Chapter 5

On November 2, winter, 831, the northern plain was covered with heavy snow.

"Here we are." In the bleak wind, Joshua took off his hood and looked into the distance from his horse. He patted the head of the poor foaming animal under his body, and then sighed to the great AEAS mountains hidden in the snow: "seventeen days."

After hearing of the death of count Lindong, he set out from the northwest plain, and after a whole 17 days of traveling alone, Joshua finally crossed the vast northern territory of the Empire and returned to his hometown.

This vast wilderness of frost and snow.

Turning over and dismounting, Joshua let the horse, who was about to collapse, rest for a while. He squatted down and grabbed a handful of ice and snow: "it looks like the first snow. The snow is not thick enough to affect his action."

"Right away, I'll be back." He got up slowly and took a deep breath.

The breath of the cold north wind is pouring into the lungs. It comes from the far Arctic ice field. After passing through the sea full of broken ice, it brings the taste of cold winter. The feeling of cold makes the restless heart calm slowly.

Beiruo de Radcliffe, his father, was a tough, stubborn and stone like middle-aged man. He did not occupy too much place in Joshua's memory. Compared with the majestic Lord, the old housekeeper and Knights of the family got along with him most. As for his mother, she died many years ago, The cause of death was an irreparable cold.

Although he was an incompetent father, when he heard the news of his death, Joshua was still very angry, but then he calmed down.

Revenge?

not.

This word is not needed in men's dictionaries, and the possibility has been lingering in Joshua's mind since the day he knew that the garrison had changed. This time, it was just the worst result.

To die in order to fulfill his duty is the most glorious end of a soldier. For the stubborn man like a stone, maybe such a death is a dream, isn't it?

But I still feel uncomfortable.

Very uncomfortable.

Joshua thought of that overcast day, the fierce battle on Naya fortress and the mercury blade stabbed from behind. The most venomous curse poured into his body and destroyed his power from the root.

This is an unforgivable betrayal.

The uncle who jumped out immediately after the old count's death, while Joshua was no longer waiting to win the title, was undoubtedly a traitor, and both were equally disgusting.

As a passer-by, Joshua has 10000 ways to make himself stronger. For a legendary warrior, territory is not something he has to inherit. Compared with being a lord, an adventurer traveling alone may be more in line with his character.

However, this is not a question of whether he needs it or not, but whether he is happy or not. He just wants to kill this cheap uncle.

"It's almost time to go." When he patted the horse's head, Joshua put a large amount of feed soaked in wine into his mouth, and the horse was also happy to chew. As a fighting horse with the blood of the dragon, it not only drank but also ate meat. Joshua did not catch less game to feed it, and the horse did not disappoint him. His physical recovery was very fast, otherwise, he would come back a little slower.

Turning over, Joshua was still not satisfied: "28 Silver Peak, my strength is still too weak, if I can advance to gold, then I can come back in a few days."

The levels in the disputed continent are clear and simple: Mortal 0 ~ 5, black iron 6 ~ 15, Silver 16 ~ 30, gold 31 ~ 50, Jiyi 51 ~ 75, legend 76 ~ 105. Gold is a dividing line.

Generally speaking, adult men generally have five levels of strength. If they are trained militia, they are probably black iron. Elite soldiers and officers are basically silver level. In the first version, the player's power limit is silver peak. With the version update, the upper limit is gradually released. In the Quaternary, powerful players can even become legendary, It really affects the progress of the game.

Now he only has the strength of grade 28 Silver Peak, which belongs to the category of human beings, and has not leaped over the extraordinary limit. Under the strength limit, the speed of normal running is slightly faster than that of horse. Considering the rest time, even the dragon car, which is called the slowest Mobile tool, is not as good as that of horse. At least the Earth Dragon could move day and night, and would not make a detour because of some terrain, while Joshua had to dismount and walk in some places, leading the horse slowly.

"Time is running out." Recalling this, Joshua shook his head: "it's the end of the first edition, and it's still peaceful. But when the second edition starts, the tide of demons comes, and the gods of several evil camps are blasted out of the world. The ensuing disputes will fill the world, and war and killing will never stop."

This is only the second edition, not to mention the third edition, or even the fourth edition of the chaotic devil. Before crossing, Joe was fighting them, which was the most terrible race he had ever seen."24 years, 24 years from the invasion of chaos demons. It seems a long time, but it's actually a short time." Joshua thought about the Countermeasures: "half a year later, the tide of demons is coming, and then the whole world will usher in a period of strength outbreak, and completely enter the world of strife. In this way, one person is not enough."

Indeed, although Joshua believed that he would be stronger than before this time, no matter how strong a man was, he would feel invincible in the face of the tide of demons. What he needed was a group of strong comrades in arms to share the pressure for him.

Whether to form a regiment or a private army as before, Moldavia, his own territory, is undoubtedly his initial capital. Now Joshua is no longer the leader of the largest regiment far south, and he does not have many like-minded friends to help him. Now, he is alone, but even so, whether it is the fallen gods, As a foreign invader, Joshua would not allow the other party to interfere with his own life and destroy his own world.

Of course, the first step is to kill the cheap uncle.

Not far ahead for a long time, there is a guide sign like a sentry tower. Walking along the sign, you will soon see a brick road, which leads directly to the main city led by Moldavia.

"Go After hearing this urge, the horses began to run quickly, even if there was a layer of ice and snow on the ground.

Snow clouds cover the sky, shadows cover the wasteland mountains together, palm sized snowflakes float in the air, flying wildly. In the heavy snow that obscures the sight, there are several caravans walking slowly on the road, some are going to, some are leaving. These dragon chariot merchants driving the gentle dragon are important channels for the four leaders of Beidi to trade with the outside world, Before the popularity of floating ships, it was the only way to transport materials on a large scale in harsh environments.

"At last I saw someone."

Seeing this scene, Joshua could not help sighing that he had not seen other travelers during the 17 days of traveling alone, but he had never seen any other human beings since he entered the Northern Territory.

In fact, except for adventurers and explorers, most human beings will not be far away from the city. It should be noted that there are countless monsters in the wasteland, forest and cave. If they are not careful, they will die in the mouth of the beast, not to mention the "black tide" caused by the "black forest" once or twice a year.

Black forest and Kuroshio have always been the biggest problems for all races and forces on the mcrov continent. For example, the Empire has a vast territory and occupies the whole northern part of mcrov continent. Its northern territory directly falls into the sea, while the southern frontier extends to the central part of the continent. If it were not for the Kuroshio invasion of the black forest in the central part of the continent, the Empire would expand at the speed of the Empire, It has long been bordered on the far south.

"Hey, the one in front, riding alone."

Suddenly, Joshua heard someone saying hello to him.

Looking sideways, he found a caravan that was about to leave stopped. A middle-aged man, who looked a little tired, came out of the carriage and said aloud, "are you going to Moldavia?"

"Yes." As he slowed the horse down and approached the motorcade, Joshua replied, "what's the matter?"

"It's dangerous. Don't go!" The middle-aged businessman's voice is a little hoarse.

"Why?" Asked Joshua curiously.

There was a scar on the middle-aged businessman's throat, which seemed to be a knife wound. He frowned and said, "the snowstorm is coming soon, and the Kuroshio is about to start. Most of the knights in the main city go to the fortress to strengthen the guard, but most of them came from nowhere half a month ago and declared martial law."

"I don't brag. I'm an old businessman who has been in this line for more than ten years. Even the Lord has seen him once. The Knights say they haven't seen him, that's to say they haven't seen him... Now people in the city are in a panic. I guess something big is going to happen, so I'll leave quickly."

He looked very serious: "I see that it's not easy for you to walk alone. This reminds you that if there's nothing urgent, don't go. Now the atmosphere in the main city is very strange. Several famous wandering warriors have been recruited by them and started to patrol the streets. But all the old acquaintances have disappeared. I'm afraid there will be a big change in a few days."

This man has a lot of judgment, and he's a good man.

When Joshua thought about it, he understood what was going on. More than half a month ago, it was the day of his father's death. Most of the high-level people knew the news, but it has not spread among the common people. In addition, it's true that the Kuroshio is about to start recently, and it's normal for the city guards to withdraw some of them, so the main city is empty.

That group of knights must have been brought by my uncle to take a good place and prepare for the title. Now the city must be full of them.

But it's a little strange - although Joshua doesn't know his cheap uncle, he also knows that he doesn't have much strength at all. Knights are still a large group of knights. Where can he afford it? As a businessman? Don't be kidding."Thank you very much."

He nodded to the middle-aged man of the caravan sincerely. Joshua said with a smile: "actually, I say you don't have to hurry now. It's not hard to find that the load of your dragon car is very high, and many goods haven't been sold, right? It must be a big loss to go back this time. "

The soldier looked very indifferent: "wait a few days, you will definitely get unexpected news and unexpected harvest."

"Go With that, without waiting for the middle-aged man to react, Joshua drove his horse toward the main city.

"Well... Young people today." The middle-aged caravan couldn't help sighing, "they all said that the place is very dangerous now. Why don't they listen to people's advice... No!"

He suddenly frowned, touched his chin and tried to remember something: "this guy looks so familiar... Hiss, isn't he?"

Leng for a while later, the middle-aged man shocked to see the distance: "is he?"

And Joshua is now far away from the caravan.

"Black forest and black tide? After careful calculation, it's almost the right time. My father and uncle are very good at seizing the opportunity to fight one by one. It's really a coincidence."

The so-called black forest is a forest favored by magic and nature. It grows very fast and has great vitality. Even if only one stump is cut down, it will sprout and sprout again in a few days. The number of beasts and Warcraft communities living on the black forest is also amazing.

The Kuroshio is the result of the temporary stop of the growth of the black forest for some reasons, and the plunder of a large number of wild animals and Warcraft due to lack of food. They attack the cities and fortresses of human beings. They are fearless to death, and they don't have the slightest hesitation in breaking into pieces. If a single traveler bumps into them, it's hard to run without gold strength.

Once a white robed wizard in the tower of heaven speculated that the Kuroshio was actually a means of expanding the black forest. The dead Warcraft carried plant seeds, and the blood, bones and viscera would become the nourishment of the land. After fighting off the Kuroshio, as long as it was not cleaned up by fire, a new black forest would appear in place in a few years, In turn, it breeds a new generation of all kinds of Warcraft.

If Joshua inherited the title of Earl of winter, he would have the obligation to lead the Knights and private army to fight against the Kuroshio, protect the people, and even break into the herd to kill the powerful Warcraft that could threaten the fortress wall.

"Now all the knights who originally belonged to me in the city should have gone to the fortress on the edge of the black forest, and the remaining ones should not be the opponents of my uncle's group. They must have retreated a long time ago."

Joshua thought on his horse, "well, I'm going to deal with a group of knights alone."

He laughed as he thought.

He, Joshua, was never afraid to fight.

Of course, the alien world and the game are totally different, even if the mainland is claimed that you can do it in the game, then if there is magic in reality, you can also do it in reality. The similar reality deeply infiltrates into the game, but the experience can not be completely copied.

But there's one thing that he can't compare with this group of alien people, and he won't change too much because of crossing.

That's the experience of fighting.

A soldier, even if he lives on the battlefield in his whole life, has no more than a hundred chances to fight. If he can decapitate more than 50 times, he can be called a warrior among the warriors. The same is true for adventurers. It takes several months to plan a real adventure. Counting the time on the way, a few years can count as a round trip. Seven or eight big adventures in his whole life will be retired.

But the players are not like this. From the moment they start the game, they have to fight for experience, mission, equipment and other reasons. Every bit of their experience, every level is soaked with fighting blood, every skill, every equipment is chosen for better fighting.

In his previous life, he was a master of martial arts museum. Because there were few martial arts practitioners in Datong world, he went to play this kind of game. His purpose of entering the disputed mainland was to experience the fighting and fighting that could not be carried out in reality. If other people occasionally travel and see the scenery in the game, then he is pure fighting, Challenge stronger and harder monsters.

In the list of player's achievements recorded in the game, the highest one is usually the platinum trophy, which is very difficult to achieve.

But Joshua has a unique diamond cup in the world.

[diamond cup - number of enemies killed: 3197481]

3197481.

This is the number of enemies he has killed.

"How many of my uncle's knights are there?" Once legendary warrior eyes burning flame: "can let me happy how long?"There was no one to answer these questions. Joshua laughed and drove his horse forward