"Sit down."
While Joshua was observing the table of Israel's characters, His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand and motioned for the warrior to find a seat, and he himself returned to the armchair behind the desk, and then said slowly: " There are very few people who know about my secret injury. Teacher Nostradamus is one of them, and Demol also probably understands a little bit, but Joshua, you are the first to see it yourself."
At this time, Israel was not as majestic as before, full of overlord's majesty. At first glance, he seemed to be just a middle-aged warrior with dark blond hair and a calm expression, without any momentum and majesty of the legendary strongman.
"Thank you, but no need."
Joshua, who turned his attention away from the character list and understood a lot of things, had no intention of finding a chair to sit down and chatting slowly with His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. He shook his head, and then said simply: "I'll do it." The purpose of Erlai Palace is to hurt you secretly, other than that, it is all unnecessary."
The warrior's actions were always so direct. Under Israel's somewhat dissatisfied gaze, Joshua stood on the spot and began to calmly narrate: "Your majesty, your hidden injury is probably due to the curse of the orc shaman decades ago. , it was a cursed arrow containing shadow energy, and it pierced your lower back. Although it did not penetrate the kidneys, it was close to the spine."
"Awesome." Israel was originally a little displeased because Joshua didn't listen to his good intentions and instead talked to himself, but after hearing this narrative, his eyes widened slightly and he whispered He praised: "The analysis is half good."
As if he did not see the surprised expression on the emperor's face, the soldier continued to narrate.
"At that time, you were probably fighting hard on the battlefield, so you ignored the curse and continued to mobilize your fighting spirit to fight the enemy." At this point, Joshua shook his head and said with some regret: "The battle lasted a long time, maybe After more than a day, the curse power that could have been easily expelled became assimilated with your power, and even penetrated deep into the essence of life, causing your life to continue to drain until now."
"This is indeed a hidden injury that is difficult to heal. It is no longer a curse, but has become a part of your life. To heal it, you must sublimate the essence of life, but the legendary strongman has reached the extraordinary limit in Mycroft's world. , this is already the ultimate in a certain sense, and it is almost impossible to sublimate it.”
Israel was about to speak when he saw Joshua groping in his arms, and then solemnly took out a small transparent crystal. His expression was so solemn that the Emperor couldn't help but Set your sights on this crystal.
Without any hesitation, Joshua directly placed the crystal in his hand on Israel's desk. He said in a tone of no regrets: "Unless..."
"Unless I take the first step towards the realm of gods."
Interrupting the warrior's words, Israel solemnly picked up the transparent crystal on the desk. The moment the crystal touched his finger, it immediately released a violent lightning-like energy. If it were an ordinary gold power, Even those who are careless and careless will suffer a big loss, but how can the power of the legendary warrior be something it can resist
The moment he couldn't even breathe, the lightning energy turned into nothingness, and the crystal was held in the hands of the emperor. He stared at this ordinary crystal and said with emotion: "The first step is to condense the spirit." sex."
"This is a crystal that contains restless divine power. It should come from the one in the Box of Erebus."
Putting the divine crystal aside, Israel was silent for a while. He turned his head, looked at Joshua, who was still expressionless, and whispered: "You could have kept it yourself, or found someone to Good time to sell—it shouldn't be sitting on my desk so easily anyway."
"Why?"
With the strength of a legendary warrior, Israel is naturally able to analyze the power in this restless piece of divinity, thereby condensing his own divine power bit by bit and sublimating his own life essence - this is better than waiting for the God of Life to act on his behalf. It would be more reliable for someone to come and perform a divine healing ceremony for him, and it would also enhance his strength.
But why? He was puzzled by this. Joshua solved the case of the Box of Erebus and unexpectedly obtained a piece of divine crystal. This was not surprising, but the warrior actually gave it to him so generously. Even if he is as generous as Israel, he can't help but feel ashamed of himself.
"Why?" He softly repeated His Majesty's doubts. Joshua's expression looked very relaxed. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are a legendary powerhouse. It will take a lot of time for me to catch up with your strength. .”
After all, this is a real world. Different from the previous life, there are no endless wild monsters and copies. In fact, if it were not for the almost endless chaos army in the other world, the warriors may not be able to reach the ultimate point now. Thinking of this, he shrugged He shrugged and said: "I want to have a real fight with you, not just a discussion of suppressing my efforts. If your Majesty, you die before then, I will be very sorry."
Israel's death in the previous life was probably five or six years later. Now the times have been changed by him, so Joshua also knows whether the other party's death will be earlier or later, but in any case, it will be between five and six years. Even he would not dare to exaggerate like this among the mid-to-high-level people who have reached the legendary realm within this year.
"By the way, there are some things that need attention."
Thinking of this, he also specifically explained to Israel some of the dangers of divinity - as a unique power, other people's divinity can only be learned from, but not imitated. The divinity of those who like fighting It is completely different from the divinity of a peace-loving person. What is perfect power for one person is extremely poisonous to another person.
His Majesty the Emperor in his previous life should also have obtained this piece of divine crystal, but he still died. Presumably he did not notice this. The divinity of the God of Despair and Luck is indeed a bit uncomfortable for an emperor like Israel. Great match, this is something you definitely need to pay attention to.
"You did me a big favor, Joshua."
After quietly listening to Joshua's explanation, Israel's expression gradually changed from caution to joy, and then from joy to calmness. He stood up and said to the soldier in a formal and serious tone; "This also comes from the sages. Inherited knowledge?”
There was no answer, and Joshua was expressionless, but His Majesty the Emperor took this as acquiescence, and his eyes became a little emotional: "—Those who have been treating me have not even been able to see clearly the source of my injury. Even if you see it clearly, you can't come up with an effective treatment plan—even the Divine Healing Ceremony of the Church of the Seven Gods, to be honest, it's just a dead horse being treated as a living horse."
"What do you want?"
Without too much nonsense, Israel stared into Joshua's eyes and said directly: "You helped me a lot with the demon incident, the Box of Erebus, and my injuries, but I didn't Give you the reward you deserve}—Speak, I will give you whatever you want, this is the emperor’s promise.”
The peaceful appearance that Israel had shown while recovering from his injuries was suddenly torn apart, revealing his majesty as the overlord who had dominated the battlefield before.
"want?"
After being slightly startled, Joshua really didn't think about it that much: "It's really hard to say."
The reason why he came to treat Israel was very simple. It was what he said before. He didn't want such a strong man to die so early without even a chance to fight. Maybe the warrior also thought of preparing for the abyss in the future. The battle retains a legendary level of combat power, but that priority is relatively low.
So what does he want? Territory, title, money, Joshua doesn't care about any of them. Glory, fighting opportunities, and extraordinary materials that can make him stronger are more reliable.
But the warrior believes that these things do not need to be given or rewarded by others. He can get them by himself. This time Joshua decided to go to the far south just for these things.
Some people want to be the strongest, just like men want to conquer everything, and eagles want to fly higher, it is an instinct.
But he didn't have those obsessions. Joshua didn't care about the title of the strongest. Of course, whoever wanted to be the strongest had to fight him once - but this was no longer linked to desire.
"If you think about it, I don't want anything in particular."
After thinking for a long time, Joshua frowned and was a little surprised to find that he lived like a Puritan. But the warrior himself has no desires and desires, but that does not mean that others around him are like this: "However, Your Majesty, Do you know how to strengthen the divine machine?"
The tone of his words was very sincere, with a hint of urgency.
Firefly and Rin, these two children accompanied him all the way through the battles. They were loyal and helped the soldiers a lot. Without them, Joshua could not imagine handling the internal affairs of the territory by himself, but even so. , the soldiers also understood that they could no longer keep up with their own strength.
The Divine Machine is a weapon created by the Radcliffe family against the chaotic monsters of the Famine Evil God lineage. The strength of the Radcliffe family heads in the past generations, even with the power of order passed down through the generations, is nothing more than gold. Mid-range level.
Joshua, on the other hand, has reached the ultimate realm. Although the divine machine designed for gold-level battles has some self-strengthening functions, the improvement rate is far less than the progress of a warrior.
One day, Hotaru and Rin will definitely be unable to keep up with him. Thinking of the frustrated faces of young girls who cannot follow him to fight, Joshua's heart can't help but tremble slightly.
"Strengthening the divine machine? It is indeed difficult."
After repeating the sentence with some confusion, Israel pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "But for the empire, it is nothing more than spending a little more time. Compared with the contribution you have made, Lord Radcliffe, It’s simply not worth mentioning—it just so happens that you are going to the Far South now, so I can tell the people below to make preparations. When you return from the Far South, the materials and manpower to strengthen the divine machine should be ready.”
After he finished speaking, he frowned and said, "That's all? Joshua, this is just to strengthen two weapons. Is there anything else you want more?"
"...The Winterfort Academy in my territory is short of a knight teacher."
Joshua, who also frowned and thought for a long time, finally found another thing he probably needed: "Warrior and ranger teachers, they said they have found suitable candidates, but knight instructors are not so easy to find."
Israel shook his head slightly: "This request is simpler than the previous one - you can choose knights from the five legions, whether they are active or retired, as long as you need them. I think they will definitely not refuse your request. .”
Originally, His Majesty the Emperor wanted to continue asking the soldiers what they needed, but he also discovered that for people like Joshua, he preferred to get what he needed by himself, so he had no choice but to give up.
After confirming some details of strengthening the divine machine and selecting actual instructors, Joshua left like this. He had always been so direct and left without hesitation after achieving his goal.
Israel was sitting in the armchair behind the desk. He looked at the divine crystal in his hand, his face expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"What a young man you cannot be careless about."
Holding the crystal in his hand tightly, His Majesty the Emperor whispered to himself: "I haven't seen such a pure desire to fight for a long time."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of the look in Joshua's eyes that inadvertently showed out from the corners of his eyes when he was thinking about his wishes.
It was like the most ferocious beast, extremely bloodthirsty and full of dangerous eyes.
"Does he regard me as the prey he will hunt in the future? Is that his wish? Challenge the strong, and constantly challenge the strong."
Not at all angry about this, Israel instead showed an excited smile: "That's why he came to tell me the treatment method and not let me die before he can challenge it - it doesn't matter, it's better to say that he has this kind of courage. , is thousands of times stronger than those sons who have been waiting for me to die, this is the real warrior, always looking forward, never flinching, and disdainful to hide the thoughts in his heart."
But after laughing, his eyes gradually became deeper again.
"It is precisely because it is so pure that it is extremely dangerous."
Thinking of this, Israel could not help but fall silent.
Suppose, Joshua has no territory and is not a noble of the empire.
He has no subjects to take care of, no magical machine that he cares about, no friends worth caring about, no subordinates, and nothing that can restrain him... What if Joshua, such a pure fighter, was free on the mainland? As we grow up, what kind of existence will we become
If he had not died in the battle, and had become stronger and stronger, marching towards the end of the world and the top of the sky, how terrible a terrifying existence would he have become
Purely pursuing fighting, and having such a talent...
He will eventually bring everything to destruction in battle.
"But fortunately, he is still alone now."
Putting away the divine crystal in his hand, Israel picked up the book on the desk again. He turned his head and looked in the direction where Joshua left, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "A man with territory, friends, and gods. Human beings who have opportunities and things worth caring about may have less desires and desires, but they can understand it.”
At this point, His Majesty the Emperor's expression suddenly froze, and he seemed to have thought of a good idea: "In this case, just give that thing to him directly."
"I think he will definitely like it."
I’m going to download a copy soon, so I’ve thought about the details behind it.
My stomach still hurts...
(End of chapter)