"If I'm not wrong, Arreck's entrance is in the Underground City of Alto?"
The Underground City of Alto was the largest underground ruin in all of Erouine in The Amber Sword. It was an open map divided into seven floors, and the area below the seventh floor was ruled by a distorted will, which was said to be the will of the Evil God Andonio.
But as someone who came from the era after the Year of the Astrologer, he knew that there was a seal of time below, and it was said to be a new dungeon that would be opened after the end of the War of the Slate.
Andesha nodded.
"Then what about Braggs's entrance?" Brando asked again.
"It's in a legendary Holy Relic near Fortress Riedon, but no one has ever seen it before. Around the Year of the Croaking Frogs, there were strong magic ripples that seeped out from under Braggs, and that was how All For One detected it and calculated it."
"The Year of the Croaking Frogs, is it referring to Braggs's catacombs disaster?" Brando immediately asked. If he didn't remember wrongly, the history of Bruglas's Great Catacombs started from this disaster. "So, it's also All For One who led Braggs's government to clean up the undead in the catacombs?"
He suddenly realized.
Andesha nodded again.
Brando thought of Madara again. Bramante's Black Rose invaded Erouine, but only claimed Bucce. Was their goal also the Holy Relic?
He couldn't help but feel suspicious.
In real history, All For One only began to collude with Duke Arreck after the War of the Black Rose. If it was understood that after losing Braggs's entrance, they turned to seek Duke Arreck's support, it didn't seem unreasonable.
[What kind of secret is hidden beneath Aouine? Why would so many factions want to find out about it?] Brendel thought to himself as he tapped his forehead. [What kind of secret is hidden beneath Aouine? Why would so many factions want to know about it?
It was really puzzling.
"Are there only three entrances?" He asked.
"We suspected that there might be another entrance in Randner or Tónigel near the Loop of Trade Winds, but …" Andesha replied.
"But I interrupted your plan?"
"Not only that, the Cruz Empire's plan cannot be delayed. We can't afford to wait."
Brando nodded. He had already thought of Tónigel when Andesha mentioned Yanbao. He had not forgotten the Seal of Time beneath Kelsie's tomb.
In fact, he didn't expect that a simple question from him would lead to such a topic. After thinking for a while, he finally decided that when he returned to Tónigel, he would definitely go back and meet the deer demoness.
If possible, he even wanted to enter the seal to take a look.
He had a vague feeling that there might be some problems here.
But before that, he looked at Andesha and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being punished for telling me this?"
"We thought that you knew —" Andesha replied without changing her expression.
"But I don't know," Brando replied, "There's no benefit for you to tell me this now, is there?"
Andesha's gaze shifted to White Mist. She hesitated for a while, then retracted her gaze and replied, "I have a few questions."
Brando looked at her warily, taking in all her small movements. He replied, "Is this what you want in exchange?"
"I can guarantee that my questions will not harm your interests, Count Andesha."
"I can't guarantee that," Brando shook his head, "Do you still think that you're trustworthy, Andesha? You should know better than me what kind of organization the Tree Herders are."
"That's why I took the initiative to tell you this," Andesha replied, "I believe in your character, Count Andesha."
White Mist suddenly turned around and asked, "You want to know about the Ring of Ashes?"
Andesha was slightly startled. She looked at the Ancient Witch's spirit with some hesitation, but she nodded in the end.
"Agree to her request, Brando."
"You mean, Lady White Mist … …"
"I agree to this exchange, and I also have some questions for her. I hope that you can listen to them." White Mist said.
"I agree." Andesha hurriedly replied, as if she was afraid that White Mist would go back on her words. Brando looked at her suspiciously. He did not know what this cunning woman was up to, but he believed in White Mist's thousands of years of experience and nodded.
"I know what you want to ask, little girl, but this isn't the place to talk. Let's find a place to talk later, but before that, it's best if you don't play any tricks." White Mist leaped up and landed on his shoulder. She raised her prismatic eyes to look at the rotten lord and said: "I know what you want to ask, little girl, but this isn't the place to talk.
Andesha looked at Brando with some fear and nodded silently.
At this time, the Faerie waited for the three of them to finish their conversation before she finally spoke with a calm expression, "Mr. Brando, were you talking about Erouine?"
Brando was startled and looked at her, "Miss Tata, do you know something?" Only then did he remember that she was a Supreme Saint. According to White Mist, this Faerie lady should be a witness who had lived for thousands of years. If Eleranta knew something, then she would at least know something about it.
As expected, Tata replied, "I do know something about Erouine."
Brando immediately turned his attention and asked eagerly, "Then Miss Tata, do you know the real reason behind Erouine's establishment?"
The Faerie nodded. "My understanding of Erouine happens to be related to this matter. In fact, Sage Ellanta knows more about the inside story. This is related to their agreement with Odin, but I only know a small part of it."
She continued, "Because when this kingdom was established, it was also an important event worth recording in the shallow seas. Behind the establishment of this kingdom, there was at least the support of the Holy Cathedral of Fire, the Holy Cathedral of Wind, and the Bugas."
"The Holy Cathedral of Fire?"
"Mr. Brando is a subject of Erouine and should know the history of this kingdom better than I do. At the beginning of its establishment, the war with the Cruz was actually a war between Erouine and the Cruz royal family. If the nobles of Cruz had the full support of the Holy Cathedral, it would obviously be much more difficult for Erouine to gain an independent status. "
Brando nodded. At that time, Erouine led the rebellious people of Erouine out of the Empire with the belief of the Flame King and established a kingdom in the Black Forest. In essence, he challenged the majesty of the Cruz royal family. Not to mention, he also took away the fragments of Oderfeiss.
So the war between Cruz and Erouine was ultimately led by the royal family. But if the Holy Cathedral spared no effort to support the royal family, then the people of Erouine would have to face the entire Empire. Under such circumstances, even with the support of the Wind Elves, the final outcome would be difficult to predict.
The Holy Cathedral of Wind and the Holy Cathedral of Fire could only be said to be equal in power, but the ancestors and nobles of Erouine were far from the power of the nobles of the Empire. And the inaction of the Holy Cathedral at that time had already explained everything in itself.
Brando had never thought about this before. In fact, there was no need to think about it because this period of history had little to do with the players. But now that Tata mentioned it, he immediately understood.
Seeing that he understood what she meant, Tata continued, "The Holy Cathedral of Fire made their stance clear, the Wind Elves spared no effort to stand on the side of Erouine, and with the secret help of the Bugas, Erouine was able to be established."
"But why did they do that? When the Empire lost the war, shouldn't it be the prestige of the Holy Cathedral that was damaged? " Fiya asked again with a puzzled look. For a lady of the fairies, she did not care about the atmosphere or the occasion. If she was curious, she would ask — this was their etiquette.
At this time, Brando understood. Without waiting for Tata to answer, he took the initiative to explain, "So after the war, Erouine was still a country that believed in the path of the Golden Flames and did not lean towards the faith of Saint-ausol. I have been neglecting this point. Is this some kind of compromise, Miss Tata?"
Tata shook her head, "I don't know much about human politics. Maybe it is."
"But I don't quite understand," Brando interrupted, "What is the motive of the Holy Cathedral of Fire?"
"It is to bring the Holy Sword Oderfeiss out of Cruz," Tata replied with certainty.
"To bring the Holy Sword Oderfeiss out of Cruz? Why?"
"Because before Lord Odin died, he told the Four Wise Ones that the mortal kingdom would eventually decay and fall, and history would repeat itself. He could not see the hope that Martha spoke of in the Black Iron generation."
Tata replied calmly, "For this reason, the Four Wise Ones made a sacred oath to keep the hope and faith of the civilized world. The dragons and the Bugas also witnessed this oath as participants, and have been carefully upholding the terms of the oath for thousands of years."
"Is this what he promised you?" White Mist suddenly stood on Brando's shoulder and asked.
The Fairy nodded. "Lord Odin knew that the defeat of the Miirnas could not be reversed. After all, the root of the disaster had already been planted, and the war started by the Four Wise Ones was not as unjust as the Silver Queen imagined."
"Lord Odin could see this future, so he compromised with the Four Wise Ones, and he also knew that the Black Iron people would one day embark on the same path —"
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