Starfall 833, June 19, early morning, Northland Moldavian Territory, Nissière Snow Mountain, Wintercastle College. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the sun has not yet risen, everything is quiet, the students in the academy have fallen asleep, and most of the tutors are resting in their rooms, and the self-discipline puppets patrol back and forth in various important parts of the academy, such as the dormitory, the library, and the magic laboratory, these creations of steel and magic can detect the slightest movement in the darkness, and are the best guardians.

But there are always places that don't need to be protected.

On the top floor of the academy, an office with the coat of arms of the hand of the sword is emblazoned on the door.

Behind the door, there was no light in the room, and a silver-white moonlight shone obliquely into the room through the skylight on the roof, the only source of light, and in this corner where the moonlight could not shine, a man was sitting silently in a large armchair, playing with something in his hands.

Joshua stared at the dragon egg in his hand, the white eggshell the size of a human head emitted a faint fluorescence, which looked particularly hazy in the dark.

【White Dragon Egg about to hatch】

[Transcendental-grade gold-level material: can be used to make high-level magic ingredients, can be used to make 'dragon power potion', can be used to make dragon soul sacrifice vessels, and can be hatched into a juvenile white dragon]

[Dragon Egg Status: Extremely healthy, hatching success rate of 93%, modulated by a high mage through special techniques, the young dragon may develop the bloodline talent in advance]

[Item description: This is the spoils of war slaying by Joshua van Radcliffe, Earl of the Northland, from the white dragon's lair in the Far North Ice Field, it is currently in a very healthy state, and it may hatch at any time - be careful, the dragon will not take the creature it sees at first sight as its mother, if you want it to be close to you, it is better to show its strength and give it a hearty breakfast.] 】

【Lululu......】

[by——Dragon Egg]

"Yes, this dragon egg is very healthy."

Softly admiring, Joshua put the dragon egg back into the silver metal box on his side, he nodded, and said with emotion: "Take it casually, it is a dragon egg that meets the requirements, the gift of the god of luck and despair is indeed kind." ”

Since Joshua solved the Black Mist Incident in the Imperial Capital, he found that he was getting better and better at some inconsequential little things, for example, the book he picked up happened to be a novel that met his taste, and if he wanted to solve something, he happened to have a corresponding report sent to him, and it was absolutely impossible to buy inferior products when he went to the street to buy things, which was obviously a manifestation of a sudden rise in luck.

Originally, the warrior thought that Ogner's gift was nothing more than the return of the divinity he lent, at most a little more, but now he realized that this divinity from the god of luck still has such a wonderful effect.

"It's a pity that there is no lottery in the McCroft continent."

Joshua made a little joke, if there were, with his current luck, maybe he would really win a small prize.

Now, Hotaru needs to stay in the Lord's Mansion to take care of Brandon's two daughters, and Rin has to go with the Knights and the Church to sweep up the cultists from time to time, so now he is alone in Wintercastle Academy, waiting for the end of this large-scale comprehensive test to give the best students a dragon egg that is about to hatch.

At the beginning, there were not many dragon eggs that Joshua brought out from the white dragon's lair, counting the dead eggs that Theodore identified as unable to hatch, there were only twenty-two, and the dragon eggs that were determined to hatch healthily were only fifteen in total, and a full seven dragon eggs were inactive for various reasons and could only be used as magic materials.

But even if there are only fifteen dragon eggs left, it is not so easy to find all the masters.

Joshua himself was already dark, he didn't need a second mount, these dragon eggs were the best and qualified knights in the reserve knights that were ready to be left to him, but only ten of the forty knights were eligible.

The reserve knights of the warriors were specially selected by Joshua from the Black Forest fortress and the city guards after the end of the Black Tide last year, they were all young men, with good physical fitness, and even had the potential to advance to the gold level, and the warriors also specially taught them the breathing method, and after a year of training, the strength of these reserve knights has also grown greatly, and many of them have broken through the original class and reached a higher level.

Of course, they are not Joshua, without a system, it is impossible for the strength to progress so fast, so no one has touched the golden barrier so far, Joshua estimates that unless he waits until the period of the Great Demon Tide, it will take about five or six years if he wants these people to go further.

But this is terrifying enough, forty silver-rank knights who have practiced the breathing method, this is already a strong force in the empire, after all, this is only a private soldier belonging to Joshua, so the warriors are ready to find a time to remove the reserves in the reserve knights and officially give them a formation.

But even so, there are still many people in the Reserve Knights who do not meet the requirements - first of all, the most important point of the Dragon Knights is 'not afraid of heights', so they screened out seven or eight people, and there are not many who meet the dynamic vision and reflexes standards, and in general, most of them are eliminated in an instant.

You know, the most important thing for the dragon knight is to fight in the sky, because the dragon's mobility is too high, so the knight's reaction speed must also be very strong, and the knights of the reserve knights are not bad at this point, if they go through hard training, there should be a lot of people who meet the standards, but Joshua wants the certainty of the present, not the possibility of the future, so unfortunately, only the ten strongest reserve knights can get the dragon egg.

In this way, not only is there no less, but there are five more - Theodore, as a meritorious person in the hatching of dragon eggs, can get one, and this academy evaluation, Joshua is ready to give away another one, even so, there are three redundant.

"Leave one for the academy itself."

After thinking about it, Joshua decided to simply keep a dragon egg and cultivate it in the name of the academy, anyway, Theodore would not care about taking care of a young dragon, and in this way, if the Wintercastle Academy could be open for decades, there would be a guardian dragon of its own.

This is not a treatment that ordinary colleges can have, even if it is the Heavenly White Tower, no academy or department can have a guardian dragon.

"Two more."

Looking at the metal box beside him with some headaches, Joshua couldn't help frowning: "Send one to Master Nostradamus or Bishop Atanis?" Just take it as a thank you for helping all the time. ”

But when he finished talking to himself, the warrior shook his head again: "They don't need it, the old mage doesn't have time to take care of this little thing, and he doesn't need a mount, and the church may not be able to afford it." ”

You must know that when a giant dragon grows up, the ingredients and various special materials needed are enough to eat a small family and bankrupt, and Joshua is because he is the lord of Moldavia, the earl of the field, and relies on a large amount of savings and family inheritance in the past, which can support the load of the ten-headed dragon of the knights.

As for the academy and the two heads given to the students, Nostradamus and Joshua will help, which is naturally not a big problem, and Theodore has been preparing for decades to raise a dragon, and there is no big problem, on the other hand, the church usually lives a simple life, relying on the funds of the believers and the lord's mansion to maintain, and suddenly there is an extra dragon's mouth, and they will definitely fall into financial difficulties.

“…… Forget it, it's just a two-headed dragon anyway. ”

After thinking about it and not coming up with a result, Joshua shook his head and left it behind - anyway, it's a big deal to raise two more ends as a backup and can afford it.

Outside the window, the moonlight is gradually replaced by golden-red daylight, and the sun is slowly rising as dawn breaks. And the warrior stood up and moved his arms.

Today is the last day of the comprehensive evaluation of Wintercastle Academy, and it is also the last day of the ring competition, and when everything is over and the total score is out, it is time for him to appear and give the dragon egg.

……

At the same time, the imperial capital, the royal study.

Thanks to Joshua's struggle, the lavish study with its burned dome has now been completely restored, and the ornate decoration is no less than in the past, if not better than before.

"How."

In the center of the study, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, Israel Delmond raised his gaze from the book in his hand, and he looked impatiently at the leader of the Praetorian Guard, who was kneeling on one knee beside him: "Nash, I said, if there is no urgency, don't disturb me during my breakfast break. ”

"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, but this is news from the Sacred Mountain of the Far Sea."

The middle-aged man named Nash replied in a deep voice, not frightened by the impatience of his allegiants, but repeated in a clear voice the news he had received earlier: "From the church, the agent of the God of Life has been prepared, and the 'Divine Healing Ceremony' can be carried out at any time, and if Your Majesty has time, they will come to perform the ceremony." ”

“…… This is indeed good news. ”

Putting down the thick ancient book in his hand, Israel clapped his hands, his serious expression loosened a little, and he said with some emotion: "If I hadn't lent out the Molten Core Star, this group of stone-like priests might not have given me face—tell them that I have time at any time, and I can come now." ”

After saying this, this powerful legendary warrior couldn't help but feel another tingling pain in his lower back, he couldn't help but sigh, and said to himself helplessly: "If it wasn't for the mistake back then, why would I be so impatient......

Nash, who was kneeling on the side, didn't say much, as the leader of the royal secret agent [Shadow], one of the closest people to Israel, he naturally knew the dark wounds on the body of this imperial ruler, so after learning that the church was unusual, and was willing to invite the substitute of the god of life who had lived in seclusion in the Grand Temple for many years, Nash immediately rushed to inform his master.

In order to heal his secret wounds, Israel has searched for many methods over the years, the secret treasures of the elves, the secret techniques of the warlocks of the Western Mountains, and the magic healing of the mages of the Eastern Plains have all tried, all of which are useful and can suppress the dark wounds on his body, but they all cure the symptoms but not the root cause, and they cannot completely cure it.

As for the church's divine arts, he naturally tried it, but the archbishop who treated Israel before also bluntly said that the injuries he suffered at the beginning were not treated in time, and he had also experienced extremely fierce battles afterward, so the injuries had already penetrated into the essence of life, and it was difficult to heal them by any method.

Unless Israel goes one step further and sublimates his life essence and obtains a trace of divinity, any ritual will be in vain - however, if it is the strongest healing magic performed by the agent of the God of Life, the 'Divine Healing Ritual' is a different matter, and it is indeed very likely to complete the life essence of His Majesty the Emperor and cure it from the source.

But the God of Life was originally the most silent and lonely of the Seven Gods of the Human Race, and the same was true of his priests, the agent of the God of Life had always lived in the Great Temple of the Holy Mountain, and almost never went out, even in the face of the Emperor of the Empire, there was no way to invite him out to treat himself.

"Thankfully, there is a dragon disaster."

Sighing softly, Israel's mood was a little complicated, if it weren't for the dragon scourge and the fact that the church happened to need the help of the Empire, everything would be difficult to say.

"What, is there any other news?"

Noticing that Nash on his side did not leave, His Majesty the Emperor asked with some curiosity, "What else is going on?" ”

"Your Majesty......"

After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged warrior replied truthfully, "The Church of the Seven Gods also said that they still need some help from the Empire. ”

"Why, isn't that Fusion Star enough?"

Even Israel was a little surprised by this news: "They said that they needed a treasure with extremely strong positive energy, so I gave them the world's largest Fusion Core Star - of course, it may not be as good as the one on top of their main temple, but it is definitely enough to deal with most situations." ”

"That's not enough, are they going to explore the abyss?"

His Majesty the Emperor didn't expect that what he said happened to be the truth, although there was only a small abyss crack in the Abyss of Anos, but it was precisely because of this that the abyssal aura that surged from this gap was extremely violent and rapid, and it could even stir up a sea area unpeacefully, although his Molten Core Star was strong enough, it was impossible to shelter a giant ark in this sea area for too long.

"No, they are very satisfied with your help, Your Majesty......"

I don't know what to say, Nash frowned, his expression looked very complicated: "This time, the church is not asking for any holy artifact treasure, they are asking for a person. ”

"People?"

Squinting his eyes, Israel's expression also became serious, he thought for a moment, and then asked in a calm tone, "Who do they want?" ”

"Joshua."

Saying the name, the middle-aged samurai was afraid that this one name was not detailed enough, and said it again: "Joshua Van Radcliffe." ”