"Master, this is almost my limit..."
West of the city, Beppu, bedroom on the second floor.
Rin sat on the edge of the bed. He held the right hand of the silver-haired girl on the bed with both hands. He could see a dim silver-gray light flowing between their hands. He took a breath. The young man with black hair and golden eyes frowned slightly and said softly: " The power in my sister's body is too inert, and I can't extract too much out of it. This level is already the limit."
"Then stop, don't force it."
Joshua stood at the door. He leaned against the wall, looked sideways in the direction of the bed and said, "At least the situation has indeed improved. Rin, you have done well, but be careful not to get yourself involved."
"Um."
Responding in a low voice, Rin closed her eyes tiredly and began to take a short rest.
Joshua looked at his two magic machines in front of him and couldn't help but nodded. Although Ying was still sleeping on the bed, her complexion did look much better than before. At least, she could see that her expression was changing slightly now. Changes, unlike before where I could only see the face that seemed to be frozen.
As for Rin, after learning about the condition of his nominal 'sister' not long ago, he took the initiative to ask if he could help. Naturally, the warrior who was originally contracted for this purpose would not refuse this request. However, after all, the young man had just completed the contract and had not accompanied Joshua in any battles. His level had not yet been improved, his abilities were slightly inferior, and he was unable to fully perform his work.
Turning his head, he looked at the red-black gem in his right hand. The steel crystal isolated from the fighting spirit shone like a star. Looking at it, Joshua's eyes became solemn.
"The crystal of steel... is the world I saw brought to me by the mysterious power contained in it real?"
Muttering to himself, the warrior narrowed his eyes: "Or is that the world behind the time and space gate? But it feels different from what he knew in his previous life... "
In any case, it is indeed possible. The depressing atmosphere and the feeling of being on the verge of destruction are indeed very similar to the post-apocalyptic world. It is almost the same as the Mycroft continent after being invaded by the abyss in the previous life. It emanates everywhere The smell of death.
Shaking his head and thinking no more, Joshua put the gem in his hand back into his pocket, then turned to the young man and said, "Let's rest for a while, Rin. I'll introduce you to the current situation later."
—A few days later.
Beppu, second floor, communication array.
Since the last time Nostradamus came to visit and left, Joshua asked the chief mage of the empire to set up a simple communication circle in his villa. This is because the lord's palace will probably not be rebuilt until spring. Finished, before that, the warrior couldn't go to St. Laurent Cathedral to borrow the church's communication circle every time. Not to mention that it would be too troublesome for the old priest Artanis. This was also very inconvenient.
And now, Joshua is talking to Nostradamus.
"...That's the situation. The method you mentioned does have an effect, but it's not obvious."
The warrior spoke in a calm voice: "And I also discovered some new information. The reason why Ying fell asleep was the energy feedback caused by my advancement, which made her start to advance, but she carried a strange steel crystal with her The released power of stagnant steel stopped this process and halted her advancement. I think this is probably the truth behind Ying's deep sleep."
"Really? As long as the method is effective, this is really good news... As for the inexplicable power in the crystal of steel, I am ashamed to say that I actually don't have much information about this precious material."
After congratulating Joshua, the old mage at the other end of the communication circle pondered for a while, and then suggested: "It's okay if it's alchemy materials, but for these precious materials for forging, I personally recommend you to ask Ask the rune dwarves in your territory, they have the most complete mineral information on this continent, and have a deep understanding of any precious material - at least better than me, a mage who doesn't know how to forge."
"indeed so."
The dwarf tribe is rich in the world's first-class forging masters and ore identification masters. After hearing this very reasonable suggestion, the warrior couldn't help but nodded. He decided to go to the dwarf gathering area in a few days to visit the man who often wrote to His Rune Dwarf Great Forge, Moria Ironbodied Senior: "Well, thank you for your opinion."
"fine."
The voice of the old mage on the other side of the communication array sounded very happy: "I am also very happy to be able to help a young and promising young man like you."
After continuing to discuss other issues for a while, Joshua closed the communication array and walked to his study.
In the study, the decoration is very simple. Although the warrior is not opposed to enjoying it, he is too lazy to spend time to arrange those complicated decorations. At this time, on the desk made of black pine, there is a young man with black hair and golden eyes who is concentrating. Looking at the documents on the table, handling official business.
This kid Rin is so reassuring.
Opening the door and looking at this scene, Joshua couldn't help but sigh, and then sighed.
Since he signed a contract with this magical young man, all his work has been handled by him in the past few days. For this reason, Joshua is freed from the boring and tedious official duties, and can also carry out daily exercises and train other knights with peace of mind. , train your own team.
It must be said that Rin's database is extremely rich in information, and his abilities are not inferior to those of professional administrators. Therefore, he can easily handle all internal affairs in the territory without worrying about errors or omissions.
Not only that, this magical young man is also proficient in all kinds of strange knowledge. Even Joshua, who is a reborn person in time and space, feels that he is not as good as his new butler in some unpopular knowledge. The other party is almost like a human encyclopedia, knowing almost everything.
He works perfectly, he can cook, he handles official duties quickly, and he can even take care of the horses!
Thinking of this, the soldier couldn't help but sigh.
Just this morning, Hei in the stable became inexplicably irritable again, but this time Joshua did not come forward. It was Rin who calmed him down. For this reason, the boy even made special feed to make Hei Calm, in a sense, simply versatile.
"You're so strong, Rin, why do you know so much?"
Joshua couldn't help but sigh.
"Didn't I say it before? Because the master's original synchronization rate with me was over 60%, but the synchronization rate with my sister was only 50%, so Senior Fan and the old lord headed towards my memory core in advance. A lot of special knowledge has been poured into it to help you, the master, handle your daily affairs... This is something that almost every magical machine has to do."
Shrugging, Rin sighed while looking at the document in his hand. In the past few days, he also learned about his master's legendary experience in the past few months: "Maybe Master, after learning the news of the old lord's death, you changed the synchronization rate because of your excitement, right? Changes caused by the ups and downs of your mood , it is indeed something that cannot be avoided.”
He flipped through another document and then reminded: "By the way, Master, here is a letter from the dwarves. They said that the armor they are going to give you is almost completed. If possible, it will be delivered in a few days."
"Oh? Really? What a coincidence."
Joshua looked a little surprised, but then he smiled and said: "Very good, I am also planning to visit them in a few days... There is no need for them to deliver it, I will pick it up myself. Rin, can you help draft a reply?" .”
"Okay, Master."
Going to the area where the dwarves are is not as simple as casually saying it. In fact, there are many problems that need to be solved now.
The gathering place of the dwarves is located in the southern corner of the Great Ajax Mountains, and is also the closest place to the underground lava reservoir. They build residences in the underground rocks and soil, and use the energy of the magma to activate rune tools and forge weapons. This place is indeed within Moldavia, but it is actually not easy to get there. Even skilled travelers and adventurers need to climb several hills to find this dwarf home, and they also need to make a lot of special preparations on the way. .
Moreover, since you are going to visit, you must bring gifts. For example, high-quality wine and good-textured ores are essential, and these are not easy to carry.
Of course, preparing these things does not require the intervention of the lord Joshua.
Two days later.
Everything is ready.
But just when Joshua was about to gather the team and make the final preparations before departure, he was suddenly informed that Claire was coming to visit.
Of course, Joshua would not refuse. He received the green-haired forest elf in the reception room.
Today, Claire Windsong is wearing a purple woolen coat. She does not look like the legendary Druid who is one with nature, but looks like a fashionable noble lady in the imperial capital.
Her expression looked a little tired. The soldier knew that Claire had not rested recently. She had been checking the soil quality on the nearby ground, taking samples, and then conducting some special experiments. Joshua originally thought that this situation would This continued until she began to purify the earth, but she did not expect that this elf beauty would actually come over today and say that she wanted to go to the dwarf gathering area together.
"Ms. Claire, what about your purification work?"
Joshua did not be tactful, but directly pointed out this problem: "Before spring, if the chaos pollution cannot be solved, farmers will not be able to farm. This is definitely not your original intention of coming here."
"It's okay, it's been taken care of."
The elf druid didn't seem to be a talkative person. When she heard Joshua's question, she replied concisely: "I have planted the seeds of the sun vine around me. By collecting information about the nearby soil, I deliberately planted it. Special transformation has been carried out. This plant will absorb the power of the sun, then balance the surrounding environment and purify the surrounding chaotic atmosphere... Next, it only needs to be sown everywhere."
"I see."
He nodded clearly. Joshua naturally knew about the sun vine, which was originally a magical plant used to absorb the sun's rays and purify negative energy. However, he did not expect that this kind of ordinary, almost The cheapest magic plant, after being transformed by this great druid, turned into a good thing that can purify the power of chaos.
The power of magic is indeed magical.
Now that we have reached this point, there is no problem. Joshua simply agreed: "Very good. In that case, then you can follow our team to the gathering place of the dwarves."
Anyway, the issue of Chaos Breath has been dealt with, so it doesn't matter if we bring her along, and it's not a bad thing to have a high-level gold druid accompanying us. What's more, even if we refuse, the other party can go there on his own, so there is no need to refuse to agree.
"… accepted?"
After a moment of silence, Claire's expression seemed a little surprised. It didn't look like he was pretending, but he was really surprised: "I thought I would be rejected or talk about it for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be so simple..."
"Why do you think I would refuse?"
After hearing this, Joshua felt a little confused: "People are free to move. Even if they have not completed the purification task, it is not for you, a gold-level druid, to go to the dwarf gathering area alone." What’s so difficult, not to mention that you have already completed your duties, so why shouldn’t I agree to your request?”
"Maybe it's because of... the expression."
Claire tilted her head slightly, and then said in a calm tone: "It seems that he always finds it difficult to speak. He is a very vicious person."
"Expression? Listen, Claire, I never knew that elves could judge people by their appearance!"
As if he was choked, Joshua felt that he needed to explain his image. He frowned and said solemnly: "Although I don't look like a good person and I am very unkind, I am actually very easy to talk to. , if most people ask me for help, I will agree to it... What’s going on with your expression?!”
“…”
Covering her cheeks slightly with her hands, the green-haired elf seemed to be snickering. She turned her head and said nothing.
—next day
Perhaps because they live in the coldest place, the Northlanders are either as fast as fire or as lazy as bears, but no matter what, under Joshua's order, all preparations have been completed.
Starfall 832, February 24th, morning.
Outside the main city, there is an ice field.
Twenty fully armed knights sat silently on their mounts, standing straight in the middle of the flying snow. The white frost and snow covered the silver-white armor with a thin layer of transparent ice, and was wiped away. The long spears, which were shining brightly and shining with metallic light, stood up, making the array look extremely neat.
Joshua rode a tall black horse and walked back and forth in front of the knights. Beside him were Rin and Claire, each riding a horse. The soldier looked at the very neat array in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.
"I won't say much else."
Using fighting spirit to amplify his voice, Joshua's voice broke through the strong wind and spread across the ice field. He said loudly: "Knights, what we are about to go to is the residence of the dwarves, a settlement area that is one of mankind's greatest allies. Therefore, at this moment, you represent the face of the lord of Moldavia, I, Joshua, and safeguard the glory of mankind - so it is best to be cautious in everything, be cautious, and maintain the current status is good! "
"yes!"
The knights immediately responded loudly, and the voices of the twenty people who responded in unison were as low and serious as thunder. They looked very excited, and seemed to be extremely looking forward to the upcoming gathering of dwarves.
"very good."
Joshua looked up at the gloomy sky. The snow was getting lighter and lighter, and the temperature was no longer so cold that it could turn breath into ice. Now. Most of winter has passed, and the day of recovery for all things is about to come.
"Set off!"
Following his order, the knights and horses turned around together. The horses' hooves trampled the ice and kicked up snow dust, and they galloped in the direction of their goal.
The plot of this volume is to advance the main plot and expand the world view, which may not be interesting enough.
(End of chapter)