The obsidian walls of the Palazzo Morlay are so hard that even centuries of wind and frost have not changed it in the slightest. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the side of the palace depicted with the coat of arms of the sun, there is a wide garden with statues of sages and emperors, divided into two sections by pure white marble, which leads to a side hall in which the supreme of the empire often leans against his dragon-skin armchair, reading a book and enjoying a moment of leisure.

However, in the royal study in the center of the Morlay Palace, the atmosphere is solemn, as if a storm is brewing.

"Ridiculous—"

Grim laughter echoed in the study, and a tall man with shoulder-length dark blond hair stood in front of his desk, he glanced at the warrior standing respectfully in front of him, and said flatly, "I don't want to hear you say that there is a riot in my city, Nash, do you think I will not know about it?" ”

"No, my majesty."

Wearing chain mail and a single sword, the samurai named Nash, who lowered his already bowed head, explained softly, "With your strength, you must have known the cause of this incident for a long time......

"Then don't talk nonsense."

Interrupting the words of his subordinates, Israel Delmond, the ruler of the Empire, looked at him like ice: "Tell me, when can I start taking action to purge the Holy City of the cultists?" ”

"I'm afraid...... It takes a while to prepare! ”

Gritting his teeth, Nash didn't dare to look directly at the emperor's gaze, and a trace of cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead: "Your Majesty, the city guards have begun martial law, and they are blocking the teleportation array and prohibiting outsiders from entering and leaving the holy city-but this time the strange thing is that there are no clues, we don't know where to start the search, this time there is no chaotic aura left, and no one has noticed any clues, we have no way to start!" ”

Seeing that Israel did not continue to reprimand, the warrior was also relieved, perhaps because of the reason that he had stayed in the army all the year round, the powerful emperor's majesty was not unable to listen to the explanation, but just hated not to be straightforward, so after a while, he added: "The owner of the house has confirmed that all four of them were killed, and the charred corpses have been found in the basement, and they have suffered great pain and torture before their deaths, so they cannot confirm the time of death, we have reason to be sure, It was a premeditated attack, and the cultists were probably already preparing for the operation a week ago. ”

"No trace of the cultists has been found, and in a few days it will be the celebration of the carnival ......"

Speaking of this, Nash's heart had already begun to beat wildly, but due to his professionalism, even if it was likely to anger Israel, he had to express his judgment: "So, Your Majesty, I and the others believe that we need to postpone the celebration banquet for the time being, and wait until we have captured all those damned cultists!" ”

"I think that group of people will attack on the day of the celebration, so do you plan to postpone the banquet for safety?"

At this time, Israel's tone became normal, and he said calmly: "Reasonable judgment, as a courtier, you can be regarded as competent." ”

Before Nash could put down the big stone in his heart, the voice came again: "But." ”

The Emperor of the Empire walked over to his desk, and Israel looked up at the [Five-Star Ring Sun] coat of arms at the dome: "I am the Emperor of the Empire. ”

"The Holy City is the capital of the Empire."

"At the Imperial Capital Banquet in two days, there will be envoys from most countries on this continent, and members of the noble families of the entire empire will arrive, even the elves in the Silent Forest and the dwarves underground, there will be representatives to congratulate, not to mention the envoys of the Church of the Seven Gods."

He turned his head and looked at the warrior who was already sweating profusely, and said flatly: "Those cultists, it is not only my face that wants to be damaged, but also the face of the imperial capital, the empire and the imperial family. ”

"Nash, you are the commander of [Shadow], the sharpest knife and ear in my hand, I don't want to hear anything and wait until the capture is completed, I want to eliminate all uncertain and unstable factors."

"I'll give you the right to do that, listen, my warrior, you'll be able to mobilize all the city guards, half of my guards, and thirty [Mars Guards], so, tell me now, do you have the confidence to keep the imperial capital safe?"

Silently, a talisman representing power appeared in front of Nash's eyes, and this golden peak, a powerhouse in the almost extreme realm, did not have the slightest sign of discovery, but he seemed to have long been accustomed to the powerful and unfathomable power of His Majesty the Emperor, so there was no exclamation, Nash respectfully picked up the talisman, and then loudly, almost angrily: "Yes! Your Majesty! ”

After speaking, he didn't dare to gasp for air, Nash didn't even dare to raise his eyes and look directly into the face of the ruler of the empire, and Israel was satisfied with this refreshing reply, he nodded and said, "This matter is left to you." ”

"Stand down."

Hearing the Lord's order, the warrior put his hand on his chest, bowed back, the chain mail rubbed against the weapon on his waist, making a metal collision sound, and after hearing the sound of the door closing, Israel was silent for a while, then sighed slightly, and said to the empty void beside him: "Teacher, you are here." ”

With these words, the dark blue light bloomed, and the only white-haired mage who could teleport in the palace appeared in the study, Nostradamus's face was solemn, he looked at this student with legendary strength, who had long been better than blue, the old mage originally had a lot to say, but in the end it condensed into a long sigh: "Israel, your old mistake has been committed again?" ”

"Yes."

Slowly sitting on the dragon leather armchair behind the desk, this noble emperor now looks like an ordinary person who is troubled, his face is a little tired, and he does not have the majesty he used to face Nash: "When I fought with the orcs decades ago, the vertebrae that were cursed by the previous high priest have not healed, this injury is really too early, it has already penetrated into my origin, even if I advance to the legendary realm, I can only barely suppress it." ”

"This time, the envoy of the elves will come and bring the buds of the Origin Tree of Life."

Nostradamus walked slowly to the desk, he had originally come here to discuss matters related to the cultists and the celebration, but after seeing the current state of Israel, it was impossible for the old mage to turn his attention elsewhere, he said solemnly: "It is the purest life force gathering thing in the world, with it, you may be able to clear the hidden dangers in your body." ”

"Of course, I originally planned to try to break through the legendary high level after the celebration."

Slowly closing his eyes, Israel showed a sneer: "Those damn bedbugs, taking advantage of my poor state, plan to provoke the majesty of the Empire, and after the celebration, I will completely wipe out the cult from the territory of the Empire." ”

The words are so powerful that one does not question the determination of their masters.

And in the Mage Society.

The Royal Mage Guild is located in the most prosperous area of the inner city of the imperial capital, it can even be regarded as the center of the inner city, the six central avenues connecting the outer city and the inner city all converge in front of the association, forming a fountain square, the square is surrounded by tall buildings such as the council hall and the town hall, but the most gorgeous and spectacular is the Royal Mage Guild.

After observing the scene of the explosion, the three of Joshua, plus Ying and Rin, continued to ride in the carriage to the Royal Mage Guild in the inner city, and after arriving, Nostradamus looked hurried, as if he had something to do, and after a greeting, he used the space-time spell to teleport away, leaving only Brandon and the warrior to stay in the guild.

Brandon seemed to be a regular customer here, and along the way, both the guards and a few mages passing by knew him, and amazingly, some of them knew Joshua, and a small number of them even came up to shake hands.

Come to think of it, these people are all people who know the past achievements of the warriors, in the Northern Empire, a country that worships the strong, this kind of thing is normal, and the warriors are still a little surprised, and they unknowingly have a loyal fan.

The interior of the association is very spacious, and Joshua has some suspicions that some kind of space-time technology is used in it, and Brandon's explanation later proves this - the space inside the association is equivalent to a whole large square, and dangerous areas such as spell laboratories and alchemy laboratories are all inside the space, so that even if there is really any extremely dangerous accident, it will destroy the space-time structure of the mage association itself at most, without affecting the surrounding buildings such as the town hall, maximizing security.

"I've been working in a lab working on the dragon virus lately."

Brandon walked at the front of the guild corridor, leading the way for Joshua and his two weapons, and the blonde swordsman was extremely enthusiastic: "Now, I'm going to take you over to have a look, although there may be no one in the lab at this point in time, but at least I can give you an introduction to the results of our recent research." ”

"You'll be surprised, I promise."

(To be continued.) )