Come to think of it, we had only been separated from Blockhead for a day, but he seemed very excited when he saw us. He blocked the entrance and waved his hand in greeting with an innocent and harmless smile on his face. The three Iron Knights that he had blocked outside were probably preparing to charge.
"Big Guy, come over here!" I waved my hand at Blockhead. At the same time, Shallow Shallow shouted at the counter, "Boss, more … You can order more food for a few more people."
The retired soldier behind the counter squinted at the blockhead, then went to the kitchen to assign the work while trembling with fear.
Blockhead took huge strides towards our table. As soon as he left the door, I heard Joseph's voice from outside. "Charge formation, get ready. Charge … Hey, wait a minute!"
Three people wearing the standard armor of the National Knight Order rushed in. The one in front was the handsome Elf Joe, the second was the bear-like Joseph (of course, compared to Blockhead, he was a teddy bear), and the third was a red-haired person wearing female armor. That was Anna. Females were indeed given preferential treatment. Even though she also had to crawl in, she could at least lie on two layers of meat shields. Even though both layers of meat shields were covered with a layer of steel plates.
The steel plates collided with the steel plates, then smashed against the wooden floor. Of course, a series of loud noises could be heard. The few customers in the restaurant immediately quieted down. Then, there was the sound of people trying their best to stifle their laughter. Most of the people in the restaurant were mercenaries and ordinary soldiers of the Knight Order. Even though Joseph and the other two were a little funny, they were still knights. They were considered military officers here, so the people in the restaurant were too embarrassed to laugh out loud. But there was someone who did not care. The restaurant owner heard the commotion outside and rushed out. The old man was in his fifties, but he was as agile as a young man. As he ran, he shouted, "Which brat is fighting in the restaurant again? That's the sound of knight armor … Is it you three? "
The retired soldier owner obviously recognized Joseph and the other two. He looked at the three cans of metal that were struggling to get up from the floor. He could tell that they had tripped over the door frame when they rushed in. "Are they crazy from hunger?"
The trio: "…"
The three Knights of the Iron came and sat opposite us, their armour clattering. Feeling sorry for them, I ordered a glass of bubble wine (that's what the locals called it anyway, a low-alcohol wine, but not beer), thinking that there was a reason why they had been Knights of the Iron for fifteen years. Joseph patted Joe's shoulder. Joe's pride was still intact, which was why he looked so depressed. As the leader of the trio, Joseph felt the need to talk some sense into Joe. "Joe, do you still remember the knight's creed?"
The handsome elf was confused. "You mean the one about 'control your emotions and don't get angry'?"
"The one that says, 'Endure setbacks and treat them as training'."
Then, the two unreliable men laughed heartily at the same time, raised their wine glasses, and knocked them against each other. "Cheers!" "Cheers!" "For training!" "For the challenge!" "For the promotion to a Sword Servant as soon as possible!" "Damn you, don't even mention this …"
I couldn't help but look at the red-haired mature woman in the trio. I wondered why a mature woman like Anna would be in a team with these two old men. Then, I remembered how she urged Joe to let the blockhead beat him up fifteen times. I understood. You can't judge a book by its cover. She might be the same type as Shallow shallow …
"We've been looking for you for a long time." The blockhead picked up his wooden wine glass and drank it in one gulp. He repeated what he said when he entered the room. The stool he was sitting on seemed to be a little uncomfortable for him. He dragged the stool back and forth uncomfortably. "The camp outside is so big. We can even set up our own tents. It's so much better than the military camp. I really want to switch places with you."
Icetis glanced at the blockhead. "Didn't Shallow shallow say that she would come to the fortress to look for you yesterday … Oh, for the three of them to come together, it must be something serious, right?" As she said that, she looked at Joseph and the other two with a nonchalant expression. "Didn't you say that no one cares about freelance mercenaries? What official business does your knight order have? Don't come and waste our time."
"This is the first time I've seen you like this …" Anna looked at Sister Bing in surprise. Then, she waved her hand. "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. We're just following the rules to see how your camp is doing. We'll see if you need any help and if you need any supplies in advance. If mercenaries from afar don't have enough supplies, they can get some from the fortress's warehouse first. You can just return after you've completed your mission. No matter what, the three of us are your guarantors. You even have a cursemancer among you. You have to act like you're responsible. "
Icetis instantly smiled. "Yeah, I like your temperament. Most people would be too embarrassed to say that last sentence out loud."
At this moment, Joseph and Joe clinked their glasses again. Joseph snorted with the smell of alcohol. "Isn't it a serious matter for the guarantor to contact the mercenaries that he is guaranteeing?"
Joe shrunk his head and held his glass. "If Anna says it doesn't count, then it doesn't count. You've been chasing after her for almost ten years. Haven't you realized that?"
Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue immediately pricked up their ears when they heard that there seemed to be some gossip. In the end, Joe and Joseph continued to compete with each other in drinking. Shallow Shallow continued to study the gadgets that she bought with a disappointed expression. Lin Xue squinted her eyes and revealed a strange smile. I suddenly realized something and broke out in cold sweat. A peeping tom who knows what you're doing isn't scary. What's scary is Lin Xue's ability to take down a fellow who has been peeping on you for your entire life. You don't even know what you're doing, but someone else has already seen everything. No wonder the prophetic job class doesn't have a good death in other places. This ability to draw aggro is equivalent to two battalions of defense soldiers or twelve Sicarros standing together …
"What are you thinking about? Am I such an immoral person? "Lin Xue was able to tell what I was thinking just by listening to my breathing. She glanced at me in annoyance." I'm just doing my routine vigilance. "
Then, she added softly, "I've only been keeping an eye on one person for a long time."
I was instantly touched and scared at the same time. Luckily, I haven't watched an AV ever since I got a wife …
At that moment, our food finally arrived. I didn't know what Shallow Shallow wanted. In short, even though the food in this world tasted strange, it was easy to accept. The stew-like food in front of everyone tasted like a foreign flavor. The restaurant owner also prepared a simple yet practical meal for Blockhead's physique: a bowl of noodle soup. I saw that the bowl was almost as big as a pot.
"This is the pot we use for cooking," the young man who was serving the dishes admitted honestly when he heard me muttering softly.
The psychic cat, Blacky, jumped down from Blockhead's shoulder and stretched its neck. "Feed me."
I wanted to ask, "Cats can't eat food that's too hot, right?" But then I remembered that we were in another world, and we couldn't use common sense to talk about this black cat. I quickly swallowed my question and changed the topic. "Big guy, are you used to living away from home?"
"What's there to not be used to?" Blockhead used a fork to roll the noodles and placed it in front of the black cat. He smiled honestly. "I've traveled a lot in the past. Even though I've never been to a big city, I'm not picky about where to sleep."
"It's just that it's not good not to have my own room," Blacky used his paw to pull the noodles out of boredom. "As a noble cat, I don't even have my own room. It's so sad. Furthermore, my master has to sleep with three other people."
"You have quite high expectations for a cat," Joseph glanced at Blacky. "The place to live is still a small matter. You should worry about your master's clothes. We searched the entire fortress and couldn't find anything suitable for him to wear. Even if we found him a spear, he could only use it as a short spear. The quartermaster is going crazy. Blockhead, how did you grow so big? I used to think that my body was big enough. "
Blockhead had almost finished half the pot of soup. He lifted his head and smiled. "Eat more. If you fight with bears, you'll grow bigger."
Joseph rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "The first condition is fine, but I'm not too sure about the second."
Just as everyone was eating and laughing, the entire restaurant suddenly fell silent.
This situation happened very suddenly. A second ago, the small restaurant was filled with the boasting and laughter of mercenaries and soldiers. In the next second, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The customers who were chatting with each other just a moment ago froze on the spot. It was as though a petrifying wind had blown past them. If one had to describe it, it would be that everyone at the scene felt a certain aura that made their hearts palpitate. For a moment, no one dared to speak.
Except for the few of us. Shallow Shallow continued to study the order in which she should eat the stew in front of her. Lin Xue continued to pick the food that she didn't like to eat and put it into my bowl. Pandora and Visca swiftly devoured the food in front of them. Icetis knocked on the table forcefully and spoke to the three Iron Knights (who were also stunned). "What's wrong with you guys? Are you stupid? "
"Don't you feel anything?" Charle, who usually didn't speak much, looked at us as though we were monsters. "Hey, why are you acting like nothing happened?!"
"What happened?" Shallow Shallow finally noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. She lifted her head and looked around in a daze. "I didn't stop time … Oh, I didn't stop it. That person just blinked."
At this moment, the strange 'wind of tranquility' seemed to have passed. The customers in the restaurant seemed to have survived an earthquake and gradually recovered their energy. Many of them were patting their chests and panting. Then, they started to discuss in low voices. Everyone's voices were much lower than before. It was as though the unseen thing that made people's hearts palpitate was still entrenched in this place and its might was still there.
The few of us were completely dumbfounded. I even suspected that there was a female version of Stallone that only the locals could see running around naked. In the end, Lin Xue lifted her head and said, "You want to talk about Draconic Aura, right?"
"Oh, it seems like you felt it. I thought there would be people like the heroes in the legends who were immune to the pressure just now." Joseph instantly patted his chest and said loudly. He purposely raised his voice to boost his courage. "Then why don't you feel nervous at all? Oh, I know … You guys have a good mentality. "
I tilted my head slightly to look at Miss Lin and asked through the mental link, "Draconic Aura? What happened? "
Miss Lin nodded her head slightly. "There was a wave of pressure coming down from the mountain just now but I didn't feel it. I used my ability to directly observe the 'truth' to know what happened."
"Oh, no wonder you didn't feel it." Icetis listened in the mental link and came to a sudden realization. "That thing only works on the basis of one's status. It's effective on creatures that are lower than oneself on the ladder of life. It's completely ineffective on those that are higher than oneself. Let's just come down from the Void Stairs and ignore these things."
At this time, the three Iron Knights had gathered together to discuss nervously. The elf Joe, who had always been calm, was also a little surprised and doubtful now. "Do you guys think that it's that who is coming …"
"I also heard that," Joseph replied mysteriously. "Madam Sonya has arrived. Do we have a chance to see the dragon this time?"
The blockhead scratched his head and asked in a rough voice, "Who are you talking about?"
"Dragon!" Joseph looked solemn. "The oldest and the only pure-blooded ancient dragon in the world. She rarely appears in front of the world. However, she will definitely be present when it's related to the Dim Moon. A while ago, we received news that she is coming to the North Fortress …"
Icetis's gaze suddenly sharpened. "Ancient dragon? How ancient is she?"
"It's said that she existed even before the first war. The dragon race participated in the war under her leadership." Anna looked at us curiously. "You don't know about this? She's a legendary creature. I grew up listening to these stories all day long. "
Of course, we knew that the dragon race participated in the first war. The Goddess's Bible had mentioned about this. Furthermore, this group of mysterious creatures would appear in every war. Although the dragon race always acted independently, they were still considered as a member of the allied army of the people on the ground. However, the Bible didn't mention that there was an ancient dragon that was still alive until now!
It seemed that the dragon was already an immortal creature in this world.
"Let's go take a look." Icetis suddenly said through the mental link. "I know where the dragon is … Tsk, I didn't notice it before. Chen, you've seen her before."
I was confused, but before I could ask, I was pulled up by Icetis. We hurriedly bid farewell to the three Iron Knights and the blockhead. After that, we headed straight to the highest level of the fortress, where the Church's army was stationed. The local Church's army was stationed outside the fortress, just like the second-line army. However, the Church's army led by the Pope was stationed at the highest level, just like the National Knights. The upper level was heavily guarded. Mercenaries were strictly forbidden from entering or leaving. Of course, this was meaningless to us. Shallow shallow set the time and we swaggered up …
We arrived at the fortress command center near the mountain peak. This was a stone building that was half embedded in the hard mountain rock. The part of the building that was in the mountain could have been built by digging out the mountain rock. We activated our invisibility field and entered the stone fortress easily. Icetis's lice spirit popped out from nowhere to lead us all the way to the war conference room.
The reason why I knew that this was the war conference room was because this brightly lit room not only had a tactical map of the Longqiao Mountains, there was also a magic device that looked like a sand table in the middle of the room. More importantly, there was a sign hanging on the wall …
The guards here must have been dismissed. The door to the room was also tightly shut. After we passed through the wall, we saw that there were only two people in the huge war conference room. One of them was an old man wearing a purple robe with gold trimmings. His hair and beard were all white. He was very skinny, but he was very energetic. He stood beside the big table with an excited expression on his face. Bryndis casually pointed at the old man. "Do you see that? That's the Pope."
Standing in front of the Pope was a tall woman. She wore an ordinary dark-colored leather armor. She had short white hair and pale skin. Her lips had a strange lilac hue, and she had a pair of purplish-red vertical pupils … Wasn't this the expressionless woman he met early in the morning?
"Do you see that? That's the dragon." Icetis pointed at the woman.
"Damn! So she's a dragon. I really couldn't recognize her when she transformed into a human. "I scratched my head." Why would such a legendary creature set up a tent in the mercenary camp for the night? Did she come here to experience life like us? "
"I couldn't tell either. En, I probably didn't pay attention. Actually, if we were to look at her slightly, we would have noticed her true form. However, who would have thought that we would meet such a person in the mercenary camp?" Icetis said as she snorted. "Forget it. Let's just quietly listen to their quarrel."
That's right, the atmosphere between the old Pope and the most ancient Dragon Queen wasn't good. Thinking back to the demonstration of the dragon's might earlier, it was obvious that the two of them were in conflict. They maintained a stiff and silent atmosphere. Moreover, they didn't know that there was an uninvited guest watching them from a few meters away. The first to break the silence was the old man. He tapped the staff in his hand on the stone floor. "Sonya, you are putting me in a difficult position."
"I have been in a difficult position for thousands of years." The white-haired Dragon Queen's voice didn't sound emotional at all. Even though she was complaining, there wasn't even a hint of anger in her voice. It was as though she was stating a fact. "I need to go to the moon and talk to the people there."
The old Pope spread his hands. "The Dim Moon Lord might still be in a deep slumber. The Blood Princess is in charge of the Moon Palace. Who do you think you can talk to? When the Dim Moon Lord wakes up, the war will officially begin. It's useless for you to go there. "
"Then I'll wake that guy up in advance. It's not a solution for him to keep going round after round. It seems like there's still a problem with what we discussed back then. You have reincarnated dozens of times. You also know that this world is getting worse. The power of a divine artifact is weaker than the power of a demon. This isn't something that mortals can make up for."
"So, you really don't intend to follow the ancient agreement." The old Pope slammed the staff in his hand. "But even if I agree, what can you do? You know that the Gemini Star teleportation station was locked by the four of us. Before the official connection, three or more people must open the door in advance to activate it. Now that the Dim Moon Lord is in a deep slumber, the Blood Princess won't listen to you. How are you going to go there?"
The few of us who were listening at the side were stunned!
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