Jingle bell, jingle bell -

The bell rings.

The Countshire of Moldavia, the main city, and the cathedral rang the clock, and the melodious percussion echoed nine times, informing everyone that night had come.

As the bell rang, the lights in every house began to gradually go out.

Because of the martial law that has been in force since half a month ago, even the commercial district and Liuying Street, which used to have their lights not turned off at midnight, have also been darkened, and except for a little fire in the hands of patrols walking back and forth on the streets, there are only a few places in the entire city that are lit up

And the brightest of them all is the Lord's Palace.

Towering over the city center, the castle-like building, there is a ring of tall walls that block the view of others.

"He's not dead?!"

A roar came from it.

In the hall, which was not very wide but had an ancient atmosphere, a man who was so strong that he looked a little fat sat on a large chair, raised his eyebrows, and said loudly to the guard who was kneeling on one knee in front of him: "How is it possible! Didn't the news that came a few days ago say that he rushed into the orc enemy formation alone and could not survive! ”

"My lord, according to the news from the secret agent, not only did that person not die, but he also made great achievements and was given the Blade of Glory, although he was suspended and sent for violating military regulations, but this is the worst news for us."

The masked guard couldn't see the expression clearly, but he could guess that the face was very ugly.

“…… Hmph, even if you're alive, it's just a silver warrior, and it's useless to come back. ”

Shaking his head, Danria Radcliffe, the tall and sturdy middle-aged man, sneered, his expression looked a little hideous in the light of the candlelight: "The knights loyal to his father are all in the Black Forest Fortress, this group of knights is the enemy who needs the most attention, but they will not be able to return before the end of the Kuroshio, and after the Kuroshio, I will take over the title long ago and become the new generation of Earls of Winter!" ”

Although he said this, his brows were still furrowed, and he looked very troubled: "But he is still alive after all, and for that group of knights, he is the backbone......"

"Mr. Danlia, it looks like you're in trouble." Suddenly, a deep male voice sounded in the heart of a sturdy middle-aged man, and at the same time, on the other side of the hall, a figure stepped out of the shadows, and a warrior wrapped in armor quietly appeared.

It stands to reason that the whole body armor made of metal will be obvious whether it is the sound of footsteps or friction, but this person obviously violates common sense, and there is no sound in his every move, and at this moment, another spiritual induction came: "If there is anything inconvenient to solve, you can talk to me." ”

"Swordsman...... What are you doing here, Silent One? ”

Seeing this armor, Danria sat upright, frowned and replied, "You should be on patrol now, why are you here?" ”

"I didn't hire you powerful wandering warriors to hang around!" As he spoke, there was a chill in his voice.

The Silent One's helmet shook for a moment, and after making a helpless gesture with his hands, he said with a telepathy: "Nominally, I am employed by you, but in fact, if it is not for the support of 'them', you will not be able to hire me, and the same will be true for everyone else." ”

"And I'm not here to argue with you, sir, there's very important news that I think you need to know." At this point, the silent one became serious: "You know, I don't have to lie to you. ”

Hearing this, Danlia knew that this was not a joke, and he immediately stood up with a solemn face: "What news?" ”

I couldn't see the expression of the silent one, but it must have been a big deal.

"The one of them has already left."

"When will it arrive?"

"Tomorrow."

Hearing such news, Danya's face became very ugly in an instant: "I haven't mastered this city yet, if that lord comes now......"

"It's useless for you to tell me." The Silent One interrupted with a telepathic call: "Let's get ready." ”

The cold wind whined across the rooftops, and the City Lord's Mansion fell silent, leaving only Danlia and the Silent One silently confronting each other.

At this moment, an out-of-breath voice broke the awkward scene.

"Your Excellency...... Gram... Master Chris is gone! ”

"What?!"

Outside the city, in the woods.

Standing in front of the burning campfire, Joshua's face was illuminated by the crimson light of the fire, and occasionally a spark or two popped out and streaked a trail in front of his eyes.

It is now a night of cold storms and snowstorms, frost and frost, and it is still nearly ten kilometers away from the main city.

While touching the head of the war horse that was chewing the feed, Joshua added firewood to the fire: "It's also hard for you." ”

It was getting dark in the winter in the Northland, and instead of risking the exhaustion of the night's journey, it was better to rest for a while and then think about anything else, and in order to maintain his strength, Joshua found a grove as usual, unloaded his luggage from his horse, and set himself up for dinner.

Breaking apart the dry food and jerky, he thought about his next actions: "The city gate will be closed after ten o'clock in the evening, it is too late to pass now, today is a night of rest, recuperate, tomorrow there will be a battle." ”

Now that the entire main city is estimated to be occupied by the men and horses brought by his uncle, Joshua estimates that he will be discovered as soon as he enters the city, and the battle will be inevitable by that time.

The wind blew and blew the snow off the leaves.

"The snow is heavier." He whispered, adding another piece of wood.

Moldavia is one of the four major human circles of the Great Ajax Volcano in the Northland, it is adjacent to the Ajax Mountains and the Black Forest, although half of the year is cold winter, but because of volcanic ash and geothermal heat, the hills and plains and forests near the mountains are suitable for living creatures, so it has been a paradise for monsters before the arrival of humans.

However, after the arrival of humans, the Black Forest was uprooted by generations of colonists and completely transformed into a habitable urban area.

During this period, no one knows how much humanity has paid, but the original semi-circular Black Forest was inserted into a triangular blank space and divided into two halves, and in the newly built city, there were many more tombstones in the cemetery.

The lords of Moldavia were the Radcliffe family, or Joshua's family, who had befriended the dwarves for generations and worked together to exploit the precious minerals in the volcanic mountains, and because of this, the manufacture and processing of fine ores and weapons became the main business of the Radcliffe family.

However, due to the climate of the Northland, the days of normal trade are only half a year, and the winter time can only rely on the dragon cart merchants.

With the boiling snow water, Joshua tore off a piece of jerky and ate another bite of dry food, feeling the taste like sawdust and earth, and feeling that his happiness had dropped by at least fifty points.

"If it weren't for the poison of the Northland pine, I'd gnaw on the bark, at least fresh."

He knew a lot of things, from the Blue Bear Beast in the Primordial Forest that even a novice could be reckless, to the Sky Shattering Dragon in the Belt of the Eternal Frozen Polar Circle that twenty-four senior adventurers might not be able to clear the level, even if it was a terrifying existence such as the Giant God Soldier of the Ten Thousand Realms Sacrifice Ground and the Blue Frost Titan of the Wind Erosion Zenith, Joshua also knew how to use the simplest method to crusade, and there was not a single boss on the Continent of Discord that he had not beaten.

When it comes to combat, Joshua is a master of all sorts of things, and no one dares to say he knows more than he does—but other than that, he knows nothing at all.

As the boss and the strongest fighter of the strongest wargroup in the Far South, he only needs to rush up and kill the most difficult enemies when needed, as for other things, such as diplomacy, planning strategic goals, developing team members and dealing with miscellaneous soldiers of other regiments, etc., Joshua has never paid attention to it, let alone life skills such as cooking.

To be reasonable, in this life, Joshua is the son of an earl, a middle-level officer, and the kind of person who doesn't need to cook, but in reality, in his previous life, when he was still Qiao Xiu, as the master of the martial arts hall in the Datong world, although for various reasons, there are no apprentices who can only stay alone in the gym and get moldy, but in the case of robots, no matter what, it will not be his turn to cook as a human.

All in all, that's why he doesn't know how to cook!

"Click, click, click."

Suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves on the avenue,

After swallowing the jerky in his mouth and experiencing the sensation of swallowing sawdust raw, Joshua looked back and saw that a person was hurrying towards the main city in the snow.

"It's so hard to travel in the middle of the night with such a heavy snowfall, but it's really urgent."

After eating dinner and packing everything up, Joshua felt that his stamina was quickly recovering, he moved his hands and feet to make sure that the campfire had enough fuel, and then leaned back against the tree, closed his eyes and rested.

The recent journey was too difficult, and the seventeen days and nights of the trek made Joshua, the peak of silver who had reached the limit of mortals, feel a little tired, and now he emptied his thoughts, cleared his mind, and recovered his energy as much as possible.

Hours passed, and the snow stopped.

Joshua opened his eyes.

With the sound of the leaves being stirred by the cold wind, the clouds did not know when to disperse, and now, in the night sky, two moons hung in the sky, one blue and one white, like jewels, and the white star rings spanned the night sky, like a straight dividing line, dividing the black sky in half, and the night sky was full of countless stars, shining brightly.

"What a beautiful moonlight."

couldn't help but admire, and Joshua sighed a little: "In the third edition, the abyss was unsealed, and the two moons were eroded, turning into the eyes of fear, and after that, I could no longer see this beautiful moonlight." ”

Although there will be strife in the future, wars and killings, the Microf continent is very beautiful in times of peace, and even in the early stages of the game, there are many new players who register accounts just to see the scenery, and upgrade to go to more dangerous places to see the scenery, they are called the Tourist Party, in the later game, most of these people have turned into druids and joined the organization of [World Remodelers], just to restore those beautiful scenery to the world.

Good memories are always short-lived, time passes, the moon sets, the sun rises, and it's time to leave.