Chapter 54: The Visit of the Nature's Mentor
When Joshua returned to his private collection room in the Lord's Mansion, a hall filled with all sorts of giant dragon heads that had been miniature by spells, he learned some new news from the other Lordlord's Mansion staff.
For example, the reward for his participation in the War of the Dragons.
A few months ago, the warrior fought bloodily in the Far Sea Sacred Mountain, and almost lost it, thanks to the help of the Nature Mentor, Pope Eagle and several other Extreme Will-level priests, he did not really die, although the process was difficult, but the rewards were also very rich.
Just before the war began, Hotaru and Rin, as Joshua's weapons, had been strengthened to the level of a holy weapon, and the Empire had also sent a floating battleship - although the Gale had already been knocked down by a certain Extreme Dragon in the middle of the war, and the wreckage was also recovered by the Imperial Magic Laboratory, but the warrior had already had a good time, and he couldn't afford to raise it anyway, so it didn't matter at all.
The rewards after the war were even more generous, not to mention the question of the goodwill of the priests and the prestige of the Holy Mountain, but in terms of material rewards alone, they were already innumerable.
Because of the losses caused by the war, the funds of the Church of the Seven Gods are now a little insufficient to repair the original defensive circle on the Holy Mountain, so they did not give a pure monetary return, but pledged it with various materials.
Joshua looked at the list in his hand, then turned his head to look at a large iron-blue box in the corner of the hall not far away, which had been carefully placed there by the maid.
The control core of the five hundred magic automatic puppets, as well as the matching control manual.
ββ¦β¦ Because you don't have the money to make a puppet body, why don't you just give me the control core theory......"
Joshua muttered to himself, but he also knew that five hundred automatic puppet cores were already a very expensive reward, and for the Moldavian Lord, who was not short of minerals and forgers, this was almost equivalent to suddenly having five hundred more silver-level combat power, and handing over the core meant that the final manufacturing method was given to Joshua and the Imperial side, so in this way, the Church of the Seven Gods was still very sincere.
Lowering his head and continuing to look at the list, Joshua blinked, then turned to look at the other side of the hall.
There, there was a huge iron chest inscribed with miniature magic, on which were written in the script of the Far South Kingdom, with a few large letters: 'Valuables, handle with care'.
"Floating Ring."
The warrior nodded, he had almost forgotten about it.
Because Black, who is a dragon and a mount, can't fly, every time Joshua wants to rush or fight some flying enemies, he can only play by himself, and can't ride a dragon handsomely, so the warrior has always complained about this, but the floating ring can solve this problem.
The Floating Ring developed by the Church of the Seven in order to make the giant war golem capable of flying and maneuvering was rejected for various reasons, and only one prototype was built, and after learning of Joshua's request, they modified the prototype so that it could match the size of the black one, so that the aquatic fire dragon could fly, and from then on dominate the land, sea and air.
The Floating Ring was able to defend itself with the magic of its equipment, but before it was equipped, it was a fragile piece of iron inscribed with runes, and the large iron box was sittingly resting on a sheepskin carpet, enough to show the carelessness of the porter.
"However, I remember that the black seems to be a bit afraid of heights......"
Thinking of this, Qiao Siya couldn't help frowning, but then, his brows immediately relaxed: "No matter what she thinks, she will definitely learn it with more training anyway." β
The black dragon who was comforting and receiving the cleaning service of the Shenji sister and brother suddenly shook his whole body, shivered, and in the dissatisfied rebuke of Hotaru and Rin, the black who was awakened from his sleep looked around cautiously, but he couldn't find the source of the dangerous chill.
In addition to these things, there are many bits and pieces of items and personnel, such as a complete set of the latest alchemy laboratory equipment, several elite priests who have been specially sent to join the Wintercastle Academy to teach, winged warhorses of five pairs and one male and one female, and high-quality holy water with many qualities...... All in all, the Church of the Seven Gods has definitely shown its sincerity, and its list is so long that even the warriors don't bother to look any further.
Most of the supplies for the Holy Mountain would arrive in Moldavia before the arrival of spring, and the most valuable ones that were now placed in the hall were the ones that had been sent using teleportation spells.
On the other hand, although the Empire's remuneration is not as rich as that of the Holy Mountain, it is indeed quite a lot.
Putting aside pure money, prestige on the part of the Empire, and rewards for titles of family and nobility, the Moldavian Lords now have an army of 3,000 men, which is different from the city guards and patrol guards, which are more like police, and unlike the private armies and knights belonging to Joshua, this is a formal army formation, and it is a team that can receive subsidies from the Imperial Military Department.
Originally, most of Moldavia's official army was stationed in the Black Forest Fortress, fighting the Kuroshio Tide year after year, but now, in addition to the Black Forest Fortress can be increased, the number of soldiers stationed in other villages and towns except the main city also has a great surplus, which is indeed a very important thing for the Northland Territory, which has suffered from cultists and inadventurous people, and most importantly, most of the cost is paid by the Imperial Military Department, so why not.
In fact, just this one reward is completely enough, but it is clear that the empire is not short of money, so it is not willing to treat Joshua badly.
Israel had promised to provide Joshua with a batch of materials that could advance the divine machine in his personal name, which was not the same as the Holy Mountain using the power of holy light to infiltrate, but another kind of promotion, and now, this batch of materials is already on the way, according to the herald, it has reached the level of the Ural Mountains, and it only takes ten days to reach Moldavia.
In addition, it is a small floating boat, this thirty-seven-meter-long airship inherits the formation of the Galewind, and has a lot of magic weapons, it is a new product created by the Imperial Magic Guide Laboratory through the experimental data obtained on the original Galewind, it can not only fly rapidly in the air, but also enter the sea water to swim - this is a dual-purpose warship, the reason why the laboratory handed it over to Joshua is to hope that the soldiers will help them collect data when they travel.
After all, everyone knows that the Count of Moldavia has never been a man who can stay in the territory for long.
The next bits and pieces, as well as the thank-you gifts from Moldova, were too cumbersome, but a few days ago, Brandon, who had advanced to the extreme, was about to return to the imperial capital after warming up with his wife and daughter, and he came over to meet Joshua, and in addition to having a discussion with the warrior, he also told the warrior an important news.
"The imperial capital is not very peaceful now."
When the blonde-haired swordsman said this, he was arranging his collar, but it could be seen that he was not a guy who could deal with clothes, and after doing it for a long time, and finally giving up, Brandon seemed to be trying to hide his embarrassment, so he said to the expressionless Joshua in a serious tone: "His Majesty the Emperor has not appeared on a formal occasion for a long time since he returned from the Holy Mountain, according to Mr. Nostradamus, he seems to have been worried about something, and the atmosphere among the nobles in the imperial capital is also very strange." β
"You know." Speaking of this, Brandon shrugged his shoulders: "I've been in the Northland for too long, so I don't know the situation very well, but I can vaguely guess whyβit's all because of that second prince, Dimore Dellmond, Joshua, you have met him once, and you should understand that this is a dispute within the imperial family, be careful, maybe someone has already seen you as a thorn in the side." β
At that time, Joshua scratched his head a little inexplicably, and then subconsciously moved his fingers.
"Take me as a thorn in your side? I said, shouldn't they be the ones who should be careful? β
The blonde swordsman's speechless expression flashed through his mind, and the warrior suddenly remembered something, and he thought with some chagrin, "Damn, I forgot to borrow his Order Twin Blades from Brandon again." β
It's not a big deal, though, and the blonde swordsman often comes to the Northland to meet with Verdany, so it doesn't matter if he asks next time.
The days of peace always pass quickly, and more than ten days pass in a flash, but in these ten days, a lot of things have happened.
After experiencing an adventure in the Great Ajax Mountains, the students of Wintercastle ushered in another actual combat test, and this time the first place was not the brother and sister Ivan and Amira, but the half-dwarf in their team, this has just come of age, awakened the racial talent of anti-magic skin and stone skin skills, the sturdy half-dwarf is now only at most the black iron level of the academy, basically invincible existence, he laughed and knocked over a dozen desperate opponents, and kicked his good friends out of the ring one by one.
After studying for a long time, the two deans of Joshua and Nostradamus finally decided to let this messy half-dwarf student with poor written test scores choose whether to transfer to the newly established Warlord Branch, or continue to stay in the main house of spellcasters, but the result was unexpected, this little guy named Nick was an unexpectedly devout believer of the Seven Gods, and he was favored by several gold-level priests from the Church of the Seven Gods and became a young paladin apprentice.
As for those young white dragons, they thrive under the leadership of the blue dragon Suralno, and in just a few months, some of the young white dragons have actually learned to control magic and biplane flight - generally speaking, the white dragons who are biased towards the water and ice elements should initially awaken the ability to control ice and liquid, rather than the auxiliary flight of the atmospheric system, but their mentor is a polar blue dragon after all, and it is helpless to be affected by the free elements on the other party's body.
And there is a lot of good news from the dwarven gathering places.
Last time, along with the Holy Mountain Emergency, it was a notice from the old dwarf Moria, through the study of the special living metal on the steel element prime, they have successfully made a new rune puppet, but under the test, there are still many unsatisfactory points, such as as too far away from the primordial, then the living metal will slowly lose its vitality and turn into an ordinary alloy again in a few days.
And in the past ten days, the rune dwarves have made a big breakthrough, by imitating the energy flow in the body of the first number, they have successfully kept the rune puppet active for more than ten days, of course, this is far from enough, but Joshua believes that the dwarves who have found the right way should soon get the final results.
In this way, what you promised someone will be done.
Starfall 834, February 18, Moldavia, main city, lord's house.
Joshua was in the restaurant, enjoying his lunch.
The warrior who has reached the Extreme Realm is no longer able to obtain enough energy from eating to maintain the operation of his body, and even the energy consumed when his digestive organs are functioning far exceeds the nutrients contained in ordinary ingredients, but in any case, eating is never for the sake of simply living.
The main dish on the table is a steak made of the most essential tenderloin of a demon cow, which is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and it is very fragrant, and it contains rich earth element magic, full of chewiness.
The side dishes are a variety of magic plants, with the flesh and blood of the monster to cook a special dish, the simple taste is secondary, each dish can provide a lot of magic power, to strengthen the body and spirit, this kind of satisfaction is not ordinary food can provide.
Although these enhancements are a drop in the bucket for Joshua today, because Rin, a part-time chef, has become more sophisticated, the warrior is willing to sit at the table and sweep away the food just for the sake of taste.
It took about five minutes to empty the whole table, and Joshua took the letter from the hand of the god girl under the shocked gaze of Hotaru on the side, and he asked casually, "What's wrong Hotaru, is there any urgent news?" β
"It's not urgent, but after all, it's a letter from Mr. Nostradamus, and I think it's better to let the master open it yourself."
Calming down, the silver-haired girl forced herself to forget about her master's stormy eating scene, and then said in a slightly puzzled tone: "But didn't you still discuss it with the old mage in the academy a few days ago?" Why don't you talk about it at that time? β
"Because it means that what is written in the letter is indeed what happened in the last few days."
Opening the letter, Joshua swept it intently.
His expression suddenly became serious.
"The Nature Mentor and his party have secretly arrived at the border of the Empire yesterday......"
The warrior watched and muttered, "A legendary powerhouse has come to visit with an envoy from the Elven Court, and His Majesty Israel is going to receive the other party in the imperial capital...... The two sides will conduct a series of strategic cooperation consultations in accordance with the principles of complementary advantages, mutual benefit, long-term cooperation and common development -- this paragraph is the official statement and has nothing to do with me. β
After skimming through the middle paragraph of diplomatic nonsense such as "cordial and friendly conversations" and "strategic partnerships", Joshua looked at the last paragraph.
"I see...... After being received by the Nature Mentor in the Imperial Capital, he will go directly to the Great Ajax Volcano, and the reward materials of the Imperial side will also be transported together, and the team will be led by me at that time, and I will take this group of elves to see if the portal is still in place and whether it can go to the world of Irgena. β
Roughly understanding the meaning of Nostradamus's letter, Joshua placed the letter on the table and groaned.
He had been prepared for this for a long time, and now the passage to the underground cave of the Great Ajax Volcano has been excavated by the workers wearing magical armor, but the warrior himself has not seen it, but according to the workers, the possibility that the teleportation channel is still intact is very low.
You must know that the one who destroyed the teleportation channel, but the natural calamity evil god personally intervened, and the full force of the World Coordination Circle turned the entire Sigma Volcano into nothingness, and even the underground lava reservoir was completely penetrated, and the aftermath even made the Great Ajax Volcano on the other side of the world show signs of eruption, Joshua believes that the space-time channel will definitely not be completely destroyed, but if you want to pass normally, it is impossible.
But this has nothing to do with the fighters. Anyway, Joshua only needs to take this group of people to the location of the space-time passage, with the background of the legendary powerhouse and the elven royal court, he will definitely be able to find some warriors who can't find clues.
Perhaps, they will really find a way to the world of Irgena?
"What's the problem? Master? β
Hotaru looked at Joshua's thinking and couldn't help but feel a little strange, she thought about it, and then asked softly, "Are you not full?" β
"This kind of thing, even if I eat a dozen meals, I won't be full, of course, the problem is not this."
Shaking his head, Joshua stood up, he moved his fingers, and then said, "Okay, Hotaru, wait for me to accompany me to the Nissier Snow Mountain." β
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