After hearing the voice of agreement, the door was gently pushed open a small crack, and then opened with a creak.
What appeared behind the door was Hotaru in a black gown. The young maid came with light steps. She was carrying a tea tray, looked up at the center of the conference room, and then said respectfully: "Master."
"Ah, it's just the right time."
Standing up from the conference table, Joshua didn't feel thirsty when he was thinking before, but now, when he saw the steaming cup of black tea, he realized that he had not drank water all morning, and his throat suddenly felt sore. Somewhat dry.
"Well done." He took the tea and took a sip. A warmth went straight into his stomach. The soldier did not hesitate to praise him. He also noticed the girl's new outfit, so he complimented her casually: "Your new clothes." She’s also very beautiful, why did you suddenly think of changing clothes today?”
"Yes... is it..."
Joshua didn't notice Yingying's unnatural blush. He shifted his gaze to behind the door: "Gentlemen, don't stay outside the door. I'm telling you to come in together. What are you doing outside the door?"
"excuse me."
After hearing these words, the three people headed by Zolgen walked into the conference room.
"Lord Earl." The two warriors performed a knight's salute, while the white-haired mage Feng only bent slightly.
Zolgen, who has just recovered from his serious injury, is walking in front. His face is a little thin and pale, but it seems that the knight has roughly restored his normal ability to move. You know, he was still a little lame when he went out not long ago. He was crippled, but now he can go up and down stairs and walk normally. It must be said that the Silver Warrior's resilience is indeed strong, and he has gradually transcended the realm of mortals.
As the garrison commander of the Black Forest Fortress, this blond knight's position was half a level higher than that of Kili and Feng. If he wanted to report something important to the lord, the only candidate would be him.
"What's the important thing for the three of you to come together?"
After taking a sip of tea, Joshua asked with some confusion.
Now the Black Forest Fortress is still rebuilding and repairing the collapsed wall. Except for Zolgen who was seriously injured before, Kili and Feng should be on site to direct and supervise the progress of the project. How could they have time to come and find him? Is there really something important
"Sir, these urgent letters came from the communication circle. We thought you should know about it immediately, so we brought them here, but since we didn't check their contents, we don't know how important they are."
"Show me first."
Zolgen stepped forward, took out a few envelopes from his arms and handed them to Joshua. The soldier did not hesitate, and immediately opened one as soon as he got it, and took out the letter inside.
"Demonized paper... This is an urgent manuscript sent through a subpoena!"
The moment he touched the letter, Joshua knew that this was indeed very important information.
The so-called copying of messages is actually a technology similar to faxing. Through the magical resonance of the communication array, the letter at one end of the communication array is completely copied to the blank magic paper at the other end. Although the principle is not very complicated, it will Because the lengthening of the distance leads to a sharp increase in magic power consumption and high cost, no one will use this technology if it is not necessary.
After roughly sensing it, Joshua was surprised to find that the three letters in his hand were actually made of demonized paper.
"Three urgent communications came at the same time. What's going on today?"
After exclaiming, the soldier understood why the three of them came together, but now was not the time to think about such things. He just looked at the contents seriously without saying a word.
There was sudden silence in the conference room. The black-haired and red-eyed lord frowned and looked at the letter in his hand carefully. The silver-haired maid stood beside him, lowering her head in silence. The three fortress officers looked serious, as if Thinking about something very important.
"call."
After a while, Joshua breathed a sigh of relief. He put the first letter aside with a smile, shook his head and said, "The first letter is good news."
"What good news?"
This time it was Keely who asked. His voice was still a little muffled due to the isolation of the helmet: "If it is good news, there should be no need to use such an emergency communication method."
This can be regarded as an old habit of the half-elf warrior. He did not deliberately question anything, but simply raised unreasonable points.
"This is a letter from the dwarves."
Facing this half-elf warrior who had taught him martial arts when he was a child, Joshua had always respected him and knew his speaking style. He replied seriously: "The rune dwarves of Lava Lake learned about the magic tide. According to the news, their big forge is ready to provide us with a batch of supplies and arrows and weapons free of charge based on their friendship over the years."
"Originally, they planned to let Xin and the convoy set off together, but later they felt that this was too slow, so they simply used the communication circle to copy the message. You know, there is no shortage of magic power in the lava lake."
Having said this, he picked up the letter he had put aside and scanned the letter from the dwarf: "Originally, they planned to send a team of people to help us build a new city wall, but due to the winter weather, it was really difficult. The activities suitable for dwarves can only be given up and replaced with a batch of special construction materials."
"That's such a shame."
Hearing this, Feng who was standing aside couldn't help but murmured: "The forging and construction capabilities of the dwarves are indeed second to none on the mainland. With their help, the new city wall will definitely be stronger, at least it will not be attacked by mammoth beasts." It collapsed."
"That was force majeure. The original city wall also had the blessing of the elves' plant roots. Ordinary siege vehicles could not even smash the surface, but the crazy golden monster is a super monster that cannot be measured by common sense... Anyway, it is not bad to have a batch of material assistance. .”
Joshua didn't dwell on it anymore. He picked up the second letter and quickly opened it.
"Letter from Alfonso?"
Scanning his eyes and seeing the signature, the soldier was startled. He didn't expect that this letter was actually sent by the businessman Alfonso. Then, his interest greatly increased and he looked at the letter in his hand with interest.
The message in the letter was brief.
More than ten days ago, after receiving the recommendation letter from Joshua, the businessman immediately set off and entered the area where the dwarves lived. By some means, he actually got the right to use the dwarf tunnel. .
Now, Alfonso and his caravan have passed through the tunnel, bypassing the blocked checkpoints on land and the crazy beasts of the Black Forest, and quickly arrived in a big city in the central region of the empire, and have begun to search for Qiao. Those special items that Xiu Ya mentioned.
"I have found the magic book that is very similar to what I mentioned. However, because it is in the hands of a certain noble, I cannot acquire it for the time being. I can only wait and see if he will consign it to the spring auction in the imperial capital this year."
Whispering to himself, Joshua thought for a while, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Anyway, this efficiency is really good. Originally, I just tried my best, but now it seems that maybe it can really be done." Successfully changed the fate of Ares Fortress."
There is one last letter left.
Joshua looked up at the three people with serious expressions. He felt that this last letter was the most important thing.
Picking up the violet envelope, it was stamped with a bright red crescent moon, signed by Verdanis Scarlet.
"Scarlet from Moldova?"
Of course the warrior knew that Scarlet, a family of four border lords in the North like himself, was marked by the bright red crescent moon.
In fact, among the four territories of the Northland, there were enemies like the Wilson family who had evil intentions towards the Radcliffe family, as well as acquaintances and even friends who had been exchanging letters for hundreds of years.
Although they may not all have good intentions in their hearts now, on the surface they at least have a friendship left over from their past interactions with their ancestors. The countess of the Scarlet family is such a presence for Joshua.
[To Joshua Radcliffe, lord of Moldavia, heir to the Radcliffe family, and holding the sword of cold iron]
…
Overall, this letter can be roughly summarized in a few sentences.
Along with the cold wind and snow from the Far North Sea, this time the tide of beasts in the Snow-covered Sea was unusually ferocious. Under the impact of a crazy cycle, the countess of the Scarlet family, the golden junior The mage could no longer hold on any longer. In the crisis, he had to ask for help from everywhere.
Seeing this, Joshua couldn't help but frown.
Although the tone did not mean to beg, anyone could see the anxiety in the words. This was completely different from the proud Scarlet family in his memory. Could the beast tide really be so terrifying? Is the Moldova Territory, which is guarded by a golden strongman, almost unable to support itself
Indeed, it is possible. Joshua couldn't help but recall the recent unusual movements in the Black Forest.
Logically speaking, even if the beast tide dissipates, half of the beasts will not be gone. However, when the soldiers went out on patrol a few days ago, they really did not see even half a beast in the forest. In the black forest, There was only the slowly falling white snow and a deathly silence.
The Warcraft is not dead, so it must have gone to other places. It is not in Moldavia, and I have never heard of a black tide appearing in other places. In addition, Joshua deduced the route of the Black Eclipse Dragon based on the magic map before, so it is very possible. All the magical beasts in the nearby Black Forest rushed to Moldova... If this is the case, it is really unlucky.
No, if this is really the case, then it is not just bad luck, but can only be described as misfortune.
There is a second page of the letter.
[If it is just a pure beast tide, it is not impossible to hold on, but some new strange monsters seem to have been born in the depths of the black forest. They are not afraid of magic or fighting spirit. Only pure physical attacks can destroy them.
These monsters will turn into black smoke and disappear after death, as if they are not flesh and blood at all, and their various strange abilities are too powerful and difficult to deal with. This is the reason why we cannot persist.
Although there are competitions and conspiracies between the four territories of the North, this is not the time to talk about them. My friends, if Moldova is conquered, this group of people will never be full after eating all our flesh and blood. Beast, where will this black tide of hunger and thirst go? Therefore, even if it is for yourself, please lend a helping hand. In the name of the Red Crescent of Destiny, the Scarlet family will not treat any friend badly.
—Yours faithfully, Verdanis Scarlet]
Seeing this direct and refreshing sentence and extremely familiar description, the shadow of a monster vaguely appeared in Joshua's mind.
Until finally, he saw the image of the monster outlined in ink at the bottom of the envelope.
This is a completely different beast from ordinary monsters. It seems to be a ferocious monster from another world.
Joshua's pupils shrank and he said in shock:
"Aragami!"
Miss Verdani's process of resisting the black tide probably has a huge advantage. I am very strong. I can't lose after a wave. How can I lose when I'm riding on the face of gold? Damn it, blood collapse, GG, ginger, take me, Maxima and helpless rua Such a process
As for the content of the letter, it’s actually quite long. It took me a long time to write it, but when I thought about it carefully, I realized it was just water, so I deleted it.
(End of chapter)