The group of people who came were naturally the mayor of Babel Province and others.
Faced with the monster who single-handedly slaughtered the entire army of stone demons - no, the hero, because they had no idea what race the other party was and what attitude they had towards elves, so they had a heated discussion and finally adopted the method The most prudent and safest strategy.
That's raising the white flag.
This is not a surrender, but a sign that we have no intention of resisting at all. You can do whatever you want, sir. According to the think tank's speculation, with the strength of the other party, they may not have any thoughts about the elves. On the contrary, they have thoughts about the stone demons. The attitude is obviously that of the enemy. On this point, both sides are consistent.
The enemy of the enemy may not be a friend, but at least both parties are intelligent creatures and have the possibility of communication. They can also try to win over this strong man who suddenly appears, and tentatively get some information... Of course, due to power The gap is too big, so everything must be done with great respect and caution.
About a hundred meters away from Joshua and others, a group of people hurriedly got out of the armored vehicle. In order to show respect, they even changed into formal clothes that would only be worn during celebrations or meetings, even if It seemed like they were making a fuss out of a molehill, but they still regulated their actions according to the highest etiquette.
The leader was naturally Professor Nelson. As the only elf who often communicated with the volcano dragon and knew the language called the Name of the Plain, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of leading the team without hesitation.
Everything was perfect. The elves' careful minds had thought of almost all possibilities. Whether it was taking the initiative to go out of the city to greet him, or language difficulties, or other aspects, they had indeed considered everything.
Except for this.
"...the tone of the common language you speak is so weird..."
Joshua, who had already stood on top of Hei's head and was about to scout the surroundings, looked condescendingly at the white-haired old elf below. He frowned, glanced at the group of nervous-looking elves behind him, and said doubtfully: "I have no idea what you're talking about."
What the other party spoke was obviously Common Language. In Mycroft Continent, both elves and dwarves know this most widely spread language. Even giant dragons will go out of their way to learn it. But sometimes, even if it is the same language, They may not be able to understand each other.
The tone of the old elf in front of him clearly had a Far Southern accent mixed with some ancient Elvish vocabulary, and some sentences still used the grammar of Ancient Elf, with some tones that he had never heard of before. Come on, only a ghost can understand this.
But the strange thing is that the old elf understood what Joshua was saying. Because he didn't know how to solve this problem, Professor Nelson's forehead was dripping with cold sweat. Facing the black-haired warrior in front of him, he always Feeling sincere fear and the heavy pressure on the other party, it even made him recall many unbearable past events. After just saying these few words, he felt that all his energy had been exhausted.
The old mage is like this, and the group behind is not much better. They were once destroyed by the mental attack of the silver humanoid coordination terminal. Now they are suppressed by the warrior aura, and their performance is even worse. Some of the mentally fragile ones are already in a trance. , I am afraid that I have already hallucinated.
Unable to stand it any longer, Loranda, who was standing behind Joshua, took action. A ball of holy light condensed in his hand, and then turned into countless light points, flying towards everyone. Suddenly most people's expressions were temporarily changed. He settled down, but after this incident, no one except Professor Nelson dared to look directly at the warrior's face. For the old elf, the paladin recited an additional prayer, and then gave him a divine technique.
[Language proficiency]
This magical skill allows the other party to temporarily become proficient in a language spoken by the caster, which is equivalent to partial knowledge sharing. With this spell, one originally knew the common language, but due to thousands of years of mispronunciation and changes, communication was impossible. Nelson immediately understood his previous mistake, but through this incident, he at least understood something.
These people in front of me have no ill intentions towards the elves.
Bowing deeply to express his gratitude, Professor Nelson had a lot of information and speculations flashing through his mind.
Before that, he originally thought that the only one who came was the black-haired and red-eyed warrior, who was the master of the Volcano Dragon. After getting closer, he discovered that there were actually three other people, one with blond hair and wearing casual clothes. An adult man, and the other two are a smaller silver-haired girl and a black-haired boy. These people, including the volcano dragon, are all headed by the warrior who killed the stone demon. They seem to be relatives or a team.
Except for the soldiers, they all seemed to be wearing casual clothes and did not seem to be ready for battle. It seemed that the soldier was seen carrying two weapons before, but now he didn't have them. He didn't know where they were placed.
"Sir, if you can, please go to the city to rest. We have prepared everything for you..."
After confirming that the two parties could communicate, Professor Nelson expressed his intention to come. They first thanked Joshua and others, including Black, for their help to the elves. Then the mayor stepped forward and invited the group through the old elf as a translator. When people come to the city to rest, they will give them thanks, and Joshua and the others will try their best to satisfy whatever they want.
"Actually, they just want the master to help them protect the city."
On the side, close to Rin's ear, the silver-haired girl whispered to her brother: "This idea is so simple that I can see it."
But Rin shrugged, and he also said softly: "Going into the city can get some information about the world, and you can also take a rest. The master doesn't mind protecting the city, which is not a bad thing."
Although Black wanted to express his opinion, because he was afraid of being lectured by the soldiers, he remained silent. He just stood upright and motionless, like a statue.
In this regard, Joshua nodded first, then shook his head. He said to Professor Nelson and others who looked confused: "There is no need to rest. What you have to do now is to rebuild the defense line as soon as possible so that the seriously injured soldiers and citizens can rest and be treated. Chaos The offensive will never be that simple."
Recalling the overwhelming army of the Aragami, the soldier warned with a serious face: "Don't take it lightly with such a strong aura of chaos. If you are not careful, another group of them will appear soon."
Faced with Joshua's instructions, everyone was afraid to speak out and could only nod in response. However, the soldier just expressed his feelings and did not say too much. After thinking for a while, Joshua asked: "What do you think about these?" Do you know anything about the magic puppet with the aura of chaos?"
"You mean, the Stone Demon?"
Rubbing his trembling hands, Professor Nelson swallowed, and said with a hint of trembling: "Their information? Of course there is, but we don't know much about it, and most of the information is in the downtown library. We didn’t carry it with us in the museum.”
You are extremely concerned about facing the stone demon. Did you come here specifically for this
While explaining, the old elf was also thinking about many things in his mind. He didn't know that Joshua and others came here simply to find Hei, this stupid dragon. He knew that the entire Ilgna continent had seen the inhuman force of the warriors. There is no such existence in the world. The other party must have come here from an extremely distant place - even another world.
Joshua naturally knew that the other party would definitely guess their origins, but because it was too troublesome to explain the ins and outs, he was too lazy to say. He could guess as much as the other party liked, so he ignored the expressions of the old mage and others, and the soldier simply said: "I need to know All the information you have on the stone demons—yes, prepare a copy of all the information on your civilization, all of them."
Joshua emphasized this point: "Don't hide anything."
He originally said this sentence as an ordinary emphasis and request to ensure that his understanding of the world would not be biased, so he did not have any special tone. However, when Nelson and others heard it, this sentence emphasized the tone. The words sounded like thunder in the ears, and everyone nodded in panic at the same time. The mayor was sweating coldly. He patted his chest and promised that the information he would give later would definitely be all the information, and there would definitely be no Any omissions.
Loranda stood behind him, raised his hand, and hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it, he still put his hand down.
Forget it, they were still unfamiliar elves anyway, so it would be better to let Joshua's aura of despair scare them, at least it would be more efficient.
The Paladin is naturally on the side of justice, but faster efficiency can obviously help more people. Loranda naturally understands that compared to the mood of a few people, it is naturally more important for them to understand the world as soon as possible.
And in the other direction.
In the dark night sky, a drop-shaped airship was flying in mid-air, rumbling in the strong wind.
The airship is one of the pinnacle creations of Mana Technology. With the power array and anti-gravity core as the core, a standard-sized airship can carry a weight of 250 tons and travel at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. flight.
This speed is not fast, but it is enough for use, not to mention that if better materials are used, both the load and speed can be doubled.
And this dark blue drop-shaped airship is obviously one of the batch that uses the best materials.
It flew rapidly towards the mountains not far away at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour. The strong wind that was enough to blow off the old trees followed the smooth shape without bringing much resistance. Soon after, the airship arrived At the edge of the mountains.
The wind here is stronger, and even the lighter elf boys and girls may be swept away by the wind speed. The whistling sound even covers the roar of the airship engine.
On an external balcony on the side of the airship, there was a red-haired elf standing here, feeling the blowing wind. He half-squinted his eyes and stared below. Suddenly, the elf raised his eyelids slightly, and then stretched out his hand. Catching something in mid-air.
A leaf.
"The wind is so strong again... it can even blow the leaves here." The red-haired elf, the commander-in-chief Urken, sighed softly: "Originally there was no wind in the Origin Mountains, but now... everything has changed. , whether it’s this mountain range or this world.”
"Sir, please come back! There were tornadoes and other phenomena in the Origin Mountains a few days ago. If there is a jet stream in the air later... "
A voice appeared behind Urken, sounding very worried. After the red-haired elf fell silent, he sighed and turned away from the balcony. The leaves fell from his hands and slowly disappeared. In the deep night.
It seemed like disappearing into a bottomless abyss.
Soon after, the wind became stronger. Two winds from different directions collided with each other. They rotated and merged, and then formed a violent vortex. With the endless roar in the sky, a huge black tornado appeared. It appeared between heaven and earth, purple lightning flashed across the sky, and under the strange light, the huge figure of this tornado looked like a giant that destroyed the world.
At this time, the airship had landed in a spacious open space in the mountains.
This place is full of ruins and relics that have been bombarded by gunpowder and magic crystals. Urken walked out of the airship, and several guards followed him. The red-haired elf looked around this vast ruins, deep in the air. Take a deep breath.
Here is the ruins of the capital of the last elven dynasty.
And his target is in this ruins, underground that has been buried by the artillery fire of the war.
A true abyss.
There will be an update today, this is from yesterday
(End of chapter)