Scene 324 The Road to Eruin
The gray sandstone broke away under the feet and rolled down the cliff tens of meters high. There were only a few withered shrubs along the way. Sebas hurriedly stopped his feet, raised his head with lingering fear and looked forward. The mountains for more than ten miles were all different shades of gray, and the mountain roads as thin as sheep's intestines extended between the scattered grays. This The road is none other than the famous Blight Road east of Karasu.
The young man was leading a donkey, and he was very confused. The people traveling with him, including the undead souls who made him feel uncomfortable, all said this privately: The end of their journey is a rich place, but everything they have seen in the past few days, But it is becoming more and more desolate.
He left Rosalin with his adoptive father, originally intending to go to Jiufeng, but unexpectedly, he ended up in this completely strange foreign land by accident. Although it didn't matter as long as it was a good place, everything he saw now seemed to be exactly what he imagined. Departure.
The eastward stretch of forest in the northern lowlands of Karasu ends here. In the Year of the Cave Beast, when the Blood Staff swept across the eastern part of Karasu, there was a battle with the Highland Knights here. The secret technique of the undead wiped out all life in the canyon, resulting in the scene we see today.
Adni wrinkled her delicate nose and frowned as she looked at Naquil who was bidding farewell to Andrea and others not far away. She smelled the strong smell of death spreading here from the air.
"Mr. Naquil, heading south from here is the Gray White Mountain Road. There is a trail there that leads to Westminster. After passing through the forest there, you can reach the northern end of the vast desert. From there, you can return to Lubion. "
Freya took a folded map from Naxin and handed it to Naquil.
"Miss Freya, Ms. White Mist, and Mr. Naxin, the children of the desert will never forget the kindness of others. I will tell the elders about it word for word." Naquil put his hand on his chest. , gave everyone a Rubin bow.
"It's serious, it's serious." Na Xin waved his hands repeatedly. Due to the long journey, smuggler Na Xin's originally dark skin had already oozed a deep brown color, and his cheeks were sunken from being exposed to the sun all day long.
"It is not easy to persuade the entire clan to migrate north." Baiwu stood on a towering rock, looking down at the golden elf, but replied in a cold and arrogant tone: "And even if it succeeds, , it will also be a long process.”
"We will return immediately after returning to Lubion." Naquil replied: "Bring the Sword of Wisdom to Eruin in the shortest possible time."
"Is that a secret that the tombkeepers have kept for generations?" Andrea asked at the side.
"Mr. Brando proved that he is the person in the prophecy. We went east to Rosalin to fulfill this prophecy. The elders are wise people and they will make correct judgments."
Bai Wu nodded.
However, Adni pulled her deputy aside and asked in a suspicious tone in a low voice: "Hey. Naquil, are you attracted to that woman?"
Naquil glanced at her.
"You know who I'm talking about, that Miss Andrea, so young and beautiful."
"Ha," the knights roared with laughter: "The captain is jealous."
"Shut up, you idiots," Adni gritted her teeth as she saw these people's eyes bursting with fire. "I just care about my teammates. After all, this is impossible. Think about it, You are an elf, Naquil, and besides, Miss Andrea is not a desert person, her hometown is not in the desert."
"Yes, Naquil," the knights sang in unison: "Naquil, you can't let down that sensitive and delicate girl's heart."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Adni jumped up angrily, drew her sword and chased after her. The knights immediately dispersed with laughter.
Andrea looked at the guys with a smile. "Miss Adney is such a kind-hearted girl. You can see her feelings for Mr. Naquil," she said in a low voice.
Na Xin quickly nodded in agreement. Of course he knew that the girl in front of him looked young, but she was a powerful warrior and the leader of a group of equally powerful warriors. In Wagtail Strait, this kind of person is not a powerful lord, but at least he is a hero.
Bai Wu said disdainfully: "The feelings of ignorant mortals."
"Yes, the great and wise Ms. Baiwu." Andrea replied with a smile.
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There was a buzz of discussion in the hall, and everyone had different expressions. Some people talked loudly, and some people whispered to each other. Burning torches were inserted into the holes drilled in the stone. The light from the torches flickered brightly and dimly, making the contours of everyone's faces appear particularly deep.
The atmosphere was extremely solemn. At a long table placed in the center of the hall, some people had already stood up, looking red-faced and a little excited. The chairs had also been pushed away and fell over in various directions. But those still sitting there seemed particularly silent.
Prince Golan-Elsen sat at the head wearing a bearskin coat. The cold air from the dead frost forest is moving south along Lake Wallen. The weather has quickly turned cold before late autumn. I heard that snow has begun to fall in northern Viero and northern Lantoniland, and in Bragues, there has also been snowfall. The scene of early winter.
The temperature in Eruin has been a little abnormal this year. Everyone can clearly feel the shortening of summer and the lengthening of autumn and winter. Except for the Tonigel and Gendenel areas, which seem to have been prepared for it, in most areas food has been exhausted. There have been varying degrees of production reductions, but fortunately the Second Black Rose War did not spread to areas other than Golan-Elsen and Karasu, so farmers can still maintain their livelihoods.
It is said that in the north of Eruin, across the Dusky Star Strait, the climate in many places in the Silver Bay region is even more abnormal. There are even rare long nights and long days in some places. The food harvests in several small principalities have completely stopped, and in the Black Moon After the crash, panicked refugees poured into those places that could still be maintained, overwhelming the only order.
These rumors have intensified the panic in the southern border of Eruin to varying degrees. Rumors are now spreading. There are rumors that unknown enemies from the north are moving south to invade the territory of the civilized world. Although this rumor is unconfirmed, it also makes people smell a trace of uneasiness. .
Thinking of these troubles, the Duke shrank his neck and seemed a little distracted.
"Look at the good things our Princess has done, negotiating peace with the undead, and now they are sending troops into Eruin. This is simply going too far. I have said before, how can those evil guys be trustworthy?"
"I have long seen that she is just a weak little girl. She is nothing like her father. During the reign of the late king, Eruin would never have fallen to this point!"
"She wants to go back to Anlek's old path, but it's just because those untouchables who are lucky enough to join Tonigel are feeding her some **** soup all day long. What knowledge can those guys have? They are just a bunch of sycophants who are blind to money. I heard that Madara spent a lot of money to bribe these people.”
The crowd was in an uproar when they heard this, and the accusations immediately fell on Tony Guerre, the 'mistress' of Count Gendenelle, and the Count's top thug - Frey, who now has the title of Valkyrie in private. Of course, the nobles who were deeply afraid of Ya only called her 'the Earl's loyal dog'.
As for Nymesis and Overwell, who had been siding with the eldest princess for a long time, they were inevitably labeled as 'traitors'.
But few people blame Brando himself, because most people present understand that Brando is the grandson of Sword Master Darus, and he has the support of the Highland Knights and Black Tower Wizards behind him. The status of the Highland Knights in Eruin is already transcendent, not to mention that the historical origins and status of the Cadilloso family are much higher than those of the families behind most of the people present.
They dared to accuse the royal family and the princess unscrupulously, but few of them dared to criticize the traditional forces of the kingdom. Even most of the people sitting here were just spokespersons for the old aristocratic forces.
Everyone knows this.
But almost everyone gnashed their teeth at the 'cold-blooded female butcher', as if their hatred for this emerging force was completely pinned on the staff lady. In comparison, Brando himself, who has been away from the country, is going to Much more innocent.
"Perhaps it is this devil woman who is bewitching the grandson of the old Marshal Cadilloso behind the scenes. I heard that she did a lot of sensational things in Toniguer. She is just the daughter of a low-class person born in a minor noble family. , most of these people are narrow-minded to be able to do such a thing."
"I heard that she also encouraged Her Royal Highness the Princess and Prince Haruze to give up the throne so that the ambitious man from the north could take over the south. This woman might have some ulterior relationship with that man."
"Is there such a thing?"
Some people clearly haven't heard anything about the reopening of Ampere Serret.
"It is absolutely true that the envoy of His Highness Levin Onneson has arrived at Fir Castle. I heard that he plans to betroth his sister, the little princess of the Sifah family, to the Earl. If If there wasn’t some agreement reached behind the scenes, how could such a thing be possible?”
"She must not be allowed to play tricks here!"
There was a sudden commotion among the nobles in the hall. The Battle of Ampelsel determined the pattern of confrontation between the north and the south of Eruin. However, the hatred between the nobles of the north and the south is far from being eliminated. This hatred can be traced back to the era of the December Coup. , a large number of members of the royal party were persecuted and assassinated in the palace struggle - and in the south, Viero, Golan-Elsen and Lantonilan were the strongholds of the royal party. The depth of hatred between the north and the south is evident from this.
These members of the old royal party could even tolerate the sudden rise of Tony Geer and Brando in the kingdom's political arena, but they would never sit back and watch the northern forces rule Eruin again. Because that may mean a new purge and suppression, and even if there is only such a possibility, they will never sit back and watch.
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