Act 17 Cleaning the Battlefield

Act 17 Cleaning up the battlefield

"Knight challenge?" The silver-haired girl put down her teacup and couldn't help but smile. It was a shame that the black knight could come up with such a trick to delay time, but she quickly sighed softly. The princess couldn't help but turn her head and stared blankly at the clean and bright floor-to-ceiling arched window.

Her eyes passed through the dust floating up and down in the sunlight that slanted in from the tall window, and a trace of worry flashed in her light silver-gray eyes. For the sake of the outcome of the war, she would rather put down her own honor, and even give up her dignity as a knight. . Is it for the black roses that bloom in Brahmando? But what can gather people's hearts in a land that has been in chaos for thousands of years? Or is there some unknown change happening in the dark kingdom opposite.

The girl did not expect that her accidental guess would become a reality. She turned back and was speechless with Overwell for a moment.

"When the common ancestor of the Eruin people, the sage Lord Ek, led the people to become independent from Cruz, it was to resist the endless exploitation of the southern land by the empire. The foundation of our country is to stop the arrogance and greed from the imperial nobles. .”

The princess said softly: "But today, the nobles among us have become greedy and arrogant. Have we lost the sense of self-motivation and honor of defending justice, so that we have lost the ability to unite people's hearts?"

"I dare not speak nonsense, but although the nobles are corrupt, at least the people still believe in the royal family." Overwell replied.

The girl nodded, feeling better.

Overwell looked at the girl, saw her thoughts, and continued to answer: "No matter how rotten the soil is, new sprouts can sprout. Your Highness, the kingdom has trained militia and established a guard force since the late King Anson X. In order to plant the seeds. The young man I met was also able to give up his favor and disgrace, which shows that the younger generation of Eruin is not much worse than Madara."

But neither the old man nor the young man pointed out that Brando was actually a member of the Highland Knights and had nothing to do with the royal family.

But the princess couldn't help but think about what supported Brando to give up his honor. Isn't he a knight? How can a knight refuse his opponent's challenge?

What the future Princess Regent didn't expect was that Brando was not a knight at all. Black Knight Sasar did not expect it, so he could only die in humiliation among the chaos. Brando ignored him at all. He only took the opponent off his horse with a sword when he passed by, and then turned around and the two passed each other. At that moment, the rising star of Eruin and the outstanding young man of Madara saw each other's eyes.

What Brando saw was the pursuit of true honor and faith in the blazing soul fire in the eyes of the Black Knight. He knew that a person could never be strong.

But the gathering of thousands of people's hearts will create a terrible force. For thousands of years, Bramando has been just a geographical concept, and the blooming black rose Madala is currently experiencing such a process of rise. .

It was a process that made the cold undead creature feel honored and recognized from the heart. Unfortunately, he was unable to participate and had no intention of participating in such a period of history.

Contrary to Brando, all Sasar saw on the ground was the cold pragmatism in the eyes of the young human knight on the horse. Perhaps for the young people who have experienced this period of history, all fantasies are no longer suitable for nobles and nobles. For the royal family, Brando is more willing to believe in his own power.

Even if he wants to save Eruin, save the Valkyrie and everyone, he can only rely on himself.

Brando knows the future, but he also knows that no one will want to believe in this future. Therefore, he needs to become stronger and fill up his wings little by little, so that the world will have to value his opinions. Compared with that, all other false names are just clouds.

That black knight actually thought he could force him to change his mind with a small trick?

How childish.

Brando looked back. Even on the battlefield, a knight's duel required a notary, deputies from both sides, a venue and a series of etiquette and rituals. As long as he was not half crazy, there was absolutely no way he would agree to this ridiculous proposal. Perhaps in the eyes of people of this era, knights should choose to respect each other. Of course, this is still a society that follows the spirit of classicism. Unfortunately, Brando is not just Brando, but half of his soul represents another world.

fair play?

No, modern warfare emphasizes unrestricted warfare and asymmetric warfare.

Therefore, this created the biggest doubt that Black Knight Sasar had before his death. When he saw the mercenaries swarming behind him and inserting the shining blade into his chest, he still stared blankly: How could he refuse? Is he still a knight?

The undead army has been completely defeated.

Brando tightened the reins and let the war horse trot for a few steps to stop. Then he turned the horse's head and saw that everyone else was looking at him with a strange look. It's no wonder, after all, in this world, it is a big deal for a knight to refuse a challenge. Although these mercenaries have rich combat experience, they are inevitably affected by worldly views.

But he raised his sword and said to the others: "You may be wondering why I don't accept his challenge, but the reason is actually very simple. The challenge between knights comes from the mutual respect between nobles, not from suspicion. To launch a sacred challenge with deceitful intentions is a blasphemy against the code of chivalry."

He added: "As for why I said this, you should think about it yourself."

Everyone suddenly understood, but Leto, Volonta and others were still more or less confused. Brando looked at their expressions and continued: "Of course, these are all nonsense. To put it crudely, there is no I have no interest in participating in the gambling game.”

This sentence obviously suited the appetite of these mercenaries, and many of them couldn't help but cheer loudly, especially Mano, who nodded repeatedly, almost thinking that Brando was his soulmate. However, when the young man looked back and saw Renault, he still had some doubts, but he understood that he could only explain so much, and besides, it was just a cover-up.

In fact, he didn't need to hide it. The night was so urgent that he didn't have time to sort out everything one by one. Just like now, he immediately made a gesture to clean up the battlefield with the others, asking them to quickly collect the loot and clean the battlefield. At the same time, he jumped off his horse and walked to the bodies of Sasar and the black warriors.

It's time to collect rewards

Except for their personal armor and some small items they carried with them, the three black warriors had long since been burned into a pile of white ash from the inside out. These things look disgusting, but in the eyes of players like Brando, they are equivalent to trophies.

He kicked open the empty breastplate. Their armor probably had to be refurbished before it could be transformed into something suitable for human wear, so this thing was worthless in his eyes now. However, his target is not this thing, but the magic items that the black warrior may carry with him.

Unfortunately, he didn't gain much. He only found a secondary snake-shaped ring with a rarity of black iron in a wreckage, which is what the aborigines of this world call an alchemy item. It's dexterous and better than nothing.

But Brando is not depressed. His biggest goal during this trip is not these three black warriors. They are just appetizers. It is enough to be happy if he has gained anything. In fact, his biggest target is the black knight, an elite creature of more than 20 levels.

Brando walked towards Sasar. The black knight's half-armor was suitable for him to use. Unfortunately, those mercenaries didn't know how to cherish it and made several holes in the breastplate. Brando couldn't help but curse after seeing it. These guys didn't know how to think about their commander. Compared with Freya, the militia commander, he was not available as a knight commander.

However, after scolding, Brando still squatted down and opened the opponent's pocket. The first thing he rummaged through must be his waist bag, because generally most of the spare magic items and magic amulets were kept in this place.

Brando's experience did not lose its effect. Sure enough, he found a snake statue and three magic amulets there. Magic amulets are a good thing. According to legend, they were originally a mysterious item created by the wizards in the northern ice forest of Warnd. As long as you carry them, you will naturally gain good luck.

However, this magic item manufacturing technique gradually spread after the year of Sanqiu and became an important magic item manufacturing technique. In the game, each magic amulet must be rarer than bronze, because they have an important characteristic that they are not limited by the total amount of magic items they can carry, just like the three in Brando's hand.

The properties of the three magic amulets are 1 life, 2 life, and 1 natural protection. It's the cheapest street stall item among this kind of items, but at least it's better than nothing, right?

Brando put away the amulet and took a closer look at the snake statue. He immediately discovered that it was a poison-quenching amulet. The Poison Talisman is a magical item. Most of them are made by the Druids in the forest, but some are in the hands of the Corpse Witch. When activated, they can release a Poison spell on the blade. 12oz , gradually becoming weaker with every minute of life lost.

This was not a good thing, but Brando couldn't help cursing in his heart: "What a sinister bastard, you still pretend to be a knight for me. Are knights poisonous?" He couldn't help but think about it. He's not an upright guy, otherwise he would have suffered a huge loss.

He also put these things away. After all, he was still a Highland Knight. If someone who knew the goods saw it, it would be a big problem. The rules of knighthood in this world are very complicated. If you violate it, you will be stripped of your title, or you will be burned at the stake. That is no joke.

Then Brando turned over the other party's body and checked the neck and hands, which are the parts most likely to contain magic items. But he saw neither the ring nor the necklace. Instead, he saw a frost-colored glass bracelet.

It certainly won't be a glass bracelet.

"Element bracelet!" Brando was surprised and quickly pulled the thing off the black knight's body. Although the elemental bracelet is only bronze-level equipment, it cannot withstand high energy levels. The lowest-level elemental bracelet Brando knows is at least 25oz, and the attributes of this thing are also super practical.

It can add a certain amount of elemental damage to melee or long-range physical attacks. The damage dealt depends on the energy level of the elemental bracelet itself. For example, a 25oz elemental bracelet can add at least 44 points of elemental damage.

You must know that in the previous life, the damage of the Thorn of Light was only 99 without being doubled.

Brando suppressed the ecstasy in his heart. This thing was once as expensive as the silver rare level legendary magic item. When it was the most popular, it was one of the equipment that he could only hope for.

Attack is life for early physics professions.

It's a pity that this bracelet is a piece of equipment above level 20, so Brando can only look at it to satisfy his craving. He carefully put this thing into his backpack, and he probably paid as much attention to it as the Thorn of Light.

Even more so.

After all, the Thorn of Light is just an excessive long sword. Its sharpness and hardness are not enough to withstand the use of swordsmen above the black iron level. Brando actually has a replacement for the Elf Sword in mind, but The plan has not yet been put into action.

But the element bracelet is different. There are two positions on the bracelet. Brando thinks that it will be difficult to find a better substitute before he reaches level 40, and level 40 is at least the power level of Silver's advanced stage.

After collecting these important trophies and confirming that there was nothing missing on Sasar's body, Brando took a deep breath and stood up. The harvest from this battle was really rich. In addition to a total of 770 experience points, the equipment he obtained almost doubled his total equipment level.

Especially the acquisition of elemental bracelets is simply unexpected good news.

If he can get another elemental ring and another bracelet, and collect a set of pure attack equipment, Brando will even have the confidence to run to find the trouble of the young black dragon entrenched in the Viero Needle Hills Avenue area before level 30. After all, the Dragon Kingdom map is a huge temptation for any player who has ever played the game, and Brando is no exception.

Thinking of the beauty, he couldn't help but blow on the blade of the Thorn of Light, as if he had obtained the dragon's treasure.

Of course, there is still an insurmountable gap between reality and fantasy, and he will certainly not get carried away. Soon mercenaries came to collect the corpses around him. The young man turned around and found that most of the people present had learned something. Leto, Mano and others were also people who knew the goods, and their targets were those corpses. Wu, after all, even one or two alchemical items can significantly improve personal strength.

No one hates personal power improvements.

After cleaning the battlefield, Brando looked at the time. A total of forty-five minutes had passed since the battle started. The work progress of the self-defense group over there was about the same. He couldn't help but look at the surrounding hills. The gargoyles could only detect one direction. Madara's skeleton cavalry might appear nearby at any time at this point in time. They must hurry up. It's time.

The team of refugees has continued to move forward under the leadership of a few backbones after the war started. There are gargoyles opening the way for them. Brando is not worried about what trouble those refugees will encounter. Now he just wants to find Freya, and then Take the others and catch up.

At least so far, his plan has been implemented relatively smoothly. All that's left is to hide and seek with Madara.

And, of course, there's the waiting for the moment when the constellation of the King of Knights appears in the sky.

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but take out the white deer statue and looked up at the dark sky.