Since arriving in Moldavia, Joshua has not restricted Suralno's freedom.
Nominally, the other party was his prisoner, but in fact, the soldiers just regarded him as an employee picked up from the battlefield and did not even interrogate him. Joshua was not afraid at all that Sularno would feel resentful for hurting him and take revenge, because the warrior knew that the other side would not dare.
In fact, it is a good thing for the blue dragon to be able to use his injuries to stay away from the conspiracy-laden Far South. Surarno had no intention of participating in crazy things like the Dragon War from the beginning, although he did because He had some emotions towards Joshua because of his injuries, but fear was far greater than resentment. Revenge was almost impossible, but running away was a real possibility.
But even the fear gradually melted away because of the warrior's indulgence.
During the recent period, Sularno, as a 'special mentor personally invited by the dean', has been staying near Winterfort College, taking care of the young dragons together with the school's mentors. In addition, he occasionally goes to the academy as a substitute teacher to teach students some rare magic skills.
Any high-level adult dragon has a profound magical inheritance and an indestructible body. They are natural war fortresses and knowledge repositories. Dragon magic has always been heavily featured in legends, and this is indeed the case, Sural. The special magic skills taught by Nuo have never been heard of even by some teachers, and are of great research value.
The well-received blue dragon did not encounter any difficulties, but received many praises. Moreover, even taking care of the young dragon was not as troublesome as he imagined. A human mage named Theodore had already done most of the work. Arranged and refused to let go, those young dragons, who were as terrifying as war magic in the mouth of the single male dragon, turned into creatures as well-behaved as domestic dogs under this man's hands - at least a bit like huskies.
Now, Sularno only needs to take the baby dragon for a walk on a regular basis. Except that he cannot fly freely around the world, his life is no worse than before, and even better in terms of food, so this blue dragon After Long thought for a while, he decided to come to the Lord's Mansion and take the initiative to tell Joshua some secrets that he didn't ask about at first.
Surarno can probably guess by now that his current nominal boss is a warrior whose mission is to destroy Chaos. He feels that Joshua will definitely need this information.
"As we all know, the dragon clan on the Mycroft continent is divided into two types: original dragons and astral dragons."
After thinking for a while, the blue dragon said to Joshua in a clear voice, "Original dragons are all kinds of dragon beasts and descendants of ancient dragons born naturally in the local area. Most of them have no Wisdom belongs to uncivilized tribes. Astral dragons are the five-color dragons and metal dragons that are often mentioned."
This is information that everyone on the mainland who has a little knowledge of the Dragon Clan knows. Joshua nodded slightly. He naturally knew this, but because he was a little interested in the information Surarno was going to talk about later, he just He listened patiently.
"Scholars among humans often say that the body structure of giant dragons is completely different from that of many races on the mainland, and there is not even the slightest similarity. Even dragon beasts that look similar are actually fundamentally different inside. Therefore, the giant dragons In fact, they are not the aborigines of Mykrov Continent." Suralno shrugged, and then continued: "They are right. Although the Dragon Clan has never admitted it, the earliest Dragon Clan are indeed related to this world. It has nothing to do with it, it’s just a temporary stay in Mycroft Continent.”
At this point, the blue dragon's expression became serious, even a little self-deprecating: "According to the history passed down in our bloodline, our dragon was forced to leave because of a huge disaster in our hometown thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. Not leaving the original world and escaping to other planes in the void is, in a sense, a refugee."
"Is there still such a thing?"
Joshua raised his brows. He had heard some of this kind of thing before, but at that time, most people thought that dragons should be a race that colonized the entire multiverse, and he was the same. But now it seems that this thing is a bit familiar.
Because his hometown suffered a disaster, he had to flee... Isn't this the same as the elves in the world of Ilgna, who were led away by the father of nature? Could it be that the world of giant dragons was once attacked by evil gods
It is indeed very possible. Joshua thought for a while and then asked Suralno to continue.
"Since we are refugees, one thing is actually clear." The blue-haired elf bard closed his eyes and sighed: "There are always dragons who want to go home, and there are always dragons who want to stay. Although the dragon clan has lost its civilization, there are not so many natural enemies and powerful beings that can threaten the dragons on Mycrof. After recuperating for a period of time, the dragon group split, and some dragons wanted to plunder the world wholeheartedly. Resources are used to return to their hometown. Even if their hometown has been destroyed, they still have to see its remains, and some dragons have decided to take root in this world and completely become a part of the Mycrof continent."
"In the ancient times, the first civil war between the five-color dragon and the metal dragon." Joshua's heart moved, and he seemed to understand what Surarno wanted to say.
"Yes, the five-color dragon and the metal dragon split at that time." Nodding in agreement with the warrior's statement, the blue dragon continued: "The five-color dragon I belong to is the descendant of the group of dragons who want to go home. , so the five-color dragons never regard themselves as part of this continent. They disdain to abide by any local indigenous rules, but just plunder whatever they want. As an assimilated member, the metal dragons naturally It’s the opposite of that.”
"The two fought against each other, so that neither side could achieve their goals. The five-color dragon could not smoothly collect supplies and sail in the void, and the metal dragon was also questioned because of the bad reputation brought by the five-color dragon. For thousands of years , both sides even forgot their goals, and just fought with each other simply because of past grievances. This dragon disaster was precisely because the Metal Dragon God lost to the Five Color Dragon God in the civil war, so he could only come from the far south. Avoid and do not participate in this war."
Surarno slowly said that many things came from his mouth, and he had a completely different perspective from humans. According to the blue dragon, this dragon disaster should actually be part of the preparation for the return home. A large amount of wealth and resources snatched from the Far South Kingdom and the elves were sent to a five-color dragon gathering place that he didn't know to prepare for traveling in the void. Why did he specifically attack the Far South and the Church of the Seven Gods? , which is also different from human cognition, and has another explanation.
"The Mad Dragon Army can attack anywhere in the Mycroft Continent. Except for the Northern Empire in the far north, which is a bit troublesome, the western mountains and eastern plains are better targets than the far south full of dense jungles, but according to Blue The leader of the dragon, the legendary dragon Rhytia, said that the reason why the Dragon God chose the far south as the battlefield is because we need to find something."
This is undoubtedly a top secret. Surarno said that this is secret information that only the ultimate dragon can know, and Joshua has indeed never heard of any similar rumors in his previous life. For the first time, the warrior's face began to show curiosity and doubt: "Strange, what is it? It can actually make the five-color dragon not hesitate to start a full-scale war with the three major forces of the Holy Mountain, the elves and the Far South Kingdom?"
"I don't know... Rhytia didn't say much. She just emphasized repeatedly that this has a lot to do with the five-color dragon's return home."
Surarno frowned, and the vertical pupils in his eyes shrank for a moment, and then returned to normal: "But I vaguely remember that it was talking to itself, and mentioned it when talking to other legendary dragons, that was A strange robe originating from the Church of the Seven Gods was once collected in a large tribe of elves and then spread to the Far Southern Kingdom."
"They said that it should be a treasure belonging to the giant dragon clan, because only those with the blood of the giant dragon can use it. It records the secrets needed for the five-color dragon to return home. Because of this, after attacking the elven tribe and Outside the Far South Kingdom, the mad dragon went to besiege the Holy Mountain."
"But I don't believe it." The blue dragon shook his head, and even habitually used the self-identification commonly used by dragons in dragon language: "Since it is a robe, it should be used for humanoid creatures. What does it have to do with us dragons? Ever since Arnold returned from the void and became more and more weird, the upper level of the five-color dragon has always been so chaotic."
As if he thought of something, he then reminded: "But even so, the mad dragon army is a danger that cannot be avoided. Recently, Rhytia has been resonating through the bloodline, and the world has summoned blue dragons. I think they must still be there." Don’t give up, do something—such as opening the door to the abyss or something like that.”
When he said this, Suralno looked serious, not like he was joking: "Believe me, they can do it."
"Whether it is true or not, this news is very useful." Joshua did not pay too much attention to it. He nodded and praised: "Even if everything else is false, as long as we know the general goals and recent trends of the Five Color Dragon Clan, These things alone are enough to make the other side of the Holy Mountain vigilant. Surarno, very good."
"It is my honor to be able to help you."
The blue-haired elf bowed slightly. He had finished what he came here to do, so he said goodbye and left. With a wave of teleportation, Sularno left the lord's mansion. The warrior continued to stay at the top of the tower, thinking about these things.
"... the robe." He frowned, looking down at the increasingly lively streets, but his eyes wandered away, and he fell into thinking: "The robe related to the Church of the Seven Gods, I always feel like I have heard of it somewhere."
Joshua's instinct reminded him that this matter might not be false. Even if the robe had nothing to do with the five-color dragon's return home, it was definitely the target of the other party. But reasoning about the likelihood of correlation between this information is beyond the warrior's ability.
But before Joshua could think about it for too long, another slight wave of magic power appeared behind him.
Joshua turned his head and saw long hair floating in the air, and the magic projection of No. 3 appeared in front of his eyes.
"Joshua." After the projection was finished, No. 3 opened his eyes and greeted softly: "Breakfast is ready. Do you plan to wait for everyone to arrive, or do you plan to go now?"
"Wait a moment." The soldier said casually: "What have you been busy with recently? I feel like I rarely see you."
This is true. Because the body is crystallized by runes, and the external image is just a projection of magic power, No. 3 could be said to be everywhere in the entire main city of Moldavia. She could even observe the various situations in the world while talking to Murray on the street. Sub-distance communication, exchanging alchemy rune information, and directing various housekeeping tasks in the lord's mansion - No. 3 can even help Rin handle government affairs at the same time, help Ying organize documents in the study, and catch four or five cultists by the way.
But since Joshua came back last time, he felt that the presence of the ubiquitous No. 3 seemed to be a little weak - if it was not necessary, such as notifying himself to eat, the artificial intelligence rarely appeared in front of him.
But this was not an important matter. Joshua said casually and did not continue to think. No. 3 did not answer. Instead, after being silent for a while, he said in a serious tone: "Joshua... there is one more thing. I want to inform you."
"What's going on?" Joshua couldn't help but be a little curious. This morning, just now, Sularno came to say a lot of interesting news, and now, No. 3 seems to have something to say, and the soldier can't help but feel a little What a coincidence.
"I wonder if you still remember Mr. Carlos." No. 3's voice was calm: "This is news about him."
"Alfonso Carlos?" Hearing the familiar name, Joshua quickly thought of it: "The one who takes care of my family's business affairs in the Imperial Capital? Of course I remember that the first few times I went to the Imperial Capital, they were all in He rested there, and I often communicated with him through letters."
The family business of the Radcliffe family is the sale of high-quality ore, and the heraldry of the sword-holding hand symbolizes the largest supplier of high-quality ore in the Northern Empire. Because of the empire's special support, the Radcliffe family was even the exclusive supplier of raw materials to the five directly affiliated legions. It was precisely because of this that Joshua was able to directly join the Black Crow Legion and become a small commander of its forward army.
Recently, the Radcliffe family's industry has been gradually transforming. Due to the cooperation with the rune dwarves of the North, the entire family has begun to integrate the industrial chain, that is, ore, smelting, casting, and selling finished weapons and armors. Qiao Although Xiuya could not say that he knew nothing about this, he was indeed not interested. Alfonso Carlos was his appointed manager. This experienced president of the Northland Chamber of Commerce knew what to do, and in fact, he did The situation was very good. The Moldavia Territory had abundant funds, which was far better than before, allowing Joshua to develop the territory at will and open an academy and rune factory.
"What's up with him?"
Thinking of this, Joshua asked in a deep voice. The expression and tone of No. 3 made him feel something was wrong, and he couldn't wait to know what kind of news it was.
But No. 3 was not disturbed by the soldiers, and still said softly: "Originally, Mr. Carlos would report the work status and data of the week every week. This was always left to Rin and me to handle, so he would specially report it. Greetings to us at the end of the letter... Mr. Carlos is a very punctual person. Even if there is an occasional delay due to unexpected delays, he will quickly make up for it a few days later. However, in the past month or so, the reports he sent have not only been not on time, but also full of... There are errors and contradictions, and this 'Mr. Carlos' doesn't even know that Rin and I are the ones handling these things."
Joshua frowned quickly, but immediately relaxed. He was silent for a moment, and then said in a light tone: "It seems that the problem is big."
"Yes." Miss Artificial Intelligence nodded slightly: "If we just talk about the report, ordinary people may be concealed by him, but I can detect every error in his handwriting and the gap in wording habits... If it weren't for the fact that the funds have always been Normally, I would have told you a few days ago. After all, there is the possibility of being unwell and temporarily handing over the work to others. Last time, he also said that he wanted to train his eldest son to take over some of the work. .”
"So what now?"
"Now, all news is lost."
At this point, No. 3's tone paused slightly, and Miss Artificial Intelligence's voice became colder: "I suspect that Mr. Carlos is already dead."
What was foreshadowed a long time ago has finally been picked up... If it weren't for the outline, I almost forgot about this line.
(End of chapter)