To the west of the city, in Beppu.
Nostradamus, who was greeted after revealing his identity as a mage, sat on a seat in the reception hall. While drinking hot tea brought by the maids, he observed the surroundings leisurely, and then sighed: "I didn't expect that. , even if it is a spare lord’s mansion, the interior decoration is not bad...the place where it was cut is just right.”
Although the last sentence was a bit inexplicable, no one found it abrupt, because not far in front of the white-haired mage, there was an Ice-toothed dragon head hanging on the wall of the hall.
At the end of last year, only the severed head of the ice dragon that was used for the ceremony was left hanging here. Its eyes were wide open, and the anger of its life was completely preserved. If it were an ordinary If people see it, they will definitely be shocked.
In fact, most of the maids and maids serving here have been frightened by this hideous head decoration, but after such a long time, they have become accustomed to it.
"Starting from the weakest joint of the fifth joint, cut it in two without any stagnation. You are very experienced. How many heads must you have chopped off to achieve this level of skill?"
Continuing to nod in praise, the old mage turned to look at the long-haired woman beside him who was wearing a robe and sitting quietly on the seat, occasionally taking a sip of tea. He asked with a smile: "Claire, as an earth Druid, aren't you committed to the balance of all living things? Why don't you express any opinions on this matter?"
"Um… "
After hearing Nostradamus's words, the druid with long green hair and long pointed ears frowned slightly. Claire put the teacup in her hand aside, thought for a while, and then said seriously: " It’s not a torture, it’s okay.”
After saying that, she raised the tea cup again, took a sip, and then showed a faint smile.
"I really love drinking tea."
Shaking his head, the old mage was not surprised by this answer. The elf druids in front of him were not the extreme group of the forest sect, but the more moderate earth sect. They advocated that civilization is also a part of the natural cycle, as long as it is not like the black forest. Indiscriminate deforestation like pathological expansion, then whether it is hunting monsters or collecting wood, it is within the acceptable range - the bottom line is close to not hunting pregnant female beasts and replanting seedlings after felling.
Click.
There was a noise from the door not far away.
"Ah, the master here is here."
Clapping his hands, the white-haired mage stood up immediately. With a smile, he looked to the side of the living room and the corridor leading to the door: "Claire, as a guest, it is the most basic etiquette to take the initiative to welcome the host. .”
"Fake."
The elf druid glared at his old friend.
"We've known each other for almost fifty years, right? There aren't that many etiquettes between acquaintances."
While the two were talking, Joshua entered his house. At this time, he was wearing a close-fitting dark brown leather armor and a military ceremonial sword slung around his waist. Since the soldier had not cut his hair recently, he was full of Her long hair was tied into a ponytail hanging behind her back.
Joshua walked through the corridor and came to the reception room. The smooth black pine floor made a clear sound of stepping on the soles of shoes. There was a trace of curiosity in his eyes, as if he was wondering which mage wanted to be here. It was time to visit him - but the moment he saw the white-haired old mage coming, the warrior opened his eyes wide, and the curiosity in his eyes suddenly turned into surprise.
"The ultimate intention of the soul?!"
After exclaiming in low voice, Joshua instinctively put his hand on the long sword at his waist and prepared for battle: "This **** is too strong!"
According to the messenger, the old mage who came to visit was very powerful and could not tell the difference at all. However, the soldier believed that this so-called powerful man was only at the gold level at most, and he might even be just a high-level silver man. It's just a mage. After all, the city guards at the door are all black iron level. Whether they are high-level silver or gold, they cannot see the powerful existence of deep dive.
In any case, [Soul's Ultimate Intent] was something he had never thought of.
Seven Gods above, how rare are Jiyi-level mages in this world where the great demonic tide has not yet come! The Eastern Plains is the home of the industrialization of magic energy. It has the best and most complete mage academy and inheritance, but even so, there are no more than twenty Jiyi-level mage, and today's Northland Empire is no longer what it was three hundred years ago. There is a country with legendary mages. Now, in this country where even the emperor is a legendary warrior, there are only two Jiyi mages in existence!
Thinking of this, Joshua stopped being surprised. He looked carefully, then took a breath and sighed: "The chief mage of the empire, president of the Royal Mage Association... Your Excellency Nostradamus, you come to me This little place didn’t notify me in advance, does it want to give me a surprise?”
It was obvious that there was only surprise, not joy. Sighing in his heart, the warrior looked helplessly at the Jiyi Mage in front of him, recalling the information about this old man in his previous life.
Nostradamus, without a surname, was born in 768 AD. His parents were both civilians in the imperial capital. He showed strong talent in spellcasting and prophecy since he was a child. After receiving funding from the Chaos family, he successfully became a He became a silver-level mage at the age of 18. Thirty years ago, in the era of the late emperor, in the year 802, the 34-year-old Nostradamus had achieved golden glory, and at the call of the empire, he resolutely joined the army and participated in the largest invasion war against the orcs in three hundred years - That is, the first total war in the Northwest Plains.
On the battlefield, the originally mediocre Nostradamus showed incredible brilliance. The mage group formed with him as the core was invincible, and even defeated three orc shaman legions of the same size in a row. Statistics after the war showed that he had defeated twenty-seven golden orcs of the same level. This number shocked the emperor of the empire at that time, and even invited him to teach his future successor, the eldest prince, who is now the emperor. His Majesty the Emperor Israel.
Of course, these are not the reasons why Joshua remembers him. Although these events are legendary, they are not worthy of being remembered for such a long time by others. What really makes Joshua remember this mage will happen in the future -
In the year 835 of Starfall, that is, three years later, the old mage in his previous life did not forget his original intention - he founded the empire's first formal mage academy in the imperial capital. Regardless of civilians or nobles, as long as they were talented, they could enter and learn magic. Mystery. His actions cultivated countless powerful spellcasters, which provided a lot of help in resisting the invasion of Chaos in the future.
Speaking of which, Brandon seems to be his junior... So the reason why he came here seems to be obvious.
"I was disrespectful for not informing you, Earl. As for the small place, it's really ridiculous. Let's not talk about the long history of the Radcliffe family in the North. The reputation of Earl Hantie has already spread to the imperial capital - Royal Horse Benz. On the night of the 17th, he attacked and killed the rebels. He led his troops to the aid of Moldova and closed the space-time gate by himself. These major events have long been the subject of discussion at the banquet of the nobles in the imperial capital."
The old mage smiled and praised the warrior in front of him, and the warrior also lost no time in expressing his admiration for the other party. After chatting for a while, the two quickly got to the point.
"The reason why I came here is precisely for the time and space gate in the Black Forest of Moldova."
Nostradamus stared at the warrior closely, his eyes full of curiosity: "As the only two ultimate mage in the empire, it is my responsibility to seal the door of time and space. Just half a month ago, I made it to Sir Veldani. With the help of you, I completely sealed the huge narrow channel of time and space, and thanks to the count, you gathered all the magic power to break it, so I don’t have to spend more effort to clean up the remnants of chaos.”
In fact, in addition to this, the old mage has been secretly observing Joshua for at least two weeks. In addition to being shocked that the warrior was actually promoted to a high-level gold level, he has been looking for the aura of ultimate intention. But for such a long time, he couldn't find any trace of Jiyi. It seemed that the trace of breath that appeared when the warrior and Brandon fought last time was an illusion.
Without evidence and clues, there is no way to infer. Now Nostradamus can only put this matter behind him and get down to business first.
"Just call me Joshua. As for those, they are also my responsibilities as a lord, so I don't think too much about it." Joshua shook his head. The warrior knew that the old mage was born as a commoner. Over the years, he has not forgotten his original intention and rejected the empire. All the rewards given to him so far are still white, but this is not a reason for the other party to use honorifics to him. He turned to look at the green-haired woman standing quietly behind the old mage, and said curiously: "Excuse me, what is this? Who is it?"
"She is my friend for many years, Claire Windsong, a gold-level high-level forest elf druid."
As if he had been waiting for the warrior to ask this question for a long time, the white-haired old mage smiled and introduced to Joshua: "I invited her to come here precisely to purify the chaos accumulated in the northern land due to the time and space gate. magic."
I see. After hearing this, the soldier suddenly understood.
Nowadays, because the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea is preparing for some major events, there is no remaining manpower to send out to eliminate the power of chaos in the North. The Church of the Seven Gods naturally has the same reason. In this case, then the Druid of Order who has embarked on the path of balance is indeed The best choice at the moment is that they can also purify the power of chaos. In fact, since the current situation in the North is that the earth is polluted, the druids who breathe together with nature may be more suitable.
As far as Joshua knew, the later large-scale druid organization [World Reshaper] was quite proficient in how to purify the polluted land and restore the oasis to the Mycroft continent that was almost destroyed by the war.
"Hello, Ms. Claire, your arrival is an honor for my territory."
"Hello, lord of this place."
Facing Joshua's welcome, Claire closed her light gray eyes. She nodded slightly to show her respect. Then, the long-haired elf didn't say much, but said directly: " Chaos resides in your house."
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