Scene 126 The Truth

Saumur Crystal, also known as Saumur Raw Ore in the game, because when it was first discovered, it was considered to be a crystal ore rich in magic. Later, people gradually discovered another characteristic of this crystal - crystallization. ization ability. Saumir Crystal has the ability to gradually crystallize organic life forms that are close to it. However, the crystallized creatures do not lose their lives, but are transformed into a kind of life form composed of lenses - that is, semi-crystalline creatures. Since this ability not only works on animals, but also has the same effect on plants, large crystal forests are often found around the Saumir Crystal. In fact, it is one of the causes of the crystal forest.

However, the assimilation effect of Saumir crystal on living things is a slow and gradual process, and it usually takes several years or even longer to complete this process. According to Turaman's description, the soldiers of the three empires only entered the final battlefield. Within two or three days, I was affected by the crystallization disease. Although this crystal sounds very similar to the Saumir crystal that Brando has heard of, the effect is obviously much stronger. It may be a variant with more powerful magic. , or something else entirely.

But no matter which one, the crystallization process should be an irreversible process, so he seemed to have such a headache when facing the crystallization disease of Elaine, the banshee queen. In fact, there are some in the game. In the past records, there are only a few examples of cures for crystallization diseases, and most of them benefited from the almost miraculous ability of the Fountain of Life or the Miracle Technique. On the battlefield of the final battle, it is obviously impossible for so many miracles to exist at the same time. There are countless soldiers on the battlefield, and in addition to the grassroots soldiers in each country, there are also a large number of nobles involved in the holy war. There are even some upper-class nobles among them. If these people were killed on the battlefield, it would be a major event that could not be covered up for any country at that time. Judging from Tullaman's tone, it is obvious that the majority of people affected when the crystallization disease spread .

Having said this, I have to mention the attitude of the Warnd nobles towards war in that era. Before the Second Holy War, nobles generally regarded participating in the war as an honor, not because they still possessed the heroic spirit of their ancestors in overcoming obstacles in the wilderness. On the contrary, in the heart of civilization, from the first generation After the pioneer knights gradually faded out of the world's sight. The descendants they left behind were increasingly addicted to playing and having fun, and had long lost the demeanor of their ancestors. During the War of the Saints, human nobles could easily go to justice for a word or a promise, but today, a thousand years later , this kind of behavior is regarded as something only a fool would do.

Nobles are not afraid of war. It's because war is not a matter of life and death for them, especially for an empire like Cruz. There are few records of upper-class nobles dying in wars-unless they were hit by stray arrows because of too much unlucky, or they were not accustomed to the climate. Even if they die of disease, they can be treated decently even if they are captured - because hostages mean a large ransom to their enemies. To this day, most nobles still remember that era. I believe that the war of that era was a classical and romantic war that combined chivalry and benevolence.

Of course, this privilege is only for nobles. For soldiers from the lower classes, the original intention of war has never changed for thousands of years. It is always the same aura of death mixed with cold metal and blood -

It can be seen from this that,

If hundreds or thousands of nobles were killed in a war, it would be terrible news for any country in that era, even the royal family. They may also be torn apart by the angry family members of the deceased. You must know what kind of energy is behind the deceased. For example, Brando remembers clearly that at that time, there were three dukes on the side of the Temple of Flame and the Cruz Empire who participated in the war. . There are a lot of lords below, big and small, and behind each of them there is an intricate network of relationships. It is no exaggeration to say that they include the noble bloodline of the entire empire.

If these people die on the battlefield, it is very likely that they will have to hook up with an imperial princess. The situation on St. Osol and Faenzan is similar. If such a thing happens, it will be absolutely unacceptable no matter which side. What may have been covered up cannot be covered up at all. Thinking of this, Brando suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and realized who was responsible for taking the blame for his grandfather, but this thought only passed by for a moment, and he immediately shook his head.

His grandfather couldn't bear the blame, even if he was the commander of the coalition forces of the Temple of Fire. What's more, he also knew that although many nobles of the Empire lost their lives in the battle of Alkhash, it was not too late. To the point of acceptance, at least Her Royal Highness the Princess, the three Dukes and several important figures returned to the country intact.

Could it be that crystallization disease still knows how to distinguish between high and low, and that noble status has some kind of immune effect on crystallization disease? This kind of nonsense is obviously not worth airing. There is only one possibility, that is, someone has the manpower to turn the tide and save the coalition forces of the three empires at the last moment. This can also explain why the three major temples ceased to exist after that. The Second Holy War also came to an end.

Brando already had a strong premonition about that candidate, and the tall back appeared in his mind more than once: Under the bloody setting sun in Prague, the Stag Forest seemed to be dyed with a layer of bronze as soft as The color of the river, flowing like broken gold, soaked the shallows. The silent old man stood quietly, looking thoughtfully at his grandson who practiced swordsmanship - Brando now recalled that his grandfather's broad Under the shoulders and between the pursed lips, a certain unknown secret has always been guarded. The low whispers behind the secret have lingered around the old man for his whole life, and with the arrival of the final moment, they turned into dust and were buried in the tomb. middle.

At this moment, the secret has finally come to light.

Facing his questioning gaze, Turaman no longer pretended to be pretentious and recounted everything that happened at that time:

The crystallization disease seemed to spread among the three major coalition forces overnight, and countless people were infected. Although the crystallization was not that serious at the beginning, due to the influence of the magic power of Saumir's crystal, all those infected They all become manic and restless, gathering together to attack each other or normal people who try to separate them. As more and more people joined them, the situation in the Alka region gradually became out of control. Some people fled out of fear, including many nobles who commanded the army, while the number of remaining normal people gradually decreased to the point where it was almost unsustainable. own safety.

under the circumstances at that time. Discussing and solving the problem has become a joke. The only thing left to do is to wait for death and make a desperate gamble. The wizard of the Buga people who came here proposed that they might be able to smash the Somir crystal in the temple. , or throw it into a certain space turbulence through magic, although it may not be able to change everything that has happened now. But at least it can prevent the situation from getting worse.

After several discussions, this proposal was approved by the majority of the remaining people, but the question is, who will do it?

On the ruins of the last battle, there are countless soldiers infected by the crystallization disease wandering in the diffuse fog. Just passing through them to reach the temple is as difficult as climbing to the sky, let alone the mysterious What dangers could there be in the temple? It is also something that is completely unpredictable. It can be said that to perform this mission is to risk death, and not everyone can do it, because to complete this impossible task it is obviously not enough to rely on the strength of a few people. What they need is an army, and the army needs commander. Ironically, in order to compete for the inheritance of the so-called 'Min'er people', no one of the three empires was willing to take second place. As soon as the news spread, most of the nobles, including the commanders of the imperial coalition forces, immediately entered the fog, fearing that they would be left behind. At this moment, none of these noble commanders had ever heard of it. Come out of the mist again.

Among the remaining people in the coalition who were qualified to command the army, they had either escaped or were unwilling to enter the fog. In the end, the Buga people found that only one person perfectly met their expectations-that is, the man who was killed was killed. Darus, who was under house arrest by the Silver Queen, was originally the commander of the coalition forces of the Temple of Fire in terms of seniority. Prestige is definitely enough. On the other hand, because of his disagreement with Constance, he escaped from being infected by the Crystallization Disease in the first place.

Now all that's left is his own will.

But it was just as Brando expected. After learning the whole story, his grandfather took over the command without saying a word. This seemed incredible to others, but at that moment Brando understood his grandfather somewhat, not only because of the sense of honor as a soldier, but also because in the mist, there was a woman he loved deeply.

As he grew older, he had to succumb to time and fate, and his tall figure gradually became stooped. It turned out that there was a different kind of pride and passion hidden in his taciturn heart. Unfortunately, he had never seen that era. His own grandfather, in Brando's memory, a vivid memory belonging to that old man seemed to gradually turn yellow and fade, thus overlapping with another picture.

In that picture, Brando saw the banners like clouds, the knights roaring like mountains and tsunami, and the man standing in front of the tidal army, the marshal of the Temple of Flame, and the immortality in his heart. of great ambition.

That was an era that belonged to both Eruin and Anson and his two important ministers. One was in front of him, and the other was forever in his memory.

The Eruin of that era was far more glorious than it is now.

Brando gradually fell silent, just like his grandfather. He heard Tullaman talking about his grandfather's success. It was like a hero who survived a desperate situation in classical mythology, often turning the tide in the most unlikely circumstances. To save Tianqing, the Cruzes, Faenzans and Wind Elves finally put aside their prejudices at the most critical moment and united together, just like they did a thousand years ago, accepting the command of a human; they passed through the foggy final battlefield , fought a bloody path from the siege of semi-crystalline creatures, and overcame many illusions. It was like the ancestors who walked through the blood and thorns in the dark age. Just relying on their unyielding will, they arrived at the holy place. In the palace.

"Your grandfather shattered the crystal. The huge crystal column split into two. After it collapsed, it lost its magic power. Not only did the crystallization disease no longer spread, but even the human and elf soldiers who were originally crystallized , and gradually returned to normal," Tullaman said slowly: "The crystal is still placed in the museum in France. Anram set up a wordless stone tablet for it to commemorate the heroes of the time, but Few people know its origin."

"Why a stone tablet without words?" Brando asked quietly.

Sword Master Darus, his grandfather saved the three empires. It can be said that Cruz, Faenzan and even countless nobles of the wind elves owe him a favor. But what he got was an unfair trial. Brando's heart was filled with cold murderous intent. If he knew who was behind all this, he would definitely make them regret for everything they had done.

Because there are still descendants of the Cadilloso family, because the name of Darus' grandson is Brando.

Unexpectedly, Turaman shook his head. He said a little heavily: "I know what you are thinking, little guy, but it is not what you think. It was your grandfather who took the initiative to accept the trial."

Brando was stunned.

"Why?" He couldn't help blurting out.

"Because if he doesn't accept trial, Princess Silver will die."

…

Garden of White Roses——

Click, click, two dark red boots with golden roses on the toes stepped on the pedal next to the car door. Then came the wavy dark black skirt. The Imperial Queen Constance stepped out of the carriage gracefully with the careful support of her maid. Two women quickly stepped forward and rolled up the long skirt for her. Her Majesty the Queen was cold. He glanced around, and his frown showed that the supreme being who ruled the vast territory was not at peace in his heart.

"His Majesty."

Both rows of maids bowed.

Constance ignored them and walked quickly through them. Walking through the corridor, the cold faces seemed to be pregnant with an angry storm. boom! The golden walnut door of the palace opened with a sound, and the waiter's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. He looked at Her Majesty the Queen with a "very bad temper" in surprise, but the latter had already said coldly:

"You guys go down."

The waiters did not dare to disobey her order, and several ladies looked at each other in confusion before bowing and retreating. The room quickly became quiet.

"She refused again?" After a while, the Dragon Queen's soft voice came from the sofa, as if the lady was there, asking in her usual calm tone. But Constance didn't need to look back to know that the valuable golden camel hair sofa made by Sedaris was actually empty at the moment.

"She will agree, that little mountain girl, I don't have much time left for her," Constance replied coldly: "When the time comes, I will make her understand. I will not only be gentle Speaker."

"That's nature. The king's wrath leads to bloodshed and rafting. So you are planning to attack the mountain people?"

"No, just the opposite." The Silver Queen sneered: "I plan to marry her to that self-righteous guy, that 'mountain prince'. Anyway, he has begged me more than once to marry an imperial princess to him. Since They are the same race and I think she would be satisfied.”

When speaking of the title Prince of the Mountain People, Constance's tone could not hide her contempt. In fact, it was originally an insulting and scornful title. After all, the country bumpkin from the mountains was always so self-righteous. In fact, there was no orthodoxy. The nobles of the empire would associate with them. The funny thing is that the other party took this status seriously, so the title of Mountain Prince came into being.

Generally speaking, as the role model of the empire and the supreme one on the throne, Constance would rarely use such frivolous words, and now she was obviously in extreme anger.

The Dragon Queen looked at her in surprise from the void: "This is that little guy's woman. He is that person's grandson, isn't she? You really don't show any kindness at all."

"This is that woman's grandson." Constance corrected her coldly.

"So is this jealousy between human women?" The Dragon Queen's voice became a little curious.

The Silver Queen never answered this question. She stood silently on the spot, her eyes calm and calm, resting on the ebony desk.

"What are you thinking, my lord?"

"I wonder if I had been less naive then, maybe I would be a different person now, Gwendolyn."

"But you had a choice, Your Majesty."

"I..." Constance's voice hesitated: "Because I don't want to deceive myself."

…

The fleet is about to set sail——

Brando slowly stepped onto the deck and looked back: On the bridge, the Silver People were filing into the portal. Tulaman walked at the end, as if feeling something in his heart, he turned around and raised his head slightly, Two silver-grey eyes shone in the shadow under the brim of the silver hood with silver patterns, and there was a mysterious smile between the thin lips.

He took a deep breath and involuntarily placed his hand gently on the side of the ship where the relief of Leviathan was carved.

The situation of the previous conversation seemed to reappear in front of his eyes in an instant——

"I don't understand." Brando stared at the old man in front of him, his cold eyes seeming to see through him completely.

"It's very simple. As I said before, on the battlefield of the final battle, in the temple, the strange crystal was sealed at first. But the people who sealed it were not the four wise men. It was Odin, the Dragon of Darkness, and the first person to touch that seal was the Queen you know so well."

"When the seal was opened, the mystery was also revealed. The secrets about the final battle of the Holy War were clearly displayed in front of everyone. Since I was with your grandfather at the time, I didn't know what they actually saw. But I only know one thing."

"The answer to this mystery is related to the agreement between the four sages and the Dark Dragon Odin..."

"So, it can be inferred that the legend about a certain rumor for a thousand years may be true." The old man's voice was a little difficult: "You know, the order of the mortal world and the legitimacy of the four empires are established In terms of the justice of the War of Saints, but in fact there has been a saying that has been circulating for a thousand years, that is, what the four sages did in the War of Saints may not be so sacred and holy. Right words."

"...In other words, in this story, the Dark Dragon is a tyrant, but the Four Sages are just usurpers."

Tullaman raised his head and looked at Brando with narrowed eyes: "Do you know what this means?"

Brando did not answer. He had actually heard of such a legend, but it was circulated in "The Amber Sword"

There are countless various legends about it. There is a saying that every time there is a bard, there will be another version of the story, so no one will ever delve into it. But he also understood what it would mean if it were true.

In the history of human dynasties, it is not uncommon for people to fight for the throne and conspire to usurp the throne.

But the holy war of saints is based on the covenant between the people of silver and the various races on the mainland. The cornerstone of the covenant is to end the dark rule of the Min'er people and realize the prophecy - the so-called era of mortals. This covenant is what Cang Zhi's poem describes as a sacred covenant, and is also called a sacred oath. Since it is sacred, it must first be established on the basis of justice.

And this is also the basis for the legitimacy of the mortal era.

What if this was all just a lie.

Then not only will the status of the Four Sages be questioned, but more importantly, it will violently impact the current world order, and the legitimacy of the Four Holy Temples will also be lost. Once the prophecy comes true, the world will inevitably fall into endless disputes and wars, because no one can interpret morality and justice anymore, and then only the stage for careerists will be left.

Brando shuddered. (To be continued...)

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