In the Government Affairs Office of Gars City, a clerk took a deep breath uneasily to encourage himself, then walked in anxiously holding a stack of documents.
After a while, he walked out with a pale face and his legs were still shaking slightly.
"Jack, what happened to you today? Your face is so pale! Did you do something too bad and was scolded by the Archon?" A maid who had a very good relationship with him asked curiously.
He shook his head and whispered: "No. It's just that the master seems to be in a bad mood today. He keeps frowning and unconsciously exudes murderous aura - standing in front of him, I always worry whether he will do it next second. Just draw your sword..."
"What are you doing with your sword? Cutting sashimi?" the maid said with a smile.
"I'm not you..." Jack, the clerk, shook his head with a wry smile, "Although I know that he will definitely not draw his sword to kill me, I just can't help but be afraid."
Seeing his frightened expression, the maid named Rose looked around to make sure there was no one around, then she hugged him gently, put her lips to his ear, and began to sing softly.
Her singing voice was so soft that no one could hear it except Jack. There was a softness and tranquility in her singing voice that was like light waves under the moon. Jack's mood gradually calmed down, and his tense face finally relaxed. Blood color appeared again.
After a moment, Jack smiled, patted her arms gently, and pushed her further away.
"That's enough," he said. "Thank you, I've fully recovered."
"You really don't need me to sing for you for a while longer?" Rose seemed to be still interested and asked with a smile.
"If I sing a little longer, I won't be able to do anything else today. I can only go home and take a nap." Jack said with a smile, "That's good. When I get off work in the evening, I can accompany you for a walk on the beach. How do you want to sing then? It doesn’t matter, you just have to sing to your heart’s content.”
Rose smiled and took two steps back, picked up the broom she had just put down next to her, waved to him, winked at him, turned around and walked into the yard next to him.
Jack had completely cheered up. He patted his cheeks with both hands, his eyes glowing with fighting spirit again.
"Jack! You have to work hard!" He said to himself, "You have to become famous as soon as possible! Lord Bena only gave you twenty years! You have to seize the time!"
Looking at the direction Rose left, he firmly clenched his fists. Encouragement for myself, turned around and left.
In the Government Affairs Hall, Leon - more people here call him "Thunder" - couldn't help but chuckle.
"The love story of the Little Mermaid and the young sailor..." He smiled and said to himself, "They are both good people! One left the sea and became a human for love, forcing himself to get used to human work and life; the other I went to study accounting for love. As a student in the enlightenment class, I actually learned better than many students in cultural classes... "
"Love is such a wonderful power!" He was obviously still very young and looked to be a few years older than Jack. He picked up the teacup and took a sip like an old man, and laughed.
After laughing, he took out another document, frowned, and stared at it.
This is the new recruitment order issued by the Eagle Kingdom. It is covered with the king's seal. There is still a touch of magic flowing on the seal, and its authenticity is beyond doubt.
This recruitment order roughly stated: The current war situation is urgent and the kingdom is at a critical moment of life and death, so recruitment is issued to all races in the continent except orcs and half-orcs. All capable adventurers are welcome to join the army in the Eagle Kingdom and will receive favorable treatment. If the invasion of the orcs can be repelled, the royal family will spare no expense in property and fiefdom if everyone's military exploits are tripled.
That was basically it. As for some inflammatory words, he simply ignored them.
"Has the war situation reached this point, do we even need to recruit adventurers?" He pondered, frowning, feeling very uneasy.
After pondering for a long time, he walked to the nearby bookcase where confidential documents were stored and pulled out a document from it.
The document was a soft animal skin, slowly unfolded, but there was no text on it, only a magic circle.
This is a semi-magical item that can communicate with someone far away. Compared with simple communication magic, it can provide both sound and image, similar to video communication on Earth.
Of course, the value of this thing is also horribly expensive. In order to make it, a legendary level magic ceremony must be performed to obtain a pair of such animal skins. And this animal skin also has an extraordinary origin and must come from a legendary creature. Even if it costs so much, it can only talk for a short time at a time, and then it will lose its effect and need to be replenished with magic power - which is the characteristic of semi-magical items.
Of course, there are also those that do not need to replenish magic power. For example, in the Supreme Tower of the Secret Tower Federation, there is a crystal ball used for communication called "Enlightener". Not only is it much more effective, but it also comes with a variety of magic.
However, that was a semi-artifact. Not only did it cost Master Lamperus an astonishing amount of wealth, it was also consecrated by the Lord of Mysteries himself. It was the only one in the world.
Leon placed his right hand on the magic circle, hesitated, and injected magic into it.
The lines that made up the magic circle lit up one by one, and finally the entire magic circle shimmered. In the shimmer, the animal skin gradually became transparent and turned into a mirror. But inside the mirror was not Leon himself, but He is an old man who is extremely old and seems to die at any time.
"Leon, you are finally willing to contact me." The old man smiled and said softly, "When I sent someone to give you the communication tool, I was worried that I would not live to use it. I would live to receive your message. Message, I’m happy.”
Leon sighed and asked, "Is the war situation really that bad?"
"Have you seen the recruitment order? Haha, the war situation is actually worse than what it said." The old man chuckled twice, but there was no hint of worry in his words. Instead, there was a sense of gloating, "Who called Woods back then?" That bastard killed so many eagle descendants. Humans are not giant eagles or griffins. They can lay several eggs at a time. Even though he has been encouraging procreation all these years, when a person is born, grows up, and gives birth to offspring, there is always a problem. It takes a lot of time.”
"Your Highness, the current battle situation is indeed extremely dangerous!" A young man with an ordinary face and a somewhat dull appearance appeared in the mirror. He frowned and said, "If nothing goes wrong, the air forces of both sides will have a decisive battle in the near future, and our army Defeat is inevitable! Without the control of the air force, the orcs can smash stones all the way down. No fortress can withstand it... Perhaps the kingdom's demise is already around the corner."
"Who are you… ?"
"My name is Lain, and I am the successor secretly cultivated by the high priest." The young man replied, "The high priest told me that when the news of the complete defeat of the kingdom's army comes back, he will let me take some of the most important treasures from the secret The teleportation array escaped and went to join you."
Leon was startled and his eyes widened: "Is the situation so bad?!"
"Yes, it's almost hopeless." The old man's face appeared in the mirror again. He smiled kindly and sighed softly, "There are no flowers in the world that never wither, no plays that never end, and no A kingdom that will never die - even the gods will fall, what else is eternal? The Eagle Kingdom has existed for too long, and like an unpopular character who refuses to live on the stage, it should also It’s time to exit.”
Leon frowned deeply, listened quietly to his narration, and then asked: "In terms of high-end combat power, what is the gap?"
The old man was slightly startled and did not answer. He asked instead: "What do you want to do? Don't do anything stupid! The orcs have brought the 'Stand of Confinement' this time. No matter how powerful you are, you can't beat the Staff of Confinement." ?"
"If it's just the 'Stand of Confinement'..."
Before Leon could finish speaking, the old man interrupted him and said sternly: "The person holding the 'Stand of Confinement' is an elder from the Orc Empire Temple. He is an elder who has reached the pinnacle of the legendary realm. , a strong man who may step into the immortal realm at any time!”
"...Me too." Leon smiled, his smile full of confidence, "It's just the peak of legend, what's the big deal! I also often sparring with a friend who became a god not long ago."
In the mirror, the old man finally turned pale with shock, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
"What?! Didn't you just heal your injury and enter the legendary realm not long ago? How come you..."
"I am a genius." Leon smiled, with a matter-of-fact expression, "Don't forget, I had already touched the door of legend when I was only fifteen years old. Now... I am almost fifty years old and have reached the level of legend. Peak, what’s so strange?”
"... Then you can't take risks!" The old man was surprised at first, and then became more and more severe, "You are the last hope for the kingdom's revival, and you must not die on this meaningless battlefield!"
"Hey, old man, why don't you think so highly of me? The elders in the Orc Empire's temple are all about the same age as you, and they feel like they could die if the wind blows... I am a young man, no matter how you look at it, I have the better chance of winning. Come on! As for the 'Confinement Staff' and so on, I also have powerful equipment! Isn't it a divine weapon? My Majesty also gave me one not long ago... "
"What about His Majesty the Beast King?" The old man ignored Leon's slander and interrupted him again.
"My uncle can't just do nothing."
"What can he do?" the old man asked with a sneer, "Send a head to the orcs to boost their morale?"
"Old man, you are so old, but why are you still so poisonous..."
"I didn't think much of him back then! He has no skills in practicing swordsmanship, and his mind is full of crooked ideas!" The old man unceremoniously scolded His Majesty the King of the Eagle Kingdom as worthless, "You can even bring a dog to guard the door for me. Well, you can count on one hand the number of times that bastard has come to your door over the years!"
"Teacher, there are six times in total." A young man's voice came from the side.
"What's so strange about having one extra finger! His Majesty also has dozens of fingers!"
"Those are tentacles, not fingers."
As he spoke, the magic item exhausted all its power, and its light gradually dimmed.
Before the light completely disappeared, Leon heard the old man's instructions.
"Remember! Don't come!"