Chapter 257

In the Druid calendar, the beginning of each year is not the same as the public perception. They divide the year into four parts: awakening, exuberance, abundance and silence, and the awakening of each year is the beginning of the new year.

This is the earliest prototype of the seasons on the continent of mirov. The four concepts of spring, summer, autumn and winter are all derived from the Druid calendar, but their calculation method is not fixed, but adapted to local conditions. For example, in the north, when it is quiet, that is, winter will be greatly extended, and the beginning of a year, that is, when it wakes up, will be delayed to April or even may, But at the same time, the imperial capital was about to enter the prosperous time.

The northern empire is not a traditional country of a single nation. Its people include dwarves, elves, dwarfs, halflings, vampires, Neanderthals and other ethnic minorities. Its festivals come from different sources. The customs of the Druids also occupy a place in it. When it is prosperous, it means that the power of nature in a year will reach the peak at this time, Therefore, many banquets will be held at this time, and the victory banquet of exterminating orcs is also set at this time.

"One gate is guarded by more than 100 city guards."

Late at night, the imperial capital was still brightly lit, and the obvious dim light could still be seen from a distance of several kilometers. At the end of the endless ladder, in front of the white city wall, Joshua looked with great interest at the ornate and ancient city gate. His eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the rocks and see the little fire of life behind it, He easily counted the number of these soldiers in the city wall and the gate, and judged their work by their actions: "there are also alchemy equipment, various artillery and Magic Arrow towers on them. It's really heavily guarded."

As the capital of a country, no matter how strict the guards are, it's normal. While the three soldiers were staying, the guards at the gate of the city had already found them. Now that the sun has been setting for a long time and it's late at night, the guards are on guard. They take the initiative to explore the origin of the three.

It has to be said that the eyesight of these imperial guards is worse than that of their counterparts in other cities. When the leader saw Joshua, he trembled all over. He immediately realized that the strength of the other side was beyond his own measure. After the terrified and respectful inquiry, the guards who got the answer all called out: "please come in, count." And then let out the closed entrance.

In principle, they should also check the family badge or other things to prove their identity, but an ordinary city guard recognized Joshua's face, and everyone was afraid to talk to the soldiers, so the matter was not settled

The gate of the holy city is magnificent even at night. Thirty six marble pillars support a long corridor, The relief carvings on the stone pillars depict the scene when the city was built. Due to the protection of magic, they have not fallen off and changed color after hundreds of years of wind and rain. They are as white as they were in those years, which is amazing.

After passing through the gate, it was the outer city area of the imperial capital. Although Joshua was from the far south in his previous life, he also came to the imperial capital of the northern Empire several times. After all, he had friends all over the world. Occasionally he wanted to find someone to make a copy with him, and he also needed to transfer it around. So the soldiers knew that the holy city of three mountains was divided into three parts, one was a civilian, Merchants and various public facilities - such as the great library, the outer city where the Colosseum is located, the city hall and the inner city where the nobles' residences are located, and the last is the palace of Morley, where his majesty lives.

As he saw outside the city, the imperial capital was still full of people at night, and the lights were dim. He and his two weapons stayed in the streets outside for a while. After observing the daily life of the people in the imperial capital, Joshua went directly to the inner city and several industries of Radcliffe's family in the imperial capital.

Through the main road of the imperial capital, there were more and more people. Although the celebration banquet had not yet begun, the atmosphere of joy had begun to spread. There were all kinds of flags in the streets, and wooden signs of "ex gratia payment" were placed in front of the taverns and hotels. It was only at this time that Joshua vaguely felt the incident from the side and completely wiped out the orcs, How important it was for the people of the Empire who suffered from the invasion.

Shops, squares, and fountains above them, there are smiling people everywhere. Under the night lights, Joshua naturally smiles. In this busy street, he also feels happy. After all, because of the weather and temperature, there will never be so many people on the street, This makes the lively soldiers feel a little uncomfortable.

Just as he was about to change his mind, he was going to walk around the outer city first, and then go to the inner city later, when Joshua suddenly felt a familiar breath approaching.

"Oh?"

When he stopped, Joshua frowned and felt it for a while. Then his brow stretched out. "It's them. They're aware that I'm here so soon?"

Ying and Lin, who had also stopped, had already put on a gray cashmere cloak. This was not because the temperature was too low, but because the concentration of magic power in the imperial capital was too high. Shenji's psionic body would naturally react and emit fluorescence. Therefore, they simply covered their whole body, so as not to cause people around them to watch.Ying and Lin don't care about the host's sudden stop. Anyway, for them, this trip is just a simple travel distraction, even if it's just a side trip to the banquet. The host can do whatever he wants.

After a while, a carriage came slowly from the other end of the street.

This is a black all-round carriage made of ebony. It has no noticeable appearance, but its value is far more than the luxury carriage used by ordinary rich people to show off their wealth. Ebony has strong anti magic power. It grows on the top of high mountains with dense water elements. There is no possibility of artificial cultivation in a short time, and its value cannot be measured by money.

Generally speaking, this kind of material is used to make precious magic glue, which is applied to all kinds of high-precision alchemy equipment and refined gold shield, to ensure that the magic in the atmosphere can not interfere with the operation of the equipment, and to give a layer of anti magic coating to the shield. The whole carriage is made of it, which can't be described as luxury, With Joshua's insight, he could not help but marvel at his master's wealth.

The carriage drove slowly, and finally came to the soldier. Before the driver could stop it, the door opened. Joshua looked up and saw the faces of two acquaintances.

Brandon KOOS, and Nostradamus.

"My friend, Joshua van Radcliffe."

The blonde man, who had two daughters, simply stepped out of the carriage. He raised his mouth, opened his hands, and said to the soldier with a laugh: "I felt the breath of the green pearl a few hours ago. At that time, I thought you should come, but there was no one in the transmission array. Teacher nozhadanmas said he could find you, so I came with him."

"It seems that you have found the right direction."

Joshua stepped forward and hugged the friend he hadn't seen for a long time. He said with a smile, "I've come all the way from dove city. The scenery on the way is very beautiful, which can't be realized by the teleportation array."

They exchanged greetings, and on one side, the old master with white hair got out of the carriage. Hearing Brandon's words, the old man shrugged his shoulders and looked at Joshua's clothes carefully. With a trace of humor, he said, "I won't say too many greetings, my vice principal... The golden master in Ural fortress is my former student, Joshua, Listen to him, you seem to have been assassinated by those reptiles again? "

After getting the soldier's affirmative reply, Nostradamus's face became indifferent. He frowned and said, "after attacking the imperial nobles again and again, the five color dragon people are crazy to this point. What's chaos doing to their minds..."

"Teacher."

Before he finished, Brandon interrupted Nostradamus: "let's go to the association later to talk about this kind of thing."

Then he looked around the street. Although the crowd on the street was not dense, it was really a lot of people. In this case, it was too risky to talk about chaos.

"You're right."

And the old mage also noticed his improper behavior just now, coughed, and Nostradamus shook his head and said, "I've been discussing this problem with those guys in the association just now, and my head is a little confused... Joshua, are you not going to sit in the Royal mage association?"

At this point, the old mage showed a smile: "whether it's abyssal derivatives or rabies virus, you have helped us a lot. There are many people who are going to visit you. Don't refuse them when they give gifts."

"Of course, I'm not a polite person."

Seeing his familiar friends in the imperial capital, Joshua felt in a good mood. It was not a big deal to go to the Royal mages' Association. Of course, he would promise: "so, let's go now?"

"Let's go."

Brandon was also an aggressive man. Three people, plus two magic machines in cashmere shawls, got on the carriage directly. Under the driver of the coachman, the black carriage slowly headed towards the inner city and the Royal mage Association.

On the top of the carriage is an exquisite crystal magic lamp. The runes representing the light rise and fall at the wick, emitting white light. The interior decoration style of the carriage comes from the eastern plain 300 years ago, during the reign of the Qiyao mage Council. The exquisite drawings of stars and the runes representing them are scattered all over the carriage, as if people were in the starry sky.

There were coffee and other drinks in the carriage. Of course, Joshua and Brandon picked up a bottle of wine which was not cheap and didn't know what time it was and began to drink. However, Nostradamus poured two cups of milk for them in Ying and Lin's angry eyes, and then filled a cup of coffee and drank it.

What the three men discussed had nothing to do with the ups and downs. After a period of time, the topic turned to the Dragon disaster in the far south. With his own personal experience in his previous life, Joshua easily pointed out that Brandon and Nostradamus had misjudged the situation several times - would he have any humble ideas, and their feelings and praise were accepted by the soldiers, The atmosphere gradually warmed up.But at this time, all of them frowned, and the carriage became quiet. An ominous premonition spread in their hearts, but no one could guess.

——Boom!!!!!

The huge explosion, beyond everyone's expectation, suddenly appeared on the east side of the city, accompanied by the screams and exclamations of the crowd in the street. The original lively and cheerful atmosphere was instantly replaced by panic.

And then there was a huge alarm all over the city