In the Lord's Mansion in the main city, within the simple granite walls, Joshua was in the study, holding his black notebook and thinking about his future action plan.
More than a year has passed since he came to this world. Although it has not been a long time, the warrior has experienced countless major events and fought many hearty battles with many powerful enemies. Just like in his previous life, Mycroft Continent has indeed It is a world full of strife that will never be boring.
Beside the Nissii Snow Mountain Lake, when Ying was eating barbecue together, she once asked him in confusion why he was interested in the things at the bottom of the lake, and Joshua answered the question about his weapons with a smile.
Because I want to know more, want to contact more, and want to get more.
I want to understand a world that is bigger than the previous game, I want to experience a lifetime of enviable adventures, I want to fight against the strongest enemies, and live the most satisfying life.
There is no end to desire. Joshua never hides his desire, whether it is the desire to fight or curiosity. This is the motivation for him to move forward and fight for it.
Dragon Clan, Chaos, Evil God, Dragon Scourge
After writing down these four words in his black notebook, Joshua tapped the table with the tail feather of the white quill in his hand. He pondered for a while: "In my previous life, I was concentrating on downloading the copy, so I couldn't see it, but now I can see it." Come on, all epic events are actually a line."
The Five-Colored Dragon God colluded with Chaos, planned and plotted everywhere, trying to open the time and space seal of the North, allowing the families of the Famine Evil God to enter this world. After failure, they conspired to attack the Far South, and were finally defeated by the human gods teaming up with the Metal Dragon God. The main body was also beaten into the main material world, causing a dragon disaster.
Next, the Great Demonic Tide will arrive, the most glorious era of human development in the Starfall Era.
In addition, even the extermination of the orcs is just a huge episode. In this era, it is not a big event at all.
"There's a lot to do."
Joshua looked at the black notebook in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Of course he is not a kind person who insists on being a savior, but the warrior is not a cold-blooded bastard. Just like when the dragon clan attacked his people, he directly slayed the dragon. Since there is a guy who is ready to harm the world he lives in now, he will Of course we have to kill those bastards.
At this moment, footsteps were heard at the door of the study. With Joshua's permission, Rin pushed the door in with a report. The black-haired boy held a stack of heavy parchment in his hand, half a person tall. The pile of paper even covered half of his face, and only the clear young voice could be heard coming from behind the paper: "Master, these are the recent documents and information that you need to see with your own eyes."
"Why so many?"
Frowning his brows, Joshua looked at the parchment in Lin's arms that was as tall as half a person. His head couldn't help but feel a little pain: "There haven't been any major events recently. A few weeks ago, I already sent those refugees who suffered from the dragon disaster." Everything has been settled—where did all these reports come from?”
"Master, you are, after all, a great nobleman at the level of an earl."
Rin shrugged. He also looked a little tired. He had read these documents once before deciding whether to show them to Joshua: "Most of them are invitations written by other nobles, and even just Even the royal family sent a letter, I didn’t dare to open that one, but judging from other letters, it should be an invitation for you, the master, to go to the imperial capital.”
As he spoke, he placed the pile of parchment and letters on the desk.
"Imperial Capital... That's right. Brandon said this when he contacted me a few days ago."
Hearing this, Joshua understood. He rummaged through the stack of papers for a while, and sure enough he saw a gilt envelope with the imperial royal seal on it. The soldier simply opened it and looked at it carefully: "As I expected, the celebration banquet for annihilating the orcs. I was also the deputy commander of the Black Crow Legion's forward army. I also exerted my strength in the battle, and I also received the Blade of Glory badge. It is natural for me to be invited. "
"Then master, are you going?"
Rin came a little closer. He leaned against Joshua's hand and stood on tiptoe, as if he wanted to read the contents of the letter. The warrior simply handed the letter to him.
"Of course I will go. I have wanted to go to the Imperial Capital for a long time. The celebration banquet will be held in the early spring of April next year. By that time, all the matters in the territory will have been settled, and it will be time to go out for a walk."
Closing the black notebook in his hand, Joshua stood up and said, "Is there anything else? Don't forget the small things because of the big things."
"Ah, indeed there is."
After being reminded, Rin blinked and seemed to remember something. Then he nodded hurriedly and said: "Several caravan members from the south said they wanted to see you. They seemed to have seen you at the Imperial Chamber of Commerce headquarters. Acquisition mission issued.”
"Acquisition mission? Yes, Black's awakening materials."
After thinking for a while, Joshua stood up, walked to the other side of the study, took a cup of tea and took a sip. Although Hei has indeed stabilized the Black Dragon bloodline, if he wants to further strengthen it, he has only two options. The first one takes decades to slowly purify, and the second one is to spend money.
Moldavia has been developing very well recently, but because Joshua invested heavily in the construction of public facilities, and also cooperated with Nostradamus and Moria to establish Winterhold Academy and Rune Factory, the working capital has almost dried up, and it is necessary to If he had secretly sold some White Dragon materials, he would really be on the verge of bankruptcy.
Speaking of this, one thing is worth noting, and that is the attitude of the Five Color Dragon Clan towards this matter. You know, in the past, if someone slayed a dragon in such a high-profile manner, the five-color dragon clan would definitely issue a severe condemnation and even send strong men to kill the dragon slayer to show the majesty of the dragon clan. But now, they seem to treat this as if it does not exist. , watching everything with cold eyes.
There must be a conspiracy behind such a big change. The only good thing is that after Nostradamus sent the bottle filled with black mist he got from the dragon's nest to the imperial capital, the emperor seemed to really Now that everyone understands the seriousness of the matter, all parts of the empire are in a tense mood, as if they are always on guard against the enemy's arrival.
In this case, a lot of losses can be reduced.
"Owner?"
Seeing that Joshua seemed to be lost in thought, Rin tried to shout from the side, but he didn't respond at all. The black-haired boy could only tug at the soldier's clothes.
Feeling the hem of his clothes shaking, Joshua reacted at this time. He immediately replied: "Arrange a time for the representatives of the caravan to prepare for the meeting. I would like to see what they brought."
Having said this, Joshua shook his head. Being a senior leader is really a troublesome job. Thinking of the next series of economic problems, he couldn't help but clicked his tongue with a headache.
Having only Rin as his assistant is really not enough. Ying is still taking cultural classes to supplement her knowledge, so she can't count on it for the time being. Now she can only hire a few internal affairs and economic talents to assist her.
After all, as a lord who specializes in combat, he only needs to know and employ people, and does not need to do everything personally. The current situation is really... a bit too busy.
Even Joshua occasionally wants to lie down on the lounge chair in the Lord's Mansion, calm down and watch the clouds move and the sun and moon change.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"
Hearing Joshua's reply, Rin nodded and ran out of the study. He only left one sentence: "Master, don't forget to handle official business!"
"… Will do."
After patting his coat, Joshua sat back at the desk. He looked at the large pile of parchment in front of him and took a deep breath: "Forget it, just think of it as a meditation exercise to sharpen your spirit."
And a few hours later.
"The Lord has agreed to meet with you, please come with me."
Outside the lord's mansion, a maid came out and said this to the two hooded businessmen waiting at the door.
After hearing these words, the one-eyed middle-aged man and an ordinary-looking man looked at each other and smiled.
Upon closer inspection, they were the members of the caravan that Loranda helped not long ago.
For some reason, they did not move with their caravan, but came to the Lord's Mansion.
"Very good, very smooth."
They used secret magic to communicate in the spiritual sea. The ordinary-looking middle-aged man said with disgust in his heart: "He is ready to see us. He has no doubts. He has waited so long in vain."
"This lord's mansion is filled with the stench of the power of order, and I can hardly stand it anymore."
(End of chapter)