Chapter 22: The Silver Elf
A man in a hooded desert robe walked through the desert in the evening, and the wind and sand, which was slightly cooler than noon, struck him, causing fine dust to gather in the folds of his clothes and leave them like water. Vertex updates are the fastest
This is the world of Karlis, the Monadra Desert.
Legend has it that this was once a mountain range, but due to a terrifying battle and a huge world change, the mountain shattered and even shattered into what it is today.
However, because of this, many minerals and various rare materials hidden in the interior of the mountain range are scattered randomly all over the desert, which is very easy to discover, as long as the person with the corresponding magic equipment is willing to risk getting lost in the desert to find it, then it is sure to be fruitful.
This man who was wading through the sand and dust had been searching for more than ten days, but unfortunately, his luck was not good, not only did he not find the precious minerals that were sought after by the major city-states, but he was also lost in the wind and sand.
The cold wind surging in the night became colder, and the accumulated sand and dust even made the man can't help but stop, and shake out the two or three kilograms of grit accumulated in his clothes, let alone two or three kilograms of gravel, although this action made him a lot easier, but it also made the soles of his feet shake, and he accidentally fell into the sand, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of dry gravel.
At this time, it can be seen that around the man's waist, there is a serpentine coat of arms made of silver metal, on which are engraved with several small characters.
γCard... This... Generation... Who]
Probably because the desert weather was too badly worn, only these few small words could be seen, and the others were too worn out to distinguish them.
"Phew...... Looks like today is my time of death......"
Forcefully spit out the grit in his mouth, but the man only felt that his mouth was dry, and a feeling of grogginess surged in his brain, as if he had been hit hard, he knew that his mental and physical strength had reached the limit, so he suddenly lost his footsteps when shaking the sand...... However, this ending is not unexpected, as the 'Kallis's Substitute', his mission is to make the lives of all his compatriots living in this world better.
It is likely that there is a batch of high-quality Thorium in the Monadra Desert, which is of indescribable value to the city's magical reuse system, and the man knows that he is not the only one who has entered the desert, but he should be the only one who has found the vein of Thur silver.
What's the use of just finding it, a sudden sandstorm made him lose all his luggage, and he could only walk alone in the wind and sand until he completely became a dry mummy.
At this thought, the man realized that he no longer had the strength to stand up from the wind and sand, and he felt countless gravels piling up on his body, as if they were about to bury him quickly...... And the man did not resist, his mind had almost stopped working at this point, he just closed his eyes, ready to wait for the moment when he could not breathe.
However, after a long time.
"I ...... Not dead? β
The man didn't wait for the grit to cover his cheeks and block his breathing...... The short break regained a little energy and made him open his eyes in confusion.
Then he saw two or three points of silver light, swirling around his body, and the sand and dust flying in the air obeyed the orders of these points of light, blocked out of a faint semicircular silver shield.
"Another lost traveler, do you want to save him?"
"These travelers from the outside world are very bad, they kidnapped Sister Xingya last time, and they haven't come back yet, and Big Brother Gurney is preparing to go out to find her."
"It's better to save, after all, it's also life, and they are still of some use to the mother of all things."
After hearing these voices, the man suddenly remembered countless legends that had been passed down around the desert...... It is the light that wanders between the sand and dust, representing the existence of life and hope, as long as you enter the depths of the Monadra Desert and are accidentally killed, then you can see these lights, get their reception, and then return to the world outside the desert safely.
The man actually didn't believe these rumors at all, and although their city had only just migrated to this world, it had long been confirmed that it was a world that had been revived after destruction, and that there were no original creatures in it. What a light in the desert, is absolutely deceiving.
But now, the conviction in his heart is beginning to waver...... And at this moment, the few flying points of light seemed to have determined their opinions, and suddenly the man noticed that his body was lifted by an inexplicable cold force, and then began to move rapidly with the flight of these points of light!
The speed of the flight is too fast, the man has no time to remember the way he came from, and there are no landmarks in the desert that can be used as a reference for memory, all in all, in the chaotic trance, the man feels as if he has come to a sea of light, he smells the familiar smell of plants, and feels the vitality of life...... On top of that, he smelled the water!
With all his might, the man opened his eyes a little and looked at the ocean of light in front of him.
But what he saw was a large sea of silver flowers blooming in the desert, and countless glowing little people with the wings of the elders flying above the sea of flowers.
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"These immigrants from the Grandian world have developed rapidly, and it took them just a few years for them to officially take root and gain a firm foothold in my place."
High in the sky above the world of Callis, a black-haired man stood in the clouds, flying high in the sky at random with the direction of the wind, and beside him, there seemed to be an invisible spirit body communicating with him.
"This is normal, after all, the world of Grandia is actually the end of the world, they are all survivors of the apocalypse, and with a complete apocalyptic social structure, they come to you who are in a much better situation, and they can naturally quickly gain a foothold, and even redevelop civilization."
The black-haired man replied to the emotion of the spirit body, he looked down at the desert below him, and said with a strange expression: "But, Karlis, you have never told me this...... Well, the flower fairy thing. β
"Didn't you?"
Claris, the steel python, pretended to be surprised, and said, "That's probably because I forgot...... And you didn't tell me that the piece of steel I gave you was turned into a steel element by you. β
Joshua didn't bother to bother talking nonsense with Karliss over meaningless trivial matters, he lowered his head and looked at a calm sea of silver flowers in the middle of the desert, his expression was a little unnatural: "I feel the breath of my strength from these flower goblins...... Don't say you didn't find out! β
"You're right."
In response, Karliss nodded and happily admitted: "These little goblins are indeed born from the remnants of your power, and I have personally opened their wisdom to give them the most basic social structure and culture. β
Then, with Karlis's narrative and Joshua's own speculations, the warrior soon learned how these goblin-like glowing little people had appeared.
After Joshua used the power of the Soul Burning King for the first time to rekindle the flames of the Kallis world, he himself quickly left the Kallis world, and he didn't know the changes in the world after that, and when he came back several times, he basically wandered around the Grantian world immigrants, and he didn't have the energy to look around, so he really didn't know about this.
And the flower goblin ...... In other words, the silver goblin is the existence that was born when the warrior left for the first time.
At that time, the world was briefly revived after the flame was rekindled, and then slowly extinguished again because there was no life, and the reincarnation of the soul could not be reshaped, and the world of Karlis only stopped destruction, and did not return to normal, in this regard, the Steel Python did not care, because its foundation was still not damaged, as long as there was no chaotic power, then it would take tens of millions of years to naturally re-cultivate new life from the wreckage of the world, and then recreate the ecosystem.
Of course, it wouldn't take that long if there was an ancient dragon, maybe it would take thousands of years to complete the task.
However, it found an unexpected gain after Joshua left...... It is a small silver flower located in the former Monadra Mountains, in the middle of what is now the Monadra Desert.
This petal seems to be like a small flower like metal, the vitality is extremely tenacious, it is the only one that has awakened from the recovery, but did not wither after it, seeing this flower, the steel python Callis immediately understood, this is probably the key to its rapid recovery of ecology As long as it uses this flower as the source and develops many plant life, then one day, the barren world of Karlis will be revived again and slowly become rich.
"But in a few years, it will probably be the day when you send the remnants of the world of Grandia in, and you will become a legend."
Callis's spirit was with Joshua, standing with him in the clouds, staring at the sea of silver flowers in the desert, and he shook his head helplessly: "All the silver flowers seemed to resonate, and a trace of steel appeared in their bodies, and then these lives were born. β
That is, the silver goblin.
They are said to be goblins because they are indeed exactly the same kind of life as the goblins in the Microve world, they are all condensed from pure natural energy, and pure energy lives born of self-will, but unlike goblins, goblins rely on the power of the elements or even the power of ether to reproduce, while silver goblins can only rely on the power of steel, which is the shelter of the will of the world, or the cultivation of Joshua, the holder of the power of steel, to reproduce.
The silver goblins are a pure order life, they know how to cooperate from the beginning of their birth, and they almost never have infighting, they are extremely united, they live in a sea of flowers, taught by Carlis himself, if it weren't for the immigrants of the Grandia world, then these silver goblins should be the only way for the other party to save their own world.
"These little guys are very adaptable to the environment."
Staring at the dots of light that were flying in the silver flowers from afar, Joshua nodded solemnly: "They have almost no conditions, they only need to have 'material' to survive...... This is stronger than the delicate goblins, and letting them enter the low demon world really kills them. β
"Survival is simple, but reproduction is a big problem." In this regard, Karlis sighed slightly: "If I don't give birth, then it will take hundreds of years for the silver goblins to reproduce, and the carrier of their reproduction, that is, the silver flower, is too fragile, and if you are not careful, it will be easily destroyed by other beings." β
Joshua saw this, too, and he knew that the problem was not the only one.
Silver elves are pure order beings, they love mutual help by nature, willing to help the lives of other races, any traveler who strays into the depths of the Monadra Desert and is lost, they will take the initiative to send these people out of the desert, or guide the way when the other party is confused, in just a few years, they have saved more than seventy travelers, becoming a legend among desert travelers.
But it is precisely because of this that the silver goblin is suffering from the prying eyes of other beings.
For example, like the elf who was abducted from the mouth of a certain elf, some travelers took a fancy to the various strange abilities of the silver elf, such as the instinct to create a shield against wind and sand, and easily find metal veins, so they always used all kinds of rhetoric to abduct the rather pure silver elf to work for them.
Joshua raised his head, his gaze swept over the entire world of Karlis, and the Fullmetal Vision was activated, and he immediately found eleven silver goblins who were living with the Grantians in various places, and they were all silver goblins who had left the sea of flowers and gone to the outside world during these years.
The warrior frowned slightly.
Although it is said that most of the silver goblins are the guests of a Grandia team, they are cared for and offered to be mascots, but a few teams just use lies and tricks to trick the silver goblins into working for them, and these teams don't even pay the goblins, only occasionally give a little metal as food, but the naΓ―ve silver goblins don't think there's anything wrong with this, after all, they used to live like this in the sea of flowers.
"That's not going to work."
The warrior shook his head.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Joshua knew that the birth of the silver flower was obviously caused by the vitality and order power left by himself at the beginning, and the birth of the silver fairy was undoubtedly his own advanced legend, which caused a small range of steel resonance phenomenon, just like the many worlds born one after another in the great vortex of the void, in the world of Karlis, countless lives from him were born because he stepped into the legend.
In a sense, if the syndicate (with Lisa) who accidentally got the link from Steelforce was his first saint in Joshua, then these silver goblins flying everywhere were probably ...... It was the first 'dependents' of the warriors.
Although he didn't want to admit that his first batch of dependents was actually a group of goblins, but this was the case, and Joshua didn't think there was anything wrong with this, anyway, he was not an evil god after all, and he didn't need his clan to cross the world barrier for himself and fight to conquer the world, the glowing silver light cluster was always much better looking than those flesh and blood combinations that looked messy, and it was also a good attribute to the eyes.
However, since it was confirmed that the silver goblin was his family, Joshua would not allow them to continue to develop carefree or in a mess. Karlis himself didn't know how to cultivate these steel-powered beings, but it just so happened that some of the warriors' recent inventions were just right for them.
Above the clouds, high in the sky, Joshua stretched out his hand and pointed to the sea of silver flowers, and the fierce force of steel surged in his fingertips, even affecting the movement of celestial phenomena.
At this moment, within a radius of thousands of miles, all the flowing clouds were not obeying the direction of the wind, they slowly stopped, went backwards, and then converged towards someone's fingertips, and the gale surged, and a huge black cloud vortex could be seen forming over the Monadra Desert.
The sand and dust rose, the light distorted, the lightning scurried in the whirlpool, and with the convergence of a large number of discrete matter particles, a little silver star flashed in the center of the dark clouds in the sky, and then turned into a pillar of light that fell into the very center of the sea of silver flowers!
Suddenly, countless silver goblins flew up in a panic, and the light surged, instantly turning the sky over the sea of flowers into a hazy silver nebula, but soon, this nebula found that not only did the pillar of light not destroy anything, it even condensed in place, turning into some kind of substantial cylindrical light entity, exuding a ...... Peculiar affinity.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
Karlis, who was puzzled by Joshua's actions, said with some puzzlement: "I understand that you want to help these silver goblins, but this pillar of light ...... Isn't it the repair beam you told me about before? Silver goblins don't need to be repaired, with their size, if they are injured, they will either die directly, or they can slowly assimilate into dust and be reborn. β
"Of course, it's to solve the biggest problem of the silver elves."
Retracting his hand, Joshua allowed the huge dark cloud vortex to slowly dissipate, and the water vapor and wind and sand in it were extracted by him as raw materials for the manufacture of the repair pillar of light, and the warrior replied in a natural tone to the question of the Steel Python, "This is the most suitable gift for them." β
The repair pillar of light is actually a group of steel power clusters loaded with automated repair procedures, because Joshua himself is completely composed of steel power, and also uses steel power as his own will carrier, so repairing the light pillar as a part of his power, also has a part of his will, plus it itself is pure steel power, the two add up, which will of course make the silver goblin feel close.
In addition, the Repair Light Pillar has a strong defensive ability, which can create various shelter barriers by controlling electromagnetic force and gravity, and this large repair light pillar can be used as the base camp of the Silver Elf, protecting the Silver Elf's hometown Flower Sea from being attacked by the existence below the legend...... And it's also the best place for the Silver Elf to store their offspring, which is much better than the Silver Flower.
"They'll figure out how to fix the pillar of light themselves, so I don't have to say much."
Joshua didn't want to interfere too much with the normal development of the silver goblins, the goblin clan in the world of Microf, with four legendary empresses, and even the ability to create the world, the warrior didn't want his intervention to affect this race with great potential, but after all, the other party was also his own family, so he provided basic shelter and reproduction help.
As for the silver goblins who had been deceived or invited outside the sea of flowers, the warriors did not intend to help them, because it was their own choice, and the most Joshua could do was to send a little bit of information about the power of steel from the secret books of the Earth Temple to all the silver goblins, so that they could learn a little basic exercise and strengthening ability.
"The weak will be exploited, and even if there is protection from the strong, it will not help the essence. But I can make them strong under my protection. β
Joshua slowly walked in the air, and he said softly, "But if you are willing to be weak, or if you don't want to be strong, then I can't do it." β
"Are you putting too much value on the so-called 'free will'?"
When Joshua was almost at the edge of the world, the steel python Karlis, who had been silent for a long time, asked in a very puzzled tone, "Joshua, this is your family...... It is precisely because I know this that I support them, but I don't intervene...... If you wish, you can elevate all the Silver Elves to your own formidable force, and they will be willing to fight for you, the creator! β
The predecessor of the Famine Evil God, the crystal insect Ulmardeis, was actually not a powerful fighting race, but when the world degenerated into an evil god, the prototype of the crystal insect was promoted to its powerful family, becoming a powerful chaotic life that could travel through the void and even recreate a civilization single-handedly.
With Joshua's strength, he may not be able to elevate his core clan to the level of a legend like an evil god, but when he ascends to the peak of gold, it is really not a problem at all With the life essence of the silver goblin, Joshua can easily make the matter decay and learn the molecular rout level attack, which is an extremely powerful attack method for any race.
"The basis of freedom is not to interfere with the freedom of others."
But for this opinion, Joshua shook his head solemnly and said, "If I don't want to become a monster that runs rampant in the multiverse, then I must stick to this code. β
"A group of silver goblins, even if they are promoted by me, is there any meaning to the realm I am in now? If I wanted to, I could create more attack platforms than their entire population in thirty minutes, each capable of unleashing legendary energy blasts, capable of mutagenic matter decay, and able to absorb free energy from the void to act automatically...... Is it necessary to strangle the future of a race for the sake of a little combat power that is not important? β
Of course not. Carlis understands the matter, too.
For today's Joshua and Steel Python, time is a meaningless thing, if it weren't for the invasion of the evil gods, they could wait for thousands of years for a group of primitive people to develop a civilization that can enter and exit the void, if they themselves go out to teach, then the speed will be even faster, the foundation of the silver goblin is very good, and it is completely possible to develop a civilization that is not inferior to the goblins of the Microf world, that is a plural number of legendary powerhouses, and even has the opportunity to go further.
There's no need to pull out the seedlings to help them grow, it's good to let them develop freely and make their own choices, so it's good to be strong or maintain the status quo.
What's more, as Joshua said.
Thinking of this, Claris of Steel Python couldn't help but sigh in his spirit.
Indeed, if you don't want the warrior to get used to this coercive method under strong intervention again and again, and eventually slowly become a rampant existence, then it is indeed better not to start this from the beginning...... Even if it is a trivial possibility, it is not worth trying with a little indifferent force.
"Okay, there's no need to be so upset about this kind of trivial matter, after all, the size of the silver goblin, if you want them to go to war, I will feel like a disgusting bastard."
Joshua didn't know what Karliss was thinking, he clapped his hands, and sat down in the air high in the world of Karlis, he directly embodied the general chair in the air, and then took out a brilliant gem, and said with a smile: "Come, the teleportation should be almost over, you and I will take a look at what kind of world these young men from the Department of External Exploration have gone to now." β
As he spoke, the Brilliant Gem, that is, the spiritual terminal, released a curtain of light under the influence of the warrior's power, and this curtain of light was pitch black and still flickering.
However, it was not long before the light curtain slowly calmed down, and the signals began to connect, and a little light and shadow could be faintly seen, and in the light and shadow, several human figures were busy moving.
That's the image of the Outer Exploration Team.