Chapter 8: The Radiance of Pitchforks (Part I)
Jonah was never a big man, and he never wanted to be a big man, the words "president", "emperor", and "queen" were too far away from him this time, and he thought that he was still a little stargazer in his bones, as long as he hid in the astrology tower to read, draw, and look up and see the stars. But when he came to his senses, the first all-hands meeting of the Irion Alliance had ended, "Your Excellency, Captain. Zhu Mo Qingshan, who was wearing spar glasses, bowed his head slightly and turned to leave, a hint of a playful smile appeared on the corner of his clear mouth. Baby-faced President Byron walked behind, grinning and saluting, Jonah waved at the two in a panic, and then grabbed the sleeve of Koshawar next to him: "Teacher, what the hell is going on?"
"You want to go, you idiot. The old man pouted, "I'll have a gift for you later, as an atonement and a congratulatory gift for electing you as commander-in-chief of the alliance without your consent." ”
Ebenezer's Ipsilon-Kawachigan slowly walked towards the door of the conference room, and the two black-sheathed command knives collided with each other with an annoying sound, when someone walked in from outside the door, and the air "crackled" as the two passed by A small spark burst out, and the two command knives and the long knife on the opponent's waist clangled in the sheath at the same time, and the crocodile grinned, revealing a mouth full of teeth sharper than a beast, and the man who walked into the conference room looked into the distance with a pair of unfocused gray eyes, as if he didn't see the short man in the black military uniform at all.
"It's great that you're here, something crazy just happened...... Jonah called out in surprise and ran over to his partner for help, Jekong's eyes swept over the boy's face, his hand on his chest, and nodded meaninglessly.
"Close the door. Koshawar ordered. The two pink-hatted dwarves trotted in, screaming "Long live the Baron" and tumbling to the ground in a mid-salute to Jonah before scrambling the door to the conference room. “...... From the outside!" said the old man Koshawar angrily. The dwarves were startled, muttered open the door and walked out, reaching out in unison to give Koshawabi a thumbs up with his left hand, and then closing the door from the outside.
There were five people left in the room: Coshava, Jonah, Jekong, Piop the psychic, and the always sleepy-eyed weapons shop owner. The seventh-level astrologer took out a clockwork timer from his bosom and looked at it, then cleared his throat: "It's time to start connecting." For this additional communication, the Emperor of the Southern Shang Kingdom, Ye Qiyu, took the initiative to dedicate a 'lapis lazuli phantom', he said that he and you are also old acquaintances, and I would like to thank you for your help in the matter of Princess Changge. ”
The image of the graceful princess and the white-clothed Lord Ruochen immediately appeared in Jonah's mind, and he didn't know how the grievances and feuds between the two ended up. "Do you want to connect with the Emperor of Nanshang, and if I can, I'd rather have a few words with Master Battheion at the astrologer's headquarters. The boy muttered.
Piop's spiritism was much more difficult than before, he took off his hat, took off his coat, took out all kinds of strange things from a pile of bottles and cans around his waist and threw them on the ground, using cockroach shells, spider feet, lizard tails, fly eyes, and bat wings to form the outline of a magic array. While humming and chirping the incantation, the psychic rolled his eyes and crackled with his hands, and his whole body slapped up and down, "Come on!" Uncle Piop suddenly jumped up with a strange scream, and the magic materials on the ground burst into flames, and then extinguished after a moment, the floor was clean and there was no trace of burning, and a strange fragrance appeared in the air that made people can't help but feel sick.
Piop let out a breath and slowly sat down in his chair, his posture suddenly becoming so erect that even the protruding beer belly could not be seen. He looked at Jonah with a handsome smile on his face. Raising his arm and drawing the non-existent knight's sword, he struck his left breastplate three times with the hilt of his heraldic sword, performing a standard flat sword salute. The voice as warm as the sun, as pure as a glacial lake, and as crisp as a spring, rang out: "Lord Jonah." -- Fortunately, he did not disgrace his life. ”
“...... Elliott!" Before his mind could react, a name had already blurted out, and the 17-year-old couldn't help but pounce on the man opposite, clutching the other's arms with both hands: "Eli, it's really you!Where are you?! Are you in Suiyang City?When did you come out of the Astrology Tower?Are you all safe and sound?Elieri, I've found Jekong! He's nothing at all, he's stronger than before! And we've found clues about the last artifact, and the hope of resurrecting Uncle Toba is growing! You've found that legendary artifact, haven't you? It's on the top floor of the Tower of Babel, right?"
Hearing this, Koshava's eyes next to him changed slightly.
A series of questions made people not know how to answer, and the corner of the Rose Knight's mouth flashed a wry smile, "Trouble slow down, Lord Jonah, I don't know if there is a communication obstacle, what we see is blurry, and the sound we hear is not clear."
"I mean, hurry up to the Northern Continent! Teacher Koshawar is here, the dwarves are here, and even the five guild presidents and the twelve council lords have two miles! this is the stronghold of the rebellion against the Brotherhood, and there is no safer place than this!" Jonah exclaimed with joy.
The Rose Knight also couldn't stop laughing, and after laughing, he shook his head slightly: "That's also our wish, Your Excellency Jonah, but now the situation doesn't allow it, Suiyang City has been besieged by the enemy, and there are battles every day." More on that later...... Ah, is that the one standing behind Jeekong? It's been so long since the Miracle Prairie was parted, and you haven't changed at all...... Even the most indifferent man revealed his inner excitement at this moment, and Yekong stretched out his right hand, as if he wanted to high-five his partner thousands of miles away, and like a military salute to his old comrades.
Jonah felt his nose sore, and something hot flowed through his heart.
"We've completed our mission, and you've found Miss Ryuki's whereabouts,...... So it's great that the guests of Cherry A51 are really about to be reunited, except for the roommate!", Elliot said, turning to find the Oriental woman's whereabouts.
Jonah froze.
If Assai's loss was a scar of pain in his heart, then the name Dragon Queen was a needle of ice in the depths of his heart, and Jonah would never forget what the King of Assassins had entrusted him with, and he would not want to save Long Ji from the crazed Dragon Family Master and hug the familiar, distant, soul-wounding woman tightly. But the boy was carried by fate, unable to change the reality in front of him, the words of the Rose Knight were like a heavy hammer slammed into his chest, the cold needle pierced the heart, and bitter blood flowed, "I'm sorry...... Jonah clenched his fists hard and bit his lip, "...... She also came to the Northern Continent, but I haven't been able to find her, I mean, I've been chasing her whereabouts, but I can't ......."
The empathetic Rose Knight immediately interrupted him: "We know, Miss Long Ji will not be in danger, she was taken away voluntarily, since the Long family has been broken by the Later Qin army, then the family trial will naturally not come, and her return is only a matter of time." Don't blame yourself, Lord Jonah. ”
The young man held back the unyielding shame and self-blame in his heart, and reluctantly smiled: "I know, what is the situation with you, is everyone there?"
"Yes. Elliot replied, "We only left the Tower fourteen days ago, thanks to the wonderful magic of Madame Duran we were able to enter the Tower of Trials in full force, and challenge the enemies on each floor in the form of a team, a team with tacit cooperation can increase the individual ability to five or ten times the original, the Tower of Trials is indeed only conquered by the strong of the twelve council lords, but we are a team, a new Pitchfork squad!" We gradually explored the characteristics of the Tower of Trials, looked for the weaknesses of the enemy, and continued to climb upwards, until we finally reached the top of the Tower of Babel, the hundredth floor of the legend. In the legends of the Eastern Continent, it was a scenery that no one had ever seen, but when we climbed to the top of the tower, we found that not only had people visited here, but also traces left by several different people. ...... The artifact was indeed there, and it was the seal of Sadie, the god of ice and snow, and the 'Sadi Sart', one of the seven sigils of the gods. ”
The Rose Knight made a gesture to pick up something, and everyone on the submarine looked at the psychic and raised his empty hands, and Jonah said urgently, "We can't see it, Eli, what is it?"
"A helmet, Lord Jonah, a silver metal helmet, there is no way to find out its true power at the moment, because this artifact has already been recognized, and will attack those who seek to possess it indiscriminately. We wrapped it in botanical magic for the time being, but even then, the temperature around it became very cold, and the well near our home froze last night, considering that it was the height of summer...... Did you find any other artifacts there, too?" the Rose Knight carefully put down what he was holding.
"Yes, fate has guided me to meet the sigil of the gods, and I have found the sigil of Luta, the god of fertility, in Yunmengze, the skirt armor 'Lutarus'. With the addition of the staff Sila Fina, the belt Edinmont, and the Black Dragon King's sword Kuligara, we have a total of five artifacts!" Jonah said, "If the submarine can enter Erion and find the most powerful artifact in the legend, the engraved 'Ori Zonga' of the god of agriculture and the earth, then it can call on the last artifact, 'Oomang Heiman', and thus enter the realm of death and recall the souls of Toba and Saju Aswati!"
Koshawar couldn't help but cough, his white beard shaking slightly. The owner of the weapon shop next to him had a calm expression, and from the face that seemed to be asleep, he couldn't tell what he was thinking.