CHAPTER XXIV

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Just as the warrior was thinking about the future, a curious voice suddenly came from outside the door of the study.

The magic power quickly gathered, and the image of the winged girl appeared at the door, No. 3 was wearing a gray cotton shawl, floating into the study, she looked at Joshua with some curiosity: "You are not the kind of person who will be in a daze. ”

Hearing the voice, Joshua turned his head, he looked at the projection of the artificial intelligence, nodded and said, "What's the matter, No. 3, is there something to find me." ”

After No. 3 entered the study, she carefully sorted out the scattered books in the bookcase, and after hearing the soldier's inquiry, she smiled slightly: "Since you came back from the imperial capital, it has always looked a little strange...... I mean, if there's something that confuses you, just tell us. ”

"We are partners." The winged girl whispered, "We should help each other. ”

“…… Thank you for your concern, there is indeed something. ”

After hearing No. 3's words, Joshua touched his chin with some surprise, he didn't expect that some of the abnormalities caused by his thinking about the demon tide in the past few days would be discovered by No. 3, and remembered it in his heart, he pondered for a while, and then shook his head: "It's not that I can't tell you...... However, this will be foreshadowed in a year or two soon, and it will happen in five years if it is slow. ”

This is a serious idea of the fighters. The first wave of the demon tide occurred when the seven gods joined forces to knock the five-colored dragon god from the boundless heavenly realm into the main material plane, accompanied by the surging magic power and the bitter howl of the injured dragon god, the dragon beasts with the blood of the five-colored dragon all over the world fell into madness, causing a real dragon disaster.

But now, the root of the dragon scourge is gone. Although the five-colored dragon clan was not as badly damaged as in the previous life, the human beings were more well preserved than them, and the comparison of strength was more advantageous than in the previous life, and the five-colored dragon god had not yet had time to fight with the seven gods. Since the many gods did not fight, they may not allow the first wave of demons to affect the continent.

These reasons cannot be told to No. 3 for the time being.

Seeing Joshua's refusal, Miss AI was a little disappointed, she floated to the desk, then sat on it, and said a little sullenly: "Okay...... So are you unhappy because of your lockdown? ”

She knew the warrior's character, and she knew that being confined to the Northland was indeed a very uncomfortable thing for Joshua, but when the question was asked, the warrior showed a subtle expression.

"How could I be unhappy about this kind of thing, avenging the inexplicable dead lords is what the lord should do, even if he is punished, it is a matter of course."

Walking to the desk and sitting on the desk with Number 3, Joshua's eyes looked at the map on the opposite wall, as if he was inspired by Miss Artificial Intelligence's words, so there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "But what makes me uncomfortable is the attitude - from beginning to end, no matter who cares about Alfonso's death except me." ”

Speaking of this, Joshua's tone calmed down, and he shook his head and said, "Those nobles who made a move naturally don't care. And His Majesty the Emperor looked at the higher places and was indifferent to such trifles. But the most uncomfortable thing is Alfonso's children and partners, who deliberately concealed his death for the sake of their rights, without the slightest grief. ”

"This attitude is so distorted that I can't even see their anger, my father was killed, my friends were killed, these people should want revenge more than I do."

Joshua said lightly: "I don't know what Alfonso's Heavenly Spirit will think." ”

"At least you're avenging him, aren't you?"

Leaning lightly on Joshua, No. 3 shook her head, and she said seriously: "You killed those nobles who made a move, and even fought with His Majesty the Emperor for this." Mr. Alfonso's unscrupulous son was also severely punished, and you were sent to the Black Forest Fortress as an ordinary city guard. ”

"Because of this, there have been more and more adventurers who have come to Moldavia recently and want to join the territory to serve you, partly because of your strength, but also because of the reassuring attitude of your subordinates."

"Yes."

Joshua couldn't deny it, he said, as he picked up a roll of parchment from his desk, which was a planning document for the expansion of the western part of the city, glanced at it, and then put the parchment aside, and the warrior said flatly: "I just think I should take revenge, because it is the responsibility of the lord." As for how angry I was, I didn't feel that way. ”

"To be able to fulfill all your responsibilities is already a perfect person." Number 3 sorted out the papers on his desk one by one, and then said in a somewhat amused tone, "My Earl, you still have a lot of things to do. ”

After hearing this, Joshua shrugged, he touched No. 3's head, and under the effect of power, the warrior touched the opponent's magical body with the entity: "I knew that you definitely didn't come to me to listen to me complain, say something." ”

"There's something about the first number." Number 3 said softly.

Since the warrior returned to Moldavia, there were many things waiting for him to deal with. Whether it is the government affairs of the territory, the disposal of cultists, and the development of the black blood plague elixir, Joshua needs to do it himself, one by one, in addition, there are many matters such as the Winter Castle Academy and the Rune Factory.

The lord's work is so busy, and Joshua can complete a sufficient amount of cultivation every day because No. 3 and Rin help him with government affairs, but he still finds time to meet with the old dwarf Moria and let him look at Hatsu.

As an unprecedented steel element on the Microf continent, the burly steel body and characteristics of the first one attracted the attention of the old dwarf in an instant. Moria was intrigued by it, and with Hatsuno's consent, he went to the dwarven colony with the old dwarves for subsequent experiments.

The growth of the first horn depends on the quality of the magic element and the assimilated ore, and the concentration of magic in Moldavia is not low, but it is far less than the dwarf gathering place close to the underground lava area, and when it comes to high-quality ore, there is no comparison. Moria said that he had taken inspiration from the first horn and that he would certainly not treat it badly.

"What, what happened to the first number?" Joshua frowned, he looked at Number 3 seriously and asked, "Or did you get into some trouble?" ”

The artificial intelligence shook her head, and she said in a tone as light as boiled water: "Nothing, everything is normal, Mr. Moria's attitude towards the first number is very good, because he has already researched a new alloy according to the characteristics of the 'living metal' on the first number, so the entire dwarven gathering place treats the first number as a treasure, and you can have any ore if you want." ”

"In that case," Joshua was a little puzzled: "Then what's the matter, isn't it good?" ”

"It's too much, my lord."

No. 3 sighed, she swayed and floated, and then came to the warrior's body, her palm flashed with a layer of light blue ** power like water waves, and then the light spread, and a lifelike magic projection appeared in front of Joshua.

It was a photo of Moriath and Hatsuno, and the image taken by magic was sent to No. 3, and then Miss AI converted it into a three-dimensional projection for the warrior to see. Although the old dwarf Moria, although he has been busy with work recently, he seems to be full of energy, he stands next to the calf of the first number, looking very happy, and although the first number has no face, he can't see the expression, but Joshua knows inexplicably, it also feels very good.

Of course it's good.

"This-this?!"

After seeing this projection, Joshua got off the desk in shock, he stood opposite No. 3, looked at this projection seriously, and couldn't help but feel incredible: "Although Moria is not tall, but it is also about one meter five, and he is only enough to reach the calf of the first number, doesn't this mean ......"

"Yes, Lord Count."

No. 3's helpless voice came from behind the projection: "Your steel element, because it is too well developed, is now more than seven meters tall - because there is no way to get out of the underground corridor, the dwarves are working overtime to expand the corridor. ”

"I don't think you should even think about getting it back, just let it stay there - the Lord's Mansion can't hold it anymore anyway."