Chapter 19 In the name of this north wind
Joshua knew what Aragami looked like.
Although in the game in his previous life, he didn't pay special attention to the information about the god machine and the absurdity because he was too focused on opening up new dungeons, but in the final analysis, this is also a hot topic, even if he doesn't plan to watch or listen, he will involuntarily be infused with relevant information by the people around him.
The appearance of Aragami is one of them, and that peculiar appearance is definitely different from other monsters on the continent of strife, and once you see it once, you won't forget it, and leave a deep impression.
The monstrous shape of the monster sketched on this letterhead was not the same as the Aragami he had seen in the game forums back then, but it was undoubtedly the same style, plus the characteristics depicted by Verdani Scarlett - the fighting spirit and magic effect were very low, only pure physical attacks could work, and when he died, he would turn into black smoke......
There is no need to ask the results anymore, it is obvious that the beast tide besieging the Moldovan territory this time is mixed with the traces of the Aragami.
"How could it be ......"
Regardless of the surprised expression on the side of Hotaru and the puzzled Zorgen and the others, Joshua swept the letter of help word by word, his brows furrowed, and the corners of his mouth twitched covertly: "Aragami? Present in Moldova? ”
This is impossible to happen, you know, all the time-space passages that connect the polluted otherworlds are in Moldavia, and all of them are well sealed, these monsters, where did they come from?
The warrior wasn't worried about what Zorgen would know based on these words, in fact, in the entire Northland, probably only he and Hotaru knew about the sealed space-time narrow and Aragami and the two of them, and only the two of them knew what Aragami meant by appearing.
This means that after hundreds of years, chaos has begun to invade again, and the tentacles of the evil gods have once again reached into this world.
(There are three sealed space-time narrow passages in Moldavia, two in the main city, suppressed underground by the sealing circle cast by the Imperial Mage Regiment, and one is the family graveyard in the Black Forest fortress, which has been firmly locked by the masters of the family with the power of order.) )
Although there is no previous generation of family heads to teach by words and deeds, according to the information in the altar, there are many ancient texts that can only be viewed as the head of the family, Joshua does know many things, and a subtle expression appeared on his face: "It seems that there should be a new passage in the depths of the Black Forest, which is uncertain for the time being...... Interesting. ”
As for why that Count Verdani didn't know about Aragami, it's easy to explain.
Although the Scarrant family is also the descendant of the four heroes who went deep into the other world and sealed the time and space portal, they chose to give up this duty after many years. In order to eliminate the information of the evil god as much as possible, the head of the Scarlet family of that generation also eliminated all records of the time and space passage and the monsters behind it in the family.
To give up means to forget completely, and this is also an option.
As the information increased, it made sense that Qiao Shuya had some doubts in his previous life - the reason why the ten players who had successfully contracted the Divine Machine at the beginning disappeared and did not reveal any follow-up content was not to deliberately sell off or hide their strength, but to abide by the agreement and not disclose any information about the evil god.
"It seems that I am indeed a person who cannot be idle."
With a long exhalation, the new Chaos Warden shook his head and said, "I was still worried just now, where was the Chaos Monster for me to kill, but I didn't expect so many to appear now." ”
Although it is very immoral, the warrior still looks forward to the existence of a gold-level Aragami in Moldova for him to complete professional tasks, which can be regarded as an increase in strength to resist the beast tide.
"My lord, what's wrong with the Moldovan territory?"
Although he couldn't understand some of the words Joshua was saying, Zorgan could understand that the urgent letter from the Scarlet family was a request for help, and he asked, "Are you going to support them?" ”
"Yes, Moldova, like us, is now under siege by the Kuroshio...... Even if it is for many years of friendship, even if it is for our own sake, we must support them. ”
Putting away the letter in his hand, the black-haired warrior got up and said, "There are far more demonic beasts besieging them than we have here, and judging from the fact that there is no trace of any living creatures near the fortress, I guess that the entire demonic beasts in the Da Aas Mountains are heading in their direction." ”
"If we don't take advantage of the opportunity of this large tide of beasts being attracted by them to exterminate them all, then next, the group of beasts will be scattered and attacked in all directions, and none of our remaining three leaders in the North will be able to escape the end of great vitality."
The purpose of the fortress is to attract the attention of the beasts and prevent them from scattering and attacking the weakly defended manors and villages in various places.
And in Moldova, there are at least 100,000, or even more than 200,000 monsters besieging it, and it is no wonder that there are golden powerhouses stationed to support it, even Joshua does not dare to say that he can disperse this level of beast tide, if the Scarlett family is lost, and the beasts lose their targets and scatter to attack, it will really be a catastrophe for the entire Northland.
Thinking of this, Joshua couldn't help but feel a little strange: "It stands to reason that their communications shouldn't be obscured by the magic of chaos like us?" Why did we get their letters for help this time? ”
But he soon found a reasonable explanation: "Yes, Verdani is a gold-level mage, and she must have a solution to this magical problem." ”
Although it is also gold-level, no matter how experienced it is, the warrior can only rely on brute force to disperse the fog at most, and use indirect methods to forcibly remove the interference caused by magic power, while gold-level mages must have a way to break this shield, which is the difference in the direction of specialization.
With a decision in his heart, Joshua nodded to the three people in front of him and said, "Thank you for your announcement, otherwise, with my habit, it would have been a long time before I found these letters...... What else? While we are all here now, we should speak out together and solve it as soon as possible, and it is better not to delay the matter of supporting Moldova, and we need to prepare as soon as possible. ”
“……”
Zorgon and Kili and Feng looked at each other silently, and the three of them seemed to have decided something, and then the blonde knight took a step forward, looked directly into the eyes of their lord, bowed his head and said solemnly: "Maybe it's a little hasty, but it's just a matter of handing to deliver the letter today......"
Before they finished speaking, the three of them knelt on one knee at the same time, their left hands crossed their chests, their right hands touching the ground, and they said in a deep voice: "Before, because of the busy affairs in the fortress, there was no chance, but now that everything is on the right track, then it is time to swear allegiance to you, my lord." ”
- Kneeling on one knee, with his left hand on his chest and his right hand holding a weapon or touching the ground, this is a posture that has been used for thousands of years in the continent of discord to swear allegiance to the lord.
Joshua was surprised by this sudden allegiance.
But he didn't behave at a loss, the black-haired warrior just stood in front of the three of them with a slight brow, puzzled, "I originally thought you were loyal to me...... Didn't you approve of me as the lord of Moldavia before? ”
"Not really."
The half-elf warrior who knelt on one knee took off his helmet, his long cyan hair was tied into a ponytail and put on his shoulders, the magic patterns on his face flashed, flowing with the light of magic power, and his expression was extremely serious, and he said in an extremely serious tone: "If you say that Zorgen and Feng don't know much about the young master, but I am different, as your young martial arts teacher, I can see the true quality in your heart." ”
Speaking of this, Killy raised his head and looked directly at Joshua: "Probably because of the death of the master, you have changed your slightly gentle personality before and become so sharp and decisive, but no matter what, in my heart, you are the rightful heir and the only lord of this land." It is my pleasure to pledge your allegiance. ”
"Yes. Either way, until then, we were knights loyal to Count Winter, Beluo Radcliffe, not Joshua Radcliffe. ”
At this time, it was Feng who spoke, as a young mage, he still had a strong figure, the white-haired mage robe could not hide the outline of the muscles, explosive power and wisdom existed in this white-haired old man at the same time, his face was calm, and he said as if he was chatting usually: "The retainer of my retainer is not my retainer, this sentence has been passed down for many years, and it is the same when I put it here - as your father's subordinates, we are not your retainers." ”
"Now that the old earl is gone, you are our new lord."
At last, Zorgun's face was still pale, but his voice was full of anger: "In that case, then we should receive our official allegiance. ”
At this point, the three of them took off their swords and staves from their waists at the same time, and stood on the ground with their right hands, while their left hands clenched their fists and hammered them to the center of their chests, and they said in solemn voices: "Therefore, in the name of blood and fire in this north wind, Lord of Moldavia, who bears the hand of the cold iron and black sword, please accept this oath and respect from your father's knights. ”
"By the witness of our lives and glory, we will be the blade and the scepter in your hands, and you will carry out your will on this earth, and destroy those who are your enemies."
Voices echoed through the not narrow and not wide conference hall, and Joshua looked at the three of them in silence, as if thinking about something.
It was really unexpected, and the sudden formal oath of allegiance was taken.
There was no hesitation, the black-haired and red-eyed warriors stepped forward, simply took the weapons in their hands, and then gave them back, and they also took the re-given weapons with both hands, and solemnly put them back on their waists.
Receiving the sword and awarding the sword is the most orthodox ceremony in the continent of discord to bestow knight qualifications on the retainers.
At the end of the ceremony, the black-haired warrior solemnly said, "I accept this oath...... Zorgen Kolklough, Keli Ouranos, von Lawrence, henceforth you are my sword and shield, guarding my glory, and I am your lord and protector, proud of your loyalty. ”
"Get up."
Hearing this, the three of them immediately stood up.
Joshua, who was standing in front of them, turned around, shook his head, and said calmly, "Having said that, I'm not a good candidate for allegiance...... You see, I'm not good at governing territory, I don't know how to manage my finances, and I can't even promise you that you'll be richer and richer. ”
Speaking of this, he laughed: "However, as your lord, the object of allegiance, I can promise at least one thing. ”
"I can lead you to victory."
Legendary warriors of the past, who have gone through countless battles without defeat, and I will lead you to battle, and if you win, you will win.
"My lord......" Hearing this, the corners of the blonde-haired knight's mouth couldn't help but curl, and then he laughed softly as if he was infected by Joshua, while the half-elf warrior and the white-haired mage seemed to be equally infected, and laughed in a low voice: "That's enough." ”
For the knights, this was enough.