"Please take a seat."
In the center of a small town called Alleyn, in a sacrificial hall made entirely of rocks and white crystals, the heroic swordsman returned to his seat—located in the center of the sacrificial hall, with a long stone sword stuck in it. Among the sword tombs, only a voice with a hint of ethereal meaning echoed in the hall.
Following the heroic spirit's words, a wooden chair placed in the corner was moved by an invisible force and moved behind the warrior.
Joshua sat down unceremoniously, and then looked at the sacrificial hall with curious eyes.
Through the name of the town, the names of other villagers, and the name of this peak-level heroic spirit, the warrior can roughly guess the situation here—this entire village on the mountain is filled with the name of this Yalayne. As a descendant of Astorea, his name became the name of the town, and he relied on the worship of his descendants to become a heroic spirit and protect his bloodline in this apocalypse of the undead.
This is something that can be easily guessed, and neither the swordsman nor the other villagers are hiding anything. It seems that this situation is a normal situation in the world of Grandia.
There is always a hint of coldness in the mountains in the middle of the night, but crystals flicker in the sacrificial hall, releasing the warm light of magic. The torches on both sides of the sword tomb are also burning with eternal flames, emitting waves of heat. In the sword tomb that was like a trapezoidal altar, the calm voice of the old swordsman came out: "In order to reduce consumption, I will not appear physically. I hope you will understand me."
"Of course I don't care."
Sitting on the chair, the warrior shrugged. With the help of the system, he was now becoming more proficient in Grandia's world lingua franca: "But to be honest, Mr. Alleyn, I can see that you don't welcome me. So I won’t be too polite now, don’t worry, as long as you can answer some of my questions, I will leave naturally without disturbing your peaceful life.”
The Jiyi warrior's observation ability is so keen, the slight alienation and indifference in the old swordsman's expression is not hidden, anyone can see it.
"It's not that it's not welcome, but facing a strong man from the 'Heaven Realm' who suddenly appears and claims to be from another world, a mere mountain town will naturally feel extremely frightened. Even this strong man, Even if he doesn’t mean any harm, just like a hare would be afraid of an elephant passing by its den.”
In the sword tomb, Alleyn's faint voice sounded. His reply was simple and direct, but it was also a sign of sincerity: "Warrior Joshua, you saved the life of my descendant, so as long as you ask, I I will try my best to answer, and I will make sure that nothing is omitted, and I will not try to hide anything. I guarantee with my spiritual power that this statement is true."
The language used by the old swordsman is the common language of ancient Grandia. Its grammar and sentence structure are quite different from those used today. Even locals occasionally have difficulty understanding it, but for Joshua who has a systematic dictionary There was no difference between the two. After hearing Alleyn's words, the warrior did not hesitate and asked simply: "What is the geography of this world? Where is this town located? Why is there such a thing as the wilderness suburbs? So many shadow monsters appear?"
"This world is called Grandia. Its name comes from the first explorer who traveled around the continent. I will ask others to get a copy of the continent map for you later. This town is located on the southeastern edge of the continent, further east. Or go a little further south and you’ll reach the Green Tide Sea.”
Alaien's words were smooth and clear. He seemed to be afraid that the warrior would not understand. Occasionally he would stop to explain a couple of proper nouns. But when he talked about the shadow monsters in Joshua's mouth, the old man's tone finally changed. There was a hint of anger: "As for those 'shadows of death', as the name suggests, they are naturally the shadows produced after the dead resurrect."
Under the other party's careful narration, the warrior finally got a general understanding of the situation in this world.
About thirty years ago, the entire Grandia continent was divided and ruled by two powerful empires. The other small countries sandwiched between the two empires had long lost their ability to be independent and could only become their vassals.
There were two empires, one occupying the southeastern part of the continent and the other occupying the northwest part of the continent. They were divided and ruled by mountains, rivers, and natural fortresses. Because the internal development and internal contradictions of both sides have reached a limit, and there is an urgent need for external expansion to shift the contradictions, one or two bloody conflicts will break out at the border from time to time, and proxy wars between small countries are also often launched. Over time, the two sides The contradictions in the great empire have become irreconcilable, and everyone believes that a full-scale world-class war will break out within a year or two.
"And the 'Great Catastrophe' happened at that time." His mood returned to stability, and the old man described what happened at that time in an indifferent tone.
The Ulan Empire, located in the northwest, has always been known for its powerful spiritual strength. The practice of spiritual energy has even been popularized by all the people in the country. The vast majority of the people have about elementary level of spiritual power and can freely drive many magical instruments. If the Gru Empire in the southeast had not occupied a natural fortress with three times the population, and the top 'Heaven Realm' powerhouses were no less than or even surpassed it, then the extremely elite Ulan Psychic Army would have long been It swept the entire world and unified the entire continent.
But one day twenty-seven years ago, an incredible change occurred near Gaitar, the capital of the Ulan Empire—this city has a psychic emperor, six magic marshals, a population of more than seven million, and a total of more than The huge city guarded by ten heavenly warriors instantly turned into a dead zone without any living people during an inexplicable earthquake. The three psychic magic legions of the Ulan Empire tried to detect the changes in the capital. As a result, only a few people survived.
"From that day on, the mutation centered on Getar and began to spread to the whole world. The Gru Empire, which was at a loss and completely unaware of the situation, was naturally not immune."
When he said this, a pair of eyes like flames condensed above the sword tomb. These eyes looked up at the top of the sacrificial hall, as if they could penetrate the rock formations and crystals and see the sky behind them. The old man said softly: "The entire continent , are surrounded by a layer of black mist, the light of the sun and moon becomes dim, and at night, countless shadows of the dead will be born from the black mist, attacking everything that can be attacked."
"The two empires collapsed within a few years, and countless people were displaced and died."
With just a few words, the soldiers can feel the bloodshed and chaos hidden within.
"And I woke up at that time."
At this time, the body of the heroic spirit Alaien condensed out again. The old swordsman looked down at his body which was completely composed of ectoplasm and energy, and said sarcastically: "Not all souls have lost themselves, probably Because I have more descendants, under the worship of these children, I did not fall, but recovered part of my strength during my lifetime, transformed into a legendary heroic spirit, and protected them in this crazy world."
"...So, at night, the entire world of Grandia will turn into a dead zone where the undead dance wildly?"
Hearing this, Joshua raised his eyebrows and asked in a tone that was very strange to Alleyn's ears: "So, how strong are they?"
"Most of them are just shadows that are weaker than ordinary people. As long as you muster up the courage, even a child can crush one or two."
The old swordsman shook his head: "If there weren't too many in number, it would be almost without threat. Dire rats are more dangerous than them. But even so, there will be strong men like me in the shadow of death. They are the ender lords who rule the dead shadows in the land, and are also called leaders by other wise dead shadows."
"Is that so?" Joshua didn't feel sorry for losing a way to quickly accumulate experience. He just asked a question out of habit. After thinking for a while, the soldier asked again: "I just heard you talking about the heaven realm. With terms like psychic energy, can you tell me how the extraordinary power system in your world is specifically divided?"
When Joshua came to this world, his main task was to search for the relics of the Fourth Sage, but there was also an opportunity for him to advance to legend. In order to have a deeper understanding of the power of steel in the world of Grandia, the warrior naturally had to ask more about this aspect. Information.
"It seems that you are indeed from the outside world, and you would actually ask such a question." Looking at Joshua deeply, Alaien seemed to doubt the authenticity of what the soldier said before, but now he is Totally confirmed. He sorted out his vocabulary a little, and then explained it to Joshua in detail.
In the world of Grandia, extraordinary power is mainly divided into two schools, one is the "magic energy" series that refines the power of the earth crystal, and the other is the "spiritual energy" series that studies the power of one's own soul. The first line of practice is convenient and fast, as long as you have earth crystals, you can advance, but it is limited by resources and cannot be popularized. Although the first line of psychic skills is popular, it often requires self-reflection and it is difficult to achieve anything.
The old swordsman was a powerful magic swordsman during his lifetime. He had fought against countless strong men in his life, so he knew the information of various systems very well, but the one he knew best was the magic system.
The so-called earth crystals are the original crystals. The carriage escorted by Davian's team contained the original crystals used to maintain the practice of extraordinary people in this town. The crystals are also divided into different levels. From the lowest level gray crystal to the highest level holy stone seed, there is a huge gap between them.
With a thought from the old heroic spirit, a high-quality 'cloud diamond' flew towards the warrior. Joshua reached out to grab it without ceremony, and then began to explore the power within it.
"Before mastering the essence of oneself and developing talents and abilities, all system levels are divided into junior high school and high school. After developing talents and abilities, the magic energy series is called the earth realm, while the spiritual energy is called the earth realm. It's called a mentor." While the warrior was studying the cloud diamond, Alleyn continued to explain.
- It seems that this so-called realm is the golden realm.
Joshua, a colleague who was studying the cloud diamond, nodded slightly to show that he was listening. Seeing this, the old swordsman continued: "As for an existence like you, who has unlocked the shackles of nature and reached the endless realm of the universe and the sky, It’s what I call the heavenly realm, and what those psychics call the advanced ones.”
"Really, there are indeed similarities."
Joshua nodded thoughtfully. The so-called description of heaven is indeed somewhat similar to Jiyi, but this is not surprising. There are humans in the world of Grandia, and there are also relics of saints. Here is the same as Mike Luo. There must be a lot of connection with Hufu Continent. In fact, the origin of human beings in the world of Grandia is likely to be a batch of seeds transferred by sages, just like what the Father of Nature once did.
At this moment, the heroic swordsman, who was waiting for Joshua's next question, suddenly subconsciously touched the hilt of his sword with his right hand.
He sensed a fighting spirit rising from the warrior.
"how about you."
Joshua slowly stood up from the chair. He looked at the old swordsman and asked calmly: "Part of the power of recovery is the strength you said was at the peak of the heavenly realm. Listening to your tone, you seem to be right. The psychic emperors and magic marshals of the Ulan Empire don't care either... I'm very curious about your true strength."
The old man was silent. He just narrowed his eyes and stared at the warrior with two weapons floating behind him.
"You can talk a thousand words, but it's better to try it with your hands. Only by facing each other with swords can you reveal your true nature." This mysterious heroic swordsman seemed to be talking to himself. He shook his head: "It's not surprising that you have such a character. , but I will not fight you, a warrior from another world, my sword will only be used to protect something, this is my principle."
When he said this, the swordsman named Yaleyn even turned around and turned his back to Joshua. The old man seemed to have completely given up on defense.
The warrior frowned because of this. He regained his momentum and sat back in his seat.
"Boring guy." He said this, seeming a little dissatisfied: "If you refuse, I won't force you, but you actually turn your back to me."
Joshua shook his head as if it were a great insult.
The old swordsman, who seemed to have already had a set of response procedures because he had often dealt with beings like warriors, chuckled lightly and did not respond to Joshua's words. He asked calmly: "Excuse me, do you have any questions? ?"
"No." Joshua shook his head and said, "That's enough."
He already had a general idea of the situation in this world, and also had some knowledge of the system of extraordinary power in this place. Coupled with the world map that would be sent later, the warrior felt that this trip was very fruitful, and he protected the team of carriages for half a mile. There is no disadvantage in being late.
The heroic swordsman named Alain Astorea is indeed a man who keeps his promises. Apart from his own strength, he did not hide anything in his words. Joshua also understood the other party's choice very well. It is the stupidest choice to fully reveal one's strength to a being who comes from an unknown place and is powerful enough to destroy the village he cherishes. Therefore, even warriors are extremely interested in this obviously extraordinary swordsman. , he is not a bad person and he will not force it.
"You answered so many of my questions, and I should repay you a little."
Crushing the crystal stone in his hand that had been completely analyzed and absorbed all its power, the warrior felt that the power release level in his body had risen to 39%, and said seriously: "By the way, thank you for this cloud Drill.”
By absorbing the power inside the crystal and tempering his body through the same steps as the extraordinary beings of the magic energy series, Joshua already has some clues about how to analyze the power of steel in this world.
The pure cloud-like crystal that Alaine gave him contains some kind of power between vitality and magic elements. It can be easily accepted by the human body, but it can also reveal something similar to the elements. Magical power, so all the magic energy in this world are magic and martial arts, and the extraordinary power in their bodies is the product of a mixture of forces that are completely mutually exclusive in the Mycroft Continent.
The fighting spirit and elemental magic derived from the vitality are both tributaries of the power of steel. Although they are naturally repulsive to each other, there must be products of fusion like the original crystal in the world of Grandia, which can carry it. The power to create everything is the essence of Origin Steel. Just by imitating the power of the cloud diamond and assimilating the fighting spirit in his body, Joshua increased his liberation rate by two points, which proved that he was looking in the right direction.
Therefore, the warrior did not hesitate to give the heroic swordsman the method to practice fighting spirit on the Mycroft continent.
"this?!"
Listening to Joshua's dictation bit by bit about the most fundamental cultivation method of fighting spirit and vitality, the old swordsman who had reached the peak of the magic energy system immediately knew how precious this cultivation method from another world is - this is another A completely different, but equally promising path to the extraordinary. In addition, for Alleyn, who has already had the ability to understand things by analogy, this knowledge can also take him one step further, just like Joshua's experience with the cloud. Diamond benefits the same.
Is Alaien's heart like that of a person who is willing to accept favors from others? He answered Joshua's question because Joshua saved his descendants, and the heroic spirit would naturally repay the knowledge given by the warrior. In this way, the two of them answered each other's doubts, and told each other about their understandings, until Noon the next day.
The satisfied warrior, after taking a map with most of the survivors in the world marked, kept his promise and simply left the village in the mountains. He followed the guidance of the mirror and headed towards the west. .
The villagers who bid farewell to Joshua and returned to their normal lives also began to work busily.
Inside the sacrificial hall in the center of the town, the old heroic spirit composed of countless light points stood in front of his sword tomb, closing his eyes and thinking about everything he heard not long ago.
"Fighting spirit..."
He whispered to himself, and then, he could see a green-gold flame rising from the old man's palm. Alleyn opened his eyes, stared at the flame in his hand, nodded and praised: "He didn't hide it... It seems that my premonition was wrong."
The reason why the old swordsman did not welcome Joshua to stay in the town for a long time was because he sensed the resentment in the warrior as vast and terrifying as the ocean. This curse from countless dead surrounded him. As long as he released it a little, he could Infecting dozens of miles around into a realm of despair, Alleyn was afraid that Joshua would accidentally release the resentment in his body and destroy the entire village, so he was willing to patiently answer each of the other party's questions, and then quickly killed the person. Send away.
But now it seems that the warrior is not the kind of being who likes to fight and kills, and does not care about anything when he wants to fight. He has a stable and rational thinking, concise and clear conversation, and is willing to generously communicate all his insights with himself. There is no doubt that he is. A warrior with great control and an iron will.
"However, this method of cultivation is too dangerous for awakening. If the body is not strong enough, it can easily cause serious injury or even death... No wonder such a being is cultivated."
Thinking of this, the Heroic Spirit Swordsman frowned. He looked at the busy villagers and his descendants outside the sacrificial hall, with a trace of reluctance in his eyes: "And if there is no battle as nourishment, this kind of power progress will not be possible." It's very slow, not as fast as the magic energy absorbing the power of the crystal."
"The supply of crystal stones is quite sufficient now."
Thinking of this, Alleyn made a decision: "In this case, let's not spread this power for the time being. When there are no more crystals around to trade, let them try this power that is easy to spread. .”
Leaves fell, time passed, and it was three days after the soldier left the town.
Alleyn, who had been sleeping in the altar and whose strength was depleted due to the termination of the contract, suddenly opened his eyes.
Without any hesitation, the heroic swordsman turned into light and left in an instant, reaching the sky several miles away from the town.
"come out."
With a chilling tone, he calmly shouted to the sky around him: "I won't say it a second time."
At this time, Alleyn had no peace at all when communicating with the warriors. At this time, he was like a sharp sword that was about to be unsheathed. It was the most dangerous thing when it was held but not drawn. The flames in the old swordsman's eyes were burning. The light generated was scanning every piece of void inch by inch, and traces of cyan light extended along his gaze.
The next moment, an amorphous black shadow that looked like mud emerged from the atmosphere, and then condensed into a shadow that was almost human-shaped.
"Earth-Splitting Sword Saint Alain Astorea."
This human-shaped black shadow, which was still twisting and wriggling, used a harsh and smooth accent to laugh sharply at the old swordsman: "I am the Third Commander-in-Chief, the Changing Shadow Roz. By your order, I am here. Come ask for some information.”
"Third Commander? It seems that the ranking has risen again."
Regarding this monster, which was obviously a dead shadow, Alleyn did not take action. He just closed his eyes in disgust and said in a cold voice: "But he promised me that as long as I don't take action, he won't do anything." Interrupting my life.”
"Jiejie, Jiejie, how is that possible?"
The amorphous shadow named Roz mocked in a sharp voice: "You were also born from the 'ritual', how could you stay out of it? To tell you the truth, the plan to lead the adults is almost completed, but this At that time, there was an incomparably powerful force that tore apart time and space, allowing an alien being to appear in the world - he was an unplanned variable, the most dangerous unknown, and the commander was bound to find out his whereabouts."
Having said this, the shadow turned to look at the busy but peaceful mountain town, and said in a conspiratorial tone: "If you still want your descendants to live..."
Poof.
In an instant that could not be perceived by thinking, the shadow was cut into two pieces.
Alleyn still had his eyes closed, and his hand didn't even rest on the hilt of the sword, but even so, after a moment, the so-called changing shadow slashed with the sword countless times, turning the sky into mist.
"Not even your commander-in-chief dares to threaten me."
He said indifferently: "Go back."
After more than ten seconds, the black mist that was flying all over the sky began to slowly close up. After this large area of thin and seemingly non-existent weapons was reunited, only a little bit about the size of a fist remained. An extremely weak but extremely vicious voice sounded from it: "No, you won't kill me."
As he spoke, the shadow gradually grew larger: "My true body is thousands of miles away. If you want to kill me through this clone, you can only draw your sword."
"But, as a heroic spirit, how many times can you use your full strength to attack? Legend has it that the mountains tilted to the northwest, the earth split into abyss, and the Ulan Empire has not dared to invade the territory for hundreds of years. How many times can you use the 'Earth-Splitting Divine Sword' to break through the world? The power of the 'sacred realm'?"
"As long as you don't kill me, I will always threaten your descendants, but if you are willing to waste this sword on a little person like me-"
With a voice that sounded like glass and steel rubbing against each other, Roz mocked viciously: "I, Roz, will die without regrets!"
Taking a deep breath, the old swordsman stopped taking action.
But he still kept silent, and just locked his mind firmly on the powerful shadow of death in front of him.
"If you don't tell me, I have plenty of ways to find him!"
Although he was not weak at all, there was no doubt that Roz could not withstand the pressure of Alleyne's momentum. After barely holding on for more than ten seconds, he immediately ran away.
Before leaving, this wise high-level dead shadow still did not forget to issue a vicious curse: "Wait, Sword Master Alleyn, one day, you will lose everything you cherish and join our camp. middle."
"At that time, the Third Commander will still choose to assist you, just like he did before you were alive."
Ten seconds later, Roz completely disappeared from the sky.
The old swordsman slowly opened his eyes.
Alleyn held down the hilt of his long sword, which was decorated in a simple way but was surrounded by lightning, and fell into silence for a long time.
"What sword is it that causes the mountain to tilt to the northwest and the earth to split into an abyss?"
After a long time, he whispered to himself, but then the old man laughed at himself and shook his head: "Never again."
The heroic spirit turned his head and walked slowly towards the small village that he swore to protect for the rest of his life. For this reason, he was willing to go against his own heart, seal his sword, and sit back and watch countless conspiracies happen in front of his eyes.
A man-made river flows slowly along the edge of the village.
The town of Areon is built on a flat hilltop.
It seemed like something was cutting off the mountain peak.
The warrior, who was flying several thousand meters in the air, stopped in confusion and glanced around.
"Strange, I feel hostility."
He said to himself strangely: "Who is so bold?"
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