Scene 68 The Timeline of the Jihad I

The scenery of Anzeruta in autumn evening is very beautiful. After the forest mixed with the mountains is mixed with mottled rust red, it is like the colorful colors flowing on the canvas. It depicts the narrow and long misty valley and sporadic Basin plains distributed between mountains and hills. But in the deep winter, the scenery here changes again. The forest takes off its branches and leaves, and the bare woodland shows the steep cliffs and cliffs. The warmth is transformed into the fortitude and vigor of winter in an instant.

The change of seasons is the most fascinating natural landscape here. In the season away from war, adventurers from all over the world visit this place every year. But at this moment, the army of lions is approaching day by day, and the wind elves of St. Osor are also fighting fiercely with the imperial regiment in the four lands in the north. This charming mountain is rarely quiet.

Wrapped in a thick fur coat, Brando stomped his feet in the snow under the pine trees. His eyes looked at the strip-shaped plains at the foot of the mountain or should be called basins, scattered among the rolling hills However, as one goes west, the hills become shorter and flatter, gradually becoming an endless plain, and further to the west, the mountains rise again, forming a mountain shadow far away in the sky—there is the Broken Sword Mountain Range.

"Let them shut up in their castle and reflect on it," Brando replied, looking at the valley below. What he answered was that Miss O'Neill came to ask him how to deal with the Cruz nobles who were arrested by him. The Duke's daughter stood in the woods, keeping a certain distance from him, as if a little closer, what would he cause in the future? It was as if trouble would implicate her again. He didn't care about this, and continued: "The Earl of Alcons and the Earl of Jean seem unwilling to pay us the ransom, so they are going to continue to take revenge."

The Duke's daughter stood there with a face full of reluctance. She originally thought it was just a normal envoy, but later it became a rebel army, and now it has become something like a bandit - a hostage ransom for noble wars, Thanks to the Earl who came up with this title.

But she can't say no, what can she do, now she's already on the thief ship, tied to this bastard's **** mission, even if she wants to deny that it's all Brando It came out, well, it will have to wait until she meets Her Majesty the Cruz Queen or returns to Aruin; as for now, she can't leave the team alone and run back to Aruin, or simply surrender to the Cruz nobles Go there, although she really wanted to do that a few times, but after thinking about the consequences of doing that, she gritted her teeth and endured it.

"My lord..." The Duke's daughter took a deep breath and finally asked, "I would like to ask you what you want to do. You broke through a fortress of the empire and swept away the face of the nobles in Anzeruta. Defeating the Knights of the Cruz, well, forget all of these, the former can be said to be a lesson for the arrogance of the Rogerian Legion, as the envoys representing Aruin, we do have the right to do so, And the latter is because they took the initiative to attack us, and we just fought back, which makes sense, but why are you doing this now, you are asking the Cruz people for ransom?"

"exactly,

so what? " Brando asked back.

O'Neill almost fainted, and ordinary Eruin nobles almost wished to be more respectful when facing the Cruz nobles, but this Earl was fine, as if there was a pain in the face, he slapped him, as if he was afraid of letting Cruz As if the empire wasn't ashamed enough. But Eruin's nobles can be shameless, but the empire can't. How many dependent countries the empire owns, how many pairs of eyes are watching the every move of this behemoth, how can it let Aruin, a small country, ride on his head, the empire Rulers are at least a little bit smarter and it's not hard to realize this.

And this is what she didn't understand the most all the time. What is the benefit of the Earl doing this? To accumulate fame? Well, he is famous enough now, so famous that almost everyone from the south of Eruin to the king of the Cruz people knows everyone. In most of the empire, in the entire kingdom, all the nobles have decreased since the beginning of winter. After the outdoor activities, they should be discussing the glorious deeds of the Earl every day.

But this kind of reputation is probably not good, because according to what she learned, even some people in the diplomatic mission bet on when the count will be unlucky.

Of course, whether Brando is unlucky or not has nothing to do with her, and she can't worry about it, but what makes the Duke's daughter so sad is that they are on the same boat now. If the Earl capsizes , she will inevitably fall into the water.

Thinking of this, she looked at Brando angrily, and the latter's indifferent look almost made her gnash her teeth-does this idiot know what he is doing?

The more O'Neil thought about it, the more angry she became, thinking that a good mission was completely ruined by this young and arrogant man. Originally, she came to this mission with a travel mentality, but she didn't expect In the end, it turned into a war. A furious woman is very scary. The elegant and decent daughter of the Duke finally lost her mind at this moment and decided to tear herself apart from Brando completely. She said loudly in a tone she had never used in her life: "My lord, I know You will be extremely powerful in Aruin today or in the future. In your opinion, I am an insignificant daughter of the duke, but I still want to remind you that there are many people in this envoy, including your students. Kingdom The future king, your subordinates, and many innocent people, we do not want to go to ruin with you because of your capricious surname, can you understand me?"

Brando looked back at the Duke's daughter, thinking that it was embarrassing for the daughter to bear it for so long, a guy like Ephraim was so scared that he hid in his carriage and didn't care about world affairs. The ostrich policy was started, which is ridiculous. Then he replied: "You are serious, Miss O'Neill, I never intended to harm anyone."

"I don't want to hear these high-sounding words, my lord, I've had enough! You say you have a sense of propriety, so please tell me why you arrested those nobles, as well as those young people from the Alcons family and the Jean family. , don’t let them go, but ask other members of their family for ransom?” the Duke’s daughter asked angrily.

Hearing this question, Brando put on a straight face: "Miss O'Neill, although I accept your opinion, I also want to tell you one thing, these people are now my captives, as to why they became my captives , that's because they took the initiative to provoke us, not because we entered their territory for no reason. They want to vent their anger at the failure of the Black Sword Barrier, and logically speaking, the party that is at fault for the conflict in the Black Sword Barrier lies with the Empire It's not about us, so since they planned to bully the weak from the beginning, they should have been mentally prepared early on."

He patted the snowflakes on the fur collar. In fact, with his strength, he no longer needed such thick warm clothes. He just didn't want to look too special. Besides, people are lazy, if they can be warmer, He didn't need to make himself look like an ascetic. Then Brando continued: "As for what you said about me asking them to pay the hostage ransom, isn't that a matter of course? Could it be said that the war between the nobles in the history of Eruin and the Cruz to redeem the hostages has been so noble that there is no need to pay the bill? ?”

"You are making too much sense." Now that she has completely let go, the Duke's daughter no longer tries to use any euphemisms. She has read no more books than Bran, so she directly replied: "My lord, you and I Everyone knows that it is a Cruz, and the dispute between the Cruz and the Cruz, between the Eruin and the Eruin, and the dispute between the Eruin and the Cruz are different. In name, The people of the kingdom and the empire are born equal under the rule of the Temple of Flame, but in fact, this is just empty talk. Everyone knows that the empire can not give the kingdom face, but the kingdom cannot but give the empire face , you are quick today, and tomorrow when the empire is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate, what shall we do?"

"I don't believe you don't know these truths, Lord Earl, you don't have to pretend to be crazy, outsiders say you are crazy, and even gave you the nickname 'Crazy Earl', they call you 'Kicking the Gate Sword Master', but The people in our mission group can see it clearly, you understand better than anyone else, and your subordinates are capable people, even if you don't see this, I think they will remind you, but your subordinate named Charles The wizard, and the elf knight lady, they have great minds, but let you do whatever you want, which shows that you already know that everything you do has a clear purpose."

O'Neill replied coldly: "But this purpose, except for you and your people, keeps all of us in the dark. You say you are fighting for the honor of the kingdom, and you treat all of us as fools." .”

Having said this, Brando understood that the Duke's daughter really came to show him today.

He nodded and said, "Well, you're right, everything I've done is indeed for another purpose."

O'Neil looked at him coldly with a look that was as expected, as if to say: "You'd better tell me all this clearly, otherwise I won't accompany you—if you don't want to lose the card, you can only There is a third way to draw and win, and that is to flip the table."

"But Miss O'Neill, you still got one thing wrong." Brando shook his head again.

O'Neill looked at him suspiciously, as if wondering what tricks the Earl was playing again.

Brando looked back at the direction of the valley, and then answered: "Eruin's strength and weakness have nothing to do with you, but it is very important to me. You may find it incredible, but in Black Sword Barrier, I want to teach the Rozerians a lesson, and it is indeed for legitimate reasons. As for why I did this later, it is precisely to prevent the empire from taking revenge on us," he paused, as if waiting The Duke's daughter digested her words before continuing: "Do you think that if we stop here, the nobles of the empire will let it go? If we return the hostages in our hands, they will let us leave Rusev smoothly? "

"Then I can only say that you think too much. Miss O'Neill, you are very smart, but your understanding of the empire is often influenced by others. I told you earlier that the empire is actually nothing more than that, but if we Sending these people back unscathed, isn't it telling them that they can provoke us at no cost?" Brando shook his head: "This is impossible, I will let them understand, provoke me once, They'll just feel the pain once until they can't afford the loss."

After hearing these words, the Duke's daughter felt that the Earl was simply stubborn, and she couldn't help but asked coldly: "Well, maybe what you said is reasonable, but have you ever thought that things will get worse? The trouble is getting bigger and bigger, do you know who is behind the Alcons family and the Jean family? It is Grand Duke Palut, and the Palut family can even be said to be the most powerful noble in the empire. If they come to the stage Against you, Lord Earl, can you still make such a bold statement to make them feel heartbroken?"

There is indeed such a possibility. Although Brando is confident, he is not arrogant enough to claim that he can challenge a behemoth like the Palut family.

But things will not develop to that point.

He shook his head again: "Don't worry, Miss O'Neill, it's impossible for things to develop to that point."

"Why do you say that?" The Duke's daughter asked angrily, "Are you relying on your so-called intuition?"

"You don't believe it?" Brando raised his eyebrows: "How about we make a bet?"

"What bet?" O'Neill said angrily.

"You help me convince those Cruz nobles that I will do what I say. If they can't come up with a ransom, I will tie them to Rusta and take them to meet Her Majesty the Queen and go before Her Majesty. Reasonable." Brando replied.

The Duke's daughter looked at him in surprise, "You want to make things worse, are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy, didn't you say that, I understand," Brando looked back at the daughter of Grand Duke Viero, and asked in a provocative tone: "Why, don't you dare to make this bet with me? "

"Why don't you dare?" O'Neill gritted her teeth and replied angrily, "But you only said half of what you said. If I did it, what about you?"

Brando replied: If you do this, I assure you, after this incident, it will not have any impact on me, you, the entire mission and the kingdom. Not only that, this mission You will also achieve unprecedented success, and you will also gain the reputation you want, so that your father will at least not marry you to some unknown country nobleman so early, let alone some well-known scholar master. I have taken a fancy to your talent and learning, accepted you as an apprentice, and you can fulfill your wish. "

This sentence obviously shocked the Duke's daughter, she couldn't help but looked at Brando in shock: "You, how do you know, did you use some **** spell on me?"

"Have you come?" Brando smiled teasingly: "I bought your maid."

"Shameless!" The duke's daughter finally couldn't help swearing.

Brando smiled secretly. He didn't have the leisure to buy the maid, but he only occasionally learned about some deeds of this young lady. In the previous life, the other party was just an ordinary npc. His understanding of this young lady is In fact, that's all there is to it, it's just a casual use, but I didn't expect it to really scare the other party. He smiled and continued: "How, now this is good for you and me, if you look back now, whether you go to Cruz or return to Aruin, you can't escape the blame, offended the empire and the flames." The accusation of the holy temple will eventually fall on you, but if I have any credit in the future, you will not be able to share it because of today's hesitation."

O'Neill glanced at him, gritted her teeth and replied, "It's a pity for the kingdom that a person like you can make any contribution, but since I promised to make a bet with you, I will naturally do it."

She paused for a moment, and suddenly became a little suspicious: "You told me this, of course not because your conscience discovered it, but then again, it seems that you have better people around you to complete this matter, why did you let me Do it? The wizard named Shire, and the elf lady, they are loyal to you, aren't they better people?"

Brando couldn't help being a little embarrassed, wondering if he seemed so untrustworthy, even doubting this.

He thought for a while before replying: "It is precisely because Shire and the others are loyal to me that it is even more inappropriate to do this."

"Why?" The Duke's daughter was a little puzzled: "What exactly do you want me to do?"

"I forgot to explain to you, I let you convince those Cruz nobles, and at the same time, you have to pretend to let one or two of them go, and at least convince them——you and I are not in the same group—— Yes, it’s the same as what you think now, you just need to explain to them that I’m the only one who is going crazy, and the rest of the missions are held hostage by me, just tell them the exact words, and then Let them go and let them report the news." Brando looked at O'Neill who was staring at him dumbfounded, and couldn't help but shook his head: "Don't look at me like that, I know this is what you think now."

"You do have self-knowledge," replied the Duke's daughter, gnashing her teeth, "but I can't understand why you did this. Isn't your purpose to stop those Cruz people from coming to trouble us, but look at you Looks like he's afraid he's not in big enough trouble?"

Brando raised a finger and shook her.

"Because hitting a snake means killing it, it's as simple as that."

... (To be continued.)

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