Act 215 Preparing for War (End)

Scene 215: Preparing for War (End)

After Fenghou Jiuyao reached level seven, Brando gave up his plan to go further in the short term. The experience required for Level 7 Wind Queen Jiu Yao has reached as much as 250,000, and even at the speed at which Brando extracts the experience from Mavicarte's Book, he can't keep up. The seventh-level Wind Queen Jiu Yao can already produce eight illusions, and the attack power of the illusions has reached 50%. She is only one step away from the highest nine illusions.

Brando also discovered that the duration of Fenghou Jiuyao's illusion was related to the level of swordsmanship. He then learned that Fenghou Jiuyao's duration of a single illusion was about 0.23 seconds, but at level seven, the duration of a single illusion had already expired. At almost one second, there is almost a tenth of a second improvement at each level.

When Jiu Yao's illusion uses skills, it will extract his magic power as described. The extraction method seems to be to convert the required physical strength into magic power. The charge is 6 points and the piercing is 20 points. The magic power itself is much less than the physical strength. Not to mention that if nine illusions are drawn at the same time, Brando has 250 mana points, but nine illusions can charge nearly half of them in one time, and one piercing strike can completely drain almost all the mana in the mana pool.

And if the illusion uses magic - although the illusion does not stay long enough for them to use most spells - it happens that Brando has the spell-like skill of bark toughness. He tested it with bark toughness. When the illusion uses magic, the magic power drawn seems to be doubled. Brando himself used bark toughness to exchange 50 points of mana for a point of armor, while the illusion required 100 points.

Moreover, Brando has also experimented that the illusion itself cannot use Fenghou Jiuyao to create another illusion, and it cannot actively exchange places with him.

After thoroughly understanding the operation methods and usage restrictions of Fenghou Jiuyao, Brando began to find people to practice this swordsmanship. The one he is most familiar with is naturally the old swordsman Kuran, but this guy quit after two days of fighting with Brando. After Brando came back from the Ring of Trade Winds, his own strength has basically reached the middle level of gold. Moreover, Fenghou Jiuyao's swordsmanship is too weird. Even with Kulan's strength, he was beaten to the point of losing his armor in one fight - no normal person would be willing to do such a one-sided thing to seek abuse. Not to mention Kuran's dignity as a gold-level swordsman.

So the old man simply stopped coming the next day.

There was no longer Kuran, but the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles heard from somewhere that Brando was practicing swordsmanship and came to the door. The Gray Sword Saint never minced words when negotiating with others. When he found Brando, he opened his mouth. To learn swordsmanship. Brando is still a little strange. In terms of the Gray Sword Master's swordsmanship, there is nothing to compare with him. The strength of the two is so different that they are almost the same in terms of guidance.

But this falls into the category of someone giving you a pillow if you want to sleep, so Brando naturally cannot refuse. But what he didn't expect was that Mephisto actually lowered his strength and fought with him patiently.

As a sword master, the latter is naturally more knowledgeable than Kuran. As soon as Brando made a move, Jiu Yao's eyes changed - Ancient Heritage - Mephistopheles had the patience to confront Brando. , and then pointed out the loopholes in Brando's swordsmanship one by one.

Mephistopheles has nothing to say about Fenghou Jiuyao. The ancient skills are beyond his level, but he is a master in military swordsmanship. In fact, the military swordsmanship of various countries in this era is not much different, because after all, it is Basic skills, but there are some gaps in details that allow professionals to tell at a glance which country's swordsmanship this is.

Mephistopheles has practiced Cruz's military swordsmanship since he was a child, and Cruz's swordsmanship has a connection with Eruin's swordsmanship. After he mentioned it, Brando actually felt that his military swordsmanship level had stagnated for a long time. There were actually signs of loosening again. This makes Brando both excited and curious. The excitement is naturally that if the sixteenth-level military swordsmanship goes one step further, the benefits will be absolutely earth-shaking. But the curiosity is that every sword master seems to have his own unique understanding of swordsmanship. , Otales is like this, Gray Sword Master is like this, and their experience seems to be very beneficial to the improvement of swordsmanship after level fifteen.

Brando couldn't help but think, if he visited all the sword masters in Warnd and got their insights, would his swordsmanship directly enter the holy realm?

Of course, this is just a thought at most. Although there are not many beings in Warnd who can be named Sword Saints, there are dozens of them. There are many weird-tempered ones among them, and there are even evil ones. For example, the Gray Sword Saint Mephisto compares with them. , he is simply considered a normal person among normal people. To be recognized by all these people, to be honest, this is an impossible task. Among the ultimate sword masters that Brando knows, there is Veronica, but he doesn’t know if the Cruz female war goddess will favor him enough to teach him the swordsmanship. Veronica Although Nika joked that she wanted to teach him swordsmanship, the prerequisite was that he became an Imperial member, which was impossible.

There was a crisp sound, and in the midst of his thoughts, the Sword of the Earth in Brando's hand intersected with Mephisto's gray sword. A huge force almost made him unable to hold the sword and it flew out. He hurriedly backed away. , the three illusions behind him immediately intertwined with him, taking a step forward to block Mephisto's path to continue his attack, and Brando was able to escape.

Mephistopheles watched the three illusions disappear in front of him. He didn't intend to go any further. He put away his sword and looked at the panting Brando: "Did you get distracted just now?"

Brando nodded, took a breath and said, "Yes."

"Then that's it for today." Gray Sword Master replied neatly.

Brando nodded again. However, he stood up and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Earl, although we have not been together for a long time, it has been close to half a month since the Ring of Trade Winds. I know your character very well. Based on your personality, You will never bow to anyone or show kindness, right?"

The Gray Sword Saint said nothing, acquiescing to Brando's statement.

"Then you should also know my temper. I don't mind joking about small things, but since I promised Ms. Veronica to help you restore the country, I will never go back on my word or deliberately delay time." Brando paused After a moment: "I think your reason for coming today is actually to teach me swordsmanship...?"

"When do you plan to leave the forest?" Mephistopheles asked.

"The druids have prepared their war equipment, and the elves and human mercenaries are ready to go, but the vehicles for so many people are a problem. Even with the abilities of the druids and tree elves, they can't find so many at once. Pegasus is coming." Brando frowned, and Mephistopheles asked his most troubled question. Now that there are armies, but how to send these armies out as quickly as possible is a big problem - he But he will not forget that he is now deep in the Black Forest, at least a month away from the Eruin border: "But at the latest a week, I will let the army leave, at least part of it."

Mephistopheles nodded: "I heard about the trouble in your territory. How sure are you of winning?"

So you were afraid that I would lose? Brando had a little understanding. He couldn't help but glance at Mephistopheles and asked: "Speaking of this, I have always wanted to ask, Lord Earl, although I don't know what you have achieved with the Duchess of Cruz. Agreement. But you chose my ship. Do you know that my enemies are everywhere in Eruin, so perhaps it was not a wise choice for you to choose my side?"

Mephisto's gray eyes stayed on Brando. The young man's wit reminded him of Veronica when he was young. No wonder that woman was so fond of him. He gave a rare smile: "Mr. Captain, you have many enemies, but I only have one enemy. What do you think?"

Brando was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing. Indeed, the Gray Sword Saint, who has never fought against the world, has always had only one enemy, and that is the Cruz Empire. Mephistopheles isn't even afraid of that behemoth, so how can he be afraid of the local chickens and dogs in Eruin?

"So what do you mean, Mr. Earl?" Brando asked.

The Gray Sword Saint looked at him and asked seriously: "I came here to ask you if you are willing to accept my mantle and become the successor of my swordsmanship."

"What?"

Brando was stunned for a moment. He resisted the urge to touch his face to see if his appearance had changed since he came out of the Ring of Trade Winds. Why did he seem to suddenly become so popular? Flowers are blooming. But fortunately, there was the ancient heroic knight Otales in front of him to teach him. At this moment, even if a sword master suddenly claimed to accept him as his disciple, he would not be so surprised that he was speechless.

He quickly calmed down and realized in his mind that Mephisto's move might have political intentions. To put it bluntly, it is still about the restoration of the country. He knew that the Gray Sword Master was actually not keen on politics. He returned to the country purely because of his personal beliefs. He was a rare noble person in this era, but this did not mean that the earl was a fool. . The Gray Sword Saint knew very well that the principality might be able to get his protection while he was around, but he could not always devote his energy to leading a country. His lifelong pursuit was, to put it bluntly, swordsmanship.

But Brando is different. Anyone can see that he is a lord first and a swordsman second. He is not even a real swordsman. In terms of his enthusiasm for pursuing swordsmanship, he may not even be as good as Kuran. This is indeed true. If Brando has the experience of becoming a powerful wizard, he will not necessarily choose swordsmanship. What he pursues is the power that can help Eruin rise, rather than the magical Tao.

Therefore, Mephisto is just the opposite. He pointed out that Brando looks like Veronica, which is actually a metaphor for this matter. The same goes for Veronica and Brando. She is first a soldier, a general and duke of the empire, and secondly a sword master. Therefore, the gap between her and Mephisto in swordsmanship is much greater. Mephisto has been famous as a sword master for a long time, and Veronica's reputation in the title of 'Female War Goddess' is far greater than that of her Blue Sword Master. name.

After thinking about this, Brando calmed down completely. The Gray Sword Master wants to accept him as his disciple, which is naturally a good thing. Not to mention that Mephisto's swordsmanship has its own system, which is at least an intermediate level or above. Even having such a powerful person as a backer is a good thing.

But at this moment, Brando has actually accepted Otales' inheritance. Otales can ignore the Dragon of Darkness because they are contemporaries, and it is understandable to say that they sympathize with each other. But it's hard to say whether the female knight can accept a guy who may not be that powerful in her opinion to be her equal.

But to Brando's expectation, Ortales did not object.

"I suggest you accept it." After receiving Brando's inquiry, Otales felt a little satisfied, because it showed that Brando did not just regard her as a ring spirit, but really regarded her as a ring spirit. As a teacher. Although as a heroic spirit that has lasted for thousands of years, she does not really care about this, but she is still very satisfied to be able to find a young man who has inherited excellent character as his successor: "Mephisto's swordsmanship is very special, self-contained, and After all, my vision is limited to a thousand years ago, and Odin only gave you the inheritance of blood. Compared with it, what he knows may be more helpful to you. You don’t need to care too much about my opinion. As for me, sister, You can become stronger, that's what I want to see."

"Thank you." Brando was a little touched. Otales' concern for him seemed to be a sister's protection for her brother.

However, he did not agree immediately, but said to Mephistopheles: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Earl, but let me think about it for a day."

Mephistopheles showed admiration. He was very confident in his swordsmanship. Normal people would faint with joy when they heard that he wanted to take on a disciple. But Brando showed calmness. For swordsmanship, it is necessary to remain calm at all times, and the same is true for a lord.

"Of course there is no problem, but you should understand that I want to teach you swordsmanship not just because you are the future lord. It is not because I need to use you to restore the country, but I do think you are good enough to inherit my swordsmanship. , although I haven’t been with you for a long time, I believe in Veronica’s judgment of people.” After thinking about it, he added.

"You and Veronica have known each other for a long time?" Brando couldn't help blurting out, but he regretted it after saying it. This was too gossipy, and the habits left behind as a player can't be changed for a while.

Unexpectedly, Mephistopheles didn't mind this question. He nodded: "The principality where I live has actually been a vassal state of the empire in the early years. When I was young, I completed my studies in the empire. At that time, Veronica was my classmate."

"What?" Brando's gossip soul suddenly burst into flames, and he couldn't help but yelled, "Fuck." He only knew that Mephistopheles was the mortal enemy of the Cruz Empire, and that he and Veronica had fought many times, but he didn't expect that the two of them were childhood sweethearts to some extent.

But just as he was about to continue asking, Mephistopheles interrupted the topic first and said, "Do you remember when I asked you before when your army can leave?"

"Huh?" Brando looked at the old-fashioned sword master with an expression on his face that looked like it was carved out of wood.

"Actually, this is not a problem. There are two great mages from the Silver Alliance who stayed in the Green Tower. Master Tulaman and I have some connections, or he owes me a favor. I can ask them to help." Mei. Pfister replied.

"Temporary teleportation array!" Brando jumped up immediately. The array of thousands of people sounded a bit incredible. It would definitely not be a problem to teleport hundreds of people at a time if William and Tullaman teamed up. The remaining people can be used Send Pegasus away, and the vehicle problem will be solved!

He has been delayed here for so many days. To put it bluntly, the biggest problem is how to get these people out of the Black Forest as quickly as possible. Although the druids have been raising Pegasus, how could the Green Tower, which had just experienced the wolf disaster, raise so many Pegasus in a short period of time?

But Brando reacted immediately and asked suspiciously: "But Turaman is a people of silver. According to the sacred oath, they cannot interfere in mortal disputes."

He wanted to see how Mephistopheles would respond, but what he never expected was that the old-fashioned sword master actually put his index finger to his lips and said to him, "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you, then there's something else." Who would have known' gesture.

Brando was immediately stunned, cheating! ? This is absolutely cheating, damn...

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(ps: 4500 words, the preparations are over here, and the war in Tonigel will begin next. Although Count Jean Denel’s power is huge, there is no doubt that Madara is the real threat. How can Brando face it head-on? Instasaurus emerges from this battle and truly steps onto the stage of history, let us wait and see.)