"Pray?"

Intrigued by Joshua's words, Eagle asked, "Did you hear the prayers in the Great Temple?" Or did you hear the hymn of the Holy Mountain? If true, your hearing is a little surprising. ”

"I can hear it, but it's not like that."

Joshua pondered for a while, feeling that he should have nothing to say in the face of the old Pope, and then he repeated what he had done to a certain fire demon in the sixth abyss: "That's probably it, I used the power of steel to transform its whole body structure, and removed most of the toxic radiation substances in its body, basically purifying it completely, and now it is as harmless as an ordinary slime." Because of this, it still has some of my steel power in its body. And just now, it seems to be praying to me. ”

Speaking of this, the warrior couldn't help but laugh a little helplessly: "Could it be that after going through those things, it actually believes in me?" Obviously, it just spared its life, after all, it is quite obedient. Or is it just another sign of divine awakening? ”

"Most of the demons worship the strong, and you spared its life and purified the toxins in its body, which certainly makes it less of a weapon against the enemy, but it also expands its future possibilities, I am not surprised if it really believes in you."

Unlike Joshua, who felt eccentric, the old Pope was quite interested in this kind of thing, and he said with great interest: "Perhaps, you can summon this demon to our camp - don't look at me with the eyes of a mad missionary, I mean it - we will have a battle with the Abyss in the future, and a local demon who is familiar with the Abyss is very important." Don't you want to counterattack the abyss, but start a war between legendary powerhouses in our homeland, on the mainland of the Mycrof continent? ”

Joshua thought for a moment what would happen if Eagle and the other legendary powerhouses were to go all out to unleash the speed of light realm and their respective stunts on the Mycrof continent...... The warrior looked at the old pope with the eyes of an enemy, and then shook his head, indicating that this was unacceptable.

Seeing that Joshua understood this, Eagle smiled, and then fell into deep thought. The old Pope's face on the other side of the communication circle was a little blurred, this was because his strength was too strong for magic to reflect his clear face, and there was also a reason for the interference of the Great Demon Tide. After a moment, Eagle spoke, "As for the fact that you can hear its prayers, it does have to do with divinity, but it is not only divinity. ”

Joshua looked at the old Pope, and Eagle looked at him, and the two looked at each other. Eagle said lightly: "As far as I know, God accepts faith and has his own way of buffering the assimilation of divinity. You can't hear the prayer right now, but since you can hear the fire demon's prayer now, it's not fake...... Therefore, there is only one possibility. ”

"What is possible?" Joshua said.

Eagle took a deep breath, then said solemnly, "Do you know, the sage and his thirteen saints? ”

"Of course I do."

Joshua was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the old Pope to lead the topic to this aspect, he recalled for a while, and then replied: "In the inheritance left by the sages, I have seen thirteen figures standing behind the sages...... They supported the sages and completed the reconciliation and balance of the world, and it was because of their assistance that the sages became sages. ”①

"It is true that the thirteen saints are the greatest help to the sages, they come from different races, different civilizations and even different worlds, but there is one thing they have in common."

After listening to Joshua's reply, Eagle nodded. When he said this, his tone was gentle, but at the end of the sentence, the old pope emphasized: "That is, they all use the power of the Light. ”

After a pause, he added, "Use the power that the sages created in the first place. ”

“…… I kind of know. ”

What Eagle said was so obvious, Joshua naturally couldn't help but understand - although the current users of the Holy Light are all over the continent, and all the priests of the Church of the Seven Gods are specialized in the power of the Holy Light, there is no doubt that the Thirteen Saints back then were the first to learn from the sages the existence of the Holy Light!

And although Joshua did not create a new power system like the sages, his steel power was undoubtedly one of the very few high-end forces in this world, and it was only possessed by the Titan of the Mountains and the Mother Earth Goddess, that is, the direct line of the Metal Python Microf. And the trace of steel power left in the Flame Demon Syndicate's body should have been completely absorbed by him after such a long time, and it is precisely because of this that there is such a wonderful connection between Joshua and it.

"So......" After thinking through the whole joint, Joshua showed a rather surprised smile on his face, he touched his chin, turned his head to look at the sky, his eyes seemed to be able to break through the space, and saw the world on the other side of the distant void, and his tone was a little strange: "That fire demon is my 'First Saint'?" ”

"So to speak."

The old Pope couldn't help but laugh a little, he touched his beard, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "All the demons have begun to learn to pray, this must be your influence - I have never heard of demons praying!" ”

"But I never prayed to God."

"Then I don't know why."

The topic of this was quickly over, and the so-called First Saints were just joking. After Joshua decided that he was going to go to a mist of doom to find a way to exercise his soul, he ended his correspondence with the old Pope.

It was a pleasant exchange, but Joshua noticed that Eagle had been a little distracted since the last time they had met, and seemed to be thinking about some very important issues. The warrior doesn't like to explore other people's privacy, so even if he wants to share Eagle's worries, he won't ask recklessly, but as long as the other party does, he will not hesitate to help the old man who has helped him for a long time.

And when Joshua returned to the Lord's Mansion, his mind shifted from Eagle to the Fire Demon Syndicate.

"My saints...... Is it a fire demon? ”

Picking up the tea offered by Hotaru, Joshua took a sip, thought about it, and smiled again at the inexplicable gaze of the silver-haired girl: "It's not bad." ”

After all, the Flame Demon is also a powerful race of dragons at heart, and legend has it that the most powerful Abyssal Fire Demon Lord can incinerate a world and turn an entire continent into an unsurvivable wasteland of radiation by simply descending. Purely in terms of age and potential, there is nothing wrong with the Syndicate.

However, it is a demon after all, and even if it meets the standards in terms of strength, it is in urgent need of Joshua's guidance and transformation in other aspects. There is no doubt that if he wants to be a saint of Joshua, this fire demon is still far from it—whether it is the mind or the other.

"At the end of the day, though, he helped fight, there's no denying that...... He just prayed to me, right? I felt what he had prayed to me. ”

Sitting in his chair, Joshua closed his eyes and began to carefully sense the resonance that belonged to the power of steel: "If it's not too much, you can satisfy it." ”

Unknown world, Kronos Mountains, Dragonman Village.

At night, the village is brightly lit, singing and laughing can be heard clearly even from hundreds of meters away, in the square in the center of the village, a huge bonfire is burning, white meteorite is placed in the center, and countless adult dragons are drinking and laughing, singing and dancing, celebrating the harvest.

Because of the meteorite earthquake, the originally flat square became dissatisfied with the ditches and depression craters, but no one cared about this, and countless underage dragon men and girls also followed behind their parents, two by two. This is the custom of the dragons, after growing from a young child to a teenager, both men and women will look for a favorite object that meets their respective requirements to hone their tacit understanding, and directly form a family when they become adults, this is due to the harsh environment of the Chronos Mountains, because of the monsters, partners often need to fight together, so it is necessary to cultivate cooperation from an early age. This is true for ordinary dragonmen, and even more so for witchers.

But since some people come in pairs, there will naturally be people who are alone. Lisa, the dragon maiden, was cowering in the corner of the celebration at this time, holding her legs alone, staying in place and not moving.

Lisa wasn't tall, and even more petite when curled up, a long cyan tail sticking out from behind her, hugging her legs with her hands, and clumping herself into a ball. The girl's long black hair fluttered in the night breeze, and the two long cyan horns on her head were unusually straight, and under the slender eyebrows were a pair of burgundy eyes.

In a way, Lisa can be called beautiful, but the slightly old-fashioned majority of the village suppresses this beauty, and instead makes her look like an ordinary village girl. However, dragons don't care much about appearance, they pay more attention to muscles, strength and good health.

This is a celebration to celebrate the discovery of the Divine Iron, and it is also a vigilant measure to gather all the combat power together to prevent other villages from coming to sneak attack.

The Iron of the Falling Sky has appeared several times in the short history of the Dragonmen for hundreds of years, and each time it will greatly increase the strength of one or several villages - these divine irons can forge powerful weapons and armor, allowing witchers to hunt stronger monsters, and with the flesh and blood of stronger monsters, more Awakened will be born in the next generation, this is a virtuous circle, and this opportunity finally fell on their villages.

The monsters in the Kronos Mountains are broadly divided by the dragons into the lower ranks, the upper ones, and the kings who lead a group. In addition, there are powerful monsters with special names, which are generally unknown beasts that emerge from the Divine Desert, and some are the leaders of the strongest monster race. This village, called 'Cloud Yarn' Village, was originally quite strong and could hunt a king of monsters, but a few years ago, a title monster that came out of the Divine Desert defeated their demon hunting team, causing their strength to drop a lot.

"We are loved by God!"

In the middle of the celebration, a dragonman suddenly roared so loudly that he pulled out his weapon from his waist, a sharp scimitar, and raised it above his head: "We are for the people of the gods!" ”

"Oooh! We are God's people! ”

Suddenly, countless people shouted loudly, and the atmosphere of the celebration was pushed to a climax.

The people of the gods are the self-proclaimed dragons, who firmly believe that their blood comes from the gods, and that all the suffering in the world is a trial. These optimistic guys are just smiling even in the face of death, let alone in the face of this divine iron that fell from the sky?

Everyone was extremely excited, and Lisa was the only one who was lonely holding her legs and watching this scene. And at this moment, a white slime, as if it had gathered all the flames, came out of the collar of the girl's chest and emitted a slight mental fluctuation.

"Why don't you celebrate with your own kind?"

"I'm just a loser now......"

"Jokes."

To the girl's words, the fire demon scoffed: "Even if I don't have a nose, I can smell the power of your blood, far stronger than the few wastes dancing around the campfire...... But then again, why are you still so weak with such strong potential? Have you worked hard to sharpen yourself? ”

Lisa was angry about the suspicion of this unknown creature, but she couldn't think of any reason to refute it for a while, so she could only say depressedly: "I, I can't wake up!" However, you were a surprise...... There seems to be something in your body that can stimulate the revival of my blood, and after staying with you for a while, I felt an inexplicable impulse suddenly come from my body. ”

The girl held out her hand, her burgundy eyes staring at her index finger. After a moment, a slight arc of electricity began to beat on her index finger, which made the girl sigh and smile: "Although it is faint and does not exist, at least there is hope...... It's just, it's been a long time. ”

Although the girl's tone was still a little lost and lonely, the dragonman's natural optimism still made her laugh: "All in all, I will definitely work hard to complete the contract and let you recover!" ”

"I hope so." The Flame Demon said softly.

Not long ago, in the land of the meteorite, the Syndicate made a pact with Lisa to swear by his soul.

Lisa takes the wish, hoping to obtain enough to protect her family and walk freely in the outside world. And in return, she must restore the strength of the Flame Demon Syndicate as much as possible, and the punishment for breaking the oath is that the souls of both belong to the other.

This is a typical abyssal demon contract, and the Syndicate lives up to its name - it appears to have signed a contract, but in fact it doesn't say how or when it will be fulfilled, and in turn, Lisa has to work hard to restore its strength.

The Firedemon didn't know why it had become decent, but it was still a demon after all, and although it felt a little embarrassed to deceive the little girl, it still did it. The syndicate decided that as long as she regained her strength, she could give Lisa a little strength depending on her mood, not too much, just let her be able to control the power of the bloodline in her body.

"It's hateful, the power in this little girl's body is a little worse than in my heyday...... I'm a great demon! ”

Thinking of this, the syndicate couldn't help but feel extremely depressed, and then it looked at the center of the square, and couldn't help but grit its teeth: "You natives, how dare you use my body as a weapon...... You're not the one! When the time comes, they will have to pay interest one by one, and they will not be able to run away! ”

Lisa is not as energetic as the Syndicate, the little girl is in a mood today, and she has spent a lot of energy to sign a contract with the demon, and she is very comfortable with her tail, so she falls asleep unconsciously, and the Syndicate once again retracts into the girl's collar and turns herself into a white gemstone pendant.

As an archdemon, although it has little intelligence, it can also know with its natural instinct that the so-called awakening of the dragonman clan to which Lisa belongs is nothing more than tapping into the potential inside of its own body like their fire demons. And Lisa's current situation is like some particularly powerful creatures, in order to prevent their heirs from being destroyed by the powerful energy contained in their own bodies, some seals are imposed, so that they cannot awaken in their childhood, and only when their physical fitness is enough to bear it, can they tap this power.

Lisa should be like this, because the potential is too great, so there is no way to become stronger quickly, and only when the body matures after a few years can she tap her strength step by step.

As for why he can let the other party wake up early...... The syndicate has some speculation, its original radiation toxin can make life maliciously distorted, but because of serious injuries, it is too weak, and the toxin has also been purified by the adult, although there is still radiation, but at most it stimulates the body and makes it grow faster. I think it's for this reason that Lisa unlocked some of her powers.

"It's just...... In the final analysis, my radiation is still a means of killing, and this little girl of the dragon man is speeding up the passage of her life and burning her future in order to speed up her awakening. ”

Feeling Lisa's heartbeat slow after falling asleep, the Syndicate was silent for a long time. It stands to reason that as a demon, it is already good to be able to help the contract object normally, and it is completely impossible to want it to care about the passage of the other party's life, compared to this, it is better to think about when it will be able to regain its strength.

Speaking of which, all the demons who chased and killed him should have run away, right? It's already so far away, they definitely won't chase here!

The Syndicate felt a lot lighter at the thought of it, but for some reason, it always felt a little uneasy.

Unable to think of a reason, the former Great Flame Demon could only sigh. It habitually silenced its mind and prayed to the Grown-Adult that calamity, fear, and death would not befall it.

"Inflict it on my enemies!"

With such a sentence to end the prayer, the fire demon was about to fall into a deep sleep and regain some of his strength. But soon, it whispered, "Huh? What's wrong with something in my spiritual sea? ”

"What is this?"