Soul of Burning Steel

With a slight sigh, the owner of the voice, Nostradamus, walked into the lounge.

There was a layer of slightly blue light flowing from the robe on his body. As the blue light swept across, the frost in the hall evaporated out of thin air, and all the tables, chairs, and books that flew away returned to their original positions. After the entire hall was restored, Bai The old mage who sent the message turned his head, stared at Joshua and said, "Long time no see, Joshua, I haven't seen you for a while, I didn't participate in the celebration, and no one answered your communication, where have you been all this time? "

There was a trace of complaint in Nostradamus' words. He was the one who recommended Joshua to participate in the celebration. The old mage originally wanted to take this opportunity to introduce the warrior to several old friends of his. For half a week, he couldn't find the Joshua people at all. Neither the prophecy spell nor the astrology guidance was useful, let alone the magic communication. The warrior seemed to have disappeared from this world.

"It's hard to say, Master Nostradamus, you may not believe it, but I went against a group of stones."

Joshua spread his hands, he stood up, shrugged helplessly and said, what he said was indeed the truth, whether it is a stone demon or a world-destroying star, they are all a group of stones in the final analysis. Thinking of this, the soldier couldn't help feeling sincerely: " They're really hard to deal with."

"Well, some special stone elements are indeed a bit difficult to deal with, but Di Moore... why are you here?"

Blinking his eyes, Nostradamus misunderstood that Joshua had gone to the Earth Elemental Realm, but he didn't care about it, after all the celebration was over, the old mage turned his head and looked at the second prince who was frowning and looked a bit ugly, He sighed and said, "I know, you must have shot first, right?"

"Grandmaster……"

Di Moore responded in a low voice. He is not as confident as before—not because he lost to Joshua, but because...

"Don't explain, little Di Moore, I understand the character of your Diamond family."

Nostradamus said angrily and amusedly, he seemed to be really not surprised by this incident: "You are just like your father, you don't care to discuss each other when you are interested, one is in your study, the other is in The Great Royal Library... If it wasn't for the huge movement, I would have noticed that the library would almost be demolished."

"No, we will grasp the strength..."

"Your grasp the strength, is it the same as before?"

...

Seeing Di Moore being reprimanded to the point of bowing his head and admitting his mistake, the corners of Joshua's mouth curled up slightly. The archmage is His Majesty Israel's teacher, and he even fought on the battlefield together. In terms of seniority, everyone in the current royal family is Be obediently a student and junior in front of him.

Di Moore has always appeared in the image of a majestic and fearsome emperor in later generations. To some extent, in order to resist the invasion of the abyss, his actions are no different from those of a tyrant. Now I see him in front of Nostradamus It's really rare to be so deflated that you can't answer a word and can only bow your head and be scolded.

After almost reprimanding Di Moore, the archmage turned to look at Joshua. He wanted to say something at first, but in the end he just sighed and said with emotion: "When I first saw you, you were Fighting with Brandon... Joshua, do you like fighting so much?"

"It's okay to fight every day, how fun."

Pressing the shoulders of Ying and Rin on the left and right sides, Joshua replied seriously, but then he quickly shook his head: "However, this is not a battle, it is barely a competition, which is the level of play... I believe you It can also be seen that it is true.”

Hearing Joshua's words, Nostradamus frowned and observed. There was a gleam in his eyes, as if some detection spell had been solidified. After a few seconds, the old mage's pupils widened, and a light blue light wave flowed inside. , he murmured in shock: "You actually broke through the limit and reached the unmeasurable realm!"

In his eyes, Joshua's whole body is exchanging energy with the magic power in the atmosphere all the time, just like a towering tree, constantly absorbing the power that is beneficial to him and discharging the energy that is useless to him. , the blood is rushing like the Yangtze River, rumbling and rumbling.

If that's all, it can only show that the opponent's physical fitness is strong, and the breathing method has penetrated into the bone marrow instinct, but the slow, but not attenuated, almost endless increase in physical strength is what shocked Nostradamus the most.

"Extreme Intention of Power!?"

Incredible!

Shocked by the speed of Joshua's breakthrough, besides being at the same level as himself in such a short period of time, the old mage also quickly made up a lot of plots in his brain - for example, the two weeks when Joshua disappeared, maybe It just happened that I felt that my breakthrough was imminent, so I simply retreated and closed all communication with the outside world.

It's no wonder why they didn't participate in the celebration, and there was no one to call. This is indeed normal. No one wants to be disturbed by others when they break through. By the way, shouldn't it really be a breakthrough in the earth elemental world?

"If you have time, of course you can congratulate me, and I will happily accept it."

Shaking his head, Joshua stopped the old mage's congratulations, and Joshua's originally calm expression became serious: "But now, it's time to talk about the business... I came from the north on purpose, you don't think it's just to see you , to show your strength?"

"Of course not... just right, there is no one here, so it's okay to say it here."

On the side, Di Moore, who had been reprimanded for a long time, was still immersed in Joshua's extreme shock. Hearing this, he subconsciously narrowed his eyes and was about to turn around and leave, but Nostradamus raised his hand, Stopped him, shook his head, and said in a relaxed tone: "Stay here, you are the heir of this country, you should know something."

oh? Joshua watched the actions of the two with great interest, and he was thinking in his heart: (So it was decided at this time?)

So why did the later generations of Israel die suddenly without leaving any will? If you really don't plan to make the eldest prince the heir, then it's time to pave the way for Di Moore.

Joshua vaguely guessed a possibility, but now is not the time to think about it. He looked at the serious old mage, and then said something about the plague on the church of St. Lauren and those cultists.

Nostradamus's expression was very serious. Although Di Moore was listening, his face was full of disbelief. In contrast, the old mage showed complete trust. After listening, he said solemnly: "So, do you have a sample of this plague? If there is a model, we can go to the Royal Mages Association to conduct an experiment now."

"Of course not. I don't want to carry such a dangerous thing with me, otherwise I will probably be surrounded by hundreds of guards when I enter the palace... But you can go to the dungeon of St. Laurent Church. I put it Completely sealed underground... Well, I seem to have accidentally imprisoned it with a dozen heretics, and it is probably multiplying in large numbers now, so it shouldn't be self-destructing so early."

After listening to Joshua's words, Nostradamus didn't care about the life and death of any cultists, he just wanted to see what the plague was like right away, but just as he was about to leave, the old mage suddenly remembered One thing, he nodded, as if remembering something he had forgotten before: "Yes, I have to inform Israel first, no matter whether the plague is real or not, it is indeed necessary to clean up the cultists on a large scale."

You don't even have a sample, so you still believe in Joshua?

It was the first time for Di Moore to see that a person could have such a great degree of integrity, just a few words without evidence, and Nostradamus, who had always paid attention to evidence, believed it directly.

You know, this is a major event related to the plague, affecting an empire, and even the entire world!

But even the second prince himself has to admit that even he would not believe that a person like Joshua would lie. The soldier is right, fists are more reliable than words. How could a person with that kind of power Disdain to speak false words?

On the way everyone left the Black Swan Palace and walked towards the center of the hall, Nostradamus kept asking for details about the plague. He knew Joshua's identity and the power of the Azure Orb, as the soldiers said. , then this must be the conspiracy of the evil god. According to the situation of the Far South Kingdom being tormented by the dragon disaster and mad dragon disease, no one will be careless at such a critical moment. Even if it is an accident or a coincidence, one must be more vigilant.

"The Northern Empire is huge, occupying the entire northern part of the continent. Although it seems to be unified under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, each territory has a lot of autonomy."

In the corridor of the palace, Nostradamus walked hurriedly. He shook his head, sighed, and seemed a little exhausted: "The great nobles from all over the world have special laws in their territories. Will obey and listen to you, people are like this, let alone dwarves, winter elves, goblins and gnomes and other races... I mean, if the plague breaks out in some noble territories, or other races, and they If we don’t report it, we won’t be able to find out immediately.”

"Then we must strangle everything at the source, or let those lords know the danger, otherwise the plague will spread, and there is no way to stop it."

Joshua and Nostradamus walked at the same pace. Behind him, Ying and Rin had to trot all the way to keep up: "Even my territory, such a fringe place, has infiltrated cultists, and it's the same in other territories as well. , and even more serious."

——No, this is the only thing I have to say, you must be a special case! Your reputation has long spread among the cultists!

Shaking his head slightly, Nostradamus thought secretly in his heart, but he didn't say a word, he just responded: "His Majesty Israel is discussing with several special envoys in the hall, I will go to see him directly, if the special envoys all It's better to be there, and the news must get out as soon as possible."

"What a coincidence."

Joshua rubbed his chin, and he said thoughtfully: "The four major human gathering areas, and even the people from the church happen to be in the imperial capital recently, which is much more convenient."

Of the four major human gathering areas on the Mycroft Continent, the Northern Empire is the most special. It is the only large-scale unified regime. Although it is not united as one, under the leadership of a powerful emperor, it can also gather the power of the whole country. The war with the orcs in the northwest plain has been going on for many years, but due to the containment of the orcs, the officials of the northern empire rarely communicate with the outside world. The war between the two has prevented the two sides from expanding outward. The empire has no time to open up the Black Forest, and the orcs have no time. Invasion spreads outward.

In fact, in other words, it is precisely because of the existence of orcs that human beings will gather into a unified country to fight against this enemy.

The northern gathering area has a special terrain. The central part is vast plains and hills, while the southern and northern borders are all rolling mountains, connecting the central Black Forest and the Arctic Ice Field. It is the sea, and the same is true in the east, leading directly to the endless ocean.

The western gathering area is one of the oldest origins of human superhuman abilities. There are countless kingdoms here, which are ruled by families with long bloodlines. Most of their rulers have innate and special powers. In other words, here It is a kingdom ruled by warlocks.

The western gathering area is relatively peaceful, and the racial policy is extremely broad. Except for demons, any race, even the undead, can be seen here, and the struggle among many kingdoms is basically limited to the intrigue of high-level warlock families. Insufficient reason, the western gathering area is also the place where evil religions and demon sacrifices are most prosperous. Several large-scale living sacrifice events have occurred in the western gathering area in history. This place is mountainous, and each kingdom is divided by natural rivers and mountains. The reason why wars rarely happen is that the logistical pressure of wars across mountains is too great.

The western mountainous area is connected to the central Black Forest in the east, and the other three sides are surrounded by the sea. It is said that the Lantis Strait, where ancient dragons inhabit, is on its northern coast.

There are almost no continuous mountains in the eastern plain, only a few isolated peaks and a few hills. It is composed of grasslands divided by rivers and forests. This is the last place humans discovered suitable for living. To come here, you must cross the sea. Or through a long stretch of Black Forest.

In the beginning, a few mages took the lead to live here. It was no problem for powerful spellcasters to pass through the Black Forest. They settled here and brought some ordinary people to serve them. In this way, the earliest gathering place came into being. , and as time went by, the number of people increased, coupled with a wave of immigrants from other places, many city-states and kingdoms headed by mages appeared on the eastern plain.

Here, the kingdom is just a tool used by various spellcasting forces to rule. The two large mage organizations of the Guantian White Tower and the Qiyao Council rule nearly 70% of the kingdoms and city-states here, and the battle between mages will basically not be involved. However, there are still frequent wars between various city-states and kingdoms. In addition to the wars between the coastal areas and the mermaids in the East China Sea, the humans on the plains are still brave and good at fighting. Knights have been known throughout the continent.

But the Eastern Plains is also the place where the racial policy is the strictest. Except for the big races such as dwarves and elves, other races other than humans will be discriminated against. all rights available.

And the far south gathering area is also a very special place, not to mention its terrain with many mountains and jungles, but its cultural atmosphere.

If the northern empire recognizes dwarves, halflings, gnomes, goblins and other creatures as citizens of the empire, and many western kingdoms believe that as long as the law is followed, race is not important. If such a policy is considered broad and benevolent, then the far south kingdom does not exist. The word alien. In the Far South Kingdom, which was founded by elves, humans and goblins at the beginning, there are alien races such as giant insects, tree people, and deer people. They all have the right to vote and participate in politics. In the deep mountains near the Eternal Lake, even There are hundreds of lawful dragons living there. These behemoths sleep most of the time, but some of them like to act in the world. Some dragons even take human form and become the lords of a place.

Perhaps because of this unfettered environment, the Far South Kingdom has the strongest artistic atmosphere. Many well-known musicians, writers, bards and explorers are from the Far South. They are willing to explore and take risks. The discovery of these islands is all thanks to these people who like to do everything. The druids in the far south even mastered a method to convert the black forest into a normal jungle, but the speed is too slow and has no practical value.

Joshua vaguely remembered that apart from the Far South Kingdom, which is currently being invaded by wild dragons, the warlock kingdom in the western mountainous area was the most severely affected by the plague in his previous life. The eastern plains and the empire were both fine. distance and weather.

In the previous life, the black blood disease broke out in the winter of the beginning of the year after all, and it had already spread on a large scale in the summer of the same year, and when it spread to the northern empire, the winter there started early again, and by the end of the winter, the countermeasures had almost come out .

However, even so, the death toll on the southern border of the empire is tens of thousands. These are just statistics, and the actual death toll must be much higher. Although Joshua is not a good person, he can save tens of thousands of people with just one sentence. Why not? What's more, the actions of the cultists today have obviously changed from their previous lives, and it cannot be said that the plague must only break out in the Far South.

Under the leadership of Nostradamus, everyone has arrived at the central hall of the Morlaix Palace, where there are countless guards patrolling back and forth, and many other people are waiting quietly on the side of the corridor. It can be seen that these are all Attendants of nobles or missions, or ordinary people who are not qualified to enter the hall.

But now, it seems that the meeting just ended. The door of the main hall opened, and groups of people with different costumes and faces came out together. The one with a better face is a tall and strong silver-haired middle-aged man in a white robe. Although he is frowning and looks sad, it can be seen that he is just born this way. In fact, his expression even has a hint of sadness. smile.

This man's strength is very strong, and the power of the holy light ripples in his body like a sea. Joshua sensed that the other party has extreme strength, and it is also extremely powerful. Looking at this outfit, he has no The question is Robzek, the head of the [Hammer of Liberty] Knights on the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea.

When the powerful paladin passed by Joshua and his party, he let out a little surprise, and then he turned to look at Joshua.

Joshua also naturally turned to look at him, and the two looked at each other.

"Have you seen that kid Loranda recently? No, look at this breath, you seem to be together often."

The silver-haired, black-eyed middle-aged man seemed in a good mood, and he said heartily, "Tell him, don't be awkward, there are always sacrifices in battle, don't give up all your friends just because you lost a friend, the temple will always be his Home - we won't blame him, let him come back as soon as possible."

From the looks of it, he seemed to be an acquaintance of Loranda.

After seeing this paladin, Joshua suddenly realized why the blindfolded woman he saw before gave him a familiar feeling. It turned out that she belonged to Loranda just like the Robzek in front of him. Acquaintances, they all have a familiar holy light mixed with a hint of blood, and they seem to often fight together.

"I will relay him. It's a pity that he didn't come to the imperial capital with me this time, otherwise you would have met him."

"Don't worry..." The ultimate knight narrowed his eyes, looked at Joshua, then he shook his head, turned around, and said with emotion as he left: "Young people nowadays, a Than a monster, hey, I'm so old."

He could clearly see Joshua's strength—although this was because the fighters didn't deliberately conceal it, but anyway, a strong man of the extreme level who is less than thirty years old is really shocking.

Nostradamus looked at this scene, his expression unchanged. He already knew the identity of the paladin in the warrior's territory, so he was not surprised by the opponent's actions. The old mage waited until the opponent walked away, then turned to Joe. Xiuya and Di Moore whispered, "I'll go in first and inform His Majesty the Emperor."

"At that time, maybe you need to come in and say it yourself."

5800 words... The update is a bit late, but it has not been updated

The recent writing is a bit dull, but the transitional chapters can only slowly push the plot... Ah, anyway, I'm used to dropping subscriptions at the beginning of each volume...