Chapter 269 All That One Could Wish For (1/2)

Joshua who had already tried his best to conceal his intimidating aura stared blankly at the captain who unsheathed his sword before he even said a word about anything. The warrior seemed to have gotten used to all these situations already. He did not react even the tiniest bit even after the guard drew his sword.

What did I just say a moment ago?

In the cold eyes of the warrior, the captain of the guard had also calmed himself down. He smiled with a bit embarrassment on his face as he seemed to have something to say—in fact, he also recognized Joshua. After all, the warrior could be deemed as one of the most popular celebrities in recent times. Although it was quite often that someone would attempt to slay a dragon from time to time, one who succeeded, not only slew one but an entire lair of dragons was extremely rare to find. Well, the captain of the guards could not help but draw his sword out because of the intimidating pressure he suddenly felt the moment he saw the warrior. He just could not stop himself from doing it as it was merely his basic survival instinct kicking in.

Of course, Joshua had arrived at the palace before the news could make it to the palace just yet. So he did not know that Joshua had just slain another demon in the Imperial City.

After confirming that the three people on the carriage had no weapons on them, except Brandon, the captain of the guards apologized as he quickly given the permission for the carriage to move on.

”Speaking of that, aren't Ying and Ling weapons too? Although they're actually your servants by name.”

Sitting in the carriage, Brandon squinted and looked at the two teenagers who were still trying to hold back their laughter. Then he shook his head and laughed. ”You've broken the law, Joshua. This is treason that would require you to leave your head behind.”

”Don't worry. I'll not use them.”

Upon shaking his head, Joshua did not think it through before he said that. He also did not notice fierce eyes form the two Divine Armaments that were by his side. The silver-haired girl was gritting her small teeth against each other as if her teeth were itchy. In the meantime, the black-haired boy seemed to have something to say. However, he was tongue-tied as he did not know what to say. He could only smile awkwardly for the moment.

This Master of ours… does he not feel self-conscious?!

Meanwhile, after a brief moment, they had officially arrived at the main entrance to Morlaix Palace. They could no longer move forward by the carriage. So the four of them came down from the carriage and walked towards the entrance.

Right before the main entrance to Morlaix Palace, there were also numerous guards patrolling around the vicinity. Those guards looked much more professional than the other guards in black armor that they had met before they came in. These guards were wearing black plated chain armor. They were also equipped with shields in their hands. Each of them had a cross-sword hanging by the side of their waists. They were also carrying handcuffs and poison darts by their waist alongside their swords. As it was already in the middle of the night, these guards looked as if they were invisible when they were standing in the shadows at the corners of the palace.

These were precisely the exclusive elite guardians of the Empire's royal family, the [Mars Guardians]. The [Mars Guardian] was as a hidden class in the game in the pre-existence. Players would require to attain 'Respect' for their Royal Empire Fame in the Royal Empire, and also attain 'Esteem' for their Empire Kingdom Fame first before they become eligible to apply for the Class Switching Quest. The class itself was similar to the combination of a heavy-armored swordsman and a light crossbowman, having the two characteristics where one had a strong body and soul, and also a pair of penetrative eyes that could see far and through many things. Also, the player of this class would also possess two additional special abilities known as the Single-handed Sword Mastery and the Bow Mastery. They could also use magic items and wear heavy armor without affecting their agility while they were guarding their targets. They could get buffed up in regards to their strength and their endurance both at the same time. So they were basically a jack of all things but master of none with a certain toughness.

They clearly knew that Brandon and Joshua were coming. Hence, after they had confirmation that they could pass, the guards took a step back and let them pass.

The agility of these guards was obviously one notch higher than the agility of the other guards they encountered before coming into the palace. When Joshua and the others were walking past them, they were able to hold the urge to draw their swords.

After entering the compound of the palace complex, several servants appeared on both sides of the palace to greet Joshua and the others as they followed behind them. The leading servant stood up to them and bowed respectfully at the guests. ”Allow me to take you to the royal library, sir and madam. His Majesty and Master Nostradamus are waiting for you at the library.”

Walking right behind the leading servant as they entered the interior of the palace, they went through long corridors and spectacular arches. After taking a stroll around the lavish palace for a brief moment, stumbling into many other servants and workers in the palace, Joshua and the others had finally arrived at an open-air garden.

”I'm sorry, we can't enter further anymore from here.”

Upon bowing slightly as she apologized, the servant pointed her finger at the other side of the garden as she said, ”Just go straight all the way there. The library is just by the end of this corridor.”

Steeping their foot onto the paved pathway on the garden, everyone noticed that there were all sorts of huge and tall statues on the two sides of the pathway. Those were the statues of all former emperors and significant persons. The statues were obviously crafted by the hands of Master-Tier craftsmen. The expressions on each of the statues were so real that they looked as if they were alive.

As they were walking half way through the pathway, Joshua paused. He frowned and looked at the palace in front of him. He seemed to feel an inexplicable presence right in front of him. Meanwhile, Brandon also felt a weak tremble across his entire body. He quickly turned his head over to look at the warrior. Then the two men were looking each other in the eyes and nodded at the same time.

”Is this a gesture of welcoming our arrival at the palace?”

Joshua whispered to himself, ”I did not expect that the emperor has become so powerful.”