time flies.
Starfall 834, February 3rd, late winter.
The entire Northland is covered with ice and snow for half the year. Although there are few blizzards in February, the biting cold wind still howls across the plains, causing fragments of ice crystals mixed with snow dust to fly all over the sky.
At this time, more than three months had passed since the death of Herras and the incident at the ruins of Modesi Mountain in Moldova.
Compared to the high-level empire, which was like an icy lake and could not make any waves, the entire Mycroft continent, especially many kingdoms and royal families in the western mountainous area, were shocked by such a major event.
The new generation of plague cult led by Herras the Blighter has been raging throughout the western mountains in the past few decades. They hide in the deep mountains and old forests, and use underground temples covered with hidden magic circle runes as their bases. Carry out terrorist sacrifice operations.
Although due to the strict defense of the western countries, the sacrifice operations of the plague cult are rarely successful, but once they are successful, they will bring about large-scale population casualties or species extinction that are enough to completely collapse the place. Several legendary powerhouses from the Western Mountains They have always wanted to completely annihilate Herras and others, but facing the high priest who has his own subspace and can give up his body at any time, these strong men can only return in despair most of the time, but if there is no legendary strong If someone leads the team, then no matter how many people there are, they will just deliver rations to Herras.
This time, Herras went all the way to the northern part of the empire, which indeed alarmed many powerful local forces in the Western Mountains. They were originally gloating about the misfortune and wanted to see how the empire would deal with this big trouble and how it failed, but in the end But this group of people were shocked - Herras faced off against the famous dragon slayer lord, but was defeated and died in a foreign land.
This news really shocked a lot of eyeballs and broke a lot of tables—Joshua is indeed a powerful Jiyi who has been gaining popularity recently, but Herras is not an unknown person. Those who once surrounded and suppressed the high priest The legendary strong man was even more secretly frightened, knowing this. You must know that they have not taken action against Herras in the past, but they have never succeeded. The opponent's vitality is no less than that of some legendary strong men. In fact, he has reached the limit of his ultimate intention. If you just have to break through the last step, you will become a legend.
And Joshua's ability to kill Herras means that he has also reached this realm - he has found his own path, and he is only one step away from perfecting himself and reaching the legend.
In just three years, he has grown from a Silver Knight to the present. This speed of advancement is unprecedented and unprecedented. No one in the entire Mycroft Continent, even counting the history recorded in the ancient books of the Glorious Era, can achieve it.
Even the inheritance of sages is a bit unexplainable, but this does have some advantages. In the past, Joshua's reputation was always accompanied by the impression of massacre, terror and fighting madman. Many people, especially demons, were deeply affected by it. The extraordinary people in the Xishan area who are suffering from this all think that the warrior may have made a deal with an abyss lord, so his strength will increase by such a sudden, but that won't happen now - no demon can have this kind of power at all. With this kind of power that can make a person a legend within three years, will they still be trapped in the abyss? It has long since swept across the multiverse and conquered all worlds.
All in all, among certain groups of strong men, Joshua has been regarded as the incarnation of a certain god who secretly descended to earth. Many strong men traveling on the continent have expressed their disapproval of this man who is about to become the youngest legend in history. The soldiers were very interested, and they all set off collectively towards the north.
But compared to the turbulent outside world, the Northland today is surprisingly calm.
Starfall 834, February 3rd, Moldavia.
Because of the incident at the Modesi Mountain ruins in the neighboring territory of Moldova, the entire Northland has set off a wave of large-scale cleansing of cultists. Taking advantage of the fact that the land is covered with ice and snow in winter, it is difficult for the enemy to hide in the wild. This advantage, the four territories of the Northland have indeed taken advantage of. There were many scattered cultists hiding in the mountain villages, but in terms of quantity, the cultists in Moldavia were the fewest and the weakest.
According to the confessions of the captured cultists, it is known that today's Northland, especially Moldavia, has become a devil's nest in the eyes of various chaotic forces. Many people would rather be punished than go there to die. They People come here because they have made many big mistakes and were sent to be punished.
Moldavia, Pawprint Lake in Nissii Snow Mountain, evening.
As the sunset gradually faded, the golden sunset faded slightly, and a dim red and lavender clouds appeared above the gray-blue night sky. A few looming white stars could be vaguely seen through the gaps between them.
The cold wind of -30 degrees below zero blew across the lake, causing ripples to form on the lake, which was still unfrozen on the extremely cold day. As the shimmering rays of light swayed, one could see the bright light shining at the bottom of the lake.
Sukrash and other adventurers belonging to Caesar's Eye were standing by the lake, watching this beautiful scene.
Because of the Modes Mountain ruins incident, both the Eye of Caesar and the Fang adventurer teams suffered serious casualties. Unlike the official archaeological expedition teams of various countries and the mercenaries hired by the great nobles, they simply wanted to The expedition adventurers came to the Northland, so no one would pay for their losses. Now, because of the heavy snow and ice blocking their way back, the two adventurer teams can only stay quietly in the Northland, while reorganizing the team, I also take on some tasks to support my family.
How could Joshua let these two elite adventurer teams go idle in the city, or do some exploratory work of little significance? The warrior generously offered generous terms and invited these adventurers, who were considered elite on the entire continent, to be the field training course teachers at Winterfort Academy.
The two teams, who had nothing to do because of the heavy snow, thought why not? The two sides hit it off immediately.
Just now, a group of adventurers headed by Sukras had finished teaching. After a month and a half, they returned safely from the Great Ajax Mountains with groups of college students. Recently, adventurers have no other work for the time being, and now they just need to relax around the beautiful Nissii Snow Mountains.
Then, they saw a group of dragons.
Because the magic crystal mine at the bottom has been extremely active recently, a dozen huge splashes of water suddenly appeared on the surface of the Palm Print Lake, which could not be frozen. Following closely behind, a dozen white baby dragons jumped out in unison. The surface of the lake, and then plunged into the lake again.
"...What were those just now?"
A relatively young adventurer rubbed his eyes. He stood by the lake and asked doubtfully: "A big white fish?"
"No, it looks like it's some kind of water dragon?"
Next to the young man, stood a middle-aged adventurer who seemed to be his elder. His eyes were sharper. He could clearly see part of the body structure of the young dragon when it jumped up to sleep, but he could not be sure. , what kind of dragon is this.
"As expected of the Dragon Slayer Lord, he actually raised so many water dragons. It's really extraordinary."
This is the sentiment of others.
"But Moldavia is not close to the sea, and there are no rivers nearby. There are only scattered lakes. Why does the count keep so many water dragons?"
This is the doubt of some people.
But Sukrash was different from them.
As a golden knight, Sukrash was more shocked than other adventurers because he could see that those white dragons were not water dragons or dragons, but real pure-blooded five-color dragons. One, the larvae of the white dragon!
-what happened? ! Lord Joshua, how did he hatch these pure-blood dragons? !
Of course, Sukrash knew that Joshua had once destroyed a dragon nest. It was not strange for a warrior to obtain a dragon egg, but hatching a pure-blooded dragon from a dragon egg had always been a hard work that relied on luck. It's as high as finding a giant dragon directly, beating it up and subduing it into a mount.
But now in Winter Castle, he actually saw a dozen baby dragons!
Before Suklash could finish being shocked, everyone suddenly heard another long dragon roar.
Above the sky, the rosy clouds were broken, a huge floating shadow passed by, and a blue dragon gracefully descended from the sky with a storm and came to the lake.
The air exploded due to the flapping of the dragon wings, making the ears of many adventurers who were not strong enough to buzz. Coupled with the undisguised superior Long Wei, their brains suddenly went into a trance.
The ultimate dragon! Sukrash's scalp exploded in an instant, and his hands and feet became numb. The golden knight wanted to find a hole to bury himself on the spot, but the area around the lake was flat.
- Could it be that the five-color giant dragon was preparing to take revenge on the count and rescue the young dragon by the way? !
Before this idea flashed through the knight's mind, more than a dozen water splashes appeared on the lake. The young white dragons obeyed the command of the huge blue dragon and walked towards the shore. They were swaying in the water one by one. Swimming, following behind the blue dragon suspended in mid-air, like a group of ducklings following their mother.
Just like the Jiyi Blue Dragon swept away the shocked and panicked adventurers by the lake, it nodded in a friendly manner, said hello, and then led the young dragons towards the forest.
Sukrash watched this scene. After a long time, he pinched his thigh, and then looked at his companions around him in confusion.
A gigantic five-color dragon actually took a group of young white dragons for a walk for the Dragon Slayer Lord
This, what exactly is going on
While the adventurers in the North were eating grilled fish by the lake to soothe their hesitant hearts after seeing the giant dragon, the Northern Empire and the imperial capital were not so peaceful.
The Holy City of Three Mountains, the side hall of Morlai Palace.
In a secret dark room.
This is a small, trapezoidal room of only a few dozen square meters, with a long table and many chairs in the middle. The four walls of the darkroom are engraved with magic runes that emit dim purple light. It absorbs all sounds, and Perfectly hiding this small space from the automatic defense circle of Morlai Palace.
No one has been to this darkroom for a long time. There is a thin layer of dust on the table. But now, there is a slightly slender woman with long hair hanging down her shoulders sitting on the main chair, and behind her In front of him was a half-kneeling black-armored warrior.
The woman's face was covered by the black mist formed by magic, making it difficult to see clearly. She looked at the extremely respectful warrior in front of her, and said softly in a voice that had obviously been adjusted by magic: "You mean, the northern warrior whom His Majesty is optimistic about?" The Earl of Earth is about to become a new legend?"
"Yes."
The black-armored warrior's reply was simple and concise: "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Joshua Van Radcliffe may break through the legend at any time and have an impact on your plan."
"yes."
The woman sighed softly and said a little tiredly: "Everything has been going smoothly for more than twenty years. Why did such a change happen at this time? The most important thing is, why did the prince who met him for the first time, It’s that little guy Demoore.”
Just looking at her figure and skin, the woman who spoke didn't look like she was old enough to say that the second prince, Dimoore, was a little kid, but it was natural for both the samurai and her, as if that was indeed the case.
"This is a hidden danger that must be eliminated as soon as possible." The woman murmured to herself.
"Erase who?"
The words of the black-armored warrior had a faint clanging sound of gold and iron, and they sounded very firm: "The Second Prince or the Earl of the North? No matter who it is, I will try my best!"
"Erase who?" After hearing the words of the black-armored warrior, the woman couldn't help laughing. She shook her head and said: "Of course it's the second prince, my little hound, do you want to attack the man who can attack the Mad Dragon Legion head-on? Are you going to do this to a bellicose lunatic who will directly kill God's capital and behead the heirs of the Fertao family if they disagree with you?"
"Even if you want to die, your family and I, as the master, don't want to die yet."
The woman sitting on the chair bent down slightly and touched the head of the black-armored warrior, as if she were really touching the head of a loyal dog. She said softly: "I might be able to save my life because of Israel. You will definitely die."
"alright."
Straightening up, the woman who was sitting suddenly said lazily: "Get ready."
Although her voice was soft, it contained the coldness that seemed to last forever in the depths of polar glaciers: "Get ready."
"That bitch's son, it's time for him to pay a price!"
The black-armored warrior nodded silently, and then answered clearly in a low voice: "I understand, my master!"
The conspiracy of the imperial capital has just begun to be woven, and in the south of the mainland, on the gray island in the far sea, on the top of the holy mountain.
Pope Eagle held a pure white staff and stood on the top floor of the great temple. He stared at the sunset that was almost completely silent, and the dim firelight reflected in his eyes.
Then, the setting sun was completely swallowed up by the sea, and the old pope closed his eyes.
The huge and immeasurable spiritual power was like light, centered on this old man, spreading towards the entire Holy Mountain and even the Far Southern Continent at the speed of thinking. In a short time, all the areas south of the entire continent were Under Eagle's mental induction, most people did not notice this breeze of thought. Even some strong people who could detect it would be confused and attribute it to an illusion.
It seemed that this was not the first time that the old pope had done this. He silently scanned the world, and then focused his perception on a vast forest in the far south.
Near the Holy Land of Elves, the Lake of Eternity, and the Tree of Life, there is a huge, verdant 'soul' pouring out from the earth and sky. This soul of the sacred tree, which has been assimilated with this piece of heaven and earth, is transforming its own roots. It was pulled out from the void, and then slowly condensed into the image of a beautiful elf woman.
The natural teacher, Eydriel Galanod, spent several months adjusting the balance of the heaven and earth, and then pulled her body out of the holy land of the elves. This high-status Archdru Yi sat on the carriage that had been prepared and walked towards the continent-level teleportation circle that had been opened.
She is about to set off to the northern land of Moldavia to find the roots of the elves.
The natural teacher seemed to have sensed something. Amidst the simple rattan wood frame, she turned her head and smiled in the direction of the south.
—That man might really be able to change the world.
With his spirit back, Eagle sighed softly.
The warrior with black hair and red eyes has changed what many old people thought was destined. He destroyed the passage of time and space, found the message of the Father of Nature, ended the plan of the five-color dragon, and sealed the abyss that the church had been unable to seal for many years. gap.
The old pope lowered his head and took a look at his wrinkled, extremely old hands, and his pure white growth.
It doesn't really matter if he sacrifices his old bones, but he is the most powerful legend in the world after all.
If Joshua could successfully find the fourth inherited object and learn the secret of the Initial Fire, then he would not need to use the long-standing secret method to become the human pillar that keeps the world burning.
"How far can you go?"
The old man whispered to himself softly. He looked at the top of the scepter in his hand, which was slowly burning and getting smaller and smaller. The colorless and invisible flame was full of expectation.
Let me, an old man, see this!
The center where all eyes focus.
Starfall 834, February 3rd, the main city of Moldavia, the backyard of the lord's mansion.
The warrior, whose white hair had mostly turned back to black, was holding a huge bristle brush in his hand, brushing the back of the black dragon lying in the backyard. Beside him, the silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy were busy. As he started, he carried water and tools, and helped clean up the inconspicuous stains on the black dragon. The petite artificial intelligence lady was floating in the sky and rolling around, watching everyone busy with interest.
After calming down and absorbing the insights gained from Herras and the Evil God Fragment, Joshua was cleaning up the body of his mount, Black, after a long absence. He seemed to be in a good mood and was humming. He made a tuneless tune and scolded softly: "Turn over, Hei... you are still asleep?!"
But before the black dragon, who was too comfortable and fell asleep, turned over, suddenly, a hurried-looking knight came to the backyard of the lord's mansion, and then half-kneeled and reported to Joshua: "Sir! Two things Urgent news!"
He is Joshua's dedicated communications officer, so he doesn't say much and goes straight to the point: "A message from the rune dwarf gathering area in the North, and a message from the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea!"
"Let's talk about the dwarves first... No, you talk about the Far Sea Holy Mountain first."
After blinking, Joshua suddenly understood. He glanced at the artificial intelligence lady floating in the sky, and then coughed: "For the dwarves, you can just put it on the table in the hall later."
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