From the beginning to the end, Sydney just watched silently, neither objecting nor helping. Her brows were slightly furrowed, her mouth was closed, and her face was serious. It was as if she was not in the forest in the west of Metz, but in the solemn sanctuary of the Holy Cathedral of Fire. When Brando saw her, he could not help but think that this was indeed the statue of the Sacred Lady of the Leo Palace. He also saw the ragged golden-red robe on Sydney's body and understood that her appearance here was not smooth sailing. It was probably not a coincidence that she found him. There was no doubt that she did not stand on the side of Her Majesty the Queen's new religion.
Her relationship with Valla was that of a teacher and a friend, and she was a very principled person. It was impossible for her to betray the teachings of the Golden Flame Way.
"Sorry, my mind is a little messy." He explained.
"It's okay." Sydney replied.
"Thank you for saving me."
Sidney nodded his head in reply.
Brendel replied as he observed the surroundings. The forest was quiet, and the leaves were green like a carpet. Not far away, there was a stream that flowed between the rocks. A deer in the forest pricked up its ears and looked in this direction vigilantly. It was a quiet and peaceful scene. It seemed that this place was still in the previous valley, but there were no traces of fighting. It seemed that in the end, they fell far away. He did not know if Bai was nearby, or if even his soul had completely disappeared.
Brando could not help but have a headache. It seemed that Metisha still respected her royal sister. He did not know how she would react to this result. If she resented him because of this, he could only accept it. After all, if he was given another chance, he would make the same choice. It was too dangerous for that woman to stay in the world. But he was most worried that Metisha would be depressed because of this. He could not bear to let her be hurt again.
Thinking of this, he was slightly stunned, then shook his head to throw these troubles away and asked: "How long have I been unconscious?"
Sydney saw the anxiety on his face and replied: "Not long after, I saw you fall from the sky and rushed here. It's only been a quarter of an hour."
Only a short while? Brando was slightly surprised. "Madam, you are …" Although he recognized Sidney, he decided to pretend that he did not know him. After all, he had never seen him before. Sidney introduced herself. She was indeed the famous statue of the Adoratrice of the Lion Palace, one of the high-level archbishops of the Holy Cathedral of Fire. After Sidney introduced herself, she did not wait for Brando to speak and took the initiative to say, "I'm here to see you, my lord."
"Looking for me?" Brando thought that it was indeed the case. Of course, he still asked.
Sidney glanced at him and took down a bundle from his back without saying a word. Brando then noticed that she was also carrying a bundle on her back. The bundle was long and wrapped in layers of gray cloth. Even Sidney's robe was tattered, but this bundle was well protected and did not even have much dust on it. She laid the bundle flat on a rock and opened it, revealing many large and small pieces of shiny silver metal and a pitch-black sword hilt. The hammer at the end of the sword hilt was very ingenious. It was actually carved into the shape of a silver flame.
These fragments were obviously fragments of a broken sword, and a person of Sidney's status would not pay so much attention to a broken sword, so the origin of these fragments was self-evident.
Sure enough, Sidney carefully sorted out these fragments one by one. After confirming that there was not a single piece left, she solemnly looked up at him. "This is the Holy Sword Oderfeiss." She replied solemnly, as if a sacred tone could revive the sword.
"So you're here for the Sword Spirit of Oderfeiss." Brando suddenly understood and remembered that such a thing was sleeping in his body. Speaking of which, there were a lot of miscellaneous things in his body. Previously, there was the soul of the Wind Empress, the inheritance of the Dark Dragon, the Thunder Core, the power of the Planeswalker, the elite template, of course, now it had become the leader template and the unknown game system. Now, there was the Blood of the Dark God and some other messy memories. It was not appropriate to call it a garbage dump, but to call it a moving treasure trove would always give the illusion that it would be dropped at any time. In short, it was not a good feeling.
After Sidney put down the fragment of Oderfeiss, she did not pursue the topic further. Instead, she said: "Before leaving the Imperial Capital, I met Earl Lache of Wa once."
Brando was stunned for a moment before he realized that the Earl was referring to Scarlet. He could not help but feel a little amused. He fought with his life and death in Erouine and only obtained a fief the size of Tónigel's. Moreover, the title of Earl was not legitimate because Tónigel was not a Earl's fief. In fact, his title of Earl came from Radner, but the Royal Faction was unwilling to let him become the owner of Radner. If not for the fact that the leader of this diplomatic group needed a title, he did not know how long his title of Earl would have been delayed. Even now, it was just a title. And Scarlet had only walked around Cruz once, and suddenly she was on equal footing with him. Oh, it was not quite right to say that they were on equal footing. Scarlet's fief was the Lache of Wa, the hometown of the mountain people. It was located in the mountains between Ludwig and Mehotofen. In terms of area, it was at least half the size of Erouine's. Not to mention that Scarlet was a real Earl of the Empire. In terms of value, she was many times more valuable than a half-assed Earl like him.
However, when he suddenly heard news about Scarlet, he was still excited. Although he knew that Scarlet had been staying in the Imperial Capital, he had not heard any news about her for almost a few months. He did not know if the girl who was not good with words had been wronged, if she was under house arrest by Her Majesty the Queen, how she was doing, if she was troubled. There were too many questions, and he did not know how to start.
"Scarlet, is she well?" He asked.
"Her Majesty the Queen did not trouble her, because no one can force the Azure Lance," Sidney replied. "But I heard that Her Majesty intends to betroth her to Peano's son."
Sidney suddenly stopped talking because she keenly felt that the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped by several degrees. The forest rustled as if it was shivering. She looked up with some surprise and saw that the falling leaves were suspended in the air around Brando's body. A burst of white frost quickly spread across the surrounding meadow, and the swaying leaves instantly turned white to the tip of the leaves, and then turned into ice dust. In the field of time and space imprisonment, the movement of molecules was completely stagnant, and the space within a few feet was instantly reduced to nothingness.
This is …
Brando was shocked to find that he had lost control of his power in his rage. He quickly retracted his mind, and then realized that it was because his power had grown too quickly that caused him to lose control. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, or the rampaging law would have hurt him.
"Peano, the chief of the mountain people?" He asked coldly.
Sidney looked at him, and then nodded.
"His son is worthy. No one is qualified to make my subordinates marry. Your Majesty the Queen only has this little vision."
"This should be just a statement, but if Count Lache insists on not bowing his head, Her Majesty the Queen will do so." Sidney said.
Brando suddenly felt a little irritated, for some reason he could not explain. "That stupid girl, what's wrong with bowing her head for a while? Can I not trust her?" He did not know who he was scolding, but he complained first, and then sighed softly and calmed down again.
Sidney saw his expression and was not surprised. "Your Excellency the Count, Her Majesty the Queen got different from you in the final battle. Odin gave her not only power, but also authority, so the Dragon Queen, the Lion People, the Miirnas, and the Senia people all agreed with her. Even Madara did not resist her majesty." She suddenly said: "But Your Excellency the Count, you got the bloodline of the War Dragon. In this regard, you are far inferior to her. And she has more time than you. After decades of careful planning and preparation, her trump cards are far more than what you see. It will be difficult for you to only rely on the eldest son to fight against her. "
"You all know?" Brando reacted.
"We will know after your battle with Williams, Your Excellency."
Brando could not help but smile bitterly. So that was it. He thought he had hidden it well, but he did not expect that the upper echelons of the Holy Cathedral of Fire already knew that he had the inheritance of the Darkness Dragon. He was a little curious: "If that's the case, why are you indifferent?"
"This is the same as the Farnezain's indifference. As for the reason, I'm sure you've already guessed it. That's why it's unrealistic for you to hope that the Farnezain or any other faction will interfere in this war. The Bugas may support you, but that is only a part of them. The Silver City is divided all year round, and they are also divided into many factions. "Sidney quickly answered his doubts.
Brando shook his head again. In fact, he had expected it. Since the conversation with Tuman, he found that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. If even the Holy Cathedral of Fire could be divided into two, how could Farnezain's Holy Church of Light be an exception? Therefore, Farnezain's pope choosing to bide his time was also one of the possibilities. Everything that was happening before their eyes was not too far out of their expectations.
"Is that why you came to me, Ms. Sydney?"
Sydney nodded his head honestly. "The Silver Queen intends to restore the dynasty of the Miirnas. Saint Vara and I could not agree with her approach. She put the Saint Vara under house arrest, and I escaped from the capital alone. Her Majesty the Queen has won over the Scholastics and made many people stand on the side of the Protestantism, but in the local areas, there are still many people who support the views of the Saint Vara. These people in Ludwig and Metz influence the opinions of a large number of nobles. If you only order them in the name of the eldest son of the Emperor, it will not have much effect. "
"Can't they reach a consensus in the face of a great enemy?"
"This is a war of doctrines. Who to listen to is a very serious question."
"That's true …" Brando realized that he had thought of the problem too simply. In fact, the Prime Minister's daughter had also raised a similar problem with him, but she was not an authority in the religious world, so the weight of her words was not on the same level.
He looked at the fragment of the Holy Sword Oderfeiss in Sidney's hand. He asked, "Lady Sidney, what do you mean?"
"The Sanctum Sanctorum asked me to find you because he wanted you to reforge this sword and use the Flaming Blade as a token to clean up the Holy Sanctorum. He said that he wanted you to show another possibility in history." Sidney paused and explained, "These were His Excellency Vara's original words."
Brando's eyes widened in surprise. He had thought that his psychological endurance was good enough, but he did not expect that it was still not good enough in front of Saint Vara, who would not give up until she said something shocking. He understood the meaning of this sentence and could not help but ask in disbelief, "Lady Sidney, do you think this is a fairy tale? You mean to ask me to lead the Holy Cathedral of Fire. Do you really understand the meaning of this sentence? This is not a joke. Even in the most bizarre bedside legends, I have never heard of such a story. "
There was only one meaning in Vara's words, and that was to pass on the position of the Holy See to him. However, Brando admitted that he did not have the so-called God-given leadership temperament, so that people would understand at a glance that he was a destined person, a destined king, and people would bow their heads and worship him. Most of the time, he had relied on his foresight to get to where he was today. Sometimes, he would go overboard, and sometimes, he would manage to subdue a group of witches as his subordinates. However, he had never taken it seriously. Instead, he had become increasingly uninterested in these things. From the Loop of Trade Winds to the Battle of Ampere Seale, he had always taken one step at a time. He had paid countless blood and lives to barely change Erouine's future.
But today, a big shot of the Holy Cathedral of Fire suddenly came in front of him and said that he wanted to be the Holy See. Was this not a joke? This was simply a joke.
He shook his head in confusion and said earnestly, "Ms. Sidney, I know that the soul of Oderfeiss is sleeping in my body, so you have no choice but to come and beg me. But if you urgently need my help, I am actually willing to form an alliance with you to help you reforge this Holy Sword because we now have a common enemy and goal. But as for the ownership of this Holy Sword and the position of the Holy See, I am really not interested. "
Brando spread his hands and said, "Let's take ten thousand steps back. First of all, I am not a Cruz person. In addition, before this, I have never understood the teachings of the Way of the Golden Flames and have no interest in the Holy Cathedral of Fire. Are you sure that an outsider like me will lead the Holy Cathedral? Not to mention you, even I don't know what direction I will lead you to. "
He had a preconceived notion that the Holy Cathedral of Fire had come up with such a ridiculous idea because the soul of Oderfeiss was in his body. As for the empty promise, everything else would be easy if he was tempted first. After all, the Holy Cathedral of Fire was such a behemoth. Could he command the world just by holding a Holy Sword? That was a story in fantasy novels. If the people below ignored him, not to mention the Holy Sword Oderfeiss, even if he held the Amber Sword, it would be useless. He did not want to be a puppet at all. If the Holy Cathedral wanted to form an alliance with him, then it would be better for everyone to take a step back and find a more sincere way.
But what Brando did not expect was that Sidney's expression became serious. Although she had always been very serious, she was even more serious now. She looked at him and replied solemnly, "Your Excellency, what do you think the teachings of the Way of the Golden Flames are? Order and protection. It is not as difficult to understand as you think. His Excellency Valla chose you, and the Holy Sword Oderfeiss also chose you. I believe it is not too wrong. "
Brando was so stunned that he forgot what he was going to say.
"Are you serious? Lady Sidney? "
Sidney nodded, then shook her head. "I am just following the choice of the Holy Sword Oderfeiss. Perhaps you still don't understand the meaning of the Flaming Blade, but it doesn't matter. I believe you will eventually understand."
Brando shook his head. "I still need to think about it. I think it is better to be more cautious about this matter. As for the recasting of the Flaming Blade, I will consider it." As he spoke, he stood up from the ground and looked up in the direction of the valley. He was a little worried about Senior and Metisha. He asked, "I am going to find my companions. Are you coming with me, Lady?"
Sidney nodded, as if she did not care about the question. She put away her bag again and stood up.
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