No matter how angry he was, the man behind the male voice gradually calmed down. He knew that venting at this moment would not change anything, but would instead affect his judgment of the next situation.
"That group of lizards told me that the assassination could definitely be successful and there would be no remaining problems. That's why I asked their people to hide in the caravan..."
There was a dragging sound, and it seemed that the man had found a chair and sat on it. His voice was a little tired: "I didn't expect that dragon slayer to be so strong. Two golden middle-level, such powerful demon-blood dragons, in He failed and died due to poison and a sneak attack... Joshua Van Radcliffe, hey, this guy is going to follow the caravan line and come to the door. Think about it carefully - there is nothing I can do... "
His hands were clenched into fists, and veins popped out on the backs of his hands. This incident seemed to make him feel a great sense of humiliation. It was difficult for a man who prided himself on having everything under control to accept this fact, but his calm mind still allowed him to start. Thinking: "Now, the most important thing is to destroy all the evidence about the secret transactions between me and the five-color dragons. Anyway, this line will not last long. Those stupid dragons seem to really want to fight with the Far Southerners and those group of dragons." When the elves start a war, I should have severed this relationship long ago, and this is just an opportunity."
Thinking of this, the man couldn't help but began to rejoice at his caution. All the caravans under his command were nominally affiliated with a Western Chamber of Commerce that he controlled but apparently had no relationship with. It was very simple for him to cut off the relationship. Matter, even if Joshua really comes to visit, there is nothing we can do to him without evidence.
Now that he had determined his idea, he took action immediately. After pondering for a while, the man called his butler, got a secret magic communication device, and began to issue instructions one after another.
And the star fell in the year 832, on November 7th, in the evening, in the main city of Moldavia, the lord's palace.
In the surrounding streets, the people who had come to watch because of the explosion had already left under the persuasion of the city guards. Even the adventurers and mercenaries who wanted to watch the excitement returned to taverns and hotels because of the gradually darkening sky. , prepare for tomorrow's work or take risks.
The moon gradually rose, and the light of the twin moons was so bright that the Lord's Mansion without lighting was also so clear.
And a silver-haired girl stood in the backyard, on the remains of the wall that were scattered due to the dragon's breath explosion, kicking the bricks and tiles unhappily under the moonlight.
Ying was wearing a snow-white silk dress today, with a translucent crystal flower headdress on her head, and her white wrists and calves were exposed. She didn't seem to feel any discomfort due to the gradually freezing temperature as winter gradually entered. The moonlight The light shining on her seemed to be covered with a layer of silver gauze.
This is of course, no matter what, she is a magic machine, how could she be afraid of the cold, but this light dress was not chosen by Ying herself, but by Joshua who believed that girls should have a bit of ladylike style, so he chose it for her. She customized a lot of light clothes that girls should wear on daily basis, instead of double-breasted military coats, women's riding clothes, white long shawl thickened shirts and other clothes that have no girlish aesthetic at all.
Quilt clothes are definitely not something that normal girls would wear! These are the soldier's original words.
"Master, he won't lead us when he fights!"
Kicking a nearly oval-shaped stone fragment far away, Ying whispered, Ying turned her head, her silver-white hair spread out, and she complained to the black-haired boy standing aside with a sad expression on his face: "Brother, tell me something. Don't you have any ideas about this? So what is the reason for us to be divine machines, what is the reason for our existence!"
"Sister, how can I care about this kind of thing now..."
The handsome young man covered his heart with one hand. Although there was no beating heart under the butler's uniform and skin, there was a rapidly rotating energy core. With a despairing expression on his face, Lin did countless complex things to the damaged lord's mansion. Mental arithmetic: "Repairing is more troublesome than rebuilding, and the cost will come from the already tight liquidity. Part of the hard-earned money from selling those white dragon materials last time will be spent... Ah!"
Covering his heart with both hands, the young boy closed his eyes tightly in pain. He pursed his thin lips, as if to prevent himself from making any noise.
At the beginning, when the demon-blood dragon let out its dragon breath and collapsed the wall, Lin and Ying, who were already at the side, came nearby, but it was obvious that Joshua, who was so angry, did not notice the expectant look in his eyes. , but flew directly into the sky to chase the two escaping dragons.
In fact, one minute after the battle, the old dwarf Moria who was originally in Beppu came here to take a look. He smacked his lips, shook his head and sighed a few times, and then returned to Beppu, not worried about Qiao at all. Shuya's safety issue.
In his opinion, instead of caring about the monster that can fight back and forth with the Jiyi Huangshen, it is better to grind himself a cup of elf coffee sent by Claire from the far south to wake up. He has been inspired recently. I have a new understanding of the structure and forging method of rune armor. In order to solidify the inspiration into a real entity, the old dwarf still needs to work hard for a while, and does not have the time to care about people who do not need to care.
And just when Rin took out a notebook and frowned and wrote in it, Ying sat on a pile of wall debris and looked up at the moon, Joshua, Artanis and Loranda Then he walked slowly all the way from outside the city.
Along the way, many citizens said hello to Joshua, and the warriors waved in response. Some adventurers and mercenaries even applauded and congratulated the lord from a distance for successfully slaying a dragon again. Joshua did not show any concern at all. He hid his smile, because he walked back to the Lord's Mansion in joy, even the pain caused by the demolition of his home was relieved a lot.
Behind the three-person team are the city guards carrying two huge dragon heads into the city. They will place the two dragon heads in the middle of the square. Tomorrow morning, the hired mages will process these materials accordingly. This period of time is for the citizens to watch the achievements of their lords. The previous incident of Joshua going to the White Dragon's Nest to slay the giant dragon was widely praised by some adventurers who accidentally observed the scene, but it was not particularly shocking. Examples, and these two ferocious demon blood dragon heads will definitely bring his reputation to a higher level.
"... It's such a vibrant city. Usually in winter, people in the south will hide in their houses and try not to go out as much as possible."
Looking at this scene, Loranda murmured with emotion. He saw some girls still wearing short skirts and short sleeves in the cold weather in November. He couldn't help being deeply shocked and said: "They...don't they?" Cold?!"
Joshua looked curiously at the direction where the paladin's eyes were focused, and then shook his head in disappointment: "It's okay, the weather is several degrees now, and it's not even below zero, and it's not even winter unless it freezes. It’s late autumn at most.”
And even if it freezes, these Northland girls will wear skirts until the big snowstorms in December and early New Year. He didn't say this.
"Amazing physique. No wonder according to folklore books, brave and capable warriors often emerge from the North..."
After muttering in a low voice, Loranda saw the Lord's Mansion in front of him from a distance. Just as he imagined, the wall behind the Lord's Mansion collapsed and the backyard was in a mess. But unexpectedly, a series of footsteps sounded, Two light figures trotted all the way and came to Joshua's side.
"Master, this is the list of losses."
The leading black-haired boy had a pair of bright golden eyes, handsome appearance, and a slightly pointed face. His brows were slightly frowned, and his shoulder-length hair was a little messy. When the boy came to the warrior, he immediately put the notebook in his hand. It was handed to Joshua who was sighing, and the silver-haired girl standing behind the boy had snow-white skin, long hair reaching her waist, and her eyes shone like fireflies. Although she looked very cute, her running posture was He is as bold as a boy, not caring about the flying skirt and the crystal tiara that is about to slip from the ends of his hair... Between his eyebrows and temples, he looks a little unhappy
"Okay, I understand... You did a great job, thank you for your hard work."
Touching Rin's head, Joshua stirred his already messy hair even more messily. He looked at the detailed records of losses and the money needed to repair the list in the notebook in his hand. He couldn't help but sigh again, and then When it was closed, the warrior naturally noticed Ying who was a little emotional, and realized that he had hurt the hearts of the weapons again this time. He couldn't help but agree: "Okay, okay, I didn't pay attention this time. In fact, this It will definitely be easier to fight with you next time, okay?"
It was originally meant to be a crushing attack, but even with the use of weapons, it was really too much to bully those dragons.
Before the thought flashed through his mind, the magic projection of No. 3 floated from the sky above the Lord's Mansion. The artificial intelligence's external image communication terminal had an expressionless face, and its long blue hair seemed as casual as if it were real. The wind was blowing, and the black wings stretched out from the back of her slender waist, vibrating slowly on both sides of her petite body.
"It looks like nothing is wrong..."
The gaze-detection technique swept across the group of people in front of him. No. 3 muttered to himself, then flew up unsteadily and left the lord's mansion under the eyes of everyone.
Because she has recently received enough magic crystals to replenish energy, this artificial intelligence lady has been able to cover most of the city with her projection, and she also likes this strange way of movement. According to No. 3, this is not It was the optimal way of action that gave her a long-lost pleasure and accelerated the healing of her somewhat broken soul due to thousands of years of loneliness.
After talking to this point, Joshua could only let her go. Anyway, there was no shortage of energy, so just be happy.
"Another strange person." Artanis muttered. Mr. Bishop touched his beard, while the Paladin beside him focused his eyes on the magic projection that was gradually moving away, and whispered to himself: " Ghost? Winged man? Winged ghost? Intelligent undead creature? Is it a lich?"
In an instant, he came up with several guesses, and then rejected them all one by one. Loranda finally realized: "By the way, magic projection! No wonder it looks like a ghost, but there is no negative energy or shadow... But where does it come from? Wingman?"
The previous doubt has not been resolved, and a new doubt has arisen out of thin air... This lord's mansion is so colorful.
But... the paladin turned to look at the young girl who had quietly followed Joshua and called him master before. He thought for a while, and then said slowly, a little seriously, but with a hint of hesitation: "Joshua Mr. Ya.”
"Well, what's the matter?"
Joshua, who was thinking about which materials from the Demon Blood Dragon and White Dragon should be sold to fill the gap in funds, responded instinctively, then frowned and looked at the notebook in his hand.
Loranda did not notice this. He said to the soldier in front of him solemnly and awkwardly: "Although this may be your personal preference..."
Hearing this, Joshua turned his head with confusion on his face.
After a pause, the Paladin glanced at Ying and Rin, as well as the back of No. 3 who was far away. He took a deep breath and said cautiously: "It is against the laws and doctrines of the empire to attack children! "
Joshua: "...Huh?"
(End of chapter)