Soul of Burning Steel

When Kiraya set foot on the frosty land in the north, her memory couldn't help but go back to that distant afternoon thirty-four years ago, when her father took her to the sea of ​​sorrow at the end of the world to look at the ice.

It is located at the southernmost pole of the mainland, thousands of kilometers away from the Mycroft Continent. Her father once said that thousands of years ago, this place was originally a paradise for life and multiplication. Two-color fat birds live here, and a special race called Sinreya also lives on this continent made up entirely of ice. They live by hunting seals and fishing. Lived a peaceful and serene life under shelter.

Kiraya didn't care about the past of black and white birds and primitive people, but that was the base camp of the last survivors of the Temple of the Earth, which once flourished thousands of years ago and served as a universal belief. It wasn't that she couldn't tell the difference between the north and the south, but when the young female elder of the Earth Temple saw the familiar sky full of ice and snow, she still couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Today's Earth Temple has been torn apart, and the ruined castle in the ice field is no longer the base camp of their branch.

From the wide rock avenue in the outskirts, into the satellite city that is patrolled by guard knights from time to time, Kiraya calmly passed under the eyelids of those tall horses, although young but full of momentum, the guard knights of the Radcliffe family. After entering the city, her handsome appearance immediately attracted the attention of many people—although there are people with hair of any color on the Mycroft Continent, there are very few people with purple jewel-like hair, let alone this strange There is an inexplicable charm in women, which will attract others to get close involuntarily.

"It's a high-level professional." Shaking his head quickly, waking up from the natural charm, a knight immediately said nervously to his colleagues beside him: "The strength should be at the high-level gold, inform the White Dragon Knights, do Good emergency preparedness!"

"There's no need to make such a fuss, right? In the main city today, several gold powerhouses come to visit the lord...who would do anything under the eyes of the legendary powerhouse? Wouldn't that be suicide?"

Another knight patted the panting horse under him. He was not charmed, but his horse couldn't control himself, and he wanted to kneel down and submit to the opponent, which made him laugh and scold. : "I have given you kindness for so long, but it's still not as beautiful as other people's faces?"

Although this is said, the news of a strong gold man entering the city was quickly reported layer by layer, and was notified to every corner of the city. Today's Moldavia has basically popularized the communication circle. Because of the concentration of magic power Greatly improved, now that the most difficult and expensive charging link has disappeared, this simple magic circle has long been mass-produced all over the world, and the Northland is just the first batch.

Kiraya naturally knew this, but she didn't care. Rather, it was part of her plan to tell the adult in advance that the messenger had arrived as scheduled.

And before the other party's invitation—or order came, she wanted to take a good look at the city.

Passing through the southern satellite city with only foundations and a simple frame in many places, and coming to the inner city wall of Moldavia, Kiraya looked at this vibrant northern city. There are five groups of half-aged teenagers who are going to play in the countryside, and in the snow on the side of the road, many children under the age of ten can be seen laughing and throwing snowballs to each other, while most of their parents are sitting aside, smoking Tobacco, or drinking half a bottle of cloudy wine, watching this scene with a smile.

"so good……"

The young female elder of the Earth Temple couldn't help expressing a sigh of emotion. She stopped and looked at the children who no one worried about their safety even if they went to the suburbs. It's just an insignificant daily routine, but it is extremely difficult for intelligent life in other areas of the Mycroft Continent to enjoy. Outside the city wall is the domain of monsters and thieves. The lives of those who live in the village will not be guaranteed. The farming farmers need to have bows and knives in every household. Even if they cannot beat the sudden attack of monsters, they must at least support them until the security team arrives. For them, let alone the front Going to the countryside to play, even if you leave your own one-acre three-point land, you will be terrified.

In other parts of the world, most civilians have never seen the scenery hundreds of miles away from their hometown, and some of them have never even left the land where they were born. Here, in Moldavia in the north, children When they were young, they could freely go out of the city to play, step on ice, cross rivers, climb mountains, and see distant scenery without worrying about their safety. This is a kind of sublimation of knowledge.

There are many people who believe that the existence of legendary strong men will make one land suddenly become outstanding, and a steady stream of strong men and sages will appear and join the other party's banner. Ordinary people attribute it to the legendary powerhouses and think it is their teaching, but Kiraya believes that although it is also due to the legendary powerhouses, the most essential reason for the change is only because of the broadening of the horizons. A child who has seen the wider world since he was a child is completely different from a child who has been wandering around the house all his life. "The size of the heart" is the root of the difference between the two.

"Dear Elder Kiraya, the lord is waiting for you."

Accompanied by the gentle sound of horseshoes, a team of fifteen people suddenly appeared beside Kiraya, who was admiring the city. This team consisted of three knights, eight archers and four gun shield guards. The logo of the city guards was engraved on the leather armor and armor on the chest. Seeing their approach, the surrounding civilians automatically backed away to make room for them, but this still young female elder just smiled. Shrugged: "The speed is really fast, it is a real elite."

"Your compliment." Nodding slightly, the leading knight was not moved by Kiraya's charming face: "Please follow us."

However, the female elder who had done her homework before and knew the location of the Lord's Mansion was somewhat puzzled: "This is not the direction leading to the Lord's Mansion."

"The lord is not in the lord's mansion right now." Another knight replied in a low voice: "My lord was inspecting the city guard station before, so I will meet you at the tower not far away."

This is a good explanation, and Qi Laya didn't think there was anything wrong. Originally, she was the weak side when she came here this time, and she could do whatever the other party wanted, and she didn't need to take care of her emotions.

However, the armor of these knights is really luxurious. Looking at the city guard squad that surrounded her, not so much as a defense, but as an escort, Kiraya noticed that there were faint magic lines on their armor, which meant that the worst was an enchanted piece of equipment , and it seems that every city guard patrolling the streets has the same equipment, which almost means that they have almost popularized magic armor-this kind of thing was simply unimaginable before the big demon tide.

Before the emotion dissipated, Kiraya came to the tower of the city wall not far away. At the entrance of the tower, the city guard team that 'escorted' her came disbanded on the spot and returned to the city wall. When they arrived at their own posts, the female elder, who had been in a relaxed mood along the way, subconsciously took a few quick breaths to relieve the sudden chest tightness and trembling just now.

"This coercion... is even worse than the reaction of the artifacts in the Great Temple..."

Looking deeply at the top of the tower, Kiraya suddenly smiled and shook her head, and strode towards the top. She had already made corresponding psychological preparations, and even death could not make her hesitate, let alone a mere coercion.

She came to the top floor of the tower and saw the back of a man. He was wearing a black-bottomed cloak without any patterns or decorations to show off. He didn't react at all to Chiraya's arrival until he was half-kneeling on the ground, and then said lightly: "Here we come Ah, betrayer."

This sentence undoubtedly hurt Kiraya's heart, but she couldn't refute it. Because she knew that no matter how noble their past was, and no matter how much they had to suffer, in the end, they still did something that betrayed all life in the world of Mycroft. If the situation is still the same as it was hundreds of years ago, and if they succeed, then they may be the heroes who saved the world with curves, but now that the flames are rekindled, and they also fail, then they are inextricable betrayers, especially in the face of This man, this... hero who seems to be leading the reign of the flame.

"Huh, Deity?"

Turning his head, the man's voice raised slightly, as if a little curious: "The Temple of the Earth is very sincere, and it didn't send cannon fodder to reconcile... Okay, don't kneel, I didn't release the coercion, stand up and repeat what your high priest wants Say it to me."

"Yes, my lord."

Her head was drooping, and she instinctively dared not look at the other party. She didn't know why, but she couldn't resist at all, but obediently followed the other party's words. The high priest dictated to her sentence by sentence.

But Joshua's heart sank slightly when he heard the retelling by the half-race god descendant with jewel-like hair.

"Isn't the right one here?" He thought helplessly.

The female elder of the Earth Temple, who had been in contact with the imperial family a long time ago and expressed her desire to reconcile with the Radcliffe family, recounted the words of their high priest smoothly, removing meaningless information. The meanings expressed are roughly as follows: the original camp of the Earth Temple, that is, for hundreds of years, has been promoting the war behind the scenes, and the latent forces that have joined hands with the five-color dragons, abyssal demons, and evil god believers have now died because of the rekindling of the flames. Fragmented, the factions that did not support the original plan have now completely separated from the organization, and they will wash themselves clean and feel at ease as their own nobles, mages or local forces. Those who supported the original plan of "falling into the abyss" also split into more than a dozen scattered organizations, large and small.

The Kiraya faction is a conservative line of the Great Temple. Most of them are descendants of the Mother Goddess with the blood of the Mother Earth Goddess. To eliminate this kind of pain, that is to restore nature through various methods, or even reshape nature. Of course, this is useless. The original Mycroft Continent was dead from the bottom up, and no matter how it was repaired, it would be of no avail. , so they also became a part of joining the abyss. But the faction that Nolan belonged to was the radical faction that took the initiative to contact the abyssal demons and even the evil gods. They have gone crazy because of the pain. Rather than eliminating the pain, it is better to say that they want to share this pain with everyone in the world. Everyone, let everyone feel the horror of the world's imminent end.

Now, because the Church of the Seven Gods and the southern countries have joined forces to suppress the latent Temple of the Earth in all aspects, both the conservatives and the radicals are in a dilemma. Fortunately, the radicals say that they are lunatics similar to cultists, and Conservatives are a bit of a headache. Although they did plan a lot of conspiracies in the past, but now that the flames are rekindled and the earth is revived, they have lost their driving force and motivation. Now they have no interest in starting it, let alone with the Seven Gods. The church and other big forces confronted each other, and there were voices of surrender and reconciliation within the organization. In desperation, the Great Temple could only send a large number of envoys to every force that had been more or less against each other, intending to conduct peace talks with blood.

Joshua, as the conqueror of the Abyss of Anos, a participant in the battle of the mad dragon, and a person who has faced the replica of the Ember Earth Excalibur, the Temple of the Earth does owe him an explanation, and he has a close personal relationship with the Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods. If possible, I would like to introduce them to you.

Even saying this kind of thing is enough to prove that the other party is not lying. Joshua nodded. There are not many people who dare to lie to him nowadays, and Kiraya is not one of them. Although she can speak calmly and fluently in front of him who is showing hostility, she can't keep her distance. There is still a long way to go for sensual deception—she did not say something, but this is human nature.

But since it is not the rightful owner, there is no interest in it. There is no hatred in the first place, and the peace talks are meaningless. And just when Joshua was about to stop the conversation and send the descendant of the god out of Moldavia, Kiraya seemed to have a premonition and said suddenly: "The high priest once said, with your character, you must I will not be interested in this kind of thing, so we are willing to regard you as the [Emissary of the Mountain] of the Temple of the Earth, holding the highest authority in our organization of descendants of the mother goddess..."

"Chongshan envoy?"

This sentence immediately made Joshua frowned slightly. In his previous life, he also conquered the Goddess of the Earth Goddess [Rock Mountain Giant God]. Of course, he understood what the title of Envoy of the Mountain meant. The authority comparable to the high priest of the temple, and the privilege of being able to communicate directly with the gods.

"But..." The soldier temporarily gave up the idea of ​​sending Chiraya away, and he asked with some doubts: "Isn't that only awarded the title of Titan?"

Chongshan, Thunder, Qunsen, Jianghe... Titles like these should only be given to the son of the Earth Goddess, the title of a pure-blooded Titan. For the Earth Goddess, the group is willing to take the whole world with them for the dead Earth Goddess. For the guy who went down to the abyss, even if he and the Church of the Seven Gods had just faced extinction, he would never make concessions in this regard.

"Aren't you the one who has the blood of the Chongshan Titan?" Now it was Qiraya's turn to be surprised, she even raised her head subconsciously and said, "The strength of steel on your body is the best proof!"

"Interesting, when did I become a Titan again?"

Touching the battlements on the tower beside him, Joshua smiled. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the Earth Temple's guess, because his steel power had indeed been obtained by the mountain titan Urban in the Grandia World. Under Deni's guidance, his real body is a steel giant like a Titan. It's not surprising that the other party misjudged this familiar aura, and he even praised the other party's sensitivity.

And everything made sense - he had accidentally offended his family before, so of course he had to reconcile immediately.

"But this reason is not enough. Go on and tell the whole truth."

Of course, Joshua knew that he was not a descendant of a Titan at all, but because he thought of Urban Deni's guidance to him, the warrior planned to give this group of people a chance, and he released his coercion slightly: "Your heart is beating rapidly. Beat, I can see your blood flow and the trembling of your muscle fibers... You can't hide a legend."

As long as the other party is willing to tell the truth, then nothing is impossible.

Feeling the increasingly powerful pressure, Kiraya realized that Joshua had indeed restrained the coercion on purpose before, she insisted on explaining under the hallucinations of roaring monsters and spreading darkness: "Because... In this world, only the Chongshan Titan has the prototype of the power of steel, while the other titans are just ordinary elemental power... Even in the heyday of the Temple of the Mother Earth, there were only a few people who possessed the power of origin, but now this The world, you are the only one..."

"We have lost the inheritance of steel, and it is precisely because of this that the Great Temple has declined, and has been seized by the radicals..."

Almost her whole body was trembling, and Kiraya's voice was getting lower and lower, and Joshua, who sensed that the other party was about to faint, restrained her pressure a little, so that she could speak smoothly: "The high priest means that at all costs We have to befriend you at all costs, for this, we can present the classics that have been handed down for thousands of years or even from the era of glory, the envoys of the mountains and the practitioners of the power of origin!"

Wouldn't it be nice to say no sooner?

Blinking his eyes, Joshua really didn't expect to have such an unexpected harvest. He thought for a while, and planned to ask someone to drip sweat all over the floor, and send the female elder, who was about to collapse, down to rest for a while. , and then contact Eagle to inquire about the situation later, before making a confirmation, but what he didn't expect was that Kiraya seemed to think that this meant that the soldier still planned to refuse, so she raised her head with a crazy look, and went straight Look into the warrior's eyes.

"You will be interested!"

Coughing and speaking, the almost suffocated voice of Kiraya, who was about to be suffocated by Joshua's resentment and coercion, revealed a morbid distortion. She seemed to recall something terrible, with a delicate and beautiful face It reveals a hidden deep fear: "During those tormented days, we did everything, lurked into various countries, studied ancient magic, searched for ancient dark relics, analyzed the Black Forest restoration Environment... Our original limit is like this. The Earth Temple was originally a loose organization gathered spontaneously by a group of descendants of the blood of the gods. Getting involved with the Lord of the Abyss...how could we do it? That's because of the help from the existence outside the world..."

"What do you want to say?" Unexpectedly, there was still some secret news. Joshua immediately turned serious and continued to ask, but at this time, Kiraya was paralyzed on the ground and had almost passed out of shock. It came from the memory of the past. The mixture of fear and Joshua's coercion pushed her to the limit, and she could only hear these few words muttering.

"It's them..."

"Darkness among the stars..."

Ask for a monthly ticket (whisper)

By the way, it's not the evil god...the evil god, I don't need to say so much