The sky was flashing with light, and two rays of light as soft as moonlight, but without any sense of existence, rose and flew away from the main city of Moldavia. Joshua, who had already led the team to the door of his house, was slightly stunned.
The warrior was stunned, not because he saw two legendary casters behind the two rays of light, but because he was very familiar with these two legendary casters.
'Rune Master' Barnier Gaskell and 'Mind Master' William Charles, these two spellcasters are a famous wandering legendary combination in the past life. They are not affiliated with any force, just because of the invitation of the White Tower, so Occasionally teaches on the Eastern Plains. Most of the time, they concealed their identities and wandered among the countries of Mycroft Continent, carrying out the adventures they had been carrying out for decades.
Many people don't know the purpose of the two legendary strongmen's adventures for decades, but Joshua knows very clearly that Barnier and the others' goal is to find the missing traces in the Mycroft continent. Gulong].
[The Man Chasing the Ancient Dragon] This epic quest chain started from their commission. Joshua also received this quest chain. However, unfortunately, when the abyss invaded in later generations and many ancient dragons awakened, , the duo who have been searching for the ancient dragon for a lifetime have long since fallen apart. The legendary bard William Charles disappeared inexplicably, while the rune mage Barnier Gaskell was seriously injured and lived in seclusion in the mountains of the Western Mountains until the demon was raging. Just came back again.
There must be many hidden secrets in this, but no one knows the reason. As Barnier died in the Valley of Tears Fortress after intercepting hundreds of thousands of demon troops and three demon kings in front of him to cover the infiltration of Brandon and others, All the truth is buried in the underworld.
But now, more than ten years have passed since William disappeared, and the two legendary strong men known as the most approachable are still alive. The warrior can even sense a friendly message sent to him in the light, which makes him laugh.
"Why are you leaving in such a hurry? I haven't even thanked you yet."
Joshua understood that because of his return, the legendary strong men entrusted by Pope Igor to help him protect the Moldavia Territory had completed their mission. As the top combat power and pillars of a country, they were overwhelmingly Most of them are busy people, and it is normal to leave without having time to say hello to them. But Barnier and William are different. One of them is a descendant of a noble from a small country in the Western Mountains, and the other is an orphan from a half-elf city in the Far South. When it comes to freedom and unrestrainedness, even Joshua cannot compare to them. After all, a warrior is still a local lord, and he will not leave his territory for too long if nothing happens... Just listen to it seriously.
—Perhaps because of Ajax the Great.
Joshua suddenly thought of this. He recalled that the lava cave at the bottom of the volcano was the lair of an ancient dragon. It also laid a dragon's blood mystery lock there to seal the time and space passage in the world of Ilgona.
Barnier and William probably knew this from nowhere, so they were now eager to explore the traces of the ancient dragon. Thinking of this, the warrior no longer thought about their whereabouts, but continued towards Moldavi. Go to Yazhu City.
The city guards and residents saluted respectfully along the way. After Joshua handed over thirty young people from Grandia to the head of Winterfort Academy who came from the main city, he took Yingying with him. He and Rin returned to the Lord's Mansion.
What greeted him was No. 3’s complaint.
"Joshua! You are finally back!"
The magic projection that suddenly appeared beside him grabbed his arm and shook it hard. The moment the warrior returned to his home, he was drowned in the bitter water of the artificial intelligence lady.
It turned out that in the months after Joshua left, many things happened in Moldavia.
First, the prisons are full.
Under No. 3’s description, Joshua quickly learned the cause and effect—in the months since the first wave of the great demon tide arrived, the concentration of magic in the atmosphere had skyrocketed, and many adventurers and evil spirits had broken through the realm as a result. The hearts of the believers swelled. They arrogantly felt that they were extraordinary and completely different from the past, so they wanted to stir up trouble in the warrior's territory.
However, due to the actions of some unknown strong men who acted for justice—Joshua knew as soon as he heard that they must be the legendary strong men who stayed in Moldavia—one by one of these inflated guys, they were all sealed and their power was reduced. They were thrown at the gate of the main city prison, even if some adventurers had already reached the gold level. Some of the adventurers had particularly bad ideas, but those who failed to implement them were hung upside down from the street lamps. Needless to say, they were all arrested. They were waiting for sentencing, but there were so many that the prison was full.
Secondly, there is the demonized beast.
No. 3 doesn’t need to say this, Joshua can roughly understand it. He led the group of young people from the world of Grandia all the way from the Ural Mountains, and encountered countless monsters along the way. These monsters appeared due to the high concentration of magic power. Although the atavistic monsters cannot break through the defenses of villages and towns, they can destroy farmland, break fruit trees, and cause great damage to Moldavia's daily production.
Although the Knights have been dispatched several times to various places to exterminate rampant demonized beasts, they still cannot see results in a short period of time. The number of breeding beasts and magical beasts in the Great Ajax Mountains is really like stars. According to artificial intelligence It is estimated that this anxious suppression operation will continue until at least this winter.
Other information is not that important. It is nothing more than a newly opened Elven Opera House in the city, a tavern near the square that cannot be investigated, and a docile Ironclad Mountain Dragon that was tamed by the Winterhold Academy, along with a nest of Ironclad Mountain Dragons. Dragon Egg—When he heard this, Joshua felt an unusually familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember why.
The time passed like this with Miss No. 3 complaining softly. When Joshua and the Shenji siblings were away, she was the one who handled and 'decided' all government affairs. This was not an easy job for her. , the four of them returned to the lord's mansion. Amidst the gentle crackling of the fireplace fire, Joshua sat on his big chair with a gentle smile on his face, listening to what the other party said.
It's Starfall 834, and there are still a few years until the next epic event, but the biggest crisis facing Mycroft's world has been resolved, and the warriors themselves have become legends, whether they are mad beasts or restless adventurers. To him, it was just a trivial matter that could be wiped out with a backhand. Now that the development of the Moldavia Territory is on the right track, there is nothing left for Joshua to do.
The invasion of demons and the invasion of the abyss happened nearly twenty years later. He believed that with his changes to the world, when the world was rekindled and many cults connected to the abyss had lost their reason for existence, everything would I will never be as desperate as before.
so.
The soldier who has been working hard for a long time has a lot of time to experience the life that he has never had time to experience, and to listen to the complaints that he did not have time to listen to in the past.
—months later.
Starfall 834, September 27th.
There is no airtight wall under the sky. The news of Joshua's breakthrough has spread to the top leaders of various countries within a few months. Of course, except for the old Pope Eagle, no one knows what the warrior has experienced in the world of Grandia. What, they just thought that Joshua found the last inheritance of the sage in that distant alien world, and obtained the secret of the initial fire left by the sage, which extended the life of the world, and the warriors also gained a lot from it. The benefits are that you can advance to legend.
'The youngest legendary strongman in the world'. Although it was due to various adventures and inheritances, and he happened to catch up with the great demonic tide, no matter which force he belonged to, they had to admit that Joshua's own quality was the reason why he was able to seize the opportunity and become a legend. There is another top person in the world, and there is one more legend.
Today, the name Joshua Van Radcliffe is written in the most important documents by the leaders of the major forces with the most alert attitude. Just like other legendary powerful men, there are many special The team is responsible for researching the young soldier's past experiences and analyzing his interpersonal relationships. This is not an attempt to make Joshua an enemy, but simply necessary filing and precautions for extremely dangerous people. After all, whether it is giving gifts or celebrating , plan response plans and final measures, and at least know the likes, dislikes and habits of the other party.
As if with tacit approval, poems belonging to warriors began to circulate among the people in the four major human gathering places. Different from the official propaganda, these stories spread by bards penetrated into every corner of the countryside, forming a A new legendary powerhouse is building momentum. Because the battle between the mad dragons has not been over for too long, Joshua's reputation has now spread to every corner of the world.
However, there may be some errors in the intelligence, or the bards misjudged the plot that the people would like to see. For some reason, Joshua's most popular story is actually his series of revenge and monster slaying. Anyway, it is subtle. Due to the deviation, people who originally only had a rough understanding of Joshua now know that there is a terrifying lord in the far north. He killed his uncle, expelled his brother, wiped out the black tide, and slayed the dragon. His name Poured by blood, his anger will never be extinguished, the throne is made of bones, and the black dragon crawls under his feet - if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't find relevant information, the warrior would probably have another attribute to kidnap the princess.
Within a few months, there were at least more than twenty forces in the northern Moldavia Territory. Their only purpose was to find local residents to learn some secret information about the soldiers through various insinuations, and they had already become accustomed to it. The Northlanders also generously agreed to their request, and then repeated the words they had repeated countless times in the tavern. These spies thought they were doing it secretly, but they didn't know that every move they made was recorded by the artificial intelligence girl.
For these spies, the soldiers have no idea of expelling them. Instead of letting others make unwise choices in the unknown about themselves, it is better to let them know a little about their own situation.
What's more, he is not in the main city now.
Moldavia, Black Forest Fortress.
The weather turned cold again at the end of September, and the early morning fog caused layers of frost to condense on the Bluestone Avenue. The silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy followed a black-haired man and quietly crossed the deserted streets.
The solid tower has been transformed by the rune dwarves and many mercenary mages of the Winterhold Academy. Now it shines with silver-gray metallic luster. It stands majestically behind the city wall reinforced by multiple spells, waiting in the cold wind for the next black tide. Come, and at that time, what the Warcraft face will not be the ancient crossbows and artillery, but the alchemical creations of the latest era.
The patrolling guards patrolled the streets with long bright lanterns. There were traces of detection circles in this fortress that had been renovated twice. However, neither magic nor the eyes of the guards detected any trace of the warriors. .
Not long after, the three of them had arrived in front of a quaint church on the edge of the fortress.
On the surface of the similarly renovated old church, the weathering of time could no longer be seen. Only the stone tablet standing in front of the door still had some traces of history. After entering, the soldier noticed that there was no dust on the seats and the floor of the prayer hall. Look. Someone must come here regularly to clean.
"This is..." Rin blinked in confusion, his golden pupils showing doubts: "It feels a bit strange."
"Do you feel a very strange power?" Beside him, Yingying showed a nostalgic look in her eyes. She knew that her brother had not been here with her master, so she explained in a low voice: "Here , it’s a cemetery.”
"The successive heads of the Radcliffe family and the purpose of their magical machine."
Before the black-haired boy could show his surprised expression, Joshua had already placed his hand on the altar in front of the hall. A gray-blue light rose from the bottom of the altar and swept over the warrior and the Shenji siblings. Inexplicably, The voice of spirit sounded deep in the hearts of the three of them.
"Bloodline confirmation... Direct bloodline of the Radcliffe family, possessing a divine machine contract, and meeting the conditions."
"Origined from fire, born from steel, wisdom is immortal and order lasts forever."
A faint blue door opened in the ancient praise. Behind it, there was the blurred black earth and the distant pale sky. Countless gray stone tablets and damaged weapons were erected in silence. At the next moment, the warrior stretched out his hand. , touching the door of time and space, and with the fluctuations, the world on the other side of time and space that seemed to be obscured by something suddenly became clear.
And Joshua's voice also sounded in the ears of the two divine machines.
"Let's go, Hotaru, Rin."
At this time, there was a hint of inexplicable emotion in the soldier's voice, and Joshua stepped forward and entered the narrow space-time passage.
After several years, he returned here again.
At that time, he had just inherited the Radcliffe family, and the overwhelming black tide swept from the distant Heisen and mountains, as if it could annihilate all the torrent. Countless warriors used their flesh and blood to block the invasion of monsters and protect them. The tranquility of this territory, and here, I have obtained the inheritance that can be said to be the beginning of everything.
Now, he has become a legend. The mighty power of the top of the Mycroft Continent surges in his body. It is the indestructible and indestructible power of steel. This is a realm that no one in the family has touched the edge for hundreds of years. More than just a family, warriors have become an important part of the new history of the entire continent that cannot be skipped.
Looking over, Joshua found the familiar stone tablet. He strode around in this windless world, while the young girl hurriedly kept up with her master's pace.
In front of the stone monument, the giant sword with black gold patterns was quietly inserted into the black soil. There were some traces of cracks on the cold steel blade. The remains of the old butler and his father were both here. The warrior lowered his head. It looks as if it was an epitaph engraved just yesterday.
[Maybe one day, civilization and order will be able to transform the world into a more livable appearance, but it is definitely not today. Before that, someone must stand up, fight, and sacrifice.]
Joshua closed his eyes as memories flooded his mind.
In that era when darkness shrouded the earth, human ancestors held up burning torches to dispel the darkness with light. Countless brave men struggled and fought on the endless road, hoping to exchange their sacrifices for a promising tomorrow.
Joshua took out the azure orb from his arms. The inheritance from the sages seemed to have sensed the former holders around it, flashing bright azure light and shining on all the stone tablets and remaining soldiers.
"Enough sacrifice."
The low voice echoed in the small narrow passage hanging outside the world. The words that were incomprehensible at that time have now been realized by Joshua himself, and Mycroft Continent has a new future.
"The sacrifice and honor of the Radcliffe family should not be lost in history."
The warrior stretched out his hand and stroked the tombstone. The touch of dust and coldness came from his palm. He was silent for a long time, and then showed a subtle smile: "Ancestors should also take a look at the world that has been reborn."
With that said, Joshua stood in the stone forest composed of tombstones and weapon remains, and raised his right hand.
- Whirring, the fierce wind hangs in this windless world.
Red, as if it were a flame, a red that seemed to represent life, a red that seemed like the sun lit up from the hands of the warrior, and the silver-gray steel luster floated in this dazzling red light, and then filled the air. Throughout the cemetery world, scattered sparks even spread out into the void, releasing bright light.
At the same time, the sky above the Black Forest Fortress suddenly lit up with a dazzling light that made people close their eyes. The space gradually bulged, forming a spherical space as big as half the fortress. Under the nervousness of many guards and knights, With shouts and alert eyes, the scene inside the spherical space gradually became clearer, and one could see that it was a black land and a black-haired man standing in the middle.
With the power of legend, he broke through the barrier that separated the two spaces. Joshua used his own power to move the family cemetery that had been away from his hometown for four hundred years back to Mycroft's world!
A story about passing on the fire from generation to generation came to an end today.
But this is by no means the end.
Because another story about a great warrior has a new beginning.
(End of chapter)