"Your Majesty?"

Seeing that Israel had not spoken for a long time, Nash immediately asked with some concern. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The opinions of this group of people in the church are too transgressive, and your majesty is angry?

It is indeed possible, in any case, the Earl of Radcliffe is a nobleman of the Empire, is it what the Church says it wants? And even if you ask the Earl to help, you have to send a few people, hand over the formal documents, and issue a solemn invitation, which can be regarded as respect.

The middle-aged warrior thought so, he couldn't help but nodded, although such a step seemed a bit cumbersome, but the formal process of communication between the major forces was like this, just one sentence to want people, impossible.

"It's so much fun...... Yes, Eagle is not a fool either. ”

On the side, Israel didn't show any anger, he just rhythmically knocked on the armrest of the chair, nodded while thinking: "The church is dealing with the dragon scourge right now, they borrowed the Molten Core Star from me, it should be to go deep into a region polluted by Chaos, and now, even the Fusion Core Star is not enough to meet their requirements......

At this point, he didn't go on.

The Meltcore Star collected by the Delmond royal family, in terms of purification ability alone, is indeed not a powerful treasure, after all, there is a great difference between various positive energies, and the positive energy similar to sunlight of the Meltcore Star is used as an energy source, which is naturally the best choice, but whether it is purification or healing ability, it is not as good as the Holy Light.

And the Holy Light, in terms of pure purification, is not comparable to the 'power of order' left behind by the sages.

If it weren't for the Distant Sea Sacred Mountain to retain its strength and deal with the next concentrated attack of the main force of the Wild Dragon, there was actually no need to ask the Empire for help, but now, Israel believes that the Church is obviously in big trouble in that polluted area, and can only pin its hopes on Joshua, who has the power of order.

As for why it's not Brandon, the answer is very simple, not long ago, Robzek and Saya had seen Joshua make a move, and they had a little relationship, and the blonde swordsman had already returned to the Northland at that time, and they had never seen each other at all, and they were not familiar with it.

People naturally choose what they are familiar with and understand.

"That's not a bad thing."

Noticing Nash's worried expression on the side, Israel shook his head, he thought for a while, and then said, "Radcliffe's strength is recognized by the Church of the Seven Gods, which is an honor, but even if I am the emperor, I can't force a field nobleman to stay away from his territory and go to the far south on the other side of the continent. ”

"So, Nash, tell Nostradamus about this, and let him tell you."

His Majesty the Emperor gave an order neatly: "As for whether or not to agree to the invitation of the church, it all depends on the mood of our Earl of Northland. ”

On the same day, Nissière, Wintercastle College.

Like an iceberg, four-fifths of the volume of Wintercastle Academy is located in the mountain, and only one-fifth is exposed, so there are two reasons for its construction, first, that there is not enough space on the entire snow-capped mountain to build the academy, and second, that the temperature in the mountain is far warmer than the outside world, which is more suitable for human life.

At this time, in the deepest part of the academy, in the snow-capped mountains, in the big ring that was watched by everyone, a battle between apprentices had come to an end.

"You've lost, Amira."

The blade of the sword rested on the girl's weak shoulder, and the blade that emitted a cold and cold light pressed against the white neck, and the young man, who was nominally her brother, said in a calm tone, "This time I won." ”

"Okay...... This time it's you who wins, my brother. ”

Realizing that she was indeed powerless, the girl sighed helplessly, she tilted her head slightly, and she could see the silver sword light reflecting the faces of the two. Knowing that something could not be done, the girl named Amira simply put down the short bow that she was about to draw and raised her hands in surrender: "Congratulations - by the way, Ivan, when did you learn swordsmanship?" ”

This was indeed a question that puzzled her very much, you know, the girl had always thought that her brother had just learned some archery skills from her father, who was a hunter, and who knew that he would be able to use exquisite swordsmanship, which was simply unexpected.

"Teacher Theodore taught me."

Seeing that his sister had completely given up resistance, Ivan shrugged his shoulders and withdrew the long sword around the opponent's neck: "He said that as a mage, you must at least learn one skill in hand-to-hand combat, otherwise you will sometimes fall into passivity." ”

"Anyway, I really didn't expect that you would actually use a sword against your sister." Shaking her head, Amira said with some emotion: "You clearly said that you will protect me for the rest of my life!" ”

"My good sister."

And Ivan was not to be outdone, and sneered: "When you released a series of fireballs and lightning arrows to me, you were not so merciful." ”

"Hmph."

After finishing speaking, after returning the sword to the sheath, the relaxed young man came back to his senses, his whole body was wet with nervous sweat, especially his forehead, which was covered with dense sweat droplets.

Obviously, the battle with his sister was not easy, and this victory was just a narrow victory.

But anyway - I won.

Ivan whispered to himself in his heart.

- I defeated Amira.

――In the final ring of this comprehensive evaluation, I won!

It was only at this time that the real feeling of victory slowly appeared in Ivan's heart, which made the boy clench his fists and almost let out an irrepressible cheer.

Amira finished first in the written exam, and he was fifth, but in both the Wilderness and the Ring, the teenager was the first, so he finished first in the overall score - two weeks, the longest comprehensive evaluation since the opening of Wintercastle Academy, and finally ended with his victory for Ivan Makarov!

What a grueling two weeks, first two days of continuous all-subject written exams, then a full six and a half days of wilderness survival, and after three days of rest, it was a nerve-wracking ring match!

Ivan can still recall the six nights he spent alone in the Frost Forest, through pre-planned planning, he defeated the Frost Slime step by step, captured three Frost Butterflies, and successfully hunted a large wild boar.

But who could have known that in order to kill the frost slime, he spent most of the night playing hide and seek with the other party, and finally relied on the restraint of the morning sun to kill the jelly-like creature, but with strange anti-magic power?

Not to mention ice butterflies and large wild boars, they are all very dangerous, creatures that are many times more terrifying than slimes in terms of damage ability, if it weren't for his past life, Ivan knew their weaknesses and habits, and the boy might not be able to do anything to these weak monsters.

The next ring match, on the contrary, is relatively simple, due to the lack of magic power, most of the students know that they may not be able to release many spells on the stage, so they have chosen some of their usual weapons as auxiliaries.

Ivan was no exception, choosing a cross-sword as a weapon, while his sister Amira chose a bow and arrow as a secondary tool.

The battle in the ring is not hard, Ivan's talent is not the top in the entire academy, but it is also an excellent class, and in terms of reaction speed and actual combat ability, he is definitely among the best, with a careless cautious attitude and a good swordsmanship, he successfully defeated all opponents, came to the final finals, and fought against his sister.

As the person with the strongest elemental affinity in the entire academy, Amira's progress in spells is indeed much stronger than her brother's, and she has defeated all other opponents with a crushing attitude along the way, even Ivan is difficult to persevere, but Amira is only an apprentice after all, and there are few spells that can be used, and Ivan is also the person who is most familiar with her, so when the boy supports her until her magic power is exhausted, the situation begins to reverse.

Outside the ring, the students were cheering for the winner, and all the instructors were nodding and applauding, the final battle was just a trivial thing for them, but for the apprentices, it was wonderful, and the persistence and wisdom displayed in it also deserved the applause of their teachers.

In a daze, Ivan, as the victor, was led by Theodore to an office on the top floor of the academy.

"Go ahead, open the door."

The brown-haired mage lowered his voice and said to the boy in an encouraging tone, "Due to some trivial matters, Lord Lord does not show up in front of his apprentices very often, and this time he will give you a special reward for the first place alone." ”

“…… Be! ”

Hearing the words of his mentor, Ivan broke away from his joy of victory, looked at the gate in front of him with the coat of arms of the hand holding the sword, and took a deep breath to calm his emotions.

Then he opened the door.

Afternoon sunlight pours in through the skylight on the top floor, adding a touch of warmth to the cool-toned environment, and the dark brown ironwood planks absorb all the noise, making the room feel extra silent.

And a man in a black coat is sitting behind a wide desk, holding an ancient book full of historical sense and reading, with a standard posture and a serious expression, as if he is attracted by the materials in the book and is thinking seriously.

With straight black hair and red eyes, and resolute features carved from the hardest of rocks, it was clear that he was the honorary head of the Wintercastle Vocational Academy, lord of Moldavia, Joshua van Radcliffe.

"Ivan Makarov."

Just when the boy was a little at a loss, a low and clear male voice came from behind the desk, the black-haired man closed the book in his hand, he turned his head, and said calmly: "You have achieved the first good score in the comprehensive evaluation." ”

"Congratulations."

Ivan looked up at the place where the voice came from, it was the first time he had looked at Joshua so formally, so for a moment, his mind suffered a terrible shock.

It was as if all the colors and lights had vanished in an instant, and the whole world had fallen into boundless darkness, darkness, no touch, no smell, no direction, not even the passage of time, except for a deafening war cry that seemed to come from the distant sky.

At this moment, the boy felt his legs go limp. He almost fell to his knees, but thanks to the doorknob at his side, he didn't fall, leaning against the door, Ivan covered his ears with a pale face, gasping for air.

"Dragon's ...... Longwei ......"

He whispered to himself, "It's terrible...... It feels like it's going to be eaten right away, this is Long Wei......"

As he spoke, Ivan's voice and body trembled, but as if there was a belief in his heart, the boy gritted his teeth and gradually broke away from the heartfelt fear.

Fear...... Fear?

How can this work!

His goal is to become the strongest dragon slayer in this world!

For revenge, in order to be able to pay for his blood debts, he has been working so hard, is he going to succumb to Long Wei now? Succumb to the coercion that all drakes have?

Joke!

Even if it is death, he will never back down because of fear!

Wanting this, he slowly straightened his back, even though his body was still trembling slightly from fear, but he still stood straight at the gate, and his expression gradually became resolute.

"That's good."

Looking at Ivan's performance with some surprise, a glint flashed in Joshua's eyes, and he said to the boy with a pun: "You passed the test." ”

Because of his terrifying negative charm, Joshua could not appear in front of most of the academy students now, unless he wanted to see all the students unconscious, so the warrior specifically asked Theodore to bring the person who had the first overall score to his office and he would award the award alone.

The first is to take care of the other students, and the second is to put the future dragon owner through a simulated dragon test.

In any case, this is a dragon, even if it is a young dragon, it is a very dangerous existence, and the faint of heart will not only not be able to take care of it, but will be injured by it, so it is not a bad thing for this future dragon riding mage to learn to adapt to the dragon's might.

And it turned out that Ivan was even better than he imagined, just a dozen seconds, and he was able to break away from the extreme fear brought by coercion and sober up, which proved that the next time he met Long Wei, the boy might not feel afraid.

"Come here."

Speaking in a tone with a hint of a smile, Joshua took out a delicate silver metal box from the side, the outer layer was painted with dense magic patterns: "This is your reward." ”

Ivan took a deep breath, looked at the idol he worshipped in front of him, and then slowly walked to the desk, and the warrior handed him the silver box.

"Thank you...... Thank you, Lord. ”

"You can see that you already know what's inside."

Qiao Shuya looked at the young man who was a little dazed and didn't know what to say, nodded slightly, and encouraged: "This is what you deserve, don't be afraid about it." ”

"This dragon egg ......"

Suddenly, the warrior stopped talking, and he turned his head to look at his door, where strange space-time fluctuations were spreading.

Then, there was a very regular knock on the door.

"Come in, Master Nostradamus."

He beckoned, "The door is unlocked." ”

After speaking, Joshua turned his head to look at the young man with white and blonde hair, he shrugged his shoulders, and said a little helplessly: "Okay, little one, because of an accident, this award is temporarily over - if you have any doubts about your award, you can ask Mentor Theodore, he is an expert in this field." ”

"Now, you go back first, attend the banquet prepared for you by the academy, and accept the congratulations of your friends."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the office was opened, and a white-haired old man in a gray robe walked slowly, and the old mage saw Ivan who was about to leave, and showed a kind smile, he nodded in appreciation: "Good boy, you did a good job." ”

As he spoke, he took out a small box made of red shirt wood from his bosom and handed it to the young man who was still dazed: "Joshua has given you a gift, and I can't leave behind...... This one is also for you. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you, Dean! ”

Even if he was shocked by a series of events, Ivan would never forget who the person in front of him was, it was the true dean of this academy, one of the strongest mages in the empire, Master Nostradamus!

In just a few minutes, he met two big people in a row that he couldn't usually see, and the young man's mind was a little cloudy, and he walked towards the door as if he was sleepwalking, ready to leave.

And just before leaving this office, the young man with two small boxes in his hands seemed to hear a word.

"Joshua, His Majesty the Emperor has something to tell you."