"Joshua, what are you thinking about."
Just as the soldier was thinking about the future, a curious voice suddenly came from outside the study door.
The magic power gathered rapidly, and the image of the winged girl appeared at the door. No. 3, wearing a gray cotton shawl, floated into the study. She looked at Joshua curiously: "You are not the kind of person who can be in a daze."
Hearing the voice, Joshua turned around. He looked at the projection of the artificial intelligence, nodded and said, "What's the matter, No. 3, do you have anything to do with me?"
After No. 3 entered the study room, she carefully organized the scattered books in the bookcase. After hearing the soldier's inquiry, she smiled slightly: "Since you came back from the imperial capital, you have always looked a little strange... I mean, If something confuses you, speak up and let us know."
"We are partners." The Winged Girl said softly, "We should help each other."
"...Thank you for your concern. There is indeed something wrong."
After hearing what No. 3 said, Joshua touched his chin in surprise. He did not expect that some of the strange things he had done in recent days due to thinking about the demonic tide would be discovered by No. 3 and remembered in his heart. He pondered. After a while, he shook his head: "It's not that I can't tell you... But this matter will be foreshadowed within one or two years, and it will only happen in five years. Telling it now will only increase the pressure."
This is what the warrior thinks seriously. The first wave of the demonic tide broke out when the seven gods joined forces to knock the five-color dragon god from the boundless heaven into the main material plane. With the surging magic power and the painful howl of the injured dragon god, the five-color dragon god all over the world The dragon beasts with dragon bloodline fell into madness, causing a real dragon disaster.
But now, the source of dragon disaster is gone. Although the five-color dragon clan was not as severely damaged as in the previous life, humans were better preserved than them. The balance of power was more advantageous than in the previous life, and the five-color dragon god had not yet had time to fight against the seven gods. Since many gods did not fight, they may not let the first wave of demonic waves affect the mainland.
These reasons cannot be told to No. 3 yet.
Seeing Joshua's refusal, the artificial intelligence lady was a little disappointed. She floated to the desk, then sat on it, and said gloomily: "Okay... So are you unhappy because of the grounding?"
She knew the warrior's character and knew that being restrained in the North was indeed a very uncomfortable thing for Joshua. However, after the question was asked, the warrior showed a subtle expression.
"How could I be unhappy about something like this? Revenge for the unexplained deaths of the people of the territory is what a lord should do. Even if he is punished, it is a matter of course."
Walking to the desk and sitting on the desk with No. 3, Joshua looked at the map on the opposite wall. It seemed that he was aroused by Miss Artificial Intelligence's words, so there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "But What makes me feel uncomfortable is the attitude - from beginning to end, no one but me cares about Alfonso's death."
Having said this, Joshua's tone calmed down. He shook his head and said: "The nobles who took action were naturally indifferent. His Majesty the Emperor looked at a higher place and was indifferent to such trivial matters. But the most disturbing thing is that Those who are comfortable are Alfonso’s children and partners, who deliberately concealed his death for the sake of power without any grief.”
"This attitude is too twisted. I can't even see their anger. My father was killed and my friends were killed. These people should want revenge more than me."
Joshua said calmly: "I don't know what Alfonso's spirit in heaven will think."
"At least you have to avenge him, right?"
Leaning gently against Joshua, No. 3 shook her head, and she said seriously: "You killed those nobles who took action, and even fought against His Majesty the Emperor for this. Mr. Alfonso's unscrupulous son was also severely punished and was sent to exile by you. Go to the Black Forest Fortress and become an ordinary city guard."
"Because of this, more and more adventurers have come to Moldavia recently and want to join the territory to work for you. Partly because of your strength, but more importantly because your attitude of protecting your subordinates makes them feel... Peace of mind.”
"Yeah."
Joshua couldn't comment. As he spoke, he picked up a roll of parchment from the desk. This was a planning document about the expansion of the city's west district. He glanced at it, and then put the roll of parchment aside casually. The warrior said calmly: "I just think that I should take revenge because it is the responsibility of a lord. As for how angry I really am, I don't have that feeling."
"If you can fulfill all your responsibilities, you are already a perfect person." No. 3 organized the documents on the desk one by one, and then said in a funny tone: "My lord, you still have many things to do. What to do."
After hearing this, Joshua shrugged. He touched No. 3's head. Under the influence of power, the warrior physically touched the opponent's magical body: "I knew it. Come to me to confirm." Not just to hear me complain, just tell me what’s going on.”
"It's about No. 1." No. 3 said softly.
Since the warrior returned to Moldavia, there were many things waiting for him to deal with. Whether it is the territory's government affairs, the treatment of cultists, or the development of the black blood plague potion, Joshua needs to personally handle it one by one. In addition, there are many other matters such as Winterfort Academy and the Rune Factory.
The lord's work is so busy. Joshua can complete enough practice every day because No. 3 and Rin help him handle government affairs. But he still took time to meet with the old dwarf Moria and let him see Look at the first number.
As an unprecedented steel element on the Mycroft continent, No. 1's burly steel figure and characteristics attracted the old dwarf's attention in an instant. Moria was very interested in it. After obtaining No. 1's own consent, it went to the dwarf gathering place with the old dwarf to conduct subsequent experiments.
The growth of No. 1 depends on the quality of magic elements and assimilated ores. The concentration of magic in Moldavia is not low, but it is far inferior to the gathering place of dwarves close to the underground lava area. When it comes to high-quality ores, there is no comparison. . Moria said that he got an inspiration from No. 1, and he would definitely not treat it badly if he thought about it.
"What, what happened to No. 1?" Joshua frowned. He looked at No. 3 seriously and asked, "Or did it cause some trouble?"
The artificial intelligence shook her head, and she said in a tone as light as boiled water: "Nothing happened, everything is normal. Mr. Moria's attitude towards No. 1 is very good, because he has already learned from No. 1's activities According to the properties of metal, a new alloy was developed, so the entire dwarf gathering place treated No. 1 as a treasure, and they could get whatever ore they wanted."
"In that case" Joshua was a little confused: "Then what else can happen? Isn't this great?"
"It's too much, my lord."
No. 3 sighed, she floated up swayingly, and then came to the warrior. A layer of light blue light like water waves flashed in the palm of her hand, and then the light spread, showing a lifelike magic power. The projection appeared in front of Joshua.
That was a photo of Moria and No. 1. The image captured by magic was sent to No. 3, and then the artificial intelligence lady converted it into a three-dimensional projection and showed it to the warrior. Although the old dwarf Moria has been busy with work recently, he seems to be full of energy. He is standing next to No. 1's calf and looks very happy. Although No. 1 has no face and cannot see his expression, Joshua is inexplicably I know, it also feels good.
Of course it's great.
"This this?!"
After seeing the projection, Joshua got down from the desk in shock. He stood opposite No. 3 and looked at the projection seriously. He couldn't help but feel incredible: "Although Moria is not tall, she is still 1.5 meters tall." Right and left, he can only fit on the calf of No. 1. Doesn’t this mean... "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
No. 3's somewhat helpless voice came from behind the projection: "Your steel element has developed so well that it is now more than seven meters tall - because there is no way to get out of the underground tunnel. The dwarves are working overtime." Add more points to expand the corridor."
"I think you shouldn't even think about taking it back, just let it stay there - the Lord's Mansion can no longer accommodate it anyway."
(End of chapter)