Soul of Burning Steel

In the middle of the night, a rapid bell rang in the town of Yalein.

Accompanied by the chaotic footsteps that gradually became uniform, countless villagers with swords and armors took to the streets in a hurry. They spontaneously gathered into small groups and formed an array. Among them, there were also a few Many spellcasters capable of flying flew up from the houses near the center of the village and town. They immediately arrived between the various teams and began to announce various orders nervously.

"The seventh team leader, the trading team led by Davian has not returned yet, but the soul light has not been extinguished. Now start the search and rescue operation."

The announcements conveyed by the spellcasters were concise and to the point, and the villagers of the town—or rather, the semi-professional soldiers also started their operations very nimbly. It is divided into three parts, one part is sorting out the weapons and armors, preparing to search out of the town, the other part is occupying the fortifications in the town, making defensive preparations, and the last part is standing by for orders. Several leaders escaped from the team and strode into the center of the village. of the sacrificial hall.

"The trading place is too far away..."

Being left in the town, a villager preparing for defensive work sighed, and said helplessly to his companions: "Especially the original crystal transaction that that little girl Davian is in charge of, even the nearest trading point must Going deep into the mountains, as long as there is a little bit of trouble, you will definitely not be able to return smoothly."

"Isn't it?" The companion on the side also nodded in agreement: "Davian was originally a symbol, but after fighting in the past few years, she is almost covered with scars, those dead shadows don't care if you are a woman or not. "

The focus of the two people is completely different, but they can continue to chat. One of them is responsible for looking into the distance from the top of the watchtower, and the other is holding a bow to guard. But suddenly, the villager who looked into the distance was stunned for a while. Loudly said: "Wait, they are back!"

His voice spread throughout the town through the magic of loudspeaker, and apart from this villager, the observers from other directions also discovered the same thing, and sent out joyful announcements one by one.

The entire town of Yaleen is built on the top of a hill. This mountain seems to be cut off by something. The upper part is an extremely flat rocky land. The residents of Yaleen town can observe the scenery far away from a high position. But now, the villager in charge of the lookout found that at the end of the field of vision, smoke and dust from galloping horses rose, and a team of about thirty people was rushing towards the village at a high speed.

"Three carriages?"

The sharp-eyed person has already seen the unpretentious and simple carriage in the team, and he looks very happy: "There are so many original crystals?! It's almost twice the original!"

The original crystal is the material used by the intelligent life in this world to practice.

The power of the elements between heaven and earth is chaotic and inert. Except for some special races, most life cannot use it. Only these powers hidden deep in the earth spar have a stable and active state. It can be used as various spell-casting materials and cultivation materials.

In the last days, there is no more precious thing than raw crystals. It is the basis for maintaining the existence of a town and the ammunition to resist the invasion of the shadows. There are twelve teams in Areto Town to search outside during the day, and the raw crystals available for trading Jing, and Davian is the captain of the seventh team.

The villagers looking out seem to be very familiar with Davian. There is a faint luster flowing in his eyes. This is his innate power 'Eagle Eye', which can clearly see the scenery several kilometers away.

He naturally discovered the soldiers following Davian's team.

So, I was stunned for about seven or eight seconds.

The siren, representing the highest alert, resounded over the sky of Yaren Town.

When Joshua followed the group of local riders back to their lair, what he saw was the village guard who was on the alert, almost bowing their bows and shooting arrows.

There is a man-made river next to this village located on the top of the mountain, and it is tall and solid. It does not look like a city wall like a village at all. There are many towers on the edge of the village. Every elite archer has sharp eyes, and they are all locked on the soldiers. body.

"It's just a small fort." Not caring about the tension and vigilance of the other party, Joshua went all the way to eliminate many dead shadows, and he understood why this world gave off such a decadent atmosphere. Villages and towns that survived under such circumstances, he fully understands the other party's wariness against an inexplicable powerhouse like him.

"My lord, I ****."

The leading female knight turned her head and said something. Joshua looked at her expression, as if she wanted to go forward and explain. The warriors were not villains in the first place, so naturally they let their team They went back to the village collectively, while they stayed outside the village and town alone, waiting for further negotiations.

Davian and the other team members who had returned to the town were surrounded by a group of extremely nervous senior village officials.

"Little Davian, what's going on with you?!"

A gray-haired middle-aged man who looked to be in his early fifties with a warhammer on his waist let out a long breath. He hugged the female knight who was smiling wryly, and said in a serious tone: "You guys Why did the team come back with such a terrifying... that kind of existence?!"

When he said this, the tone of the middle-aged man was still trembling.

Beside him, a male spellcaster who looked much younger also held his staff tightly, sighed and said: "The energy detection crystal in the village exploded when it tried to scan the opponent, the strength of that existence At least it has surpassed the second energy level and reached the first sequence."

The vigilance in the caster's tone has been lowered. He understands that in the face of this strong man who may be the first sequence, Davian and others have no resistance. Waiting for negotiations with foreigners is itself the greatest kindness.

"How did you come into contact with this existence?" The gray-haired middle-aged man asked impatiently.

"Uncle Bolt, Uncle Alan." Hearing this, Davian smiled bitterly: "This matter is really weird... I still thought I was dreaming."

All the members of Yaren Town are members of the Astoria family. The female knight is related to these two middle and high-level village officials. He expressed all his thoughts and told these two.

"Woo..." He took a long breath, and the gray-haired middle-aged man named Bolt frowned, but most of the impatience and tension in his expression had disappeared: "Just relying on the aftermath of the energy around me, you can Sweep away those ancient warriors who have been sleeping forever in the Forest of Autumn Water? All the dead shadows encountered along the way will be wiped out? Even the undead of prehistoric giant beasts just punched them?"

The female knight nodded heavily. When she saw this scene, she felt that her eyes were about to be shaken out. It was not because of fear or surprise. This was beyond common sense and had reached an unimaginable level.

Seeing this, Bolt smiled wryly and said: "Little Davian, do you know what this means? Even the first sequence can't do this, this is only the legendary 'heroes' and ancient ' It's something only Heroic Spirits can do."

"To be honest, according to what you said, with this lord's strength, wanting to destroy our village is just a matter of thought."

On the side, Alan also shook his head softly and said: "It's not that I don't believe this - the existence that can make the detection crystal explode immediately after scanning can definitely be done, but I was just thinking, what is the other party? From Youlan Appearing from the gap of color... This is not the scene of the revival of the heroic spirit."

None of the three felt that soldiers were human beings, so they collectively ignored this point. Judging from this similar logic of thinking, they were indeed a family.

"It seems."

After a long silence, the senior officials of other surrounding villages gradually got the information they wanted from the other members of the team. With Bolt and Alan at the center, they seemed to have made the same decision by coincidence.

"It can only wake up the ancestors."

Joshua, who was waiting quietly outside the village, was looking through the language comparison table given by the system.

The upright and simple fighter forgot that he still has such a thing as the system for a while, so when he encountered an unknown language, he thought in his heart to follow the locals and go to their village to study, but it turns out that according to the internal system given Vocabulary translation and general grammar learning are infinitely easier than doing such things.

[Common Language of Humanoids in the Grandia World]

[In the world of Grandia, the language commonly used by humanoid creatures, even non-humanoid creatures, except for a small number of hermit races, most of them can learn this language to facilitate daily transactions and communication. 】

During the time spent on the road, the soldier has roughly learned the basics of communication. According to the vocabulary translation given by the system, he can also roughly speak the language of the Grandia world.

However, when Joshua was studying seriously, he suddenly raised his head and looked towards the center of the village.

The dark sky at night was lit by the lights of Yalein Town, and at this time, countless pale golden light spots rose from the bodies of every villager. These light spots gathered the free elements in the atmosphere, carrying The energy that walks between the heaven and the earth, and then all sink into the sacrificial hall in the center of the village.

The warrior's red eyes were burning with fire-like rays of light. This light pierced through the void, through rocky walls and countless burning fires of life, and stared at a powerful will that was gradually awakening from the air.

"Strong."

The warm and old voice of the old man rose from the warrior's heart. This is the ancient Grandia lingua franca. This powerful will calmly said: "Thank you for protecting my descendants."

Following the voice rising from his heart, a human figure suddenly began to condense in front of the warrior. This human figure was composed of endless light spots, and finally, they converged into the appearance of an old man.

This is a powerful swordsman who is old but still has a compelling vigor. He has long hair like a strip of light and wears a long sword on his waist. There is a flash of thunder on the scabbard. There are no human eyes in the eye sockets, but two golden flames that are burning.

Although it is in human form, in the eyes of the warrior, the opponent is a divine sword that can cut through everything. Although the long sword on his waist is not out of the sheath, Joshua knows it instinctively. The swordsman can pull it out and cut everything apart.

"interesting."

Looking at the two groups of golden flames, Joshua couldn't help grinning: "Are you the protector of this village?"

No one would believe that such a large village could still be maintained in the mountains despite frequent invasions of the undead.

In this regard, his expression looked a little excited.

Warriors are naturally excited.

Because of the old man in front of him, Joshua felt a long-lost sense of danger, which was enough to endanger his life.

Although it is said that this sense of danger can only be felt after nearly 60% of the warrior's strength has been sealed, it also means that the radiant swordsman in front of him who has not exuded all his breath can fight with his full strength. He fought with all his might.

The pinnacle of extreme intentions!

Just follow a small convoy to their hometown at random, and you can meet such a strong person. Could it be said that the number of strong people in this Grandia world is more than that in the Mycroft continent?

"That's right."

Without waiting for the warrior to continue thinking, this radiant swordsman with extreme peak strength has already opened his mouth, and said to Joshua in a peaceful and friendly tone: "I am the protector of this village. The Sword of Earth', Aren Astoria."

"Then, strong man, where are you from? What are you planning to do when you come to this mountain town?"

The old man who called himself a Heroic Spirit asked.

And Joshua nodded, and also answered simply: "Joshua Van Radcliffe, a warrior, a man from another world."

The soldier's common language of Grandia is not fluent, but every word is full of momentum, enough to make anyone ignore his pronunciation and grammar problems: "I came here to get news from this world, looking for something .”

Hearing this, the old heroic spirit was slightly taken aback.

Unlike his descendants, as the powerful swordsman Arren who was famous in all directions and even became a legend in front of the continent, he can naturally see Joshua's extraordinary identity. The energy operation system that is incompatible with this world, or the appearance of not responding to his name, are enough to prove that the other party comes from a certain location, region, or even the outside world.

But he didn't expect that the soldier would tell his origin so simply.

However, this kind of thing is really normal for Joshua.

Soldiers have always hated twists and turns, so what if we tell these people and this heroic spirit that he is from another world? Not to mention that the world seems to be infested by the undead now, a survivor village will never turn against him, even in a normal and prosperous world, the locals will never encounter powerful and harmless outsiders from the beginning. A heart of disgust arises.

That being the case, instead of hiding it, it is better to directly state your purpose, maybe you can get better cooperation and get more meaningful information.

"Just want to know some news, and then look for something."

A smile appeared on his wrinkled face. The old man closed his eyes and then opened them again. The pale golden flame flickered slightly. He said softly, "Then, you are the most honored guest in our village."

Following the words of the heroic spirit Arren, the thick wooden door of the small village slowly opened, and the old man turned sideways, motioning for the warrior to follow: "Come on, the mighty warrior named Joshua."

"I'll tell you everything you need to know."

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