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When Lolanda was ushered in by the maid and sat in the reception hall of the lord's palace waiting for Joshua to arrive, he couldn't help but think so as to look at the surrounding decorations.

The Radcliffe family's décor is so gloomy that it resembles the castles of vampires in knightly novels.

In front of him, there is a neat and orderly hall full of Northland style, whether it is potted plants, tables and chairs, hanging paintings or ornaments, they are all placed in an orderly manner, making people speechless, but the dark floor with the gray walls, coupled with the slightly dim pyroxene lamp, always makes people feel an instinctive sense of oppression.

But even so, the paladin has to admit that the decorations are indeed very exquisite, although the style is a little depressing, but the details are gorgeous, and definitely worthy of the history and status of the Radcliffe family.

However, the design style is too far from the other side of the holy mountain, so he is a little unaccustomed to it every time he comes. Sighing slightly, Lolanda turned her head to look to the other side.

Hanging on the most conspicuous wall of the hall is a map of the McCrove world, next to which are several smaller maps of the Empire, the map of the Northland and the map of the Moldavian territory, this map seems to have been newly replaced, there are many places on it that are specially marked with red dots and black crosses, the paladin Dingqing took a look, and found that those red dots are concentrated in the far south, which is the current center of the dragon scourge, while the black forks are more scattered, all over the world, and there is nothing to see for the time being.

- Does the red dot represent the dragon calamity, and the black cross represents the cultist?

Because he saw that many places on the map of the Moldavian Territory were marked with black crosses, and he himself had gone out of the city several times to sweep the city, and recognized the places marked on them, which happened to be a few villages where cultists had appeared, so Lolanda couldn't help but have such a conjecture.

And just as he was carefully looking at the dense signs on the map, a clear and rhythmic footstep came from a distance.

Soon after, the door to the living room opened.

"Friend, it's so late, what are you looking for me?"

"Joshua."

Hearing this familiar and direct voice, Lolanda stood up, he looked back at his friend, shrugged his shoulders and said, "There is a little something." ”

"Let me guess."

Casually hanging the coat he was wearing on a coat hanger, the warrior moved his wrist, he glanced at the paladin, who was considered to be fully armed, and even wore white armor, and then said in a relaxed tone: "You are ready to go back to the holy mountain." ”

The paladin was stunned for a moment when the purpose was said, but then he nodded calmly: "That's right, the holy mountain needs me, and my comrades-in-arms are waiting for me - I have cleared most of the cultists in the territory a few days ago, and even if there are still remnants, it shouldn't be able to cause any harm, so it's almost time to go back." ”

"I do thank you for that, it really helped me a lot."

Reaching out to allow Lolanda to sit down again, Joshua approached a heavy wooden cabinet with potted plants on it.

The parlor was usually used by the warriors as a place to rest in the afternoon, so some drinks were always on hand, and at this time, Joshua picked up a black bottle of wine from the wooden cabinet where the freshness circle was drawn, and the logo of a certain winery was printed on it.

Holding it up, he silently asked the paladin if he wanted to come, and after receiving a negative answer, Joshua took a bottle of wine and sat down on his own.

"I wanted to invite you to drink, but it seems that the rules of the paladins are indeed very strict."

With a flick of his fingers, the cork of this bottle of wine popped out, Joshua was not in a hurry to drink, he turned his head sideways, looked at the large map on the side, and said to himself: "The Far Sea Holy Mountain is located in the outer sea of the Far South Kingdom, if the Dragon Disaster wants to invade the Far South Kingdom and even the entire continent, then the nail of the Holy Mountain must be pulled out first, so the five-colored dragon chose to divide the troops into two ways." ”

"Because of the Church's ambush and impregnable defenses, the dragon army attacking the Holy Mountain has failed repeatedly, but as the elite troops attacking the central defense line of the Far South Kingdom retreat, they will definitely choose to concentrate their forces, turn around and forcibly capture the Holy Mountain, and pull out the huge threat from their rear."

"Yes."

Echoing, Lolanda knew that what the warrior was talking about was the recent situation in the Far South, although it was a little brief, but it was clear enough, and he said in a firm tone: "Now the dragon is mobilizing a large army and preparing for a full-scale attack on the Holy Mountain, and I, as a paladin of the Church, have no responsibility to do so. ”

"Indeed, it is your responsibility."

Qiao Shuya, who knew this history, and even experienced it himself, nodded, he knew that the five-colored dragon clan that had gathered all the elite forces back then and cooperated with the mighty dragon army almost captured the Far Sea Holy Mountain, and it was precisely because the entire continent of the priesthood continued to join the defensive position through teleportation, which blocked the strongest wave of offensives.

And the five-colored dragon god was also besieged by the seven gods of the human race after this battle, defeated the boundless heavenly realm, and was forced to enter the Mycrof continent as a sage, but the seven gods did not continue to pursue, but allowed the embarrassed five-colored dragon god to spread the dragon disaster to every country in the entire continent.

At that time, many people expressed their puzzlement about the choice of the seven gods, obviously they only needed to add a little more strength to completely kill the five demon dragons (five-colored dragon gods) and end the dragon calamity, but they suddenly stopped and even disappeared for a while, but now, Joshua can understand that at that time, the seven gods of the human race may be resisting the evil god who bewitched the five-colored dragon god to spread dragon calamity in the void, [Plague].

"Cheers to the Warriors anyway."

After speaking, Joshua raised the wine bottle in his hand neatly, gestured to the paladin in the air, and then he took a sip of the wine.

This bottle of wine from which I don't know where it comes from is of a good vintage, fragrant and rich, and has a mellow taste after entering the mouth, without the slightest astringency, which is obviously the proud work of a well-known winery, if you know how to appreciate it, you will definitely feel that this is a good bottle of wine, which is worth savoring, but for the soldiers, there is only the word "delicious".

After drinking, Joshua put the wine bottle aside, he frowned, as if he was thinking about the wording, but then he shook his head and said: "Think about it carefully, there is nothing to remind you, according to your strength, as long as you don't deliberately seek death, the dragon disaster will not be able to kill you, and I can only wish you all the best and achieve your goals." ”

"Thank you, but this is what kind of warrior I should do, not to mention that I have been away from the battlefield for so long, I should have to go back."

Loranda's expression looked very indifferent, and it seemed that he was a little unimpressed by Joshua's title, but he still said to the warrior seriously: "This time, I'm sorry for you." ”

In response to the paladin's reply, Joshua immediately retorted: "In the face of danger, such a person is still willing to fulfill his responsibilities, and this kind of person can be called a warrior." Speaking of this, he also shook his head: "I should thank you, if it weren't for the help of you and Atanis, I wouldn't have been able to sweep away the cultists in the territory so easily, you look at the couple in the Moldovan territory next door, they have worked hard for more than half a month, and now the progress is not halfway through." ”

At this, there was silence in the hall, and after a moment, Joshua spoke again.

"Loranda, do you know how strong 'Extreme Will' is?"

“…… Of course I do. ”

Also silent for a while, the paladin carefully considered the words, his brows furrowed, and said in a deep voice: "Extreme intent, that is, the existence that has broken through the limit of the concept of human beings and completely entered the transcendent realm, and the existence that has reached this point is not so much a human being, but a certain natural disaster, a certain phenomenon, and their strength is no longer something that ordinary people can measure with common sense." ”

"It's a formulaic answer, but it's not enough."

Joshua shook her head and succinctly dismissed Loranda's reply, "You don't know how strong the Extreme Will is. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the somewhat angry paladin to refute, he picked up the wine bottle by himself, and after taking a sip, Joshua raised his head, looked at the ceiling, and then said to himself: "Now is before the Great Demon Tide comes, the overall strength of the world is not high, the silver realm is the high-ranking officer in the army, and the golden realm is the leader of an army, and the extreme intention can rule a legion, or even a province, and the legendary realm can suppress the entire empire." ”

"In this era, it is far more difficult than the strength progress of later generations, but I still reached the realm of extreme will."

Speaking of this, Joshua lowered his head, he looked directly into Lolanda's eyes, there was no emotion in his red eyes, only a raging fire: "What does this mean?" ”

"Meaning, with my strength, if I go to the Far South."

The warrior's clear and heavy voice echoed throughout the living room, even causing the potted plants and jars to vibrate violently: "Enough to defeat an entire army of dragons with the power of one person." ”

"If I go to the Far South, the kingdom's central defense line will be impregnable because of my accession."

"Because of the addition of me, a strong man of the extreme will, the army of the mad dragon will be restrained, and they will not dare to expand as recklessly as before, and those fortresses that cannot breathe because of the dragon disaster can also get a chance to recuperate and begin to reorganize to deal with the next impact."

Speaking of this, Joshua shook his head at Lolanda, and he said with some regret: "This is the strength of an extremely strong man, which is enough to change the direction of a battle and change the fate of a country." ”

"I ask you, do you know how strong the extreme will is, you say you know, in fact, you don't know."

Speechless, Lolanda didn't know how to answer Joshua for a while, but with his mental quality, he still reacted quickly and found a point that could be refuted.

"That's true, if the Far South Kingdom suddenly has an extra strong person, the battle situation can indeed be greatly eased, and even the defense can be turned into an offensive and counterattack the wild dragon."

Calmly affirming Joshua's previous words, Lolanda knew that what the other party said was right, but it was a little untenable, he shook his head vigorously and said: "But, Joshua, you are a nobleman of the Northern Empire, you are the Count of the Northland, the lord of Moldavia, you are extremely strong, this is enough to protect your territory, but what does it have to do with the Far South Kingdom?" ”

It was probably because Joshua's tone had angered him a little before, so the paladin's words were sharp: "Yes, you can't care about it at all, it has nothing to do with you." ”

"That's what you think, that's what the Far South Kingdom thinks, that's what the Church of the Seven Gods thinks, and that's what the dragon thinks."

Speaking slowly, Joshua didn't care about Loranda's tone, he just said his own words: "So they didn't provoke all the forces in the entire continent for the time being, but sent cultists to lurk, and when they successfully captured the Far South, it was when the rest of the Mycrof Continent was in flames - and before that, everyone would ignore the fall of the Far South Kingdom, because all of this had nothing to do with them." ”

"Loranda, you are a paladin, you have the power of holy light that only transcendents have, but your mind is still shackled, and you are not freed from meaningless geographical relations."

Even at this point, Joshua's tone was as calm as at the beginning, his eyes did not contain any emotion, and his tone was as flat as a direct statement: "Do you think that I, as the lord of the Northland, should stay in the Northland, develop the territory, and prepare to resist the disasters that will come in the future, as for the affairs of the Far South, it has nothing to do with me, so I should sit back and watch." ”

"This seems to be an unspoken rule, because of the difference in geography and nationality, so everyone sticks to their own one-third of an acre, even if a disaster occurs, they are not willing to reach out to help their neighbors."

"But why should I care?"

The warrior sneered, and he said to Lolanda in a clear voice: "The rules are decided by those who have power. ”

"I am a strong person, this strength is mine, I can help whoever I am willing to help, I don't need anyone's permission, and I don't need any relationship, and I don't think that the Church of the Seven Gods will refuse my help."

"But you are a nobleman of the Empire, His Majesty the Emperor, and the royal family of the Far South Kingdom......"

Unable to refute it for a while, Lolanda's thinking was obviously a little confused, he didn't know how to say it, he could only meditate and think about the loopholes in the warrior's words, the other party's words impacted his usual common sense, making this paladin not know what to do.

"Do I care about the status of the nobles of the Empire?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Joshua laughed indifferently, he really didn't seem to care: "Could it be that Your Majesty Israel will kill me because I want to help Far South defend against the dragon scourge?" Kill me, a Willful Strongman with the potential to advance to a Legend. ”

He shook his head, then said flatly, "No kidding, Lolanda, put aside the rules." ”

"Because everyone hesitates, because they are worried that helping others will harm themselves, so those who have the ability to do so refuse to do so, and then lead to a greater disaster, don't you think it's ridiculous if this kind of thing really happens?"

"The fate of the world has gradually fallen into the abyss because of this."

When he said this, there were bursts of fluctuations in the power of order in Joshua's body, and a cyan circular light appeared on the warrior's chest.

At this moment, Lolanda seemed to see an illusory shadow overlapping with the warrior's figure, this shadow was white-haired and white-eyed, and there was a glory flowing on his body that ordinary people could not look at directly.

And a deep and firm voice also came from not far away and entered his ears.

"This world needs heroes."