Joshua stared at the strange tattoo that suddenly appeared on his right hand. He always felt as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Looking through past memories in his brain, it didn't take long for him to remember it.
"Fan..." murmured to himself, Joshua's eyes seemed to span the distance. When he met the old housekeeper not long ago, he had carefully looked at the old man's aging hands, and on the back of Fan's hand, there was also a Not the same, but very similar tattoos!
"At that time, I was too focused on the unnatural signs of aging and didn't pay attention to other aspects."
Although he found the source of the familiarity, it didn't help the current situation. Joshua touched the tattoo on the back of his hand in confusion, but he didn't know why it appeared and what its meaning was.
"Joshua, what's wrong with you?"
The previous series of unusual movements actually happened in just a few seconds. Chris and Nolan only saw Joshua suddenly holding his wrist and groaning. They did not notice the abnormal movement of magic power. They hurriedly stepped forward to ask. : "Were you injured in the previous battle?"
"No, not really." He shook his head and replied. Joshua moved his wrist and felt in good condition. The burning and cooling sensations before were all fake. Apart from an extra tattoo, he did not leave any sequelae. His fighting ability Nor has it been weakened.
"If you are in a bad state, don't force it. I have a secret safe house in the city where you can rest quietly."
She was still a little worried about Joshua's condition. As a silver-level stalker, Nolan's observation skills were much better than that of Chris, an alchemist. She could see that the warrior in front of her had some doubts in his heart, and the previous groan was not the same. It was not false. In order to show his sincerity, Nolan said seriously: "You only need to wait for one day, and I can mobilize manpower to provide you with a complete set of armors and weapons. After that, whether it is to attack Danlia while my elder brother is away or to When doing other things, we have basic guarantees.”
But Joshua was stunned.
It wasn't because he was prepared to agree to Nolan's proposal. Although the gray-haired stalker's idea was very good and very reasonable, he was not prepared to do it. He was in a daze because of another thing.
Just when Nolan said the word 'weapon', the tattoo on the back of Joshua's hand suddenly became hot for a moment, and he suddenly recalled something extremely important!
"That's right! It's not just the tattoo on the back of the old butler's hand, it's also the crest of the Radcliffe family!"
It's so common that it's easy to ignore. Joshua took out a pocket watch he put in his lining pocket. The time on it showed that it was currently six-thirty in the morning, and more importantly, there was an engraving on its back. It is made into an extremely fine coat of arms.
One hand holds up a sword, and the snake entwines the two together like a chain.
"It's exactly the same..." Joshua was not in a hurry to go to the Lord's Mansion now. He lowered his brows, looked at his family's coat of arms, and began to ponder: "Does it have any meaning—wait a minute!"
A thread ran through the recent events. Joshua’s eyes widened and he suddenly said: “So that’s it!”
"Fan once said, 'Qualification is not some illusory title, but a real object.' Although this tattoo is not an object, it is something that Fan had before and I did not have."
The logic was gradually clarified, and he ignored Chris and Nolan who looked confused next to him, and said to himself: "If you don't know that I already know that he is a divine machine, then the next step is easy to deduce - the weapon on this tattoo is They represent divine machines, and the hands holding them on the family crest are the family heads of past generations, that is, the qualified ones!”
"The so-called qualification is to possess a divine machine!"
The logic is very clear and simple. Even a child can figure it out as long as he knows enough information. However, after all, Joshua has not traveled very long and cannot recall it in detail, so it took him so long, but he is not happy yet. , the tattoo on the back of the hand once again had a burning strange feeling.
Different from the previous pain, this time it was like soaking in warm water at most, but it was somewhat comfortable. Apart from the warm feeling, Joshua felt that the tattoo seemed to be guiding him somewhere.
(I don't know where he put it, but you should know.)
With these words that the old butler once said echoing in his mind, Joshua nodded slightly: "Indeed, I should know..."
Taking a deep breath and then exhaling, the white mist brought by the warm steam gradually dissipated in the windless alley. Joshua's face returned to calm. He turned to look at Chris and said with an irresistible expression. The tone said: "You, follow Nolan to the safe house."
Then, he faced the gray-haired girl and said, "Take him away. Also, which rank of gold is your brother?"
Nolan was startled by Joshua's tone. She thought the soldier in front of her was about to turn against her and take action. Unexpectedly, she just asked her to take people to the safe house and ask for information. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem, as for me That eldest brother is naturally at the beginning of the gold level. He is only twenty-nine years old and has just broken through. How can he be at the intermediate level?"
"That's no problem." Joshua nodded, and then walked out of the alley without any hesitation: "Now, you just need to stay well, and you will hear the good news tomorrow, especially you, Nolan, I I am very interested in the branch behind you, and there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
"… yes!"
Although they still wanted to dissuade him, they didn't know how to speak. In addition, Joshua's movements were too fast, so the two of them had no choice but to respond and watched him leave quickly and disappear into the street.
After leaving the alley, the warrior did not pause. Half an hour had passed since he forced his way through the city gate and met Chris, Silent Warrior and Nolan. According to experience, this much time is enough for the enemy's main force to retreat. , now they are probably searching near the city gate and the Lord's Mansion, but the large-scale search across the city is not so fast.
Now that he had lost the opportunity to make a direct attack, Joshua was not in a hurry. He planned to follow the guidance of the tattoo on the back of his hand to see what was going on.
The main city of Moldavia is his hometown. He grew up here and lived for more than ten years. From residential areas to forges, from commercial streets to barracks, Joshua is extremely familiar with every inch of the land here.
After bypassing several blocks where the footsteps of military formations were heard, Joshua walked through alleys and shortcuts, quickly heading towards the goal guided by the tattoo.
"We're almost there." The hot feeling on his wrist became stronger and stronger. Joshua had arrived at the western end of the city, next to a church.
Behind the church is a large cemetery. Iron railings prevent ordinary people from entering, but they allow people to see these towering tombstones.
This is the Soldier Cemetery.
Not everyone can be buried in the backyard of the church and receive people's blessings. Only the warriors who fought against Warcraft, monsters and the dark tide to protect the city can be buried here in the prayers of the city residents. The reason why no bricks and stones are used , but surrounded the cemetery with iron railings, just to let everyone see these soldiers who died for everyone.
[Glory belongs to the warriors who fulfilled their duties, and they are buried here.]
There is a stone tablet erected at the door of the church, with this sentence poured out of molten iron.
Nodding slightly to show respect, Joshua walked quickly inside.
This is a Gothic church. The towering spire bell tower is a bit dilapidated, but the door is still strong. When he opened the door and stepped inside, Joshua did not find the priest or nun. This was normal, because there was a more beautiful church in the city center. It is a large church where most of the priests live. There were a few tomb-guarding knights who were originally staying here, but they must have been driven away by Danlia's leaders.
And Danlia's group of people don't even have enough manpower to patrol the city, so how can they send people to garrison this somewhat ancient church
"The feeling of guidance on the back of my hand has disappeared. It seems that this is the destination."