The star falls in 831, on November 2, the northern plains were filled with heavy snow.

"Here." In the desolate wind, Joshua took off his hood and looked into the distance on the horse's back. He patted the head of the poor beast under him who was about to foam, and then sighed at the Great Eas Mountains hidden in the wind and snow in front of him: "Seventeen days."

Since hearing that Count Winter was killed, he set out from the Northwest Plain and after a full seventeen days of slow travel, Joshua finally traveled through the vast northern territory of the empire and returned to his hometown.

This vast wilderness covered with frost and snow.

After turning over and dismounting, Joshua let the horse, who was about to collapse, take a short rest, and squatted down and grabbed a handful of ice and snow: "It seems that it is the first snow, the snow layer is not thick, and it does not affect the action."

"I'll be back soon." He slowly stood up and took a deep breath.

What pours into the lungs is the scent of the bitter north wind. It comes from the far-reaching Arctic ice field. It passes through the vast sea of ​​broken ice, bringing the smell of cold winter. The cold feeling makes the restless heart slowly calm.

Beluo de Radcliffe, a middle-aged man with this body, a tough and stubborn and stone-like middle-aged man, did not occupy much place in Joshua's memory. Compared with the majestic lord, the ones who get along with him the most are the old housekeeper and the knights of the family. As for his mother, she had died many years ago, and the cause of death was an irreparable cold.

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

revenge?

No.

This word is not needed in men's dictionary, and since the day when I knew the change of the guarded place, this possibility has been wandering in Joshua's mind, and this time it was just the worst result.

Death to fulfill his responsibilities is the most glorious end for the warrior. For that stubborn man like stone, perhaps such death is a dream?

But I still feel unhappy.

Very unhappy.

Joshua remembered that cloudy day, the fierce battle on Naya Fortress and the mercury blade stabbed from behind, and the most resentful curse poured into his body, dismantling his power from the root.

This is an unforgivable betrayal.

The uncle who jumped out immediately after the old earl died and couldn't wait to grab the title while Joshua was no longer there was no doubt that he was a betrayer, both of which were equally disgusting.

As a time traveler, Joshua has ten thousand ways to make himself stronger. For the former legendary warrior, the territory is not something that must be inherited. Compared to being a lord, the adventurer who travels alone may be more in line with his personality.

However, this is not a question of not needing or not, but a question of being happy or not. He just wants to kill this cheap uncle.

"It's almost time to leave." Slapping the horse's head, Joshua stuffed a handful of wine-soaked feed into its mouth, and the war horse was chewing happily. As a war horse with the blood of the earthly dragon, it not only drank wine but also ate meat. Joshua caught wild game and came back to nourish it. The horse did not disappoint him, and his physical strength recovered very quickly, otherwise he would have to come back a little slower.

Joshua was still a little dissatisfied with the horse turning over: "My strength is still too weak at the peak of level 28 silver. If I can advance to gold, I will be able to come back in less than a few days."

The levels in the dispute continent are clear and simple, mortals 0~5, black iron 6~15, silver 16~30, gold 31~50, elements 51~75, legend 76~105, gold is a dividing ridge.

Generally speaking, adult men generally have level five strength. If they are trained militias, they are probably black iron, and elite soldiers and officers are basically silver-level. The limit of strength that players in the first version can reach is silver peak. With the update of the version, the upper limit is gradually unlocked. By the fourth century, powerful players can even achieve legendary bodies and truly affect the game progress.

Now he only has the strength of the peak of level 28 silver, and he still belongs to the human category. He has not jumped over the extraordinary limit. Under the limitation of his strength, his normal running speed is only slightly faster than a horse. Including the rest time, even the dragon car, which is known as the slowest speed, is not as good as the dragon car. At least the dragon can move day and night, and will not detour because of certain terrain. However, Joshua still has to get off the horse and walk slowly in some places, leading the horse.

"There's not much time." When recalling this, Joshua shook his head: "It's the end of the first edition, and it's still peaceful, but when the second edition begins, the tide of the great demons arrives, and several gods from the evil camp are bombarded in the world. The disputes that follow will fill this world, and war and killing can no longer stop."

This is just the second version, not to mention the third version, or even the fourth version of the Chaos Demon. Qiao Xiu was fighting with them before the time travel, which was the most terrifying race he had ever seen.

"24 years, there are still 24 years left before the invasion of the Chaos Demon. This time seems long, but in fact it is very short." Joshua thought about the countermeasures: "In half a year, the demon tide will arrive, and then the whole world will usher in a period of power explosion and completely enter the world of disputes. In this way, one person is not enough."

Indeed, although Joshua believed that he would definitely be stronger this time than in his previous life, no matter how strong a person was, he would feel that he could not kill him when facing the army of demons that was coming like a tide. What he needed was a group of powerful comrades to share the pressure for him.

Whether to form a war group like before or create a private army, Moldavia, the territory that belongs to him is undoubtedly his initial capital. Now Joshua is no longer the leader of the largest war group in the far south, and there are no many like-minded friends to help him. Now he is alone, but even so, whether it is the fallen god or the invaders of another world, Joshua will not allow the other party to hinder his life and destroy the world where he lives.

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

Not far ahead, there are long guide signs like mail towers. You can quickly see a brick and stone avenue that leads directly to the main city of Moldavia.

"Let's go!" After hearing this urging, the war horse began to run quickly, even if there was a layer of ice and snow on the ground, it was not slow at all.

Snow clouds cover the sky, and shadows cover the wilderness mountains together. Snowflakes as big as palms drifted in the sky, flying wildly. In this heavy snow that blocked the sight, several caravans were slowly walking on the avenue, some heading and some leaving. These dragon car merchants who drove away the meek dragons were an important channel for the four leaders of the Northland to trade with the outside world. Before the popularization of floating flight ships, this was the only way to transport materials on a large scale in harsh environments.

"I finally saw someone."

Seeing this scene, Joshua couldn't help but sigh. The 17-day walk alone was not because he had not seen other travelers, but since he entered the northern territory, he had never seen other humans again.

In fact, except for adventurers and explorers, most humans will not leave the city too far. It is important to know that countless monsters live in wastelands, forests, and caves. If you are not careful, you will be buried in the beast's mouth, not to mention that there are once or twice a year in the "black forest".

The Black Forest and the Black Tide have always been the biggest problems of all races and forces on the Mycrov continent. For example, the empire, the territory of the empire is extremely vast and occupied the entire north of the Mycrov continent. Its northern territory directly fell into the sea, and the southern border continued to the center of the continent. If it weren't for the Black Forest's invasion of the Black Forest in the central continent, with the expansion speed of the empire, it would have been bordered with the Far Yugos.

"Hey, the one in front is riding a horse alone."

Suddenly, Joshua heard someone greeting him.

Looking around, he found a caravan that was about to leave, and a middle-aged man who looked a little tired walked out of the carriage and said loudly: "Are you going to Moldavia?"

"Yes." Joshua replied, "What's wrong?"

"It's very dangerous, don't go!" The middle-aged businessman's voice was a little hoarse.

"Why?" Joshua asked curiously.

There was a scar on the throat of the middle-aged merchant, which seemed to be a knife wound. He frowned and said, "The day of snow is coming soon. The dark tide is about to be launched. Most of the knights in the main city went to the fortress to strengthen the guards, but half a month ago, a large group of knights who had never seen before came over and declared martial law."

"I don't brag either. It's true that the old businessman who has been running this line for more than ten years has seen it once. The knights said they had never seen it before, but they had never seen it before... Now people in the city are panic. I guess something big must have happened, so I will leave quickly."

He looked very serious: "I think it's not easy for you to walk alone, so I remind you, if there is no urgent matter, don't go. The atmosphere in the main city is very strange now. Several famous wandering warriors were recruited by them and began to patrol the streets. The original old acquaintances were missing, and there might be major changes in a few days."

This person is quite judgmental and is also good.

After thinking roughly, Joshua understood what was going on. Half a month ago, the day his father died, most of the senior officials knew about this news, but it had not spread among the common people. In addition, it was indeed the time when the Black Tide was about to be launched recently, so it was normal for the moat knights to withdraw some of them, so the main city was empty.

That large group of knights must have been brought by his uncle to take the right time to take a good position and prepare for the robbery. Now the city must be full of their people.

But there is one thing that is 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, how can he afford it? With his identity as a businessman? Don't joke.

"Thank you so much."

He nodded sincerely to the middle-aged man in the caravan, Joshua smiled and said, "Actually, if you want me to tell me, you don't have to hurry to leave now. It's not difficult to find out that the load on your dragon car is very high, and many products have not been sold, right? I will definitely lose a lot if I go back like this this time."

The warrior looked very calm: "Wait for a few days, and you will definitely get unexpected news and unexpected gains."

"Let's go!" After saying that, without waiting for the middle-aged man to react, Joshua rode his horse and galloped towards the main city.

"Oh... the young man now." The middle-aged caravan couldn't help but sigh, "It's said that the place is very dangerous now, why don't you listen to people's advice... It's wrong!"

He suddenly frowned and touched his chin and tried to recall something: "This guy looks so familiar... Hiss, isn't it?!"

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged man looked into the distance in shock: "It's him?!"

And Joshua is now far away from the caravan.

"Is the Black Forest Black Tide? Calculate carefully. It is almost true that it is at this time. My father and uncle are good at seizing the opportunity, killing one by one and robbing the other. It's a coincidence."

The so-called black forest is a forest favored by magic and nature. They grow very quickly and have extremely tenacious vitality. Even if they are cut down to only one tree stump, they will suck branches and buds and re-sprinkle seedlings within a few days. The number of wild beasts living on the black forest is also very amazing.

The Black Tide is the Black Forest temporarily stopped growing for some reason. A large number of wild beasts and monsters plundered out of no food. They hit human cities and fortresses, fearless and unlucky, without any hesitation. If a single traveler bumps into it, it will be difficult to run without the strength of gold.

A white-robed wizard once speculated that the black tide is actually a means of expansion of the black forest. The dead monsters carry plant seeds, and blood, bones and internal organs will become nutrients for the land. After repelling the black tide, as long as it is not fire to purify it, a new black forest will appear on the spot within a few years, which in turn will nurture a new generation of various monsters.

If Joshua inherited the title of Earl of Winter, he would be obliged to lead the knights and private troops to fight against the Black Tide, protect his people, and even break into the beast group and kill powerful monsters that could threaten the fortress walls.

"Now, the knights who originally belonged to me in the city should have already gone to the fortress beside the Black Forest. The remaining ones who stayed behind should not be the opponents of the group of people my uncle took. They must have retreated long ago."

Joshua thought on the horse's back: "So, I should have to deal with a group of knights on the other side alone."

While thinking, he laughed.

He, Joshua, was never afraid of fighting.

Of course, the other world is completely different from the game. Even if the dispute continent claims to be able to do it in the game, then if there is magic fighting spirit in reality, you can do it in reality and penetrate into the game in a deep way, but the experience cannot be completely copied.

But one thing is that he is completely unmatched by this group of people from other worlds, and he will not change too much because of time travel.

That is the experience of fighting.

Even if a warrior lives on the battlefield in his life, his chances of fighting will not exceed a hundred times. If he can behead more than fifty, he can be called the warrior among the warriors. The same is true for adventurers. A real adventure requires several months to plan, count the time on the way, and years to count a round trip. He will only retire with seven or eight major adventures in his life.

But this is not the case for players. From the moment they start the game, they have to fight for experience, tasks, equipment, etc. Every trace of their experience and every level is soaked in combat blood, every skill and every equipment are chosen to practice for better combat.

Especially Joshua, who was a martial arts museum owner in his previous life, and he played this kind of game because almost no one in the world of Datong. His purpose of entering the dispute continent was to experience the fights and battles that could not be carried out in reality. If other people occasionally travel and see the scenery in the game, then he was a pure battle and challenged stronger and more difficult monsters.

The highest in the list of players' achievements recorded in the game is usually a platinum-level trophy, which is already a very difficult achievement.

But Joshua has a diamond-level trophy unique to the world.

[Diamond Trophy - Inscribed Number of Killed Enemies: 3197481]

Three hundred, ninety-ninety-seven, four hundred and eighty-one.

This is the number of enemies he has killed.

"How many of my uncle's knights are there?" The former legendary warrior burned with flames: "How long can I be happy?"
Chapter completed!