Scene 64 Before Departure
It was already early in the morning when Brando and Nymesis returned to the camp. The sky was already dim, the stars were fading in the west, and the sky was pale. There is a ray of gold on the lake, and the first ray of morning light is breaking out from under the lake.
As soon as the two walked out of the forest, they heard a joyful shout: "Senior Sister Nimesis, Brando!"
Brando raised his head when he heard the voice. Freya was sitting on a towering rock bathed in the morning light and saw them first. She crossed her knees with her hands and rubbed her red eyes when she saw them. She looked like she hadn't slept all night, but the worried look on her face was finally relieved.
He smiled slightly. Although his mind had not yet recovered from the series of events that happened last night, he still felt very warm and kind when seeing this girl from the countryside of Butchi.
"Is it your turn to keep vigil again?"
Freya jumped down from the rock, her expression a little unnatural, and she was embarrassed to say that she was worried. She nodded and hummed. But this could not be deceived by Nymesis, and the female knight glanced at her.
The girl blushed slightly and looked around Brando, "Is everything going well?" Everyone knew that Brando and Nymesis entered the forest to hunt crystal stags, although most people had never heard of crystal stags. What kind of existence it was, but she was still a little curious about him returning empty-handed.
In Freya's impression, there was nothing he couldn't do. In her heart, he was both the inexplicable reserve militiaman of Butchi and the young nobleman who led everyone out of the siege. Later, he became the lord of Tonigel and helped Her Royal Highness defeat Anlek and Sifah. Grand Duke.
The Earl of Tonigel is in front of her now. He is already a powerful figure that Eruin has always spoken about. Even figures like Macaro and Sir Overwell who were previously lofty in her eyes did not dare to say they were taller in front of him.
The princess trusts him, and there are even rumors outside that he is a new noble in the kingdom and a future powerful minister. But Brando's lack of airs in front of her made her feel that the distance was getting closer.
But she was still dissatisfied - didn't this guy know that he was already an earl? In her mind, the Earl should be serious. She was unsmiling, so she couldn't help but feel a little angry when she saw Brando's careless look. But then he softened and comforted: "It doesn't matter. I think there is still a chance - I, I have seen the map, it will take several days to cross the Anlaser Forest."
Brando watched the future Miss Valkyrie talking incoherently in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little funny: "What are you thinking about? Did I tell you that it was not successful?"
"Ah?" Freya was stunned for a moment.
Brando especially likes to see the future Miss Valkyrie in a daze in front of him.
He opened his mouth slightly to show surprise. He continued to smile: "Do you know why I went to hunt the crystal stag?"
Freya shook her head, how could she know. Nobles like hunting, and in her opinion, these are all luxurious hobbies. But just like the winter hunting activities in the Golan-Elsen area, it really has nothing to do with the ordinary residents of the Butchi countryside.
Brando smiled slightly. He deliberately surprised the dumb lady, so he stretched out his hand with his palm upward. A ray of silver fire rose along the lines of his palm, slowly weaving upwards. The silver flame was like a thin line. They are intertwined together to form a beautiful spiral.
Freya couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw this scene. She was no longer the country girl who didn't understand anything. Before the Black Rose War, the most powerful existence in her mind was probably the veteran captain Mano. The cavalry scouts in the story. "Recommend Baidu/Qi-zi*xiao/Shuo/Net reading" among those stories. The cavalry scouts can actually compete with Madara's pale riders. The wonderful battles and the experience of bypassing the enemy's formation can make all the listeners fascinated every time.
But later she understood that the most elite soldiers in the legion were only at the peak of Black Iron's strength. Even the lord's guard knights are only at the level of silver. Pretty much the same as she is now. However, in just one and a half years, she has gone one step further than the existence she longed for most in the past——
It is said that after the fall of this year, Her Highness the Princess will personally confer this group of student knights. Before this, Freya probably never dreamed that she would become a noble in her lifetime.
But none of these could compare to her surprise at the moment.
Because the silver flame burning in Brando's hand is nothing else, it is the fire of the law and the thread of the law. In Warnde's world, people who can enlighten the elements are regarded as crossing the boundaries of the mortal world and standing on the road to sages and truth.
All of these people have left their names in history.
But Brando is only twenty-one years old.
"Brando, this is..." Freya frowned slightly, her expression was both happy for Brando and a little worried. What worries her is that Brando seems to have taken another step forward, but she is still lingering. She is worried that one day she will not be able to keep up with his back and be left far behind.
Although Brando once said that he would stop and wait for her, how long would he wait? She remembered that he seemed to have said that he could not stop endlessly and wait for her to move forward. Freya's heart was filled with complicated emotions for a while.
Brando didn't seem to notice the hesitation in the girl from Butchi. He just nodded to her encouragingly.
"You really have the elements of civilization... But you... I remember those heroes in "The History of Eruin", Duke Uranor, Lord Thorn Flower..." Freya looked at him blankly, as if he was a stranger. The existence of a historical hero appeared in front of her, which made her unable to accept it for a moment: "Even, even your grandfather Darus was not as young as you when he was the civilized element..."
"No further, Freya -" Brando took over her words.
The young man was so confident and even slightly arrogant that Freya was slightly startled. In the girl's memory, the Brando she knew had never seemed so arrogant.
Not far away, Laurenna and her fiancé Feras stepped out of the camp. Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but stop. Both of their eyes fell on Brando.
Of all the people, only Nimesis glanced at Brando lightly.
Brando looked at Freya and didn't answer, but the words in his heart seemed to have been hidden for a long time. The late king Ek once established Eruin, and it was this kingdom that he wanted to protect at that time. His enemies are the Cruzes, or the sylphs of St. Osol—"
All those who gathered under that glorious banner participated in that war, and everything the ancient nobles fought for. Now it's at their feet.
But to this day, Eruin has suffered too much. Perhaps like Nymesis, he once had a strange dream - seeing the ancient kingdom slipping into the abyss. Her people fought tooth and nail, but ultimately gained nothing.
As if she caught his gaze, Nymesis twisted her body uneasily. She furrowed her slender eyebrows.
But Brando's gaze had already gone beyond her, as if across Lake Valentin. He saw that in the far west, a dark and nascent empire was rising. This war will become an opportunity. Once the ruthless Emperor removes the last stumbling block.
Then in the next step, its scepter will point to Eruin. The great demonic tide is coming fiercely, and what Maro the Crystal Stag has seen is just the tip of the iceberg. The darkness in the entire world is about to stir, and only after the eternal night does the real war come to this world.
How should Eruin handle himself at that time. That's what history has never written, but at least this time. He hopes that those who fight to change their destiny will have their sacrifices more valuable. If history forgets those unknown heroes, he will change this history.
He suddenly realized that this was his mission. After all, he came to this world not to live anonymously. Or be a spectator again. Some regrets, just experiencing it once is enough. He looked away, as if he suddenly understood Martha's intentions. Sacrifice is valuable and stems from people's pursuits and ideals. They may fail, but they will eventually affect and change the world.
Such impact. It turned out to be always in his heart.
What the late Lord Ek wanted to change was just the arrogance of the nobles, but what he wanted to change was history.
Brando smiled at Freya: "You will understand, go and tell others to get up, we are ready to hit the road." He kept the last words in his heart - Lord Valkyrie.
Freya looked at him dubiously. She was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly she seemed to realize something. She turned back and glanced at Brando: "Brando...can I keep up with you?"
Brando glanced at the experience crystal left in the portable ring and nodded to her.
“Those who have faith will not be left behind.”
Freya was slightly startled, but then nodded firmly. She suddenly remembered that her ideals were like the wild flowers blooming in the countryside of Buchi. They were ordinary but tenacious. Even the wildfires in midsummer could not burn them out. Those flowers blooming among the mountains of Yusong are impressive.
The girl's wish is equally simple. She wants to protect everyone and prevent those memories that remain in peace and beauty from being invaded by war.
Brando saw the girl from Butchi Country turning and leaving. He turned around and saw Laurenna and Ferras standing aside. The female knight looked at him with great admiration.
"Mr. Brando, people with faith will never be left behind - are you telling the truth?" She asked loudly, her eyes sparkling.
"If you persist, how can you back down?" Brando asked casually.
"But reality is not perfect."
"That's why some people are called heroes."
"Are you quite a hero, Mr. Brando?" Brando's words were very straightforward, which surprised the female knight.
“If this is a beautiful definition, why not pursue it?”
"I see-" Laurenna frowned slightly.
"But I want to be the devil more -" Brando continued to answer.
The female knight was slightly startled and looked at him.
"Because sometimes you have to fight the whole world."
Laurenna took a deep breath and nodded to him with some admiration. "I hope you can persist, my lord." Then she seemed to whisper back to herself: "I hope I too -"
…
News of Brando's civilized elements finally spread like wildfire in the convoy. If before that, Brando's swordsmanship had been considered by many to have reached the level of a sword master, but until now, he could be regarded as a genuine sword master.
Since the last Darus lived in seclusion, Eruin finally had a second sword master in the past hundred years. As a young sword master, Brando's prestige in the convoy, especially among the guards, seemed to have reached its peak for a while.
Brando once jokingly mentioned his title - just like Garlock, the Strange Seeker, and Nicholas the Flame. A sword master who has enlightened the elements is already qualified to be honored by the world.
However, Nymesis simply reminded him that in fact, he had a well-known name after the battle of Ampelsel.
Wolf Shepherd——
Brando the Wolf Shepherd.
On Grand Duke Anlek's thin face, two pairs of tired but sharp eyes in the deep-set eye sockets silently scanned the parchment map in his hand, but he repeatedly evaluated the name in his mind.
Months of feedback had allowed him to recognize the person behind the failure of the entire Ampelsel project. This bandit leader from Tonigel, who seemed to be unknown before, first appeared in Lidenburg, and then rose like a comet.
The other party's methods seemed to be vulgar, like bandit-like tactics, which were not in the eyes of the nobles at all. Even the northern nobles once joked that the new lord of Tonigel was a rustic upstart.
Many secretly envied his luck.
But Anlek may not think so in his heart. How could the grandson of Sword Master Darus be that simple? He had seen the sword master himself, and the impression left by that time still chilled him to this day.
What's more, he has noticed some details. The Earl of Tonigel always seems to be able to predict the enemy's opportunities.
A typical example is——
This time he followed them again.
Grand Duke Anlek frowned, and there was another argument in the distance. He raised his head, and the graceful female knight seemed to notice the displeasure of this powerful man who was once a powerful figure in Eruin's upper-class noble circle, and quickly explained in a low voice: "Those hunters seem unwilling to move forward - —”
"They still think there is a terrible curse in the Frost Forest. They are really stupid people." The female knight added.
Anlek frowned and replied coldly: "Dejar really disappoints me. It only takes one person to lead the way."
Sylvia was slightly startled, but then she reacted. She lowered her head and replied submissively: "I understand, my lord."
The silver knight looked towards the forest and couldn't help but shake his head - some people just don't know how to live or die.
…
(PS: I have guests at home today, so I don’t have much time to code. I only started coding at ten o’clock, and it’s only 4K. By the way, I think this will happen many times before the Chinese New Year. I will try my best to ensure 6K every day. I will give you one as soon as I have time. Wan, I owe you 2K today. It’s so annoying.) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (The Amber Sword )