Act 5 Wizards, Dragons and Empires II

Brando thought he was going to prepare the carriage himself, but when he came to the courtyard, he didn't expect that a four-wheeled carriage was already parked on the avenue under the trees. The dark carriage had the exclusive emblem of Fir Collar, and other carriages in the castle People rarely use carriages when traveling, so this carriage was probably prepared for him. Although he was still a little strange, who would have known that he was going out—could it be Medisa? Although the little silver elf princess was polite to others, she would never do the work of these servants. He walked around to the other side of the carriage and saw Antitina staying by the door. The staff lady's eyelids were lowered, and she still had a hand in her hand. Holding a large volume of documents, he was obviously waiting for his arrival.

"The Lord is going to Port Gris. The carriage has been prepared for you," Antitina crossed her hands and placed them on her skirt above her knees. She stood by the car door and said respectfully: "There are biscuits and pastries in the drawer of the carriage. I ordered the kitchen to do it, because if I go on the road now, I will miss the dinner time. In addition, there is some information about the recent empire under the table. Although it is not much, I think it will be useful to you, sir."

She was still chattering, with a straight face, as if she was endorsing something, but Brando felt a warm current in his heart. He was still thinking about who arranged the carriage for him, but who else could it be? Who else but Antitina could try to organize his messy time and preach to him with a frown and a straight face? Advise him to be more regular in his life and schedule. Except for this slightly calm girl at the moment, who else can be so relaxed and elegant? It's almost hard to remember that she was once a well-educated young lady from a noble family.

It was just her.

"Thank you, Antitina." Brando stood directly opposite his staff member. Star was still sucking his chubby fingers one by one behind him. He smiled slightly, and the last breeze of late summer was blowing. The castle's canopy rustled. Birds fluttered through the gaps between the sun-drenched branches, and the sound of their raised wings seemed to cover up the whispers in the woodland. Antitina shivered slightly, she raised her head and looked at Brando, her dark eyes filled with a complex and bright light, and then she lowered her head silently.

"This is what I should do," she opened her mouth. He complained softly: "If it's Miss Luo Man, I'm sure you won't be polite enough to say thank you to her."

Brando was surprised to see that her face was red all the way to the root of her neck, as if these words had exhausted all her courage.

He savored the meaning of this sentence carefully. The girl's heart was like a silent song, which filled his heart unconsciously. He stretched out his hand and held it on the car door handle, and got in touch with his staff lady. , the two seemed unable to see each other, Brando opened the door. He replied: "Indeed not." He let go of his hand, stood up, faced Antitina, and replied seriously: "But I won't tell her, get in the car, Miss Staff, and I Let’s go meet the envoys of the Cruz Empire together.”

For a moment, Antitina stood there in a daze.

The late summer wind seemed too noisy.

The clouds moved slowly in the blue sky, and time seemed to flow backward for a moment.

A teasing smile appeared at the corner of Brando's mouth: "Do you want me to help you get into the car, madam?"

"No, no need..." The staff lady lowered her head, as graceful as a swan, but her face felt hot: "There are still many things in the territory, and there are many documents that I haven't processed yet. I, I If you still don't want to go, just leave it to the lord..."

"Don't you have these documents in your hands? We have processed them in the car. It is still half a day from here to Port Gris, and we have plenty of time. The scenery of Toniguer in late summer and early autumn is extremely beautiful. I want to see this This land belongs to us, please accompany me." Brando interrupted her. He opened the car door. Antitina still hesitated, but the heavy sweetness in her heart finally defeated her reserve, and she sat down with her head buried.

She finally understood that the lord felt her feelings.

This is enough, for Antitina, for her, this is enough. The girl put her hands on her knees almost awkwardly, clutching her skirt tightly, her head almost buried in her chest in shyness. She had never expected to go further, and she was already fine now. Brando then got into the car, and Star also squeezed in shamelessly. None of the three people in the car spoke. A faint aroma filled the quiet air, which was both the incense of late summer and the thoughts of a girl. .

The carriage started to rumble, slowly passing through the gate of the castle, crossing the drawbridge, and passing through the prosperous streets. After leaving Fir City, it gradually turned into a stretch of pastoral scenery, rolling hills, green fields, and distant fields. woods, windmills, shining rivers. The carriage passed through the lush tree-lined avenues and crossed the stone bridge paved with white stones. The scenery of Tonigel has already formed a coherent picture.

Brando sat by the car window and watched all this silently, his heart filled with a comfortable warmth.

He is no longer alone in this world.

Many people live because of him, and he lives because of many people. People need each other, and civilization exists because of this bond. Warmth, love and family affection are like an endless stream in the blood. A voice that touches everyone's heart. It will last forever and last forever. Milos and Kouhua once asked the same question, what is the true meaning of the existence of this dark, ignorant, humble civilization and order? It is neither as glorious as the ancient times nor as powerful and unyielding as the Silver Age, but the answer may lie in it.

Because of good intentions.

and hope.

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Port Gris is no longer what it used to be. People who are nostalgic will find it difficult to find the taste of the past here, but no one is making any noise. Today, the fifteen white trestles in the harbor go deep into the blue bay. The bay has long been dug deeper. You can moor those big ships with snowy sails and clouds. Neat cobbled streets run through the east, west, north and south. Caravans full of goods shuttle back and forth dividing this emerging port into a regular grid shape. Just like Fir City, the dilapidated shacks have long been demolished and replaced with new ones. Beautiful permanent buildings and red-tiled roofs have now become symbols of the city. Only some areas of the port near the woods to the north can still find traces of the former fishing village.

Butcher's Shepherd, this is a hotel opened by Roman's Chamber of Commerce, and it can be said that it is the only official hotel in Grisport. However, this hotel in the downtown area is not as overcrowded as other places. Only businessmen with permission from Count Tonigel can stay here. Occasionally, Medissa, Antitina, or other people in the castle will stay here temporarily when they come to the port, so this hotel is not so much a hotel. It is a commercial club, rather than a station with the official background of Tony Geer.

But the hotel has had a lot of guests these days, but these guests are different from the past. Most of them are blond and blue-eyed. Although they are quite polite in dealing with others, they are inevitably suspicious of having their noses on their foreheads. It is difficult for the Eruin people to accept the petulant and bossy attitude of the Cruz people towards foreigners, although this attitude sometimes does not come from the heart. Or rather, it is a habit formed naturally from pride accumulated over time.

But in the words of the hotel owner, a veteran of the Copper Dragon Mercenary Group, that was enough. Now the boss, who was not very good-tempered, simply claimed that he was sick and left everything in the hotel to his servants. He has not been seen for more than a week.

This was the scene when Brando's carriage stopped at the door of the hotel.

He saw Miss Scholar at the door. Shi Duo held a drawing board and sketched on the street. She seemed to be curious about everything here. The scenery of Toni Geer really gave her a different experience. Especially when I heard that this place was a deserted fishing village a year ago, with only a hundred or so people coming and going. Residents could see noble knights in bright clothes and angry horses all year round, most of whom were tax collectors from the Fir Territory. The description was not surprising to her, as every place in Eruin described in the book was like this.

But Count Tonigel gave her a different story about the kingdom.

Several young knights volunteered to serve as escorts around the young lady. Most of them recognize Brando, although they are closer to Nymesis and Freya. But they still came up to say hello. As a Cruz person, this attitude is already very rare. If the owner of the Shepherd Hotel were here, his eyes would pop out at this moment, and he would worship him as a lord even more, and he would be in awe.

Brando also smiled and asked. Antitina followed him, and was a little surprised by the reputation of her lord among the Cruz people, but she at least knew more than the people below, so it was not too inexplicable. Shiduo, on the other hand, put down his paintbrush when he saw Brando. Standing up and saluting him respectfully; Brando was slightly startled because he saw that Miss Scholar was practicing the etiquette of students towards teachers. If the young people of the Knights of the Broken Sword can be said to be respectful to their peers They were polite after fighting, but this etiquette was a bit solemn and inexplicable.

He couldn't help but look at Shiduo.

Shi Duo explained politely and seriously: "My mentor said that a master is a teacher, and the conduct of the earl can be a model for our generation of nobles. This time when I return to Cruz, I will definitely tell you what you have done. Teachers. At least now I understand that the glory of the ancient nobles has not disappeared from this land, and the things that the benevolent Ek took away from the empire and protected are still taking root in this soil."

Brando saw the serious light in her firm eyes, and couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head. The noble lady was still as innocent and innocent as ever, but she was still irritating, not to mention he was blushing a little. , these words are a bit ridiculous.

Although he was happy to see all this, some of what happened in this land did not originate from his original intention. When he was impulsive and angry, he never thought about such long-term things.

He shook his head. At this time, Lenaret appeared at the corner of the stairs leading to the lobby on the second floor of the hotel. He walked down and took a look here. As always, he didn't say much, but Brando already understood that this might be Victoria's reaction. Ronika meant that the only people who could stay with the female regiment commander at this time were the prince and perhaps Shi Duo, but this scholar lady did not seem to have a leisurely temper. He hurriedly said goodbye to the others and followed.

Without saying a word, Lenaret led the way to Veronica's room and opened the door. Brando was immediately startled because besides Veronica, there was another person in the room. .

But he also recognized this man. He had a bald head, a big beard and one eye. This appearance was too conspicuous - this was Mangrove, the commander of the Black Legion and the marshal of the empire during the Third Holy War. Brando almost didn't curse, what on earth were his scouts doing. He let such a big fish touch his territory without any reason, and he didn't even know it. This was one of the four army commanders of the empire. His strength could be said to be higher than that of Veronica, second only to the current one. He is just Mephistopheles, a person of his level is like a nuclear weapon in the empire. Now this nuclear weapon has come under his nose unknowingly, but he has no idea about it.

He couldn't help but look back. Antitina's face also looked a little pale, and she obviously recognized the other party, which meant that she didn't get the news at all.

"Brando, you're here," Veronica finally noticed Brando and the staff lady behind him. She and Mangrove were sitting opposite each other on a short table, the latter holding a pipe in his mouth. . The fire in the pipe was flickering and smoking, so the room was full of smoke. Brando frowned, but immediately understood what was going on. A person like Veronica, who actually had a slight mysophobia, was able to endure it given her identity. Mangrove was indeed her old timer. Secondly, there must be something more important that attracted her mind, so that she was not in the mood to worry about these small things.

Veronica seemed to notice Brando's face. She immediately understood what Brando was thinking. She first signaled His Royal Highness the eldest son to close the door, so there were only Brando, Antitina and the two legion commanders left in the small room; Brando felt The door clicked shut behind him, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange, wondering what happened that even Lenaret couldn't sit in and watch. He felt that the situation was beyond his imagination and calmed down a little. Waiting for Veronica to speak first.

"Brando, this is - forget it, I think you have already recognized it, so I won't make any unnecessary introductions," the female regiment leader said mid-sentence. Sighing, feeling a little helpless about Brando's precautions, she took a deep look at him: "I always feel that you are very concerned about the empire and have a strong sense of precaution against us. Although I don't know why, but this time you You can rest assured that Mangrove came here through some special means, and even the Temple of Fire hid it, so it makes sense that you didn't notice it."

Brando watched as Mangrove kept staring at the Cruz map spread on the low table without looking here. This was in line with the behavior of the Cruz nobles, especially with his status. Naturally, it was impossible to give him a mere embarrassment. What kind of face does the earl of Lu Yin have? He glanced at Veronica again. The explanation of the female legion leader made him feel a little better. After all, if even the Temple of Fire had hidden it, then it wouldn't be a big deal to deceive his informant. He couldn't So arrogant that he thinks his scouts can do a better job than the Temple of Fire's surveillance network.

But Veronica's words made him smell a heavy sense of crisis.

Mangrove is an important representative of the military faction in the Cruz Empire. What kind of major events happened within the empire that made a man like him risk such a big risk to go to Toniguer alone to meet Veronica? The meeting even had to be hidden from the Temple of Fire. Brando's mind suddenly became chaotic. The first thing he thought of was whether the clerical faction and the imperial faction were at war? Has the Cruz Empire begun a civil war?

That's great. For Eruin, this is simply a god-given opportunity. The weaker Cruz is, the less pressure Eruin will have. This is an indisputable fact.

But Brando shook his head, thinking that there would probably not be such a pie-in-the-sky thing in this world. Cruz has only passed a month since the father of the current queen, with the help of the prime minister, took back the voice of the empire from the clerical faction. Less than a hundred years later, the position of the imperial power faction was still very stable. Moreover, the Temple of Fire does not look like such a short-sighted existence, openly rebellious. It is the state religion of the entire area covered by Cruz culture. Even if there are one or two idiots at the top, most of the others will stay awake. Besides, Brando remembered that the person at the peak of the power of the Temple of Fire seems to be the 'wise Vala'. It is absolutely impossible for that person to still cause such an error by his subordinates.

But it is possible for Her Majesty the Queen.

Brando actually doesn’t know much about Her Majesty the Queen of the Cruz people. To be honest, he is more familiar with Lenaret, the future emperor of the Cruz Empire. Although Her Majesty the Queen is tough, she is called The Iron-Blooded Queen, but in fact her acting style is a bit too willful. However, in history, she only has two years left on the throne. This time Lenaret will soon become the real crown prince after returning, and then ascend the throne. The Cruz Empire will enter a long period of rise. This is also the reason why Elu Because of the beginning of tragedy.

So which song is this being sung now?

Brando looked at the two famous figures in history in front of him, and suddenly felt that something was wrong with the entire history.

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