Soul of Burning Steel

In the Lord's Mansion of the main city, within the plain granite walls, Joshua was in the study, holding his black notebook, thinking about his future action plan.

It has been more than a year since he came to this world. Although the time is not long, the warrior has experienced countless major events and fought hearty battles with many powerful enemies. Just like in his previous life, the Mycroft Continent is indeed It is a world full of disputes that will never be boring.

By Nissie Snow Mountain Lake, Ying once asked doubtfully why he was interested in those things at the bottom of the lake when eating barbecue together, and Joshua answered the question about his weapons with a smile.

Because I want to know more, I want to touch more, I want to get more.

I want to understand a world that is bigger than the previous game, I want to experience an enviable adventure enough to boast of a lifetime, I want to fight against the strongest enemy, and live the happiest life.

Desires are endless. Joshua never hides his desires, whether it is the desire to fight or curiosity. This is the driving force for him to move forward and fight for it.

Dragons, Chaos, Cthulhu, Dragonbane

Joshua wrote down these four words in his black notebook. Joshua tapped the table with the tail feather of the white quill in his hand. Come on, all epic events are actually a line."

The five-color dragon god colluded with chaos, deployed everywhere, plotted conspiracy, tried to open the time-space seal of the Northland, and let the family of the evil god of famine enter this world. After failing, they plotted to attack the Far South, and were finally defeated by the human gods and the metal dragon god. The main body was also broken into the main material world, causing the dragon disaster.

Next, the Great Demonic Tide came, the most glorious era of great development for mankind in the Starfall Era.

In addition, even the extermination of the orcs is just a huge episode. In this era, it is not a big deal at all.

"There's a lot to do."

Joshua looked at the black notebook in his hand, lost in thought.

Of course he is not a well-meaning person, he insists on being a savior, but a warrior is not a cold-blooded bastard, just like the dragon clan attacks his people, he just slaughters the dragon directly, since there is a guy who is going to endanger the world he lives in now, he will Naturally, those bastard dog heads must be knocked down.

But at this moment, there were footsteps coming from the door of the study room. With Joshua's permission, Rin pushed the door in with a report. The black-haired boy was holding a stack of heavy parchment in his hand. The pile of papers even covered half of his face, and he could only hear the clear boyish voice coming from behind the paper: "Master, these are the documents and materials that you need to see with your own eyes recently."

"Why so many?"

Frowning, Joshua looked at the parchment in Rin's arms, which was half as tall as a person, and couldn't help feeling a little pain in his head: "It's nothing serious recently. It's all settled—where are there so many reports?"

"Master, after all, you are an earl-level nobleman."

Rin shrugged his shoulders. He also looked a little tired. He read these documents once before deciding whether or not to show them to Joshua: "Most of them are invitation letters from other nobles, and even Even the royal family sent a letter, I didn't dare to open it, but judging from other letters, it should be to invite you to the imperial capital, master."

While talking, he put the stack of parchment and letters on the desk.

"Is it the imperial capital... That's right, when Brandon contacted me a few days ago, he said such a thing."

Hearing this, Joshua understood. He rummaged through the stack of papers for a while, and he saw a gold-plated envelope with the seal of the imperial family on it. The soldier simply opened it and took a serious look: "As I expected, at the celebration banquet for the annihilation of the orcs, I was also the deputy commander of the vanguard of the Black Crow Legion. I also played a role in the battle and won the badge of the Blade of Glory. It is reasonable to invite me. "

"Then master, are you going?"

Rin came a little closer, he stood on tiptoe against Joshua's hand, as if he wanted to read the contents of the letter, and the soldier simply handed him the letter.

"Of course. I've wanted to go to the imperial capital for a long time. The celebration banquet will be held in the early spring of April next year. At that time, the matters in the territory will probably be dealt with, and it's time to go out for a stroll."

Closing the black notebook in his hand, Joshua stood up and said, "Is there anything else? Don't forget the little things because of the big things."

"Ah, yes."

After being reminded, Rin blinked and seemed to remember something, then he nodded hastily and said: "Several caravan personnel from the south said they wanted to see you, and it seems that they saw you at the headquarters of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. Released acquisition mission."

"Acquisition mission? Yes, Hei's awakening material."

After thinking for a while, Joshua stood up, walked to the other side of the study, took a sip of tea. Although Hei has indeed consolidated the blood of the Black Dragon now, if he wants to further strengthen it, there are only two options. The first one needs decades to slowly purify it, and the second one is to spend money on it.

Moldavia has been developing very well recently, but because Joshua invested heavily in the construction of public facilities, and also cooperated with Nostradamus and Moria to establish the Academy of Winterhold and the rune factory, the working capital is almost exhausted. It's not that he sold some white dragon materials privately, and he was really on the verge of bankruptcy.

Speaking of this, there is one thing worth noting, and that is the attitude of the five-color dragon clan towards this matter. You know, if someone slays a dragon with such a high profile in the past, the five-color dragon clan will definitely issue severe condemnation, and even send strong people to kill the dragon slayer to show the majesty of the dragon clan, but now, they seem to treat it as if it does not exist , watching everything with a cold eye.

There must be a conspiracy behind such a big change. The only good thing is that after Nostradamus sent the bottle filled with black mist he got from the dragon's lair to the imperial capital, His Majesty the emperor seemed to be really happy. He understood the seriousness of the matter, and now all parts of the empire are in a state of tension, as if they are always guarding against the arrival of the enemy.

In this case, it must be possible to reduce a lot of losses.

"Owner?"

Seeing that Joshua seemed to be lost in thought, Rin tried to call out from the side, but he didn't respond at all. The black-haired boy could only tug at the corner of the soldier's clothes.

Feeling the trembling of the corner of his clothes, Joshua reacted at this time, and he immediately replied: "Arrange a time for the representatives of the caravan to prepare to meet. I want to see what they brought."

Speaking of this, Joshua shook his head. Being a high-level leader is really a troublesome job. Thinking of the next series of economic issues, he couldn't help but click his tongue with some headaches.

It is really not enough to have only one Rin as his assistant. Ying is still taking culture classes to supplement her knowledge, so she can't expect too much for the time being, and now she can only hire a few internal affairs and economic talents to assist her.

After all, as a lord who specializes in combat, he only needs to know people and employ them, and he doesn't need to do everything by himself. The current situation is really a bit... a bit too busy.

Even Joshua would occasionally want to relax on the recliner in the lord's mansion, calm down and watch the clouds flow and the sun and moon change.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Hearing Joshua's reply, Rin nodded in salute, and ran out of the study room, leaving only one sentence: "Master, don't forget to deal with official duties!"

"……Will do."

Patting his coat, Joshua sat back at the desk. Looking at the large stack of parchment in front of him, he took a deep breath: "Forget it, let's think of it as a meditation exercise to sharpen your spirit."

And a few hours later.

"The lord has agreed to meet with you, please follow me."

Outside the lord's mansion, a maid came out and said this to two hooded merchants who were waiting at the door.

After hearing these words, the one-eyed middle-aged man and an ordinary-looking man exchanged glances and smiled.

Taking a closer look, they were the members of the caravan that Lolanda had helped not long ago.

For some reason, they did not move with their own caravan, but came to the Lord's Mansion.

"Very good, very smooth."

They used secret magic to communicate in the spiritual sea. The ordinary-looking middle-aged man said in disgust in his heart: "He is going to meet us, and he has no doubts. It is worth waiting for so long."

"This lord's mansion is full of the stench of the power of order, and I can hardly bear it anymore."