What is it that makes this censor, who has witnessed countless events, so solemn?

A gift from the Emperor? No, it's not just that......

Taking the mahogany rune box, Joshua was not in a hurry to open it, he put the obviously extremely precious wooden box into the pocket of his jacket, but his face did not change.

"Censor Munster, I would like you to explain the cause and effect of the incident in detail, your previous statement is too general, and I have not received any useful information other than some kind of plague spreading in the Black Forest."

The black-haired and red-eyed warrior stared at the middle-aged examiner's blue eyes, and spoke in a tone like cold iron, without the slightest emotion, but very cold: "And for this matter, the imperial capital can send a letter and package it, and it will never send you who know me...... Have a high-ranking silver warrior stand in the snow and ice waiting for me to come back? I don't have such a big face. ”

"I'm also puzzled by this, so I don't know where to start."

In the face of Joshua's question, Munster understood the other party's doubts, so he replied very quickly, he frowned slightly, and said calmly: "Your title inheritance documents and title imperial capital have been approved, and they will arrive in a few days...... As for the ins and outs of the matter, I really don't know, but the plague is very special. ”

"What's so special?"

The warrior continued.

"It seems to have a source of contagion, and this source ...... It moves very quickly. ”

The Inquisitor seemed to be prepared, he took out a map, then drew a curve with a black pen, and explained: "The plague first appeared off the coast of the Western Mountains, then in the Southern Black Forest, and then the area of infection spread rapidly in an arc to the northeast, and now it is certain that it has reached the Northlands. ”

Speaking of this, Munster showed a rare look of doubt: "The local demonic beasts are no different from humans in normal times, but as long as they fight, they will quickly feel physically exhausted, and they will easily fall unconscious, and those with a weaker physique will have a serious illness with spasms, while those with a stronger physique will have some kind of mutation......"

He suddenly fell silent.

Joshua looked at the middle-aged censor with a serious face, and quickly discovered the reason why he had stopped talking - the door was opened as a light and rhythmic footstep came to the reception room.

The silver-haired Miss Shenji walked in with two cups of hot tea and placed them in front of them.

"It's okay, let's talk, Hotaru can be trusted."

Nodding sideways to Hotaru, who looked puzzled, Qiao Shuya took a sip of hot tea and said indifferently: "I believe her, there is no need to avoid her." ”

"In that case...... Munster also believed in the loyalty of the little girl who was at the door of the meeting and held against him to her master: "Then go on - the strong creatures will undergo some kind of mutation, their whole body will be dyed dark purple, their eyes will be bloodshot, and black dust gas will come out of their mouth and nose, and at the same time their strength will become crazy and bloodthirsty, and they will lose most of their minds, and in the face of existence that can threaten them, even if they know that they can't fight, they will attack desperately until they die." ”

"According to what you said, it's a lot like the madness of the orcs."

Hearing this, Joshua also began to feel tricky, he looked at the map and said solemnly, "This is the plague?" For creatures with a strong enough physique, this is obviously forced madness. ”

"The Royal Disaster Observatory has determined that this time it is because there is an object or creature that is emitting a substance that can arouse bloodlust, and the reason why it is said to be a plague is because this condition is contagious because of the attack of living beings on each other."

Munster also took a sip of tea and thanked Hotaru, he stretched out his hand and focused on the Ural fortress on the map, shook his head, and said: "Now the noble private soldiers and regular armies in the affected places are desperately trying to exterminate the black tide set off by these crazy demonic beasts - due to the suddenness of the incident, the losses in various places are huge, but fortunately it was found in time, so the fortress was not breached. ”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged censor said in a gentle tone: "Probably because of this, the imperial capital specially sent me to remind you to pay attention to this black tide and bring gifts from Your Majesty...... Then again, Lord Vice-Commander of the Crows, do you know what I brought for you? ”

After speaking, the middle-aged examiner showed a rare smile: "This is specially prepared for you by your superiors and colleagues. ”

"Is it?"

Hearing this, the black-haired warrior immediately thought of something, and he immediately stood up with a happy expression: "If you really brought it here, it would indeed be a great gift." ”

Munster didn't say much, he stood up as well, and then took out two what appeared to be model-like things from his waist and placed them on the table.

It was a model of a sword the size of a human finger and a suit of armor, tiny but very detailed, perfect even in the smallest detail.

"Since the Battle of Thomas Canyon, all your weapons and armor have been destroyed, and there have been changes in your family territory, so you can't wait for them to be reforged, so you can only ride back here alone."

Munster explained to Joshua, who was also smiling, "Now, I've brought them all here...... The re-crafted set of enchanted plate armor may not be as good as the rune armor carefully forged by dwarven craftsmen, but it is undoubtedly one of the best pieces of extraordinary equipment. ”

Inferior, ordinary, sophisticated, extraordinary, legendary, plus special curiosities and combined equipment, this is the most basic classification of equipment on the continent of discord, and there may be subdivisions, but it is not very important.

Joshua picked up the two models on the table, the familiar touch came, the faint smell of blood spreading, sniffing this nostalgic smell, the black-haired warrior couldn't help but recall the thousands of days and nights he had spent in the Crow Legion, dozens of bloody battles and finally the confrontation with the orc troops...... It was these two pieces of equipment that accompanied me, bathed in blood and fire, and walked through that long road.

Holding the two small models, he gently read out the secret words he had set up at the beginning.

"The cold wind is blowing."

With this short sentence, countless flowing runes appeared around the two tiny models, and then, the light bloomed, and the time and space fluctuated slightly, and a huge sword blade and a set of black full-body armor suddenly appeared in the hands of the black-haired warrior.

It was a large sword that was slightly smaller than the god machine that Hotaru had transformed, but even so, it was the same length as the height, and the black armor was very simple, but it gave people a hard, strong feeling, and a hovering dead crow carving could be vaguely seen covering the right shoulder.

"Huh?"

There was a soft cry from behind him, but Joshua didn't care, he waved the weapon in his hand, and suddenly, the magic pattern on the sword flickered, and a gust of wind set off in the room out of thin air, the stone lamp made of everstone next to the table was crumbling, and the wooden door that was not closed was even more crackling.

"How? This is another enhanced enchantment on top of your weapon's original Wind Pattern, and the same is true for your armor, even better than this greatsword. ”

Munster tidied up his coat that had been blown by the wind just now, he took out a pocket watch from his arms, and after determining the time, he nodded to Joshua: "With a full set of equipment, your strength should be able to improve, although I don't know what His Majesty gave you, but I think it can also help you solve the Kuroshio...... My mission has been completed and now I need to go back as soon as possible. ”

"Thanks, do you need some supplies?"

The warrior was not a man accustomed to politeness, and since he saw that the other party was indeed in trouble, he thanked him and did not say anything nonsense about staying for dinner.

Three minutes later, Joshua sent Munster out of the gate, watching as the other man's figure disappeared into the dark winter night.

From the beginning of the conversation to the farewell, the two simple and direct men solved the matter neatly in ten minutes.

“…… Hmph, other weapons ......"

But just as Joshua was about to go back to see what was in the red rune box, a slightly sour voice came from behind him.