Consent was heard, and the door was gently pushed open by a thin slit before creaking open.

Behind the door appeared Hotaru in a black robe, and the young maid came with light steps, she held a tea tray, glanced up at the center of the conference room, and then said respectfully, "Master." ”

"Ah, what a time."

Standing up from the conference table, Joshua hadn't felt thirsty when he had thought about it before, but now, when he saw the cup of black tea that was steaming, he realized that he hadn't drunk water all morning, and his throat was suddenly a little dry.

"Good job." took the tea, took a sip, and a warmth went straight into his belly, the warrior did not hesitate to praise, he also noticed the girl's new outfit, so he praised it casually: "Your new clothes are also very beautiful, why did you suddenly think of changing clothes today?" ”

"Yes...... Is that ......."

Joshua didn't notice Hotaru's unnatural blush, and his gaze shifted to the back of the door: "Gentlemen, don't stay outside the door, I'm talking about what you all come in and do outside the door." ”

"It's rude."

After hearing this, the three people led by Zorgan walked into the conference room.

"Lord Count." The two warriors performed a knightly salute, while the white-haired mage Feng only bent slightly.

Zorgen, who had just recovered from a serious injury, walked ahead, his face was a little thin and pale, but it seemed that the knight had roughly recovered his ability to move normally, you know, not long ago he was still a little limping when he first went out, but now he can go up and down the stairs and walk normally, I have to say that the silver warrior's recovery power is indeed strong, and he has gradually transcended the realm of mortals.

As the head of the garrison of the Black Forest Fortress, this blonde knight held a position half a level higher than Keely and Feng, and if he had to report anything important to the lord, he would have to be the candidate.

"What's the important thing for the three of you to come together?"

Taking a sip of tea, Joshua asked with some confusion.

Now that the Black Forest Fortress is still rebuilding and repairing that section of the collapsed wall, except for Zorgun, who was seriously injured before, Kili and Feng should be on the scene to direct and supervise the progress of the project, how can they have time to come to him? Could it be that there is something important?

"Your Excellency, these urgent letters have come from the communication circle, and we thought you should know about it right away, so we brought it here, but since we haven't looked at their contents, we don't know how important they are."

"Show me first."

Zorgan stepped forward, took out several envelopes from his bosom and handed them to Joshua, and the warrior did not hesitate, and immediately opened one and took out the letter as soon as he got it.

"Demonized Paper...... This is an urgent manuscript sent in by a subpoena! ”

The moment he touched the letter, Joshua knew that it was indeed very important information.

The so-called telecommunication copying,In fact, it is a technology similar to fax,Through the magic resonance of the communication array,Let the letters at one end of the communication array be completely copied to the blank magic paper at the other end,Although the principle is not very complicated,But it will lead to a sharp increase in magic consumption due to the elongation of the distance,The cost is high,If it is not necessary,No one will use this technology。

After a general sense, Joshua was surprised to find that the three letters in his hand were actually made of demonized paper.

"Three urgent communications came at the same time, what's going on today."

With a sigh of amazement, the warrior understood why the three of them had to come together, but now was not the time to think about such a thing, he just looked at the contents carefully and did not say a word.

In the conference room, there was a sudden silence, the black-haired and red-eyed lord frowned, carefully looked at the letter in his hand, the silver-haired maid stood beside him, lowered her head and was silent, while the three fortress chiefs had serious faces, as if they were thinking about something very important.

"Whew."

After a while, Joshua breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled and put the first letter aside, shook his head, and said, "The first letter is good news. ”

"What's the good news?"

This time it was Keeley who asked, and his voice was still a little sullen because of the isolation of the helmet: "If it's good news, there shouldn't be a need to use such an urgent communication method." ”

This is an old habit of the half-elf warrior, he doesn't deliberately question anything, but simply brings up unreasonable points.

"It's a letter from the dwarves."

In the face of this half-elf warrior who had taught him martial arts when he was a child, Joshua had always been very respectful, and he was also aware of the other party's speaking style, and he replied seriously: "The rune dwarves of the lava lake have learned the news of the demon tide, and their great casting is ready to help us with a batch of supplies and arrow weapons for free, based on the friendship over the years. ”

"Originally, they planned to let the letter and the convoy set off together, but then they felt that this was too slow, so they simply used the communication circle to teleport and copy, you know, there is no shortage of magic in the lava lake."

Speaking of this, he picked up the letter that was placed aside and swept through the letter from the dwarves: "Originally, they planned to send a team of people to help us build the new city wall, but because the winter weather is really not suitable for dwarf activities, they can only give up, but change to a special batch of construction materials. ”

"That's a shame."

Hearing this, Feng Feng, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but mutter: "The forging and building abilities of the dwarves are indeed second to none in the continent, and if they help, the new city wall will definitely be stronger, at least it won't be destroyed by the mammoth beast in a few clicks." ”

"That's force majeure, the original city wall also has the blessing of the elves' plant roots, ordinary siege vehicles can't even smash the surface, but the crazy golden monster is a super monster that can't be measured by common sense at all...... Anyway, it's not bad to have a batch of material aid. ”

Joshua didn't dwell on it any further, he picked up the second letter and quickly opened it.

"Alfonso's letter?"

His eyes swept over and he saw the signature, and the soldier was stunned, but he did not expect that the letter was actually summoned by the merchant Alfonso, and then he became very interested, and looked at the letter in his hand with great interest.

The information in the letter is brief.

Since ten days ago, after receiving a letter of recommendation from Joshua, this merchant immediately set off and entered the area inhabited by the dwarves, and I don't know by what means, he actually got the right to use the dwarven tunnel.

Now, Alfonso and his caravan have passed through the tunnels, bypassing the blockade on land and the wild Black Forest beasts, and have quickly arrived in a large city in the central region of the empire, and have begun to search for the special strange objects that Joshua has mentioned.

"I've found the magic book that is very similar to what I said, but because it is in the hands of a nobleman, there is no way to buy it for the time being, so I can only wait for whether he will sell it in the spring auction of the imperial capital this year."

Whispering to himself, Joshua thought for a while, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Anyway, this efficiency is really good, originally it was just trying as hard as possible, but now it seems that maybe it can really succeed in changing the fate of Ares Fortress." ”

There is one last letter left.

Joshua looked up at the three of them with serious expressions, and he felt that this last letter was the most important thing.

Pick up the violet envelope, the fire paint stamped with the seal of the Scarlet Crescent, signed by Verdanny Scarlett.

"Scarlett of Moldova?"

Of course, the warrior knew that this family, like himself, was the same family as the four border lords of the Northlands, and was marked by the scarlet crescent moon.

In fact, among the four Northlanders, there are enemies like the Wilson family who have evil intentions towards the Radcliffe family, as well as acquaintances and even friends who have been exchanging letters for hundreds of years.

Although they may not all have good intentions in their hearts now, on the surface, there is at least a friendship left over from the interaction of their ancestors, and the countess of the Scarlett family is such an existence for Joshua.

[To the lord of Moldavia, the heir of the Radcliffe family, Joshua Radcliffe who wields the sword of cold iron]

……

Throughout, the letter can be roughly summarized in a few sentences.

Accompanied by the cold wind and snow from the Far North Sea, this time the beast tide of the Snow Curtain Fuhai was unusually ferocious, and under the impact of a crazy cycle, the countess of the Scarlet family, the golden junior mage, could no longer hold on, and under the crisis, he had to ask for help everywhere.

Seeing this, Joshua couldn't help frowning.

Although his tone did not mean to plead, anyone could see the anxiety between the words, which was completely different from the proud Scarlet family in his memory, was the beast tide really so terrifying that the Moldovan Lord, who was garrisoned by a golden powerhouse, was about to be unable to support it?

Indeed, it is possible. Joshua couldn't help but recall the recent changes in the Black Forest.

It stands to reason that even if the beast tide collapses, it will not be half a beast, but when the warriors went out to patrol a few days ago, they really didn't see even half a monster in the forest, and there was only snow falling slowly in the black woodland, as silent as death.

The demonic beast is not dead, it must be going to other places, not in Moldavia, and I have not heard of the black tide in other places, plus the black eclipse dragon's advance route deduced by Joshua according to the magic map before, then it is very likely that all the demonic beasts in the nearby Black Forest have flocked to Moldova...... If that's the case, it's unusually unlucky.

No, if that's the case, it's not just bad luck, it's just unlucky.

There is a second page of the letter.

[If it's just a simple beast tide, it's not that it can't hold on, but the depths of the Black Forest seem to have bred some new strange monsters, they are not afraid of magic, nor are they afraid of fighting spirit, only pure physical attacks can shatter them.

These monsters will turn into black smoke and disappear when they die, as if they are not flesh and blood at all, and all kinds of strange abilities are too powerful and difficult to deal with, which is why we can't hold on.

Although there are sometimes rivalries and intrigues among the four lords of the Northland, this is not the time to talk about them, my friends, if Moldova is breached, where will this hungry black tide go, which cannot satisfy the swarm of our flesh and blood? So, even if it's for your own sake, please lend a hand, and in the name of the Red Crescent of Fate, the Scarlett family will not treat any of their friends badly.

- Your faithful, Verdani Scarlett]

Seeing this straightforward and refreshing sentence and extremely familiar description, the shadow of a monster faintly appeared in Joshua's mind.

Eventually, he saw the image of the monster drawn in ink underneath the envelope.

This is a kind of vicious monster that is completely different from ordinary magical beasts, and seems to be completely from another world.

Joshua's pupils shrank, and he said in shock:

"Aragami!"