Starfall 836, January 30th, Northland Moldavia, it was sunny, calm and ordinary, a day that made people unable to help but lie lazily at home.
There was a meteor in the sky passing over the northern forest, and then disappeared at the other end of the sky. The dim light only attracted some children who accidentally looked up at the sky, and some mages who made a living by observing the sky also discovered this scene. They didn't pay too much attention to this little light that flew away. They just casually scratched a note on the recorded file, unaware of the seriousness behind the matter, and this was especially true for other people who were busy.
Coming from the same direction as the meteor, the cold current at the end of the Vast Sea converged into a strong wind on the vast ice field, and then passed through the city. White snow dust mixed with some ice particles hit the metal breastplate of the patrol knight, making a clanging sound. , in the city of Moldavia, the streets were filled with the noisy exchanges of people, the greetings of adventurers, the advertising shouts of businessmen, the angry scoldings and physical collisions of drunken men, mixed with the sounds of the onlookers. The shout became a wave of air that soared into the sky, revealing the vitality of the people of the North.
A little further away from the main city, on the banks of the Maghe Bu Feng River, a blue dragon was leading a group of young white dragons who had just learned how to flap their wings, how to glide in mid-air, and flew over half of the river with a group of disobedient little guys. In the North, this is undoubtedly a hard job, but with its own pressure and good training in the past, the blue dragon succeeded in not letting any young dragon fall behind. In order to ensure the other party's enthusiasm, it showed mercy As long as they perform well in this gliding training, they can take them to the Far North Icefield for actual hunting next time. This exciting proposal will undoubtedly make all the young dragons cheer.
Flying past, the dragon chants with different pitches, high and low, made the five members of the team who were trekking in the suburban forest look at each other. The prince, brother and sister, dwarf and knight sister, who were all registered students of the lord, had to stop and start discussing on the spot. Whether the spread of dragon power will affect the target they are preparing to hunt, the result of the discussion is naturally yes. Regarding this, the dwarf angrily pointed his middle finger at the dragons flying past in the air. It was unknown when it started. He started to use insulting gestures that are used all over the world. He was even a little uneasy and made several different rude and obscene gestures in succession. This immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the female teammate who was learning fire magic, and the two began to fight in the snow. He stood up, and on the side, the brother and sister were taking out the map, thinking anxiously about how to complete the task, while the prince was secretly learning the dwarf's gestures, with a slightly tired but sincere smile on his face. .
Around the Nissii Snow Mountain, the instructors of Winterburg Academy took their students to the Palmprint Lake at the foot of the mountain. There, a spacious canal spread from the Maghe Ice-free River in the distance. This man-made river with a total length of more than 30 kilometers and an average depth of more than 20 meters is said to have been drawn by the legendary lord with his fingers in the sky overnight. No one knows whether this is true or not, but it was indeed created overnight. suddenly appeared. While sighing at this miracle, they were about to welcome groups of students for the new semester. Winterburg, which had completely become a comprehensive professional college, expanded its enrollment this year, and was not limited to Mages, many warrior mentors are looking forward to whether this new generation has the seeds that can carry what they have learned.
On the top floor of the Lord's Mansion, Joshua withdrew his gaze and looked around the entire Moldavia. The legendary strongman's observation methods were no longer just primitive optical sensing, but had risen to a level that could be called miraculous. As a warrior, he can scan the entire Moldavia through the resonance of the power of steel, and in a few seconds have an unobstructed view of the northern land that is radiated by his life force. Joshua can even see monsters lurking deep underground, such as It is said that the tamed iron-clad mountain dragon is now assisting the dwarves in digging a long path running through the four major strongholds of the Great Ajax Mountains, the gathering place of dwarves, Winterfort and the main city of Moldavia under the Winterhold Academy. There is an underground passage, and a huge magical creation similar to a train locomotive is standing next to it, waiting for the day when the tunnel is excavated and the track is laid.
"Master, we are ready!"
Behind him, Yingying's voice came, and Joshua turned to look at him. He could see the Shenji siblings trotting towards him quickly. Perhaps it was because they could go out with the warriors after a long time, so Yingying's expression was very... Rin was happy, and his face looked much better after taking a good rest for half a week for this day. Recently, he had gradually delegated the government affairs in his hands to specialized office staff, which can be said to be a lot more relaxed.
"When are you leaving?"
Arriving at Joshua's right side, Yingying naturally took his arm. Her cheerful tone made the warrior shake her head: "We are going to do business, not just for fun. The environment in the void is dangerous. You better be careful, otherwise it will be difficult for me to find you if you get lost."
"Master, that meteor just now..." On the side, Rin was a little absent-minded. He looked up at the sky and frowned: "It's so strange. Why did it disappear into the sky instead of falling? Could it be that it just fell from the sky?" Does the outer part of the sky pass by?"
"Did you notice? The reasons are complicated."
Letting the silver-haired girl hold his arms, Joshua touched the boy's head. He did not answer Rin's questions directly, because the facts were, as the warrior said, very complicated and could not be explained in a few words. The most basic One thing is that for Mycroft's world, a small plane world with a round sky, the stars in the sky are all projections of other worlds in the multiverse, and meteors not only represent the material split from other worlds and fall to Mike Outside the Luofu Continent, it also means the death of a world.
It is not a meteor, but a scene where a world releases its final glory and falls into the abyss, or even complete destruction.
The direction in which the meteor appeared represented the star field that Kallis pointed out originally, the direction in which the evil gods returned with the help of the great demonic tide. Joshua knows that a star is just the beginning, and it is only an insignificant beginning. In the foreseeable future, the intelligent life in Mycroft's world will see more and more meteors, witnessing countless worlds under the impact of demonic tides and evil gods. They will perish, and they themselves may be one of them.
"Dingling~"
Accompanied by a crisp sound of wind chimes, Joshua sensed a ball of light floating toward him from mid-air. He raised his head slightly, then stretched out his left hand to catch the ball, but before Joshua could tell him, The next time the light ball stopped flying so randomly, the fluctuations in time and space rippled from his side. After a moment, a space-time crack about the size of a hand slowly opened, and Nostradamus's voice came from it: "Ready to go, Joshua."
"Okay." Having become accustomed to the old mage's way of communicating, Joshua didn't pay attention to the slowly closing space-time rifts. He stepped towards the activated space-time gate in the center of the top floor of the Lord's Mansion, while Yingying, Rin and Guangdu Following the warrior, Joshua was about to walk into it first, but suddenly stopped. He was stunned for a while and then said: "You guys go over first and tell Nostradamus to wait for me."
"Okay, Master." Although it was a little strange, Firefly nodded and agreed. The silver-haired girl quickly led her brother and the ball of light through the time and space gate, while Joshua stayed where he was.
Soon after, with slight magic fluctuations, the magic projection of No. 3 appeared in front of him.
The image simulated by artificial intelligence is that of the Winged Man civilization that was extinct in the world of Kallis thousands of years ago. They have slender figures similar to elves and the same delicate faces, and No. 3’s face is undoubtedly the most delicate among them, and can be called is perfect. At this time, the petite winged girl was flapping her wings uneasily, her face turned pale.
"What do you want from me?" Joshua asked curiously. He knew the character of the artificial intelligence girl. She would never make meaningless actions. Since the other party stopped him, it was obvious that there was something important. talk over.
"...that shooting star..."
Somewhat anxiously, he rolled his long blue hair with his fingers. No. 3 was obviously a bit out of sorts compared to before. This was truly reflected in the magic projection. Circles of ripples representing violent mood swings were like those with poor reception. Snowflakes flashed in the video, and she whispered uneasily: "I have seen similar scenes..."
Joshua nodded silently. He took a step forward and stretched out his hand. Silver light flashed in the palm of his hand. He put his hand on No. 3's shoulder, conveying a message of peace of mind and stability, which made the original nervousness The somewhat at a loss artificial intelligence stayed for a moment, and then returned to its original peaceful normal state: "Thank you, Joshua."
"It's a small matter, you can continue talking." In response to No. 3's thanks, Joshua shook his head, and then said seriously: "Have you ever seen a similar scene? If possible, can you tell me in detail from beginning to end? explain?"
"... Thousands of years ago, when the world of Kallis was still prosperous, a similar scene happened. Silver stars crossed the sky, but did not fall to the ground, as if they were just passing by in the world."
In just a moment, No. 3, who retrieved the corresponding memory from the database, said softly in a clear voice: "I had not been created at that time, but the database showed that that was the last time the Kallis people When sending void battleships to other worlds. After I was created, I also saw this kind of meteor that did not fall several times through the observation device on the mobile fortress. At that time, the army of the Evil God Familia had already invaded the entire world. The scene at that time..."
The scene at that time was like this.
The blue sky was obscured by bright and pale light. In the sky that had no color at all, hundreds of dim stars, countless stars that filled the field of vision fell at the same time, turning into an endless shower of meteors. Crossing the sky, the spectacular and tragic sight attracted everyone's attention.
In that infinite distance, the initial fire was extinguished, so the stars were no longer bright, and the dying light flashed in the dark multiverse. It spanned the endless void and turned into meteors that flickered in other worlds and fell from the sky.
The brilliance dimmed, and the era of Starfall was born.
Through the resonance of the power of steel, Joshua knew what No. 3 feared. Thousands of years ago, she witnessed the destruction of Kallis' civilization in the falling stars. Now, the stars are flashing in the sky again. She has a premonition of the frightening future, the destruction that is about to reappear, so she is terrified.
"Don't worry, No. 3, the world of Mycroft is different from the world of Kallis." Joshua comforted the artificial intelligence, and he said with a nonchalant smile: "You can't start to fear before the disaster has come. , we must learn to overcome the illusion of the past, so that we can get a real future.”
"There was no me a thousand years ago, but now, I am here."
Patting No. 3 on the head, indicating that the other party did not need to worry too much, Joshua walked towards the time and space gate as he spoke. Instead of worrying about the omens of destruction in the past, he was now more concerned about the Ten Thousand Realms Sacrificial Site. In the ancient ruins that triggered the final battle of the last era, Joshua believed that he would be able to find more lost information about the Glorious Era, and maybe he could also know the whereabouts and true purpose of the sages. Even if he couldn't find it, he could at least understand the past. How on earth did the final battle begin? That was the first battlefield.
But what he didn't expect was that along with a violent fluctuation of magic power, the corner of his clothes was actually grabbed - this was not the power brought by the power of steel, but the magic power condensed into substance that made the projection take the initiative. With the ability to contact matter, Joshua turned his head in surprise, wanting to know why No. 3 suddenly did this.
What greeted him was a kiss.
He could only feel a pair of slender white arms wrapped around his neck. Joshua felt a slight touch on his forehead. He was stunned for a moment. He didn't realize what was going on. Number 3 The projection disappeared in an instant.
“…”
Blinking his eyes, after a few seconds, Joshua realized what had happened. His throat rolled. He originally wanted to say something - No. 3's detection circle was spread throughout the main city. She could definitely hear it, but she wanted to say something. After thinking about it, the warrior still didn't say anything. He just raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then shook his head and muttered to himself, "It's too early." Then he turned around and passed through the portal, arriving at the long-awaited Firefly and Rin. side.
At this time, the ball of light was being observed by Nostradamus on the side. The ball of light also spurted out a stream of water and shot it on his face without showing any signs of weakness. He used magic to wipe away the water on his face. The old mage noticed Joshua's appearance and said with some dissatisfaction: "You are too slow."
It's not so much love as peace of mind.
Those who are worried about the change in style can rest assured that there is still no female protagonist in this book.
(End of chapter)