Soul of Burning Steel

[There is a war in this world.

It has nothing to do with knives and guns, nor blood and fire. It is a war about civilization and progress, class and resistance. It is silent and unknown. is society itself.

Even so, this battlefield is equally arduous, and countless people have sacrificed for it. 】

How much legacy and mess did the Glorious Era leave to the Starfall Era?

Every time Nostradamus was counting the data in ancient books, he couldn't help thinking about this never-ending question.

How can I count them all? Everything in the Starfall Era was developed on the bones of the Glorious Era. They inherited the magic of the ancient sages, the fighting spirit of the ancient fighters, the practice of the Holy Light passed down by the gods, and even the culture and customs. All come from those former races.

Nine classifications of magic, thirteen universal cultivation methods of vindictiveness, holy light meditation, large-scale war puppet design, floating city core, magic net... There are many ancient technologies from underground ruins, even the soles of the feet This continent, and the sacrificial field of ten thousand realms spinning outside the world, are all relics of the Guangyao Era.

Just from these perspectives, the legacy of the Era of Glory is so rich that the ancestors of Starfall, whose initial population was only a few million, have grown to where they are today within a thousand years. Nostradamus did not hesitate I believe that if it were not for the obstruction of the black forest left by chaos, the major human gathering areas would have been able to unify their forces for technical exchanges a hundred years ago, and then develop the magic energy industry that appeared today.

But in contrast, the Era of Glory also left countless messes - the black forest with frequent black tides, the terrible world environment around the abyss, the space-time passages connecting many chaotic lands, a dead world, countless evil voyeurism, and the hostility of the will of the world.

The people of the Starfall Era are like this. In an extremely difficult environment, they used the heritage of the previous era to reach this step step by step. This speed can be regarded as fast even in the multiverse.

But this is far from enough... In the face of the doomed disaster, the evil god who will arrive decades later, this speed of progress is still too slow.

Nostradamus couldn't help but think of the Sacrificial Field of Ten Thousand Realms, the World of Stars, the Void Mother Beast that could destroy a civilization, and the evil god of plague behind it.

This is a power that is enough to make people despair... Fortunately, the Void Mother Beast can kill one of them together with Joshua. Now that they are both powerful, it shouldn't be difficult for one person to deal with one, but who knows? How many female beasts are there? The evil name of the plague evil god is still spreading in the multiverse, and the number of its family members is likely to exceed the total number of humans in the entire Mycroft world. If this evil god attacks the Mycroft world with all its strength, how should they respond?

You know, this time, they have no sages.

Thinking of this, Nostradamus turned to look at the soldiers beside him.

At this time, the old mage and Joshua had left the underground world and came to the surface. It was still late at night, and the silver moonlight was mixed with the aurora, and the night sky was very beautiful.

Nostradamus knew that this so-called aurora was actually not a natural phenomenon, it was just one of the visions caused by the existence of the legendary warrior beside him - even if the strong magnetic field was suppressed, some parts would still Affecting the surrounding world, it interferes with the high-altitude magnetic field, making the aurora appear no matter what time of day or weather.

Ever since he left the quaint Earth Temple, Joshua has been very silent. This Earth God incident is not as serious as Nostradamus and the others thought—for example, the backhand of the world's will, but even In this way, they still knew a very bad news.

Almost at the cost of his own existence, the steel python Mycroft sent a signal for help to the surroundings of the world, as long as he could get him out of trouble, he was willing to offer the power of the world.

Since he was not specialized in Summoning and Spiritualism, Nostradamus didn't know how big this so-called power of the world was and what kind of existence it could attract, but looking at Joshua's serious and expectant The expression, the old mage knew that it was definitely a tricky enough enemy. Presumably, the existence that would be interested in the power of the world, even if it is not a legend, must be an extraordinary existence that is similar to the Void Behemoth and not different from the legend.

"It is worth noting that the world of Mycroft is already located around the abyss, and there are very few worlds with strong power nearby."

At this time, Joshua suddenly spoke. He seemed to be talking to himself, casually expressing his inference: "Most of the world around me is the same as the original Mycroft world. The flames are gradually extinguished, and only a few are normal. The world, this kind of place can't breed powerful people, and only those abyss lords and void giants prowling nearby are worth guarding against."

"That's nervous enough."

Because Joshua once said it, Nostradamus also knew that the Seven Gods and the gods of other races could not do anything now in order to seal the will of the world, and some people might even be needed to ensure the safety of the seal, the old mage Shaking his head gently, he said: "As long as there is an existence that passes through the blockade, then it may allow the will of the world to break through the seal. You and I both know the legendary power. As long as we do our best, it only takes a few short moments to destroy the seal located underground. Just minutes."

In fact, this rift is a clear proof. Joshua shot with all his strength and tore a large rift several kilometers deep in just a dozen seconds. If he concentrated his strength, it was just for the sake of Breaking the seal, the speed and depth will be even faster.

"It would be nice if there was an outpost."

Thinking of this, Nostradamus stroked the spine of his grimoire, and his tone was a bit depressing: "Although the star observatory can observe the world around it, its observation target is too large to see you and me." Such a legendary powerhouse in human form... If there is an outpost in the void that can clearly capture powerful energy fluctuations, it will be much easier to prepare for defense."

"This is exactly the meaning of the establishment of the External Exploration Department. In my vision, the first mission of the External Exploration Department is not to find the world of life, but to establish a large number of early warning outposts around the world of Mycroft."

Joshua pointed at him casually, and the silver radiance formed a light curtain in midair. He said calmly, "If you want to open up far away, at least the backyard should not catch fire. After solving the steel python incident this time, we will explore the outside world." It’s time for the ministry to officially start.”

Having said that, the soldier turned around, nodded slightly to Nostradamus, and said with emotion: "I basically have nothing to do with the Academy of Winterhold, you are the one who is coordinating...it is very successful, if there is no Winterhold With a large number of technicians trained by the academy, it is impossible to build the foundation of the Foreign Exploration Department so quickly."

"That's natural. If you don't say anything else, when it comes to cultivating students, no one in the whole world can compare with me except Barbarossa."

It was rare to hear Joshua flattering himself so directly, Nostradama was also modest, he stroked his beard quite contentedly, but then he sighed: "Unfortunately, there is only one Winterhold at present. "

At this time, the two had already walked all the way to the edge of the North Ural Plain, and they could see countless prairie beasts and monsters in front of them being guided by the students of Winter Castle College to the special experimental area opened up in another prairie. The strength is not strong, and they cannot perform difficult tasks like the first team or the dragon girl Lisa, so this large-scale event arranged by the academy is one of the few ways for them to easily get points.

The two legendary powerhouses watched from afar these young students who were very skilled in using magic fighting energy, but they didn't approach them. Standing in the distance, Joshua was silent for a while before he opened his mouth and said, "Why? There's only one Winterhold?"

The soldier's tone was very puzzled. He looked at these young people who could be said to be the hope of the future, with a puzzled tone in his tone: "I wanted to ask a while ago, the Winterhold model is so successful, how many other places in the empire should you do?" Open some similar professional academies... Even if the development of those places will be slower because there are no legendary powerhouses, it is better than nothing."

This is indeed a place that Joshua finds rather strange. In the past five or six years, Winter Castle Academy has swallowed a large amount of liquidity from Moldavia, but in turn, it has also brought Moldavia A lot of benefits, Joshua, as a lord, does not regard money as money at all, and the confidence to expand the city without knowing how much money he has comes from Winter Castle—even if it is a profession in other places The Orthodox Academy cannot be as perfect as it is here in Moldavia, but no one should try.

To this question, Nostradamus nodded first, then shook his head.

"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't."

"Joshua, this empire is not an empire of the people, but an empire of emperors, nobles, and superhumans."

Nostradamus directly pointed out the most essential problem: "Except for you, a legendary powerhouse who has no interest in rights, doesn't care about anything at all, and has no threat, any professional academy established in a local area is purely for the local nobles. Giving them the power to be local overlords without being able to spread that power to all classes."

"No, I'm not, I..."

Hearing this, Joshua frowned. He clicked his tongue and wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, he could only admit that Nostradamus was right.

And he also understands that this is why Israel wants to carry out reforms—just like in his previous life, if he wanted to industrialize, he had to liberate the land and farmers from the hands of the landlords. It is necessary to liberate ordinary people with extraordinary talents from nobles and extraordinary people.

"But we have three legendary powerhouses, and Israel is the emperor of the empire. I wanted to ask before—if we want to reform, we can kill any nobles who are unwilling to cooperate at any time, and clean up the entire empire from beginning to end. Once, it doesn’t even take three days.”

"Revolution is not a dinner party. If necessary, there is nothing we can do to kill people. We don't have much time left, and we don't have time to make these people change their minds slowly."

When he said this, Joshua's tone was indifferent, as if he didn't take human life seriously at all—he was indeed willing to protect the world and resist chaos, but that didn't mean he was some kind of Holy Mother. What he was willing to protect was those powerless Weak people who resist unstoppable disasters, not those who have power but hinder the progress of the world.

Of course, for those who are innocent, he will not really kill them all, but Joshua thinks it is still possible to imprison them all and use physical means to transform their minds.

"What's the use of that?"

Regarding Joshua's simple and rude method, Nostradamus just shook his head speechlessly: "You can overturn the mountain that is pressing on the people, liberate them from the hands of the nobles, and give them the power to change their destiny...but So what, you can't lift the mountain in people's hearts."

"Joshua, look at these students."

Following the words of the old mage, Joshua looked back at the students of Winter Castle who were doing various tasks under the instructions of their instructors.

These young people obey orders and work meticulously. Both nobles and civilians treat each other equally. No one feels that they are inferior to each other, and no one feels that they are superior to others. Meaningless, ability is the first.

"You can ask these students who don't seem to be distinguished from nobles and commoners, and ask them what their future ideals are."

Nostradamus' tone was calm, but Joshua could hear a hint of chill and anger—for this question, the warrior didn't really pick anyone at random to ask, because he already knew the answer.

"They want to be big."

Shaking his head, Joshua said: "If you learn magic, you will become a nobleman. If you become a knight, you will be able to expand the empire. If you become a priest, you will be able to lead a church, then manage a diocese, and finally become a bishop. , Archbishop, that is also a big man on the same level as the earl and even the duke."

After hearing this answer, Nostradamus closed his eyes: "Yes, you are right, it is that simple."

"Their equality now is that they feel that the other party will be a big shot in the future. When they return to their hometown, they will rule the common people, solidify the class, and leave the common people with little room for advancement... That's why the nobles laugh and laugh with the common people , the earl's son will hang shoulders with the hunter's son."

It was the first time Joshua heard Nostradamus's voice suppressing his emotions so much. He felt that the other party was like a volcano about to erupt, but soon, the old mage calmed down again. He watched all this with cold eyes, and then With a sneer: "That's it, everyone knows that legendary powerhouses have the power to change the world, you and I join forces, even if it is not difficult to wipe the entire Great Ajax Mountains off the map, killing some noble toubob It's simple...but if you don't open up the people's wisdom, don't let the people wake up, and overturn the mountains in their hearts, even if they have extraordinary power, they will just become new oppressors."

"Are you open to people's wisdom?"

In this regard, Joshua couldn't help thinking of the world he used to live in. He recalled the wars of thoughts and beliefs that were written in the history books. The rather primitive society in his eyes has actually reached this stage, and the first step of this stage seems to be happening before his eyes.

"Popularization of knowledge, universal literacy, compulsory education, collective political education starting in junior high school..." Joshua couldn't help but fell silent as various teaching methods that had just been developed in his previous life flashed across his mind. He didn't know what the revolution was. How did it happen, and how did it succeed, but he knew that it was imperative to unleash the wisdom of the people, but he didn't know whether such a large-scale transformation of the world was appropriate or not.

In the final analysis, there was no extraordinary power in the previous life, if everything was copied, would there be any surprises? This world is a world of magic and vindictiveness, completely different from the relationship between peasants and landlords in the previous life...

Because I know more, I will hesitate at this time.

"Are we qualified to choose the direction of future society for human beings?"

Joshua asked.

"You are wrong, Joshua, we have never chosen the future path for human beings."

Speaking of which, the corners of Nostradamus' mouth turned up, and he looked up at the bright starry sky and the aurora: "The words you said to me not long ago have always been in my heart...you said Yeah, we're just leading them forward, to get to this point."

"Then, humans chose this path."

"...Hahahaha, you actually answered me in my own words."

After listening, Joshua narrowed his eyes first, he seemed to be lost in memory, but soon, he laughed quite freely: "I am still worried about you, but now it seems that you and Israel You've already figured out how to deal with it, haven't you?"

"yes."

After a short answer, Nostradamus also laughed, and after a brief laugh, the old mage's words sounded again, making Joshua slightly stunned: "Just a few days later."

"I planned to tell you this news a long time ago, but because you went to the Far South to attend your friend's wedding, you didn't disturb me."

Nostradamus looked at Joshua, and he said sincerely, "Earl Radcliffe, please be there at that time."

"Let us watch the coming of the new era together."

I'm filling in holes

Ideological development is also pioneering. There are not only stars and seas in the distance, but also a future that carries ideas.