Scene 34 Goodbye Madden
Scene 34: Goodbye Madden
Of course, the gazes of those cavalrymen only made him pay some attention. He believed that the White Mane Legion was not so ignorant.
Just like his previous plan, Brando had no intention of entering the corrupt system of Eruin, but the refugee issue could not be concealed. He had already expected this. Therefore, in pursuit of freedom and money, experienced mercenaries have become the best candidates to replace him in the limelight.
The halo that hangs over a group of people is always dimmer than the one that hangs over one person. When people think that it is a group of experienced mercenaries who are good at fighting and leading the refugees to fight their way out of thousands of armies, they It will feel natural.
This is for the average person.
The fall of Lidenburg was like a time bomb. No matter what, the Knights Group, who were originally soldiers of the White Mane Legion, could not escape blame after the war. Therefore, a small excellence at this time would actually highlight their incompetence. . If he acted as this positive figure alone, his vanity would be satisfied, but the one who would smile more happily would definitely be the local nobles.
Brando doesn't want to be branded by any force on himself. Therefore, after his arrangement, the situation changed:
Because the more people in the story, the easier it is to change how the story ends up being written.
Brando knew that those shrewd nobles would definitely understand this. The next step would be to see if this cunning guy could do it cleanly enough; at least how to find a scapegoat to cover all the faults, and then whitewash the whole story. Their key to saving face.
But this actually has nothing to do with him. He actually doesn't want to deal with these guys at all, but it's not up to him to choose now.
But at least there is another benefit, that is, the name of Amber Sword has become famous.
People's interest in excitement is limited, so except for the few teenagers around Little Phoenix, the citizens outside the Silver Wings Cavalry headquarters quickly dispersed.
Brando also met Old Madden soon. The old guard captain looked worried and anxious these past few days, so much so that there were several more wrinkles on his face. Brando guessed what he was worried about, it was just that he couldn't figure out the situation among the nobles.
Within Braggs, the struggle between the local aristocratic forces represented by Earl Nagin and the military aristocracy has reached a fierce stage. Under such circumstances, only a carefree young man like Little Phoenix would devote himself to pursuing the legends in the city.
Thinking of this, he walked over and said hello,
Madden remembered this young man who was not afraid of death. This veteran who had experienced the November War couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw him. Although the old man heard the news that Brando and Freya were fine, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and secretly felt grateful to Lord Martha for her blessing.
Then his eyes fell on Freya. The girl with a long ponytail immediately put her hand on her chest and saluted, and replied: "Captain Madden, I'm back."
Madden nodded and showed a relieved smile: "Okay, just come back."
But before he finished speaking, he was inevitably moved by the scene. Thinking of the fact that the villagers in Butchi were still displaced while the nobles were focused on fighting for power and profit, even though he was not from Butchi, he was speechless and choked for a moment.
Seeing that Madden seemed to have aged ten years suddenly, Freya suddenly thought of Aunt Syl's family who died at the hands of Madara, and her eye circles couldn't help but turn red.
Brando saw little Roman keeping his eyes drifting toward him, and couldn't help but sigh, saying that this damn girl is careless, but sometimes she is both sharp and shrewd. But when you pay attention to this business lady, she starts to show off her good nature and act petty again.
Thinking of this, he walked up and patted Freya on the back to comfort the girl with a long ponytail. Then he said to Madden: "Captain Madden, there is something presumptuous to say. But in fact, you don't have to think too much about matters between nobles. After all, we little people just have to wait obediently for their final decision."
Madden was stunned, but he didn't expect Brando to see his distress. Although he is a veteran of the November War, he is not good at these intrigues. The exhaustion of these past few days has almost overwhelmed him. Sometimes he really envies Little Phoenix for being able to think of little things in his head. Don’t pretend.
However, Brando, as a latecomer in history, sees things that are complicated in Madden's eyes than in his eyes. Because in such a situation, Madden's group's decisions would have no effect, so they might as well not make a decision and wait for others to help them arrange everything. Although there is some helplessness in saying this, it is the fact.
That's what he wanted to tell Madden
But after Brando made it clear to the veteran, the old guard captain couldn't help but be surprised. He looked at Brando doubtfully and asked: "Young man, who are you? These things are common to ordinary people." I can’t see it so clearly, let alone ordinary people, not even me.”
His words confirmed Freya's guess. Freya thought that since even Captain Madden said this, Brando's identity was certain. Only then did she go up and tell the veteran of the November War Brando's identity. Of course, it was about the Highland Knights.
Madden then suddenly realized.
"So you are a noble or a Highland knight." After hearing this, the old guard captain couldn't help but look at Brando in surprise and said, "Speaking of which, when I was young, I had the opportunity to fight side by side with the Highland knights. , although most people refer to the Highland Knights as unruly and unruly, but I have to say that they are indeed all heroes."
He glanced at Brando again: "It seems that their juniors are also impatient. Brando, you at least proved it."
"You are exaggerating, Captain Madden."
"No, when you said you wanted to deliver the message from Xavier Pass, I simply thought that you, a young man, were not afraid of death. And if that little girl Roman hadn't insisted on going with you, I would not have supported you." Den replied: "Of course, later on, I sent Freya to chase you, that's another matter."
"But no matter what, your subsequent performance can be called heroic. Young man, true bravery is not recklessness, but knowing what you are doing. Your behavior is obviously worthy of this."
The old guard captain patted Brando and Freya on the shoulders with both hands: "You are all good, Eruin is an example for young people."
Freya remained silent and glanced at Brando. I thought that half of the credit for this actually belongs to Brando, but everyone doesn't know it.
Of course, Brando wouldn’t be stupid enough to say it himself.
Then they met with the other members of the Butchi Militia one by one. Ike, Essen and Makmi, who had a good relationship with him, naturally came to congratulate him one after another, especially since Makmi also bought a small barrel of ale from him. , claiming to drink to the survivors. The taciturn Niberto and Vlad just patted each other on the shoulders with him. They were not good at talking, but their feelings were naturally included in every move.
The only unexpected situation was that the group met Brayson halfway. The young man was with his father. It was rare that he did not confront Brando, but they passed by with just a slight nod.
Then Makmi told him that Brayson had been depressed for the past month and had only gotten better recently. Brando couldn't help but be silent for a moment after hearing the news. A person who can blame himself for his dead companions is at least not too bad. This confirms one of his ideas.
As the celebration came to an end, some young men from the Blade Cavalry joined in. When Brando saw these young men in the cavalry, he couldn't help but glance at Bottom.
This shows that his arrangement of spreading hatred is relatively successful. After all, jealousy is innate in human beings and is inevitable, but as long as you keep a low profile, you can still win friends.
After the celebration, the old guard captain Madden came to him again to ask him about the nobles. This time Brando specifically asked Freya to stay, and then replied: "Uncle Madden, in fact, it seems that the situation has become clear. The knight forces represented by the White Mane Legion will come to contact us soon, which shows that they A decision has been made, but don't worry, this decision actually has nothing to do with us, we just need to accept the award with peace of mind."
"What do you say?" Madden asked.
"This is probably the situation. They need people to become heroes. People like you and Freya who have outstanding performances and are from the security force and militia system can make people think of the power of the local legion." Brando He replied: "Uncle Madden, you led the Butchi villagers to break out of the siege and delivered timely information to the Vanmeer Fortress. This matter is easy to say, because as long as you, Uncle Madden, are from the police force, your credit will be theirs." "
"But a group of mercenaries led one or two thousand refugees from Lidenburg to fight their way out of tens of thousands of undead. It's a bit hard to say. If it's not done well, the White Mane Army will become a laughing stock. But on the one hand, these two things The deeds have spread in Prague, Anzek and even the Dragos area, and they can’t deny it even if they want. So how to deal with it becomes a very clever thing.”
"So that's it, we are actually just a cover?" Bottom suddenly reacted.
Brando nodded: "So the key falls on Freya."
"Me?" Freya was in trance when she heard it, but she woke up at this time: "Brando, me"
Madden fell silent at this time. Brando's words were very straightforward, but it was a bit difficult for the old man to accept. Although he also knew some things between nobles, he did not expect that a war would turn out to be so simple in the eyes of these nobles.
So what are these people fighting for here?
"Freya, don't answer anything yet, just listen to me." Brando glanced at the ponytail girl and said.
Freya was stunned and nodded.
Brando continued: "However, the knight group has its own reserve. They disdain to deal with mercenaries, because in their view, mercenaries who are greedy and fight for money are not real soldiers at all. Dealing with these people is A very disrespectful approach.”
Bottom spat, very disdainful.
Brando looked at him and smiled: "Of course, if they have to, they will still send someone to contact them privately."
"Hypocrisy." Bottom replied, wiping his red beard.
"It can be said that he has always been hypocritical. Or vanity is evil." Brando replied lightly.
"Aren't the nobles being too short-sighted for thinking this way?" Madden was still a little unbelievable. After all, he had been deeply influenced by the army. He could not believe that those high-ranking nobles could be so shallow and hypocritical.
"Short-sighted?" Brando shook his head. In fact, he could say that he even knew these ancient soldiers better than themselves. These nobles were not short-sighted or stupid. They should even be said to be too shrewd, and of course they were selfish and greedy. Just setting an example
As long as they have power and an army, the nobles can completely rely on themselves. There is no need for them to share their worries for the royal family and lower-class people like them. Even if their territory is invaded, it doesn't matter, Madala will retreat anyway. Even if their predictions are wrong, they can live a respectable life in any country on Warnd with the money they have collected.
In the end, it is the people at the bottom who suffer.
In this case, of course the nobles would indulge in the struggle for power and gain, why not?
Brando glanced at several people present and continued: "In this way, Freya among us will become the most ideal candidate for whitewashing the military nobles of the White Mane Legion Knight Group, at least she is from the militia. Civilians will first think of the military background."
"But, Uriel can't be the same. He is the captain of the security cavalry of Lidenburg, isn't he more suitable than me?" Freya endured and did not tell the story about Volonta because Brando strictly ordered They were prohibited from leaking Fulongta's identity outside.
This can cause problems for them.
Brando shook his head: "On the contrary, at least in Lidenburg, the security cavalry belongs to the local nobles. In fact, it is just a private soldier under a private name. This cavalry team was originally established to contain the swordsmen of the White Mane Legion. You guys Do you think the White Mane Legion would be so noble as to create prestige for their enemies?"
When Brando said this, everyone present immediately realized that Fleur seemed to be the only possible candidate.
Even Freya herself was startled and fell silent again.