City center, Saint Laurent Cathedral.
The black ring holy symbol was hung at the top of the church. It did not tremble in the wind and snow, and was as stable as a rock.
Joshua carried An Ruiya and moved steadily and quickly. The city guard in his hands was different from his commanders and comrades. The internal organs were severely injured, but the external injuries were very few. If he did not receive immediate treatment If the injury is stabilized, death is very likely, and the worst case is organ failure.
And he happened to need to come to the church for something, so he just took it with him.
After crossing the stairs, Joshua walked to the stone and wooden door. He realized that the white glow that previously covered it was no longer there, and the reinforced and sealed magical formations had disappeared, so he simply opened the door by himself. .
"Squeak."
The sound of ice and snow rubbing against wood sounded, and the door opened. The warrior walked directly into the reception room without any hesitation. Two armored knights sensed that someone whose strength they could not estimate opened the church door, and quickly They quickly walked out of the lounge at the corner. However, when the two knights saw that the person who opened the door was Joshua, they both stopped and performed a knightly salute.
"Lord, why are you here?"
One of them came forward and asked doubtfully. He did feel a little strange. In this cold weather, even ordinary people just wanted to stay at home and did not want to come to the church to pray. What's more, a distinguished Earl, he How come you have the leisure to come to church
"Find someone to heal the injury. I'll leave this guy to you. The injury is too serious."
Joshua handed the young city guard in his hand to the two guardian knights. Sensing the arrival of the gold-level powerhouse, two students of Artanis also hurriedly arrived at this time. These two silver-level priests They have not yet graduated, and are still apprentices under Pastor Artanis. According to church tradition, they will have to wait until one day to awaken to the faith in their hearts, make an oath, and obtain the true power of the Holy Light before they can begin to stand alone. Preside over a local church.
But now, I can only follow my mentor to treat illnesses and injuries.
"Thank you, please treat his internal injuries a little. Where is Pastor Artanis? I have something urgent to look for him."
Taking off his clothes that were scratched by sharp claws and full of holes and gaps, Joshua took off his upper body and walked straight towards the aisle at the back of the church hall. As he stepped forward, he asked: "In his room?" Or the library?"
"Library, Lord."
A younger priest named Vic took the time to answer while treating Anria's wounds and using holy light to sense the extent of damage to his internal organs: "Teacher, he is currently looking for books about ancient stars falling into the inner sea, and he has been staying there for a few days. There."
"fine thanks."
Knowing the location, Joshua walked a step faster. He walked through the winding aisles and walked straight to the back of the church.
Library.
Artanis stood in front of a tall bookcase, silently flipping through ancient books. He wore wooden-rimmed glasses and had a serious expression. Next to the white-haired priest, there were dozens of similar books. They piled up into a mountain, almost covering his body.
While he was carefully reading the ancient books in his hands and taking notes, the sound of heavy footsteps came from outside the library.
After a while, the footsteps stopped outside the door, and with a low friction sound, the library door was opened, and Artanis happened to make a bookmark at this time. He closed the book and put it aside. The white man The priest looked a little strange and said to the soldier in front of him: "Look, our new lord, why are you here... You don't even have any clothes on. What's the emergency?"
"Yes, there is indeed an emergency."
Joshua did not show politeness to the acquaintance in front of him. He simply said: "I want to use the church's magic communication array, and immediately."
Artanis frowned. He had been a priest for so many years, from emperors to poor people. Who hasn't seen him? Judging from the face of the soldier in front of him, he clearly knew that something big must have happened and it was very urgent. So the priest didn't waste any words and stood up to lead the way: "Follow me, the communication array is on the second floor."
The two walked through the corridor, crossed the spiral upper and lower passages, and arrived at the second floor of the church. Artanis walked towards a room that looked ordinary, and Joshua followed closely behind.
Walking to the door, the white-haired priest stretched out his palm, and white holy light rose from his body. Dots of star-like brilliance dispersed, and then gathered in the palm of his hand. It seemed that he felt the resonance of this power. This fan had no An endlessly rotating silver magic circle appeared on the door that had no handle or keyhole. The complex runes were rotating in a dense and dizzying way.
Pressing the light in his hand towards the formation, Artanis muttered in a low voice: "St. Laurent Cathedral, God's Punishment Priest Artanis, applies to use the Great Evening Light Communication Array."
After receiving the power of holy light that met the requirements and confirming his identity, the silver magic circle immediately stopped rotating and the door slowly opened.
"Go ahead. Inside is a super-large communication circle that connects all parts of the empire. You should be able to use it."
Retracting his arm, the white-haired priest took a step back to make way for a path. At the same time, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "You are so anxious, can you tell me what is going on?"
"I suspect that the Black Forest Fortress's communications have been blocked, and it may be surrounded by the Black Tide now."
The words were concise, and after Joshua finished explaining, he walked directly into the room.
This is a hall with a circular dome. There are many translucent rune crystals on the walls and roof. They form smooth lines, in which silver blue and gold light flow, and all the lines converge. Above the ground is a virtual sun that shines with soft white light.
A 'three-dimensional array' hanging in the center of the room.
In this virtual sun, countless runes and energy form extremely regular shapes. They are combined and dispersed in the white light, changing all the time. Just one look at it will make ordinary people feel extremely tired and mentally exhausted. .
But Joshua is no different. Although he is a warrior, his will and spirit are as tough as his body. In fact, without a firm will and a rigorous analysis of the situation, it is impossible to become a truly powerful warrior. , and, as Artanis said, he has used the communication array many times and is very familiar with it.
The black-haired warrior walked towards the three-dimensional formation hanging in the center of the room. He stared at the light, then closed his eyes, his spirit spread, connected, and began to quickly adjust the communication parameters.
After a moment, he felt countless data and coordinates appear in his mind.
"Contact, Northland, Moldavian Territory, Black Forest Fortress."
With these keywords flashing through his mind, Joshua's spiritual message was clear and firm: "Start connecting."
At his request, countless data and coordinates flowed like a torrent, and then slowly froze, and were finally determined to be a huge fortress standing in the white snow, surrounded by dense black forests.
"Zi...ZiZi."
There was no reply, and Joshua was not discouraged. He continued to repeat: "Contact, Northland, Moldavia Territory, Black Forest Fortress, start connecting, increase communication wave strength, source of authority - Earl of the Empire's Northland, Joshua A. Van Radcliffe.”
"The authority level has been determined... the fluctuation is increasing... sizzling... boom! sizzling... woo woo..."
This time there was a strange noise, which seemed to be the sound of goblin cannons being fired, or the sound of exploding fireballs. There seemed to be a faint lingering sound of horns and war cries.
"really."
After hearing this voice, Joshua took the initiative to disconnect from the communication formation. He opened his eyes, then sighed and whispered to himself: "It is true that an accident happened, but I didn't know that the battle had already begun. How long did it last, and whether the fortress was lost."
And because he felt the fluctuations in the power of the Holy Light gradually increase, Pastor Artanis slowly walked into the room. Although there was no expression on his face, he could still feel the seriousness in the white-haired man's heart.
"Joshua, what happened? Ordinary communications should not need your noble authority to increase the amplification. That is only needed for cross-domain contact."
"... The fortress didn't send any text messages for three days, and I thought it was because everything was safe. Who knew that the black tide had already started, and the knights were fighting desperately on the border, but I didn't know anything about it."
Silent, and then began to laugh softly, the corners of Joshua's mouth raised slightly, he turned his head and walked towards the door of the communication room: "Haha... Ridiculous."
"What? But why is there no warning signal? Is there any magical beast that has the ability to block communications?"
Hearing this news, the white-haired priest suddenly looked shocked, but then he immediately frowned, turned around and scolded the soldiers who were walking away: "How can you laugh? The situation in the fortress is critical now. I don't know how many people there are." Trapped in fire and water, Joshua, those are all your people!"
"No...how could I laugh about such a thing."
Leaving the communication room, Joshua slowly walked to the balcony on the second floor of the church. He shook his head and sighed: "Just now, I was just laughing for me like this... This omen should have been discovered a long time ago, haha, it's just a peaceful life. After a while, I actually relaxed my vigilance to such an extent... "
"It's really, really funny."
Slowly opening the floor-to-ceiling windows of the church, the turbulent cold wind carried the flying snow and hit his face. Facing the howling north wind and the freezing cold wave, the black-haired warrior was content with it. He looked up at the sky, his eyes It seems that he has penetrated the heavy haze, looking at the distant horizon that his eyes cannot reach, his red pupils are burning like flames.
"It's about to begin."
The Hessian Tide is just the beginning. It is the beginning of the endless strife in Mycroft's continent in the future, and it is also the true starting point of his life.
"Atannis... you know, the peace now is just an illusion. The war will rekindle in the future, and the blood of all races will soak into the sand, and the corpses will be scattered all over the earth. No one can avoid this war, and justice cannot save it." Neither evil can save those who do good, nor can they save those who love to do evil.”
Outside the window, dark clouds covered the sky, ice, snow, cold wind, hoarfrost mixed with a little sand and dust swept across the sky and earth. It was obviously such a cold and cold weather, but Artanis felt that something seemed to be burning in front of him.
"The weak have nowhere to hide, but only the brave will survive."
Looking back, the black-haired and red-eyed warrior, Joshua Van Radcliffe, said softly to the silent white-haired priest:
"My friends, this era of war and strife has finally arrived."
—Volume 1-Northland Wind·End
This chapter will be revised later
New introduction, please help me think about it, whether it is joining the group or the book review section, I am about to have a mental breakdown...
Fine-tuning the detailed outline of Volume 2
(End of chapter)