Soul of Burning Steel

The brilliance flickered in the sky, and two beams of light that were as soft as moonlight but had no sense of presence rose from the main city of Moldavia, causing Joshua, who had already led the team to his door, to be slightly taken aback.

The soldier was in a daze, not because he saw two legendary spellcasters behind the two rays of light, but because he was familiar with these two legendary spellcasters.

Barnir Gaskell, who controls the runes, and William Charles, who is the master of the mind, these two spellcasters are a well-known combination of wandering legends in their previous lives. Occasionally lectures are given on the Eastern Plains. Most of the time, they concealed their identities and wandered among the kingdoms of the Mycroft Continent, carrying out the adventures they had carried out for decades.

Many people don't know the purpose of the two legendary powerhouses' adventures for decades, but Joshua knows very well that the goal of Barnir and the others is to find the […] Cologne].

[The Man Who Chased the Ancient Dragon] This epic quest chain started from their entrustment. Joshua also received this quest chain, but unfortunately, when the abyss invaded in later generations and many ancient dragons woke up , the duo who searched for the ancient dragon for a lifetime have already fallen apart. The legendary bard William Charles disappeared inexplicably, while the rune mage Barnir Gaskell was seriously injured and lived in seclusion in the deep mountains of the West Mountain until the demons raged. Just came back.

There must be many secrets in this, but no one knows the reason. In order to cover the infiltration of Brandon and others in the Valley of Tears Fortress, Barnir intercepted hundreds of thousands of demon troops and three demon lords and died in battle. All truths are buried in the Underworld.

But now, more than ten years before William's disappearance, the two legendary powerhouses known as the most approachable are still alive, and the warrior can even sense a friendly message from the light, which made him laugh out loud.

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry, I haven't thanked you yet."

Joshua understands that because of his return, the legendary powerhouses entrusted by Pope Eagle to help him guard the Moldavian territory have completed their mission. As the country's top combat power and pillars, they are overwhelming Most of them are busy people, and it is normal to leave without time to say hello to themselves, but Barnir and William are different. One of these two is a descendant of a noble from a small country in the West Mountain area, and the other is an orphan from a half-elf city in the Far South. In terms of freedom and chic, even Joshua can't compare to them. After all, a warrior is still a lord of a land, and he won't leave his territory for too long if he has nothing to do... Just listen seriously.

— perhaps because of the great Ajax Volcano.

Joshua suddenly thought of this, and he recalled the lava cave at the bottom of the volcano, which was the lair of an ancient dragon, and it also planted a dragon's blood fan chain there, sealing the space-time channel of the Ilgna world.

Probably because Barnir and William knew this from nowhere, they are now eager to explore the traces of the ancient dragon. Thinking of this, the warrior no longer thinks about where the two are going, but continues to move towards Moldavian. Go to the main city of Asia.

Along the way, the city guards and residents saluted respectfully. After Joshua handed over thirty young people from Grandia to the head of the main city of Winterhold Academy who rushed over, he brought Firefly He Rin returned to the Lord's Mansion.

And what greeted him was No. 3's complaint.

"Joshua! You're finally back!"

The magic projection that suddenly appeared beside him grabbed his arm and shook him vigorously. The moment the soldier returned to his home, he was overwhelmed by Miss Artificial Intelligence's bitterness.

It turned out that in the few months after Joshua left, many things happened in the territory of Moldavia.

First of all, the prison is full.

Under No. 3's description, Joshua quickly learned the cause and effect—several months after the menarche of the Great Demon Tide, the concentration of magic power in the atmosphere has skyrocketed, and many adventurers and The hearts of the cultists swelled up. They arrogantly felt that they were extraordinary and different from the past, so they wanted to stir up wind and rain in the warrior's territory.

However, due to the actions of some unknown brave men—Joshua knew at the first glance that they must be the legendary strong men staying in Moldavia—these inflated guys counted as one, and they were all sealed. The power was thrown at the gate of the prison in the main city, even if some adventurers had broken through to the gold level. They were arrested and awaiting sentencing, but because there were so many of them, the prison was full.

The second is to demonize beasts.

This need not be said on the 3rd, Joshua can roughly understand it, he led the group of young people from the Grandia world all the way from the Ural Mountains, and encountered countless monsters along the way, which appeared due to the high concentration of magic power Although the atavistic monsters cannot break through the defenses of villages and towns, they can destroy farmland and break fruit trees, causing great damage to the daily production of Moldavia.

Although the Knights have dispatched several times to various places to exterminate the rampant demonized beasts, they still cannot see results in a short period of time. The number of breeding beasts and monsters in the Great Ajax Mountains is really like stars. According to artificial intelligence According to calculations, this anxious campaign of suppression and extermination will last at least until this winter.

Other information is not that important. It is nothing more than a newly opened elf opera house in the city. There is an undetectable tavern near the square. A docile Iron Mountain Dragon has been tamed by Winterhold Academy. Dragon egg——When Joshua heard this, he had an unusually familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember why.

In this way, Miss No. 3 spent the time complaining softly. When Joshua and Shenji siblings were away, she was the one who handled and 'decided' all the government affairs, which was not an easy job for her. , The four returned to the interior of the Lord's Mansion. Amidst the gentle crackling of the fireplace, Joshua sat on his big chair with a gentle smile on his face, listening to what the other party said.

It is now 834 Starfall, and there are still a few years before the next epic event, but the biggest crisis facing the world of Mycroft has been resolved, and the warriors themselves have achieved legends, whether they are wild beasts or restless adventurers To him, it was just a trivial matter that could be destroyed with a backhand. With the development of the Moldavian Territory on the right track, there was nothing left to bother Joshua.

The invasion of demons and the invasion of the abyss were nearly twenty years later. He believed that with his changes to the world, when the world rekindled the fire and many cults linked to the abyss lost their reason for existence, all the circumstances It will never be as hopeless as before.

so.

A soldier who has been busy for a long time has a lot of time to experience the life he has never had time to experience, and to listen to these complaints that he did not have time to listen to in the past.

— after a few months.

Starfall 834, September 27th.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The news of Joshua's breakthrough has spread to the top levels of all countries within a few months. Of course, except for the old Pope Igor, no one knows what the soldiers have experienced in the world of Grandia. What, they just thought that Joshua had found the last legacy of the sages in that distant foreign world, obtained the mystery of the initial fire left by the sages, prolonging the lifespan of the world, and the warriors also gained a lot from it The benefit of being able to advance to legend.

'The youngest legendary powerhouse in the world'. Although it was due to various adventures and inheritances, and happened to catch up with the great demon tide, no matter what force he was in, he had to admit that Joshua's own quality was the reason why he was able to seize the opportunity and become a legend. There is one more top person in the world, one more legend.

Today, the name Joshua Van Radcliffe is written in the most important documents by the leaders of the major forces with the most serious attitude. Like other legendary powerhouses, there are many dedicated The team is responsible for studying the past experience of this young soldier and analyzing his interpersonal relationship. This is not to make Joshua an enemy, but simply to record and guard against extremely dangerous people. After all, whether it is a gift or a celebration , Planning coping plans and final measures, at least you must know the likes and dislikes and habits of the other party.

It seems to have been tacitly approved. Among the folks in the four major human gathering places, poems belonging to warriors began to spread, which is different from the official propaganda. A new legendary powerhouse paved the way for the momentum, because the battle of the mad dragon has not passed for too long, Joshua's reputation has now spread to every corner of the world.

However, there may be a slight error in the information, or the bards miscalculated the plots that the people like to hear and see. For some reason, Joshua's most popular stories are actually the series of his revenge and slaughter of monsters. Anyway, it is subtle Due to the deviation of Joshua, people who had only a general knowledge of Joshua now know that there is a terrifying lord in the far north. Cast from blood, his anger will never be extinguished, the throne is made of bones, and the black dragon crawls under his feet-if it is not true that there is no relevant information, the warrior may have an additional attribute of kidnapping the princess.

Within a few months, there were at least 20 more forces in the Moldavian territory of the Northland. Their only purpose was to find the local residents to learn some secret information about the soldiers through all kinds of insinuations, and they had long been used to All the Northlanders also boldly agreed to their request, and then repeated those words in the tavern who did not know how many times they had repeated. These spies thought they were doing it secretly, but they didn't know that their every move was recorded by the artificial intelligence girl.

For these spies, the soldiers have no idea of ​​expulsion. Instead of letting others make unwise choices in the unknown about themselves, it is better to let them understand their own situation a little bit.

What's more, he is not in the main city now.

Moldavia, Black Forest Fortress.

The weather turned cold again at the end of September, and the early morning mist made layers of frost condense on the Qingshi Avenue. The silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy followed a black-haired man and crossed the deserted streets silently.

The sturdy tower has been transformed by the rune dwarves and many hired mages of the Academy of Winterhold, and now it is shining with a silver-gray metallic luster. It stands majestically behind the city wall reinforced by multiple spells, waiting for the next black tide in the cold wind. Come, and at that time, what Warcraft are facing is not the ancient crossbow artillery, but the alchemy creation of the latest era.

The patrolling guards patrolled the streets with ever-burning lights. There were traces of detection circles all over the fortress that had been renovated twice, but neither the magic nor the eyes of the guards noticed the traces of the warriors. .

Not long after, the three of them came to a quaint church on the edge of the fortress.

The surface of the old church that has also been renovated does not show the frost of time, only the stone tablet standing in front of the door still has some traces of history. After entering the door, the soldiers noticed that there was no dust on the seats and the ground of the prayer hall. It turns out that someone often comes here to clean.

"Here is..." Rin blinked his eyes in doubt, and his golden pupils showed doubts: "It feels a little strange."

"Did you feel a strange power?" Beside him, Yingying showed nostalgic eyes. She knew that her brother had never been here with her master, so she explained in a low voice: "Here , is a cemetery."

"The successive heads of the Radcliffe family and their magical purpose."

Before the black-haired boy could show his surprised expression, Joshua had already placed his hand on the altar in front of the hall, and a gray-blue light rose from the bottom of the altar, sweeping across the soldiers and the sisters of Shenji, inexplicably The voice of the spirit sounded deep in the hearts of the three of them.

"Bloodline confirmation... The direct bloodline of the Radcliffe family has the divine machine contract and meets the conditions."

"From fire, born from steel, wisdom is immortal, order is eternal."

A faint blue door opened in the ancient eulogy, behind it, there was an indistinct black earth and a distant pale sky, countless gray stone tablets and damaged weapons stood up in silence, and the next moment, the warrior stretched out his hand , touching the door of time and space, accompanied by layers of fluctuations, the world beyond time and space that seemed to be covered by something suddenly became clear.

And Joshua's voice rang in the ears of the two gods.

"Let's go, Hotaru, Rin."

At this time, there was a trace of inexplicable emotion in the voice of the soldier, and Joshua stepped forward and entered the narrow passage of time and space.

After several years, he came back here again.

At that time, he had just inherited the Radcliffe family, and the overwhelming black tide swept from the distant Hessen and mountains, as if it could annihilate everything. Countless warriors used their flesh and blood to block the invasion of monsters and protect The tranquility of this territory, while I am here, has obtained the inheritance that can be said to be the beginning of everything.

Now, he has become a legend. The mighty power of the top of the Mycroft continent surges in his body. It is the indestructible and indestructible power of steel. This is the realm that no one in the family has touched the edge for hundreds of years. Not just a family, warriors have become an unskippable part of the new history of the entire continent.

With a sweeping gaze, Joshua found the familiar stone tablet. He strode around in this windless world, while the young girl hurriedly followed the pace of her master.

In front of the stele, a giant sword with black and gold patterns was inserted quietly into the black soil. There were some cracks on the cold steel blade. The remains of the old housekeeper and his father were all here. The soldier bowed his head Looking at it, it seems that the epitaph that was engraved just yesterday came into view.

[Perhaps one day, civilization and order will be able to transform the world into a more livable appearance, but it is definitely not today. Before that, someone must stand up and fight, and then sacrifice]

Joshua closed his eyes, memories flooding his mind.

In that era when darkness enveloped the earth, the ancestors of mankind held up burning torches to disperse the darkness with light. Countless brave men struggled and fought on the endless road, hoping to exchange their sacrifices for a hopeful tomorrow.

Joshua took out the azure orb from his bosom, and the inheritance from the sages seemed to have sensed the former holders around it, flashing a bright azure light, shining on all the stone tablets and remnants of soldiers.

"Sacrifice is enough."

The deep voice echoed in the small narrow passage hanging outside the world. The words that were incomprehensible at that time have now been realized by Joshua himself, and the Mycroft Continent already has a brand new future.

"The sacrifice and glory of the Radcliffe family should not be lost in history."

The soldier reached out and stroked the tombstone. The dust and cold touch came from his palm. He was silent for a long time, and then showed a faint smile: "You ancestors should also take a look at the reborn world."

Saying so, Joshua stood in the stone forest composed of tombstones and weapon remains, and raised his right hand.

——Huh, the fierce wind hangs in this windless world.

Red, red as if it were flames, red as if it represented life, red as if it were the sun shining from the hands of a soldier, the silver-gray steel luster floated in this dazzling red light, and then filled the sky. In the entire cemetery world, the scattered sparks even passed out of the void, releasing bright light.

At the same time, the sky above the Black Forest Fortress suddenly shone with dazzling light that made people unable to close their eyes. The space gradually bulged, forming a spherical space that was half the size of the fortress. Under the tension of many guards and knights, In the shouting and guarded eyes, the scene inside the spherical space gradually became clear, and one could see that it was a black land and a black-haired man standing in the middle.

With the power of legend, he broke the barrier that separated the two spaces, and with his own power, Joshua moved the family graveyard that had been away from his hometown for four hundred years back to the world of Mycroft!

A story about the inheritance of the torch has come to an end today.

But this is by no means a full stop.

For another story about a great warrior, a fresh start.