Chapter 209

The northern Empire, the city of three mountains, the imperial capital.

The royal guards of Morley palace, the capital of the emperor, saw the chief mage of the Empire, Nostradamus, enter the Royal study for a few hours, and then came out with a dignified face. The expression on his face looked very worried, as if he knew some bad news.

But then, he shook his head, gave a happy smile, and then left, not knowing where to go.

At first, the guards didn't think it was a big deal. After all, the Archmage was the young tutor of the emperor. He once helped the emperor defeat other princes to seize the throne of the Empire, and he also defeated the orc army as a military adviser. The relationship between them was so close that Nostradamus didn't even need to ask for instructions to go into the palace, Although the expression is not right this time, it is within the normal range.

They thought it was just an ordinary meeting between teachers and students. After all, the emperor had just exterminated the orc royal court, and it was common for the two great figures to talk about the past.

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

On July 23, 832, after several days of thinking, analysis and research, a secret order was passed to all the high-level and high-level forces of the empire through various channels.

The writer of the secret order was Israel Diamond, his majesty.

The southern fortress group, the northwest double dukes, the northern mountains and checkpoints, the northern land and the eastern frontier coast, due to the convenience of magic, soon everyone received the secret order, and all regions of the Empire except the central began to act.

Some of them frowned, some were worried, and some didn't think so. More people began to prepare for the war according to the secret order.

The army, which was immersed in the joy of killing 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 it is a drill, the tension of being on the verge of war can not be erased.

In addition, the administrative departments, which had been leisure, also began to collect food and repair fortifications. Most of these fortifications are not ordinary, but special air defense fortifications. The soldiers at the bottom are OK. As officers at the top, many people can see at a glance that these fortifications are not aimed at ordinary civilized races, On the contrary, it seems to guard against some flying beasts.

For example, dragon!

In the Royal study of Morley palace, the Emperor himself is placing the skull of an orc in the corner of the table. The skull has no decoration, even the scars and cracks on it have not been repaired. But even so, it is one of the most precious collections on the table.

Because this is the skull left by the last Khan of the orcs. If there is no accident, this is the most important feat of his Majesty's life.

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 Imperial Emperor naturally has his own channels to understand and analyze these things. We should know that dragon beast attacks on villages occur everywhere, not only in the north. If we don't pay attention to them, we may only think that they are the legacy of the Kuroshio. But if we think about them in other directions, it's really suspicious.

Even if he was born in the army, the process of winning the throne was not peaceful. But even so, Israel could not sit by and watch the Dragon beast cause a large-scale panic and devour the people of his country. He was not cold-blooded to that point.

Because of this, although there is no exact evidence, he also issued the preparation for prevention and the secret order to investigate the current situation of wuselong.

And in Moldavia in the north.

The story of the Lord slaughtering the dragon is spreading.

This is a very normal thing. After all, no one ordered us to keep it secret. At the beginning, Joshua rode on the fire all the way out of the city and went to the north. Everyone saw it. After a few people spread it, it immediately became known all over the city.

No matter in the local mercenary guild or the gathering place of foreign adventurers, no matter in the tavern or Liuying street, after getting drunk, some people vowed that they had seen several huge dragon heads in the hall of the Lord's mansion, which is enough to prove the story of the Lord's Dragon slaughtering.

If Joshua heard this, he would have laughed. In fact, these bragging adventurers were right. However, the dragon heads in the Lord's house were black dragon and ice tooth dragon, not white dragon.

In the north of the city, a scholar family has two new members.Nearly 70 years old, Edward's temples are a little gray. He is wearing a pair of alchemy glasses and standing at the door. He and his maid are looking at the two embarrassed children in front of him. His gray pupils reveal a kind feeling.

The boy and the girl in front of them have the same blonde hair. The girl has a long ponytail. The boy, like his father, wears a hunter's short braid with his hair band. Their eyes are also the common gray pupils of northerners. It can be seen that they are very pure blood of northerners.

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

Taking a step forward, the old man poured the two children into his arms. His voice was full of pity. Wen Yan comforted the two poor children who had lost their parents for a short time: "children, grandfather, here is your new home."

In fact, Edward is not the father of Hunter Andre, but his little uncle, However, he didn't want to be a hunter in his hometown, so he had a conflict with his family. Then he ran away from home and went to the imperial capital to fight with the Dragon cart caravan.

Ten years later, he returned from his studies and became a teacher and scholar in Beidi. However, due to the contradictions in the early years, he seldom contacted his family and only went back several times when his parents and elder brother passed away. Naturally, the relationship between the younger brother and his elder brother is not very good and very weak, No matter how contradictory it is, it is not enough to mention the time and death. Edward, who has no offspring, feels that his eldest brother's son and wife were both killed in the Dragon beast attack, and almost faints.

Even the common people attach great importance to the continuation of their blood. They have been hit so hard that they can't bear it even with his calm mind. Fortunately, his maid later found out that in the village where almost all the people died, two children survived, and they were the descendants of Hunter Andre. They were very sad and happy, The scholar immediately went to find his eldest brother's last son, and received it from the main city.

When he was hugged by the old man who claimed to be his grandfather, Ivan was still a little nervous, but the child's unique intuition told him that the old man didn't mean any harm to him and his sister. Instead, he was full of sincere joy and love, so his tense body slowly softened, and even the sadness in his heart began to pour into his heart.

But then, he resisted the feeling that he wanted to shed tears. Instead, he shook his head and said in a tender but firm voice, "I won't forget it."

"... what won't be forgotten?"

Edward was stunned. He didn't understand.

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

Those monsters! Those dragons!

He destroyed the village he had lived in since childhood, killed his loving parents, and burned everything in his memory... Although the terrible momentum still made him shudder, he would never forget those enemies in his life!

Even when he heard that the local young Lord had gone to the Dragon Nest to kill the Dragon successfully, his hatred was not reduced by half.

This kind of creature, dragon, should not exist in this world!

Looking at the young child and hearing Ivan's firm words, Edward was silent for a while, then he showed a happy smile, even more and more loud, until he finally burst out laughing.

"Good!"

After laughing, he agreed loudly. The old man's eyes were shining with the same brilliance as the boy's. he patted the boy heavily on the shoulder and said in a firm voice: "it's so good that you didn't have a shadow on the dragon because of this tragedy! Our family's people's bodies are always flowing with Hunter's blood. Even if they die, they should not be afraid of their own prey! "

Of course, hatred can only produce new hatred, but hatred is also the biggest driving force. As a scholar, Edward naturally understands this truth.

But he is definitely not a person who propagandizes and puts down hatred. As a native of the same pure bloodline, even if he has studied in the imperial capital for ten years, he can't get rid of the bad temper in his bones - he will be beaten back when he is beaten, and his own blood will be bled by the enemy. Even if he dies, he will go to hell with those bastards!

Tooth for tooth, eye for eye! If you kill your parents by the dragon, you will have to kill the dragon all your life. This is a normal logic for Beidi people.

"Me too, I think so too!"

On one side of the little girl, Amira also clenched her little fist, she said with the same firm voice: "I am the same as my brother! If it's killing those monsters, I'll go too! "

"Yes, all good children!"In the light breath of Ivan and Amira, Edward laughed, and then excitedly picked them up: "grandfather, even if I spend all my savings, I will make you get the best education! Ouch

Click!

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

The maid skillfully came to the side, put the two children down, then picked up the old man, carried him on his shoulder, and sent him back to the room. Under the maid's greeting, the boys and girls followed her step and walked into the room.

As night gradually falls, the lights light up in this small room. The sound of children's activities also appears among the scholars who used to be quiet. The smell of food overflows everywhere. Everyone has their own goals.

And in a small village in the west mountain.

A golden haired Paladin, armed with a war hammer and dressed in bloody white armor, has seven kinds of holy emblems of seven gods on it, but only the holy emblems of the God of life are shining. He quietly drags a huge dragon beast that has been hammered out of the forest and comes to the villagers who are waiting.

"Well, you're safe. This is the last wild dragon."

On the side of the paladin, there was a pile of towering corpses of dragon beasts, on which there were tens of corpses. Throwing the corpses on the pile, the paladin clapped his hands and then said in a flat voice: "however, although the monsters around have been wiped out by me, you can't relax your vigilance. The evil power is spreading, I think you'd better move to a place close to the big city earlier. It's safer. "

His voice was a little dull because he was wearing a helmet: "stay in the mountain. Maybe I won't show up next time."

"You're right, sir. We're already preparing things."

The head of the village, an old man, nodded. He bowed gratefully and took out a bag from his arms. He handed it out with both hands and said respectfully, "this is for you..."

"I don't need to be paid."

Before the other party finished, the paladin reached out and pushed the bag away, refusing the other party's move. A dull voice came from behind the helmet, calm and incomparable: "to help human beings is the purpose of the church. Instead of giving me money, I should buy more clothes for the children. I should also prepare some weapons, so that I can protect myself."

"Alas, you Knights never receive any payment. They are totally different from those Lords. We can't help but to be grateful..."

After several attempts, he was rejected. The old man sighed and reluctantly took the bag back to his arms. He seemed to want to say something else, but at this moment, A little girl who was a little nervous sneaked out from behind the village head, and then ran to the paladin before the village head reacted.

"Uncle knight, here you are."

She handed out a wooden amulet.

Some dirty hands hold an amulet. Although it looks simple, it can be seen from the carving marks that they are very attentive.

After the knight was silent, there was a dull tone in his helmet, which seemed to be laughing.

Next, he knelt down on one knee and took the amulet from the girl's hand. A hand caressed her head. After the helmet, some gentle voice finally came out: "thank you, child, your blessing is my motivation."

"It's the best reward."

After hanging the amulet solemnly on his wrist, the paladin simply turned around and left in the villagers' thanks.

Paladin lorenda, the journey caused by getting lost, continues