After passing through the winding corridors and corridors, Joshua came to the back half of this huge floating ship.
There are currently a total of sixty-seven crew members on the Gale, including twelve professional service personnel responsible for repairing and guarding the heart of the mana furnace. Along the way, the warrior met many service personnel who were checking the ship's data back and forth. They were all professional spellcasters. Or maybe it was an engineering expert who looked serious during the inspection and didn't even notice the soldier passing by.
The Gale's two mana furnace cores are located in the middle of the ship, where the armor is thickest. For the convenience of energy supply, most of its core components are also in the front half, and a rectangular space in the back half is the cargo hold. Naturally, it is also a transport warehouse for transporting soldiers.
The space in the cargo hold is large. According to the design, it is enough to accommodate two standard teams of 60 people, plus various weapons and equipment they need. If necessary, it can also be specially modified to transport more people.
Just before approaching the cabin, Joshua stopped, frowned and looked ahead.
The scorching airflow twisted the air, and a heat wave visible to the naked eye came from the other end of the passage, causing all the surrounding moisture to dissipate. The soldier could feel that the moisture on the surface of his skin had been evaporated by this heat flow, and the clothes on his body It has also begun to turn brown or even burn.
"It's not just heat—the fire elementals are on riot!"
With a click of his tongue, Joshua turned his head and glanced sideways at the silver-haired girl who had been following him. The warrior probably understood why Hotaru's expression was so ugly before - if the heat emitted by Black had always been at this level, then even if The spiritual body of Shenji will also be affected, making them feel uncomfortable.
"Next time you encounter this kind of thing, come here and tell her as soon as possible." After patting Yingying's head, the soldier shook his head and simply walked towards the cargo hold: "If the temperature continues to rise, it may damage the ship's hull. But it’s an unforeseen disaster.”
The cargo bay uses a magic door that recognizes magic. As the owner of the Gale, Joshua has the highest level of authority, so he simply opened the cargo bay door. After that, the warrior saw it at a glance Black's huge body.
This is a huge beast nearly twenty meters tall. Even if it bends down and lies on the ground due to physical discomfort, it still occupies half of the cargo hold. The heat wave that is enough to easily ignite the wood is coming from It came from its body, and the warrior even vaguely saw a few sparks floating in the air.
Now Hei was lying on the spot, seemingly unconscious. Otherwise, he would definitely react to Joshua's appearance—according to his past habits, he would probably lick him hard twice.
"It's too uncomfortable. It's just a self-preservation instinct after coma."
With just one glance, Joshua understood the current situation. He knew that the matter could be easily solved, so the warrior turned to look at the silver-haired girl and said directly: "Firefly, give me the Shape-changing Pendant."
"OK!"
After hearing the soldier's request, Ying hurriedly took out a silver V-shaped pendant from her pocket. She handed the pendant to Joshua. Then the girl raised her head slightly, looked at the soldier with green eyes, and asked worriedly. Said: "Master, how is Hei now?"
"It's okay. You can tell by looking at how vigorously it can set fire. In the current situation, it's probably sleepwalking."
Sensing the magic power in the pendant, Joshua nodded. He pondered for a while, and then said: "Firefly, after I turn Hei into a normal size, go to the storage room and find some frost grass for him. Eat, this thing is very effective in treating dizziness and discomfort at high altitudes, there will definitely be some on board."
After giving the instructions, he simply stepped forward and walked towards Hei.
Although the Shapeshifting Pendant is said to be a pendant, it actually does not need to be worn around the neck. As long as the magic on it is triggered, it will be the same no matter where it is hung. + Originally, this needs to be triggered by the user themselves. , but due to the black coma, Joshua could only do it for him.
When the size becomes smaller, it will be easier for him to treat the dragon's seasickness.
Joshua came to the side of the half-dragon. At this time, the temperature of the air was close to the temperature around the volcano. Behind the black carapace of the giant beast, golden-red veins like magma flowed, which contained hot energy enough to melt steel. The warrior You know, this is actually black blood. Gold-level ancient dragon blood descendants are no longer mortal objects, but genuine extraordinary beings. What flows in their bodies is no longer pure blood, but a powerful energy carrier. .
What people usually call the blood of ancient dragons is actually the essence of this carrier, which contains unimaginable energy. However, it is difficult for people without the inheritance of dragon blood to use it.
Putting his hand on the black carapace, Joshua adjusted the rhythm of his breathing, and used his will to mobilize the fighting spirit in his body to suppress Hei's instinctive self-preservation behavior.
Compared with gold, the power of the Jiyi level is not just a little bit more powerful, but is suppressed in all directions, even if one side is a human and the other side is a dragon. I saw the black and red fighting energy representing Joshua flashing, and a A depressing atmosphere spread, and the heat wave that swept through the entire cargo hold stopped in an instant. The pure life force locked the restless fire element in place, unable to move.
The temperature dropped in an instant, and Hei immediately became more at ease after being suppressed. The lava lines on his body were slowly dimming, and the half-dragon's face, which originally looked a little ferocious due to coma, also softened a lot. It looked like At this scene, Joshua retracted his hand with satisfaction: "That's it."
Even if a dragon is sleeping, the magic power in its body will leak out, preventing other creatures from approaching it. It is said that some powerful dragons sleep for hundreds of years. The places where they live have been turned into swamps and lava pools due to years of magic infection. , ice lakes, forests and other special areas, this kind of magic also has the function of warning and protection, and can spontaneously resist some weak spells.
The shrinking spell drawn on the Shapeshifting Pendant is naturally one of them, so Joshua needs to disintegrate the resistance of the black instinct in order to make it smaller.
But just as the warrior held the V-shaped pendant in his hand and was about to trigger the magic in it and use it on the half-dragon who was still unconscious in front of him, he suddenly stopped moving.
Firefly, who had been watching, naturally discovered this problem. She looked at the warrior with her green eyes strangely, as if she wanted to ask what was going on, but the girl immediately discovered that the expression on Joshua's side face was very strange, as if I found something strange.
A person, a dragon, and a divine machine all stopped moving at the same time.
So the entire cargo hold suddenly became quiet. The sound of the wind swept by the heat wave was no longer there. Only the heartbeats of the warriors and the dragon could be heard. Generally speaking, it stands to reason that the heartbeat of the dragon should be louder, but in fact, But it was the warrior's heartbeat that overshadowed the dragon's voice. It even overshadowed the slight roar of the battleship's operation, which was so clear and eerie.
"Dong-dong!"
The heavy, powerful beating of blood echoed in the spacious cabin. Joshua withdrew his right hand holding the V-shaped pendant and pressed it to his chest with a suspicious look on his face: "What is this?"
The soldier just felt it, and an inexplicable power suddenly surged in his body.
It is different from the power of life like fighting spirit, and completely different from the power of order. It does not originate from the body, nor does it originate from faith and soul. This strange power that comes from nowhere seems to have been there from the beginning. , as long as Joshua still exists in this world, it will continue to exist.
"...power?"
In just an instant, the warrior understood the nature of this sudden surge of power. He felt the rapid flow of this unknown power in his body, and murmured to himself: "Remnant Steel...a gift from the world of Ilgna—actually A sudden surge at this time?"
But why
Joshua is now an extremely powerful person. In a sense, his body is a physical fortress that is armed to the extreme. Every joint, bone, tendon and muscle fiber, and even blood flow The unimaginable life force of ordinary people surged around Joshua in a strange rhythm as he breathed, creating a variety of strange effects.
It can withstand high temperatures, repel stray arrows, withstand severe cold, make the body indestructible, and give the owner the power to move mountains—the cycle of life energy is so wonderful that it can produce effects no less than magic.
But now, there is a force pouring out from the heart of the warrior. It ignores the majestic power of fighting spirit and the rhythm of the breathing method, and moves on its own in the body. It is so special that it cannot be restrained at all. And I always want to pour out of my body and release myself.
"Is it because the Azure Orb has integrated into my body? No, that's not the reason."
Joshua thought that in the world of Ilgona, in order to fight against the evil god of natural disasters, he once again entered the state of the Soul-Burning King and integrated the azure orb into his body. The warrior did block the evil god's offensive, but after the war, the orb was It didn't come out, but I don't know where it merged.
Now that I think about it, it should be at the heart. For such a long time, since no accidents happened, and the warriors didn't know how to solve the matter, they had been shelved. But now, the power of authority unexpectedly appeared, and it made Joshua fell into passivity.
"—Hotaru, stay away."
In order to prevent his uncontrollable power from affecting others, Joshua retreated to the corner of the cargo hold. He frowned and asked the silver-haired girl who was approaching to step away a little: "The situation is a bit strange now, you Be careful first."
"… Yes Master!"
Although Joshua's words were serious, his aura was calm, so Ying, who was a little worried, walked away obediently. She stood at the door of the cargo hold, stretching her head from time to time to look at her master.
The mysterious girl couldn't sense the strange power in the warrior's body, just like others couldn't see the fragments of burning steel and the remnants of residual steel.
The warriors were now at a stalemate.
This uncontrollable power surged through him. There is almost no restraint. Unless he remains attentive, he cannot even suppress it. It is extremely active and seems to want to come out of the body. Joshua has no idea what will happen after this power surges out. What kind of consequences would it have, so it could only be suppressed inside the body.
But this seems to be counterproductive. This power seems to be born and should be vented. It cannot be restrained at all. Even with the will of the warrior, it can only be restrained for less than three minutes.
"Tsk."
Feeling that he was completely unable to stop it, Joshua frowned and simply released it. He guided the power to his left hand, and then pressed it against the wall of the Gale's cargo bay.
All this was so sudden that the warrior felt very strange. He felt that there was some minor problem with the Azure Orb in his body, which affected the power granted to him by the will of the world of Ilgna. But Qiao Xiu Ya couldn't find the reason.
"Maybe something happened to the things passed down by other saints."
The warrior calmly analyzed in his mind that when his Azure Orb was fully awakened, it did affect Brandon's Double Blades of Order. According to the old Pope Eagle, the pure white scepter also moved slightly, which is enough to prove the inheritance. There is some kind of strange resonance between things: "I don't know if it's the Sword Master's friend or if there's something wrong with the church."
This is a normal guess. Since he returned to Mycroft Continent, the power gifted by Ilgnar World has not been affected at all. Joshua has also tried it, but he has not found a way to use it. However, the warrior originally He didn't care much, so he stopped paying attention after a few experiments. He really didn't expect that because of the strange movement of the Azure Orb, the power of this power suddenly became active, as if some conditions had been opened.
Maybe - because of the power of order
These thoughts all happened in just a fraction of a second. After finishing his thoughts, Joshua raised his head and looked at the wall of the cargo hold.
After being injected with his energy, the steel-cast wall began to undergo a strange change. On its silver-gray watch case, crystal lines like broken glass began to appear. These lines began to appear rapidly. It spread, covering about two square meters of wall, and then stopped expanding.
Joshua looked at the crack seriously. He knew that the power of this power was far more than that, and just as he thought, the seemingly broken crystal patterns began to gradually light up with flickering light lines, black and white. The red light flashed, bringing a strange atmosphere to the entire cargo hold.
Firefly who was at the door also noticed this change. She gently covered her mouth and stared at this scene with wide eyes.
"Click."
There was a soft sound, and the wall changed significantly. With the heart-wrenching sound of metal friction, the light-patterned wall of about two square meters began to gradually squirm. It swelled as if it were alive, and then detached from the wall - At this point, we can see its entire picture. It is a huge piece of iron that is two meters high, one meter long, and 0.75 meters high.
It is wrapped with black and red, spiderweb-like light patterns all over its body. There is some strange power surging in this light pattern, which is transforming this ordinary piece of iron and deforming it bit by bit.
"Squeak-squeak-squeak!"
Just like fingernails scraping metal, the noise caused by the friction between glass and glass made people unable to help but cover their ears, but Joshua didn't care. He stepped forward, approached the iron block, then stretched out his hand and injected it with A little bit of the power within the body.
This time, all the restless power was released, and the iron block quickly changed significantly.
"Zi————"
As if there was a pair of invisible hands shaping it, the huge iron block underwent huge changes in just a few seconds. The rudiments of its head and limbs appeared in its square shape, and then it completely became a tall man. human form.
There were no facial features on its head, only a black-red light spot the size of a fist. Its limbs and body were unusually strong, and black-red lines flashed rhythmically on it, as if it were breathing.
"Zi——"
The metal figure stood quietly on the spot, staring at Joshua with the light spot on its head, and then naturally bent down to express submission.
"... Firefly."
"Is... the master?"
Hearing Joshua's voice, the silver-haired girl was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied: "What are your orders?"
"Take the Shapeshifting Pendant and try to activate Hei."
Throwing the V-shaped pendant in his hand to Yingying, Joshua looked at the piece of steel life in front of him and said with interest, curiosity flashing in his eyes: "I have other things to do now."
After finishing speaking, he stepped forward and reached out to press the obedient metal life.
[? ? ? ? ? Steel elements]
I'm very sorry for being so late... I stayed up too late the day before yesterday, so I slept until the afternoon... Plus, I haven't been feeling well lately, so it's been postponed until now...
4600, just treat it as two chapters...
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