Standing on the wall of the White Dove City at his feet, Joshua took the telescope from Rin's hand and looked in the direction of the setting sun, his vision extending into the distance with the focus of the camera, beyond the wide stone paths on the land, scattered woods and verdant wilderness, converging on the three peaks in the distance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The setting sun cast patches of orange-red clouds, the remnants of the sunlight peeking through the cracks in the peaks, and with the help of the telescope, Joshua could see a winding road rising from the foot of the mountain into the depths of the mountains, and the thin clouds and mist surrounded the fortress at the summit, making it look particularly hazy.

"Master, aren't you going?"

From behind Joshua, there was a puzzled inquiry, he felt that someone was pulling the corner of his clothes, and the warrior could only look back helplessly: "Don't worry, Ying, I'll take a look at the terrain near the imperial capital first." ”

"Oh......"

Ying nodded with some regret, she took a small step forward and came to the side of the warrior, and the silver-haired girl also pulled Rin with her hand, and the two of them lay on the rock wall of the city wall together, looking into the distance with their master.

The Imperial Capital Sanshan Holy City is located in a hill in the southeast of the empire, surrounded by terraced fields and pastures connected together, on the east side, at the end of the field of vision, you can see a blue mirror, that is the largest freshwater lake in the empire, Yongge Lake, it is rumored that the founding emperor of the empire was blessed by the goblins in this lake, and got an armor that will never be destroyed and a ring that can command the elements, and the tombs of the emperors of the past dynasties are on the island in the lake, which seems to confirm the truth of this rumor.

Below the imperial capital, there are scattered satellite cities, because the geographical location of the imperial capital is relatively difficult to communicate with the outside world, so a large amount of resources are needed to supply it obliquely, just like the white pigeon city where Joshua is now located is to supply the grain of the imperial capital, and gradually expanded from a small village.

"It's peaceful."

It was the early spring of April, but with the help of magic and all kinds of domesticated magical beasts, the cultivation of the farmland was not too difficult, watching the farmers who had become a small dot due to the distance of thousands of meters working in the patches of verdant farmland, Joshua put down the binoculars in his hand, he took a deep breath, the warm monsoon wind blowing from the south carried a fresh smell of grass and trees, the warrior let this air pour deep into his lungs, and then sighed: "Being around the imperial capital, I can't feel the feeling of danger in the border area at all. ”

This is indeed true - not to mention the black tide in the Hesse, the dragon disaster in the Far South has not subsided so far, although because of the emergence of the dragon vaccine, the dragon disaster has not snowballed as in the previous life, but the monsters that can really capture the city and threaten the human power are not those wild dragon beasts, but those evil lurking in the depths of the ocean, it is obvious that the lair of the five-colored dragon clan is not like the rumored floating dragon island located high in the sky, judging from the group of elite pterosaurs flying from the southern seas, They must have had many bases in the ocean.

However, none of this has anything to do with the Northern Empire, which has just eradicated the orcs as its greatest threat.

Although the orc civilization is backward and primitive, full of uncivilized wilderness, their physical strength is undeniable, but although the war with these monsters has caused the empire to suffer huge losses, but the results achieved now are enough to make up for it - in the past six months, countless pioneer brigades have left their homeland and gone to the unexplored land of the Northwest Great Plains, where warriors and knights who have achieved meritorious service in the war have been given their own fiefs, although the empire has lost some blood due to successive wars, But the foundation is strengthened by absorbing a large piece of territory, and it only takes a few years for it to return to its full glory, or even surpass it.

This can be seen in the spirit of the locals of White Dove City, the guards patrolling the city walls are dressed in neat uniforms and armor, and they trample on the ground vigorously, their eyes are bright, their chests are erect, and their hearts are full of enthusiasm, while the farmers and merchants who are entering and exiting the city gates under the city walls are also smiling, full of confidence and hope for the future.

"Alright."

Handing the telescope back to Rin's hand, Joshua also had a general understanding of the surrounding environment of the imperial capital, although some of it could not be observed due to the perspective problem, but now it was enough, he turned his head and said to the boys and girls, "Let's go." ”

From the White Dove City to the imperial capital, there is actually a direct teleportation array, in fact, except for Moldavia, a rural place that has just been chained into the teleportation network, basically any big city has a direct teleportation channel to the imperial capital, but now the time is not in a hurry, and Joshua doesn't care about the few hours saved, he would rather watch the sunset in the middle of the road.

The trio walked along the stone avenue for carriages, surrounded by terraced rice fields and scattered woodlands, and not far away there was even a river that shimmered golden in the setting sun, and on the banks of the river several domesticated demon cows were drinking. Occasionally, a few peasants finished their work and passed by Joshua's side, rustic men who spoke the dialect of the central region, and whose lingua franca of humanity spoke as if it were the language of another world.

The sun had set, and they gradually came to the foot of the imperial capital.

Since most of the people with a little money and power will choose to use the teleportation array to reach the imperial capital, so along the roads and stairs into the city are only farmers transporting grain and some caravans with little capital, now that it is night, the flow of people is close to nothing, Joshua stood in front of the uninhabited road, and said softly: "It's really spectacular." ”

It was a smooth avenue of masonry, flanked by stairs of solid gray rock that spread out from the depths of the mountain, gradually thickening like a gray line before reaching the warrior's feet.

Beside the stairs, there stood countless pyroxene chandeliers, not too bright to illuminate the road, like a winding band of light in the dark night, this band of light combined with other road lamps leading to the mountain to form a white line, wound around the three peaks.

It looks like a magic circle.

As a legendary warrior in his previous life, Joshua's observation ability was naturally much stronger than that of other ordinary people, and he clearly felt that the concentration of magic energy in the atmosphere at the foot of the mountain was more than a step higher than that of the surrounding wilderness, and the concentration of the magic elements at the top of the mountain peak could even form a cloud haze, which of course could not be formed naturally, it could only be man-made factors.

"It's an unimaginable amount of money."

Carefully observing the street lamps next to the stairs, the warrior noticed that these flashing white glow pyroxenes were depicted with inconspicuous magic patterns, and the runes were connected together with the light, along with the road all over the mountain, and then converged into a huge magic array, he nodded slightly: "Through the magic circle all over the mountain peaks, the elements and magic power in the heaven and earth are naturally gathered, providing power for the entire city and the three magic fortresses, and the people who plan this city must be a generation of sages." ”

"yes."

Because of the sensitivity of the psionic body to magic, Ying was also vaguely aware of this, she raised her little hand, and her fair skin exuded a faint fluorescence because of the abundant magic power, and the silver-haired girl said happily: "It's beautiful." ”

"That's not what the master said......," Rin on the side complained helplessly, he didn't seem to like this phenomenon very much, so he hid his exposed skin such as his hands and face in his clothes as much as possible, but this is not winter after all, and the boy in summer clothes always has some places that cannot be hidden, exuding a white light.

The three of them stepped on the stairs to the imperial capital, and the warm breeze of the summer night was harmonious, and they had climbed halfway up the mountain before they knew it, and since then they looked down, and the night scene within a radius of dozens of miles was in full view, and the nightingales chirped in the woods in the mountains, and the flying insects flapped their wings to accompany them.

But a faint voice from the mountain broke the harmonious balance.

It was a middle-aged man's voice, with a hint of tiredness in his hoarse voice, he was holding an object in his hand that seemed to be engraved with a communication circle, and was talking to the person on the other side of the circle: "...... Yes, Lord Moros, everything has been done...... That's right, how dare I forget what you told me, Lord Count...... Rest assured, the news of the Coldiron Earl in the Northland was easy to gather, and he didn't seem to care about others observing him...... Okay, I'll do ......."

The bits and pieces of words came out as he walked, and Joshua stopped, he turned his head to look at the middle-aged man's back, his eyes narrowed slightly, the warrior's brows curled, and his red pupils were full of curiosity.

Just now, it seems that someone mentioned him?

"He seems to be saying my name just now?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Joshua asked about his weapons, and beside him, Rin nodded, and the boy confirmed, "That's right, he did say your title, master." ”

Ying also added: "He seems to be asking the master about your current situation just now." ”

"Then it shouldn't be a delusion."

Hearing the words of the two people beside him, Qiao Siya chuckled: "Is it so coincidental that I can meet an acquaintance who knows me in the imperial capital?" ”

As he spoke, he simply turned around and walked towards the middle-aged man who had already walked down the stairs.

Ying and Rin kept up with the pace of the warriors, but they didn't forget to complain, and the silver-haired girl shook her head and said, "I think, there are only a few people who don't know the master now." ”

"And I just know your name, so I can't be an acquaintance." Rin also expressed his opinion, and he looked a little reluctant: "I just mentioned your name, master, so there's no need to ask ...... in a special way."

Without caring about his own weapon, Joshua simply went about his actions - if the others heard such words and only thought in their hearts, but he was the kind of person who would put his ideas into practice, so he walked over and greeted the man who seemed to be walking slowly down the mountain.

"Friends ahead, maybe you don't believe it, I am what you call the Earl of the Northlands, Joshua...... Hey, friend, why do you have such a hellish expression? ”

(To be continued.) )