Chapter 36: Although the Children Have Grown, I Am Happy...
At the foot of the snowy mountain in the Dragon Nest, the two Divine Mechanisms and one horse that had just been thrown out by Joshua rolled around in the snow for a while before finally catching their breath. Just as they were grumbling a bit and preparing to rest for a moment, they heard about the dragon-slaying incident. In fact, they had even been fortunate enough to participate in one before. That was in a small kingdom in the Western Mountains, where the entire Royal Knight Order led a large group of servant soldiers to hunt down a red dragon that had occupied an iron mine in the mountains. Sig, as a guide and explorer, was hired and joined them.
That was a true fierce battle. The red dragon had a group of servant beasts under its command and could even summon fire elementals to fight for it. The knights fought hard for two days and one night, exhausting every effort before finally slaying it on the cliff. Even so, they paid a heavy price: more than half of the servant soldiers were killed or wounded, and seventeen knights died from serious injuries. Even the strength of the entire kingdom was significantly weakened.
Of course, red dragons and black dragons have always been among the strongest of the Five-Colored Dragons. White dragons are far inferior to these two in one-on-one combat, but this was a white dragon nest, with at least seven or eight dragons stationed there!
Wait—Sig suddenly realized that this group had returned from the Dragon Nest without a single injury, and the nest had just collapsed. Didn't that mean the entire Dragon Nest… had been slaughtered by the warrior in front of him?
Taking a deep breath of cold air, Sig patted his face with a hand covered in snow and ice, then looked through the telescope at this group with even more serious eyes.
He felt he was fortunate enough to witness a legend.
And at that moment, the observant explorer couldn't help but notice that the black-haired, red-eyed warrior seemed to be the most famous lord in the Northern Lands he had seen in the files—Joshua von Radcliffe.
No, not "seemed," but definitely was!
This was a very famous figure in the Imperial Capital, having recently accomplished many great deeds… The excitement in his heart immediately replaced the earlier surprise and tension. At that instant, Sig forgot that his purpose for coming here was to explore the extreme northern Sea of Bewilderment and instead began thinking about how to spread this story after returning.
You see, many people were currently inquiring about this Lord Count's news. Whether true or false, many wanted to know his recent movements.
If he publicized this matter, it would truly be a heavyweight piece of news capable of stirring up a huge storm in the pond of the Empire's intelligence circle!
And at that moment, in the lens of the telescope, the black-haired warrior seemed to sense something.
He appeared thoughtful, turned his head, and looked in the direction of the explorer. His red eyes seemed capable of piercing through the void, directly finding his target.
The explorer immediately froze, feeling as if he were being stared down by some terrifying beast or a ferocious demon dragon.
But the warrior did nothing. He simply nodded in that direction, then turned back and paid no further attention.
Standing still for a while, Sig shivered and felt the excitement in his heart instantly swept away.
However, his desire to spread this matter grew even stronger.
(To be continued.)