The Amber Sword

The candidate that Brando thought of was naturally the duke of the flower-leaf collar, Ms. Faina, who was a Veronica student, and at the same time was at the top of the imperial nobility circle. The news is the most suitable candidate, and even more commendable is that there is no real interest between him and the duke, and there is no need to worry that the other party will deceive himself for no reason. It's arrogant and rude, but it doesn't look like a cunning man.

Moreover, he really needs someone to prove from the side whether the eldest son's supporters in the south are reliable.

In dealing with the nobles of the Empire, he has very cleverly avoided the topic of the eldest son of the emperor-he described himself as Veronica and Mangrove as one of the military forces in the north of the Empire overseas. Friends, this identity has a natural affinity for a family of nobles who have a good opinion of the eldest son of the emperor. In addition, Lenarette exposed some informants who were loyal to him to Brando. Through these people, Brando and his ambassadors easily got in touch with the royalist factions of the empire.

But these people aren't worth relying on, and Brando knows it.

He immediately wrote a letter to Faina. There was a long distance from the clouds and hills to the flower and leaf collar. He did not expect to receive a reply at one and a half minutes, but this time, the nobles of the south gave He brought a new message.

This information was also commissioned by Brando to ask them for help. It was mainly some news about the current jihad. Almost at the same time as the jihad started, the Eruin envoys went to the empire and passed by Amperse. In the bustling area of ​​Seoul, they can still inquire about the war more or less, but after entering the Balta Plateau and then turning into the mountains of Azeruta, in these uninhabited areas It is truly isolated from the world. In the past two months, apart from this conflict with Earl Jinn and Earl Alcons, they have almost completely blanked out all information to the outside world.

According to the Cruz aristocrats, since the big bang in July and August, the revenge of the lions and the wind elves on the border has opened the curtain of jihad, which was fought between October and November, Their stalemates and complete silence in the last month of the Year of the Sword, the farce between Brando and the Southern Nobles of the Empire seemed to have caught everyone's attention for a while, but made the ongoing battle trivial; the wind The elves began to shrink after the first round of offense in Four Realms. After all, this was a revenge based on the tragedy of Orkins. Although it was regarded by all parties as the curtain of holy war, the curtain had not yet been pulled. Compared with the private actions of this local legion, both large empires still need time to respond to this war. This is a unique wonder in the third jihad, as if the limbs of the body have already acted, but the brain Still working slowly.

The Lions, on the other hand, are even more weird. When the people of the earth began to attack the fortress group around the Rokozi Heights-Broken Sword Mountain Range, they seemed to be in silence. I do n’t know if it was because of scruples or winter The logistical difficulties here are always inadequate.

The news, apart from Toquinin's part, was not fundamentally different from what Brando had heard in Ampelsel two months ago.

However, the offensive action of the wind elves can be expected. In addition to Madara, in this era, the central government of each empire has very limited binding force on the place. The Cruz empire is slightly stronger. The wind of St. Osor's The elves are going to be a little bit, because the conflict between the two main races of humans and elves is still facing St. Osor. This problem has not been resolved in the era of Brando until the slate war, and Faenza Secondly, Faenza is a loose alliance, with the Inni people as the main body, and there are also franchise countries such as the Knights of Gretius, and the north is a fertile land for the city-state. It is almost difficult to call it a country. Of course, the situation in the country is rotten to the point that the Kingdom of Eruin is still very rare. Each of the three empires is undergoing internal reforms. Among them, the Wind Elves and Faenzan are at the forefront. The Cruzians At present, it seems that the Silver Queen is trying to do a highly centralized empire, and Linaret is also ambitious, but for a time, these huge empires still depend on local nobles to maintain their operations.

The revenge of the elves of St. Osor was initiated by the commanders and lords of the Legions of Orkins, although in fact the default permission of the elven king was actually obtained; the counterattack launched by the Cruzites Red Army was not actually silver The queen ordered the war to be launched, but also received the acquiescence of the Supreme One, and even the Temple of Fire had no objection. The tricky part here is that both sides have already intentionally continued the war, but both sides are not fully prepared.

It is therefore foreseeable that the wind elf came to a standstill after suddenly launching an offensive.

But the movement of the lion is very strange.

Torquain is a tribal country. This country has two major races, the lion and the dwarf, and some orc or orcish people. The lion, the dwarf, the orc and the orc Clans and tribes, small and large, are scattered among the Great Plains and Chongshan in the north. They have kings, which are the chiefly recognized chiefs of all clans and tribes, and spiritual leaders, which are the high priests of the Earth Temple, or Prophet, in theory, under the call of the chiefs and prophets, these tribal peoples gathered together and decided to launch a holy war, which means that this golden kingdom is ready for this war.

But now the situation is that the lions, dwarves, orcs and beasts have gathered together to form an army, but this army is stagnant. This situation is propagated by the empire and the Torquinin is not good at all Siege, and the Rokozi Heights-Broken Sword Mountain Fortress is a dangerous place with strong walls, so these barbarians are simply unable to launch an effective attack on the empire. They can only look at the wall and sigh. When the winter passes, they will naturally persist. Live naturally returning to school.

Most of the aristocrats who brought this information to Brando vowed to believe this. The Empire Wall is high, and unless it is an opponent of the same level like Saint Osor, how can it break the empire fortress group? However, for these people who are blindly optimistic, Brando really wants to remind them that a fortress in their empire was only recently breached, and the person who captured the fortress is only an earl, a small country bordering the country, the earl Now you are in front of you. Should no one in your eyes also consider the occasion?

But in the end he shook his head. The pride of the Imperials has a tradition, as if it had already formed a deep-rooted concept. Once this concept is formed, it is basically the same as superstition and cannot listen to different opinions. of.

But he and Nimesis knew very well in private that the tortoise's golden-maned lion was not good at attacking the city, but there were also Chongshan dwarves in this army. Chongshan dwarves lived in the mountains in Vaund. Among the dwarven tribes, in fact, they only exist in the Temple of the Earth and the Broken Sword Mountains north of the St. White Plain. They have settled here after migrating from the dark ages, digging mountains, digging tunnels, and are good at Building underground palaces and halls, they have considerable research on architecture and mechanics, that is, craftsmen and soldiers, the army that is best at siege, and especially good at excavating tunnels.

These Cruzians seemed to ignore the artisan fighters who were best at siege.

As for another widely-spread statement, Toquinin ’s army stagnated because it was subject to the winter supply line. In fact, it is nonsense. When have you heard that nomads and clan people need supply lines? They fought The habit is to plunder along the line and raise funds on the spot. For such an army, it suddenly seems strange that they stop.

Brando looked at the map and looked at it, but at last he didn't figure it out.

But he thought of something else.

When the jihad opened in history, the Lions attacked fiercely. It once broke through the Rokozi Highlands-the Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group. At the most critical time, it almost endangered the battle of the Red Army in the Four Realms. However, at that time, the players of the Empire were too fierce. Shengsheng dragged the Torquain Lions northward with his body. It is said that it was the first time that players changed the historical process in the game. You must know the players in that era The average level is not more than thirty-five, and Toquinine also has a large player army. That battle can only say that the players on the empire are too united and too powerful.

Since then, the lion can only look north of the Great Plain, which is divided by the Broken Sword Mountain Range and Azeruta, and has been slumped ever since.

What Brando was thinking at the moment was whether this history would ever happen again.

Of course, he is not talking about the history of the player fighting the lion back, but the history of the lion breaking through the Rokozi Heights-Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group. According to his knowledge, the lion breaks through the Rokozi Heights-Broken Sword. In the battle of the Mountain Fortress group, Toquinin's role was very limited, because the main force of the siege is the dwarf, and the dwarf is one of the least races of the player group. After all, the lion is tall and mighty. Favor, dwarves may not be necessary, let alone dwarves must have beards even for women. A race that cannot attract female players must not attract male players. This is the iron law of history.

The significance of this news to Brando is that the less disturbed history is, the more likely it is that Wond will repeat itself in this world.

But when he asked Nimesis about this possibility, he got a negative answer.

"Nearly three years ahead of the holy war I've seen in my dreams, Brando," the Knightess looked at his face and replied, "It's because of us, you won't know this. One thing, the situation now is completely different from that time. "

Brando did not think so, the time of the jihad was advanced, but this may not be a bad thing for Torquinn. The clan's war mobilization speed is very fast, and it is a great advantage to not have to prepare logistics. Moreover, their liquidity is already strong on the prairie, but for the empire, it means less preparation time, so the current situation seems to be more favorable for the Lions than in history.

He made this point to Nimesis, but the horsewoman shook her head: "It looks like this, but the actions of the Lions are very abnormal. They did not behave like this in previous wars. In that dream, Even more so, their battle to capture the Rokozi Heights-Broken Sword Mountain Fortress group was not very clean, but the whole process seemed very proactive and very different from the current situation. "

Brando frowned when he heard this sentence. He knew that in the details of the game history of Chunxiao Years, Xueyan Bai was superior to him. His knowledge of that history came from the forum and later players. Memoir-like statements, but for Bai Ye Xuejie, most of them are personally experienced. One of the key differences is that before the 30th level, the game content and plot that players were exposed to were very low-level, and Xuejie happened to be one of the few players above the 30th level in that era.

He heard Nimesis' description and couldn't help but pursed his lips, thinking about where the difference appeared.

Seeing his thoughtful look, Nemesis reminded, "You hit your mind on the lion of Torquinn?"

Brando nodded, and did not conceal Nimesis. These days, he has become accustomed to discussing such issues with the horsewoman, and the feeling seems to be back to the past, making him vaguely expect: "History Players on Cruz ... Cruz's adventurers, you know, are people like us, dragging Toquinin's army until July until the White Army joins the battle. The war began in May, but that was in spring and summer At the turn of the year, in the winter, the White Army will be in the south of Leru, and their reaction time may be faster. We only need to find a way to delay the lion's pace a little and we will succeed. "

He paused and continued to answer: "My layout, you should also see it. I need a certain reputation. My grandfather's identity is a great advantage, but Brando is too young to be almost young. May inherit the status of Dalus in the Imperial Army. Fortunately, his starting point is also high enough, people are always willing to believe in some superstitious things. If I can perform just right to confirm some of their visions, then I There is still great hope for a higher status in the future jihad army. "

"According to Veroni, the situation in the empire is stormy, and history is no longer the one you and I have seen in my dreams, whether it is Her Majesty the Queen or His Royal Highness, the Duke of Ludwig and Ben Kerr ’s military power is still the temple, or we have to be able to determine our fate if we want to take the lead in this game. The only way is to be a chess player instead of a chess piece. I still have some Hesitant, but Akane's experience finally made me decide to go this way. I did think too naively before, thinking that Eruin could be a little bit calm and find his own path from the development of the Black Forest. "

"But in fact, when the tide is coming, no one can hide it, you and I have witnessed this-"

"So there are some things that I have to do and I have to do," Brando replied in a deep voice. "The lesson for the southern nobles is just the beginning. I need them as a stepping stone to make the Empire understand Elu. Because of the existence. But what really can connect Brando with the sword Saint Darus is only jihad, but at present our strength is very small, it is impossible to find the trouble of the wind elves of Saint Osor, the only opportunity Only in Toquinine. "

After listening to Brando's words, Nimesis was silent for a long while.

"You did this to save a little mountain girl?" She asked suddenly.

"In personal terms, this is how it is," Brando replied. "It was as if you were planning to rescue us from Madala in Bunosun. It lacks rationality, but it is natural for humanity. .You save us because you are our leader and have promised to protect every member of your team, and I saved Akane for the same reason. I promise to give her freedom and hope for the future, and I must do it. a little."

"This is a obsession." Nemesis listened to Brando's words, and moved her mouth, as if trying to find the second half of his words, because she understood that the 'you' he heard referred to her. Another experience, but instinctively, the knight did not agree with her, she thought it was just a dream of hers. But this time, she did not finally answer the rebuttal, so she replied.

"This obsession is the driving force behind my return to this world." Brando replied, "I don't want to give up the second time, Sister."

"I'm not ..." Nimesis sighed finally. "Well, I want to tell you a little bit, Brando, you are too dependent on everything you've ever seen in a dream, I don't know why You always believe in that dream as if it had actually happened. But after all, dreams are dreams. For me, the greatest help to me is to give me a different life experience and make me mature quickly. Get up and stand out from my peers, but I never thought of anything to prove from this dream, because then the world would be too illusory for me. "

"And when I am with you, it is as if I see another me. You are always very forward-looking, but the more you rely on that dream, the more you ca n’t get rid of it. This is for you-for a lord, a For the count of the empire ... "

The horsewoman looked into Brando's eyes, paused, and replied word by word: "It seems too childish."

Brando was completely stunned there. He never thought that Nimesis would say such things to him, but the tone of the other person was exactly like he had taught him how to become a qualified The head of the person.

"But ..." he replied.

Nimesis seemed to have expected what he was going to say, and shook his head: "You already know what to do, Sophie."

Brando froze there as if struck by a bolt of lightning, looking at the horsewoman as if he were a demon.

"It's just because of your reliance on that dream that you can't believe your own judgment," Nimesis shook his head, and changed his name again: "Do you understand now?"

Brando stayed for a long while, as if only to understand the meaning of the female knight, he took a deep look at each other: "You mean, I should analyze what the Lion of Torquinin would do?"

"Did you just analyze it well? I once taught you how to analyze the task and how to arrange the pace of the task. Today I can at least see that you have learned well," Nimeisi smiled slightly: "If I were your sister in school, then I should be very relieved, but unfortunately I am not. And you are not Sophie, Brando, you have more knowledge than Sophie could have, you are Egypt. Lord Luin, you should understand that. "

Brando took a deep breath.

He turned his gaze back on the map.

"Well, I see," he replied softly. "In short, we are still prioritizing things to arrange tasks. Since the guests have arrived first, we, as the host, naturally cannot neglect the guests. This is the Eleusian ancient noble Due demeanor. "

Nimesis nodded. "That's it."

In the last part of the Winter Toddler Moon, the eyes of the entire empire were focused on a war that was both unexpected and unexpected. On this day, the army gathered by Count Jinn and Count Alcons was finally Arrived at Fuyun Hills. (To be continued. Search for floating literature, novels are better and faster!)