Soul of Burning Steel

With Joshua's personality, it is naturally impossible to have any cumbersome interview procedures. Since he wanted to meet these old friends, he went straight to it.

So, when Fina hugged Hill's head from behind at the entrance of the Northern Empire's exploration base, let his feet hang in the air, and asked him what he was going to do by the way, she never expected Joshua to be so straightforward. Appeared in front of them so simply.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Joshua led Hotaru and Rin out of the gate of the base, and could see that the sun was sinking in the goblin village incarnated by the fire element goblin queen, and the twilight light had become a little golden line on the horizon, but it was obvious that at this time the most What attracts attention is not the sunset in Fairy Township, but the pair of elves and dragons with shocked expressions in front of them. The soldier glanced at their current posture, nodded and commented: "Your relationship has always been very good."

At this time, Hill had half of his head buried in Fina's chest, and because of the height difference, he could only hang in the air, and was threatened by Ms. Hai Long.

Hearing Joshua's words, the two of them who had crashed the machine finally came to their senses - Fina let go of Hill's hand stiffly, while the black-haired elf who landed on the ground straightened her clothes with a normal expression, and then said to Joe Xiuya bowed and performed a very high-level ceremony to show his respect for the legendary powerhouse. At the same time, he said: "The lord of Moldavia, the guardian of the northern border, the dragon slayer, the patron of the seven gods... ...Please accept the message from Sea Dragon Knights, Hill Lange..."

"stop."

Joshua raised his hand and stopped Hill from claiming the same title as the name of the dish with his eyes, but reluctantly accepted the other party's salute. He frowned and said concisely: "Where did this come from? Why don't I remember that I have So many titles?"

"Lord Earl."

Hill, who was stopped, straightened up, chuckled, and said easily without embarrassment: "The strong have many titles, for example, Lord Barbarossa of the White Tower of Guantian has the 'Elemental Control' Titles such as 'Ascendant', 'Enemy of the Murloc' and 'Asylum of the Forty-two Nations' will be used in official written manuscripts. If you don't want to be called 'that lord', These titles are necessary."

In fact, Joshua didn't care about these things, not to mention that the lord of Moldavia has a title. In fact, it started when he defeated the Kuroshio a few years ago, helped Moldova wipe out the chaotic monsters in the Black Forest, and closed the time and space gate. , he has almost become the leader of the nobles in the north, and he should be called the guardian of the north. There is no need to talk about the dragon slayer. As for the patron of the Seven Gods, it is the honorary title bestowed by the Church of the Seven Gods on those who have made great contributions to the Church of the Seven Gods. It needs a nod from the gods to confer, and given Joshua's achievements in the battle on the Holy Mountain, this title is also true. Not to mention that he had personally talked with Xing Zheng, one of the Seven Gods.

As for other titles, there are too many bits and pieces. For example, the first-class titles such as the pioneer of Great Ajax, the lord of the Northland dwarves, the dragon driver and the master of Winter Castle come from the titles of the Great Ajax. The development of the Aspen Mountains, the name of the dwarves, the shelter of the Ultimate Blue Dragon, the training of the Dragon Knights and the establishment of the Winter Castle Academy. In any case, the current Joshua is already a character whose title can fill half a page of parchment.

"It's better to be the same as before and call me Joshua."

After hearing Hill's explanation, the soldier shook his head, but he knew that this was unlikely. After all, with this level of strength, it was impossible for others to treat him with a natural attitude. It was one thing for him not to care. It is also a fact that others respect his strength. Hill can use this kind of words to enliven the atmosphere and ease the embarrassment of a sudden visit after not seeing each other for a while, which is considered to be a very high emotional intelligence. Thinking so, Joshua smiled: "Okay, what's the matter to see me suddenly?"

While saying this, he looked up at Fina who was standing beside Hill, and said hello: "Long time no see, Ms. Hai Long, how are you after the battle in the Abyss of Arnos?"

Fina, who was no longer embarrassed, responded generously to Joshua's greetings. In any case, she was a Sea Stegosaurus that had lived for almost two hundred years. After the meeting, the topic turned to why Hill came to visit Joshua.

"It's like this. Soon, Fina and I will sign a contract to become... ouch."

When Hill started to speak, he had a cheerful smile on his face, which made people feel very refreshing, but in the middle of the speech, he wrapped his arms around Fina's waist without warning, and pulled the caught-off Ms. Hai Long closer to him , a gesture of intimacy. But because of this, before he could finish speaking, Fina, who was furious and furious, twisted the back of the elf druid's neck severely, making Hill unable to speak any more.

"Okay, okay, don't say it, I understand."

Joshua also felt that he couldn't stand it any longer. Of course he knew what Hill was going to say - he could see the vibration in the vocal cords of the other party's throat clearly - so the soldier waved his hand to signal the two to shut up quickly. Besides, He glared again and was whispering to the side, "Is this the show of love in the book?" ’ ‘It’s dog food. ’ Yingying and Lin felt helpless in their hearts: “What books are these two people reading recently?”

At this point, there was no need to hide anything. Soon, Hill told Joshua and the others that he would marry Fina next summer.

This is actually not surprising. In fact, except for the oldest group of original dragon knights who bound each other by contract and fought against the common enemy of both sides, the relationship between most of the dragon knights and the dragon is almost very close. In terms of relationship, if they are of the opposite sex, it is not surprising to get married. After all, in order to cultivate a tacit understanding between dragon knights and dragons, they usually eat and sleep together, and live together. Not to mention other Dragon Knights, just take the Sea Dragon Knights as an example, there have been three similar cases in the last fifty years.

"Then let me say congratulations first."

Glancing at Hill, who was slender, with sharp ears and big eyes, and a typical elf appearance, and then at Fina, who was obviously in the form of a dragon with dragon horns on her head, Joshua thought about it after saying her congratulations Nodded - the sages in the world of Grandia have passed on that Silya seems to be a dragon-born elf. At that time, he was still wondering why there was such a mixed blood. Looking at it now, this kind of pairing actually really appeared up. And if you continue to think about it carefully, elves and giant dragons, as long-lived species, are indeed a good match. Both the rhythm of life and the concept of thinking are very similar, at least much more reasonable than humans.

"However, you didn't come to see me specifically to tell me the good news, did you?"

Joshua quickly went through the thought in his mind, and it only took less than a tenth of a second. In reality, he took advantage of the situation and continued to ask: "I will attend your wedding, but if there is any problem If so, please bring it up as soon as possible, after all, we are comrades in arms who have fought together, even if I become a legend, there is no need to be so restrained."

"...It's actually very simple, mainly because Fina's strength is not enough."

Hill also knows Joshua's character well. He is the kind of person who is easy to speak and does what he says. If you don't count the terrifying aura that can be called scary, you can even call him a kind and friendly old man. It’s not an exaggeration, but when facing warriors, it’s best not to talk nonsense, so Hill also explained simply: “The family behind me is a relatively large one among the elves. As for me as the second son, but during the disaster of the mad dragon, my father was seriously injured because he fought against several extremely pure-blooded dragons at the same time, and my elder brother also left hidden dangers in that battle..."

The following story is easy to understand. The patriarch of a large elf tribe had two sons, the eldest son was trained as the heir, and the second son was sent to be trained by the sea dragon knights under the sea sages who had been friends for many years. This was originally a normal process, but it changed due to an accident. Because of the invasion of the mad dragon, the patriarch in his prime was seriously injured and had to abdicate, and the eldest son was also unable to succeed because of his physical disability. Hill, who was originally cultivated as a branch, has shown great potential.

This story is not new, rather it is clichéd—Because of the call of the family, Hill, who had to return to his own family in the far south, will inherit the surname of 'Lan Ge' in the future and become the next heir of the patriarch. At that point, there is no freedom in marriage. Only pure blood elves can become the leader of the tribe, which means that if Hill really becomes the patriarch of their tribe, it means that he cannot marry Fina.

"Stupid elves." Fina gave a simple and concise evaluation of this: "Wait until I advance to Ultimate Intent, and see if they will object!"

Hearing this sentence, Hill, who was categorized as stupid, shrugged his shoulders and said with a helpless smile: "That's true. Although it is said to maintain the purity of the blood, the entire Mycroft continent really needs to be strictly demonstrated. What kind of pure-blooded humans, elves, and dwarves? In ancient times, the high elves were all silver-haired and green-haired. How can there be so many strange colors now? As long as Fina advances, the clan will only welcome them. After all, the blood of the strong is Very tempting."

Speaking of this, Hill also made a joke: "If you plan to marry the elves, my lord, even the elves will be tempted."

"Ordinary species can't bear my power... Well, let's not talk about this, I understand why you came here."

In the final analysis, Joshua is not the kind of guy whose brain is full of muscles. He recalled it carefully, and immediately understood the purpose of Hill and Fina. Ms. Hai Long is very friendly to Hei, she not only takes care of her, she even expends energy to help Hei learn transformation magic. It is reasonable to say that they hit it off right away, but it is more normal to know the "ancient dragon blood" in Hei up.

All life in this world originally came from the first crystallization of steel, the source of life, the darling of the world's will, the existence called "ancient dragon". They are the root system of the tree of life and the source of creatures in a world. According to legend, the original extraordinary system imitated the posture of the ancient dragon, and the way of legend is closely related to the ancient dragon. Joshua's current foundation of power has formed The battle qi steel armor of the steel giant's real body was the first to imitate the skills of ancient dragons and titans. Theoretically speaking, there is a trace of the power of the ancient dragon in the deepest part of the blood of all life, but the most direct successor of the ancient dragon is the species that lives in all parts of the continent and is called the "Original Dragon".

Unlike the astral metal dragons and astral five-color dragons from other worlds with civilization and wisdom, the low-level original dragons have no wisdom, while the high-level original dragons have intelligence similar to or even far surpassing that of humans, but Without morality and civilization, the largest of these monsters, the original aborigines of the Mycroft Continent, have awakened the power of some ancient dragons. No, to put it another way, only monsters that have awakened a trace of ancient dragon blood can be called original dragons.

As a dragon horse, Hei naturally has the blood of the ancient dragon inherited from his ancestors, but if Joshua hadn't spent a lot of money to help awaken this blood, it would probably have been dormant for the rest of his life. However, after awakening, a war horse that was once of ordinary strength can be reborn immediately, becoming a powerful black dragon that can sweep even against the creation of chaos, the stone demon.

Sea Sword Dragon Fina's strength is obtained from her ancestral blood, and is also limited by her ancestry's blood. Reaching the stage of high-level gold, it is no longer possible to advance through hard work. What she needs is a visit from the goddess of fate. look after. However, apart from waiting for the opportunity, as a powerful and intelligent original dragon, Fina still has a path to choose.

That is the same as Hei, awakening the blood of the ancient dragon.

Awakening the bloodline of the ancient dragon can't directly increase the strength, but it can find a new direction for Fina, who has almost reached the end of the bloodline, which is equivalent to having a legendary imitation target, which is definitely smoother than walking by herself. Hill came to him precisely because he knew that Joshua had awakened Hei Awakening's ancient dragon blood.

"Master Earl, I am willing to use..."

Seeing Joshua who had a calm expression but said nothing, Hill collected himself and was about to tell the reward he had prepared for a long time, but this time before he finished speaking, Joshua interrupted him again: "This kind of trivial matter, you don't need to talk about the reward here, just treat it as the reward for helping the gangsters learn the transformation magic. What I think is that there are a lot of materials needed for awakening. The last time the entire market I have searched almost everything, and now it may be difficult to find another one... Wait."

Speaking of this, Joshua suddenly thought of the Creeping Forest - the ancient dragon ruin that he and two legendary mages forcibly snatched from the sixth abyss! He looked at the smiling Hill with some amused expression. The boyish smiling face of the elf druid was very refreshing. The warrior shook his head and said, "It seems that you have made a lot of preparations, even Barnier and The whereabouts and recent actions of the two of William are very clear. Well, since you have made plans, then accompany me back to the Northland later, and I will take you to the Forest of Creeping to see if there is any response s material."

"Your kindness and generosity, my lord count!"

Hearing Joshua's reply, both Hill and Fina couldn't help being happy. They thought this matter would be troublesome, but they didn't expect it to be done so easily. Hill also continued: "Actually, there are only some materials with a strong ancient dragon atmosphere missing. We have already collected other materials such as the blood of the ancient dragon and the bones of the ancient dragon."

After all, as the backbone of the Sea Dragon Knights, Hill has a lot of savings over the years, and with the family fortune of a giant dragon, it is normal to bring most of the materials by himself.

But Joshua didn't care. After all, he didn't bring the Creeping Forest back from the abyss, and the generosity of Campanile and William was not a big deal, and he already had a share of the production in that place. It's no big deal for the comrades-in-arms back then to have an emergency.

At this point, the matter is almost over, and Joshua is still discussing in a low voice, "Will Hill be strict with his wife after marriage?" "It seems that Fina is not very strong." Hotaru and Rin took the topic The two of them and Xiao Guang, who was no longer shining randomly, went to the exploration base to stay, while he walked towards the wilderness at the edge of Fairy Township.

After confirming that the surrounding area was clear enough and that there were no people around, Joshua said, "Okay, Your Holiness, I have time now."

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Joshua's full set of titles are as follows: Lord of Moldavia, Guardian of the North, Dragon Slayer, Patron of the Seven Gods, Pioneer of Great Ajax, Lord of the Northland Dwarves, Dragon Rider, Master of Winterhold, Enemy of Demons, Conqueror of the Abyss, Witness of Karliss, Friend of Nature, Lord of Hell, New God of the Atrium, Heir of the Sages, Holder of the Azure Orb, Lord of the Crows, Tamer of Dragons, Lord of Extinction, Beloved of Power, Man of Madness, Savior of Irgnar, High Lord of the Blood Moon, and Watcher of the World.

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