With Joshua's character, there would naturally be no cumbersome interview procedures. Since the idea of meeting these old friends arose in his mind, he went straight to it.
Therefore, when Fina held Hill's head from behind at the entrance of the Northern Empire Exploration Base and asked him what he planned to do, she did not expect that Joshua would be so direct. Appearing in front of them so simply.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Joshua led Yingying and Rin out of the base gate, and could see that the sun was setting in the Fairy Country, incarnated by the Fairy Queen of the Fire Element. The dusk light had become a golden line on the horizon, but it was obvious that the most important thing at this time was What caught the eye was not the sunset in Fairyland, but the pair of elf and dragon with shocked expressions in front of them. The warrior looked at their current postures, nodded and commented: "Your relationship has always been very good."
At this time, half of Hill's head was buried in Fina's chest, and because of the height difference, he could only hang in the air, threatened by Ms. Hai Long.
Hearing Joshua's words, the two people who were down came to their senses - Fina stiffly let go of Hill's hand, while the black-haired elf who landed on the ground arranged his clothes with a normal expression, and then said to Joshua Ya bowed and made a very high-level salute to express his respect for the legendary powerhouse. At the same time, he said: "Lord of Moldavia, Guardian of the North, Dragon Slayer, Favorite of the Seven Gods... Please..." Accepting the message from the Sea Dragon Knights, Hill Lange..."
"stop."
Joshua raised his hand and stopped Hill from reporting the name of the dish with his eyes, but reluctantly accepted the other party's salute. He frowned and said concisely: "Where did this come from? Why don't I remember that I have it?" So many titles?”
"My Lord Count."
Hill, who was stopped, straightened up, chuckled, and said easily without any embarrassment: "Strong people have many titles. For example, Lord Barbarossa of the White Tower, who has 'Elemental Control' Titles such as 'lander, enemy of murlocs' and 'protector of the forty-two nations' are all used in official written manuscripts. If you don't want to be called 'that lord', It’s got to have these titles.”
In fact, Joshua didn't care about this. Not to mention the title of Lord of Moldavia. In fact, he broke through the black tide a few years ago, helped Moldova wipe out the chaos monsters in the black forest, and closed the space-time gate. , he has almost become the leader of the northern nobles, and is known as the guardian of the north. There is no need to talk about the dragon slayer. The dragon he killed probably depends on the plan. As for the Favored by the Seven Gods, it is an honorific title awarded by the Church of the Seven Gods to those who have made great contributions to the Church of the Seven Gods. It requires the nod of the gods to grant it, and with Joshua's achievements in the battle on the Holy Mountain, this title is well deserved. It was well deserved, not to mention that he had personally talked with Xing Zheng, one of the Seven Gods.
As for other titles, there are too many bits and pieces, such as the pioneer of Great Ajax, the lord of the northern dwarves, the dragon master and the master of Winter Castle. The development of the Aspen Mountains, as the dwarves are called, takes in the Ultimate Blue Dragon, trains the Dragon Knights and establishes the Winterfort Academy. In any case, Joshua is now a character whose title can fill half a page of parchment.
"It's better to just call me Joshua like before."
After listening to Hill's explanation, the warrior shook his head, but he knew that this was impossible. After all, with such strength, it was impossible for others to treat him with a natural attitude. It was one thing that he didn't care. It is also true that others respect his strength. Hill's ability to use such words to liven up the atmosphere and ease the awkwardness of a sudden visit after not seeing each other for a while is already considered a very high level of emotional intelligence. Thinking this, Joshua smiled and said, "Okay, why do you want to see me suddenly?"
When he said this, he looked up at Fina, who was standing next to Hill, and said hello: "Long time no see, Ms. Hailong, how are you since the battle in Anos Abyss?"
Fina, who was no longer embarrassed, responded to Joshua's greetings generously. In any case, she is a seastegosaurus who has lived for almost two hundred years. She still has this level of concentration, and in the complicated and formal After the meeting, the conversation turned to why Hill came to visit Joshua.
"It's like this. Soon, Fina and I will sign a contract and become... Ouch."
When Hill began to speak, he had a cheerful smile on his face, which made people feel very refreshing. But midway through his words, he hugged Fina's waist without any warning and pulled Ms. Hai Long, who was caught off guard, closer to him. , showing an intimate gesture. But precisely because of this, before he could finish speaking, Fina, who was so angry and angry, twisted the back of the Elf Druid's neck hard, immediately making Hill unable to speak any more.
"Okay, okay, don't say it, I understand."
Joshua also felt that he couldn't stand it anymore. Of course he knew what Hill was going to say - he could clearly see the vibrations in the vocal cords of the other person's throat - so the soldier waved his hand to signal the two of them to shut up. In addition, he He glanced at someone who was whispering to the side, "This is the show of affection mentioned in the book, right?" ''It's dog food. ' Firefly and Rin felt helpless: "What books have these two been reading recently?"
At this point, there was no need to hide anything. Soon, Hill told Joshua and others the news that he would marry Fina next summer.
This is actually not surprising. In fact, except for the oldest group of original dragon knights who bound each other by contract and jointly fought against the common enemy, most dragon knights and dragons have a very close relationship. If the relationship is of the opposite sex, it is not surprising that they get married. After all, in order to cultivate a tacit understanding between the dragon knight and the dragon, they usually eat and sleep together and live together. Not talking about other Dragon Knights, just take the Sea Dragon Knights as an example. There have been three similar cases in the past fifty years.
"Then I'll say congratulations first."
After taking a look at Hill, who was slender, with pointed ears and big eyes, and a typical elf appearance, and then at Fina, who had dragon horns on her head and was obviously the form of a giant dragon, Joshua looked thoughtful after saying congratulations. He nodded - the sages in the world of Grandia inherited it. Silya seemed to be a dragon-born elf. At that time, he was still wondering how there could be such a mixed race. Now, at a glance, this pairing actually appeared. . And if you continue to think carefully, as immortal species, elves and dragons are indeed very compatible. They are very similar in terms of life rhythm and thinking concepts, at least much more reasonable than humans.
"However, you didn't come here specifically to tell me the good news, right?"
Joshua quickly ran through his thoughts in his mind, and it only took less than a tenth of a second. In reality, he continued to ask: "I will attend your wedding, but if there are any questions If so, please bring it up as soon as possible. After all, we are comrades who have fought together. Even if I become a legend, there is no need to be so restrictive."
"...It's actually very simple. It's mainly because Fina is not strong enough."
Hill also knows Joshua's character well. He is the kind of person who speaks well and does what he says. If you don't count his terrifying aura, he is known as a friendly and good old man. It's not an exaggeration, but when facing warriors, it's best not to talk nonsense, so Hill explained simply: "The family behind me is a relatively large one among the elves. Originally, the position of clan leader is not a matter of rotation." As the second son, my father was seriously injured during the Dragon Calamity because he fought against several pure-blooded dragons at the same time, and my brother also left hidden dangers in that battle... "
The following story is easy to understand. The patriarch of a large elf tribe had two sons. The eldest son was raised as the heir, while the second son was sent to be trained by the Sea Dragon Knights under the Sea Dragon Knights, who had always been friends with him. This was originally a normal process, but it changed unexpectedly. Due to the invasion of the mad dragon, the patriarch in his prime was seriously injured and had to abdicate. The eldest son was also physically disabled and his strength was likely to be limited for many years, so he was unable to succeed. On the contrary, Hill, who was originally trained as a branch, showed great potential.
This story is not new, but rather cliché - Hill, who had to return to his clan in the Far South due to family calls, will inherit the surname of 'Lan Ge' in the future and become the next clan leader. The heir will be trained, and when At that point, there is no freedom in marriage. Only pure-blood elves can become the leaders of the tribe. This means that if Hill really becomes the leader of their tribe, it means that he cannot marry Fina.
"Stupid elf." In this regard, Fina gave a simple and concise comment: "Wait until I advance to the ultimate level and see if they will object!"
Hearing this, Hill, who was classified as stupid, shrugged and said with a helpless smile: "That's true. Although it is said that the bloodline is to be maintained pure, the entire Mycroft continent really needs to be rigorously demonstrated, which way? What kind of pure-blood humans, elves and dwarves are there? The high elves in ancient times all had silver hair and green hair. How come there are so many strange colors now? As long as Fina advances, the clan will only welcome them. After all, the blood of the strong is Very tempting.”
Speaking of this, Hill also made a joke: "If, Lord Earl, you plan to marry the elves, even the Elf Royal Court will be tempted."
"Ordinary species cannot withstand my power... Okay, let's not talk about this, I understand your purpose."
After all, Joshua is not the kind of guy who only thinks about muscles. He recalled it carefully and immediately understood the purpose of Hill and Fina. When they were in the Abyss of Anos, the Elf Druid and Sea Dragon The lady was very friendly to Hei. Not only did she take care of him, but she even devoted her energy to helping him learn transformation magic. It would make sense to say that they felt like old friends at first sight, but it would be more normal to know that he had the 'bloodline of the ancient dragon' in him. .
All life in this world originally came from the original crystallization of steel, the source of life, the darling of the world's will, and the existence known as the 'ancient dragon'. They are the root system of the tree of life and the source of a world's creatures. Legend has it that the original extraordinary system imitated the posture of the ancient dragon, and the legendary way is closely related to the ancient dragon. The foundation of Joshua's current strength has formed The steel giant's fighting spirit armor originally imitated the skills of ancient dragons and titans. Theoretically speaking, there is a trace of the ancient dragon's power in the deepest part of all life bloodlines, but the most direct successor of the ancient dragon is the species that lives all over the continent and is called the 'original dragon'.
Unlike the astral metal dragons and the five-color astral dragons who come from other worlds and have civilized wisdom, the low-level original dragons have no intelligence, while the high-level original dragons have intelligence similar to or even far superior to humans, but they are Without morality and civilization, the largest of these monsters, the original aborigines of Mycroft Continent, all awakened some of the power of the ancient dragons. No, to put it another way, only a monster that has awakened a trace of ancient dragon blood can be called an original dragon.
As a dragon horse, Hei naturally has the ancient dragon bloodline inherited from his ancestors, but if Joshua hadn't spent a lot of money to help awaken this bloodline, it is likely that he would have remained dormant throughout his life. However, after awakening, a once ordinary war horse can immediately be reborn and become a powerful black dragon that can sweep away even the creation of chaos and the stone demon.
Sea Sword Dragon Fina's strength is both due to and limited by the bloodline of her ancestors. When she reaches the high level of gold, she can no longer advance through hard work. What she needs is a chance from the goddess of fate. favor. However, besides waiting for the opportunity, as a powerful and intelligent original dragon, Fina still has a path to choose.
That is, like Hei, awakening the ancient dragon bloodline.
Awakening the ancient dragon bloodline cannot directly increase the strength, but it can find a new direction for Fina who has almost reached the end of the bloodline. This is equivalent to having a legendary imitation target, which will definitely be smoother than walking by herself. Hill came to the door precisely because he knew that Joshua had awakened the ancient dragon bloodline in Hei.
"My Lord Earl, I am willing to use..."
Looking at Joshua, who had a calm expression but said nothing, Hill calmed down and prepared to tell him the reward he had prepared for a long time. But this time, before he could finish speaking, Joshua interrupted him again: "For such a small thing, you don't need to say anything about the reward here. Just think of it as the reward for helping the gangsters learn the magic of transformation. What I think is that awakening requires a lot of materials. The things in the entire market last time I've plundered almost all of them, and now it's probably hard to find another one... Wait."
Speaking of this, Joshua suddenly remembered the Creeping Forest—the ancient dragon ruins that he and two legendary mages forcibly snatched from the Sixth Abyss! He looked at Hill with a smile on his face. The boyish smile of the elf druid looked very refreshing. The warrior shook his head and said: "It seems that you have made a lot of preparations. Even Barnier and William knows the whereabouts and recent movements of the two men clearly. Okay, now that you have planned it, then accompany me back to the Northland later, and I will take you to the Creeping Forest to see if there is any response. s material."
"Your kindness and generosity, my lord!"
After hearing Joshua's reply, Hill and Fina couldn't help but feel happy. They originally thought that this matter would be very troublesome, but they didn't expect that it could be done so easily. Hill also continued: "Actually, we only lack some materials with strong ancient dragon aura. We have already collected other materials such as ancient dragon blood and ancient dragon bones."
After all, as the backbone of the Sea Dragon Knights, Hill has accumulated a lot of savings over the years, and with the wealth of a giant dragon, it is normal to prepare most of the materials by himself.
Joshua didn't care, after all, he didn't bring the Creeping Forest back from the abyss, and the generosity of Barnier and William was not a big deal, and he already had a share of the produce of that place, so he gave it to him. What's the big deal if a comrade from back then was given an emergency.
At this point, the matter was almost over. Joshua asked Hotaru and Rin, who were still discussing in a low voice, "Is Hill a strict henkeeper after marriage?" "It doesn't look like Fina is very strong." The two of them and Xiao Guang, who was no longer shining randomly, went to explore the base and stayed, while they walked towards the wasteland at the edge of the Fairy Township.
When he made sure that the surrounding area was empty enough and no one was around, Joshua spoke: "Okay, Your Majesty the Pope, now I have time."
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Joshua's full set of titles are as follows: Lord of Moldavia, Warden of the North, Dragon Slayer, Favorite of the Seven Gods, Pioneer of Great Ajax, Lord of the North Dwarves, Dragon Controller, Master of Winterfort, Enemy of Demons, Conqueror of the Abyss, Witness of Kallis, Friend of Nature, Lord of Fire, New God of the Middle Court, Successor of the Sages, Holder of the Azure Orb, Commander of the Black Crows, Tamer of the Dragon, Lord of Extermination, The Beloved of Power, the Arrogant, the Savior of Ilgnar, the High Lord of the Blood Moon, and the Warden of the World.
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