After the three of them left Tulman's house near the Needle Forest Avenue, Batom could not help but ask Brando cautiously, "My lord, your elder must be familiar with that wizard, right?"
The young man glanced at the red-bearded mercenary leader, smiled and did not answer.
Batom was stunned for a while and could not figure out what was going on.
Even though the young knight had led them to clear a path out of the undead army and left a deep impression on him, he could not help but suspect that Brendel's actions and words were not like the actions of a great noble.
The young man had said that he would inherit a territory, but Batom could not help but doubt it. Of course, he did not feel alienated because of this distrust. He still wholeheartedly worked for Brando. After all, he still felt that following this outstanding young man might be more promising.
It was just that he could not help but secretly feel that nobles still cared about their reputation.
But everything that happened before this had subverted the mercenary leader's understanding. Unlike Freya, who at most magnified Brando's mysterious halo in her heart, Batom firmly believed in Brando's words.
This young Knight not only had a strong background, but it might not even be an ordinary one. Most people would not want to get involved with the powerful Highland Adept Lords. Those nobles who had formed their own faction would not even lower their heads in front of the king.
Thinking of this, Batom could not help but look at Brando in front of him and scratched his head.
The third morning.
The group finally arrived at the 'legendary' Braggs.
Braggs could be said to be the center of the southern part of Grinoires. This city was built on the side of the mountain east of the Pine River, on the gentle slope of the Grey-faced Vulture Hills, distributed along the gentle slope downwards.
It had a concentric circle of greyish white walls that grew taller and taller. Looking at it from the Needle Forest Avenue, it looked like it was molded out of plaster. That was why the locals called Bruglas the White City.
On a clear day, travelers from Anzac and Dragos could see the gleaming brown roofs of the city from a dozen miles away, and the streets that ran up the hillsides one level after another.
In the medieval era, this was undoubtedly a very magnificent scene, symbolizing the prosperity of civilization.
Of course, Braggs was not a real big city, but at least in the large area east of the Pine River, it was densely packed with 35,000 people. Even in the southern part of Grinoires, this was probably the most densely populated area.
Braggs also had the facilities that most cities had. For example, the Black Pine Avenue was lined with shops and workshops, and rows of wooden houses of different heights formed the unique scenery of this area. Travelers and merchants from the surrounding areas gathered here, and the streets were always filled with carriages, mules, and horses.
It was the first time that Freya and Roman came to such a big city. Although the two rural girls had always thought that Fortress Riedon and Anzek were the limit of their imagination, Braggs's towering walls, clean streets, and bustling businesses still left them deeply in awe.
Before the Year of the Dagger, Braggs existed as a military fortress that monitored Madara from the south. Therefore, it had a natural sense of majesty. Even a modern person like Brando could not help but be amazed when he saw it, let alone Roman and Freya who had not seen the world.
The novelty would definitely arouse their interest.
Everyone was in high spirits, but Romaine and Freya soon stopped in front of a silversmith's shop. Girls always liked this kind of shiny and exquisite trinkets. Besides, Braggs's Silver was famous throughout the kingdom, and its silversmiths also had first-class craftsmanship.
Freya looked enviously at a crescent-shaped brooch, and Roman fell in love with a small silver box. But what made Brando laugh was that the two of them covered their bags tightly. It was a common habit of rural girls.
The young man quietly pulled Batom to the side and asked the silversmith for the price. The last few hundred Tor they had were spent like water. But Roman was pleasantly surprised by the two small gifts and accepted them without any qualms. She even glanced at him happily.
The future Goddess of War, Freya, blushed and lowered her head. She thought for a while and reluctantly accepted the gifts. Then, she whispered a thank you to the young man.
Brando was not surprised by Freya's bashfulness. But when he turned around, he saw Batom secretly giving him a thumbs up. Brando was stunned for a moment and could not help but laugh. Redbeard had a lot of ideas. He just did not want the two girls to be disappointed.
After a short interlude, the group crossed the entire street and found their destination at the end of Black Pine Avenue.
The headquarters of the Silver-winged Cavalry.
In fact, before the few of them could enter, they saw the sneaky little Fenix outside. It seemed that the little guy had been doing well recently. He had even put on some weight. Petit-finis could not believe his eyes when he saw the three of them. He could not help but rub his eyes.
"Big sister!"
"Brando!"
"Roman!"
The young man exclaimed in surprise and jumped down from a rock at the entrance of the cavalry headquarters. He looked at them as if he was hallucinating. "God, am I dreaming?"
Freya subconsciously wanted to reprimand him when she saw how rash he was. But when she was about to say it, she changed it to: "Petit-finis, where is everyone?"
"Everyone is here. We are fine, big sister!" He then looked at Brando and said with a look of admiration: "Big brother Brando, everyone already knows what happened in Fortress Riedon. After the refugees you rescued went to Dragos, some of them came to Braggs and your deeds spread. Big brother Brando, did you really fight side by side with the super powerful mercenary 'Red Copper Dragon' Retto? "
"Red Copper Dragon Retto?" Brando was stunned. Although he had expected this, he did not expect these people to give Retto such a title.
"Little brat, what do you know about being powerful?" Batom heard Petit-finis' words. Although he knew that this version of the rumor was spread by Brando, he did not know why this young man did not want to be in the limelight, but he could not help but interrupt.
"Of course I know. A person who led a few hundred people to kill tens of thousands of undead. Isn't that powerful?" Petit-finis answered logically: "'Red Copper Dragon' Retto, I heard that he was a veteran of the November War. Just like Captain Marden, of course he is powerful! Oh right, who are you, uncle? "
Batom almost choked to death, but when he was about to answer, Petit-finis' eyes suddenly lit up and shouted: "Don't tell me you are Red Beard Batom!"
"Hey, little brat, you know me?" Batom was stunned.
"Of course I know you. Now, there are not many people in Braggs who do not know you. Everyone in the streets and alleys is talking about the Red Beard Batom who makes the undead tremble! If you don't believe me, you can ask the cavalry inside. Even they know! "Petit-finis said with bright eyes.
"Making the undead tremble, this title is not bad." Everyone liked to hear compliments, and Batom was no exception. However, just as he smiled proudly, he suddenly remembered that the young man who had created all these miracles was still on the side. He quickly restrained his smile and reprimanded: "Hmph, a group of idiots."
Petit-finis was stunned and was confused by the reprimand. However, he was young and took it for granted that most of the experts with extraordinary skills had strange temperaments, so he did not take it seriously. Instead, he looked at Brando and said: "Big brother Brando, you are so powerful, you must be an important member of those mercenaries, right?"
Brando smiled and rubbed the little brat's head as he nodded.
"Cheh, I told you, those brats on the street didn't believe me."
Freya felt awkward listening to the side. She looked at Brando and thought that he was a liar. However, when she thought of Brando's indomitable spirit in the midst of an army of ten thousand, her heart could not help but beat faster. She could only turn her head to the side.
On the other hand, the Roman was smiling at the side, but no one knew what he was thinking.
While they were talking, the news of the return of the 'Hero of Fortress Riedon' had already spread around the cavalry headquarters. The citizens of the town loved to watch a show, and in a short while, the streets were filled with people. Even some of the younger members of the Silver-winged Cavalry couldn't help but run out in twos and threes. They wanted to see what kind of person the undead was.
After all, these people were part of the White-mane army. Some of them had even fought with Madara's troops before, so they knew how difficult it was to deal with the undead. In fact, the Silver-winged Cavalry did not want to believe these ridiculous rumors. However, as the rumors spread day by day, and many of their comrades from Fortress Riedon were among the refugees, the commander of the Silver-winged Cavalry, Sir Schonard, realized that they might be facing the truth.
After all, there were still a few thousand refugees gathered around Braggs. Although no one had seen the legendary Copper Dragon Retto, no one had seen what it looked like.
This was a huge contribution.
Thus, the higher-ups and the lower-ranking officers had different opinions. The higher-ups wanted to get in touch with the undead to find out what was going on, while the lower-ranking officers wanted to compare themselves with the undead.
"Finis, are they the mercenaries from Fortress Riedon?"
Brando quickly saw a few youths coming out from the crowd and asked Petit-finis.
"Of course, this is my big sister. This is my big brother Brando, and this is … "Petit-finis pointed at Batom and kept them in suspense.
"He can't be Red Beard Batom right?!"
The youths' faces changed. After all, Batom's red beard was too recognizable.
"Hehe, you guys are smart." Petit-finis was so excited that his tail was about to reach the sky. He knew that Brando was powerful, but he didn't expect him to be related to those legendary people.
Although he had been bragging a few days ago, no one believed him. Today, when he saw these people's shocked expressions, it was worth it.
But while he was bragging, he felt a few of the Silver-winged Cavalry's gazes drifting over to him with ill intentions. He didn't find it strange. The reason why he gave the order was because he didn't want to be in the limelight. After all, he was still weak and couldn't stand in the limelight.
That was why he wanted to find someone to be his shield. Originally, Batom was the best choice, but he needed someone who was familiar with the place, so he settled for Retto.
But he did not expect that even so, the military was still dissatisfied. He sighed, and at the same time, he could only be on his guard.
Not only in real life, but he had also seen a lot of trouble caused by jealousy over a title in the game.
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