Chapter 16: Interlude

When Joshua frowned slightly and quietly landed on the top floor of the Lord's Mansion, the two figures who had been waiting here for a long time were slightly shocked, and then immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"Hotaru, Rin? What's wrong? ”

Joshua was thinking about the situation of the world in need of help that Karliss had described to him, and when he saw the weapons all in unison, he couldn't help but loosen his arms a little strangely, and let go of the little light that had been struggling in his arms, and the ball of light, which had been caught by the arms of the warrior's iron pincers, also made a happy 'jingle' sound as if it had escaped, and then it bounced and disappeared in mid-air, as if it had gone to find black.

And the two figures who greeted them, that is, Hotaru and Rin, after hearing Joshua's question, looked at each other, and then Hotaru scratched her head and spoke first: "Supper is ready, but there is one more thing - master, look, a letter just delivered." ”

After speaking, the silver-haired girl with a puzzled face handed out a letter, Joshua reached out to take the richly decorated envelope, Rin said at this time, he clasped his hands on his chest: "I just got this letter from a messenger from the Far South, but it also has the seal of the eastern seaboard on it, and it seems to have a trace of strong power on it...... Although the host said that we can open any letter first and talk about it later, it is better to leave this letter to you to open yourself. ”

Rin's words were crepe, with a hint of unhappiness, and Joshua keenly noticed a trace of burning marks on the other party's fingers and cuffs...... It was clear that he must have had some minor trouble opening the letter.

"I just said that you guys should work hard, you look at No. 3, how fast the recent strength has improved, even Bishop Atanis admits it, even if he is well prepared, there is no way to defeat her."

Joshua shook his head, reached out and patted Rin on the shoulder, and a gentle steel force poured into the other party's body, repairing his small wound. As he spoke, he condensed his gaze and looked through the letter: "You have a spiritual body, you have a good foundation, you work hard to cultivate, and after a few years or so, you may not be able to achieve the Golden Essence, if you can study the transformation of the quality and spirit thoroughly...... Hey, it was written by the Nature Mentor and another unknown legendary powerhouse? ”

With just a glance, Joshua keenly noticed that this small envelope actually contained the power of two legendary powerhouses, although there was only a trace of it, but it was enough to make anyone who tried to open the letter suffer a little.

The only thing that made Joshua wonder was why they were sending letters...... Although the Far South has not yet healed the wounds of the war, it should have popularized the magic energy communication device there, and the primitive means of communication such as letters should have been eliminated a long time ago.

"Solemnly, perhaps?"

Joshua thought so, and then he continued to look through the contents of the letter.

"It's okay, it's settled so quickly, it seems that Fina has been working hard this time."

After half a ring, the warrior thoughtfully put down the letter, and then let out a sigh of emotion: "It's amazing that that the blood of the ancient dragon can withstand that concentration. ”

"Master, what is written in this letter?"

On the side, Hotaru, who had originally planned to wait for Joshua to open the letter, went around his back to secretly read the contents of the letter, because the warrior did not open the envelope at all, but directly saw through the contents.

Rin didn't care about it, but she actually looked at the envelope in the warrior's hand with curious eyes.

"It's Hill and Fina's wedding."

Waving the envelope in his hand, Joshua explained succinctly: "Because Ciel will officially inherit the status of the elder after the wedding and become the leader of a powerful elven clan, the natural mentor and the current empress will preside over for him. ”

The elven tribes are quite united with each other, the elven cities and villages in the Far South forest are scattered around the Mother Tree of Life in the Eternal Lake, and many tribes are also firmly united around the elven royal court, the population is extremely sparse compared to the elves know that if they do not unite, then the future is destined to be completely assimilated by humans, just like those steppe elves and half-elves who have been almost assimilated.

This is not a bad thing for the whole world, but it is never a good thing for a race to be assimilated, and in order to maintain the independence of their own culture and bloodline, the elves have also worked hard for thousands of years.

According to Joshua's understanding of elven culture, the elven queen or elven king is a role similar to the patriarch of a large family, and the other tribes are all members of the family, and it is indeed their habit to officiate weddings and funerals for other important members.

"Invite me to participate...... It's good to go to the Far South to have a look, and it doesn't conflict with the time Karliss said. ”

Joshua could see the meaning behind this letter, and the natural mentor invited him to the Far South, definitely not simply for the wedding of Hill - the elves definitely wanted to negotiate with him, a legendary powerhouse, so they sent such a formal invitation, and this matter must be something that cannot be explained clearly with communication equipment, and must be communicated in person.

"Rin, go back and help me draft a reply, and say I agreed."

After Joshua made sure that there was no conflict in the itinerary, he made a decision, he handed the envelope that had been dissipated back into Hotaru's hand, and then muttered, "When the time comes, you will also go with me." ”

After speaking, he looked at Hotaru and Rin who were cheering, and showed a hint of a smile, but then, the smile dissipated, and Joshua fell into deep thought again.

"The world that Karliss is talking about is not far from the world of McCrove."

At this time, the warrior was still recounting what Steelpython had told him not long ago, about another world in need, and there were many details that made him wonder how to explain it.

According to Karlis, the world in which the will of the world entrusted to him was not far from the world of Microve, if anything, it was probably a little farther than the Sixth Abyss, and was completely within the observation range of the Stargazing Institute, but it had not discovered that life world for hundreds of years of observation by the Stargazing Institute.

Either it is for the malfeasance of the staff of the stargazing institute, or for the fact that there is something unusual about that world, otherwise this situation cannot be explained.

Secondly, there is the identity of the enemy...... Karliss was also puzzled by this, saying that there did not seem to be a chaotic atmosphere in that world, but civilization was indeed regenerating and destroying in cycles, which was extremely unusual, and it suggested that Joshua go and see it for himself and judge the situation, and the warrior was positive.

After all, after seeing the black fog, Joshua already knew that the enemy of civilization was not necessarily Chaos, but could also be order itself.

Finally, there is a vague hint from Callis.

"It's a very small world...... Unlike a world like Microf and me, which has several continents and seas, it is a little larger than a half-plane, a rare miniature world. ”

The words of the Steel Python began to dim at this time, which was a precursor to the imminent interruption of the link affected by the demon tide, it seemed to be still thinking about the wording, and after a while, it said slowly: "It will be about three months to leave, Joshua, you have to prepare accordingly......"

What preparation? The warrior didn't come up with it for a long time, and finally had to ignore it - anyway, no matter what the preparation was, it was all for the purpose of destroying the enemy, and he just needed to be as always.

On the side, Hotaru had already taken the lead in opening the letter handed back by Joshua, and Rin, who was watching from the side, said suspiciously: "I know the nature mentor, it's the big sister who came to us last time and went to the Great Ajax Volcano, right?" But is the other Elven Empress actually a legendary powerhouse, why didn't we know it before......"

"Lady Garanord must like your title."

A big sister who is about seven or eight times his age...... Joshua thought for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "This is normal, the world of McCrove has a perfect transcendent path inheritance, and the legends on the surface are only the most famous of the contemporary era." ”

"As a big clan, it is impossible for elves to have only one natural mentor, the leaders of their royal court are all legends, but they are the masters of the royal court first, and then the legendary powerhouses, after succeeding to the throne, it is generally not their turn to fight on the front line."

Not only that, but the other major forces are also similar, even if it was the original Northern Empire, in addition to the emperor on the bright side, there is also an Extreme Will-level mage who can advance at any time, in addition to Barbarossa and the sage Faina who pierces the White Tower in the Eastern Plains, there is also an unknown legendary powerhouse stationed in the ancient and silent organization of the Qiyao Council.

And in the various royal courts of Xishan, there are not many powerhouses of the extreme will, but because most of them are rulers who live in seclusion, no one knows if there are legends in them, but even so, the contemporary holy sword envoy and the spiritual master William are all from Xishan, and the dwarf god craftsman can barely be regarded as stationed in the Xishan area, they all have their own successors, and they all have legendary-level potential.

Joshua knew that the reason why the strong people withered in the previous life, and it was not until the next generation that the legendary powerhouses appeared one after another, mainly because of the environmental problems, the harsh environment in the previous life, the impact of the Great Demon Tide on the world was far greater than the benefits it bringed, the abyss and the five-colored dragon, as well as the large and small cult forces all made everyone in the McCrove world exhausted, but this life is different.

For example, the Church of the Seven Gods, Eagle did not sacrifice himself in order to maintain the flame of the world, and with such a legendary powerhouse to teach, then the Church of the Seven Gods would not fall into the situation of the original successor, and Lolanda would not take the initiative to open the door of the abyss in order to continue the flame of the world.

"If you think about it carefully, the world of McCrove is really hidden, worthy of being the successor of the Glorious Era, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse......"

Probably calculated in his heart, Joshua was slightly shocked in his heart, because just the legendary powerhouses on the bright side that he could count had already exceeded a dozen, counting the underground world, the inhuman race, the few who could achieve legends in the future, but those who have not yet achieved it, are even about to exceed thirty!

Thirty legends! Although almost half of them are future powerhouses, even if they are the remaining half, if they work together, then the expedition to the abyss will not be difficult at all...... It's like the sixth abyss, a god-level abyss lord, plus five demon lords, this is already an extremely terrifying force, plus three dragon kings, it can be said to be unstoppable, but if this is the kind of strength if it is surrounded and suppressed by legendary powerhouses twice as many as its number, I am afraid that I can only cry and rout into the depths of the multiverse...... Not to mention that there are other gods.

Of course, Joshua also knew that it was impossible for the legendary powerhouse to join forces so easily, and in the previous life of Goliath's forces, there were also many newborn demon lords, such as the mind eater whose name he almost forgot was one of them.

However, Joshua believed that with the changes he had brought about, the number of legendary powerhouses in the future could only be more than before, and it would never be less than in previous lives.

At the same time, the Nissière Snow Mountain, the headquarters of Wintercastle Academy.

On a cliff in a snowy mountain, a black-haired dragonman girl was lying between the snow and ice, staring at the moon in the gap in the clouds.

The silver-blue moonlight like a sarong-like fell, refracted by the ice and snow of the snow-capped mountains, and transformed into a magnificent halo of light, and Lisa stared at the moonlight, which was very different from her hometown, her eyes flickering, as if she was reminiscing about the past.

"What, Lisa, homesick?"

Spiritedly, the voice of the fire demon came, and it sensed that Lisa's heart was not as calm as it seemed, so it asked aloud.

"Nothing, Mr. Syndicate...... It's just a little lonely. ”

Sighing softly, the dragon girl ignored the cold of the ice and snow around her, and said faintly: "Although everyone in the academy is very good to me, no one wants to be my friend." ”

"I don't think I don't want to, but I don't dare."

The syndicate objectively pointed out Lisa's problem: "Your strength is much stronger than these peers who are still in the cultivation period, not at the same level, how dare they be friends with you...... Even if you have similar strength, they will see you as a competitor, just like several other students of adults."

"But you're a celebrity on the forum, and you have a lot of admirers, aren't you going to respond to one or two?"

"But it's Mr. Syndicate who posts on the forum, right? They sent me a photo without my consent! ”

Hearing this, Lisa couldn't help but protest with a slightly red face: "I haven't learned how to post yet, even if I make a friend, it's your friend, sir, not mine!" ”

"Stupid." The syndicate shook his head disdainfully: "A guy like you who watches the moon from the top of the mountain will never make friends in this life." ”

"Actually, it's not very important whether you have friends or not...... to this, Lisa replied with a hint of a smile: "It's enough for me to have Mr. Syndicate, I've long been used to loneliness, and I've always come here alone." ”

After hearing this, the originally imposing Flame Demon fell silent in an instant, and the dragon girl did not notice this, but continued to think about the future: "Wait a few days, I will go to Teacher Joshua, your soul should have recovered most of it, enough to be independent from my body...... When the time comes, we can be friends! ”

"Idiot ......"

Not knowing how to deal with the draconian's simple thoughts, the Syndicate could only respond with this simple word, and silence returned to the cliff.

However, just as the dragon girl was about to fall asleep while looking at the moon and running the electricity in her body, suddenly, Lisa and the Syndicate felt a huge vibration at the same time.

"What's the sound?"

Lisa stood up from the snowdrift, Lisa's eyes widened in the direction the shaking was coming from, and Cindya scanned her surroundings vigilantly to see where the unusual sound was coming from.

"Zizi ......"

Then they saw the huge steel shadow that appeared in the gorge with the obvious sound of electricity, and the shadow seemed to be walking, and it spotted the dragon girl not far away, and began to approach the area where the other party was.

"Zizi."