Unlike the Shenji siblings who were happily guessing who the third legend was, Joshua knew from the beginning that there would be no other candidate for the third legend of the empire besides Master Nostradamus.
Since the all-out war with the Orc Empire decades ago, Nostradamus, who has risen from the humble beginnings, has always been the person with the highest reputation for becoming a legend. As a civilian, he grew up through blood and fire in the war and led the army. Nostradamus has thwarted the conspiracy raids of the orc shaman army several times. Whether it is a scholar, a mage, a soldier, or a general, Nostradamus has done it, and he has done it to the extreme.
It is precisely because of this that Israel, who was still the prince of the empire at the time, chose this civilian mage with no background as his teacher against all odds. For His Majesty the Emperor, he had indeed found the best person in the world. The leader, and for Nostradamus, it was also the ladder for him to reach the sky and display his ambitions.
What happened next is well known to everyone. How Israel and Nostradamus joined forces to fight against the orcs has been recorded in history books and folk biographies. However, the news about the old mage gradually disappeared after His Majesty the Emperor advanced to legend. Fading away in everyone's eyes, when he reappeared in everyone's sight, he had become the president of the Imperial Royal Mage Association and the dean of the Imperial Mage Academy. However, his strength has always been at the peak of his will, and he has no intention of breaking through. mean.
Although it sounds like a story about an emperor who, in order to maintain absolute majesty, oppressed his ministers and former teachers so that they could not break through, Joshua could say that this was not the case.
Not to mention that Israel is not the kind of person who looks down upon the strength of his subordinates. According to the exchanges between the warrior and the old mage in the past few years, he has not found the other party's desire to break through. Nostradamus, in addition to dealing with the imperial capital, Apart from government affairs, he spends most of his time with the students of the college. Regarding his own strength, his original words are enough.
"Breaking through the legend is a very risky thing. Reorganizing one's own life form means completely transforming and sublimating the past self. Failure is almost equal to death. Even if it succeeds, there will be a very long transformation and cultivation period. .”
Whispering to himself, the warrior clenched his fists. At this time, he was in the midst of this long period of training. Relying on his thoughts and understanding of the power of steel in the world of Grandia, coupled with the sublimation of the battle with Akhar, Joshua successfully broke through the boundaries of his own life, and stabilized this world with the power of the Initial Fire. state, but from then until now, he still has not completely converted his body into 'steel'.
Decades ago, both the emperor and the first heir to the empire died in battle. Many nobles had different thoughts. Not only did they not contribute on the front lines, they also accumulated strength in the rear in an attempt to rebel. If Israel hadn't shown his superpowers in the war, He had extraordinary talent and strength, and became a legend after the war. There is no doubt that the great Northern Empire had long been split into countless small countries. If Israel did not break through at that time, it would mean his own death and the destruction of his country. This was the only choice, but Nostradamus was different. After Israel's breakthrough, he didn't have much need for power. On the contrary, what he needed more was time.
In order to allow ordinary people to learn magic and understand the mysteries of the truth in the world, in order to allow ordinary people to have the opportunity to enter the world and not waste time because of their natural birth, this is the wish of Nostradamus. This is not It doesn't require too much force, but it does require long-term reforms.
Advancing to legend is the highest pursuit for ordinary people, but for the old man, it is probably not necessary and may even be a risky choice. After all, if he fails, it means that his life's struggle will be in vain. Meaningless.
—But why now, he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to break through
Doubts flashed through his mind, but Joshua did not think deeply. Anyway, all the questions would be answered by next spring.
"alright."
The warrior clapped his hands, then stood up. He started to walk towards the study, followed closely by Hotaru, Rin, and Hei who quickly got up to follow. Joshua said to himself: "The idle things are over, the autumn harvest has come. It’s over, and the proliferating demonized beasts have been almost wiped out.”
"Start gathering the knights tomorrow and start preparing to attack the Mist of God's Calamity."
And just as the warrior made his decision, there was another world in the distance.
As all living beings know, everything in existence has an end. People will die, iron will rust, burning flames will go out, evergreen pines will rot, even the sea will one day dry up, and the mountains will one day collapse. , the seemingly eternal world will also usher in its end on that destined day in the distant future.
But how huge is a 'world'? The centipede insect is dead but not stiff. If it exists like this, even death will last for thousands of years. During these thousands of years, the dying world will deviate from its original trajectory and change from the multiverse. Disappeared among the stars and fell into the bottom of the world.
That is, the 'abyss' that is hated and feared by countless civilizations and worlds.
One hundred and sixty-two levels of the abyss, a poisonous sea.
As the name suggests, this is a world infected by poison. The war that destroyed the world caused the continent to collapse. The interface is filled with the poisonous water and ocean after the world's destruction. Countless evil poisonous insects and giant snakes are in the negative space that can corrode space. Traveling through the sea of energy.
Poisonous insects and giant snakes living in poisonous and negative energy are all chaotic creatures without intelligence. They are the remnants that survived the remains of the former civilization after the death of the world. Due to the extremely harsh environment, even the abyss lords who command several abyss are unwilling to set foot here, so this world has remained independent for more than two thousand years since it fell into the abyss. However, legend has it that this is also because there is a giant python as powerful as a god lurking in the depths of the sea of negative energy.
But this abyss world that was once called the 'Poisonous Sea' is now home to nearly ten thousand giant dragons.
As time and space rippled, waves began to spread with space distortion as the center. Then, dozens of portals were opened, and thousands of exhausted five-color dragons filed in, entering this world filled with radiation and energy. An ocean world of toxic dust.
For some reason, the poisonous insects and giant snakes that were originally extremely xenophobic and would attack even if they faced the demon army in the scorching hell had no reaction to the arrival of these giant dragons. They still shuttled and multiplied in the poisonous sea of negative energy, sitting back and watching. These giant dragons build floating islands in the sky to recuperate.
Above the sky, three huge consciousnesses watched the dragons extract materials on the spot, extract materials from the deep sea crust, and then quickly build floating islands. After they were silent for a long time, they began to talk slowly.
"The great demonic tide has arrived, but we have been driven out of Mycroft's world."
This voice belongs to the leader of the White Dragon, Bonar, the Lord of Frost. The almost materialized thought of the legendary dragon contains a strong sense of unwillingness: "The abyss is the lowest level of the multiverse. Even the brilliance that benefits all living beings will be destroyed here. Weakened, coupled with the fact that our clan has no chance to meet the 'opportunity' in Mycroft's world, it can be said to be a heavy loss."
"After all, we failed." The person who replied was the leader of the black dragon, the Dark Sea Dragon Ke'ano. As a controller of negative energy, the legendary black dragon is very adaptable to the abyss environment of the Poisonous Sea. It can even be said that it is very satisfied, so it is unwilling to do so. It’s not that heavy: “With Eagle alone, we may not be able to win even if we besiege him. Coupled with the Sky Dragon Cavalry and the Natural Mentor, our clan is considered lucky just to be defeated and not wiped out. We can’t expect more. .”
But the other blue dragon clan leader, the legendary blue dragon Everlasting Lan Feng Ruitia, did not talk to the other two legendary dragons. Its gem-like dragon eyes flashed with misty brilliance, sweeping across them in an instant. Of course, it found nothing in the countless sea areas. Except for the foolish sea snakes, it saw no trace of the legendary giant python that was comparable to the gods.
After confirming this, Rhytia felt a little at ease, so it waited until the two giant dragons finished complaining, and then said: "There may not be a chance."
The thoughts of the Blue Dragon Clan Leader are as fast as thunder. If the person communicating with him is not the two legendary giant dragons, he may be injured by this too strong will: "Although we evacuated with most of the five-color giant dragons, Mycroft World, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get those ‘opportunities.’ Both you and I must have some elite dark men on the continent.”
Bonnar and Ceano both stopped talking and listened to Rhytia's thoughts. As 'partners' who have jointly ruled the five-color dragon for a long time, they definitely have a tacit understanding on the surface, and Rhytia Tia also continued: "With the arrival of the first wave of the great demon tide, most of the imprints of the gods in the boundless heaven will be shaken off. This was originally an opportunity for various races to obtain the inheritance of the gods of the ancient era, but those inferior races How can they compare with our giant dragons in terms of memory inheritance? The continuous war has long made them lack of books in this area. I dare to assert that most of the forces now don’t know the nature of those mists, let alone their meanings. !”
Speaking of this, the legendary blue dragon looked confident: "It's only been almost half a year since the Starfall. Even the mages in the eastern plains may not be able to study the reason. We only need to send some dragons, or let the giants The dragons can disguise themselves as humans and enter the mist in advance for the trial. As long as they can avoid the eyes and ears of those inferior races, they will definitely gain inheritance and divinity with the power of the dragons. Our race's power can continue to grow and will not be defeated by the current Such a bad influence!”
The Blue Dragon's plan is so simple that even a child can figure it out, but it is highly feasible. After all, although the five-color dragons on Mycroft Continent have disappeared, there are still metal dragons wandering around. As long as the disguise is good enough, they will not be exposed. Due to their evil nature, few people can tell whether the dragon in human form is a five-color dragon or a metal dragon.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Among the many forces on the Mycroft continent, it is not that they have not seen that some of the fallen stars are actually engraved by the gods, but they do not know how to break through the instinctive blockade of divine power and obtain the deepest inheritance. This mist formed by the memory and power of the departed god is like a huge thinking maze. All beings trapped in it will encounter extremely difficult challenges one after another. Only those who complete the challenges can inherit part of the god's power. Rui Tia's idea is not wrong, they do still have a chance.
"Abandon the targets located deep in the great power. Those markings are beyond our control. Try to choose the inconspicuous markings located on the edge of the continent as much as possible."
The legendary dragon sets the tone.
So, not long after, countless lurking secrets were ready to move in the Mycroft Continent. One by one, 'businessmen', 'scholars' and 'adventurers' rode various means of transportation and headed towards the area where the stars fell. And inadvertently, one can see a faint vertical pupil disappearing in their eyes.
All plans have been completed. The three legendary dragons continue to watch silently as their tribe rebuilds their home bit by bit in this abyss world. The 162nd floor of the abyss will be renamed at this time.
[Dragon Sleeping Abyss] is its name in the abyss worlds in the future.
The reason why I have been stuck recently is this. As we all know, the last volume where the protagonist advanced to the legend and saved the world was a big climax, so the goal of this volume in the outline is to write about daily life and pave the way for the atmosphere. It was in my initial There were only two sentences in Hajime's outline, "Write more about Joshua's daily life" and "Describe the world after the demonic tide", but when I actually wrote it, I was confused. I don't know how to write about daily life. But the atmosphere of this book is completely different from the atmosphere I planned when I started the book. Joshua doesn't seem like someone who would accompany his daughters on sightseeing tours, so I thought about it for a long time and decided to just get to the point. …
I have been in a bad state recently due to family reasons. Dear readers, please forgive me.
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