Soul of Burning Steel

Starfall 835, November 7th.

Half a year passed by in a flash.

Six months, one hundred and eighty days, may sound like a long time, but for civilians and superhumans who live more and more comfortably in the era of the Great Demon Tide, this six months of peace without any wars is precious in their lives. It was a warm and warm moment, but in this short moment, many things worth remembering happened.

First of all, at the end of May, the seventh prince of the empire, Alva Diamond, was accepted as a registered disciple by the new legend of the empire, the lord of the Northland, Joshua van Radcliffe. For the common people, this is just a chat after dinner, but for many nobles and ladies in the Morlaix Palace, it is great news. This news means that the identity value of the Seventh Prince has greatly increased, and has In order to guarantee stability, even if Alva cannot become His Majesty the Emperor in the future, the identity of a disciple of a legendary strong man is worth their investment.

And besides that, the seemingly failed competitor Di Moore was not underestimated, because the Earl of the Northland once mentioned in a private gathering with the Chaos couple that the second prince of the empire himself The potential is full, but it was not accepted only because the concept did not agree. Being able to receive such an official compliment from a legendary powerhouse, coupled with his previous performance in the army, undoubtedly proved Di Moore's possibility.

Secondly, in mid-June of the same year, the Far South Kingdom recovered the city of Ruhr.

Two years ago, on March 12, 833, Ruhr Port, the last coastal city in the Far South Kingdom, fell due to the siege of more than 100,000 mad dragons. It's all ashes and white ground, and it can be said that there is no grass growing. Now, more than two years later, the army of the Far South Kingdom, which has finally recovered from the pain caused by the dragon disaster, has completely wiped out the remaining sea beasts and flying dragons in the ruins of many coastal ports, and recovered the ruins of these cities.

Although these cities have been completely destroyed and the remaining ruins are uninhabitable at all, in the final analysis they are also the hometowns of many refugees from the Far South. The good news of the recovery of the whole territory has also greatly helped the distressed Far South royal family to appease the increasingly turbulent domestic situation ——The prestige has been greatly reduced, and the royal family, which can hardly command the armies of various fortresses, took advantage of this good news and issued their biggest and should be the last decree in the past two years: the Frontier Autonomy Decree.

This decree is full of nonsense and complicated etiquette honorifics. In the simplest and most popular words, it is "let go". The royal family of the Far South has been unable to rule the southern and coastal borders ravaged by wild dragons, so anyone who has the ability to rebuild cities and villages locally and gather more than five hundred people to maintain order, no matter he is an adventurer, a mercenary, or a free Citizens, former nobles, criminals or foreigners will automatically become nobles of the Far South Kingdom. This decree has been approved by the gods, and the Church of the Seven Gods and the royal family recognize its sanctity.

As soon as the Frontier Autonomy Order came out, almost all the ambitious and capable people in the world felt like sharks smelling blood, cruising excitedly from all over the world, and everyone could smell the weakness of the Far South Kingdom. , and the possibility of realizing one's ambitions, I have to say that this decree is a genius idea from a certain point of view. In the third month after it was issued, the Far South Territory, which was originally dilapidated and had nothing but ruins, It has already regained some vitality due to the large number of foreign populations. According to the estimation of the group of professional mages in the eastern plain, at most one year, the southern border will recover a certain amount of vitality and return to the world of order. , It is no longer possible for the royal family of the Far South to control these areas.

In July, compared to their human neighbors in the plains, the elves rooted in the southern mountains-swamps in the southwest were much quieter. Although the mad dragon two years ago also caused serious damage to the elf cities and villages around the Silent Forest The damage was huge, but the elves who lived scattered didn't suffer too much loss because of it. In addition, the inland dense forest area was not the dominant area for alpine and hilly creatures like flying dragons, so they didn't suffer too much loss after the war. They quickly restored order.

However, even the elves, who have always seemed to have no sense of existence, have sent out a big news at this time: After a grand and mysterious ceremony, the elves royal court announced in the center of the eternal lake that they Re-acquired the blessings of the ancient gods, the Creator of the Elf, and the [Father of Nature], a mysterious plant seedling called the 'World Tree' was planted in the center of the nine mother trees of the elves, and became a new holy place for the elves .

For this reason, countless wandering elf tribes all over the world have sent envoys, and even all their nests, to go on a pilgrimage to the far south. Out of this 'impulse' choice.

In August and September, two peaceful months, the entire continent has entered the time period for harvesting in late summer and early autumn. During this period, the only thing worth mentioning is that the Xishan underground race has finally ended the civil war, and there are envoys one after another Coming to communicate with the above-ground world, these races with superb forging techniques and ancient spells inherited from the last era cautiously touched their unfamiliar above-ground world.

And in October, news from the East China Sea occupied the main pages of all the newspapers in Mycroft mainland. Due to changes in the tides of the deep sea, they were originally isolated from the outside world. The five major murloc tribes living around the abyss in the East China Sea had to migrate to the eastern coast of the mainland where the ocean currents are relatively gentle. They inevitably had conflicts with coastal cities on the eastern plain. The famous Sea Dragon Knights and the murloc elite sea beast army confronted each other for more than half a month, until the high-level executives of both sides held a seven-day secret meeting under the auspices of the Guantian White Tower, and the result of this meeting was that the murloc tribe withdrew. In the Gem Port Sea Dragon City area with a well-developed fishery industry, the legendary mage Barbarossa will use his legendary power to work with the high priest of the murlocs to raise the continental shelf and artificially create five islands for the murlocs to inhabit.

It is rumored that some murlocs and humans are dissatisfied with this result, but for some reason, the high-level executives of both sides have tacitly suppressed all restless voices at the bottom. It seems that something major is brewing calmly, just like ocean currents in the deep sea. It cannot be seen from the sea, but it exists.

"so?"

In Moldavia in the north, in the reception hall of the lord's mansion, Joshua, who had been resting in his hometown for half a year, raised his head from the newspaper, crossed his legs leisurely, and asked lazily to the person sitting opposite: "What made Godard (high priest of the murloc), Barbarossa, and Faina (Sage of the Sea) all willing to sit down and negotiate instead of creating a tsunami that swept across the entire East China Sea?"

"Okay, my friend, don't talk so bluntly." As for the middle-aged man sitting on the other side of the living room, Nostradamus, who could vaguely see his previous appearance, didn't look up at all. A thick purple-backed gold-patterned magic book was writing something quickly, and the legendary mage replied in a perfunctory manner: "You know why they stopped."

"Actually, I'm really curious."

Shrugging his shoulders, Joshua put the newspaper in Hotaru's hand beside him, and the silver-haired girl respectfully offered a cup of tea at the same time, and took a sip of the hydroxide that was meaningless to him now. The soldier did not continue He continued to ask, because he knew that he had nothing to say before, and the reason why Barbarossa and the others stopped was obviously because of the time-space distortion point in the near future, that is, the Myriad Realms Sacrificial Ground and his party.

The history of the world has been greatly shifted because of his existence. In the original history, the Eastern Plains had just expelled the last remnants of the Dragon Calamity at this time. The severely injured Mycroft faced the sudden appearance of the underground race: The dark elves and the gray dwarves were very wary, and the murlocs, who saw the weakness of the ground races and were aggressive, were even more straightforwardly hostile. They tested each other, which caused a tsunami that destroyed several cities and medium-sized murloc tribes. So far, the murloc camp and the human camp have been hostile until the demon invasion period.

But now, because of the existence of Joshua, there has been a vaccine for mad dragon disease from the beginning, and the great plague of the cult has also been suppressed. Bone, with considerable strength, the underground race and the murloc tribe would naturally not show too fierce attitudes. It is not surprising that the original enemy has become a cold and cautious neighbor today due to the influence of the two.

Not to mention Nostradamus, a legendary powerhouse who did not exist at all, because this archmage who specializes in time and space is active, and the Northern Empire discovered the existence of time and space distortion points earlier, which will naturally make everyone The legendary powerhouses all looked sideways at him, temporarily stopping their vigilance against each other.

"Are you going to leave after the end of the year?"

Recalling the message that Nostradamus came to Northland to inform him, Joshua pondered for a while. He knew that this was the right choice. The time at the end of the year is the busiest time for various forces. Prepare to survive the cold winter, and the murlocs will also dive into the warm deep sea. Only after getting through the initial busyness, you legendary powerhouses who preside over a country will have extra time to explore the ruins in the void.

To be honest, Joshua really couldn't wait any longer. He had a really good time during the half a year of peace. Not long ago, he even took a group of people from the Lord's Mansion to the Eastern Plains. It was a pleasant little adventure, but this kind of pettiness could not satisfy him at all. The warrior who had rested long enough was looking forward to the next battle.

thump thump.

Regular and clear knocks came from the door of the reception hall. Joshua and Nostradamus were not surprised. The soldier motioned for Hotaru to open the door, and the increasingly conscientious maid came forward gracefully. He went to open the door, and a blond boy nervously embraced a stack of papers in his hands, and bowed slightly to the three people in the hall: "Teacher, Master Nostradamus..."

"Come here, Alva, don't be so restrained."

With a wave of his hand, Joshua let the young man with weak legs who was oppressed by the two legendary powerhouses approach him, and then he took the stack of papers from the opponent's arms, and carefully read them. With Joshua's current information processing speed, the only reason why he couldn't read these drafts in one hundredth of a second was because the strength of the paper was too low to withstand too fast flipping. A few seconds later, the soldier who had read Alva's subject nodded in satisfaction, and he handed back the draft to Alva: "The homework is well done, politics, history, mathematics, philosophy, the origin of extraordinary power and preparations for actual combat topics They are all qualified, but the monster you plan to hunt next is the ice sea shark lizard? That is a high-level monster in the inner layer of the Blind Sea, and it is too difficult for you."

"No, teacher." Although he was a little nervous at first, it is obvious that Alva has gotten used to this kind of coercion after half a year of training. The blond boy took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, and then I began to explain in detail why I chose that prey: "The 'Life Sublimation' and 'Battle Qi Steel Armor' breathing methods you taught me allow me to temporarily stimulate the high-heat power in my blood, and condense the flame coat that ignores the surrounding low-temperature environment to move freely , and the partners of the No. 1 team have already prepared the bait to lure the shark lizard ashore, and the five of us cooperate to kill an ice sea shark lizard without any problem."

"Still too rough, but with heart."

Joshua nodded irrefutably, he didn't criticize the boy too harshly, but waved his hand to signal that he had agreed: "Okay, get ready, I look forward to your success, but you have to remember, even if It’s not a big deal if you fail, let me remind you first: sharks and lizards basically operate in a family of 4 to 5, and your so-called one-on-one situation is basically impossible.”

...

"Aren't you afraid of giving birth to failure? Northland proverb: Without spring bees, there will be no summer flowers, let alone autumn fruits."

Seeing Alva walk out of the hall with some disappointment and distress, he could hear the whispered communication between him and the No. 1 team outside the corridor: that is, the Ivan Amira brothers and sisters, Karin and Neil. Nostradamus raised his head, his brows were slightly frowned, and he seemed a little uneasy: "The level of power you taught these little guys is really too high, it's all part of the 'legendary power' extended from yourself , which is very dangerous."

The old mage was right. These registered disciples of Joshua have formed a relatively mature team of five after half a year of running-in. After a long period of planned basic teaching and actual combat exercises, they have roughly mastered all the things that Joshua taught them back then. Special power, which makes these young boys and girls who have not yet grown up have the ability to work together to encircle and suppress a high-level monster that is at the peak of silver, or even at the level of gold. And the source of their power is the 'Cultivation Technique' that Joshua analyzed his own power. Although the power derived from the legendary powerhouse is powerful, it is unimaginably difficult to master. For them who have not yet reached the gold level, If you are not careful, it will lead to self-destruction.

"Then he must be a seedling, so I can pull it out." To the master's doubts, Joshua replied with a proverb that only he understood. He touched the head of the well-behaved Yingying beside him, and shook his head and said: " If it was an ordinary person, I would not use such a drastic method, it would only harm them. But it is obvious that the little guy who can pass the trial of the mist of God's Evil is definitely not an ordinary person, and Nostradamus and Alva Isn't it pure human blood?"

"Did you see it? That's right, after so long, you must have discovered it long ago."

Blinking his eyes, the middle-aged mage seemed to laugh. He continued to lower his head, transcribed unknown words and sentences in his magic guide book, and said in a low voice: "The ancestor of the Diamond family once fought with the gem dragon and Among the metal dragons, the diamond dragon and the golden dragon are intermarried, and they even have part of the blood of the fairy in their bodies-the ghost knows how those guys shot at the thumb-sized humanoid. Yisrael couldn't see it because of the sublimation of the advanced legendary life form. Come out, in fact, every descendant of the imperial family is not pure human blood."

To be honest, for so many years, except for those psionic warlock families in the West Mountain Kingdom, there were basically no pure-blooded humans in the entire Mycroft Continent. Nostradamus did not say this sentence, he just added another sentence: "A secret that is not a secret, the current queen has a quarter or more of the golden dragon blood, she and Israel are still Distant relatives, the combination of the two is to ensure the purity of the dragon blood in the Diamond family - don't say I told you this news."

He quickly said all these things, but Nostradamus did not show any nervous expression. After all, Joshua should have guessed this kind of thing, and it is indeed not an important secret in the high-level .

"No wonder..." Nodding thoughtfully, Joshua recalled the situation when he first met the princes and daughters: "I didn't see the eldest prince, but Di Moore's aura and talent are indeed a little weird... The third princess and the sixth prince have a bit of a goblin taste, so is Alva a golden dragon? It's really heavy."

Where can you get better yourself? Hearing the warrior's emotional evaluation, Nostradamus raised his head with a disgusted expression on his face. He first looked at the firefly at the side, and then looked out the window: there, the black dragon girl was fighting with the artificial intelligence floating in the air. The lady played a game of throwing a ball. As a ball of light that can be touched by entities and magic projections at the same time, it is the ball that was thrown, and the legendary mage can also sense the black-haired boy who is resting in the study on the second floor and the running machine. Rune crystal.

In your lord's mansion, there are no human beings except for the maids.

Because he didn't want to fight with Joshua in the void, Nostradamus wisely didn't say these words, he just closed the magic book in his hand, sighed and said: "I'm almost ready, I want to Back to the Void Observatory."

"Then have a smooth journey." Standing up at the same time as the mage, Joshua accompanied Nostradamus to the top floor of the Lord's Mansion. He watched Nostradamus step into the gate of time and space, then turned around, stood on a high place and looked around the entire Molda The main city of Via.

"I really don't want to destroy this peace."

Feeling softly, Joshua looked at his territory. The winter snow covered the main city, and also turned the surrounding four satellite cities into a piece of pure white. The snow on the streets was covered by the recently developed special snow shovel. The guide machine was transported to the outskirts of the city and piled up into a small snow mountain, which has been transformed into an ice playground by the students and tutors of Winterhold College. Many parents who have time bring their children to Come here to play, it even attracts many tourists from other parts of the empire or even come to watch.

Anyone can enjoy this peace, but not yourself alone.

Because only the self who knows the future has the possibility to continue to maintain this peace.

For some reason, Joshua suddenly thought of a person as white as this vast land, a sage. The figure of a sage in his childhood echoed in his mind, and the soldier felt a little emotional for some reason: this was probably what the sage thought back then. Bar?

And maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's fate, or maybe it's a resonance.

Accompanied by another burst of fluctuations from the gate of time and space, Joshua, who originally thought it was Nostradamus who had gone and returned, turned his head, and what he saw was not the middle-aged legendary mage who had returned to his prime, but a man in his arms. Two comatose petite girls, a blond swordsman with anxious and confused faces, and a purple-haired female mage.

"Joshua!"

The moment Brandon stepped out of the gate of time and space, he called out the name of the warrior, and he quickly discovered that Joshua was right in front of him. Or, he quickly calmed down, suppressed his urgency, and said in a low voice: "My sage's relic——Double Blades of Order has a problem!"

=No money=

Don't think about Jian Niang, she is the two daughters of Swordsman

I got stuck yesterday... I'm sorry... Try to write more in the past few days.