Soul of Burning Steel

Northern Empire, City of Three Mountains, Imperial Capital.

The royal guards of the Morlaix Palace, the imperial capital, saw Nostradamus, the chief archmage of the empire, enter the royal study for a few hours, and then walked out with a dignified expression. The expression on his face looked very worried, as if he had some bad news.

But then, he shook his head, smiled gratifiedly, and then teleported away, not knowing where he was going.

At first, the guards didn't think it was a big deal. After all, the Archmage was the mentor of His Majesty the Emperor when he was young. He once assisted the Emperor in defeating other princes and seized the imperial throne. He also defeated the orc army as a military adviser. The relationship between the two Originally very intimate, Nostradamus didn't even need to ask for instructions to enter and leave the palace, just walked in. Although his expression was a bit wrong this time, it was within the normal range.

They originally thought that this was just an ordinary teacher-student meeting. After all, His Majesty the Emperor had just wiped out the orc king's court, and it was normal for the two great figures to catch up.

But in fact, this statement is generally true, but there are still some slight differences.

In Starfall 832, on July 23rd, after several days of thinking, analysis, and research, a secret secret order was transmitted to all the high-level and high-level military forces of the empire through various channels.

And the author of this secret order is none other than Israel Diamond, that is, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire.

The southern fortress group, the Northwest Duchy, the northern mountain pass, the northern land and the eastern frontier coast, due to the convenience of magic, not long after, everyone received this secret order, and all regions of the empire except the center began to act .

Some of them frowned, some were worried, some didn't take it seriously, and more people started intense preparations for war according to the secret order.

The army, which was immersed in joy because of the elimination of the orcs, is now busy again. Of course, this is in the name of acting and daily exercise, but anyone can smell something wrong—no matter how you say it is During the exercise, the tension of being on the verge of war cannot be erased.

Moreover, the administrative department, which had already taken up leisure, also began to collect food and repair fortifications, and most of these fortifications were not ordinary, but special anti-aircraft attack fortifications. Many people can tell at a glance that these fortifications are not aimed at ordinary civilized races, but seem to guard against some flying beasts.

For example, dragons!

In the Palace of Morlaix, in the study of the royal family, His Majesty the Emperor is personally placing the skull of an orc on the corner of the table. This skull has no decorations, and even the scars and cracks on it have not been repaired, but even so, it is the same. None of the most precious collections on the table.

Because this is the skull left over from the last great khan of the orc, if nothing unexpected happens, this is the most important achievement in the life of the emperor.

From a purely emotional point of view, Israel is naturally willing to believe what Nostradamus said before.

He was particularly interested in what Joshua said about the dragon attack. His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire naturally has his own channels to understand and analyze these things. You must know that dragon beast attacks on villages have happened everywhere, not just in the Northland. If you don't pay attention, you will probably think it is the Kuroshio Remaining issues, but if you think about it in other directions, it is indeed very suspicious.

Even if he was born in the army, the process of winning the throne was not peaceful, but even so, Israel couldn't just sit back and watch the dragon beast cause a large-scale panic and devour the people of his own country. He was not so cold-blooded yet.

Because of this, although there is no definite evidence, he also issued a secret order to prepare for prevention and investigate the current situation of the five-color dragon clan.

And in Moldavia in the Northland.

The deeds of the lord slaying the dragon are slowly spreading.

This is a very normal thing. After all, no one ordered the silence to hide it. At the beginning, Joshua rode Hei, walked all the way on fire, ran out of the city, and headed to the north. Everyone saw it. If a few people spread the word, it will be known all over the city.

Whether it's in the local mercenary guild or the gathering place of foreign adventurers, whether it's in the tavern or Liuying Street, there are people who, after getting drunk, swear that they have seen it in the lord's mansion. The dragon head, which is enough to prove the lord's dragon slaying deeds.

If Joshua heard this, he would probably laugh it off. In fact, these bragging adventurers were right, but the dragon heads placed in the lord's mansion were those of the Black Erosion Dragon and the Ice Tooth Dragon, not this time. The white dragon head of the dragon slaying.

In the north of the city, a family of scholars welcomed two new members.

Nearly seventy years old, Edward's temples were already a little gray. He was wearing a pair of alchemy glasses, standing at the door, and his maid looked at the two awkward children in front of him. His gray pupils revealed A wave of loving kindness.

The boy and girl in front of him had the same platinum hair, the girl had a long ponytail, and the boy was like his father, with a short hunter's braid tied up with a headband. Their eyes were also like those of the northerners. Some have gray pupils, which can be seen to be very pure blood of the Northland.

"Ivan, Amira, don't be afraid."

Taking a step forward, the old man rushed the two children into his arms. His voice was full of pity, and he comforted the two poor children who had not lost their parents for a long time: "Children, grandpa is here for you." new home”

In fact, Edward is not the father of the hunter Andre, but his little uncle. However, because he didn't want to stay in his hometown as a hunter, he had conflicts with his family, and then he ran away from home and followed the dragon. The caravan went to the imperial capital to work hard.

Ten years later, he returned from his studies and returned to the Northland to become a teacher and scholar. However, due to conflicts in the early years, he rarely contacted his family, and only went back a few times when his parents and elder brother passed away. The relationship between the younger brother and his elder brother is naturally not very good, very weak-but now, no matter what kind of conflicts are under the influence of time and death, Edward, who has no descendants, learned of his elder brother's son and After the wives were all killed by the dragon beast attack, they suddenly felt that the sky was falling and the earth was falling apart, and they almost passed out.

Even civilians value the continuation of their bloodlines very much. Even with his calm mind, he couldn't bear such a huge blow. Fortunately, his maid found out later that in the village where almost all the people died Fortunately, two children survived, and they happened to be the offspring of the hunter Andre. Between great grief and joy, the scholar immediately found someone to find the last heir of his elder brother, and received them in the main city.

Being hugged by this old man who claimed to be his grandfather, Ivan was still a little nervous, but the child's unique intuition told him that this old man did not have the slightest malice towards him and his sister, but was full of genuine joy and love. Feelings, so the originally tense body slowly softened, and even the trace of sadness that had settled in my heart began to well up in my heart.

But then, he held back the feeling of tears wanting to flow, but shook his head, and said softly in a childish but firm voice: "I will never forget."

"...What won't you forget?"

Edward froze for a moment, he didn't understand.

Ivan and his younger sister Amira looked at each other, then took a deep breath and said, "I will never forget those monsters!"

Those monsters! those dragons!

Destroyed the village where he lived since he was a child, killed his loving parents, and burned everything in his memory... Although the terrifying aura still made him shudder when he recalled it, he will never forget those things. The enemy of my life!

Even if he heard the news that the local young lord had gone to the dragon's lair to slay the dragon successfully, his hatred would not be reduced by half.

Creatures like dragons should not exist in this world!

Looking at the young child, and hearing Ivan's resolute words, Edward was silent for a while, and then showed a hearty smile, and even laughed louder and louder, until finally he burst out laughing.

"OK!"

After laughing, he agreed loudly. The old man's eyes were shining with the same brilliance as the boy's eyes. He patted the boy's shoulder heavily, and said in a firm tone: "You didn't do it because of this tragedy." And it’s great to have a shadow on the dragon! The blood of hunters will always flow in the bodies of our family members, even if it is death, we should not be afraid of our prey!"

Hatred can only generate new hatred, but hatred is the greatest driving force. As a scholar, Edward naturally understands this truth.

But he is definitely not someone who preaches to let go of hatred. As a Northlander with the same pure blood, even if he has studied in the imperial capital for ten years, he still can't get rid of the bad temper in his bones-if he is beaten, he will be beaten. Go back, if you bleed, you will make the enemy bleed, even if you are dead, you will take those bastards to hell with you!

A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye! If your parents are killed by a dragon, then you will spend your whole life slaying dragons as a career. This is really a normal logic for people from the Northland.

"Me too, I think so too!"

The little girl on the side, Amira also clenched her little fist, and she said loudly with the same firm voice: "I am the same as my brother! If it is to kill those monsters, I will go too!"

"Okay, they're all good kids!"

In the whispers of Ivan and Amira, Edward laughed, and then excitedly hugged the two of them: "Grandpa, even if I spend all my savings, I will definitely let you get the best education." !Ouch!"

Click!

His movements suddenly stiffened: "My waist..."

And the maid at the side skillfully came over, put down the two children, then picked up the gaunt old man by the waist, carried it on his shoulders, and sent him back to the room. Under the greeting of the maid, Boys and girls also followed her footsteps and walked into the room in a daze.

As night fell, the lights came on in this small room, and the sounds of children's activities appeared among the originally quiet scholars. The aroma of food was overflowing, and everyone had their own goals.

And in a small village in Xishan.

A blond-haired paladin was holding a warhammer, wearing blood-soaked white armor, with seven holy symbols of seven gods on it, but only the holy symbol of the God of Life shone brightly. He silently dragged a head that had been hammered The huge dragon beast that exploded came out of the forest and came before the villagers who were waiting nervously.

"Okay, you are safe, this is the last dragon beast that went mad."

Beside the paladin, there was a pile of towering dragon beast corpses. There were dozens of dragon beast corpses on it. He threw the corpse in his hand onto the pile of corpses. The paladin clapped his hands, and then used a plain The voice said: "However, although all the monsters around have been wiped out by me, you can't relax your vigilance, the evil force is spreading, I think it's better for you to move to a place close to the big city as soon as possible, it will be safer. "

Because he was wearing a helmet, his voice was a little dull: "Continue to stay in the mountain, maybe I won't show up next time."

"Master Knight, you are right, we are already preparing things."

The old village head who was leading the village quickly nodded. He bowed gratefully, and took out a bag from his arms, handed it out with both hands, and respectfully said: "This is for you, my lord..."

"I don't need to be paid."

Before the other party finished speaking, the paladin stretched out his hand, pushed the bag away, and rejected the other party's move. A dull voice came from behind the helmet, extremely calm: "Helping mankind is the purpose of the church. Instead of giving me money , it’s better to buy more clothes for the children, and prepare some weapons for yourself so that you can protect yourself.”

"Hey, you knights have never been paid. It's completely different from those lords. We can't help but be grateful..."

He tried several times but was rejected. The old man sighed and put the bag back into his arms helplessly. He seemed to want to say something, but at this moment, a nervous little girl sneaked up from behind the village chief. He touched it out, and before the village chief could react, he ran to the paladin.

"Uncle Knight, this is for you."

She held out a wooden amulet.

Some dirty little hands are holding an amulet. Although it looks a little crude, it can be seen from the traces of the carving that it is very hardworking.

After the knight was silent for a while, a somewhat dull short sound came from the helmet, which sounded like he was laughing.

Next, he knelt down on one knee, took the amulet from the girl, and placed one hand on the top of her head, behind the helmet, finally some gentle voice came out: "Thank you, child, for your blessing That's my motivation."

"It's the best reward."

After solemnly hanging the amulet on his wrist, the paladin turned around and left amidst the thanks of the villagers.

Holy Knight Loranda, the trip caused by getting lost is still going on.

Thanks to "Ni" Liaoxue, the lazy Ying Long, and the rewards from all the masters

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