Chapter XVII The Death of Alfonso Carlos
Since coming to Moldavia, Gioshuia has not bound Sularno's freedom. .
In name, the other party was his captive, but in fact, the soldier just regarded him as an employee picked up from the battlefield, and did not even interrogate him. Joshua was not afraid that Sularno would feel resentful for hurting him and then take revenge, because the soldier knew that the other party would not dare.
In fact, being able to stay away from the conspiracy with his injuries is a good thing for the Blue Dragon. Sularno did not intend to participate in the crazy things like the Crazy Dragon War from the beginning. Although he did have some emotions towards Joshua because of his injuries, his fear was far greater than resentment. It was almost impossible to retaliate against this matter, but he might run away.
However, even fear gradually melted away due to the warrior's will.
Recently, Sularno has been staying near Winter Castle Academy as a special tutor invited by the dean himself, taking care of the young dragons with the school's tutor. In addition, he occasionally goes to the academy to play a guest substitute teacher and teaches students some rare magic skills.
Any advanced adult dragon has a profound magical heritage and indestructible **. They are natural war fortresses and knowledge secrets. The magic of dragons has always been a heavy hand in legends. In fact, the special magic skills taught by Sularno are unheard of even some mentors and have great research value.
The well-appreciated Blue Dragon did not suffer any difficulties, but received many praises. Even taking care of the young dragon was not as troublesome as he imagined. A human mage named Theodore had already taken care of most of his work and refused to let go. Those young dragons, which were as terrifying as war magic in the mouths of single male dragons, turned into creatures as well as well as domestic dogs under this man's hands, were at most a bit like a husky.
Now, Sularno only needs to take the young dragon around in normal times. Except for not being able to fly freely around the world, his life is not worse than before, and he is even better in terms of food. So after thinking a little, the blue dragon decided to come to the lord's mansion and take the initiative to tell Joshua some secrets that he did not ask at the beginning.
Sularno can probably guess at the moment that his nominal boss is a warrior who takes it as his mission to wipe out Chaos. He feels that Joshua must need this information.
"As we all know, the dragon tribes on the Mycrov continent are divided into two types: Original Dragon and Astral Dragon."
After thinking for a while, the Blue Dragon said to Qiao Xiuya in a clear voice: "The Original Dragon is the various dragon beasts and ancient dragon descendants born naturally in the local area. Most of them have no wisdom and belong to the uncivilized clan. The Star Realm Dragon is the commonly known five-colored dragon and metal dragon."
These are all information that people on the mainland who have a little understanding of the Dragon Clan know. Joshua nodded slightly. He naturally knew these things, but because he was a little interested in the information Sularno would talk about later, he listened patiently.
"Scholars among humans often say that the body structure of the dragon and the various races on the continent is completely different, and there is even no similarity. Even the dragon beasts that look similar actually have essential differences inside, so the dragons are actually not indigenous people of the Mycrov continent." Sularno shrugged when he said this: "What they said is right. Although the dragons have never admitted it, the earliest group of dragons did have nothing to do with this world, and they just temporarily settled in the Mycrov continent."
Speaking of this, the blue dragon's expression became serious and even a little self-deprecating: "According to the history circulating in our bloodlines, our dragon was thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. Because of the great disaster in our hometown, we had to leave the initial world and go to other planes in the void to escape. In a sense, we are refugees."
"There is still such a saying?"
Joshua raised his eyebrows. He had heard of this kind of thing at the beginning, but at that time most people thought that the dragon should be a race that colonized the entire multiverse, and he was the same. But now it seems that this matter is a bit familiar.
Because my hometown suffered a disaster, I had to escape... Isn't this the same as the elves who were taken away by the father of nature? Could it be that the world of the dragon was once attacked by evil gods?
It was indeed very possible. Joshua thought for a while, and then asked Sularno to continue talking.
"Since it's a refugee, there's something that's really clear." The blue-haired elf minstrel closed his eyes and sighed: "There are always dragons who want to go home and there are always dragons who want to stay. Although the dragon tribe has lost civilization, there are not so many natural enemies and powerful existences in the dragons that can threaten. After a period of cultivation and rest, the dragon group split. Some dragons are determined to plunder the resources of this world to return to their hometown. Even if their hometown has been destroyed, they have to see its remains, while some dragons decide to take root in this world and become completely part of the Mycrov continent."
"In the ancient times, the first civil war between the five-colored dragon and the metal dragon." Joshua's heart moved, and he seemed to understand what Sularno wanted to say.
"Yes, the five-colored dragon and the metal dragon split at that time." Nodded in agreement with the warrior's statement, the blue dragon continued: "The five-colored dragon I belong to is the descendant of the group of dragons who are determined to go home, so the five-colored dragons never regard themselves as part of this continent. They disdain to abide by the rules of any local natives, but instead plunder whatever they want on their own. And as a member of the assimilation, the metal dragon is naturally the opposite of it."
"The two fought each other so that neither side could achieve their goals. The Five-Colored Dragon could not smoothly collect supplies and embark on the void. The Metal Dragon was questioned because of the bad reputation brought by the Five-Colored Dragon. For thousands of years, both sides even forgot their goals, but simply fought each other because of past grudges. This dragon disaster was precisely because the Metal Dragon God lost to the Five-Colored Dragon God in the civil war, so they could only avoid it from far south and not participate in this war."
Sularno slowly said that many things came from his mouth, and there was a completely different perspective from humans. According to Lan Long, this dragon disaster should actually be part of the preparation for the road to return home. A large amount of wealth and resources snatched from the Far South Kingdom and the elves were sent to a five-colored dragon gathering place that he didn't know to prepare for moving in the void. Why did he specifically attack the Far South and the Seven Gods Church is also different from the human cognition, and there is another explanation.
"The army of Crazy Dragons can attack any part of the Mycrov continent, except that it is a bit troublesome to the northern empire located at the northernmost end. The western mountainous areas and the eastern plains are better targets than the far south, full of dense jungles. However, according to the clan leader of the Blue Dragon, the legendary dragon Retia, the reason why the dragon god chose the far south as the battlefield is because we need to find something."
This is undoubtedly top secret. Sularno said that this is a secret news that only the extremely spiritual dragon can know, and Joshua had never heard of any similar rumors in his previous life. The warrior's face began to show curiosity and confusion for the first time: "What? It's really a matter of letting the Five-Colored Dragon go all out to fight with the Holy Mountain, and the three major forces of the Elf and the Far South Kingdom go all out to war?"
"I don't know... Retia didn't say much, it just repeatedly emphasized that this has a lot to do with the Five Colored Dragon's journey to home."
Sularno frowned, and the vertical pupils in his eyes shrank for a moment, and then returned to normal: "But I vaguely remember that it talked to itself, and mentioned it when talking to other legendary dragons. It was a strange robe originated from the Seven Gods Church. It was once collected in a large tribe of the elves, and then passed to the Far South Kingdom."
"They said that it should be a treasure belonging to the giant dragon clan, because only those who are carrying the blood of the dragon can use it. It records the secrets needed to return to the hometown of the five-colored dragon. It is precisely because of this that when attacking the elf tribe and the Far South Kingdom, the mad dragon went to besiege the Holy Mountain."
"But I don't believe it." Blue Dragon shook his head and said, "Since it's a robe, it should be used for humanoid creatures. What does it have to do with our giant dragon? Since Kearno returned from the void and became more and more bizarre, the upper level of the Five-Colored Dragon has always been so chaotic." He reminded, "But even so, the army of Mad Dragons is in danger that cannot be avoided. Recently, Retia has resonated with blood again and summoned the blue dragons all over the world. I think they have not given up yet. They have to do something like opening the door of the abyss."
When he said this, Sularno looked serious, not like a joke: "Believe me, they can do it."
"Whether it is true or not, this news is very useful." Joshua didn't care much. He nodded and praised: "Even if the others are fake, as long as you know the general goals of the Five Colored Dragon Clan and the recent trends, these things alone will be enough to make the Holy Mountain alert. Sularno is very good."
"It is my honor to be able to help you."
The blue-haired elf bowed slightly. The matter of his arrival here had been completed, so he said goodbye and left. With a teleportation fluctuation, Sularno left the lord's mansion. The warrior continued to stay at the top of the tower, thinking about these things.
"...the robe." He frowned, his eyes looked down at the gradually bustling street, but his eyes dissipated and he fell into thinking: "The robe related to the Seven Gods Church always seems to have heard it somewhere."
Joshua's instinct reminded him that this matter might not be false. Even if the robe had nothing to do with the Five Colored Dragon's journey back home, it would definitely be the other party's goal. However, the possibility of reasoning between these information was beyond the ability of the warrior.
However, before Joshua could think for too long, another slight magic wave appeared behind him.
Joshua turned his head and saw the long hair floating in the air. The magic projection of No. 3 appeared in front of him.
"Joshya." After the projection was completed, No. 3 opened his eyes and greeted softly: "Breakfast is ready. Are you planning to start after everyone comes, or are you going now?"
"Wait for a while." The soldier said casually: "What are you busy with recently? I feel like I rarely see you."
This is true. Because the body is a crystal of runes, and the external image is just a magic projection. No. 3 was originally everywhere in the entire main city of Moldavia. She could even observe the various aspects of the world on the street, communicate with Moria remotely and exchange information on alchemy runes. While commanding various domestic affairs work in the Lord's Mansion, No. 3 could even help Rin handle government affairs, help Ying sort out the study documents, and catch four or five cultists.
But since Joshua came back last time, he felt that the presence of No. 3, which was originally everywhere, seemed a little weak. If it was not necessary, for example, if you notify yourself to have a meal, artificial intelligence would rarely appear in front of him.
But this was not an important thing. After saying something casually, Joshua did not continue to think, and No. 3 did not answer. Instead, he was silent for a while and said in a serious tone: "Joshua... there is one more thing to notify you."
"What's the matter?" Joshua couldn't help but be a little curious. This morning, just now, Sularno had a lot of interesting news. Now, No. 3 seems to have something to say, which makes the warrior feel a bit coincidental.
"I don't know if you still remember Mr. Carlos." No. 3's voice was calm: "This is news about him."
"Alfonso Carlos?" Hearing the familiar name, Joshua quickly remembered: "The one who manages family business for me in the imperial capital? Of course, I remember that the previous few times I went to the imperial capital, I rested at him, and I often wrote letters to communicate with him."
The family industry of the Radcliffe family sells high-quality ore. The heraldry of the sword-holding hand symbolizes the largest supplier of high-quality ore in the Northern Empire. Because of the empire's special support, the Radcliffe family and even the exclusive raw material suppliers of the five direct legions. It is precisely because of this that Joshua was able to directly enter the Black Crow Legion and become a small commander of its vanguard army.
Recently, the industry of the Radcliffe family is gradually transforming. Due to cooperation with the North Rune Dwarfs, the entire family has begun to integrate the industrial chain, that is, ore, smelting, finished weapons and armor. Although Joshua knows nothing about this, he is indeed not interested. Alfonso Carlos is his appointed manager. The experienced Northeastern Chamber of Commerce knows what to do. In fact, he does a good job. Moldavia has received a lot of funds, which is far better than before, allowing Joshua to develop territory at will and open academies and rune factories.
"What's wrong with him?"
Thinking of this, Joshua asked in a deep voice. No. 3's expression and tone made him feel something was wrong, and he couldn't wait to know what kind of news was.
However, No. 3 was not disturbed by the soldiers and said softly: "Originally, Mr. Carlos would report the work situation and data of the week every week, and this was always left to Rin and me to handle it, so he would greet us at the end of the letter... Mr. Carlos is a very punctual person, and even if it is occasionally delayed due to accidents, he would quickly make up for it in a few days. But in the past month, the reports he sent were not only untimely, but also full of errors and contradictions. This 'Mr. Carlos' even didn't even know the person who handled these things, Lin and I."
Joshua frowned quickly, but he immediately sootheed. He was silent for a moment, and then said in a faint tone: "It seems that the problem is very big."
"Yes." The lady of Artificial Intelligence nodded slightly: "If it were just about reporting, ordinary people might have been hidden by him, but I could detect the gap between his handwriting and his habit of using words... If the funds had not been remitted normally, I would have told you about a few days ago that there was also physical discomfort and the possibility of temporarily handing over the work to others. Last time he also said that he wanted to raise his eldest son to take over some of the job."
"So how is it now?"
"Now, the news is completely out of place."
Speaking of this, No. 3's tone paused slightly, and Miss Artificial Intelligence's voice became cold: "I suspect Mr. Carlos, he has long been dead."
Chapter completed!