Lord Saren: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 38 Joshua’s Secret
  After temporarily dealing with the affairs of Blue Moon Snow Village, Lodi returned to the fortress and decided to visit old Barron.

The two families were very close to each other, so Lodi went alone and reached Barron's house after a short walk.

Barron was taking care of his daughter at this time, and it took him a while to come out of the house. However, his expression was calm, and it seemed that Joshua was not in any serious condition at the moment.

Lodi was very curious and wanted to ask him about Joshua's specific situation, but he still shared the information he got from Petra with Barron first.

Barron was obviously very surprised when he learned that the animal trainer was sent by George. There was a worried look on his face and he said: "I haven't contacted Lord Zemo for a few days, so I don't know what the fight between him and George is going to be like. To be honest, I'm very afraid that Lord Zemo will be assassinated by George, and I don't know. Can Ram protect Lord Zemo?"

Rody pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Actually, I am also worried about the safety of my sister Milly and brother Payne. But I think they, including Lord Zemo, should be safe now. After all, George's goal It is to become a baron. If he kills Lord Zemo, according to the order of succession, he will not inherit it. Currently, Lord Zemo is seriously ill and it is best to control it. He should not do anything to him. "

"And his current strategic goal is to win over all the descendants of the Saren family in the territory. So he will not take action against Payne and Milly for the time being. After all, these are insignificant characters. If he is really that crazy, he will not They would use such a complicated plan to assassinate me. You know, the more complicated the plan, the easier it is to fail."

Barron thought for a moment, looked at Lodi, and said with admiration in his eyes: "That's true. What's rare is that you can think about the problem so calmly in the middle of the game. It can be seen that you are better than My old mind is much stronger."

Luo Di smiled and said: "Teacher Barron, don't praise me so much. You are just not thinking about these things for the time being."

Barron knew what Lodi was referring to. He had indeed devoted all his energy to his daughter during this period. Now that Lodi said this, he must be very curious about Joshua, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

So he shook his head and sighed slightly: "Joshua is a spell caster. I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just that her body is too weak. I can't let her show up too much. Please do this. understanding."

"Of course I don't mean to blame you." Luo Di explained in a deep voice: "I didn't want to ask her to do anything. I was just a little curious. After all, she has such miraculous healing magic, and she is also my sister's classmate and... Friends. Of course, this is your family’s privacy. If you don’t say anything, it’s okay. We can continue to discuss George’s affairs.”

Although he said this, he obviously had no intention of continuing to mention George, but looked at Barron expectantly.

Barron was silent for a moment, then said with a helpless smile: "You kid, you are really gossiping. Then I'll tell you."

He drank the ale in front of him in one gulp, turned to look at the setting sun outside the window, and said softly: "Actually, the reason why I brought Joshua to Isika was to treat her illness - Isika Although the ground is too cold for her to bear, there are some special magical beasts that can heal him, such as the heart of the blizzard snake. In addition, the dock of the nearby Trois-Rivières city can directly trade with the elven kingdom on the other side of the bay, and can bring elves Their unique medicine.”

Having said this, Barron showed a relieved smile on his face and said, "Speaking of which, she likes the snake heart you gave her very much. A snake heart can make her feel comfortable for several days."

"Then she ate some. The most indispensable thing in our territory right now is snake heart." Luo Di also picked up the malt wine and took a sip, and asked his most curious question: "What disease did she get? Does it require elf medicine to treat her? Besides, sometimes I see her seeming normal."

Hearing this question, Barron's eyes looked even more lonely than the sunset outside the window, and he said softly: "Magical loss of control syndrome - this is what the elves call it. According to humans, it is congenital disease." A demonic body, or a person cursed by magic. Her mother is a beautiful elf woman with wisdom and magic accumulated for thousands of years. The first time I saw her, I was fascinated by her. After that, She gave birth to Joshua. However, her mother was a woman who longed for freedom. After giving birth to the child, she gave it to me and sailed across the bay on a merchant ship."

"It was only after her mother passed away that I realized that Joshua suffered from this strange disease. People who suffer from this disease are born with magic seeds in their bodies. The magic grows wildly in the body, and then begins to affect the flesh and blood in the body. Lung organs. However, their bodies are not strong enough and cannot withstand the power of magic. Over time, the body will be greatly damaged and can only be maintained by magic. The stronger the magic, the less the body can bear it. This It’s a vicious cycle.”

"Fortunately, Joshua has natural magic in her body that can continuously heal and maintain her body. This is why she occasionally appears to be very healthy. But as the natural magic becomes more and more powerful, her body will eventually be unable to bear it. , and will eventually lead to total collapse. This is the cause of the magic disorder itself, and no medicine can stop this process."

Lodi subconsciously asked: "So, how long can she last?"     Barron replied calmly: "Before coming to Istia, there is still half a year of life left. But with these snake hearts, optimistically speaking, it is estimated that she will still be alive. It can be extended by one month.”

Luo Di fell silent immediately. He didn't know how to comfort this father. God had already pronounced death sentence on his daughter, but he was powerless and could only watch his daughter die bit by bit.

Neither of them spoke anymore, and the hall fell into silence. As if he couldn't stand such an embarrassing silence, Barron suddenly laughed and said: "However, I haven't accepted my fate yet. I once used up all the magic accumulated in my breathing method to help extend her age to sixteen. Years old. Within this six months, I will definitely be able to find a way to extend my daughter's life again. I have no doubt about this."

Hearing these words, Lodi was immediately in awe of Barron. As a formal knight, he even sacrificed decades of hard work to save his child. In this world where force is the most important thing, it is basically unthinkable.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Barron shook his head and changed the subject: "How are you going to deal with George's matter? Are you going to swallow your anger, or make what he has done public?"

"Of course I have to swallow my anger." Luo Di had already thought of a countermeasure and said: "I welcome him to plot against me, so that he will still have concerns and will make moves without exposing himself. If it is made public, I'm afraid that he will break the rules and become careless. By then, I'm afraid that Lord Zemo and my younger brothers and sisters will be in danger."

"Right now, everyone is just playing chess and playing chess according to the rules. If there's a fight, George will just flip the table. With our current strength, I'm afraid we won't be his opponent at all."

Barron thought for a moment and said, "What do you mean, just pretend that nothing happened?"

Luo Di nodded and said: "Yes. What we have to do is to do a good job in the reconnaissance of the territory, loosening the outside and tightening the inside. The important thing is not to cause conflicts, but to improve our own strength."

Barron looked at Lodi with admiration again and praised: "I have never seen a young man who can be as calm as you."

"Don't rush to praise me yet." Luo Di waved his hand, took out the frost dragon horn from his arms, placed it in front of Barron and said: "This is the magic weapon of the beast tamer. Can you use this thing as a magic guide?" , entering the realm of animal trainers?”

Barron looked at Rody and said in surprise: "What? Do you want to practice two different magic fields at the same time? This seems a bit difficult."

"You just say whether it can be implemented in theory?" Luo Di said solemnly: "It's not that I am greedy for too many things, but George has been pressing harder and harder, and there is really not much time left for me."

Barron thought for a while and said: "I have never seen such a thing, so I need to think about it and study it first, and then I will reply to you tomorrow, okay?"

"Then please leave it to Teacher Barron."

Lodi bowed slightly to Barron, kept the Frost Dragon's horn, said goodbye to him, stood up and left.

When he walked to the door, Barron suddenly said: "I didn't tell her that Joshua still had half a year to live. What I told her was that in half a year, her illness would be cured. Cured. You have to keep this a secret for me and don’t tell her the truth - I don’t want Joshua to fall into endless sorrow.”

Luo Di turned his head, looked at this respected father, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will keep this secret forever."

(End of this chapter)