—It’s really depressing.
When Loranda was introduced by the maid and sat in the reception hall of the Lord's Mansion, waiting for Joshua to arrive, he looked at the surrounding decorations and couldn't help but think of this.
The decorative design of the Radcliffe family is really too gloomy, just like those vampire castles in knightly novels.
In front of him was a neat and orderly hall full of Northland style. Whether it was potted plants, tables and chairs, hanging paintings or accessories, they were all arranged in an orderly manner. It was speechless, but the dark floor and gray The dark walls and the slightly dim pyroxene lamp always give people an instinctive sense of depression.
But even so, the Paladin had to admit that these decorations were indeed very exquisite. Although the style was a bit depressing, the details were still gorgeous, and they were definitely worthy of the history and status of the Radcliffe family.
However, the design style was so different from that on the Holy Mountain that he felt a little uncomfortable every time he came there. Sighing slightly, Loranda turned her head and looked to the other side.
Hanging on the most conspicuous wall in the hall is a Mycrovian map of the world. Next to it are several smaller maps of the empire, a map of Northland and a map of Moldavia. This map seems to be a recent one. The newly replaced ones had many places specially marked with red dots and black crosses. Paladin Dingqing took a look and found that the red dots were concentrated in the far south, which is the center of the current dragon disaster, while the black crosses were relatively scattered. , found all over the world, I can’t see anything yet.
—Does the red dot represent dragon disaster and the black cross represent cultists
Since he saw many places marked with black crosses on the map of the Moldavian Territory, and he himself had been out of the city several times to conduct raids, he recognized the places marked above, which happened to be several villages where cultists had appeared, so Loranda couldn't help but have such a conjecture.
And just as he was carefully looking at the dense markings on the map, a clear and rhythmic footsteps came from a distance.
Soon after, the door to the living room was opened.
"Friend, it's so late, why are you looking for me?"
"Joshua."
Hearing this familiar and direct voice, Loranda stood up. He looked back at his friend, shrugged and said, "There is something wrong."
"let me guess."
He casually hung the coat he was wearing on a hanger, and the warrior moved his wrist. He glanced at the paladin who was fully armed and even wearing white armor, and then said in a relaxed tone: "Are you ready to return to the Holy Mountain? .”
After being told his purpose, the Paladin was stunned for a moment, but then he nodded calmly: "Yes, the Holy Mountain needs me, and my comrades are waiting for me. In the past few days, I have conquered most of the evil spirits in the territory. The believers have all been wiped out, and even if there are still some remnants, they shouldn’t cause much harm, so it’s almost time to go back.”
"I really want to thank you for this. It really helped me a lot."
Reaching out his hand to signal Loranda to sit down again, Joshua approached a heavy wooden cabinet with potted plants on it.
The living room is usually used by soldiers as a resting place in the afternoon, so some drinks are always kept. At this time, Joshua picked up a bottle of wine in a black bottle from the wooden cabinet with a preservation circle drawn on it, with a certain number printed on it. The unique logo of a winery.
Lifting it up, he silently asked the Paladin if he wanted some. After receiving a negative answer, Joshua took a bottle of wine by himself and found a seat to sit down.
"I wanted to buy you a drink, but it seems that the paladin's commandments are indeed very strict."
With a flick of his finger, the cork of the bottle of wine popped out. Joshua did not drink it in a hurry. He turned his head, looked at the large map beside him, and said to himself: "The Holy Mountain of the Far Sea is located in the Far South Kingdom. In the outer sea, if the dragon disaster wants to invade the Far South Kingdom or even the entire continent, then it must first remove the nail of the Holy Mountain, so the five-color dragon chose to divide its forces into two groups."
"Due to the church's ambush and impregnable defense, the mad dragon army that attacked the Holy Mountain repeatedly failed. But as the elite troops attacking the central defense line of the Far South Kingdom withdraw, they will definitely choose to concentrate their forces, turn around and forcibly capture the Holy Mountain, and uproot themselves. A huge threat from the rear.”
"Yes."
Echoing, Loranda knew that the warrior was talking about the recent situation in the Far South. Although it was a little brief, it was clear enough. He said firmly: "Now the mad dragon is mobilizing its army to prepare for a full-scale attack on the Holy Mountain, and I As a paladin of the church, you have no other responsibilities."
"Indeed, this is your responsibility."
Joshua, who knew this history and even experienced it personally, nodded. He knew that back then, the five-color dragon clan who summoned all their elite forces to cooperate with the mighty mad dragon army almost captured the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea. It was because priests from across the continent were constantly teleporting to join the defensive position that they were able to block the strongest wave of offensives.
After this battle, the Five-Colored Dragon God was also besieged by the Seven Gods of the human race, defeated the boundless heaven, and was forced to enter the Mycrof Continent in the true form of the Saint. However, the Seven Gods did not continue to pursue, but allowed themselves to become angry in anger. The five-color dragon god spreads the dragon disaster to every country in the entire continent.
At that time, many people were puzzled by the choice of the seven gods. It was clear that they could completely kill the five demon dragons (five-color dragon gods) and end the dragon disaster with just a little more effort, but they suddenly stopped and even disappeared. It took a while, but now, Joshua can understand that at that time, the seven human gods may be resisting the evil god, [Plague], who bewitched the five-color dragon gods to spread dragon disasters in the void.
"Anyway, let's drink to the warriors first."
After finishing speaking, Joshua simply raised the wine bottle in his hand, gestured to the Paladin from afar, and then took a sip of the wine in the bottle.
This bottle of wine from an unknown source is from a good vintage, with a rich fragrance. It has a mellow taste without any astringent feeling. It is obviously a proud product of a well-known winery. If you are a person who knows how to appreciate it, you will definitely be impressed. This is a good bottle of wine, worth savoring, but for a soldier, it can only be described as 'delicious'.
After drinking, Joshua put the bottle aside. He frowned, as if he was thinking about what to say, but then he shook his head and said: "Think about it carefully, there is nothing to remind you. According to your strength, as long as If you don't deliberately seek death, the dragon disaster will not kill you, so I can only wish you a smooth journey and achieve your goals."
"Thank you, but this doesn't count as a warrior. It's just what I should do. What's more, I have been away from the battlefield for so long, and I should have gone back."
Loranda's expression looked very indifferent, and it seemed that she didn't care about Joshua's name, but he still said to the soldier seriously: "I'm sorry to trouble you during this time."
Regarding the paladin's reply, Joshua immediately retorted: "In the face of danger, people who are still willing to fulfill their responsibilities are called warriors." At this point, he shook his head: "I should Thank you. If it weren't for the help of you and Artanis, I wouldn't have been able to sweep away the cultists in the territory so easily. Look at the couple in the Moldova territory next door. They have worked hard for more than half a month, and now they are not even halfway done. .”
At this point, the hall fell into silence, and after a while, Joshua spoke again.
"Loranda, do you know how powerful 'Extreme Intent' is?"
"… Of course I know."
After being silent for a while, the paladin carefully considered his words. He frowned and said in a low voice: "The ultimate meaning is an existence that breaks through the limits of the concept of human beings and completely enters the extraordinary realm. An existence that reaches this point. , rather than being human beings, it is more like some kind of natural disaster or some kind of phenomenon. Their power is no longer something that ordinary people can measure with common sense."
"It's a very formulaic answer, but it's not enough."
Joshua shook his head and succinctly rejected Loranda's reply: "You don't know how strong Jiyi is."
After saying that, before the somewhat angry Paladin could refute, he picked up the bottle and took a sip. Joshua raised his head, looked at the ceiling, and said to himself: "Now is the great demonic tide. Before the arrival, the overall strength of the world was not high. In the silver realm, one was a senior officer in the army. In the gold realm, one was the leader of an army. Jiyi could rule an army or even a province, while in the legendary realm, one could suppress the entire empire. "
"This era is far more difficult than the advancement of strength in later generations, but I have still reached the ultimate realm."
Having said this, Joshua lowered his head and looked directly into Loranda's eyes. There was no emotion in the red eyes, only a blazing fire: "What does this mean?"
"It means that with my strength, if I go to the far south."
The soldier's clear and heavy voice echoed throughout the living room, even causing the potted plants and bottles placed to vibrate violently: "It's enough to defeat an entire mad dragon army with one person."
"If I go to the far south, the kingdom's central defense line will be impregnable because of my joining."
"Because of the addition of a strong man like me, who is at the extreme level, the mad dragon's army will be restrained and will not dare to expand as it did before, and those fortresses that have been unable to breathe due to the dragon disaster can also get a chance to recuperate. Begin to re-prepare for the next impact.”
Having said this, Joshua shook his head at Loranda and said with some regret: "This is the strength of an extremely strong person, which is enough to change the direction of a battle and the fate of a country."
"I'm asking you, do you know how strong a person with extreme will is? You say you know, but in fact, you don't know."
Speechless, Loranda didn't know how to answer Joshua for a moment, but with his psychological quality, he reacted quickly and found a point to refute.
"Indeed, if the Far South Kingdom suddenly has a strong one, the war situation can indeed be greatly alleviated, and it can even turn from defense to offense and counterattack the mad dragon."
Calmly affirming Joshua's previous words, Loranda knew that what the other party said was correct, but it was a bit untenable. He shook his head vigorously and said: "But, Joshua, you are a member of the Northern Empire. A nobleman, you are the Earl of the North and the lord of Moldavia. You are extremely strong, which is enough to protect your territory, but what does it have to do with the Far South Kingdom?"
Probably because Joshua's tone before had angered him, the paladin's words became sharper: "Yes, you don't care at all. All this has nothing to do with you."
"You think so, the Far South Kingdom thinks so, the Church of the Seven Gods thinks so, and the Mad Dragon thinks so too."
Said slowly, Joshua didn't care about Loranda's tone, he just said his own words: "So they did not provoke all the forces in the entire continent for the time being, but sent cultists to lurk until they The successful capture of the Far South will be the time when war breaks out in other areas of the Mycroft Continent—but before that, everyone will ignore the fall of the Far South Kingdom, because it has nothing to do with them."
"Loranda, you are a paladin. You possess the power of holy light that only extraordinary people possess. However, your thinking is still bound and you are not freed from meaningless geographical relationships."
Even at this point, Joshua's tone was as calm as at the beginning. His eyes did not contain any emotion, and his tone was as plain as a direct statement: "Do you think, as the lord of the North, I should Stay in the north, develop the territory, and prepare to resist the disasters that will come in the future. As for things in the far south, it has nothing to do with me, so I should just sit back and watch."
"This seems to be an unspoken rule. Because of the differences in region and nationality, everyone sticks to their own one-third of an acre of land. Even if a disaster occurs, they are unwilling to reach out to help their neighbors."
"But why should I care?"
The warrior sneered, and he said word by word, in a very clear voice, to Loranda: "The rules are determined by those with power."
"I am a strong person with extreme will. This strength is mine. I can help whoever I want to help. I don't need anyone's permission or any relationship. And I don't think the Church of the Seven Gods will refuse my help. "
"But you are an imperial noble, His Majesty the Emperor, the royal family of the Far South Kingdom..."
Unable to refute for the moment, Loranda's thinking was obviously confused. He didn't know what to say, so he could only think hard and think about the loopholes in the warrior's words. The other party's words impacted his usual common sense, leaving the paladin at a loss as to what to do. .
"Do I care about my status as an imperial noble?"
Shrugging, Joshua smiled indifferently, he seemed to really not care: "Could His Majesty Israel kill me because I want to help Yuan Nan resist the dragon disaster? Kill me, a powerful person with the potential to become a legend."
He shook his head, and then said calmly: "Don't be kidding, Loranda, put aside the rules and regulations, it's all because I want to - I have the power, so I set the rules."
"Because everyone is hesitant and worried that helping others will harm themselves, so those who have the ability to take action refuse to take action, which will lead to a greater disaster. If this kind of thing really happens, don't you think it's ridiculous? ?"
"It is precisely because of this that the fate of the world has gradually fallen into the abyss."
When he said this, waves of order power appeared in Joshua's body, and a blue round light appeared on the warrior's chest.
At this moment, Rolanda seemed to see an illusory shadow overlapping the figure of the warrior. This shadow had white hair and white eyes, and its body was filled with glory that ordinary people could not see directly.
And a rich and firm voice came from not far away and entered his ears.
"This world needs heroes."
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