Soul of Burning Steel

In the year 832 of Starfall, in April, the Ares Fortress in the southeast of the Northern Empire fell due to an attack by unknown creatures. There were 58,000 civilians in the fortress, 3,200 regular troops, and 140 Silver Knights. Two gold powerhouses with the power of glory are all missing, and it is presumed that they are all dead.

In the Continent of Disputes, even among the common people, there are quite a few people with black iron-level strength. Nearly 3,500 regular troops are enough to wipe out all the monsters within a radius of tens of miles. With the addition of two gold powerhouses, unless it is Gu Long If it is attacked, then the Ares Fortress, which has a 40-meter-high city wall and is armed to the teeth, should be solid as a rock and cannot be destroyed, and even an ancient dragon cannot prevent everyone from even sounding the alarm.

But the fact is that, when the imperial capital discovered that the fortress had lost contact and urgently dispatched personnel to investigate, what they found was a dilapidated ruin, the tall city walls collapsed and collapsed, and only some incomplete rock pillars remained standing. It's like being run over by something, and there are hardly any intact houses.

Around the fortress, the investigators found many huge dark caves with a diameter of tens of meters. There were still some mucus and body tissue residues on the edge of the stone wall. Losing the inexplicable support of strength, it collapsed naturally, destroying all clues.

This is the Fall of Ares that shocked the world. The high-ranking officials of the empire were enraged when they heard about it. How to retaliate and vent anger, no one knows the truth of this matter.

In the game in the previous life, [The Fall of Ares] was narrated as a pure background story, but at that time the scope of the player's activities had not expanded to the frontier fortress, so everyone knew little about it.

However, at the end of the third edition, the seal of the abyss was uncovered. In the sulfurous smoke that could cover the sky and mountains, the gigantic Terraria giant worm with a body length of several hundred meters was accompanied by a shower of meteors and fire. Wrapped with countless demons, it broke open the ground and appeared in front of everyone. It spit out nitric acid and venom, and set off a major earthquake that affected several cities as soon as it appeared. of magic.

As soon as they saw this monster, everyone understood that there was no doubt that it was it that destroyed Ares Fortress twenty years ago.

But no matter what, the giant phagocytic worms are native species in the abyss. When the entrance and exit are sealed, they can be summoned...

Now, in Starfall 831, in the main city of Moldavia, in the study of the president's mansion of the North Frost Chamber of Commerce.

Alfonso, I have given you the letter of introduction to the dwarves. Now, I ask you to do something for me.

Sitting in a comfortable seat, Joshua said seriously to the middle-aged businessman sitting opposite him, holding a pen and paper, You should pass by the imperial capital this time when you go back this time, and buy and sell some commodities, right?

Yes, I will probably stay in the imperial capital for about a month and a half, complete a few transactions there, and then go further south.

Nodding and saying, Alfonso was a little puzzled: Does your lord want us to bring back some special products? There is no need to be so serious about this kind of thing. As long as you want, I can send a lot of them now.

Yes and no.

Shaking his head, Joshua frowned, and then signaled the other party to hand over the pen and paper to him. After the middle-aged businessman handed it over, the soldier began to write and draw, and at the same time said: I really need you to help me bring the pen and paper. Bring back something, but it’s not a special product... Alfonso, you should know that in March of Fangyinzhi, in order to celebrate the end of winter, the imperial capital holds a spring auction every year.

Of course I know, but that auction is purely celebratory, and no one will bring out truly precious things. Most of the nobles take out some books or antiques to buy each other for fun...

Speaking of this, Alfonso suddenly understood: Does your lord want me to buy some things you need at the auction on your behalf? But...

I don't need that stuff.

Talking softly to himself, Joshua sighed, then held up the paper in his hand, and showed the picture to the middle-aged man in front of him: Probably one of these three things, I don't know if there is any , but if you see it, then buy it and bring it back to me, there will be great thanks.”

How can I ask for your reward, my lord?

Alfonso didn't take it seriously at all. He carefully looked at the things drawn on the paper, and then responded confidently: This kind of things in the auction has never been expensive. Since you want it, you don't need it. Let's talk about money...the key, the square octahedron, and a book? Ibo...the Book of En? The painting is really good, I didn't expect you to be proficient in this way, my lord.

I have learned sketching for a while. As for the name, I probably heard it from others. Joshua simply gave the drawing to Alfonso, then stood up, walked to the window of the study and said, The key is silver, the tetrahedron will glow, and the book has no characteristics, but I have given you the name, so it should be fine.

Do not worry!

Alfonso promised confidently: As long as it is available in the auction, I will definitely bring it back and dedicate it to you!

As you said.

After waving his hand, Joshua didn't seem to focus on the businessman in front of him, and his thoughts returned to the depths of his memory.

According to the careful research of players in previous lives, the destruction of Ares Fortress was completely self-inflicted. It was mentioned in the royal documents declassified by the empire that there were traces of summoning demons and even evil gods in the center of its ruins, Chaos The magic power flows like water, distorting the surrounding nature. From this description, it can be seen that some people must have carried out rituals or experiments to call the abyss, and finally brought destruction on their own.

The person presiding over the ceremony may not have wanted to commit suicide, he was probably just conducting research out of pure curiosity, or he was bewitched by the existence of demons and evil gods, but in any case, the death of more than 60,000 people and the death of a fortress Destruction is an unbearable loss to the southeast frontier of the empire. If it weren't for the five major legions taking turns to mop up, the Black Forest would probably spread thousands of kilometers inland, encroaching and polluting countless fertile lands, and the concurrent black tide would even engulf countless manors and farmland.

In Joshua's previous battle group, there was an adjutant who was a professional textual researcher. He often heard him say such things when he was running a dungeon, and he remembered a lot of similar things. For example, now, Qiao Xiu Ya remembers that in order to cross the seal of the abyss, some special props must be needed to summon demons and other monsters. There are also many magic books, but the warrior is not interested in them, and now he has only memorized three, so he can only tell Alfonso all of them and let him try them out.

(According to the records, when the chief mage of Ares Fortress came to the imperial capital to resume his duties, he only went out once alone, which was to participate in the spring auction, and then this disaster happened not long after he returned to the fortress. The logic is so simple that it can be done without thinking Figure it out, he must have gotten something dangerous at this auction, and lost control during the research.)

Standing in front of the window, thinking in his heart, Joshua seems very relaxed now: (When I came to this world, I have to change something. Needless to say, Beidi, now, it’s time to change some things I knew in my previous life. Six The lives of ten thousand people are worthy of my special exhortation, no matter whether it can be done or not, you have to try it after all.)

He looked out of the window, the sun had completely set and night had fallen, except for the howling of the cold wind from the north, there were not many sounds in the city, only a few streets in the distance were still flickering with lights.

This world is so interesting.

The soldier suddenly sighed with emotion. He turned around, looked at the middle-aged businessman who didn't know why, and smiled: Alfonso, you and I are changing the established destiny.

Uh, what...

Looking at the puzzled businessman, the soldier smiled and shook his head: You don't understand, but it's okay, it's not early, I'm going back.

The previous words were unclear, but they were simple and clear enough, and Alfonso straightened up immediately: Then I will send you out.

You don't need to be so restrained, just let your housekeeper come. You have been robbing his job today, and I feel embarrassed when I see it.

After waving his hand, Joshua gave another instruction: Regardless of whether you have obtained the items I want you to find, send a magic text message to St. Lauren's Cathedral immediately after the auction, and I will give you instructions on the next step.

Yes, my lord count.