"Master, this is almost my limit......"

Josai, Beppu, 2nd floor bedroom. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Rin sat on the edge of the bed, he held the right hand of the silver-haired girl on the bed with both hands, and could see a faint silver-gray light flowing between their hands, gasping for breath, the black-haired and golden-eyed young man frowned slightly, and said softly: "Sister, this power in her body is too inert, and I can't extract too much, this level is already the limit." ”

"Then stop, don't force it."

Joshua stood in the doorway, he leaned against the wall, looked sideways in the direction of the bed and said, "At least the situation is getting better, Rin, it's really good, but be careful, don't put yourself in it." ”

"Hmm."

Whispering, Rin closed her eyes a little tiredly and began to rest a little.

Joshua looked at the two divine machines in front of her, and couldn't help but nodded, although Ying on the bed was still asleep, her complexion did look much better than before, at least, now she could see that her expression was changing slightly, not like she could only see the face that seemed to be frozen before.

And Rin, after learning about the status of his titular 'sister' not long ago, he offered to ask if he could help, and the warrior who had originally made a contract for this would naturally not refuse this request. However, after all, the young man had just made a successful contract, and he did not accompany Joshua in any battles, and his level had not been improved, and his ability was slightly worse, so he failed to do his best.

Turning his head to look at the red-black gem in his right hand, the steel crystal isolated by the fighting spirit shimmered like a star, looking at it, Joshua's eyes became solemn.

"The Crystallization of Steel...... Is the world I see as I see it by the mysterious power contained in it real? ”

Muttering to himself, the warrior narrowed his eyes, "Or is that the world behind the space-time gate?" But it doesn't feel like it's the same as what I knew in my previous life......"

In any case, there is indeed a certain possibility, that oppressive aura and the feeling of being on the verge of destruction is indeed very much like a post-apocalyptic world, almost similar to the Mycrof continent after being invaded by the abyss in the previous life, exuding the smell of dead silence everywhere.

Shaking his head and not thinking about it anymore, Joshua took the gem back into his pocket, then turned to the boy and said, "Rest for a while, Rin, I'll give you an introduction to the current situation later." ”

- A few days later.

Beppu, 2nd floor, communication circle.

Since the last time Nostradamus came to visit and left, Joshua asked the chief mage of the empire to set up a simple communication circle in his Beppu, because the lord's palace will probably not be rebuilt until spring, and before that, the warriors can't go to St. Lauren's Cathedral every time to borrow the church's communication circle, not to mention that it is too troublesome for the old priest of Atanis, which is really very inconvenient.

And now, Joshua is on the phone with Nostradamus.

“…… That's the way it is, the method you said does work, but it's not obvious. ”

The warrior spoke in a calm voice: "And I have discovered some new information. Ying's sleep was caused by the energy feedback caused by my advancement, which caused her to start her advancement, but the power of condensing steel released by a strange piece of steel crystal she carried with her stopped the process and made her advance come to an end, I think this is probably the truth of Ying's sleep. ”

"Really? It's good news that works...... As for the inexplicable power in the crystals of steel, I'm ashamed to say that I don't have much information here to cherish this kind of material. ”

Congratulations to Joshua, the old mage at the other end of the communication circle pondered for a while, and then suggested: "If it's alchemy materials, it's fine, but for these precious materials for forging, I personally recommend you to ask the rune dwarves in your territory, they have the most complete mineral information on this continent, and have a deep understanding of any kind of precious materials - at least better than me, a mage who doesn't know how to forge." ”

"That's true."

The dwarves are rich in the world's first-class blacksmiths and ore identification masters, hearing this very reasonable suggestion, the warrior couldn't help but nod, he decided to go to the dwarven gathering area in a few days, and visit the rune dwarf who often wrote to him, Mauria Iron Body: "Then, thank you for your opinion. ”

"It's fine."

The voice of the old mage on the other side of the communication array sounded very pleasant: "I am also very happy to help a young and promising young man like you." ”

After continuing to discuss other issues for a while, Joshua closed the communication formation and walked to his study.

In the study, the decoration is very simple, although the warrior is not averse to enjoyment, but he is too lazy to take the time to arrange those cumbersome decorations, at this time, on the desk made of black pine, there is a black-haired and golden-eyed boy is intently looking at the documents on the table, dealing with official business.

Rin, this kid, it's really relieving.

Opening the door and looking at this scene, Joshua couldn't help but sigh, and then sighed.

Since he contracted this god machine boy, he has handled the work of the last few days, and for this reason, Joshua can be regarded as liberated from boring and tedious official duties, and can also carry out daily exercises and train other knights with peace of mind, and cultivate his own team.

It has to be said that Rin's database is extremely well stocked, and his ability is not inferior to that of a professional administrator, so he can easily handle all the housekeeping in the territory without worrying about mistakes and omissions.

Not only that, this god machine boy is also proficient in all kinds of strange knowledge, even Joshua, who is a reborn through the time, feels that he is not as good as his new butler in some unpopular knowledge, and the other party is simply like a humanoid encyclopedia, knowing almost everything.

He works perfectly, he cooks, he handles official duties quickly, and he even takes care of the horses!

Thinking of this, the warrior couldn't help but sigh.

Just this morning, Hei in the stable was inexplicably irritable again, but this time Joshua didn't come forward, it was Rin who calmed it down, and for this reason, the boy even made a special feed to calm Hei, in a sense, it was a generalist.

"It's so strong, Rin, why do you know so much."

Joshua couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Didn't you say that, because the synchronization rate between the master and me was originally more than 60 percent, but the synchronization rate with my sister was only 50 percent, so all the seniors and the old lord poured a lot of special knowledge into my memory core in advance to help the master deal with your daily affairs...... This is something that almost every god machine has to do. ”

Shrugging her shoulders, Rin sighed while looking at the Chinese piece in her hand. In the past few days, he has also learned about his master's legendary experience in the past few months: "Probably master, after you learned of the death of the old lord, you changed the synchronization rate because of your agitated mood, right?" The changes caused by the ups and downs of the mood are indeed unavoidable. ”

He flipped through another document, and then reminded, "By the way, master, here are letters from the dwarves, saying that the armor to be given to you is almost finished, and if you can, it will be delivered in a few days." ”

"Oh? yes, what a coincidence. ”

Joshua's expression was a little surprised, but then he smiled and said, "Very well, I am also preparing to visit them in a few days...... I don't need them to send it, I'll pick it up myself, Rin, and help draft a reply. ”

"Yes, master."

Going to the dwarven area is not a simple matter, in fact, there are many problems that need to be solved.

The dwarves, located in the southern corner of the Great Ajax Mountains and closest to the underground lava storehouse, built dwellings in the rock and dirt underground, and used the energy of magma to activate runic instruments to forge weapons, although this place is indeed in Moldavia, but in reality it is not easy to reach, even skilled travelers and adventurers need to climb several hills to find this dwarven home, and many special preparations are required along the way.

Also, if you're visiting, you're sure to bring gifts, such as good wine and good-quality ore, which are not easy things to carry.

Of course, to prepare these things, there is naturally no need for the lord of Joshua to take action.

Two days later.

Everything is fully prepared.

However, just as Joshua was about to gather his team and make the final preparations before leaving, he was suddenly informed that Cleel had come to visit.

Naturally, Joshua would not refuse, and he received the green-haired forest elf in the reception room.

Today, Claire Windsong wears a purple woolen coat and doesn't look like a druid who is fused with nature in legend, but rather a fashionable aristocratic lady in the imperial capital.

She looked a little tired, the warrior knew that Kleel had not rested recently, she had been checking the soil on the nearby ground, taking samples, and then conducting some special experiments, originally Joshua thought that this situation would continue until she began to purify the earth, but she did not expect that this elven beauty would come over today and say that she wanted to go to the dwarven gathering area together.

"Lady Kleel, what about your purification?"

Joshua didn't tact, but pointed out this problem directly: "Before spring, if you can't solve the chaos pollution, the farmer won't be able to farm, and this is definitely not your original intention of coming here." ”

"It's okay, it's done."

The elven druid didn't seem to be a talkative personality either, and when she heard Joshua's question, she replied succinctly: "I have planted the seeds of the sun vine in the surrounding area, and by collecting information about the nearby soil, I have specially modified it. This plant absorbs the power of the sun and then balances its surroundings and purifies the surrounding chaotic aura...... Next, it is enough to sow seeds everywhere. ”

"I see."

Nodding clearly, Joshua naturally knew that the Sun Vine was originally a magical plant used to absorb the sun's rays and then purify negative energy, but he didn't expect that this mediocre, almost cheapest magic plant could actually be turned into a good thing that could purify the power of chaos after being transformed by this great druid.

The power of magic, indeed, is magical.

Having already done this, then there will be no problem, Joshua simply agreed: "Very good, in this case, then you will go to the dwarven gathering place with our team." ”

Anyway, the problem of Chaos Aura has been dealt with, so it doesn't matter if you bring her, and it's not a bad thing to have a gold-level druid accompany you, not to mention that even if you refuse, the other party can go over by yourself, and there is no need not to agree.

“…… Promised? ”

After being silent for a while, Kleel's expression seemed to be a little surprised, it didn't look like a disguise, but really a little surprised: "I thought it would be rejected, or talk about it for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be so simple......"

"Why do you think I'd say no?"

After hearing this, Joshua felt a little inexplicable: "People's actions are free, even if they don't complete the purification task, it's not difficult for you, a gold-level druid, to really want to go to the dwarf gathering area alone, not to mention that you have already completed your duty, so why shouldn't I agree to your request?" ”

"Probably because...... Emoticons. ”

Cleel tilted his head slightly, and then said in a calm tone: "It always seems that it is difficult to speak, and he is a very vicious person. ”

"Expressions...... Listen, Kleel, I never knew that elves could judge people by their looks! ”

As if choked, Joshua felt that he had to explain his image, he frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Although I don't seem to be a good person, and I am not kind, but I am actually very talkative, and I will agree to ask for help from ordinary people...... What's the deal with your expression?! ”

“……”

Covering his cheek with his hand slightly, the green-haired elf turned his head and said nothing.

- The next day

Perhaps because they lived in the coldest places, the Northlanders were either as quick as fire or as lazy as bears, but in any case, under Joshua's orders, all preparations were completed.

Starfall 832, February 24, morning.

Outside the main city, the ice field.

Twenty heavily armed knights sat silently on their mounts, their waists standing straight in the snow, the white frost and snow covering the silver-white armor with a thin layer of transparent ice, and the polished, metallic spears were erected in a neat array.

Joshua rode a tall black horse and walked back and forth in front of the knights, flanked by Rin and Cleel, each riding a horse. The warrior looked at the very neat array in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

"I won't say much else."

Using his fighting spirit to amplify his voice, Joshua's voice broke through the wind and spread across the ice field, and he said loudly: "Knights, we are about to go to the dwelling of the dwarves, the settlement of one of humanity's greatest allies, so you represent the lord of Mormodavia at this moment, and I, Joshua's face, are defending the glory of mankind - so it is better to be cautious and cautious in everything, and it is good to keep it in this state!" ”

"Yes!"

The knights immediately responded loudly, and the voices of the twenty people who answered in unison were as low and serious as thunder, and they looked very excited, as if they were looking forward to the upcoming dwarven gathering place.

"Good."

Joshua looked up at the gloomy sky, the snow was getting lighter and smaller, and the temperature was no longer the bitter cold that could be exhaled into ice before, but now. More than half of winter has passed, and the first day of recovery is coming

"Let's go!"

At his command, the knights and horses turned around in unison, their hooves trampling the frost and dust, and they galloped in the direction of their target.

(To be continued.) )