The Northern Empire, the city of three mountains, the imperial capital. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The royal guards of the Imperial Capital Morlay Palace walked out with a solemn face after seeing Nostradamus, the chief archmage of the empire, enter the royal study for several hours. The expression on his face looked worried, as if he had learned some bad news.

But then, he shook his head, smiled with relief, and teleported away, not knowing where to go.

At first, the guards didn't think it was a big deal, after all, the archmage was the mentor of His Majesty the Emperor when he was young, and he had assisted the emperor in defeating other princes to seize the imperial throne, and he had also defeated the orc army as a military advisor, and the relationship between the two was originally very close, Nostradamus didn't even need to ask for instructions to enter and leave the palace, just walk in, although this time the expression was a little wrong, but it was also within the normal range.

They originally thought that this was just an ordinary teacher-student meeting, after all, His Majesty the Emperor had just exterminated the orc royal court, and it was common for the two big men to catch up with each other.

But in reality, this statement is generally true, but there are some minor differences.

On the 23rd day of the seventh month of the year 832, after a few days of thinking, analysis and research, a secret secret order was transmitted to all the high-ranking and high-ranking forces of the empire through various channels.

And the author of this secret decree is none other than Israel Dalemond, that is, His Majesty the Emperor.

The Southern Fortress Group, the Northwest Twin Dukedoms, the Northern Mountain Ranges, the Northern Lands and the Eastern Frontier Coast, due to the convenience of magic, it didn't take long for everyone to receive this secret order, and all regions of the empire except the center began to act.

Some of them frowned, some were worried, some were unimpressed, and many more began to prepare for war in accordance with the secret order.

The army, which had been immersed in euphoria by destroying the orcs, was now busy again, of course, in the name of acting and daily exercise, but anyone could smell the slightest hint of something was wrong - no matter how it was a drill, the tension on the verge of war could not be erased.

And the administrative department, which was already at leisure, also began to collect food and repair fortifications, and most of these fortifications were not ordinary, but the kind of special air defense fortifications, the soldiers at the bottom were okay, as high-level officers, many people could see at a glance that these fortifications were not aimed at ordinary civilized races, but seemed to be to guard against some beasts that could fly.

Like, dragons!

In the royal study of the Morlay Palace, His Majesty the Emperor is personally placing the skull of an orc in the corner of the table, this skull has no decoration, not even the wounds and cracks on it have not been repaired, but even so, it is the most precious collection on this table, there is no one.

Because this is the skull left over from the last Great Khan of the Orcs, if nothing else, this is the heaviest feat of His Majesty the Emperor's life.

Purely emotionally, Israel was naturally willing to believe what Nostradamus had said before.

He was particularly interested in what Joshua had said about the dragon attack. His Majesty the Emperor naturally has his channels to understand, analyze these things, you must know that the dragon beast attack on the village has occurred everywhere, not only in the Northland, if you don't pay attention to it, you will probably only think that it is a legacy of the Kuroshio, but if you think about it in other directions, it is indeed very suspicious.

Even if he was born in the army, the process of seizing the throne was not peaceful, but even so, Israel could not sit idly by and watch the dragon beast cause a large-scale panic and devour the people of his own realm, and he was not cold-blooded to that point.

Because of this, even though there is no definite evidence, he also issued a secret order to prepare for precautions and investigate the current situation of the five-colored dragon clan.

And in Moldavia, Northland.

The deeds of the lord slaying the dragon are also slowly spreading.

This is a very normal thing, after all, no one has ordered a ban to hide it, at the beginning, Qiao Shuya drove the black, walked all the way, ran out of the city, and went to the north, which was also seen by everyone, and a few people spread it, and it was immediately known to the whole city.

Whether it is in the local mercenary guild or the gathering place of foreign adventurers, whether it is in the tavern or Liuying Street, there are people who are drunk and swear that they have seen it in the lord's mansion, and there are several huge dragon heads in the hall, which is enough to prove the lord's dragon slaying deeds.

If Joshua heard this, he would probably laugh it off, in fact, these braggart adventurers were not wrong, but the dragon head placed in the lord's mansion was the dragon head of the Black Eclipse Dragon and the Ice Tooth Dragon, not the white dragon head of the dragon slaying this time.

And in the north of the city, a family of scholars welcomed two new members.

Edward, who was nearly seventy years old, had a little gray temples, and he stood at the door with a pair of alchemical glasses, and looked at the two nervous children in front of him with his maid, and his gray pupils revealed a sense of love.

The boy and girl in front of him had the same white-blond hair, the girl wore a long ponytail, and the boy had the same headband as his father, with a hunter's short pigtail in a headband, and their eyes were the same gray pupils that were common to the Northlanders, and it could be seen that they were very pure-blooded Northland blood.

"Ivan, Amira, don't be afraid."

Taking a step forward, the old man poured the two children into his arms, his voice was full of pity, and he comforted the two poor children who had lost their parents not long ago: "Children, grandpa, here is your new home"

In fact, Edward was not the father of the hunter Andrei, but his little uncle, but because he didn't want to be a hunter in his hometown, he had a conflict with his family, and then ran away from home and went to the imperial capital with the dragon cart caravan.

Ten years later, he returned from his studies and returned to the Northland to become a teacher and scholar, but due to the conflicts of the early years, he rarely contacted his family, and only went back a few times when his parents and eldest brother died, and the relationship between this younger brother and his eldest brother was naturally not very good, very weak - but now, no matter how much the contradiction has become insignificant under time and death, Edward, who has no descendants, suddenly felt that the sky was falling apart after learning that his eldest brother's son and wife had died in the attack of dragon beasts, and almost fainted.

Even if it is a commoner, he also attaches great importance to the continuation of the bloodline, and has received such a huge blow, even with his calm mind, he can't bear it, but fortunately, his maid then inquired, in that village, where almost all the people died, two children survived, and happened to be the descendants of the hunter Andrei, and in the midst of great sorrow and joy, the scholar immediately found someone to find the last heir of his eldest brother, and received it in the main city.

Ivan was still a little nervous to be hugged by the old man who claimed to be his grandfather, but the child's unique intuition told him that the old man did not have the slightest malice towards him and his sister, but was full of sincere joy and love, so the originally tense body slowly softened, and even the sadness precipitated in his heart began to come to his heart.

But then, he held back the feeling that tears wanted to flow out, and instead shook his head, and said softly in a young but firm voice: "I will not forget." ”

“…… What won't be forgotten? ”

Edward was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand.

Ivan and his sister Amira looked at each other, then took a deep breath and said, "I will never forget those monsters!" ”

Those monsters! Those dragons!

He destroyed the village where he grew up, killed his loving parents, and burned everything he remembered...... Although the terrifying momentum still made him tremble when he remembered it, he would never forget those enemies of his life!

Even when he heard the news that the young lord in the local area had gone to the dragon's lair to slay the dragon, his hatred would not be reduced by half.

Dragons are not supposed to exist in this world!

Edward was silent for a moment after meeting the young child's gaze and hearing Ivan's resolute words, and then he smiled heartily, even louder and louder, until he laughed out loud at the end.

"Okay!"

After laughing, he agreed loudly, and the old man's eyes shone with the same brilliance as the boy's eyes, and he patted the boy on the shoulder heavily, and said in a firm tone: "It's great that you didn't become a shadow of the dragon because of this tragedy!" The blood of a hunter always flows in the body of our family, and even if it is death, we should not be afraid of our prey! ”

Of course, hatred can only produce new hatred, but hatred is the greatest motivating force, and Edward, as a scholar, naturally understands this truth.

But he is definitely not a person who propagandizes and puts down hatred, as a Northland man with the same pure blood, even if he studies in the imperial capital for ten years, he can't get rid of the stinky temper in his bones - if he is beaten, he will be beaten back, and if he bleeds, he will shed the blood of the enemy, even if he dies, he will take those bastards to hell together!

A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye! If you kill your parents by a dragon, you will slay dragons for the rest of your life, which is really normal logic for the people of the Northlands.

"I, I think so too!"

The little girl on the side, Amira, also clenched her little fists, and she said loudly in the same firm voice: "I'm the same as my brother!" If I'm going to kill those monsters, I'm going to do it too!"

"Okay, they're all good boys!"

In the soft call of Ivan and Amira, Edward laughed, and then excitedly picked up the two of them: "Grandpa, even if I spend all my savings, I will definitely let you get the best education!" Ouch! ”

Click!

His movements suddenly stiffened: "My waist ......"

The maid on the side came skillfully, put the two children down, and then picked up the old man who had flashed his waist, carried it on his shoulder, and sent him back to the room, and under the maid's greeting, the boys and girls also followed her steps in a daze, and walked into the house.

As night fell, the lights lit up in the room, the sounds of children moving among the otherwise quiet scholars, the aroma of food overflowing, and everyone had their own goals.

And somewhere in a small village in the West Hills.

A blonde paladin armed with a war hammer, dressed in blood-soaked white armor with the seven emblems of the seven gods on it, but only the emblem of the god of life shone brightly, and he silently dragged a huge dragon beast that had been hammered out of the forest and came to the villagers who were waiting nervously.

"Alright, you're safe, this is the last mad drake."

On the side of this paladin, there was a pile of towering dragon beast corpses piled up, there were dozens of dragon beast corpses on it, throwing the corpses in his hands on the corpse pile, this paladin clapped his hands, and then said in a flat voice: "However, although the surrounding monsters have been wiped out by me, you can't let your guard down, the evil force is spreading, I think it is better for you to relocate to a place close to the big city as soon as possible, so it is safer." ”

His voice was a little dull because he was wearing a helmet: "Continue to stay in the mountains, maybe I won't show up next time." ”

"You're right, Knight, we're already getting things ready."

An old man village chief who led the way nodded hurriedly, he bowed gratefully, and took out a bag from his arms, handed it out with both hands, and said respectfully: "This is your ...... for adults"

"I don't need to be paid."

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, the paladin reached out and pushed the bag away, refusing the other party's move, and a dull voice came from behind the helmet, extremely calm: "Helping mankind is the purpose of the church, instead of giving me money, it is better to buy more clothes for the children, and you should also prepare some weapons for yourself, so that you can have the power to protect yourself." ”

"Alas, you knights never get paid, and you're completely different from those lords, and we can't even do anything if we want to be grateful......"

Several attempts, all rejected, the old man sighed, a little helpless to take the bag back into his arms, he seemed to want to say something, and at this moment, a little nervous little girl sneaked out from behind the village chief, and then ran to the paladin before the village chief could react.

"Uncle Knight, this is for you."

She handed out a wooden amulet.

Some of them are dirty and small, holding a talisman, although it looks a little simple, but it can be seen from the traces of carving, very attentive.

And after a moment of silence from the knight, a somewhat dull short sound came from his helmet, which sounded like he was laughing.

Then he got down on one knee and took the amulet from the girl's hand, and after a hand on top of her head, and after the helmet, finally a gentle voice came out: "Thank you, child, your blessing is my motivation." ”

"That's the best pay."

After drastically hanging the amulet on his wrist, the paladin simply turned around and left amid the gratitude of the villagers.

Paladin Lolanda, the journey caused by getting lost, continues.

(To be continued.) )