In the Druidic calendar, the beginning of each year is not the same as the popular perception. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info They divide the year into four parts - the time of awakening, the time of prosperity, the time of abundance and the time of silence, and the time of awakening each year is the beginning of the new year.

This is the earliest prototype of the seasons on the Microf continent, the four concepts of spring, summer, autumn and winter are all derived from the calendars of the druids, but their calculation methods are not fixed, but according to local conditions, such as in the Northland, when there is silence, that is, the winter days will be greatly extended, and the beginning of the year, that is, the time of awakening, will be delayed to April or even May, but the imperial capital of the same period is about to enter the time of prosperity.

The Northern Empire is not a traditional country of a single people, its people are dwarves, elves, gnomes, halflings, vampires, cavemen and other ethnic minorities, its festivals also come from different sources, and the customs of the druids also occupy a place in it, and the exuberant time means that the forces of nature will reach their peak at this time of the year, so many feasts will be held at this time, and it is because of this that the celebration of the extermination of the orcs is set at this time.

"A city gate is guarded by more than 100 city guards."

At the end of the endless staircase, in front of the white city wall, Joshua looked at the gorgeously decorated city gate with an ancient atmosphere, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the rock, and see the little fire of life behind it, he easily counted the number of soldiers at the city wall and the city gate, and judged their respective work by their movements: "There are alchemy equipment, all kinds of artillery and magic arrow towers on it, it is really well guarded." ”

This is also a matter of course, as the capital of a country, no matter how strict the guards are, it is normal, and when the three warriors stayed, the guards guarding the city gate have also discovered their figures, because the sun has been setting for a long time, the time has entered the night, the actions of the guards are also vigilant, they take the initiative to move forward, ready to explore the origin of these three people.

I have to say that the eyesight of these imperial capital guards is not good compared to their counterparts in other cities, and the squad leader at the head trembled when he saw Joshua, and immediately realized that the strength of the other party was by no means something that he could measure, and after a panicked and respectful inquiry, the guards who got the answer all shouted: "Lord Earl, please come in." Then he gave way to the closed entrance.

It stands to reason that they should also check the family crest or other identification items, but an ordinary city guard recognized Joshua's face, and no one dared to talk to the warrior more, so the matter was closed

The gates of the holy city are spectacular even at night, with 36 marble pillars supporting a long corridor, and the reliefs on the stone pillars depict the scene when the city was built.

After passing through the city gate, it is the outer city of the imperial capital, although Joshua was a native of the Far South in his previous life, but the imperial capital of the Northern Empire has also been here a few times, after all, he has friends all over the world, and occasionally wants to find someone to play a copy with, and he also needs to teleport and transit, so the warrior knows that the Holy City of the Three Mountains is divided into three parts, one is the civilians, merchants and various public facilities - such as the large library, the outer city where the big arena is located, and the other is the inner city where the city hall and the mansions of the nobles are located, The last one is the Palazzo Morlai, where His Majesty the Emperor resides.

As he had seen outside the city, the imperial capital was still full of people at night, and the lights were dim, and he and his two weapons lingered for a while in the outer streets, and after observing the daily life of the people in the imperial capital, Joshua went directly to the inner city, where Radcliffe's family had several properties in the imperial capital.

Passing through the main road of the imperial capital, there are more and more people, although the celebration banquet has not yet begun, but the joyful atmosphere has begun to spread, the streets and alleys are hung with various flags, and the wooden sign of [Special Reward] is placed in front of the tavern hotel, and it is only at this time that Joshua vaguely feels from the side how important the complete extermination of the orcs is to the people of the empire who have suffered from the invasion.

Shops, squares, and fountains above them, no matter where there are smiling crowds, under the lights of the night, Joshua naturally showed a smile, in this bustling street, he also felt happy, after all, because of the weather and temperature in the northland, there will not be such a large crowd on the street at any time, which makes the warriors who like to be lively feel a little uncomfortable.

And just as he was about to change his mind and walk around the outer city first, and then go to the inner city later, Joshua suddenly felt a familiar aura approaching.

"Oh?"

Stopping, Joshua frowned, felt it seriously for a while, and then his brows relaxed: "It turned out that they were them, and they noticed that I was coming so quickly?" ”

Ying and Rin, who also stopped, had already put on a gray cashmere cloak at this time, not because the temperature was too low, but because the concentration of magic energy in the imperial capital was too high, and the spiritual body of the divine machine would naturally react and emit fluorescence, so the two of them simply covered their whole bodies, so as not to attract the onlookers around them.

Ying and Rin don't care about the sudden stop of the host, anyway, for them, this trip is just a simple tourist distraction, even if it is to participate in a banquet, it is just a passing, whatever the host wants to do, then do it.

After a while, a horse-drawn carriage slowly approached from the other end of the street.

This is a whole black, made of black cloud wood made of carriage, it has no eye-catching appearance, but the value is far more than the ordinary rich to show off their wealth and use the luxury carriage, black cloud wood has a strong resistance to magic, it grows in the water element dense mountain peaks, there is no possibility of artificial cultivation in a short period of time, the value can not be measured by money.

Generally speaking, this material is used to make precious magic glue, which is smeared on various alchemy instruments that require high precision and on the adamantite shield, ensuring that the magic in the atmosphere cannot interfere with the operation of the equipment and giving the shield an anti-magic coating.

The carriage drove slowly, and at last came to the warrior's side, and before the groom could stop him, the door opened, and Joshua looked up, only to see two familiar faces.

Brandon Kaos, and Nostradamus.

"My friend, Joshua van Radcliffe."

The blonde man, who already had two daughters, simply stepped out of the carriage, the corners of his mouth curled, his hands opened, and he laughed and said to the warrior: "I felt the breath of the Azure Orb a few hours ago, and I thought you should be coming, but there was no one in the teleportation array, and Mr. Nostradamus said that he could find you, so I came with him." ”

"Looks like you're on the right track."

Joshua stepped forward, and then hugged this friend who he hadn't seen for a long time, and he said with a smile: "I came all the way from White Pigeon City, and the scenery on the way is very beautiful, which is not something that can be experienced by sitting in a teleportation array. ”

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and on the side, the white-haired old mage also got out of the carriage, hearing Brandon's words, the old man shrugged his shoulders, and then carefully looked at Joshua's dress, he said with a hint of humor: "I won't say too many pleasantries, my vice principal...... That golden mage in the Ural Fortress is my former student, Joshua, and you seem to have been assassinated by those reptiles again? ”

After receiving the warrior's affirmative reply, Nostradamus's face turned indifferent, and he frowned and said: "Repeatedly attacking the nobles of the empire, the five-colored dragon clan is actually crazy to this point, and chaos has ...... their minds."

"Teacher."

Before he could finish speaking, Brandon on the side interrupted Nostradamus's words: "This kind of thing, let's talk about it later in the association." ”

As he spoke, he looked around the street, and the crowd on the street, though not dense, was indeed bustling with people, and it was a bit too risky to talk about chaos in such a situation.

"You're right."

And the old mage also sensed the inappropriateness of his behavior just now, and coughed, Nostradamus shook his head and said, "I have been discussing this issue with the group of guys in the association just now, and my head is a little confused...... Joshua, aren't you going to sit down with the Royal Mage Guild? ”

Speaking of this, the old mage showed a smile: "Whether it is the Abyss token or the dragon virus, you have helped us a lot, and there are many people who plan to visit you, so if they give you a gift, you should not refuse." ”

"That's fine, I'm not a polite person."

Seeing a familiar friend in the imperial capital, Joshua felt in a good mood, and it was not a big deal to go around the Royal Mage Guild, of course he would agree: "So, let's go now?" ”

"Let's go."

Brandon was also a vigorous man, three people, plus two gods in cashmere cloaks, just got into the carriage, and under the driver's drive, the black carriage slowly headed towards the inner city, the Royal Mage Society.

At the top of the carriage, there is a delicate crystal magic lamp, the runes representing light rise and fall at the wick, exuding a white glow, and the interior of the carriage is decorated in style from the Eastern Plains three hundred years ago, during the reign of the Council of Seven Yao Mages, the delicate drawings of the stars and the runes representing them are scattered throughout the carriage, as if people are in the starry sky.

The carriage was also equipped with coffee and other drinks, and the two warriors, Joshua and Brandon, naturally each picked up a bottle of wine that was not cheap in any time and began to toast, while Nostradamus poured two glasses of milk for them in Ying's and Rin's annoyed eyes, and then filled a cup of coffee himself and drank it.

After a while, the topic turned to the dragon scourge in the Far South, and Joshua, with his personal experience in his previous life, easily pointed out several miscalculations of the situation by Brandon and Nostradamus - he would not have any modest thoughts, and the feelings and praises of the two warriors were all accepted, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

But at this moment, all three of them suddenly frowned, and the carriage suddenly became quiet, and a sense of foreboding spread in their hearts, but no one could guess the history.

- Boom!!!!

In this way, a huge explosion suddenly appeared on the east side of the city beyond everyone's expectations, accompanied by the screams and exclamations of the crowd in the streets, and the originally lively and cheerful atmosphere was instantly replaced by panic.

And then, a loud siren sounded throughout the city.

(To be continued.) )