"Ah, this false image of unity makes me sick."

"You forced a smile and roared hard in the face of the abyss, but you didn't know that your expression was like a betrayal dog."

"Because you suppress more powerful people on your head, you dare not reveal your true hearts."

“It’s boring, it’s really boring.”

"Let me throw stones that can rekindle the waves in this boring city."

"In this way, even the other demon kings have no reason to blame me."

——Separation line—

Juins walked slowly in the corridor hidden in the walls of Stein.

Every time he took a step, his body was as bright as new armor, but it would make a harsh crunch like rusty old armor.

It seems that it is precisely because of this that he walked very slowly.

But every step was so heavy that the other guards could feel the city walls shaking slowly.

"That's the legendary 'Earth Knight', Lord Juins?"

A young guard looked at Junes's back as he walked away and asked in a low voice.

"Well, one of the seven initial heroes is also one of the few super strong men without magical talents." The other guard with a scar on his face and a level higher than the former in the leather armor also whispered in a voice full of respect: "It is said that even without that armor, he can defeat the three-headed ogres in a bare hands!"

"I am worthy of being a hero, but it's true that's different from a small person like us... But I always think his armor is too heavy. And his joints seem to be not very flexible. It's a hindrance to fight, right?"

The guard said before with some uncertainty.

"Idiot, how do you think Lord Juins' nickname "Earth Knight" comes from? It's the relationship between that armor. Although it's extremely bulky now, it's actually Lord Juins training his body. Once the battle begins, the armor will continuously draw strength from the earth, making Lord Juins extremely powerful, and will not be tired even if it fights for three days and three nights!"

The scar guard with a higher rank whispered to his partner.

"As long as that armor is... 'Heroic Treasure'." The young guard did not feel sad because of the other party's reprimand, but instead had a hint of longing on his face.

"Yes, that's also a proof and reward for the great achievements of the heroes. It is one of the magical items 'Hero Treasures' that have powerful power."

The Scar Guard nodded: "But because the war is imminent, the recently issued heroic treasures has been much faster than before, and many new treasure winners are not as magnificent as before, such as Juins. However, Lord Juins is able to assist in defense, which has given us a lot of security. After all, he is a hero certified by the Savior Army."

"If I could also get a heroic treasure, maybe I could become a hero of mankind and leave my own footprints in history."

The young guard held his spear and sighed.

In fact, the spear cannot be used in the corridor at all, but due to the rules and the sections they inspected also included the outside, so they carried the spear.

"You reverse the conditions and results. It is not that you can become a hero by obtaining heroic instruments, but that you can only obtain heroic instruments by becoming heroic instruments." The older scar guard immediately corrected.

"I know, I know this, but I just think that instead of giving heroic treasures to those heroes who are already very powerful, why not give them to weak people like us? People who are already very powerful will become more powerful at most when they get heroic treasures. If we get them like us, we can create a strong man. No matter how you look at it, it is more cost-effective for us to get them."

The young guard muttered unwillingly.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the old guard knocked his head with a spear.

"You don't believe it if you say you are stupid. Apart from legends, only those heroes and men can fight against the great demons in the abyss and the devil! What do you want to do if you take that kind of thing? Do you have to harden the anus with the devil?"

"I'm just talking, just talking, don't be angry..."

Seeing that the other party was angry, the young guard could only defend himself with a smile.

After a pause, he said again: "But I heard that among the heroic treasures that the Great Sage has not yet issued, there is also the strongest of all the treasures... and that treasure was stolen two days ago, so it has been martial law for this period."

"Hmph, every piece of the heroic treasure is very powerful, and its power is comparable. How can there be a saying that "the most powerful"? What's more, the one who guards the heroic treasure is the Great Sage! Even ordinary demon kings cannot steal things from him. It must be spreading rumors! If you don't learn well, you always believe these rumors, be careful I will beat you up!"

Putting aside the young guard who was about to be beaten, Juins had arrived outside the door of a simple house built against the wall and gently buttoned the door.

As a result, fingers wrapped in thick iron plates easily knocked on several holes in the door.

He coughed awkwardly.

"Aesop, the shift time is coming soon..."

After a while, a dull answer came from inside, "The door is not locked".

Juins reached out and pushed the entire door panel down, and he slapped the pound to the ground, stirring up dust.

With awkward retracted his hand, Juins then walked through the door and walked into the dilapidated house, which was full of messy things. Most people might think this is a simple garbage dump if they come in.

However, Juins knew that these things that looked no different from garbage were actually magical materials that were hard to find.

Going away from the oncoming one... Well, it was probably a dry item like salted fish, and Juins walked into the inner room shortly.

Unlike the dirty and messy environment outside, the inner room is very clean, and countless thick books are placed on dozens of bookshelves in an orderly manner, making the entire space smell of ink and paper.

"Can't you replace your armor? Its damn sound has disturbed my thoughts."

Sitting on a red velvet soft chair, a very thin man pointed at Juins with a quill made of light green dust.

He is Aesop, a great magician.

"This is a heroic treasure given by the great sage." Juins knocked on his breastplate and made a sound of Kuang: "It's my honor, how could it be taken off like this!"

"Hmph, only your rusty head will make the treasures just like the pile of medals in your house, and it is worthless except to show off."

Aesop stroked and practiced the ring on his index finger, and the quill on his hand disappeared in an instant: "What I pursue is a higher goal... the truth contained in these treasures!"

"oh."

Juins, who had long been used to the other party's attitude, ignored Aesop's passionate speech, agreed casually, and then took off his helmet and planned to hang it on the coat rack first. As a result, the shelf sniffed the smell in the helmet very humanely, and then fled behind the bookshelf with no idea...

"Damn it, can't you get a normal coat rack!"

Juins, who was still holding a helmet in his hand, was stunned for a while before saying angrily: "I hate this kind of personalized coat rack."

"If a magician who specializes in alchemy hears you say this to me, an alchemy creature that already has a certain level of thinking ability, you will definitely be beaten to death."

Aesop replied coldly.

"Let them face me!"

Juins clamped his helmet under his armpit, and his empty right hand made a toned move: "I can beat ten of those bean sprouts at one!"

"I think you came to me today not just to talk about bean sprouts, right?"

Aesop sighed and raised his head from a thick book of magic.

"And there are nearly twenty minutes left before shift change, you're here too early."

"'Time-Devouring Bell' was stolen." Juins then raised his face and said seriously.

Aesop's movements stopped.

"Is it the heroic instrument that touches the law of time and can even trigger miracles?" he asked in disbelief.

“That’s exactly that.”

Juins nodded: "And not only that, it seems that there is someone who can promote this. Now rumors are spreading around Stein."

"I think it is unlikely that anyone within the Salvation Army will take action for the 'Time-Devouring Bell'. After all, they can still distinguish the priorities of the matter now." Aesop frowned slightly.

"The problem is outside the Savior Army..." Juins said immediately.

"Are you talking about those mercenaries and auxiliary soldiers who make up the numbers?"

Aesop's brows frowned even more: "That's a little trouble."

"And, I don't think the Salvation Army is a solid piece of the board."

Juins continued, his face dimmed a little: "At least I never thought St. George and Sandler would rebel from the Salvation Army."

"Sandler has his own ethics, so it's not a good idea to let him join the funeral. St. George's head is filled with old-fashioned thoughts that are comparable to you. It's not surprising that he will rebel from the Savior Army after witnessing his side of the Knighthood that the Savior Army violates his knighthood..."

Aesop analyzed it very calmly: "And both of them are people who regard honor and the human race as heavier than their own lives. If they were not manipulated by spiritual magic, then they must be their current position, which is more beneficial to humans and their own ideas, and that's all."

"Even so, betrayal is not something to be praised."

Juins clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "If I knew where they were..."

As soon as the words were finished, the guards came from outside the door.

"Mr. Juins, a villager found the traces of former heroes Sandler and St. George!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!