Chapter 41: Joshua's Daily Life (End of the Volume)
When red fire and silver steel appear in the middle of the world, incomparable holiness and vitality are born, and the Chronos Mountains, devastated by war, are reborn with the light of the Soul Burning Soul.
The vegetation is alive, the river is clean, the cold wind that was once oppressive and dull is gradually warming, and the air full of blood is fresh. With the spark-like light swept by, the toxins that had been sinking in the depths of the world were swept away, and the world, which had been shattered by disasters hundreds of years ago, began to repair itself like going back in time under the joint efforts of Joshua and Gu Long, and it could be seen that a little green shoots actually appeared in the originally vast God's desert, which was proof that the seeds that had been buried for many years had been awakened.
This is the power of the fire, the light of order.
But what exactly is this power?
Located in the center of the world, at the heart of waves of spreading concentric circles, Joshua raised his right arm, and the ancient dragon groaned at his side, unleashing a silver thunderbolt, and in the hands of warriors, the authority of the sages was in full swing, and the toxins of chaos were burned and turned into life that reshaped the world, just as it had been at the beginning of the multiverse.
Why does rekindling the flame restore the world?
Although Joshua still didn't quite understand the principle of his authority, after all this time, he could still guess a little bit about what kind of power the Soul Burning King was...... Unlike the Initial Flame in the Center of the Multiverse, this Kindling, although also known as the Initial Flame, is not the same existence.
If the cycle of steel is the cycle of matter and life, which is manifested in the world as a complete ecosystem and natural cycle system, then the cycle of fire is the cycle of order and spirit, and the cycle of all souls and wills.
The fire burns the chaos, causing the light of existence to shine into the void, giving birth to the world, and at the beginning of the world, the crystals of steel gave birth to the creator of primordial life, which has many names in the multiverse, and Mrs. McCro calls it the ancient dragon.
The ancient dragons created the first seeds of life, although these basic microorganisms are conscious, but they have no intelligence, and the soul is so weak that it is almost non-existent, and their millions of generations of death and reproduction, evolution and mutation, can make this tiny soul fire gradually gather and grow, and produce the first fire...... Ten thousand years, 100,000 years, millions or even hundreds of millions of years have passed, and when the first intelligent life in this world that can think about 'who I am' is born, the will of the world will be awakened, and the fire of this world will really burn.
The accumulation of countless souls can cause the flame to burn, and when the light of the fire shines through the borders of the world, solidifying the barriers of the world, it can announce the birth of an orderly world. In a world of flames, the intelligent life that lives in it will not degenerate, and the souls of each generation of newborns will become more resilient because of the growth of the reincarnation of the souls of their predecessors.
It is the cycle of spirit and soul, the inheritance and progress of will, and its existence can make a world more prosperous and reach its peak.
But if the flame is lost, the cycle is broken, the flame is extinguished...... Then the one who welcomes this world is to fall into the abyss.
Demons are races that have lost their flames, and their races will continue to deteriorate, and they can only maintain their own race by plundering the souls and fires of other worlds...... But fire alone is not enough, as the life and nature born from steel, it is the carrier of fire, and it is incomplete without either of the two, and powerful demons can plunder the souls of other worlds, but they cannot create a system that allows these souls to inhabit and complete the cycle, which is something that only the creation power that the ancient dragon possesses.
The world of Chronos is a world that has long been destroyed - the will of the world does not exist, the fire is extinguished, and the natural system has completely collapsed, only the Chronos Mountains are the only unnatural ecosphere maintained by the power of the ancient dragon, and the dragons and monsters living in it are actually races deeply affected by the bloodline of the ancient dragon, and in a sense they can be regarded as its dependents, so they can live in this world of death. And now, Joshua and Gu Long have joined forces to ignite the fire with the Remains of Chaos and reshape the cycle of the world, with the two centered on the Chronos Mountains, and the breath of life continues to expand—
You can see that rain is falling in the desert, and at the edge of the world, the earth's crust is cracking under the inexplicable force, spewing out a large amount of hot water vapor with the smell of sulfur, and with thick clouds and thunder gradually appearing in the sky, the earth begins to rumble and tremble, and you can see the scene of volcanic eruptions in the distance. These changes in heaven and earth are like natural disasters, but they have gradually brought the originally dead world of Chronos to life.
At the same time, the souls of countless dragonmen, mixed with the light of order generated by Joshua's burning chaos, began to officially become part of the cycle of order - some of them turned into wind, some became rain, and some of them stuck to the ruins of their original villages, becoming spirits who guarded the land.
This is not death, but rebirth, and they have volunteered to become the heavens and earth of this new world, guarding their still living people in another form.
"Lisa, father will never leave you, I will be a part of this world, if the wind blows on your cheeks in the future, I am hugging you."
"Lisa, you're so old, and although I haven't seen you grow up with my own eyes, it's nice to see you now...... I must live well. ”
At the warrior's side, the dragonman girl, who had witnessed the rekindling of the flames from the first perspective, heard a familiar whisper in her ears, not only that, but she even heard a hint of a smiling female voice - it was the voice of her parents, and in a short moment, her eyes were full of tears, but what is the use of crying, this is already the best ending...... So, Lisa, who had decided to move forward, lowered her head so that no one else could see her face, and she said in a staccato voice, as if she was laughing, "Don't worry, Dad...... Even if I am alone, I will definitely live well! ”
I'm going to get stronger.
Stronger, stronger...... Strong enough that no one can threaten what I love, no one can take away what I have.
Not to mention the small determination born in the girl's heart, at this time, the actions of Joshua and Gu Long are also coming to an end.
"Lack of fresh water...... The attack of the black fog decomposed all the water in the world of Chronos, and as the birthplace of the original intelligent life, the sea was completely wiped out by the black fog, and it is no wonder that the fire will be completely extinguished. ”
Joshua frowned, muttering to himself with some anxiety.
The recovery of the natural ecosystem is actually complete, unlike the world of Karlis, there is an ancient dragon in the world of Chronos after all, as long as the silver ancient dragon does not leave, then the order of this world will continue forever...... The problem is that the world of Kronos is seriously short of water, and the homeland of the once fish-man civilization has been completely evaporated, and only a little water circulation exists in the mountains, but this bit of water is not enough to support the whole world, and even the existence of the mountains is barely maintained.
After all, most of the world is a dry God's Desert, and even in a world where the fire is still burning, the desert is a forbidden place that is not suitable for living.
"That's the only way, when we find enough water resources in the future, let's do it now, first revive a grassland around the mountain range, that's the limit."
The ancient dragon also noticed this, and it let out a roar of chagrin, as a life directly conceived from the crystals of steel, it naturally knew that most life needs water as the basis for survival, and this time it was difficult to meet the holder of the power of fire to reshape the world, but it was unable to achieve perfection due to the lack of this most common resource.
But it wasn't too anxious, Gu Long knew that in other worlds of the multiverse, there were countless worlds with extremely rich water resources, and even the abyss world composed of the sea, as long as he could find such a world and open the portal, then the lack of water in the world of Chronos would be easily solved.
Joshua had more or less the same thought, so the red and silver glow gradually dimmed as the last circle of order spread to the end of the world.
For those dragonmen who couldn't help but marvel at the sudden appearance of strange visions in the sky, everything around them didn't seem to change, they just felt that the air was a lot fresher, and an inexplicable burden disappeared, while some dragonmen with keen mental perception seemed to be able to hear voices coming from the forest and the earth, those voices were gentle and kind, as if they were trying to communicate with them.
And those dragonmen who were located on the edge of the mountain range looked into the distance in amazement at this time - in the place that was originally a desolate desert, a green and endless field suddenly appeared, and the rivers in the Kronos Mountains rushed out of the mountains, flowing happily on this grassland, the dragons who had long been accustomed to mountain life had never seen such a scene, and they did not know what this scene meant.
"It's the call of the primordial totem...... Is this actually the case, was the totem system of our McCrof world born in this way? ”
The two legendary mages who stood aside, harnessing the power of the Soul Burning King and reshaping the world with the ancient dragon, were seriously looking at the dragonmen who were communicating with the forest and the earth at this time, he felt a familiar aura from the actions of these dragonmen, and after a little thought, Barnier and William were surprised to find that this was the original form of the shaman totem lineage that had been wiped out in the Mycrof continent.
"The souls of the ancestors dwelt in all things, and the spirits of the discerning would sacrifice to them, using their power to create totems and use the first magic...... That's a big subject, Barnier! ”
Whispering to himself, William's eyes suddenly glowed, and he looked excitedly at his friend on the side: "Runes are derived from totems - although we know the utility of runes now, we don't know why totems are converted into runes of later generations, and those books have all been burned in the Glorious Era...... If we can observe the birth of primordial magic and totems from the beginning, our magic pedigree will complete the last piece of the puzzle! ”
"Yes, those people in the Heavenly White Tower have been looking for the original form of the rune, if the foundation is not stable, then they will not be able to move higher, if they can observe this primitive civilization...... It can definitely cause a big earthquake in the academic world! ”
Barnier was naturally very excited, his face was full of red light - today can be said to be the most memorable day for this legendary mage, seeing the coveted side of the ancient dragon, finding the big topic that shook the industry, the joy of the two shares merged together, and became an even greater joy, however, Barnier is still a legendary mage after all, he quickly calmed down, and nodded to his friends on the side: "However, before that, you have to ask him, the things of this world ......"
"Joshua has the right to decide."
At this time, Joshua, who has been released from the form of the Soul Burning King and returned to the form of an ordinary black-haired human man, is slowly landing on the highest peak of the Kronos Mountains, he has no intention of communicating with other dragons, in this most important period, dragonmen need to rely on themselves to stand up in order to become an independent civilization, if they use extraordinary power to help them from now on, they will only make them vassals of the Microf world, or the most primitive form, the most useless kind of vassals.
The world of Mycrove does not need such vassals, it needs independent allies, new civilizations worth investing in.
At this time, Joshua watched the silver ancient dragon vibrate its wings and fly back to the center of the God's Desert, it didn't take long for the order cycle of this world to be restored, and its existence that maintained the stability of the world must also continue to maintain the existence of the Chronos world as before, he stared at the silver, incomparably strong, and imperfect body for a moment, and then turned his head and said to a silent dragonman girl beside him:
"Lisa, do you plan to fully exert the power in your body and become stronger?"
"Huh? When, of course! ”
Suddenly hearing Joshua speak, Lisa subconsciously took a step back, raised her hands in front of her face—but soon, she realized how rude this action was, so she blushed and said loudly, "I want to be stronger...... Get stronger! My lord, what will you teach my mother? ”
"Very well, as for teaching you this...... Take a break first, there are some things that are not in a hurry to make a decision. ”
Very satisfied with Lisa's attitude, Joshua nodded, and then said no more, he decided to wait for Lisa to calm down a little, and then sent an invitation to the dragon girl to follow him back to the world of Microf.
Part of the reason is that the other party's parents are dead, and although they have both turned into spirits and continue to exist in this world in another form, they have not been able to fully exploit the potential in Lisa's body. He knew through the syndicate that this little guy had broken through the realm of electric current in just a dozen days, and had reached the point where he could manipulate some of the magnetic fields inside and outside his body, and such a genius would only be buried in the primitive society of the dragonmen. The other part is because the soul of his apostle syndicate is still in Lisa's body, and Joshua wants to think of a solution for the other party, anyway, the connection of soul symbiosis is not convenient to study and solve in the world of Chronos.
With all things ending temporarily, everything gradually fell silent.
"Then again."
In the middle of the night, the sky was full of silver starlight, and in the darkness, Joshua stood on the top of the mountain, watching the world he had revived, and he watched the dragonmen light the first bonfires after the disaster in the mountains, but he was surprised that he did not show a serious expression. Joshua looked like he wanted to laugh, but in the end he turned into a sigh: "I promised the old Pope to settle down for a while and enjoy a rare leisure routine...... How did it unconsciously become the current situation again? ”
Fighting against a group of legends, plus saving the world, is not casual by any means, and God knows who remembers that he originally just wanted to help Ciel and Fina get a little ancient dragon blood, and it ended up like this.
"Maybe it's destined to be a life of hard work."
Barnier, who was also on the top of the mountain, was sharing his photo of the ancient dragon with William, and he heard Joshua talking to himself, he nodded thoughtfully, then looked at William, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "You know, just like there are always mages who soak in the lab and don't come out, there are always some people who are busier than others—but that's the life they choose, isn't it?" ”
That's right, too.
Joshua twisted his head and moved his wrist in disbelief, he stood on the vantage point of the Chronos Mountains, looking down on the nascent world. The warrior was expressionless at first, but at last he gradually showed a faint smile.
It is true that everyone's life is very different.
Maybe...... That's his daily routine.
+—Volume 11, The Gate of All Worlds: The End