Although Joshua doesn't like to play tricks, his emotional intelligence is not low. The warrior clearly knows that the old mage will invite him to go to the imperial capital. Part of it is because he really wants to help, and the other part is to give him a favor. Imprint their side.
The current political situation in the empire is not very complicated, and generally consists of the central royal family, local nobles, churches, and big businessmen. Among them, the royal family has to steadily outperform other forces because of the legendary strength of His Majesty the Emperor. But even so, there are many small hills in each camp, and some will even join forces with other camps to deal with their own people for their own benefit.
And it's not uncommon.
Nostradamus was the teacher of His Majesty the Emperor when he was young. He himself was once a disciple of a Jiyi mage from the Kaos family, the backbone of the royal sect. He was one of the leaders of the royal sect who was extremely hardcore. The Radcliffe family was also considered one of the royal factions in the imperial capital four hundred years ago. The territory in the Northland was also directly awarded by that emperor. Logically speaking, it should be the faction that supports the central government now.
However, due to the inability to establish a portal for smooth communication with the outside world for four hundred years, the entire Moldavia territory gradually tilted towards the local aristocratic camp. In fact, before Joshua succeeded to the throne, the Radcliffe family He was the native emperor of Moldavia. Although his rule was not brutal, he was indeed a model of what he said. The words of the lord were more effective than the laws of the empire.
The fact that Joshua and Nostradamus went to the imperial capital together was not a big deal, but it was equivalent to sending a signal, a signal that the Radcliffe family returned to the royal faction.
Joshua doesn't actually mind this, but he knows the future development. The warrior knows that the future royal family of the Northern Empire will be involved in a lot of troubles, and he doesn't have much energy to support him. Instead of appearing in such a high-profile manner in front of everyone In the field of vision, it is better to keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly. This is the best.
After all, engaging in political struggles is really annoying. Compared to this, even wandering around in the territory is more interesting.
After ending the call with Nostradamus, Joshua thought for a while. While walking back and forth in the study, he almost determined his future itinerary.
Since we don't plan to teleport to the imperial capital with the old mage, we might as well just walk there and treat it as a tourist. We can also rest our spirits along the way and get to know the local customs. Joshua has not observed it seriously until now. The humanities of this world, the cities in the North seemed a bit monotonous and lifeless due to the long winter, and he occasionally wanted to see the scenery of other places.
"Rin, come here."
After making the decision, he stopped, turned his head with a serious face, and said to Rin who was lying on the table, seemingly doing nothing, "I have a task for you."
"Yes Master!"
The lord's ideas must be implemented. After Joshua gave the order, the lord's mansion began to prepare the materials needed for the trip. As a housekeeper with real power, Lin was naturally busy, and Ying was not much better. Going there, he would be dragged to work by his younger brother from time to time. Even though the sun had set, the Lord's Mansion was still a busy scene.
And Joshua was not idle either. After finishing the command, he went to the Winter Castle in the Snowy Mountains of Nissier through the teleportation array, preparing to inspect the academy.
It is already evening now, and when you teleport to the academy, you can see countless stars twinkling in the night sky, and the twin moons shine, covering the academy in the middle of the mountain with a layer of silvery light that looks like snow.
Compared with a month ago, the college has changed a lot. Every time Joshua comes here, he feels that it is changing with each passing day.
Nostradamus seems to have really devoted all his efforts here. Originally, except for Winter Castle, there was only an unfinished rune factory halfway up the mountain, surrounded by dense cedar forests. But now, next to the academy, There are no longer half a hard cedar tree within a few hundred meters, and the rugged ground has been shaped by magic to be extremely smooth. There is no longer the complex and changeable terrain as before, and all the trees are planted next to the gate of Winter Castle. Ornamental turf and hardy magic bouquets.
This is just the outside, and the internal changes are even greater.
The warrior walked into the hall of the academy and looked up. He found that there were many strange decorations here, such as stone sculptures engraved with magic patterns, which could provide a range of magic recovery, and the water element world, which provided a steady stream of supplies. There is a fountain with a constant source of pure water, and there are many seats for resting around it. It can be seen that there should be a lot of people here usually, but now it seems that due to time issues, there are not many people here, only a few scattered in a hurry. young students passed by here.
None of these students noticed the soldiers standing aside. These boys and girls, who looked to be in their teens, all held heavy notebooks in their hands. However, although their faces were a little tired, they did not make people feel weak. On the contrary, they could see that Full of life in his bones.
This is natural - most of the students here used to be just civilians, even hunters in the mountains, children of farmers with a little savings. Because of their talents, they got the opportunity to change their lives. No one would cherish this opportunity. , no matter how hard and tired it is, no one will give up.
In a place where people can see the hope of continuous rise and progress, no one will become decadent.
"... It's all my fault that you forgot to bring your notebook and had to go back to get it. Now we will be late for evening self-study. I don't know how the teacher will criticize us... "
"My bad, my bad..."
"Late self-study? Is there such a thing as late self-study? Nostradamus really did his duty."
Hearing the conversation between the two students who were passing by in a hurry, Joshua couldn't help but laugh, but then he realized that some of the educational issues he had discussed with the old mage last time seemed a little too advanced.
According to the wisdom of Nostradamus, evening self-study has now been developed. Maybe there will be something like five-year magic and three-year simulation in the future. You know, in today's colleges, there are not only morning and evening self-study, but also There are extracurricular tutoring classes, etc., everything is there, except for the x exam.
Joshua had no involvement in the construction and development of Winterfort College. After all, this was Nostradamus’s school. He was the honorary principal and also had priority in recruiting graduates. But apart from the initial investment, there was no other The warrior did not do anything for the subsequent construction and development of the academy, but it seemed that the old mage did a good job in this regard, and there was no need for him to continue to worry about it. He only needed to sit back and enjoy his achievements in the future.
Along the way, Joshua passed many places, such as restaurants, laboratories, and classrooms where evening self-study was taking place. Joshua looked and nodded. Whether he was a serious student or a serious teacher, he made people feel Peace of mind.
After turning several corridors, the warrior came to the library located in the back half of the academy, in the heart of the mountain.
There are many people in the library, most of them are younger students. They are holding books quietly, reading eagerly and absorbing the knowledge.
It is said that in order to fill this huge library, Nostradamus even copied most of the books in his library and put them here. There are even many treasured out-of-print books and his own notes. , and his students and hired teachers also made a lot of contributions to this, but their combined contributions were not as much as the old mage alone.
For a mage, books are the real wealth. Nostradamus's actions are equivalent to donating most of his wealth, which shows the hard work he put into it.
Standing at the door of the library, Joshua glanced over, and when he was about to leave, he saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.
A little boy with platinum hair seemed familiar to the warrior at first, and then he quickly remembered.
Not long ago, there was a little guy who was very interested in his magic armor. His name was Ivan, and he was very courageous. This impressed Joshua deeply. But what is regrettable is that during the previous investigation of the dragon disaster, the warrior knew through the information that the other party's parents died in the dragon disaster, leaving only him and his sister who were adopted by an old scholar. Unexpectedly, the other party also Entered Winterkeep.
The little boy was looking intently at the book "Guardian Puppet Structure Detailed" in his hand. It seemed that the other party should have chosen the magic mechanical system. Joshua smiled slightly, nodded with satisfaction, and then disappeared in the corridor. Shadow room.
Everything in the academy was on track and he no longer needed to worry about it.
At the same time, deep inside the Great Ajax volcano, in the underground lava pool.
Black is still circling back and forth in the magma pool, enjoying it endlessly. You must know that such a comfortable environment is unprecedented for it. It was once a fire-attributed dragon-blooded war horse, but it has lived in the extremely cold Northland for more than a year. , it felt really bad. Even after I awakened my bloodline and got a little accustomed to the cold, I still had to stay in the bone-chilling Palm Print Lake in the Snowy Mountains of Nissie if I wanted to swim.
The lava pool is a perfect area that perfectly matches the power of its bloodline. If possible, Heizhen wants to stay here forever until his strength reaches a limit.
But just as it was thinking, a strange tremor came from above.
The faint blue light kept emitting lines like water waves, and the space-time gate located in the middle of the lava pool slowly vibrated. At the other end of time and space, there was some strange movement, as if it was the voice of someone speaking.
Hei raised his head and looked at the hole with some confusion, and the sound that seemed to be someone's voice lasted for a while and then stopped.
It didn't understand how to wave its hands in this situation, but since it had stopped, it didn't care. Hei continued to soak in the lava, feeling the burning heat of the fire element.
However, along with a violent tremor that suddenly became stronger, something was thrown over from the other end of the space-time door. The dark mass passed through the space-time channel and drew an arc in mid-air.
The half-dragon couldn't figure out what this thing that hit him was. It subconsciously opened its mouth, caught the ball, and then held it in its mouth.
Tomorrow's flight... Damn, I thought it was the 10th, but I didn't expect it to be the 7th...
(End of chapter)