Chapter 229 Trial of Ultimate Intent

What the hell is this guy talking about.

After being stunned for a while, Joshua finally realized what the other party was talking about. For this reason, he sighed deeply, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

Not to mention that Ying and Rin are the same age as him, which is obviously legal. The artificial intelligence No. 3 is at least a thousand years old. The earliest ancestors involved in his genealogy are not as old as hers. Can this be called a little girl? He couldn't think of anything.

All in all, Joshua spent a lot of time trying to convince the paladin and the bishop that he doesn't have any special preferences for little girls and boys, let alone ghosts, undead creatures, winged people, etc. The special creatures play various metamorphosis.

"Why do you think of this aspect?"

After the explanation, Joshua took a breath, feeling more tired than slaughtering ten dragons. He was full of doubts, and couldn't understand the thinking of these two people at all-what a dirty and evil mind would think of this aspect! He has raised Ying and Rin as sons and daughters from the beginning to the end... Well, this may be a bit too much, but there is nothing wrong with treating them as relatives all the time.

In a strange world, Ying was the first life he met who was close enough to him, and Rin could undoubtedly believe in the existence of an important mission. The two of them were right and left arms for Joshua. The soldier couldn't help but shook his head, and said in a cold tone: "You who can think of such a thing need to pay attention to this kind of problem."

However, Lolanda and Artanis were thick-skinned enough. Faced with Joshua's counter-accusation, they didn't take it seriously, but apologized lightly.

In fact, their suspicions are well-founded. In Mycroft Continent, men can join the army and get married at the age of 16. Although most of them will not get married in time, most of them start families very early .

A young man like Joshua, who is now twenty-two years old, is still an earl of a place, a real nobleman, according to common sense, even if he doesn't have a wife, he can find one or two in a place like the Northland where the atmosphere is still open. Having a lover is also a normal thing. After failing to keep the lover, the lover will be upgraded and become the lord's wife? This is not uncommon, after all, they are not court aristocrats near the imperial capital, what kind of family should they pay attention to, in this world that looks at the world of personal force, the ghost knows whether the poor boy who used to be will become gold in the future, or even a strong man with extreme intentions. Chief Mage Master Nostradamus is a stark example.

All in all, from their point of view, soldiers live like ascetic monks, either exercising themselves every day, or exercising with a group of knight reserves recently formed, occasionally handling official duties, going to the construction site of Nissie Snow Mountain due to jet lag, or bringing those A dragon blood horse goes to the snow, takes a walk in the lake, and of course, he also rests occasionally, such as hunting with a bow and arrow, and then dragging a fire dragon or a big monster who knows what kind of monster is out. This kind of life cannot be said to be fulfilling. But it is seriously inconsistent with their impression of ordinary nobles.

"Originally I wanted to invite you to have a meal together, but now that the Lord's Mansion is like this, I can only forgive my poor hospitality."

Patting Yingying and Rin on the shoulders, Joshua signaled that the two who had been suppressing their laughter should hurry back to the lord's mansion to clean up the debris. Before, under Rin's arrangement, some attendants were already cleaning up the broken bricks and tiles in the backyard However, due to the huge vibration, the items in each room must have been displaced. In some places, ordinary maids and servants are not allowed to go, so these two can only work hard.

"Thank you for your generosity, but even if it is really possible, I will refuse."

Lolanda smiled and shook his head, and he said seriously: "I have benefited a lot from today's battle, and I am about to ask Lord Artanis to take me in the church, so that I can calm down and think about my shortcomings... Banquet Let’s talk about it later.”

In the middle of the conversation, the voice of the paladin paused slightly, and he recalled his original intention of coming to Moldavia this time - to learn the secret behind the Land of Chaos.

But after a thousandth of a second, this idea was suppressed by himself. So what if you know, Loranda? He thought so self-deprecatingly.

Father is right, if you don’t have the strength, so what if you know it? Can you avenge your friends? Will lost comrades come back to life? Can it change the Church's strategic approach to Chaos Land?

This failure changed his view.

Since nothing can be changed, what's the use of knowing it? Instead of caring about this, it's better to practice with peace of mind and improve your own strength. There are so many people in need of help in this world. Instead of caring about the illusory truth, it's better to do some practical things.

Thinking of this, he suppressed the thought of asking Joshua, and was not going to talk about it right away.

The old bishop nodded slightly and said, "I was also sorting out the old books in the library and found some interesting things. If it wasn't for such a big accident, I really didn't want to go out..." Speaking of this , he laughed humorously: "We won't bother the lord to repair the lord's mansion for the second time."

After speaking, the two left the street where the Lord's Mansion is located.

"...It's really straightforward, let's go."

After saying goodbye, Joshua frowned, and turned around to look at his lord's mansion. The fortress made of granite did not collapse under the violent explosion. It is something to be thankful for, but it is not strong enough.

"Next time, try to solidify it with a magic circle."

Having made such a decision in his heart, the warrior walked towards the gate of the Lord's Mansion.

time flies.

Starfall 832 has passed quickly. It has been three months since the Holy Knight Lolanda came to Moldavia. Now it is Starfall 833, February 11th.

During this period of time, nothing major happened. The northern region was extremely cold as usual. The temperature dropped suddenly and the bone-chilling wind swept across the plain. The blizzard and overcast clouds were the same weather report, but it was different from last year. Thanks to the existence of Joshua, the New Year's celebration is even more grand than before. After all, it is really rare for a lord to hunt silver high-level or even gold-level monsters at will. This is not a matter of strength, but a matter of experience.

Finding a prey is very difficult. In fact, many hunters have already expressed their admiration for the superb bow skills and tracking skills of their lord, and when they saw the skull of the magic dragon hanging on the side of the lord's mansion, This admiration reached its peak.

With such a conspicuous proof of force, Joshua's prestige will naturally rise. Although he is not very good at governing the territory, he has a group of skilled subordinates to handle government affairs for him, and the force of the soldiers can shock all young people. , In fact, robbers and robbers have disappeared from the whole of Moldavia, and no one has the courage to do things in the territory of a dragon slayer, not to mention that this dragon slayer is very protective of his weaknesses according to rumors, risking his whole family to be slaughtered It is a bit too exciting to take the risk of robbing.

During this period of time, the name of the holy knight Loranda gradually spread. Under the recommendation of Joshua, he got a brand-new, experimental armor from the old dwarf Moria. Excited, he joined In the Black Forest Fortress, the expedition team explored the area around the Great Ajax Volcano.

The addition of a paladin has greatly strengthened the exploration team, which originally only consisted of fighters and archers. A holy light knight who has healing, aura and blessing as the main defense can avoid many risks for them. Some monster habitats and lava hot spring areas can be easily spent, and the exploration efficiency has been improved by many times.

You must know that there are countless precious ores in the Great Ajax Volcano that surfaced to the surface along with the lava movement. This exploration team discovered two open-pit mine veins within a month, providing many jobs.

The time passed smoothly like this, and Joshua didn't seem to be in a hurry. In his opinion, the road needs to be taken step by step, and things need to be done little by little. Although the dragon disaster is very important, it is better to wait in fear all the time. He handles things at his own pace, so he handles official duties leisurely with Rin's help every day, and by the way, he changes clothes for Ying to play, leading a fulfilling and happy life.

This kind of life, until one day, when he took the group of reserve knights under him to conduct a training camp in a snowstorm around Nissier Snow Mountain.

Joshua, who had been running around the snow-capped mountains with a group of bare upper body at minus 40 degrees Celsius, suddenly stopped leading the group.

And behind him, a group of soldiers and knights who were so exhausted that they couldn't even generate fighting spirit also hurriedly stopped. , could only bump into the companion in front, and the chain reaction caused a lot of commotion.

And Joshua looked at the void in front of him delicately. He wiped off the sweat that had condensed into ice on his head, and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect it to come now..."

He thought it would appear after defeating Loranda, but he didn't expect to have to wait for three months.

In front of the soldiers, there was a light curtain that others couldn't see, and within this light curtain, densely packed bold characters emerged.

[Conditions are met, start the task of the ultimate trial of strength. 】