, can understand.”

Speaking of this, His Majesty's expression suddenly froze, and he seemed to have thought of a good idea: "In that case, why not just give that thing to him directly."

"If you think about it, he will definitely like it."

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