Soul of Burning Steel

The Spring Festival has arrived.

In St. Clair's Cathedral in the imperial capital, the old archbishop rang the ancient 'Star and Moon Bell', and the melodious and crisp sound came from this. The melodious ringing echoed throughout the entire imperial capital, including civilian areas, aristocratic areas, commercial areas, and royal palaces. In the square, all the bell towers in Nuo Da's Sanshan Holy City began to ring as if they were responding, and the sound that penetrated the hearts of the people gradually spread until it reached a distance that could not be seen.

It is a traditional custom of the northern empire and even the entire Mycroft continent to ring the season clock to welcome the coming of the new season—because only the rulers and clergy from all over the world mastered the knowledge back then, so that ordinary people can also Knowing what season it is and what they should do, they will ring the big bell on the day when the corresponding season begins, hold celebrations, sacrifice to the gods, and spread the corresponding knowledge.

The sound of the season bells is different. The sound of each big clock has been blessed by the seven gods, which contains solemn and sacred power. When the three long and one short bells that symbolize spring ring, it is fresh and full of vitality. The power spread along the ripples of the sound waves, blessing everyone present.

Dang, the first melodious bell rang, and the power from the gods blessed all beings. Originally, this event would usher in bursts of cheers and prayers, and the emperor of the empire would also walk out of the hall amidst the cheers, and boarded the Going up to the high platform, offering sacrifices to the earth beneath him as the lord of a country, ending this short but sacred ceremony, but now, the people who should have been shouting excitedly have all remained silent, and millions of people in the imperial capital raised their hands. The head looked at the sky above Sanshan with shocked and puzzled eyes.

--what is that? Everyone thought in confusion.

At this time, a faint blue crack with a size of several hundred meters appeared in the sky above the imperial capital. It was still gradually expanding, and it had become a huge monster across the holy city of three mountains in a breath, accompanied by a clearly visible time and space. Ripples, the chaotic and chaotic veins in the void began to appear. Many people subconsciously closed their eyes when they saw the scenery in the void, and lowered their heads in pain. Different strange scenery.

In the Palace of Morlaix, all the nobles, professionals and royal family members in the main hall left the palace. They stood in the open space outside the palace, and most of them looked up at the air as if they were slowly opening their eyes The pupils couldn't help shrinking at such a diamond-shaped crack in time and space.

"That's—" an old mage wearing a mage's robe and the high-level emblem of the Royal Mage Association on his chest exclaimed: "It's the president's magic wave!"

"It's Master Nostradamus!"

And with the old man's exclamation, the bell tower in the city also began to play an ensemble—dang, the second long bell rang, and the time-space rift high above the imperial capital stopped spreading, and circles of complicated circles began to appear around the huge time-space rift. The runes expanded rapidly, forming a magnificent and complex magic pattern, hundreds of meters long, thousands of meters long, and the lines containing huge power spanned the void, forming an extremely conspicuous three-dimensional above the imperial capital—— There are even more magic circles, and with the formation of the magic circle, the chaotic void scenery in the space-time cracks is suddenly clear.

It was as if the boiling oil pan had cooled down, and the turbulent void became calm under the comfort of a force, and the dizzying chaotic scene became clear little by little, clang, the third melodious bell It sounded, and within the field of vision of all the people who were still looking up, at the other end of the void, a huge, fortress-like existence began to emerge.

This is a huge fortress made entirely of silvery metal luminescence. It is an extremely regular icosahedron, and each side is engraved with the most advanced observation circle that can even penetrate time and space. It stands outside the world. In the empty void, he observed the chaotic scene in the multiverse alone. Countless chaotic space-time turbulence wanted to approach it, but it dissipated like a phantom under the influence of magic.

"Void Observatory!"

At this time, all the great nobles or professionals with some knowledge could not help but exclaimed, which caused a commotion. They knew what this steel fortress at the other end of time and space was. The great building that has just been completed in four generations means that the farthest fortress in the empire can directly observe the void and recognize the wonders of the multiverse [Void Star Observatory]!

When the mages realized that the stars above their heads were not individual stars, but vast worlds, they could no longer suppress their desire to know the multiverse, and this desire turned into a flame, Burning the hearts of all spellcasters who are interested in the future from other human gathering places in the empire, so after hundreds of years of hard construction and struggle, [Sentry Array] [Holy Eye] [Star Observatory] and [Star Vision] 】The four man-made buildings rooted in the void stand in the chaotic time and space. Observe the outpost of the multiverse.

But now, this means that the spectacle of the supreme masterpiece of civilization can stand still in the turbulence of the void, and the buildings that stand side by side with the kingdom of the gods appear so clearly in front of the masses of the imperial capital, separated from everyone by the distant and stable void. Look at each other.

"Look! What's that!"

In the shocking silence, someone suddenly broke the silence. It was a young mage in the neighborhood. He also had the coat of arms of the Royal Mage Association, but he was only an assistant. But this young man But he was the first to notice something wrong in the stable flow of time and space. He raised his hand and shouted in a voice that was almost a roar: "There! There!"

Not only him, but also many powerful people have noticed the difference in the space-time flow, but they did not make a sound, but suppressed the vibration in their hearts and watched calmly.

And what they saw was a figure.

A figure, walking between the Void Star Observatory and the space-time crack above the imperial capital, went to the world of Mycroft. He walked slowly, clearly located in the void, but as if he was stepping on the solid ground. Every time this blurred figure, who could not see his face at all, made the void stand still and the chaotic space-time stabilized, this power even passed In the world of Mycroft, the wind over the imperial capital also freezes.

Because the space is condensed like ice, everything falls into silence and silence, and the bright sunlight twists and crawls under this figure.

clang--------

The fourth short bell echoed across the imperial capital. It should have ended quickly, but it became slow and long under an inexplicable force, as if time was lengthened, space was expanded, short and long At this time, the relative reversal of fast occurred, becoming slow and long.

Joshua stared at the void, different from No. 3 who was surprised, and Hotaru who was curious and puzzled, and Brandon who seemed to know something long ago but was still shocked by it, Verdani and a group of people who were at a loss. The nobleman was different from the professional, his eyes swept across the whole world, and then concentrated on the blurry figure.

The power of time and space flows on his body, the light twists and deviates around him, the concept called "mortal" is rapidly moving away from the old body that is rapidly sublimating and transforming, and a grand and irresistible force begins to Reshape a body called 'Legend'.

"Nostradamus."

The soldier said softly, his eyes could see through all the fog. Joshua looked at the old man on the other side of the void. At this time, various visions occurred frequently in the imperial capital, and all the portals were closed at the same time. The magic element seemed to be approaching with fear. A great being in his body froze in place, the stone was slowly hanging in the air, and then fluttered strangely in mid-air. He experienced this power that was completely different from him, but equally powerful and full of mystery, and then smiled.

"congratulations."

And that fuzzy human figure has reached the edge of the space-time rift.

"despair--"

The sound of slight footsteps made everyone feel palpitated. The blurred human figure stepped on the range of Mycroft's world step by step. Immediately, a circle of extremely obvious faint blue energy ripples began to appear in the air like water patterns. Ripples in the middle and spreads in all directions.

At this moment, it was extremely blurry, as if the human figure, which was completely composed of layers of distorted space-time fluctuations, also had a human form again.

This is an old mage wearing a white mage robe. He is tall, like a star version, his eyes are full of powerful magic power. Because of his existence, all the free elements in the entire imperial capital fell into silence, as if prostrate to show surrender , mages below the ultimate level even realized in horror that they had lost control over the surrounding elements

Four bells rang, and spring had come, and everyone could see clearly the face of this old man who came across the void, it was huge, as if the space-time rift that could swallow up a city slowly closed behind him, and the huge steel The fortress and the Void Star Observation Center were also gradually covered by the chaotic space-time turbulence. The crowd on the ground fell into a panic because of the physical instinctive panic, but then they were appeased by a gentle mental fluctuation and returned to calm.

"Legend... legend... Master Nostradamus..."

Joshua could hear the two simple but extraordinary words from a nobleman beside him in a trembling and awe-inspiring voice. The nobleman should have been well-informed and not surprised by everything, but at this moment he couldn't help but bow his head respectfully to show his respect.

Unlike Joshua next to him, first of all, the warrior does not advance in front of their eyes, and he himself blocks his own sense of existence. He is too young with a long face, and his reputation has not been spread for decades, so all nobles I would be afraid, and even please him, but it was difficult to express real awe from the bottom of my heart.

But the old man in front of him was different.

Master Nostradamus stood calmly in the mid-air. His once old body has been reshaped by the fluctuations of time and space, forming his extraordinary body now composed entirely of magic power and spatial fluctuations. He has conceived this body for dozens of years. In the past year, it has been unable to achieve it because of insufficient magic concentration and various constraints between the world and the void, but now because of the great demon tide, because the troubles of my students have been relieved, and because my ideal experiment in the future has been initially achieved in the Northland, so The old man who has swept away all future troubles has no hesitation in walking towards this road of grasping his own "destiny".

At the same time, Joshua did not continue to look at Nostradamus, who was holding the Spring Festival on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor by taking advantage of the power of the legend, but turned around without any surprise and looked at himself A tall figure walking slowly behind him.

I don't know when it will appear. The ruler of the empire with dark golden hair nodded slightly, motioning for the soldiers to follow him.

Joshua shrugged, and he gently put No. 3 sitting on his shoulders on the ground, but with a slightly dull voice, he told Yingying and the artificial intelligence girl not to run around, and then he was still immersed in the Amid the powerless farewells of the girls with the first vision of a legendary mage, they left side by side with His Majesty the Emperor who had already turned his head away.

Among the people present, Queen Edna, who was the only one who noticed this scene, bit her lips slightly. She frowned, but she noticed that the second prince Di Moore who was not far away seemed to be aware of it, and she was immediately wary of him. One step higher.

And in a deserted garden path in the Morlaix Palace, two legendary warriors were talking loudly.

"Teacher, he needs prestige." Walking on the gray path paved with solid stone slabs, Israel raised his head and looked at the sky of the imperial capital, which was magnificent before but extremely calm at this moment. His voice was full of emotion: "Four Ten years ago, or even earlier, the teacher has done many, many things for the entire empire, for me, his contribution is unmatched, and I don’t even know how to repay him.”

Joshua walked side by side with the emperor, he listened to this so-and-so's student, the ruler of this land, talking about the past in a nostalgic tone.

"Great meritorious service? There is no reward? People always say to me that Nostradamus' achievements have reached a peak. He destroyed the three plans of the orc shaman army and almost blocked it with one person. He helped me, the emperor of the empire, defeat other princes to win the supreme position of the empire, and he also trained hundreds of noble mages and more commoner mages."

"He presided over the construction of a teleportation network connecting all parts of the empire, which made many nobles with bad intentions unwilling to calm down their thoughts. He presided over the construction of the latest generation of wide-area space-time anchoring circles in the imperial capital, and left a back door for himself."

Speaking of this, Israel's tone was tinged with sarcasm: "At that time, many people offered advice, saying that Nostradamus had evil intentions and attempted to subvert the imperial family—it's not surprising that they thought so, After all, the teacher has the possibility to advance to the legend at any time. If he really uses all his influence, then not to mention subverting the empire, it is a sure thing to hurt the vitality of the royal family, so they want me to kill the teacher. After all, he has It's useless, even if the teacher doesn't take any action after finishing what he wants to do, and rests at ease and plays chess with me, they are said to be trying to lurk in the dark and plan a conspiracy."

The ruler of the empire stopped, and the soldiers noticed that the two had arrived in front of a palace. Israel glanced at the ancient and mottled stone walls outside the palace, and showed a nostalgic smile: "This is what I used to be. The palace where the prince lived, the teacher explained the way of transcendence to me here, although he is a mage, he has already understood that magic power and life force are actually one, and the two are just different derivatives of some high-level power."

"Joshua."

He turned his head and looked at the warrior, with an inexplicable light in his eyes, the emperor said: "People always tell me that the way of an emperor is lonely, and I have to make many sacrifices for the rights in my hands and the throne under me." From then on, there can be no family, friendship, love and respect. Everyone will serve my interests, and I can't trust anyone. I have to treat everyone as subordinates and tools, so that I can rule a promise Great empire, let your rights continue."

"But I'm going to say: Fuck it."

Israel Diamond, the current emperor of the Northern Empire and the hero who defeated the orcs said so, with a calm expression on his face: "I am a legend, who I trust is my business, and how to be the emperor is up to me."

"My power comes from my strength, and has nothing to do with that bullshit statement-power is just a derivative of my fist power."

The voice was resounding. Perhaps in the life of the emperor, there was no other sentence that could be more true than this sentence.

The corners of Joshua's mouth curled up slightly, he narrowed his eyes, and said softly, "It's really a wayward way of saying it."

"It's a matter of course."

And Israel snorted coldly, as if the soldier had said some nonsense, he looked up at the sky again, his eyes could indeed penetrate the clouds and the sky, and stared at the stars in the sky: "Mr. Radcliffe, see you now!" After the memory of the gods of the Glorious Era, I understand many things, such as the power in the world is so boring, the stars outside the sky are so vast, I want to change this world, the promotion teacher wants to promote The revolution, so that everyone, rich or poor, high or low, has the possibility to reach the extraordinary."

"Even if this will shake the position of your emperor, is it true?"

the soldier asked.

"A boring rhetorical question." Israel shook his head, and he simply asked directly: "I am willing to trust you, Mr. Radcliffe, and are you willing to help me?"

The emperor held out his hand.

Joshua stared at him, at the man whose destiny he had changed, at this man who was going to change the destiny of the world, at this man who was ambitious and intended to start a great revolution beyond his destiny.

The soldier grinned, revealing a happy smile.

He took his hand.

"Very happy."

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