Soul of Burning Steel

Just when the middle-aged man turned around slowly and saw Joshua's face, the soldier witnessed with his own eyes how a man's expression gradually changed from tiredness with a little impatience to uncontrollable panic.

Originally, it seemed that because he didn't hear what Joshua said clearly, the man with the communicator in his hand turned around to reprimand the guy behind him who interrupted his conversation, but when he raised his eyes and glanced at the figure Behind the tall warrior's face, the man's expression froze.

The bloody face turned pale in an instant, his lips were trembling, and his eyes were wide open like a dying fish. The second he looked at Joshua, the man's throat Then he made a 'ho ho' sound, and then he simply closed his mouth tightly, just trembling silently.

It's not good, could it be that my charm value is really low to this point?

Joshua found that the people he had been in contact with recently were all too powerful. Whether it was Loranda or the gold powerhouses in the Ural Mountains, they all had the power to resist the aura of fear, and in his own territory he would deliberately Restrain a little, but it didn't seem to do that just now. Now the intimidation value comparable to the halo of fear is directly thrown over. The warrior feels that there will not be too many people under the gold who can resist this kind of mental oppression.

And the middle-aged man in front of him, dressed in gray clothes and with a long beard, obviously didn't have that kind of tenacious will. His narrow eyes originally flashed with agility, but now there was only pure fear , Joshua has no doubts, as long as he reacts, this man will turn around and run away.

Sure enough, just as the soldier expected, when he restrained his momentum a little, the poor middle-aged man screamed incoherently as if he had been splashed with cold water in the cold winter, and he turned around directly, Then he ran towards the mountain and stumbled, as if behind him was some kind of flood beast, or a man-eating monster.

"...Sometimes."

Sighing lightly, Joshua curled his lips. He shook his head and turned around. He continued to climb up the mountain under the white pyroxene light. While walking, the warrior complained to Ying and Rin beside him. : "I really feel a bit like the demon king in the biography of the story, where there is only silence and wailing."

"Whether it's a hero or a devil, the master is very mighty." The girl followed Joshua's pace, and she comforted her nonchalantly: "I also find it very strange why they are afraid of you. No aristocratic airs."

"Yeah, the master is very handsome when he is fighting!" The boy echoed his sister's words without sincerity, and Rin also looked very indifferent: "Although it's a bit strange to walk over to strike up a conversation in the middle of the night, if it was me, I would Turn around and leave."

On the side, the middle-aged man ran all the way to the foot of the mountain, and before he could catch his breath, a serious male voice came out from the communication circle stuffed into his arms: "Yiva, what happened just now?" What's going on? I seem to have heard someone say the name Joshua..."

Taking a few deep breaths, the middle-aged man named Iva stopped the trembling all over his body. Just now, a chill came from his tailbone and passed back and forth across his spine, making him unable to say a word at all. After coming out, he calmed down a little until now. He tremblingly said to the communication team: "My lord, you will never guess what happened just now... just now!"

Before the other party could express his doubts, Iva lowered his voice, as if he didn't want to be discovered, and said softly: "Just now, Joshua... the Earl of the Northland you wanted me to investigate, my lord, appeared beside me. Beside! It is exactly the same as the portrait you provided!"

"... what? You repeat?"

At the other end of the communication array, Earl Moros frowned. He was lying comfortably on the recliner on the balcony of his mansion, but after hearing what his subordinates said, the middle-aged nobleman sat down involuntarily. After getting up, he clenched the armrest of the reclining chair and said very seriously: "Iva, tell me what happened just now!"

Not long after, after the middle-aged man had fully told Moros about his experience, the Earl comforted him a few times, and then hung up the communication.

He sat on the recliner, touched his chin, raised his brows, and his face was very nervous and worried: "So...he has come to the imperial capital? It's halfway up the mountain?"

Did this guy actually walk over without going through the teleportation array... A lot of information flashed in his brain, but Earl Moros didn't know what to do next. He was originally a person with both planning and wisdom Otherwise, it would be impossible to do business with the five-color dragon clan, but now Joshua's appearance has broken his plan, and the middle-aged nobleman suddenly didn't know what to do.

That guy Iva happened to be talking about him when he met Joshua, so it's no wonder he was stopped by the other party... Fortunately, I specially let him go down the mountain by stairs instead of leaving through the teleportation array. Too coincidental, really unexpected.

However, the other party may not care if it is just to inquire about the news. After all, the relationship between nobles is nothing more than that. Everyone has a tacit understanding not to mention it. It is nothing more than a little embarrassing to be discovered by Joshua this time, Earl Moros There were countless thoughts in his heart, but he still hadn't made up his mind in the end: "He definitely doesn't know, those two giant dragons of devil blood passed through my channel... I don't need to be so nervous."

Having said that, he was still a little restless.

Iva, his subordinate, more or less knew something about how he had dealt with Joshua, so this guy was so frightened when he saw the Earl of the Northland, but he himself was not much better. For the monster that was rumored—no, it was indeed a monster that easily killed several dragons, even though Moros was the Earl, he still felt a little tight in his throat.

Moros Daughnin, the patriarch of the Daughnin family, is a court earl. His hometown is the Janus Fortress area in the southern part of the empire. His ancestor was a local administrator. Kuroshio was able to be knighted and given territory for his merits, but just as the lords in the north had a hard life, the nobles in the south of the empire had to fight against monsters day and night, and this was not something everyone could do. After successfully fighting against the Kuroshio, the ancestors of the Dougnin family, who had lost several relatives, decided to abandon their territory and buy an estate in the imperial capital to make a living from commercial activities that other old nobles disdained.

Now that hundreds of years have passed, perhaps due to the blessings of the gods, the tentacles of the Daughlining Family Chamber of Commerce have spread all over the entire empire, and even have close ties with some organizations in Xishan and the Far South. The five-color dragon clan is also one of them, and the two sides communicate with each other. , will also provide convenience for some illegal activities of the other party. Thanks to him, Moros lives a very luxurious and luxurious life. Even in the imperial capital, he is also famous for his wealth. With his own financial resources, he even and several real nobles For example, a certain duke of the empire has a relationship, and his status is fully guaranteed.

From this point of view, it seemed that he had absolutely no need to be afraid of Joshua. Even if the other party knew that Moros had hooked up with the five-color dragon clan and sent a killer to him, the warrior should not be able to fully retaliate against him.

But the middle-aged nobleman knew that things couldn't be seen that way.

The Mycroft Continent is a world with extraordinary power.

As for Joshua, he was a genius who had already reached the high level of gold at the age of twenty-two and was capable of slaying dragons.

Who can tell his future achievements? Maybe this dragon slaying warrior will stop here in his life, but it is more likely that he can advance to the ultimate level, and maybe he can even touch a corner of the legendary realm-at that time, even a nobleman who was rich and invincible , There is no way to guarantee the safety of yourself and your family.

Sighing slightly, he clenched his well-maintained right hand. Moros closed his eyes, feeling the strength in his body.

Due to his single-minded management of the family property for many years, his personal strength is only around the high level of silver. This is because the blood of the Daughering family is of excellent quality and a large amount of precious potions have been accumulated. The road of a warrior requires blood and fire. It is basically impossible for him to break through the gold after staying in the city for almost his whole life.

In the face of those strong men who can smash the city wall with one hand and overturn the battle situation, Moros is born with a sense of awe. The advantage in financial resources does not reduce this awe, but expands it.

"Maybe, I should go out to avoid the limelight."

He seemed to be talking to himself and said: "Let's go back to my hometown in Yuannan and have a look. It's true that I haven't been back for many years."

"Father!"

The door on the balcony was suddenly opened, and a tall and strong young man with eagle-like eyes came out. He was wearing a heavy iron armor for training, his forehead and neck were covered with sweat, and he seemed to have been behind the door for a long time. Waiting, after hearing all the words that Moros said before, until now I couldn't bear it, so I walked out.

After calling his father, he walked up to the middle-aged nobleman, frowned and said, "Why are you afraid of that Joshua? He has no evidence, so how could he do anything to us?"

"Maya, have you gone to train with the knights again?"

Without answering his son's words, Moros just glanced at the other party, then shook his head and said, "You should learn from your younger brother. He is still studying in the study. If this continues, your position as the future heir will be unstable."

"But I don't care about this at all. I think it's good that my younger brother inherits the family. He is indeed much more suitable than me." The young man named Maya wiped the sweat from his forehead and said disdainfully: "Father, don't avoid me." My question is, as a nobleman, the most important thing is the honor of the family, although our Daughnin family has been in business for generations, we must not forget the martial arts of our ancestors!"

Looking deeply at the angry young man in front of him, Moros smiled wryly and shook his head. Maya Daughnin was his eldest son. He liked to play with weapons and worshiped the strong since he was a child. He had absolutely no intention of running the family business. Thoughts, and because the family really needs a force support, he let it develop naturally, and even specially asked for his relationship, and sent him to the Knights of the Imperial Capital for training. Now Maya is eighteen years old and is already a member of the Knights of the Knights. He is a reserve soldier who is devout, firm-willed, extremely principled, and possesses the high-level strength of silver, which is completely different from him, a pure businessman who does everything for profit.

When the fight really started, Moros knew that he might not be his son's opponent yet.

However, compared with that person, the gap is really too far... Especially Maya has been undergoing strict closed training with the Imperial Knights recently, and she can only come back for a few days every month, so it is not very clear. According to the latest news, his impression of Joshua may still be a little off.

"Maya, sit down."

Waving his hand, Moros motioned his child to sit down. After the robust young man sat down with a puzzled face, he thought for a while, and then told the truth under Maya's shocked eyes.

...

The night passed, and the morning dawned.

The mansion of the Daugherian family was already empty.

I'm actually off the limit...