Soul of Burning Steel

Since coming to Moldavia, Joshua has never restricted Suralno's freedom.

In name, the other party was his prisoner, but in fact, the soldiers just regarded him as an employee picked up from the battlefield, and didn't even interrogate him. Joshua was not at all afraid that Sularno would feel resentful for injuring him and retaliate, because the fighter knew it, but the other party dared not.

In fact, it is a good thing for Blue Dragon to be able to use his injuries to stay away from the conspiratorial Far South. Surarno did not intend to participate in crazy things like the Dragon War from the very beginning, although he did because of He is injured and has some emotions towards Joshua, but fear is far greater than resentment, revenge is almost impossible, and it is really possible to escape.

But even the fear gradually melted away because of the soldiers' laissez-faire.

During the recent period, Surarno has been staying near Winter Castle Academy as a "special tutor personally invited by the headmaster", taking care of the young dragons together with the school's tutors. In addition, he occasionally goes to the academy to act as a substitute teacher, teaching some rare magic skills to the students.

Any high-level adult dragon has a profound magical heritage and an indestructible body. They are natural fortresses of war and secret libraries of knowledge. The magic of dragons has always been heavily written in legends, and the facts are indeed the same, Sural The special magic skills taught by Nuo are unheard of even by some instructors, and have great research value.

The well-respected blue dragon did not encounter any difficulties, but received many praises, and even taking care of the young dragon was not as troublesome as he imagined. A human mage named Theodore had already put most of the work Arranging, and refusing to let go, those young dragons that were as terrifying as war magic in the mouth of a single male giant dragon, turned into well-behaved creatures like domestic dogs under the hands of this man—at most, a bit like a husky.

Now, Surarno only needs to take the young dragon for a walk around in normal times. Except that he cannot fly freely around the world, his life is not worse than before, and he even has better food, so this blue dragon After thinking for a while, Long decided to come to the Lord's Mansion and take the initiative to tell Joshua some secrets that he didn't ask at the beginning.

Surarno can probably guess now that his nominal boss is a warrior whose mission is to eradicate chaos. He feels that Joshua must need this information.

"As we all know, the dragon race on the Mycroft Continent is divided into two types: original dragons and astral dragons."

After thinking for a while, the blue dragon said to Joshua in a clear voice, "The dragons of the original world are all kinds of dragon beasts and ancient dragon descendants naturally born in the local area. Most of them have no Wisdom belongs to the uncivilized group. And the astral dragon is the five-color giant dragon and the metal dragon that are often said."

These are all the information on the mainland that is known to anyone who has a little knowledge of the Dragon Race. Joshua nodded slightly. He listened patiently.

"Scholars among humans often say that the body structure of giant dragons is completely different from that of many races on the mainland, and there is not even the slightest similarity. In fact, they are not the aborigines of the Mycroft Continent.” Surarno shrugged, and then continued: “They are right, although the Dragon Clan has never acknowledged it, but the first batch of Dragon Clans are indeed different from this world. It has nothing to do with it, it's just temporarily settled in Mycroft Continent."

Speaking of this, the blue dragon's expression became serious, and he even laughed at himself: "According to the history passed down in our blood, our giant dragon was forced to die thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago because of a great disaster in our hometown. Not leaving the original world, going to other planes in the void to escape, in a sense, it is a refugee."

"Is there such a saying?"

Joshua raised his eyebrows. He had heard of such things before, but at that time most people believed that dragons should be a race that colonized the entire multiverse, and he was the same. But now it seems that this thing is a bit familiar.

Because of the disaster in their hometown, they had to flee... Isn't this the same as those elves who were taken away by the father of nature in the world of Ilgna? Could it be that the world of giant dragons was also attacked by evil gods?

It is indeed a very possible thing, Joshua thought for a while, and then asked Sularno to continue.

"Since they are refugees, one thing is actually very clear." The blue-haired elf bard closed his eyes and sighed: "There are always dragons who want to go home, and there are always dragons who want to stay. Although the dragon clan has lost its civilization, there are not so many natural enemies and powerful existences that can threaten the dragon on Mycroft. After a period of cultivation, the dragon group splits up, and some dragons wholeheartedly want to plunder the world. Even if the hometown has been destroyed, you still have to see its wreckage, and some dragons decided to take root in this world and completely become part of the Mycroft continent.”

"In ancient times, the first civil war between five-color dragons and metal dragons." Joshua's heart moved, and he seemed to understand what Surarno wanted to say.

"Yes, the five-color dragon and the metal dragon split at that time." Nodding in agreement with the warrior, the blue dragon continued: "The five-color dragon I belong to is the descendant of the group of dragons who want to go home wholeheartedly. , so the five-color giant dragons never regard themselves as part of this continent. They disdain to abide by any local indigenous rules, but plunder whatever they want on their own. As a member of the assimilation, the metal dragon naturally It's the opposite."

"The two fight each other, so that neither side can achieve their goals. The five-color dragon can't smoothly collect supplies and sail in the void, and the metal dragon has been questioned because of the bad reputation brought by the five-color dragon. For thousands of years , both sides even forgot their own goals, they just fought each other simply because of past grievances, and this time the dragon disaster was precisely because the metal dragon god lost to the five-color dragon god in the civil war, so they could only fight from the Far South. Avoid, do not participate in this war."

Surarno came slowly, and many things were said from his mouth, and he had a completely different perspective from human beings—according to the blue dragon, this dragon disaster should actually be part of the preparations for the return home , a large amount of wealth and resources looted from the Far South Kingdom and the elves were sent to a gathering place of five-color dragons that he didn’t know, to prepare for marching in the void, and why did they attack Far South and the Seven Gods on purpose? The church, which is also different from human cognition, has another explanation.

"The mad dragon army can attack any part of the Mycroft continent, except for the Northern Empire at the northernmost point, which is a bit troublesome, the western mountains and eastern plains are better targets than the far south, which is full of dense jungles, but according to Blue The patriarch of the dragon, the legendary giant dragon Ritia, said that the reason why the Dragon God chose Far South as the battlefield is because we need to find something."

This is undoubtedly a top secret. Sularno said that this is secret information that only the ultimate dragon can know, and Joshua had never heard of any similar rumors in his previous life. For the first time, the soldier's face began to show curiosity and doubt: "It's strange, what is it? It can make the five-color dragon not hesitate to go to war with the three major forces of the Holy Mountain, the elves, and the Far South Kingdom?"

"I don't know... Ritia didn't say much, it just repeatedly emphasized that this has a lot to do with the five-color dragon's return home."

Surarno frowned, the vertical pupils in his eyes shrank for a moment, and then returned to normal: "But I vaguely remember that it talked to itself, and mentioned it when talking with other legendary dragons, that is A strange robe originating from the Church of the Seven Gods was once kept in a large tribe of elves, and then spread to the Far South Kingdom."

"They said that it should be a treasure belonging to the dragon family, because only those with the blood of the dragon can use it. It records the secrets needed for the five-color dragon to return home. Because of this, after the attack on the elf tribe and Outside the Far South Kingdom, the mad dragon went to besiege the holy mountain."

"But I don't believe it." The blue dragon shook his head, and even habitually used the dragon's usual self-proclaim in the dragon language: "Since it is a magic robe, it should be used by humanoid creatures. What does it have to do with our giant dragons? Since Keano returned from the void and became more and more weird, the upper level of the five-color dragon has always been so chaotic."

As if thinking of something, he then reminded: "But even so, the mad dragon army is an unavoidable danger. Recently, Rhettia is resonating through the blood, and the whole world has called blue dragons. I think they must still be there. I didn’t give up, and I had to do something—for example, open the gate of the abyss.”

When he said this, Surarno looked serious, not like joking: "Trust me, they can do it."

"Whether it's true or not, this news is very useful." Joshua didn't pay too much attention, he nodded in praise and said, "Even if everything else is false, as long as you know the general target and recent movements of the five-color dragon clan, These things alone are enough to make the Holy Mountain vigilant. Sularno, very good."

"It is my honor to be able to help you."

The blue-haired elf bowed slightly. He had finished his work here, so he took his leave and left. With a wave of teleportation, Surarno left the lord's mansion. The warrior continued to stay at the top of the tower, thinking about these things.

"...the robe." He frowned, looking down at the gradually bustling street, but his eyes diverged, and he fell into thinking: "I always feel as if I have heard somewhere about the robes related to the Church of the Seven Gods."

Joshua's instinct reminded him that this matter might not be false, even if the magic robe had nothing to do with the five-color dragon's way back home, it must be the opponent's goal. But reasoning about the likelihood of correlations between these pieces of information is beyond the capabilities of the fighter.

But before Joshua could think for too long, another slight wave of magic power appeared behind him.

Joshua turned his head and saw the long hair floating in the air, and the magic projection of No. 3 appeared in front of his eyes.

"Joshua." After the projection was completed, No. 3 opened his eyes and greeted softly: "Breakfast is ready, do you plan to wait for everyone to arrive, or do you plan to go now?"

"Wait a while." The soldier said casually, "What have you been up to lately? I feel like I seldom see you."

This is true. Because the main body is the crystallization of runes, the external image is just the projection of magic power. Originally, No. 3 could be said to be everywhere in the main city of Moldavia. Ya communicated remotely, exchanging information on alchemy runes, and at the same time directing various housekeeping tasks in the lord's mansion-No. 3 could even help Rin handle government affairs at the same time, help Ying organize documents in the study, and catch four or five cult members by the way.

But since Joshua came back last time, he felt that the ubiquitous No. 3's presence seemed a bit weak—if it wasn't necessary, such as telling himself to eat, artificial intelligence rarely appeared in front of him .

But this is not an important matter, Joshua said casually, did not continue to think, and No. 3 did not answer, but after a silent meeting, said in a serious tone: "Joshua... there is one more thing something to inform you."

"What's the matter?" Joshua couldn't help being a little curious. This morning, just now, Surarno came forward to say a lot of interesting news, and now, No. 3 seems to have something to say, which made the soldier feel a little bit Coincidentally.

"I don't know if you still remember Mr. Carlos." No. 3's voice was very calm: "This is news about him."

"Alfonso Carlos?" Hearing the familiar name, Joshua quickly remembered: "The one who took care of the family business for me in the imperial capital? Of course I remember that the last few times I went to the imperial capital, I was in He rests there, and I often communicate with him by letter."

The family business of the Radcliffe family is the sale of high-quality ore, and the coat of arms of the sword-holding hand symbolizes the largest supplier of high-quality ore in the Northern Empire. Because of the special support of the empire, the Radcliffe family is even the exclusive supplier of raw materials for the five directly subordinate legions. It is precisely because of this that Joshua was able to directly enter the Black Crow Legion and become a small commander of its vanguard.

Recently, the industry of the Radcliffe family is gradually transforming. Due to the cooperation with the rune dwarves in the Northland, the whole family has begun to integrate the industrial chain, that is, ore, smelting, casting, and selling finished weapons and armor. Joe Although Xiuya does not know anything about it, he is indeed not interested. Alfonso Carlos is his designated manager. This experienced president of the Northland Chamber of Commerce knows what to do, but in fact, he does Well done, Moldavian Territory is rich in funds, far better than before, allowing Joshua to develop the territory at will, opening academies and rune factories.

"What's up with him?"

Thinking of this, Joshua asked in a deep voice, No. 3's expression and tone made him feel that something was wrong, and he couldn't wait to know what kind of news it was.

But No. 3 was not disturbed by the soldiers, and still said softly: "Originally, Mr. Carlos would report the work situation and data of the week once a week. This has always been handed over to Rin and me, so he will specially Greetings at the end of the letter...Mr. Carlos is a very punctual person. Full of mistakes, omissions and contradictions, this 'Mr. Carlos' doesn't even know that Rin and I are the ones handling these things."

Joshua frowned quickly, but he immediately calmed down. He was silent for a moment, and then said in a light tone: "It seems that the problem is serious."

"Yes." Miss Artificial Intelligence nodded slightly: "If it's just about reporting, ordinary people might be deceived by him, but I can detect every trace of error in his handwriting and gaps in word habits... If it wasn't for funds Huilai has been working normally. I will tell you about it a few days ago. After all, I am unwell and may temporarily hand over the work to other people. He also said last time that he wants to train his eldest son to take over part of the job. Work."

"So what now?"

"Now, the news is all cut off."

Speaking of this, No. 3's tone paused slightly, and Miss Artificial Intelligence's voice became cold: "I suspect that Mr. Carlos is already dead."

The foreshadowing from a long time ago is finally connected now... If there is no outline, I almost forget that there is this line