Soul of Burning Steel

When the Mycroft Continent is welcoming the first ray of sunshine in the early morning, and everything is beginning to recover from the deep sleep of the night, in the vast void, there is a magnificent and majestic huge building overlooking all of this, the highest human being. One of the crystallizations of wisdom, the Void Stargazer silently rotates his silver icosahedral shell, staring at the continent below him and the infinite multiverse in front of him.

Sang Mu, a super observation mage, sits in the center of the No. 17 control node of the Void Star Observatory. The conscientious and cautious real-time monitor belongs to the void scene in his direction. The chaotic space-time turbulence is scanned and restored by the detection circle Their essence is exposed—that is, ripples, ripples overflowing from the existence of the world itself.

As the second-generation disciple of Master Nostradamus, the president of the Royal Mages Association, Sang Mu is a golden mage who specializes in time and space. His understanding of time and space is far better than those traditional spellcasters who only care about magic and soul. It is clear that those seemingly complicated and chaotic space-time turbulence are the most "orderly" in nature, but each world has its own ripples that spread far away, but how many universes does the multiverse have? As long as you think about it for a while, you can understand why there is no clue that you can find what you want from this chaotic fluctuation.

The control node of the Void Star Observatory is not big. It is a perfectly circular room. In its center, there is a seat suspended by magic power. The young-looking Sang Mu is sitting on this seat. On the ground, all the information in the surrounding crystal screens are monitored at 360 degrees. The crystal clusters and crystal prisms flash with magical light, supplying sufficient magic power for those screens and detection circles

Using his magic power to communicate with the soul all the messages in the magic circle, he whispered softly: "Everything is normal."

Although the tone was calm, there was a hint of disappointment in the words.

Not looking forward to the arrival of turmoil, the young mage just felt a little bored. Five years ago, when he passed the selection for the first time and came to this Void Fortress, which is known as the most mysterious and remote in the empire, Sang Mu was shocked. He couldn't imagine that there were such advanced artificial buildings and equipment in this world. It is also impossible to guess how much money was spent to build the entire empire, but in any case, Sang Mu immediately accepted his mission-to observe all the void images in the node he was in charge of at all times, and find as much as possible of them. abnormal reaction.

The ripples of time and space seem to be chaotic, but they are actually orderly. If there is an abnormal reaction that can be quickly detected by the void stargazer who has specialized in the "Life Observation Array", generally speaking, there are only one or two possibilities, and that is a nearby Huge changes have taken place in the world, such as the birth of life, or the occurrence of disasters that destroy everything and extinction of life, and another possibility is more eye-catching: perhaps not far away, a brand new world has just emerged from Born in the void.

After Sanmu knew his mission, he was filled with extreme pride. He knew that his mission was to seek the well-being of the human beings in the entire Mycroft Continent. The value of an intelligent race is self-evident, but this pride cannot last for several years, and now he already feels a bit boring-not to mention that there is nothing unusual about the time and space scenes around the detection circle for so many years At this place, this void stargazing center located in the turbulent flow of time and space does not have any means of entertainment! Moreover, every super observation mage is focused on work and rarely communicates with each other. If it is not because any mage is good at living alone in one place for decades, with his own iron golem and books as companions, they may have Just crazy.

"drop--"

Suddenly, a short prompt sounded in Sang Mu's ears, and the young mage's originally loose eyes immediately gathered together. He looked excitedly at the crystal screen that gave out an abnormal prompt, and his spirit immediately communicated with the detection circle , to monitor all the messages in that place.

"It's a massive object! Life response!"

There was a hint of excitement and uneasiness in the tone of talking to himself. After scanning the surveillance information, Sang Mu knew that it was not the discovery of any life world, but the detection of a huge creature cruising in the void. The huge creature Just like the legendary void behemoth, under the scan of the magic circle, it has a shape similar to a hill. It is full of conspicuous scorching life brilliance, like a small sun stirring the surrounding space-time turbulence. Faint ripples were produced.

It was this ripple that disturbed the hint from the Void Stargazing Institute. Although it was incomparable to the world, it was enough to disturb the Void. After uploading the obtained information to the management center at a higher level with surprise and a little anxiety, Sang Mu turned the lens of the crystal screen to look at the void. This was the first time he saw a living void behemoth. The young mage was full of curiosity.

But he didn't see anything.

No, he saw something, but it was nothing like what he expected.

On the screen that is not very clear due to the interference of the void, it shows a turbulent flow of the void, where there is no trace of the void behemoth, only a red meteor is speeding through the void with a huge life reaction , At that moment, Sang Mu even thought it was a large fragment of fusion star wandering in the void, but in the next moment, he realized that it was the real body of the huge monster in the magic circle.

"But... what's going on!?"

Somewhat chaotically looking back and forth at the completely different messages displayed in the two magic circles, Sang Mu felt his head was a little messed up. A tiny meteorite about two or three meters in size, with a mass of at least 10,000 tons, and power Void behemoths that are powerful enough to stir the ripples of time and space, the difference between the two is so completely different, but they appear in the two detection circles at the same time, which makes the mage feel extremely strange, and at this moment, other The mage in the control node also discovered the rapidly approaching small meteorite and giant beast, and issued a warning to the control center. The continuous contradictory messages made everyone feel at a loss, and the chaos caused was even worse until the meteorite entered the fortress. The inexplicable disappearance of the defensive fire range did not subside within a few hours, which laid the groundwork for the future upgrade of the detection circle by Void Stargazing.

During this process, Sang Mu desperately wanted to control the defensive circle and intercept the monster that didn't know whether it existed or not, but even though he tried his best, he still couldn't figure out what existence he was facing. This feeling of depression almost made him spit out a mouthful of old blood.

But Joshua, who didn't know how much chaos he had caused, had already been guided by Nostradamus into the Void Star Observatory, and met Israel who was waiting in the secret meeting room.

"There is no need to be polite. The reason why I asked to meet here is because it is necessary, and it must not be known to any outsiders."

The three of them had known each other for a long time, especially Israel and Nostradamus knew Joshua's character well, so the discussion got to the point from the very beginning. The soldier directly threw out the information he got from the steel python Karlis, and threw all the information at the two of them. In fact, Joshua didn't explain the identity of Karlis in detail, but just passed on the information. In addition to being vaguely called 'a great being', the warrior will tell the truth about all the news about the abyss and the evil god.

The evil god's message cannot be communicated to civilians, not only because the other party will know the time-space coordinates, but also because it will cause panic. If everyone knows that they will usher in the arrival of the Great Destroyer in a few decades, the panic and despair will be destroyed. It will disrupt all development steps and make the already difficult possibility of counterattack slim, but this news cannot be rotted in one's stomach alone. No matter how arrogant Joshua is, he also understands that it is important to do it alone. Unable to fight against the evil god, even if he grows up to be able to block the evil god in the void by himself in the future, the nearly endless family members that can envelop the entire world can easily destroy the world.

Nostradamus and Israel are legendary powerhouses and the leaders of this country. Telling them will not cause panic, but will affect the future development direction of this huge empire, especially when this abyss has not yet been invaded. If the Northern Empire had started preparations from now on, even if the Abyss invaded twenty years later according to the original history, they would definitely smash their heads against the iron wall of the Mycroft Continent.

"...If it wasn't you, but someone else told me this information, I would throw him into a black prison and punish him for his lies."

Frowning, and listening to Joshua's narration in silence, Israel murmured with a complicated expression: "I can predict a little bit about the invasion of the abyss, after all, demons never hide their desire to invade our world, but who? I can imagine that there are so many behind the great demon tide..."

"Is that great existence really credible..." The young Nostradamus shook his head after muttering to himself. whitish. Obviously, the old mage's heart was also ups and downs.

Can its message really be trusted?

The old mage and the emperor raised their heads at the same time, and looked at the space-time scene outlined by Joshua in mid-air using the power of steel. Those multiverse star maps restored by the warriors from Callis were not clear, but It is enough for him to believe that this is the Void Star Observatory, which has a rough star map obtained by the Northern Empire from observing the multiverse for many years. By comparing the information of the nearby space-time domain, Israel understands that no one can fabricate Such a complete picture, which is a huge space-time domain that humans need to spend thousands of years to observe bit by bit, Joshua can't make it up, and he won't make such a complicated one just to scare people. Extreme stuff.

There is no doubt that this is true. Whether it is the invasion of the abyss in the future, or the evil god returning to the Mycroft Continent along the waves of the great demon tide, it is a true fact. Perhaps the great existence that Joshua spoke of didn't intend to deceive them. It did lose everything because of the evil gods, and it had great resentment towards the evil gods, so it wanted to inform all existences who could resist them with their message.

"Even if it's fake, I can only force myself to believe it and prepare for the worst in everything."

Standing up from the seat, Israel's expression was unprecedentedly serious. He pondered for a long time before coming to the picture of the space-time boundary outlined by Joshua. Afterwards, His Majesty the Emperor said slowly: "In less than a hundred years, my people will have to face these terrifying existences." He stretched out his hand, pointing to the darkness that was spreading amid countless lights, Israel gave a rare sigh, and then showed a wry smile: "The legendary Era of Glory was destroyed by the hands of these beings. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors exhausted the last drop of blood, and only then barely continued the civilization. , but even so, we have lost a large piece of history and inheritance, as well as a vast land.”

Nostradamus also nodded slightly. In fact, he and Israel are not so easy to believe in the existence of others. Before seeing the actual situation with their own eyes, they will definitely not believe in other people casually. But Joshua is special, not to mention the issue of character traits, the Earl of the Northland is the successor of the sage, a legendary warrior, and a member of the nobles of the empire. He has no reason or excuse to make up such a thing. Incredible information, and as Israel said, prepare for the worst in everything.

"This news needs to be completely blocked, but other legends on the mainland must be informed."

With a long breath, Israel made this decision. He turned his head to look at Joshua and Israel. Neither of them had any objection. Nostradamus didn't care, and Joe Xiuya had planned this for a long time. In fact, he planned to contact Pope Igor directly later, and through the mouth of the Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods, he would tell the seven mysterious people about this information, which was almost never revealed. God of stature. The warrior believed that the Seven Gods absolutely understood the truth and falsehood of their news, and would naturally respond accordingly.

"I'll leave this matter to you, teacher." After thinking for a while, Israel took a bracelet from his wrist: "Hold my token, although you have also become a legend, the two The words of a legend carry more weight... Even if you don’t believe it, you should tell them the information, they know the importance.”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Nostradamus responded crisply after receiving the token. The old mage was still staring at the space-time scene. As a powerful spellcaster who advanced legends with time and space magic, he can distinguish the authenticity of this thing, and after such a long time, except for some small places that are blurred, the entire space and time picture is perfect and self-consistent, without any contradictions or omissions. This is enough to prove that what Joshua said is true.

"Is it impossible for peace to come to this continent full of disputes?" Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Since his birth, continuous wars have been burning on the Mycroft Continent. First the swamp natives, then the orcs. Now the imperial power is fighting with the nobles. In the future, there will be abyssal demons and unnameable evil gods. Such a dark future is only Just thinking about it made him feel like he couldn't breathe.

But human beings have grown and evolved in war, and survived in carnage.

Slightly nodding to Joshua and Israel, Nostradamus disappeared into the secret meeting room along with space-time fluctuations and a faint blue light. Afterwards, Israel also grabbed Joshua, who had already given all the information and was about to leave, and said seriously: "Don't rush away, Mr. Radcliffe, the information you have given is very important."

"So?" Joshua was a little confused, so of course he knew that the news he brought was important—but he had already finished speaking, so why did Israel want to keep him?

Facing the words of the soldiers, the Emperor of the Empire sighed slightly: "Such important news, you immediately planned to share it with us... Joshua, your sincerity really makes me ashamed. But it just so happens that I also have I want to tell you some secret information, and this is the information you should know after you become a legend."

what secret? Joshua couldn't help but feel great interest in his heart. No matter in his past life or in his present life, he has only a half-knowledge of the deepest secrets in the Mycroft Continent, whether it is the lost three hundred years of the Glorious Era, or the ruins hidden in the Black Forest and various places underground, all of which he does not know news. For another example, the traitor in the previous life didn't know what organization Nolan belonged to, and this information didn't seem to be secret to Israel, the emperor who ruled a huge empire.

"It is the truth about the seal of the abyss, and the secret of the land under our feet. That is the truth that the survivors learned when they came out of the refuge a thousand years ago."

Noticing the soldier's curious eyes, Israel knew that Joshua was really interested in this, so he smiled softly, then lowered his head, looking at the steel floor of the Void Observatory with a solemn expression, his gaze It can penetrate the strongest alloy deck and reach the other side of the void, the world of Mycroft that is shining with light.

"It is also the origin of the Starfall Era."

Cold, lying in bed all day, sore throat...